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Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-08
ADVISES DIVERSION OF CREEK
Engineer Says that is Only Way to
Prevent Floods.

AOD1Hs
That the diverting Of the water Of In
dian creek through a tunnel, with its out
let at Big lake, is the best and only way
by which the repeated flooding Of the city
by the overflow from that turbulent and
e~rratice little stream can be avoided is the
opinion of NJ. J. Morris, a former resident
of Council Bluffs and now superintendent
Of construction for the Degnon Construc-
ton company of New York. In accord
ance with his promise made to Mayor
Maloney and City Treasurer True on the
occasion of their recent visit to New York,
Mr.. Morris had plans and specifications
for the proposed tunnek prepared and
these were received yesterday by the
mayor, Mr.. Morris estimates that a tun-
mel such as he plans should not cost
over 500. 900.
In his letter to Mayor MaIoney, Mr.. Nor
ris writes in part as follows concerning
Indian creek and the problem Of prevent
ing the ever recurring overflows. with
their attendant loss and damage to prop
erty:
Thousands of dollars have been spent in
improving the creek without any good re-
suits. The creek In itself could take care
Of the local drainage, but the outlying dis
trict drained by It is altogether too great
TO be taken care Of by the creek.
The water shed that depends on Indian
creek TO carry off its rainfall Is OF such
a nature-high bluffs and steep ravines-
comes in such a head that the creek Is not
In any way able to take care Of 1t. And
as / told you and Mr.. Payne, when here In
New York, that the tube or tunnel ten
feet in diameter with a head you would
have, would be plenty large 10 take care
OF all the water that would come. I should
say that a great deal OF the work would
come under what IL called "open-cut," OF
II the intention is to enclose II. what is
called "cut and cover work" This, l take
It. would be the plan in proceeding with
the work.
But, although it is open. l think it should
have concrete invert and side walls, with
wings at the mouth, at such an angle thai
they would straighten out any drift that
might come with the flood and start II
through the tunnel straight. With the head
OF water you have. IL would then be takeu
through without any possibility OF Trimming
in the tube.
Now, with the large supply OF gravel and
sand you have Just north OF the city, II
seems TO me that concrete masonry car
be put in place quite cheaply, and gravel
is now being used In place Of crushed stone
for concrete construction IN all the New
York subway tunnels and sewer cOnstruc-
ton and has Seen found TO make the best
OF masonry.
/ think that a tunnel OF the horseshoe
type, such as Is shown in the drawing
am sending you, would be the best type.
The inyert and side walls could be con-
| structed OF gravel concrete and the arch
turned with brick, II so desired, as you
nave an abundance OF brick OF home manu-,
f~acture, or OF concrete II so wished.
/ have had a great deal Of experience
in matters Of his kind. and / say nov
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-08
COUNTY BOARD ACTS ON DITCHE
Report of Engineers on Honey CreeI
Ditch IL Rejected.

bhANn - HNlNGNCua
The supervisors of Pottawattamie county
who on Tuesday and Wednesday went over
the proposed route Of the Honey creek
drainage ditch as surveyed by Engineer
J.. Harley Mayne, met yesterday as a
drainage board and rejected Mr.. Mayne's
report. This action was taken after the
board had listened to protests from owners
Of lands in the district south Of Honey
creek and whose lands, It is claimed, are
already drained by what is known as the
Pigeon creek ditch.
The board adopted a resolution ordering
another and different survey, and deferred
further action until such survey should
be completed.
F.. E. Spetman was appointed engineer to
make the new survey, as the board feared
that the fact that Engineer Mayne's
father, w. S. Mayne, owned land within
the proposed drainage district might In
validate the survey IL made by Mr.. Mayne,
The report Of j. II. Mayne. R. v.
Churchill and ]. X. Murchison. the CON-
missioners appointed to apportion the as
sessment of the cost of the construction
Of the Nishnabotno drainage ditch against
the land benefited, was received and
November IL was set as the date for con-
sidering and taking action on 1t.
The board instructed the auditor to notify
the Great Western railroad that II must
fulfill its promise to erect a steel bridg
over Mosquito creek in Lewis township
When the railroad built into Council Bluffs
the supervisors made certain changes ir
the highway to accommodate the railroad
and the latter at the time promised anc
agreed to replace it's wooden bridge with G
steel structure. The wooden bridge, il II
said, has become dereliot, but up-to-datt
the railroad has shown no sign of putting
in the steel structure in it's place.
After a short session as a county board
the supervisors adjourned to the regular
meeting on November 1.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-08

c. r. Kluger, the Jeweler, 1860 Virginia
avenue, Indianapolis, Ind, writes: II was
so weak from kidney trouble that 1 could
hardly walk a hundred feet. Four bottles
Of Foley's Kidney Remedy cleared my com
plexion, cured my backache and the ir-
regularities disappeared. and 1 can now
attend to business every day, and recon-
mend Foley's Kidney Remedy to all SUI
~ferers, as it cured me after the doctors and
other remedies had failed" Sold by all
druggists.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-08
Medicines Made from Roots and
Herbs.

In the good old-fashioned days Of our
grAndmothers they depended upon medi-
clnes made from the roots and herbs of
the field to cure disease.
Lydia L. Plnkham's Vegetable Compound,
that tanda remedy which is made from
roots and herbs for woman's ills, had its
origin in this way. For thirty years II
has been redeeming its promises written
on the label OF every bottle by curing
thousands of women of feminine Ills. It's
a good honest medicine.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-08
CUT IN SALARIES
OF CHICAG0'S EMPLOYEES
Mayor and Department Heads Agree
to IL because Money Is
Lacking.

CHICAGO, Oct. T. A cut of 10 per cent
in salaries of all officials and employees
Of this city from Mayor Busse's SIS, OC
down to the lowest laborer has been agreed
upon by the mayor and department heads
It was learned today, for next year. This
measure was made necessary because Chi.
has not money enough to take in the
payroll at its normal level. The payroll
last year Appropriated SIS, 600, 900.
The cut before becoming operative mus
be sanctioned by the city council, where q
big tight against it is expected.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-08
Conversational Meeting.

MARsHALLTOWN, Ia, oct. 7-(speciaI)
The annual meeting Of the Central As
ISOLATION Of Congregational Churches and
Ministers, and the last 20 be held under
the name Of the Central association. be-
gan in this city today. The meeting, which
continues over tomorrow, will put an END
to the affairs OF the Central association,
which has been In existence since 1853. The
action taken to dissolve the association was
merely a formal one. and In confirmation
Of the decision to merge with the Grinnell
association. taken recently. Rev. W.. j.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-08

FORT DODGE, Ia. oct. Especial Tel
egram. THE Mulroney Manufacturing
company, makers OF overslls and work
clothing. though experiencing a $4,000 loss
by fire last spring, will establish a branch
factory at Webster City in ten days with
an output Of 100 dozen a day and employ
ing sixty men.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-08
Lawyer DccIared LEGALLY Dead,

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. I-Charles II.
Moore, formerly a prominent attorney Of
this city, who went to Europe In 1901
and when last heard from was in Paris,
was declared legally dead today by Superior
Judge Graham. Special letters Of admins
tration were granted to the widow. Mrs.
Albina Moore, to enable her to collect a
81, coo insurance policy on his life.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-08
ofncer Accidcntany shot.

EsTHERvGLLE. Ia, oct. 7.-(special)-
Night Marshal jay S. Mitchell Of this city
accidentiy shot in the left leg by his
own revolver. The bullet entered the flesh
Just below his knee, coming out about
seven inches below the point where Il
entered. Mr.. Mitchell is improving nicely,
but says he doesn't know what caused the
revolver to discharge.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-08
THE HOSPE PLAN MAKES PIANO
BUYING EASY.

1t has cleaned away the rocks and pit
falls that formerly confronted piano buy
ers. In this store you can make your
selection In a few minutes, well knowing
that the Hospe house, 20 Pearl st. and 2S
S. Main St, Council Bluffs, has no ficti-
tious asking price, and with absolute GER
tainty that you get the lowest price and
best guarantee.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-08
Real Estnte Tran.fers.

These transfers were reported to The Bee
October Z by the Pottawattamie County Alb.
stract company Of Council Bluffs:
Bessie Shoemaker and husband to
Lena A. Andrus, part lot 3. audi
tors resurvey Of part ss neA %
T-A. W. Observation-Disclosures 2,9O
George p. Blank. single, to c.. L.
Drumm, lots 4, II and 10, block Is,
Wright'e add, W. ....a...... LOO
Martin r. Schmidt widower, to Kate
8. Scott, lots 5 and Z. block 2, SUITS
mans ID add, ". ....a......... 10
]. w. Squire and wife TO Frances
Smith, lot 30. block 80, Ferry add,
q. C. a.. -...........s. ..................
Estate w. w. Marsh to Frances
Smith, lot 80, block 50, Ferry add,
q. c. ..r......s..-- ,,.t............
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-08

Don't waste your money buying plasters
when you can get a bottle Of Chamberlain's
Eminent for q cents. A piece of flannel
dampened with this liniment il superior to
any plaster for lame back. pains IN the
side and chest. and much cheaper, Sold by
all druggists.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-08

missioner n. a. Crawford and is to have a
preliminary hearing this morning. In de-
fault of bail placed at $1,000 Sherod was
committed to the county Jail.
Sherod, whose home is said to rave been
in Pennington, Ia, is charged with hav-
ing written to manufacturers of cigars
representing that he was about to engage
In the retail cigar business in Abba, Ia. II
is said that i'm this way he succeeded in
securing consignments OF cigars from a
factory in Anita. Ia, and several other
places. When the firms which had sent
him goods learned that he had no store
in Abba, search was made for him and he
was located in Omaha with the cigars.
The Information charging him with send
ing fraudulent matter through the mails
was filed before Commissioner Crawford
by Postoffice Inspector Swenson.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-08

John Sherod. arrested in Omaha a few
days ago on q federal charge of sending
fraudulent matter through the mails. was
brought to Council Bluffs yesterday on an
order of removal from Judge Munger. He
was a~rraigned before United States COM
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-08

Free Christian Science lecture by Mrs.
Sue Harper Minis Of Atlanta, Ca, Sunday
afternoon at 8 o'clock in star theater. All
welcome.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-08
Council Bluffs

this there Is one way to stop the flooding
OF the city BY Indian creek. and that U.s.,
to pick up the old channel and turn Il into
a tunnel through the bluffs, with the outlet
at Big lake. north Of the city. This should
be done before Il enters the city, and let
the old channel take care OF the local
drainage.
II is my opinion that sny money spent
on Improvements, such as Strengthening or
widening the old channel through the city
would be money lost. To ~straighten the
old channel would carry II through the
western part OF the city, and II would be
practically impossibly to get a grade that
would carry off the freshets, which would
simply mean the old trouble OF flooding the
city.
To sum the whole matter up. il Is my
opinion that the tunnel, the size to be de
cided by your engineers on the ground, Is
the proper and only way to solve the
problem Of indian creek.
1t is Mayor Maloney's intention to bring
this matter up at the next meeting Of the
city council, II the required number OF
signatures to the necessary petition are
secured. On presentation of the petition
1.-THE city council is required to have the
city engineer prepare plans and estimates,
together with maps and a report showing
the territory to be benefited and the list
Of owners and approximate value Of the
property in such district.
The Fashion, ladies' tailoring. r. H. En-
lein. proprietor, late filter Orkin Bros. ]
do first class work reasonable. I make
suits for SIS. skirts IS. I also do altering
to suit. Would you give me a trial7 s.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-08
Jury in the MetcaIfe Case Brings In
Verdict of mot GuiIty,U

Jury in h MetcaIfe Case Brings in
Verdict of "NOt Guilty"
Mrs Emma Metcalfe, proprietress Of the
Metcalfe hotel at 1857 West Broadway, in
dicted on the charge Of maintaining a
house Of Ill fame, was acquitted by a Jury
In the district court yesterday afternoon.
The trial, which was begun Wednesday
afternoon, was concluded shortly after the
noon recess yesterday and the jury brought
in its verdict of acquittal after fifteen min
utes' elaboration.
The indictment Of Mrs. Metcalfe was the
outcome of a crusade against her place
shortly after she opened it last spring, and
against the place known as the Riverside
hotel.
Mrs. Metcalfe told the jury that she had
conducted ~roadhouses at other locations In
Council Bluffs and vicinity, but denied that
her present place was Of such a character.
She declared It was designed to be a board
ing house and hotel and that she intended,
II the venture along that line was unsuc-
~cessful, to convert the place into a hospital.
Following the return OF the verdict in this
case, Judge Woodruff adjourned court until
this morning, at which time he expects to
make a new assignment OF jury cases.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-08
DiaRrncefuI Conduct

Of liver and bowels, in refusing to act. are
quickly remedied with DR.. Kings New Life
Pills. 25c. Sold by Beaton Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-08

Minchin Of Ames Is acting as moderator
and Rev. o. O. Mason Of Toledo as reg
istrar.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-08

FOR MEDICAL AND FAMILY USE
U YOUR LIQUORS AT RosENFELD
LIQUOR CO., b19 s. Main. Phones ss2a
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-08
sherod charged wIth swIndlins.

WANTED boys to :ssll the saturday eve
ming POST. Is Scott st. ~"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-08
MATTERS IN THE DISTRICT COURT

See Sporting & Triplett. 327 Broadway,
for gasoline engines. r 4r
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-08
Council Bluffs
Minor Mention

The Council BIuffs OFFICE Of the
omaha nee IL ~ IS Scott street
10th phones 80.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-08

II you want a guarantee that protects
you on your piano, purchase 1t Of A.
Hospe Co., % Pearl ST., rs s. Main ST.,
Council Bluffs, Ia. ...lt
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-08

Garland base burners. with the two
piece revolving fire pot. now on display
Prices $500. 5000, $500. p. c. DeVo
Hardware company.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-08
Why DON'T YOU WEAR A
TAILOR MADE SUIT

Figure a little and see IL a tailor made
suit is not three times as cheap in the
long rum / am always in the advance
when IL comes to making clothes. They
are distinctive in style. perfect in model
fects. Martin peterson, AIS broadway,
Council Bluffs, Ia.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-08
N. Y. Plumbing Co Tel, 40. Night. Lilo.
Marriage Licenses.

4 Licenses to wed were issued yesterday to
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-04
son OF COL. WARD SHOT.
Young Man Wounded Near George
town While Hunting.

Georgetown, Dec. Arthur F.
Ward, son of Col. S. NJ. Ward, was
accidentally shot this afternoon
while shooting ducks on the Santee
River, the wound being serious, but
not necessarily fatal. He was drag
ging canoe across a rice field bank,
when the gun fell and fired, tearing a
hole through the bow of the boat
and striking young Ward in the right
leg. The hunting party was compos-
ed of Mr.. F. G. Tarbox, Mr.. r. S.
Munnerly and Arthur Ward. Owing
to the timely aid and treatment Of
his companions, who are men Of
great experience as sportsmen, the
life of Mr.. Ward was saved.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-04
THE BROWNSVILLE INQUIRY.
New Light Thrown on the Raid by
the Military Court.

Brownsville, Texas, Nov. 30.-New
iight was thrown on the Brownsville
raid by the Court of Inquiry at to-
days session and a number OF here
tofore undeveloped points were
brought out. all OF which are claimed
to be detrimental to the cause OF
she negro soldiers charged with
shooting up" the town. Celso Oil
weir. a former policeman. and Man
uei Morales. formerly tailor at the
post. were the principal witnesses.
oliver testified he saw Capt.
Macklin, whom he know well. pick
h,g up scattered cartridge shells the
unorning after the raid. At the for
ner inquiry Capt. Macklin testified
That the shells were found In one
place. II being said they were placed
by citizens In support OF a conspiracy
theory. Morales told Of a conversa-
lion he had with negro soldier af-
ter the raid. in which the soldier said
ne was sorry. a Mexican had been
wounded. as the Americans we're the
only ones the negro troops "were af-
ter"
Among the other witnesses was
Jos. h. Powers, of San Antonio, for
merly keeper Of the National Gene
terry at Fort Brown. Powers said he
had conversation with Major Pen
rose. following the shooting. quoting
the latter as saying he would rather
have lost his right arm than have
his men do the shooting. and he
would give years pay to know
which soldiers did 1t.
That the officers OF the negro regi-
ment knew the shooting was done by
their men was testified to by Mrs
Kate Leahy. who said Lieut.. Greer
told her the officers recognized the
reports of the high power rifles. but
were afraid to leave their families
to investigate. believing that the sol
diers were fighting among them
selves. as on previous occasions.
The Court OF Inquiry concluded it'
hearings here late today. and al
journed to meet at a later date II
Washington. The inquiry will b'
completed by hearing such dis
charged soldiers as may apply fo'
reinstatement In the army, and VIII
will be called to testify in their owl
behalf.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-04
A New Kind of Corn From China.

A small lot of shelled corn, of
kind that Is new to this country, was
sent To the United States Department
Of Agriculture from Shanghai, China,
in 1908. When tested it proved to
have qualities that may make it val
liable in breeding a corn adapted to
the hot and dry conditions of the
southwest. The plants raised in the
test averaged less than 6 feet in
height, with an average Of IL green
leaves at the time Of tassel,ng. The
ears averaged 1-2 inches in length
and 4 1-2 inches, in creates. circum-
ference, with 16 to Is rows of small
grains. On the upper part of the
plant the leaves are all on one side
OF the stalk, instead of being arrang-
ed in two rows on opposite sides. Be-
sides this, the upper leaves stand
erect. instead Of dropping, and the
tips Of the leaves are therefore above
tie top VI Tic ttSSci. L lS Sims Va SHS
ear are produced at the point where
the leaf blade Is joined to the leaf
sheath, and they appear before there
is any sign of an ear except slight
swelling. This corn is very different
from any that Is now produced in
America. Its peculiar value is that
the erect arrangement of the leaves
on one side of the stalk and the ap-
pearance of the silks in the angle
where the leaf blade joins the sheath
offer a protected place In which, pol
len can settle and fertilize the silks
before the latter are ever exposed to
the air. This is an excellent ar
rangement for preventing the drying
out of the silks before pollination.
While this corn may be Of little value
itself. 1t is likely that, by cross-breed-
ing, these desirable qualities can be
impaired to a larger corn, which will
thus be better adapted to the south
west. Bulletin 161 Of the Bureau Of
Plant Industry gives an account of
som cross s-breeding experiments
with the new corn and the changes
which crossing produces in the grains
the same season.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-04
English Farms Most Attractive.

In England most of the land is
owned by noblemen, who care quite
as much for the beauty of the farm
as for profit. Much pride is taken in
keeping everything neat and orderly.
No fence corners or hedge rows are
lett to grow up with weeds or ma
chinery allowed to stand in the fields.
Covering the whole country is
network Of winding macalamized
roads, lined on both sides VITA hedge
rows and trees, and leading through
the fields in every direction ace foot
paths. The heather covered hills
vine clad cottages and cattle dotting
the pastures make a beautiful pic
ture, not soon forgotten.
The farms contain from so to $50
| acres and average about 12). The
rent is $3.50 to $40 per acre, de-
pending upon the soil The valuation
Is considered thirty times the rental.
The English renter is usually we'll
to-do. well educated. has his heart
In the work and is far different from
the European peasant.
| Most OF the country is in pasture
or meadow, with a growing tendency
To more grass because of the diff
Guilty in obtaining labor. The Eng
lishman. as rule, has much bet
ter quality Of live stock than Is seer
in America.
In Scotland the usual rotation is
oats. oats. hay. hay. pasture five tC
nine yars. Most Of the farms arr
rented and the rent averages $7.5'
per acre. In some sections land il
increasing i'm productiveness, becaus'
tile drains are not kept up, and as
result Of lax methods Of farming an'
INSCRIPTIONS landlords raising tn
rent when tenant increases tlp
yields by better farming.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-04
A GRACIOUS BENEFACTION.

OF all the bequests for charitable
and other purposes enumerated III
the will of Mrs. Ella Tuomey' none
showed a finer spirit or kinder ten
der thoughtfulness for her needy tel-
low creatures than that to proVioe
Christmas cheer for the poor OF sum-
ter The income from the $4,000 lef'
In trust to the city Council to be ex-
handed at Christmas each year for
the relief of the poor of sumter VIII
brighten the lives Of thousands ana
bring to them portion Of the Christ
mas spirit of which they would De
deatitute otherwise. There Is In TINS
gift of Mrs. Tuomey something tha'
sppeais to the humanity that Is In us
with peculiar force. and we feel that
It Is the greatest and best of her ben
efatcions. in that for decades and de-
cades TO come 1t will bring gladness
ana iov To numberless hearts at the
season of the year that the poor ana
the children Of the poor feel most
bitterly the pangs Of poverty. II Mrs.
Tuomey had done nothing else Tor
charity, this thoughtful remembrance
of the poor at Christmas time is suf-
f,cient to place her name on the toll
of those who had thought Tor the
e children OF the poor.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-04

\ few nights ago some malicious
person or persons entered the prem
ises Of w. T.. Smith Co. on South
Main street and overturned tomb
stones and monuments which We're
broken and thereby damaged to- a
considerable amount. The depreda-
tlons were evidently actuated by a
spirit OF wanton destructiveness. for
nothing was stolen from the marble
yard. There has been recently a
good deal OF this sort of going on
around town and II would he good
thing for the community II the dep
redators could be captured and taken
into court To answer to the charge
of malicious mischief. They would
then see less fun in cutting awnings,
awning ropes. breaking sign boards
and destroying tomb-stones and
monuments.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-04
WROTE DOWN AUTOS NUMBER.
Chauffeur Caught and Boy Wins a
Medal.

New York. Nov. 29.-Seven-year-
old Arthur Lewis quick wit in noting
the number of a reckless automobile
earned him a gold medal today.
The medal was presented by the
Highways Protective Association,
which appreciated the lads alertness
not only in spying out the number.
but In writing it down at the minute
on the sidewalk with a piece of chalk
which he happened to have in his
hand.
The chauffeur, who had knocked
down and seriously injured a young
grocery clerk, was apprehended and
hold.