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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-30

. one Of these holes can be easily drawn
up through the pipe by the great suction.
In the office of one Of the engineers IN
the United States Army Building IN
Whitehall street are several uneXploded
shells. one of them weighing thirty OF
forty pounds, that were brought up by an
Ambrose Channel dredge Cobble stones
innumerable and of all sizes have been
sucked from the bottom at various points
in the channel. and when stream Of
these missiles is tumblins into the big
/ steel chute that leads To the bins the
foreman of a boiler factory would feel
perfectly AT home on the bridge.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-30
THE UNSEEN CHANNEL.

No one has ever seen the Ambrose
Channel If any freak Of nature ever
LAYS il bare. other and more urgent bust
ness will doubtless prevent persons IN
the neighbOrhOod from inspecting II. II
has only been felt-by the leadsman with
his sounding line II was dug under water
and under water il Will remain. As a
popular spectacle its d failure. \ man
washing windows on the third floor of a
Broadway office building will attract a
bigger crowd and do it easily.
II the Ambrose Channel were not COW
cred by a screen Of water II is safe to
say that II would have been d mecca for
e1cursonists Immediately upon the com
mencement Of the work. which was au-
thorized by the United states Congress 10
1879. single laborer tOiling with PICK
loosen granite paving block in the
MIDDLE Of a New York street will attract
large crowd Of awestruck watchers in
space OF time TOO brief 20 mention. How
vastly greater an appeal would there be
IN the excavation Of this mighty ditch
whose floor lies forty feet below the tum-
"hns waters Of the Lower Bay. whose
sues are two thousand feet apart ana
whose length is seven and one-half miles :
Inc channel is almost completed Only
'e" high spots along the edges remain
20 De sucked up by tho big steam dredges.
"hen the channel is completed there will
nave been removed from the ocean floor
seventy million cubic yards of earth, sand,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-30
ExlANTtr
1fpOM AAdBROIf CHNNtL

TO I'LL these bins in from two to four
hours The dredge then steams out 10
sea. dumps the load and returns, the trip
taking from two to three hours. according
To the distance of the vessel from the en-
trance 10 the channel.
The load that is taken on is not. as one
might suppose. a very fluid mixture OF
sand or mud and water. The heavy ma
teriaI sinks as it rushes into the tanks
while the water that is drawn in with II
is drained off at the top as the layer OF
solid material rises So solid and firm do
the contents of the bin become. when
sand is being dredged. that one may walk
upon the surface without sinking In
The load is taken in through two pipes.
twenty inches I'm diameter one on each
side Of tie hull Al the end of each pipe
Is "A big. square paw-like drag. the under
surface Of which presents network OF
about twenty-five square openings each
about by s inches i'm size. BE II stone
or iron, anything that will pass through
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-30
OK or IL DRiDGfs FORWARD BM WHILE Al wOno

and smoke and gossip in their snug quar-
ters between whites. Every Saturday,
moreover. the iredges say soodby 10
the channel and come nosing up through
the NarroWs To the dock in Gowanus
Bay. where they are due TO arrive before
noon There they lie up until o'clock
Monday morning. when they are again
under way Tor the channel.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-30
1t Has Taken About the Same Length Of Time to Dredge
This Channel as to Excavate the Huge shman Water
way, One Of the Chief Handicaps Being Vast
Quantities of Broken Rock Dumped Into
the Lower Bay in Years Gone by and
Which Had To Be Undermined

on TIE work told the writer that no fewsN
than lnree hundred and twenty-five ,lr$S
piles of this broken rock had been |u'
coun.ered in the course Of the Arlbros.
Channel It was impossible to rs1'o0
these stones with a bucket dredge ana
so il was decided simply to bury tho
stones wherever found. To do this TIA
dredges. which are capable Of sucking
up material to a depth Of sixty fset.
first dug a deep ditch on two sides Of
stone pile. Then the governments s-r-
vey boat. using its water Jets loosens
or undermines the rock heap on the side
toward the excavation. letting the encum-
brance tumble down out Of the way
of all keels that pass back and forth
overhead
The men who man the boats have some
hard work. but not too much Of IT, Their
labor comes under the eight hour law
Of this state. and they are on duty an
three shifts for every twenty-four hours
That gives them plenty OF time to LOAF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-30
MEASUREMENT BY COMPARISON.

u is hard TO grasp tho meaning of the
figures that represent the work done on
the channel by this comparatively small
force OF men. working much of the time.
as has been said with only two dredses
and never with more than four 1t is
necessary to adopt some units of meas
ure that are more familiar in order 10
get really concrete idea of what the
figures mean. For example. Jet us sup
pose that Central Park has "a fairly level
surface If the 700OJ9c cubic yards OF
material dredged from the Ambrose
Channel were spread evenly oyer tine
whole expansc OF the park. IT would form
Il solid layer more than fifty feet thick.
The material eXcavated Oh the isthmus
would. Of course. rise three times as
high. II the material from the channel
and from the Panama Canal were heared
up in separate pyramids. the top Of the
former being placed at a height of 80
feet. the altitude OF the Woolworth Buiin-
ing. its base would form square 80"
feet on a side. or the equivalent OF about
eleven city blocks. The larger pyramid
would rise To q height OF l,ON feet. OF
about 100 feet higher than the Einei
Tower and its base would measure 4,'"
feet square.
Or again. If this material were heaped
up I'm the form OF two square prisms' each
the height Of the Woolworth Buildlns'
the base Of the smaller would be about
! 600 feet on side. OF a distance equal
10 more than six city blocks. The base
Of the larger one would be about 2Iop
feet on a side, or the equivalent OF eleven
city blocks.
II the same amount Of material as that
taken from the channel were eXcavai d in
the form of an inland canal fifteen ieet
deep and fifty feet wide and laid out III
straight line il would result In water
way that would be nearly five hundred
miles long. or as far as from New ork
To Columbus ohio. or to the northerh-
most point in the state Of Maine Inc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-30

Ambrose Channel from two 10 four biz
steam dredces have been employed. with
never more than 80 men required to OF
crate them. At present two such dredSeS
the Atlantic and the Eartan, built for
and owned by the United States-are at
work on the channel each one carrying
a crew of about siNty-one officers and men.
ON the other hand the excavation and
construction work at the isthmus ha.- re-
Quirod the services Of Vcriiablc army
of men. Thirty-hve thousand men are
now employed. rs % matter of fact, what
is left to be done ion the way of cleaning
zap the Panama Canal will be accom-
plished by means Of dredgcs after the
canal is open TO navigation. because this
form of excavation is so much more eco
nomical and speedy.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-15
TRITCH DENIES HE
IS DISQUALIFIED

Kirksville, MO, Nov. ). 1 e. Nnytn
Tritch. who drew No. l at the Nort.
platte land drawing, denies the repor.
emenating from railroad sources. wnicl
Ia to the effect that he>was disquailneo
nv tho United States land onice. g,
on the contrary Mr.. Tritcn says, l
never registered for a piece OF govern
ment land before; neither do own an
acre Of ground; nor has word Deen re-
ceiyed BY me that my selection mas
been cancelled by the federal lana OF
f1ce.''
Arthur Stromberg Of Strompurg,
Nebr., who was No. In the lano
drawing at North Platte, also denies
that he is disqualified for hling, ana
adds that he will be at Hyannis on the
date named by Judge Witten and make
his selection. A..
stromberg adds that he is not the
owner Of 100 acres, or any other num-
her Of acres Of land. In fact, ne says
he never owned an acre of land IN MS
life He is farmer and occupies
farm owned by his father, but ne mas
no interests in it, other than as Ten
ant. He is Of the opinion that the re,
port that he was disqualified originated
by reason of him having operated MS
fsther's farm.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-15

sensation was sprung on attorneys for
Mrs. Caldwell. At that time represen-
tatives Of the insurance company filed
In the supreme court Mrs. Fluke's af-
f1davit that her brother was alive and
also offered as exhibit B. photograph
Of Caldwell and another woman. Attor-
neys for the legally dead mans wife
demurred. The insurance people asked
to reopen the case, but Mrs. Caldwell
said the picture wasn't that Of her hus-
band. A motion was filed for an extern
sion of time for an application for q
rehearing.
Last week attorneys for Mrs. Cald-
well were notified to come to Topeka
to take dispositions. Adams & Adams OF
Wichita, representing the plaintiff
came to town and were confronted by
the man who claims to be Mrs. Cald-
wells husband. Under oath Caldwell
had failed in business, domestic life
was unpleasant and that his wife nag
ged him until he decided to leave home
LEGAL Barrier Raised.
Even though Caldwell Is alive and
we'll, there is serious legal difficulty
for the insurance concern to surmount
of it secures the setting aside Of the
judgment. AS matter of protection
the law has set time when man is
legally Qcdu. IIldL llIIlc Is DIT tle cA
piration of seven years. Several times
the law has been brought to the test in
Kansas, and attorneys for Mrs. Cald-
well declare the insurance concern can
not now go back of the court decision
and that the new briefs in the case
cannot be filed at this time.
On the other hand, the Modern
Woodmen insists the dead man has
been produced and that he was never
dead and was always In California,
where his wife could have found him
had she tried. Arguing from this angle
they will ask for a rehearing and the
setting aside Of the judgment.
Caldwell declares he has never re-
married and that the photograph OF
himself and another woman which IL
on file in the supreme court is the pic
ture Of a woman friend in California
Neither, Caldwell AYERS, has he ever
sought or secured divorce from his
Kansas wife. He will probably remain
in Kansas several days before return
ing to Berkeley.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-15
TROY.

Mr.. and Mrs. Gilchrist Of Iibertyville
are visiting their daughter Mrs. Ira
Evans.
1T. G. Parks Of Cantril. Frank Parks
of Douds -Leando visited at the 3. b
Parks home Sunday.
Abe Ward and family are visiting al
Pennington.
John Peebler and family we're dinner
guests at the Hanson home Sunday.
Charlie Rodgers left for Minnesota
Friday
Mrs. Weyer ia visiting her daughter
Mrs. Bruce Of Milton this week.
Mr.. Garner il ON the sick list this
week.
Miss Lala Carroll visited at Berry
Parks this week.
Mrs. Lu Chaplin and daughter Of
GAINESVILLE are visiting relatives here
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Heskett spent Sunday
at the Billy Fountain home.
George Hull ID on the sick list
Paul Work, only SON Of Mr.. and Mrs
Charlie Work was killed Saturday
while working in the timber. His neck
and both legs were broken. He was II
years, II months and "a days old. Fun
eral at Presbyterian church In Troy
conducted by Rev. Jas. Wilson.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-15
STOCKPORT.

B. R. Boley left Saturday night fol-
Keokuk. He goes as federal grand
Juror.
Miss Ross and Mrs. Ed Stout. teach
ers in the school. spent their vacation
In Burlington.
Floyd Johnston Of Runnels spent last
Friday In Stockport.
Mrs. MrCord and Mrs. ]. II. McCarty
went to Ottumwa Thursday.
j. C. Silver and Mr.. Bailey are over
in Missouri looking for some horses.
Mrs. vi Huffman Of Fl. Dodge and
Mrs. Dave Huber Of Pella are visiting
their sister Mrs. Kate Beswick.
Harlan Morris left for his home In
Chicago Monday after visiting week
at Stockport.
John Arnal came home from Chicago
Monday.
]. c. Silver went to Hillsboro Mon
day on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ruby left Monday
for Des Moines after visiting q week
here.
Manford Johnston OF Birmingham
was in the city Monday night.
James Rhynas shipped two cars OF
sheep to Chicago and one Of hogs to
Ottumwa Monday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-15
DOUDs-

Mr.. and Mrs. g. F. Carson and
daughter Marie spent Sunday at the
parental Carson home.
Mrs. Mary Ferris was an over Sun
day guest at the A. L. Doud home. ,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. I. Holcomb returned
TO their home in Oskaloosa.
George Morrow was an Ottumwa
visitor Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myrtes SEWERS and
Mrs. George Denning and daughter
Lois were Ottumwa visitors Tuesday
Misses frankie Bennett and Nellie
Sadler went to Floris Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Wainscott were
called to Chillicothe by the serious ILL
ness OF their brother-in-law DR.. Wilson
Rambo.
Mrs. Grant Holcomb spent q few
days in Belknap.
Mrs. John Taylor of Kilbourne spent
Tuesday in Douds visiting friends.
Roscoe Morrow OF Des Moines is
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-15
EDDYviLL6.

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. John Powell
Monday Nov. 10, a son.
Mrs. Kate Beedle has returned e
Eddyyille after an extended visit with
her daughter in Des Moines.
Harry Miller was business caller IN
Lynville Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Whitsel spent
Tuesday with relatives In OskaloOsa.
Miss ella Nye Is spending the week
in Abba visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Coulter and Mr.
and Mrs. John Coulter of Oskaloosa
were guests Monday at the J. e. Bescoe
home north Of here.
Ernie Noe OF Williamsburg, Cleave
Noe and Harley Garrett of Oskaloosa
were recent guests at the H. B. Noe
Mrs. c. Myrie Of Van Buren,, Ark. q
former teacher In the Eddyyille
schools was calling on friends In Ed
dyville Tuesday and also visited the
school.
Mrs. Ralph Chord is spending the
week in Oskaloosa visiting relatives
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-15
MARS HILL.

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ruby have NOV
ed on the John Koran farm and Will
make it their future home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wengerl and son
Harry OF Wayland spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Mowery.
Rem Black and family spent last
Sunday at the DeEard home.
C.. o. Warren, Fred Bertimas and
Mr.. Malone of Ottumwa spent Sunday
at the Mowery home.
Miss Mile Turner spent Saturday in
Floris at the Wesley Thompson home.
Mrs, Fred Clark is very seriously Ill
1T her home in this vicinity.
Mr., and Mrs. Harry Hancock gave a
dance last Saturday evening. Quite a
number attended. During the evening
light refreshments were served. All
present reported good time.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-15
HEDRIck.

Hubert Utterback and family and
Fred Utterback Of Des Moines returned
home Sunday after q visit at the par
entail A. M. Utterback home in this
city.
J. N. Stahl Of Ollie was in Hedrick
between trains Monday.
Misses Verna Wilkins and Mrs. l.
w. Knight spent Sunday in Ottumwa
at the Chas. knight home.
The following teachers attended the
teachers convention in Des Moines las,
week: Prof. J. J. Williams, Ray Cald-
we'll, Mrs Annie Scott Misses Belva
Foster Ada Caldwell and Ethel Wal
lace. @
Mrs Frank Stolte was called to Har-
per Tuesday by the death Of her cousin
John Newhouse.
Mrs. James Moore visited her daugh-
ter Edna in Ottunwa Monday.
Mrs. r. V. Henry was passenger
for Ottumwa Tuesday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-15
sELkNAP.

Mrs. Glare Nuhn and baby Of At
lanta, Mo-, visited here the latter part
of the week with her sister Mrs. Riley
Eakins and family.
The Royal Neighbors expect to give
a hard time social Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Mccormick were
Ottumwa shoppers Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Kruson expect to
move into the T. e. Putnam house.
Miss Rilda HampsOn of Martinsburg
is the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. v. How
ard. r.
VIM. Post is on the sick list this
week.
Mrs. J. B. Painter is spending few
days at Mt. Pleasant with DR.. and Mrs
]. w. Carter.
The Misses Cora and Nerna Sample
Eva and Beryl Lockman and xeia
Swinney attended the state teachers
meeting last week at Des Moines.
The Misses Allie and Opal Hawkins
spent Saturday and Sunday at the H
Hawkins home near Sherman Chapel.
The remains Of Mrs. Helmick. widow
Of the late Harmon B.. Helmick were
laid to rest Saturday in the Sherman
had been in very poor health for a
long time passed away in Minneapolis,
| Kansas, at the home Of her daughter
Mrs, Laura Kendall and the remains
were shipped back to be laid to rest be-
side her husband. Mrs. Helmick waa
we'll liked by all who knew her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse McCreery Of OF
tumwa were guests Saturday Of Mr.
and Mrs. Eli Harbour and on Sunday
of Mr.. and Mrs. g. n. Hughes and
daughters
Mrs. Earl Cary Of West Grove spent
Saturday with her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. o. C. Bell.
T. ]. Harbour left for Oskaloosa to
gather corn and visit friends.
Mrs. Mary Crist and Miss Malinda
Hawkins OF Sherman Chapel spent
Saturday at the r w. Hawkins home.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Woolwine spent
Saturday night at West Grove with
Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Lisetor, returning
home Sunday noon, accompanied by
Miss Elizabeth Ware who had spent the
past week here.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. w. Bell are rejoic-
ing over the arrival Of nine pound
boy born Tuesday Nov. 1.
J. w. Kneedler and family were en-
tertained at dinner Sunday by j. T.
Kneedler and family
j Master Arden Miles spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Master Fallace
Kneedler.
Miss xeia swinney on her way home
from the state teachers meeting stop
ped of at Newton where she visited
her uncle and aunt Mr.. and Mrs. N
r. Barnes also Miss Edna BlankenshfK
who is employed there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ulysses Heady and
Mrs. Laura Swinney OF Floris spent
Sunday with Ira Swinney and family.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-15
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.

Des Moines, Nov. 13.-Recent SUI
preme court decisions are:
E. w. Adamson, appellee vs.. Noah
Harper, appellant; Appanoose county,
Judge F. M. Hunter Action In replevin.
to recover possession of two steers
and damages on account of detention
thereof Affirmed on condition.
Independent school district of Kelly,
Story county, Iowa, plaintiff and appel
liant VS.. school township of Washing
ton, Story county, defendant and ap.
pellee: from Story county, Judge G.
ey paid by treasurer of county to de-
PENDANT by mistake. Reversed and re-
'manded.
H.. E. Nelson, plaintiff and appellee,
VS.. Western Union Telegraph company
defendant and appellant: Webster
county Judge Charles E. Albrock. Ap-
peal from ruling setting aside directed
verdict and granting new trial. A.
firmed.
s. w. Bryan, Jr., appellee VS.. Carl
IS. Petty, appellant; Wayne county.
Action to enjoin alleged obstruction
Of highway. Reversed.
Peter Helm vs.. Gustaf Ressel, appel
liant; Allamakee county, Judge Fellows
Suit to foreclose mortgage. Reversed
Opinion by Justice Deemer.
Des Moines Bridge & Iron works vs.
II. C. Plane, appellant; Buchanan coun-
ty, Judge F. c. Plat Suit for pref
erence for creditors Reversed Opin-
on by Justice Withrow.
T. H. Wright, appellant vs.. board Of
supervisors, Webster county, Judge T.
E. Albrook. Suit over use of poll list
in matter Of settlement Of consent.
Affirmed. Opinion by Justice Gaynor.
John Hohl, appellant vs.. Iowa Gen.
trail Railway company; Monroe coun-
ty, Judge G. w. Vermilion. injunction
to restrain removal of sand. Affirmed.
Opinion by, Justice Withrow.
Adrian State bank, Adrian, appellant
vs. August Eichmeier, Franklin county
Judge F. d. Let's. Action on promis-
sorry note. Reversed. Opinion by JUS
tice Deemer
Maria Farrow; appellant VS.. Noses
Farrow; Hardin county, Judge c. g.
Lee. Action on promissory note. AT
firmed. Opinion by Justice Gaynor.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-15
Legal Notices.
Notice Of Final Settlement.

In the matter Of the estate OF Harry
C. Hurst.
To whom it may concern: You are
hereby notified that the Anal report
OF the undersigned Frank L. Daggett Of
said estate Is now on file in the Office
Of the clerk Of the district court Of
Wapello county, Iowa. and unless you
appear and show cause to the contrary.
If any there be. on or before the Sec
ond Fay Of the next term Of said court,
CONT sncing at Ottumwa in said coun.
ty OF The 5th day Of January 1914, said
repd will be approved and the under
sign Frank T. Daggett discharged
from further duty and responsibility
therein.
Frank L. Daggett, administrator Of
estate Of Harry G. Hurst.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-15
J. M. CHADWICK
DIES AT AGE OF 81

Hedrick, Nov 13.-John M. Chad
wick died Wednesday at his home, 3
miles north of Hedrick after long
illness at the age of 81.
Mr.. Chadwick has been a resident in
this vicinity for large number OF
years and was highly respected by his
friends.
The deceased leaves a wife, four
daughters and one son. The funeral
was held today at the M. e. church
at 2 p. m. services conducted by Rev
A. B. Hightshoe of this city. The re-
mains will be laid to rest In Brooks
Gem tery.
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visiting his parents Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M.
Morrow.
are visiting at the w. D. Thomas
home.
v. P. Doud returned last week from
business trip to Des Moines.
DR.. Black Burns gave lecture on
CORDS and Discords' at Oldham's hall
Saturday night. His talk was enjoyed
by ALL
Mrs. E. Loring returned Wednesday
to spend the winter at the A. l.. Doud
home.
J. M. Cooper of Ottumwa was here
on business Wednesday,.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-15
Exssutrix Notice.

Notice is hereby given to all persons
interested, that on the 18th day Of
November. A. D., 1913, the undersign-
ed was appointed by the clerk Of the
district court Of Wapello county. Iowa.
executrix Of the estate Of Michael
Riley, deceased late Of said county. All
persons indebted to said estate Will
make. payment to the undersigned, and
those having claims against the same
will present them. legally authenticated
to said court for allowance.
Dtted Nov. IL. 1913.
Mary Riley, Executrix