The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-08
KANSAS news.
Situation OF the Towns in the
Flooded Districts.
The Larger Number Are Having
House Cleaning.
STUNNING TIP LOSSES
SUMMING UP LOSSES.
Beginning to Get Telegraph and
Mail Service Again.
Without News from Anywhere
for Many Days.

Blue Rapids, Kan. June s.-This is
our first opportunity TO reach Topeka.
Blue Rapids has been isolated for near
" two weeks. Ten days in fact since
daily paper or mail of any descrip-
tton has come to town. Telephone com
municatlon has been cut off outside Of
town also. The telegraph wires dead "
Citizens We're obliged to burn candles
with no immediate prospect of obtain
ing oil or gasoline. The electric light
plant wire has to be rebuilt. The flood
reached s8 feet above low water mark
and was in many places three miles
wide over the growing crops The dam
age to bridges alone win be thousands
Of dollars. Our supply of city water
has run out and groceries are getting
short
AT MARYSVILLE.
The Blue river is back to low water
mark and all danger is passed in
Marysville for the present The west
approach to the wagon bridge is in
place again. The Blue Valley road ex-
poets to have its trains running on
schedule time tomorrow.
A relief committee solicited funds in
Marysville for the relief Of Kansas /
flood victims. Senator Fulton and John
c. Cole solicited the funds which
amounted to s286 The money Will be
forwarded to Topeka at once.
AT CONCORDIA.
The river is falling at this point and
as the waters leave the lOWlands and
people are able 10 reach town the re-
suits Of the floods are being learned
In this city the damage was ui1ing
as the city is well above the river but
the loss to crops, stock. buildings and
farms cut up by the river and creeks
will probably reach one hundred thou
Il
tir Saturday for ten days Trains are
now running from Abilene to Superior
on the Santa Fee and from Downs to
Greenleaf OH the Central Branch. but
carry nothing but local mail
Tt is eXpected that eastern mail viii
begin to come regularly by Tuesday
morning.
Funds are being raised to aid the
Topeka sufferers, and $3.50 has been
sent in.
AT LINCOLN CENTER.
After having been without mail for
ten days train came by way of Colby
The body of Jacob A. Rutledge, the
young man who was drowned mere a
week ago vas buried Saturday evening
soon after the arrival of his father The
funeral service was largely attended
and was a very sad one The father
stated that this was the third child he
had lost within few months.
AT LEAVENWORTH
The Missouri river is still dropping
slowly The river is four feet and ten
Inches below the highest stage of Mon
day night LeaVenWorth is now re
ceiving mail and the Missouri Pacific
road is operating out of here The san
ia Te has n large force repairing tracks
and bridges and expects TO start run
ming train today
The engineers companies at Fort
bridges and giving aid to flood suffer
ers where possible
AT ABILENE.
The Smoky Hin river is falling the
body of Sherwood Murphy was found
Saturday afternoon a mile below here.
He was drowned.
Reports Just received from twenty
miles south say q strip of farm land
north of Ramona, five miles long ana
q mile wide was devastated by hail. the
stones in some places, falling five in
ches deep. 1t even ruined pastures and
demolished all crops in its path. with
$4,000 dollars loss. The frst general
mail in ten days has been received by
hand car from Salina.
AT SALINA.
The assistant postmaster at Abilene
and three letter carriers came to Sa-
lina Saturday afternoon and got two
hand car loads Of delayed mail for ADJ
lene and Junction City. These towns
were without mail and Salinas mail is
still coming in from the west The va
ter in the river has fallen to normal
AVE- lola.
The NeoshO river here. which rose
foot higher than during the disastrous
flood Of last year. has fallen eleven in
inches in the last twelve hours A tan
banks but the railroads have repaired
their tracks and traffic has been resum-
cd The food is the worst since 1889.
but there was no loss of life. The crops
gn the bottoms are all ruined
AT JUNCTION CITY
THE Smoky Hill river has fallen four
inches I'm the last twelve horus. fan
of a foot was reported at Kansas Falls.
Junction City has had no trains in or
oft since May o. Friday the first mail
that has left the city since that date
was sent by wagon to Manchester no
mail has been received here for zen
davs. There has been TO shortage OF
47re,-isions. Telegram communication
hos been resumed The wires have beer
down for more than week The ocdy
of Mrs. Daniel Meyers. who was drown
ed on Clark's creek, has been louhd.