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Show IIoo4 In Arcadia. Arcadia, WIs May 30. A terrific ter-rific rain storm came up at midnight mid-night Ust night. Water fell In torrents tor-rents for several hours, floodiugtho river, which soon overflowed. Two mill dams were sw rpt away, flooding flood-ing almost the entire Tillage. For a short time tlie village was In the midst of a river, which toured through the streets from two to six feet deep, washing out sidewalks and fences and moving bouses from their foundations. The. only life known to bo lest was tbat of an infant in-fant of Mrs. Oisen, hicli wasswept from Its mother's arms by the swift current and drowned. F.vcry bridge Iu tlie vicinity was swept away. |