Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-07-07
WHEAT LOSS IS OVER 5000. 900.
Many People Frightened by tho DAN
gerous Looks Of the sky-Wide
Area Covered by the Waters
Streams Are High.

HoPE-Santa Fe and Missouri Pr
cific tracks are washed out for 80
feet. Water is over tracks on bot
sides Of town.
North ToPEKA-People expect an
other flood and are moving out o
Easements.
KANSAS FALLs-River is very higl
and out Of banks.
sAL1NA-,River il rising 4 inches al
hour. Cellars in lower part Of towr
filling.
SoLoMoN-Both Solomon and Smoky
Hill rivers very high but town no,
yet in danger.
BELoIr-Solomon river rising one
foot an hour.
LINDsBoRG-Smoky Hill rising two
feet an hour.
ELLswoRTH-Smoky Hill rising
fast, lower part Of city likely to be
| flooded.
GYPSUM CITY-Gypsum creek full
from bluff to bluff. People leaving
for high land.
LoNGFoRD inches Of water fell
asst night.
A TERRIBLE STORM.
The severest storm Of the year
swept over central Kansas last night.
1t extended from Beloit and Russell
east to Topeka and from Con-
cordia to the Arkansas river. 1t
reached Abilene about 6:45 coming
from the north with every indication
Of destructive force. Fortunately
there was only straight wind.
Trees were broken but no serious
damage done. From 7 p. m. until
nearly 2 a. m. the rain fell, part Of
the time with exceptional rapidity
and there was considerable alarm felt
BY many in view Of the heavy rains Of
the preceding nights.
Mud creek failed to live up to its
record and though it came within 5
feet OF the floor Of the Third street
bridge did not overflow. Turkey and
Holland creeks are very high and
have overflo on the bottomlands.
1.-The Smoky Hill rose rapidly this
and for the first time this
year was over the Buckeye street road
north Of the bridge, being three feet
ieep there. At Sand Springs it was
20 feet above low water mark at II
/. m. and rising 5 inches an hour. In
REV Of the terrific rain west Of here
! much greater rise is likely tonight
" tomorrow.
At $50 the river was 20 feet and
Using steadily. 1t is now only 8 feet
ess tnan the highest point last year.
Rural Carrier Strohm could not
make his trip east Of town, the water
eing high near Pyke school house. 1
;arrier Elston started out but had toll
eturn ou account Of high water on 6
turkey creek. Q
BAD FOR WHEAT.
The greatest damage is to the
heat. The fields have been repeat .
ily soaked BY rains and only q very
mall part Of the grain has been cut, 0
robably not ten per cent In the coun-
and that is in shock. The grain 10
cad ripe and is rusting and falling
own badly. 1t 10 not expected that n
Iachines can 70 into the fields until !
sxt week under the best Of condi-
ons.
Conservative estimates are that 20
,r cent Of the wheat IL already
lined. The state board Of agricul-
IRE two weeks ago estimated Dick "
sons wheat OF $4,000 bushels. "
loss Of 20 per cent means $50, 800 CT
Ishsls or over $4,000. This is
% that will fall on the farmers and Il
view Of the fine prospects Of few o.
'eks ago will be very disappointing. "a
FARMERS MOVING OUT.
This morning the farmers along the in
ttoms commenced moving from -
cir farms to high land. expecting !,
1t their lands would be ovsrnowed. Il
is river has risen steadily all night
ough BY spreading out and filing
river beds Il has had ups and n
wns. At Solomon the rise vas two Al
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