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The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-07-15
MILLION DAMAGE
BY CL0UDBURST
TWENTY BLOCKS IN BUSINESS
DISTRICT AT SIOUX CITY.
IOWA. ARE FLOODED.
DRAY DRIVER IS DROWNED
Rapid Rise of Floyd River Threatens
Packing District-Missouri
River Rises Eighteen
Inches.

Sioux City, Ia, July 11-A cloud
burst which occurred a few miles
above here has caused the most disas-
trous flood Sioux City has expert
enced. At noon one life was known
to have been lost and property loss
estimated at 100000 had been
caused.
The cloudburst occurred at daylight
and Immediately Perry creek and
the Floyd river began to rise with
alarming rapidity. Many houses along
Perry creek were washed away and
their Inhabitants were saved only by
the promptness of the police in patrol
boats. When the cloudburst came
the factories here all blew their whis-
ties to warn the endangered people.
Driver, Swept From Dray, browns.
Perry creek and Floyd river have
overlooked their banks, and 20 blocks
in the business district are under
water. Leo Bethreeder, a driver, was
swept from a dray by the water and
drowned.
The Chicago, Milwaukee G ST. Paul
bridge here has been swept away, and
east of here great stretches of the ILL.,
nois Central and Great Northern
tracks have been washed out
Barnun & Bailley's circus was to
have showed here Saturday, but its
special trains were caught by wash
out 10 miles east of here, and have
not moved for hours.
The rapid rise of the Floyd river
has made the situation critical. The
packing houses and stock yards are
in the Floyd valley.
Missouri Rises 18 Inches in Night.
Jefferson City. Mo-, July 1.-THE
food situation is alarming here. The
Missouri river rose IS inches Friday
night and is still rising fast. 1t has
covered all the low bottoms and foot
more will put it into the rich wheat
and corn fields in Galway bottoms.
About half the wheat has been
threshed. One machine worked all
Friday night until stopped by rain
Saturday morning. The rain is not
heavy, but is sufficient to wet the
wheat and make it unsafe to store to
higher ground, though teams are now
hauling in the grain to places Of
safety.
The back water from Wares creek,
which runs through Jefferson City, is
getting into other residences in the
lower parts of the city, and families
must move from them ii the rise con-
tinues.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-07-15

A new link in the chains of railroads
connecting Moss Point, Scranton and the
gulf coast with Hattiesburg, Ellisville,
Laurel and Meridian, has been provided
in the shape of a new $5,000,000 Pasca-
goula Northern railroad company
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1909-08-14
MINING CONGRESS

Ala regular meeting of the board Of
r,;niuq congress commissioners, held
II the Office Of Milton M. Detch, secre.
,arv. at Gold6eld, the reports Of the So
lic;tors. Messrs. Charles +. Kapp and
Branch II. Smith, were read and APP
proved.
resolution was introduced and unan-
mously endorsed thanking the citizens
At large. the stage and railroad com
panies, and particularly the press of
Nevada, for their kind treatment and
the many Inequalities shown their So
Iicitors during their recent visit to the
camps throughout the State.
The commissions desire to state to the
various committees throughout the
State, who have charge OF collecting
and shipping exhibits from their imme-
diate vicinity, that the matter Of freight
transportation has been settled and that
all exhibits will be shipped free OF
charge from point of shipping to Gold
field and return if desired, otherwise to
the State School of Mines at Reno. The
commissioners earnestly request that the
exhibits be forwarded Immediately that
the board may not be embarrassed at the
eleventh hour. The arranging, classify
ing aud cataloging of specimens is one
arduous tasks aud requires considerable
time. Some Of the exhibits have arrived
and now that the question of transporta-
ton has been arranged it is expected
that exhibits will arrive daily.
NJ NJ. DETCH. Secretary
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1909-08-14
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF new
TOWNSHIP

Notice is hereby given that at regu-
lar meeting of the Board of County Conn
missions of Lyon county, held at Day
ton in said county, State of Nevada. on
the Sth day of July, A. d. 1909, the fol-
lowing resolution was passed and
adopted;
Whereas. A petition having been pre-
scented to the board praying for the form
alton of new township and to be
known as Spragg Township, as herein
after described; and,
Wher rs, 1t is the opinion of the
Board of County Commissioners of Lyon
county, State of Nevada. that the public
good requires said new township, there
FORE be it
RESOLVED, that township. to be
known as Spragg Township. be created.
formed and established. and containing
and embracing all that portion of Lyon
County, State of Nevada, lying south of
an East and West line drawn from the
East line of Smith Valley Township on
the West, running thence to the Lyon
and Esmeralda Counties line on the
east, the basic or location point of which
line shall be the n. T.. corner OF Sec. %
r, Is n. X IS T. M. d. B. & M, and
through which said line shall pass; the
same being identical with the section
lines along which il shall follow.
Ayes Strosnider, Gates, Martin,
chairman
Nays None.
Absent None.
Seal
Attest: DIV. MELARKEY. Clerk.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1909-08-14
CLOUD HORSE
WANTS MEDICINE

The following letter was received by
Judge Carter from Cloud Horse, now on
the reservation i'll South Dakota, and
who accompanied the Sioux delegation
that visited yerington about three years
ago to see Jack Wilson, the Piute medi-
cine maker and all-round prophet;
Kyle, S OAK, July n, '09.
NY Dear friend Mr. Carter am go
ing send you letter today, because YOU
are be my friend. am write to YOU a
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1909-08-14
NEAR NEVADA AND BROADWAY
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To c. G. Dolnan, f. A, Carvin, NJ. b
I.angstah and n. M. Langstaf, de
1iuuueut cO-OWuers.

To c. G. Dolrnan, f. A, Carvin, M. b.
I.angstah and N. NJ. Langstah de-
linquent co-owners:
You will take notice that i. A. 4.
Starr on his own behalf and or behalf of
Il. S. Johnson, Dan Jaeger, n. {. John
son and c. Beckman, the owners, with
Yourselves of the Monumental, aud Camp
Bird lode mining claims, forming con-
tiguous group known as the Monumental
group in the Mountain View mining
district in Esmeralda county, State of
Nevada, has performed the assessment
work for 1908 on the said group as shown
BY the annual assessment work affidavit
duly recorded in said Esmeralda county
and the value Of said work exceeds $500
and the said work was i'll full of legal re-
quiremelts.
Under the provisions of Section 1924
of the Revised Statutes Of the United
States YOU must pay this advertiser the
sum Of SSS. IS or the sum of o22 p by
each of YOU within ninety days, the time
prescribed by law, together with tn,
costs OF this notice or YOU will have
abandoned and forfeited to Your CO.
owner. f. A. Il Start your interests III
the property mentioned in this notice.
Dated at Yerington, Nevada, this oath
day of April, 1909
+. A. F. STARR.
First publication, Nav l. 1909
Last publication, July Il, 1909.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1909-08-14

swered yet May be you 60 off some
where's, and am asked you about lack
wilson where he was, and also write
10 him Jack but never answered to me.
30 trying and tell me where he was.
IKE to hear about what troubles there
we have some peoples going to ge
money, may be this fall, so if | get
money | want some medicine from lack
wilson. am remember YOU always, 50
please answered ME when YOU get this
my letter. From your friend ever
CLOUD HORSE.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1909-08-14
Application No, 1896.
NOTICE
OF application for permission to ap,
propriate the public waters OF
the State Of Nevada

Notice is hereby given that on the 18th
day OF july, 1909, i'll accordance
with Section IS, Chapter XVIII, of the
Statutes OF 1907, one Thomas l.. Mitch
ell OF East Ely, county OF White Pine,
and State of Nevada made application
to the State Engineer of Nevada for per-
mission to appropriate the public waters
OF the State OF Nevada Such appropri-
alton is to be made from surplus waters
from what is commonly called Gala
CHER Slough, in Lyon CO., Nevada, at
points about 100 #. easteriy from bridge
or culvert No 3SA on the line of the
Nevada California railway and in APP
proximately the \ IL OF Sec. 20, r. Is
n. K. Is E.. NJ. ID. b. < M. by means
of dam and pump, and fifteen cubic feet
FER second is to be conveyed to points of
use by means of pipe line and there
used for the treatment OF ores. including
their concentration, reduction. smelling
and all incidental processes, also for do
nestle use.
Water not to be returned 10 stream.
Date of first publication, July "a,
1909.
Date of last publication, August Il,
1909.
Signed: FRANK X NICHOLAS,
State Engineer
Proof OF the publication of this notice
must be filed with the State Engineer
within 90 DAYS from the above date, or
the anDlicatiou will he declared VOID
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1909-08-14
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE

70 John Beckman. d. B. Tranter, An
ton Moglie and Thomas Cescutti,
their heirs, executors. administrat-
ors, and to whom it may concern:
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1909-08-14

To John Beckman d. b. Tranter, An
ton Moglie and Thomas Cescutti,
their heirs, executors. administrat-
ors, and to whom it may concern:
You are hereby notified that ], Charles
A. Nardy, co-owner, have expended dur
ing the year 1908, the sum of one
hundred dollars in performing labor
and making Improvements on the Gao
tus mining claim, situated in the Ma
son Valley mining district, Lyon county,
State of Nevada said claim having been
located on the 18th day of February,
1907; certificate of location of said claim
is recorded with the Mining District Re
corder of said mining district and with
the County Recorder of Lyon County.
and that the sum of one hundred dollars
was expended by me upon said claim,
said expenditure having been made for
the purpose of holding said claim under
the provisions of Section 1924 of the Re
vised Statutes of the United States. and
being the amount required TO hold said
claim for the year ending December 81,
1908.
This notice will be published once a
week for ninety DAYS and il, at the ex-
piration of ninety days after such notice
by publication is given, YOU should fail
or refuse to contribute the sum of
twenty dollars for and on account of
said, claim, the same being the amount
each of YOU are to contribute and is
your proportion of the one-hundred dol +
lars so expended by me OH said claim
your interest in said claim upon which
YOU fail or refuse to contribute said sum
of twenty dollars shall become the prop
erty of the undersigned said co-owner
under Section 1924 aforesaid
CHAS. A. NAKDY.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1909-08-14
The imported

German Coach Horse, Grand, 1909,
will stand this season at n. r. Ber-
lrand's ranch, one-half mile east of
Yerington, every day in the week THIS
horse is the property of the Mason VAL
ley Farmers Coach Horse Association.
1t will pay farmers to see this horse and
get terms from n. +. Bertrand.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1909-08-14
Estray Notice

There came to my place one brown
horse; about Is years old; brand resem-
bles horseshoe or inverted L; lump OH
left knee; two white spots on hind legs.
Owner can have animal by paying keep
charges and for this adj.
b. BIANCHI,
Old Ike Strosnider place.
July 81, 1909
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1909-08-14

Alfalfa seed in lots to suit Also No.
seed for sale.
HENRY WooD, Yerington,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30
CARNIVAL PLANS
ABOUT COMPLETED
But Little Detail Remains Now Till
All Will BE Ready for Satur-
days Celebration.

Everything is moving along. fine for
the river carnival and races which are
to take place here Saturday afternoon
and evening, according to the reports
submitted at the meeting of the COM
mittees appointed by the mayor which
was held last evening at the mayors
office. Plenty of fireworks have been
bought and ali the arrangements have
been completed SO that the affair prom
ises to be great success. Practically
all that remains to be done now is 10
put up the huge electric sign
welcome to Greater Rock Island
which is to be installed at the levee
front
The race committee of the Island
City Boating association, consisting :
G. L. Beardsley, Edward Concannon
and James Hail, has appointed the fol-
lowing men TO serve as judges at the
races: G. Ia. Jencke. Harry Sage,
George E. Haley, o. B. Hampton and
H. W. Perry The timekeepers will be
the following gentlemen: H. W. Gest.
Jr.. Ben Gest aud P. s. Palmer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30
HAD NO OPPONENT
Hamlin H. Hull Is Reelected to
Board of Education With
out aAContest.
poLLED A GOOD TOTAL
Received I72 Votes in the Election
observation-disclosures Were Pre-
pared for Rally.

Hamlin H. Hull was reelected mem
Der of the board of education yester-
day, without any opposition, whatever,
the voters thereby evidencing their
complete satisfaction with his services
as member of the board. Mr.. Hull
received every one of the 172 votes
cast. While the vote was light, suffi-
cient number of Mr.. Hulls friends
went to the polls to insure his election
even should opposition develop at the
18th hour, and considering that he was
the only candidate in the field, the size
of the vote proves Mr.. Hulrs popular
ity and the general feeling regarding
his services for the public schools.
hut One Polling Place.
There, was but one polling place,
Tricks livery barn, in the first pre-
cinct of the Fourth ward, and the mum
icipal judges of election in the pre-
cinct were in charge of the ballot box
and poll books. The books have been
returned to the city clerks Office, and
will be canvassed by the city council
at the next meeting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30
PERSONAL POINTS.

Mrs. M. ID. Atwell and son. Marshall,
of Chicago are guests at the home IF
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Russ.
Mrs T. n. Harmon and daughter,
Miss Grace of Geneseo, are visiting at
the home of Mrs. ]. w. Cavanaugh.
Mr. and Mrs. John Byrnes left this
noon for Lansing, Mich. where they
will spend two weeks with Mr.. Byrnes'
parents.
Mrs. G. W. simon and Mrs. M. j.
Wylie left this noon for Malcon, Iowa.
where they will visit two weeks with
relatives.
B. NJ. Shank, station master at the
Rock Island depot, will leave tomorrow
for Ohio. where he will spend his va
cation with relatives.
Mrs. Milo Wilson arrived this noon
from Pueblo enroute to Pennsylvania
with the remains of her daughter, who
died in the southwest recently.
Mr. and Mrs. w. E. Parmenter of
Edgington left today for Des Moines,
where they will spend few days with
their daughter, Mrs. r. l.. Woods.
Mrs. F. X Rhoads and daughter,
Miss Frances, Mrs. Charles Adams,
Miss Spencer and Miss Evans left this
morning for visit at Starved Rock,
H.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Shape and daugh-
ter, Ethel. leave tonight for Spring
field, Mass, where they will spend
month visiting friends and rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis H. Wood will
leave this evening for Wichita, Kan,
where Mr. Wood will become aSso.
ciated with his brother, who is a brick
contractor.
Mrs F. H. Plummer left last night
for Minneapolis, where she will attend
the wedding of her niece. Miss Fay
Kemp and G. W. Weld, a prominent
young business man of Minneapolis
The ceremony will take place tonight
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Shields stop
pea off in this city last night and left
for Colorado. Mr.. and Mrs. Shields
were recently married at Urbana and
q number of Mr.. Shields friends we've
at the depot to extend their congratu
lations
James Broderick, formerly of The
Argus press room but now connected
with the factory of the Duplex Print
Mich, is home suffering with in
juries to two fingers received while
engaged in the factory
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30
new BOOK IS OUT
Ratings of Business Mems As
ISOLATION Are Completed and
Will Be Issued Soon.
CONTAINS 5000 NAMES
Several Reports on Each Are Given,
Making n Total of About TO-
900 Ratings for City.

The rating book compiled for the
merchants of the city by Rating Secre-
tary Charles Golf of the Business
Mems association has been finally
completed after two months work and
il was announced today that copies of
it will be distributed during the re-
mainder of this week This is the
fourth rating book which has been
issued for the merchants of the city
in the last 10 years and it is the in
tention to have one compiled annually
in the future. The book contains $50
Iages bound in pea green canvass and
is made to be durable. 1t is in the
loose leaf ledger form and provision
Is made for adding supplements which
are expected from time to time during
The year.
Gives $4,000 Ratings.
There are in the neighborhood of
5000 names in the book. and each one
has from one to three ratings, making
in all about $4,000 ratings. The books
aid merchant in protecting himself
when he gives credit as the ratings
after his name tell what other mer-
chants have learned as to his desire
Or ability to pay his debts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30
PUTS A BAN ON NOISE
Captain Blair Means to Have Quiet
on Board Boat Monday.

There will be a family excursion
to Muscatine Monday, July 5, on the
Helen Blair. The boat will leave
Rock Island at II o'clock in the
morning and return at 1880 in the
evening. Decoration day the Helen
Blair took an excursion to Clinton
and a dinner was served on the boat
and it was SO popular that this feat
ure will be provided again. Streeds
orchestra will furnish music and
there will be dancing on board.
will be no firecrackers exploded on
the boat.
The PrOis club of Davenport will
give a private excursion on the W.
w. tonight, leaving Rock Island at
8:15. Only those to whom invita-
tions have been issued will be al
lowed on the boat.
Saturday the Columbia will take
its regular weekly excursion to Mus
catine at O'Clock. The boat re-
turns at IL O'Clock and will then
leave for Burlington with COM
pany of passengers who will attend
the second annual regatta of the
Mississippi River Power Boat asso-
citation July 5 and 6. Many tri-city
people are going down and have al
ready spoken for passage and berths
on the steamer.
The Helen Blair was in port this
morning and brought up a large crowd
of people from down river points. A
party of "a came up from Burlington
and spent the afternoon at the Tower.
The steamer st. Paul is due here to-
morrow morning at 1880. A large num-
Der of Rock Island people will make
the trip to ST. Paul.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30
ASKS FOR DIVORCE.
Supervisor Herman Doering Is
Defendant in Suit Filed in
Circuit Court.
SEVERAL CHARGES MADE
Says He Has Been Given to Dissipa-
ton, Was Cruel to Her, and
Deserted Her.

That her husband, Supervisor Her
man Doering, has been given to dis
sipation, that he assaulted her and
threw her forcibly from the house, and
that he has frequently used "vile,
abusive and opprobrious language" to-
ward her, making her life miserable,
are the charges made in a bill for di-
in the circuit court today, through her
solicitor, P. H. Wells. Mrs. Doering
states that she was married in this
city Oct. Is, 1908, and that she lived
with Mr.. Doering and treated him as
a kind and affectionate wife until
about April "a, this year. 1t will be
remembered that the domestic difficult
ties of the supervisor and his wife
were aired this spring in a justice
court when Mrs. Doering had her hus-
band arrested and complained that he
had threatened to kill her. The
charges were dismissed, however.
Ousted by Constable.
Mrs. Doering alleges that her hus-
band deserted her May l, and that
May 5 his brother, Robert Doering,
caused a writ to be issued by Justice
Schroeder and executed by Constable
Goldberg, ordering her to vacate the
premises she was then occupying, and
which were owned by her. brother-in-
law. She claims that this was done
at the instance of her husband. She
asks to be given an absolute divorce,
and permission by the court to resume
her maiden name, Miss Minnie Al
Reading.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30
Mueller Takes Charge.
TURNER'S TEAM is BACK
Made Good Showing i'm Big Festival
at Cincinnati.

The active Turner's from this city
who participated in the national
funniest which was held at Cincin-
natl last week have returned and
they brought along with them a fair
share of the prizes which were given.
They report most enjoyable time.
The active Turner's from this city
were William and Carsten Franck,
William Bertelsen, William Breggar,
William Portsman, Frank Leithner
Herbert Barth and Walter Tom
Robert v. Winter, teacher of the
class attended also. In addition to
the actives, Henry Gaethje. John
Bertelson and Claus Franck made
the trip.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30
OPEN SCHUETzEN SEASON
Peterson's Band Will Give Concert
Tomorrow Nipht

The opening at Schuetzen park
will take place tomorrow night.
This being the 14th season, strong
program has been arranged for by
Peterson's band, the last number be-
ing realistic tone picture 1.-The
Civil War" in which the band will
De assisted by $50 performers in
Guiding company of 35 actors, a
chorus of SO men and Company B,
under command of Captain Kulp,
and a corps of turner's.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30
BOARD NAMES
SAME OFFICERS
Augustana College Directors
Hold Meeting and Organize
for the Coming Year.
DR.. JOHNSTON AT HEAD
Moline Man Is Again President-Chi-
CagO Architect Discusses Plans
for Denkmann Library.

The Augustana board of directors
convened this morning, and organized
by the reelection of the officers, as
follows
President-Dr l.. A. Johnston of Mo
line
Secretary-Rev. Joseph A. Anderson
of Boone, Iowa.
Treasurer-Rev Theodore Ekblad OF
Rock Island.
Committees for the year were Sc
leoted as follows.
Exeeutive-Dr. Johnston, l.. G. Abra
hanson. Rock Island; N. G. Sjostrom
Rockford; A. G. AnL..sJn, Rock Is
land. and DR.. G. A. Andreen and Rev
Theodore Ekblad, ex-officio.
Purchasing-Rev Theodore Ekblad
and A. G. Anderson.
Auditing. G. Abrahamson and A.
G. Anderson.
Building and Grounds-Rev. Theo,
dore Ekblad, DR.. Andreen and A. G.
Anderson
Loans-Dr Johnston, Rev. Theodore
Ekblad, and N. A. Nelson of Chicago
Discuss Library Plans.
This mornings session of the board
. was largely devoted to discussion of
the plans for the Denkmann memorial
: library, and the board listened with IN
terest to explanations of the details
by N. S. Patton of the firm of Patton
& Miller of Chicago who drew the
plans and DreDared the Snecificati ions
for the building. The plans are now
in the hands of contractors for the
purpose of preparing bids for the con-
struction work, and the contracts Will
be let at an early date 1t is expect
ed that the work will be well along
before the close of the season.
The board will continue in session
over tomorrow
Jubilee Committee.
Yesterday a session was held by the
committee in charge of the prepare
tons for. the jubilee celebration of the
college next year. and some of the
details of the arrangements were dis
cussed.
The committee members stated that
the business that came up yesterday
was merely in relation to details and
of no general interest. Sessions will
be held frequently from now on until
. the time of the celebration next June.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30
MUST HARVEST THE WEEDS
Chief Instructs Officers to Enforce
the Ordinance.

Chief L. V. Eckhart of the police
force has instructed the officers of his
force to notify the owners of lots in
which weeds are growing to have them
cut in short order or suffer the conse-
quences. The order from the chief is
issued in accordance with the resolu-
ton of the council for the enforcement
of the city ordinance in which it is
made misdemeanor to allow weeds to
grow in vacant lots Any one who
does SO will be liable to fine of from
So to $40 for each offense.