The Carlisle independent., 1915-09-02

With Cache River still rising and
 the crest of the flood estimated to he
 two days distant, Cotton Plant is pre- pairing to issue a call for assistance If conditions continue to become
 worse
 Between 200 and 300 persons are
 marooned on Surrounded Hill, an ele-
 vated tract two or three miles square,
 but farmers who live thereon have
 ample supplies and are in no danger.
 Small towns near Cotton Plant are
 taking care of refugees from the low
 lands, but the task of feeding and car ing for the flood sufferers is becoming
 more of a problem daily. It is estimated that Cache River will rise at least two or three feet be-
 fore the crest is reached If the eY- pected rise develops thousands of acres of land now untouched will be flooded
 The crest of the flood has reached Georgetown, 15 miles west of Cotton Plant, and water in the bottoms ad-
 jacent to White River is at a stand still.
 Gum Flat, which has not been under
 water for more than 12 years, is now covered to such an extent that travel is almost impossible The water has risen a foot in the last "A hours. Be ginning at a point about half a mile
 west of Cotton Plant there is a solid sheet of water extending to Cache River.
 Reports from Georgetown and Cow Mound indicate there is need of sup | plies in those two places, and it is | probable that in one or two days Cot
 ton Plant will need money for the
 refugees who are at this place Most
 of those affected by the flood were small farmers and timber workers
 who were absolutely without money. As 1t appears at present mat several weeks must elapse before they can re | turn to work, and as the farmers were totally ruined as far as this years
 crop is concerned, money will be
 needed to provide for them until ar engagements can be made to give them | employment.
 Large crowds attended the three day reunion which has just closed at 1 Pea Ridge The reunion celebrates the fifty-third anniversary of the bat tie of Pea Ridge, said to have been the most important battle ever fought
 west of the Mississippi river, and
 known as one of the most decisive battles of the Civil war The site of
 the reunion was near the old battle field and many visitors and tourists wandered over the old field gathering
 curios and souvenirs.
 When the residence of E. W. Far rior at Dardanelle was destroyed by | fire few days ago the first piano
 ever brought to Yell county and pos sibly the first ever brought to west ern Arkansas, was destroyed The old instrument was of the square type and was made by H. Hanson in New
 York. It was purchased by George w Lemoyne in New Orleans in 1858 and | cost $500. It was brought to Darda- nelle Dy steamboat.
 To assist in the relief of flood suf- ferers at Newport, James S. McCon- nell of Hot Springs, grand chancellor
 Of the Knights of Pythias of Arkan-
 sas, issued a proclamation calling on
 the local lodges in the state to con- tribute money, food and clothing. He requests that all donations be sent d. rectly to Newport at the earliest pos s1ble date, addressed to Mayor A T. Hubby, chairman of the Relief Com. miAee
 The commissioners of Drainage Dis trict No. 2 of Crittenden county let
 a contract for the construction of 55,- 022,000 cubic feet of ditches for the sum of 7.59 per yard. There were
 two bids at this price, but the com
 missioners decided that the bid of McWilliams Bros. would be for the
 best interest of the district, in that they were able to dispose of the bonds.
 Al Amin Temple Nobles of the Mystic Shrine will hold regular and
 ceremonial session at Fort Smith, Ark, September 6. Labor Day, and
 anticipate a goodly number of "unre- generated" novices-and in this con nection desire to inform the nobility that the sum of $100 has been sent to the Relief Committee for the flood sui ferers at Newport, Ark
 l.. w. Chaney of Lawson, one of
 Union county's most prosperous farIn- CTS, is increasing the live stock on his farm and this year has grown a wide
 variety of feed crops, Among those
 grown are corn, oats, wheat, kaffir
 corn, sorghum, seeded ribbon cane, peas, peanuts, red clover, alfalfa, chufas and Bermuda grass
 E. D. Carter of Mulberry has an old powder gourd which was the property
 of h