The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1906-08-17
WASH OUTS AND FLOODS.
The Argus correspondent
II. G., now in the West
held up for S days
by the Floods in
Oklahoma.

BY your permission Bro. Editor,
will give a condensed description
ny trip from Brinkley. Ark. to Ada
IT. On the 9TH day Of Aug. at |
o'clock noon, we left ErinkIey for tn;
Vest and moved along o. x. making
God time till we arrived at South Nc
Ulster |. T. There the conducto
.a.aed that he could 60 no further o.
,ccount Of washouts ahead OF him ane
ne passengers, about 400 in number
we're dumped off at this place for a.
Indefinite time, all taking care Of our
elves as best we could, some goin,
Hotels but the most of them lay il
ind around the depot for 48 hours
Then the conductor fixed up to take
is on but found that the Canada,
river had washed out the road 70
several miles. so the officials con
:luded to take us the Southern route
TO get % miles this scribe was pulled
,yer zoo miles through Oklahoma ant
Texas as far as Fort Worth. Texa:
where we intercepted the Frisco Sys
EN-. then turned north by the way o
he Frisco System reaching Ada a
10 o'clock a. m Friday. making fiv'
days since leaving home. On thi
Southern Route we must cross Bogg.
Creek which had risen from the effec
If the continuous floods SO much 81
haiti had done much damage to I'll,
.aiIroad track and bridges and oftei
he track men had been doubled If
lumber and had been at work for Il
hours. We were delayed 6 hour.
before the train could get over. Mex
comes NAfGreek. Blue Creek ane
Washita River. However while al
# those water courses were over
flowed, we had no trouble at any o.
them except Doggy Creek
The passengers who were throw
together on this trip were kept SO Ions
together that they became attached K
Zach other. Please allow me to men,
ion a few that was thrown with ane
became attached to on account Q
their nice behavior and polished man
ners: Mr.. G. w. Castor. Of Spring
field, Mo. representing Chas. Free
Boarding Contractor on the Frisco
system who sat on the same sea-
with this scribe. proved to be nics
gentleman and quite entertaining; Mr.
George Holmes. from Houston. Tex
Quite a nice. well behaved young maj
and showed respect for the ladies' ano
old folks; Mrs. DR.. c. H. Morris ano
her two boys who occupied seats just
to my right, from Houston, Texas, 2
very pleasant lady and her l2year ole
boy was as we'll behaved and as enter
tanning as most boys at more ma
ture age. Mrs. Morris is a lady Of
nerve and fortitude and highly cul
tured. And now please, Bro. Editor
let me add one more name, thst Ct
Miss Ora Archer. Of Granburg, Texas,
a young lady of much attraction and
highly cultured AMI | claim that Miss
Ora is pretty, from stand point that
| claim makes all girls pretty. that is
pretty is as pretty does and Miss
Ga was pretty in all OF her deport-
mat. have a just cause to say
Miss Ora is pretty. When we part ed
all seemed to want TO shake hands
with each other and all would say.
"Well hope that we may never be
caught in another like trip as long as
we live"
New few remarks as regards the
destruction Of crops and property in
these flooded districts. The greatest
flood ever known In the history Of this
country is at present raging down the
Canadian River. The River has been
rising rapidly for two days swollen by
head rises, and on the evening Of the
sixth day Of August, steady down
nouv of rain set in and has continued