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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-16
WORKS IN MUD-CAN'T SEE.
The Diver Stays Below For Several
Hours at a Time and Labors.

Eyes, | believe that diver gets SIS a
day for his work down on the bottom of
the dock, but he runs the risk of losing
his life fifteen times for every dollar he
receives" said man on one OF the new
Bishop estate wharves recently, as he
watched the bubbles indicating where a
diver was at work in thirty feet Of
Water-Or mud, for the tide rushing in
to the new dock kept the water black
during the greater portion of the time.
A small barge was mOOred near the bub-
bles, and on this two men were busily
grinding away at the pumps which sup
piled the diver with air. Near the lad
der which goes down into the water
from the end of the barge sits a man
with a rope in his hand. The diver sig
nails his wants on this rope, and the
man sitting there carries them out
The work being done by the diver is
that of placing new copper sheathing on
the piles where it has been torn off
through driving them into the coral He
has to do his work entirely by feeling,
as it is impossible for him to see
through the mud. When he washes a
piece of copper four inches spare, or
any other size, to cover break in the
sheathing he signals the size up by jerks
on the rope. Then the copper is cut
and sent down to him. Nothing can be
seen of his work above the water ex-
cept the rising bubbles, and all that can
be heard is a dull thud when he hurls
his hammer in the mud and drives a
nail home" through the sheathing and
piling.
The diver employed is one of the old
est in Honolulu. He is, Of course, en-
cased in divers armor, but it is re-
markable even then the length of time
he is capable of staying under water
at his work. Sometimes he only stays
underneath the surface couple of
hours, but ofttimes he remains under
the surface for six or seven hours. A
rubber pipe leads from the barge pump
to his armor, and through this the cir
is forced. 1t leaves the alright arm 0r
suit through cap in the Divers helmet
and such force is used in sending the
air through that he has new air to
breathe about every second. After leav-
ing the helmet the air goes into the
water with such force that as it rises
to the surface it stirs the water up to
such an extent that one would imag
inc that a steamers propeller was work
ing down below instead Of a man.
Honolulu Advertiser.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-16
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Some men go to bed too late ever to
wake up famous.
The chief end of man is the one with
the head on
A woman is as young as other wo-
men think she looks.
; Some men owe more to their wives
than they ever get paid.
A man is seldom as smart or as fool
ish as his wife thinks he is.
Strenuous pursuit of the impossible
begets activity minus the reward.
J Think Of your own faults and you
will talk less about the faults of others.
It is easier to get mOdiste to cut a
gown than it is to get her to cut the
price.
Money may not make the man, but
that doesn't prevent the man from try
ing to make money.
A third party may be all right in pol
itics, but when it comes to cOurtship
it's different.
The average woman can detect flat
terry every time-except, OF course,
when it is lavished upon herself.
A physician says that whisky-Grink-
ing weakens the eyes. Perhaps it does,
but consider how it strengthens the
breath!
1t is difficult to believe that every
thing is fer the best, but there is no
reason why we should not try to make
the best of everything.
Many a man works hard in trying to
avoid hard work.
A girl may say NO but she knows
how to re-touch her negative.
No, Cardelia, keyrings are not made
by hammering on piano.
1t takes a strong-minded woman to
convince herself that she is homely.
Heaven hasn't time to help the man
who is a victim of that tired feeling
Sentences of some orators are SO
carefully rounded off that they lack
point.
Every time some men make move
they are accused Of trying to avoid pay
ing rent.
When a politician voluntarily gives
up politics it's sure sign there isn't
another dollar in sight.
It's doughnuts to fudge there is some
thing wrong with the woman who talks
only when she has something to say.
A fool sometimes profits by his own
experience, but the wise guy always
profits by the dearly bought expert
ences of Other.-ChicagO News.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-16
CLEARED A ORIENT BYs7EoNE.
Coy Was Guilty Of Forgery, but the
Wrong Court Got Hin.

A Bangor, Me-, lawyer, w. r. Pattan-
gall, has the distinction of being the
first lawyer in this country 20 try
case by telephone.
A few days ago young man was ar
rested there on a warrant charging him
with forgery This warrant was issued
by the municipal court OF Oidtown. a
city miles from there, and there the
boy as being taken for trial
When Pattangall was consulted by
the young mans father there was not
sufficient time to get TO Oldtowr before
the hearing. Hastily he went over the
details of the case with the parent The
boy was guilty, but the forgery was
done in Bangor and the paper was ut
tered there. BY the laws Of the state
the Oldtown court had no jurisdiction
and could not issue a warrant for the
crime
The main thing desired was to get
the young man out of the officers
hands and give his people time TO set
tie. BY telephone Pattangall got the ear
of the judge of the up-river court, and
asked him about the case. I'VE are
just going to arraign him" came back
the answer. We'll plead not guilty,
and / move for the discharge Of the
prisoner shouted the lawyer
Whats your grounds" asked the
judge.
Case is out Of your jurisdiction
crime was committed in Bangor, not
OldtOwn, so you have no authority to
issue warrant or hold hearing"
'fB'gosh that's right" said the
judge 1.-The prisoners discharged"
After that it didn't take long to get
hold of the complainant in the case and
get the matter adjusted so that there
would be no further legal proceedings.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-16
ELGIN'S MAIL TUBE.
Saves Two Mems Salaries and Han
dies Six Tons of Matter Daily.
be saved.

dies Six Tons of Matter Daily.
Uncle Sam hasn't given Chicago a
pneumatic mail tube service yet, but
he recognizes one that has been built
and is now in operation out in Elgin
The world would have to be looked
over to find another such coptrivance
made use of in dispatching mail with
Certainty, celebrity, and security" but
this one saves the Elgin postoffice the
salaries of two men the year around
and the handling of an average of six
tons of mail day.
One of the publishing concerns of
Elgin has built it's plant on an emf
nence overlooking the Fox river, the
track of the Chicago e Northwestern
road skirting the bluff below, and in
front Of the buildings of the publisher
there has been built a side track on
which a mail car is set every week day
Leading from the top of the hill to a
platform that stands beside the track Is
a monster wooden tube 40 feet long
and five feet square. Into the capacious
nav of this tube small packages are
not thrown, but big sack, the largest
that Uncle Sam uses in his business,
and filled until it bulges out to huge
proportions, is slung from wagon.
The slide that the bag takes down the
tube isn't to be compared with any to-
boggan movement in this country.
Putting the bag inside the tube is about
simultaneous with heavy thud at the
down end of the machine, where the
sack alights on the creased bottom of
the platform and scoots clear inside the
car.
When the train comes along in the
evening the car is picked up. hauled to
Chicago, and is there delivered to the
United States railway mail service
transfer clerk at the Northwestern Sta
ton, who distributes the mail to the
different railway postOffices leaving
from every other depot in the city.
An additional tube is used on rush
days. This is built on top of the hill
from the door of the mailing room to
a coal side track on which fuel is
switched to the plant. This one is
about IS feet long, and the mail is
tubed from the mail room right into the
car, which has ben set on the coal
track for the purpose. On some days
20 tors of mail are shot through these
tubes. The mail, save the second-class
stuff, is all prepared at the publishing
house, where a postal clerk, up" on
distribution and supplied with schemes
by the postofice department, distrib-
utes the matter to all points in this
and other countries. The stamps are
cancelled in the sheet before they are
put on the packages, the publishing
concern having invented a machine for
the process. Another publishing house
in Elgtn has it's plant built along the
Northwestern depot on the west side,
and the mail is wheeled from the mail
room over an elevated platform direct
to the mail car. \ :
Elgin does heavy publishing bust
ness that swells the gross receipts OF
the postofice. The rejorts of 1900 give
the gross receipts Of the Elgin post
Office as $76, 0G0.-Chicago Tribune.
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are madden than blazes, and | believe
the trouble is over Fannie The first
we know there will be melOdrama
right here on the veranda FL bet a
dollar that it's tempest in teapot
and Schwartz simply proposes to tell
Fannie that the count hasn't red cent,
and is counting her for her money. Here
comes Schwartz now. I'm off. Can't
catch me in scene"
Sure enough out marched Schwartz,
flushed of face and stiff of manner
Miss Curtin" he began, formally
addressing Fannie Il owe it to you to
make you informed regarding matter
upon which / have remained silent too
long already. L
us it with regard to Count Won
Schimmielheimer?" she interrupted.
ct is" replied Schwartz.
''Then you must excuse me. pre-
fer not to hear it, and Fannie swept
into the hotel like an insulted princess.
That afternoon Schwartz asked Mary
to ride and when they had reached a.
bit of quiet road he turned to her and
said:
81 tried to make a confession to your
cousin this afternoon. She refused to
listen. [ now desire to make the same
confession to you, but for q different
purpose. Will you listen?"
81 don't see how I can stop it," she
replied. ri cannot rise and sweep into
the house."
First I want to tell that | love you
and would make you my wife. | would
speak to your father and make known
to him that | am o proper per4On to
sue for your hand, but | do not desire
to do so until | know if your feeling
toward me are such as to make it o.
use. | had not intended to be so abrupt,
but it is necessary for me to explain
today"
She had grown pale. She lnew that
she had become very fO-d OF the hand
some secretary but she had scarcely
thought Of marriage.
Should / not hecr tho confession
frst?" she asked.
mo, believe me, you should not he
replied, with an air SO masterful that
she looked at him with surprise. Il
ask no promise; only hint that you
think enough of me to let me talk to
your mother. May |, may l, fraulein
Will you trust me?"
Il WILL" she whispered, and he rails
ed her hand to his lips with all the
courtesy of prince of the blood.
my confession is this" he said. Il
am an imposter am not Mr.. Schwartz.
| am Count Won Schimmielheimer and
my friend is Mr.. Schwartz. Your cou-
sin, Mr.. Curtin, got us mixed in the
introduction and we decided to let it
go as a joke. My secretary is not act
ing honorably with your cousin and is
taking advantage of the mistake to at
tempt marriage to secure her fortune.
There is thought of an elopement to-
night"
When Mary recovered from her sur
prise she set her keen senses to work
and the elopment was prevented, al
though Fannie's humiliation could not
be saved.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-16
Kneading the Dough.

A story is told of a lawyer whose
quick wit never deserted him, whether
in Office or court O-"e day a client
entered the Office, and. throwing back
his coat, said, irritably.
'sWhy, sir, your office Is ~ hot as
an oven."
"Why shouldn't it be?" was the calm
response. 1T is here that l make my
bread. '-Tit-BitS.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-16
The Younc Mother.

"She is worried about the baby
"Why, there is nothing the matter
with him."
That's just it. If there was some
thing the matter with him the doctor
could tell her what it was, but he says
he can see nothing. Chicago News.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-16

ID, GIFTS, put on your war
paint" said Cousin Fred,
as he threw himself into
a chair on the veranda;
your opportunity has ar
rived-or is about to. A
German count, real thing,
you know, family castle
and ancestral portraits
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-16
TT ALWAYS Means a Raise

IT hope Rockefeller won't give away
any more millions for while.
"Why?"
Because am paying all can afford
for oil now."-Houston (TeXaal Post.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-16
BeIated Warning.

The victim of the accident related
below may have been sadly frightened,
but evidently he was not, as children
say scared out of his wits"
A heavy wagon came laundering
down the street A man on the crossing
was knocked down and the wagon roll
ed over him. AS the hind wheel passed
over him the driver called out loudly:
'Iook out, there!"
"Iook out?" asked the man. What
for? Are you coming back?"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-16

Charles Molten, a colored man and the
Oldest resident of Washington, ID. c..
has just died in that city at the age Of
11S.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-16

Weak-minded people sometimes are
the most headstrCrg.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-16
She Captured a Court.

Ely D. A. CHAUNCEY.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-16

Copyright, 1901, by Authors Syndicate.)
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-01-16
MELROSE.

January IA, 1903.
J. Chapman is spending the week at
home.
Miss Jennie Austin is visiting in
Minnesota.
Percy Hart of Corona, is working
for A. E. Vandusen.
Guss Reeve has returned from a
visit to Hager City, Wis.
G. Hart joined the Odd Fellow order
at Wilmot last Thursday night.
Mr. Edd Kahl of Melrose graduates
at Madison Normal this month.
Chas. Harris windmill was among
the number that was destroyed by the
wind Wednesday.
J. c.. Reeve received word that his
sister was dead, and he departed for
Wisconsin, Monday.
There was a pleasant dancing party
at the home of Miss Elsie and Mr..
Elmer Kelley last Friday evening.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-01-16

bears the 4 The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature "a &MNzzm
BIG STONE

Headlight, January 8, 1903.
f. f. Moore. the former publisher
of the Headlight, has entered into
partnership witha lawyer of Rockwell
City. Iowa, and will move from Wash
ington to that place in the spring.
Mr.. Moore has completed a law
curse while in Washington and starts
out with good prospects.
Prof. Harms and wife arrived from
Montezuma, Ohio. Wednesday after
noon. They will live in the house
vacated by Prof. Riggle. Prof. Harms
is a graduate of the Ohio Normal Uni.
versity at Ada, Ohio. and has taught
in Ohio and Texas. We welcome him
to Big Stone and hope his work may
be pleasant and profitable.
Mr.. William Schuster and Miss Jen-
ME Fishell were married Sunday at
the residence of G. G. Hortman, the
ceremony being performed by Rev. 0.
E. Boyce. Mr.. and Mrs. Schuster left
for their home at Willow Lake, S. D..
Monday afternoon. Mr.. Schuster is a
farmerof that vicinity. and Miss Fish
ell has made her home in and near
Big Stone for some years. The cere-
mony was witnessed by the relatives
of the contracting parties. May joy
and prosperity attend them is the
wish of many friends.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-01-16

Republican, January 10, 1908.
Lee Laird departed Monday for
Minneapolis where he is attending
school.
Two daughters, of a Mr.. Tronson
living near Dry Wood Lake were fro
zen to death in the blizzard Tuesday
night, the Oldest was l3 years of age
and the youngest II. The particu-
lars as we heard them were that they
had been visiting at a neighborS and
their father called with a team and
sleigh to take them home. On their
way Il part of the sleigh became
broken and they all got out to help
make the repairs, and became seper-
ated. The father left the team to
find them, and found the oldest who
had been overcome and laid down a
few feet from the team; he succeeded
in reaching the sleigh with her and
returned and found the youngest who
he also took to the sleigh. BY this
time the storm had become more
severe and he was unable to proceed
and the two children soon died from
exposure. The father was able to
keep alive until morning by walking
! around, and at daylight discovered
that all the time they had only been
a short distance from their home.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-01-16
Al.BAN

The late storm broke Ben MOser's
wind mill to pieces.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Durre of Butler,
has been visiting friends here for a
week or SO.
Mr.. Zech. of Vienna, was visiting
the Burr family last week and return
ed home yesterday.
Mrs. John Fleusy of the Yellow.
banks has been visiting her friends
here for a week or SO past.
Albert Helm reports the arrival OF
a daughter at his home a few weeks
ago making the seventh girl in the
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Moser of Orion
Vile have been visiting their uncle
Ben MoSer for a couple of weeks.
Mr.. Moser returned home a week ago
last Sunday, but Mrs. Moser is still
here.
At the election of Sunday school
| officers last week the following were
chosen for the year:
Supt.--Ben Moser.
Asst. Supt.-Dillman Trap.
Secy.-John Trap.
Librarian-Sam Cafese.
Org.-Leah Moser
Asst. Org.-Mrs. Geo. Wise.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-01-16
COUNTY 4 VICINITY
TWIN BROOKS

January Is, 1908.
With all the bad storms and wind
last week, our mail carrier, D. Filbert,
only missed one trip.
With the amount of snow that is
continually drifting, it is hard to pro-
cur feed for stock, even when it is on
ones own farm.
The directors of the Twin Brooks
Creamery Association are settling up
the years business, and find it very
satisfactory. Each month new patrons
are added. Next year the outlook is
favorable for double the output of the
!. past year.
The hard wind storm here last week
did damage to many buildings.
Among those suffering loss were Geo.
Egrmayer, whose barn was moved off
its foundation and a chimney blown
down on his house; John Storm also
had a chimney blown down, and a
barn vas unroofed on the Jensen place.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-01-16
-
1ssrs tie \ The Kind You Have Always Bopct
''s's = AzzM
5 rROUAElO

January Is. 1903.
Jack Stevens is laid up with La
gripp.
Mrs. S%tinchfeld has been quite sick
Tor some time.
Mr.. Day Of Brookings was doing
business in our town Thursday.
John Mcdowell Of Watertown has
spent the week in our vicinity.
Will Selchert spent the last of the
week in Watertown with his brother
Fritz.
Miss Lettie Jones of Dexter is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Hagens this
week.
w. G. Shultz has beer d~isposing of
some Of his stock to parties near
Waubay.
j. Il. was around looking for two
loads of hay which came up missing
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Woolsey went
to Watertown Tuesday returning
Thursday.
Mr.. Brenen's two little girls, Hazel
and Myrtle have been quite i'll the
past week.
G.. L. Martin of Reuville township
COdington county, spent Tuesday and
"Wednesday in our vicinity.
Fred Shultz of Day county passed
/, through our burg Tuesday on his
on his way home from WATERFOWL.
"A representative of the Mccormick
harvesting machine company was
here Monday on Important business
W. H. Maher Of Blooming Valley
township was caught in Tuesday
storm on his way home from Water.
town and remained here until Thurs
day.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-01-16
w lIMOT
Reporter, January 10, 1908.

ttpUTtUT, JdHUdTy IVl IJUo'
Engineer Deield with his engine
and snow plow, bucked his way
through from Wilmot to Sisseton.
Wednesday night IN "a minutes. Bill
ly says it was the first time since
he has been engineer that he was
called out to buck 10Y in the night,
and he just pulled her wide open.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-01-16
The Shifting Snake.

A snake found in Africa is called the
splitting snake by the Beers. 1t is be-
tween two and three feet long and is
especially bold and active, readily at
lacking every one who approaches it.
In confinement it is very savage, open
ing its mouth and erecting its fangs,
from which the poison may be often
observed to drop and even sometimes
to be forcibly elected; whence the
name given it by the Beers.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-01-16

Bears the 1Iha Kind You Have Always Bought
s's1 at Nzzm
WILLOW BEND

Miss Vera Alderman is sick with
the measles.
Miss Olive Ralph spent her vacation
in Minneapolis.
Last weeks storm did considerable
damage in this neighborhood.
Will Alderman is improving after a
very serious attack of measles.
The farmers of this vicinity are all
in Milbank today attending the hog
sale.
E. S. McCollum is enjoying a visit
with his brother, Frazill, from Min
neapolis.
The attendance at the Willow Bend
school was small last Wednesday on
account of the snow storm.
Mrs. Arthur Partridge has returned
from Minneapolis where she has been
visiting her mother and sister.
Kenneth Alderman, who attended
the Brookings Agricultural school
until the holidays, will not return as
he is needed at home.
Mr.. Human, our mail carrier, was
compelled to stay ove night Tuesday
last week, at the home of Arthur
Partridge. Mr.. Human misses very
few days.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-01-16

Some terribly potent liquors, it is said,
can be distilled from the innocent look
ing banana and also from the milk of
the cocOanut. The Japanese make q
beverage from plums and from the
flowers of the motherwort and the
peach. The Chinese produce several
qualities of spirit from rice and peas,
all of them intoxicating, besides which
they can make an alcoholic drink from
mutton.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-01-16
SU M
Signal, January 8. 1903.

- NJ - 5000
Rural mail carrier Poor had an
exciting time Tuesday afternoon when
the terrific wind storm struck him.
The force of the wind proved too
much for Percy's mail wagon and it
was uncerem0niously Topped over
without regard to the safety of the
mail or respect for the feelings of the
carrier. The mail sacks went flying
across the snow and Percy had a live
~ time getting out of the tangle.
He unhitched his team and got them
TO q deserted barn some, eighty rods
away and then gathered up his scat.
tered belongings, after which he
made his way to Albert Sharf's where
ne stayed until Thursday. morning.
Percy says he hasn't had such an
interesting time since he had the
wbooping cough.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-01-16
Making Sure.

This hunting story from Scot
land: When the beaters came out of
the covert, II of the guns said to the
keeper, Have you got all your beaters
out?"
Aye said the man, aStoniShed.
Are you sure! Have you counted
them?"
Counted them?' said the keeper.
"Aye, they're all right"
Then said the shooter, with a sigh
Of some relief, Il have shot a roe"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-01-16
SISSETON
Banner January s, 1903.

DIR. Taplin reports Victor Zacker-
son. the boy who was SO badly burned
in the Israelson fire some time ago.
as being on the mend and will soon be
around again as well as ever. The
doctor says the boy was burned as
badly if not worse than any other
one in the fire and for a time his re-
covery seemed improbable. He is
gratified to state at this time however
that the boy will fully recover.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-01-16
MARVIN
January H., 1908.

January IA, 1908.
Mr.. and Mrs. Molberg have gone
to Lille for a few days visit.
Ed Norton just returned from a
visit at Spring Valley, Mimi, and
reported plenty of snow there.
There will be a dance in the Marvin
hall January %. All are invited to
come. Supper at the hotel. Good
music and a good time is promised.