Show ANNUAL CLEANING OF RIVER IS DONE Special Dispatch PEKIN FEKIN July 4 The The annual cleanIng cleanIng cleaning clean- clean Ing of ot the river that waters I er the h plain has been ben completed ana ann a a. simple simpie engineering stunt that has kept the plain free from flood and famine for more than 2000 years is again brought to light I The course of ot the river was diverted Inthe in inthe the rule of ot LI Er Keep the banks bank low and the channels clean was a maxIm maxim max max- im irn that he impressed and to assure thoroughness thoroughness thor thor- he te had two large iron bars weighing 1000 pounds each imbedded Inthe in inthe inthe the artificial river bed Just where it leaves the main channel with Instructions Instructions instructions that they should be uncovered each year Every winter when the stream Is Islow Islow islow low for more than 2000 years ears the headwaters headwaters headwaters head head- waters have been cleared down to the theIron theIron theiron Iron bars and the banks repaired The present bars bear the dates A. A D. D 1265 and 1775 |