The copper era., 1905-11-30

l to the mountain weathered the flood with about a foot to spare. The yard was filled with three feet of sand.
 Harry Wilkinson, who had close call from the flood in January, lost his entire home and the most of its contents, entailing total loss of all that he had saved from hard labor the past four years.
 Adjoining the Wilkinson residence was Wm. Hoff's home, which had just been rebuilt with a substantial rock foundation under it. It stood the flood for some time, but when the second rise came the kitchen and two rooms were carried away, together with their furnishings and also great deal of the family clothing. After the flood Geo. Brown bought what was left of the house for S2OO.
 The Geo. Wagstaff residence suf- fered the loss of two rooms and a pantry, together with the most of their furnishings entailing quite a loss to the family. The most of the furnishings were rescued from the front of the house except fine piano which was soaked up to the keys.
 Wm. Wright, who occupied one of Archie Morrison's houses, suffered considerable damage to furnishings and clothing. The water left a two foot mark
 c. c. Collins, living in one of w. F. Hagan's houses, succeeded in saving his household effects before the house left its foundation.
 The cottages in Hagan's row oc- cupied by E. H. Purvis, c. w. Bishop and brother-in-law, Joe Jeptson and M Linsley were all flooded and filled with mud from six inches to a foot deep.
 The house occupied by J. Williams and owned by Wm. Hagan was badly wrecked. They saved everything.
 E. A. Schmidt, who occupied the old Jack Sidebotham residence, was put to the trouble to raise everything in the house from the floor to escape six inches of water.
 Dave Clark's residence escaped the flood by the close margin of one or two inches.
 The cottage occupied by J. B. Penn escaped with dry floors, due to the water fighting of MT. Penn. He con- fined the water to the floor of the porch by the aid of shovel and sand.
 L. L. Fitz, who occupied half of the above house suffered damage to the extent of wet floors.
 The cottage occupied by MT. Cutler, formerly occupied by Mrs. Rosecrans, escaped with dry floors.
 Archie Morrison's residence was another of the houses that passed through with dry floors.
 The Becker-Franz store was not flooded, but the cellar was filled. No damage. The company's warehouse across the street was flooded with some damage to goods on the floor.
 J. E. Holt's store was on high ground, but considerable damage was done to gods stored in the ware house.
 G. W. Williams, ST., was flooded out, but removed all household effects before the house was wrecked.
 The cottage occupied by Mrs. N. goods received la thorough soakiug with mud and fFater.
 The Hagan dwelling, occupied by E. H. Franz and family, was flooded one foot. Slight damage.
 Ira Jolbnson escaped with dry floors in his residence.
 M. Ballis was flooded with several inches oI water and mud.
 Jimmy Dougan was compelled to move hie household goods. His house waS< flooded to depth of one foot.
 A. A. AndSrsOn's home was flooded to a depth oS IS inches, with con- siderable damaSe to furniture. His barns and yards were filled with four Jeet of sand.
 The Pete TorraRce residence, an old land mark, and never before food ed, was drenched in the back rooms.
 Bowman & Bishops secondhand store went through with dry floors.
 Johnson & Browns saloon was floo6- ed six inches. Most of their goods are ''wet," but as their customers ar, dry the ''goods" will be acceptable, and will continue to go down.
 The cottage occupied by Billy Doran and his mother, was badly flooded, and considerable damage done to furniture.
 Prof. Prettyman's residence was partially flooded. No damage.
 W. c. Lisle's residence missed the flood by six inches. w. c. always comes out on top.
 James Coughlan's home was food ed two feet. The furniture was badly damaged.