Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 May 1909 — DROWNS WHILE SAVING BABY [ARTICLE]

DROWNS WHILE SAVING BABY

Downpour Causes Two Streams In Nebraska to Flood the Country. Lincoln, Neb., May 18.—A downpour of rain sent Salt creek and Antelope creek out of their banka. Residents living in low land sections were forced to call for assistance to take their belongings to places of safety. Mrs. Stella Cole was drowned while trying to escape with her baby from her flooded home. A neighbor rescued the child.