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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-10
ANNUAL MEETING.

The annual meeting of the members OF
the Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance com
pamy, for the election Of directors, and
the transaction Of any Other legal bust
ness, will be held at its o:fcc or Wodncs-
day, October eth, 1901, at two O'Clock. p
IN. BY order of tho Directors.
JAMES r. SABIN. Secretary.
Montpelier, VI, Scpte nher Is, 1901.
l4W2t
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where a husking was. enjoyed

where huskng was, enjoyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Stanley OF East
Montpelier have been, guests this week OF
L.. II. Van Orman and wife.
George G. Hatch shipped carload or
cattle to lIopcdale. Mass. this week.
Fred Leeds is visiting in Boston ana VI
entity this week.
James Nancy of Middlebury is spend
ing few days here with his brother
John
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-10
FREQUENTLY.

"Arc Your mothers slippers felt?" ask
ed the visitor.
"Arc they felt?" echoed the younEster
who had just returned from the woodshed,
"woll | should think they were"-Phila-
dclphia Record
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-10

FOR SALE-A desirable and profitable
business, twelve miles from Burlington.
owner wishes to retire. F." Free Press
Ctfce. 1jWlt.
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One CENT
A
WORD.

Advertising in this column one cent
word. each insertion. Copy may be changed
every week. Cash in advance required.
No advertisement taken which is less than
twelve words, two lines. Special terms TO
advertisers using from $50 to 1000 lines
within twelve consecutive months.
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Untice.

DEALF'RS-Write for prices on candies
and gums before buying. Fresh eggs
beans and ginseng wanted. G. r Prin-
die & Sons. Charlotte, Vt i7,d&wtf.
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NOTICE,

! do hereby give notice to whom IT nav
concern, that do this day give my daugh-
ter, Tillie May Devoid, her time during
the rest OF her minority, I shall collect
none of her wages nor pay any debts Of
her contracting from this date.
CHARLES j. DEVOID.
JoncsVillc. Vt, Sept T. lloL 49, w3t.
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Eor Sale.

STURTEVANT BLOWER for sale with
3 H. F. engine attached. In good condi-
ton. Free Press Association. Burling
con VT 16d&wtf
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-10

FARM AND STOCK for sale. on main
road; also a small place NJ. NJ. BOX
$40 Randolph, Vt. = 15.wlt
FOR SAIE-Star Grist Mill property in
Middlehury, one Of the best water pow
ors in the State. A bargain Address
Joserh A. Peek, 1856 Fifth Avenue, New
York City. 12,w,e.o.wtt.
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d0a1ltcd.


FARM WANTED TO RENT with II or
more cows. Address c.. this Office.
2l2, 2t&wlt.
SALESMAN wanted, 500 monthly ana ex-
penscs: permanent. Perry Nursery to''
Rochester, y. Y. ISIS .V~WkS'<h
A WORKING HOUSE KEEPER wanted.
Wages not high. good nome shidli
family, no washing, must bc So'd
plain cook. ana good house-keopef. re-
liable and careful. Address IN. Y"
care Free Press. l'.Wlt
TO EMPLOYERS or ENG1NEERS--l
wish steady employment running sta
tionary or hosting engine, have used
both wood and coal as fuel, understand
setting the valves On the different kinds
Of engines and pumps and lining up en-
gines and testing boilers, references the
New England school OF Engineering, III
HaVerhill. street Boston, Mass, or
where I have worked. | have employ
ment up to Dec. list. T.. +. Palmer,
Moretown. VT. li,WJt.
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GREETING:
At Probate Court, holden at Burling.
ton, within and for the District Of Chitten-
den, on the Srd day Of October 1871, an
instrument purporting to be the last viii
and testament or Harriet A. Smith, late
of Burlington, in said district, deceasrd
was presented to the Court aforesaid, for
probate.
And it is ordered by said Court that the
gath day of October, 1901, at the Probate
Court rooms in said Burlington be assigned
for proving said instrument; and that no.
tce thereof be given TO all persons con-
cerned by publishing this order three
weeks excessively in the Burlington
Weekly Free Press, newspaper publish
ed at said Burlington, previous to the
time appointed.
The: efore, you are hereby notified to ap.
pear before said court, at the time and
place aforesaid, and contest the probate
OF said will. If you have cause.
Given under my hand at Burlington in
said district, this Bird day Of October 1901
MARCLLLUS A. BINGHAM,
10 W.T.. Judge.
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ESTATE OF HARRIET 4. SMITH OF
BURLINGTON.
STATE OF VERMONT. District Of Chit


To all persons concerned in the estate OF
Harriet A. smith late of Burlington, in
said district. dec caEod,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-10-24
RANK Is IN A HOLE.
Clerks Said to- Have LOoted wants
To Force Bank tn Terms.

To Force BANK 10 IeFhhss
Lowell. Mass, Oct. 22.-Mystery still
surrounds details of the d~efalcat:ou by
two employees of the Merchants Ma
tjCnai bank. the officers either being
ignorant of the amount of their loss or
Wiching TO keep the facts secret until
an investigation has disclosed the
truth.
Amcn9 the numerous rumors o
Ia one that gained considerable
credence to the effect that the Iusl-
lives. Teller Alfred G. Smith anu
-Bookkeeper Lewis K. Swift, were me-
gotiatfng with the officers OF n pahA
with a view to returning part Oh Ihe
money on condition that they escape
prosecution.
According to this information the
youne men had beer specializing anu
had lost heavily. Realizing that ue-
faction must come. and in order, pos
sibly. to secure immunity from pun
lsbmfnt. il is claimed that on
day night the men went &c the oa
vault and took all the money thele W
posted. This, it is said, placed them III
4 position to compel the bank 10 niaNe
terms.
This seems to resemble a former
bank de~faIcation here in which the ue,
Iinouent took all the money ne cou.u
and IN the bank, and, with the ia'e
Gen. B.. f. Butler as counsel, mace Il"
settlement and ESCAPED punishment.
one of the reports stated last nlsn'
was that the result of fridays exam
nation showed there was $l69,ooo snort
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-10-24

Wisconsin woman Contributes to
lions Fat Treasury.

Madison. Wis. Oct. %. - DIR. John
Alexander Dowie has found a valuable
onver in his city in the person OF
Mrs. s. Z. Pinney. who has recently
made many contributions to the Zion
list leader. Mrs. Pinney is a widow
seventy-three years of age, has much
wealth. the exact amount unknown.
and has no children and no immediate
heirs. Her husband was the late s. u.
Pinrey OF the Wisconsin supreme
&C urt. In his later lifetime Justice
Pinney gave away large sums of money
for charity. 1t is currently reported
here that Mrs. Pinney has already
made over half of her fortune to the
Zion church. When interviewed upon
the subject Mrs. Pinney would not abb
so'uteIy confirm this. but denied hav-
ing said, as reported, that she a not
given more than $1,000 to the estab-
lishment OF Dowie. Mrs. Pinney is a
professed Presbyterian. but say she
believes III Dowieism as the only true
religion, and her material contribu-
tons are evidences of her faith.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-10-24
Killed BY RoIomen.

Washington. Oct. 22.-The names OF
the killed and wounded in Company E.
Ninth infantry, in the engagement
with boIomen on the Candara river.
island Of Samar, last Wednesday, are
given in a cablegram received by the
war department from Gen. Chaffee.
The cablegram follows:
Manila, Oct. 1g.-Adjutant General,
Washingtcn: With reference to my
cablegram of 18th, following casualties
Candara river, Oct. Is, Company e,
Ninth infantry:
Killed: George Teachant, William
H. Richie, Edward F. Burns, Carl M.
Johnson. William Loftin, Jack Pleopis,
Charles Wilson, Orville J. Decomgoole.
Died from wounds received in ac-
ton: First Sergeant william f. CORN
ley, John D. Kelley.
Wounded: Martin G. Lyons, lung,
wounded in neck, serious; Robert L..
Hampton. lung, skull, serious; Jack NJ.
Russell, thigh, serious; Henry Stierle,
cheek, serious; Eugene Dewitt, thigh.
serious; Frank McAndrew, back, head,
slight: Musician Charles w. Buck,
shoulder, slight. -Chaffee.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-10-24
ELECTRIC LINE TO TWIN CITIES.
Road to BE Built which VIII Com
meet Many Minnesota cities.

Chicago, Oct. %. - II was learned
yesterday that the survey recently
made for a line Of railroad between
Minnesota City, Mimi, and st. Faul
and Minneapolis, and which has caused
much speculation in railroad circles in
the Northwest, is not in the interest
of either the Chicago Great Western
or the Chicago e. Northwestern, as has
been generally believed. The survey,
it is stated, was for an electric line to
connect Minnesota City with the Twin
Cities, touching many Minnesota
towns which are without railroad COM
m~unication with either st. Paul or
Minneapolis. The enterprise was pro-
NOTED by st. Paul and Minneapolis
parties and the none necessary TO
complete the line is furnished by Chi
cage and Philadelphia capitalists. Con-
struction work will begin next spring.
Connection will be made with the Twin
City Rapid Transit railway and en-
trance thus given to all parts OF st.
Paul and Minneapolis. The road ia
undertaken as a purely passenger line
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-10-24
YALE,s
Celebration Is Opened with ReIi-
gious Exercises.

gious Exercises.
New Haven, Coma, Oct. p. Yale
University began yesterday the cele-
bration of the 200th anniversary of the
founding of Yale college. The bicen-
tennial of the great institution OF
learning was ushered in with cere-
monies essentially religious. The SER
vices were performed in accord with
the devout and reverent traditions OF
the old New England days when the
little handful of clergymen gathered to-
gather and with rrayerful supplica-
lions asked divine blessing upon the
institution which they had conceived
and fought for. The old hymns were
sung and powerful sermons were ut
tered. The city. proud In It's function
as a seat of Ie&rning. had bedecked
itself in Yale's colors and presented a
splendid spectacle. Blue draperies
were intertwined with new cut ever
green and this general scheme of color
was only broken by the graceful folds
of the stars and stripes. Within the
chanel where the bicentcnnial was IN
argurated the ervices were partici-
mated in by an assemblage as imposing
as the exercises were simple.
The service began at 1880 a. M A
chant by the choir was followed by the
Lords Prayer. President Hadley read
a lesson from the Scriptures and after
the TIE Deum the vast congregation
sang Psalm XIV. Rev. Joseph Hopkins
Twitchell of Hartford, the ser or fell
low of he corporation. preached the
sermon. The closing hymn was Il
love thy kingdom, Lord" written by
Rev. Timothy Dwight, ID. d., LII. D.,
president of Yale college from Ito TO
1917. Then was sung the doxology n
the benediction was pronounced py
Rev. Timothy Dwight, president OF the
university from 1866 to 1929. Mean
while special bicentennial services were
held in other churches OF the city.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-10-24
-. az n Novelist.

I'd nAnN
lrsrty of Miss Mary e. Will
- gifts is to be further ex-
81. ! book of short stories en-
,.,.tudies." Since the earlier
NsU England life which We're
themselves to make an
.anrtation for any author. we
lsad 10 know Miss Wilkins as
,s,,er and a novelist In other
an other ways. and II has
lasting to follow her develop
- artist. Only once did she
,.om the line of progress, and
.han she was tempted TO en-
/. competition with tha pseudo
N, romance-and fell. But in
.r,,on of Labor" now appearing
,sr,s Magazine. she has not only
In herself. but, in our judgment,
snsd 10 a ligher level Of artistic
rssnt. Her new volume OF IN
e. also shows that in the short
II, hand has not lost its cum
H., onlv are these "Understud-
H. delightful as love stories. but
~.sntion of the idea which char
q them is an original and at
4. me. and. to the reader who
4. nrobe beyond the mere story,
,,so be found to be interesting
psychological standpoint-Harp-
|,tkiy.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-10-24
is LAID AT REST.
Impressive Funeral OF the Late Gov.
PfIlsbury.

Minneapolis, Oct. 22.--The mortal re-
mains OF John S. Plllsbury were con-
signed to their inal resting place at
Lakewood cemetery yesterday. This
CT mmitment was under conditions that
were pc rticularly impressive. The
funeral services were held at the First
Congregational church. The spacious
auditorium was crowded by an audi
ence perhaps more thoroughly repre-
sentative h any that had ever be-
fore gathered about a bier of a Min
neapolitan. Former Gov. Ramsey and
very maIIy other prominent members
OF the Minnesota Historical society
were present. The territorial Pioneers
association. Of which organization Mr..
Pillsbury vas once president, was
spIendidly represented. Never before,
SO far as Minneapolis is concerned. did
so large a number of venerable pio-
Eeer Minnesotans gather TO do honor
to the memory of one of their number.
The business element of The Twin
Cities were represented by hundreds of
men.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-10-24
5e6ersou ms an Inventor.

Jefferson invented the copying
He writes to Mr. Madison in
DHaving a great desire TO have a
E copying machine, and having
over some experiments with the
be Of large machines made to ap-
the smaller one, / planned one in
b, and had it made. 1t ans
perfectly. l have set a workman
Eirg them, and they are in such
ID that he has his hands full. I
'y0u one. You must expect to
many essays before you succeed
BY. A soft brush, like a shaving
is more successful than a
He also sent a copying press
Marquis de Lafayette as a pres
He invented the revolving chair,
fsz.hiar and nee essary article Of
pre- In all offices and counting
The Federalist newspapers used
II Mr.. Jefferson's whirHgig."
Fclared that he had devised II so
COX all ways at once.-Chicago
Herald.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-10-24
Monster Land safe.

Fergus Falls. Mimi, Oct. 22.-County
Auditor Lincoln finished his computa-
tons relative to the state land sale
which Auditor Dunn conducted in this
county, Saturday, and finds that there
were q, 0s7.46 acres of land disposed of
at the sale, and that the Total mount
which this acreage brings will be
STAT. 40t. 40. or almost an wen 81 an acre.
The amount of ash already received
Is per cent of the purchase price and
interest on the balance to June 1 of
next year-is SIS, Se5.46. The sale clears
up all the poor and in the county and
was probably the greatest sale In the
history of the state.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-10-24
Mrs. Overs Heart.

krron. Mich. Oct. 2l.-Tn April
sensational case of Mrs. Samu-
kyer Of this place was reported in
E,umns. Mrs. Dyer has suffered
b with n very bad case of Heart
and vas cured in a few weeks
has Kidney Pills.
4 then Mrs. Dyer has received
ks of inquiries as to her condi-
Ind many may be interested to
hat she is at present enjoying the
\ health, and has not had the
I'D return Of the Heart Trouble.
kerly she hal to sit up in bed for
h get relief; now she goes about
Erly as any lady of 81 years in
Ete. Dodd's Kidney Pills have
kany friends in Chippewa county
b their cure of Mrs. Dyer's case.
hve proven beyond doubt that
lures are not only very complete,
|soIute and permanent.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-10-24
chiIdrcu Crushed.

sioux Falls, 8. d., Oct 1.-THE son
~ !. F.. Nield. a local coal dealer, was
erbap fatally injured by being run
aver by a dray. and the little SON OF
Mrs. Fred Mintzlaff suffered a broken
lao IN the same accident. Both boys
ara about nine years old. The dray
nos loaded with peanuts. and the boys
were under the heavily loaded vehicle
,,cking up some lcsse peanuts as they
seu No blame attaches TO the driver
as he was not aware Of the presanae of
the boys.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-10-24

Nhtiess Campaign Is Beinr wax-
ea on the Island of Samar. y

VI IN AN2H
manila, Oct. 22.-Advices from Samar
GU 10 the effect that Gen. Hughes.
CohiIhander of that district, and Gen.
'niun are carrying on a relentless
ag Ainst the rebels there, and
thousands Of the indictments are flee-
ing 10 the adjacent islands.
Numerous columns of American
troops are operating along the coast,
"hlie he work in the interior is being
zone by the Macabebes, the native
scouts whose work on the Island OF
Luzoh called forth SO much praise from
the American commanders. The
troops there have evidently determined
'nal the rebels will not take them UNI
q again. They now constantly
carry their rifles, and have them
WITHIN reach even at meals and when
they go to bed.
Another Slaughter Prevented.
owing to the vigilance of Lieut..
Thomas M. Baines. Jr.. OF the Ninth
United States infantry, another
slaughter of American troops by in
sursents has been avoided.
Lieut.. Baines discovered a prisoner
re-entering, through a hole in the wall,
a cell at Carbiga, Island of Samar.
where several Filipinos were confined.
All investigation showed that the plan
was to fill the Jail with bolomen and TO
call the guard, which would be neces-
sary to get the door open, and then TO
attack n garrison. It also developed
that the instigators were a priest and
the presidente. both of whom have
been arrested, together with several
other prominent persons. Other at
tempts have been discovered. but for
tunately frustrated. at Pambujan and
other points in Samar. Several per-
sons have been arrested in connection
with these.
Rushing Reinforcements.
Reinforcements are being rushed to
Samar. Three hundred and thirty ma
Ri es under Lieut.. Col. Mancil c..
Goodrich, have gone there on board
the United States cruiser New York,
and two battalions of the Twelfth in
fantry will start Immediately for the
same destination.
United States officers from other
provinces that were supposed to be
paciied have recently arrived in Ma
Mia, and they say hat the news of the
American disasters spread like wildt1re
among the natives, who scarcely at
tempted to conceal their delight.
The Manila constabulary discovered
a large quantity of steel wagon springs
which were being shipped TO various
districts. Investigation showed that
these were to be used in manufacturing
bClos.
The troops in Samar anticipate hard
fighting. Brig. Gen. Jacob II. Smith.
who is in command, has visited most Of
the ports and instructed the command
ers that the in"surrection must be ham,
mered out and Gen. Lukban, the insur-
gent leader, captured. Already the
movement of troops has begun.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-10-24
BY TRAMPs.
Hay Lands Are Burning and the Loss
VIII He Epormo

La Crosse, Wis, Oct. 22.-Late yes
terday afternoon fire was discovered in
the hay lands which surround this city.
The flames are burning everything be-
fore them and the firemen are power
less owing to the fire being outside the
city limits and beyond water service.
1t is believed the fire was started by
tfamps. Upon these lands are stacked
thousands of tons of hay. all directly
in the path of the flames. The loss
will be enormous.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-10-24

tNDS A DUAL LIFE
REMoRsE OVER A GurYrx
LEADS A WOMAN TO TAKE
HER OWN LIFE.
MAN ATTEMPTS TO DIE WITH HER
THEY LOVED EACH OTHER AND
COULDN'T BEAR To BE
SEPARATED.
MAN ATTEMPTS TO DIE WITH nfR
EACH WAS ALREADY MARRIfD
DESPERATE EFFORTS OF THE
MAN TO END n ALL UNsUc-
CESSFUL.

chicago Oct. p. - While grieving
over the dual life she was leading with
DR.. Orville B~urnette, a prominent Chi
cago dentist, Mrs. Charlotte Nicbol
wife of w. L. Nichol. Jr.. he COM
mereial agent Of the Nashville. Chat
tanooga 81 Louisville railroad conn
mitted suicide yesterday. Burnette
also tried to end his life at the same
time but was unsuccessful.
The two were found in their rnops
poth stretched across the bed, the
woman dead and Brunette with his
neck pierced with a hatpin, a bottle Of
morphine clutched in his hand and he
gas turned on from every one of the
six jets in h suite. DR.. Brunette is
still alive and has been arrested.
In one Of he rooms was found q
not written by the woman, which told
OF her reason for the act. She said:
ITO Whom it May Concern: 1 did it
because l loved him better than any,
thing on earth and he loved me. and
we could not be separated. Good bye,
Charlotte"
The note, supplemented with a state
ment made by DR.. Burnette, tells of
the tragedy enacted by the two lovers.
According 10 the dentists story he
met Mrs. Nichol while yet a young
girl in Nashville, Tenn, and fell in
love with her. Brunette moved to
Chicago and married several years
afterward.
In Constant Remorse.
Our love was stiIl strong for each
other" said Eurnette, and she moved
to Chicago to " neal me. We were
together nearly every day. There
seemed, however, to be a constant re-
n orse on her part on account Of the
dual life she was leading. Saturday
we went down town together and af-
ter having several drinks she proposed
suicide to me and we went to the
Marlborough hotel and she produced
q bottle of morphine she had hidden
in her dress. She again asked me to
die with her AMI I consented. Then
she swallowed nearly all the contents
Of the bottle and handed ii to me. I
drank what was left, but believing that
I had not taken enough to prove fatal,
I tried to end my life by sticking the
hatpin into my neck. 1 saw this was
also going to be a failure SO l turned
on the gas and laid down to die"
Burnette stated that his wife knew
nothing of his attachment for Mrs.
Nichol. A policeman who was sent to
the Nichol home last night TO notify
Mr. Nichol of the tragedy, found 10
one there but the two little children OF
the dead woman, one a boy of eight
and the other a little girl of four years.
They told the policeman that their
father was out looking for their mother
who had been missing all Saturday
night and yesterday.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-10-24
PATENTS.
. ratents Issued Last Week to
worth westeru Iuvaufhrw

on {. Foster, Rushmore, Mimi,
mare clamp: Martha J. King, Du-
lnn', hair-retaining comb; Ber-
uefgan, Fargo, N. D., mattress;
2. Loye, Minneapolis, Mimi,
thinning tool; Eben j. Man
|Lase City, Mimi. floor mat: An
L Shore, Minneapolis, Mimi,
scurer; Isaac w. Wepplo, Min
Mimi, steam engine.
= Johnson. patent attorneys, OH a
Aea rress Bldg, st. Paul, MINI.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-10-24
CRIPpLE's BRAVE DEED.
Boy who Walked with Clutches
Saves Child From Drowning.

La Crosse, WIS.,, Oct. 22.-Edgar Ed
berg, a fourteen-year-old cripple nho
has never walked during his life with
out the aid OF crutches, rescued rttle
six-year-old Willie Foley from death
by drowning. The younger child was
walking logs and slipped into the
water. Edberg, unable to walk,
dl Jagged himself over the raft to where
the Foley child was struggling in the
water and pulled him on the raft. Sew
eral times while going across the roll
ing logs Edberg came near losing his
w lift by drowning.