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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10
HE TRIES DROWNING
Went Down Third Time, Was
Conscious, But Had Given
Up Hope of Rescue.

When l was a very small boy
my parents mo"ed from Geneseo,
| ILL.,, where l was born, to Mound
City, Ill. GeneseO is in Henry
county, p miles east from Rock
Island, and Mound City is in Pu.
laski county, 6 miles up the Ohio
river from Cairo. 1t was not so
very long after the close of the
war of the rebellion, and South.
ern Illinois was a tough country.
Uncle Sam" had a navy yard at
Mound City at that time, river
monitors and gunboats lined the
river and marines and bl1e coats
we're everywhere in evidence.
But it is not about these things
| started to tell. although an in
teresting story could be written
on this subject.
AS everyone knows, the Ohio
river gets ON rage" along IN
the spring of each year when the
SHOWS melt in the mountains of
Pennsylvania and West Virginia,
and the high waters and conse-
quent overhows of one of these
years is the cause of this nara.
tive.
My fathers family consisted of
himself, my mother, my brother
George (now living in Perryville,
Ark ana myself. Not having a
home of our own at that time my
father had rented a large; two.
story house and we lived in the.
second story, a family by the
name Of Caudle living on the first
floor.
Along in the year of which |
write-1S65-Wh en the river got
out of it's banks and covered the
low lands for miles outside the
town, logs and huge drifts float.
ed down in the swiftly rushing
waters against the levees that
surrounded the town and became
a menace. The river kept rising
until finally the danger point
was reached. and squads of citi.
zens and soldiers were detailed
to guard the levees, and bags of
sand were piled in the lower
places to prevent the water com.
ing into the town.
About 9 o'clock one morning a
large log struck the upper levee
endwise with such force that it
a hole in the levee and
water began seeping through the
crevice. Before enough men
could be rushed to the scene to
stop the break the mighty rush
Of water had washed a large hole
through the soft sand and car.
ried the log with it. Not long
afterwards an alarm was herald
I'd throughout the town that
The levee has broken!" and all
Who had an upstairs 10 theirl
ZONES began moving their house.
lOld effects, and those who lived
n one story houses began ask
ng permission to "double.up"
With their more fortunate neigh.
,ors. 1
We bad five rooms and Mr.. 1
moved his family OF four \
nto two of the rooms, leaving
nost OF their furniture down
tairs on scaffolds buildcd for ,
he purpose. We were something
lore than a mile from the break 4
a the leyee but in less than an !
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10

for a While and then carried me
up stairs and put me to bed, but
before | got there l had lost
consciousness. In q couple of
days, however, | was out and
ready for another experience.
And now to tell how | felt
while in the water, and my
thoughts as well as | remember
them; many of them | shall
never forget:
AS | was performing the aero
batic feat of turning a back sum.
mersault | thought George will
call to the folks on the raft" but
after | had completely turned
turtle" and started down | saw
he was AS white as a sheet"
and knew there was no hope of
assistance from him. | had not
learned to swim up to that time,
but right then and there | tried
to learn, for, as | told my moth.
er afterwards, Il kicked and
scrabbled as hard as | could"
came to the surface facing the
raft and tried to hello to them,
but l guess | had too much
water aboard ship" for if Ire
member rightly l shot streams
of water from my mouth and
nose not unlike the spouting of a
whale or the streams from the
geysers in Yellowstone park.
Down l went again taking in
that muddy water by the bucket.
fnlls, my mind reverting to the
many misdeeds common to child
hood, at least those committed
recently thereto the petty quar-.
rels and fights with playmates,
playing hockey" from school,
disobeying my parents, cheating
at marbles, and many others
that now escape my memory and
to which the small boy is subject
land | think l had all of them),
and wondering all the time if |
would be drowned or rescued.
| remembered having heard that
a person drowning comes to the
surface of the water three times.
This | am ready to concede I'm.
der circumstances. If you fall
in as l did, over backward vet
almost horizontal upon striking
the water, the first time up does
not count.
Up l came. Two times" l
counted, and tried to make a
noise by splashing, as l had tried
to hello the first time but unsuc.
c%essfully. Thoughts crowd each
other through ones brain. Will
none of them see me? Why !
don't some of them turn and
look this way? Why don't George
attract their attention?
Down again. l have lodged on
something. | thought perhaps it
was an old stump near a barn
where had been our marble
ground before the overflow. l
tried to climb up on this, think
my head would reach above
the water, but | could not do so.
Must / drown when all these
people are so near and would
me if they only, only knew?
Next time l 60 up I'll try to get1
a good breath and hold it when |
go down maybe they will be
there with the boat. If | could
only "holler" once!
l came to the surface again.
At each time up I would squirt"
water from my mouth and other.
wise try to attract the attention
of those on the raft. This time
was a repetition of the others.
| realized that l was getting aw-
fully weak, and my efforts to
save myself were getting feeble.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10
CHE Weekly Story
BY <. L. AUSTIN.
THE vERY BEST OF ALI.
BY c, L. AUSTIN.

s~ oorr,s oIMeIa.
like tn sew or gu boating;
| dearly love to cook,
Or sit meath the shade OF the cedar
And o DER a story book.
But better than all the other things
No pleasure it e'er deprives-
The very best day III all the week :
Is when the Mirror" arrives.
love to hunt, or 90 fishing;
enjoy q tramp through the wood,
Exception Friday never GO.
| wouldn't ii could.
| go 10 my school i'll the morning
And finish up all my sums,
For happy is the day, because
It's the day the Mirror" comes.
love to dream by the fireside,
love my needle work,
And all my other duties,
| never, V shirk.
But Fridays | drop the buster
AND dry all truant tears, .
For this is the day, the best of all,
When the Mansfield Mirror appears
being DESTROYS OF giving our readers
subjects in the way OF read
ng matter We have arranged TO pub
ish some excellent stories from the pen
II Mr.. q. f.. Austin, who recites them
rom actual experiences of his own, and
hey will be found varied and interest
ng. Some OF them will be too long for
my one issue of the Mirror, but will be
continued TO the following week. We
nave read these manuscripts and pro-
his stories. well-written and
milling .-THE EDIToR.1
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10

hour water was in the yard, and
when night came one could &c
anywhere in town in a skiff. My
Oldest brother, Henry, who now
lives in Birmingham, Ala, at
that time lived in a one story
house that stood on higher
ground and on pillars some two
feet high, and at first it was
thought the water would not get
into it, but the river kept rising,
and a few days later he was
forced to move in with us, his
youngest daughter, Abbie, being
but two days old. He moved the
family in a skif, putting his
furniture on scaffolds.
We boys 1.-THE boys of the town.
had the time of our lives boat
riding during that overflow. We
had good skiffs moored at the
raft that contained our stove.
wood in front of the house and
George Caudle, a boy about my
age, and l would ride around
for pleasure or go to the stores
for groceries anything to be
going. The board sidewalks all
over town were floating. Some
of them were tied with rope to
shade trees OF fences, while
others had hoated away to lodge
against some obstruction in their
path.
| was standing on a floating
side walk near a street corner
about a half block from home
one day talking with a neighbor
boy some older than | was, and
began working my foot up and
down near the end of one of the
boards crosswise on the walk
making the water "~spurt''out to
some distance and having lots of
fun, but presently the nails be.
came loostened in the sill, the
board tipped up with my weight
and l took a header into the
water. My friend caught a
foot as l fell and pulled me back,
but | got a ducking. While !
sat in the warm sunshine in an
endeavor to dry my clothes a
wireless message was trans.
mitted to my home telling of my
accident and condition, and thith.
err l was presently escorted to
receive my reward from the
sole of my mothers slipper, and
an encore in the evening from
my father.
Only a few days later George
Caudle and l were riding around
i'll a skiff, and it came near being
the last ride l would have known
about, for | came so
near drowning l know the "lick it
is done by" and the sensation
one experiences while doing the
act" But | didn't want to
and besides, where would
they have buried me with the
overflow all over the country for
miles? | didn't think of those
things them thought of trying
to live and many other things.
George had the pulling oars"
and | was trying to steer with a
shorter oar placed in the scull-
ing oarlock at the rear of the
skiff. | was not paying much
attention TO our course, and
when I finally looked ahead |
we were about to ground
on a derelict sidewalk. l began
pulling sideways with all my
strength when the oar slipped
from the lock, and there l was,
laundering in the water having
fallen overheard backward.
On the wood-raft, in plain view
we're my father and two brothers
and Mr.. Caudle and a grown
son, with a good skiff moored to
jhe raft, and had George called
10 them as soon as I fell into the
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10

Next week Mr.. Austin will give you
a thrilling experience of o balloon trip
above the clouds, being out of sight of
the earth when he cut his parachute
loose. - Editor. @ tp. esl
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10
Heart Disease Almost
Fatal to Young Girl

MY daughter. when thirteen years
old, was stricken with heart trouble.
She was SO bad We had to place her
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10
ALIENS
FOOT.EASE

Ill.,. trhe Antiseptic powder shakeuiSto
heshoss--Ihc HenRdard Rem-
ceneury. 10000 testimonials. SOLD
Trade. Mark. everywhere, use. Sample rRRE.
~. Aadrsss. Alien 9. oitnstsd Z ROY ny.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-11-20

police or there may be trouble Who's
going?~
4 don't MUD if GO. offered Chris
I'll start right now The sooner we
get Mr--Close safe in Jail the better
We all saw Chris off aud then the
men took Us back into the bunk house.
where they talked aud argued for an
hour. November had reIapsed into
his usual taciturnity But when at
length he spoke again his words acted
like bombsheH
Say boys he said. and the ca
dence of his accent was very marked.
its about time we let the boss out
Every head jerlzed round in his di-
recti0n. Let him out:" shouted Il
dozen voices Before the police
come
BEST so" replied November in his
gentle lnanner You see it wasn't him
held you up. boys
Who wssS it them
November stood up
Come. and I'll show YOU
Finally four OF ,iS boarded the big
canoe aud set of
lost all sense of direction in the
darkness until we came out on the
banks Of the brock near Tideson..;
bridge We crossed. and all four of u;
crouched III the shadow of Il bic rock
not twenty yards from the hut. We
| had been forewarned by November To
| keep very quict anu 10 watch the hut.
The pale foreligIlts OF dawn were
already In the air when | felt Novem-
Der mnve slightly. and a moment later
| heard 4 stick break. tilen footballs on
the bridge i blush shadow came
cautiously down the bank. hesitating
ut every step. bur always approaching
fle hut until ut last it passed within
it. Then Il mitch Jared inside.
saw it pass the broken window There
was pause The door creaked faint
~ and the figure stole out again.
put ont my hands toward Novem
ber-he was gone.
Meantime the figure from the hu
was moving up the path to the roaC
and a second figure was gaining OF
him. | recognized November's mighty
outlines as he followed with arms out
stretched Then the arms fell. an.
there was cry. almost a shrek.
When we ran up November was hold
ing Chris struggling on the ground.
Search him. boys" said Novemb Der
He's got the stuff on him.
Thomnson's big hand Owed into tn
breast of Chris shirt and when
came out again it held bundle 0
notes.
You smart cuss.' said Chris to No
vember Joe.
A few busy hours followed. and
was the next afternoon before I foun,
myself again at Novembers shant
and asked for the explanations whicl
had haau nrnuaiss.d
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EJJREKA

eureka. Nov Is. The weather
has turned decidedly cooler and
makes everything take on the ap-
pearance of winter and q IRE certain
" feels very comfortable
Messrs. Wade and Larue Hastings
of Lake Kerr were IN our burg sun
day afternoon
We are indeed CORY to learn 81
the continued illness Of Mrs. Brinson
and the infant son or Mr.. and Mrs
f. strickland, both residing near
Mill Creek.
Miss O1dia Hinson, who has been
visiting home folks and other rela-
tives in VineIand, n. c.. for the pas
six months, returned Friday as the
guest Of her sister. Mrs. +. ~. HarI
for an indefinite length Of time.
/ Messrs. ]. M Brinson ana Ed
Teuton we're 0cala visitors Tuesday.
Mr.. f. M. Harp returned SATURDAY
from Lake City, where he had bee.
for the past few days attending !
Masonic meeting
Miss Othello cassels and sister
Mrs. E. Hinson Of Bay Lake were Il
our burg SATURDAY. the guests Of Mr
and Mrs. F. N. Harp.
Mrs. & N Hinson and little sor
Oris, were the guests u Mrs J. s
Brinson Monday.
We are glad to note the GONZALES
cenee Of Mrs. Jasper Crimson, VIII
I has been quite sick for some time.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-11-20
DEPENDENCY DUE I'd INDIGEs
TION

It is not at all surprising that per-
sons who have Indigestion become
discouraged and Respondent. Here
are a few words Of hope and cheer
for them by Mrs. Blanche Bowers.
Indiana. Pa: For years nv diges.
ton was so poor that ] could scarcely
eat the lightest foods Tt ried every-
things that | heard OF TO get RELIEF,
but until about a year ago when
saw Chamberlain Tablets adyer-
tised and get bottle. of them. did
find the right treatment. | soon be-
gan to improve and since taking a
few bottles of them my digestion is
fine. For sale by all dealers ad
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-11-20

CONTINUED Tomorrow
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-11-20
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS

The tax books for the payment Of
1914 state and county taxes are now
open.
BE sure and b. ing or send q cor
rect description Of your property
when you come or send for your tax
bin or to par your taxes. BY SO do
ing YOU greatly lessen the possibility
of errors and enable us TO give yoil
more speedy service.
Don't forget that the law allows a
two (2Eo) per cent. discount for al
November payments and one q 70 ]
per cent for December payments.
Yours very truly,
w. T.. Colbert.
11-3-2m Tax Collector Marion Co.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-11-20

Purity is paramonnt-Yo get abb
solute PURITY in drugs compounds
ed into your prescriptions here.
Biting & knight. druggists. 1871 tt
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-11-20
HTs Kind Heart.

Master OF the House, sternIy You
told my tailor when he came to col
lect his bill yesterday that owed You
six months wages. How came you
to be so indiscreet y The Servant
81 meant no harm, sir-I only wanted
to console him lit. sir. q seemed
that down eartea. air. :
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-11-20
Aah Heap for orandma.

A saTtain little fellow loves Mn
grandmother dearly. The. other day.
hearing her talk. perhaps D BIZ muurn.
fully, or growing old. the child wac
much troubled. Grandma, no anmp
ed. his baby arms about the beloved
neck when you do set old VIII mann'
ma throw you out On the ash heaN
Ike she dos AL cur old thlnga9"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-11-20
IMPORTANT

Bear in mind that Chamberlain s
Tablets not only move the bowels,
but improve the appetite and
strengthen the digestion For sale
by all dealers. ad
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-11-20

We are selling Stock and Poultry
Powders and Medicines at half price.
Two 25cts or 9ocIs packages at one
rice. ocela Seed store 10-1-tf
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OPEN DAY AND NIGHT

Merchant Cafe, : G. L. depot
|corne-. Meals la carte and lunches
at any hon-.-Adv.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-09-04

Postmaster Burleson has recommen-
mended the supplanting Of horses or
rural routes by automobiles. Along
with the recommendation goes sug-
gestion for an increase in the length
of standard routes to fifty miles. The
present length is twenty-four miles.
The house committee on postoffices
aud postroads incorporated these rec
concentrations in bill which it re-
ported to the house. proposing TO pay
rural carriers with automobile routes
of fifty miles in length, $500 per year
for their work. The present pay is
$1,000 with no allowance for horses or
equipment. The additional 5000 is put
in the new bill for the purchase and
of automobiles Of the
cheaper grade
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-09-04
OFFICIAL NOTICE
NotIce to Contractors.

| Sealed proposals win be received by the
kOnicers performing the duties of the Board OF
Public Works in and for the City of Wauwa-
tosa. Wisconsin, at the Office OF the City Clerk
on Wisconsin Avenue. untn 10 O'Clock A Nj.
Saturday, September 10. 1914. for the improve
nent OF certain portions OF the following nam
ed streets. Wells Street. Cedar Street. John
son Avenue. Otto Avenue. Morgan Avenue,
Percy Avenue. Harvey Avenue, Sixtietb
Street and Sixty-frst Street. being an the I'M
improved streets situated betw cen Fffty-ninth
Street TO Sixty-third Streets and Grand Ave-
nue. to State Street.
The contracts e classed as follows with
approximate estimates of quantities
ta) Grading. one contract $4,000 eyds. of ex-
cavation. and 20.0g0 cydS. of filing. bids TO be
submitted one price per cubic yard for exca
walton and one price per cubic yard for filIing
foot. two contracts.
(b) Combination Curb and Gutter Contract
No. of $3.50 lineal feet.
(c) Combination Curb and Gutter Contract
No. 2 of 1900 lineal feet.
Paving. three contracts. bids to be per square
ld) Biturninous Macadam Contract No. Of
1856 square yards Con macadam base).
fe) Bituminous Macadam Contract No. 2 of
1900 square Yards Con macadam basel.
Cd Vitrifed Brick Block Contract, of 1890
square yards Con concrete basel.
No certified check viii be required but bid
ders must submit the proposals on form Ito
be furnished on FeQuest). which is complete
contract except for the signatures on the part
of the City. Bidders must also furnish bond
to cover the faithful performance Of the con-
tract.
Bidders must make an examination of the
location of the work and submit In accordance
with plans aud specifications on file In the Office
of the City Engineer and of the City Clerk
Copies viii be mailed to prospective bidders
on receipt of $500 which win be refunded il
specifications are returned in good condition
prev Gus to October ]. 1914.
The right 70 reject any and all bids is re-
served to the city OF Wauwatosa.
Dated at Wauwatosa. Wisconsin. August 20,
1914.
G. 4. CHANDLER
i. O. KUENZLI
d. NJ JONES
JOHN ANDERSON
r. A. TORKELSON
officers performing the duties of tile
board of public works. Wauwatosa
Wisconsin. EVIL
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-09-04
COMMON COUNCIL

The Common Council met Tuesday
evening at 7:s5. All Aldermen present
Mayor Perry in the chair.
On motion of Aid. Chandler the read
ing of minutes of preceding meeting
dispensed with.
Bills and payrolls referred to finance
committee. reported back aud allowed
Marshal's report of street lights not
burning. referred to finance commit
tee.
Marsbal's application for vacation
referred TO committee on rules and or
dinances.
Resolution providing for payment of
interest on bonds, read and adopted
unoer suspension of the rules.
Resolution providing for re-inforc.
ed concrete culvert over the ''old storm
sewer" on so-called Sixth Avenue. read
and referred to committee on streets
and fnauce.
Resolution providing for extending
dUubtAtHtS vi V1Sk CbAEcC OAidBt3 fctu
and referred to committee on streets
and finance.
Resolution providing for oiling Fifty
fifth Street, Grand Avenue and Green
field Avenue, read and referred to the
board of public works and finance
cimmittee. Reported back and adopt
ed.
Ordinance providing for establish
ing grades on Sixth Avenue, Robertson
Street and Brace Street. read and re-
ferred to committee on plats and
grades.
Report of superintendent of water
works read and ordered placed on file.
Resolution providing for cancella-
zion of certain assessment bonds own
ed by T.. ID. Hoyt who is also owner OF
the property against which said bonds
are lien, reported back by finance
committee and adopted
On motion of Aid Woodside the
Council adjourned to September s.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-09-04
c. II. CHANDLER
e. O. KUENZII
d. M. JONES
JOHN ANDERSON
II Al TORIIEI.SON

Officers performing the duties of tile
board of public works. Wauwatosa.
Wisconsin. 21wi
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-09-04

OGicers performing the duties OF the
board of public works, Wauwatosa.
Wisconsin. s7w4
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-09-04
OFFICIAL NOTICE.
Malice 10 contrnctorr.

Notice to Contractors.
sealed proposals viii be received BY the
BOARD OF Public w orks. in and for the City Of
Wauwatosa Wisconsin. at the office Of the
CITY Clerk On Wisconsin Avenue until 10 A. M.
SATURDAY, September 10. 1914 for the imprOy-
ing OF that portion of Seventh Avenue from
the south line OF East Milw aukee Avenue to
the line through the southerly lot line OF Lot Y
Block and the snntherly lot line of Lot 10.
Blockz OF Phoenix Park Subdivision IN the
First Ward Of the City OF Wauwntosa, OF ap-
proximately 1000 cubic Yards OF grading. 1880
iineal feet OF combination Curb md Gutter.
1870 square yards Of paving with Bituminous
Mgcadam.
No certified check viii be required but bid
ders must submit the proposal on form furnish
ed on request. which is contract complete
except for the signatures on the part OF the
city.
amount OF the totalestimated bid for the faith
fpI perforfnance OF the contract
Rjdders must make nm examination OF the
work and submit bids in accordance with
the plans and specifications on lille in the office
Of the city clerk and OF the city engineer.
The right 10 reject any and all bids received
il reserved by the CITY of Wauwatosa
Dated Wauw atosa Wisconsin. A uguSi 20 1914
CT CHANDLER
IL @. KUENZLI
DANIEL NJ. JONES
JOHN ANDERSON
F. A. TORKELSON
omcers performing the duties of the
WISCONSIN. sTws
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-09-04
GOLDEN wEDDrNG

Last Monday. August 81. Mr.. aud
Mrs. l.. II. Morehouse celebrated their
golden wedding. They entertained at
supper their children and grand chill
dren and other relatives, twenty being
seated at the tables. Their three living
children were present. They being:
MIR. Frederic G. Alorehouse, and the
Misses Elizabeth +. and Jane l.. More
hoasc. There were also present Mrs.
+. c. Morehouse. four grandchildren,
one other being unavoidably absent;
Miss Phelps. a sister OF Mrs. Moore
house; Mr. and Mrs. II. N. Wilson; j !.
w. and o. Y. Meaeham OF Milwaukee;
Mrs. J. L. Bostwicls and daughter.
Faith, Of GAINESVILLE; Mrs. Il. M. Ed
mondson and two sons of New Orleans.
La. Mr.. and Mrs. Morehouse were
married in Fremont. O., August 81,
1864, and came to Milwaukee IA yea,
after.