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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-04-03

and damaged. In addition to this loss
much other merchandise already on
the shelves was water soaked and
covered with mud.
The Miller building across Second
street from the Dixon building, in
which is located the limbaugh biz
lard room and also the new fixtures
for Mr.. Miller's meat market into
which he expected to move within a
few days, had about foot of water
on the first floor. The damage to the
billiard room is slight, but to the
fixtures in the Miller store it will run
rather high.
Other places flooded along Second
and Liberty streets were portions Of
the Garrett National Bank, MAYORS
storage house and the cellars of sew
cal other buildings in which are To-
Gated the heating plants of the build
ing, the result being that no heat from
this source was available until Mon
day.
Along the Little Youghiogheny
River, which flows through Oakland,
damage to the extent of a thousand
dollars was entailed when the water
flowed into the Hendrickson mill and
destroyed quite a lot of flour and feed.
Several homes in that section of
the town were also flooded, but the
damage to these was small.
East of Oakland in the valley of the
Little Yough the Weber farm was
flooded at its lower points and at one
place just east of Oakland water was
seen flowing across the tracks of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
In all the total loss to Oakland peo-
pie, conservatively placed by those
who have viewed the situation, will
not exceed $4,000.
At Mountain Lake Park some of the
residents are being Inconvenience
through the breakage of one of the
pipes supplying water to the town.
The break has been located in the bed
of the Yough beneath which it was
built at the time of installation. Two
mains are used to convey water be-
meath the river and one of these re-
mains intact.
For several hours on Saturday it
was feared that the dam at the Park
would break, as water to the depth of
two feet was pouring over its top.
Fortunately this did not occur and
Oakland was saved from further and
more serious loss.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-04-03

l4Sy were Completed TO aDanQOn
their automobile and proceed on
foot to the Hamill farm, where
they spent the night, going on
to Kitzmiller Monday morning.
Mr.. Loraditch, in a statement
to The Republican on Tuesday
morning following his return to
Oakland said that he visited the
city of Johnstown, Pa, the Mon
day following the flood which ov-
erwhelmed that city and that
conditions, though on a smaller
scale, no weXists at Kitzmiller as
they did in the Pennsylvania
city.
The roadway near the Bray farm
is blocked by slip of rock and earth
at least four feet high and for dis
tance of more than a hundred and
fifty feet. This is now being cleared
under the supervision of County Com
missioner Ashby and affords the only
ingress to the town, the Western
Maryland Railroad, which passes on
the West Virginia side of the river,
being entirely washed out and will
require at least a month before the
repairs necessary to again make it
passable are completed.
Kitzmiller, according to the census
of 1920, had a population of 1871.
It is safe to assume that the popula-
ton at this time is no less. The main
streets, two in number, parallel the
river, and along these streets the
crest of the flood swept after the wa
ter in the channel had been diverted
when two houses, washed down from
the town of Dodson, two miles above,
had lodged against the interstate
bridge connecting Kitzmiller with
Blaine.
Along these streets, after the wat
ers had receded, could be seen the eff
fects of the devastating waters.
Porches, attached to houses that
withstood the flood, were torn away
and either carried down the river or
demolished by being thrown against
some adjacent house, garden plots,
which surrounded nearly every house,
were washed bare of soil and nothing
but river boulders are to be seen, sta
bles, barns and garages were torn
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-04-03
CRELLIN SUFFERED MUCH
DAMAGE BY FLOOD WATER
Kendall Lumber COmpany's r.
r. Out OF Commission With
Loss OF $4,000.

With the sudden rising fthe wa
tiers of Snowy Greek and OF the Yough
River at Crellin on Saturday that
town, like others in the county, suf-
fered the greatest flood in its history.
More than sixty per cent of the
dwellings, in the town were flooded,
including the saw mill and the store
of the Kendall Supply Company. All
the streets were flooded to depth of
several feet and the only means of
transportation on Main street was by
boat. Quite number of stables and
smaller buildings were washed away,
and one COW and several hundred
chickens belonging to various per-
sons were drowned.
More than thirty families vacated
their homes and took refuge with
their neighbors that lived on higher
ground and had the effect of overtax-
ing the sleeping accommodations of
the homes thus occupied by the refu-
gees. With this influx conditions were
somewhat relieved by twenty men
being provided with sleeping quarters
in the company's store.
The new concrete bridge on the
State road just below Crellin which
spans the Youghiogheny River, was
completely covered by at least two
feet of water and the State road for a
quarter of a mile was submerged two
or three feet. The arches in the new
bridge are so constructed that they
would not permit the water to flow
through freely which caused the wa
ter to back up into the town nearly
two feet higher than it ordinarily
would have done.
The Kendall Lumber Company suf-
fered heavy loss when fifteen of its
sixteen bridges spanning the Yough-
iogheny between Crellin and Breed
love, West Va, fifteen bridges span
ming Wolf Run from Breedlove to Sha-
Ter, West Va, and three large con-
crete bridges crossing Horse Shoe
Run were washed completely away,
upsetting the concrete piers in the
river and nearly every mile of the
forty-eight miles of railroad were
more or less washed out and damaged.
1t will cost between $4,000 and
$4,000 to rebuild the bridges and re-
pair the railroad, besides shutting
the mill down at Crellin for at least
thirty days and throwing large
number of men out of employment for
that length of time.
The Stanley Coal Company, operat-
ing near Crellin, also suffered heavily
when Laurel Run, which passes the
mine in close proximity, rose so rap
idly that the water broke into the pit
mouth, completely flooding one sec
ton of the mine with millions of gal
Ions Of water, covering four pumps,
one motor and one cutting machine.
1t will require several weeks to pump
the water from this section of the
workings before the mine can again
be operated.
The Guthrie mine, owned by the
Kendall Lumber Company, was also
completely flooded, the water filling
the mine to it's roof.
The two county bridges crossing
Snowy Creek west of the Kendall Sup
ply Company's store, were also wash
ed away.
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through the building, running a
considerable stock of candy and
other perishable goods. The bak-
cry proper was but slightly dam
aged and the customers of the
store were served as usual, not
withstanding conditions which
were almost insurmountable, the
product of the place being car
ried out in baskets and delivered
at various stores not in the
Hooded area. In addition to the
service rendered its local customers
by the bakery all out-of-town was
likewise cared for.
Adjoining the bakery is located the
Quality Lunch room, which was also
flooded to depth Of eighteen inches.
The general store owned by F. A.
Smouse, was hit the hardest where
twenty inches of mud and water
boiled through the entire length of
the structure, having its entrance
through the rear doorways and sweep
ing on through the store proper to
Second street. Mr.. Smouse had Just
stocked his store with new and sea-
sonable goods, much of which was
damaged.
The Hinebaugh restaurant, adjoin-
ing the Smouse store, was more OF
less damaged, the damage being
largely confined to the building and
equipment, with some loss on stock
This place had recently undergone
extensive repairs at considerable ex-
pense to the owner. A new compo-
sition floor in the ladies dining room
was ripped up and badly damaged in
three or four places.
In the limbaugh building are also
located Thayer's barber shop, Hine-
baugh's tire shop and the Close meat
market. All of these places face on
Green street and all were more OF less
damaged, the greatest loss being suf-
fered at the meat market where a
stock of groceries became water
soaked and practically destroyed.
Dixon & Sons store, across Green
street from the Hinebaugh building,
and facing on Second street, was also
flooded to depth of more than a
foot. The evening preceding large
consignment of clothing had been re-
ceived from the manufacturers and
the goods were left lying upon the
store floor. With the rising of the
water these goods became submerged
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X, of p. Attention.

All Knights of Pythias will assem-
bic at Castle Hall on Friday, at 1:30
o'clock, to attend the funeral of our
late Brother Truman West.
S. 0. WILEY, c. c.
, 1924-10-08
CLUB ANNUAL
MEETING MONDAY MITE
Event will be in Basement of NJ. f.
Church and Banquet will be
. Feature of Program

The annual meeting and election
of officers of the Cody Club will be
held on Monday evening in the
basement of the Methodist church,
and the occasion will start on with
a big dinner to which the men and
women of Cody are invited, regard
less of whether they are members
of the club or not. If you are at
all interested in the community
work of the town as handled by
the Cody club, attend the annual
meeting on Monday evening.
Reports of the years activities
will be read at that time and plans
for future work discussed. A re
port has been made of the opera
ton of the Cody camp ground and
other important business which has
been transacted during the last -
period.
This will be the last meeting for
the old officers, who have been IN
usually successful in the conduct
of the clubs affairs, and it is only
fitting that the public spirited peo-
pie of the town make an effort to
attend this meeting. Mr.. Business
Man, don't come and leave your
wife at home. Bring her along.
She may be more interested in your
town than you are yourself.
If you don't like the way the club
is being handled come out to this
meeting and give the club some
good ideas about what should be
done. Don't stay at home, for
more workers, and better workers,
mean the success of any community
organization.
, 1924-10-08
LOUISE MANL0VE AP-
POINTED LIBRARIAN
BY THE NEW BOARD

Mrs. Louise Manlove, wife of DR.
G. Grant Manlove. has been appoint
ed librarian and will start on her
new duties November l. She re-
places Mrs. Juanita Lens, who WAS
appointed by the former board.
Mrs. Manlove has been a res
ident of Cody for many years, and
the library board, composed of D.
E. Hollister, Fred Richard and J..
M. Schwoob, feel that she is well
qualified for this appointment. Some
thought was had of procuring the
services of a trained librarian, but
inasmuch as the funds provided by
the county are hardly sufficient 20
warrant the expenditure whic.1
would be necessary. in this event.
the board decided that Mrs. Man
love would be able to handle he
work YER nicely.
The work of Mrs. Lens as III
brarian has bee commended by
many of the patrons of the Iibrary.
especially the school children, and
many will regret her retirement
, 1924-10-08
HIGH SCHOOL DROPS
FIRST GAME TO BASIN
edwin DUNN


The Cody High football team
played its first game of. the season
at Basin Saturday which resulted
in a final score of 20 to 10 in favor
of Basin.
Basin piled up 20 points in the
first half. but our boys got into
their stride in the second half and
the Basin team did not score. A
touchdown by Kelly and a field
goal by ICELAND scored 10 for Cody.
One of the features of the game
was a long return of a punt by
Larson, with almost perfect inter
ference. The Basin team had eight
of last years men, while Cody had
only four old players, the line be-
ing composed of all new members,
with one exception.
The lineup was as follows: Ends,
McGinnis and Blood, Tackles, Wal
tiers and McCorkle; Guards. Martin
and Williams; Center, Osborne;
Quarter, Kelly Right half, Larson;
Left half, Fritzler; Fullback, De-
land; Captain, Fritzler.
Only one substitution was made,
when Ingraham went in as quarter.
The next game will be played
with Worland here on Saturday.
Worland has a light, fast team,
weighing about the same as Cody's
team. Worland defeated Cowley
at Worland Saturday, 7 to 6.
, 1924-10-08
WYOMING HAS HAD
TWELVE GOVERNORS
THIRTY-FOUR YEARS

William Bradford Ross was the
twelfth governor of Wyoming since
territorial days ended "a years ago
and n of the four Democrats that
have held the governors office in
this state. With one exception
other than the four Democrats, all
other Wyoming governors we're
elected as Republicans. The excep-
ton. Joseph M. Carey, a Progress
sive, was elected as the Democratic
nominee.
Wyoming governors, il the order
or their succession, follow, the
names with asterisks preceding be-
ing those of Democrats: Francis E.
Warren, Amos W. Barber, *John E.
Osborne, William A.. Richards, De
Forest Richards, Fenimore Chatter
ton, Bryan B. Brooks, Joseph NJ.
Carey, *John b. Kendrick, *Frank
l.. Houx, Robert D. Carey, *Wil-
liam B. Ross.
Only two men elected to the Wy
oming governorship died in office.
They were DeForest Richards and
w. B. Ross. Two others resigned
NV SONt snip, tdCu DtCduSt lie
a been elected United States SEN
ator. They were Francis E. Warren
and John B. Kendrick. Three OF
the men who have held the gov
ernorship were not elected to that
soffice, but became acting governor
because they held the secretary of
stateship at times when the gov
ernorship became vacant. They
were A. w. Barber, Fenimore Chat
terton and Frank L. Houx.
Only two men served in the Wyo-
ming state ~governorship longer than
n term. DeForest Richards served
n term and less than two years
of the second term for which he
was elected, and B. B.. Brooks
served a full term and two years
of the term to which DeForest
Richards was elected. Francis E.
Warren was governor of both the
state of Wyoming and the territory
of Wyoming. p
, 1924-10-08
Register This Week

All voters who wish to cast a ballot at the General
Election, November 4th, MUST REGISTER! Registration
started Tuesday in the Commissioners room at the court
house and will continue until Saturday night. Remembre the
dates, October 7th, 9Th, 9th, 10th and 18th. Hours are from
9 a. M. until l p. M; from 2 p. m. until 6 p. M; and from
Z p. m. until 9 p. m.
There are to be two more days of registration, October
% and "a, but voters should not wait until that time to
register, inasmuch as circumstances might be such that
registration could not be made at that time, and only those
who can make affidavit that they were absent from Cody
on all of the registration days will be permitted to vote.
if unregistered.
Voting at any prior election, or at the primaries, does
not qualify a voter in the Cody precincts to vote. In out
side precincts, or where less than one hundred votes has
been cast at the preceding election, no registration is
required.
, 1924-10-08
GANGUETS AND DEMARIS'
TO WINTER In EUROPE

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Ganguet and
family and Mrs. Nellie DeMaris and
Chas. DeMaris expect to make
up a party which will leave Cody
early this month for a visit to the
European continent. They plan to
spend the greater part of the winter
over there, touring over France,
and seeing the cenes of the great
est of all world conflicts.
The Ganguet family when it ar
rives in France will go to the fam
lily estate at Hautes Alps, for a
visit with old friends and relatives.
Mrs. DeMaris and Chas. will go to
Tipperary, Ireland, for a visit, and
later on the two families will make
the trip together over France. Fol
lowing the tour the winter months
are to be spent at Carlsbad, Ger
many and hamburg, Germany. The
party has booked on the Steamer
DECREASE.
, 1924-10-08
MUST GO TO Pen FOR
ROBBERY AT GARLAND

Freeman D. Grey was arrested at
Frannie on Monday by Sheriff
LOOMS, charged with the robbery
of the home of a section hand at
Garland, al which time he got away
with thirty dollars in cash. LOOMS
brought the man to Cody where he
was placed in the county jail. He
made a written confession of his
crime and left this morning for
Basin where he received a sentence
of from two to five years.
Grey only a short time ago com
pleted a ter min the state pen of
three years. being released June 81.
The offense for which he was sent
up for before was forgery.
Together with Clarence Brownell
he will be taken at once to Casper
where the men will be turned over
to officers from the state peniten-
tiary.
, 1924-10-08
ALVIN B0SLEY FINED $40
DID NOT RUN ENOUGH
BULLS WITH STOCK HERD

Alvin Bosley, rancher of the Paint
creek section, was arraigned in JUS
tice C. A. c. Shows court at Clark
last week to answer to charges
preferred by Sheriff w. H. Loomis
Inc his deputy, I. S. Bisphan, that
Bosley had not, during the last
season, provided the proper number
of bulls to run with his stock or
the forest reserve in the Crandall
section. Mr.. Bosley was fined SO,
which is the minimum fine q
the statutes for the offense of which
he was guilty.
The state range law provides that
at least one bull, of good grade or
blooded, be placed on the range with
every twenty-five head of cows. Mr..
Bosley, it is said, owned but one
bull, while he ranged about sixty
head of cattle. In speaking of this
prosecution, IN old COW mar de-
clared that to his knowledge this
is the first time in the history of
the state hat this law has been
strictly enforced.
, 1924-10-08
COUNTY FAIR HELD
UNDER ADVERSE WEATHER
County Exhibits Not What Had Been
Hoped Due to Cold and Stormy
Weather and Ia Roads

The Eleventh Annual Park Coun-
ty fair was held Saturday at the
grounds of the Park County Fair
association, and due to adverse
weather conditions the exhibits were
curtailed to a very great extent
Although some very fine products
Were placed in the exhibit booths,
only a small portion of the exhibit
was displayed, had the weather
have remained good and the roads
been in condition.
The baby show was called off and
the judges divided the prize money
equally among the few babies who
were entered in the contest.
An auction sale, coming at the
of the days program, was an
interesting part of the days events,
and a great deal of the prize ex-
hlbits were sold by the auctioneer,
E. S. Hopes.
, 1924-10-08

At the same time, as secretary of
state, directed to Attorney General
David j. Howell a letter PROFOUND
ing a number of questions concern
ing how candidates for governor at
the special election should be nom
mated, how soon they must be nom
mated If their names are to be
placed on the official ballot and
whether, should the attorney gen
erals decision be that names of
candidates for the governorship shall
not appear on the official ballot.
the State Canvassing board shall
take cognizance of votes cast for
candidates for the governorship
whose James may be written in on
the ballot.
A peculiar situation exists in the
emergency caused by the death of
Governor Ross. The law makes it
mandatory that the acting governor
issue a proclamation of cleo
ton but makes no provisions con-
corning how candidates are to be
nominated and their names certified
for placing on the official ballot.
Lucas announced Monday Thai al
, 1924-10-08
PARK COUNTY BASINS
CANDIDATE FOR SITE
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL

Park county is the only can
didate in the Big Horn basin
for the site of the girls in
dustrial school which is pro-
jected by the state legislature,
and a campaign is to be put
across which will make this
part of the state IA big factor
in the choosing of n location
for the institution.
A committee composed OF
Messrs. c. j. Lowe, Henry
Goudreau and John II. Cook
made "A trip thru the Basin
last week and gained the en-
dorsement and support of the
other three counties for the
candidacy of Park county
Greybull had filed for Big
Horn county and Hot Springs
county was preparing tn get
into the race, but with Park
county asking for their Coop
GRAFTON these counties gener-
ously withdrew and the united
strength of the Big Horn basin
will be thrown TO Park county
, 1924-10-08
KERMIT ERICKSON HOME

Kermit Erickson, son of Mrs. E.
Erickson, returned home Monday
and will spend some time here with
relatives. Kermit has just com
pleted a three-year apprenticeship
az a jockey, and has ridden on prac-
tically all of the big tracks in the
United States, Mexico and Canada.
He is now a jockey, and is free
to seek employment wherever he
wishes. At the present time he is
undecided just where he will go,
hut the race events in Florida have
an appeal and he may go there
this winter.
, 1924-10-08

though under the law he is entitled
to draw the salaries of both secre-
tary OF state and acting governor
during the period he serves as act
ing governor. he will draw only the
governors salary of $500 a month.
permitting the secretary of state
salary of $3.50 a month to revert tn.
the treasury. In the past all sec
retaries of state who became acting
governor drew both salaries.
The resignation of Edward b. Al
mon, private secretary to Governor
Ross, was rendered Monday morning
and accepted by Acting Governor
Lucas. No other changes in the
state personnel are contemplated
, 1924-10-08

The mention OF Mr.. Schwoob as
a likely candidate is neither new in
Cody nor over the state. For many
years he has been prominent in
politics and at different times has
been strongly endorsed as governor
material. Since the death of the
late governor he has received many
wires and letters from acquaintance
over the state to the effect that he
should throw his hat into the ring
and ask for the gubernatorial nomin-
alton.
s. A. Nelson is another likely
candidate for the state honors, and
in view of the fact hal Mr.. Schwoob
has positively stated that he could
not consider being a candidate at
this time, Mr.. Nelson's candidacy
is urged most theoretically in the
county, and especially at Powell
where his friends feel that Mr.. Mel
sons name should go on the state
ticket.
Mr.. Nelson is one of Wyoming's
biggest men. AS a member of the
state senate, and as a banker in the
Powell community he demonstrated
that he is both a statesman and a
business man of unusual ability. In
Park county he has always taken