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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-08-03
SPANISH WAR CLAIMS AGAIN.
Mr.. Townsend and Others to 50 to Washington
This Week.

This Week.
The Spanish war claims of South Caro-
lima will be brought before the authorities
at Washington this week. After con-
ference with Governor Heyward this
morning it was decided that Assistant
Attorney General Townsend and Mr.. W.
Boyd Evans, who is attorney for the
soldiers, go to Washington Thursday and
lay the matter before the war department.
The claims are for about $4,000 for SER
vice done by the volunteers from the time
they assembled in Columbia up to the
time they we're mustered in or were re-
iected. There is at present some hitch in
the joint resolution passed by the legisla-
ture last year. The time for the collec-
ton of these claims expires January 1st,
Columbia Record.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-08-03
F1fes as Germ Carriers.

The house fly is Of itself great dis
seminator Of disease, partaking and
polluting as it does the food and drink
Of man. Military authorities have no.
ticed that officers whose tents were dy
screened suffered proportonately less
from the attack Of typhoid fever than
did those whose tents were unprotect'
ed. The latter seems we'll nigh impos
sible, but one Of the two must be done.
The mosquito carries malaria and yel
low fever, the rat carries the plague,
the cat and the dog hydrophobia, the
hog trichina, the sheep, cattle and
horsas anthrax and glanders, and they
all carry Observation-Disclosures Maya
zine.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-08-03
PUBLIC is AROUSED.

The public is aroused to knowledge
of the curative merits of that great medi-
cinal tonic, Electric Bitters, for sick
stomach, liver and kidneys. Mary q.
Walters, 546 St. Clair Ave, Columbus, O.,
writes: "For several months, I was given
up to die. I had fever and ague, my
nerves were wrecked; l could not sleep
and my stomach was so weak, from USE
less doctors drugs, that I could not eat.
Soon after beginning to take Electric Bit
tiers, obtained relief, and in short time
I was entirely cured" Guaranteed at
all druggists in Bamberg; Fielder & Mat
thews, Denmark. Price SOC.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-08-03

In scarcity of new stories good old
one NAV bear repetition: A Scot in a
hospital at Bloemfontein recovering from
an attack of enteric disease suggested to
the doctor that he would be grateful for
a "wee drappie." mo, no." said the doc
tor. "Do you know that your stomach is
in such an liberated condition that q
spoonful of whiskey would kill you?"
"Aweel, sir" replied the patient regret
fully, II must do without it; but, doctor,
Just come up close to me" The medical
man obliged. "Ah, doctor" said the
soldier, sig Thing contentedly, Eyer breath's
vera refreshin'!"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-08-03

Em.
led by the recent cave-in, says the
Pueblo (Colo) Chieftain. Nineteen men
voluntarily built dam that caused the
water to rise around them to I'LL the
cell in which they were entombed that
seven others might not suffer death by
drowning after having been pinned un-
der timbers and debris. Two hundred
men working with might and main
risked their lives every minute In an
attempt to rescue the imprisoned men.
n. C. Steele, one Of the entombed men,
asked for a cigarette as his first re-
quest, and another one, Benjamin Tay7 1
lor. Law fiat on his back with his neck
across railroad rail, four heavy TIM
bers resting on his shoulders and legs
and bis feet imbedded in water. BE
was only able to move one hand, yet
with the rescuers within two feet OF
him and unable to come nearer for
fear Of bringing down other timbers
he said he was doing first rate.
Nineteen men were taken out alive.
Two men, Taylor and Steele, though
crushed between timbers, were close
enough to their rescuers to converse
with them, but the character OF the
dirt and timbers around them was
such that it became necessary to start
q new shaft and sink it to point be-
low the men and take them out from
the bottom. Any attempt to reach
them from the top would probably have
resulted in a settling Of the timbers,
causing death to both. 1t was at their
suggestion that the plan to tunnel un-
der was agreed upon.
The last man to die was Fred Gross.
The rescuers had been within two feet
of him all day, and the light from
their lanterns showed that his body
was bent back across some heavy tim-
bering. he complained Of his cramped
position and urged the men to push the
work Of rescue as rapidly as possible
But it was impossible to get closer to
him, because every time it was at
tempted the dirt would slide In from
the top. It was noticed that his voice
grew weaker. The rescuers peered
through the timbers, and it could be
seen that the nock and mud from above
had sunk and were gradually bending
his back almost double. A beam had
caught his chin so that be could not
utter a sound, and his body gradually
ceased it's quivering and was apparent
" lifeless. The rescuers were frantic,
but could do nothing. His suhering
must have been terrible, but timbers
across his chin forbade him making It
known.
Edward Schuler was supposed to
have been crushed in similar man
ner. he and Charles smidley were
side BY side when the cave-in occurred.
The force Of the falling dirt rendered
smidley unconscious. When he revived
he was clasping Schulers hand. BE
pressed it, and Schuler answered.
smidley spoke to schuler, but received
no reply. He then tried to run bis
hand up Schuler's arm to the latters
face, but broken tmbers and dirt In
terfered. The mans head was liter
ally held In one position by twisted
timbers and rock. smidley says that
Schuler's hand pressure became less
and less for about two hours, and final
" the hand dropped to the side Of the
body, limp and lifeless.
The rescue of Theodore eraser and
Charles smidley will always form one
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-08-03
OF the thrilling pages Of Colorado's

Of the thrilling pages Of Colorado's
history Of brave deeds. After Smidley
noticed that Schuler was dead he be-
gan an attempt to rescue himself. A
IL by 1s inch boxing runs along the
lower dormer Of the tunnel at this
point for air purposes. He managed
to turn around and work himself down
to this boxing and noticed that it was
broken and had Sled up with mud
and water. Knowing hatSSaere was
an opening In the boxing e%elve feet
further on toward the inner portion Of
the tunnel, be closed his eyes and held
his breath and literally crawled the
twelve feet through the mud, slush
and sand until he reachev the other
opening, where he las enabled to
emerge into a small space made by
the cave-in, and where he secured a
little fresh air and breathing spell.
Here he found Grasser held by some
fallen timbers and dirt. He managed
to pull these apart and rescue his i'm
prisoncd companion, and the two men
began to call through the boxing. The
seventeen men on the inside Of the
tunnel responded. The two men tapped
on the wooden boxing and the seven
teen showed q gas pipe through to the
prisoners. Grasser was the first to
catch hold OF the pipe, and be was lit
orally dragged through the mud, water
and the sand to the other side Of the
cave-in. Again the gas pipe was
pushed back. and Snidley clutched it
and was rescued In q similar way.
When the caye-in took place the sew
enteen men not directly under the slide
realized that the seeping water would,
II allowed to run through, drown all
those not already dead who were un-
der the pile Of dirt and timbers. They
noticed that the seepage was from
above their own room. Knowing full
we'll the death it probably meant to
them, but in order to assist in saving
their more unfortunate comrades, they
set about and erected dam across
the tunnel near the cave-tn and con-
tinued building it higher and higher as
the seeping water rose In their own
prison cell. They used the loose tim
bers and rock, filed the cracks with
mud and even slipped of their own
clothing to stop up crevices. When
the shaft from above was finally sunk
to them the water was up almost to
the shoulders Of many of the men and
was above the hips Of them all. No
sooner had they been placed on the
ground above them than they Joined
the army of volunteers working so
valiantly to rescue the two imprisoned
men.
The rescuers found the nineteen men
in good spirits. Theodore Grasser was
the first man extracted. BE was very
weak from exhaustion and bruises re-
ceived by being caught in the cave-in.
At 4 o'clock in the afternoon the res
cuers came to point where they could
talk with Steele. They could see him
standing between four timbers and
hemmed in in such 8 manner as to be
able to move only one hand. "Are you
hurtT' said Resident Engineer Nc
Donnel.
mo, but terribly crowded. Give me
a cigarette" was Steele's reply. Nc
Donnel lighted a cigarette and stuck 1t
through a crack, and Steele took it
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-08-03
Thursday, Aug. 8, 1905
Won't there be a great old time IN
Edgefeld next Saturday when "Uncle
Ben" and "Uncle Jasp" lock horns! Here
goes our money on "Uncle Jasp."


Ben" and "Uncle Jasp" lock horns! Here
goes our money on "Uncle Jasp."
~
There was one man at the meeting OF
the South Carolina Press Association who
is not politician and is one OF the best
fellows alive. He numbers his friends
by the score, and he ought to be an hon.
orary member of the Press Association.
We refer to Col. Robert ". Hunt, of
Charleston.
The dispensary was discussed at Bap-
tist union meeting in Edgefeld county
last Saturday between W. j. Talbert, D..
W. Thurmond, and several ministers.
Mr.. Thurmond favored the dispepsary. 1t
is rather unique proposition to find a
man standing up in the church and de-
Tending the dispensary because of its
revenue features, but this is exactly what
Mr.. Thurmond did. "'Tis true it's pity,
and pity it's it's true"
~
Some of the dispensary advocates are
raising great cry about the condition
of the schools after the dispensary money
is gone, and some 60 so far as to say that
we might aswell pull down the school
houses in case the dispensary is abolish
ed. In the name of common sense, didn't
the schools exist before the coming of the
dispensary? Better educational facilities
are being provided all over South Caro-
lima, and in Bamberg county especially,
but the people are doing it by going down
in their pockets. Special levies are being
made to supplement the constitutional
school tax, and the vastly improved con'
dition of our schools is not due to any
income from the dispensary. Theifact is
that Bamberg county gets very little
money from the dispensary profits any
way, and in most counties it has to be
divided up so much that each school
doesn't receive enough to do any appre-
ciable good. The dispensary men had
better drop the school argument.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-08-03
Joys of Matrimony.

They had just commenced house keep
ing
SClarence, DEAR" said bridelet, 81 wish
You would stop at the drug store as you
come home tonight and get somesponges.
"All right, darling" responded the
temporary head of the matrimonial com.
bine. How many do you want?"
II don't know, love-" she answered.
/ guess-oh, we'll, just ask the man how
many it takes to make medium size
sponge cake'
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-08-03

with one hand and smoked it. A little
later they got within talking distance
Of Taylor. He reported that he was
lying fat ON his back.
The scenes around the mouth Of the
tunnel beggared description. The rela-
tives Of the imprisoned men were held
back by ropes stretched around the
places where the rescuers were at
work. When the shaft was completed
and as one by one the nineteen men
were lifted out in many cases their
relatives tainted with Joy upon seeing
them alive.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-08-03
PECULIAR DISAPPEARANCE.

j. D. Runyan, of Butlerville, O., laid
the peculiar disappearance of his painful
symptoms, of indigestion and biliousness,
to DR.. Kings New Life Pills. He says:
"They are perfect remedy, for dizziness,
sour stomach, headache, constipation,
etc." Guaranteed at all druggists in Bam-
berg; Fielder & Matthews, Denmark. 25c.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-08-03

A Texas girl advertised for a husband
and got him. The total expense for ad-
vertising, wedding outfit, etc., was 81.
Within year he died leaving her an in.
surance policy of $4,000: And yet some
people claim it does not pay to advertise.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-08-03
Deeds Of
Heroism
Courageous Act< In the
Rsscue Of Men Impris-
oned In Tunnel.
Workmsn WHO 1boxSbf Them
selves Enfombed, Bunt Dam
and Saved FeIIotv Labor
srs From Drowning.

History has never recorded greater
deeds of bravery and valor than have
been enacted in the drama at the por-
tai Of the Gunnison tunnel in the at
tempt to rescue the men who were bur
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-08-03

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subjects of general interest will be gladly
welcomed. Those of a personal nature
will not be published unless paid for.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-09-01
GREGORY COUNTY
SHOWS INCREASE
Opening Of the Rosebud Reser
vation Doubled the Pop
lation Last Year.
HAND COUNTY CYCLONE
Twister Touched Earth Southeast Of
Miller, Demolished Farm Build
inss and Injured Two Per-
sons Slightly.

Pierre, S. D., Aug. 2S.-The census re.
turns of Gregory county show that dur
ing the past year the population of the
county increased more than half. The
increase was due to the opening of the
Itosebud reservation. which brought a
large number of people into the county.
The towns show prosperity by doubling
in size and all show many improve
ments.
The Gregory county figures show a
total of 7,O24. gain of 4,S13. The popu-
latlon is 1866 male and LIPS is foreign
born. Fairfax has 3S6. Bonesteel 754,
and Herricl1 226
The Roberts county figures show a to-
tai of 1875. gain of 1,699 in five years.
This is 7,430 male and 3.344 is foreign
born. Sfsseton has 1876, a gain of 447;
Wilmot has S91, a gain of Al; White
Rock has 337, a gain of l21, and SUM
init has 373, a gain of 237.
The census returns Tor Walworth
county give total of 3,SO5, a gain of
81 in five years. This population is
2,16S male. and 1,346 is foreign born.
Selby has population of 349, Java has
20 20 and Bangor, the old county seat
has but 10
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-09-01

bert Sage and rs. Jonn Erwin of
Tennessee. Besides these there are
fifteen grandchildren. thirty-two great
grandchildren and four great great
grandchildren.
Hannah Bisby was born May 81, 1904,
at Orwell. Vt. being one of a family OF
eight children. In 1880 she married
Noah r. Sage. In 1885 they moved to
Conneautville, Pa; TO Macomb' county,
Michigan, in 1913; to Woodstock, Ill.,,
y, 1S4S; to Burr Oak, Ia, in 1852; to
s1Atchinson county, Missouri. in 1869.
Here her husband died, August %, 1872.
In 1878 Mrs. Sage came to Turner
county With her two sons, Almond and
Albert, all of them filing on home
steads. her claim being a quarter sec
tion in Middletown township. This she
sold in 1879 and since then has resided
With her daughter, Mrs. John Erwin,
ct whose home she died.
Grandma Sage has bee: nearly help
less for several years, but has been pa
tient and loving through it all, and at
all times she received the utmost care
and attention from her daughter, Mrs.
Erwin, who. with the other loved ones,
has done all within human power to
make the closing years of this useful
life pleasant ones. Surely the reward
for devotion and loyalty of this kind
will be great. After these many, many
years of journeying through this world
of strife, may the departed spirit of
dear old Grandma Sage find 4 sweet
reSting nlape
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-09-01
FOUND ON ASH PILE.
Live Baby Discovered in West Part o
Sioux Falls.

Sioux Falls, S. D.. Aug. 2s.-some-
thing Of a sensation was created by the
announcement of the finding of living
baby on an ash pile near the foot Of
the Twelfth street viaduct
1t was entirely nude. and although
badly chilled was yet alive.
DR.. Billion was summoned and after
an examination Of the baby which
proved to be a girl. he stated that the
child might live
The exposure was, however too much
for the little one and it died during the
morning.
There is little doubt that deliberate
attempt to murder the infant was made.
before 1t was placed on the ash pile
and abandoned to it's fate. Marks on.
the little throat cleerly indicate that
the inhunan person or persons who
abandoned 1t first choked the little girl
In an effort to end its life.
1t Is probable that the infant became
anconscious as the result of the chok-.
Ing. and that It was then taken to the
ash pile and abandoned .n the belief
that It was dead.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-09-01
ARGUS-LEADER SOLD.
Charles Nj. Day Will Have Control.
ling Interest in Paper.

Sioux Falls, S. d., Aug. 31.-At inter-
walls during the past year rumors re-
porting the sale of the Sioux Falls
Dally Argus-Leadel have been i'm cir
iculation in Sioux Falls and throughout
the state, and for some weeks 1T has
been am open secret that the sale was
likely to take place.
, Official announcements was made to-
day OF the sale of the interests of j..
Tomltnson, jr., i'm the plant his inter-
ests having been acquired by Charles
NJ. Day, William Y. Moore, Clara ".
Lloyd and Annie l.. Day. The pur-
chasers have Incorporated under the
name of the Argus-Leader company,
which has paid i'm capital of SAC, 600.
MI Day. who was for many years
the partner of MIR. Tonlinson. has a
controlling interest in the new COM
pany. He has been connected with the
Argus-Lcader FOR moro than nineteen
Years. In 1889 Mr.. Tomlinson and Mr.
Day. as equal partners, purchased the
Arsus-Leader of the Goddard Bros.
rms partnership existed up to this
time
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-09-01
BIG ISSUE OF BONDS.
Sioux Falls High School Building to
Cost $4,000.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Aug. 26.-Bids for
the purchase OF bonds to the amount of
$4,000, which, as the result of u recent
special election, We're authorized to be
issued for the construction of a new
high school building in this city, have
been opened by the local board of edu-
cation. 1t was found that a Chicago
house was the f,st bidder. it Offering
premium of $7.1G0 for the bonds. Ac-
cordingly it was awarded the bonds.
Thus the bonds sold at a premium of a
little more than 91s per cent The sale
of the bonds at the good premium Of
fered is very gratifying and illustrates
the confidence the financial houses have
in South Dakota cities. The bonds will
draw interest at the rate of per cent
per annum and will be due and payable
in twenty years from the date OF their
issuance
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-09-01
SUIT For SONS DEATH.
Postmaster Tobey, of Ethan, Want
$4,000 Damages.

Ethan, S. d., Aug. 2S.-W. b. Tobey,
postmaster at this place.. has brought
suit against the Chicago, Nilwaukee
and ST. Paul Railroad company for
the amount of $l5,2OO as damages for
the loss of his sons arm, which was
so badly crushed on the 10th of last
September as to require amputation.
at Mitchell last fall but failed to re-
ceiye a hearing. This time 1t Is to be!
tried or taken before the federal court
at Sioux Falls during the fail term
Z. J. Spangler of Mitchell will repre-
sent the plaintiff and Preston & Han
nett will appear for the railroad COM.
pany. The young man TO whom the,
accident occurred was riding on hack
which was struck by car that was
being switched in the yards at Mitchell,
He was thrown to the track and mar,
rowly escaped being Killed.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-09-01
INSPECTOR is SUED.
Stanley County cattIemen Object
Double Dippino of Stock

Pierre, S. D., Aug. 2s.-while the
practice of cattle dipping has been fol-
lowed in Stanley and other counties
west of the river for several years, and
the disease of scabbies has been prac-
tically wiped out i'm that section, the
county Inspector ordered general dip.
ping of all cattle in Stanley county
this year. Cattle owners generally
stars in to carry out the order, but
ON account of the rains delaying the
work early in the season, many of them,
now desire to get their beef cattle on.
the market with only one dipping. They
are willing to dip all cattle which re-,
main OH the range. but want to get
their beef c-.ttle on the market as soonA
as possoble. In that line suit has been
brought against the county inspector
OF Stanley county by number of cat
Tie owners. and the matter is set for
nearing before Judge Gaffy on the 26th
of this month. The points raised are.
practically the same as those raised by
the Beadle county farmers, who Sc
cured a ruling in their favor by Judge
Whiting.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-09-01
MEETING OF MINISTERS.
Important Session Of German Luther
ans at belmont.

belmont. S. D.. Aug. 2s.-The minis
ters OF the German Evangelical LUIS
#,theran church of the Missouri synod
located in South Dakota have con-
fcluded very important meeting
here. They have been in ses-
sion nearly a week, and the ses-
'sions We're presided over by Rev. F..
Oberhue of Wentworth. Rev. C. Ru-
;dolph of Memo acted as secretary. The
growth of the church in the state has
been so prosperous that it was decided
at this meeting to sever connection with
the Minnesota branch and make South
Dakota separate district.
The next meeting will be held at Free
man next June.
There are seyenty-eight congregations
in the state, with $500 voting members.
and a total of about $1,000 souls.
Discussion on church discipline occu-
pied the principal part of the time. The
sixteenth article Of the Augsberg con-
fession was an important point of dis
cussion An essay on the relation of
pastors to such members of their con
gregation who have fallen away from
the discipline Of the church created
lively discussion and no definite rule
was decided on. The church takes spe-
cial care of the religious training of its
children by maintaining parochial
schools in each congregation.