The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-22
FELL INTO THE RACE
And Matt Vogel Lay There All Night
With Broken Leg.
DIPHTHERlA STILL RAGING
A Freight Wreck on the Montana
Central Delays the Westbound
Passenger-Th Lutheran
Church Conference.

Great Falls, Jan. 21.-Early this
morning Matt Vogel was discovered ly-
ing on the river bank, where the OLD
mill race runs into the Missouri The
canal is not used now, and IL contains
no water but is fully seven feet deep.
Vogel was found suffering from brok-
en- leg and exposure, and was removed
TO his residence at Sixth avenue south
and Sixth street, where he is unoer
medical treatment. The man says ne
fell into the mill race while trying TO
cross the river and his leg was broken
by the fall. He managed to crawl out
on the river bank. where he lay from
|, O'Clock last night until this morning,
his cries for aid being not heard.
The positive knowledge that several
new cases of diphtheria have been To-
Gated within the city limits has had
the effect of materially reducing the
attendance at school during the past
two days. There is one thing that the
citizens think should be investigated al
once and that Is the current report
that there are cases OF diphtherla In
town that have not been reported TO the
health officers. If these sensational re-
ports are false the persons who START
them should be exposed and punished
If the reports are true the authorities
should take prompt action to locate the
parties and establish a proper ouaran-
tine, no matter where or under what
circumstances Ine ulStdSc 10
There is a severe penalty attached to
any violation of the laws governing the
health department of the city, one sec
ton of which says: 1T shall be the
duty of any person having charge of a
patient suffering with diphtheria to
report the same to the health officers
within IL hours, and anyone violating
these rules shall be subject to line OF
$500 and six months in the jail"
A bad wreck occurred at tunnel NO.
2 As miles south of this city, on the
Montana Central, at an early hour this
morning A huge bowlder rolled down
on the track after the northbound pas
senger hadl passed. and a freight en-
CINE struck the stone, was thrown from
the track and IA cars were ditched.
Railroad officials refuse to give further
details of the wreck, aside from saying
that no one was injured. AS a result
of the accident the regular passenger
train from the East did not leave this
city for Butte until 2:45 O'Clock this aft
ernoon.
The annual conference of the Mon
tana Lutheran church met in session In
the scandinavian Lutheran church
this morning and will continue in ses-
sion for two days. There will be con-
siderable business of Importance claim
ing attention and the session will he a
very interesting one. Among the min
listers who have arrived are: Rev
Hudtloff of Butte, Rev. Martin Mertz
of Helena, Rev. Lauritz Carlson OF
Helena, and Revs. Zinke and Wiberg oil
Kalspell. Rev. Engel Olsen of this
city, is also a member of the confer
ence. Good music has been prepared
for the occasion and a very instructive
and enjoyable session of the conference
is anticipated.
DR.. Longeway, health officer fol
Great Falls and Cascade county, ha:
refused to permit the public schools in
Sand Coulee to be reopened, there be-
ing a number of cases of diphtheris
there.
1t is reported that Oscar Stephens
has closed a deal with A. j. Davidson
and William Davenport of Helena, anC
w. T. Swoope of Christina, who com
posed the Moccasin Live Stock com
pany, by which he becomes the owne
of that property. The sale includes 800
head of sheep, 1000 acres of land anC
some other stock. The price paid wa
500 in cash. Mr.. Stephens is nov
one of the largest sheep and Ian,
owners in Fergus county.