The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-07-10
West of the River.

| When in the course of uncomfortable events il
| becomes necessary for the Neosho river to get
out OF its banks, we, the citizens of the west
side, III private council assembled, Resolved LIST;
| That We would not go to the celebration End,
We that live on the river bottom, that can, will
stay and take care of what property we can,
| and those that cannot stay on account of the
| low situation of their houses, will flee to the
| nigh lands without any further resolves or
| preambes, we will state what we saw with
| our own eyes from the point we were located
| at the time being-2nd, 3rl and iih of July-the
place being on the Lawyer farm On the
morning OF the End, the river was getting out
OF Its banks pretty lively, and the boats in the
neighborhood were all under water, SO they
could not be got at, and the water between the
river and bluffs so high it would swim horse;
and knowing that the water had not been over
said farm for thirty years we concluded it
would not get there again. But the water kept
on rising slowly until evening. From that I'M
til the morning of the 3rd there was but two or |
three inches rise, then it commenced again to |
rise, although we considered It then at highest |
water mark, and kept rising all day. Bye
ing all the stock of two farms was concentrated
in the buildings OF said farm, consisting of
4-NH' VI hOSs, 1T" HCd'i Dl sUteD, lU
head OF horses, 6 cows and calves, all of which
We're saved by building elevated places and
keeping them on the floors of the highest build
lnss until the morning of the 18th, when the wa
ter had subsidized enough to swim the horses
md cattle to the high lands TO get something TO
,at. With grateful hearts we will remember
he neighbors at the mound, who, seeing our
tore the lumber or of their cribs and
'uilt boat, and Mr.. John Young and Frank v
ninth volunteered to come and take the women
md children of the families of q. lite and Mr.
,ook diving on the Lawyer FARM ont, while C
ne men folks staid TO take care of the stock y
he best they could. All the best VI heat raised "
7as on the bottom land and as far as we can a.
aarn 1t was either washed away entirely or so u
ably damaged that it viii not be lit for any a,
hing but hog feel. Mr.. lawyers 20 acre field, b
nat was estimated at 20 bushels to the acre, ID
alf of it is washed up in pile against hedge ..
nee, where it will rot before it can be taken m
are of on account of the water ne
On Mr.. Jones' farm the folks moved into the a.
PIPER story until the boat came and took them W
IT. We are gla'l TO learn that some 80 head of lie
Dgs We're saved. THE neighbors helped them In
swim their horses ont when the water was
its highest and they got into the wire fence co co
Id nearly drowned some of the men that were -,
ling them, but they got out all safe. as we in
e glad to say. No human lives have GO GO
EN- lost "a far as heard from. fro
lis is now the sta anil still ii is raining and Al
e river is again on the rise What the result 81 81.
III be time will tell se.
Later, July Gas We faiisi To get our comm ell
cation OF yesterday we add to-day that the o'l
'cr - iaiiihs; weather. ciear.N We fear there be
II be cause For sfct ness aIGp the river before in
mud and rates all aryt,
Iours, OCCASIONAL.