The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-08
Heavy Rains in Western Kan.
sas Swell Arkansas River. 4
South Dodge City Already
Flooded, Says Report.
REPORT BIG RISE AT WICHITA
All Tributaries of River Are
Out of Banks.
No Trains Running West Of
Dodge City Today.

Wichita, June s.-Dwellings in
Wichita and rural lowlands will be
surrounded by water Thursday. ac-
cordingl to a warning issued here by
the weather bureau to operators at
telephone stations along the Arkansas
river south of Wichita.
Big rains this morning led to the ao-
parent certainty that the Big river will
leave its banks at a number of points
and prompted an estimate by S. 2.
probable rise of eight feet. The wave
OF water will reach Wichita at about
or o'clock in the morning, Mr.
Peterson said.
Wichita's special danger Is in a pos
sibility that the little Arkansas river,
encouraged by more rain today and
tonight may plunge small rise of its
own against the Big river and back
water. Mcpherson, Newton and Sed1-
wick on the Little river, all reported
heavy downpours this morning. A
soaking rain was still falling here at
1880 o'clock this noon with no indf-
cations of a break.
Tributaries Are Swollen.
Hutchinson, Kan. June S.-Heavv
rain were reported this morning over
the area of the Arkansas river which
is swollen from Colorado flood waters.
"A torrential rain was reported from
Rush county where various small
streams drain into the Arkansas river,
In the last few days, it was reported,
three to four inches of rain has fallen
near Great Bend. but it was declared
unless the river rises considerably
higher, no damage of consequences -
expected.
Reports from Dodge City were that
there was little change in the situa-
ton there. These reports said the
water had not risen sufficiently to
flood houses. Only parts of South
Dodge City were inundated, it was
said.
Near CIoudburst at Great Bend.
Great Bend, Kan, June. S.-A near
cloudburst in southern Rush county
and incessant rains thruout central
western Kansas, as reported here,
threaten to add to the rampages or
the Arkansas river, asst pursues its
swollen course into the southern part
of the state. The river is six feet
above normal here and still rising this
morning.
-Four inches of rain has fallen here
in the past few days and intermittent
downpours from a sprinkle to heavy
precipitation have been recorded UP
and down the Arkansas valley west OF
here. No report is available as to the
damage done in the reported cloud
burst near Rush Center.
Unless the river rises considerably
more. it will not do material damage
here. altho the outlying parts of Great
Bend are under water.
South Dodge Flooded.
Dodge City, June 8.-Flood condi-
tions showed little change this morn-
ing at o'clock but overhanging
clouds indicated that local rains might
add their bit to the waters which have
a large section of South Dodge inun-
dated. The water has not raised to a
point where it has entered any of the
houses.
The Santa Fe tracks are as yet high
and dry and it is not expected that the
water will cover them. With the ex-
. ception of relief trains and 'stub''
service, no trains are being run west.
Big Rise at Larned.
Larned, Kan, June 8.-Indications
l~here are that the reports of ravages
! of the Arkansas river in western Kan
sas have been somewhat exaggerated
| The water has risen four and one-half
feet here and is practically at a stand
| still.
I There is a chance of second rise.
however. The river is out of its banks
/ in some places but damage thus far IL
slight. The stock loss in this territory
has been practically nil. The sight Of
| dead stock floating in the river, how
ever, is common.
! Arkansas River Up.
Hutchinson, Kan, June S.-An inch
of rain has fallen this morning and
| it is still raining. The Arkansas river
is up about four inches, supposedly
from rains of two days ago at and
near Great Bend. The rise expected
from the Pueblo flood has not yet
reached here but is expected soma
{; time during the day.
Heavy Rain at SaIina.
| Salina, Kan, June S.-Salina re-
ported AT inches rain this morning
and still raining.
! OKLAHOMA RRTDGES ARE 0vvr