The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-05-07
Passenger is on the Road Twelve
Hours Going from Minco to
Union City, Six Miles on
Straight Line
BRIDGE WORKERS
STILL BATTLING
Prospect Service on Main Line Of
Rock Island Win Be Resumed
Saturday More Work
for Frisco

TO ho in Sight OF his destination be.
fore he started and a order 70 reach
i boarded train going ~ the oppo-
shr direction. travelled an day and
arrived from the opposite direction h
the unusual experience 81 resident
of Mineo who wanted TO go 10 Union
city yesterday
From Mineo 10 Union City IS six
miles and the cost Of ticket is II
cents The average walk from one
town to the other would be about an
huir and half yet Il took the passen.
ger fnlly " hours TO make the trip
via the train The answer Is the Can.
adian 4iyer that has taken charge Of
the Rock island bridge between Minco
and Union City
Fos the cost OF transport count
ing the number 81 miles Travelled, IT
beat a bargain counter excursion to
whimper Nearly $50 miles for r.
cents. II is probable that the Rock
Island established record right there
The wanderers route was Minco TO
Chickasha. Chickasha to Purcell Pur-
cen 10 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma city
70 III Reno. ~ Reno 10 Union City
only siN miles from whero he started
u hours before
Fighting the Flood
The scrap between the Canadian
riyer and q brace Of bridge crews al
the Rcck Island aud Frisco bridges, IS
proving 70 be about as evenly matched
ana lengthy as the little rumpns be.
tween me federals and rnbcls in Mex
ico With the bridge crews the ulti-
mate fayorite at about lotto shot.
At thar the old river is living np 20
lis lime honored reputation Of being
one Of the msst treaehe.oss animals
yet undiscovered by Ar Ringing For
instance. Yesterday evening the crew
II Pioneer Telephone company men
at work on the bank Of the Canadian
III Tie Frisco crossing. erected a pole
glyod il and we're expecting 10 get a
line from Il across the river this
morning This morning when they
meandered down @ the river 70 com
plete their job ana restore seI.y d.
rtct 10 Oklahoma City via tilat Toiite
ail Whey found there was river
thorough search round ahout failed &
locate any trace Of the pole The river
had sneaked up during the night and
bad washed away all progress made
during a dayor So Of strenuous labor
Riss Of One Foot.
Yesterday evening the river rose
about a. foot but reports from there
this morning stated chat there was y,
change since that time The channe
that changed to the south side Of tbs
river yesterday took out about 2O'
feel more Of the Frisco M south o
the river proper and probabilities o
restoring service there without o della,
OF a week or two Is extremely remote
Wire Service Restored.
All lines OF the Pioneer Telephone
company across the river at the Rocl
Island bridge have been restored an'
are working today the Rock islan'
bridge crew is also making progress
and il il stated that without furthe
mishap or other unexpected rises y
the river. service viii be resumed
some time Saturday Meanwhile tn
detouring OF all trains via the Olla
homa Central and Santa Fe will cor
tintie. The trains from the Panhandl
division OF she Rock Island will cor
tinue to detour via Chickasha, Purce
and Oklahoma City for some week
yet