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Tombstone epitaph., 1922-05-14

entirely too frequent and murderers are too frequently escaping the full penalty of the law. If the trial juries will not protect us and live up to the law. we are coming to a very sad state of affairs. and it certainly takes the heart out of the prosecuting eff cers to have juries fail to agree on clear-cut murder cases and refuse. on trivial grounds. to find q conviction. Our trial juries should be made to more thoroughly realize the serious. ness of this situation"
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ATTORNEY GENERAL
 ASKS CONVICTIONS IN MURDER CASES

PHOENIX, May 9-The attorney generals office has issued an apepal to the citizens of this state. when sitting as trial jurors, to be more zealous in their trial of murder cases There is no necessity whatso- ever of juror believing testimony. that to any reasonable being is most obviously untrue; nor is there any necessity for trial juror to cling to a doubt that is based on the most improbable reasoning. This office is hopeful that public interest in this matter may be aroused; that the peo- ple be made to know and understand that homicides in Arizona. unless very clearly justified. will be thor oushIy and. drastically punished
 In a hope that some concerted ac. lion to this end may be instituted, At torney General Galbraith has just mailed to all of the county attorneys a letter of the following terms and tenor
 "The frequency with which our trial juries are failing to reach a yer dict in murder cases is a matter of great concern to this office. do not understand how it is that twelve honest. conscientious men have fail. ed to agree in some of the cases that have been presented
 We as the prosecuting officers of ,bis stite must in someway redouble our efforts Murders are becoming
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TAKEN TO PRISON TO
 SERVE SENTENCES

PHOENIX. May S.-About 20 pris- oners convicted in the United States district court since the opening of the regular April term and sentenced by Judge William II. Sawtelle. were talk en to Prescott yesterday morning to do time in the Yavapai county jail. Some of the prisoners will he taken to Leavenworth. Kansas
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PROCAASkA PLANS 4
 REAL ELKS HUNT

PHOENlX. May s-It is under stood that this fall will see q real Elk hunt in Arizona. if statements of Joe V Prochaska. state game warden. are to be taken correctly. Prochaska recently visited the Sitgreaves Ma tional forest below Holbrook and while there indicated that there will probably he an open season on Elk this fall
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OPEN LAW OFFICES

PHOENIX, May s.-Thomas A. Flynn. former United States district attorney. and Joe Hoiub. former as- sistant United States district attor- ney. have taken adjoining offices on the third floor of the MOnihNn build ing, where they will conduct a law business MT. Flynn has been ap- pointed master in chancery in the Arizona district of federal court.
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THREE NEW HIGHWAY
 DISTRICTS CREATED

PHOENIX, May s.-Because of the increased mileage of highways con structed with federal aid. state and county bond funds. the supervision O. maintenance of roads has become too big a task for one engineer, State Engineer Thomas Maddock said to- day. He announced he has divided the work into three districts. with a supervisor for each district. During the past six months. the mileage of state highways has increased at the rate of approximately 50 miles a month.
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FLORENCE MAN TO
 EXAMINE PAROLES

PHOENiX. May S. Announce has been made by Gov Thomas F. Campbell of the appointment O. Frank F. McCrary of Florence as spe as the governors personal represen tative in follow-up work in reference to paroied inmates of the state peni tentiary and industrial school.
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FIRM OF JUVENILE MERCHANTS
 HANDED BLACK HAND LETTER

You are flirting with the under taker." is one of the threats made in a ''blanck hand" letter which mys- terousiy appeared late Wednesday afternoo on the counter of promi- nent firm of Phoenix merchants. The police to whom the letter has been given for investigation, are of the opinion that il was written and plac- ed on the counter hy one Of the mem bers of a rival firm with the inten tion of causing their competitors to quit business
 The police stated that they were of the opinion that little trouble would be experienced in tracing down the author of the letter because of the thumb and finger prints which were placed on the letter with ink to rep resent the black hand It may be that the matter may be turned over to the federal grand jury. now in session in Phoenix for investigation.
 The letter was found by William Saufley. senior member of the firm of Saufly. Thrift and Saufley. we'll known dispensers of soft drinks, upon his return after a short absence to the firms place of business on the corner of Third avenue and Roose- welt street. He called his partners, Jack Thrift and Robert Saufley. into consultation and it was decided to turn the letter over to the police for investigation. The letter. which was written on a typewriter, is as follows:
 You big bulles you better pick on some one your size If you hit Bob again you will have to move your stand two blocks from Jimmys pop stand If you don't quit saying to people not to by from Jimmys stand ! l will see to l, that you will not be aloud To have a stand You tend to { your trade and not 10 Jimmys We think we will make you move any : way because he was in his place first He was in his phase first. You got too close 10 his stand? He was there first
 signed. Mr Somebody
 Following the signature is skull! and cross bones drawn in ink and at the bottom of the letter are several thumb and finger prints made by pressing the end of an inky finger on the paper. 4 postscript printed i. ink follows the finger prints and reads as follows:
 You are flirting with the under taker."
 The proprietors of the concern ou whose counter the letter appeared are II. 10 and years of age. respec- lively. William Saufley, the senicr member of the firm, in a statement made to the press after the receipt Of inc letter declared that the la.ter would not cause himself and his part ners to close their stand The police asserted they would have the writer of the letter under arrest within q day or two. and added that when caught he would be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
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TO LOCATE IN GLOBE

PHOENIX. Hay S.-Judge D. l.. Cunningham. former chief justice of ter to friends in Phoenix. has an nounced that he will locate ill Globe, Ariz. where il Is his intention to practice law. Judge Cunningham has been in San Pedro. Cal. for several months
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WARREN WINS FLAG a

BISBEE. May 9.-The Warren fire department. the youngest in the state has been awarded the governors flag" for the best record in fire Fl e- vention work and the smallest fire loss in Arizona during 1921, according to word received by J. J. Murphy, chief of the Warren department Bis bee, Douglas. Lowell. Mesa and Yuma departments were entered in the con- test.
Tombstone epitaph., 1922-05-14
POISON GAS FOR
PRAIRIE DOGS

PRESCOTT. May S.-Prairie dogs on the Hugh Campbell cattle ranges around Seligman will be fought with poisoned grain and gas this week by L. l.. Laythe. assistant to D. A. Gil. hrist, director of the rodent pest ex. termination department of the state biological survey. Mr. Lay;he. who arrived in Prescott Sunday. will go to Seligman today to begin the war or the rodent pests.
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MESA PEOPLE WILL
 SEND FLOWERS TO
 PRESCOTT SOLDIERS

MESA. May A bOuntiful supply of flowers will be dispatched from Mesa on Wednesday to Whipple Bar racks in Prescott where Hospital day will be observed on May II for more who are convalescing there.
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DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
 TO MEET ON MAY srH

TUCSON. May 7.-Formai call for the Democratic county convention, which is to be held Tuesday. May 9. at the grill room of the Santa Rita hotel. beginning at 8 o'clock yester- day. was issued by Bradford Duncan, chairman of the Democratic county central committee.
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AR,zoNANs AT FUNERAL

NOGALES. May 9.-Hundreds Of southern Arizonans attended funeral services here yesterday for Ray Sor- rells. one of the best known stock growers of the southwest. who died Saturday in his hone cI the Pata gonja road after long Illness.
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JUDGE FLANAGAN TO BE POSTMASTER AT
 CAMERON BANQUET

PHOENIX, May S.-Hon. F.. J. Elan igan. justice of the Arizona supreme court. is to be toastmaster at the ban quet to be given at the Hotel Adams on Tuesday evening with United States Senator Ralph H. Cameron as ,guest of honor.
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HARMONY Re,cNs AT COUNTY CONFERENCE
Special to The Prospector)

Special to The Prospector) DOUGLAS, May 9.-Delegates from every precinct in Cochise county. 55 in number. were present at the con vention of Democrats of Cochise county. which opened at 10 o'ciock this morning at the Gadsden hotel. in Douglas, for the purpose of electing 22 delegates and 22 aiternates to the state convention to be held in Tucson on Monday, May F.
 After the meeting had been called 10 order the conventions first work was it's decision to pass no resolu- tions that would in any way bind the delegates to the state convention, it being the sense of the representative gathering that thir delegates go to the state convention uninstructed. This action was the unanimous sense oi the meeting.
 Perfect harmony reigned in every matter brought before the convention. and it was decided to choose the dele gates from all seven legislative dis tricts and one delegate and one alter nate from the county at large. The following were selected
 District No.
 Q. $. French. Jas. r. Mcdonald and J. J. Mccullough delegates; D. F.. Rhineheart. ! P White and Mrs. Jesse Bevans. .alternates
 District No.
 F. F. Ellnwood. k. H Dixon and J. E. Henderson. delegates: L. L. Gil man. C. A. Bailey and W. P Sims, aalternate-
 District No.
 John Wilson Ross. Owen F. Mur- phy and Harry Sealey. delegates Tom Foster. Charles Mckean and Mrs. F. A Hughes. aiternates.
 Cistrict No.
 D. C. O'Neill. J NJ Sparks and $ r. Applewhite. delegates; J. Duvaney. J. s. Douglas and Joe Slater. alternates.
 District No.
 J. P. Gull, Henry Beumler and Gee H. Kelly, delegates; Jack Hinton. ]. E. Wylie and A. F. Hinton. alternates
 District No.
 Frank J. Vaughn. ]. $. Merrill, ST. and $ l.. Bryant delegates; Paul A. Smith. \. c. smith and L. V Brown. al.ernates
 District No.
 C. M Roberts. W. II Allison and Dr. F.. (. Briscoe, delegates: ". b Monmonier, A. F. Mckinney and A N Ragsdale, alternates.
 A. Large
 r.. w Beddow. delegate C L. GI ragi. alternate.
 Delegates uninstrueted.
 \ motior " J HcCutiousk that ihe delegates to the state ocpventioL be instructed was ios. ny vote oi 46 to II
 In the discussion of ali matters per taining to the eomin,. aampa :gn. har mony reigned and assurance of 2 solid Democratic front this fail was assured as far as Cochise county is concerned
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GOVERNOR ASKS OBSERVANCE
 OF "MoTHeRs DAY" PHOENIX, May S.-In . proclama- ton issued yesterday. Ernest R. Hall. acting governor. has designated Sun day. May 14. as Mothers day.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-05-05
-CORDEL.L {.

Several from this place attended
church at Mount Olive Sunday. !. Mr.
and Mrs, II. II. Cordle were guests 81
their son. Winfred co,dle OF laurel.
Herbert Hewlett and White Coonse
mado business trip to Louisa one
day last week ..... Miss Nola Cordle
wac the guest OF Miss Mailic Griffith
Saturday and Sunday. ~, .Arlic Hol-
brook OF Hicksvllle was calling on his
best girl al this place. Carrie Corr
die was calling on Janettie Cordls re-
Gently. Mr., and Mrs. jim Adams apd
family were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Mllt Hays Saturday and Sunday.
D... Several OF the boys from this
place are leaving for employment,
There win be church at Lower Brushy
the FIRST Saturday and Sunday In May.
Everybody invited to attend. -. Miss
Dovie Cordle was the guest OF Miss
vEgie Morris Saturday and Sunday.
SNOW BALL BEAUTY.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-05-05

Mrs. lobe Vaughan and children OF
Jenkins, were the guests OF q, b..
Vaughan and family Thursday. They
were enroute to Lexington on an ex-
tended visit with Mrs. vaughan's pa
rents, Col. and Mrs. d. AIilt Haeer.
: w. j. Walters prominent citizen
Of offutt, was in Paintsviiie Satur-
day on business. He was accompanied
by w. r. Pack OF Huntington. who is
visiting relatives at Offutt
Rev. d. b. Bolton and family left
this week for Central Kentucky. He
resigned the pastorate OF the First
Baptist church OF this city last month.
Misses Bess and Josephine Sprad-
lin have returned from Russell where
they spent a few days visiting friends.
WI. Vaughan, Field Worker OF the
Kentucky Sunday School Association,
was in Paintsvisle recently in the in
terest Of the associations.
Miss Exer Robinson was in Russell
attending a district conference tof the
NJ. E. Church South. She was elected
a delegate TO the annual conference
which will meet at Fairmont. w. Va.
Paintsville Herald
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-05-05

week on Lower Cross street to H. T.
Hill and then bought house and lot
in Garfield Addition from DR.. NJ. ].
Leete.
Mrs. J. w. Preston and two children
of Georges creek were guests this
week OF her father. Mr.. and Mrs. H.
F. Patton. ~
DR.. j. c. Midyett. Baptist pastor.
went to Royalton the latter part of
last week to attend meeting in prog
ress there under the direction Of Rev.
S. d. Grumbles and Singer Mr. zir-
kle. sa n
Mr.. and Mrs o. W., Van Petten and
little son, o. w. Jr., of Maytown have
returned horne after a short visit with
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. G, p. Ar
cher on upper Cross. and Second sts.
The following persons We're here last
week attending the funeral OF Mrs. t.
H. Dingus: Miss Hattie and Leon
Buskirk, Miss Elizabeth Wells. Miss
Bess Spradlin, Mrs. w, A, Ward, Mrs.
Alex Cassidy, Mrs. Ray Hager, Mrs.
Frank Cooper, Chas. Wells and w. H.
Vaughan.
E. H. Stewards of Pikeville was
down this week to visit his wife who Is,
at the home other pa
rents. Mr.. and Mrs. 10 NJ. Davidson.
The pretty little cottage built by w.
B. Westbrook for Attorney y. F@.Hall
is about complete and adds much to
This growing section of Prestonsburg.
Post.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-05-05
VESSIE

Road working Is all the 80 here on
the Mayo Trail. .,... Anon Hoibroonr
visited friends nj Grayson last week
Mr. Bentley OF Yatesyillo was on eur
creek On business last week. Bill
Savage OF FailsburE was caller al
Vessle last week Dock A. Fronch
was calling on his best girl at Glen
wood Sunday John Hoibrook was
calling on his father and mother At
Gait Sunday. Robert Cunningham
and Artie Holbrook and FonKie Queen
were out horseback riding Sunday II.
AIRS Claudia Taylor and little chill
dren were visiting her father at this
place last week. Emmett Holbrook 10
expecting, TO spend the summer at
Holden, w. Va.,..w. ~. Holbrook ana
wife were calling on their daughters
at Hicksville last Sunday Nera
Savage was calling on Mrs. Kitty
Holbrook one day last week.
FATTY ARBUCKLE.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-05-05
BAGBY & ROSE
REAL ESTATE DEALERS
Grayson, Carter Co, Ky.
RELY, OHIO

The recent cold weather has done
considerable damage 10 the fruit in
this section. !. Cecil Pennington and
family and Mrs. VIM, Brady were the
Sunday afternoon guests Of \, F. Lang
and family. Several folks from this
neighborhood have been Extending
Rev. Billy Sundays fneetings at Ev-
ansville. Ind Prof. and Mrs. Figley
entertained over the Weekend Miss
Dorothy Rethlingshafer,T one OF the
high school teachers Of Okeana, o..
Rev. and Mrs. Manly had as 5heir sun
day guest their son wh6s Is attending
school in Cincinnati and his friend. y.
Farmers are very busy prpeafing for
the doming season. The ishum OF the
tractor Is heard In all. diEectidns. -.
The reception given by ljuh4or class
ofthe Reilly High School ssafufday ev-
ening April 20. Ia honor Of The SEN
iors vas 7iaiite an elahofate aitisirls z : {
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Officers Elected.

Paintsville Chapter Eastern Star
met last Monday evening for the pur-
pose of electing officers for the en-
suing year. A large number OF the
members were present and the fol-
lowing officers were elected:
Worthy Matron-Ora Rule.
Worthy Patron--Fred Atkinson.
Associate Matron-Miss Edna Ha-
ger IS
Conductress-Miss E1er Robinson.
Associate conductress-Miss Hattie
Buskirk. .
Secretary-Miss Stella Atkinson.
Chaplain-Mrs. Aneeta Yancey.
These new officers will be installed
on Monday evening May s, at which
time every member of the Star is re-
quested to be present. A number of
new members will be taken in and in
terest in the organization is growing
rapidly.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-05-05
coleman.Runyon.

Coleman Runyon.
Monday morning Mr.. Aubrey Run
yon and Miss Sydia Coleman were
quietly married ar the clerks office.
! The bride is the popular daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Spurl Coleman, for
merly OF Pikeyille, now Of Stewart,
KY. The groom is the SON OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Claude Runyon of Gulnare and
has been employed for some time in
the city mail delivery at Pikeville.
The wedding was the elimination of
q school romance which had its set
ting ip the college here when both
were students there a few months ago.
The groom is a member of the class Of
sixteen who will graduate from the
high school department of the college
in May.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-05-05
Carter County Farms
And Town Property For
Sale on Easy Terms

The county OF fine Burnley tobacco,
fire clay, good coal and fine grazing
land The Midland Trail road runs
right through the county. GnpyBon IL
the county seattle town OF the Prich-
ard High School and a regular Teach
ers Normal School. Carter county and
the town OF GrRyson IS building very
rapidly, new houses in course of cree
ton. new brick business buildings.
road work in this county build and
month, Prosperous growing town and
county. We have a number OF farms
and town property. We only give one
or two in this ad in order 70 show
what we have to offer the purchaser
can make money by buying,
Farm No. 6--fias 500 acres more or
less. Located on Tygart creek, just
miles from c. 4 o. r. r. 800 acres fire
clay OF No. l quality. Has s houses
from to Q rooms each. 4 barns,
good orchards fine water, ?0Qkacres In
grass, 200 acres fine saw timber OF all
kinds. 200 yards of school and church,
one store building, 25 acres bottom
land. Good neighborhood. Bargain and
a fortune for some one az only $500.
Terms, one half cash. balancesl. 2 and
3 years.
Farm No. 67-Has $50 a. one room
house barns, 40 acres bottom land,
40 a. woodland, good water, about so
acres under cultivation. Three miles
from Grayson. $4,000 terms $4,000
cash, balance !, 2 and 3 years.
Farm No. 70--Has so acres, several
good orchards, house not very good,
one barn nearly new. Bargain at only
$3.50, on easy terms. Five miles from
Grayson This farm we understand
has fine fire clay. 5-b-4t.
BAGBY & ROSE
REAL ESTATE DEALERS
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-05-05
Two &c, Sentences.

George Tomlin Of Durbin and Wes-
ley Crump OF sGatiettsburB. We're sem
fenced to two years in the state pen
itentiary in Boyd county circuit court
for store breaking.
Tomlin entered the building Of Ed
FIatten al Durhin. where merchandise
was stored. the state alleged. Crump
entered store house on Plum street,
Catlettsburg, II was charged.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-05-05
Local and Personal.

Miss Hattie Buskirk has returned
from Evansville, Ind, where she was
called by the death OF her sister, Mrs.
Tom Dingus. who was buried in Pres
tonsburg last Thursday.
Mrs. B. r. Hager, Mrs. VIM. Ward,
Mrs. Frank Cooper. Misses Bess Sprad
lin and Elizabeth Wells, Messrs. Alex
Cassidy and Chas. Wells We're in
Prestonsburg to attend the funeral Of
Mrs Tom Dingus.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-05-05

Airplano Coming Sunday.
Paintsviile was to have been visit
ed Monday by the airplane from Hunt
ington, but on account OF a cracked
cylinder it was not thought advisable
to make the trip. A new cylinder has
been ordered and the plane viii visit
Paintsville Sunday Flo Virginia Dare.
Arthur Phills and John Columbus.
Jr., are the owners and they will fly
their machine here for the benefit Of
the public for several days, after
which it will visit other towns for the
purpose Of letting the people have a
chance 10 ride in the air.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-05-05
Graduates in Law.

George Frederick Gallup entered the
law college Of the University Of Ken
lucky five years ago last September
and will be graduated this June. Mr..
Gallup was out OF school for two years
during the World war. These two
years were spent in the Marine Corps.
Mr.. Gallup is member of the Del
ia Chi fraternity and OF the Phi Al
pha Delta mems honary law fratern-
ity.
He is a good student but II is not
all work however with young Gallup
for he attends many social functions
given on the campus and Is great
favorite with, everyone.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-05-05
.Lodoe Contest.

Paintsville Lodge No. 2ss, l. o, o. F.
has taken on new life and great in
terest is being shown in the contest
with the Pikeville lodge. The contest
is for attendance and membership and
closes the last OF June. The winning
team isoto be entertained by the los
ing team with all expenses paid. The
members Of the lodge in Paintsville
are already planning for the trip to
Pikeville.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-05-05
CATLETTSBURC
viii Return to France.
.sn-~--.

Will Return to France.
Mrs. Willard Tyree, former distin-
guished newspaper woman (Jessie NJ.
Parrlont. arrived here Saturday from
New York and Is the guest Of her sis
ter-in-law. Mrs. Maggie Tyree where
she win remain until Monday when
She leaves for,her- home IN Cincinnati
From Cincinnati she will return to
New York where she will sail on May
10 for France to resume her work with
the American Relief Society for De-
vastated France,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-05-05
Marrowbone Road.


At large and enthusiastic meeting
OF the Marrowbone Good Roads Club,
held at Heller Monday evening, it was
unanimously decided to proceed inn
mediately to construct a good graded
road from Marrowbone Junction to
HELLER and TO raise a sufficient fund
by popular subscription to pay for the
work.
The people on Marrowbone have
long been determined to have road
which will be adequate to the traffic
which will naturally follow and they
have been forced to the conclusion
that If such a road be built it must be
done on the initiation and out Of the
pockets of the people OF Marrowbone
as it is realized that the county is not
now in position TO take care Of this
work Pike County News.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-05-05
Road Worker Hurt.

Jack Elswick, who is employed by
n construction company on the Pike
VILE Williamson highway, is thought
to have been fatally injured Thursday
when he was struck by crow bar
thrown by jack screw with which
he was hosting a machine. Elswick is
a farmer OF the county His skull was
fractured and he was otherwise injur-
ed
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-05-05
Former Jailer Fined.

Reuben NJ. Bah of catiettsburg. for
mer jailer, was fined 800 in Boyd
county circuit court on a charge OF
malfeasance in office. Ball released
several prisoners from the Boyd coun-
ty jail here, without order OF the court
to attend trial at yanceburg as Wit
nesses, the state charged.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-05-05
Home From Charleston.

Mrs c. A. Tague has returned from
Charleston. w. Va, where she attend
ed meeting OF the West Virginia
Conference woman's Missionary So
ciety as delegate from the society
Of the Mayo Memorial Church.