Flood Destroys Creek Bottoms. Drowning Fatalities Reported
Six-Mile creek rose about 15 feet Tuesday expeditiously washing away crossing access and forcing cattle relocation by boat. A drowning occurred near Lewis Creek while searching for a missing man, Claude Rulong, a 26 year old hired worker, whose body was recovered after a daylong search. The article notes funeral services and local relief efforts, with train service briefly disrupted and several residents reporting flood damage and river navigation difficulties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. Ward
Mr. Ward
Perry Rowley
Ward
Claude Rulong
John A. Jones
Dakota
Bridge -Acroas
Lewis‘creek
Peter Halvyergen
Bennett
John Hendrix
Moundsville
West
Virginia
Farnham
Jones
P. E. Bartlett
Akron
Millnerville Mention Special Correspondence
Dale Hunter is sick with the measles but was getting along nicely at last report. J F Banks hauled cows to his Woonsocket farm last week. Crops look fine in the area. Millnerville creamery appraisers met. O A Knapp is receiver. C C Pike sold fat cattle to Sioux City. Mrs Will Millner visited Akron on the 21st. The Broken Kettle flood rushed down on Sunday evening, Hooding lower land. it was the highest ever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haywarden
Was
H. B. Palm
Owas
Dale Hunter
J. F. Banks
Woonsocket Farm
Millnerville
O. ‘A. Knapp
C. C. Pike
Sioux City
Will’ Millner
D. B. Frank
Long Hill
Tucker
Hill
Mr. Ihn
King Band of
Providence
Mr. Frank
Postmaster Muhs Is Dead in Akron Experience
Henry J. Muhs, born in Prussia in 1851, died at 2 45 PM after a sudden illness at Mead’s drug store and home. An aneurysm ruptured in the aorta causing internal hemorrhage. He served as a public official in Akron, was a longtime Baptist church leader, and leaves a widow Bessie and daughter to mourn. Funeral services set for Friday at 1 PM at the Baptist church with burial in Akron cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muhs
Mead
Paul Mead
Mr. Mead
Cilley
Paul Mend
Bessie
United ‘States
Rockford
Ilinois
New Ulm
Minnesota
A. Northup,. ‘August: BL. 2879, Who, With Two Daughters, Bessie H and Nellie M
Akron
Baptist Church
A. C. Blackman
Lost Umbrella with Shell Handle in Hpa An
A new umbrella with a shell handle is lost in Hpa An. Reward offered for its return to FF, A. Please contact for retrieval.
Heaven S Weather Ravages Town and Nearby Lands
A severe windstorm on Friday followed by a tremendous rain and hail event on Sunday caused extensive damage. The storm destroyed a large chicken house and corn crib, flooded Lowlands and streets, wrecked trees and windows, broke shingles, and harmed orchards. Stock drowned in torrents, and roadbeds washed out. Water remains high with ongoing damage to crops and fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Waterbury
A. Waterbury
Nouthwest
Milwaukee
Akron
Westfield
Pradey
Tone Ave
Grant
Bennett
Decoration Day Program Akron Memorial Day Exercises
Decoration Day observances set for Saturday May 30 in Akron. The G A R post Women's Relief corps and citizens will assemble at Second and Road streets near the Savings Bank at 10 a m to parade to the cemetery for grave decoration and memorial services. At 2 p m the groups reform at the same corner and march to the opera house for exercises. The public is invited to participate. Commander
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
G. A. R. Post
Women's Relief Corps
Second
Road
Savings Bank
Opera House
Comaander
Arizona Heat Wave Reaches 120 Degrees In Shade
A scorching day in Arizona describes thermometers failing to record beyond 115 in Phoenix while other locations hit 120 in the shade. The text details animals and objects suffering in the extreme heat, animals seeking shade, ice houses failing, and daily life strained as cottonwood trees wilted and human labor became nearly impossible. The report notes humidity would dictate life loss risk, but dryness is cited as the saving factor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buret
Arizona
Phoenix
Biouse Files
Soup-Serving Guests Deliquesces Dining Expectations
A guest recounts a bizarre restaurant using a device to shoot soup into plates via a suction rod. A Dutch Hollander waiter operated a joint where soup arrived by delivering liquid through a bagpipe like receptacle. The method left the narrator unable to eat and nearly starved by the end of the meal.
Saved His Money from the Boers in South Africa
An elderly Englishman fled the Transvaal for Natal during rising war tensions. He hid his fortune by hammering gold into clamps and a box then sealing with paint. His box was searched by Boers, but the safe trick carried his about $1,500 in gold to British territory without loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Transvaal
Natal
Akron Hawarden notes and community items
Hawarden and Akron telegrams recount local visits and business notes. Headlines cover visits by L. H. Adams and D. E. Anthony, Mead's City Drug Store promotions, a severe cold for Smith & Robinson, a thunderstorm damage on W. W. Burrill’s chimney, a successful amateur drama by the Hawarden Dramatic Co, a petty theft case, a runaway incident on the country road, and upcoming church services with Doings at the Christian church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
at_ Mead’s City
Benson, Minn
Smith & Robinson
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Chatsworth Chats
Yankton Fri
Shriners
Wakeman
Pilla
Andy Koppert
Lena Koppert
Maggie M Mapaman
Hawarden Tuesecar
Fletcher
eastsTowa
Joseph Hess
California
Oregon
C. L. Knapp
Gyrus Knapp
Jefferson
Price
Centenarg Medicine Co
Dans Molays
Lowe
March Bros
Boup
Sheesabt Coatifeery
EL. Johnson
Cobb
George
Hamilton’s
Mead’s City Drug Store
L. H. Adams
A. A. Palm
Chris’ Mortrud
Hudson
Des ‘Moines
M. B. Ladi Aid Society
Nex
Amie
Squires
City
Joseph'a
Hospital
Geo. C. Putnam
Wm. Walker
Cedar - “Rapids
Iowa
U. S. Pinternal Revenue Department
Clint Strong
Higgins
W. W. Burrill
New England
Hawarden Dramatic Co
Akron Opera House
J. G. Anderson
LeMars
Towa
Jerusha
Odol
McCarthy
A.s Anderson
Prixy
Misa Pearl Pergy
Deacon Decker
Fairbrothers
Mary Ann Wilkins
Miss Mellett
W. B. Whison
Archie Reese
Ing
Milwaukee Road
Reese
Wooton
Petit Jarceny
Marahal Cain
LeMata
Geotion
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