Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-04-05
official Paper Of City ana County
FLOODS eRoW THREATENING
MISSISSIPPI RISING AND SERIOUS
DAMAGE IS EXPECTED.
Men Strengthening Levees-elack
River Falls Golfer Dam
Holding.

eippi river rose S-1O OF loot mere IN
~ hours, the gauge now registered %
feet, rise of 1S feet in "a hours.
With the river marking 512 feet at
Cairo, ILL.,. and rising slowly but sure.
ly, flood conditions above and below
that point have assumed serious pro-
portions.
Columbus, KY, is under 3 feet OF
water and desperate efforts are being
made to save the levee at Hickman,
Ky. A hard fight also is being made
to save the Drinkwater levee on the
Missouri side, across the river from
Cairo. A force of ESQ men worked
valiantly all day to keep the flood
waters back.
The levee at Bryant's Landing, near
Texas Bend, Mo, 20 miles above Cairo.
broke shortly before noon and the
water now covers the big lake region
Of Missouri.
Cairo is still high and dry and can
stand q further rise Of Ave feet. When
the weather bureau forecasted 50
feet, extra precautions were at once
taken to strengthen the Cairo levees.
Farmers from surrounding territory
are flocking to Cairo with their fam.
flies for safety.
Black River Falls Dam Holding.
Black River Falls. Wis.-The ice has
been running in Black River with a
ten-foot raise. The Golfer dam Is doing
excellent work in keeping the water in
control The ice has run so smooth
~ that danger from gorge is no
longer feared. The last work on the
retaining wall was completed and just
in the nick of time as the back water
has filled every gravel pit.
The wall ia one of the finest in this
part Of the state. The state has esti.
mated the cost Of Golfer dam to hold
. spring food at $4,000. The con.
tractors received $500 for the one
now In use.
Part Of Mandan Flooded.
,Bismarck.-A portion of Mandan,
Just across the Missouri river from
here, Is inundated on account of back
water in the Heart river, tributary
Of the Missouri. Many residents have
sought quarters on the North side.
1t is believed the flood has reached
its highest point and the danger Of
flooding the Northern Pacific railroad
shops has passed.
Word was received in Bismarck that
the ice in the Yellowstone river had
gone out. Not much danger is ex.
pected. The Yellowstone flows into
the Missouri.
Bulletin Of Warning Issued.
Washington.-The weather bureau
issued a special river flood bulletin.
Heavy rains have intensified the gray.
ity Of the situation in the Mississippi
river from the mouth of the Ohio
southwark and have started all rivers
in the south Atlantic and east gull
states toward floor stages. Reports
Of the conditions of the Mississippi
levees continue to be favorable.
Floods DemoralIze Rail Service.
Lincoln.-Train service in eastern
and central Nebraska is demoralized
on account of the flood in the Platte
river and it's tributaries. OF the four
lines of railroad running between Lin.
coin and Omaha, the tracks on only
one. the Burlington, are in commits.
sion. Should the bridge at Ashland
60 out, it will leave this city isolated
SO far as traffic east and north is con.
cerned.
Red River Rising.
Fargo.-lce in the Red river began
breaking up at this point and the wa.
ter began rising. High water Is pre-.
dicted this spring as a result of re
cent heavy SHOWS and heavy rains
last fall which filled lagoons and small
ponds just before the freeze-up.
Floods in Nebraska.
Omaha, March 30.-The breaking up
Of the ice in the Platte, Loup, Elk
horn and other rivers of Nebraska is
causing some of the worst floods the
state has known in many years. Much
property damage has already resulted
and there are rumors of loss of life.
All railroads in the state are more or
less crippled, bridges and tracks have
been washed out in many places. A
three-mile stretch of track was washed
out at Wakefield on the Omaha road,
causing the annulment of all trains be.
tween Norfolk, Neb., and Sioux City,
Iowa. The water in many places il
the highest in forty years.
High Water at Charles City.
Charles City. Iowa. - The Cedar
river is higher than it has been for
years and people living near it's banks
have been compelled to move out
The Charles City Western railway and