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Show MISSOURI RIVER ON A SERIOUS RAMPAGE OMAHA, Neb., July S.-The worst flood situation for a number of years Is being operlenced on the Missouri river bottoms In and about Council Bluffs. The river has overflowed-extenslve areas cn the Iowa side, where the lowlands ex-Urding ex-Urding bock several miles are inundated. North of Council Bluffs the stone rio rnp work protecting the Illinois Central railroad tracks has been washed out. causing an increased overflow at this olnt, which will . endanger half a m'.li of track. At MoIalv Ta.. thousands of seres of river bottom went of the town is under water. Using boats, the farmers are making mak-ing every effort to save their stock. |