Brave postal clerk joins dramatic rescue on burning bridge
John M. McCroskey, railway mail clerk on the Washington, Orrville and Spokane line, recounts his escape after a train crashed through a burning bridge near Dart Siding, Washington on August 21. He saved mail by tossing pouches and registers into a creek, then jumped from the car into flames and was rescued by a Great Northern special agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Postoffice Department
John M. McCroskey
Washington, Orrvide & Spokane
Dart Siding
Wash
McCroskey
Supt
Alexander Grant
Railway Mail Service
Bnd
Great Northern Railroad Company
Wife Protects an Umpire in Cushing Park Riot
Umpire Ed Hale was chased by a furious crowd at Cushing park after a game with Cleveland. He sought protection behind his wife in the Merchants' hotel a mile away as three policemen with revolvers pushed back the mob. Hale escaped town after being charged with unfair decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cushing
Okla
Ed Hale
Cushing Park
Merchants
Hale
Cleveland
Promote Good Road Making In Rural Communities
A local urging stresses practical steps for better roads through thorough drainage, smooth packed roadbeds, open ditches, and frequent drag use. Individuals should fill low spots, center dirt, trim hedges for sun and wind, and persuade neighbors to join in, noting small actions yield large improvements.
Split-Log Grader for Better Roads and Safer Travel
A farmer urges owners to repair public nuisances by shoveling dirt and trash from ditches, patching bridges, and using rocks to smooth roads. A diagram of a split-log grader is provided to aid construction and maintenance of good roads, emphasizing the farmer’s asset to the community.
UTILIZE PIPES FOR POSTS
Old gas pipe pieces are repurposed as fence posts cut to seven feet and drilled with three inch holes. Pipe ends sit in concrete blocks using a box mold, with cleats from tire iron bolted at the top holes and a bottom bolt-on block. Stringers attach to front cleats, with pickets nailed to them and a fool board fixed to the base.
Farm and Garden Notes: Fall sowing and garden care
Ground sowing choices include alfalfa in fall and rutabaga turnips in rows versus broadcast. Advice covers apple culture in Texas, rotation for best results, August plantings of Black Winter or Spanish radishes with turnips, weed seed prevention, vineyard watering needs, sub irrigation in hot weather, fall potato crops if land is kept clean, and the 1909 National Nut Growers convention in Albany Georgia October 12 13 and 14. Also notes on removing decaying cabbage to prevent disease and pests, garden cleanup before plowing, and the nuisance of debris.
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Texas
National Nut Growers’ Association
Albany
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Labhore
the Sun
Courier-Journal
Henry Watterson
Daily Courier-Journal
Sunday Courier-Journal
MR. Bryan
United States
Bryan
Paulie Ae
Senaterey Hacsane
Temaralees
Cig
Lincoln
Oorevert
Hughes
Ers
Full
Lincoln-Douglas
FBI
Neota
Paige
Gombe ‘Wills Fane
Angwe
THE
Springfield
Springfield, KY
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