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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07

tn the windlass and caught the little
dog hit could not climb out. There
was no place to stand and finally he
made a loop in the rope in when ne
nut his foot and this helped to re-
i,ave the strain. He was compelled to
ralinouish his grasp of the dog. The
animal fell into the water and was
drowned,
For 16 hours Ray remained in the
well, He sang songs, told stories 10
himself and laughed TO keep MS
strength and courage.
Throxgh all the long night the man
grapsed the rope, hoping that some
one would come in time to save him.
hit az the time passed, as hour after
hour followed and no one came, ne
began to lose hope.
Finally, just as he thought ne must
.;va I'M. he saw man looking into
tho we'll It was A. P. Solberg, a
neiehbor. who came after team OF
horses and knowing that Ray must
no at home somewhere, started to
search for him. He quickly pulled
Raw out of the well. Upon reaching
the ton. Ray. exhausted, lost his grip
| and would have fallen back had NOT
| Solberg grasped him.
"solberg looked like an angel with
| the blue sky as a background. Kay
said after his rescue
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
TWO LIVES SAVED
BY WIFE'S HA|R
HUSBAND BURNED tiELPMEET'S
TRESSES TO BRIGHTEN PACK
OF VICIOUS WOLVES,
BOTH FORCED TO CLIMB TREE
Romantic Story Is Told of MarrleS
Couple of lgnace, Ontario, Who
Recently Celebrated Their
Golden Wedding.

Ignace, Ontario-Mr. and Mrs.
Aenry Gilmore, trappers, celebrated
a few days ago their golden wedding
OF the 80 years they have been mar
ried, 40 have been spent in the forests
north of here and one-the tirSt-ln
the then semi-civiliZed district vest OF
Quebec.
Gilmore is now 70 years old and his
wife 6S, but they scout the idea that
their days of usefulness are ever and
intend to trap and sell frCs for several
seasons yet. They refer to themselves
as middle-ageu, and their general 40
pearauce bears them out. Both are
hearty, strong and robust, but scared
and weather-b beaten, and the only all
ment they complain Of Is a touch OF
rheumatism, which attacks them now
and then.
When Gilmore and his wife, Who
was born Mary Hudson, were mar
ried in Quebec, the man was a pro
fessional trapper, but his bride knew
nothing of the woods. 1t did moi
take her long to learn forest lore and
become an expert with a smooth-bore
muzzle-loading rifle. She learned to
shoot, trap and prepare skins, and al
the end of the first season when the
pelts were taken to market husband
and wife found that they had a neal
little sum to either spend or lay away
1t was laid away, and from that day
to this it has not been touched. The
second season was not so profitable
but the third was, and since then
there has always been a little money
to go into the bank when the spring
suns had melted the snow.
The stories told by Mr.. and Mrs
Gilmore are exceedingly interesting to
lovers Of nature. Their information
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07

concerning animals and birds Is the
result of keen observation, and does
not come from books, as neither
can read nor write. On three occa
sions the husband saved the life
of his wife, and on two she returned
the compliment. Little Is made
of these incidents" as they are con.
sidered simply as part of a days
work. During the early part OF
their woodland existence encounters
with wild beasts were of common oc-
currence, but in late years life has
been more or less humdrum.
The most desperate encounter the
couple had was in 1861 when they
we're beset by wolves. They were
returning to camp early in the even
ing when a pack of the vicious
animals forced them to climb a tree.
Unfortunately this was of small
girth and soon the wolves were
gnawing it down. Something had
to be done and done Immediately.
Gilmore took note of dry, finder
like spruce top lying ten feet from
the base of the tree in which he was
perched. Near it were others. 1t gave
him an idea.
Cutting a branch he cleared it OF
twigs. Then he cut off his wife's lux
g,riant hair and bound it to the
stick. Around this was wrapped
his own shirt and his wife's cotton
petticoat. When the impromptu
torch had been ignited it was tossed
into the dry spruce top. In a few
moments smoke poured Sorth. Then
flames shot up, and in almost less
time than it takes to tell it the tree
top was a roaring furnace.
The wind blew the flames away
from Gilmore's perch and caught
among the other tops, Transforming
them into raging furnaces. AS the
smoke and fire belched forth the
wolves retreated in a bowling circle
to windward and eventually became
panic stricken and fled. Gilmore anc
his wife remained in the tree all night
and in the morning, climbing down the
scorched and blistered trunk, made
their way home.
The Gilmores now and then come
to town, but they don't stay long
They say that they are too fond o
the woods to remain in civilization
permanently.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07

AS Taylor rode past the Webb school
On MS trip to notify the farmers of
the accident, and ask for assistance
the children were having their recess
and, hearing the news, reported it to
their teacher.
AT this time Mr.. Hedger was visit.
Ing Webb school. He is a man NJ
herculean build, standing five feet ten
inches and weighing 207 pounds, and
as soon as he learned Of the accident
ne rushed from the schoolhouse and
ran all the two miles to the site of the
we'll and found large number of men
already gathered there, but none of
"hom was making any effort at res.
culng the imprisoned men.
He looked into the well, heard King
pleading for his life and turning to
the crowd, asked for some one who
would volunteer to go with him to the
rescue Of the men.
There was a silence of several min.
utes, not one of the men Offering to
lend any assistance, and Hedger said:
Never mind; | will go alone, and
God helping me will bring the men to
the top, and, for my children's sake,
hope l also will get back to the
top"
With one of the most noted demon.
strations Of GOODNESS in the face of ex-
IRENE danger on record he stopped
only long enough to make his will and
to arrange for the handling of his
small property IN the event of his
death while in the we'll or as a result
Of his iescent into it.
AS soon as he reached the bottom
and a shovel was lowered to him he
commenced work to release King, and
when part of his body had been uncov-
cred an effort was made to draw him
out, but this failed because the body
of Num- had fallen across the legs of
King and pinioned him. Then all of
the sand was removed and Nunn's
body was uncovered hut he was dead.
The body was laid to one side and
King was raised to the surface more
dead than alive. The rope was again
lowered into the well, and then Hedger
tied the rope about the body of the
dead man and, losing sight of the
danger in which he was, insisted that
the body be raised before he at
tempted to make his own escape.
1t required from two to two and one
half hours to get the two men and
the. rescuer from the well. No pre-
CO = vas made to wall the sides
Of the well to prevent further cave
in before Hedger made his sensation
al descent, and the only care taken
was that one man was to watch the
side of the well where it looked more
likely that there would be further
cavern, and if such a thing occurred
this man was to shout warning to
Hedger, and he from the bottom OF
the we'll was to make an effort to get
away from the deluge of sand by
climbing up the two-inch pipe.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07

in length, snorting, growing and
struggling desperately, enmeshed In
hundreds of feet of the strong netting.
The only way to secure such saw
age and powerful creature was to
shoot it, and this was done. When
finally drawn ashore it was found that
the lion weighed about 800 pounds.
It was about midnight when Cas-
sonelli and Stotezo put out in their
sail launch bound for Lime Point to
begin fishing for rock cod and sea
bass. At the point they let down their
net and had just begun to fill their
pipes when suddenly their boat began
TO rock violently. Both thought that
they had caught shark, and they be-
gan with all haste to pull in the long
net, shaking it vigorously as they did
80.
Then the unseen creature In the
net began straining until the lines tore
through their hands. The Prov OF the
boat was almost submerged, and for
time Cassonelli 4--sxssssis r,-f~.anion
feared they would be draggc%-lfder
water.
Suddenly the lines became slack.
The thing enmeshed was coming
toward the surface They prayed thu.
II would free itself and so escape;
but they were sorely disappointed.
The lines remained slack for only a.
few seconds. and then they foun4
that they were being towed rapid
out toward the open sea.
At first the boat moved slowly, but
In the course of a few minutes 1t was
moving at rate of ten miles an hour.
The kedge anchor was as good as USE
less. Old Fort Point was passed, and
later the light on Mile Rock was
twinkling astern.
Vainly they endeaVored to row in
the opposite direction, but found that
useless. They could not even slacken
the speed of their craft Out at the
Heads they thought that the wind
might aid them, and SO set the sails
so that they might turn around as
! they moved forward; but that did
them no good whatever. Finally,
when they thought they would never
again reach the shore, the tide came
to their relief.
The as yet unseen monster evident
" concluded that dragging the heavy
boat against the strong tide was no
easy task, so it gradually worked
around and started back, to the mex.
pressible JOY of the two fishermen.
They managed to steer the craft up to
the "Fisherman's Wharf" where the
sea lion revealed itself and met it,
fate
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
.lj[5 DYING MAN
|N cAVE-IN WELL
AND 7EW j. HEDGER OF GAR
~ ,u city, KAN, WON A CAR
NEGIE MEDAL.
coRCOr SELF FOR FELLOW MAN
..,v Made His Will and Arranged
9. Handling Of Property in Event
Of Death and Then Rescued
Victim.

vsnsas City, Mo.-Among all of the
.,,os of heroism reported to the
carnegie hero fund commission there
!. me which stands in class by itself
:, tbe best illustration of individual
sr.very on record with this commits
sion which has knowledge Of thou
sands of cases any one Of which is
snaicient to call for commentator.
This hero of heroes is Andrew ].
uedger aged 40, now of Garden City,
Kan, superintendent of schools in
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
T0N|ED TO SEA BY
OCEAN MONSTER
TWO ITALIAN FISHERMEN HAVE
THRILLING EXPERIENCE OFF
SAN FRANCISCO.
CATCH BIG SEA LION IN NET
Powerful Creature Makes for open
Water, Struggling to Free It
self-FinaiIy Turns with Tide
and Takes Men Back.

San FranciscO.-The Italian fisher
hen of San Francisco sometimes nave
very thrilling experiences and nara"
escapes from the monsters OF the deep
in follow lg their vocation. by
monsters of the deep are meant, prln'
cipally, whales, sharks and sea hons.
Very recently two Italian fishermen
had an experience with monster sea
lion, which reads more like a blood
and thunder" story than actual fact.
Dragged out past leering lar&or
lights to sea, Nicholai Stotezo and
Guiseppi Cassonl'li fought desperately
for several hours in the clutches OF an
unknown terror while out fishing re-
Gently. Despairing of overcoming
power they felt but could not see, they
were about to give up when strange
deliyerance came to them. The ude
turned from ebb % now, and oDeylng
some unknown law, or freak of fancy,
the terrifying thing which had been
gripping their net and dragging them
to destruction, turned with it and
towed then straight back through the
shifting sea mist to shore and safety.
The early mornings sun was yellow
ing the fsherman's big blight near the
old Meiggs wharf when a monster
that was not a mvh by any means
was slowly and with great efforts
drawn in with the net. Cassonelli,
Stotezo and the amazed knot OF Italian
fishermen they had summoned to as
sist them suddenly saw large sea
lion, which measured nearly 10 feet
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-02-07
HANGS DOWN A WELL
FOR SIXTEEN HOURS
FARMER ATTEMPTS TO RESCUE
DOG BUT NEARLY MEETS
DEATH.

Williston, N. D.. Woodford Ray
had a remarkable escape from death
in a. we'll on his farm on the South
side. He was alone on the farm when
his pet dog fell into the we'll and he
went to the rescue. He let himself
down In the we'll by the rope fastened
The Alaska prospector., 1908-02-13

You have, in this report, the com- mon opinion of twenty-five men ap- proximately, and who arc from the different portions of the division. You have here the consepsus opinion of men who have exchanged ideas. You and I may sit down as jurors and discuss these propositions, but what do we know about Nushsgak unless we are there, or get men from there and learn what they have to say about 1t; What do w0 know about the different places unless we get on the ground floor, or have aome men who are from the different places who know the existing conditional The grand jury, hearing all these complaints and different sugges- tions about the haphazard dispen. sing of justice In this judicial division, and desiring to alleviate this condition, say that the consen. gus opinion of these twenty three men shows the advantage Of the medium and system of the grand jury"
The Alaska prospector., 1908-02-13

should say that the evidence submit ted by the United States, or the pros- ecution, is, in the judgment Of the grand jurors, insufficient to warrant a trial jury to investigate further, that man has b0en exonerated; and has been remarked to you by the court when you were impaneled, a whole community will learn of man's in- dictment, charged with an offense; while very few will learn, except his immediate associates and those at tending open court, that he has been tried by a trial jury and found not guilty.
 "The wisdom of the grand jury system, in this regard, seems to me to be paramount, when you take into consideration the fact that you men, unbiased, unprejudiced, having no other view before you than to impar- italy present the case as it is pre- sented to you, do declare upon your Caths, that there is sufficient evidence to warrant further investigation of the whole affair, both pro and con,
The Alaska prospector., 1908-02-13

example of this great judicial division, the Pacific coast end of it, ill you gentlemen coming from the various precincts of your own particular dis trict.
 "In your report, you have dealt with all the matters which properly come before the court and the grand jury of this judicial division. Your recommendations are wholesome, and no other people, perhaps, could get the same idea and bring it before the public 30 well and 30 thoroughly as the grand jury. Each member, being from Q sepera5e portion of the diyis- Ion, can give us his idea, and in sum- ming the whole matter up, you have logical and well arranged plan in your mind as to what should be done for the betterment, not only of the administration of the law in yourpar ticular division, but also to the bet torment to the morals and condition of the people generally.
 '"The grand jury system Is a wise one. It ia a wise one because 1t is
The Alaska prospector., 1908-02-13

by & trial jury and the court. If, In your wisdom, you think the evidence Is not sufficient, then that mans char acter has been exonerated, and he himself has been put in better light.
 "But, aside from the criminal con. sideration of your Investigations, you present to the court, and to the public In general, what you deem to be for the best interests of this di- vision, particularly In certain places, as to what you think should be done for the prosperity and betterment of..the people in those particular places.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-02-13

the grand jury that lays out tho plan of work for the courts of justice, par ticularly in the criminal line. I know it has been said that before the grand jury, only one side of the case is pre- sented, and that is an injustice to the man who is being investigated, that he cannot submit his evidence; but that it is not with its exceptions.
 True, ill Q certain sense, it looks harsh that the person should be investi- gated and not given the opportunity to defend himself; but, on the other hand, if this body of grand jurors
The Alaska prospector., 1908-02-13
JUDGE S|LAs H. REID ARGUES FCR GRAND JURY SYSTEM

Following Is Judge Reid's address to the grand jury of the present term of the district court, on discharging that body, except portions of it re- ferring to administrative details:
 "1t has been often urged, in some of the states, that the grand jury system was farce: Tho longer we study the system the more convinced We are that 1t Is these men, brought together from different portions of their district, who know the. condi- tions therein perhaps better than any other class of people. We have an
The Alaska prospector., 1908-02-13
Japanese Schooner Wrecked

On this trip the Portland found ct
 Yakutat ten sailors from 6 Japanese schooner which was wrecked in the bay west of Yskutat November io.
 Seventeen sailors were stlll with the schooner trying to save part of the cargo. The ton who reached Ysku- tat had gone there in search of cid. They wanted Capt. Downing to 60 in and pick up what had been saved but as the bay is unpharted hs could not afford to rick the Portland thars.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-02-13
THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THK TERRITORY OF ALASKA, THIRD

1A ASi''>' VI ' SLDEL. J. G. SNYDER, FiaintIn. eummcus sa. IT T, ,,,.>.lN,. Publication II. D. REYNOLDS, DeIend0nt.> No 2is The President of the United Rtatcs of Ameri.~ 10 H. ID. Reynolds, greeting:
 You are hereby summoned and rcuuIred L, appear m the above entitled action n nd answer the complaint herein wihun, thirty (S0) days from the completion Of the publicutio ion of this ma 2oth day of February, l9OS tO-wit: on the Fist day of March 1908, or Judgment for want thereof will be taken against yOu and iu case you fail to answer the mpla int herein thc pleintin will ask Of the cOnri for relief de. mnndcd in said complaint.
 rms acton is brought upon the contract fer me recovery oi money for gOOnS, sold and de. ilVered by the plaintiff tO the defendant where n the plaintin demands judrmcnt for Twelve Hundred seventeen ($l217T6) seventy six hun. drelh Dollars anu costs oi the action In which action and attachment has been issued out oi tne clerks office ot said Court. and property OI the defendant seized under the said writ, anS that the plAinuh will apply to the court for 6 Judgment and order directing the sale of sald property or sO much thcrODI ng wilt sutIsI, the amount found due the plaintiff
 said summons was by order of thg court o, the 6th day ei January. lgGS Et Valdez Alaska hirectcd tO be serve upon the d.iCndant sr publication. Date Oi first puUlIruiiou. January. ." l.AsS Pal" ot last publication, EtLglu,IS 2u. ig1s. N"ne"s, tlc N"I, S!la. il Iy:I Iuty,, uJ aa;. Court, tht. s'h 'iHy. If January. l4E at Valdez.
 EDWARD ;. -rlTR.
 ,hrk ci V. .". District Court
 Ky N. H. COX, Uepu7y
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OPERATORS OPEN
 EMPLOYMENT SHOP

Seattle, Feb. 7---Tanana mine owners opened up an employment office this morning to secure men to work in the Tanana mines. They promise transportation and steady employment and the steamship com panies are considering tho request fer a special rate for the shipment of miners to Fairbanks. A large num- Der of men havo already contracted to go.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-02-13
MAY FREE THAW
 IN THIRTY DAYS

Matteswan, N. Y., Feb, s--Super- intendent Lamb of the asylum will release Harry Thaw in thirty days without legal proceedings if the med ical staff of the asylum finds that he is sane.
 It Is understood that Thaw's at. torneys have advised his family that 1t ia not necessary to take any ac- ton in tho courts to secure his release as 1t will come moro quickly in duo course by tho action of the medical authorities. Thaw is con- tented to await the lapse of the requiredtime before he ia set free without trouble.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-02-13
New Strike At Drier Bay

Tho Hubbard-Elliott company re- cently broke Into 8 new body of cop. per orc of good grade where It tis driv. iug tunnel on Drier: bay, Knight leland. Large quantities of ore had previously been blocked out and 16o tons arc on tho dock to be taken by tss steanss Portland on this trip.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-02-13
PROPOSE ID FIX
 LABOR DISPUTES

Washington, Feb, Tt Is expected that President Roosevelt will send special message to congress within ten days urging the passage of law making arbitration of labor disputes compulsory. Also exempting labor organizations from the provisions of the Sherman antitrust law forbidding combinations relating to trade.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-02-13
Application For Homestead. Application for Additional Entry Under Sos
 tiOn 29O6 Revised Statutes,
 .. s. Lana OfticS st Juneau, Alaska,


 .. a. Lana 0ftics st Juneau, Alaska,
 NUVem Der 2I, l90f. Notice is hereby given, that George J. Lore whose Post olaSe GddIrss iS Valdez Alaska; seot: Evans, being entitled tu tho bensdts of sec ion 28o5 of the Revised Statutes oi lands to soldiers and sailors who aCTVed in the war of the Rebellion, does hareby apply to s9ter Hns S9oS Sn% ynz n 6 S S Alaska, latitude 6l deg. OS min. N ond longL .ude l46 deg II min w., and more parilculars BSgimniHg at corner No | Of said sutycyNs !65. green stone l8X3X6 marked ,--4t5 C9tl E. io 2i chs. Cor. No. 1. U. g Survey No sA bears g. S7 deg. S5 min. L. 25 chs. distdns: thence N. S7 deg. 0i min, " 49 chs, to Cor. Es cSf So of Said iI2 Survey WS 455 ted2es n s9o souts Sl 9i chs, to Cor No. 4, Of said survey No, 46si snT1eS No S S5 'G and 'T the paSs @ I of bsnnns Contai ing lG3 es acres. Magnetic Variation 2s dvgrees 67 minutes Esst, e3 additional # Nathaniel Kimball entered oe the 2ttb. day si April 1868 per honest cad No. $, at 3teyenf Point, Wisconsin andwhich the said WinHeld Scott Evans entered on the t7th, day of Juns, 1878. et Harrison, Arkan5os' per homestsss Any and all persons clsi,nin8 adversely auy portion of the above described tract of land art iequited to file with the Register ant Receiver adverse claim thereto, under oath. during the period of publ!Catioit. Or within thirty dsyt thereafter or they will bo barrcd by provk ions oi tha stttuts
 GEORGE J. LoyE,
 Assignee of Nathaniel KimbaH
 aud Winfield Scott Evans. It is hereby ordered that the notice of shg foregoing application be published in the "Pros 5ectorne weekly newspntsr. printed ans published et Valdez, Algska for the statutory period, and 1 hereby designate the same ss tho newspaper published nearest the above de saTlbsd lOnd . - .
 JOHN ". DUDLEY Register Dste of hrst publication, December 70, toO7 Date of last publioeuon. February i9, lp0S
 JOHN LYONS,
 Attorney for ApplcsaI
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PAID S20O,00O FUR
 M'LEAN'S RELEASE

Tangior, Feb 7---Sir Harry MacLean saye ho was treated well during bis detention by Raisuli. Great Britain paid s2co, eco for his release and gave an assurance of immunity from pun ishment to the bandits.