The Springfield herald., 1897-05-14

on his way to ManZanola. Colorado
where he will make his future
home. Mr.. Dean resigned his
office III Morton county because
Of light pay and almost valueless
warrants received for the work.
L. Hall and j. Z. Jones, two
members of our board of county
commissioners, spent Monday and
Tuesday Ill town, waiting TO see
l.. +. Mathews big bunch OF cattle.
Pat Breslin was here also loaling
with the same gang, for the same
purpose. They do not denv beng
as lazy as any three men in the
county. for neither of them have
yet made a move to put In crop.
They argue that late planting Of
cane is the best feed and as they
bank on the COW and calf they do
not want to get rich raising gram.
Susie Harrison left Tuesday, for
Colorado Springs. Her father, j.
Il. Harrison, accompanied her and
saw her safely aboard the train.
She will spend the summer at that
delightful resort, visiting friends,
and sight seeing. She Will visit
Pixies Peak. the Garden of the
Gods, Manitou and other famous
places IN that neighborhood, be-
fore returning this fall. AS Miss
Susie Is a bright young lady we
expect her to return with her ed
ucation greatly augmented from
the society she will enter and
sights she will witness.
Frank Hays Sen, an "old timer
returned to this happy land of COW
and grass, last Saturday evening
and is spending the week shaking
hands with his many friends here
who are all glad to see him back.
He has spent the past three years
In Kentucky and Kansas, but re-
turns with a good opinion of our
resources, and is full OF plans to
make this country blossom as a
rose, by erecting cheese factories
and going into the business Of
raising cheese and calves on
larger scale than has been practic-
ed heretofore. 1t is to be hoped
he will receive much encourage
ment IN his plans, and branch out
with the business himself.
The rains last night south and
southeast of town caused a heavy
rise in Clay creek, which washed
out the bitches south of the rail
road track and with the water
from them added made quite a
flood by the time it reached the
railroad tressel across CLAY creek
about four miles east of Lamar
Train No. 6 the fast passenger go
ing east, in charge of Conductor
Piper, left Lamar about 1870 a. m.
and when it reached the tressel
was travelling at the rate of about
forty miles an hour. When the
engine was near the eastern end
of the tressel the track gave way
under it throwing 1t so violently
against the bank of the stream
that 1t turned completely around
and is facing west. The tram was
composed of six cars and five of
them were dragged off of the track,
three beng thrown into the stream
Luckily there were two dead head
baggage cars, inhabited only by
the. usual road ''tourlsts,' next to
the engine and they with the mail
car took the brunt of the shock
and saved the passengers, none OF
whom were hurt beyond a severe
shaking up. The engineer and
mail clerk both received severe
injuries, but nothing serious.
The fireman jumped when he
first felt the engine going down,
and escaped with only an ice cold
bath, the water being full of hail
stones. These men succeeded in
resculng several "tourlstsn who
were badly hurt. One of the latter
has. broken leg and other very
serious injuries. The mail car
was one Of those in the water and !
as the Lamar mail had just been
received and was being distributed !
it was badly damaged. Any one
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