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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-08-19
Local Couple Married
at IrOntOn Recently

Mr. Adm T. See, Of this place, and
Miss Susie Debord. who was visiting
Ashland relatives, went over to Iron
ton, Ohio, and were united in mar
riage few days ago. II was a secret
affair and was not announced for sew
eral days. Mr.. See returned to Louisa
and his bride went to the home OF her
parents at Ulysses. this county. The
wedding ring disclosed the secret. The
bride has Joined her husband here and
they are at home on Lock avenue. She
is pretty. and quite popular among the
numerous friends made while attend
ing school in Louisa. Mr.. See Is son
OF Chas. f. See. He is an Industrious
young man OF good reputation.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-08-19
HIGH SCHOOL FOR
CITY and COUNTY
ESTABLISHED HERE
Contract Made With Prof.
Godby to Have Charge
of the School.

The Board Of Education, Louisa
Graded school district, held meetings
Monday evening and Tuesday evening.
The most important result was COM
pletion Of plans for a high school con-
forming, to the requirements of the
State laws. AS heretofore announced
the Masonic Hall will be used. Par
titions will divide the first floor into
the necessary rooms. Blackboards and
other necessary equipment will be pro-
vided.
Prof. s. b. Godby, of Danville. was
present and contracted with the board
to be principal OF the high school. He
is highly recommended by the State
educational department. The addi-
tional faculty will be employed as soon
as possible. Prof. Godby has a wife
and three children. They will move to
Louisa.
Mr.. Osborn, principal of the public
school, was present Monday night and
conferred with the board about the
plans and policy Of the school, which
win open September IL. The high
school will begin the same day and
will be open to both county and city,
students.
The work of repairing and decorat-,
ing the public school building is going
forward rapidly.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-08-19
CARL DIAMOND
ACCIDENTALLY
KILLED in TEXAS
Native of This County the
Victim of a Fatal Ac-
cident.

A telegram to NJ, b. Pickrell brought
the sad news Of the accidental death OF
his nephew. Carl Diamond, in Texas.
He was driving some cattle when the
horse he was riding ran away and the
boys head struck tree. He was lean
ing one way to avoid the tree and the
horse went on the opposite side. He
was not instantly killed. Physicians
and a specialist were called and found
that the spinal cord was broken at the
neck and he could not recover. He
lived until the following day and was
conscious about six hours OF the time.
He was rs years OF age and the son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Diamond, both
OF whom died some years ago. His
mother before marriage was Miss
annie Pickrell OF this place, The young
man and his sister, Iris, l5, We're maxi
ing their home in Texas. having ac
companied their grandmother. Mrs.
Jessie Pickrell 10 her home there. He
was good boy and his death brought
sorrow 70 many friends and relatives
here.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-08-19
Notice to Club Campers;
A Chance in a Life Time

The time to leave for Camp is draw
ing near, and l take this means Of
telling you that everything is being
put in readiness for the Big Camp.
Nothing will be left undone that will
tend to make it possible for you to
have good time while there.
All persons going from this county
should plan to arrive at Burnaugh on
morning train No. 81 Monday morning,
August 22, as it will be getting rather
late when the night train gets there.
Bring your lunch for dinner as supper
will be the first meal served on the
ground. A flour sack or most any
thing will do to bring your supplies
along.
Those who have not sent me their
application yet may come along any
way as we have arranged extra room
for about so.
Expecting to see you at Burnaugh
Monday am,
Yours truly,
G. C. BAKER. Co. Agent.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-08-19
Utah Governor Refuses
Requisition for J.B.Prince

Andrew j. cordle has returned from
Utah. where he went with requisl-
ton for ]. B. Prince, who is under In
dictment here for deserving his fam
ily.
The Governor OF Utah refused TO
grant the reauisltion after Prince gave
bond 10 send his former wife and chill
dren $40 per month until the children
are 21 years OF age.
The Big Sandy News this week has
received two letters about this case,
one from N. F. Cordle, OF Price. Utah,
half brother OF Prince. The other is
from Andrew J. Cordle. Both letters
show considerable amount of bitter.
ness. and we have deferred publica-
ton for further consideration.
Andrew says Prince Is now living
with third wife and she has two
children, oges 10 months and months
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-08-19
Bishop Denny Will
Preside at Conference

Bishop Collins Denny, of Richmond,
Va, will preside at the Western Vir-
ginia conference OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, which Is TO
be held in Williamson from Tuesday.
August 80 until Tuesday, September 6. .
This has been announced by the Rev.
Il. S. Cunningham, pastor of the First
Methodist church where the confer
ence sessions will be held.
Preparations are underway to make
this the greatest church event ever
held in Williamson or Mingo county.
One of the problems just now con-
fronting the church is that of caring
for the pastors and delegates who will
come.
The Harvard plan will be followed
in providing Observation-Disclosures
to be taken where lodging is provided.
Luncheon and dinner to be served by
the women of the church.-William-
son News.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-08-19


Trade Journal of Knoxville, Tenn,
should be of very great interest to
Big Sandy people:
For more than year, good roads
boosters from Rogersville, Hancock
county, Tennessee, and Lee and Wise
counties, Virginia, have been working
to get into existence trunk line high
way from southwest Virginia points to
Knoxville, and the line they have
mapped out would put Big Stone Gap
and Appalachia closer to Knoxville by
this highway than is Bristol by rail-
way.
Not long ago, good roads workers in
Letcher county, Kentucky, in which
are located the mammoth coal opera
tions of the Consolidation Coal Com
pany, and other large coal companies,
came over into Virginia, asking that
the road from Pound, Virginia, be
improved TO connect with road from
jenkins, KY. only small part of this
link on either side of the state line
being ungraded. This ungraded link
from Jenkins to the state line has been
surveyed, we understand, while the
Improvement of the links on either
side of the state line are practically
certain to be improved as soon as
funds can be provided. 1t seems that
the small link from Jonesville to the
Virginia Tennessee state line is cer-
tain to be improved, while Hancock
county, Tennessee, has assured it's
third necessary to improve its small
link, with state and federal aid, and
Hawkins county has already spent a
very substantial sum in grading this
road from the Hawkins county line to
Rogersville. Cars are daily going over
this road, but this ungraded stretch
only six miles, however at the Tenn
essee- Virginia line makes going little
rough. or course, the idea is TO have,
eventually, a paved road from the Ohio
to Knoxville and Asheville.
To go back little, 1t seems that the
highway was originally planned as a
Virginia Tennessee highway from the
southwest Virginia coal cities to Rog-
ersville, and on in to Knoxville, but
when it was suggested that connec-
tion be made with jenkins, Kentucky,
IL occurred to the promoters TO extend
It to the Ohio river, where it would
connect with the great good roads
system of Ohio, and thus automatically
extend itself to Columbus, Cleveland,
Toledo Detroit and Cincinnati. The
line would probably run from Jenkins
to Pikeville, Prestonsburg, Paintsville
and Louisa.
At conference held July 25 by the
promoters of the highway in Big Stone
Gap, Virginia, at which were present,
Thomas j. Price. chairman OF the
highway, and NJ. v. Roger, of Rogers
ville John w. Chawkley and r. e.
Taggart, of Big Stone Gap, James AL
len and F. B. Kline, of Norton, and
the publisher of the Appalachian Trade
Journal, it was decided to add a
branch at Catlettsburg going to Hunt
ington, thus giving It an eastern ter
minus, and add branch from Tate
Springs to Morristown and Newport,
Tennessee, and Asheville, N, c., giving
it southeastern terminus. AT the
present time. so far as we know, there
is no named trunk highway running
north and south between Cincinnati,
from which the Dixie runs south to
Knoxville and Washington, from which
run several to different southern
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-08-19
Killed at Afex.

The body OF Johnnie Keeney. who
was shot to death by Frank Chapman
at Alex Thursday night, was shipped
by Undertaken NJ. T. Ball from Will
hanson to Ironton, Ohio. He was a son
OF William Keeney, who lives on a
farm about 10 miles back OF Ironton.
Chapman is in Jail at Pikeyille. Of
ficiais say he gave no reason for shoot
ing Reeney and expressed no remorse
over his deed. II is believed that he
was enraged by the attentions Keeney
paid to Miss Emma Smith. II was on
the porch OF her mothers home that
Chapman shot Keeney three times at
close range and inflicted wounds from
which he died at the Williamson hos
pitai five hours later.
Chapman is not quite II years old.
according TO his brother.
Keeney was about "a and was an ex-
service man. He belonged to the Red
Men, II is Williamson News.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-08-19
Further Suggestions.

The NEWS has heard from a good
many people in person in regard to the
Home Coming suggestion, and all COM
ment so far heard is favorable. We are
glad TO get the above article.
II seems to be the opinion of most
people that next year will be the best
time. Lawrence county will be 100
years old In December OF this year and
Louisa's centennial comes a year la
ter. Some time in next year will be
compromise date suitable for Joint
celebration. August may be a good
month, as many OF those who have
moved out of Lawrence are farmers
and this date should suit their con-
venience However, this is matter
for further discussion.
Another suggestion, made by far
mer, is that we have as much of dis
play OF live stock and farm products
as possible during Home Coming week.
To do the job right will require a lot
OF time and work. A public meeting,
as suggested above, will be called soon
TO set the matter on foot.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-08-19
HOME COMING
WEEK SUGGESTION
BY A CITIZEN
Question of Whether This
Year or Next is Rails
ed Herein.

Editor the News:--
Several weeks ago you published an
article proposing the celebration OF the
one hundredth anniversary of the
founding OF Louisa, and invited sug-
gestions In respect thereof.
While old maps indicate that at least
as long ago as 1896 there was some
sort of settlement on the present site
OF Louisa, still. officially, the town will
not be one hundred years old until next
year. as the Act Of the General As
sembly establishing the town was en-
acted In December, 1922, the town be-
ing a year younger than the County OF
Lawrence which was established in
December, 1921.
Nevertheless, am sure that the
Centennial suggestion comes not mo-
ment too soon, for 1t is not too early
now 10 begin the work II we are to
have a successful celebration. In IL
lustration OF this view | call attention
TO only one item of effort essential TO
successful Centennial and that is pu-
blicity.. This should include the mail
ing to all persons wherever they may
be, who have ever resided in Louisa, of
a cordial invitation to attend the Cen
tennial. The gathering of these names
and addresses is in itself work of no
little magnitude. 1t ought 10 be start
ed now, perhaps by placing in the bus
mess houses of the town, books where
In there may be written the names and
addresses of such persons by their
friends and kinsfolk resident here.
Ny suggestion is that public meet
ing be called at which an organization
may be perfected, and let us get to
work planning the date and form and
details Of this Centennial. In this mat
ter at least let us be united. None of
us viii live to see another such oc-
caslon. A CITIZEN.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-08-19
Annual Encampment of
Kentucky National Guard

Frankfort. KY Aug. i2.-officers
and units OF the Kentucky National
Guard 10 attend the field encampment
and exercises at Camp Henry Knox
from August q TO September 4, We're
designated today by AdJt Gen. Jack
son Morris.
The officers are Lieut., Col Jackson
Morris, Mai william L. Wallace, Maj,
Thomas w. woodward this city; Mai.
James B. Mssin, London; Maj. Isaac
wilder, Capt Frank II. Lusse and Capt
Jacob Smith. this city.
The Louisa Cavalry Troop Is expect
ed 10 attend.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-08-19
Engineer Goes With
Union Gas & Oil Co

Mr.. A. C. Lincoln. who has been city
engineer OF Louisa for some time, has
accepted employment with the Union
0as q on Company and will be locat-
ed al Ayersviile. this county. where tns
Union has 10000 acres OF leases. 4
house ia being built for him and his
family. Mr.. Lincoln had completed
the engineering work In connection
with the street paving, but has the
privilege c: coming hack for few
days at any time he might be needed
here.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-08-19
Her Sixteenth Birthday.

The party given on Wednesday ev
ening in honor Of the sixteenth birth
day anniversary of Miss Mary Hale
was attended by large number Of her
Louisa friends. Games were played
and refreshments Of ice cream and
cake were served. All enjoyed the par
ty and wish her many more happy
birthdays.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-08-19
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Charlie Moore, 81. to Susie Thorn
hill. 20. Louisa.
Chester C. Wheeler, 26, Blaine, to
Clova Craft, 22, Davisville.
r. L. Hinkle, 10 Van Lear, to Edris
Price, IL, Richardson.
william II. Wright, 22, Alphoretta,
TO Nora Lee Hays, 21, Estill.
Zeal Hays. 81, to Lola Travis, 2i,
Wilbur.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-08-19
AFTER FORTY YEARS.

Mr.. v. o. Foulk was in Louisa yes
terday after an absence of 40 years.
Citizens who lived here at that time
remember him very pleasantly. He
studied law In Judge James f. Stew
arts office and Mrs. Foulk taught mu-
sic They were here two years. Mr..
Foulk now lives in Pittsburgh and is
interested in a new enterprise at Mt.
Sterling, His company has acquired
large area of oil producing shale,
from which oil and other by-products
will be extracted.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-08-19
A VISIT TO THE WEST.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Picklesimer left
Tuesday morning for an extended visit
10 points In the west. They will visit
their daughter and grand daughter.
Mrs. C. e. Duffy and Mrs. Jas. l. Far
well, in Amarillo, Texas. From there
they go TO Longmont, Colorado, 10 Mrs.
Picklesimer's son, D. NJ. Gambill, then
to see Chas. Il. Picklesimer in Wyom-
ing. They will return home from there
via Denver and Chicago,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-08-19
Contests County Judges
Primary in Boyd County

Ashland, KY, Aug. 16.--J. F. Stew
art, defeated candidate for the Repub-
lican nomination for County Judge in
the primary election held here August
2, today filed motion in the Circuit
Court asking for a recount of the ball
lots cast, claiming an error in giving
!. H. Carp majority of Twenty-Five
votes. He set August "a as the day
for the recount before Judge w. q,
Halbert.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-08-19
Teachers Examination.

I'm the teachers examination which
was held in Louisa July goth and S0th
there were twenty-four applicants
Four made grades sufficient to entitle
them to first class certificates and ten
to second class. Ten failed. Those
receiving first class certificates were
Marie Byington Mrs. Harry Gaines,
Rosa Layne and Anna Vanhorn.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-08-19
STREET PAVING.

Nothing was done on street paving
last week nor until Wednesday of this
week because enough asphalt could not
be had to Justify a start. The asphalt
company oversold It's output very con-
siderably
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-08-19
Observation-Disclosures ROAD

Contractors were looking over some
work soon to be let on the federal aid
road between Pikeville and William
son. A considerable amount OF grad,
ing already has been done on this
road, but there is yet some heavy work.
The route crosses some very rough
country.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-08-19
WAYNE COUNTY WOMAN DIES.

Mrs. j. H. Hampton, who has been
III for some time died last Thursday.
near Effie. w. Va. Mrs Hampton has
been a member OF the Old Pleasant
Baptist church for long time. She
is survived by her husband and four
children. three girls and one boy, and
several other relatives
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-08-19
CITY COUNCIL MEETS.

An adjourned meeting of the city
council was held Saturday night.
The matter OF receiving and open
ing bids on more street paving was de-
ferred until the regular meeting IN
September.
The citizens of ITALY" addition are
Invited to attend the meeting of the
council September 9 to make known
their desires as to paving and side
walks.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-08-19
Oil Lease at Walbridge
Doing Very Well

Tom Hays is pumping 100 barrels
per week from the three Berea wells
on the Maggie Stump farm at Wal
bridge, three miles south of Louisa.
The power and shacls,e ines will be
completed within a week. He is pre-
pairing to drill well No. very soon.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-08-19
The Mayo Trail is
Said to be Approved

1t is said the federal authorities have
approved the Mayo Trail project and
that certain portions will be advertis .
ed for contract very soon. This is not
official, but the report comes from a
reliable source.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-08-19
THE JOHNSON. MARTIN DISTRICT

Judge Bailey was renominated for
Circuit Judge in the johnson Martin
district. John W. Wheeler won the
Republican nomination for Common
wealth's Attorney, and Representative
Vanhoose was re nominated.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-08-19
WAYNE COUNTY FAIR.

There will be county fair at Wayne
three days, September 2S, 20 and 80.
Efforts are being put forth to make 1t
a big affair.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-08-19

Carl Burchett has bought from Nc
Kinley Miller house and lot in Lou
lisa, Central addition.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-08-19

The following from the Appalachian
Trade Journal of Knoxville, Tenn,
should be Of very great interest to
Big Sandy people:
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-09-15
TOOLS NAMED FOR ANIMALS.
Connection Often Apparent But No1
Always Clear.

There are quite number of tools
which are named after animals, and it
is interesting to find out the connec-
ton between the instrument and the
animal after which it is named. In
some cases the connection of ideas is
evident and it is obvious why the tool
is so named, observes writer in Lon
don Answers.
The monkey wrench for inst
ance, which is a spanner with a NOV
able jaw, capable of adjustment, can,
by little stretch of Imagination, be
thought to possess some likeness to a
monkeys profile and, true, it deals
with nuts
The donkey engine,' which is cap
able of lifting great weights, may be
considered similar in disposition to
the animal noted for it's stubbornness
and strength. We can see how the
mechanical crane" got its name. In
the distance it looks somewhat like
that long-necked and long-legged
bird.
1t is also natural that in country
like the United States, where large
herds of cattle were found roaming
wild, the wedge-shaped iron frame in
front of locomotive should be called
"cow-catcher." The carpenters S
@'horse' is naturally so called because
it has to carry so much on it's back.
The derivation of the tailor's
"goose'' is not very evident, but no
doubt some long-forgotten, imagina-
tive and POLITICALLY minded tailor, in
a burst of inspiration, called his
smoothing iron a "goose," and the
name has been used ever since by his
more practical successors.
The trivet used to support a vessel
over the fire, with its long, thin legs,
is naturally called 'spider," and it
is obvious why a spiral instrument or
iron screw is called a worm" Also
we can all see why the large iron pok-
er which, being made red hot, is used
for lighting fires, is called a "sala-
mander."
It is not easy, however, to see the
connection between a crab-a fiat,
clumsy animal-and the pillar used
as winch; and why capstan is call
ed sscrab'' is difficult to imagine.
Again, the bar of iron sharpened at
one end and used a lever for rails
ing weights is named "crowbar,"
for no evident reason, and I would
gladly take my hat off to the man or
woman who can explain to me the
derivation of the name "bucksaw," "
"catboat," and "bullwheel."
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-09-15
WATER POWER COMING BACK.
White Coal is Cheaper than Blacl
Coal.

One of the inevitable results of the
high price of coal will be the develop
ment of hydro-electric energy wherev-
er the opportunity is good in the Uni
ted States. There are hundreds of
spots in the east where water power
was utilized in former days, but
where the water wheelwas abandoned
because coal was so cheap that it no
longer was profitable to employ the
power of the streams. Now the con-
ditions have changed and once more
water power is almost certain to
"come back" particularly in sections
of the country where it is possible to
impound considerable quantities of
water without great cost and where
it does not freeze so hard in winter as
to cause a suspension Of operations.
In France the government is en-
gagged on various projects for the uti-
lization of tidal waters in streams
where the rise and fall is very great
In one of the rivers where the tidal
rise is more than 20 feet, it is pro-
posed to generate power on both the
inflow and the outflow and supply
light, heat and energy for large ter
ritory thereabout.
There is no such tide in this coun-
try. In the Gulf of Mexico the tide is
inconsequential, ranging from Is to
"a inches. In New York it is about
six feet. On the Main coast it is about
eight feet.
Up in Canada the Atlantic tide is
something to talk about, particularly
in the Bay Of Fundy. There the tide
is about forty feet and that region
boasts one of the wonders of the
world in a reversible waterfall, the
| waters tumbling over one side Of a
rocky obstruction as the tide comes
| in and over the other side as the tide
goes out.
Hydro-electric engineers are in
more demand these days than they
| have been for years and more serious
attention is being given to water pro-
iects than ever before. Before long
the investing public is likely to have a
| lot of literature from bankers spec
| ializing in this department. of enter
prise and development.
Water power projects require lot
of money. One deterrent is that the
investment is total before there is any
return. On the other hand, there is
little expense for upkeep once the
work is done. Nature doesn't charge
ANYTHING for the work it does and
rarely, if ever, strikes.-Commerce
and Finance.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-09-15
STATEMENT.

OF the condition of the Peoples
Bank, located at Bamberg, S. c., at
the close of business September 9Th,
1921