Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 March 1913 — John E. Alter Marooned At Cincinnati-Writes Card. [ARTICLE]

John E. Alter Marooned At Cincinnati-Writes Card.

John E- Alter, ot Union township, who has been spending the winter in the south, writes from CincliipaUun<.lei’ dgte of March 28, at follows: “The half has not been told of the flood conditions. thousands of others 1 am tied up in this city indefinitely. No trains running, bfldges are out. We are promised the mails will be moved soon by autos over circuitous routes, by boats or otherwise. Railroad-offi-cials will make no statement as to the probable extent of delay. Yours hopefully, John E. Alter.” Mr. Alter was returning from his visit to Alabama and other southern states and had reached Cincinnati when the flood caifie and has, been marooned there ever since. He sent a telegram to relatives last Friday and it is expected that he will arrive home in a day or two. Mrs. Alter, who haN been spending the past three months witia their son, Cecil, at Salt Lake City, arrived in Chicago Heights Sunday night and will spend two or three days with relatives there and arrive here Tuesday or Wednesday. Amos Alter and Steve Comer, who have been spending the winter in California, expect to start back east from Santa Monica Wednesday of this week. They will go'together to Ogden, Utah, and Steve will come on home from there, while Amos will go to Salt Lake City for a visit of a few days with his nephew, Cecil Alter. Steve will probably reach Rensselaer next Monday and Amos a few days later.