The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-07-03
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It Is pretty generally conceded IN .neso
u.,t. that Il rained some in this vicinity on
Thu,,sav afternoon and evening-yet, II ev'
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800. .Ss.,tsrv hing round loose, voualsd. luf-'
W 4. ,amo, Is strong al "proofs of Holy
w.;.u The rains descended, and about IL
o,aocl in tho evening, the aoods c"ne'7
d. Lou.y, totally regardless Of consequent
ees, spread itself all round on the bottoms
entered dwellings without the least ceremo-
nv, and behaved bad generally. The 'oia-
at inhabitants" declare that the water has
not been so high before, since the great
freshe. of 1851. Nearly the whole town
NORTH Of Broadway, suffered materially
from the effects of the deluge. Families
were compelled to abandon their BEDS and
seek safety from the food in other quarters
In some instances, boats we're bF0ush. in,o
reau;atisn 10 con1es1tbe women ana cah'-
rem from the scene Of danger.
The amount of damagedone by the hood'
of course cannot DO estimated with any de-
grss of certsiDty---as almost every family
North of Broadway, suffered from its un-
timely visitation. The bridges on Main and
Scott streets were swept away-one house
at tho upper end Of town, was washed from
its foundation-the out. buildings belong
ing to the Pacific, journey cd down stream to-
gether with considerable quantity of wood.
Below Centre street, several fences were to-
tally destroyed, and gardens suffered with
out mercy, from tho devastating clement
GEORGE Parks was ono of the heaviest
losers by the food, as it carried off great
amount of lumber from his yard. The bot
tom below the Pacific House and North Of
Broadway, was literally covered with wood,
lumber, chairs, tubs, etc., all of which,
found a common carrier in the whilom
'eentle marmuring Louzy." We hope We
may long DO spared another such visitation,
for we can we'll afford to dispense with its
blessings. -.-...-.
OrganIza,isa 81 q Branch d the State Bask,
Several Of our prominent citizens, nntici-
pating the adoption of the Banking Laws
submitted to vote of the people on Mon
day last, have formed an association under
the provisions of the State Bank act, and
taken the initiatory steps, towards the early
organization of Branch at this point. If
VIC understand Alright, the object of this
early movement is to give our citizens
an opportunity to take and control the
Stock of tho institution, if they SO desire,
and thus prevent its falling into the hands
Of capitalists at distant points, who have no
comm on interest with US, aud who would be
but too apt to lend their influence and aid
to other localities, in preference to this
The act requires that notice shall be given,
and books opened for subscriptions of
Stock, and it will be for our citizens to say
how much they will contribute towards rais-
ing the required capital. They can have
the entire control of the Branch it they will
it, for We know that there arc parties here
.bundsnt,y able to make inv cstm cnss Of the
nature in question. There can be no mo-
uopoly about the affair, unless it is accom-
Pushed through inertness on the part of our
citizens, for the law requires that twenty
days public notice shall be givon of the time
and place Of opening books for subscription
to the Capital Stock of Branch, and the
said books shall be kept open for two sue
ccssive DAYS, "between the hours of 10 4. NJ.
and p. NJ, and shall be accessible to every
person desiring to subscribe to the stock Of
the proposed branch. On the first day no
person, company, or business firm, compos.
ed Of one OF more individuals, shall be per-
mittcd to subscribe to more than ten shares,
and on the second day no more than fifty
shares, unless at the time for closing the
books on that day, the aggregate amount of
stock subscribed, shall not exceed the
amount Of capital authorized in section
twenty-onc."
The following arc the persons who have
associated together for the formation of a
Branch Of the State Bank in this city,.
c. BUCHANAN, S. S. BAYLIss, FRANK STREET,
GEORGE PARKS, LAz. NOBLE, SAN. S. Cur
tbs aud J. NJ. PALMER. They arc men of
means, and well known to the people of this
city, and are disposed to take a liberal
amount of Stock, and feel anxious to have
the full amount of Stock in the Branch tax en-
by the business men of this city. We hope
it may be done.