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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-01
Great Flood is Now Passing
Down Ohio River and Pour
ing into Mississippi at
Cairo.
PEOPLE HAD WARNING
Nearly Everybody Has Fled
From the New Danger Zone
and Not a Single Fatal
ity is Verified.

fUnited Press Leased Wire Service. ].
EVANSVILLE, Ind, April Ito
wait for tho Ohio river to fall was ap-
parently all that could be done along
its length in Ohio and Indiana today.
Warnings have been needed through
ou. the danger zone and with thou
sands OF people in dozen cities and
towns homeless or marooned, not a
single fatality has been verified. The
river has passed 46 feet here and was
expected to attain a crest OF 4S feet
By Thursday.
A company of militia was called out
at Mount Vernon, Indiana, to assist
citizens in rescue and lief work.
The Scioto. a government relief boat
in charge of regular army men from
Fort Thomas, Ky. visited Lawrence
burg and Aurora with supplies.
SIXTY blocks of New Albany are un-
der water and many industries are
shut down. Jeffersonville is fighting
to save the Pennsylvania railroads
thirty foot fill on the west side in
which break will spell disaster to
the city.
Conditions along the Wabash river
were vastly improved today. The
river is falling slowly.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-01
Local Observations.

Bar.Ther Wind. Weather.
81 Z pm. 80. IL 55 NV PIT Cldy
II am. 3o.19 A NV Clear
Mean temperature, March 81. 81.
Highest temperature, 60.
Lowest temperature, AZ.
Lowest temperature last night, ~.
FRED z. GosEWIscH.
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-01
Fighting Mad River.

TtShtuiJ Mdd 1tSSts
CAIRO, H.. April with 1000
troops and a hundred naval reserves
on the ground and every able-bodied
man at work on the levees, Cairo is
today fighting the maddest of tho riv-
ers. The Ohio river registered 53.2
feet on the gauge at 6 a. M today,
and conservative estimates place the
possible stage at midnight tonight in
excess OF fifty-four feet.
The crest in the 1910 flood was fifty
four feet, the highest stage ever at
tained in Cairo, and the prospects are
that the present flood will reach it.
The biggest rise of the last few days
is expected to reach Cairo tonight
from the Wabash river. The rise is
estimated at 21a feet and is du, to
reach Paducah this morning, arriv-
Ing at Cairo late tonight.
1t is expected that when the wafer
reaches Cairo it will be followed by
an Increase of nearly foot in the
stage of the river and if Cairo sue
cessfully resists it little hope is en-.
tertained for the safety of the Reel
1907 district, below Hickman, Ken
lucky, about fifty miles from here.
The breaking of the Hickman
ieyees would relieve the situation at
Cairo. Rises are still being reported
rom upper Ohio river points and the
present indications are that the wat
er Will continue to advance at de
creasing rate for at least five days
Inc city's salvation lies in the weak
ness of leyees In the lower Missis
sippi valley which were swept away
Ike pasteboard when the river at
tanned a stage of flfty.two feet on the
gauge last spring.
should the lower valley levees give
way, it would be from two to five days
before the effect would be felt by
Cairo. The entire Ohio levee, extend
Ing from the halliday House to the
lillnois Central railroad bridge, dis
lance OF more than forty city blocks
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-01
Weather Conditions,

River Forecast.
The river will fall slowly from DAY.
export to keokuk for several days.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-01
Big Four is Holding.

Continued on page 81
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-06-26
First Pub. May 29-6t)
Mortgage Foreclosure Sale.

Default having been made in the payment of
the sum of four hundred eighty and
25-10O dollars which is claimed to be due and
is due at the date of this notice upon certain
Thos. W. Allison, and Sarah J. Allison, his
wife, mortgagorS. to D. A. McLarty, mort
gage, bearing date the oath day of May 1906
and with power OF sale therein contained
duly recorded in the office of the register Of
deeds in and for the county Of Mile Laos and
state Of Minnesota: on the 22nd day Of June,
1905, at o'clock .. M, in book IS" of mort
cages on page 14S, and no action or proceeding
having been instituted. at law or otherwise, to
recover the debt secured by said mortgage or
any part thereof,
Now therefore. notice is hereby given, that
by virtue of the power of sale contained in said
mortgage. and pursuant to the statute in such
case made and provided, the said mortgage
will be forecloSed by sale of the premises
described in and conveyed by said mortgage,
VIZ:
The southeast quarter of the southwest
quarter OF section thirteen C3) in township
{thiHrtIy ;e (9 OF range ~ s,wsnty-seyen @
the heredltaments and appurtenances: which
said sale will be made by the sheriff of said
Mile Laos county, at the front door of the
court house, in the village Of Princeton, in said
July: 1918, at ten O'Clock a. m. Of that day, at
public vendue, to the highest bidder for cash,
to pay said debt of four hundred eighty and
S5-lOO dollars and interest. and the taxes.
II any, on said premises, and twenty-five dol
said mortgage in case of foreclosure, and the
disbursements allowed by law. subject to re-
demption at any time within one year from the
day of sale as provided by law.
Dated May Y, 1913.
Attorney for Mortgage,
Granite Falls, Mimi.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-06-26
(May 22-6t)
Sheriff'S Sale Under Execution.

BY virtue Of an execution issued out of aud
under the seal of the district court in and for
the county of Mile Laos and state of Mime
sofa, upon judgment rendered and docketed
IN said court on the 18th day of May 1911. and
docketed in said Mile Laos county on the 18th
DAY OF May. 1911, at2 O'Clock in the afternoon
OF that day, in an action wherein Marshall
Field 4 Company is plaintiff and P. L. Road
strom is defendant, in favor of said plaintiff
and against said defendant for the sum of
1856 TO- upon which judgment on the Sth day of
June, 1912, 1919 .33 was paid leaving balance
OF $40 SO due on said judgment, which execu-
ton vas directed and delivered to me, as
sheriff in and for the said county. have this
14th day OF May. 1913 levied upon all the right,
title and interest of said defendant P L.
Roadstrom. in and to the following described
property, to-wit: Lots seven E). eight 81,
and nine (9). in block thirty-nine (39). of
Princeton, according to the plat thereof in the
registry of deeds of said county, in which
county said real estate is situated
Notice is hereby given that 1, the under
signed. as sheriff aforesaid, will sell the above
described real property to the highest bidder
for cash. at public auction, at the front door of
the court house in the village of Princeton in
the county of Mile Laos. and state of Mime
sofa, on Saturday, the 5th day of July, 1918, at
ten o'clock in the forenoon of that day, to,
satisfy said Judgment, together with the inter-
est and costs therein.
Dated May 14th 1913.
HARRY SHOCKLEY
Sheriff of Mile Laos County, MINI
CHARLES KEITH,
Attorney for Judgment Creditor.
Princeton, Minnesota.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-06-26
First Publication June 19)
Order Limiting Time to File Claims
Within Three Months and for
Hearing Thereon.
Estate of Rritta Haooboro

Estate Of Britta Haggberg.
Mile Laos. In Probate Court.
IN the matter of the estate of
Brltta Haggberg. decedent.
Letters of administration this dav
having been granted to Charles
Keith, and it appearing by the afi-
davlt of said representative that
there are no debts of said decedent:
1t is ordered. that the time within
which al! creditors of the above
named decedent may present claims
against her estate in this court, he.
and the same hereby is. limited to
three months from and after the
date hereof: and that Monday. the
22nd day of September, 1913. at 10
O'Clock a. M, in the probate court
rooms at the court house at the
village of Princeton in said county.
be, and the same hereby is. fixed and
appointed as the time and place for
nearing upon and the examination.
adjustment and allowance of such
claims as shall be presented within
the time aforesaid.
Let notice hereof be given by the
publication of this order in the
Princeton Union as provided by law
Dated June Is, 1913.
- VIM. V. Sanford,
(CourG oeal) Judge of Probate.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-06-26
First Pub June 49,
Order Limiting Time to File Claims
Within Three Months, and for
Hearing Thereon.

Estate of Peter J. Haggberg.
State of Minnesota, County of
Mile Laos. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of
Peter }. Haggberg, decedent.
Letters of administration this day
having been granted to Charles
Keith, and it appearing by the aft
daVlt of said representative that
there are no debts of said decedent:
1t is ordered, that the time within
which all creditors of the above
named decedent may present claims
against his estate in this court. be,
and the same hereby is, limited to
three months from and after the
date hereof; and that Monday, the
END day of September, 1913, at 10
O'Clock a: M, in the probate court
rooms at the court house at the
village of Princeton in said county,
be, and the same hereby is, fixed and
appointed as the time and place for
nearing upon and the examination,
adjustment and allowance of such
claims as shall be presented within
the time aforesaid.
Let notice hereof be given bv the
publication of this order in the
Princeton Union as provided by law.
Dated June 16, 1913.
VIM. V. Sanford,
(Court SeaD Judge of Probate.
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(First Pub June 1917
Order Limiting Time to File Claims,
and for Hearing Thereon.

ESTATE OF MARTHA A. HATCH.
State OF Minnesota County OF Mile Lacs
In Probate Court.
In the matter Of the estate OF Martha A.
Hatch, decedent
Letters of administration having been
granted to Elvero L. Mcmillan:
1t is ordered that the time within which all
creditors OF the above named decedenu may
present claims against her estate in this
court. be. and the same hereby is. limited to
six months from and after the date hereof;
ana that Monday, the 18th day of December,
1913, at 10 o'clock a. NJ. in the probate court
rooms at the court house at the village of
Princeton, in said county, be, and the same
nerepy is, liked and appointed as the time and
place for hearing upon and the examination,
adjustment and allowance OF such claims as
snall De presented within the time aforesaid.
Let notlce hereof be given by the publica-
ton OF this order in the Princeton Union, as
provided by law.
Dated June ID, 1913.
lCourt SeaD WIN. " SANFORD,
CHARLES KEITH, Judge OF Probate.
Attorney,
Princeton Mimi.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-06-26
How Reports Are Handled.

teal agents and special field agents
are sent directly to the secretary of
agriculture. He retains in his posses
sion those of the reports which deal
with certain crops of a highly specula-
tive character-corn, wheat, oats and
cotton-and does not turn them over to
the bureau of statistics until the morn
ing of the day when the bureau is to
issue its report But the reports on
other crops are delivered by him to
the bureau as soon as he receives them,
to enable their tabulation long enough
in advance Of the preparation of each
crop report to render them ready for
use when they are needed. The pre-
caution in the case of the speculative
crops was adopted as a result of the
cotton leak" scandal of some years
ago, when advance information got out
to interested parties.
The reports Of the voluntary CORE
spondents are tabulated and computed
and the results turned over to the chief
of the bureau of statistics to be tabu-
lated in connection with the reports
of the state and special field agents.
Precautions Against Leakage.
When the monthly crop estimates
are finally made additional precau-
tons are taken against leakage. The
crop reporting board, which does the
final work. consists of five members,
with the chief of the bureau as chair
man, and its personnel is changed
each month. The meetings are held in
the Office Of Chief Victor 81. Olmsted,
and the doors are locked and all the
telephones disconnected.
It may be said that, after all and de-
spite the numerous correspondents who
check one another up, the reports on
crops issued by the bureau of statis-
tics cannot be automatically exact
since they are gathered from the con-
illusions of farmers, interviews with
merchants, etc. This is true. The re-
ports do not purport to be other than
estimates. They are not the results of
actual enumeration, as are the figures
reported decennially by the census bu-
reau.
But, while they may not be exactly
accurate, as no estimate can be, they
are given as the best available data
and represent the fullest information
at the time they are made
The government has been doing the
work of collecting agricultural statis-
tics for fifty years, but the present
broad scope Of the work is matter of
only a few years. It was widened
into its present large field under secre-
tary Wilson and multiplied many times
in size and efficiency in the last six or
seven years.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-06-26
ANTS TO TEACH CHILDREN.
Will Be Kept In Cages In Cleveland
School Fairgrounds.

Cleveland school officials who are
urging the children to '.swat the fly
are also having ants collected for use
as playground apparatus in the public
school yards. The ants are to be Gagged
In the Fairgrounds and placed where
the children can watch them. The OBJ
ject Of this move is to give the pupils
an opportunity to CLEAN a bit of natural
history and absorb habits Of industry
through the good example set by the
ants.
DR.. b. A. Paterson, chief school med
ical inspector, first suggested the plan,
and the corps of fly chasers in the
schools at once got busy trapping the
elusive and hustling ants.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-06-26

%A PRINCETON - LODGE.
81 NO. 90, X. Of p.
H@ Regular meetings every Tussd~- evs.
utng at o'clock.
G.. E. RICE, c. G.
G. E, CHUTE, x. R. as
FRANK GOULDING, Master OF Finance
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-06-26
CROP REPORT
100000 PEOPLE ! !
Of Vital Importance to Bust
ness Welfare of the
Nation,

they are listed at the department, sup
ply information at harvest time re-
garding yields. Then there are what
are called special price, correspond
dents, who report concerning the
prices received by farmers for their
products.
How Figures Are Obtained.
When all the separate independent
tabulations and computations of re-
ports received from the voluntary cor
respondents are received, they are
brought together by states and, in con-
junction with the reports from the de-
partment's salaried field agents and
state statistical agents, form the basis
Of each Of the monthly reports issued
by the bureau Of statistics The divi-
sion of domestic crop reports tabulates
and computes the results of all the re-
ports received from the various classes
Of voluntary correspondents.
Despite the fact that these voluntary
correspondents receive no pay, they
seem to like the work, to Judge by the
length OF time they stick to it. An in
quiry made in January, 1912, showed
that of the entire list Of county CORE
spondents SS per cent had served more
than one year, 81 per cent more than
two years, AZ per cent more than six
years, 81 per cent more than eleven
years, per cent more than twenty-six
years and per cent more than thirty
six years. The average length Of serv-
ice of all the county correspondents
was about seven years.
The department considers this sta
bility of service as evidence of high
standard of quality. It believes that
careless or Indifferent farmers would
not take the pains to report, month
after month and year after year, with
out being paid.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-05-10
DARIUS fONTENOT
ENTERTAINS KIN
Popular Assessor of This Par
ish Acts as Host for
Relatives.

Darius Fontenot, popularly
called by his thousands Of
friends and political supporters
as "Domicoe," entertained his
relatives at an ice cream party,
in honor of his little son, Her.
bert, who had made his first
communion on last Sunday.
Being a pure Creole, coming
from a Cajan country, Chataig-
nier, Mr.. FonUenot secured a
special orchestra from Coteau
des Rodere, for the purpose of
treating his kin to some real
Creole music. This orchestra
was led by a darby, commonly
called BLACK Shorty" and it is
said that he is some musician
with all the latest country air.
The ffty-four persons who
attended the party are convinced
that they never had SO much fun
in a long time, the thing which
they enjoyed most, after the
genial hospitality of ''Domicoe"
and his pretty and accomplished
was the music of the Co
teau des Rodere orchestra.
Many of those present, carried
away by the melody Of the music
could not restrain from dancing,
so they readily fell in line with
Virginia Reel" a piece which
all the married folks
back to wonderland, causing
them to think that they were
once more in their youths, but
awakening to the sad fact
chat it was time for them to be
home to see about getting
supper.
The party was given at Mr..
Fontenot's beautiful country
4 Q m e, one mile a d a
1alf from the city corporation,
place was very fascinat-
ng to the participants in the ice
:ream party.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-05-10
SITUATION WANTED----By q
good all-round printer, Cy-
Under pressman, and make
up. Address St. Landry
Clarion, L. R.
FRISCO SHOPS

The citizens of Opelousas, who
have the interest of this com.
munity at heart, should get out
and hustle and try to obtain the
Frisco Railroad work shops fol
their city. It is a certain fact
that these shops will be moved
from DeQuincy, where they
have been stationed since the
erection of the Frisco lines.
Opelousas and Eunice are the
cities which will most probably
get these shops, but it is up to
the citizens of both towns to do
something in the direction of
securing this enterprise. Ope-
lousas can get the shops if the
citizens would go out and make
a fight for them. 1t is a sure
thing that good things do not
come to those who sit and wait
for the arrival, so also is it GER
tain that Opelousas will never
get the Frisco work shops, if the
people of this city do not make
an attempt, one way or the
other, for obtaining them.
These shops would mean a
great deal of good to this COM
munity. There are several hun
dred men employed in them and
these are paid twice a month.
This would place a large amount
of money in circulation in this
city. thereby lettering the pres
ent monetary condition of Ope-
Iousas. This city is badly in
need of an enterprise of this sort
and now that it has some chance
to secure one the people of Ope-
lousas should busy themselves
and find out what is the best
way OF going about this matter.
1t they aid one another, all work
ing for the same purpose there
is no doubt that when the shops
will be moved from DeQuincy.
Opelousas will be the place
where they will establish them.
There was a Frisco official in
the city not long ago and in ex-
pressing his opinion on this sub
Ject he said that in his mind
Opelousas was the logical point
and would most likely secure
these shops, if the people here
organize in a body and
hard to make the Frisco
lines a better proposition than
Eunice or any other place.
1t is up to you, citizens Of Ope-
ousas, to land the Frisco mech
.nical shops in this Do your
iuty and you will never be sorry
or having worked a little to Sc
.ure an enterprise, which would
mean a source of good to your ]
{
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-05-10
DIED.:
EWELL D,AVY.

On Sunday evening at 100 o.
clock, the soul of little EWell, in
FAINT son of Gladstone D'Avy and
Mathilde Babin, passed into in
finite, whilst the mother was on
herway to Mrs. Gustave Cahan-
in, with the child, not in the
least suspecting that the little
tot in the baby carriage, would
be found dead. upon her arrival
at her destination. 1t is said
that little Ewell died of heart
failure.
The funeral took place from
the residence of Mrs. Gustave
Cahanin on Monday afternoon at
4:30 O'Clock; interment in the
cemetery.
To the igrief stricken father
and mother the Clarion extends
deepest sympathy and condo
lence.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-05-10

dates ride the rough road to
knighthood, via the K. of G..
goat, which is a rather stiff
proposition.
The Southern Pacific railroad
accommodated the Knights of
Columbus considerably, allowing
them a special train to take
them back to Opelousas Sunday
night. This, however, made it
much easier for the knights to
go, SO there was a crowd from
here who was on hand at the
grand initiation held in Lafa-
yette on Sunday, when Lafa-
yette and Crowley had a joint
initiation. making the class a
very large one.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-05-10
O'Gee Directors Elected
For Next Year.

The stockholders of the Opel
ousas Gulf and Northeastern
Railroad had their. annual meet
ing for the purpose of electing
ten directors for the ensuing
year. The officers were not
elected, but it is expected that
the Board of Directors will have
a meeting in the very near future
for the purpose of choosing its
various officers.
Mr.. Kindon Gould, of New
York, whose father, it is said.
was the one who guaranteed the
O'Gee stocks, when that railroad
was being constructed, was plac-
ed on the Board Of Directors, to
succeed Mr.. Saterlle, of New
York, who was the President of
the Opelousas Gulf and North
Eastern Railroad, from the time
it was constructed until his death
recently. It is thought that Mr..
Gould will also take Mr.. Safer
les place, as President of the
line.
Following are the names of the
elected Board of Directors:
Messrs O. Fl. Abrams, Dallas;
Harry Flanders, Jno. w. Lewis,
DR.. j. A. Haas, Opelousas; T. j.
Fireman, N. NJ. Liach, New Or
leans; 2. L. Lawrence, Crowley;
FL. Petterman, Marksville;
DR.. R. G. Webb, Rayne; and
Kindon Gould, New York.
Mr.. p. D. Burke, who has been
Secretary and Treasurer, of this
company for a number of years,
is assured of his same position,
place he has filled with
credit, since he accepted it some
three or four years ago.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-05-10
ST. LANDRY CONFED
CRATES GOING TO
REUNION
Several Of The Old War Horses
From Here To Go To
Chattanooga.

There are several old Vets
from this city and parish, wht
are walking around the streets,
as spry and as ligit-footed, as {
young man of twenty. just be
cause they are overjoyed at the
idea that they will have lived te
witness once more a reunion OF
the brave men who fought ir
thessixties defending a LOST
cause.
The railroad rates from Opel.
onsas to Chattanooga will not be
very expensive, making a reduc-
ton for he old veterans.
After the old fellows will have
reached Chattanooga they will
be taken care of by Uncle
Sam" who has provided for
lao, 900 meals to give to the Con-
federate Soldiers, whilst at the
same time there will be tents in
abundance to take care of the
brave old warriors. This to-
gether with the reduction in the
railroad rates, will make the en-
tire trip very cheap for the Con-
federates, and will thereby ena-
bic a greater number of the old
soldiers to be present to greet
the men with whom they fought
hand in hand against the Union
armies.
The reunion will be held ON
May, n, %, and % and at the
same time that the Confederate
veterans will be holding their
annual reunion the United Sons
of Veterans will hold their re-
union at the same place and at
the same time, assuring the
young men as well as the old
a splendid time, if they
should be on hand for this grand
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-05-10

desiring entertainment should be
sent. Quite an attractive pro-
gram is being arranged and top
les of interest and value to pres
ent day Sunday school work will
be discussed by persons who
have had training along the lines
they speak. Let every Sunday
school worker in the Parish who
has the upbuilding of our Parish
at heart make some special
effort to attend the convention.