The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-10-01

rT-1 '~--'' AAS'oAsAon " OSe.JtOCS is ulnoo
synonymous with the prevention of Ague
Therefore, he not only evinces tact and en-
ergy, as a Drainage Commissioner, in at
tempting to reclaim 100000 acres of over
flowed land, and furnish good roads, but h
becomes practical County Health Officer
After preliminary survey, he submitted
two projects to the County Judge, for ap
proval. One of them relates to the straight
ening Of the Little Sioux. The other con
tains proposition to dig canal from tn
West Fork of the Little Sioux, across tn
bottom, emptying the surplus water int
the Missouri, ria CARDS Lake. am no
aware, that any doubts have been expresse,
as to the feasibility Of the first. Those wht
are acquainted with the surface of the coun
try, in the vicinity of the Little Sioux, ar,
unanimously of the opinion, that .by cuttin:
throug b the long, narrow bends, thus giving
the river straight shoot, the water may bt
safely carried past many miles of land nov
sure to be occasionally deluged. The Sec
ond is also declared to be feasible by thu
surveyors, Drainage Commissioners, and
those best acquainted with the subject, and
l have no doubt that if care is taken to
build the canal large enough, with dam
across the Fork, that will prove great and
lasting benefit. The opposition is only the
old cry Of Speculation! 1t takes Wester,
man to cry speculation. l doubt if any
enterprise can be started for the general
good, that will not meet with the same CRY
from certain immaculate quarters. | am
happy to say, that this opposition is decid-
ed!v feeble. The Drainage Commissioner
having asked for an appropriation of $780,
900 to enable him to carry out his plans, i,
is generally expected that, as soon as an
accurate survey can be made, the Judge
will allow the people the privilege of decid-
ing whether they will allow it to him or not.
| think they will. Aside from questions of
health, price of land, roads, &C., it will
readily be acknowledged that II judicious
expenditure Of the Swamp Land Fund, has
been source of great relief to the pecunary
condition of the people, during the hard
times. Swamp Land Orders are now the
principle circulating medium of the county,
and the basis of very much Of the business
that is transactec. We need nothing more
than remuneratins labor. The county can
give it to her citizens, and be doubIy beue-
fitted. To conclude this already long drawn
subject, wish to bring to the attention of
the people, the fact that the General Gov
crnment gave the Swamp and overhowed
lands to the States, that they might be re-
claimed. The State donated these lands to
the Counties, for the same purpose. Let
the people of Monona County then, make it
their duty to see tnat this intention is rig
idly fulfilled.
The sitting of thu District Court, at On
AVA, was the occasion Of bringing together
many persons from every quarter of the
county, and the interchange of thought,
consequent thereon, was both agreeable
and beneficial. From all sides, | hear high
praises of our new Judge, Mr.. HUBBARD, of
Sioux City, and our new Prosecuting AttOr-
ney, Mr.. Howe, Of Spirit Lake. We not
only find Mr.. HUBBARD an excellent lawyer
and thorough gen tleman, but also, an
intelligent and efficient Judge, in the best
sense Of that word. lie gave the lawyers
no opportunities to waste time. lie ex-
pressed determination to do all IN his
power to put an end to petty neighborhood
lawsuits, and gave effect to the expression,
by diriding the costs, in about score Of
cases. Good. The Republicans of this
judicial District did most excellent thing
when they elected Messls. HUBBARD and
Howe, to the positions they now honor.
The Grand Jury had considerable business
brought before them. They recommended
the Drainage Commissioners projects, for
the prevention of overfo wse At the instance
Of the temperance men ofci,y, 1--WE have
lately been iucorporateJJ tAey indicted the
establishments of Il. G. Fairchild, T. r.
Chapman, and Mayor Richard Stebblns, as
public nuisunces. Our temperance people
rejoice at the Indictment of tlese liquor
sellers. 1t seems to be generally received
opinion here, that no prosecution of aliquor
seller, can be successfully carried through,
| think the next sitting of the Court will
prove the fallacy of this opinion. | hope
so, at all events.
No more can we have the blessed privi-
lege of innocently proclaiming to the public
that We haven't 'darned polite" In
deed, we NIL ght more appropriately exclaim,
with the boys, "wo hain't got nothing
else" presume you have heard OF the
man of whom it was said that he was enjoy
ing very poor health. Much in the same
sense, you can imagine we have been enjoy
ing politicians, this season. Our condition
strongly reminds me of that of ancient
Egypt, as depicted inthe Bible: we have lit
orally been visited by swarms Of frogs; they
have so covered the ground that thousands
have been crushed by pedestrians and roll
ing wheels; they have infested houses, eel
lars, and wells and we have also been
visited by all grades of politicians, from
Governor down to County Sheriff. Frogs
and politicans-alI on keen jump. First,
our blinded visions recognized tsat vast
and digniied luminary, that so lately shim-
merc9 in a Southern cline to the delight
of Senoritas and fear Of Dons. refer to
the valiant and pompous Brigadicr General
AUGUSTUS CESAR DODGE.
Undoubtedly, the Democracy of Iowa,
pity, from the bottom of their hearts, the
poor Republicans, because they could find
no man in their ranks for q standard bearer,
who sufficiently possessed the elements Of
"pride" - militia dignity, good nature,
(vide 0skaloosa and Glenwood) statesman