Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-06-11
KANSAS COMMENT.

Peru.
CHAPMAN A LAKE.-The floods from
rains have done thousands of dollars
damage about Chapman. The whole
city of Chapman is lake.
SOLOMON FLOODED. The rain has
flooded the city of Solomon and a hun
dred homes are under water. The
damage to crops is immense.
HIGHEST IN 20 YEARS. The water
along the Vermillion valley is the high
est in twenty years. Many families
were compelled to move to higher
ground. A heavy rain sent the water
over the crops on the low lands and
great damage will result
TO SAVE HIS LIFE.-J. M. Woods,
the negro arrested at Yates Center
charged with assaulting farmers
wife, was taken to the Wichita Jail
to prevent lynching there. The mob
threatened the jailer at Yates Center
but was held off at the point of revolt
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MORE HIGH WATER. The streams of
Montgomery county are the highest
ever recorded. The two railroads en-
tering Independence are both under
water. The Verdigris river is mile
wide and many farm houses are de-
serted. William Burke was drowned
while trying to cross Sycamore creek
SHAWNEE ASSESSMENT. The raise in
the personal property assessment Of
Shawnee county will, it is thought
when all the returns have been COM
piled, show an increase of at least $780,
900 over the assessment of last year.
The assessment of property in the
townships has been compiled and this
shows an increase OF S906, 7O5 over last
year and it is thought the city will
raise this to the amount mentioned.
DEATH OF A PIONEER Mrs. Anna
Sharp, aged rs years, wife of the late
James Sharp, one Of the original pio-
neers of Central Kansas, is dead. She
died on the same farm which her hus-
band filed claim on forty-four years
ago. She had resided on the home
stead continuously for almost half
century. Before and during the war
she saw much OF the early Kansas
struggle. Her husband died eleven
years ago.
The BLUE AND TIE KAw.-Condi-
tions at the junction Of these two large
rivers at Manhattan became alarming.
About and below Manhattan there is
large area Of low farm land and the
greater portion was submerged, devas-
tating hundreds of acres of growing
crops. A large number OF dead hogs
and other dead animals hoated down
the rivers. Eight feet OF water covered
the Blue Valley railroad for several
miles north OF Manhattan, and just
east of town the main line of the Union
Pacific was under several feet of water
for distance OF about six miles.
TIE SOLOMON VALLEY. -The Solomon
river has been rising tho past four days
necessarily. Thousands Of acres OF
wheat in the Solomon valley are under
water and many farmers have been
compelled to vacate their homes. No
mails have arrived at Minneapolis for
several days. The river covered Verdi,
and farmers are moving stock TO high
ground. The wheat on the high lands
is all right, and stands well, and will
make \ good crop. Barnard is three
feet under water and traffic is carried
on in boats. The Santa Fe trains can
20 no farther than Manchester
In HoDoEMAN CoUNTY.-A tornado
passed over Hodgeman county, fifteen
miles northwest Of Kinsley, destroying
Dan Gleason's house and killing Mabel
futile, who had been teaching school
and making her home at Gleason's
Gleason's daughter was injured.
CHURCH 90 YEARS 0ID.-The FIRST
Presbyterian church OF Highland was
organized October 81, 1s43, in the old
Indian mission to the Iowa and Sac
tribeA 1t is the oldest Presbyterian
church in Kansas. The church has had
fifteen ministers.
A DAM GIVES WAY.-At Valley Falls
the ~ foot dam across the Delaware
river which affords water power for an
elevator, mill, the electric light plant
and the Santa Fe pumping plant, has
given way on account Of high water.
No serious damage was caused by the
break rs IL can be repaired quickly
when the high water goes down.
SUFFERERS FKD.-The distress OF the
Topeka sufferers is being dispellcd.
Those who are still in North Topeka
are receiving food and are in no dan
ger unless 1t be from sickness.
PROMPT RELIEF.-At Eureka the