Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-06-08 | Page 1 | Quit Church to Battle with Flood

UIT CHURCH TO BATTLE WITH FLOOD M M 44 4 r 44 40 o h 4 Republican Special Service 4 t k Lo Logan an June S S-On S On various arlous ocr oc- oc 4 history his tor of or 4 r in tn the early K Utah the hardy plon pioneers ers heard 4 k the bu bugle le call luring during Sab Sabbath ath 4 h day services and sallied forth to tu 4 k protect their theil homes from Crom savage 4 y- y attack and from drouth 4 Now there Is no fC fear of ot treacherous 4 PIOUS erous attack nor of or extreme 4 h drouth but rather tho the Mood flood menace menace menk men- men 4 k ace has caused people In various 4 h parts of the state to be alarmed 4 h for the safety of oC their homes and 4 inthe In 4 h other other othel property Last Sunday Sunday- the Sixth ward waid at Logan the servIces servIces servIces 4 Ices were brought to an abrupt a rupt 4 close shortly after the opening 4 prayer had hall been offered and the 4 entire congregation left leCt the 4 church to tl fight ht the encroachments encroachments encroach- encroach 4 ments merits of the ra raging Logan LoJan river 4 The waters of or the river had hall 4 arisen at an alarming rate following fol- fol oh- oh 4 lowing the warm spell and anel to 4 keep them within the tile old ohl channel 4 men boys and even the women 4 and girls got busy with Ith axes and 4 cut down town trees laying them along 4 tho the edges of or the stream to prevent pre pre- 4 vent the banks from being washed 4 out 4 4 O i 44 O