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ADJOINING COUNTIESNew York capitalists are preparing to drill five deep oil wells in Knox county, which will he located in the Richland held. It is understood that thev will I e drilled moreithan 2,000 feet in order to thor*: oughly test the entire field This is something that has never been | done in that county. Contracts | hive been let and the first rig is under course of construction.Members of the Mullins and Fleming factions of Pike county, waged a bitter war Wednesday, with the result that Sol Mullins was fatally wounded in the first onslaught. L'lter in the day the Mullins crowd made an attack upon Sol. Fleming at the home of Jeff leming. and when the firing clear-; ed Jeff Fleming had a bullet in his left thigh. It is reported that an other Mullins was shot, but with I what result is not known. RobertiMullins, the leades of his faction, was taken into custody, together with four members of the family, Sol Fleming secured a bountiful supply of ajnunitiou and tied to the mountains. Officers are scouting the mountains in an effort to cap* cure him.
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Mount Vernon Signal
Mount Vernon, Kentucky, US
Fri, Jul 28, 1905
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