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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-02
MAINE CENTRAL R.
In Effect January 20, 1918.

TRAINS LEAVE AUGUSTA
f.----l GOING WEST-3.O5
VHTT4 NJ. Portland and 81
lA1144A@ ton; 6.lS A. NJ, Far
KW311s}Ll4l ington, Bath, Rockls1
:yNtSfN Portland. Boston. Ma
treal and Quebec; $50
Nj, Brunswick, Portland, Boston; 3N
NJ, local; 4.05 Z. NJ, (express) braa
wick. Lewiston Portland Boston,
=. NJ, Hallowell, Gardiner and So ".
diner; l052 p. NJ, Lewiston, Bath. XII
land, Boston. Sundays 3.05 and I'D
NJ, $40 and 1852 p. NJ, Portland
Boston. sa
GOING castillo A. NJ. Bangor n
John, Halifax. Sunday morning al
A. NJ, does not connect beyond bahi
2. % A. NJ, for Waterville, Bangor
Harbor, Calais and -Aroostooh o.
A. NJ, local to Belfast, bangor
Skowhegan; l.02 noon, WateI'S
2.41 +. NJ. express to Waterville; thss
local to Belfast. Harmony, Dover VI
Foxcroft and Bangor and MattagS1
keag; 7.3l +. NJ, Waterville and>S n
Sundays lis A. NJ. $50 A. Dod BaEl
NJ, for Waterville. Pittsfieb any
gOr. uaNovea
Trains leave Augusta for At 6. IS, 81
Gardiner and South GaEaine' Hal,owe
| A. NJ, $40. SIS, 1852 T; Nj Gardin,
J and Gardiner only 400 Wondav.
only 3O5 A NJ. daily except II
| NJ +, HARRIS. Genl. pass. 49, ue
Don,,ass Genl Mgr, Portland, Me
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-02
Tuesday, April 2, 1918.

IIum1n Judgment is finite. and
1t ought always To be charitable.
Winter
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-02
"Uniess"

The convicted man had just received
his sentence and was being led out.
Poor man, is there anything I can
do for you?" asked a sympathetic wom-
an from the audience.
NO. num- said the prisoner, unless
you'd like to do this three years De
troit Saturday Night.
Banker Henry Z. Dawson said at an
artists banquet:
Gentlemen I once went in for n,ir+
ing myself. l enameled a bathtub
My friends sought to discoura.a o
in my artistic aims. They said ~ 10
use going in for PAINTING unIass ~,
stick to your work
Gentlemen, did so.''
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-02

April l has passed-has anybody in
Taris seen Hindenburg?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-02

No notice whatever will be taken OF
unsigned communications.
The Journal cannot be held response
BILE for the preservation or return OF
rejected communications.
Address all communications relating
to subscriptions and advertisements
70 Kennebec Journal Company,
Publishers. Augusta, Maine.
MEMBER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Associated Press is exclusively
entitled 10 the use for republication OF
all news dispatches credited TO 1t or not
otherwise credited In this paper ana
also the local news published herein.
All rights OF republication of special
dispatches herein are also reserved.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-02
SETH WILLIAMS iNDEPENpEl

Relief Corps. Meetings every Thursi
afternoon at go at G.. A. f. hall.
MRS. Lucy V. WARE, Pres.
ADDlE w. GAY, Sec.
aprilll. tu-th- Sat,1yr
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GEN. PHIL SHERIDAN GIRO

1EN. PHTL SHERIDAN CTRCIl
No. D. Ladies of the e. A. r. Rsg,I
meeting in q. \. X. hall every III
at . 80 p. NJ ~
MRS. GEORGE, GAY. Pres. RI
MRS. kATHREEN PETERS. 81
feb3, tuth- sat. lNr
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-02

UNIFORM RANK. KNIGHTS, /
Pythias, King Company, No. 4. kNl
meeting first Thursday of each M
at 7.30 +. NJ.
Capt. CHAS. II. YOUNG. ~
Rec. w. FRANK HEHRICKl
oct6. tu-th-Sat,t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-02
CAPITAL GRANGE, NO. 24s p o]

II. Meetings I'd and 4th Saturday eys1
nings of each month at G. A. r. hail.
tHAS. q. CROWELL, WV
MRS. EMMA f. HOWE, Sec 1
N-th-Sltt If
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-02

A man who has to eat in restau-
rants recently made q change and III
formed the proprietor Of the place he
now eats that he formerly ate in a
restaurant where the men were s"
crowded at noon time that it Was Of
ficult for him to-teIl whether the next
man to him was eating from his own
Plate or his.-Bath Times.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-02
JEPHTHA ENcAMPMENTSAM

N. E. o. P, kENN3bECt LON
No. 251, meets in G.A n. hall thu
and third Tuesday~HeveAfngs, Mi&
month. at $50 o'cloct.A1s
MRS. BERTHA +. DOUGLAS, We
MRS. EMMA f. HOWE, Rec. sea
tu-th-Sat N1
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-02

The maple sirup business is being
conducted on a larger scale than ever
before in Piscataquis County. Strip
is retailing for $3.50 a gallon, while in
past years the average price has been
from $1.25 to $3.50 gallon. Maple or
chards which have not been tapped
for years are being operated to capa-
city this season and double the usual
output of strip is expected.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-02
COURT PINE TREE NO. 20, Fol

esters of America, meets in Gold
Cross hall. the first and third Thursk|
of each month at O'Clock.
ROBERT McDOCGAL, Chief RangaI
JOHN j. WHITE, Fin. Sec.
maN23. tu-th-Sat.1vr
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-02

LEAVE ACGUSTA !
GOING WEST-3.O u !
NJ. Portland and b
ton; 6.lS A. NJ, Far
ington. Bath. RocklsI
Portland, Boston. NJ
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-02

The first Universalist Church IN
City square. Biddeford will celebrate
its 5oth anniversary April Is. The
shurch is without a pastor. Rev. Fred
>. L'eining. resigning to accept a can
from Providence church.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-02

&O1IN "TIC, NO. T9, FT FN
Sisters. meets in X. of L. hall the n
ond and fourth Tuesday evenings
each month. at 100 o'clock.
IDA X. LEEMAN, NJ. +. C.
ANNIE :. ARNOLD, NJ. of r. and &
tuth-Sattf
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-24

from foot to one and one-half feet
during the might in the vicinity OF Gen.
ter street. but the situation Is not at
all serious. Water has spread out over
the lowest places above the Center
street dam. but below the dam the
river was still within it's banks late
this forenoon. The bayous near the
Country Club grounds were filed near
ly bank full. but the water had not
spread over the grounds this forenoon.
There is reason to believe that the
flood water came down channels and
drainage areas north of the water shed
Of Linn creek but not farther north
than Marietta. II such proves to be
the case the rise in the river will be
Of short duration.
Franklin School Closed.
Plumbers who were putting in sewer
service In a house across the street
from the Franklin school left a six
inch sewer open in the ditch they were
digging. When the heavy rain feN and
washed in dirt into the ditch the water
and mud backed up into the school
sewer, flooding the basement with
muddy water and silt. Because of the
condition the school children Of the
building were dismissed for the day
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-24

A torrential rain. approaching a
shed Of Linn creek in and west of this
city during the night, raised the creek
water out of its banks and spread it
| over the lowlandS in one of the worst
foods in that narrow valley in years.
HighWater marks of similar floods in
recent years We're passed, but the best
opinion of old settlers seems to be that
the flooded area was not so extensive
as was covered by the flood of 1891
The flood water swept thru the city
early this forenoon, the water rising
very rapidly. BY about 10: 80 residents
in the flooded area in the eastern part
of the city reported the water at a
standstill and by noon It had begun
! to fall, A Characteristic -offLinn creek
valley floods IS that they subside as
| quickly as they rise.
Dam age Is Extensive.
| With rainfall Of 2:04 inches in the
| city, and probably an even greater fall
west along the creek valley. the stream
! soon burst out Of its bank and spread
| in all directions over low ground.
sweeping away everything that was not
. firmly held. The damage to factory
| and railroad property, caused by food
| ing tracks, buildings and cellors, and
| to dwellings and gardens will be con-
; siderable. 81, the tc-seccerts ~ the
vicinity Of Linn creek in the city were
| filed with water. Homes in the same
neighborhood that were surrounded
were made inaccessible except by boat.
| and from some Of these In the lowest
! places the police and volunteers re-
| moved occupants.
Water to Union Station.
From the creek on the south the
water rose to over the NJ. & ST. L..
tracks near the union station. and near
" to the station platform. AS far east
from Third avenue as could be seen
the whole creek bottom was under
| water.
The water rose go rapidly that work
men IN the shops Of the VI. & ST. L. had
barely time to put away their tools and
get out before they would have been
forced to wade. The water kept rising
until it reached depth of nearly three
feet in the car shops. which is directly
in the path OF the food current that
raced thru the shops. doing much dam
age to the brilding and work under
process.
West of the shops, and in the neigh
borhood bounded on the west by Sixth
street and on the east by Center. the
stream inundated all the low ground.
creating a huge lake. At Center street
the water was up TO the south side Of
the track and surrounded the master
mechanics Office. flooding the floor and
driving out tire office help
| Railroads All Hit.
| All three railroads centering here
were hit by the food that damaged
! the track and roadbed and tied UP traf-
Ac on ell three. In addition to the dam
age to track and roadbed one freight
train on the Northwestern was derailed
by the damage done and the North
western suffered altogether more seri-
ously than either of the other roads
Traffic was entirely tied up In this
J vicinity on that road The Chica go
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-24

county were confronted with their
first food. All Iowa was practically
submerged in every locality tributary
to a river.
In 1858 another severe flood covered
the unbroken prairies OF the county,
and because Of the sod the land ab-
sorbed so little of the water that tho
creeks were filed to overlooking in q
short time iii the Iowa river valley,
where bluffs lined bott, shores. the
water, extended from BLUM to blum.
This was in the spring and again in
June OF that year crops were dam
aged by the heaSy rains which swelled
the streams again. Bottom lands
were submerged to q depth Of from
six to ten feet.
The Flood Of 's1.
But 1t remained for the flood Of
1881 to eclipse anything Of the kind
that had ever been witnessed in Mar
shalltown. This was on July II, as
nearly as the date can be fixed by
memory, and verrifcation is lackong
because the files Of the T.-R. from
fully to 13 are missing.
What was termed a ''cloudburst'' in
the Linn creek valley brought up that
stream into raging torrent in the
interval of a few hours. The water
spread over the south part of town
until it was three feet ir depth over
the territory now occupied by the
union passenger station. The first
floor ,of the Bowler House, which stood
where the platform Of the passenger
station now stands, and little east
Of what now would be called the end
of Second avenue. was flooded to
depth Of two feet. and people were
taken from the hotel in boats.
On July of that year President
James A. Garfield was shot at WASH
ington by Charles J. Guiteau. The
country was in fever of excitement
not only over the murderous assault,
but by reason Of the presidents con-
dition, as he fingered until the, 18th
before he died Daily reports from
the sickbed were watched with an
eagerness only such az a nation can
bestow under such circumstances.
When the food came railroad tracks
were washed away and for days Mar
shalltown was without a Chicago daily
paper. The limited press report Of
the Times Republican in those days
did not satisfy. Charles A. Deuel.,
then young man engaged in the news
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-24
Other Memorable
Floods in His
tory of County

With the present flood of the Linn
creek valley probably eclipsing any
thing in recent years in the way OF
high water, it is interesting to go
back over the misty past for compari-
sons
Almost every year. at either the
spring or fall, Linn creek is out Of its
banks for short periods. Usually These
freshets come in the spring, but a few
years ago it was in September that
brought the highest water. This was
especially true in 1914 and 1915.
However. altho the present food Is
higher than those of recent years it
does not equal the memorable flood OF
1881. which old residents Of the city
remember as the worst in the city 8
history.
Floods Of the Fifties.
In 1851 the early settlers Of this
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-24

and all his chickens. which we're swept

and all his chickens. which were swept
| away.
Along the Lincoln highway, In
Twelfth avenue. from Main> street
south to Nevada street, water poured
over the pavement. A horse was res
cued from east of the pavement near
| Nevada street after the, water had
reached its neck.
Highest Ever Known at Marietta.
In the fifty years w. H. c. Wood
ward has lived at Marietta he has
| never known the water to cover the
| bottom land east of the Woodward
farm as 1t did this morning. Clear to
| the river, north and east Of the Wood
ward home, distance Of almost two
miles, was one vast stretch Of water.
i could get in a boat at my house
| and go clear to the river" Mr.. Wood
ward told the Times-Repu blican this
morning.
| From all indications the high water
at Marietta came from heavy rain,
commonly called "cloudburst," to the
south and west Of Marietta, but in a
water shed that does not directly
affect the Iowa river, it is believed, for
at the tineo the vast stretch Of
water east OF the Woodward farm, the
| river at the Marietta bridge was with
In its banks. However. since Thursday,
the water at Marietta bridge had risen
six inches, and at IL O'Clock was ris-
ing rapidly.
Mr. Woodward says that in his long
residence at Marietta high water be-
fore has not extended to within a
| quarter Of a mile of his house. The
new road to Marietta past the Wood
ward home is a foot higher than the
Woodward dooryard, yet the water
was clear over the road and up to the
doorstep.
Northeast of the Woodward place to
the river the George Timmons land
was covered. as was also the north
eighty OF Elgin Arson.
Mr.. Woodward says that the amount
| of damage that will result depends al
| together on how long the water re-
mains on the land and whether or not
| the weather turns off hot directly after
the water subsidies If 1t remains cool
for a time there will not be much
loss to crops. Mr.. Woodward thinks.
because the water has not washed the
land to any great extent
River Rises Some.
The river rose an estimated distance
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-24
RAINFALL OF TWO INCHES.
Downpour in City Amounts Almost to
Cloudburst.

One of the heaviest rainfalls.
amounting to almost a cloudhurst in
the city, amounted to 2.04 inches during
the night. Repeated thunder storms
during the night followed each other at
Intervals, accompanied by torrents of
rain. The extremes of temperature
Thursday were 67 and 40. compared
with 81 and As Wednesday. and ga and
So year ago Thursday. At this
morning the temperature was 60. COM
pared with AZ at the corresponding
hour Thursday morning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-24
FLOOD SWEEPS
THRU VALLEY
Of LINN CREEK
RAIN FLOODS Low
GROUND WEST AND EAST OF
CITY DOING MUCH DAMAGE.
RAILROAD SHOPS AND
FACTORIES ARE FLOODED

Third Avenue Bridge Endangered and
Suffer From Damaged Track and
Roadbed and Traffic Was Interru pied
in All Directions-Flood Localized in
Linn Creek Valley and Iowa River
Is Not Seriously Affected
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-24

We have the adjustable window
screens and screen wire. Let us have
YOUR orders. Carriers Economy Store.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-24

More good wall paper at prices from
10 to 20 cents per roll at Everist's
Wall Paper House than in any. other,
store in central Iowa. No waiting.
Twenty more rooms can be hung at
once. We have the workmen.--Adver-
tisetnent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-24

business hers, walked to { Albion <
few days after the flood. met IN lowe.
Central train that could come no far
Their south than q short distance this
side OF Albion, begged and bough.
seven Chicago papers, and returned
to this city to supply what he could OF
the great demand for papers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-24
CANNED GOODS
SUBSTITUTES.

SUBSTITUTES.
Rice flour, per ID. .12c
Barley -four .......... SC
Dat meal ........-... &c
Dat meal flour. loo
Rice .13c
Bulk corn starch. 80. Sc
Package corn starch. .12c
White corn -four. =. Sc
We have a few bushels
of those fine white potatoes
that we win close out at
S1.05 per busheL
The Holly chieftain., 1918-01-04
Busy st Camp Ks.rnsy

A. L. Beavers, register of the land
Office, is in receipt of letter RON
]. w. Nell. one of the ProWers coun-
ty contingent who was sent 10
Camp Funston last fall, in which
he gives some information that will
be Of interest to others who have
friends in the service. Nell was
transferred to camp Kearney last
month. He says:
1--WE have plenty of work to do
here and the hours are just like
those on farm In the busy sea-
son. We start in at o'clock in the
morning and finish up at 8 o'clock
at night. 1 was sent here from
Camp Funston several weeks ago
and assigned to an Arizona COM
pany.
Il have already been given an ex-
perience in trench digging, and 1t
is anything but easy work. The
ground is 50 hard Here that we
have to dynamite 1t after we get
down about eighteen inches. I hope
the digging will be easier In France
Although the work is hard we do
not mind it, as we have good food
and comfortable quarters.
"The nights here are somewhat
damp and chilly and many of the
men have coughs and colds, but
there Is not much serious sickness.
We had q grand review of all the
troops here few weeks ago, and
it was . sight worth witnessing.
There were 25,0O0 soldiers in the
march and a dozen airplanes cir
cled overhead during the review. 1t
was the biggest military spectacle
I had ever witnessed and l did not
dream few years ago that 1 would
be one of the actors in such show"
Lamar Sparks
| --O
The Holly chieftain., 1918-01-04
Land
Land

Cheap for quick sale 3S7 acres Of
nat land good soil, Shallow water.
GOOD Schools. Rural route and
phone line located north Of Holly
between Robinsons Ranch and
Kiowa County line. A. Jepson
Commercial Hotel Holly. Colorado.
The Holly chieftain., 1918-01-04
Cured A. A Cost OF 1s Cents.

Eight years ago when we first
moved to Mattoon, I was q great
sufferer from indigestion and con.
stipation," wrises Mrs. Robert Al
lison, Mattoon, Ill Il had frequent
headaches and dizzy spells, and
there was . feeling like heavy
weight pressing on my stomach and
chest al the time I felt miserable.
Every morsel of food distressed me.
l could not rest at night and felt
tired and worn out al the time.
One bottle Of Chsmberlain's Tablets
cured me and I have since felt like
. different person."
The Holly chieftain., 1918-01-04
The Am.ity mi. Can
al Model Dairy
Farm.
Farm.

N. Byrnes. who has been . guest
ct the H. W. Woods home, left Mon
day for his home ct Wichita
The Holly chieftain., 1918-01-04

. ss . . . . . - .
+. LOCAL AND 111SouAL .
. -
Ruth Demarsy spent . few days
In Kansas City lat weak.
Ars. C0ls and daughter OF Syr1
euse visited in the city Tuesday.
L n. Appel left Tuesday evening
on . business trip TO Canon City
Mrs. Wines OF Duncan. Oklahoma
has been Visiting Holly friends this
wAeek.
Curtis CONN returned Wednes
day night from his visit at Fl Paso.
Texas.
John Duncan made . short bust
meas trip to Canon City on last
Friday.
w. 8. Partridge and family were
dinner guests Of Father Bastien In
Lamar on Thursday eNening. Dec.
9th.
Er,a Eriksop returned Tt,esdav
from Chicago. where he has been
spending the holidays with his
family.
Miss Mae Taylor who has been
spending the holiday season 1t
Las Animas. returned home Wed.
nesdsy
Mrs. Belle Thompson, who resides
| ten miles south of Holly. Ia visiting
with relatives and friends in Bates
county. Mo.
William Hough and father ar
rived from Kansas City on Dec 18th.
bringing with them two car loads
Of cattle, horses and farm machin-
cry. They expect to reside north Of
town on one of tho company places.
w. w. Reynolds, former eouny
treasurer, ws visiting friends In La
mar on Thursday evening. Mr..
Reynolds has leased his farm near
Holly and expects to spend the
next year with his son Maurice at
Seattle, Washington.-Lamar Sparks
C. =. F0rtney has packed his
household goods and stored them
pending his decision on . perman'
ent location. We are informed that
Mr.. Wooley, the new superintendent
OF the electric light plant, win move
to the house vacated by Mr.. Fort,
ney.
| Mrs. C. E. Fortney, who submitted
to IN operation 1t the Lamar hos
pital several days 60. continues to
improve in health. which win be
good news to her many friends She
has been at the home Of heI
mother In Holly for several days
past.
The Holly chieftain., 1918-01-04

Men and boys fall and winter
caps 1T from 25c to g.. at the BAT
gain Store.