Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-06-11

Chapman creek and 1t Hooded the
lower part Of town. Many-families
moved out and several houses we're
flooded several inches deep. The
water subsidized during Sunday and
the town is dry again.
CHAPMAN IS VERY WET.
CHAPMAN, June 8. The heavy rains
up the Chapman creek has sent that
stream out Of the banks in many
places. The river is also out Of its
banks and doing damage on bottom
farms. 1t is steadily rising and is
expected to go much higher. G. A.
Scherer has 100 acres Of fine wheat
under water; Mrs. J. Elwick has 40
acres of alfalfa under water and
ruined. These are but examples OF
the condition.
IN OTHER PLACES.
MAEHATTAN-The river is five miles
wide here and one-third OF the town
is flooded.
NrLEs-The Solomon is within o
few inches Of the high point OF 1908
and slowly rising.
JUNCTION CRY, jane S.-The Re-
publican river which has been very
high and flooded the lowlands is
slowly falling. tits down "A inches
since last night. Many fields are
flooded. The water is four to six feet
deep for half mile on the macadam
road between town and Fl. Riley.
SOLOMON, June S.--The Solomon is
out Of its banks and rising slowly.
The Smoky Hill has flooded the low
lands and is about stationary this
afternoon. Hundreds of acres of
grain are flooded.
ENTERPRisE--The river is falling
slowly this afternoon. No serious
damage has been done though a few
of the lowlands are flooded. lsrgesy
from surface water.
THE RIVERS.
At midnight the Kaw stood at 2O'l
feet and was steadily rising at the
rate of an inch an hour. At Topeka
the Kaw will reach 26 feet by tonight,
which will be higher than in the food
of 1904, but will be six feet lower
than in ths disastrous flood of 1908.
Smoky Hill Rising at the rate Of a
foot an hour at Marquette; seven feet
above normal at SaliDa; sixteen feet
above normal at Ellsworth.
Saline river-Out Of its banks at
Lincoln; gradually falling.
Solomon river-Not quite as high
as in the food Of 1908, but steadily
rising; out Of its banks.
Blue river-At standstill at 264.
THE TRAINS.
The through Union Pacific trains
are running over the Santa Fe from
Abilene to Kansas City hence the
westbound trains are several hours
late, Eastbound trains reach here
on time. A plug runs from Salina to
Manhattan.
The Santa Fe is running trains
regularly in both directions.
The Rock Island is running from
Herington south and on the Salina
branch but not to Kansas City.
From Tuesdays Daily.I
The Smoky Hill stands at 2l.7 feet
at Sand Springs, which is Sfeet be-
low the high water mark. 1t has
risen Z inches since yesterday even
ing, The indications are that 1t is al
its crest and that it will fall by to-
night.
The Republican fell five feet last
night at Junction City.
The Smoky Hill is said to be higher
at Lindsborg and Bridgeport but thai
water will not be here for S6 hours
yet
The Kaw is high at Kansas City
running into the stockyards THU
morning. 1t is in the Union Pacific
depot at Topeka. Yet higher wateI
is expected downstream tonight.
Comparatively little damage hal
been done by overaOws here. Th'
Smoky Is out OF it's banks south O
Sand Springs and in many low Plaeel
but no extensive areas are damaged