The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-06-10
CROSSED THE RIVER
A Plucky Woman Who Undertook the
Dangerous Task,
BUT SHE KEPT HER PROMISE
And Now the World MarVelS at
Her Daring-Brlef News Notes
From the Flourishlng
City of Cooke.
BUT SHE KEPT HER PROMISE
Special Correspondence of tho standard.

HlckOX, who has Just entcrc a upon the
discharge of her duties as teacher of
the public schools of Cooke City, is a
lady who cannot fail of success in any
given direction. Her ambition and grit
would stand many a man in good
stead. She is one of the few women
who are equal TO almost any emer-
gency. and is deserving of praise for
her indomitable pluck. She left this
city to open the Cooke school on
Thursday morning a week ago. Up
on arriving at Cinnabar. the terminus
of the railroad, she found that the
stage would not leave that day on ac-
count of the washing out of the bridge
across Gardiner river The stream was
so swollen that the stage driver dare
not undertake to make a ford. This
was a dilemma not counted on by the
plucky school teacher. She had given
her word that she would be in Cooke
Monday, and she determined to make
il good. even If she had to continue
her journey on foot and swim the
streams. There was no time to be lost,
and so she started out. All there was
left Of the GARNER bridge was sin
gle stringer. Nothing daunted, the
lady stepped boldly onto this and
walked across the raging river. 1t
was a perilous undertaking even for
a man. and a woman less brave and
cool-headed than Mrs. HickoX would
have been very likely TO have become
dizzy and lost her balance. Mrs. Hick-
OK. however. proved herself equal To
the emergency, and reached the oppo-
site bank of the roaring mountain
torrent i'm safety. AS luck would have
it, she found a family en- route to
Cooke camped close by, and securing
a horse, mounted IL and continued her
journey. 1t was a pretty long ride
for a woman who had never ridden a
horse-the distance being 60 miles over
rough mountain road-but Mrs.
Hickox kept on her weary way un-
til she reached her destination. Upon
arriving at Cooke she was so badly
used up with her long ride that when
she got off her horse she had To be
assisted into the hotel. She had the
satisfaction, however. that she had
kept her appointment.
The Standard office i'm this city is
I'm receipt of the following correspond
ence from Cooke:
There will be an annual meeting of
the New World mining district on the
10Th day of this month for the purpose
Of electing a president and recorder.
and TO transact any other business that
may come before the meeting.
There is very little snow on the
mountains and people Interested in
representive work expect TO begin act
i've operations June 10.
Charles Pendleton and wife. who
have been i'm Helena the past winter,
have returned To Cooke. Mr. Pendleton
contcmplates opening meat market
this summer.
Thomas Harding and wife returned
two weeks ago from Livingston, where
they have been sojourning during the
winter months.
Mrs. ]. Jobb. a former resident OF
Cooke has recently returned from Boze-
man.
Bert Holland. who went East
month ago and was Joined in bonds
hymeneal to a Chicago lady, has re-
turned and expects To go up into the
mountains in a few days TO attend tC
his mining property.
John Curl has moved into more COM
modious quarters. where he is prepared
1, cater to the travelling public in 4
manner that will meet the wants of the
most fastidious.
James Graves has improved the in
terror Of his store and has larger
stock Of goods than he has ever car
ried before. the price OF which has
been greatly reduced, in many in
stances, goods can be bought as rea-
sonablc as at Livingston, BoZeman or
any other place where people have
formerly been in the habit Of getting
their supplies.
s. f. Whiting, having recently dis
reused with his mustache, is looking
Younger. anu II liNSSlhlts Nltlt manu-
some than ever This will. of course.
be very welcome news 10 his numerous
Livingston friends, especially the fairer
sex. the society for which he is still
pining.
Sam Frazer. brother-in-law to tie
proprietor OF the Curl house, arrived
to-day.
The Cooke school opened June for
term Of three months with Mrs. n y.
1ickoN Of Livingston. as teacher.
!. Il. Allen. proprietor Of the Cos
mopolitan hotel has engaged the SER
vices of a lady who has had consider
able experience in hotel business. as is
attested by the liberal patronage cN-
tended Mr. Allen understands the
wants OF patrons and will spare no cf-
fort in contributing to their comforts
Mr. and Mrs. y. j. TredinniCk. who
left Livingston the last of MAY 10y
team Tor Cooke. met with some iucou-
veuiCuCc in that they were delayed az
Mammoth Hot SPRINGS. caused by .nn
bridge over the Gardner river being
gone Mrs. TrediEniCk. however. was
not satisfied To remain, and meeting
lady equally anxious 10 proceed, they