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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-07-06

workmen,. three belonged to the en-
cheering stan, and II were persons
not connected with the operations.
In the two years the subway cost is
lives, all but one of the victims being
woikmen. Again In 1902 the list was
formidable. Twenty-one lives were
lost and 214 persons were hurt, 1873
Of them being employees.
Dangers Of Compressed Air.
With all precautions It is apparent
ly impossible to prevent the bends"
claiming its victims. Two sand
hogs died In one day last October.
for instance, because, as the doctors
believed. they had passed too quickly
from the compressed airlocks to the
surface. A conspicuous example was
the death Of young Charming Billiard
on January 8. last. Billiard was q
big, husky fellow. graduate Of Cam
bridge Latin school. and an expert
electrician. He started to learn tun-
neling, and decided to begin at the
bottom by becoming sand hog"
He passed the examinations and went
to work on Monday morning as q
hydraulic litter in the Pennsylvania
tunnel under the East river. When
he came to the surface that night he
almost tainted with 'the bends" The
physician took him back into the tun-
mel, put him in the medical airlock
at the foot of the shaft, and. as 10
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THE STORY.


Z SRAEL was to have a king. Sam
uel the prophet has yielded to the
demands Of the people and had prom
Used that in due time after he had
communed with the Lord the desire
for 4 king would be granted. Thus
assured the elders had returned home,
and great rejoicing had followed.
In Gibeah, OF the tribe Of Benja-
min, as in the other towns and cities
of the country, there was great jubila-
ton. Everything else was forgotten
for the moment as the people gave
themselves up to the merrymaking.
They we're like children with a new
toy. They found the prospect OF a
king like unto the nations about full
of bright contemplation. The chief
men of the village gathered In the
court of the assembly In the gate
Of the city and discussed the outlook,
vieing with each other In picturing the
future of the kingdom and speculat-
ing on who might be chosen king
from among the IL tribes, while the
rest Of the people of the village gath
cred round to listen to the CONVEX
sation.
So great was the interest and
excitement that servants at work in
the fields and those watching their
focks left their tasks and Joined the
company at the gate. Among the lat.
ter was one Of the servants of Hsh.
q wealthy land owner Of the village.
who had much substance and Jocks
and herds. That morning he had
been sent out with the herd q asses
Of Kish, and attracted BY the commo.
tion IN the village, had left the asses
grazing In the field and slipped IN
10 learn what II was a1l-about.--WIth
Absorbed interest he listened 70 TIE
conversation concerning the prospec'
tive king and like many another IN
~ crowd forgot his duties. and vhsre
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usually the case. "recompressed" him
that is, treated him under the pres
sure of compressed air. The next
morning Billiard was unconscious. He
was sent to a hospital, and died that
evening. In his case 1t was said that
he had Bright's disease which devel-
oped rapidly under air pressure.
Search World for "lmmunes."
The necessity of obtaining sand
hogs" with these peculiar physical
qualifications, with. tunnel building In
this city to an extent hitherto I'M
precedented for tunnel workers, and
not little difficulty in obtaining the
required number. The Pennsylvania
railroad, for instance, literally
searched the world for men of ex-
perience to build the tunnels. On
the crosstown shafts they have scores
of Austrians who get their experience
In the Simplon tunnel. The engineers
and foremen include men who have
tunneled in Egypt. South Africa and
England AS many as 5000 men have
been employed at one time on the Nc
Adoo tunnel project. On account OF
the constant menace to life and limb.
their wages are proportionately large.
Chief Cause Of Danger.
The large number of casualties on
the North river works Is explained
by the peculiar difficulties OF she
work. The East river tunnels were
driven largely through rock. In the
North river the tunnels must be
driven through masses OF soft silt.
varying from oozing mud to treacher-
Gus quicksands. The compressed air
must be maintained at higher pres
sure to keep out the water. The dan
ger is greatest from blowout" or
leak, with its sudden thrush OF
water. Indeed, the old heading Of the
tunnel which crosses the North river
at Morton street was abandoned at
one time because so many lives were
lost by "blowouts"
Last January eight sand hogs
fought for their lives In, a caisson
nearly 100 feet under ground at the
| Hudson companies terminal at Fulton
and Church streets. There was q
blowout" and a sudden thrush Of
water. The eight men scrambled for
the ladder reaching up to the door
Of the airlock. The opening was only
| large enough for one man to pass
| through at time. and the men fought
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sERMoNETTE.
toopyrisht iSe. b. the Author. ". .. Ed'oa.'

"a choice young man and .
goodIy."-ThIs 10 our first intro
ductIon to the young man who
afterward became king and
around whom some Of the most
tragic and sad Incidents Of the
Bible center. How large no
looms up 40 he steps out into
prominence and power and how
small he becomes az the fatal
weaknesses In his character are
revealed by the wiIIfulness and
pride that plunge him to fall
urc. After all one 10 not big.
ger than the character which he
4 possesses. II 10 not the exter-
nal appearance, but the inner
qualities Of heart and mind
which determine ones fitness
for the place Of prominence
and power.
Saul could not stand prosper
Ity and promotion. II 10 90 with
many a man. They are choice
and goodIy in the small place.
but their moral qualities do not
expand with the enlarged
: sphere to which often fortune
or favor brings them, and as
a result pride and the sense Of
seIf-importance lead to the mis-
step which results In ultimate
failure.
"a band Of men whose hearts
God had touched."-A leader by
the favor Of God and man, and
now a following for that leader.
New responsibilities, and new
resources Of strength and power
for their fulfiliment. Although
God had not wanted to give
them king, desiring to hold
that relationship to his people
himself, he was ready to en-
courage and help the newly
chosen king, and so his spirit
touched the hearts Of some
choice men Of the kingdom and
filled them with desire to con-
secrate their lives In service to
the newIy-chosen king. Who
can estimate what this must
) have meant to Saul. Here were
men In whom he could put his
} trust, because God had touched
their hearts. Here were men In
sympathy with him In the diff
culties and perplexItles Of his
exalted. office, because Gods
spirit had breathed into their
spirits q deep purpose to stand
for that which was right.
To say Of any man that God
. has touched his heart 10 an ac-
curate index to his character.
, God cannot touch the hearts Of
good many men, much az he
desires to do 90. Business,
worldly ambition, seIf-seekIns,
} love Of pleasure, ETC., prove i'm
pregnabIe barriers against the
} touch Of the finger Of God.
God seeks to touch the heart
Of every man, and except the
, Divine impress 10 received quail.
tiles are lacking which can best
, tit one for the discharge Of the
duties Of life. In direct con-
. trast to this band Of men we
find there were the children Of
. Belial, or naughty men, who re-
slsting the work Of God In their
. hearts gave themselves up to
wicked opposition to the new
. king. Il 10 always %. The
forces Of evil are always on
} hand to Withstand the good. We
stand with one or the other.
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when he became an invalid from ex-
posture, overwork and anxiety.
The Deadly "Bends."
The centers of interest in this great
engineering feat were the caissons-
huge wooden boxes sunk 40 feet be-
low the water line, to hold the founda-
tions-and In these caisson disease,
or "the bends" caused endless anxiety.
The disease Is the more dangerous be-
cause the physicians have not made
up their minds precisely what 1t Is.
Men who work under compressed air
in tunnels or caissons are seized with
cramps. severe pains in the joints,
and dizziness, and are doubled up
like jackknives. Not infrequently
paralysis and death follow. The re-
ports of the building of the Brooklyn
bridge show that there were % cases
Of the bends" three of them ending
In death.
While the caisson work was under
way disastrous fire occurred in the
box on the Brooklyn side in Decem-
Der, 1870. The chamber was flooded.
and the damage cost weeks of labor
and delay. On the day Of the fire Col.
Roebling spent seven hours in the
caisson. When he returned to the
surface he was partially paralyzed.
This was one of the causes Of his Ill
health.
There were between 80 and 40 fatal
accidents while the towers and super
structure of the bridge were building.
Three of the workmen we're killed by
falling derricks on the Brooklyn
tower. Two more fell from the Man
haitian tower and received fatal in.
juries.
Border on Humorous.
Some Of the escapes, miraculous as
they seemed to be, were not without
their suggestions of humor. One
workman fell from the Manhattan
anchorage to the ground. 80 feet be
low, struck a pile Of lumber, and lived
to tell of 1t. He struck the lumber
with such force that he broke one Of
| the planks neatly DIN the middle. An
other workman plunged into one Of
the well holes in the Brooklyn tower
At the bottom, 104 feet below, was 9
pool Of water with an empty cement
barrel floating around in 1t. The fall
ing man landed on the barrel and
rolled of into the water. He was
only slightly hurt.
An unprecedented record was made
when the Williamsburg bridge was
built between 1897 and 1904. AL
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between 1870 and 1883 advanced 70
the accompaniment of casualty and
death. John A. Roebling, the frst erl-
gineer IN chief. lost his life - the re-
suit Of his responsibilities and An IN
jury lreceived while ct work on the
bri1 ~ His eldest son, Col w. A.
R6ebjlhs, succseded him, but the
brloSs Wa still In IT. early stages
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sank deeper and deeper beneath the
river bed. until, when the workmen
were LOT feet below water level. the
shifts had been reduced to two o day
OF AZ minutes each. The sand hogs"
were provided with dressing rooms,
hot baths, steam elevators to carry
them to the surface. and plenty Of
hot coffee. Some Of the men were
attacked by caisson disease. but none
of them ended fatally.
This great public work was not TO
be accomplished. however, without
the usual tribute Of human life. The
working force on the bridge varied
from 400 to 500 men. Twenty Of
them were killed, mostly by falls. AS
was the case with the Brooklyn
bridge, some Of the escapes were
grotesQue. some almost miraculous.
williamsburg Bridge Fire.
Many New Workers will recall the
splendid spectacle one night early In
November. 1902. when burning oil and
woodwork atop the Manhattan tower
of the bridge shone over the city like
a blazing meteor. Then the firemen,
powerless to fight the blaze 100 feet
In the air. watched the flames spread
to the swaying foot bridges until they
became great festoons of running
fire.
Several men were on the bridge at
the time, but they all escaped. One
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towards DO not count IN ba&tlss
they are there but not a it--no,
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when he became an invalid from ex-
posture, overwork and anxiety.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
Farley.K emmy.

Mr.. James Farley and Miss
Sadie Kenny were united in mar.
riage at st. Patrick's church in
this city, last Sunday morning at
1870.
Owing to the popularity of the
young contracting parties, the
event was a merry one and the
church was we'll filled with large
number of people,.
After the impressive marriage
ceremony at the church and the
numerous congratulations, the
wedding party went to the Palace
hotel for dinner,
1t is unnecessary to say that
everything had been specially pre-
pared for the occasion by the eff.
ficient management at the Palace.
The large dining room was prac
tically turned over to the wedding
party.
A long dining table stretched
almost across the large room. Ar.
tistic skill in arrangement, with
the beautiful floral decorations of
carnations and cally lilies, pre-.
sented an appearance inviting in.
deed. The party, consisting of 60
inyited guests were seated to din.
ner at l o'clock.
After dinner, the party went out
to the residence of the brides par
ents in Sand Hollow, where there
was a big reception and a very
pleasant time.
Mr. Farley is a young man we'll
known in Morrow county. Com
ing here eight years ago, by close
attention and application he has
been very successful. For the past
four years he has been associated
with his brother Pat, in the sheep
business, and the firm of Farley
Bros, is one of the successful
firms in this county.
Miss Kenny is the oldest daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Kenny, of
of Sand Hollow. She is graduate
of st. Joseph's academy, of Pend
Teton and is an accomplished
young lady.
Mr.. and Mrs. Farley will reside
on Balm Fork.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
-oUO .UU0 acres o. public coal and oil lands
from coming under the control of a mo.

ToUU ,0VO acres o. public coal and oil lands
from coming under the control of a mo-
nopoly.
Justice Moody, while still Attorney
General, assigned Otis J. Carleton, a
special assistant attorney of the De.
partment of Justice, to work out details
OF the proposed law on the subject 1t
has been one of the most intricate prob
lens the department has had to deal
with in the way of framing legislation,
principsk difficulty being TO crcum-
vent the schemes OF railroads and trusts
to evade the provisions made to protect
the masses of the people.
If put into effect, the measure will
absolutely revolutionize the public lands
entry of the country. and therefore it is
likely to precipita.e big fight, as the
Congressman from the public land
states are inclined to view matters from
a corporation standpoint.
The bill Of foremost importance
among the big measures which the pres
ent administration has put forward pro-
vides that a person Of legal age or an
association, corporate or otherwise, may
apply for license to raise coal, oil, gas
or asphalt on areas not to exceed FIVE
government sections OF land. Butthere
is this stringent prohibition:
That no common carriers, or any as
sociation OF which any member is a
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24

>: y. DT0ck to J. A. WOoIery
160 acres. 81.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
Unavoidable cause.
Opposed TO Grazing Act.

Salt Lake, Utah, Jan. 19.-The o,u-
vention of the National Wool Growess,
Association which has been in session
here for the past three days, adioursed
tonight after electing its old offfosas
with the exception of one and selecta.
Helena as the next convention city.
The convention adopted resolution
suggesting amendments to the nl.ir-
troduced id the senate by Senator Bark-
EFT, authorizing the president to ss-
tablish grazing districts in the puotfss
domain. The convention regards tits
as usurpation of state authoIitv sul
would have the authority. given to the
president in the bill, divided bet~s.n
the president and the state authouiae4-
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
NO. 1lD

stakeholder oi, or in any manner inter
-st'd q IN a common carrier, shail be per
| mItted TO hold license. No coreo-o-
ton can receive lcens- Il to more than
one area, and elaborate provision il
made to prevent associations frasn
me ging their respective areas, and ",
in time build up trust
The term Of the license, 70 be iss1sf
by direction cf the Secretary OF the Iu-
terror, is to De for no longer th&s :;c. Sc
t"a:5. Therc is to be ren ntal OF 60
mnch per acre, and the licensee is ia E,f,
'eqnired to pay in addition rovaltr Of
from TO Is cents per ton on all cazl
mined, and royalty ike ,sise ol uils
,sphst.
C'veoan:s are required to secure the
proper working Of the mines or wetts,
or the ob.eI vance Of IT les relative 70
the safety Of eorloyes, for the proqer
protection Of the sustace Of ceussf
areas and for surrender oi the WORKS at
the expiration of the license. Provte2a
is made for the patenting OF surl4es
rights for agricu turaI purposes.
thorough system Of Government a.
spection is provided, and, if circqur-
stances worIanc, the President may at
any time resume the occupancy of oae
land and preuices after paying compen-
sation fixed by District Federal Cogrs.
The Government also may take posses-
'lon OF all improvement on fuel lands it
he licensee suspend operations fqr
more than three months for any othee
eason than strilfaS asasis
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24

and Erik Bergstrom.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Thomas W. Collins to N. A
Leach, 160 acres. $1,000.
w. P. Mcmillan and wife to c
R. and ". f. Pointer, 1873 acres
5000.
J. II. Bellenhrock and wife tc
D. E. Gilman, Heppner property
$1,000.
Earl A. Cox to Ada NJ. Ayers,
100 acres. $1,000.
A. G. Morgan to Frank A.
Sweeney, 800 acres. $4,000.
Mary McCarty and husband to
S. w. Wattenburger, l60 acres.
$1,000.
State of Oregon to NJ. S. Corri-
gall, 10 year contract completed.
Deed granted for 6,484 acres. 49,.
242.
Andrew Ashbaugh and wife to
j. G. Kirk, trustee, lot in Hepp-
ner. $50.
G. J. Mckee and wife to Nellie
V. Markley, 44O acres. $4,000.
T. j. D. Jones to 81. P. Long, II
acres. $1,000.
Benjamin Luelling to NJ. A. and
O. L. Bates, 160 acres. $3.50.
Milton r. Morgan and wife to
Mat Halvorsen, 800 acres. $1,000.
Oregon Land and Water Co. to
H, J, Hibbard, deed with water
right, SIT acres, $361.90.
John W. King to W. T. Nc
Nabb, 160 acres. $4,000.
A. A. Rendy to John Rendy,
parcel of land. 500.
State of Oregon to J. P. Will
Jams, goo acres, S400.
State Of Oregon to j. W. Morrow,
$50 acres. Sl720.
State of Oregon to j. W. Morrow,
800 acres. S400.
State of Oregon to J. W. Morrow,
GAO acres. $500.
State of Oregon to J.W. Morrow,
320 acres. S400.
State of Oregon to Nels Magnu-
son, 800 acres. S400.
Heirs of Maria Vaughn to Mary
f. Rssmus, Lot in Heppner. 500.
o. G. Henkle and wife and w.
M. Castle and wife to The Title
Guarantee and Trust Co., lots in
Irrigon. 500.
State of Oregon to Lille E.
Cohp, 800 acres. S400.
Henry D. Sweet and wife to W.
w. Edwards, 160 acres. 81.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
TO EViDE MONOPOLY.
Government to Hold aiiCoai Land.
From entry.

Washington. Jan. 20 An elaborate
scheme perpetnal.y reserving from entr,
and sale all public lands in The United
States containing coal, oil, gas and as
phalt, and providing for the granting Ct
licenses to raise said minerals, has been
worked out by the Department Of
Justice in the bill which Senator La
Toilette of Wisconsin will introduce
this week. President Roosevelt has de.
voted much personal attention to the
matter and has held many conferences
with those most interested in furtheripy
his proprRmma of nrayopt;no. -
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
COURT HOUSE
HAPPENINGS

United States patents were filed
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24

Edward F. Hamin, for the past Sd
years has acted as executive secretsy
under IA governors OF Massachusetts,
during which time he has not beu.n
absent single day on account of ssk-
ness. He was appointed by GoTern,r
Rice in 1877, and has served pn4.er
every governor since that time, beng
the first person appointed to that 20
sitlon.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24

Elected Senators on First Ballot
by Almost Unanimous Vote.

Salem, Or. Jan. % BY the unami-
nous vote OF the House and the vote Of
all members of the Senate present, F
W. Mn'key was today elected ecnai
to s"ccced Jonn NJ. Gearin. With three
dissenting votes in the House and fon,
IN the senate, Jonathan Bourne vas
elected Senator for the full term beglnr-
ing March 4.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24

our clubbing ofsr with the Weekly Ore
gonian
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24

United States to Hugo Seaberg,
lieu selection patent
Hugo Seaberg to E. T. Perkins,
l20 acres. $50.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-09-07
GEORCuH BAY ROU7E (6LACH LhkE) COMPARED WITH THE
ROD7E wa THE ERIE CASAL DOT LA@El

When the Georgian Bay canal is
completed, he predicted that grain
would be carried between Chicago or
Duluth and deep water at Montreal for
2A cents a bushel, and refrigerator
ships drawing 10 or 20 feet of water
could load direct from the packing
houses at Chicago and sail to any port
in the world during the season of open
water of about 200 days. The St.
Lawrence is open when the lakes are
open.
1t is thought that the plans pro-
posed by the Canadian commission
will enable powerful whaleback steam
ers, $50 to 800 feet long, to carry in
their holds and in towed barges about
10000 tons Of cargo at an average
speed of about II miles an hour, and
that the time between Chicago and
Montreal will be about 103 hours. The
time between Chicago and New York
by the lakes and improved Erie canal
route is estimated at 1913 hours. The
distance between Montreal and Lon
don is 1920 miles and between New
York and London, $3.50 miles.
1t is expected that the new canal
will have a wonderful influence upon
the development of the Ottawa river.
1t is estimated that with the compile
ton of the canal the water power
available along the river will be al
most as great as that of Niagara, and
for electrical purposes it will be far
superior to Niagara, because the pow
er at those falls is confined to radius
of about so miles, while the Ottawa
river affords water power along 400
miles at convenient distances. With
so much cheap power available and
with it's great resources Of iron ore
and timber the Ottawa valley is eX-
pected to develop into one of the great
manufacturing centers of the con-
tinent.
The map printed here shows at a
glance how much shorter the proposed
new route from Chicago and Duluth to
the Atlantic is than the present routes
through the lakes and the Erie canal
to New York.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-09-07
M. A. C. Needs New Quarters.

( Architect e. A. Bowd is completing
plans for the new agricultural build
ing which is to be erected at the M.
A. c. The new building which will
cost in the neighborhood of 100000,
will be almost duplicate, it is said,
of the new mechanical engineering
building recently torn down. The
plans will be submitted soon to con-
tractors, whose bids will be opened
September IS. More room is needed
for experimentation in products of
the soil, for soil study, laboratory
work, etc. All present quarters, it
is said, are inadequate for the in
crease of work and for the number
Of students yearly enrolling in that
line of study. Probably not much
more than the foundations will be
laid by the time winter sets in.