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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-10-14
FERTILE PORTO RICO
THE ISLAND IS As BEAUTIFUL AsJT
IS PRODUCTIVE.

n La Thirteen Hundred 6trsanA
Wsasth Of Vegetables, Hiehly Csltivabls
I'm 81 vest Deposits u Minsrsis-Fsw
HspalsA, but Many InssctG
n. Frederick A. Ober. late commits.
dona IN Porto Rico Of the Columbian
lexpodtion, contributes TO The Century
An article ON .'The Island of Porto
Rico, Mr.. Ober says:
"a the extreme northeast xieea Enc
highest peak Of the central cordiNera
In the Luquillo sierra, known a. &
Yunque,.'' or 'sThe Anvil, variopSly
estimated at from 3, 600 to 4, 500 feet RI
height. The hills are Of lesser elevation
toward the west and southwest but
the whole north central country Il ru =
sged and uneven. Between the spurl
from the main range lfe innunnerabIe
secluded valleys where the soil 80 a
great1ertility. The impressive features
pf the landscape are the rounded suIn.
mttsAh the multitudinouss hills which
leave khe coast in constantly rising bil.
lows that finally break against the oors
dillera vertsbra; yet all are cultivable.
and cultivated to their very cregts.
thoughsthe higher mountainspeaks are
forest clad.
More than ], 300 streams, it ~ aid.
Of which number perhaps 20 OF 80 az
tain tosthe dignity d rivers rise insths
hills and seek the coasts, mort Of them
running northerly. though the best harJ
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-09-10
WHALING FLEET LOST.
~Hfp5 are Crushed in Arctic Ice
FioeS-LiVes May Have
Been Lost.

Sau Francisco Cal, Sept Ga special
~ The Examiner from Seattle says the
Hrsf~ If disaster to the Arctic whaling
E came in u letter from Capt. j. &.
t tHag Of the Woicutt tn Austin Clai-
..ras, tie local agent Of The Pacific
>.am Whaling company.
VA Claiborne heitycs that only the
aaIuG vessels originally caught in Point
f.raeav were destroyed This includes
rre IT, ~>in H. Freeman. Wandcrer. Bolyi-
o.ae Orcd. Rosario. Newport, Fearless
ANA foaunic.
lts sheldon Jackson. who returned on
tb Roanoke. reported that the Bclvidere
-at aat and reached Port Clarence, where
-ag euai,i AUGUST / from the bark j. ID.
irGgr-. She then returned 10 Point Bar
fuW The Rclyidcre's officers also told
Mt Jackson that the Rosario had been
rushed u ths icr and that the Wanderer
iad rNtrigatcI herself and moved on TO
tn vicinity ii Iirr>chc island.
Is The Orca and Jessie II. Freeman
uef" destroyed last fall, the natives hay
ing s"t fir to ana burned the latter, it
woaid Appear that the only vessels re
manning 1T th" mercy of the ice foes and
iaa4 were thr ,ieauujr, Newport and
FEARLESS.
Eat besides the eight vessels named.
fhFr were tho Be,JruI. BeIuua. Mar
uItelc ard Mary y. Hume remaining in
th5t part ef thn Arctic.
The Pacific Steam Whaling company
owned NH the WhalcrS Of the Arctic fleet
-afe the Helyld"rr, The property Of Will
nm I"Wis If New bradford. Mass. and
raa Rosario anil Fearless. belonging to
.ia,ur~ Myi<,uua of san Francisco.
Agent Claiborne states that the vessels
wtth a whaling outfit were valued at
NlH0.UNO each
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-09-10
GOLD FROM kLOND!kE.
The Great Northern and Northern
Pacific Ship So 100000
of Precious Metal

Chippewa Falls. Wis. Sept 6.-klon-
dixie gold to the value of $1,000. 600 has
passed through Chippewa Falls during
the last two weeks. and more is on the
way. 1t is shipped in bullion from Sea t
tie to Philadelphia and is being sent by
express. The shipments thus far have
been pretty evenly divided between the
Northern Pacific and the Great Northern.
and extra precautions have been taken TO
prevent holdupS. Thursday the shipments
on the Wisconsin Central was $500, ,OuO
worth of the metal
Every express car on the Western lines
containing the gold is guarded by two
special messengers. who are armed with
shotsunS and revolvers. All the trainmen
are equipped with revOlvers. and the men
stand guard over the treasure day and
hight. The gold is locked in a special
safe. the combination of which Is not
known TO the men guarding it, and when
ever the messengers are changed along
the route the combination Is changed.
The companies fear of train robbers is
founded on Il report that there is Il band
OF men IN Montana who are trying to
capture a train with Klondike treasure.
Both express companies were warned re-
Gently that the band was making for the
Northern Pacific road. but later word was
received that the men had changed their
route and were heading for the Great
Northern. This roads trains carry Il
brilliant flash light, which will reveal the
presence of any one within 4 Il e dis
tancc of the car 1t is operated from the
interior of the car, and no one who falls
within its focus can stand the glare. 1t
Is a most dazzling light and blinds a per
son against whom it is directed. Any
band of men of thieving intentions who
should make a mistake and try to rob Il
car fitted with this device would fall an
easy victim to the craftsmanship of the
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-09-10
TO PAROLE DREYFUS.
Believed He will be Given His Lib
erty Pending Final DISPOSE
ton of the Case.

Paris, Sept 6.-The Figaro says today
that Gen. Saussier refused to accept the
war portfolio because he had been con-
nected as military governor of Paris with
the Dreyfus case. and he therefore con-
sidered that he should leave to another
the settlement OF this matter.
The newspapers confirm the report that
the acceptance of the office by Gen. Iur-
linden, military governor of Paris WAS
due to President Faure's insStcncc.
Some of the papers praise his acceptance
of the office under the existing difficulties
of the situe tiOn and attack NJ. Cavaignac
the late minister for war. declaring that
his action in reSigning was tactleSs and
illogical.
The newspapers regard the revision of
the Dreyfus case aS being assured. say
ing that the prisoner counsel will now
make strenuous efforts to secure a public
retrial.
The Matin says that Col. Ficquart yes
terday signed Il demand for the provi-
sional liberation for Drcyfus.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-09-10

When fears of wet weather and hli@ht-
no longer harass the husbauduan. and
the golden sheavcs have been borne hnm"
through sunshine scarcely more golden.
fcstiyity seems to hay" Il just excuse for
being.
The best authorities regard this custom
rs Of Jewish origin, and tA" hcathcu fol-
lowed the example of tn" chosen r'r" jn
Offering NJ. ut tin" end Of tn" harvest, the
first fruits to their gods. Tho J"v- T'.
ioictd and fcastrd IT tn" conclusion "t
reauing tide not only from - s,'u-" ~
gladne-s at labor finished. bat fr"us" tb.
were und'r religious obligation s" ?" -i"-
The agricultural sigHiIcaHc" nt iEr thr.r
great festivals of the Jewish year l. clear
Is set forth in the Twenty chapter
If Exodus and the Twcuty-jhird ch#It..
of Lcviticus.
Eugene Aram. in his essay on ''Th"
McIl-Supper, refers to CIliImarhU-
Hymn to Arollo - show that to-.
hoathcn. through ignorance. mi~IprlitI
their know!"dc" of this f"StiyIlv. TAer
directed il to the secondary instead of
the primary fountain Of Tn" benefit. Haus-
Iv. Apollo, Of the sun. and offerings w"Ta
sent hy every nation to his Temple at ibr
los. Homer declares that cake thTuWa
upou the head Of tho victim was q lgIt
of the Greek sacrifice 10 Apoli" who Wa
also formerly worshipocd i'm Britain: hU'
when. with the progress Of Christianity
Apollo lost his divinity. what had h'oH
ancicutIy offered to tn" god was pm
IDENTIFY consumed by the rcaprr~ tl"ul-
-cIvcs -Gahriell" Marie Iaroh-, ~ LIP
piucUtts.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-09-10
STUDENTS IN MOURNING.
Last Tribute to President Albee of the
! Oshkosh Normal School.

Oshkosh, Wis Sept 6.-E Special. /
The funeral of the late President Abce
was held from the auditorium of the nor
NAL school at 2::50 o'clock this afternoon.
The remains were viewed in the auditori-
um of the school by a host of friends. The
services in the school were in charge of
Rev. John Faville of Appleton. and at
the grave the Masonic fraternity took
charge. Pallbearers were :. NJ. Hay
Col. John Hicks. Prof. l.. W. Briggs
President l.. ID. Harvey of the Milwau-
kee normal, and President w. II. Parker
of the River Falls normal As it was
always President Albee'S wish that moth
ing should interfere with the work of the
school. the regular sessions of the inSti-
tutions were held yesterday. Today there
were no school sessions. The students
attended the funeral i'll body. and the
young men marched to Riverside ceme-
terry with the remains.
The death of their beloved president
has plunged the teachers and students of
the normal school into deep grief and
the scenes at the opening of school yes
tcrday morning We're sad in the extreme
Prof. Briggs started to read the morning
selections as usual, but after few lines
had been read he broke down and could
go no farther. The students and tea CHI
"rs bowed their heads. and many of the
young women We're unable to control
their grief, which found relief in tears.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-09-10
WHY MEN WERE NOT PAID.
Colonels Requested that Money he
Withheld Till Troops Returned.

Washington. u. C. Sept. 6-Consider-
able complaint has reached the war de
partment from various parts of the cOun-
try because the volunteer troops in Cuba
did not receive their pay. In most in
stances the pay of the volunteers was
three months in arrears and the govern
ment has been criticised for not paving
the men promptly. Now that the troops
have returned t. the United States it de-
velopes that the men were not paid be
cause the colonies of fifteen regiments re-
QueSted the paymaSter- general 10 with
hold the money due the troops until they
should return - the United States Pay
master-tieneral Stanton SAYS that the gov
ernment had an efficient corps Ct 3aymaS-
terS and plenty of money in Cuba and
could have paid the men promptly. but for
the requests made by the officers com
mandinC the regiments.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-09-10

he promptly enlisted in Company \ Of
the Twenty sixth Wisconsin Volunteers
In the Army of the Potomac our h"ro saw
much fighting, campaigning in the Sh"n-
andoah Valley.
In the first days fighting at the hatt'"
Of Gettysburg, Schiffeneder received
wound in the right side, which aiterward
caused him much trouble. With poT-
tion of his regiment he was captured and
imprisoned at Bell Island and Anderson
VILE and afterward exchanged. H. re
turned to his regiment. which was trans
ferred to the army of General sherman,
and marched with him through Georgia
to the sea.
In this campaign Mr.. Schiffeudcr's old
wound began to trouble him and he was
sent TO the hospital and then home. lie
had also contracted catarrh Of the st"n-
ach and found no relief for years.
II happened to read an account Of br.
Williams Pink Pills for Pa" f""rIo
about a year ago" he said, "and thought
that they might be good for my trouble.
| concluded TO try them. | bought one
box and began to take them according
to directions They gave me great relief.
After finishing that box | bought another,
and when | had taken the pills felt that
I was cured
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-09-10
GEN. BROOkE'S ARRIVAL
Spanish Com mander Gives Up His
Summer Residence for
Headquarters.

San uau de Porto Rico, Sept. G-Maj.-
Gcn. Brooke arrived safely at Rio Picdras
yesterday afternoon.
Col. Pine. the local Spanish commander
at Rio Piedras rode To the outskirts of the
town and greeted Gen. Brooke, in behalf
of Capt tirn. Macias.
Col riuo. after having been introduced
to icn. Brooke's staff, escorted the party
to Gen. Macias' summer residence which
has been placed ut the American com
InaHdrrS disposal. The house is a pre-
tenii"us dwelling. facing the plaza
Quarters fer the staff OF Cen Brooke
Will h" found tomorrow in another house
Gen. Er""kc. who is out-rankcd by Gen
Macias. The latter being Il lieutenant gen
cral viii call upon the captain general at
the pallc" and pay him an official visit Of
CaurTCSy
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-09-10
KOOSEVELT'S SERMON.
Don't Get Gay" He Advises His
Rough Riders-Says "Laurels
Wither."

Camp Wikoff, Montauk Point, L. l.,
Sept. 6.-There were Sunday services in
the Rough Riders camp last Sabbath. at
which their commander spoke, and the
800 men present sang Onward. Christian
Soldiers so vehemently that it really
made no difference that the melodeon broke
down and refused to omit anything more
than Il pathetic wheeze Chaplain Brown
made brief address. Then Col. Roose-
welt got up and was cheered. He said
Before we part | trust to have an
other chance to talk to you, SO We'll Just
call this preliminary farewell. 1t is
hard 10 say even that much to you after
what we've been through together. We
are knit closer together than any body of
men | know, and only death can sever
the ties that were bound tight when we
laced death together. Some people are
inclined to pity us for hardships we have
undergone. We don't wan anybody s
pity. Since Guasimas we are willing to
take anything that comes on, way with
out complaint. You remember, boys, the
regulars wanted to relieve us there in the
trenches, but we said No. were here
ami We're going to stay here I'd hon
! cStly rather have my position q colonel
OF tins regiment than any other position
on earth. CChcersl
i'i'it Nti' Sulile people III my tent
today. and ore of them said, You must
haY" h"en awfully bold to go right up
that MI IN front of your regiment. |
sald, 4 hat wasn't it exactly Now.
beg the chaplain's pardon chaplain
Brown nodded. for l said. Il had to run
like hell Chaplain Brown looked
starticdl to stay in front and keep from
being run over chaplain Brown grinnnd
apnreclatlvely and the congregation
yellcd)
- here's no harm in that I hope, and
we all know our chaplain, and there isn't
a hrdYer man in the regiment. He was
right there on the fighting line tending to
the wounded. and when we went up that
hlll | caught him with a carbinc in his
hands. iChccrs.) We can count him in
our permanent organization. for were
gong to have permanent organization
To hand down to our children and chill
dren'S children. The men who STAYED at
Tampa will be in if. too. They des, we
just aS much credit as the rest of us.
Nov, here's thing want to warn
you against: Don't get gay and pose as
heroes Don't 90 back and lie on your
laurrls, they'll wither The world will be
kind to YOU for about ten days and then
Il will say, He's spoiled by the fame of
youve got to have the best of everything
and don't consider yourselves as martyrs
in the past tcnS". \ martyr came to see
me today. He hadn't had any milk for
n whole day. | said 10 him, ooh, you poor
thing, and he went away. | hope he felt
better. What | want Of all Of you is 10
get right ont and fight your battles in the
world rs hrayely as yeu fought the ma
tons battles in Cuba
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-09-10
PRESIDENT RETURNS.
The Little Outing Did the Chief
Executive and His Wife
Much Good.

Washington. -. G., Sept. 6-Thc train
bearing the President and Mrs. Mckinley
and their party reached the PENNSYLVANIA
railroad station promptly at I:3o a. IN.
today. Tho carriage from the whitc house
met the President and Mrs. Mckinley
and they drove directly there. The chief
executive anl his wife show the benefits
Of their brief outing and express them
selves as being greatly pleased with their
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-09-10
CERVERA SAVED HIS PAPERS.
Left Correspondence in Santiago with
the Archbishop.

Madrid Sept. 6-rhe Heraldo learns
from officers Of Admiral Cervera's squad
ron that the admiral. before taking his
ships ont OF Santiago harbor left his cor
respnudencc with the government in the
Ccure of the archbishop of Santiago. and
declared that some time the world should
KNOW what had taken place since tic
squadron had left Cadz The arch
bishop. fearing hat the documents would
fail into the hands Of the Americans upon
their taking possession of the city. hid
them under 4 hagStnnp beneath the altar
of the cathedral. The Herald believes
chat the papers are now in Spain.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-09-10
CLEVELAND GETS SOAKED.
Rainstorn Floods Cellars and Light
ming Wrecks Houses.

Cleveland. O. Sept. 6.-Gle Of the he9v,
lest rain>tormS ever experienced il C.eye-
land, resembling in some respects 4 ,lcI! J.
burst. swept over the city n an early
hour today Vivid flashes Of lightning &c.
companied the wind and rain. Seyera,
houses were struck by lightning. Cellars
were flooded and the streets looked more
Ike raging rivers than anything c!>e
The wind blew n rae rate Of - miles
- bo.c tearing Up trees Gti o-h-TNlSe
dong considerable 1awage.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-09-10
MURDEROTS ASSAULT.
Racine Man Dangerously Wounded
-ASSailant Held for
Trial.

Madison. Wis, Sept. 6.-[ Special. /
William Geschka, a farmland. was ar
ralgned i'll the municipal court this morn
ing on the charge of attempting to murder
John Haymaker He pleaded not guilty
and his examination was set for Wcdnes-
day. The two were employed on a farm
five miles east of this city and We're cut
ting tobacco Monday, when a quarrel
arose between them. Geschka is alleged
to have pulled his jackknife and stabbed
Haymaker three times, the most serious
wound being from the backbone around
under the left arm to a point near the
heart. His recovery is doubtful. Gcsch-
ka IS mother lives in WatertOwn and he
came from New York city last spring.
Haymaker's home is in Racine.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-09-10
At A GRADE CROSSING.
Railroad Train Crashes Into a
Trolley Car at Cohoes, N. Y.
TEN KILLED OUTRIGHT
Five others Survive but Few Hours
Trolley Car Brake Didn't
Work.

Albany. y Y. Sept. G.-The Saratoga
,aecsal. due in Troy at 7:30 O'Clock, was
twenty minutes late last night and as it
was rushing through Cohoes city it struck
au open trolley car containing over sew
otty passengers. killing ten outright and
lriurng five others so badly that they
d.ra within short time afterwards.
Tie trolley car was Of the COhoes anG
irtr line on its way TO Troy and its pas
SINGERS were mostly Cohocs people.
Tie dead are:
BARNEY, EDWARD. Cohoes.
CHAMPoI'N. AKC HE. Cohoes
CRAVEN, MRS. JAMES. Cohoes
CRAVEN, Mrs. JOHN, Cohoes.
ceANLN. MISS WINNIE. Cohoes
nERR1sIIIKE, EMMA, CchQes
sj.TcLIFFE MRS ALICE. died In
CaharS hospital
SWEET. MISS NELLIE. Cohoes.
TEMPLE. JAMES, Lansingburg, y. Y
TAYLOR. MRS. JANE, Cohoes
WINDSOR, WILLIAM, matorman, Co
ZENEZ. JOSEPH, Cohoes.
Tie following persons mar die.
AIRS james Temple. Miss Lizzie McElroy,
Nir> iuEn limmnns, Miss McAyoy.
Thn accident occurred at I:4J o'clock
'FhrIe had been monster picnic at Rens-
Nt@ti1f idIh III tHt AFTERNOON, gwen by the
labor organizations Of this city and viclni-
tr anil the car was filled With people re-
turning from the picnic
IN" cypress trnin was thirty-five min
Etts late leaving Saratoga, and should have
passed TIL" point where the accident Oc-
CURED half IN hour before it did. 1t was
coming down the track ut about fifty miles
aH a1nr and struck the motor car, which
Aal run OF To the track. in the middle.
io scene that followed the collision was
something horrible.
he car was lifted high in the air, and
v Htn il struck til" ground again it was
toru all 70 pieces anG the ground was
81, wn with dead and dying
Ehr eli was smashed 10 splintcrs and
f1 add to the horror the wreck caught
tr from the electric lights in the car and
nlat destruction was not done by the
steam car was completed hy the flames
}t.tarman Windsor before he died said
rhaf lis brake broke ana he could not
control the car. The engine drawing the
p2Ir,~S train was No. 219 of the Della
tyare 4 Hudson road and was in charge
- Engineer L. III. Richards. n man of
luay years experience. He saw the
aar. hut not III time to stop his train, as a
hi-4 fence prevents anyone from seeing
rh crossing until the train is almost on
t.st,E
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-09-10
RIOTING IN CRETE.
MuSSulmanS Start the Trouble
Claiming the Powers Favor
the Christians.

Canea, Island of Crete. Sept. 6.-Can-
dia is being bOmharded. The British
troops, which have been acting as police
since the Greek war, are fighting the
mussulmans. riots are in progress and
fires have broken out in various parts Of
the city.
ances. Crowds Of them. supposedly un-
armed. assembled in the principal square
TO protest against the favoritism which
they alleged the powers are showing the
Christians.
They threaten to burn their houses and
destroy the property of the Christians
unless the state of affairs complained of
is remedied.
The Turkish governor offered to help
the British.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-09-10
Engine Goes Through Bridge,

EIr0y. WIS. Sept. G.-One of Hurl-
burt's threshing engines lays bottom side
up in the creek, the result of a weak
bridge. One stringer was broken in the
bridge this side of Prevey's house as it
passed over that. and the second bridge
proved unable TO stand the strain of the
heavy engine. every stringer but one Civ
ing way under the heavy weight The
engine was turned bottom side up in the
creek. but Hurlburt and Green escaped
injury by some lively jumping
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-09-10
How sentimental .

They We're sittin- on the porch in th'
-,oamin.. They we sloue. save for th'
@hhprs with long ears. who sat on theil
rorrh.> "a the immediate neiEhbgrh"o3.
The solitary pair on their porch are ne"
Isl m" matrimonial business. Itrhap>
THAT j. why they preferred In be alon"
Especially in the cleaning.
.Nud the ncighbors sitting quietly on
heir porcheS overheard this tender lItt',
'ialo-u.:
Iir-"IIuw soft your cheek i, dear
III" l-uhmisSively yl-'le>. George.
Brief silence.
What a growth Of hair YOU have
on ycur face. love.
Sh, ,'Tc$. George. You know Why
Hc-'N my. dcarI''
Because sweetest peaches always
have = fuzz.
Long silence.
Nei.hhols finally si-h and break the op-
Hrcssiye stiffness. Tx.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-09-10
TRIED TO SCUTTLE SHIP.
Four Augur Holes Found in the
Northern Light.

San Francisco. Sept. Ga letter 20 he
Call dated Srhring Straits. June p.
states that the bark Northern Light.
Capt. Whitr>ide from San Francisco :or
kotzrbue. has arrived safely in port with
her crew and L.. passengers after 10Y
age during which it was discovered that
four large augur holes had been bored in
her bow. II was found that the vessel
VAS leaking badly and but for the timely
discovery of the cause she would have
gone to the bottom. There is apparently
10 clue To the men who tried to sink the
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-09-10
Death Of EN-Goy. Fauik

Ganhton. :. u. Sept. 6.-Andrew ].
Faux. wcil-known throu- -hout the North
wtSi. diet At h!> home il this city Mr..
laulk WAS the third governor ci Dakota
rerri:,Iy and i was mainly through his
.Tr>;~t,nt eDdcEvnrs that the opening Of
Pack Hills "a settlement was secured.
II hi capacity aS governor of the terri
10y Ec figured prominently in maintain
IN peace between the InoianS and early
tr-g-~ WIN general outbreak was
lea--l cvlD- 10 = scarcity - fcod Tor the
-'1~S 90 scarcity d 1r-7-pS f0-
.-''r-S
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-09-10
SMOULDERING FOREST FIRES.
City of Butternut No Longer in Dang
er of Being Destroyed.

Butternut. Wis, Sept. 6.-[Specal /
Owing to recent rains the fires south of
here have been considerably smothered,
although still smouldering. All day Sat
urday and part of Sunday crews had been
fighting fires in the cedar swamps south
Of here and for 4 time the village was
threatened to be enveloped by the flames
ticrcely burning in close proximity to the
lumber yards and a strong wind was
blowing at the same time.