Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-28
TERRIFIC powNPovR NORTH
AND WEST SENDS RIVER
BOOMING.
RIVER HIGHER THAN At
ANY TIME THIS SEASON
Above Dam Bottom Lands Are Cow
cred, and Damage Will Be Heavy -
Overflow Below Damages Country
Club Grounds--Water Now at Stand
stiII-RainfalI Nearly Two inches.

northwestern Iowa Saturday afternoon.
preceding the storm that struck this
city at about o'clock in the evening,
sent the Iowa river on a rampage Sun
day. Since noon Saturday rise OF
four feet was noticeable at the Center
street dam up to noon today, when the
water was about at standstill. The
water came up a foot during the night
and above the dam the bottom lands
are submerged The local precipitation
was 1877. or nearly two inches, and
most Of 1t fell within an hour.
Corn Land Under Water.
The usual heavy damage that comes
with high water above the dam will
result to the corn lands of the Iowa
river bottoms north of town. The wa
ter Is running in q swift current above
the dam, and at places below the dam
the water is out of its banks. The
water is higher In the present rise than
it has been any time this year by at
least one and one-half feet.
Water on Golf Links.
For the third time in its history the
golf course OF the Country Club was
partly inundated during Sunday night
and today. The river which overlooked
it's banks north and west of the club
grounds poured out over the pastures
to the west broad stream which is
sweeping across the golf course, north
of the dixie.
a stream approximately 100 feet
wide is flowing across the course from
the west over the north end and put
ting green at the gateway" hole, east
ward cross the north" and South
bound" holes thru the big pond and on
across the "Keokuk' course north of
the dixie. This latter course is mostly
under water north of the dixie. The
bridge across the pond is under water.
The damage will be quite serious as
the water is depositing silt on the
courses.
Train Races Ahead Of Storm.
Iowa Central southbound passenger
train No. q, which is due here at $685.,
raced with the storm all the way south
from Hampton to Liscomb. AT times
the train was in the heaviest Of the
rain, but at Liscomb the storm was
passed, altho 1t rained hard at Liscon,b
shortly after the train left. When pas
sengers alighted from the train they
said that the storm would soon be here
and before the train left at $3.50 the
downpour was at its height.
Depot Platform Submerged.
Passengers awaiting the departure OF
the Story City branch train west Sat-
lurday evening were marooned on the
platform. The water flowed down
Second and Third avenues in torrents,
and in fifteen minutes time the plat
form was submerged, the water en-
tending over the brick portion next to
the union station. Third avenue was
covered so that people were compelled
to wade to the depth of a foot in order
to reach street cars. Cars did not OF
tempt to cross the first set Of tracks
for the fear Of burning out motors
The same condition prevailed at Park
street, where the water was SO deep
that cars went no farther north for
several trips on the Third street line
Linn Creek Not Seriously Affected.
The territory drained by Linn creek
west Of the city, escaped the heaviest
of the downpour, and as a result the
creek did not show a rise Of to exceed
one and one-talf feet. 1t still lacked
three feet of being out Of its banks.
A small creek south OF Linn, how
lever, came up rapidly, and the police
were called to remove Bohemian fam
lily that live near the creek banks, and
who were in danger Of being drowned
|out. AS the water had begun to fall
after the family had become frightened
the officers did not remove the occu-
ipants of the house.
Soft Track Near Albion.
The heavy rain near Albion softened
the roadbed of the Iowa Central north
|of the river bridge to such an extent
that It was deemed dangerous fol
heavy traffic Cars Of ballast from
this city were hurried to the scene, and
1.-THE track was in shape for Sunday.
The Northwestern had considerable
trouble on the west end OF the Iowa
division, near Vail, a spot that usually
causes grief on the occasion OF hard
rains. Trains were detoured over the