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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-03-26
WEST LAKE NEWS

West Lake, Mar. 244---Mr. and Mrs.
CLAUS .Evenson returned to Brooten
Monday, after visiting friends and
relatives around Negord the past two
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Bitterness Wis
tied with Mrs. O's. parents Good Fri.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. 1. Aasen visited
in Town Of Colfax last Sunday.
Ole Skaalerud Of Arctander is
building an addition to his house.
Edward Evenson and family have
moved onto the Tosten Evenson farm
which he has rented for a period Of
three years.
Henry Bitterness helped Lewis Ev-
enson husk corn a couple Of days
last week. 81. .s.s...
p. S. Gafkjen Of Norway Lake Wis.
Iited at the G. p. and O. r. Sagedal
homes last week.
Miss Theolina Reigstad and Miss.
Ethel Jaco bson visited with Mrs.
Lewis Evenson Good Friday.
Lewis Evenson transacted bust
ness with ]. H. Georg the West.
Lake .black smith Saturda
Mr.: Georgeson has putin g larger
feed mill now and can axe care Of.
three times as much usiness as be-
fore.
"a baby boy was born to- Mr.. and
Mrs. Charlie Larson last Sunday.
Mother and son are doing well El-.
Isa'sv please.
. Lewis Roisum has hired out to
Oliver Sknde ellen for the coming busy
season. Mr.. S kind ellen. has rented.
the N. Ell. Aasen farm in edition to.
the G. Skind ellen: e
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-03-26

entertained at the Andrew Eastlund
home Sunday. -
Miss .Sandberg Of W. H. S. visited
at Haroldson's Easter. ,s. -.
The w. H. S.. students came home
for their Easter vacation.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-03-26
Noticel

Some people have been under the Inn
preston that we are located in another
studio, but remember we are located
above Berkness & Peterson's store in
the. New BaSlund Studio, one block
south and one block east of the depot.
Elkjer & Stoll. Phone 4O1. go.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-03-26
WEST W l|Ilj|+||J

& Sunnyside, Mar. 24--Axel Johnson
and Miss He1ga Nelson went to Stew
ard Friday, where they visited with
the latter's brother Herbert, who is
i'll. They returned Saturday.
George and Albert Husinga from
Danube are assisting their uncle, ]
Phiefer this week. .5
The P. L: S. spent a very pleasant
evening at the Nelson home Thurs
day.
Emily Bouske has started a music
class and it is reported she is doing
fine.
Mrs. Joel B. Clough and daughter
are visiting at the formers parental
home here.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-03-26

Judge Muller was an Atwater Wis.
itor Saturday.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-03-26

Prof. and Mrs. .W allace Martin and
little son, Albert Bruce Of Minneap-
oils, came to Willmar to spend Easter
Sunday at the Professors parental
home, J..H. Martin. They expect to
return home about the mid Idle ofs this
week.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-03-26

Mrs. Oliver Larson Of the Inter
lachen .ho tel at. Green Lake spent
several days last week at .the. home
Mrs. dams. She returned
home Saturda .Es|,ss221I|
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-03-26

Miss Mabel D elson spent SSnnd day
1T her home So White6 ED. 81
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-03-26

Read the "Want" Column.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-03-26

The regular meeting of the Anti
[#Tubercu losis society will be- held st
the mercial Club rooms Tuesday
AFTERNOON, April
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-03-27
800 MAY HAVE PERISHED IN
MAD WATERS AT GAINESVILLE

mass OF driftwood was let loose to be-
come a terrific battering ram that
hammered dwellings, business houses,
everything In It's path to pieces. The
Third street bridge, 500 feet long, was
swept away and deposited on the river
bank five miles away. The wooden
mills we're ripped from their f0unda-
tons.
The mills. hurtling along IN the tor
rent. rammed the Sixth street bridge,
and with IAN ear-splitting roar, the
bridge broke loose and disappeared.
The H. and o. and Pennsylvania
railroad bridges collapsed and sank
from sight The b. ana o. depot Us
by twenty feet OF rushing
yellow water.
The Regge House and the Claren-
don, the two chief hotels here. are
under water to the middle of the sec
ond story Refugees are clustered
on the roofs OF the bigger buildings
down town.
All arc suffering intensely in the
cold. and have been without food
since carly yesterday The entire
south end of the city Is submerged.
Food supplies are becoming exhaust
ed as all provision houses are buried
in the water.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-03-27

GAINESVILLE. o., Mar. s7-More
than one report says three hundred
may have persisted on the fats along
the Muakingum river. The water has
risen to height OF ffty-eiRht feet and
the houses in the river bottom have
vanished.
Nearly all the residents there are
working men. and their frail homes
Ibrumbled IN the food There is no
means Of communication with the
hills across the river. where some
VT those In the district worse strick-
en may have fed.
Only seven bodies have boon re-
covered, but more have been sighted
tossing In the rushing center OF the
stream.
Several buildings in the downtown
section are burning -Four thousand
are homeless. The bodies of John
Carr. his Wife, their two children and
an unknown man. woman and baby
have been dragged from the torrent
Three score houses have been swept
away from the Seventh and Eighth
wards Of the city where the bulk Of
tho residences arc located.
The great concrete bridge went
down last night and tremendous
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-03-27
HIGH WATER
BRINGS BURNS TO
ELECTRIC WORKERS

Water getting into the underground
system OF the Wilmington and Phil
.adelphia Traction Company's power
plant along the Brandywine at noon
foday caused a tle-up in the lighting
system of the company along MAJ ket
street II also resulted in the burn
ing Of Leslie wilkins, switchman
who was at work ON the switchboard
at the time.
Chief Engineer G. w. Cooner who
was standing at his side was likewise
covered with flame but was not as
badly burned as wilkins, who was
treated by Dr. James A. Draper,
and afterwards taken to his home
The men had their clothing singei
by the fire and wilkins arms and
face were badly burned. He contin-
ued at his work after being treated
at the plant. Word of the accident
was sent to the company's general
offices and a force Of men started at
once to make repairs In the mean
time an auxiliary feeder is being used
to supply merchants along Marke,
street with current for lighting. Luck
lily none of the current in the dam
aged feeder was used by manufactur-
ing plants.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-03-27
100000 Homeless in
Columbus Suffer in Storm

stories Of drownings in the flooded
west side A few bodies have been
recovered.
Outside OF Dayton, Delaware, Ham
ilton, Sidney, Piqua, Troy and Miami
isburg from latest reports. lead the
mourners for the greater number of
dead.
Reports altering in here during the
night said that Piaua had been de-
stroyed with great loss OF life. They
we're wholly unconfirmed.
An early report that GAINESVILLE was
wiped out with the big death list
proved untrue. Latest word from
there said the city was submerged but
not destroyed. new food today
menaces the great Ohio Valley The
Ohio river reached a siXty-foot level
shortly after midnight, according to
meagre reports reaching here and is
still rising.
Fremont today reported the recov-
cry OF three bodies and Il Is believed
when the water recedes al least ten
more will be found over dozen
are still reported missing Two
thirds OF the city is under water.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-03-27
Gale Levels Trees and
Fences in Country Near by

Mary Pitcher, who are attending
school in Orbanno. in the food dis
trict
VIII Ball, proprietor of the Della
ware City Hotel, is making futile eff
forts TO get in communication with
his brother j Victor Bali. of Zanes-
Vile, Ohio Mr. Ball Is a member Of
the Armstrong and Ball Milling Com
pany Of GAINESVILLE and has his family
with him.
Despite frantic efforts. Michael
Holiday OF Delaware City. has been
unable to get any news of his daugh-
ter. Miss Helen Holiday. who has
been visiting relatives in Omaha,
Nebraska. The girl was visiting on
north Thirty-third street where the
storm struck most heavily and it is
feared that the girl has persisted
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-03-27
STORM SWEEPS
KENT, TEARING
UP PROPERTY

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del, March 27.-What Is
believed to be a portion OF the storm
of the West visited parts Of Kent
county this morning and in some in
stances general havoc was wrought
by the high winds.
AT Little Greek, four miles east OF
Dover, the wind was particularly Sc
we're as was evidenced by, the blow
ing of several dwellings and barns
from their foundations. one barn in
particular, a new one, being blown
distance Of one hundred and fifty
feet and destroyed. II was the prop
erty OF Frank Pleasanton.
Two horses we're left In the stable
a large quantity of corn, hay and 9TH
er feed we're in the barn all Of which
was destroyed.
The dwelling OF Milton Duffield was
blown from its foundations with the
family in the house Many chimneys
we're blown from houses, and trees
uprooted everywhere, blocking all
travel.
The dwelling OF Fred Short was also
removed from its foundations. Boats
in the harbor at Mahons are ashore,
but as the tide is low. but little dam
age will be done.
A barn on the W. n SEVERN prop
erty and n part Of back building on
the Hendrickson farm were blown
over. On the farm OF Harry Mcdaniel,
near Little Creek, massive trees which
have stood for a generation or more,
were uprooted and an apple orchard
was wrecked
A building at the DAILY brickyard,
near Moores Mill blew over with the
OCCUPANTS in the house. One of the
occupants, John Henry Jackson. a
colored man. was badly injured about
the head and badly wrenched by fall
ing timber.
Trees are uprooted all along the
State highway.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-03-27

Half OF Wheeling is under water to-
day and Il Is estimated that the
greater part Of the city will be sub
merged by night A forty-seven foot
stage early today was expected to be
followed by ffty-hve feet later today.
There have been several small fires
and the danger of a general fire is
great. Bridgeport and Moundsville
are reported half submerged and
Benwood. w. Va. and Bollaire. Ohio.
are under water. Fifteen thousand
are marooned in Wheeling. and 5000
are homeless in Bellaire.
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frame buildings that have foated in
from everywhere and converged at
the street corners.
For Gods sake come over and
help us" was the plea that came
across the water. There are women
herei" But nothing could be done.
Strong men labored at oars. but we're
helpless against the rush Of the chan
mel Of the water
Fight for Life From Housetops.
Yesterday the fight for life fr"-
the housetops was az least Ell su-
able. Today. with a biting gale ALLOW,
intense cold made the struggle for
life tragic one.
Early this morning, Louis Giusly. a
mail carrier. who lived IN a Hooded
house on Wayne street, PRESENTED the
situation frankly to his wife. The FIRE
was on its way from the rear
ats an even break said Ginsly 70
his wife I'D rather die In the food
than in the FIRE" said the wife.
So a. o'clock this morning he ven-
tured into the water It stood as high
AZ Cinsley's hips Then one by one,
he carried his four children across.
His wife chose to be last They took
the winding channel Two hours later
their home succumbed to the Are.
Flood or fre-which?
Shelly Burns presented the issue 70
himself. Since last Tuesday he had
heen a lone prisoner in stable lear
the IRE. The fire was in back Of him
and the food in front
"I1l take chance on tho hood"
said Burns.
He Jumped into the food and found
himself hanging By one arm from a
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-03-27
FLAMES NOW THREATEN FLOODED DAYTON
AND ITS THOUSANDS OF SUFFERING CITIZENS

wedge made by wooden debris. He
hung that way until daylight, suffer-
ing intensely from exposure, and the
pain Of being suspended by his arm.
He was rescued at daybreak
The fire and flood issue faces 1000
persons in the burst Milling plant.
The fire is approaching the building.
II. Sangfeld, 131 Frank street, and
fifty others agreed to take a chance
with the water. The others chose TO
trust TO Providence, Sangfeld and his
t1s made the trip safely over boa
yy-
-. - are 1000 people in the
burst plant" said Sangfeld. III the
food reaches them there Is no hope
They have nothing TO eat or drink
and they are suffering from cold.
Many OF them we're soaked TO the
skin in last nights rain and their
clothing is frozen this morning
Following directions given by Sang
field rescue parties from the Ma
tlonal Cash Register Company hur-
riod TO the scene az once
Panic has seized 375 persons who
are trapped In the upper stories OF
tho Curier Car Company building at
East Third street and the railroad
crossing when the flames approached
within two blocks
In the panic numerous persons at
tempted 10 swim to nearby box cars.
Some OF them succeeded in their bat
tie with the icy waters and reached
positions Of safety from which they
we're rescued. Others were carried
awav
Many firemen we're drowned this
morning IN an effort to reach the
flames, according 10 Fire Chief
Frank.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-03-27

BY The United Press-
COLUMBUS. o., March 27.-Flood
conditions in Ohio we're not improv-
sd today. II anything they were
worse. The rain which had been al
most a steady downpour in the food
ed western and northern section Of
the state continued up TO an early
hour this morning and then sudden
" turned TO snow. This sudden drop
In temperature caused intense suf-
fering among the homeless. now
estimated at from 100000 to 100000
II Is useless TO attempt TO estimate
the number OF dead. There are no
definite facts upon which TO base an
estimate and those IN touch with the
situation at all points are OF the
opinion that II will be days before a
definite statement Of the toll OF life
can be made.
In Columbus where the work OF
relief and rescue is as well organized
as at any place In the food zone, the
dead are placed at 100 This estimate
however. is based solely upon various
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-03-27
COMPETITION
in COOKERY
High School Domestic Science
Class in Contest Under
Gas Co. Auspices

Il is a sad fact that the people OF
Wilmington know little Of the affairs
Of the Wilmington High School II
Is probably not known by the public
that domestic science department
has been installed in the school and
has heon running for three years.
This however, Is the case and Il Is
for the purpose of arouslng interest
In this same department and show
ing the public what is being done that
the Wilmington Gas Company has de-
cided to give prizes to the girls OF
the school who can bake the best
bread, cake, cookies and brown bread.
The contest viii be held the second
week in April and the girls who enter
the contest are from the second year
High School The girls who will do
the work in bread and cake baking
have had three terms of work and
those on brown bread and cookies
have had two terms and are now TAX
ing the third Each term consists OF
FIVE months and the girls have an
hour and half p week for domest C
science. The work will he done in
class under Miss Jane v Goosling's
supervision. The work is part of the
planned course and no special pre-
paration will be given. The girls are
greatly Interested and try the va
rious recipes at home and bring sam
pies TO the school showing that good
use Is made Of their class instruction.
About so girls will he in the COM
petition and the products Will not be
labelled hut will be numbered thus
giving each girl and impartial judy
ment and relieving the judges from all
charges OF favortism Miss Goessling
has had nothing TO do with tho selec-
tion Of judges. and that matter is not
settled, but Il Is understood that none
Of the High School faculty will act
in that capacity. and that they will
be selected by some disinterested
party All exhibits made IN the Gas
Company Offices by the girls will be
work done in class and under class
supervision. No other work will be
accepted for exhibition and competi.
ton
The reason why the department has
accepted the proposition from the Gas
Company Is that the public may b,
come acquainted with the work Of tn,
department I'm the High School tn,
products viii be judged by grain. tex
ture and lightness and. although 4
has not been decided what all the
prizes will be, II is understood tina
the first prize will be cabinet gal
range and the second a portable ga.
lamp. All Of the prizes, however
viii be good substantial. useful ga
appliances. and William A. Morris. o
/ the Gas Company. announces tina
: everything is progressing nicely
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-03-27
TAX
REPEATER NOT
SNEAKED THROUGH

Representative Grantland denied
emphatically today that the bin to re-
peal the Capitation Tax law was
sneaked through the Legislature.
Il went before the Board of Assess
ment' and Revision, told its members
had the bill and was going to in
troduce It and it is No > on the House
calendar" Representative Grantiand
said "rho fact that the bill had been
introduced was published in the
newspapers and there is not a mem
her of City Council who did not know
the repeater was there The bill went
through as publicly as any other bill
went through. Efforts now are being
made to show that the city will lose
from $4,000 TO $4,000 in revenue be-
cause of the repeal OF the law The
collections that have been made I'M
der IL show the falsity Of such a con-
tenuon AS matter of fact. / un-
derstand that the revenue derived
from the law was not sufficient to
pay for the work that was done under
Il. I'm short. the law was a failure. "
Council knew OF RilI.
State Senator Thomas F. Gormlcy
said today that the bill knocking out
the capitation tax was not sneaked
through the Senate The measure.
he said. had been in the Legislature
for some time and was known as
House bill No 2 When it came over
TO the Senate a ter passage in the
House he said he was asked BY the
members Of the Senate whether City
Council wanted IL passed Senator
Gormley said he did not know and
asked that Councilman Norman c.
Downs. chairman OF the law com
mittee Of Council. who attended the
sessions OF the Legislature for the
Council. be extended the privilege oil
the floor This was granted aud Mr.
Downs said that. Council had taken
no action on the measure.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-03-27
I)EtTHS
Jane NJ. Buckmaster.
Sarah Mcdowell Berry.
Elizabeth a. Goodman.
Henry Jones, Sr.

l1NHlN dNnthf 81
Percival Good.
GOOD-In this city on March GO 1913.
percival. son OF Char'es S. and sars
Good need 5 years
EDatf,cs and friends are invited 20 aftrnd
the funeral services az the residence Of his
parents. No 1910 Delaware avenue. ON sun
day afternoon. az o'clock. intermcnt in
Wilmington and Brandywine cemetery.
.JONES-In this city on March &c. l9fa,
Henry Jones. ST., aged SO years.
Relatives and friends are invited 10 attend
the funeral services at his leto residence. 5lA
Fast Fourth street on Saturday afternoon.
al 80 o'cock. lnterment private
BUCkMASIER--ln this city on March 20.
1913. Jane Morrison wife Of DR.. h. q.
Buckmastcr.
Relatives and friends are invited 10 AT.
tend the funeral services 40 the residence ~
her sisters. No. 2iS West Twentieth street.
ON Friday afternoon, March Is, 1913 AZ go
O'Clock fnterment private.
BERRN-In this tity. on March rs. 1913
Sarah Mcdowell, wife OF Thomas H. Berry,
in her 23rd year
Relatives and friends Of the family are In
vitcd 70 attend the funeral services at heY
late residence No. 1t2 Squirrel Run. fu.
Points Banks on Friday afternoon. March
rs az 80 O'Clock. lnterment at Green
hill cemetery.
GOODMAN-At Richardson Park on March
-, 1913, Elizabeth A.. wife Of Rollin II.
Goodman, aged % years.
Relatives and friends are invited 10 attend
the funeral services az the residence 81 hor
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Farrell, Rich.
ardson Park, ON SUNDAY afternoon. 81 2
o clock Interment in silverbrook cemetery
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-03-27
sOME nAMAGE AT REHnnnTM.

REHOBOTH. Del March 27.-This
place was visited by a terrific wind
and rain storm yesterday afternoon.
The wind swept down Rehoboth ave-
nue. and striking a small pavilion
next to Horns pavilion, carried it
fully twenty feet in the air. II then
dashed il on the beach broken
mass. Fences were blown down,
lighthouses damaged and windows
broken. Luckily no one was injured.
Following the wind storm rain fell
In torrents, at times causing the re-
sidents to fear a cloudburst
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-03-27

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
FELTON,. Del, Mar. pa terrific
rain and wind storm passed over this
section this morning Rain fell in
torrents making IL impossible to see
across the streets. While the wind
played havoc with fences and small
out-buldings the storm was, followed
by q slight electric storm.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-03-27
10000 HOMELESS IN
OHIO RIVER VALLEY

MARTINS FERRY. O., Mar. IT.
(By telephone TO Cleveland -Prac-
tically The entire Ohio river valley Is
Hooded today With the water still rls-
ing and the biggest food since 1884
predicted
Half of Wheeling, W Va, is also
flooded while Wheeling Islands Sc
lect residence district. is entirely
submerged.
Fully 10000 people will be home
less in this vicinity by nightfall. Al
ready 1900 have been driven from
their homes. and hundreds of others
are moving.
house with two men clinging to
the roof swept by Martins Ferry
early today Another house follow
cd. split in two pieces. with eight per-
SONS clinging to il.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-03-27

The high winds Of yesterday caused
considerable trouble for the Will
mington and Philadelphia Traction
Company and as a result a force Of
workmcn were on hand all night to
attend TO reported breaks The only
one that was serious, however, was
at Lowering avenue and Scott street
and after working to midnight, the
workmen repaired the damage.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-03-27
HAMILTON UNDER WATER

by The United Press.
WASHINGTON, March 27--Presi-
dent Wilson today received the fol-
lowing appeal from the Keller commit
tee at Hamilton. Ohio:
Almost the whole city is under wa
ter. All bridges across river washed
away We appeal for pOntoOn bridges
and help when the river subsidies. Can
you give ~"
The message was referred TO secre-
tary OF War Garrison with instruc-
tons TO supply the uontoons il pos
sible aud grant all aid
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-03-27
FLOODS NEAR PITTSBURG
CLAIM MANY LIVES


BY The United Press.
PITTSBURGH. Pa, March 27-The
Allegheny river reached a 2I-foot
stage today. FIVE feet above the dang
er mark. Deaths in this vicinity we're
estimated as follows.
Sharon. 7 TO 20.
Monndsville, 4.
Wheeling. 4.
Youngstown. 2.
Franklin. 2.
pittsburgh, /.
Properly damage has been great.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-03-27

For Coughs, Grip, Group.
Catharrh. Quick Consumption,
Typhoid nd contagious dis
eases. BRAZILIAN BALM
never failed or lost a case, as il
KILLS THE GERMS-1Oc, IS,
soc and Sl.00.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-03-27
BLIZZARD RACES At CLEVELAND


CLEVELAND, O.. March 27.-Cou-
pied with the floods, a heavy snow
storm which has swept Northern
Ohio since shortly after midnight,
Frustrated telephone and telegraph
wires and seriously interferred with
railroad traffic.
As the day advanced. the storm
became worse: lnterurban car ser
vice throughout the northern part OF
Ohio Is al a standstill Railroads
are moving trains with difficulty.