Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-20
poWNPoUR OF ~ INCHES EQUALS
PRECIPITATION RECORD FOR
SINGLE STORMS.
LINN AND TIMBER CREEKS
BECOME TURBULENT RIVERS
Small Creek In South Part of Town,
Flowing Into Linn. overf'o"s Banks
and Fire Departr Mt Is Called TO
Take Families Out in 6oat-River
Rising Rapidly.

Four and cne-ten,h inches ot rain,
which set in al about 1880 sunday
night and continued turnout the night
equaled precipitation records IL single
storms in twelve years and sent ali
creeks out Of their banks. Damage -
iowlands in this city and turnout the
county was done by the high water.
Altho it was impossible today over
the telephone TO establish any mater
iai damage &c corn in the county, i j.
more than likely that many fields. IS
peciauy along the small CRACKS. suf-
fered ny wasting. The wind was also
very heavy, and corn was reported
down in spots. II was said thai ne
damage by the wind was not great
The wind ard rain were acconpa Cd
py a little hail
Linn Creek Turbulent River.
Linn creek. thru this city vas
turbulent river. oyertio7vins It's 2anAs,
making a AXE out OF the low ground
in the vicinity q the creek. and caus-
ing damage ard .osses and tnconrer.-
ence % vr5perty and occupants. TIM
Der creek was also raging torrent
and between here and Dillon was said
~ railroad -r.en 20 be the highest trey
had ever seen Il
Rescue Families From Homes.
Two families were removed from
their homes by boat by the members o
the fire department early this morning
and this forenoon. The condition IN
these homes was due 20 the rising OF
the small creek that flows south into
Linn creek thru J;,e old Arson pasture
Ed Barker and the members u MS
household. at the corner Of Sixth avenue
and May, were taken out Of the!r nome
aoou, o'clcck this morning. During
me forenoon q family living al the
corner OF Arson and sixth avenue vas
removed to place Of safety.
Creek Comes Up Rapidly.
e-~.I.inn creek rose rapidly during me
night. and well up into the forenoon.
II was still rising at noon, but Only
slowly. and by mid afternoon i was
considered that the worst vas over
In the middle o. the forenoon the creek
rose about three feet in an hour. south
Center street was overfiowed as were
also Eas- Main. over the new paving.
and South Twelfth avenue
The creek was about as high as II
was last September during county far
week, and again last spring.
Car Shocs Cicse.
The Ninnea polls & 81. Louis car
shops. which are always flooded when
the creek overhows its banks 70 am
great extent suspended operations this
forenoon The water ran thru the
shops when the creek was al lis nigh
est.
Take Cattle From Pasture.
Holste;n cattle belonging 70 the
Western Grocer Company which were
in the pasture near the cornpany's mills
were removed from the field during the
night to prevent them being drowned.
Wire fences were cut in order TO get
the cattle out. Several head Of hogs
were also taken out in order 10 save
them from drowning.
Over az Sixth street horses which
were narooned were removed 10
place Of safety.
Me, AnnIv For Wnrk: Mills Close.
The western Grocer Company had
advertised for men 10 work at the mills
this morning and fifty were on hand
at o'clock this morning. This would
probably have been the company:
record day for pack. The mills WERE
closed until noon, however. because i
was Impossible 20 get corn out Of tn
fields, or oyer the roads after picking
Paving Crew Marooned
The gang of PAYERS. in the employ o
Thomas Carey & Sors. Of Clinton, be
came marooned az their camping sit
west of the Lennox Furnace Conpan.
plant ard north Of the Chicago Grea
Western tracks. The tents were sur
rounded by overflow water from Lin
creek. Some fear was felt for III
aooding of the new Lennox factory ou
at noon the water was still about te
rIIii55rp iucEn
farther distant than last spring.
sand and gravel in Linn street Il
use Of the PAYERS, were washed ava
by the food water IN that street.
BY noon reports had been receive
by County Engineer W. w. Notorious
IF the washing away Of twelve count
bridges. Three of them were nea
Melbourne two south OF Dillon. fou
near Lamoille and three near Quarr-
Smaller bridges along Timber creel
south of the city were also said to t
gone, but telephone communicate
was lacking for verifcation. On
bridge, south, another east, and thir
e.e veg. cf Quarry were reporte
either washed away or impossible. I
others west Of the village were r.
ported unsafe. Near Quarry the We
ter lacked less tnan a foot at noon
being over the Northwestern tracks.
In places the Lincoln highway ne;
Lamoiue is under water fence Pc
deep. Similar reports came from Il
vicinity Of Quarry and LeGrand.
A passenger from Lamoiile tn
morning reported several head OF ca
tie drowned, but an effort to yeri
this information by telephone failed
West Of this county, into Story. the
was little or no rain. according
trainmen. North OF this city, alor
the VI. & St L. heavy rains were r
ported by trainmen, and slow orde
were issued TX ihe railroad.
River Also Rising.
As a result of the rains north al
west, and the filling OF the small cree
tributary to the river. brought III
&. stream up rapidly during the nisi
At noon today John Timmons.
Marietta, reported the river betwe
five and six feet higher than it W
sunday evening.
At Center street at II o'clock I
river lacked about one and one-hs
feet OF being bank fun. and was ST
rising. At the Country Club the strea
was still within its banks. but bac
~ater had 9lled the waterways Oas0'
ea