Show river residents outwit F flood beardstown Beards town residents of Beards beardstown town methodically set about to put their houses in order tor for another other alood flood as the illinois river climbed toward its predicted flood stage of 0 feet motorboat Mot orbo it maxies taxies tax les ies were overhauled merchants prepared their sand lues bagg and rowboats row boata and hip boots acre ere being renovated beardstown Boards Beards town is lust just recovering from iest it third disastrous flood within a year the river f rose 2 of a toot foot tuesday night reaching early wednesday at 23 feet the streets will again be flooded |