The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-03-25
River Stages.

Paducah 42.3 GA rise
As indicated Saturday, the river
practically has reached a stand mere,
today. The whole rise in the last As
hours, was A, the rise from Satur-
day to Sunday being, 3, and from
Sunday to Monday, 4. Tomorrow
morning probably will see a slight
fall. 1t is time the river was reaching
stand, as the present stage of 42.3
is inconveniently high. The stage
March 25 last year was 2S feet. Bus
mess at the river is fair.
Captain Joe B. Flasch has return
ed from New Orleans. wnere he was
sick, and is able to be out today.
He was sick from an acute attack of
indigestion. After recuperating for
few days he will resume his duties
as business manager of the Marine
| Engineers association.
Owing to the stage of construction
now reached on Captain F. Gents
showboat at the dry docks. the nigh
wind Saturday afternoon carried 1t
clear over to the Illinois shore. One
side of the boat has been built up
20 feet and the wind used this like
sail. Captain Gent and some car
penters made the trip across, to
their amazement. and the Fannie
Wallace brought the barge back.
Frank Molinski, second clerk on
the Dick Fowler, will go in the
same position on the Spread Eagle in
the st. Louis. when that packet
packet leaves winter quarters. The
Spread Eagle is not expected tC
leave before April 20.
The Margaret arrived from the
Tennessee river at 7 o'clock this
morning with a big trip of ties.
Both St. Louis Tennessee rive
packets arrived this morning. Thu
Savannah arrived early from thu
Tennessee river and went on to st
Louis; the Saltillo arrived later thi
morning from st. Louis and went VI
the Tennessee river.
The Dick Fowler carried all tn,
excurslonists the law would allow OIL
the excursion to smithland yester
day. A hundred or more were refus
ed. Business was fair for the Dicl
Fowler in the Cairo trade this morn
ling.
The Joe Wheeler arrived las
might from Chattanooga with a goot
trip and went down to Joppa to un
load some ties. The Wheeler will
leave Tuesday afternoon for Chatta
: nooga.
Captain Phillips, agent of the Lee
: line has no information to the con
trary that the Georgia Lee and Pc
ters Lee will leave on time thi
week. The Georgia Lee is at Mem
phis and the Peters Lee is at Clncin
natl. The reason given for not max
ing the trip last week was high wa
ter.
The Buttorff will arrive tonight 0
in the morning from Nashville an
leave Tuesday at noon for C,arks
vile. The Buttorff is "a hours Of
schedule time.
The John Hopkins arrived Srnda
from Evansville and left at 1
O'Clock this morning for the sam
point.
The LYDIA did not get away unit
Sunday for the Tennessee river afte
+ ties.
Beginning this morning, the whar
: boat will receive freight one hou
longer in the afternoon. The nour
= heretofore have been from oc'ocl
: in the morning until o'clock Il
the afternoon. Freight will be re
2 ceived until o'clock in the after
/ noon.
+ Frank Gill, steward on the Shiloh
, in the Tennessee river trade. passed
| through on the Savannah this morn
ing on his way to ST. Louis.
A repaired and caulked barge wa
Iput into the river off the dry dock
this morning.
ICE MEN MIST STAND TRIAL