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The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-22
ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY OF
FOREST SERVICE MISSING

Wallace Idaho Aug 2-Dayligh morning that
of the cys passed brought
only suspected
the conagran of the night AT least died the city
Boyd pioneer Occur ene Oregon
Railroad and Navigation company
Michigan the skull of
the latter found in the ruins this morning
Of the fire fighting toll of dead
available but dead number injured
addition blinded the city
members of the Twentyffth infantry cooed volunteers
forestry Wallace
The confagraon shortly II o'clock
and back firing adjoining hills TO the and south prevented
those directions It estimated city
100000 The entire Seventh
destroyed three of residences the hill
The principal buildings burned and the estimated follow
Occur Aene Hardware warehouse $50000 Sunset
Brewery So000 Pacific hotel and Annex 100000 Occur An
$4,000 Oregon Railroad Navigation depot 6OOoo
Times Printing $25ooo Worste Furniture $50
100 destroyed many smaller bust
places.
hospital Federal mills the
buildings The supervisor reports
country and the swept
practically clean and the loss of timber stupendous
NIulan threaten tonight
many and children being away.
With daylight relief expedition will be organized 10
Big fighters camps located
the country driven hher
hher by the flames AT War Eagle tunnel three miles from
Wallace badly burned Of
sought They lay
down the covered with wet and blankets and had died
partly from the fire and partly from snocaon by smoke The in
jued relieved with olive OIL and brought to the hospitals
At Creek II dead recovered three
forunae completely blinded fighter
dead Mullen and sixteen who less seriously
burned five blinded
1t impossible learn the of the dead of
from Spokane and other points the call of the for
esry The bodies being buried wherever they found
before anything like complete
of the fatalities available
Fires burning city of hlsides
facing burned off unless the wind
believed to be comparatively safe.
hundred people left homeless Wallace
having their belongings thick pail of smoke still hangs
n
supply good The lighting plant which disabled last night has
resumed
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-22
ENTERTAINS HIS
OLD TIME FRIENDS

Something over twenty years ago
Professor j a. Smith OF this city and
Supreme Judge NJ B. Reece and
Judge Il E Good OF the fourth ju
dicial district of Nebraska were as
sociated In an educational and poll,
tical work in the state OF Nebraska.
aud Mr.. Smith was very much pleas
cd TO entertain the gentlemen In Og-
den. Saturday. Professor Smith at
che time controlled newspaper In
Nebraska and 1t was largely through
his instrumentality that Judge Reece
was elected TO the Supreme bench
Supreme Judge NJ b. Reece of Ne
hraska and District Judge f f Good
of the Fourth judicial district of Ne
braska spent Saturday In Ogden as
the guests OF Prof. ], A, Smith and
brothers Over twenty years ago
these men were closely united In edu-
cational literary and political work
IN Nebraska and II was Professor
Smiths paper which editorially led
In the campaign which put Judge
Reece on the supreme bench where
he has remained for the past twenty
years.
BY pre.arrangemcnt the two judges
met in ogden and after day In and
about the city. proceeded to Yellow
stone Park, where they will spend
their summer vacation.
An Incident brought out In tho
visit OF these friends To the homo OF
Professor Smith was the fact that
forty-eight years ago Mrs. j. A.
Smith, then young girl, saw the
present Judge carried by his mother
Into the church to be christcned AT
that time the iudge-to-be was attired
in a long flowing white dress and 9th.
er apparel characteristic OF that age.
Another incident In this same con-
rection was the reception given TO
Judge Reece some years ago In
which Professor Smith. In respond
ing To the toast. THE Press" paid
compliment TO the newspapers and
closed with these words;
THE press the press. with keeDest
ZeSt,
And Ger prophetic ken.
Marks we'll the f1ttest and the best
And makes and unmalfes men"
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-22

had 10 move from Bank to Residence
street But do what they did, the
flremen could not stem the rushing
conflagration. Soon everything on
Pearl, High. Residence and Bank
streets in the immediate vicinity, all
east Seventh, was being consumed.
Worstelrs furniture store, one OF the
handsomest places In town, was Hex
ed up. So was Samuers and the
Missoula hotels and Smith and Cor
ners building. The Occur d'Alene
hardware store and Iron works were
destroyed. AS we carried the last pa
tient out of Providence hospital the
flames were playing all around 1t
The people, Wild with excitement,
were running en- masse toward the
train. We had been completely cut
off from the main part of the city
and were driven to the woods. / fear
that many perished against the
mountains. don't see how some OF
them could escape
My God. man. i will never forget
the way that FIRE dashed over that
mountain and down to the town. 1t
broke out in dozen places and came
sweeping like mighty wind do
not think | ever saw such a gale In
this country"
What per cent of the people of tho
town live on the east side?" he was
asked
About one NTH; 1t includes all Of
the Second ward and there are but
three other wards"
Where did this fire originate?'
Somewhere on Pine Creek about a
month ago and burned over both cast
and west Forks. United States sol
dlers had been lighting the fire back
In the mountains for days. Late yes
terday afternoon company of negro
soldiers came to town; they were
driven out OF the forests. and IL was
then that we first began to feel that
We night suffer. The smoke WAS 80
thick that the lights had to be turned
on about 5 o'clock.
Yet, | repeat. ] did not see any
cause for uneasiness until Ave min.
utes before the town WAS on fire."
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-22
POSITIONS GUARANTEED.

Every well-lnlormed educate
Inows that of all the pupils promo
Cd into the high schools only one il
twelve are ever graduated He ais
knows that OF all pupils secured b
commercial schools and business oi
leaes. even by those who secure the
students by promising 10 gradusp
and to place into positions In 81
months. or even longer. only one Z
four and half or five ever complet
a good course and are graduated
1t Is very evident. then, that shOcl
| promise every puDn who enter
my school that | would graduate biz
or her and furnish each with good
position. would be lying to thsS
tour times out OF dve
OF 81 girls graduated in our ssI
c'nss in stenography, 10 are nos al
work. and have fine calls on my ss
today that | cannot i'll. II you stay
with me until YOU are competent !o1
are sure OF Job II you want ore.
]. 4. SMITH I
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-22

equipment OF the Northern Pacific la
away the women and children FROG
St Regis. Most Of the men OF the
town were at Deborgia seven miller
above. fighunC IRE there and many
OF them must have been cut on Two
were killed in the fire in Wallace
Mail Carrier Boyd and an uDknowlI
man There have been 20 deaths T
the fires, in the hills around Wallace
according TO the forestry service but
letins but no names are given. The
fires which have swept around tbs
city of Wallace are now working theilI
way no Canyon Creek toward Burke
and easterly toward Nullan. but are
not near enough TO these towns tol
cause alarm.
The Northern Pacific and Mllwasl
kee have suffered the loss of ImpoF
tant bridges. Mlssoula Is tonight ths
western terminus of both lines. Fire.
are serious in all parts OF northeG
Idaho and in northwestern Montani
and the damage TO railway properi
Is chiefly to small trestles. OVERLAP
traffic on both lines Is lndeflniteli
suspended.
The relief train. which left Missoui
this morning to assist NIuIlau is be-.
by fire at Saltese, being unable e
go farther west and IS prevented frou
returning by the destruction Of {
small bridge this side. The train n
well equipped and no alarm is fe
for its occupants.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-22
MOTION FOR A
NEW TRIAL MADE

In the case Of S Corey VS.. a. w
Russell the plaintiff has filed a mo.
tion for a new trial. judgment re-
Gently having been rendered in favor
of the defendant In a suit for the re-
Coyery of a certain morse.
II was claimed in the recent trial
that Corey had rented horse and
buggy to patron who allowed the
animal TO run into a barbed wire
fence near the Russell form and that,
helieveing the injured beast could
rot recover. the liyeryman had al.
lowed IT TO be given TO Russell by
veterinarian Russell nursed the
animal back to health and value,
whereupon Corey secured a replevin
and again secured possession of the
horse. The court returned the ami
NAL TO Russell together with 2 Judge.
ment OF $50 damages
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-22

people are 6ocklng from the fire
swept district to places or compara-
tive safety Special trains made up
of box cars. baggage cars and a few
coaches are packed with refugees
AZ Wardner and Kellogg the people
have thrown their homes open wide
~ the Wallace sufferers. many OF
whom lost everything they had In
Saturday nights FIRE
Many Stirring Adventures.
Stories of narrow escapes and stir
ring adventures come with every
coup of weary fighters.
In tunnel OF the old War Eagle
mine on Placer Creek seven miles
from Wallace. fortyone men under
Forest Ranger Pulaski were packed
tightly together to escape a sheet of
fame that swept down upon the
eulch They bugged the ground and
buried their faces In the mud on the
Goor OF the tunnel until the FIRE went
by, when half mad from the heat
they ran and threw themselves I'm the
creek Five were dead In the tunnel
ard another cut off from the crew
was found burned to n clndcr.
MlSSOULA. MONT. Aug 2l-Mcr.
cllessly and relentlessly the forest
fires IN western Montana and Idaho
are sweeping over a vast area, driv-
ing hundreds OF fusitives before them.
destroying small settlements and wip-
ing out Of existence millions of dol.
lars worth of property. The situa-
ton tonight IS more serious than 1t
was in the early morning. except as
TO Wallace. Idaho. where Il Is believed
that nearly half o. The city viii be
saved. Communication with Wallace
to the west has heen possible at in
tervals today but eastward il Is en-
tirely cut off and it is known that the
entire east half OF the town. above
Seventh street. has been burned
West OF that a hard fight is being
made and with an Improvement in tho
water supply there is chance that
the flames may be driven bnck. For
a few minutes this afternoon the MIS-
soulian's reporter at Wallace had
wire He summarized the situation
6S follows;
Thirteen Lives Lost.
Thirteen lives lost; property loss
one million: FIRE still threatening
Elsewhere In the fire zone, the stu
alton has gone from bad to worse to-
day The most serious incident is re-
ported late this afternoon from 81.
Joe county, where $50 men engaged
in the forestry service are missing
and it IS feared they have been burn
ed to death
When the Ere approached the camp
where there were 200 men. two of tho
fighters took. n horse and, riding the
animal TO death. reached another
camp and organized rescue party
which penetrated the fire TO Bird
Creek Twenty Of the men were
were found in the water where they
had gone for safety and they were
unhnrmed OF the remaining $50 no
word has been received. The for
estTy service has organized a relief
train. well equipped with pack ami
mails. CARRYING provisions and hospital
supplies, and viii cndcavor to set
through the fire
Thousands Of Refugees.
About thousand refugees have
been brought into Missoula today.
There is much distress amongst them
Their wants are being supplied by
Missoula people and they have been
given temporary homes. Ihe nrst oil
the trains came in over the Northern
Pncifc's Occur D'Alenc branch, BRING
ing the patients who had been In the
S.Sters' hospital at Wallace and as
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-22

George Walbullng. packer, and
two companions reached M!ssoaia TO-.
night from Adair, a sutton Gu the
Milwaukee west Of Missoula about
100 miles. having left there yester
day morning riding horseback. One
horse Was ridden to death but the
men got over the range. They say that
a car OF dynamite and a car of oil
at the construction camp near Adalr
exploded soon after they left. the
fire was spreading rapidly and Wal
billing believes that the construction
camp was destroyed
There were % men there.
Camas prairie, farming valley in
The Blackfoot country surrounded en-
tlrely by hills, Is the scene Of SER
lous confsgrntion tonight A courier
arrived here tonight from there with
AN appeal for aid. From Bonner 80
men were sent To help the farmers
and so more are going from Missouln
The flre came out of the timber and
is sweeping across the valley. Grain
and hay are being destroyed
Three more rescue trains reached
MIssoula tonight from the west The
Milwaukee ran in TWO OF them and
the Northern Pacific another There
were about 500 people on the trains
but none OF them is In the distress
that marked the earlier arrivals.
The last Northern Pacific train
brought Information thar the town
of Saltese. reported earlier 10 be
threatened. had caught fire before
this train left ST. Regis.
From all directions come reports
of deaths in the flames but they are
not authenticated and its is not he
talities Two unknown men wero over
come by smoke today in the forest
near Iron Mountain
The latest word from Wallace con
firms the earlier report that half the
city is safe; the fires are yet rag
ing In the hills but the situation In
the city Is believed TO be more salts
factory than nt any time in two days
A telephone message from ST. Re
sls, received In Aissuuia al 10 O'Clock
tonight says that the fire swept down
Mullan GulCh tonight and cut of the
towns of DeBorGia and Henderson
The Mann Lumber company ran Ire
logging train down from Henderson
bringing men and their families after
all valuahleS had been buried, These
towns viii doubtless burn
The old town of St Regis is Mt
10 o'clock threatened the f1re is In
n canyon and Is only a mile from
town. approaching rapidly The last
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-22

SPOKANE, Wash. Aug 2I,-The
staff correspondent OF the Spokesman
Review at Wallace wires at $50 p
M;
Safe for the moment. AT least, the
people at Wallace are looking 10 the
hills around them through bloodshot
heavy lIdded eyes, watching forest
fires that ring the city around an
every side. lest they should break
through and destroy the city Lines
OF hose are laid along the west side
OF the city where the fire will strike
first If IT comes. and all available
fire fighters are being held ready TO
start work at once.
From Mullan, up the canyon. ref
ugees bring word that fires have
almost reached the buildings and
that the water supply may be cut of
at any time. In every direction the
sky Is red with flames and a rising
Wind would bring them here.
The list OF fatalities win run high.
Just how high no one will know for
day or two There are parties OF
fire fighters scattered through the
woods everywhere and II Is regarded
as a certainty that a great number
OF men must have been cut of by
the flames
Fifty Perish in Fire
Not less than ffty have periShed.
llties known at Wallace are
j, N BOYD, father OF Captain
William BOYD. suffocated in his
home while trying to rescue the fam
i'y
TWO UNKNOWN MEN. whose
bones were found in the ruins of
Michigan hotel
UNKNOWN MAN, burned IN the
Occur D'Alene hotel.
WIN HERMOUTH OF Wnnepeg,
fire fighter. single.
JOE FENE, fire fighter. single. suf.
focated In tunnel on Placer Creek,
FOUR UNIDENTIFIED FIRE
FIGHTERS, suffocated on Placer
Creek
UNIDENTIFIED FIRE FIGHTER.
burned TO death near Mullan.
Twelve Fire Fighters Dead.
Reports have reached the forest
supervisors that crew OF twelve
has been burned In a gulch on Big
Creek and that several groups Of
from two TO six are missing. Out OF
gang OF sixteen who were caught
near Mullan, four are so badly burn
ed they will die, Forest Ranger
pI'aslN, who was In charge of a gang
caught In a tunnel at Placer Creek
IL severely injured and may lose the
sight of one eye
In every conceivable conveyance
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-22
He Was Mistaken.

This country would be all right.
said the traveller N heather land,
but 1t isn't civilized.
That's where you so lame. strang-
er. rejolned the native Two PEI
cent OF the population owns 90 per
cent OF the land What more ciyIliza-
tlon do you want"
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-22
AN EXPERT OPINION

AN EXPERT OPINION
VIII show that our stock includes ouly
the best varieties. We keep noth!r,
but The best quality OF hay and grals
Prices no higher than you pay else
where We also handle fruit box ms
terial
CHAs. E. CIRCUIT, 352 oath ST.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-22

SPOKANE. WASH. Aug. PA
special from Wallace to the Spolies-
man-Reyiew says that twenty forest
fire fighters have lost their lives.
Though the chief danger to Wallace
itself is over, the fires are still raging
furiously In the hills on both sides
OF the city. Two persons have been
killed in Wallace and all that section
east OF Seventh street except the fed
eral mills and the Providence Hospi-
tai has been burned
Among the properties destroyed arc
the Wallace Times office, the Pacific.
Michigan and Occur D'Aleno hotels,
the Sunset Brewery, the Occur D.
Alene hardware store. both Oregon
Railway and Navigation company de-
pots, several stores and 80 residences.
Forest Ores are spreading rapidly in
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-22

BUTTE, MONT, Aug. 21.-Ton rail
road bridges OF the Chicago. Milwau-
kec and Puget Sound railroad tonight
are reported burned out in western
Montana and traffic ON tho line is tied
ND for AZ lenst ten days. according
TO advlces which reached this city
this evening Arrangements are now
being made TO detour all Puget Sound
trains over the Great Northern. Con
siderable rolling stock OF the railroad
Is stalled at various points in the fire
zone. but no word AS to It's fate is
obtaiDable, AS all wires OF the Conti-
mental Telegraph and Western Union
and Postal Telegraph companies west
of 81 Regis are down. together with
all the telephone lines.
Scattering reports. in the nature of
rumors. sent over the wire by tele-
graph operators at different points in
the fire district. would Indicate that
about eighty lives have been lost In
Western Montana. but this is impos-
slblc OF verlfication at the present
time
All Northern Pacific and Burlington
overland trains tonight were ordered
routed between Butte. Helena and
Spokane over the Great Northern
tracks via Great Falls, because OF dan
ger from forest fires west of M.ssoula.
where the flames are approaching
close to the railroad right OF way
Northern Pacific trains from the west
tonight are marked up indefinitely
late. Clouds OF smoke rolled over
Butte this afternoon from the west
1t being necessary 10 light all lights
at Z o'clock
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-22
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esB1o ~ ~ BLOOD POISON

Contagious Blood
blood disorders
hateful
throat
body
attacked medicine
the of
left blood
particle and adding
powerful All
themselves
following
which Will
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The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-22

If the fire is not brought under con
troll tonight there is little hope for
stopping 1t, and the whole region be-
tween here and Yellowstone Park, in
Guiding the Middle Creek and Gallatin
regions. Will then be in very grave
danger A slight change In the wind
would take the FIRE directly to the
spot where a dangerous connagration
was stopped n couple Of weeks ago
Another fire Of serious proportions
is reported tonight from between
Storeys and Hoffman. IL miles south
east of here The miners from Her
man have started under Ranger Bal5
er TO take care of this blaze.
Another was reported from near
Maudlow. Just ut the southern edge
OF the Helena forest There are also
several fires in the brush north OF
Bozeman, which may become serious
1t the wind continues. and the stub
BILE in the southwest part Of the val
ley Is oil fire In several places. which
has put many valuable crops in dan
ger.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-22
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FIRES DESTROYING TOWNS.

G BUTTE. MONT. Aug. 21.-A
Q special from Thompson Falls,
O Mont. saws;
@ Fire situation is alarming. {
Q Thompson Falls threatened by {
O forest fires. Portion OF Bellinap, {
@ White Pine, NoNon and Heron {
g burning, One solid line of fire {
o from here TO Montana-ldaho 6
Q boundary line embracing a dis c
Q tance of 90 miles. Senator Don {
O lans lumber yards, twenty miles
G west of Thompson. sawmills and &
@ yards At Cedar Spur totally de-
G. stroyed by 1re last night The {
@ forest reserve have approximate G
g ly 600 men in the field fighting {
@ fires. but there Is no communica-
G tion with them. all wires being {
. down.
Q
a q GOO O Gconno oono z, .
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-22

BUTTE, MONT Aug PA spe-
ciaI from Bozeman saws:
A dangerous fire is raging under
under the high wind in the GallatiD
forest seven miles south OF here aud
has just crossed over Mount Ellis and
is now invading some of the most
valuable timber regions in the fofe6-
Aldret's sawmill is In danger. As is a
band of ] 500 sheep belong ng TO John
Works. Another flock OF 5000 sheep
belonging TO John Harvet of Living
ston has just escaped the fire started
from Sparks from a threshlng engine
on the ranch of Charles Hoy. Under
a high wind this flro swept In a few
minutes across n mile Of stubble into
the brush at the timbers edge be.
tween Limekiln and Bear Canyon
Tho fire has progressed through the
forest AT a rate OF more than a mile
all hour and has been so powerful that
the flames have been visible for sew
eral hours at a distance of seven or
eight miles in daylight II is rot pos.
slble now to get any estimate of the
extent of the burned area, but it is
many square miles.
Supervision CoGklin has been call
ing since . o'clock for hundred men
TO fight the ilre. but so far only 80
have responded and they have been
sent to the front
Henry Ferguson, game and forest
warden. and A 5. Heppner Will 90 to
the front in Bear Canyon and lave
hopes of stopping the flre when the
wind goes down tonight,
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-22

the Pen D'Oreille country and espe-
clally around Newport. wash
Reports reaching here say Tint
town is itself in flames. but it ia i'm
possible as yet TO verify.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-22

HELENA. MONT. Aug. GLOW
ernor Norris. who was with the board
of army engineers inspecting rcclama-
tion work. left the party at Great
Falls at o'clock this afternoon and
departed for Libby, where It is pre-
sumed he will take personal command
OF the fire situation in the fire zone
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Homes Open for Homeless.

Local hospitals are caring for 'he
sick. Missoula homes have been
opened freely and the homeless orc
In comfortable shape for the present.
Another train with 500 people on
board Is expected tonight over tho
Milwaukee road.
A dense pail OF smoke hangs all
over western Montana In Mlssoula
1t was as dark az midnight at
O'Clock. the dense smoke being CIV
en- lurid hue which had all the sem
blance of the glow Of fire. but which
was probably due TO the sun.