The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-11
Western Kansas Streams SwOl-
len From Heavy Rains.
Two Foot Rise in Arkansas
River Is Reported.
WATERS INVADING WICHITA
Much Damage to Crops and
More Is Expected.
One Life Lost in Floods of
Western Oklahoma.

Arkansas City, Kan, June 11.-At
seven feet and nine inches, the crest
of the flood seems to have reached
this city. The river here could stand
two feet more before any damage
would be done by overflow in the bot
toms.
The river was slightly lower here at
9 o'clock this morning, but the city
was preparing for possible flooding of
the lowlands tomorrow, when it was
predicted the great volume of water
around Great Bend will reach here.
S. P. Peterson, federal weather OBJ
server, renewed his warning this
morning that the worst of the flood
danger had not passed. with the un-
precedented condition of the river now
at Great Bend the situation continues
dangerous he said. The crest of the
flood might serd tl-c stream here two
or three feet higher, he predicted.
Thus far no damage has occurred in
Wichita, altho it was reported that
water had creeped up on low farm
lands above and below here.
Merchants Are Moving.
Merchants near the river were NOV
ing their goods out of Easements to-
day and few residents prepared for
the worst. Forces were at work
around the twelve bridges here, keep
ing drift wood from collecting. Many
of the bridges are of weak construc-
ton.
About 200 employees of the Orient
railroad shops here will be temporarily
laid off next week owing to flood con-
d1tions which have tied up many parts
of the system, General Manager A. De
Bernardini announced.
AT Peak at Hutchinson.
Hutchinson, Kan, June 1.-THE
Arkansas river flood waters were ex-
pected to reach their peak here today
put no damage was expected except in
lowlands.
The river is two inches higher this
morning and a three inch rise is ex-
pected this afternoon. From Great
Bend west the river is receding rap
idly.
Great Bend Flooded.
Great Bend, Kan, June 11.-Scores
OF persons living in lowlands about
Great Bend have deserted their homes
Tor higher ground as the result of
flood waters in the Arkansas river.
Water was four or more feet deep
IN the southeast part of town and
around Great Bend it had spread out
into lowland fields doing thousands of
dollars damage to crops.
Several swollen creeks out of their
banks owing to heavy rains over this
territory are pouring into the Arkan-
S1S 11fST III .doultlOn TO the colorado
flood waters. The creeks and river
together have inundated hundreds of
acres of farm land.
Up Two Feet at Arkansas City.
Arkansas City, June 1.-THE Ar
Kansas river rose two feet at this point
during the night and now stands seven
rect above the low water mark The
present rise is said to be the first of
the Colorado waters and added to this
is the water from several of the trib-
utaries in this section of the state
along which there have been heavy
rains in the past forty-eight hours.
There is great danger of the river
oVfrfloWing its banks here very soon.
with the rise continuing as it has been
for the past two days.
One Life Lost in Oklahoma.
Oklahoma City, June 11.-FIood
waters of the North Canadian river
today had taken one life, inundated
several hundred acres of farm lands
IN north central Oklahoma and had
crippled wire communication in that
section of the state, according to ad-
vices reaching here.
The two and a half years old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs ]. w. Muir
ply, residing near Dale, was caught
by the flood while playing along the
banks of the river and drowned. Her
body was recovered thirty minutes
later.
The crest of the flood is reported to
have reached Greenfield Junction. It
is expected to reach Ell Reno late to-
day and Oklahoma City Sunday. Steps
have been taken to reinforce the
levees here.