The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-05

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of the Montana flood district, was cut
off today, all wires being down east of
Hinsdale. The floods are confined
| largely to the Milk river valley be-
tween Chinook and the North Dako-
Ia line. The Missouri river is not I'M
usually high and no trouble is ex-
pected in this section.
Snow still lies deep on the noun
tains and bench lands of eastern Mon
tana. The Yellowstone and Big Horn
rivers are running full and are report
ed to be rising. Farmers along their
tributaries report there still is much
snow on the mountains.
A dispatch from-Havre today states
that all west bound Great Northern
trains that had been delayed by floods
east of Glasgow now were going
through.
One Drowning Reported.
Lexington, KY, April 5.-Reports
from eastern Kentucky today tell of
one drowning and damage of $4,000
along the Red, Big Sandy and Licking
companies are the principal losers.
Salyersville, Jackson and Beattyville
are partly inundated William Jack
son was drowned near Jackson while
catching logs.
The Ohio Is Falling.
Gallipolis. O., April 5.-The Ohio
river began receding today after
reaching A feet, or five feet above
Kanawha river. Several thousand
acres of bottom farm lands are flooded.
Falling at St. Paul.
Lacrosse, Wis, April 5.-The Mis-
sissippi river fell one-tenth of a foot
at ST. Paul in the last "a hours, de-
clined three tenths at Lacrosse and
tive-tenths at Dubuque, which indicates
there is no Immediate danger of flood
on the upper river.
AT Lacrosse the river is five feet
below the flood stage. at St. Paul eight
feet below and at Dubuque six feet
below.
At LeClaire, Iowa. there was a rise
of four-tenths, at Davenport four
tenths. at Keokuk six-tenths and at
Des Moines Rapids two-tenths. At
these points the river should continue
to rise for several days.
Family of Five Drowned.
Cairo. Ill, April 5.-A rumor that
the levee had broken spread rapidly
ond story of their homes and build
ings. Couriers were sent out, assuring
the citizens that no break had occur
red.
The levees, according to reports of
men patrolling them, are considered
firm and the city is safe from danger.
William Lynn, wife and three chill
dren were drowned in the flood be-
tween Birds Point and Wyatt, Mo.
Lynn was a farmer and was overtaken
with his family by the rising water.
]. S. Cary, farmer, four miles from
Wyatt, is missing. His skiff was found
and it is thought that he was drowned.
Henry Baker, a farmer at Texas Bend
is reported drowned.
The long distance telephone COM
pany and a telegraph company are
not able to send messages from Cairo.
No More Trains to Cairo.
st. Louis, April 5.-The Illinois Cen
trail railroad announced today that it
had suspended freight and passenger
service between st. Louis and points
south of the Ohio river because of the
flooding of the drainage district north
of Cairo, Ill. The passenger train
which departed from ST. Louis at 1850
p. m. yesterday was the last one which
got through to Cairo.
Yellowstone Is Stationary.
Billings, Mont, April 5.-Conditione
at the head waters of the Yellowstone
river indicate that the river is not ris-
ing there. There was no perceptible
rise in the river there or at Living
stone or Big Timber. The Big Horn
river is swollen but it is said that con-
ditions on the Tongue river are not
alarming