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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-03-23
Mississippi River At Highest
Stage Since 1928 Floods
Business District in Water to South Side of Clinton
Street.-The Danger From Levee Breaking"

Starting on its spring rise weeks age
che Mississippi River has continued tC
climb until It's present stage lacks but
Il very few inches Of equaling the record
| height IL reached in the flood Of 1913
and never ia the history of the river
has such a rapidity of rise been re-
corded
For many days the bottom lands
above Hickman which are unprotected
by levees have been under water that
with each days additional rise has been
creeping farther and farther inland un-
I'll now all the unprotected lOwlands
are Il great sea of wafer
Friday an unprecedented rise at the
stage in which the water then was
brought the Mississippi even with the
banks along the business section of
Hickman. and in few of the lower
portions, into the streets. Until Tues
day the rise continued at rate of al
most an inch an hour. and since that
day il has risen at almost as rapid
rate until Clinton street from it's east
end 10 Barrett X LedfOrd'S Furniture
Store is under wafer.
Almost every store building on the
north side of Clinton street is under
water. the only exceptions being two
or three buildings whose floors have
been raised high enough since the last
high water TO prevent flooding. Many
of those who have had their floors
raised TO escape the high water. how
ever, find that they did not build high
enough. and if the stage which the
river reached on the guage at Cairo
in 1913 had been reached this year
every store on Clinton street would have
h..at, =. a..
fact that owing To the levees which have
been built since that time the wafer is
running one and half TO two feet
higher. according 10 various estimates.
than il did in 1913 as compared on the
Cairo gIIage.
"Wednesday height of 527 feet was
registered on the Cairo suage, and the
river was reported from the meteorol-
ogist's office in that city as practically
on "A stand Although the river is STALL
rising here at an almost imperceptible
rate, il is expected that IL will be prac-
tically at a stand here today.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-03-23
Strong Current


With the rise of the water over the
banks next to the city strong current
has developed along he natural bank of
the river back of the Holcombe building
and on up Water street This current
has destroyed small frame shack
which has been used as n storage room.
tearing 1T to pieces and carrying il
downstream. 1t is feared that this
current is going 10 play havoc with the
bank OF the river on which the N, G.. x
St J.. railway tracks are located, and
1t was feared that ii might have some
effect on the buildings which are on
that street but the current will hardly
he strong enough TO do any material
damage TO either the buildings or to
the bank. In fact, since the laying of
the wind Sunday no damage has been
noted anywhere from the high water.
n strong eddying current is formed on
Clinton street passing arount the front
corner of S. NJ. Naifeh's department
store into the water in the railroad
park.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-03-23

been reinforced. so as to prevent any
likelihood of breaking. The terrific
winds OF Sunday which lasted until
about nine O'Clock that night caused no
| Iitile apprehension. cutting the levees
| slightly but no serious damage was
done.
Last year plank wall was erected
IN front Of the West Hickman leyee and
the MengeI levee, parts of the CITY
! leNee' as "a breakwater to break the
| Iorce OF the waves and prevent washing
ana cutting OF the leyee by the wind
ana waves. This wall Sunday was
"rehched III two in one or two places
but was repaired without great diff
Guilty.
Inc Government levce is reported i'm
good shape, and although il has been
bhdly washed by the waves in a few
places these have been reinforced i'm
those places and two crews of men with
DAY ana night watchmen are walking
every mile of this levee and carefully
watching il and no more trouble is ex-
Irct"d. and it is thought that il can
stand several feet more water A car
load of bags was received here Tuesday
from the government and 10000 of
these were taken to miles sixteen and
seventeen where the levee is weakest.
and these are being filled with sand TO
he used in case of any emergency. Two
civil engineers from the Illinois Cen
trail railroad, John NJ Hoar and Gid
Nillingham. of Fulton. are also riding
the levees looking out for the protection
of the railroads interests. With all
these precautions there is little likeli-
hood of any serious damage resulting
from the high water
Despite the fact that all the Ievees
are expected 10 hold, many of the farm
ers of the lower bottom are moving
their families and their household ef-
fects out Of the bottom and seeking
higher ground. Residents Of the low
lands across the river in Missouri are
also coming across i'm search of high
ground.
With the levees reinforced and in
good shape for any emergency, however,
IL is felt that these precautions are en-
tirely unnecessary.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-03-23
stores Under Water.

Scaffolding has been built on both
sides Of Clinton street and in all the
stores which are flooded, so that bust
ness may be continued in the usual
manner. only one store, 4. +. Cases
Grocery, discontinued business during
the high water, and in this store the
water is standing from eighteen inches
TO two feet in depth. Those stores
which are being affected by the high
water are:
5. NJ Naifeb's Department Store
Cowgill's Drug Store
ST Louis Furnishing Company
Smith * Amberg
J. &. Ellison Drug Co.
Baltzer * Dodds Dry Goods Co.
T.. G. Rice Shoe Store
Sullivan Bros.
Dixie Grocery Co.
+. Il. Case
T. &. Rice's old stand
j. w. Mayes Feed Co
Goldbergs
]. c. Hendrix & Son, Ford Dealers
Ellison Grocery Cos Feed Storage
Rooms
Hale Lumber Co, offices and lumber
yard
w. 4. Dodds, office
]. f. May x Son
Besides these there are several stor-
age rooms and buildings used for pri-
vate garages at the eastern end of
| Clinton street which are under water.
In many of the stores listed above the
water has only covered parts of the
buildings. most of them being consider
ably lower in the rear next to the river.
The Dixie Grocery Co has moved their
stock to a building in West Hickman.
| Steve Stahr's coal yard has been un-
der water for several days as it is next
to the river and in a very low place.
The railroad park, the N, c. & st. l..
depot and the tracks east from the city
levee are all under water, and all this
week the trains have been stopping at
West Hickman and at the East Hick-
man crossing.
AS the regular landing place of the
Walker x Walls ferry boat has been
flooded the ferry is being landed in a
cove under the bluff, and is making the
regular trips across the river daily. The
Mengel towboat, the Exporter, after
making a trip the later part of last
week, was tied up until the flood stage
has receded. The other towboat oper
ated by the Mengel Company, the Semi
mole, is in Paducah on the ways for re
pairs.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-03-23
Feel Certain Levee Will Hold

In spite Of some apprehension felt by
those living behind the city levee in
West Hickman and the government le-
wee lower down the river and across
i'm Missouri ii is felt certain that these
Ievees will hold safely. L. S. Engineer
Slade, in charge of the levees in this
section, announces that all the levees
are In good shape. The levees have
been built higher and strengthened
greatly since the floods of 1912, when
both the city levee and the govern
ment levee in the bottom broke, and no
danger of either levee breaking is fear
ed. Some few Of the points along the
levees which have shown a tendency to
be little weaker than the rest are
being constantly watched, and have
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-03-23
Most Rapid Rise in History.

According to old residents of this
city who have been here during all the
high waters on the Mississippi, the rise
on that stream this year has exceeded
by far any of which there is any record
During the floods of 1912 and 1913 and
on back to the high water of 1882 the
most rapid rise recorded when the river
was at stage of from forty to fifty
feet at Cairo was something like six
inches every twenty-fOur hours. This
year even up to the stage of between
forty-fve and forty-eight feet rise of
about an inch an hour or two feet in
twenty-four hours was recorded. With
such rapid rise many of the local
merchants were taken by surprise and
in many instances quick work alone
saved their stocks of goods from con-
siderable damage. Judging this years
high water by the rises which had oc-
CURED in previous years, many waited
TO scaffold and place their goods out
of the reach Of the high water, giving
themselves as they thought plenty of
time. but the tricky old Father of
Waters decided to make shorter work
of his annual spring inundations.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-03-23
All Tributaries Up.

The immensity and the rapidity of
the rise this year is accounted for
through the fact that the Missouri, the
Upper Mississippi, the Ohio the Ten
nessee and the Cumberland rivers, to-
gether with practically all their tribu-
taries rose to flood stage at the same
time. simultaneously all the tribu-
taries to the Mississippi to the south of
us were at flood stage and pouring
their swollen contents into the main
body, filling the lower Mississippi to
her capacity, so that the flooded con-
tents of the Ohio, Missouri and upper
Mississippi and their tributaries to the
north of us were poured into stream
already full to overflowing and little
space was then left for their waters.
Reach Crest at Cairo Friday.
According to Meteorological w. K.
Barton, Of Cairo, crest Of 53 feet on
the Cairo guage will be reached and
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-03-23

CONTINUED on Last Page)
The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-01
TAX NOTICE
Town of Cordova, Alaska
 Year 1921

year }SZl
 Notice is hereby given that the town taxes for the Town of Cordova Alaska, are now due and payable to the undersigned Town Treasurer ct his office in the Bank of Alaska, Cordova, Alaska.
 That said taxes become delinquent on Monday, February 13, 1922, at the hour of 6 p. m. of said day. If not paid on or before Monday. February 13, 1922, at the hour of p. m, penalty of 5%o will be added; except as provided in Section 1 of Ordia- ance No. 77, which provides that the taxpayer, may if he 30 desires, pay on or before 6 p. m. of Monday. February 13, 1922, fifty per cent of the tax due and shall pay the re- maining fifty per cent of such tax with interest thereon at the rate of five (5) per cent per annum oh or before p. m. of Monday, August IA, 1922, and in the event of such first payment being made, said taxes shall not become delinquent until 6 D. m of Monday, August IA, 1922.
 THOS. s. SCOTT. 29-2wks. Town Treasurer.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-01

IN THE UNITED STATES COMMIS SIONER'S COURT FOR THE TER RITORY OF ALASKA, THIRD DI- VISION, CORDOVA PRECINCT, AT CORDOVA.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-01
Infant" Nav Take Many Wives in
 Colorado

DENVER, Col, Feb. 1.--Male in- fants of Colorado may have as many wives as Solomon. There's no law in the Centennial state to stop 'em marrying early and often.
 That is the gfst of decision hand ed down in the district court here by Judge G. H. Bradford, who re- fused to annul the marriage of Edith Waibel Patton. fourteen, to Lloyd L.. Parsons. nineteen, Kansas farmer.
 The mother of Mrs. Parsons sued to dissolve the union on the ground that both contracting parties were infants. The girl said her marriage was a prank that she had never lived with her husband.
 Judge Bradford uncovered an al- most forgotten statute permitting the annulment of "infantile marriage" at the request of guardians of either the husband or wife.
 If every marriage of juveniles were annulled," it was pointed out by counsel for Parsons, there is noth- ing to prevent youthful Don Juan from taking unto himself as many wives as King Solomon is reputed to have had do not believe this "ncient law would stand a court test. What Colorado needs is a law to pre- vent the marriage of babies, and the repeal of statutes which make possi- ble the easy breaking of marriage VOWS. Unless parents can show coer- cion or undue influence on the part of one of the contracting parties the courts should refuse to dissolve unions of infants To grant this an- nulment plea would be to encourage polygamy"
 This is the third time that the old annulment statute has been turned down in the district courts of Colo rado.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-01
EIGHT PAGES

them, with the necessary vouchers, within six months after the first pub lication of this notice. to said admin istrator at his office in the town Of Cordova, Territory of Alaska, the same being the place for the transaction of business of said estate in tho ter. ritory of Alaska.
 Dated at Cordova, Alaska, this Fist day of September, 1921.
 CHAS. AUER. Administrator with will annexed of the estate of c. K Veidt, Deceased DONOHOE & DIMOND,
 Attorneys for Administrator.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-01
LUMBERJACkS WANTED

PORTLAND, Feb. 1.-Lumbermen ill the Pacific Northwest have an- nounced that they will soon be oper- ating their lumber camps with an employment double that of last year.
 The announcement was followed by feeling of optimism regarding the unemployment situation in this sec tion.
 The lumbermen plan to operate on such large scale that they even anticipate a shortage of labor in some classes.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-01

under n valid writ of attachment is- sued herein. on tha above described property, and said property is now held under said writ of attachment for the payment and satisfaction of plaintiffs claim and demands against you as above stated.
 And you are further notified that if you fail to appear and answer plain. tfffs complaint as herein required. the plaintiff will take judgment against you for want thereof for the total of the several sums hereinabove men. toned, and such judgment will provide that the above described attached property be applied to pay and dis charge any and all sums herein by such judgment found to be due from you to the said plaintiff
 The, date for the first publication of this summons is November g, 1921, and the date for it's last publication is December 21, 1921.
 Witness, the Honorable k. F. Ritchie, judge of said court and the seal of said court hereunto affixed this 5th day of November, 1921.
 (SeaD w. N. CUDDY,
 Clerk of the District Court
 for the Territory of Alaska,
 Third Division.
 By AARON E. FUCKER, Deputy. DONOHOE & DIMOND and
 MURPHY & COFFEE, Attorneys for
 Plaintiff.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-01

IN THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALAS KA, THIRD JUDICIAL DIVISION, . CORDOVA PRECINCT, BEFORE HON. K. G. ROBINSON, UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER AND EX-OFFICIO PROBATE JUDGE.
 No. 146
 NOTICE OF FILING FINAL Ac- COUNT AND OF HEARING oB- JEcTioNs THERETO AND SET ELEMENT THEREOF.
 In the Matter of the Estate of Con- stantine K. Apostolopoulos, known also as Gust Poulos or Paulos, also as Gust Powlos, Deceased
 Notice is hereby given that the final account of the undersigned ad- ministrator of the above entitled es- tate was filed in the above entitled court and cause on Dec 31, 1921, and that March 1, 1922, at 10 o'clock a m., has been appointed by the court as the time for hearing objections to such final account and for the set clement thereof and all persons inter. ested are hereby notified to file and present to said court any and all objections which they may have tc said final account or to any item thereof at the time above specified and that, failing to so do, any and all objections will be forever barred Dated at Cordova, Alaska, this 31 day of December, 1921.
 B. o. GRAHAM,
 Administrator of the Estate
 Constantine K Apostolopoul-
 os, known also as Gust Poul.
 os or P"r',s. also as Gust
 Powlos, Deceased
 First publication, Jan. 8. 1922. Last publication Jan. s1, 1922.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-01
:l922 INCOME TAX EXEMPTIONS
 EXPLAINED

liberal income tax exemptions for married persons and the require ment that a return shall be made in 1922 of gross income of $5,000 or more during 1921 is explained in a statement by an official of the h. ternal Revenue Service.
 "The act provides that a married person living with husband or wife whose net income for 1921 was $5, 900 or less shall be allowed a per sonal exemption of $2,50o.2 If the net income for such person was over S5,000 the exemption is $2,000," the statement says. Under the Revenue Act of 1918 the personal exemption allowed a married person was $2,OO0, regardless of the amount of net in- come. The normal tax rate remains unchanged, 4 per cent on the first $4,000 or net income above the ex- emptions and per cent on the re- maining net income
 REDUCTION NOT INCREASE NET
 ''In order that an income slightly in excess of $5000 shall not be sub- jected to an inordinately dispropor- tionate tax because of the reduction of the exemption to $2,000 thereon, the law provides that such reduction shall not operate to increase the amount of the net income in excess of $5,OO0.
 For example, on a net income of $5,100 the tax without, this saving clause would be $120.40, which is 4 per cent on $3,1OO, the amount of net income less an exemption of S2,0O0. The actual tax is $110.40, computed as follows From the net income of $5,010 is deducted $2.500, leaving $2,510, the per cent tax on which amounts to $100.40. To this is added $1O. the amount of net in come in excess of $5,000.'
 'The personal exemptions allowed married persons apply also to the head of family, a person who sup ports in the household one or more relatives by bloodt marriage or adop- tion.
 NEW RULE ON $5,ooo GROSS
 Heretofore person whose net in come was less than his exemption ($1,OO0 if single or $2000 if mar ried) was not required to file re- turn. Under the Revenue Act of 1921 if the gross income of an individual equalled or exceeded $5,OOO or if the combined gross income of married couple and that of dependent minor children equalled or exceeded $5,O00 or if the combined gross income of married couple and that of dependent minor children equalled or exceeded S5,00O, a return must be filed re- gardless of the amount of net in- come.
 "'Net income is a gross income less certain deductions. The fact that allowable deductions from gross income for business expenses, losses and bad debts may reduce the net income to an amount below the personal exemptions of $1,000 or $2,oO0 does not alter the requirement to file a return, if such gross in- come equalled or exceeded $5,000."
The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-01

IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR TERRITORY OF ALASKA, THIRD DIVISION, CHITINA PRECINCT. AT CHITINA.
 In the Mater of the Estate of James Ray Fritter, Deceased.
 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that the undersigned was duly and regularly ap- pointed administrator of the Estate of James Ray Fritter, deceased on the seventh day of November. 1921, by the aboye-named Court. Notice is therefore given to the creditors of. and all persons having claims against the said deceased, to exhibit them with the necessary vouchers, within six months after the first publication of this notice, towit: within six months after the fifth day of December, 1921, to the said admin istrator at the office of Frank H. Eos ter, in the town of Cordova, Territory of Alaska, the same being the place for the transaction of the business of the said estate in the Territory of Alaska.
 Dated at Chitina, Alaska, this eighth day of November, 1921.
 CLAUD STEWART.
 Administrator of the Estate
 of James Ray Fritter, De ceased.
 FRANK H. FOSTER,
 Attorney for said Estate, Cordova. Alaska
The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-01

IN THE UNITED STATES COMMIS-
 SIONER'S COURT FOR THE TER.
 RITORY OF ALASKA, THIRD DI-
 VISION, KAYAK PRECINCT, AT
 KkTALLA.
 In the Matter of the Estate of c. K
 Veidt, Deceased.
 NOTICE TO CREDITORS
 Notice is hereby given that the un- dersigned was duly and regularly ap- pointed by the probate court of tta Kayak precinct, Territory of Alaska, on the 20th day of September, 1921. administrator with will annexed of the estate of c. K. Veidt. deceased. Notice is hereby given to the creditors of, and all persons having claims against, the said deceased. to exhibit
The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-01
BUILDS HUGE CLOCK

PEORIA, Ill.,, Feb Louis Hoy den, an Austrian, after two years of cease)ess toll has constructed a huge wooden clock, made from more than thousand small pieces of wood. Hoyden says the clock, which needs winding but once a year, will register seconds, minutes. the day and date. It has seven move- ments, seventy-two gears and an eight-foot pendulum
The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-01
SHE WANTED TO GROW
 HER RHUBARB PIES

LAGRANGE, Ohio, Feb. 1.-UXtra! Help!
 young bride from Cleveland in quired about pie plants while visit ing her aunt here.
 we like pies. I'd like to see what kind of pies grow. If we like them we will want some of the pie plants in the spring. the bride from the nations fifth city" told her aunt
The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-01
IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA, THIRD DIVISION
NO. 1895 S U M M o N s
WILL OUTLAST

U M M Q N
 Frank Cunningham, Plaintiff, vs. Jack
 Miller, Defendant.
 The President of the United States of
 America. Greeting:
 To the above named Defendant:
 You are hereby required to appear in the district court for the territory of Alaska, Third division, within thirty days after the completion of the period of the publication of this sum- mons, to-wit. within thirty days after the 21st day of December. 1921, and answer the complaint of the above named plaintiff in the above entitled action, pursuant to an order for the service of summons in said action by publication duly and regularly dated, filed and entered in the above named district court in said action on the 5th day of November, 1921.
 In said action the said plaintiff de- mands judgment against you. the said defendant, for the sum Of Eight Hun- dred Fifty-Fou and 3O-1OO Dollars, to. gether with protest fees in the sum of Two and 50-10O Dollars aud for his costs and disbursements herein; and for the enforcement and foreclosure of plaintiffs attachment lien upon certain of your property described as follows, to-wft: The sum of One Thousand Dollars in the Bank of Alas ka, corporation conducting banking business at Cordova, Alaska, of which at the time of said attachment, three hundred dollars of said sum had been heretofore assigned to Frank H. Eos ter, Esq, of Cordova, Alaska, leaving the sum of Seven Hundred Dollans unassigned and the same is held under a Writ of Attachment herein.
 The attachment lien aforesaid of plaintiff herein arises from the at tachment by plaintxt in this action.