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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-06

ness comes with years and INSTEAD
mess is fatal in this hazardous
vocation.
MoRRIsETT OLDEST IRON
WORKER IN U. s.
Albert Morrisett, now working on
the Old National Bank building, In
course of construction at the cor
ner Of Stevens street and Riverside
avenue, is perhaps the oldest mar
in the whole United States actively
working at the structural ironwork
er's trade. Morrisett is past 60
years of age and, in striking con
trast to his long service, it is said
that he has suffered no bad acct
dent during the SO years he has
been engaged in the work.
Dave Hanlon, also in Spokane al
the, present time, is another of the
old pioneers in the trade Hanlon
was badly injured in building &C.
cident over in Montana few
months ago and has but recently
recovered. Hanlon and Morrisett
are two of the oldest men in the
trade known to structural iron.
workers of Spokane. From 10 to
IA years is given as fair average
of the time of service for men in
this occupation, either on bridges
or buildings.
TRICKS AT EVERY FEATURE OF
TRADE.
There are tricks to be learned
in all features of the trade and one
must learn them by experience be,
fore becoming efficient. The most
reckless sailor, accustomed to
working high up among the rig.
gings of a rocking and pitching
ship on the ocean, cannot keep his
equilibrium up among the columns
and crossbeams of a. building. or
out on a bridge in course of con.
struction above a river. This is
only more evidence that one must
be born, not made, for the struct'
ural ironworker's job.
Stand and watch the man at the
little forge, and with his tongs
hurting rivets heated to glowing
wilderness to men on the upper
floors How thew hiss through the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-06

1t is like strange and thrilling
play being enacted on a great open
air stage. 1ronworkers are the per
formers and entertainers and the
passing public OF the streets are
the audiences.
People grow fond of standing in
the congested thoroughfares watch
ing these unknown stars on the
perilous heights of their strange
stage and listening to the medley
OF busy sounds. They gather
around scenes of construction to
watch like excited attendants at an
animal circus about the cage Of a
ferocious, man-eating beast. when
the daring trainer, armed with whip
and revolver, enters to subdue and
to drill him for the entertainment
Of the throngs.
Little do they realize that those
busy fellows up there, clothed in
simple garments and soiled with
the CRIME of honest toll, are con-
stantly in more danger of death
than the silken coated trainer, as
he lashes his whip and shouts be-
fore the snarling, untamable beast
Of the forest. One second of weak
ness, one misstep, one misunder-
standing of signals, the swapping
of one strand of line or cable,
stretched tight across the great,
trembling hosting boom, the break
ing of a single bolt or a slip of the
rafting riveter generally means
death to one-oftimes to many
more.
A peep into the record of human
lives taken in tolls by the grim de-
stroyer lurking about the irony
skeletons of our great buildings and
bridges over the Pacific northwest
is convincing enough of the hazard
at which these men labor.
ONE HORRIBLE BRIDGE
CATASTROPHE.
Memories of the horrible catas-
trophe at Cornwall, Ont, in Sep
TENDER, 1897, when the great steel
bridge, which was intended to span
the st. Lawrence river, was
wrecked, pitching 80 struggling
bridgemen to certain death in the
water over a hundred feet below is
still vivid to the minds of hundreds.
A number of the survivors of that
awful event are working on steel
building structure in Spokane now
and among them is ]. H. Corcoran,
business agent of local Structural
Iron Workers union No. IA.
Corcoran was just leaving the
bridge and was near the shore
when the deafening crash and
shrek of breaking and twisting
steel came mingling in a hideous
chorus with the last cries of the
helpless victims. He fell nearly 80
feet and when he opened his eyes
.hree days later he found himself in
a hospital. He could scarcely be-
lieve that he had been spared. Much
of that old wreck still lies as it fell,
and under it all, somewhere, rest
the remains of many of the bridge
men, beneath 40 some feet of water.
HEAVY PREMIUMS ON LIFE
INSURANCE.
Lives Of fronworkers are sc
franght with danger that many of
the insurance companies and fra
ternal societies and organizations
refuse them insurance policies. The
Chicago Casualty Co., which in
years past has made specially Of
insuripg the lives of workingmer
places the premium on the life in
surance of fronworkers at SO pei
$1,000 per month, and the knights
of Columbus, Catholic fraterna
organization, is declared to refuse
memberships to men of this occu
patton.
A structural ironworker's careeI
is generally short. few years o
active work at the trade usually be
| ing the extent of it, for unsteadi
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-06

shop more interesting to the mex
perienced pedestrians of the
streets, in leisure hours, than that
Of the man who tolls for his daily
bread at the ton of narrow steel
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death for a living--something that
many drones of the universe lazily
maintain that the world owes to
every man. Perhaps there is no
industry in the worlds great work
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-06

columns, high above the street and
safety, or out on narrow bridge
beams, with life in the balance
above a rushing torrent of water.
Changing of heavy hammers on
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-06

the resounding building steel and
the 'rat-a-tattat' of the compress
ed air riveter, like a giant wood
pecker, way up there in the net
work of heavy iron. is fascinating
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-06

BY N. MILTON WiNANS.
Of all occupations for which men
must be born and not made it is
that of the structural ironworker,
he man who momentarily faces
, 1910-09-24
ST. KITS.

Rain in st. kits and round about sooms
to have been il large enough quantities to
gladden. tho hearts Of the inhabitants, while
III St. Eustatius and st. Martin it was some
what destructive. Says the Dujly ErprcsS
Of the Sth inst
The splendid showers OF rain that have
fallen here on Monday and Tuesday will
prove Of i~nestimablo benefit to the crop, aud
tlom n collAnorciaI point OF view viii put
new life into everything aud over body
News, too. has had Il fair share Of the re-
fresbiug showers, az may be seen from the
following extract taken from Il letter an Ter
Yesterdays date: "Wo have had almost
continuous ram from Monday morning until
last night. Owing to this and the wind also
being rather threatening, our boats could
not 20 across to st. kits for two days, We
have thus been cut off from comlniAIcatiou
with the outer world. For all We known TO
the contrary, the French may have taken
PARIS on tho British marched IL triumph into
London
incidentally we have heard OF the rainfall
on tuesday III The little island Of ST. Eusta-
thus. whereby much damage has been done
to the roadways there by the boulders that
we're Brought down from then native beds.
1t is SAID that seyelal acres OF cotton have
been destroyed.
, 1910-09-24

We teuder orr hearty congratulations to
the octoscuurian Rector Of All Saints, the
Von. Archdeacon Hutsou, NJ A, X. d, on
the election Of his son, Canon Edw Hutson,
b. a, Of Saint Pau}'s, st. CtoiX, to tho nigh
position of Bishop Of the Antiauau diocese
our congratulations are likewise extended to
the Bishop eject. Canon Hutson is a native
OF this island, bong born here IN March
1873, and for him to be called ut such an
early neo TO SO high Il distinction in the
Church speaks well for his worth us q minis
Ter in the Christian Church.-L,g bono3'&
Mail Notes, I7th S,pt.
Arizona republican., 1910-04-18
RURAL ROUTE NO. 2.
OSBORN

Osborn District. April l6.-Will Walton of Buckeye was d visitor at the Quinn home last week.
 E. M. Fuqua was at home for d few days, but has returned to Par ker.
 Mrs. Will Bates spent Saturday and Sunday with her mother. Mrs. smith, in the Cartwright district.
 Mrs. F.. NJ. Lamson and Mrs. sam Bone spent one day last week with Mir. and Mrs. T. Bone.
 Mrs. w. A Wilson. who was thrown from d wagon recently, and considerably injured, is able to be out of bed for a short period at a time.
 MT. and Mrs. A: B. Towne and MT and Mrs. Valentine Wilson of Washington, visited with MT. and Mrs. Berry last Sunday.
Arizona republican., 1910-04-18
RURAL ROUTE NO. i.
WILSON

Wilson, April l6.-Mrs. s. M. Will son was hostess at dinner last Sun day when a happy family group gathered at her bountifully filled | table Her guests were her daugh ter Mrs. Echlin and family, Belton, | Curtis and James Wilson. and her sister, Mrs George Patterson. and her husband
 Mrs. J. w. Black was called to the bedside of her father last week. He is very low with tuberculosis. The stork visited the home of MT. l and Mrs. Osmundsen on Wednesday morning and left fine girl Mother and baby are doing nicely and father | is wearing a larger hat and a smile that won't come off. MT. and Mrs. Thompson and the boys were guests at the McKean home for dinner last Sunday. MT. | E- Johnson visited with Mrs w. F. Barry Wednesday afternoon
 MT and Mrs Wilcox have sold their ranch to a Mir Collins from Kansas. We regret losing them from our midst but are glad they are going no further away than Phoenix
 Mir and Mrs. Graham and Bessie spent Saturday with Mrs Grahams mother, Mrs. Nichols. went of Phoe nix
 I. l.. Hin and family were at the Thompson ranch Sunday afternoon. The Ladies Home Life Circle met with Mrs. Woodring Thursday after noon. Only q few members were present. and all business was dis pensed with. After a good social time was enjoyed delightful refresh ments of strawberries and cream, and cake were served. The next meet ing will be with Mrs. Wilcox.
 Mir and Mrs. Woodring and family were in town Saturday afternoon
 The Good Will literary society met as usual Friday night Tho the attendance was small a good time was enjoyed by those present The program for the evening was as fol- lows:
 Song by four girls.
 Recitation by Carter Burch
 Recitation by Earnest Fox.
 Recitation by Louise Agner.
 Recitation by Betty Barry.
 Recitation by MT. Doner.
 Recitation by Mrs. w. F.. Barry.
 owing to the absence of the de baters the debate for the evening was omitted. The same question is to- be debated next Friday night.
 The school children who have the highest average in their respective grades are as follows: 4th grade: 97 5-6 per cent. Florence Harris; 5th grade: 94A per cent, Lloyd Dowell; 7th grade: 96 j7 per cent. Linda Burch; sth grade: 97 per cent. Bruce Wilcox.
 Owing to the extreme unfavorable weather of the last few days the berry crop has suffered d great deal.
 The Barry family visited with MT and Mrs l. F. Johnson and family Sunday afternoon.
 Mrs. Chester Mathers is spending few days with her sister. Mrs. Osmundson. and at the same time becoming acquainted with her new niece.
 Marion Mathers has taken this mail route vacated by his brother. Chester.
Arizona republican., 1910-04-18
Women and Children

DO NOT SHIN F. as financers-which is as it should be-thc home needs thenl-and they need the home. Life insurance is the one safe-slrc- medium by which the husband and father can pro- vide that the home-and all that it mplies-w continue to be theirs to enjoy against that day which may sOOn-whch must come late when he is no longer here to pav-when the rent day-and all other bill davs-come round. Trite? Commonplace! You know it? You have heard it before? Yes, But that doesn't alter a single one of the facts. And it means you-and your family and their home then-your home now-iust as it does the other mans. He thinks you are the man who needs the life insnrance-just you think he Is tue man We talking about-and you are both right. Never mind about him-vou send for THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SO- GETTY man Today!-Now-it may be too late for you to get the benefits.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-05-06
PIATT PICKUPS.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. MaJhes vslteo
their son VIII at Urbana last week.
Mrs. Russom's sister, who has oeen
visiting her lately. has returned IL
her home in Oklahoma.
Mr.. Richardson sold load or corn
Ia Erie last week for go cents per Du
We are in hopes this cold raid VIII
CHECK the work of the chin bugs.
John Cheney and wife visited al
Charlie Schall's, Sunday.
Jasper Mccain was an Erie visltCT
one day last week.
Bert Ellis and wife visited at the
latter's parents Mr.. Debler's Supday
Mrs. Pearl Brookshire visited MRS
Richardson Tuesday afternoon.
Bert Ellis bought tine calf OF un-
Gle Sam Larue, Tuesday,
Mr.. and Mrs, Hiram Richardso'
visited at Mr.. Dsen's Sunday.
Mr.. Crapson took the census In this
neighborhood last week.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-05-06
Investors Guide.

9 The late Marshall Field left an es-
tate valued at S54 900 600 in trust for
his graudsons until thsy attain their
tftieth birthday. After providing
ADEQUATE malntenance for the heirs
during the int venng period ofaoout
80 years, it is estimated that the
value of the estate will reach a grand
otal of 5000, 100000 before final die
tributlcn is made. Successful invest
ment 10 securities that have earning
power, wisely aud carefully selected,
will be the important flctor 10
accom- lishing this result.
For those who have not the advaC-
tages or opportunities at the disposal
of the Field executors 10 aid them il
she selection of securities That have
stability aud earning power. The
Investors Guide, consisting OF foul
handsomely bound books, tells wha'
to avoid and what to seek wher
Investment in any security is con-
templated
These books contain a fund o
valuable information for Investors
and are distributed free TO arl!
subscribers TO Copper, Curb aut
Mining Outlook, u Trinity Pace
New York, 81 page independeht
weekly devoted to the truth regarding
mines and mining securities.
Special reports On mining and othe
Investments, containing from 800 u
5000 words, are also accessible free Il
subscribers.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-05-06
URBANA.
Mr.. Van Tucker is sick this week,

Mr.. Van Tucker is SICK InlS Week
Mrs. Jones is still on the sick list
but improving some.
Mrs. Nicely was up from Parsons this
week on visit
Joe lies has bought Henry Bald
wins threshing engine and will DO
some work grading on the highways.
Mrs. Deborah Noble went to Cha
mute last Friday and purchased a lot
of new furniture.
G. D, Heilman and wife spent Sun
dav with John Bryan and family.
Mr.. White has been absent from
his school here since week ago last
Friday on account of sickness
Thelma Yockey had the measles
last week. This is probably the last
one for this locality.
Mr.. Carson, the wide awake real
estate man from Erie is here This
week on business. He is a candidate
for Register of Deeds on the Demo-
cratic ticket
Blaine Young and Johnnie Bryan
went u Chanute with load of hogs
Tuesday.
1ohn Even returned home last Fri
day and is feeling fine.
Harry Holman visited at Chanuee
and carlton Saturday and Sunday
A fine shower of rain fell here Sun
dav night and light rains since. Crops
will be very much benefited. Corn is
not generally good stand and some
farmers are having to plant over
again.
Mr.. Wolf, his wife and Mrs. Unsell
went to Texas Tuesday. Mr.. VOL
with view of locating there II MIS-
Wolf likes the country. Mrs Unset
went to visit her son who is located
at Groom, in Carson county.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-05-06
Man, the MaSterDieCe

| Man Is The acme Gf the worid-the
masterpiece OF Cime. In all the world
there Is no mechanical device which
Is not found in the human body. The
pully, the lever, the inclined plane.
the scissors, The grindstone, the
universal" joint, valves. filters.
| trap doors, a bellows, pump,
camera each of these mechanical
devices invented By man, is merely a
repetition of some part Of his own
body.
No waterway oc earth ia as perfAs
In design, as commodious or as poxyus-
GUS as that great thoroughfare of
the body-the blood stleam No
sewerage system known to man
begins to equal the ineeaiouS methods
by which the body dispose> OF it's
waste. Tue irrigation IF plants, of
which we are so proud, are crude and
simple in comparison with the great
tubular sytefn y which tile d.
Rested food is conveyed into the
blood.
The violin, the ae0'iau harp, the
Grand organ-thpse and macy ether
musical Instruments are Constructed
1pon principles utilized in the human
body. The electric telegraph is
amusngy Crude compared to the
nervous system Of man, Wireless
contact lneretv copies the action Of
the individual cells uf mau1s wonder
fu brain and nerve
Long ago, IA the dim ages, before
language, before writing; when MAJ
lived in caves aud ,aw all things in
one dull gray color, some primitive
human helDg found that great stone.
700 heavy 10 be lifted by sheer
strength, could be raised ty another
method. So he wedged a long stick
between the rock and the grouA
placed another stone under thenS u,
anu VpSr, ny pressing GOWN upon tne
farther cad If the stick, could easily
move the stone too heavy to be other
wise lifted.
This far-off human, or super-human
being, more ingeuinus than his fell
lows, was Utilizing device now
known to engineers as a lever Of the
first class. And in the very act Of 50
doine-ia the very act Of standiug
with slightly bent knee our primi-
tive engineer was using, IN his own
body, u number of levers OF The same
kind, all made 10 the most perfect
manner.
And so we could go on tarough the
iiSr. In the strictest sense, man Is
tie mechanical micrecnsm of the
universe The Yeoman Shield.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-05-06
CARLTON.

Mrs James Anderson and daughter
Florence. visited her son, C'arauce
Anderson and family. west Of Chanute
Wednesday.
q D. Heilman was cleaning out
Chas Rays we'll Wednesday.
sherman Richardson Of sapulpa'
oklahoma spent few days with his
mother. Mrs. Eva Sleeves and his
grandfather, Mr.. John Sherman.
Grandpa and Grandma Heiiman
snent wednesday with Chas Ray and
family.
Raw Wilson and family visited with
Mrs. Elliott and family Wednesday
Mrs William Vaughn of Chanute
came down Wednesday to visit hel
friend. Mrs. Harry Brown anc
,eturned Thursday on the noon train
Mr.. and Mrs. d uglas ana FANNY
snent sunday with Frank Taylol
south of town.
Mrs. Rufus Blessing west OF tow
Visited her daughter, Mrs. Claso
Fredlins aud husband Thursday
Mrs. Mary vandevier spent Sunds
night with Mrs. A. Lee and family
Mr.. Adam Chicksd0uz and iam'l
-,s,,es Jehn Nsble aud family G
Chauute Sundsy.
Fred zeIger and children, Eoy
"a velma Of bearing Kansas can
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Sunday afternoon to attend tie
funeral Of his nephew, Fay Ellsworth
Hoke who was buried Sunday at p
m, and returned home Monday
afternoon.
Miss Daisy Brown and Mrs. julia
Brown spent Friday with her peic'
Mrs S. j, Ashley and husband
Mrs. Clara Umbarget aud daughter,
Mrs. Clara Briley and baby spent
Sunday with Aaron EAtoa.
Winnie Umbarger and family and
Harry Umbarger~ aad family visited
at s. P. Miler's Sunday.
Miss Bessie Chansler of Dennis
came up Saturday to spend a few
days at John Gaughans.
S. f. Trowhridge made business
"trip 10 Kansas City Monday.
Mrs. jas. Daley is quite poorly at
, this writing.
Frank Taylor is painting Mrs. E. j.
Hamill's house this week.
John Bever OF Thayef was ia
Earltou part OF this week doing some
painting for Or. Ashley.
Mrs. winchester OF Chanute came
Saturday to visit her mother. Mrs
Gephard a.few days.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Adam Chickadon1
spea Tuesday with L. d. Rice anc
family east OF town.
Mrs. Eta Crane and children wenl
to ChanHte Tuesday TO ylstt hel
mother, Mrs. Pardun.
Mr.. and Mrs M. z Clemens spent
Sunday at his brothers over neal
Villas.
Bert Hid and family attended
church at Pleasant Valley SATURDAY
night and Sunday.
Mrs. Conrad Relnhart spent a few
DAYS last week at Shaw with he
mother who was quite SICK.
The seven months old baby Of Mt
and Mrs. Joe Hoke died last Satursa
morning April 30th Of pnesmoni
following an illness of two months o
: Eczema and bronchitis. The pareht
=. have the sympathy Of their man
' friends in their sad affection.
Z Mrs. Will Cornell took the after
noon train Tuesday for IndspendeEc
A where shs will fisit her sister, Mr.
= Lumbard for . few days.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-05-06
There Is No Reason.

Why" asks a subscriber, "shoulo
members Of Congress beallowed mile
aye at the rate of 20 ceots per mile
for the distance Travelled goipg toand
from Washington when the fare is
only 2 cents per m ~
know Of no reason why this graft
should continue. When this mileage
rate was fixed there were no railroads
in the United States and memb ers
had TO travel by stage coach or by
private conveyance. Ofc0ur>e, traveI
was slow aud expensive, Ia addition
to that the salary Of "a congressman
as that time was only S. per day, |
believe, or yearly allowance of urfl,
over $500. There was sumo excuse
for the 20 cents per mile under those
conditions. There is none now. l.
is simply an addition to the regular
salary OF the congressman which is
probably mere now than lhey earn.
Ip uuV OdSC vi IilG uCitSdtt HUN bES
Hawaiian islands the travel pay A.
mounts to about six mouths saIary
which calls to mind Il story Of q
Kansas legislator in ar early day.
TliS member came from one of th-
Xtfeme western cauntles Of the state.
His mileage was then, as now, Is cents
per mile bOth ways and amounted to
aearly as mnch as hls regular salary.
He did not take himself seriously as d
legislator and, for that matter,
neither did his associates He was,
however, having very Ell yAbie
winter. There was another membe
at the same sessio. who was also
from the West and he did take himself
seriously. One day the first men
toned member sauatered over to the
serious members deS k and SAID In 3
cone Of voice that could be heard for
several seats aTouno:
"Say Heary, you and me dom
amount TO Ais legislators, but
we are hi on mileage"-Mail and
Brecza.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-05-06
A HAPPY FATHER

Is soou turned TO a sad one if he has
to walk the floor every night with a
crying baby McGee's Baby Elixir
will make the child well,-soothe its
nerves, induce healthy, norma
slumher Best for disordered bowel
and sour st0mach-all teelhug babies
need it. Pleasant to take. sure, aud
safe. c0ntaius 40 harmful drugs
Price % aud SOC per b0ttle.-SOld by
George 2. Wilder, Druggist.