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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-03
JURY DISAGREES IN
WOODCOCK VS.. 20"

Mt. Pleasant, Feb. 2S.-One of the
most bitterly contested cases on the
docket Of Henry county, that of Clar-
ence Woodcock vs.. c. B. & @. railroad
for damages alleged to have been sus-
tanned when the automobile Of the
plaintiff collided with a train of the
defendant company, near Wyman sew
eral months ago, resulted In disagree
ment of the jury after they had been
in continuous session for a period of
twenty-five hours This case has oc-
cupied the attention of the court for
eleven days. Over thirty-fve wit
nesses were examined. The case was
tried in the September term of court
and the jury failed to agree. The
amount of the damages sued for is
less than $4,000.
Judge Hale instructed the jury at
eleven o'clock Thursday and it was in
session until nine O'Clock the next
morn 'ng. The foreman asked for fur
ther instructions. At one o'clock Fri
day they reported that they were utter
ly unable to reach a verdict.
Suit was commenced by Mr.. Wood
cock on Ian. IS. 1914. the plaintiff ask
ing for alleged damages to the extent
of $4,000.
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HEIRS ATTACK THE
HERBOLD ESTATE

Marshaltown, Feb. 2S.-The will oil
Henry Herbold, bequeathing property
of an estimated value of 100000, has
been attacked by the son, Leo Herbold
and daughter Mrs. Rosa Vogt in a suit
filed in the district court today. Action
is brought to set the will aside and
have statutory distribution made of
the property. ..., .'.-...
1t is alleged in the petition that. when
the will was made shortly before Her.
bold died, May II, 1912, that he was of
unsound mind and that he was unduly
influenced. Ollie Luttekan, executor
of the estate; Mrs. Christina Herbold,
the widow; and julius and Walter Her
bold, sons, and Mrs. Martha Merriman
and Mrs. Sophia Schyrock, daughters,
are the defendants named.
Most of the estate, consisting of 500
acres Of land, is near Rhodes. Under
the will, which was probated Oct. II,
1912, the widow and the sons, julius
and Walter were bequeathed 2O8-acre
farm in Eden township. Mrs. Martha
Merriman and Mrs. Sophia Schyrock,
the daughters, were given eighty acres
Leo Herbold, one Of the contestants,
was bequeathed life interest in an
other eighty and Mrs. Rosa Vogt, the
other contestant, was given all the
Montana land owned by her father.
There Is said to be question as to
the validity of the decedent's title to
this Montana land.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-03
AVERY.

The Avery school board had two
special meetings last week and third
one at which all the Avery people were
requested to be present and speak up
on the matter Of more room for next
year. The present building consists
Of five rooms, and it was necessary to
rent the drug store building and en-
ploy another teacher. At the meeting
the people favored putting up rour
room building on the same site and
same will be voted upon at the gen.
eral election, If the estimates can be
secured in time.
Revival meetings continue for the
third week at the church, number
were converted during the week and
three accessions to the church Sunday.
Sunday afternoon was mems meet
Ing. Prof. cambridge has charge of
the music.
Mrs. Christina Wilke, of Dallas City,
ILL.,, who has been visiting her son, J.
w. Richter and family for the past
three weeks, departed for home last
week.
]. o. Reeves and Hal Bowdre are in
attendance at court at Abba
Rev. Nye was entertaining his cous-
in. Mr.. Nye of Agency, Sunday.
The Avery Supply Co., are having
their ice put up this week.
Jack Price was at Avery one even
ing last week
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TOWNSHIP WILL
BE ASSESSED

Marshalltown, Feb. 2S-If Linn town.
ship should be consolidated with the
city school district, so that the chill.
dren of the country could attend the
city schools, Linn township would have
to be assessed for the whole school tax
Of the city district Such is the ruling
of A. M. Deyoe, state superintendent
of public instruction, in communities
ton to Miss Gertrude e. Miller, county
superintendent.
Mr. Deyoe said that although the
country pupils would probably attend
only one school, until they had advan-
ced beyond the grades, the rural dis.
trict would have to contribute to the
support of all the schools Of the city.
The state superintendent did not think
it feasible to attempt to divide the city
district and consolidate the country
district with part Of the city district
and thus create a separate and indie
pendent district.
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REV. ERSKINE DIES
AT YAMHILL. ORE.

Centerville, Feb. 2S.--Rev. Wesley
M. Erskine died at $40 p. m. Tues
day. Feb. "a, at Yamhill, near Nc
Minnville, Ore, being pastor at Yam
hill, cause of death being apoplexy,
having been in ordinary health up to
the day before his death. He was the
son of Adam and Ellen e. Erskine
and came here with his parents from
Indiana when small boy, and was
raised on farm east of Centerville.
He was native of Ohio, and was So
years of age. Surviving are his wife,
formerly Lydia r. Zook and son,
Charles W., an attorney, three broth
ers, Monroe. living three miles south
Of Centerville; r. E., living at Brook
field, Mo-; Albert II. living one and
half miles east of Centerville and
w. I. living in Centerville. and one
sister, Mrs. E. U. Ransom living one
mile east of Centerville.
Owing to the purpose Of the family
to remain in Oregon, interment will be
made at Salem, Oregon. Rev. Erskine
formerly held pastorates at Eddyville,
and other points in Iowa. Eight years
ago he went to Oregon, and has held
pastorates at various points in that
state.
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CHARLTON.

Mrs. E. Woodbridge Of Abba return
ed home yesterday after two weeks
visit with her niece. Mrs. Wesley
Anderson.
Mrs. Sam Boyd and baby daughter
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. An
drew
Mrs. Fred Martin and children, of
WOODBURY., visited in this city Sunday
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. w.
Reese. Mrs. Martin and son, Calvin
left Monday for Kansas City. called
there by the illness of her/son Lloyd,
who is attending an automobile school,
and who is undergoing siege of
measles.
Miss Minnie Yocum, who went to
Chicago recently OF learn the late
styles in millinery at the wholesale
houses, will go to Atlantic where she
has accepted position as trimmer
for the spring season.
Amer Peterson, Of Sisseton, South
Dakota, formerly Of this city, visited
his old Charlton friends Yesterday,
enroute to Lucas to visit his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Peterson.
MISS Gladys palmer went TO HumeS-
ton yesterday to attend the marriage
of. her friend, Miss Wilma Price, to
Will H. Parker, of near Derby, which
occurred last evening at 1870 O'Clock,
at the home of the brides parents.
J. M. Miller, of this city, an express
messenger on the south branch Of the
@, is reported quite i'll with erysipelas.
Mrs. s. B. Ogg, of Indianola, visited
in Charlton yesterday with her cousins,
Mesdames T. H. Maxwell and C. L.
Andrew while on her way home from
Melrose where she HAD been called by
the death of her brother, Clifford
Josselyn.
Mrs. A. E. Sheppard, of Battle Creek
Mich, is here for weeks visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. Bailey,
and sister, Mrs. T. ]. Murphy, and
other relatives.
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kEOSAUQUA.

A Washington reception was given
by William Manning Saturday evening
at Hotel Manning. Music and games
as well as refreshments were enjoyed
by the one hundred guests present.
The hotel was very pretti decorated
in red. white and blue in honor of the
day. Mr. Manning was assisted in re.
ceiving by Mesdames Parott, S. W..
Manning, c. I. Manning, Meek and
Hanna
Regular P. E. O.. meeting was held
Monday night with Mrs. G. l. Manning
The meeting was very interesting
one though not large one. The storm
kept many away.
Mrs Susie Muir returned from Keo-
kuk a few days ago where she had
been at the hospital with her grand.
daughter, Miss Marie Muir who was
operated upon for appendicitis
Saturday Herbert. son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Smith went out for slide
near their home when in some manner
he struck a broken bottle badly cash.
ing the back of his hand necessitating
several stitches. The family had been
in quarantine for several weeks with
scarlet fever and had just been releas-
ed the evening before.
The old county auditors Office is
being refurnished with new furniture
and will be the headquarters of our
county surveyor, Geo. Craig.
Miles McBeth, son of Rev P. H. Nc
Beth of Des Moines is visiting his
grandfather, Capt. VIM. McBeth. Miss
Margaret Hunter of Neosho, Mo-, is
also a guest at the McBeth home,
having arrived Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Gulick were in
Ottumwa the latter part Of the week,
where they went to look for farm.
G.. B. Cove had sale last Thursday
He with his family have resided on
the Win Bennett farm for several
years. They expect to move to their
own farm known as the VIM. Browlee
farm which they recently purchased.
Mrs. Saers of Milton has been at the
bedside of Mrs. James Cooley the past
week.
Mrs. J. Wesley Potter of Sioux Falls,
S. D., was called here Saturday to at
tend the funeral of her stepnlOther,
Mrs VIM. McBeth. She will remain
throughout the week for visit with
her father and friends.
MI and Mrs. M. Whitney were re-
centlyvisitors in Fairfield with their,
son l.. E. Whitney and family.
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FARMINGTON.

The funeral services over the re-
mains of Chas. Mclaughlin were held
on Sunday afternoon at Acasto, Mo-,
Rev. c. L. Tenant of Mt. Pleasant, a
brother-irl-law of the deceased had
charge Of the services.
Mrs. Will Flood left Tuesday for
Keokuk where she will visit her
brother Dr.. E. G. Wollenweber and
niece. Mrs. A. G. Freed.
DR.. Truman Coulter left Tuesday for
Allerton where he will locate for the
practice of osteopathy. '4t&5'G a3"
Miss Jane Therme of keokuk arriv-
ed Saturday for visit with Mrs. Mel
lie Therme.
Miss Lydia Pfister p'easantly enter
tanned the Kensingtcn hub on Monday
evening. Miss Marie Pfister of Cotton
wood was an out of town guest.
Miss Dorothy Kelsey has returned
from visit with friends at Burlington
Mrs. Emma HARRISON of Coffeyville,
Kansas was called here by the illness
of her mo her, Mrs. Ruth Williamson,
who fell and broke her hip while visit
ing at Milton.
Miss Alma Frank who has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs G. w. Jenkins at
Valley Junction returned home Mon
day.
The funeral services over the re-
mains of Henry White were held We'd
nesday at the Acasto church. The de-
ceased was born in Wesmoreland coun.
ty, Pa. Sept. d. 1889 and came to Iowa
with his parents when a small child.
His parents died soon after coming
west and the deceased made his home
with Mrs. Susan Jack until he became
of age. He was married to Miss Min
erva Rurrier at Pennington, Oct. 20,
1863 and to this union were born three
sons who survive: Wilbur of Farming
ton, Oscar who lives on the home farm
and Frank of Gainesville, Mo.
Mrs. George Sprankle and daughter,
Blanche visited over Sunday with Keo-
kuk friends.
Mrs. Fred Borman was an Ottumwa
shopper Wednesday.
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LlBERTYVlLLE.

The one month old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Will Bonnet of Libertyville
died Wednesday morning at seven
o'clock after few days illness.
Mr. and Mrs. George Bowers of He'd
rick were here Wednesday attending
the Bowers Booth wedding.
Miss Well Warren is reported on the
sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rollin Moore Of Daven
port are expected here Saturday for a
few days visit with relatives.
Mrs. John Peterson Of Denver
here visiting at the Fred Stansbury
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Angstead of
Beardstown, ILL.,. were over Sunday
visitors at the H. D. Davis home.
Hayes White has sold his restaurant
to Len Lewis of Richland. Mr.. Lewis
will take possession this week.
A. H. Swanson and Mrs. August
Swanson are in Creston called there
by the illness of Miss Nellie Swanson
who is in training at a hospital there.
Miss Swanson will be operated on this
week
Mrs Howard Harstman and son,
went>to Abba Saturday for visit with
relatives.
Miss Alta Campbell of Gillette. Wy.
is here for a months visit with rela-
tives and frie~ ds.
Ms. Mary Miller who has been
spending the winter with her son, E.
G. Lucas, was called to Punceville, ILL.,,
by the death of a relative.
L. E. Copeland of Batavia has bought
the Willis Dustin farm.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Hawkins are
visiting their daughter in Keota.
. The last number Of the lecture
course will be given in the, NJ. f.
church Saturday evening, Feb. g. It
is the Hartford quartet
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Ashmead were
in Ottumwa on business Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Overan of Bloomfield,
Ill.,, are visiting at the E. c. Lucas
home
Mrs. Belle Thompson of Portland,
Oregon is visiting with Mrs. All. Will
liams.
Little John Sellers is reported i'll at
his home near Libertyville.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-03
S. L. PASTOR
GOES TO MEATH, NEB.

Creston, Feb. 2S.-Rev. Carl G. Sam
uelson, for the past four years pastor
Of the Swedish Lutheran church of
Creston, has accepted a call to the
church of the same denomination
at Mead. Nebraska He has already
rendered his resignation to the Creston
congregation. and it has been accepted,
and Mr.. Samuelson will take UP his
new charge the latter part of April.
Rev. Hjalmar S. Swenson from Au-
gustana college and theo ogfcaf sem
mary, at Rock Island, Ill.,, will occupy
the pulpit of the Swedish Lutheran
church here, both at the morning and
evening services Sunday. Rev. Sven
son has been called to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Rev. Sam
uelson.
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WOMEN GET PUBLIC
COMFORT STATIONS

Des Moines, Feb. 2S.-Women of Des
Moines won out in their fight for public
comfort stations when the city council
passed an ordinance today providing
for the establishment of one station in
West Des Moines and another in East
Des Moines. There was no argument
against the passage of the ordinance.
1t was adopted SO quickly that ths,
women present were hardly aware that
they had won.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-03
BLAKESBURG,

DR.. L. Terrence who has been serl-
ously i'll with pneumonia is somewhat
improved.
Dr. Williams of OFT was profess
sional caller in town Wednesday.
Bert Dorothy and family Of Holtville,
Cal. are visiting relatives here.
Mrs. L. L. Swenson was business
visitor in OFT Wednesday.
Rev. Huff returned to Pella Monday.
Mat Huber has been ill with tonsil-
tits for several days. 2
Mrs. Charley Jones and babe Of
Charles City are visiting Mrs. Jones'
parents, Mr. and Mrs Chas. Crawford.
DR.. A. M. TAFT whoh as been Ill for
several days is able to be out again.
Ona Fritz is i'll Of appendicitis.
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BELkNAP.

Miss Beryl Lockman closed her
school Friday at the Livingston. Har-
vey Davis also closed his term Of
school at the Star Friday
Mrs. Eli Harbour and Mr. and Mrs
J. F. Foster were guests Sunday Of
Floris friends. ..E
Mrs. J. r. krusor expects to leave
this week for Muscatine' to join Mr.
Krusor who is employed there and
where they will make their home for
awhile.
Messers r. G. Mcconnell and
Thompson shipped two carloads of
hogs to st. Louis last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Stober of Bloom
field spent Sunday at the Kate Miles
home 's-s
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Cary of Bloom
field spent Sunday at the parental O.
G. Bell home.
to move soon to the T. E. Putnam
house in Belknap and Mr.. and Mrs. R.
E. Hancock expect to move to the G..
l.. Hancock farm.
Mrs. G. G. Myers spent a few days
at Locust Grove last week.
Miss Dorothy Putnam of Drakeville
spent Saturday with Mr.. and Mrs. T.
D. Mum, who accompanied her home
Sunday for short visit.
Ira Rankin of Mt. Pleasant was
Balknap caller Saturday.
G. L. Putnam of Ashland, Mont.
came in Saturday night for visit with
his nephew, T. E. Putnam and fam
lily. 81
William Cree of Pulaski is spending
few days with home folks.
Arden Niles who is employed by VIM
H. Cox at Unionville spent Sunday
with home folks
c. R. Myers made business trip to
Oskaloosa last week. .,.. 49,.
Mrs. Elliott Bachman and two sons
of Ottumwa and Mr.. and Mrs. c. E.
Wishard and Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Nc
Cormick spent Sunday at the parental
W. A. Wishard home.
Henry Russell spent Sunday at his
home at Washington, Iowa
Mrs. J. J. Combs received the sad
intelligence of the death of her father.
B. B. Shaffer at three o'clock this
morning at his home at Edna, Mo-
Mrs. Combs and daughter, May left
this morning for Edna and Mr.. Combs
and Marvin expect to leave in the
morning.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-03
LITTLE BOY VICTIM
OF MENINGITIS

Centerville Feb. 28.-Little Lester
farmhouse, year old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs Thomas Barnthouse, died with
meningitis of the brain. He has two
brothers and sister, besides his
parents. He was a pupil in Mrs.
Norris room at Garfield and had
many little friends who also feel sor-
row because of his death. The fun
eral was held at 2 o'clock Friday after
noon at the Free Methodist church
conducted by the pastor, Mrs, Cor
della Peterson
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Abba.

A. NJ. jenkins returned to his home
in Russell this evening.
Cal Koontz is remodeling his room
on the east side. He is making it two
stories high and putting in new
front.
The C. B. & @ railroad gave the in
terurban notice yesterday that they
reservoir is getting very low.
The Interurban people are getting
just about enough water from their
deep we'll to run them.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-03
HUNT VS.. SWAIN
CASE STILL ON

Bloomfield, Feb. 2S.-The district
court is still occupied with the Hunt
vs. Swain case which was commenced
Wednesday afternoon. The court rest
ed Friday long enough to hear argu-
ments on motion for change of
venue for the Miller VS.. Cronl, case
which occupied the time of the court
for two weeks of the last term. when
one man hung the jury and prevented
a verdict being given.
leila M. Fountain was granted d.
vorce from her husband, J. S. Fountain
Friday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-03
WILL PAVE EIGHT
BLOCKS AND ALLEY

Bloomfield, Feb. 29.-The city coun-
Gil met to hear the opinions of the
property owners along the new paving
district. There was good attend
ance of all the citizens. The mayor
called for remarks on the question of
all who were present. After hearing
the views of the citizens, the council
abandoned all of the thirty-two blocks
except eight blocks of street and one
alley. y.
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DEATH DUE
TO NATURAL CAUSE

Des Moines, Feb. 2S.-A coroner's
jury late yesterday decided that Miss
Ruth Underhill, the Methodist hopsital
nurse who died suddenly yesterday
morning came to her death as the re-
suit of acute gastritis.
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CHARGE IS BlGAMY.

Marshaltown, Feb 2S.-Brown Nc
Lair in jail awaiting the grand jurv's
action on charge Of bigamy. was
sued for divorce by Mrs Sadie McLain
On Sept. SO, 1s13,, several month 5
after his separation from his first wife
McLain is alleged to have married 10
year old Mary Krupinsky Of Fremont
Neb. The girl recently was turned
over to her parents by the distric:
court.
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UNDERTAKEN FEATHERS DIES,

Prairie City, Feb. 28.-M. Feathers.
one of the pioneer underta er md FIR
niture dealers of Iowa died 1T his home
aged 68 years. Mr.. Feathers was On
in Sand Lake, n Y. October is / 4.
He had lived in Prairie City since 1877
and had been engaged in the underta :
ing and furniture business for over
thirty years. He is survived by til,
widow Only .... ,.-..-.
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shOkE AT RED OAK.

Creston, Feb. 2S.-S. A. Hoke, who
has been roadmaster for the c. B. &
@. railroad at this point for the past
two years, has been transferred ra"'t
to his old position at Red Oak an
William Peterson, who was forne "
at Creston. has been transferred OK
here. The charge will take effect
March l and Mr.. Hoke expects to re-
move his family to Red Oak soon after
that. +,
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PREVO-HlNE WEDDING.

Charlton, Feb. 2S-Joseph Prevo and
Mrs. Martha Hine, both of. this city,
were united in marriage at the clerks
Office in Charlton on Thursday even
ing at 6 o'clock. the ceremony being
performed by Rev. n. F. Hicks. pastor
Of the United Brethren church. They
expect to reside in this city.
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IOWANS COMING
BACK HOME

Floris, Feb. 2S.-John Benge and
family will ship their goods from Mar
vissa, New, Mexico to this place and
will occupy the Kennedy farm west Of
town recently purchased by A. Benge.
John Auckland has moved from Kosh
konong. No, to the Jay farm north of
town This, farm is owned by Keith
Vawter of Cedar Rapids.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-05-14
$4,000 POUNDS
IS WEIGHT OF
BANKS VAULT
Factory Workmen Are Here Taking
it Apart and Shipping it to
Cleveland fer Enlargement.

The steel work of the big vault Of
the Alexander County National
Bank, which is being shipped back
to the factory at Cleveland, OHIO,
to be made much larger, has oCcu-
MED the time Of force OF workmen
in assembling the PARTS, for the
past week or more and it will be s2y-
eral days yet before all the parts
can be TlaCed on the cars. Last
evening one of til, two heaviest
picNes CT the vault, the door, each
Of whicn weighs tons was being
moved. 1t was 4 slow piece OF wors
getting the door loaded upon the
transfer truck.
Tho entire vault weighs 10000
pounds. II VII be several months
before the reConstructrdvault will be
resolved in Cairo. In the meantime
tho V2ult company is making every
thing perfectly secure with material
sent here from the factory.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-05-14
To DEEPEN THE SUEZ CANAL
Plans for Egyptian Waterway Con,
template a Uniform Depth Of
ThIrty.Nine Feet.

When the Sue2 canal was originally
made, Tor grea. part OF its 100 weary
miles nothing but mere furrow cut
through sandy desert, 1t had a depth
or eight meters, or 26 English feet
At various periods 1t has been
deepened, until It reached its present
depth OF 81 fact Operations ars
now In progress with view OF
making 1t unlformly 80 feet
deep process which. with other
great works of Improvement also go
lag on. will involve very large ex
penditure. In one respect the Sue2
canal has fortuitous advantage over
other great artificial waterways, such
as, for Instance, the Panama canal
and the Manchester ship canal--it Is
not affected by tides to any appreci
able degree. and has therefore no need
OF locks, There Is not a single lock
between the almost tideless Mediter
ran-an and the Red sea, and the
waterway remains constantly at an
almost uniform depth. The 80 feet will
represent the minimum depth at low
tide at Suez