The Harrison times., 1920-05-01
WATER GETS UP IN STORES ON
SOUTH SIDE OF SQUARE
MUCH DAMAGE.


Hay 1919. The rise lacked about
NOt of being as high as last year
-...u the damage to the stocks OF the
merchants as a result were much less.
Crooked Creek rose to the level Of
the big bridge and about six inches
in the houses on Spring Street and
in nearly all the business buildings
on the south side. Southside mer-
chants were doing this morning what
they called their annual spring clean
ing.
Dry JordOn was higher than it has
ever been before and swept barns,
gardens, hen houses, small resi-
dence or two and the Apostolic Church
along in its course. The piano in the
Il, Nostolic edifice and some of the 9th
ar furnishings were left stranded in
the mud The big bridge leading to
Eagle Heights was washed away.
w. E. Wallace lost $50 worth Of
wood, which was washed away.
A house belonging to Mrs. Ward, a
widow, was turned around.
William Parr lost house just re-
Gently purchased,
Crooked Creek got up in the stores
on the south side of the square but
comparatively little damage was done.
About $14 dollars worth of hats
were ruined at the WOman's Ex-
change. 1t surrounded the telephone
exchange building with the help Of
the dry spring under the Baptist
church, which broke loose as usual,
but did not get in.
1t flooded the warehouse of the
Boone County Hardware Company but
did little damage.
Coffman & Kirby lost about $500
worth of stuff, including a barrel Of
linseed oil, a barrel Of harvest oil and
ten gallons of turpentine, On the
floor it was about an inch deep.
The water was about two inches
deep in Hale Hardware Company's
store.
W. H. Watkins went down to his
drug store about three o'clock and put
his goods up on the counters and con
tinuaily swept out the water and thus
suffered little damage but says he
had to work half the night.
Mr.. Towers also came down to his
grocery in the wee small hours and
nut his perishabes up on the counters
and spent the remainder of the night
sweeping out water. Thus his loss
was trifing to the 500 worth Of
goods he lost last year.
J, w. Casey worked in the feed
store half the night and suffered no
loss.
The City Meat Market lost about
$500 worth of stuff, including their
slaughter pen. A calf was washed
away from the pen but found later.
The water was on an average OF 10
inches high in the stores in their
block.
The Farmers Exchange went down
early and packed their stuff, includ-
ing $4,000 pounds of -four, up on top
of their bales Of hay and say they
lost only about $50 worth of stuff,
The water was 10 inches deep on
their floor,
J. w. Carr of the Riverside Hotel
estimates his loss at about $500. The
family fed for refuge to the Planters
Hotel early in the storm, taking with
them in a car. their brother, l.. Carr
who is very i'll. Before leaving they
piled up their chairs on the dining
tables and took their bedding upstairs,
The water rose in their rooms to the
height of five feet and overturned and
wrecked the furniture. On subsid-
ing il left about half foot Of mud
or more on the floor 1t also broke
out some of the windows,
Row Milum's Poultry Houee was
damaged about $500 with no chickens
lots
The Keener Feed Company was
damaged to the extent of at least
$4,000, partially covered with insur-
ance. 200 sacks of efed and 5000
pounds Of -four were partially wet
Milum's Hat Shop on the north side
suffered heavy loss as yet unestl'
mated
The big new cement wall around
the light plant turned the water and
saved the plant and also the lights
OF the town when they were most
needed. It Is estimated that this wall,
which was completed less than a
month ago has already saved the