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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1904-04-14

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THE OHIO DEMOCRAT.
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER.
Thursday, April ID, 1904.
Local Matters.
Miss Anna Fox spent last week
in Haydenville.
Garden seeds at Krishbaum &
Recktenwald's.
Mr.. l. L. Scott was visitor in
Athens on Sunday.
The smallpox of Murray City
this winter cost $964.30.
Mrs. A. G. Steinman is visiting
in Columbus this week.
Remember the Baked Owl Social
Friday evening, April %.
Mr.. Rob Kemper was visitor
in Columbus on Tuesday.
Miss Josephine Rochester is Wis
iting in Columbus this week.
Mr.. j. C. Morgan was bust
ness visitor in Jobs Monday.
Miss Florence Kline of Toledo is
the guest of DR.. and Mrs. q. V.
Raney.
Miss Esther Mclaughlin left
Sunday for three weeks visit in
Columbus.
Mr.. Henry Brewster of Little
Hooking is visiting his sister, Mrs.
Harry Kirker.
Garden seeds at Krishbaum q
Recktenwald's.
Misses Bertha Slisher and
Bertha Gabriel were in Lancaster
over Sunday.
Messrs Carl and Ned Monroe of
Columbus were the guests of their
parents Sunday.
Garden seeds at Krishbaum q
Recktenwald's.
MIR. Will Eisele is spending sew
eral days this week in Guilford,
Ind. on business.
Miss Emma Buntz, of Lancaster
spent Sunday in Logan with Miss
Clara Kleinschmidt.
Miss Anna Gilmore of Nelson
vile spent Monday and Tuesday
with Logan relatives.
Fine Strawberries and
also a full line of green
stuff at Tipton's.
Mrs. George Armstrong of Col
umbus is in Logan for an extend
ed visit with relatives.
Mrs. j. r. Hughes of New Ply
mouth was the guest of Mrs. j.
G. Morgan last Thursday.
Mr.. Fred Stracke and family re-
turned last Friday from a visit
with relatives in Newark.
Mr.. d. v. Thurness moved his
family last week into the Keller
property on Hunter Street.
Early OHIO, Rose, King potatoes
at Krishbaum d Recktenwald's.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-03
Large Area Of Ground Now In
Readiness For Iowa Corn
Planters
SEASON IS TEN DAYS LATE
In Spite of This the General Outlook
Has Not Been More Encouraging at
the First of May for the Past Five
Years Than This season-Ths Week
Iy Crop Bulletin.
oecial to Times Republican.

Special to Republican.
Des Moines, May 3.-tThe regular
weekly weather and crop bulletin was
issued today by the Iowa section of the
lows:
For the week ending Monday a. m,
May 2, the daily mean temperature was
from 2 to degrees below normal. The
weather, however, was mostly fair, and
at the close the conditions were about
all that could be desired for farming
operations and the termination of Ger
calls. Reports are generally favorable
as to the condition of oats, spring wheat
and barley. which appear to be gener-
ally coming up in good time and prom
Using a fair stand.
Good progress has been made in
blowing and preparing ground for corn.
and very large area is now in readi-
ness for the planters. In some favored
localities planting was begun on the
last two days of April, and with contin-
ued good weather very considerable
acreage will be planted the first week
in May Conditions are much more IA
vorable than at the corresponding date
last year for the cereal crops, and all
kinds of fruit, except peaches. The sea
son is ten days late as to- termination
OF seed and growth Of vegetation but
The general outlook has not been more
encouraging at the first of May within
the past five years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-03
Eurniu 4irsda 3lag 1904

Frank Overstreet of Anthem, mar
keted yesterday twenty-one cattle OF
his own feeding averaging 1850 pounds
which sold to Hammond & Co. at $3.50.
Mr. Overstreet was well pleased with
the market.
d. Erickson, of Remsen, was on the
market with two loads of |, 407-pound
cattle which sold at S525 and a load of
263 pound hogs which sold at $3.50.
The prices procured show that Mr..
Erickson makes his stock good before
marketing it.
John Purdin, of Fremont, the we'll.
known shipper, was on the market
again yesterday with four loads of cat
tie and sheep. He reports fat cattle
very scarce in that locality and less
than the usual number on feed. that
hogs are pretty We'll shipped out and
farmers busily engaged in spring work.
Colonel +. J. Green, of Early. the
popular live stock auctioneer, was on
the market yesterday with shipment
of cattle. He reports fat cattle COM
paratively scarce and less than the
usual number of hogs. The pig crop is
very poor the litters small and a cold
wet spring has proved very unfavora-
hla
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-03

John Crawford, of Bouton,, sold a
load of 316- pouad hogs of his own
feeding at $3.50.
j. M. Terrell, of New Londop, sold
cattle yesterday. Not many tat cattle
in his section.
Fred Meyer Of Newton. had a ship
ment of hogs OF his own feeding on the
market yesterday that sold at Salty
and averaged 23s pounds
C. Wehrman, of Newton, marketed a
carload of 297-round hogs of his own
feeding that sold at s4.S21a.
A. l.. Harquist, of Mount Pleasant,
was on yesterdays market and sold
two cars of cattle of his own feeding
at satisfactory prices He reports fat
cattle rather scarce
C. b. Lamkin, of 1nwood. had two
loads of cattle ON our market Monday.
Mr.. Lamkin was recently elected to the
legislature from Lyons county
Charles Swanson, of Albert City was
here Monday and sold two cars of
cattle and hogs. He says hogs are
pretty well cleaned out Cattle are also
scarce.
Fred r. Paris has returned from a
few days trip thru Iowa. He says the
spring has been backward. tho farmers
have of late begun blowing for corn in
most places.
+ G. b. Riemensehneider of State Cen
ter, had one load of cattle on the mar
ket yesterday good enough to sell az
S4.90. Mr. Rienaenschneider says there
are very few cattle left in his section.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-03
Iowa n WASHINGTON.

Washington, May 3.--Additional ru-
raj free delivery routes will be estah-
lished on June l as follows:
Montrose, Lee County-Length OF
routes. twenty four and one-haf and
twenty and one eighth miles; area COW
cred, thirty-five and out-half square
miles; population served. 1880; num-
Der of houses on routes, 21S.
Murray. Clarke County-Length OF
route. twenty and one-fourth miles;
area covered, twenty-five square miles;
population served. 545; number of
houses on route 1l5.
Postmaster commissioned:
Northumberland O.. Peterson, In
place of Oscar A. Wallace.
The comptroller of the currency has
approved the Merchants National Bank
of Cedar Rapids as a reserve agent for
the First National Bank of Ottumwa.
The establishment of rural free de-
livery routes at George, Lacey and In
dustry have been postponed from May
to May 16.
Mack A. Hall. of Cedar Rapids. has
been appointed q clerk in the post
office department.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-03
FoREsTERs' ANNUAL MEETING.
Over Two Hundred Expected to At.
tend Convention.

Council Bluffs May 3.-The third BIZ
ennial meeting of the Iowa high court
of the Independent Order OF Foresters
commenced min this city today for a two
days session. 1t is expected that there
will be 20 visitors and delegates pres
ent from the fifty courts which have d
membership of over 1000 throughout
the state. AS far as known there are
no important measures to be discussed
by the high court, but the session
promises to be the most memorable
ever held in the way of entertainment.
The two focal courts have made every
preparation to show the visitors good
time. and will conclude the festivities
with one Of the biggest banquets ever
held in this city on Wednesday even
ing.
The official program for the two days
is as follows:
Tuesday morning-Ron call of Off
GERS: appointment of officers pro tenn;
committee on credentials; comforting
OF high court degree: appointment of
committees: reading of reports on high
court officers
Tuesday afternoon Entertainment
of delegates.
Tuesday evening of COM
mittees an general business.
Wednesday morning--General bust
ness continued
Wednesday ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BUSH
ness, appointments to office, closing OF
session, followed by banquet in the.
evening at the Grand hotel.
The officers of the high court who
We're elected at the last biennial held
in Sioux City in 1902, are: High chlef
ranger, ]. A. I'rise, Waterloo; junior
past high chief ranger, F. e. Bowen,
Dubuque; high vice chief ranger, H. Is.
Smith, Council Bluffs, high secretary
John l.. Sahm, Dubuque; high treas
urer, Chris Haw. 0ttumwa; high ply
sician, Dir. J. p. Claybough, Mount
son, Waterloo: high orator, Rev. James
A. Clark, Webster City; high junior
secretary, Chales Kloster, Sioux City;
high organist, Carrie Klienknecht.
Mount Vernon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-03
THE LOVING CUP.
Its Origin Dates From the Assassina-
ton of King Edward.

Its Origin Dates From the Assassina-
tion of King Edward.
The remote origin of the loving cup
dates from the story of the assasSina-
ton of Edward, king and martyr, who
was stabbed in the back while drink
ing. 1t had been usual at feasts to
pass round large cup, which each, as
he rose to drink, lifted with both
hands, exposing his body to attack.
This custom was altered, so that when
one stood up to drink he who sat next
became his "pledge" and also rose,
drawn sword In hand, to protect him.
This practice in modified form con-
tinued long after changed conditions
of society had ceased to need it and
was the origin of our custom Of drink
ing healths and particularly of the
ceremonial, preserved in almost it's
primitive form, of passing round the
loving cup, when, as each person rises
and takes the cup in his hand to drink,
the guest next to him also rises and
grasps the second handle.
Some authorities ascribe its origin
to Margaret, ,consort Of Malcolm, king
Of Scotland, and others to Henry OF
Navarre-London Truth.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-03

the movements of our other armies
that have been modified, but there is
30 doubt that the Lao Tung penia-
sula will be cut off from supplies If
any success attends our land forces.
Neither Port Arthur nor Vladivostok
can be taken from the sea front, but I
think you will find Port Arthur either
taken by our land forces or starved
out by September. The Chinese are
smuggling. provisions into Port Al :
thur now from Che Foo, but only to
an immaterial extent, and that Will
soon cease.
Vice Admiral Togo doubtless will re-
main on watch outside Port Arthur.By
September. when the hurricane season
comes. he should be able to safely
house his fleet In a Japanese port Nc
fleet Russian or Japanese, could he
particularly effective then. / scarcely
think Russia viii send her Baltic fleet
to face our arstmn hurricanes. II tha
ships go BEIGE then, they will en-
counter the monsoon period, which
lasts from May to August, and IL,
which coaHng at sea en- route to Japan
would be exceptionally dangerous, If.
not impossible, and coaling at sea is
he only way the Baltic fleet can take
a hand in the war
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-03
E. II. Princes Grain Letter.

Chicago, May 3.-The wheat market
was weak early and strong late in the
session, recovering all of the loss and
closing with firm undertone. There
was heavy selling at the opening on
fine weather. Longs dumped Their
wheat and also commission houses ha ;
it for sale About the only supper,
came from the pit crowd and they
We're merely taking offerings. July
sold as low as S41a or about cent
under yesterdays close. A good de-
mand set in on the break. and under
the leadership of Armour buying the
market was gradually advanced to
about Mondays last prices. AS a
general thing. news was against the
price. Crop advices were more fay
cradle and cables lower. There was
an increase of a million in Brad
streets against five million decrease
last year.
Corn Like wheat the corn was
weak early. but recovered before the
close. The same influences that We're
at work in wheat caused late strength
in corn Indications point to a set TO
between Patton on one side and Ar
mour on the other. The former sold
July corn and the latter is credited
With heavy purchases thru commission
houses and there was open buying by
Valentine. The crowd shows more
Of disposition to follow Armour than
Patten, and the resulr was strength,
which was displayed late in the SOS
sion Some of the early buyers
bought In the corn and this helped the
upward movement along There was
nothing startling in the way Of news.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-03
Printer Takes carboIic Acid.

Lemars, May "A printer, Frank NJ.
Harvey, aged %, swallowed an ounce
OF carbo cliacfd in the drug store of
SPOTS & Pest Sunday night He left
a letter showing the act was premedi-
tated. His wife had refused to live with
him on account of his drinking. He
mad worked In the newspa per offices in
this city at different times during the
past four years but lately was employ
ed at Fort Dodge. He came 10 Lee
mars on Saturday from Elk Point S. D.,
went to the home of his wifes parents
10 see his wife, and on her refusal to
live with him went down town, walked
into drug store and pulled bottle
of carbolic acid out Of his pocket and
swallowed the contents. He was dead
in few minutes. After he took the
dose he turned to an acquaintance and
said: 81 guess it's all off this time"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-03

THE DAY BEFORE.
(For Cs,mpanson.)

chicago, MAy q.
cattle-Estimated receipts for today.
$4,000: market strong; good to prime
steers. 5.00@5.60; poor to medium, 800
04s5: stockers and feeders, 3.00Qa4.5o;
cows. 1.5oI4.35. heifers. 2.25@4.75:
Gamers, 1.5O02.so; bulls, 2.25@4oD;
calves. 2.5o15.75; Texas fed steers. 400
a AGO.
Hogs-Estimate receipts for today.
$4,000: market Is to 10 cents lower:
mixed and butchers. 465m4.sO; good
to choice heavy, 4.70m4.S0; rough
heavy. 46OI470; light, 4.5o@4,7o; bulk
of sales, 4.65@475.
Sheep-Estimated receipts for today
% 900. market strong; lambs strong
good to choice Nethers, 4.75@5.65; fair
to choice mixed, 3.75m475: western
sheep, 5.oO@5.65; native lambs, 4.25@
40. western lambs clipped. 4T5I
500; western lambs wooded, 6.oo@7.oo.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-03
An Open Letter.

From the Chaplin, S. c., News: EARLY
in the spring my wife and We're taken
with diarrhoea and so severe We're the
pains that we called physician who
prescribed for us, but his medicines
failed to give any relief. A friend who
had a bottle of Chamberlain Colo,
Cholera and Diarrhoea' Remedy on
hand gave each of us dose and we at
once felt the effects. ! procured a bot
tie and before using the entire contents
we were entirely cured. 1t is wonder
full remedy and should be found in ev-
cry household H. c. Bailey editor.
This remedy is for sale by all drug
gista
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-03
GENERAL CROP CONDITIONS.
Departments Summary Of the Outlook
In Various States.

In Various states.
Washington, May 3.-The weather
bureaus weekly summary of crop conA
ditions. issued today. Is as follows: The
northern Rocky mountain districts and
states of the upper Missouri valley
have experienced week of favorable
temperatures. but turnout the southern
states and the Ohio valley and the
greater part of the middle Atlantic
states and New England it has been too
cool for termination and growth. Rains
have prevented farm work in the Ohio
valley, Tennessee and a portion of the
lower lake region. middle Atlantic
states and New England while drought
in the south Atlantic and east gulf
districts and over the southern Rocky
mountain region and western Texas
continues with increased severity In
California and Oregon. as in the pre-
vious week it was unseasonably cool,
with damaging frosts in Oregon. but in
Washington conditions generally were.
favorable. With the exception of Kan.
sas, southern Missouri and Arkansas.
corn planting has progressed slowly,
but preparations for this work turnout
the corn belt have been extensive, and
with good weather the coming week
of planting will be vigorously pushed in
Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois and Indiana
In the coast districts planting Is in
progress as far north as Maryland.
In Nebraska. Kansas and Missouri
the winter wheat has advanced favor
ably, except where damaged by floods
in Missouri. In Illinois, Ohio, Ken
lucky Tennessee, the Virginias, Mary
land and North Carolina. improvement
is indicated, but in Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania much will be plowed up and the
outlook in Michigan Is poor.
Wheat is now heading in southern
Kansas, with practically no rain in the
spring wheat region. seeding has been
vigorously pushed, except in the Red
river valley where the ground will re-
qulre week OF dry weather. Seeding
is nearly finished in central and south
ern Minnesota and South Dakota. Dat
seeding Is nearly finished In the north
ern portion of the central valleys and
well advanced in the lake region.
In Iowa stands are better than ex-
pected and while some complaints OF
slow termination are reported from II
li,nnis, the general outlook In that state
and in portions OF Nebraska and KAN
sas Is promising.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-03
NH[AI CLOSED HIGHER
The Market Was Weak Early
and News and Sentiment
Decidedly Bearish
LATER SHARP RALLY OCCURRED
Early Liquidation Forced Prices Down,
But the Decline Was Recovered -
Corn Was Weak With Wheat Early,
But Closed Trifie Hisher--oats
Were Easier.

Chicago, May 3.--There was a de-
cidedly bearish sentiment in wheat
today, due to the extremely favorable
Weather conditions. In consequence
the market was weak and prices
showed a loss of nearly cent from
yesterdays closing figures. July opened
z to IS of cent lower at s3a4 to S4,s.
Under general liquidation it dropped to
s3l2. Minneapolis. Duluth and Chicago
receipts were 10S cars.
Shorts covered freely during the lat
ter part of the session causing sharp
advance, july closing strong at SAG, a
net gain of Is.
Corn.
Liberal offerings. with only o. small
demand, lower cables and increased re-
cefpts, caused weakness In corn. July
opened 1s@A to asaIa of cent lower
at 4I3R To AN. declining to AIN q47 q Is
Receipts We're 324 cars.
The market followed wheat. Jul,
closed firm at 47H@4S.
Oats.
Oats We're weak in sympathy with
other grains. There was considerable
realizing by small holders. but the de-
mand was comparatively light After
opening u to y of a cent lower at ASA
to ash. July eased off to 3sAs. Receipts
We're Ito cars.
Provisions.
Weakness in grains more than Off
set the influence of the decreased re-
eeipts and higher prices of hogs, the
result being an easier tone in provis-
ions. Slight gains We're experienced at
the opening, but the advance was ali
lost on selling by traders.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-03
Kansas Civ Liveatock.

Kansas City, May g.
Cattle--Estimated receipts for today,
10000: steady; native steers. 4.Oo@525;
southern steers. S.75@4.4o; stockers
and feeders. 3.25p4s0 calves, 275M
600: western steers. 4.o0m4.So; cows
2.o0m440.
Hogs-Estimated receipts for today
10000: steady: heavy. 4.s5m475; pack
ers, 4.6o04.Io; pigs and lights, 1000
4.65.
Sheer-Es timated receipts for today.
5000; shade lower; muttons. 4.5G@6 90:
lambs, 5.s5G6.75: range wethers, 4.5O1
600; ewes, 3.5o@5.75.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-03
First and Third Tuesday of Each
Month

The Chicago Great Western Railway
win sell homeseekers tickets at one
fare plus So to points in Alabama
Arkansas, Colorado, Florida. Georgia,
Kansas, Kentucky, louisiana, Mexico.
Mississippi. Missouri, Nebraska, New
Mexico. North Carolina, Oklahoma
Tennessee Utah, Texas, Virginia,
and Wyoming For further particulars
apply to any Great Western agent. or
J. p. Elmer, G. P. A.. Chicago, Ill.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-03
homs.eekers. hates.

On the first and third Tuesdays Of
each month the Iowa Central Railway
sells special homeseekers' round trip
excursion tickets to points in the
northwest. west, southwest, south AMI
southeast, at one fare plus 81.
Return limit twenty one days from
date Of sale and stop-overs permitted.
On same dates special oneway rates
In effect for benefit Of settlers.
Call on agents for full particulars
or address. A. B. Cults. G. p. and T. A..
Minneapolis, MINI.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-03
Chicago Grain.

Chlcago, May 3.
Wheat-No. ? red. 1.o0@105: No. 3
red i.00@1.O4; No. 2 hard s9ms1; No.
8 hard $4,000; May SO: July opened
sSA @ s4h highest San; lowest $685.;
closing s4A.
Corn7-No. 2 47M GAS: No. 3 4sA a
i7a No. white 47k @4sa; No. 3
wffte 46& d47a; No 2 yellow 51G52;
No. yellow 4sis q so; May 45A
July opened 47h@47& highest As;
lowest l74 a47as; closing 477s GAS.
oats--No. sals G4o: No. s 39@ssk:
No. 2 white 43a44; No. 3 white Al a
42ts No. white 3s@4o: standard ~
@43; Nay Aoia;. July opened 3Sis;
hi@aert asA; lowest 3s@ssB: closing
3sls.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-03
Kansas City Grain.

Kansas City, May 3.
Wheat-Steady; May. S2s; July, 80;
September, 69Ts; No. 2 hard, Ss@91;
No. 2 red, 9S3a.
Corn Steady: May, 44%: July, 43A :;
white, 1912.
Oats Steady: No. white. Al; No.
2 mixed, 39040.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-03

Oats - The market has been under
the influence of wheat and corn. Weak
early, but recovered all tive loss be-
fore the close. There was sotne good
buying on the decline and the local
longs that sold out early bought
9 gain on the decline. Armour was an
early buyer of May. Local. traders We're
inclined to favor the bull side. Crops
to favor the bull side Crop
news was rather bearish.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-03
The Cost.

Laura-l don't know. George. 1t
seems such solemn thing to marry.
Have you counted the cost? George
The cost, Laura! The cost? Bless me,
I've got clergyman cousin that'll mar
~ us for nothing!
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-03
st. Louis Grain.

st. Louis. May 5.
Wheat-Cash, Io1a; July, say.
Corn-Cash, 40: July, 46a4.
Oats--Cash. Al: July. 367s.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-03
New York Produce.

New York, May 3.
Wheat-July. 1914 @s9s.
Butter-F'irm; extra fresh creamery,
24G2412: common to choice 14@ 23k.
Eggs-Barely steady; storage selec-
tons, 1877: first is.
Poultry-Alive. quiet: chickens 1914 !;
fowls 10; turkeys 12M13; dressed,
weak; fowls 1877; turkeys 1916.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-03
The Money Market.

New DIRK, May 3.-Call money loaned
today at the lowest rate in years, some
thing like 100000 lending at half of
per cent; prime mercantile, SA@4A
per cent; sterling was steady at 4.S6.95
for demand and 4.s4.s5@4.s4.90 for six
.ty days.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-03
MinneapoIia cnamn.r al cornmaroe.

The following range OF prices OF the
Minneapolis chamber of commerce and
the New York stock market quotations
are furnished by Edwards, Wood q Co,
local office. IL and IL Woodbury. build
ing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-03
ARKANSAS RIVER is FLOODED.
cIoudburst in Greenhorn Mountains
Causes Graf Damage.

Florence, Col, May "a cloudbust
in the Greenhorn range, eight miles
south of Florence. yesterday caused the
Arkansas river to rise between eight
and nine feet here in less than an hour.
The unexpected rush of water caused
great damage. One bridge across the
river has gone out, and the Santa BE
and Florence & Cripple Creek railroad
bridges are in i'm ,1inent danger. The
Santa I'e tracks are under water and
traffic is held up.
In the northern end of the town the
streets have been transformed into riv-
rs and cellars are beirg Hooded Bust
ness Is suspended. An immense amount
of damage has been done by the hail
to fruit trees and gardens In the valley.