The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-13
FLOODED RIVERS
RETARD TRAFFIC
DELTA FEELS INCONVENIENCE
OF HIGH WATER
WILBUR ALSUp LOSES HORSE
New Bridge For Near Town Crosses
River Minus Shoes. Profit in Old
Paper. Local Lad Many
Times on Sea.


Delta, June 10.--ETigh water has
been the sensation during the past
week and various stories are being
told regarding the experiences of the
people in connection with it, and the
low marshy woodlands, the river bot
toms and farm lands and consider
able higher ground is flooded this year
travel interrupted, the traffic on the
Rock Island was held up for day
or so by washout at Atwood and in
several instances accidents and mar
row escapes have resulted from these
conditions. 1t is claimed the water of
both North and South Skunk rivers
have been higher than at any time
since 1881. Last Friday the water in
North Skunk river began TO go down
but in proportion tht water of South
Skunk river near Rose Hill came up
and has been higher than for years
past. Considerable anxiety has been
felt for the long highway bridge on
the Great White Way at this point as
in some places the roadway was flood
ed and on Friday the water was less
than foot below the flooring of tn
bridge Railroad travel is also being
closely watched.
Horse Drowned.
Wilbur Allsup, Friday morning left
his farm and drove I'm with horse
and buggy toward Delta with the idea
of meeting his daughter at the morn
ing train, put the high water in North
Skunk river covered the roadway and
in trying to back out of the water, the
horse became frightened and began to
plungs. He threw himself, and being
held down by the harness the animal
drowned before he could be released.
New Bridge.
The new steel bridge over the creek
near Delta that arrived week or so
ago, has not been erected, yet as the
abutments are to be raised and some
43 piling driven back of each one on
both sides of the stream. Over the
earth large quantity of sand IS to
| be placed in between the pi!iag and
over the whole a think L>d Of CO..
crete will be added near the top CT
the approaches. The idea is to place
it above the highest water record so
that in the future there will be no
danger of washing out.
Lost His Shoes.
William Hob on Wednesday took
his son to Sigourney Thursday to regis
ter, he being 81 years of age. On the
way in trying to cross North Skunk
river with two horses and a spring
wagon, Mr.. Hob told the young man
that If they were obliged to swim for
him to get on the fathers back as the
father could swim but the young man
could not. In order to be ready, the
| father took off his shoes, but as it
| turned out the horses swan the
stream and the spring wagon tioated
across, the father and son were car
ried over safely, but in this unique
experience the father lost his shoes.
on the return trip Mr.. Hob and his
son went to the home of his brother
| Joseph Holb southeast of Delta and
stayed there over night, returning to
! his own home in the morning, but
when he got to Delta he replaced the
lost shoes with new ones.
Save old Paper.
Sergeant & Son of Delta Press re-
Gently shipped quite quantity of
waste paper, pamphlets and old maya
zines and received the sum of $40 for
the pile. This is better than burning
it or having the paper go to waste,
| These are conservation times.
Six Trips Across Sea.
Dallas Utterback of the u. s. Navy
| is home with his parents Mr. and Mrs.
NJ. T. Utterback, enjoying short fur
Tough. Dallas is an expert wireless op-
orator and since joining the service
has already made three trips on Naval
escorts with troops and going and re-
| turning has crossed the Atlantic ocean
six times He is now on waiting orders
as there is some prospect of his being
sent on special duty TO the Naval
academy at Annapolis Md. A pretty
good record for a Delta bow