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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-16
RUNS plTcHFoRk THRU HAND.

Louis sandhassn, Manchester, Falls
From Hay-Anothsr Accident.
Special to Times Republican.
Manchester, July 1S.-Louis Sand
hagen, who IS employed by Henry
Straub. had the misfortune to fall of
from load Of hay and run a pitch
fork tine thru the palm Of his hand.
Ralph Colson, living north Of this
place, also had the misfortune to
cleave the end of from his big toe with
an az Monday morning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-16

entity caused them to change their
plans at least until the present scare
has blown over.
Owing to the scarcity of foreigners,
factories, railroads. contractors and
other employers of unskilied labor are
offering employment to negroes. This
is unusual, the employers generally
preferring the foreigners, who will
work for smaller wages.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-16
SLEEP WALKER INJURED.
Fort Dodge sonambulist Falls Down
Stair and Breaks Wrist.

Fort Dodge. July 16.-While walking
in her sleep Mrs. John Thurman fell
on the stairs and broke 'icr arm at tho
wrist. Besides this injury she received
painful bruises. The force OF her fail
ard her injury weakened the sonambl-
list. Her fall also attracted the atten-
ton of members Of the household who
helped her into bed and procured in
slant medical treatment for her. She
is resting quite well today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-16
KNIGHTS BUILD FINE HOME.
columbus Day" chozsn for Date Of
Mason City Dedication.

Special to Times Republican.
Mason City. July 1S.-The Knights of
Colum bia building of this city, one of
the most beautiful and modern of the
business blocks, will be III readiness for
dedication on Oct. 10. which is known
thruout the order as columbus Day."
The building when completed win
cost close to 100000. 1t is a three
story building with q roof garden. and
the third story Will be used as the
home OF the knights, which is one of
the largest organizations in the city.
About $4,000 will be expended in fur
nishing the building.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-16

Knoxville 20 Have New Library.
Knoxville, July ia $4,000 Carne-
gle library for Knoxville - now as
sured. Already the contract has been
let and work on tho new building will
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-16
Clear LAX. Team quits.

Special to Times Republican.
Clear Lake, July 1S.-Claar lakes
baseball team was disbanded yester-
day This was decided upon at a
business meeting Of baseball fans
yesterday afternoon. The team has
been playing losing ball and closed the
split season at the foot Of the Iowa
league. This fact discouraged promot-
ers Of the game and they decided to
quit.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-16
MOTORCYCLE MApDENs HORSE.

James BUFbrId9e OF 0TeStey, F0Ts'
Rider. Injured in Melee.
Special to Times-Republican.
Manchester. July 1S.-James Bur-
bridge, while riding toward his home
at Greeley Sunday morning on his mo-
torcycle, passed horse and buggy
near Oneida The horse became I'M
manageable and leaped at Mr.. Bur
bridge. wrenching his ankle and In
fiicting few minor bruises. The ma
chine was considerably damaged.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-16
Jack the Pespsr n De MoIne..

Des Moines. July 1s.-Kesidents in
the western part Of the city are much
agitated over the appearance Of an un-
known man. who has been seen
dodgins in and around houses after
night, peeping into windows. All e.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-16
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b begun Immediately. Golden rod
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building. which will be one story In
height, with basement.
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Editer suffer. Physical c.,I.p.s.

Lima Springs. July &c. ]. Zook.
editor and proprietor Of the Lima
Springs Sun Herald. has suffered a
complete physical collapse and will
have to abandon his work for time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-16
YOUNG BRIDE BROWNS.
MRS. JOHN RUssMAN. AGED a, OF
DAVENPORT, LOSES LIFE IN
MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
BATHING WITH HUSBAND,
NEITHER ABLE TO SWIM

Gees Beyond Her Depth and Psrishss
in Sight Of Young Husband Who
Tries vainly to Save Her lifo-Mar-
ried But Two Months Aao-eody
Recovered This Morning.
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Then there's picture of Prof. Lowe In
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Every patriotic American home should have this
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patriotism that the children will forget and for
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-16

pictures. clear distinct beautifully printed az mar
vicious. when realize that they taksn q -
bastlsissids oe 20 ysass ego. Each scene or group
10 clear and sharp that often veterans look une1
pectedly into the f.ces of old-tme comrades, q
perhaps It Is father brother whom one can
find just a. they looked In those heroic days.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-05-04
MEN Being RUSHED To
The Scene OF THE
THREATENED
COUNTRY.
Every Available Man Being
Pressed Into Service to
Still the Flood.

The leyees along the Atcha-
falaya and the Bayou des Glaizes
are lined with men, sent to a
considerable extent from this
section.
While there is no danger of
inundation here, the con1muRity
of interest both commercial and
personal, prompts the people of
this entire section to take keen
concern in the high water situa-
ton in the threatened country,
and every means possible has
been put in force to give it help.
Every day this week, trains
have been conveying men to the
scene, to help the stricken ones
to save the levees. and a large
portion OF the parish Of st. Lam
dry parish.
Negroes are not as willing to
90 and risk themselves, as are
the whites; but yetmany of them
have gone to the front.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-05-04

G. G. Cary, general agent of
the Frisco road, was on the scene
on a special train within a few
hours Of the break, and person
ally superintended the getting
out of the people and cattle
along the line of the Frisco road.
The alarm was sounded a
minute after the mighty water
had won its victory over the iron
hand of man, Torras was panic
stricken. Everything was chaos.
People rushed about the streets
like so many mad. Women
screamed; and stout men wept
with terror, and looked upon
their loved ones as if it were
their last meeting before going
to their final reckoning.
The effect of the Torras break,
on the water situation in st.
Landry. is a problem which the.
engineers, and men acquainted
with water conditions, have not
yet solved.
Some believe that the waters
rushing down the Atchafalaya,
and later backing up upon the
distressed country about Melville
and Bayou des Glazes, will tend
to accentuate the gravity of the
situation, while others opine that
the break will spread its waters
SO as to lower the level of the.
water in the Atchafalaya and
Bayou des Glazes and thus re-
lieve the tension sufficiently to
enable the workers to hold out
until the water by the course of
nature, recedes.
At first blush it was believed
that there would be an inme-
diate fall at Melville, but the.
government gauge showed a rise
of an inch and fifth Friday. It.
was not expected that the situ-
alton would obtain any relief at
Bayou des Glaizes for several
days. Now it is not believed
that the Torras break will do
that section any good at ALL and
that the salvation of the Ievees
depends upon the heroic work of
the citizens of those sections.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-05-04
MISS MORRIS WILL DEMON
STRATE IN AGRICUL
TURE

Baton Rouge, May 2. Miss
Agnes Morris of the Bureau Of
Agricultural Extension has ar
ranged for a demonstration to
be held at the Louisiana State
University in the interest Of the
canning clubs Of the sections
around the university, The de-
monstrations will be held on
May 6, z, and 8, and will consist
of the various lines of canning
in actual demonstration for the.
benefit Of those who may be in
terested in the work. Ample
material for the display of the
canning process will be provided
and the people Of the state de-
string to see the exhibition viii
be welcomed to the event. To-
natoes will be the fruit princip-
ally used in the demonstration,
there being d demand for these
as ali article of commercial cam
ming and one that is sure to
prove remanerative whether
raised for the home assumption
or for the commercial canning
plants and the general market.
Thousands of tomato plants have
been distributed by the Beard of
Trade of Baton Rouge In East
Baton Rouge parish for the pro-
motion of the work in that par
ish.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-05-04
oPELoUsAs, La, SATURDAY, MAY 4. 1912.
TORRAS LEVEE'S MES
SAGE OF DESTRUCTION
Giant Earthwork Breaks and Sends Its Yellow
Water to Do Its
Awful Work

With a crash and a roar, the
levee at Terras, on the Missis-
sippi River, near the mouth of
the Red River, broke Thursday
morning at $50 O'Clock, signal
ing one of the most disastrous
crevasses since the break of the
Morganza in 1882.
It is now sending it's flood into
two streams, one into the Atcha-
falaya, and the other into the
Mississippi river.
There is little hope of closing
the break. In fact all efforts in
that direction, as we go to press,
have been practically abandoned.
The people in the neighbor-
hood of the levee, in danger dis
tance, had been warned of a
weakness at the point where the
break occurred, but as is unfor-
tunately customary with those
living along levees, they paid no
attention to the warning, and
the awful result is that it is be-
lieved that some human lives
have been lost, and it is certain
that many cattle perished.
Friday morning the break was
seven hundred feet wide, and
tearing through the protecting
earth on both sides. Relief is
being rushed to the scene of dis
tress from every direction.
News has just reached the
Clarion that people, whole fami-
lies are being rescued from the
nousetops of their homes, ma
rooned there by the water, and
IN some instances some have been
taken from buildings floating
away.
When the break occurred, rum
ners were sent all along the low
Lands warning them, al la Paul
Revere, of the coming danger,
and in this way it is certain that
many lives, which would other
wise have fed the flood, were
saved.
Special trains and beats were
hurried to the scene, and the i'm
oerilled lives taken on board and
rushed to safety.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-05-04
OPELOUSAS ROD { GUN
CLUB ELECT OFFICERS
Sidney [ HebFard VIII Be It's Head for
4 Third Tine.
CLUBHOUSE IS WATERBOUND
Keeper Ia 0pslOusas. Not Able 10 GET to the
House Which Affords Recreation
To MsRy People.

The stockholders of the Ope-
Iousas Rod & Gun Club held a
meeting at the courthouse Thurs
day night, for the purpose OF
electing officers, and of dealing
with the situation which now
has water right up to the silIs OF
the clubhouse, situated at Second
Lake, two miles from the town
of Melville, on the Atchafalaya,
the water -angered river.
Practically the same Board of
Directors was elected, after a
spirited, but entirely friendly
fight, a nd t he officers that
will be elected at a meeting of
the Board of Directors, to be
held soon, viii be, as forecasted,
as follows:
S. L. Hebrard, President: A.
S. Brown. Secretary; J. J. Per
rodin, Treasurer; Octave Durio,
Louis Hebert and A. S. Brown,
Custodians.
These officers have managed
the affairs of the club in a COM
mendable manner, and the mem
bership of the club are pleased
at their reelection.
The Board of Directors elected
Thursday night, is composed of
S. Z. Hebrard, J. J. Perrodin, A.
S. Brown, Octave Durio a n d
Louis Hebert.
The keeper of the clubhouse,
Euzebe Frilot, has been forced
to abandon the place, on cccount
of the rise of water in Second
Lake, which has put five feet
of water throughout the major
part of the grounds. He and
Aunt Mary, = his wife, have
moved to 0pelousas, but 'Zebe, "
faithful to the last. goes to his
Venice-like home every day, do
ing all he can to save it from
destruction. It is believed that
the house will escape destruction
from the food.
The members of the club rec
ognized the seriousness of the
condition at the clubhouse, but
decided that they could do moth
ing In the matter. The overflow
there is caused by back water,
and there are no levees to pro
teet, and no means by which the.
condition could be helped.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-05-04
TO Dixie The
KFNNISON BAYOU
STARTED

Boscoeville, La, April %, 1912.
Quite a large meeting of the
citizens of Prairie Basse assem-
bled at Boscoville, a village four
miles east of the city of Opel
ousas, Cat the foot hills of that
great highland plateau country
of Southwest Louisiana), for the
purpose of discussing the high
water situation, and advising as
to the propriety of diking the
Kennison Bayou, through which
the splendid low lands of Prairie
-Basse have been inundated in
the past.
Meeting called to order.
Mr.. Rene Carrier was called to
the Chair, and John Fl. Harman-
sob, of 0pelousas, was asked to
act as Secretary.
The Chairman stated the OBJ
iect Of the meeting, and every
body was given an opportunity
to discuss the proposition, pro
and con.
Mr.. Leonce E. Littell, a civil
engineer of Opelousas, who a.
ways takes a great interest in
matters of public concern, was
present, and he agreed that the
movement was opportune;; and
the diking of the Kennison was
a correct idea.
On motion of Mr.. Edward M.
Boagni, duly seconded, and
unanimously carried, That a COM
nlittee of three 81 composed of
Messrs. John Jennings, Louis
Hebert and Jos. Z. st. Cyr, be
and they are hereby appointed
to solicit subscriptions, to call
out the inhabitants in ease of
emergency to do diking or levee
work, etc, in order to protect
Prairie Basse from overflow.
Many citizens who were pre-
sent pledged their assistance
when ever called on.
The meeting requested the
said Committee Of three, to re-
quest the Police Jury to allow
the dIking OF the Bayou Kenni-
son, and to petition the Police
Jury for a survey TO ascertain
the cost Of digging a canal 81
drain the Leonard Swamp.
The meeting adjourned sub
iect to call of the chairman.
| RENE CARRIERE. Chairman.
Attest: JOHN Fl. HARTMAN
SON, Secretary
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-05-04
Canticulum Hominibus veris
Rv Oceana Renuhlic.

By Oceana Republic.
Those towards from the core will
live in name
And face the spurning glance OF
fellow men!
They cannot find a respite from
that shame,
Which, fathom'd by His will,
man e'er will ken!
All, but that weight will drag
those weeklings down
To dayless realms of ocean where
the means
Of Water-buried stewardesses
crown
Their craven souls with jeering,
mocking groansl
'Tis aye the price of infamy: man
yet
Must bear the baseness of his
sin, or, worse,
The law of nature in its course
will let
The fathers misdeed be the
childrer's S cursell
Lord, God, be merciful to him
who can,
Unlike Archie, Astor, Smith
prove not a mani
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-05-04
THREE RAILROADS ARE.
OUT OF COMMISSION.
ysTss 8 Pacific, Frisco, and 0peISuSas, Gulf
Northeastern Have No Schedule.
A. GEE Held TO THE LAST
lad lRIy Submitted When the RaIRS Aided
the River In SubmsFglRg
It's Track.

Three railroads are out of
commission, resultant from the
high water, and the aid rendered
its fury by the rains of the past
week.
The Texas & Pacific now runs
over the Southern Pacific track,
from Cheneyville to Lafayette,
thence to Crosse Tete, where it
gets back on it's own track to
New Orleans. It is feared, how
ever, that the Torras break will
soon prove disastrous to the
Crosse Tete country, and per-
haps put the T. P. to the neces-
sity of going over the Southern
Pacific track on to New Orleans,
coming to the S. P. track via the
East & West railroad to Eunice,
and then to Crowley, and on to
New Orleans from that point
over the main line of the S. p,
If the roadbed of that line is held
above water in the Morgan City
section.
The Frisco had to detour their
trains from Lavonia over the
Texas & Pacific to Crosse Tete,
then over the Southern Pacific
to Breaux Bridge. and then over
the New Iberia Northern to Port
Barre, where it gets it's main
line.
The Opelousas, Gulf. & North
eastern Railroad, running from
Crowley to Melville, held out un-
til Friday yesterday, when the
rain, torrential in nature, swept
away the fresh earthWork which
had been protecting the roadbed
d distance of several miles, from
Burton Lake to Melville. I'll
went under after a hard fight,
and would have probably held
out (save in the event Of a break
in the Atchafalaya) had it not
been for the rain, which poured
in furious volume during Thurs
day and Thursday night. The
swamp bordering the track was
already filed, and the onrush of
the rain water swept the track
levees.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-05-04
AVIATION MEET A PRO
NOUNCEB SUCCESS
Harold MANNER Is indeed 'sTaas Hsryslsus
lElatar' Told Of.
MADE TWO splendid FLIGHTS
villas ihs Applause Of the People. The Opal
OHsas Elks. sponsors to the Meet. MaAe
Small Margin Of Profit.

With a san-froid telling of
nerve and determination, seem
ingly unmindful of the fact that
aviators are dashed to their
death nearly every week with
out regard to the statistical fact
that these men who dare the air
have an average span of life Of
but two short years Harold
Kantner, the Moisant aviator
who flew for the people Of Opel
ousas and neighboring country,
under the sponsorship of the
Elks, last Saturday and Monday,
stepped into his speed machine.
a great canvassed, butterfly
shaped thing, and gave the spec
tators the two best fights that
the knowing ones had ever seen,
according to expressed opinions.
These daring fellows are called
Bird Men. =
OF course a buzzard is a bird,
and the application is perhaps
appropriate. But to be perfect,
they should be called Men Buz-
yards. !" The machine starts like
a buzzard. with the hops Incl
dent to that bird before it spreads
its wings to the wind; it lights
like the buzzard, hopping and
skipping over the ground before
coming to stop.
There was a large attendance
at both flights.
The schedule was for a flight
on Saturday and Sunday, but the
wind was so strong Sunday that
Kantner did not go up, ID the
disappointment Of an assembled
multitude, but they understood
that it was Impossible for him tu
60 up, and there was no desire
upon the part of the people to
see anyone killed. It was agreed
that the fight billed for Sunday
should be held on Monday at3
O'Clock, and every prominent
business place in the city closed
for the occasion, and there was a
splendid crowd at the CoIneau
Ball Park, from which place the
monoplane, the machine used by
Mr.. Kantner, few on both days.
The Elks, which fathered the
meet, made but slight profit.
But we are satisfied, said
Secretary Mornhinveg, of the
order. Our idea was to give
the people Of this section an op-
portunity to seea flying machine,
without having to go away Id
see one, and we are gratificd at
the result, and at the interest
taken in the performances. 2
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-05-04

0pelousas is furnishing all the
aid in it's power towards helping
the sufferers from the flood.
Various committees were ap-
pointed, at a meeting held yester-
day, to look to the comfort of
the people fleeing from threat
ened Melville, and the Bayou des
Glaizes, and many citizens ten
dered houses free of charge to
those coming TO 0peIousas.
Mayor Williams, at Melville, was
advised Of the action of these
citizens, by wire, and Immediately
sent back a message of thanks.
The general committee of ff-
teen, who has charge Of the en-
tire relief situation, and of the
appointment of subcommittee,
is composed Of Dr.. John A. Haas,
Chairman, and ]. G. Lawler,
Secretary. and the following
membership: Z. Fl. Lewis, Fl.
e. Estorge, Harry Flanders, E.
NJ. Boagni, ]. T. st. Cyr, DR.. F.
j. Mayer, DR.. B. A. Littell, w.
j. Sandoz, ID. Z. Guilbeau, S. L..
Hebrard, F. ]. Ti.iiston, Mike
Halphen.
Subcommittee have been ap-
pointed, among them one COM
posed Of ladies'. This committee
OF ladies is to see to the provid-
ing of clothing. beds, etc.
Police urer ]. E. St.
Cyr is on the co M
mittee on pasturage
which is to provide for the stock
taken from the sUanps, and
from Melville; Mr. Harry FIan-
ders, Superintendent Of the 0pe-
Iousas. Gulf & Northeastern rail-
road, heads the committee on
transport ion; aoreleet 3.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-05-04
The Star Hotel Will Have Con-
certS.

MIR. O'Brien, manager of the
Star Hotel, owned by Theodore
\ O'Brien, informs us that he
viii have concerts, either vocal
or musical, at intervals.
The Mexican Band, which was
engaged at the Airdome for a
week, was kept here. after the
expiration of their engagement,
Tor seyaral nights, serving de-
iightful music to a concoueee
which gathered on the piazza of
the Star Hotel.
h building, and tree
shaded lawn, is particularly
adapted to these entertainments,
and the Star will, to use common
parlance make a hit'' with
shese entertainments, which are
entirely free.