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The L'Anse sentinel., 1915-06-12
PUT MORE COUNTIES
INTO DRY COLUMN,

Lansing, Mich, June With plans
already under wsy for the statewide
prohibition fight to be insde in Michi-
gan next year, the Michigan Anti-Sa-
loon league Is outlining its campaign
for local option in . number Of coun-
ties next spring and it il the ambition
Of the league officials to have at least
two-thirds Of the state dry" when the
prohibition proposition is submitted to
. vote at the general election in No
vember, 1916.
At present 4S Of the ss counties in
the state have local option. At the
April election the upper peninsula,
where the liquor interests have been
strongly intrenched, yielded to some
extent before the. attacks Of the pro
hibition adhArents and Algsr and Iror
counties swung into the dry" column,
Next April the Anit-Stloon league
forces win stage another battle bsyont
straits and ths counties Of naekinac
|Luce, Barsga, Sehoolcraft, Delta snt
Menomineo win ~ invaded.
Petitions have already b6en eirculatsl
~ ~ 'sdryu'' for TIE submIss>ou d
Ioeal option "a 5aoksoh, Esekinae
Luee and Dariga eoun(ieo. Other s'wet'
eeonttoo - - tooIklot ~ ~ ''deys'
|uoxt year, eeoordlhG = 6upt. Gron
xx>s<aao~ - a. 0f1~hfnnn - -&o1Arr
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Married in Minnesota.

Last Friday at Crosby, Minn., Miss
Dora Mae, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. w. Cowgirl. became the bride Of
Roy Leslie Wahl.
Mr.. Wahl is q grandson Of Andrew
Wahl Of L'Anse and the son Of Mr..
and Mrs. w. G. Wahl Of Houghton,
former residents Of L'Anse and Arm
helm. He il . graduate Of the Michi-
gan College Of Mines and u superin-
tendent Of some iron properties in and
around Crosby.
The couple Is wished a happy and
prosperous journey through life by
relatives and friends in Barsga county.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1915-06-12
Fifty Years Of Banking.

The Houghton National Bank on
Wednesday finished fifty years Of bank
ing. the original charter being dated
June 9th, 1866.
A half century Of uninterrupted SER
vice and successful achievement 10 the
record Of this financial institution. 1t
has . capital stock Of $500. 10000. with
. fine surplus and undivided profits
amounting to $4S6, 10000. The banks
many friends and depositors in this Sec
tion are pleased with the strong and
wonderful growth Of the institution.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1915-06-12
BARACA EXERCISES
NEXT WEDNESDAY,.

The commencement exercises Of the
'Btfaga higsfschool viii be held at the
Star Of Wasa hall, Barsga. next
Wednesday evening, commencing at 8
o'clock sharp. The program will be
"a follows;
March. -. .Klingkammer's Orchestra
Essay, China
(a) History Of Her Policy ......
...... ........... Leo N. Chosa
(b) Her PredicAment and Out
look I. -. isabelle X. Buckland
Essay, "The Panama Exposition and
It's Significance" Lenore Raymond
Essay. ''The Life Of Colonel Goeth-
als". Marguerite A. Mcintosh
Piano Duet, Overture from VIM.
Tell". Miss Margaret Nester and
Mrs. George Nester.
Essay, Japan
(a) As World Power .........
.............. Olga T. Shulstad
(b) Her Demands Upon China :.
.................M May E. Graham
Essay. ''The English Government in
Operation" ...... Melina T. King
Essay, ''The Value Of an Educa-
tion". n"............... George B. Berg
Selection. ;. .Klingkammer's Orchestra
Essay, "The Development of Scien-
tific Agriculture. Agnes Engstrom
Essay, Agriculture in our Public
Schools. ........ Ingeborg c. Lundin
Essay, "The Growth Of Democracy
in the United States" ............
.............. Rosanna d. LaCasse
Essay, Modern Inventions. .......
Leo 3. McMlIian
Essay, THE Progress Of Medical
Science" .Valeria ]. Scrantany
Piino Solo. ...... Miss Hazel johnson
Glass Address Hon. Geo. C. Bentley
Presentation Of Diplomas.
Selection. .Klingkammer's Orchestra
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Items Of Local interest

Mr.. and Mrs. John Miller and chill
dren and Mrs. Anna Luchterhand, of
Chassell, were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Kemp the first Of the week.
All next week Children's $l.25 and
$l.50 dresses for 95c. Ladies' $3.50
shirt waists for CSC. Cohl & Levitan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Toney F. Sterk and
son George, Of Ahmeek. were guests
Of Mr., and Mrs. John Sterk the first
Of the.week.
Frank johnson and son Arthur were
Hancock visitors Sunday.
Special next week-Yen's $15 blue
serge suits for $1l.5O. Mems $50 blue
serge suits for SIG. Cohl & Levitan.
Charles Kelsey spent Sunday at
Chassell with his sister, Mrs. Craig.
w. D. Manpsss and son Hebard at
tended knight Templar conclave at
Calumet this week.
Hans Tollefson and son Alfred, Of
Nestoria. visited Sunday at Zeba,
guests Of the Tollefson brothers.
$40 Rug, Q x IL. for $50. .-Cohl &
Levitan.
J. P. Moran returned Tuesday from
Rochester, Mimi, where he accompan-
Mrs. Moran and son Clarence. Mrs.
Moran is receiving treatment and Clar-
ence underwent an operation. Miss
Louise and Ernest will leave tomorrow
to visit them.
Tne South Shore railroad company
will tomorrow commence its Sunday
excursions to Houghton. the round triI
rate being TIC from L'Anse. Barags
and Keweenaw Bay. Tickets good or
Sunday only.
August Paulson, supervisor. Otte
lRylander, clerk, Justices Peter G.
Westrom and August Gilman, Highway
Commissioner Peter Rehn and County
lRosd Commissi6nsr Peter Newman. d
of Arvop township, were IN L'Anst
Thursday en- route TO Psquaming. whert
they sxaminsd The crushing Of rock fol
the roeds. Arvon towaShip 4 consider
ine ths advisability Of placing crushet
rock "a IT, roads, getting The matsris
from ths Ravins and Slate rivers. M
decislou has been meds = b bow mucl
highway viii b treafed b this way.
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q. A. Young, district superintendent
of the Anti-Saloon leagues, will be In
Baraga county next week. He will
speak at the Skanee hall Tuesday
evening, June 18th, and It is expected
that he will speak At Baraga Wednes-
day evening.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1915-06-12
Baby Buried.

The remains Of John Lewis, eldest
son Of Mr.. and Mrv. Delore p. Menard
arrived Monday from st. Johns, Wash
ington. where the child died Thursday
Of last week. The funeral was held
Tuesday afternoon from the home, Rev.
L. F. Rayfield officiating, interment be-
ing in the L'Anse cemetery. A large
number Of friends of the bersaved par
ents followed the remains to their last
resting place.
The pallbearers were Fred. c. Proctor.
Douglas Mcintyre, Elmer Menard and
Walter Maxey.
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M. B. Church Notes.

Children's Day will be observed In
all Of the churches in the L'Anse charge
at the regular service tomorrow. Ap-
propriate songs and recitations will be
rendered. Parents and friends are
invited to be present.
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Pequamina Exercises.

The promotion exercises for the Pc
quaming school will be held at the Pc
quaming hall next Thursday evening.
The program will consist Of recitations,
folk dancing. essays, etc. The grammar
school will render dramatized version
Of "Hiawatha.
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Peqaamine Lodge Elects.

At q meeting held Wednesday even
Ing, Pequaming Lodge No. 155. !. 90.
F., elected the following officers:
p. G., Charles Forsyth.
N. G., Christian Bergen.
v. G., w. J. Colenso.
Rec. Sec. Jens Thorsen.
Fin. Sec, Oscar Olson.
Treas, C. ]. Brink.
Representative, C. J. Brink.
Alternate, Edward Gail.
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Weddings.

At Ishpeming last Saturday. Miss
Regina Mathelda, daughter Of Chris
tian Olson. became the bride Of Gilbert
Olson, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert o.
son. The contracting parties are both
residents Of Spur township. The
bride has been employed - . school
,tsscher. while the groom is clerk Of
Spur township. Rev. OLAF Hill per-
formed the wedding ceremony.
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John Tikkonen Of Baraga on the left
arm. On Monday evening Wires was
bound over to the next term Of Circuit
Court by Justice John Campbsll.
Special next week - Ladies colored
top $3.50 shoes at s2.76. Cohl & Lev
itan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Nolsn, Of Chi
cago, arrived last Saturday for visit
with Mrs. Nolan's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. James jackson.
Neil J. Shea returned Monday from
IshpsminR. He has been on the Chi
cago and Ishpeming run weighing the
mail the past four months.
Miss Theresa Hike. of Symco, Wis,
arrived Tuesday and is guest Of her
sister. Mrs. Geo. A. Trudeau.
Captain J. P. Christopher and CASH
ier Thomas d. Tracy were in Mar
quette yesterday in attendance at .
Shrine meeting.
Mrs. Emma Thomas returned Thurs
day from visit in Munising.
The Ladies' Aid society was enter
tanned Wednesday evening by Mrs.
Amelia Steinbach. The next meeting
will be held June 23rd with Mrs. o. H.
Sengebusch.
Harry T. Culver returned last Sat-
urday from short visit in ,Alger coun-
ty.
Messrs. G. F. Wheeler and Herman
Lessilius. Of Keweenaw Bay, were
-L''Anse visitors Monday.
Judge Of Probate John H. Mclean
received a message Monday announcing
the serious illness Of his sister, Mrs.
Margaret Sewart at Mt. Clemens. He
left on the midnight train.
Mrs. Emma Ferguson left Tuesday
for short visit In Flint.
Attorney J. J. O'Connor and A. B.
Gomez were business visitors in Mar
quette Monday.
Hector Hebert left Monday for Hub
bell. where he will supervise the erec-
tion of number Of company houses.
Leo LeDuc, Of Ahmeek, spent SUM-
day at his home here.
Fred Schultz was Houghton visitor
Tuesday.
Mrs. F. W. Knspple visited in Hough-
ton Tuesday.
Johnston & Paquette, the Railroad
street grocers. have received carload
Of flour, feed and grain. Get their
prices before purchasing elsewhere. =
advertisement.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. J. Norton, Of On
tonagon, were week end visitors at the
Brennan home.
Fred Bellamer has placed his gaso-
line launch in commission and will pick
up logs for the Barsga and Hebard
lumber companies.
Johnston & Paquette on Tuesday
shipped SIG bushels of potatoes to Cal
umet.
Deputy State Fire Warden C. N.
Dewey was business visitor here
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Pylkas and Mr..
and Mrs. Emil King left Tuesday for .
few weeks visit in Detroit.
County Clerk Martin voetsch was
business visitor in Houghton Wednes-
day.
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For Sale.

Any Of the following: Dining table,
dining chairs, buffet, library table, da-
venport, rockers, bookcase, dresser,
bed, kitchen cabinet, cook stove, small
heater. electric iron, electric lamp and
fruit jars.
F. A. MELLENcAMP,
6-12-1 L'Anse, Mich.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1915-06-12

Justice w. s. Crebassa united in
marriage Miss Nellie Peel Of Negaunee
and VIM. d. King Of Ishpeming Tues
day morning. Mr.. King has summer
home on one Of the lakes south Of Sum-
NIT and il also proprietor Of Kings
Inn ct Happening.
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At Covington Monday, Miss Tyne
Heikkila became the bride Of John El-
liz, Jr., Rev. John Evereth Liljevoos
performing the ceremony. The con-
trscting parties are both popular resi-
dents Of Covington township, where
they will reside.
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For sale.

Farm and draft horses at Menard's
Livery. They are all young horses, 5
to z years old. Bankable paper or re-
liable security will be accepted on pur-
chase price. Don't miss this opportun-
ity to secure good horse or team.
6.12-tf.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-09-28
Kenyon in High Esteem.

Fontanelle Observer: The words
of appreciation for Senator w. S
Kenyon which have been expressed
in all quarters since his appearance
here recently are very grateful to
the many who had pinned their
faith to him as one of the able men
in whom the destiny of the nation
rests. Senator Kenyon is a man of
high ideals and an intelligent and
copscientious worker in the office in
which his constituents have placed
hih. His support in this section has
always been favorable, but this is
his first appearance here and the
people have been impressed and in
deed surprised at the real bigness of
the man. The genuineness of his
purpose and the effectiveness of his
efforts are strong points in the esti-
nation of all who are concerned
with the best interests of the coun-
try, and the approval which he has
won here is as nearly unanimous as
could be hoped for.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-09-28
Business Manager Talks.

Edward M. Beck, business mana
ger of the all star Bohemian Girl,
which comes to the armory opera
house on Oct. 9Th, says: "Stay out
of the show business unless you are
"a good loser, especially if it is an all
star combination. One star in a
company" says Mr.. Beck, sis bad
enough, but get half a dozen and
you give positive proof of your in
sanity. Some one asked Oscar Ham
merstein if there is any money in
the show business; he said Sure, all
of mine is When I tell you solemn
ly that the aggregate salary Of six
of our people is over $25OO per
week, you can get some idea of
what | am driving at; add to this
four or five more minor parts and a
chorus of thirty odd, the musical di-
rector and several orchestra men, the
stage men and business staff; then
add the transportation of such a.
company, to say nothing of the other
expenses, and you will easily find the
weekly budget in the vicinity of
$1,000: and | am ashamed to say
that many weeks it's not on the
small side at that: this means we
must play to close to thousand dol
lars each performance in order to
make a profit. Everyone remarks
about the great business The Bohem-
ian Girl is doing. without realizing
that we have to do big business to
keep going. 1t takes four or five ca
pacity houses to make up for one
Door night"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-09-28
Long Service.

Ellsworth News: The writer was
at Webster City last Friday and
gathered some information that
should interest every employer and
employee in the great state of Iowa.
Along in 1S69-46 years ago-F.
/. Cash & Son opened a tailor shop
in Webster City in the block east Of
the one now occupied by them. Two
years later, VIM. Horn applied for a
position with them and went to
work. For forty-two years Mr.. Horn
has been faithful employee and is
yet one of the active members Of
the Cash & Son force of workmen.
He came to Webster City a young
man and has helped his children and
get start in life.
Employers looking for faithful
service can get it by using their
men as they would be used. Employ
ees giving faithful service are as
sured of a position as long as they
desire it,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-09-28
A Rousing Melodrama.

"Within the Law" a melodrama
of timely interest, has many stirring
scenes and all the qualities of big
melodramatic success. In Chicago
last season this play ran for over one
hundred nights and the chief hit of
the performance was scored by Miss
Margaret Ellington, who achieved a
really brilliant success in the role of
Mary Turner, salesgirl in depart
ment store, who is sent to jail for
stealing goods, a crime of which she
was innocent. On her release she
determines to wreak vengeance on
the department store proprietor who
sent her to Jail. She obtains money
in various ways, but makes it the
purpose of her life to always keep
her crooked dealings "within the
law" hence the title of the play. At
the armory opera house, Sept. 90.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-09-28

er the chauffeurs compartment a
motorcycle is carried for emergen-
cies.
The big truck, without passengers
or their baggage, weighs in the
neighborhood of nine tons, so that
an entirely different type of trans
mission is used to get the most work
out of the sixty horse power Wiscon-
sin motor in the hood. By an orig
inal scheme, the drivers are able to
use nine speeds forward and three
reverse, giving the range of gears
from seven to one to eighty-six to
one.
Nothing save roads in which the
machine will sink can stop the
truck, while on good roads it can
maintain an average speed of twenty
miles an hour. The number Of lev
ers necessary to control these gears
makes the two drivers necessary, for
no one man can handle the machine
alone. Apart from the six cylinder
engine, every part was built to Or
der
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-09-28
Stunt Day.

Sunday was "Stunt Day" at the
Baptist Sunday school, having been
previously arranged for a week ago.
Every class was asked to contribute
to the program of the Sunday school
hour which was given over to these
contributions. Glass songs, a whist
ling solo, several piano numbers, sew
eral readings and a few recitations
filled a program of much profit and
pleasure and closed with the singing
of America by the Agoma class, who
formed the Sunday school choir. Old
Glory was furled in the arch Of the
choir loft concealed from the view
of the audience and at the singing
of the last verse, in which the audi
ence was invited to participate, the
flag was unfurled.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-09-28
Successor to Mr.. Baxter.

The death of Samuel Baxter, who
was a member of the Kendall Young
library board under the will Of Mr..
Young, makes it necessary for the
board to chose his successor, which
it will do in a day or two by ap-
pointing some one to fill the vacancy
until the next city election in March,
1917. The other members of the
board are W. J. Covil, J. w. Young,
e. D. Burgess and R. e. Jones.
Kendall Young died In 1896 and
bequeathed his entire fortune to
Webster City for library purposes.
He named the trustees in his will
w. ]. Covil, E. D. Burgess, ]. w.
Young, F. D. Young and Samuel Bax-
ter. Upon the death of F. d. Young
the board named r. E. Jones as his
successor and Mr.. Jones was re-elect-
ed to the position at the city election
last spring.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-09-28
BIGGEST RAINFALL
OF THE SEASON
The Record of 1915 far Above That
of Previous Years-Corn
Suffering.

The heaviest rain fall of the sea-
son for this locality was experienced
Saturday afternoon and night, a
steady downpour with no wind fall
ing about fifteen hours. $50 inches
fell during that and the shower of
Sunday night. The faces of the pes
simistically inclined heightened per-
ceptibly during that rain for it COM
pletes &c inches of water fallen in
the last seven days and total Of
1915 inches of rainfall since Jan. l.,
1915, precipitation which is con-
siderably more than the entire
amount of rainfall for 1914, which
was only 22 inches.
About 5 per cent of the corn is
now out of the way of the frost: but
the remaining 95 per cent needs
from ten to fifteen days of good dry
weather
Oats yielded about SIS bushels to
the acre; wheat about 20 to 80 BUSH
els, which is about 5 per cent better
than that of the past three or four
years.
There has yet been no killing frost
in this vicinity, but conditions are
most unfavorable. Some farmers
say the light frost recently is bene-
fetal, as it retards the growth of
corn, but other farmers scout that
idea
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-09-28
$4,000 AUTO Goes
THROUGH CITY BY Rail
Rowland R. Conklin, Wall Street
Magnet, and Family, on Way
to San Francisco.

An automobile said to have cost
s15,O00, equipped like a modern
Pullman and owned by Rowland R
Conklin, a Wall street magnet, pass
ed through Webster City over the IL
linois Central Saturday on a boxcar
the family having abandoned it at
Chicago on account Of the muddy
roads and taken the train for San
Francisco, their destination.
In the party are ten people-Mr.
Conklin and his family, two nephews
of the millionaire, Harry and Frank
R. Conklin, and two chauffeurs. Ar
irving at San Francisco the party
will again take up their residence in
the car
The car is named "Gypsy Van"
and is probably the most luxurious
motor in the world, a veritable pal
ace on wheels. 1t is twenty-five feet
Il ng, seven and a half feet wide, and
six and a half feet high, inside
There is top deck, covered with an
awning, where a graphophone plays
for evening parties. The "first
floor" is divided into three compart-
ments, the forward one belonging to
the chauffeurs, of which there are
two. At night this compartment is
easily converted into sleeping
chamber with two berths.
The second and main compartment
is a small Pullman car of the latest
type. The sides are practically all
glass so that there is an abundance
finished in silver white, plain, but
beautiful. Here there are eight
berths, six of them folding up out of
the way in the day time and the 9TH
er two, which can be folded back if
necessary, are converted into two
lounges on either side of the car. A
table, seating ten, is placed between
them for meals. The steps leading to
the upper deck fold back, making
handy desk. Each member of the
party has his private locker, and
when the berths are down, space
large enough for hanging many
coats and suits reveals itself in the
walls.
The third and last compartment
would delight any woman. A COM
plete electric kitchen is here, with
hot and cold water always running.
There is a large ice box, model Of
and cleanliness. Drawers
and compartments for everything
are handy. Here also, separated by
a canvas wall when in use, is a show
er bath, where the dust and CRIME
of the road can be removed. From
this compartment a second flight OF
stairs leads to the deck above. This
is covered with canvas. There are
seats along the sides, under which
are compartments where rations for
two weeks and extra clothing are
kept. In the rear end there is sort
of a cyclone cellar. lower than the
rest of the deck, into which the trav-
elers can step when the van is pass
ing under low wires or bridges. At
such time, the collapsible canvas top
is also rolled down. On the roof ov-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-09-28
fire PREVENTION
DAY, OCTOBER 8
Mayor Banks Receives a Proclama'
ton From Gov. Clarke Fixing
the Date.

Mayor Banks yesterday received a
proclamation from Governor Clarke
asking that in this city, as well as
others, October the 9th be set apart
as Fire Prevention day. The date is
in commemoration of the great Chi
cago fire of 1871 and is the time for
looking after defective stove pipes,
chimneys, leaky flues and for the
placing of asbestos paper behind
stoves which are near to woodwork.
All those things which should be
looked after to prevent destruction
by fire should be thought about and
given attention on Saturday, Octo-
Der 9th.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-09-28
WANTS CITY TO HAVE
MUNICIPAL band
Movement on Foot Looking to That
End in Sioux City-0ther
Cities do It.

There is movement on foot to
have a municipal band in Sioux City,
paid for at public expense. There
has been some little talk of such an
arrangement in Webster City, but it
is hardly likely that the taxpayers
here are ready for. such a thing at
this time. Our finances are low and
reasonable economy should be prac-
ticed for some months to come. Of
the plan to have a municipal band
in Sioux City the Journal of that
towns says:
A plan to make Reeds Military
band a municipal organization will
be presented to the Commercial club,
which will be asked to take it up
with city officials. by Nose E. Reed,
the veteran director. Unless this
plan is adopted by the city the band
probably will not be reorganized
next spring, Mr.. Reed said.
The plan by which Mr. Reed pro-
poses to have the band become a
municipal organization is to have it
hired by the city for the summer sea-
son. A schedule of concerts would
be arranged and carried out in the
various parks of the city. In this
way 1t would assure the musicians of
work during the summer months,
and it would be possible to make the
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-09-28

and track hanging. "A freight train
slowly preceded the 1898 passenger
train Sunday morning and those
who saw it pass over the weak places
say the track swung like suspen-
sion bridge beneath the weight of
the cars. The section men were
called out and filled up the weak
places the best they could tempor-
arily for the 1898 passenger train
which was delayed four hours on
this account.