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Train stuck in flood
At Riverton With 106
Passengers Aboard
Seattle, Nov. 15—Arrivals from
biverton by boat report that a
train is stuck in the mlid and
Water at that plabe with 106 peo
ple aboard. All along the line
transportation* is at a standstill,
except by boat and then only by
taking gredt chances of wrecking.
The Shelikoff left today Oil her
hm to the westward with the mail.
She carried no passengere.
Nice line of ties at the Ladies’
bazaar.
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J. A. Trout, engineer of the Oil
'City, a Tanana boat, arrived yester
day from Fairbanks.
Towns All Afloat
Worst Flood For Years Iri Washington. People
Taking to Hills. Great Damage Done.
Seattle, rsov. Id— ihe biggest
flood in the history bf the north
west is now causing destruction
over 100 square miles in King and ,
Pierce counties. Five thousand
homes are in jeopardy and over
$200,000 worth of property is
known to have been destroyed so
far in these two counties. Every
where throughout the state the
riverS have overflowed theit banks 1
denuding the surrounding country, j
The flood was caused by the i
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melting of the snow m the moun
tains followed by a heavy, steady
rain which has lasted for a week.
No lives are known to have been
lost so far, but many thrilling es
capes have been reported. The
water is still rising.
Seattle. Nov. 15—Ex-Cashier
Adams, of the assay office has
pleaded guilty to stealing gold
dust, and received a *enteneM of
ten years in the penitentiary.
Men*s Suits
I Our delayed fall shipment of Men’s Fine Suits are
now ready for your inspection. We are very strong
in our clotting line this year &hd cdn fit both slims
and stouts. Special attention is called to our as
sortment of heavy height Tweeds: Prices rtmge
Prom $ 12.50 to $30.00
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We are shoeing a splendid line of Burt & Packard
Slides. One of thfem, the Burrdjap patent, is sold
with this guarantee: “If the patent cracks thru
Before the sole wears thru, your money hack.
PRESIDENT AT PANAMA
On First Trip Out OF The
United States
Colon, Nov. i:>—The first tripot
i the prteddent to territory outside
j the boundaries of the United State*
waft practically ended last night
when the Louisiana, with the
Roosevelt party, convoyed bv tin*
| Washington and Tennessee drop
| pod anchor in this iiarboV, several
nourt ahead of time The son of
| president Amador of Panama and
' president Shouts of the canal com
mission was on hand to welcome
the party. Roosevelt said that he
had a pleasant voyage. lie wiP
start today on a tour of inspectiot
to look into the .Jamaica labot
question.
Tacoma, Nov. 15—Kent. Auburn
Meeker, Pieringer. Pacific City
Christopher, Thomas Station
O’Brien, Orrilln, Stuck, Ghee*'
i River, Auburndale. Foster. Heritor
t
Junction, Garden Station, River
side, Puwamish and many othe>
Bmali towns between Seattle am'
hurt are threatened with de«true
tion and inauv of the ill habitant#
- have left their homes.
Seattle, Nov. 15—Reports iron
I some of thV outlying towns state
i that arouhd many of the isfclated
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houses the water i- up tri the sec
ond story ami the people hav*
taken to the hills, eainj-iVig out ii*
one of the heaviest rain storm*
! experienced here for years, without
| a particle of shelter. All telegraph
| lines .are down here and this pine*
I is shut bff from communieatioi
j except by boat with the otitskb
i world.
j The total \aluo of fish takei
I from Alaska waters and added tc
! the world’s t od supply during tin
' last 25 veurs, has been something
over 0.
An Idea
For the coming holidays si
Edison Phonograph will entertain
vrtu and your friends fit home
i \Ce cari v A cori'.p'ett* iinc of
! Phonogrnpus and ln»rv'* fVdth $1^
up. New records op eveTy ^Aat
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