The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-09-18
Fl. SCOTT FLOODED
Marmat0n River Rose 80 Feel
in a Few Hours After a
6-Inch Rain.
MANY TAKEN FROM HOUSETOPS
Telephone Operator at Uniontown
Gave AIarm-IoIa Also Suffered
From High Water.

From High Water.
Water from the Marmaton river,
which rose thirty feet in a few hours
flooding wholesale and residence Sec
lions of Fort Scott, and imperiling
the lives of hundreds of persons, soon
receded and fears of loss of life and
further property damage had passed.
Although scores of persons were res
cued from trees and housetops, and
many smaller sructures were swept
away by the food, no one was killed
SO far as is known. The property
damage is estimated at 100000.
An unnamed telephone operator in
Uniontown, fourteen miles away, and
four cab drivers employed by George
A. Konantz, an undertaken, share
with KOnantZ the hero roles. Union
town experienced 6-inch rain. Short
1y before midnight a subscriber near
the river in Uniontown called the OPP
orator and reported the river roar
ing stream, rising rapidly and swift
1y extending its waters. The Union
town operator, realizing the impend-
ing danger to North Fort Scott, the
residence section there, telephoned
to Konantz.
The undertaken aroused the four
cab drivers in his employ. Horses
were harnessed and in few minutes
were driven to the imperiled section.
Eight of the twelve persons re-
ported missing at lola have been TAX
en- uninjured from the flood which re-
suited from a cloudburst, during
which six inches of rain fell Four
section hands for the Missouri, Kan
sas & Texas railway were washed
from the handcar upon which they
were hurrying to safety and took re-
fuge on a crossing sign. Later the
current swept away the sign and the
men were drowned.
Many families still are homeless,
having lost their entire household
equipment, and many homes were
completely wrecked. Succor is being
given temporarily with city funds.
Hundreds of men worked heroically
through the night rescuing food
bound residents and many persons at
first reported drowned were brought
to places of safety.
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loIGWGJ E&ACHSIOHS 10 ENhESiCJs-
After many years of waiting, Kins-
ley's hope of securing direct line
of railroad southeast to Wichita and
southwest to Denver are about to be
realized. President O. P Byers of
the Anthony & Northern Railway sub
mitted a proposal to extend his road
to Kinsley at once, which was prompt
~ accepted. The road is now in OPP
GRAFTON from Pratt into Edwards coun-
ty, with only about twenty-five miles
to reach kinsley.
Crops Keep Men From Juries.-The
attorneys and district court officials
at Selina held a consultation recently
and decided to postpone all jury cases
set for this term OF court until No
vember because Of the difficulty in
getting jurors. The farmers are plow-
plead too much business to serve on
Juries.
Blocks Wichita Whisky Law
JudgeThomas A Wilson of the district
court at Wichita, has granted a tenn
porary restraining order to the liquor
men against the ordinance of Mayor
Bentley restricting the hauling of
LIQUOR or carrying it through the
streets.
Celebrate Golden Wedding.-Mr
and Mrs. Lewis Smith celebrated their
golden wedding recently at their
home in Fredonia, all the immediate
relations being present but one daugh-
ter at Kenosha, Wis
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Practices Medicine at o4.-Doctor
Hedinger of Canton, who was former
~ q physician of Strong City, is be-
lieved to be the oldest practicing ply
sician in the state He has just cele-
brated his ninety-fourth birthday an
niversary and is still active in the
practice of medicine
Wisconsin Mar Killed in Perry
Michael Jacobs. % years old, was
killed at Perry when he fell under a
freight train which he and a compan-
ion were trying to catch in the rail-
road yards. Both men had been work
ing in the harvest fields.
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Refuses War Order.-A chance to
take all or part of an $4,000, 900 order
for shells, presumably for the allies,
has been rejected by an Atchison con-
Germ
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Prison Mine Official Quits.-George
K. Skidmore, the Kansas penitentiary
coal mine superintendent appointed by
Warden J. D. Botkin a year and a
half ago, has rendered his resignation
and left the prison. Levi Day, pit
boss. has been appointed superintend-
ent for the present
X x
Married 55 Years.-Mr. and Mrs E.
P. Voorhees, celebrated their fffty-fifth
wedding anniversary at Garrett re-
Gently. Their three children were
present and many friends joined in
celebrating the day with them.
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Found Stolen Checks.-A bundle of