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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-03

and when he went home from work Fri
day evening the streets in the vicinity
of his home We're running with water
waist high in places. Crossing the
street a few blocks away from his home
he fell into an open sewer ana was only
saved from being swept into the pipes
by clinging TO the edge until a floating
log afforded him the means of crawling
out When he reached his house the
family were being driven to the upper
story. His mother and younger brother
were rescued by a boatman and the
others, his father, another brother and
himself, remained behind. Several times
men came by in boats and offered to
take them out but they directed them
instead to houses in the neighbOrhood
where there were women ana children
During the night the kitchen of their
house caught fire from burning debris
that foated by and the father and elder
brother made ropes of bed clothing and
let the younger boy down with a pail
to dash water over the sides of the
building BY this means they saved the
house from fire. They remained in the
upper story of their house from Friday
night until Sunday. when they wera
carried to the Woolen mill by a passing
boat. They were brought to this side
Monday, but Robert Anderson returned
to North Topeka this morning and is
aiding in the work over there today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-03
zUMWALT WRITES.
Tells About Situation at Reform
School.

The following message was received by
the State Journal today at noon from
Clerin zumwalt. who is at the reform
Men came down to the reform school
Yesterday from Menoken. Silver Lake,
Rossville, St. Marys, Bellview and Wame-
go, in search of supplies. The, people Of
an OF these towns are safe In Rossville
Ine water was four feet deep IN Main
street from the overflow of Straight creek.
the water soon falling At Silver Lake the
people fled to the hills but the water did
comparatively little damage. At St. Marvs
the water did not rise above the college
grounds, only reaching one street OF the
city At Bellview the popula ton took
refuge ln the upper stories of buildings ana
III the Weeks hall. No water reached Wa
mego- The St Joseph relief force did
steam launch, bringing in all about 100
persons to the shore at the reform school
ana removing hundreds of others from low
to high ground at Clarke's. SINNERS and
other places. The Grant school and the
Davis elevator were made underwater
haa ado4fartarz for. relfsf " G c-.u a
drug clerk, was first to reach Grant school
and found there loS persons. who were
soon removed by the steam launch which
came up few moments later to the Da-
Wis elevator and thence to the asylum by
St Joseph fish hatchery. with VIII Grif-
fin. in boat No. s. made the best small
boat record resculng 81 persons Monday
and Tuesday Their boat was handled
with great skill. in one instance being
thrown IS feet by the overturning Of a
house a portion Of which rose Immediate
ly beneath the boat and vet not dipping
more than two or three gallons of water.
These men found in one place a family in
the upper story of a building against which
a vast amount Of drift had accumulated,
this family including helpless old lady
Weighing $50 or over was placed one by
one in the boat and carried to point OF
safety. it being necessary in the care of
the old lady to carry her across the drift,
beneath which six or eight feet Of water
was boiling. Tuesday one of the men
found a family. including a mother and
baby. in the upper story Of a strong build
ing with plenty of food for all except the
baby. which was being raised with nurs-
ing bottle and as no milk was Obtainable
the child was suffering. The men saw a
COW stranded a short distance and MIXED
carrying the baby to the reform school"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-03

who had gone across to take care of
their property We're firsed at frequently
while in their own houses Major Har-
vey, who is in charge of the north ap-
proach, issued orders early this morning
recalling many of the deputies and put
ting competent boatmen for rescue work
in their places.
Several Of the business houses along
the avenue show signs Of caving in The
home of o. D. Skinner. on the east side
of the avenue nearest the bridge. is a
total wreck The entire front has fallen
away and the balance of the structure is
unsafe. Mr.. Skinner has been working
to save his furniture and as much Of
the house as possible.
The extreme north and west part of
town is being rapidly cleared of refugees
by the ST. Joe and Holton people, who
are taking them to the bluffs where they
can get to a train for the north A re-
porter found nine people at 1924 Jackson
street this morning, but they had
enough food to last a while longer. and
were in no danger A boat of greater
capacity was sent back after them At
that place the house was high and safe,
and people from nearby buildings had
reached it on RATS without any loss of
life in the attempt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-03
WHEAT ALL RIGHT
Flood Has Not Greatly Damaged
the Crop
Stricken Districts Not in Wheat
Regions.
CORN HAS SUFFERED.
There is Still Time to Plant 1t
Over.
Governor Bailey Talks of the
Situation.

The damage to the wheat crop of the
state from the food will not be nearly
as great as many people have estimated.
In the first place many of the great
wheat counties We're not in the food dis
triet. The flood originated in the wheat
belt but came through only the east
part of it. Then the upland wheat is
entirely free from the effects of the
flood, even in the flooded counties. OF
course in the bottoms where a swift
current has washed over the fields the
crop is destroyed, but such fields prob
ably will not aggregate a third of the
acreage even in the food counties, while
they Will amount TO only small per
cent Of the total acreage of the state.
A great danger to the wheat crop is
that the continued cold, wet weather
has caused the wheat to rust Whether
this is the case cannot be ascertained
on account of the conditions Of the tele-
graph wires. but it is probable that con-
siderable wheat has rusted-
The damage TO the corn has hiy
been greater than that to the wheat In
the first place not near all the corn has
been planted because Of the wet weather
What has been planted much of it has
either been washed up or covered so deep
that it VIII not grow, and much of that
which remains is 50 weedy because Of the
continued wet weather that it will be al
most impossible to get the weeds out If
it stops raining and dries out within few
days consider able corn may yet be planted
but it looks as though the acreage OF
good corn Will be greatly cut down. The
flooded counties were nearly all big corn
producers.
Governor Bailey says that he has only a
small part OF his corn crop in or his farm
in Nemaha county and doesn't know
whether he will get it in OF not
Il saw many fields IN coming around
from Kansas City the other day" he said
that are worthless because of the weeds
1t has been impossible to cultivate them on
account Of the wet weather. If what corH
I have in on my place is like that / shsll
simply have it backlisted between the fi1r-
rows and cover up corn, weeds and all
That IS the ONLY MaE to get rid Of then, >,
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ONLY 1000 REFUGEES.
These Are All That Are at Pub
lie Places.

All indica ations now point to the fact that
it will not be necessary to house any of
the flood sufferers in tents. A remarka bly,
large number of North Topeka people
driven out of their homes have been cared
for at the houses of friends and relatives
on the south side. It is surprising the num-
Der of poor people. with large families of
their own, living in small houses, who
have taken care Of refugees In some in
stances the latter have outnumbered the
regular household.
It is believed that all otherwise not taken
care of until the North Topeka houses are
habitable can be well housed in the school
houses of the city.
In various churches, public buildings and
halls that have been thrown open to the
public, the following number were accom-
modated last night:
Auditorium, $50.
German Catholic church. 200.
St John A NJ z. church. 20.
Colored Industrial institute A.
Second United Presbyterian church, 3.
German Baptist church, IS.
Christian church, "a.
First Methodist church. 90.
United Presbyterian church. Il
First Congrega tional church, 20.
Kaczynski building. %.
Old court house, %
New court house. 80.
Salvation Army. 100.
Lincoln Post hall, 100.
Gage Post hall 70.
Topeka Post hall, 20.
Total, 1,O55.
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houses by steamer and all possibility os
q. shortage of provisions has passed.
The railroad situation is even more
acute than yesterday. with the Missouri
Pacific the only line open to the east
The Burlington brought in one train
from the east over the Missouri Pacific
tracks, but do not expect to send any
more in for the next "A hours. The
Missouri Pacific had two trains, num-
bers 9 and 8 from ST. Louis in this
morning, and expected to send two east,
one south and one west this evening, the
latter the regular Colorado passenger,
going via southern Missouri. The Wa
bash had one train in from the east this
morning over the Missouri Pacific but
do not expect to move any mora today
in either direction.
The Santa Fe brought in the Los An
geles and Denver train this morning by
a roundabout route. and it probably will
start east during the day over the Mis-
souri, Pacific. South the Frisco and
Missouri Pacific, Missouri Kansas
and Texas and moving trains prac-
ticalIy on schedule. The other roads are
at a complete standstiH. No direct rail-
way communication between Kansas
City and central Kansas is expected in
side of two weeks
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AT REFORM SCHOOL.
Nearly All the Refugees There
Taken to HOlt0n.

The following are those who are now
at the Reform school several hundred
having been sent to Holton and othe.
places on the Rock Island: 3. A.
Churchill, John Hayes. Chas. Hayes,
Rolla Bradford, A J. Winchester and
family, Talmadge Atkinson and Brooks
family. Harriet Morgan, Mr. and Mre.
Fred Morgan and son. Julia Keys ant
mother. Mr.. and Mrs c. F. Tillinghas
and family. Mrs. Grant and family z.
H Strawns family except I4essie. Mr..
and Mrs. David and FIVE daughters.
Mrs J. E. Anderson and son, Mr. War
neck and family. Mr.. Guy Barrett and
family. Mrs. r. S. Robinson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-03
HOLD ANOTHER MEETING.
Kansas Mutusl Policy Holders to
Talk Over Things.

A second meeting of policy holders Of
the Kansas Mutual Life Insurance com
pany was held Tuesday afternoon at
the Commercial club. and it was decid-
ed to make a formal demand on the
trustees of. the Kansas Mutual for per-
mission to send out statement to the
policy holders concerning the meeting Of
policy holders held Monday.
There were about 40 policy holders
present. and Geo. ". Crane presided
over the meeting A committee Of three.
composed of W. NJ. Forbes. c. L Wood
and s. S. White was appointed TO inter-
view the trustees and make this re-
quest.
The policy holders want It under
stood that a meeting was held Monday
at the Commercial club rooms. after the
receivers had adjourned the meeting at
Kansas Mutual headquarters
The meeting adjourned until next sat
urday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-03
SAVE THE CLOTHING.
Women Should Be Allowed to
60 to Their Homes.

1t has been suggested that some ar
rangements ought to be made whereby
the women who are the heads of house
holds in North Topeka, or some one au-
thorized by them should be allowed to
get to their homes across the river as
and spread out their clothing to dry.
There IS a great deal of clothing that
will not be greatly damaged if the air
and sun are allowed to get at it, but If
it is kept wadded up and not spread
out it viii become worthless in a short
time and the mothers of North Topeka
have no time just now to make new
clothing for their househOlds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-03
NOW "a DEAD.
List Has Received Several Ad.
ditions.


EDWARD GRAFSTRONI, mechanical
engineer of the Santa Fe
HENRY JORDAN. colored.
LOUISE SEAHAVEN.
MRS ALICE BISHOP. Oakland, died
at Christ hospital.
JOHN l. ADAMS.
MRS. KIRRIE BUFORD, colored, 1Os
Adams street. died at the hospital.
An old soldier named Ward. of Oak
land.
The 5-year-oid son of Fireman c. H.
Garrett.
Baby of Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ
Story.
SIMON TAYLOR, colored.
MRS. PHILLIPS. colored. sS6 North
Clay street.
JAMES PHILLIPS. coIored, son OF
above.
JOHN JONES, colored.
MRS. SALLIE HALYARD. colored.
MRS KENNEDY, colored.
MRS. TILDA WATSON. colored.
MRS MINNIE KING, colored.
MISS MINNIE PURYEAR. -colored.
MISS NELLIE WATSON, coIored.
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depot.
Baby Of woman rescued in Rock Is
land yards.
Baby of woman rescued by Henry
Cowles.
Woman and child in a boat which
capsized While being taken across to
Oakland.
The death of Forrest E. Kutz. the
teacher, is in doubt today 1t was posi-
lively confirmed late Tuesday after
noon and just as positively denied this
morning. 1t is reported today that Mr.
Kutz is safe at Shorey.
Mr. Kutz lived on Harrison street
away out towards Soldier creek. A boat
went to rescue him and his family Sat
urday. His family were safely trans
ferred to the boat. but before Mr.. Kutz
himself got in the house capsized and
it was supposed that he was lost. Later
he was found lodged in a tree by two
boys. He was very weak and numb.
boat, but fell little sideways. cap
sizing the 5oat. The two boys saved
themselves but they are positive that
Mr.. Kutz drowned.
This morning Charles McCleary land
ed at the commissary station at the foot
of Western avenue with the report that
he had seen a man who talked to Mr..
Kutz last evening, and that Mr. Kutz
is safe at Shorey.
The relatives Of Mr.. Kutz are hoping
for the best. but they think if he is sa fe
at Shorey he would have gotten word
to them.
There are the usual number of stories
from people who think they saw persons
drown or bodies floating by. Many of
these stories have proved unreliable.
even when absolute details were given.
There are doubtless many drowned.
however, who have not been reported at
all.
II. Taylor. colored, says that his father.
Simon Taylor. 10 years of age. was drown
started for the Baptist church above the
pickle works. but became separated and
the son is positive that his father drowned.
A Mayweather. colored. says that Mrs
Sallie Halyard and Mrs. Kennedy two old
of II, were drowned in his house on Clay
street. He lived in one-story house ard
they had taken refuge with him. The Wa
ter came up so high that they had to
stand on the table to keep their heads
above water Mr.. MayWeather was cut
BILE on which they were standing capsized
and the water was so deep that they
drowned right there in the house May
weather was rescued from the roof the
next day.
Mayweather says he also saw a boat in
which Mrs. Tilda Watson. aged 90. and
Mrs. Minnie Watson, ged %. both colored.
ca psize They foated ways, but he IS
positive that they perished-
Minnie l.. Puryear and Nellie Watson.
two colored girls. go into deep place
while trying to reach the cclored Baptist
church late Friday night
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MR.. LANE ARRIVES.
Topeka Man In ST. Joe Comes With
Rescue Party.

%. N. Lane. Of the Santa re shops.
was in St Joe to arrange for the an
nual shop picnic when the flood oc-
eurred. and he came down with the
St Joe rescue party and did good work
since Sunday He reports the following
safe at Shorey: H j. Winchester. wife
and three children; S. ]. Ketchum, wife
and two children; W. H. Saunders, wife
and son; H. H. Sanders and wife H J.
Jones and wife and children: J. O. Col
vert wife and three children H s.
Curry. wife and two children. Miss
Julia Waite. Mrs. Saunders and daugh-
ter Dora Mrs. J. H Custenborder. her
child and mother.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-03
THERAIN RECORD.
Since May 1, Over Inches Fell in
Topeka.

Since May 1, Over 9 Inches Fell in
Topeka.
Since May 1 the rain fall recorded in
Topeka was 9.24 inches. For SO DAYS
there have been only nine days without
rain and every day has been cloudy or
partly cloudy. The record is as follows:
May mo rain.
May 2=.0l.
May 3-NO rain
May 4-NO rain.
May 5-1.07.
May 6-No rain; cloudy.
May 7-.05
May S.-02.
May 9-No rain; partly cloudy.
May 10-No rain; partly cloudy.
May 11-.93.
May 12-1.06.
May 13-.0S.
May 14-Trace.
May 15-Trace.
May 16-Trace.
May 17-No rain; partly cloudy.
May 1S-NO rain; partly cloudy.
May 1876.
May 2o-No rain; partly cloudy.
May 21-.50.
May 22-.04.
May 23-.64.
May 24=.35.
May 25-.22-
May 26z21.
May 27=2S-
May 28@.24
May 29-.71
May 30-.26.
May 31-.91.
June 1-.56.
June 2-.23.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-03
NO WATER NOR LIGHTS.
Manhattan Service Crippled by
Floods.

Manhattan Kan. June 3.-The electric
light plant and water plant are injured by
the high waters SO much that several days
of repairing will be required The loss to
the merchants will be less serious than At
The water is falling quite rapidly. Train
service is abandoned. None of the bridges
are out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-03
TRIP TO MENOKEN.
Things Are Now in Fair Shape in
That Locality.

Frank Staudenraus. of St Joe took
W. w Webb and Fred Cole in his gaso-
line launch to Menoken and that neigh
borhood on Tuesday. They report that
there have been no deaths SO far Is
they We're able to learn. There were l.
people between Silver Lake and Meme
ken on farm houses and in trees, and
they We're all taken away by people
from Silver Lake. Many barns have
been swept away.
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Miaaine People Found.

John Kull and family are safe at the
Suit home on North Jackson. NJ. c.
Risinger Amily and sister and father
are safe in Holman's addition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-03
ANDERs0N'S EXPERIENCE.
Fell Into a Sewer When He Was
Leaving.

Like the story of Jean valjean's"
night in the Great Sewer of PaEs was
the experience of Robert Anderson. a
clerk for the Mills Dry Goods company
during the flood Mr. Anderson lives at
1101 Madison street in North Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-03

Young girl. died at Union Pacific
Baby Of woman rescued in Rock IS
land yards
Baby of woman rescued by Henry
Cowles.
Woman and child in boat which
capsized while being taken across to
Oakland
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At 2.30 o'clock this afternoon the
river was falling slowly. The fail since
Tuesday afternoon was about a foot.
and the total fall had been four feet.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-15
Death of Mrs. William ]. Norris.

| Died last Sunday night at her home
| in Florence, Mrs. William J. Norris
aged about 63 years. The deceased wa:
sister of Mr.. J. w. Mcleod of this
place, and the Florence Times in an.
nouncing her death says:
s;She had been critically i'll for some
time before her death and to those who
knew of her condition her death was
not a surprise.
''She was one of the first settlers OIL
Florence. She came here As years ago
from Sumter county, where she was
born in 1910 and would have been sixty.
three years old had she lived few
days longer.
''She was woman of the finest char
acter, simple and trusting Christian,
a most devoted wife, and mother and
friend. Her death though not unex-
pected will be learned with the deepest
regret BY all who knew her. She was
a devoted member of the Presbyterian
church.
s:Her daughter. Mrs. w. n. Royal.
her sister, Mrs. Jerome z. Chase, and
her two brothers. Messrs. Jacob W.
Mcleod OF Manning, and W. R. Nc
Leod of Mississippi, are her surviving
relatives.
"The funeral services were conduc-
ted by Rev. Melton Clark at the Pres
byterian church Monday afternoon at
o'clock.
;:The interment was made at Mt.
Hope cemetery
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-15
Reduced Rates Via Atlantic Coast Line.

Richmond, Va. = Southern Educa-
tional Conference. Tickets on sale from
points in Virginia April 20, q and p.
Final limit April 2S, 1903. From all
other points, April 20 and p. Final
limit April 2S. One and one-third fare.
Savannah, Ga. = Southern Baptist
Convention and Auxiliary Societies.
Tickets on sale from all points at one
fare for round trip, plus 25 cents, May
4th to 7th, inclusive. Final limit May
10Th, 1903. An extension of the final
limit until June lst may be obtained by
deposit of tickets with joint agent at
Savannah on payment of fee Of 50 cts.
New Orleans, La.-Unlted Confeder-
ate Veterans Reunion. Tickets on
sale May l6 to p, inclusive. Final
limit May "a, 1908. An extension OF
final limit to June Is may be obtained
by deposit of tickets with joint agent
at New Orleanson payment of fee OF
50 cents. Rate, one cent per mile.
Call on ticket agents for exact rates
and any other information aud see that
your tickets read via the Atlantic Coast
Line. W. }. CRAIG,
Approved: Genl Pass. Agt.
Fl. NJ. EA1MERSON,
Traffic Manager.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-15
Cures Blood Poison, Cancer, Ulcers, Eczema
Carbuncles, Etc. Medicine Free.

Robert Ward, MaxeyS, Ga, says: II suffered
from blood poison, my head, face and shoulders
were one mass Of corruption. aches IN bones
ali run down and discouraged, but Botanic
Blood Balm cured me perfectly, healed all the
sores and gave my skin the rich glow OF health.
Blood Balm put new life into my blood ana new
ambition into my brain Geo A Williams.
Roxbury. face covered with pimples, chronic
sore on back of head. suppuratlng swelling on
neck, eating ulcer on leg. bone pains ltchlns
skin cured perfectly by Botanic Blood Balm"
sorss all healed. Botanic Blood Balm cures al
malignant blood troubles. such as eczema scaos
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Stinate cases that have reached the second or
third stage Improves the digestion: strength.
ems weak kidneys. Druggists. 81. To prove II
cures, sample Of Blood Balm sent free anu pre-
paid by writing Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga
Describe trouble and free medical advice sent
in sealed letter. For sale by The r. B. Loryea
Drug Store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-15
A Demonstration Of What Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Can 20.

Zone of our customers, a highly re-
spected citizen of this place, had been
for ten years sufferer from chronic
diarrhoea," writes Walden & Martin.
druggists, of Enterprise, Ala. 'He had
used various patent preparations and
been treated by physicians without any
permanent benefit. A few months ago
he commenced taking Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
and in short time was entirely cured.
Many citizens of Enterprise who know
the gentleman will testify to the truth
fitness of this statement" For sale by
The r. B. Loryea Drug Store, Isaac
NJ. Lorvea, Prop.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-15
Notice to Confederate Veterans.

I would urge upon the Confederate
Veterans of Clarendon county to read
the call of our commander, Col. D. W.
Brailsford. for meeting at the court
house Saturday, April 18th. This will
be an important meeting. Clarendon
must and will do her duty towards rails
ing the fund to build the monument to
our own Hampton. Let US all spend
one day from our fields and touch ell
bows again, not in driving the enemy
from our soil, but in honoring one who
did more than any one else for our coun-
try in times of war and in peace. We
would be glad to greet every veteran
in the county on the court house at l.
O'Clock Saturday, April 25, 1908.
D. J. BRADHAM.