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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-18


"An want" declared judge Pool
'is that we have some competition
on the road. I want TO see the matter
open for bids for both hitulithic and
concrete There Is nothing unfair
about that"
"WeII, so long as I am a member
Of this court I am never going to
favor concrete paving simply because
it is chaper than bitullthic," de-
clared COMM ssioner Orndorff.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-01-27
LOCAL TELEGRAPH FORCE BROKE
 RECORDS IN HANDLING MESSAGES
ciated Press.

ciated Press.
 All of the work during the railroad tie-up and the first days of the flood, was handled by the regular office force. On the morning of the 24th, Operator J. C. Powldison reached Yu- ma from Los Angeles, having been marooned at Araz for a day on &C., count of the s. F. wash-out. He soon jumped to a key and stuck to it with Manager Inman and Operator Albert Ramirez and Clerk Henry Hodges, until everything was brought right up to the minute.
 The local office not only broke all records from number standpoint, but it also broke all records from the standpoint of handling money orders relatives and friends of distressed Yumaites flashing money over the wires from every part of the country. All this was handled promptly, though Messenger Theodore Coulter was kept busy day and night finding the per sons to whom the messages were ad- dressed, as many of them had been forced from their homes and it re- quired no small amount of work to find them.
 If had not been lucky enough to have the best working force in the Western Union service, the office never could have done what 1t did," said Manager Inman this morning.
 MT. Inman and his entire force cer- tainly deserve great credit for what they did. My desk was right by the operating table, and I can personally testify to the faithful manner in which all the force did it's whole duty, and never once lost it's head.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-01-27
(By B. F. Fly)

The local Western Union telegraph company broke all previous records in both re- ceiving and sending messages during the flood period.
 A careful estimate taken from Manager D. H. Inman' s records shows that $50 mes sages were sent and 200 re- ceived on January g; 300 sent and 15O received on Jan- uary B; 25O sent and 200 re- ceived on January 24; 200 sent and 15O received on Jan- uary 25; while, during the tie up of the Southern Pacific for the five days prior to the flood an average of 15O sent ana lOO FcCelVou, DTOugnI Ille total telegrams sent as 1850 and those received at 1,450, independent of the Associ- ated Press messages.
 Averaging all these mess ages at 20 words each, which is below rather than above a conservative estimate, it will be seen that Manager Inman and his efficient force han dled over 10000 words during the time indicated, to say nothing of the many thou sands of words sent the Asso-
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-01-27

The Yuma Daily Examiner is indebted to Trainmaster Lee for the following very clear statement of railroad conditions, that will no doubt be read with great interest:
 It will be several days be- fore any trains will run thru, west of Indio. The weather reports received at noon yes terday, just before all the wires went down, indicate several storms on the Pacific coast and as far east as lndio.
 The Southern Pacific rail road tracks between Los An geleS and White Water are badly washed out. Several bridges are washed away and most of the repair work which was done before the high water just west of Yuma has been washed away again.
 No. 1 will leave Ell Paso on time daily and run through to Yuma, re-
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-01-27
Destructive Storms West of ndO Demoradng Railroad Traffic
SUFFERS MORE WAsH-OUTs:
 ADMINISTERS MAKE STATEMENTS

turning the same night as No. 10.
 These trains will handle all the mail, baggage and express and passen- gers for points on the Inter- California and Imperial branch west, and for all points east from the same territory
 We expect to have passenger ser vice, commencing later today, and until the line west of Indio is open on both the Inter California and the Imperial branches.
 There are nine trains of freight for the east between Indio and Yuma that will be moved east as fast as train and enginemen are available. Since p. m., yesterday up to Ii a. m., to- day, 300 loaded and 200 empty cars have passed through Yuma, west Nineteen moer trains, or about 400 cars for the west are set out between Yuma and as far east as Fl Paso, which will be moved west and wait for the line to be opened.
 A special train of Pile drivers and bridge men with 34 cars left here at 3:30 p. m., yesterday, en route to the Gila river near Phoenix to open the line over Gila river at that point, which has been washed out for week we expect to have the line open into Phoenix about next Friday.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-01-27
.LEVEES ID BE REBUILT
 AND TOWN WILL GROW

Yuma will now grow by leaps and bounds, for it is certainty that all government levees will be reinforced and raised from end to end of the project, and there is every reason to believe that the old government levee east of the city will be entirely rebuilt under the direction of the War De- partment While this is being done the city itself should construct a very strong levee at the foot of Main and Gila streets. That will then make Yuma immune from all floods
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-01-27
WATER RISING ALL ALONG THE
 G|LA AND |TS TRIBUTARIES
(By B. F. Fly)

The warning sounded in these columns yesterday was too soon for this morning, shortly after 10 o'clock
 through the courtesy of Train Dispatcher Lee the follow telegram received response to my personal quest for information touching flood conditions at Phoenix and vicinity:
 PHOENIX, Jan. 2S.-Tweve feet of water in Salt
 river at Tempe this morning This is eight feet less than the crest of the last flood There five and oneha feet of water coming the diversion dam, IS miles above Phoenix This two and two-tenhs feet less than the last flood There is about an eighteennch rise in the Gila in the last 24 houYs.'
 Right the heels of this, Project Manager Lawson ceived the following brief message from Project Manager Cone, of Phoenix:
 "Bg increase in flood this morniny Roosevelt (dam) rising rapidly"
 It can be seen by the above information that un- less every precautiCn taken both the old govern ment evee, well as at the foot of Main and Gila streets, that Yuma will probably be flooded again. No time will be lost in mending these breaks but 1t will take almost superhuman work to keep the flood out of our streets if the river should reach the 3Oft 31 stage
 Project Engineer hopes to close the 17mle break by tomorrow night The four-me break has already been closed and trains can now be utilized to haul dirt and rock to the bigger break below.
 In the meantime it is exceedingly doubtful if the two big breaks in the Bard unit levee be mended in time to withstand such an amount of water is known to be coming down from Phoenix
 The ground is now so thoroughly saturated that two thirds of the water of the last flood will make the river almost high here as it was the fatal morning Of January 22 has been raining constantly in Phoenix and vicinity for the past two days If this rain extend ed up into the mountains where there has been such precedented snOws there is telling what the flood may amount to. It will certainly be as great the have just experienced.
 1t IS not my purpose to be aarmst, nor to print sensational The information given above is from the most authentic It is indefinite enough to be alarming, and everybody should be guard-pre pared for the very worst Better be agreeaby surprised than be caught unguarded. Lightning seldom strikes twice in the same; but fleods often go the grounds Let hope for the best but by all means be prepared for the worst.
 Good Roads Contractor Creswell was put in charge of filling in the breaks at the end of Main and Gila streets word received of the rise over at Phoenix. Supervisors and city officials backing him and he will rest until those approaches are made per-
 Continued Page Four)
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-01-27
YUMA VALLEY GETS
 WATER; IMPERIAL SAND

Yuma project may have suffered a good deal at the hands of the flood, but our troubles are small indeed as Imperial Valley. The water itself did not do so very much damage over there, but what the silt and sand did is a caution. It is safe to say that enough sand went through Hanlon Heading to cover all of Yuma valley several feet deep. Better have the water than sand, at least that's the way Yumaites view it.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-01-27
NOBLE WORK DONE IN
 RELIEVING DISTRESS

The Relief Committee has certain ly done splendid work, and great credit should be given Chairman Geo. Michelsen, A. B. Ming, Jim Hodges, Major Donkersley, B. s. Kirkpatrick, and l.. w. Alexander for the unselfish manner in which they worked in this praiseworthy cause. Miss Jennie Pol hamus, Mrs. Dr. Rooney, Mrs. Kirk patrick and Miss Adelle Priest were unusually active from the time the first sign of distress was given.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-01-27
4. P. NEWS FAILED
 FIRST TIME THURSDAY

Yesterday was the first day during all the Hate unpleasantness" that the Yuma Daily Examiner failed to get its regular Associated Press news, which was posted free to the public each day on the front door of the Ex- aminer office. The cause of the lapse yesterday was the fresh wash-outs near Banning, which severed all com munication with Los Angeles. The eastern lines were so congrested that no news could be seEt to Yuma from that direction.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-01-27
DO NOT
 C0vET INDIAN LANDS

Poor To got whole lot the worst of the flood. All last year good many Bardites were constantly com blaming that the Indians had the very choicest lands of the reservation unit. Wonder how they would like to swap places at the present time?
 Bard farmers will be given irrigat- ing water quite awhile before the Yuma Valley can hope to get it, all the upper canals being o. K.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-01-27

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Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-01-27
GONDOLF0 AND MOLINA
 HOTELS DECLARED SAFE

Both the Gandolfo hotel and the Molina house are now considered per- fectly safe and all tenants are moving baek into their old quarters. Because u ground flooring was warping bad B, notice had been issued that they were unsafe. Experts have made a careful examination of the foundations
 and pronounce them as good as ever.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-01-27
VALLEY FARMERS
 SHOULD BE CONFIDENT

The farmers in Yuma valley who were flooded as a result of the cutting of the levee should not get too badly excited Uncle Sam has never yet done an injustice to his citizens, nor will he do so now, if the levees were cut by his orders.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-01-27
ONLY 2 DEATHS ARE
 ATTRIBUTED ID FLOOD

AS great as was the flood disaster there were but two deaths that can be attributed to 1.-the death of our honored mayor, and that of the faith full section foreman who lost his life in the discharge of his duty in pro- tecting the Southern Pacific railroad bridge.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-01-27
PRESIDENT BUSY ON
 HIS DEFENSE SPEECHES
Associated PressJ

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28-President Wilson today returned from New York, where last night he delivered the first national defensse" speech. He will leave for the Middle West tonight, go- ing as far as Topeka, Kansas, on Feb. ruary 2.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-01-27
BRITISH CASUALTY LIST GIVEN
Associated PreSs)

LONDON, Jan. 2S-Premier Asquith in written statement, says that the total British casualties to January g, are 549,467.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-01-22
Postmaster Exam.

The United State Civil Service Com
mission announces that on an examina-
tion will be held at Baraga, Mich, on
Saturday, Feb. 26th, as result of
which it is expected to make certifica-
tion to fill contemplated vacancy in
the position of fourth class postmaster
at Pelkie and other vacancies as they
may occur at that Office, unless it shall
be decided in the interests of the serv-
ice to fill the vacancy by reinstatement.
The compensation of the postmaster at
this office was $232 for the last fiscal
year.
Application forms and full informa-
tion concerning the requirements OF
the examination can be secured from
the postmaster at Pelkie or from the
u. S. Civil Service Commission, Wash.
ingtop, d. C..
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-01-22
COMPETITIVE SHOOT ]
BEING ARRANGED

The Houghton and L'Anse Rife Clubs
will probably hold couple Of competi-
tive indoor range shoots within the very
near future, correspondence between
the two clubs having been exchanged.
The Baraga county shooters have just
commenced their indoor practice and
will not be able to shoot against the
Houghton shooters for about three
weeks. desiring to have some practice
before getting into competitive affair
with the Houghton Rifle Club team.
The Houghton team will be unable to
arrange any matches for few weeks
either as one or two of the men, who
can be depended upon to shoot as MEM
bers of the team. are at present unable
to attend the shoots. This is the first
year for the L'Anse club and the second
for the Houghton club.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-01-22
FINK TELLS OF
u MEX. MASSACRE.

From Milwaukee comes q story that
will be Of much interest in 'Baraga
county, where the principal. William
Fink. is favorably known to large
number Of persons. Mr.. Fink was q
frequent visitor in this district several
years ago when he used to spend his
summers IN L'Anse at the Blankenhorn
home. 81
Mr.. Fink, it is reported, was held q
captive by Villas men several months
ago while working in the San Toy mines.
He was held for a ransom Of S.. 900 and
when time limit was set for the pay
ment Of the money it was turned over
to the bandit and he was freed. Mr..
Fink was near the state Of chihuahua
when w. J. Wallace, formerly of L'Anse
and other Americans were shot last
week. A telegram received from Mr..
Fink's wife, who is at El Paso, Texas,
says her husband escaped.
Jose Marie Sanches, a Mexican miner,
is reported to have said he saw Wal
lace's body on the ground at the car
step, that the young superintendent
had been shot through the back and he
was beneath the body of another victim.
Mr.. Wallace and family visited in
Milwaukee a year ago. The deceased
was nephew of Lysander B. Arm
strong of Milwaukee, well known
travelingman who is frequent visitor
here.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-01-22
To Erect Church.

The people of the Norwegian Luth-
eran faith residing on the bay shore
contemplate erecting house of wor-
ship in the near future. No definite
location has been decided upon. but it
will probably be erected in the vicinity
Of the McKernan schoolhouse on the
L'Anse and Skanee road.
There are seventy-five people of this
denomination residing in that vicinity.
At the social given Saturday evening.
January 9Th, the sum of $32 was real
lied.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-01-22
Wan BeeS Hockey
Game, Roughnecks
Play the Pirates

Mr.. Sentinel, last Sunday at Pequam-
ing we have one grand stand hockey
game. Speedy Nipert tell Beep Allen
he get team to trim him. Beep Allen
he object and he hustle and hustle and
Nipert hustle too, and bime by they
get lineup of husky feller. Nipert take
the Roughneck side cause he live en-
tough street and Allen take Captain
Kidd's men.
The weatherman she poor sport cause
she make the blow pass by the other
side the o, but the crowd they sport
and don't care for freeze feet. That
all the time ready feller with the curley
toe skate from Norwegian, rassle and
rassle with the man that try to take
the game away from him. Mother
guy call Peggy, bigod when he tear the
ice up it's gooda bye John for the hock-
ey puck 60 plum for score. Rough
neck man, Switchboard / guess heem
name. bime bye he throw on the juice
and he 60 some too and he git hit lots
O. time with the puck, but people say
GOOD work." Everybody play like
the deb and make one fine splash. May
be they play next Sunday again, l dom
no. By gar the people laf and laf till
the tear drop freeze on the face. l
hear Pirates best man 5 2 to.
Lineup: tt
Roughnecks Pos. Pirates
Shorty George z. Dashboard Frank
Locomtive Norman p. Peggy Sands
Switchboard Tom C. p. Stormcloud Ed
Michigamme Herman c. French Henry
Roscoe Dault, r. Beep Allen
Everready Olaf !. W. Strongarm Sigurd
Speedy Nipert r. W. Reddy Dault.
Referee. Manunk Gail. Timekeeper.
40 Acre Emil.
Goodbye till next tam.
Your Fren,
JOE BATIsTE.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-01-22
Peqaamine Notes.

Mrs. Alfred Anderson was Hough-
ton visitor Monday.
The following is clipped from the
Panther news items of Pennsylvania
paper: The Ladies' Aid Society of the
German Valley Moravian church, on
New Years morning, journeyed to the
home of Mrs. James Nipert and ten
dered her surprise. The occasion
was the fiftieth anniversary of Mrs.
Nipert's birthday. MIR. and Mrs.
Nipert, former residents Of Panther,
recently returned from Pequaming,
Michigan, where they had resided for
a number of years and now occupy the
old Albert Nipert homestead and Mr..
Nipert is busy at present, following
his occupation as millwright and gen
eral contractor. The merry party en-
joyed good old-fashioned chicken
dinner, while musical program was
furnished by Miss Stella Grimm.
George H. Crandall left Monday fol
Flint.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. P. Allen attended
the Forbes Robertson farewell play al
Hancock Monday and a hockey game
at Houghton Tuesday, returning te
Pequaming Wednesday.
Oliver Morris was L'Anse visitor
Tuesday.
F. w. Hebard left Monday for q
short visit in Ann Arbor with Mrs. He
bard and children.
Eddie and Alfred Anderson were il
Asnheim Thursday.
Mrs. F. C. Proctor and son Fred ar,
laid up with the grippe.
DR.. Marshall is up and around agar
after spending q week in his room
much to his discomfort, for Mr.. Grippe
kept him company.
Two-thirds of the town are complain
ing of the grippe and those that have
not Joined the majority are thinking O.
alternating. Miss Mum. registered
nurse, arrived last Saturday and il
helping to squelsh the epedemic.
Herman Lang was in L'Anse Tues
day.
Pequaming Homestead No. $50
Brotherhood of American Yeomen, in
stalled officers Monday evening. abou
Is members of the Baraga Homestead
being present. After the installation
social session was held, the visi
between the lodges being thorough,
enjoyed by all.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward DesLauriel
returned Monday from short visit il
DePere, Wis.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-01-22
EXPRESSION CLASS
TO GIVE. RECITAL

Miss Maysie Stratton's expression
class will give recital at the Star Of
Wasa hall. Barags, tomorrow evening.
commencing at $50. You are welcome.
PRo0RAM.
Grafton. The New South; Herbert
Greenblstt.
Monologue (Indian), ojistah; Rose
mary Nsstsr.
Reading. The Fairy's Wand; Eliza-
beth Cetsen.
Reading. Selling Eggs; Ruth Girard.
Pisnologus. Annie Laurie; MarceIIa
Hid.
MonoIogus. An Oblieing Little Sis
ter. Roselis Ruonavsara.
Monologue, The inventors Wife;
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-01-22
Ishpemine VS.. Pequamine.

The lshpeming hockey team is sched.
Oled to play at Pequaming tomorrow
afternoon. The boys will arrive on the
morning train, and the game is sched-
uled to start at 1:30.
,Ishpeming has been but lately inoc-
ulated with the hockey bug, and in
order to stimulate interest in their
team, they are coming to Baraga coun.
ty with the pick of the iron country. II
it is possible, they are going to win.
The game promises to be fast and
furious.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-01-22
Passenger Rate Increase.

An increase in passenger rates from
points within the state to points in
other states went into effect last Sat-
urday. The Increase is made accord
ing to the recent ruling of the Inter
State Commerce Commission which
granted railroads within certain terri
tory the privilege of increasing rates
from 2 cents to "a cents for points in
inter state traffic. The rates to points
within the states border will remain as
before. The new rates from L'Anse
to Chicago will be $9.67; to Milwaukee
$7.63; to Green Bay A.94.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-01-22

more careful in making the assessments
in their districts, ard as we are desirous
Of assisting the supervisor in correctly
describing the property he assesses.
we would be glad to advise him as to
the status Of any land in his district Of
which he may be in doubt.
4 'If you would call attention to this
matter in your columns, it would have
the tendency to have the supervisor pay
more attention to the descriptions on
the assessment roll and thus reduce tho
expense to the assessing district in the
matter Of charged back taxes"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-01-22

low the installation. The newly elect
ed officers are as follows:
Commander, Elizabeth Smith.
Past Conn.,, Maud Menard.
1t. Com, Flora Sawtell.
Record Keeper, Julia Bussier.
Finance Keeper, Grace Trudeau..
Chaplain, Anna Jacobsen.
Sergeant, Alma Fournier.
Mistress at Arms, Georgianna ST.
cote. #
Sentinel, Sarah Sands.
Picket, Victoria Cote.
Organist, Theresa Menge.
Asst. Organist, Ellen Monson.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-01-22
Martha Mcintosh.

Martha Mcintosh.
Dialogue, A Tragedy in Millinery;
Aunt Miranda, Margaret Getzen; Re-
becca. Beatrice Getzen.
Reading, How Girls Study; Lilith
Chosa.
Monologue, Going on an Errand;
Florence Fribley.
Reading, DR.. Carter and His Moth
er; Margaret Nester.
Reading, What Mamma Said; Mar
tina Buckland.
Pianologue, A Foolish Little Maiden;
Effie Getzen.
Reading. A Birthday Present; Mary
Frances Ennis.
Reading, Epaminondas; Georgianna
LaJoy.
Reading. Haensel and Gretel; Evelyn
Cohl:
Reading, The Spoken Word; Winni-
fred Berg.
Play, A Backward Child; Miss Milli-
ken, Effie Getzen; Florence, Florence
Fribley.
Reading. The Tar Baby; Margaret
Gerard.
Reading, Tom Sawyer, Jerome
Greenblatt.
Reading. The Legend Of the White
Swan; Miss Maysie Stratton.
Irish Play. The Land of Hearts De-
sire; Maurteen Bruin. Rosemary Mes
ter; Bridget Bruin. Lilith Chosa; Shawn
Bruin, Marcella Hid: Marie Bruin,
Martha Mcintosh; Father Hart, Ruth
Girard; The Fairy Child, Margaret
Nester.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-01-22
HORSES AT AUCTION.
FARM and DRAFT HORSES FOR SALE

From FIVE hundred to one thousand
head Of horses constantly on hand, in
cluding large draft horses, driving
horses. delivery horsess farm chunks,
farm mares. saddlers and mules. Ev-
cry horse hitched and tried before sale.
If you want one horse or a carload,
come to Barrett & Zimmerman's Great
Midway Horse Market, st. Paul. Auc-
tions Every Wednesday. Private
Sales Daily.
Duluth Stables, 23rd Ave. w. & Su-
perior St. Private Sales Daily. 3-11
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-01-22
Bad Cold Quickly Broken Up.

Mrs. Martha Wilcox, Gowanda. N. Y.
writes: II first used Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy about eight years ago
At that time / had a hard cold and
coughed most Of the time. It proved
to be just what I needed. 1t broke up
the cold in few days, and the cough
entirely disappeared. ! have told many
Of my friends Of the good / received
through using this medicine, and an
who have used 1t speak Of it in thu
highest terms" For sale by the SUI
perior Pharmacy. L'Anse and Axea
Erickson, Skanee. advertisement.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-01-22
Items of Local interest

Misses Tessie and Gladys Ford were
copper country visitors last Saturday.
Angus Mcdonald, of Baraga, was a
L'Anse caller last Saturday.
Arnold johnson met with painful
accident while skiing last Saturday.
One of the skis inflicted deep cash in
his knee when he fell.
L'Anse Grange installed its officers
Wednesday night, Oscar Won Zellen of
Skanee acting as installing officer.