Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-11
Nebraska
WATERLOO CITIZENS
OBJECT TO BRIDGE
Declare Union Pacific Structure
So Short That It Causes
Regular Floods.
CALL FOR HARVEST HANDS

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Lincoln, July lO.-(Special. Com
plain has been made to the State
Railway commission by Otto Wilson
and sixteen residents of the COM
munity around Waterloo, protesting
against the short length of the Union
Pacific railroad bridge across the Elk
horn river at Waterloo.
They want the bridge made longer,
declaring that it stops the water from
flowing freely and that in instances
of heavy rains the grade holds the
water back and it overflows the coun-
try, damaging the land.
The bridge embankment is twenty
four feet high at the bridge and it
is shown that since 1881 the town has
been under water several times. An
engineer OF the commission looked
into the matter some time ago and
reported that the bridge was 802 feet
long, while the grade extends 1000
feet. The old piling which held the
former bridge still remains and has a
tendency to catch driftwood and other
stuff, causing back-water, which
causes some of the trouble.
The commission will make an in
vestigation of the matter.
All Want Harvest Hands.
State Labor Commissioner Coffey
received communication from man
in Hitchcock county this morning
saying that the harvest was on and
that twenty men were needed there
right away. They will pay S. day.
Fishing With Pitchforks.
According to State Engineer john
son, whocam in from the west last
night the Platte river is very low,
hardly any water being seen at
Kearney and at Grand Island, the
channel being less than a foot deep.
People are spearing fish with pitch
forks and other utensils, the fish be-
ing unable to get away where the
water has become too low for them
to swim.
Game Warden Rutenback and Fish
Commissioner O'Brien were discus
sing the matter this morning and
came to the conclusion that it would
be impossible to change conditions,
as it was matter of the people get
ting the fish or letting the fish die.
Where the smaller fish have been
landlocked an attempt may be made
to save them and put them in lakes
nearby.
Iowans for Hughes.
Floyd Hamilton of Marcus, Ia, a
cousin of Attorney General Reed, was
visiting the latter today. He is on
his way to California and may spend
some time on the coast. His father
runs the Marcus News and is one of
the strong Hughes men of Iowa. Mr..
Hamilton says that there are not
enough progressives left in Iowa to
make much of showing and he be-
lieves most of them will be for Mr..
Hughes.
Baby Antelope Caught. .
The baby antelope captured by
George Baker of Sidney, after a cou-
pie Of wolves had run it down, was
received yesterday by the state game
warden and has been placed in the
enclosure at Antelope park. 1t is a
little fellow, weighing about fifteen
pounds, and has to be fed with
bottle.
Saunders County Pays.
Saunders county made remittance
to the state auditor on its old Insane
account this morning amounting to
$1,000. Saunders county was one of
the two counties which owed the
state something over $4,000, but has
it all paid in now but $685..
Cross Withdraws Name.
H. Gordon Cross, editor Of the St.
Edward Sun, candidate on the pro-
gressive ticket for presidential elector,
has notified Secretary of State Pool
that he desires his name taken oft
the ballot.
Delegates Appointed. i
Governor Morehead has appointed
Thomas Costello of Grand Island, L.
E. Burnham of Norfolk, c. A. Chap
pell of Pawnee City and Geoegr o.
Virtue of the University Of Nebraska
delegates to the national tax con-
gress, which meets in Indianapolis the
i, e+ mart of this onnth.