Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 112, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 May 1914 — High Water Jeopardizes Onion Prospects at Newland. [ARTICLE]

High Water Jeopardizes Onion Prospects at Newland.

The excessive rain ot the past several days has endangered the onion crop at Newland, where most of the land sold to the many buyers who moved there this spring was planted either in seed or set onions. It is reported that the Gifford ditch is out of its banks in some places and that much of the onion land is scarcely above the water line. Probably a dozen families between Newland and Gifford are living in tents and the water is reported to be up to the floors of the tents and still rising. An experienced farmer ventured the guess that the onions that are overflowed or even where the water stands near the surface for a day or two will be practically ruined. It is certainly to be hoped that this misfortune does not come to those who have established their homes there, but high water will doubtless be somewhat of a menace in that country until the Ryan ditch is constructed. A message was received by Mrs. Charles Hemphill today informing her of the death at Newman, 111., of Mrs. Will Otto, sister-tin-law of Mrs. N. A. Hendrix. Mr. and Mrs. Hendrix will leave tor the funeral tomorrow.