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September 18, 1919 · Page 6 of 9

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INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS, SEE'TEBER 18,1919 fAGE 31X TRAPPED AT BOTTOM OF SEA COUNTY PROCEEDINGS Of the Board of County Commissioners BRAVE CHILIAN CREW SAVED Correct Lubrication Adds life of Koochichinr County, Minnesota (Continued from Page Two) and Power to Your Tractor Rescue of 21 Sailors, Helpless in Submarine, Without One a Thrilling Chapter of Heroism in a Navy Already for auditor 1.00 Int'l Telephone Co., toll calls Rich in Traditions of Unfaltering for sheriff 9.05 Yof Devotion to Duty. Int'l Telephone Co., August OUR tractor represents a large investment which must be exchange service, county protected. You can protect it best by care in the selection offices 25.50 New Yorfc.—Felix Nieto Del Bio, The air was well nigh irresplrable Clyde Johnson, expenses in the lubricants used to eliminate friction from the moving correspondent in New York of El their pulses beat with fury. But, in Diario Ilnstrado of Santiago, Chili, relates case of State vs Gerry, et spite of all, each man was performing parts. By using the correct oil you not only increase the for the New York Herald the al 7.24 in the dark the task assigned to life of your machine, but you add to its power, for much following story of the sinking of the Hannah Johnson, services as him, although with the certainty of#a submarine H-3 of the Chilian navy, power is used in overcoming friction. terrible death' at hand. clerk to judge of probate 24.85 and its remarkable rescue without At five o'clock in the afternoon, six Littlefork Times, publishing loss of life: hours after the sinking, the crew The Standard Oil Company (Indiana) manufacturers three school notice 1.80 In the beginning of June a maritime heard the clatter of a chain that was Richard Liljeblad, coroner's lubricating oils for tractors. accident occurred in the military being cut. They knew then that efforts port of Talcahuano, Chili, which will fees 67.20 for their rescue were under way figure with honor in the history of C. B. Montgomery, printing and at the same time that these efforts Heavy Polarine Oil submarine navigation. The fact has supplies for county offices 46.15 were being frustrated. The submarine, special interest for the experts of the after the chain was cut, had H. T. Mcintosh, sheriff's expenses United States because the submarine remained in position with her stern in criminal cases.. 37.25 Stanolind Tractor Oil H-3 of the Chilian war squadron was somewhat raised. H. T. Mcintosh, sheriff's expenses constructed here by the Electric Boat Meanwhile, in the world above, the in tax matters.... 70.75 company. This submarine is one of disappearance of the H-3 had become H. T. Mcintosh, board of Extra Heavy Polarine Oil six which the British government had known and all elements of rescue ordered built during the war, but prisoners, August 48.00 were set to work and succeeded in locating which she turned over to Chili along H. H. Palmer, clerk of municipal the position of the submarine with 50 airplanes and hydroplanes of from the indications of a tugboat court fees, August 51.05 combat. England made this grant to which had accompanied the submarine One of these oils has the correct lubricating Rainy River Imp. Co., July Write for 100-page book Chili after having taken* over for her up to the moment of the accident. electricity court house and body foryour particular tractor. Tractor Lubrication." It own fleet two superdreadnaughts of Various other submarines and tugs jail 27.93 28,000 tons, as well as some destroyers The nearest Standard Oil representative is free and will be of great interest placed themselves about this point of 2,000 tons and other smaller vessels A. G. Ryder, auto hire for has a chart, prepared by our Engineering and twp heavy cranes with chains and usefulness to you. which Chili was having constructed, sheriff, State vs Reises... 3.50 were set up in workfng order. Staff, indicating wjiich of Read it cafefully, apply the and which were used by England in Larse Stubee, repairs on court A diver who went to the bottom returned these oils will enable your tractor to the war against Germany. information given, and you will saying that the H-3 was lodged house and barn 53.73 The submarine fleet left New London give the best results, and he will be in the mud in a dangerous position be able to keep your tractor in Zimmerman Electrical Co., last year, conveyed by the cruiser and that the telephone buoy was entangled. glad to show it to you. service longer. electrical repairs 12.00 Chacabuco, under the command of After a little continued effort R. H. Collar, et al, justice .Admiral Luis Gomez Carreno. At the telephone apparatus was Charleston a furious tempest came up, STANDARD OIL CO. (m™™) III. fees, etc., State vs Kocil 37.24 910 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, straightened out and communication which lasted 70 hours, during which Burroughs Add. Machine Co., with the crew of the submarine reestablished. time the submarines, defying all danger, care of county machines.. 6.50 When questioned the demonstrated their excellent construction commander replied with stoical valor Lamprey Products Co., Inc., 178? and the dexterity of their that it would be necessary to raise the liquid soap for court house Chilian crews. The transport Angamos, boat as soon as possible to save the use 7.50 auxiliary of the fleet, was almost fered by Commissioner Green and on lives of the crew. These words, said jected. The motion was seconded by PROFESSIONAL CSKDS Underwood Typewriter Co., lost in the storm. Having thus proved without anxiety, without fear in the his motion, seconded by Commissioner Commissioner Slack and carried. the worth of the submarines, which at repairs on machines for presence of such a catastrophe, are Langaard was declared carried Moved by Commissioner Green, all times iemained in a compact group, JOHN E MMH auditor 26.00 worthy of the tradition that Prat set upon the following vote: that the county proceed to gravel those in command understood that Attorney at haw down for our navy, when seeing that County Revenue Fund— Ayes Commissioners Green, Munroe, they could continue the taip to the State Rural Highway No. 9, from his old wooden ship was about to be Office over 0. M. 6arr It 6*. Printing and Supplies coast of Chili with entire confidence. Slack, Langaard and Harrigan station 1380 to 1720 by day labor, attacked by a powerful enemy of The fleet touched at Havana, Kingston. Louis F. Dow Co., supplies International Falls, Minnesota nays, none. work to be done under supervision of Chili, he said: "The flag of Chili has Colon, Balboa, port in Ecuador for county offices 23.17 On motion, the board adjourned state highway engineer and county never been lowered and I hope this Arlca, Chili, Valparaiso and Talcahnano, Free Press Co., supplies for until 1:30 p. m. DR. H. H. IHRIG will not be the occasion for doing so." commissioner of such district. The their final destination. county offices 23.40 Prat, killed when he boarded the ship motion" was seconded by Commissioner Dentist This formidable voyage of many of the enemy, is an example which no Fritz-Cross Co., supplies for Slack and carried by a unanimous The board reconvened at 1:30 p. thousand miles is in truth a record Office over Holler's Confectionery Chilian sailor has ever forgotten. county offices 105.24 vote. that adds another proud page to the m. International Falls, Mmneira Chains Slip and Craft Drops Bacfc Miller-Davis Co., supplies traditional competence and fearlessness On motion, the application of F. S. Roll call—All members present. The hoists did not work right, the of the Chilian sailors, who received for register of deeds 1.37 Moved by Commissioner Green Lang, for reduction of drainage assessment chains slipped and the H-3 returned to their first naval instruction C. B. Montgomery, supplies J. J. HADLER on lands in Twp. 158, Rge. that the bid of John Dahlstrom for its old position. After some time the from the famous English admiral, county treasurer 53.75 28, were recommended. gravelling a portion of State Rural rescuers succeeded in passing a new Lord Cochrane, chief of the Chilian C. E. Nightengale, supplies chain under the submarine, which Highway No. 24, be laid over until Resolution fleet during the war of independence. for county treasurer .... 109.30 slowly raised by the stern so that the International State Bank Building. the next regular meeting of the Be it resolved, that the amount of This exploit rebounded in all the Rogers & Co., supplies for bow would be tipped as little as possible. federal aid due the county of Koochiching, scientific centers of submarine navigation, county board. The motion was seconded While this maneuver was being county surveyor 7.70 and has been recorded as one on state roads, and available by Commissioner Munroe and LAWRENCE'S PHARMACV made a tug cut the telephone connection of the most interesting successful attempts Siec. Blk. Book & Ptg. Co., carried. during the year 1920, that onehalf The Rezall Store and communication with the sunken made in the world. The greatest supplies for county offices 14.90 of such monies be spent on the Moved by Commissioner Munroe vessel was again cut off and was span of continued travel was between S. N. Rubin, Prop. newly designated state road No. 1, Revenue Fund— not re-established. that Andrew Amundson be awarded Ecuador and Chili, which Is International Falls, Minnesota commencing at the city of International The hours passed in extreme anguish, Commissioner* Expense about 1,200 miles. the contract for furnishing and hauling Falls and thence south and the victims believing that the Ross Slack, certificate of expense 510 yards of gravel from stations Ventilating Pipe Broken. attempts to save them were useless, that one-half of such monies be NORTHERN MINNESOTA At a quarter to ten o'clock in the 109.53 745 to 798 on State-Rural High and those making the attempts thinking spent on the newly designated state morning of June 1 the submarines William Harrigan, certificate way No. 24, at $2.35 per yard. The HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION it was already too late to rescue started their customary exercises of road No. 1, commencing at Happyland of expense 34.58 motion was seconded by Commissioner their brave companions alive. But submersion inside the military port of and thence south. Dr. C. Craig Phone 22. G. A. Muni'oe, certificate of Green and carried. the work was continued with energy, Talcahuano. Suddenly the commander, Dr. Elizabeth Monahan....Phone 223 The foregoing resolution was offered expense 31.25 Moved by Commissioner Green and at length the stern came to the Capt. Del Solar, noticed that his Dr. Mary Ghostly Phone 301 by Commissioner Green and surface. The motion for the allowance of that the bids of W. C. Hawn, Joe boat had become very heavy and did Hospital Phone 7S upon his motion, seconded by Commissioner the foregoing bills and claims was That was the most solemn moment McComb, Sather & Nelson and Fred not easily respond to the maneuvers. Office over International State Bank Slack, was carried upon of the whole operation. Few believed seconded by Commissioner Munroe He then saw that the ventilating pipe Smith, being for gravelling of State Phono 155 the following vote: that any of the crew would still be In the battery of the stern had brokoa and carried by a unanimous vote. Roads, be rejected and that the auditor International Falls. Minnesota alive and that all they had done was Ayes Commissioners Green, Munroe, and that, besides water, strong fumes Resolution be instructed to re-advertise to raise out of the sea a coffin containing of chlorine were entering the compartment. Slack, Langaard and Harrigan Whereas, it has been called to our for bids on the portions of the road 21 bodies. With due presence of mind the nays, none. attention, that a great number of covered by such rejected bids. The commander ordered that the compartment With no means for communication Resolution settlers in this county, have been motion was seconded by Commissioner with the submarine to let the men be vacated, taking all the necessary Be it resolved that the state highway greatly damaged and in many cases know that the stern was already Munroe and carried. precautions so that the water commissioner be requested to The Minneapolis Dollar-Hotel above water, one of the sailors tapped and gases might not enter the other left destitute by floods during the Moved by Commissioner Munroe transfere any balance on hand in the sections of the submarine. the Morse code with a hammer on the past summer and the insufficiency of that C. U. Blake be awarded the contract 250 MODERN ROOMS outside. A few minutes passed and construction fund to the credit of As the danger was becoming imminent, Veiled in Htwrt of Business District the drainage system of this county for gravelling that portion of ONE PRICE--ONE DOLLAR the hatchway was opened. A man the telephone buoy was sent tip Koochiching county, to the maintenance to take care of the great quantity State Rural Highway No. 24 between row .so CUROPLAN R«TC TWO PERSONS $1 appeared, exhausted, pale and his eyes to call for help, but there was no answer. fund, for use during the current of water that has fallen, causing stations 2342 to 2357 at $1.50 raiVATfrMTH, SHOWED AND TOILET EXTRA bloodshot. One by one the rest followed. Later it was found that the year. COMPLETE SAFETY overflowing of the ditches and the per yard, this price to include hauling buoy had became entangled and had AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS The foregoing resolution was offered flooding of crops and meadows, leaving from the county gravel pit located never reached the surface of the water, Then when it was thought that only AND FIREPROOF CONSTRUCTION by Commissioner Slack, and the settlers without food for No answer to tlieir calls for help the captain was still on board it was in Sec. 20, Twp. 160, Rge. 28. «"*URANCE RECORDS DHOW THAT NEVER l"* SEEM LOST IN ANT SUILDINa upon his motion supported by Commissioner proved to the crew that the situation found that two men were missing. their stock or provisions for themselves, The motion was seconded by Commissioner PROTECTED ST AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS Green, was declared carried was desperate. Nevertheless, never Captain Del Solar descended again •««T ROOM HAS NOT AND C'OLD RUNNING and Langaard and carried. WATER, STEAM HEAT, ELECTRIC LIQHT AND for a moment did the discipline of into the submarine and found a machinist upon the following vote: TELEPHONE SERVICE. Whereas, in other portions of the Moved by Commissioner Green, these men weaken. still calking and a fireman still county, a cyclone destroyed the Ayes, Commissioners Green, Munroe, that all bids tendered for gravelling at the pump. Neither of the two had "While efforts were being made to Slack, Langaard and Harrigan homes, outbuildings and crops of a of State Rural Highway No 20, be get into communication with someone received orders to come out and they nays, none. large number of settlers, leaving rejected. The motion was seconded above, the men were trying to hermetically remained at their posts. them destitute in many cases, destroying calk the partitions, it having The Chilian submarine H-3 was designated by Commissioner Langaard and carried. Moved by Commissioner Munroe, been noted that the fumes of the with the number E-12 in the roads and greatly damaging that the county auditor be instructed chlorine from the main section had English navy. It was the belief of the country and making necessary Moved by Commissioner Green, to re-advertise for bids on gravelling already begun to filter through the the sailors that because it had bonne temporary relief, for these stricken that the county proceed to gravel such portions of State Rural cracks. However, this comparrment this number it was certain to come to people during the coming winter, in State Rural Highway No. 20 by day Highways Numbers 9, 20 and 24 and was scon filled with the poisonous gas harm. order to prevent them from becoming labor, work to be done under supervision State Road Number 2, on which no and the men had to leave it to avoid It was said that the accident was public charges or leaving the of State Highway Engineer bids have been let at this time, as BETTER DENTISTRY asphyxiation. Orders were then given caused by the breaking of the bottom country or enduring great suffering and the county commissioner of such to retire to the only chamber left, that of the tank in the battery. At the per plans and specifications on file at the bow, where new and frightful time of the accident the automatic during the months intervening, before district. The motion was seconded with the district highway engineer, FOR LESS MONEY tortures awaited tliem. scaphanders fcfr the rescue of the another crop can be raised and by Commissioner Langaard and carried bids to be opened on Tuesday, October crew were not on. board. They had Just as soon as the officers and sailors money provided for replacing buildings, by a unanimous vote. 7th, 1919. The motion was seconded had shut^themselves up in the bow been taken to the arsenal for repairs. furniture, stock and other Moved by Commissioner Slack, by Commissioner Slack and the electric current was cut off, leav-. Bridge Work property destroyed, that contract be awarded to Oscar carried by a unanimous vote. ing the submarine still submerged and SLAIN GIRL ONLY AN IMAGE Therefore, be it resolved, that we Thorsteuson for gravelling of portions On motion, the board adjourned in complete darkness. This to the m^ccorrn. $5.00 urge upon our senator and representative, of State Rural Highway No. 9, various persons who had never boarded until Tuesday, October 7th, 1919, at Plates Coroner Inspects 'Grewsome^Find' and a submarine before in their lives, that they take up at the special at stations and for prices as follows: 10 o'clock a. m. Discovers Bloody Piaster GUARANTEED WORK meant certain death. The copmander session of the legislature of this Station 677 to 685, 63c per yard. William Harrigan, Dummy. YEARS •exhorted his men to continue in the state convening September 8th, 1919, Station 700 to 710, 65c per yard. Chairman. dart their work of calking up the such measures of state aid as may Station 720 to 768,' 90c per yard. Attest: Quakertown, Ba.—-Coroner Howard compartment to stop thie inrush of GET OUR ESTIMATE FIRST be necesrsaTy to prevents want and P. White wants to congratulate the Station 920 to 952, $1.25 per yard. R. C. Fraser, water and gas, whieh continued to clever sculptor who molded the figure suffering and procuring an appro-/ Statibn 952 to 1000, $1.70 per County Auditor and spread throughput the boat. The hull SpMcml attention gnsp to of a young woman and plaeed it along priation of funds from the state for yard. Clerk of Board. was laying at a depth of 47 meters, In ont'of.iowRt ptfUests. u* a stream at California, a village near Station 1000 to 1060, 95c per yard. a bed of mud. tkese purposes, and tooth trovUta. Wo here, making it look so realistic that Be it further resolved, that the' Station 1110 to 1150, $1.30 per At Work in Darkness. the finders of the image suspected foul answer any and all Eac.h man worked at random in the auditor forward a copy of these resolutions yard. play and sent to Doylestown for the For Sale—A good warm house with qonstSons. Write a*. dark several of them were almost Station' 1150 to 1210, $2.50 per to the Hon. Theodore coroner. 1 1-2 lots. A bargain. For particulars overcome and their strength had begun Christianson, chairman of the committee yard. The sculptured ^form was smeared DRS. NORCROSS A CLARKE inquire at 914-7th st. to leave them, but their discipline th a red substance and partly Main of appropriations of the Hie motion was seconded by Commissioner Tias not lessened for onemom,ent. The by foliage. A knife was placed at Union Dentists house and a copy to the Hon. A. J. Green and carried by a only pump available drove the water its side. When Coroner White and unanimous vote. Rockne, chairman of the finance Fine dry poplar cord wood for sale out slowly, which helped to prolong an undertaker Investigated, after children Moved by Commissioner Green, the hope of rescue which these intrepid committee of the senate and a copy $5.00 per corjl delivered-at the house had reported the "grewsome" find, Bernini sailors had in their hearts. to our senator and representative. that all other bids for gravelling on if taken immediately. Address E. C. 1 they discovered th* hoax. N~ The foregoing resolution was of- State Rural Highway No. 9, be re­ Oberhaltzer, Ranier.