The weekly soliphone., 1915-09-03

s miles south of Newport, reports
he lost 175 head of cattle, 40 head
of horses and mules and his entire
crop. He estimates his loss at
least $4,000. Mr.. Stephens suf-
fered a nervous collapse and was
| brought to Newport for treatment.
j. H. Keel, living near Ingle-
side, was near the break in the
outer levee, was also a heavy loser,
perhaps as large as Mr.. Stephens.
His entire crops were flooded.
Mr.. Stephens and Mr.. Keel are
no heavier losers, proportionately,
than thousands of other land own
era and renters, who have lost ev-
erything.
Batesville District Suffers
| Ernest Neal, we'll known Bates
vile lawyer, was in Newport yes
terday morning and stated the
/ White river bottoms in the Bates
vile district were devastated by
the high waters. While the losses
to land owners are as heavy as in
the Newport district, there is not
as much restitution around Bates
vile. Mr.. Neal said most of the
! lands in the bottoms, which are
very narrow near Batesville, are
owned and farmed by people who
live in the nearby uplands They
have lost their crops and fences
and perhaps some stock and farm
! implements, but they have their
homes and at least some of their
supplies. Not many of these farm
ers were in debt, and consequently
they will be able to pull through
without suffering much. He said
]. w. Williamson, one of the
largest land owners in the White
river bottoms near Batesville, was
the heaviest loser. His crops de-
stroyed by the floods were valued
at $4,000. Other heavy losers
were j. w. Glenn, Gailord Duffey,
T. N. Hess, Ed Sheriff., NJ. M. Ruth
erford and w. A. Rutherford. Mr..
Neal said the tenants who lost their
crops would perhaps be able to
find employment in and around
Batesville. He said Tom Walbert,
formerly of Paragould, now oper-
ating a big stave mill at Bates
Vile would use a number of men
working in timber. Mr.. Neal de-
clared Mr.. Walbert is one of the
most liberal-hearted men in Bates
vile and when people in distress
come to him he usually finds some
thing for them to do.
Knobel District Also Flooded.
All the creeks from Newport to
Corning are out of the banks and
are overlooking vast areas of fine
farm lands. Along the Iron
Mountain road on both sides the
crops are submerged. Around Kno-
bel the situation is becoming criti-
cal. Levees have broken and the
water is standing one to six feet
deep over the lands and in the
town. A call has been made for
sacks to strengthen the levee four
miles above the town.
st. Francis on Rampage.
1t is reported from st. Francis
that the river at that place is rap
idly rising and will continue to rise
for several days, says the Piggott
Banner. The crest of the water has
not passed that point.
The river at noon yesterday was
making jumps at the rate of an
inch every hour. The lOwlands be-
tween this place and St. Francis
will be flooded from the recent high
water. Heavy rains above are re-
sponsible for the overflow. 1t is
thought the water from Black river
is also coming down the channel of
the St. Francis. The two rivers
run parallel with each other for a
number of miles in Missouri. Black
river has spread devastation along
its entire course for the past week