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The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-09-07


record the story Of one dying conn
munity that refused to allow the
state to build beautiful boulevard
through the town because it would
distrub the old cobblestones that
were in the streets before the Rev
oluticnary war. But such places are
scarce. The spirit Of progreasivenes
y her to stay, and it, present
watchword 10 Good Roads" Active
warfare against the vile road condi-
lions that exist all over this coun-
try n what Il needed to make the
old look like new and to solve the
problems that the present day race
y now facing those Of the high
cost Of living. the desertton Of The
farms by the young people. the ~
auecitation OF home trade and the
Osneral traffic conditions Of the
country.
Good roads will work wonders. The
Mood Of commercialism takes the
highways and follows the best roads
- IT. wake comes prosperity. It 4
insvitable.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-09-07
MOVING PICTURES
F[AIH[D SCENERY
GREAT NORTHERN MOVING PIC
TURE NAN WAS IN THE
VALLEY.

The Great Northern moving pic
ture car came into the Flathead val
Lev last Friday and made headquar-
teri 1t Kalispell while Mr.. seavolt
The manager Of the car, and Score
eary Rhodes. Of the Kalispell Cham
Dor Of Commerce, toured through
the valley taking moving pictures Of
the lake. fruit orchards and harvest
ing scenes.
Owing to the great demand for
the work. Mr.. ssavolt u unable to
take Z very complete view OF the
country over which he passes. Next
year he expects to make another
trip over his route, and fill in the
gaps.
Hin car Is his laboratory, and he
develops his negatives az fast as
they are taken. Mr.. seavolt has
just finished . trip through Glacier
National Park, where he took about
three thousand feet OF pictures and
says that he only got good start.
Next year he hopes to increase to-
five thousand. He has several Of
the forest guards spying out hooks
and corners. and they will show
them to him next summer.
The films taken will be first
shown at the New York land show
in November. Many theatres are
trying to secure films, but it is the
Of the Great Northern to
first use them at places where their
advertising value will be the great
est. and on the exhibition cars. La
ter they will be sent west. The
car went west Monday morning on
train No. 8.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-09-07

The work on the sewer Is now
UtaEted In earnest and dirt is fly.
tng fast. The work on the septic
tank u progressing rapidly. The
ezcavating Il all done and the forms
wjA be ready to pour the concrete
Into - soon a. the steel rods fol
rs-aAtorcing are in place. The I'll.
tsr Aeds are we'll under way also
ana the gravel has nearly all been
1lllod in.
4 large crew of men are at work
DIGGING bitches for the sewer pipe
ana that part of the work is now
moving right along. Several man.
holes have already been completed
and about 200 feet of the 1S-inch
trunk sewer has been laid. En-
ginser Flickinger. who is supervis-
INT the work for the city, is right
On the job all the time. and is see
ing to it that the contractors are
doing their work correctly and &C
eording to specifications.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-09-07
FORCED 10 LEAVE HOME.

Every year large number Of poor
sufferers, whose lungs are sore and
racked with coughs. are urged to 60
to another climate. But this is cost
ly and not always sure. There's q
better way Let DR.. Kings New Dis
covery cure you at home. 1T cured
me Of lung trouble" writes w. r.
Nelson, of Calamine. Ark. when al
else had failed and gained ~
pounds in weight. It's surely the
king of all cough and lung cures. !"
Thousands owe their lives and health
to it. It's positively guaranteed for
coughs, Colds, LaGrippe, Asthma.
Croup-all Throat and Lung trouble
SOC and $1.O0. Trial bottle free at
all druggists.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-09-07
NO NEED TO STOP WORK.

When your doctor orders you to
stop work,it staggers you'll cant,
you say. You know you are weak,
rundown and failing in health, day
by day. but you must work as long
a. you can stand. What you need
is Electric Bitters to give tone,
strength, and vigor to your system,
to prevent break down and build 20
up. Don't be weak, sickly or ailing
when Electric Bitters will benefit
you from the first dose. Thousands
bless them for their glorious health
and strength. Try them. Every bot
lie is guaranteed to satisfy. Only
SOC at all druggists.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-09-07
RAIN SPOILED THE
TENNIS TOURNAMENT

On account Of. the rain in Kalis-
pell Monday it was impossible to
eide the championship of the Flat
head valley. The rain here was
very light and did not wet the
grounds to amount to anything. so
in the afternoon DR.. Scott and Mr..
Rowland drove UP in their machine
and played few match games
against Chas Jennings and Rev.
Hall and NC. Green and Rev. Hall.
r . Whitefish boys won both sets.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-09-07
BIGFORK HUCKLEBERRY
PICKERS GET LOST TOO

Two ladies and boy got lost one
day last week while coming out Of
the huckleberry patch near Ranger
Thompson's place. They remained
out over night without anything to
eat or q fire and in heavy rain.
They were found the next day near
a lake near McDougal Peak.-Big
Fork News.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-09-07
PLENTY OF MOISTURE.

According to the amount of rain
that has fallen ON the east side OF
the range that region win soon be
ready to graduate from the dry farm
ing stage. During the month of Au-
gust 2.61 inches of moisture was
p.'ecip;tated. That Is more than
fell here in the Flathead.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-09-07

Sometimes a girl gets eeafiden-
tial and tells man that lot Of 9TH
er men have tried to kiss her, but
he 10 the only one who succeeded.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-09-07

''She's dead" snapped Lorenzo.
'That horse Is dead. That comes Of
washing her and
eve done that lots Of times. Mr..
Nettle." protested his hired man. "only
I guess you let her outdoors too soon.''
"And she hasn't been paid for" went
on Lorenzo bitterly. II expect can
sell her to the soap factory for Ave.
I'm give you seventeen" said Jacob
quickly.
"Well. Of all the-Ill take It. cash
now" said Lorenzo and there fol-
lowed brief transaction that made
Jacob Keene the owner Of the long
coveted horse, only now she was white
and sti6. Jacob said he would bury
Daisy in . corner Of his meadow where
his favorite dog was inferred. and It
was silent procession headed BY the
brown mare which dragged the blan-
ket on which reposed the sti6 form
Of Daisy.
The first thrust Of sharp SPADE In
tho moonlighted turf Of tie msadow
happened to glance sharply. across
Daisy's llank, and 10 the horror Of the
snlooker she htcksd mildly, relaxed her
eti6ened muscles, shivered and slowly
scrambled to her feet,
Not dead. but sleeplng.'" quoted
Dan Harmon under his breath a. the
disconnected Lorenzo turned SHARPLY
about and went back to bed, whiie "a
cob Keene. with III concealed dolleht.
carefully led his long Waited 10 ~
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-09-07

Jacob scornsdlly. ~.As / ranle.4s.s7. 1t.
Lorenzo Nettle. the summer my Uncle
Willie sold you Daisy was the tine
when had the typhoid fever. and [
was so sick that didn't know moth
ing about the transaction. And when
was up again and found out about
It. why. Uncle Willie had died, and you
wouldn't sell the horse to me"
Z Fright enough! Why should pelr
It to- you. Jacobl She was just the
critter wanted for spare work.
You've acted tarnation foolish over
that critter for fifteen year. ana you
might a. well spit It out now ana tell
me why you want that particular boss
and no other. You amt got stable
room for her with your two. and she
amt what you'd call fancy looking
now. IL sher'
'6he Il not" said Jacob seriously,
''but always liked Daisy. and when
che was colt Uncle While promised
Il he, ever sold her to anybody he'd
fvsl.,. ve.r. ~ hnr ana r,her -.
49, ~:
II expect he thought you wasn't 60
ing to get any better" remarked To-
renso 'sWell. it's an done and gone,
wsntsr nsv Sfsv -. ~ ! ,,s = INV, ,.nv:, = 80
sr,s+vw t,.,ss. a. 49," ~" ..-.,-
.Iinnins ovsr into ~. cwr 80 ~
guess von,ve rot mired ~ vcnr m,u1
hetween borsenesh thirty So. ~
and cold storspa haef. And e d,.-
anneared n the darken,rs tw,f,cht =.
snntter his wrath ~ the r.tiont a..
az Iixxie =
The next morning At 10 o,clock ha
faced ! triumnhant rorenso acro...
the harvard fence. .we,l. vo,,re -.
hate now. even II you,ve : mind q riva
fIfty." remarked Mr.. Nett,e
.sWhat do Won meant Yon .in,t nav.
ar sold Daisy ,. challenreA I.coh
"That's it"
sswho to-" asked Jacob owliah,v.
.~rhe minister ovar - rlmvi,le M
saw her veetariav and ~ cont vcra
nv Dan last NIGHT ha,d tsko nor 7e,.
GIVING Aftv for he- s..,,,. - 800
what he's ahout too.
"saoms n mo = ws. ~osrv n .t,rv
. m,r,stor IN = horse deal I wonldr.t
taka al much from him ;. doc,arad r.
coh cr,m.on With .roar ana cor.
tamnt
o,o,, a,...a ..vo,,,-. .a -
$50. -, go. 80 ~ 49,. =. -
-. ro,,rso,sn
81 -, r,oa ,.,.r.. ro,, ,vor.+ ..,,
ror vh.t ~ =. worth rho 1ao.t Won
can 10 - make things right for that
minister roranxo Nettle. Il "a Az that
hor.e nm .o sha,l, look resnectahle for
. m,n,star n drive hah,ndn
.svuh.+ xvo,,,a vou doY.. Aom.rdoff
: cranzo onar,ro tho stah,e door ana
~ a,,,c ror+h tn oh,.c+ e a,.cr..,or
T.coh sr-vavsa ~ icst onrortrnitv
LIN tardar ava. ora hoo,n hv Giving
- . rood scr,,hh,rs Nth warm ~.
~. r.i,ss .n... - 70. h.- erc..
~, -. 80 ..,hs.. y. -r,,.,, rirc,o.
r,,,,,. 800 =. 49,. - Th.n IA
.s.,. - , - ~ro-n, wo+or .rd
ss...,, -. -, ~. ,,,,-. ga tarr,.. IN
:. 49, ...,.a ana arrr 80 ia hraid
:. h,"a ,;h,on - har foro,ocr ia ruh
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n- u ~, III ~. ee4,sa,.. 80 tr,n, ha,.
a"u = ea' % 1900 ~, 49, ~.
1oo1o an ~ 80. 90 - -. 49,
u" 'n " nN,. 80 $500 -.
8Oou viii ~ ."AS
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-09-07
DIGESTION AND ASSIMILATION

DIGESTION AND ASSIMILATION
1t Is not the quantity of food Ia
ken but the amount digested and as
simulated that gives strength and vi
tally to the system. Chamberlain
Stomach and Liver Tablets invigor-
ate the stomach and liver and en-
able them to perform their functions
naturally. For sale by all dealers
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-10
in The OIL FIELDS

The droth is causing a great hind
rance to development work I'm the oil
fields % West Virginia. In n great
many districts work has been In mart
suspended on wells hat should have
been completed and "a good deal OF
new work that should have been
started IL held back for the same
cause. The smaller streams have gone
dry" and in only the fields In proxi-
nifty 10 the larger streams with an
uhialllng supply Of water has Il been
possible to continue development
work. In some OF the old and fully
developed districts II has been found
necessary TO haul water TO pump the
wells. on Henry fork. in the Tariff
pool. In Smithfieid district. Roane
county. tho Charter oil company has
now completed and shot its No. II on
the p. A Tallman farm and has a 40
barrel producer i'm the Big Injun sand.
Inc same company has started 10 drill
No. : on the same farm. on Green
Creek. Walton district, the Pocatalico
OF company has completed and test
ed ITS No. I on tho Sarah J. Cumm-
ings farm and has a 1000. o00-foot
g&sser. on l.aur run, Smithield dis
trict. the Ohio Fuel oil company has
shot Its No. ) on the Amelia B. Smith
farm and has a 25-barrel producer.
4A AAF SAHtllHtpn pOoA. IN clay dis
trict. Harrison county. the South Penn
OH company has drilled No. 3 on tho
/. NJ. James farm % feet into the So
foot sand and has not found the pay.
On Bingamon creek. Eagle district,
the Hope Natural Gas has
drilled n test on the Z. o. Robinson
farm through the 5o-foot sand and
has "A fair gasser. on the same
stream and In the same district the
Philadelphia company has completed
It's test on the L. Z. Heldreth farm and
has a gasser I'm the fifth sand. on
Rock Camp run, Snrdis district. the
same company Is down 1.SOO feet al a
test on the : L Smith farm and nsh-
ing. on Indian run. the SAGE company
IL duo IN the nth sand at a test on
tho 4. J. Harbert farm. on West
Fork river. Grant district. Harrison
county. h Cla%rksburg Light & Heat
company has completed its test on the
]. Q. Musser farm and has a light
gasser in the shallow sand. on Lost
creek the West Virginia Central Gas
company Is u IN the sand at a test
on the 4. d. Bassell farm. ON Little
Flint creek. Grant district. Doddridge
county tho Philadelphia company has
now drilled its test on the George
Knight farm through the Gordon and
has a light gasser. on Sandy run,
McElroy district. Tyler county. tho
same company has drilled a test on
he Lewis Davis farm through tho
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-10
MASONIC PICNIC
Big Affair 20 be Given AZ Wheeling
Park July 27-Large At
tendance Expected.

The local Masonic club is making
n-rranremonts for 20 bis picnic to Dee
given at Wheeling park ON Friday.
July IS. s basket dinner will he
served and the prosram Includes ath-
lctIc contests of all kinds
a rather novel feature is the COM
mi'fcc on fellowship. which will SEQ
chat everyone present has "a good
time s. dance viii br hold in tho
evening Members of ai tho Masonic
lodges i1 the Wheeling district VIII
Doc Invited and the cvcr' is expected
fo ho very largely attended Tho
committee chlirmcn arc as follows
ARRANGEMENTS. Ur. % O. byron. bowl.
inr. o. y WrCoy. sports. vs.. s. Hob.
man dance Alfred Mark. fellowship.
Thomas = Watkins
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-10
NO rain Since APRIL
In a Section Of caben County Where
NJ M Crops Are Dying Up.

In Cabell county iu "a section about
20 miles square with Miltonburg
rain since the latter part Of April.
and the drouth aud heat has about
burned up all the vegetation.
The soil in that part 81 the state
is uuierldid with what IS known as
"a hard pan. and during April there
much rain. and the hard pan held
the rain in the earth making o. wet
for almost the entire month Of May.
and o. was first Of June when the
farmers planted their corn.
Tho wheat in the section viii aver
age only a little over = bushels 20
the acre. and many o. the oats fields
viii nof Doe harvested. while most all
the meadows have been burned out
with the heat.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-10
TEE
Activity Caused by the Large Orders
Placed for Steel by the
Railroads.

NEW YORK. July 9.-The railroads
fulfilled expectations last week by
placing larger orders for equipment
and other similar contracts are about
20 he closed. The Louisville and
Nashville divided a contract for 74OO
tons OF steel car under frames be-
tween two car manufacturing com.
panies: the Northern Pacific ordered
a thousand cars and Ann Arbor 45O
cars: the Missouri Pacific fifty loco.
motives. and the Great Northern and
Illinois Central. each 90 engines.
structural orders for bridges. car
shops and pieces called for a five
thousand IONS of fabricated material
the largest order being 1900 tons for
the }Ioboken pier shsdA Sr tha d. L.
dam bridge 'on the Boston AND Maine.
Rail contracts. however. were small.
a%ggregating only 2O.00O tons but con.
tracts are pending for 100000 tons in
Guiding export business. The Can
adam Pacific ordered 10000 tons.
which ent 10 Dominion mills.
Activity continued in steel building
work in all sections.
The principal local contracts were
5000 o n for a department store al
Newark. which will be furnished by
the bethlehem Steel Company, and
5000 tons for Adams Express Com.
pany building. which will be furnished
by the Jones and Laughlin Steel
Company. In other sections the
largest contracts included 1900 tons
for a highway bridge at Tacoma and
500 tons for a new hotel a. Washing
ton which will be furnished BY the
American Bridge Company. Including
railroad work. fabricated steel orders
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-10

TITTTT.N|TI - TIII Uf@I-.In-T
f.uf nuf Philadelphia today fie cocoon
fiwe ln fhe series winning % n K-arr
and MnrE1u pitched great bail Eraff
holding IhfIade uhlH fn fwn hits rr-.
Tho ninth. and Moran boiling CI.rc..r.
fu One iff until tho ac.enfr Er4rH
Tanned Mrfuuia Wit. two ur AMI fsu ..
In fre ninth 1evolarI scored fHr rrI.
run Hu Turner's pass ana TIrH.r
double Fisher throw nut every athletic
who tried fp steal Score
Cleveland 0f00o0N0- r.
Philadelphia 0nUN0uoo. .
liatterisH Knapp and Fisher MORGAN
and TIumna.
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last week aggregated over 80. 900 tons.
Export Businesa

last week aggregated over 80. 900 tons.
Export Business.
BUSINESS In the export field IA in
terestlng. Many small contracts for
track supplies are being placed for ex.
port 70 Mexico. as are several i'm.
portant orders for gas pipe for shin
inent TO japan. additional orders for
galvanized and black sheets for South
America and for wire products for
South America and the Orient The
italian government has awarded 1000
tons or armor plate for battle shins
10 h Carnegie Steel Company.
The output OF pig iron in June was
at he rate OF 1880. 900 toms an
nually. During The first half OF the
year the output vas approximately
II .o5O.OOo tons. showing a decrease
OF V per cent compared with the
production OF the second half OF 1910
and y per cent compared with the
first half OF last year.
NEW YORK. July 9.-Tnding was
very light in cotton goods during the
past week. and prices showed little
change except in the case OF n few
gray goods. odd counts OF wide print
cloths receded a sixteenth OF a cent
= ecent top and some slight
were noted IN the prices OF
n few narrow odd cloths. Otherwise
he market showed little or no
changes in quotations.
The curtailment Of production in
cotton mills last week all over the
country amounted 10 fully 80 per cent
OF a full output and curtailment in n
less degree will be continued for some
weeks 70 come by many cncerns.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-10

Yssterday'r Resulta.

NeW hoFh. b. chicago. :.
Boston. 9. ST. louis. 3
Cleveland. Z. Philadelphia. q.
Washington. @ Detroit. c
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p'-7-'.'s I.oca! Stocks

WHEELING. W. Va. July .. II.
me fo.lowIrs quotations on the more
.CuNe wheeling stocks are corrected
daily for the ~IntcIngencer by Howard
s Son. local brokers:
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-10

Dan luytes, Jr, seven years old, a thoroughbred English BULLDOG. who
occupies a hi de IKE WIFI -s- Getting bathroom. IN the liner Urar-
I'm on MS way to ROTTERDAM. This is the tenth voyage d luxe that Dan
ns MADE HIS master. Daniel Luydes, happens 10 be a bachelor banker
OF We" fork. and spends all his ies urei N travelling around the world With
MS Dog. Before tn comrades sailed. Mr. Luytes declared that Dan had al
ready Travelled $4,000 miles, during W h6h he has made four trips to Eur
pc is worth $4,000. and he has already COS his master in trave-nq
eHPenses alone more than $4,000. Hi present trip Will cost in the negh
borhood OF another $1UUU.
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OF Clubs
Todara Gamer.

WaFrirrtpr a. Detroit.
Ncw York no chicago
Boston 90 So. Louis
Philadelphia 900 Cleveland
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-10

struck ou,-Hy wh.,aksr. o. ly VIII
Hams. g.
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NATIONAL
Yesterdays Results.
No anne scheduled.
Today,s Gamea.

Todny's Games.
pittshurE n Hrooklvu.
Cincinnati al Boston.
Chicago at New York.
St louis al PHILADELPHIA
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W. Va. July ., IL.
Inc Following quotations ON the more
active Wheeling stocks are corrected
oaiiy Tor the intelligencer by George W.
baron. local broker. and Il. II. Marshall.
manager Bond Department..
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-10
8sron's Local Stock.-

Transfer books closed after July sth
: 20 cash dividend. payable July ITth.
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per cent divident paya5ie July n
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-12-29

tef pat o. v&ios." In other words.
"Jeb" stuart'a way was ~ dash and
take chances. ,...
The rife practice Of the "Burktails''
at Drnnesvilie may h sud u have
marked the beginning Of shnrpsioot
Ing In the eastern army. The Confetl.
crates md made some deadly rife
shots at Rails Bun. but this was ow.
ing to the fnct that one regiment there
was armed with quick shooting rides.
When General Mcclellan hcard what
Kane's mountaincers had done ut
Dranesville he had him take out four
companies Of the regiment for special
drill In skirnishing tactics. They
were attached to n cavalry brigade
and often outmarched the horses, car.
rying neither tents nor blankets and
living or the country. In their tirst
action with the cavalry "Bucktnil''
rife brought down the right hand ms q
OF "StonewnlI" jackson. This VS.
Turner Ashby. n soldier who IN bis
dny seemed destined to become q
greater cavalry genius even thu n
Stunrt.
England was actively engaged 81
making preparations to fight the Unit.
ed States Oh account of the Mason and
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-12-29
sy osp,s,n GEORGE 1. K,Lr1eR. Lsss

., e.D'''" cEosch T. k'Lr1Ea. I't'
tCopyright by American Press Associa.
ton. mil
r LIEUTENANT A. j. Slemmer's
beroic stand at Fort Iickens
IL from January to May. 1861.
had dramatic sequel In ter.
rifle Smelling duel Nov. 22-23. This &c.
tion IL called u bombartiment and Ii
probably the Hrst case IN the war
where public buildings and private
dwellings were damaged by hostile
shot.
In January. 1861. when wariike do
ings began IN southern potts. the situa.
ton AT Pensacola was similar to that
at charleston There were three United
States forts guarding the harbor only
one of them. Fort Earrancns. was 90.
cupirl. This work sheltered small
garl ison composed of o,ie company Of
United States artillery Lieutenant a.
I. Sleiumcr was In command. aud. fol.
lowing the example Of Major Andcr.
sOn ~ Charleston h. moved his men
into Fort rickrns This work was on
the north "ni uf Santa Rosa island.
distant from the mainland from 1000
H. 3!pU yards on the 18th. 18th and
18th IL january the governors Of Flor
ida and Alabama demanded the sur.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-12-29

plodsd arounA them. and. wooden
building 10 the windward. on the eut.
side Of the fort. taking Ore. showers
Of live cinders were constantly driven
through the broken doors Of one maya.
zine, threatening destruction to the
whole garrison. The bombardment
while the guns Of all the forts were
In action was terrific and could b
heard for ten miles around. and the
waters Of the harbOr were covered
with dead fsh Killed by the concus-
sion.
Bombardment was renewed on the
23d at 1880 IN the forenoon. The
Niagara and Richmond were unnble to
get as near to Fort McIice aud the
water batteries M they ventured on
the 22d because u change of wind had
reduced the depth 1T wafer. The Fed
eral lire was less rapid than on the
ed. when the rate was one shot from
each gun every fifteen minutes. Fort
Mcfsce was silent. Examinations made
by General Brugg's stan officers during
the night showed that 1t was hopeless.
~ ruined Federal shots had pene.
trnted from all sides. Nearly every
gun In position was disabled and the
powder magazine exposed to the Fed
eral shells. AS II could not return the