PAGE FOUB PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL MONDAY, MAY 27, 1929. 4 I-II-I-M-I-M"I-I-I-M-I"I-I 4 been " assigned. The meetings being 2. Falrbury, Monday; -Hastings. Tues-J- P.RFFNWnnn day: Lexington, Wednesday; Sidney, 1 VirVIIl VV VVJl-r Tnur8day and cody Friday, there not 3. being a meeting on Saturday. The ft 'MH"HMH-H"H,'II'H"H' ones holding the meeting had two railway coaches which they used, and Norman Peters was visiting at n which they traveled. Col. Hall Yutan with friends for the day on spoke at each place on bank manage last Monday." ment. Ray Hamlin purchased from the Theo. Carnes agency a new Universal ': $at Salt! Salt! two door sedan, which he is liking j have a car ioaa Cf 8aitt come very much. get your supply. The gray blocks At the drawing for the Jury foi are seliing for the firty pound blocks tne summer term oi coun ueoigi I3ucknell and E. L. McDonald were selected from Greenwood precinci Jesse Dyer and wife of Ashland were visiting for the evening on last Monday at the home of E. A. Lam don and wife where all enjoyed the visit very nicely Mrs. Frank Hurlbut is feeling quite poorly at thistime she having the scarlet fever, but s receiving the very best care and it is hoped she Wii.?,xn uW, If L wnr nf Phil L. Hall is the proud owner of a new, four door sedan of the Chevro- let make, which he is enjoying very , mucn ana is ieeung mai it is me iy best car that can be made. Olaf Oleson living northwest of, Greenwood, who has been very ill for a number of weeks, has so far re covered that he was .ble to be down town one day during this week. Mesdames Lula and Earl Hurlbut were over to Louisville where Earl is located, and where the family are ex pecting to remove in a short time, hey having remained here during the school vuv ui run jiau, ouu - P. A. Sanborn and wife were over be some six rooms and bath, and en to Lincoln for the day on last Wed- "rely modern. Some of h is friends nesday where he was called to look are joshing him with inquiry. hy ... K,.c5013a tra nri(i 'so large a house for a bachelor, but ttllt l DU1U- "" """" " I where Mrs. Sanborn was visiting with friends. James Demmitt has selected from the many cars which are on the mar ket a new four door Chevrolet for himself and family, and which will make a very fine wagon for this gen tleman and family. George Kyles and wife of Lincoln were visiting in Greenwood last week and attending the baccalaureate ser mon which was delivered from the Methodist church, their son Raymond graduating with. honors. Teddy Carnes and wife and Jerry Drast, the latter from Ashland were in Nebraska City on last - Monday, where they were attending the, con-, vention of the dealers of the Chevron let cars in this territory. Thilip Reese, George Trunkenbolz and S. S. Peterson are wearing a large medallion, bearing the three like, and motto of the order of I. O. O. F. with all seeing eye on their cars denoting their association to tlu order. The Rev. L. H. Grassmueck, who has been making his home at Platts mouth since last summer, accompan ied by the wifeand son, visited for a Bhort time in Greenwood one day last week when he was on his way tc Lincoln , W. C. Erickson who has been feel ing quite poorly for some time, on account of an operation which he underwent last fall, and' which has kept this gentleman from work, is now feeling quite well and is ready for work again. Early last week Judge W. E. Hand accompanied by the good wife, de parted for Savanah, Mo., where he went to consult a specialist regarding a growth which has come on his face, and which has been rather stub born in its treatment. While working at the carpenter business Paul H. Renwanz, had the misfortune to allow a chisel to slip, inflicting an ugly gash in his hand, which has in a manner interferred with his work, but which is getting along nicely at this time. Mrs. N. G. Dells of Boseman, Mon tana, has been spending a very pleas ant week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Mowery, where all enjoyed the visit very much. Mrs. Wells former ly resided near Mr. and Mrs. Mowery in Saunders county some twenty-seven years ago. R. E. Mathews and wife, and Fred Ethrege were called to Lincoln last week as witnesses in the case where a man who was riding a motorcycle some time since and ran into the car of W. E. Pailing and was suing Mr. Pailing for the loss of a leg, caused by the collision. Carl Huffman, representative of the oil company purchased a new Chevrolet truck from the dealer Theo. Carnes last week and on last Wed nesday had the tank installed on the same. This is the second one which Mr. Hoffman has had and speaks well for these trucks. Leo Peters entertained at theli country home on last Sunday and had as their guests for the day, O F. Peters and wife and son, Norman, who had just returned from Califor nia. K. Li. James and wife and Glenn Peters of Omaha as well as Rex I'etera and wile of Greenwood. Judge W. E. Newkirk and the good wife who have been visiting for some two weeks at Byron, where they have been guests at the home of A. E. Pailing and wife, and where they en Joyed a very fine visit, returned home last Tuesday. Judge Newkirk reports the wheat not quite as good in that portion of the country as here and the corn planting progressing about the same as here. Greenwood Transfer Line We do a general business make trips regularly to Omaha on Monday and Thursday, also to Lincoln Tues day and Friday. Pick up loads on these trips. Full loads at any time. FRED HOFFMAN. Spent Week in State. Col. Phil L. Hall, president of the Greenwood State bank, and also of the state banking association was! spending last week with a number tj : 1 a i i . a -w i of other officials of the State Bank-; in ASSOCiauu" ti various piaceu m the state where group meetings have at 35 cents and the white ones at 40 cents e. L. McDONALD. Home from the West. On last Saturday night O. F. Teters and wife and their son, Norman, who haye bepn gojourning at the Pacinc coast for the past nine months, ar rived in Greenwood via their auto, ch drQve tQ the wegt last r and which brought them home his lng they havIng traveled me thirteen thousand miles, arriv- ed hQme Qf their SQn nonh. Greenwood, where they rested Monday. as they were tired af- . . t , ter the long trip. They tell of having a very fine time while they were away. Mr. Peters, however says that while the west has some very fine features that there is no country which can beat eastern Nebraska. Building a New Home. E. 0. Miller of the Greenwood State .ban .is .h.Tln a home buHt near the . 1 A ..,;. 1,1a ne smuts auu gucs duiau nun mo work, whistling the meanwhile. Well, we think Mr. Miller must know his own business. Mr. Otto Miller, the father of E. O. Miller, who has made his home at Scottsbluff for many years and who is a very competent carpenter and builder, is doing the work for his son. We met the elder Miller and who is a very fine gentle man and a first class workman. When Mr. Miller, sr., shall have completed the home for the son, he is expecting to depart for California, where he will make his home. A daughter and sister of E. O. Miller, Mrs. Verne Spangler, who has been making her home at Scottsbluff, departed on last Thursday for California, where she will be joined later by the father and they will make their home there in the future. Wai Have Pleasant Visit. L. M. Mowery, who has resided east of Greenwood for the past 27 years, is to enjoy a very pleasant visit in June from two of his sisters, Mes dames R. E. Adams of Spokane, and J. M. Cole of Halfway, Oregon, whom he has not seen for the past twenty years. The family formerly resided in Saunders county and at the time that Mr; Mowery came to Greenwood, they went west and while they visit ed here once, it has now been twenty years since they have met. The visit will be one of very much joy to all. They are starting from their home in the west on June 4th. Nearer Modern in Setting. The time was when a white pail ing fence was greatly in vogue, and at that time, which was many years since.L. M. Mowery had one about his home east of Greenwood Time has eaten deeply into the white fence, and with the passing of more than a quarter of a century since its erec tion it has shown the effects of the winters and summers. Last week Mr. Mowery was removing the old time fence which was one of beauty and well served the purpose, and erected a new steel lawn fence, which if it lasts as long as the one which is just going into the discard, will be an ex cellent investment. A Hustler for Business. In the construction of the new home which E. O. Miller is having built in Greenwood, all the materials are coming from the Searle Chapin Lumber Co. yards, and in fact Mr. Dewey Headley, the manager of the yards, does not allow an order for a home to go elsewhere. Many places purchase ready cut house from mail order concerns, and when there is something which is not sterotyped they are at a loss what to do. Dewey seems to convince the trade of the only safe way, of trading at home and with the home business houses, where the best goods can always be had and at right prices. The way to build up a town ia to co-operate with each other for the welfare of all. Buy your goods at home. Rebeckah's Elect Officers. At the last meeting of the Daugh ters of Rebeckah, following the regu lar order of business, the election of officers for the coming term was held with the results as always, a fine quoto of officers for this term. Mrs. Eda Harris, who has been the suc cessful Noble Grand during the past year was promoted to the position of Past Grand, while Leora Took was elected Noble Grand. Ida Strahan Vice Grand, Goodrich Shepler secre tary and Esther Jardine, treasurer. Inspects Rnral Route. Miss Catherine Coleman, the post mistress of Greenwood on last week made trips over both routes, inspect ing tohe road, the bridges and the rural receiving boxes, of the two routes and found them in excellent condition. FARM FOR SALE 200 acres well improved stock and jgrain farm near Mynard at $i:o.uu ! . . w- i 4 A f Alii. per acre. Mart Fender, 1212 So. 24th St., Lincoln,. Nebraska. F: 5341. m23-3tw The Problem of Straightening Missouri River Roy T. Towl Discusses Changes That River Has Made Toward Mak ing Straighter Channel The Missouri river wants to go straight, but, like a great many per sons, it finds there are a lot of hind rances to this noble purpose. Fol lowing the line of least resistance, it has dug for itself a crooked bed, but, as hundreds along the way can sorrowfully testify, it will not lie in it. Back and forth, from side to side, the turbid waters course down the valley from their source. Sometimes it is but a feeble narrow stream be tween broad and sun-baked bars, at other times it is a rushing torrent, a wide and awe-insiiring sea of run ning water. As temperamental as a prima lon no; as unstable and nndependable in its present state as any wayward soul that you may know. What is to become of this stream, which is feared and loved by those who know it? This romatic water way along whose banks brave and pioneer have wandered? Up and down the Missouri canoe and steamboat, tug and fishing craft, have made their way in years past. Time was when big boats loaded and unloaded at the feet of our fair city. Creaks the raven "Nevermore!" Roy N. Towl, civil engineer of the firm of Towl. Nelson & Schwartz. 524 Peters Trust building, resident of Omaha for many years and an ex pert on waterways from an engineer ing standpoint, writing for the World-Herald, says the raven is a liar. "A five-year program will do the work completely so that a stable straightened channel from ankton to Plattsmouth will connect with the program being carried on below. The danger of Hoods will be done away with, and thousands of acres of valu able land will be removed from con stant danger." For years hydraulic engineers have been divided for and against keeping a river crooked by prevent ing cutoffs at the necks of bends. Mr. Towl, who, for more than a quarter of a century, has studied the Missouri, Mississippi and tributary streams, contends that a river s nat ural course is the shortest distance to its mouth. Or in other words it would be a straighter course if local resistance did not keep it crooked. This resistance, he points out. in cludes natural agencies such as topo graphy, vegetative growth, rafts. hard deposits, islands, man-built structures such as levees, t-pur dikes and revetments. "With no great amount of .labor and expenditure we ran accelerate this straightening to the betterment of navigation, and the protection of those whose homes and farmlands are along the course of these streams. The Missouri river has a direct gen eral course on the line of the Hig Sioux river extended from Sioux City to Kansas City. Timothy Flint, a missionary, about 1SH), when the first steamboat appeared on the Mis souri, described tne stream oeiow ssi. Charles as having the appearance of ; i field of dead trees. There were j many loops, and rapidly caving hanks, while cutoffs were being made from Omaha to Sioux City, giving the Big Muddy its notorious reputa tion. "Then came the flood of April. 1881, in which nature put forth her powers and once and tor au v.ipen out the cutofts. We have never nan anv since, of any consequence. That was the last great natural effort tending to clear the way to i straighter course. "The winter of ISSO-Si was un usually cold and huge quantities of snow tell in tne mountains, aioiir the latter part of March came hot days, torrents of water were hurled down the precipitous mountain can yons. Ice in places was three and four feet thick. A great, gorge form ed near Yankton, and a vast la!;e of water formed back cf the Yank ton gorge. "When it finally gave way. a mighty wall of water swept down the Missouri valley, spreading be tween Omaha and Council Bluffs a width of seven miles, inundating a large part of Council Bluffs, and es tablishing a high mark on this .side of the river. The Union Pan he rail road yards, machine shops, smelting wroks and other industries were un der eight feet of water. We are threatened with no such floods today, but floods dnins great damage and the constant gnawing away of val uable farm land by the river is go ins on constantly. liy pettinp: rid of these crcat loops, much of this depr- datinn can he so controlled that with the vigilance (hat will always hn necessary on rivers of this kind. great areas may be saved. Mr. Towl says that the .Missouri river, from the Sioux, to the Platte, shortened its course 3o miles from 18 57 to 1927 as measured on the Nebraska meander. The Lewis and Clark distance of 180 4 has been shortened 78 miles by the 1890 sur vey of 175 miles. Since the time when cutoffs occurred prior to 1882 the Missouri has not lengthened its course. "The straight stretches of the Missouri have good navigability," he says. "The heavy slope of 16 inches per mile below Plattsmouth apparently has not increased the maximum velocity over that found above Omaha, where the slope is eight and one-half inches per mile. Its straight courses are also better stablized than the crooked portions of the river. In this case from Plattsmouth to Nebraska City, the straight river is less than 10 per cent longer than a direct course and the crooked course from Omaha to Blair is 42 per cent longer than a valley distance of 24 miles. "The straight course maintains greater width and lower flood levels. Treacherous bends, with an over age slope of 10 inches per mile from Sioux City to St. Louis, eight hun dred miles by river, have cross-currents, turbulent flow and eddy ae i" on against caving banks. The nar row bed in u bend has an appear ance of a sloping sand dam, around : which the river flows with high velo- I ... A . i i ... : . i. city against the caving bank with destructive scour and erosion." Most of these points, and more Mr. Towl has set forth in an article entitled "Behavior of Rivers in Alluvial Flood Plains," published in the March 14 issue of Engineering News-Record. He believes that fears expressed by some, of the possibility of ex cessive slope on tributary streams as Uhe result of channel improvements on the big river, are unwarranted. "Certainly, uniformity of flow is most desirable." he maintains. "Flow j across the point of a bend not only causes slack water in the bend, re t during discharge, but it increases i erosion and scour at the lower end of the bend, where the channel is nar rowed by a sloping bar formation made by the cross-currents in ron llict with the main stream. "I am advised that low water at St. Louis has been lowered four feet by channel iuiprevement designed to produce more uniformity of flow and to reduce erosion. "The Platte's slope decreases from one hundred inches per mile to about 40 inches per mile in its course across the state of Nebraska. However, its Hood velocity is quite uniform. The Missouri below Plattsmouth has flood slopes for short distances as great as .'50 inches per mile. These i slopes are maintained until bars are j sufficiently submerged and cut away j by the rising flood water to bring "back equilibrium between slope and I other elements of discharge. "With, the banks almost like brown sugar, it should be relatively an easy matter to maintain a straight course. For example, there H a remarkable section of the Missouri river above the mouth of the Little Sioux on the boundary of Nebraska and Iowa. Here the straight river runs between banks of sand on both sides there are mi .gumbo points or heavy tim ber. It has held this course without protection work for more thm 50 years. The width is 0.07 mile, com pared with 0.23 mile average width in a. series of bends. So it is evident that the factors of slope, width and depth are stabilized without produc ing excessive velocity or erosive ac tion. Flood velocities of the Platte, Missouri and Mississippi are sub stantially the same, from 4 to 5 miles per hour, regardh ss of slopes. So why is it not reasonable to con clude that one section will function as well after straightening as other sections which are now straight?" "Work as conducted in the past has been both expensive and inade quate. On the Kolsom bend just be low Omaha more than a million and a quarter of dollars have liccn spent. The Manawa bend is moving down stream at the rate of a mile in 30 years, and is'now threatening to wipe out valuable farm and ranch land. Revetment work on the Iowa side of the Fol'som bend resulted in changing the course of the river and the loss of 1,500 acres of Nebraska land straight east of La Platte in a two-year period. At one time the cut of the river amounted to nine hun dred feet in 90 days, and not only resulted in loss of land, hut life as well. As an indication of the force of the water at the narrow neck of lops, in March 1917, when ice was 22 inches thick at a certain wide stretch of the river. I found a nar row channel just below entirely free of ice. "The river today makes it impos sible for the land owner to count on anything. Just recently I observed house moving operations at Dp Sota. as a result of the waters' threat. It secmis p. great pity that the best land in the world is worth practically nothing because of this menace. With adequate protective measures carried out, it is safe to say that such land would increase in value one hundred dollars an acre or more, right off the bat. "What is to be done? Any work of irse will have to he conducted by the government. To me it seems (bat it is merely a matter of eradi cating a consider;! hie number of these loops and the destruction caused by them, by dredging ditches for a straighter channel up and flown the river. This is ;i simple pro cess, the width of the river ran be restrained by retards and previous dikes, and the water flowing thruogh these limited borders will dig its own bed. "Nature will help the work of man, and with such a program car ried out it will he possible to have I Grow and Sell Seed Corn! All standard varieties in sea son. Specializing in early vari eties. My extra early corn, grown from northern grown seed matures a good crop if planted up to the very last of June. Send for FREE trial sample after June 1 5, so you -,will know next year. CALL DAY OR NIGHT or Phone 290, Ashland, Nebr. E. L Co Gilmore Ashland, Neb. f THE NEW FORD TUDOR SEDAN THE new Ford is one of the easiest riding cars on the road because of its low center of gravity, minimum unsprung weight, four Houdaille hydraulic two-way shock absorbers and the unique construction of its transverse springs. Furthermore, you are as comfort able in mind as in body when you drive the new Ford. You have con fidence in die performance of the car because ycu something of the that has been built Roadster, 450 Phaeton, 460 Tudor Sedan, 525 Business Coupe, $525. Coupe, 550 Sport Coupe, with rumble seat, 550 Fordor Sedan, 625 (AU prices f, o. b. Detroit, plus charge for freight and delivery. Bumpers and spare tire extra.) Plattsmouth Motor Co 6th & a channel six foot in depth or more from Yankton to St. Louis, sufficient to take care of the navigation of any and all sorts of craft that is com mon to rivers of this sort. "There would not be a single town cut off the river by this work, and the benefit to all of them is some thing that should he apparent to any individual with vision. "Five years could see it through from Yankton to Plattsmouth, with a saving of millions in land and land values, and all the benefits that river navigation are bound to bring to a big productive territory like that through which the Missouri river flows." Mr. Towl has had experience iu work on the Missouri river no far ther away than East Omaha. It was here during the summer of 1922 that his firm with retards and levee gave protection to some nine miles of bot tom land, threatened each year by the vagaries of the big stream. 1I has no illusions as to the necessity of constant vigilance, work and ex penditure along the stream, but says that if some 10 great bends or loops are cut. off by man-made channels between Yankton and Plattsmouth, and that many more are modified the benefits will be immeasurable. "I have been called upon to help sr many poor land owners in their fight to save their farm lands, that this need for river improvement to me is a 'vital thing. Sh poor land owner hasn't a chance in the world, even in groups, to fight this mighty force. "But the government can step in and reduce both an excessive first cost and excessive maintenance cost treinenduously. I think that 30 mil lion dollars directly and indirectly can be saved along a one hundred mile stretch." Mr. Towl served as city commis-oii'-r in charge of the department. of public improvements from 101S tliroiiRh 1921. He bewail his career as an engineer when as a young fel low he accompanied a surveying party to Wyoming, where he worked along the line of the Union Pacific. Before he was 21 he was division engineer ot a rauroan, ana has neia other important positions in the rail road field, and was lated associated here with the late Andrew Rosewa ter in the private practice of his profession. For years he made his home on the South Side, but now lives at 506 South Fifty-seventh street. He has done much work in plan ning drainage ditches in Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri, and has aided in the reclaiming and improvement of thousands of acres of land. '"I; know the -Missouri river and its ways because ever since I was a boy it has fascinated me," says he. I know the fine land that borders it, and how with straightening and protective work, this land and its owners may come into the inheri tance that is rightfully theirs. "The Missouri river is doing all in its power to go straight, but like "ijfjl Erflv i'jlL (F. O. B. Delrolr plu JUSfeliVjj J charge for freight md 1 1 I fT I Jl j?' y delivery. Bumpcrt and 1 1 tfl 5fc II II r " P" extra.) You'll like the easy-riding comfort of the new Ford Remember these two points when you select your next car comfort in mind ... com fort in body. They are combined to an uncommon degree in die new Ford. Come in see the new Ford car and drive it yourself dirough thickest traffic, up steepest hills, over roughest roads. A thirty-minute demonstradon will convince you know quality into it. Pearl Telephone man. himself, it needs a helping hand. We who live in its valley and have hopes for its development, can not overlook the Big Muddy. It will be our best friend, if given half a chance." ENTERTAIN AT MURRAY On last Saturday evening a dance was held at the home of Mr. L. C. Hoschar and family. Music was by the Lancaster orchestra. Those pres ent were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hos char and daughter, Pauline, Mr. and Mrs. John Crippon and daughter, Mary, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Burton, all of La Platte, Nebr., Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Addleman and daughter, El nora from Springfield, Nebr., Mr. Earl Lancaster and family, Miss Emma Eppings of Murdock, Mr. Roy Lancaster, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hoschar, Mr. R. A. Noell, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Keil and family, Mr. Lloyd Law rence, Mr. and Mrs. William Wehr bein, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Wehrbein, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Vernon, Mr. and Mrs. Perry Nickles and son, Robert, Miss Margaret Moore, Mr. James Hessenflow, Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis Lan caster, Mr. and Mrs. John Hendricks. At a late hour a lunch was served and they returned home, all enjoy ing the evening very much. FIXING UP CEMETERY Chairman Tulene of the cemetery committee of the -city council is hax ing the work of cleaning up Oak Hill cemetery pushed along now in ordr that both the original ceme tery and the new addition of the cemetery may be made .'is attractive as possible by decoration day. The grass is being mowed all over the cemetery and the lots fixed up in the very bet of shape possible for the coming summer. The large area to le rovt-red makes tlie work siicli that it will require some time to complete and so Mr. Tulene is start ing the work early in order to get it all ready for the annual mem- H fity 1 7 Segal's V: is I i that there is nothing quite like it anywhere in design, quality and price. No. 44 orial day exercises at the cemetery. The wet season has caused the grass to grow a great deal and should make the city of the silent a very beautiful place by memorial day. CAFE MOVES LOCATION The Coffee Shonne. located on North Sixth street, has passed of existence and the business out will be known hereafter as the L ,eos!S cafe, the restaurant being moved one door north of the former loca ition and where it is now open te) I the public. The restaurant ha very handsome and attractive iiiiartns the now room and where the ar- rangements will be found a deal more cenveni'-nt for th great rian- agement of the restaurant and for the comfort of the patrons, restaurant room has been out refitted for the occupancy of als.) The inly the will Leosis cafe and here the public , t : 4V. una every accuiiiinoi;n.itii them. afforded CHARGED WITH ASSAULT rimit Wednesday's I o II y A complaint was filed today in the county court by J. A. Capwell, acting county attorney, in which a charge of assault and battery was preferred against Ruth Staples, a young girl residing at Manley and who is charg ed with having committed the as sault and battery on Margaret Berg man, also a young girl in her early 'teens. The alleged assault occurred in the Bergman store at Manley and in the affair as reported here the victim of the assault was struck sev eral times and had a portion of h r hair pulled out by the young girl charged with the assault. There is a tremendous amount of bravory in this world. Co matter what emergency arises, courage a!i1 self-sacrifice are sure to spring up in the midst of it to lessen its horrors.