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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-05-11
A MINNESOTA FATHER OF THE AUTO
Major ]. R. Brown, a Hero of the In
dian Uprising of '62, the Man.

A recent number of the Evening
Journal contained a reference to
Major j. R. Brown, the famous
chief of scouts in the Indian war of
the sixties, as the inventor of
steam wagon which was originally
designed to transport supplies from
Minneapolis to Fort Ridgeley in
stead of by the OK teams used in
that period when Fort Ridgeley was
a military post. The Journal de-
clares that the major was "the first
boy to drum the reveille at Fort
Smelling; the man who named Min
nesota; after whom Minnehha creek
was once called Browns creek; the
founder of Saltwater, Henderson
and dozen more prosperous towns
of Minnesota; the inventor Of the
first steam automobile, and a man
who himself was scout in the
Indian wars, paralyzed in the serv.
ice and receiving a pension from his
country.
Major Brown died in New York in
1870, but he had gained much dis
tinction before that, because of his
invention of the steam wagon. AL
ways a resident of the west, Mr..
Brown built his first experimental
wagon in Minnesota, expecting to
use system of steam wagons to
transport supplies from Minneapolis
to Fort Ridgeley by way Of Hender-
son instead of by the slow OK teams.
The whole plan of the steam wagon,
the forerunner of the automobile,
was dropped at the death of Mr..
Brown in New York.
Meanwhile. John C. Brecken-
ridge had delivered an address from
the platform of the wagon at Hen
derson in the campaign of 1860, and
Fernando Wood, then mayor of New
York, had ordered the first steam
wagon withdrawn from the streets
of the city because it was so noisy"
The Gazette CHANGED to meet w.
w. MCGOWAN Of Morton soon after
coming across the above historical
reference and asked Billy" who
was scout under Brown for some
time, whether he had any knowI-
edge of that steam wagon. Mr..
Mr.. MCGOWAN responded. Sure,
and | sol liered with the Major for
two or three thousands Of miles at a
time. That steam wagon I last saw
in Renville county, where it had
broken down and been abandoned
after being run that far from Hut
Crimson"
So it seems that the first attempt
at the automobile lad the same
habit of breaking down in the mid
die of the prairie that it's modern
successor has. Asked in what town
the old wagon broke down, Billy
laughingly responded that there
wasn't any town in that time-that
it was in 1863, before there were
either railroads or villages in Rem
vile county, the wagon being left
out on the open prairie.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-05-11
Memorial Sunday and Decoration Day

Arrangements for memorial Sun
day and Decoration day have been
fairly we'll completed, both programs
to be given at the Christian church.
Rev. ]. J. Ehrstein has consented to
preach the memorial sermon, assisted
in the service by other pastors and
appropriate special music being pro-
vided as on previous occasions.
On Decoration day the procession
will form on Second street as Gus
tomary, at $50 in the morning, led
by the Scenic City band. Co. I,
John S. Marsh post, w. r. G. and
citizens in carriages will march to
the cemetery and decorate graves
with the usual Post ceremonial,
In the afternoon at 2 o'clock the
procession will again form at the
Post headquarters and march to the
church, where Rev. E. v. Dubois
will offer the invocation, followed by
choruses by the school children, the
reading of LincolL's Gettysburg Ad-
dress by Comrade Hall, male quar-
tette singing. recitation, solo by Miss
Amy Barnes, address by Hon. John
Dalzell. The program closes with
singing by ladies quartette and by
the audience in America, with the
benediction.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-05-11
W. F. NJ. S. at Marshall.

The District Conference of the
Methodist Women's Foreign Mission
airy Society met at Marshall on Fri
day last, continuing until noon Sat-
urday. A delegation went from
here for the Friday sessions. They
were Mesdames A. E. King, Little,
Lusk and Mrs. Frank Cowgirl who is
visiting hore. Mr.. A. G.. Burmeister
conveyed them to Marshall and
home again in his fine auto. The
ladies voted it a delightful trip; the
only drawback being that C. Bur-
meister Jr. was not in sufficiently
good health to allow Mrs. Bur-
meister's joining the party. The
Methodist church of Marshall is a
handsome new structure. Its rich
stained glass windows are feast to
the eyes and an inspiration to the
soul. Marshall enjoyed a good rain
Thursday night, our turn will come
next.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-05-11

the occasion, and the award of
souvenirs of the contest to Miss
Conner, one of the club visitors.
Mrs. Vim. Smith getting the prize
at the other end of the contest. A
member of the club informed The
Gazette reporter that the club boasts
the youngest people of their age in
the city. who are ''just kids" when
they turn themselves loose for a
90 cd time.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-05-11

Some time ago, the Minneso ia
Farmers Mutual Insurance .Compa-
ny, of Minneapolis, Mimi. brought
an action against the insurance COM
missioner to compel him to issue
license to the company for the years
1909 and 1910, On April %, Judge
David F. Simpson of the district
court of Hennepin county decided
the case in favor of the insurance
commissioner, holding that the COM
missioner had acted within his rights
in refusing to grant a license, as the
company had not complied with the
insurance laws of the state.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-05-11

The fire losses in Minnesota for
March were $4,000, as compared
with $50, in 1909. The losses in
the United States amounted to SIG. =
444 900 as compared with $12, 1856, 900
in March 1909.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-05-11

The ladies of the Christian church
will hold pastry sale, consisting of
baked beans, cottage cheese, pies,
cakes, doughnuts, etc., on Saturday,
May 18th, at the opera house groc-
cry store, beginning at $50 a. m.
Orders taken for pastry for the
following Saturday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-05-11

New and secondhand lawn now
ers for sale and mowers repaired
and sharpened at Muehlbauer's shop,
by Geo. WEIGH. 39-tf.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-05-11

| hereby announce myself as a
candidate for the Office of Judge of
Probate on the Republican Ticket,
before the Primaries to be held Sep
TENDER 10th, 1910. Your support
will be greatly appreciated.
Respectfully yours,
A. r. A. LAUDON.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-05-11
Cemetery Cleanup May 21st.

The cemetery association have
fixed upon Saturday next week,
May 21st, as cleanup day, when the
ladies will go in body with rakes
and Wheelbarrows to make the GEM
etery presentable in preparation for
Decoration day. The ladies have al
ready enlisted the services of two
autos to take them to and from the
grounds, and have made a call for
volunteers from the ranks of auto
owners and other mere men to join
them in the good work.
The cemetery association took
action at its last meeting to put a
stop to the dumping of refuse along
the road leading to the cemetery,
and we take for granted that team
sters will take notice and here
after drive a little farther to the
dump ground rather than lay them
selves liable to prosecution for dis
figuring the highway.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-05-11

Don't miss the India Rubber Man
on the screen at the Dream tonight,
a scream from start to finish.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1910-04-21
Adjt. Smith Returns

Alter having been absent in the neighborhood of three months, Adjutant Robert Smith, acconpan- jed by his wife and family, arrived on the Princess May, Sunday. They had been visiting with rela- tives and friends in the neighbor- hood of Vancouver, B. C. The Adjutant reports that the weather there was very unsatisfactory, cold and disagreeable, in fact but little better than the kind we have been wrestling with in Alaska:
The Wrangell sentinel., 1910-04-21
Came After Logs

The tug boat Vigilant of the ketchikan sawmlll arrived in port Monday morning, with Manager Frank Burkhart of the mill com pany on board. He came up to see if it was possible to get logs enough to tide the mill over until the snow had thawed enough to en- able them to get logs out of their own.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1910-04-21
Dead Ten Years

Mayor Mccormack is in receipt of a letter from a Mrs. Carrie Bow CTS, of Nevada, Missouri, asking for ihformation as to the where abouts of W. R. McCurry. The letter describes the missing man, and states that he usually went by the name of Dick. Old timers re- member Dick McCurry, who died as the result of injuries received while logging in this region about ten years ago
The Wrangell sentinel., 1910-04-21
Honor Their
 First Chief

This paper was i'll receipt of a communication last night which We publish herewith. We consider 1t eminently fitting and proper that the firemen of Wrangell should honor the man who did so much toward the organization of their company. This paper joins with them. 1t has never had a word of criticism of the actions of MT. Shy der, when as the editor of The Sentinel he labored so faithfully and so we'll toward the upbuilding of the town and region. It re- spects him for his work as fire chief, for his efforts in the local chamber of commerce, for his attitude on public matters-it re- spects and honors him for all of things. As newspaperman, as citizen, he IS all that a man should be, as a dispenser of justice he IS not.
 Herewith is the commHnication as received:
 SNYDER BANOUETED
 A banquet was held in the Wran gell Hotel, on Saturday evening last, by the members of the Alert Fire Go. No.1, in honor of \. V. R. Snyder one of the organizers of the company and first Chief. The company assembled at 9 o. clock p. m. and sat down to one ot the most sumptuous spreads ever prepared in Nrangell and all did justice in paltaking of the rich viands. After supper had been disposed of so satisfactorily Mayor Mccormack, the toastmas- ter, made a few remarks well fitted for the occasion and on behalf of the company presented MT; Shy der with a beautiful German silver fire trumpet bearing this inscrip- tion:- Presented to \. Y. R. Snyder, first chief of Fire Depart ment. by Alert Fire Co. No. I, April I6, 1910.
 MT. Snyder responded with feel ing and after thanking the com pany gave a short address calling the company's attention to the nec- essity and importance of keeping up the organization.
 Toasts and songs were indulged in until midnight, winding up with the familiar For He's a Jolly Good Fellow The boys voted the spread one of the best and one that did credit to the ''chief" and others concerned in preparing the supper.
 Those present were, A. V. R. Snyder, P. C. Mccormack, J. C. Ensley, Harry Gartley, David Ol- iver, j.. E: Worden, J.. G. Grant, John kolb, Howard Winter, J. H. Wheeler, Ed. Lindman, Clair Sny- der, Will Snyder, George Klaquits H. H. Hungerford, JIG. Johnson, John Hogstrom. David Lewis, Leo Mccormack, Frank Farrer, Bert Foote and l.. \. Olson.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1910-04-21

When in need of tombstone for your departed one, write 10 the Juneau Marble works, James Hog an, proprietor, Juneau, Alaska. Designs and prices furnished on application tf
The Wrangell sentinel., 1910-04-21

There will be social with liter ary and musical program at St. Philips Hall, Saturday evening, April g. You are invited.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1910-04-21

That old pipe of yours is fierce, better get a new one from Pats.
 Washing and ironing, pressing, cleaning and plain sewing at Mrs. Vim. Lewis
The Wrangell sentinel., 1910-04-21
Along The Waterfront

During the past week, Al. Os- borne as administrator of the es- tate of Harry Appleton, sold the launch Neptune to J. H. McGehee, a recent arrival from California.
 Walter Waters launched his re- modelled Seagirt. now the Glenora, last week. She has been lengthen- ed 10 feet and is now equipped with two nine horse power engines turning twin screws.
 Ole Johnson has purchased Jeff Casson's r footer gas boat.
 Last Fridays gale resulted in the wrecking of a couple of launch es which broke adrift from the float. They were both put out of business.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1910-04-21

Patenaude carries the best in Cigars, Tobaccos, Pipes, and Smokers supplies in general.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1910-04-21

Of course you know that we carry the most up-to- date stock of. drugs i'll Wrangell.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1910-03-19
yGetterberiht.

Sir Gbto uno bas tptItlids
genniplponien: Shonts ggsttsr am
Gomitaa; tpGrmer i'm ertremtn noro@
lid5eu Sheil. gtm Sonntog ihones,
fparmeres Wettsr. Siiolihe Wtnoe.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1910-03-19
Jn(ano Ge(egrap6
@ouperneur 0asfeIt rein.
aemafGen.

W " l ~ W.
Guthrie, Gtia.. 18. Wdr5. gous
pernsur gbds. n. Sastsa ipnrbs In eis
nsm Bsrift, ben oas aus 8 D<motra.
ten unb 2 Republitonern beiiebtnDe
aommittse am 5rsitag benz llntsrbaus
is Der 2ssisIatur anierbrei.tte, non Der
4ntlnge Der Wibperipnliung bon
Staaisssloeru freissipronen. Gds
aommitttt sniihieb IN itbtm sJalle,
bab isine Werihlsuberuns BON Staatss
aelbsrn finitssfunben babe. b1 bic
Disnite. fir peife Der Gouperneur
5erfhitbene ptrionsn btSablis, aud
tpirlli6 etleiitet ipcrben ieitn. Dos
Rcmmiitst sob inbefien 5u. bob meb-
rere Mnlpstfungtn ouf 0onbs gsaoeen
lrosbtn. bis fiiz anbsre 3psdt bsIimmt
ipcssn.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1910-03-19

aas benz beutidtn Reih.
gerlin, 18. Rdr5. DER Subrsss
tag Der 9erlinsrWdrss sRepclution bonn
adbrs l848 purbs am sSrsitaa pon ben
arbeitsrpereinen, ben So3ialiiisn uno
ben Nnarfiiten IN iiblifer Meiie &C..
feisri. Crib am Woraen formirt. iih
Elm LANCER 3ue, Der iiG Idngfam oem
sfriehhpf i'm norolihenn Ibeil Der
Stabt substregie, ipU bic Gebsine Der
unesidhr 200 iosenoHnteH sWorsgs7
fnllenen' ruben. Die poli5ei iorgte
bnFiir. hab Der 3ua ia oronuHasm1bi-
GER Meiie morifirte.
9lunen unhardn3e tpuroeH anF benz
ben GeiagItnen srrihistsn Dentmdi
nieberetlsst, tpG6rsnb Die 9emnuiirun.
Ten portG marIhirten, aber erit rdts
Dem Il. eurf bic 6Gnot BON Noliseis
geutnants eeganesn pdreH, bic lie Dor
benz monument in Empiang nahmsn
unb M: Sttsren bic ssnihriften. bic
Tie fiir unpaHsno htelien, abi6niitsr.
Die : S,idriii.u bditsn fait ausI6lisB.
Iid aui Die psrlanets gBnbIrsforms5
8esuo.
0iele :S.c4tn unc Grnber befdnber
fich in BEN qua. unb nohreno oes
Wearihss ersGhlt,n piels gltsrn ibrsn
Rinbsrn bic Greieniiis Die i:t por 81
Jdbren in Berlin lino in anoereH IbeI.
len Seuii6idnos abesipielt haben.
gsrRbmter 0eiangIehrtr
geitorbtn.
gioranni Qamporti, Der btriibmte
GeFangslebrer, itarb bier am Jrtitag.
Gr erreiaae ein 9llier bon 70 Sahrsn
uno bat pielt btriibmte Gdngsr nnb
GGnaerinnen unterri4tst. odrunier
wlms. Sembri6.
General b. ber O OF bndtb 4r >
gsntinien aefhidt
Gaii.r Wilbelm bat ben 8sn,rnl bon
Der Bpls In belonbertr MiHion. oeteI
ylntur nitt bstannt lit, Hnd 4rsentis
nien geianbt. 4uf einsm 9ant.tt Der
bentIfsn aiiatiIheH Gsieaihaft. btrsn
prGiibert Der General iit. iuuroe bits
am TonnsrFas betannt.
Die auten gesiebunstn
sDif9en Rubtano uHs
Dsiterreid wiebers
berseteHt.
ct. Dstersburg Is. Wldr3.
Graf 9erntclb, Der Sitsrreihiih.uIis
aariidx 9otfhnftsr, uno 0err Spolss
tp, Der riiIItihe WiniIier bes aeubern.
unier3eihneisn am 6reiiag cine Der.
einbarung, turf tptld3e bic 9ssisbuns
gen atpiffen Ceiterrsih.llnadrn uno
9fnbIann pieber gang normale rperosr.
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Gtntns Quo auf Der gaItanbalbinfsl
earantiri.
Jlnfsis ruffifhe Gifde,
umsetommen
ct. getersbura, Is. W1rs.
ssiinisia syifG<r, bis anf bem Gisfs.p.
bcs bei g,tterbof. an Der iiiblinen Hiis
ise bes Golfs bon fyinIano. pom ufsr
losaerifItn frurbe, In bic Gee biHnuss
aetrieben nuro<n, iInb ipabriheinlin
unletiommen. Nnn foipeit III nod ftine
Gpur BON ihEtn sefunben iporben-
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TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1910-03-19
Muslanb= Selegrapb
Der Ja6resiag 0Pr Mdrs.Re.
uO(uliOa pom Ja6re 1913
I'm Berlin im Der iibli1en
0Seiie
Son oen Ar6eiter- yereinsn.
So3iarifien uno AnardiIten
sefeiert.
Die Temonarallon uerlief Obne iebe
St0ruRg.
BON 3armanopstagrossB in genspis
Die bes Woroes onsstldgte 8raiin
erHdlt 5ahlreife 5elrlths '4niraae.
Die 9s3isbuneen Stpiiftn Rn5laro
uno Csftsrrsi1e llnearn pisoer
nprmale.
geioe WGdie gdrdntirsn ben Status
quo auF Der gultan 5albirfsl.

Die Cholera tommt tpiebsr in 81. Qes
tsrsburs gum ausbrun.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1910-03-19

geioe WG6s 9drantirsn ben Statns
QUO ouf Der gdltan 5albirfsl.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1910-03-19

lonoon, 18. M1rs. - aontrntte
fir ben Gou pon slpsi S6IahtIhiffen
unb eintm Greuser. Der aern elmer
,ieuen tiirtiifsn Slctts, purosn mi.
ben Sniffbauern In GIsfpit. Barron
uno gIpoe abeeifloH.n. Tie brei
Sdiffe follsn suIammen SIS. .000. 900
toiien.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1910-03-19
Mms Der v SuncesbaaptItaot

Der aampf i'm Rsprdfsntuntsnbaus.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-01-21
Auditors Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the un-
lersigned, appointed Auditor by the
Orphans Court of Sullivan County,
to distribute the fund in the hands OF
the executors Of the estate of l.. NJ.
Barth, deceased, as shown by their
second and final account filed, to and
among those legally entitledthereto,
and to make report to the said Or
phans' Court, will attend to the du-
ties of his appointment at the office
of Rush j. Thomson, at Dushore,
Pa, on Friday, February 4, 1910, at
eleven O'Clock a. M, at which time
and place all persons having claims
against said decCdent shall present
the same before said Auditor or be
forever debarred from coming in on
said fund.
+. W. MEYLERT, Auditor,
Jan. I, 1910.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-01-21
Notice.

Notice is hereby given to all taxa
bles that the Commissioners Of sui
livan OMnty will hold the triennial
appeal for the year 1910, at the places
and on the dates as follows in the re-
spective boroughs and townships OF
said county and at no other time
will there be adjourned, special or
private appeal days held:
Cherry, Jan. 81, 1910, at the EIcc-
iion lIouse in Cherry twp. 10 II. m.
ahi p. m.
Coiiey, Feh. |, 1910, liuising'r
ilotel, ~ a. m, 10 p III. :,
y 2''o,n' ~, ~, =, 'vi'' "'''> =
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-01-21
Executors Notice.

Estate of James Tompkins, late of
EIkland township, Sullivan county,
Pennsylvania, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that letters
testamentary upon the estate of
James Tompkins, late Of Elkland
towi snip, Sullivan county, Pennsyl-
vania, have been granted to the un-
iersigned. All persons Indebted to
said estate are requested TO make
payment, and those having claims or
demands against the same, will make
them known without delay to
Walter Maurcr, Executor,
Laquin,
Bradford CO.,
December, %, 1909. Pa.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-01-21
YEAR FOR LITTLE SUGAR MEN
Sentence of Four OF the Havemeyer
Checkers.

New York, N. Y, Jan. 17.-Edward
A. Boyle, John r. Coyle, Thomas Ke-
hoe and Patrick j. Hennessey, check
ers on the Williamsburg docks of the
Havemeyers & Elder refinery, who
were convicted with Oliver Splitter on
December II, 1909, of conspiracy to
defraud the Government by means of
false entries of sugar, We're sentenced
by Judge Martin in the United States
Circuit Court to serve year each in
the penitentiary in Blackwell's Island
SpitZer's bail was extended to Febru-
airy / and sentence was suspended un-
til that date because he has surgical
operation to undergo.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-01-21
REGISTERS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing accounts OF Executors, Administra
tors etc. have been filed in my office:
First and Final Account of George T. Deegan
Administrators OF Ella b. Doegan, late OF DuShore
Borough Deceased.
First and Final Account of Adeline l.. Tubach
AdminstratriX OF PhilipJ. rubach late of Col
ley Township, Deceased
And the same will he presented to the
Orphans Court OF sullivan County, to be
held at Laporte, Penn'a., on the Four
teenth day of February, A. d. 1910, at
3 O'Clock p nj, Tor cohfirmatioa aud al
lowance. and they shall then lie confirmed
nj. 81 and unless Exceptions are flied
within ten days thereafter, confirmation
absolute will be entered thereon.
ALBERT +. lEESS, Register OF Wills
Registers Office, Laporte, Pa
January IL, 1870.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-01-21
CoURT PROCLAMATION.

y WHEREAS, Hon. CHAs TERRY President
Judge lionorableS Henry RiChlin and K. G. K.
kskinka Assoc. Judges OF the Courts OF oyer and
Term, aer and General Jail Delivery, Quarter
Sessions of the Peace, Orphans Court and Com
mon Pleas orthc County OF sullivan have issued
their preCept bearing date the - day OF Dee
1903 TO me directed, tor holding the several
courts in the Borough OF Laportc, on Monday tn,
II day of FEB 1910 at , O'Clock p. m.
Therefore, notice is hereby given TO the Coroner
Justices OF the Peace and CunStahlcs within the
county, that they be then and there in their prol~
er person at O'Clock p IN. OF said day With theii
rolls records uquiSitiOHS examinations and
other rcmembCranUcS to those things to which
5heir offices apieFtain to be done. And 10 those
who are bound by their iecogniLance to prosecute
lgaiust prisoners who are or shall be in the jail Oh
the said county OF sullivan are hereby notified tC
be then and there to prosecute against them as
will be just.
JCDSON BROWN Sheriff
Sherif's O.lcc Laporte Pa. Jan. >, ,lll0
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-01-21
More Useful.

The president of an ocean steam.
ship company was taking journey
across the water. When the ship was
in dangerous channel he became en-
gagged in conversation with the pilot,
an elderly man. who had spent most
of his life on the water. The presi-
dent of the company remarked II
suppose you know all about the dam
gerous places in this channel?"
Nope" replied the pilot.
You DON'T" exclaimed the presi-
dent. Then why are you in charge
of the wheel?"
Because know where the bad
places amt"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-01-21
MINERS NARROWLY ESCAPE.
Cage Drops 80 Feet Before
Safety Clutch Works.

Nine men escaped "a terrible death
in the O'Boyle-Foy coal mine about
a mile from Berncc, Saturday morn
ing, when the safety appliance ON
the cage in which they were decend-
ing, prevented them from falling to
the bottom Of the shaft distance of
100 feet.
At q few minutes before 7 O'clock
the men stepped into the cage to go
The rope which held the cage had
been wet and then frozen, and when
the cage started it snapped in two.
The cage dropped from view like IA
flash, and dccended about 30 feet be-
fore the safety appliance worked, af-
ter which it came to IA stop. Not one
of the men was injured by the fall.
Great cXcitem, MT prevailed for ii
time after The rope broke until il.
was acertained that the safety clutch
had done its work. Certain death
to all in the cage would have result
ed had it dropped to the bottom of
he shaft, which is generally the case
notwithstanding the fact that the in
vrutor OF the safety contrivance had
confidence enough in it to take his
whole family in the cage with him
when he gave the initial trial.