Ogden Evening Standard | 1913-04-18 | Page 5 | Attempt Made to Destroy Levee

oo ATTEMPT MADE TO DESTROY LEVEE Omaha, April 18 What is believed believ-ed to hae been a malicious attempt to destro the rip-rapping alon the Missouri river a mile south of Fol-nm, Fol-nm, la , where nearly J.'.tiO.Ono was spent last year to prevent the river cuttlnc Into hundreds of acres of valuable farming land and the Burlington Bur-lington railroad tracks, occurred on i Wednesday evening Falsom la 1"" miles down the river from Council Bluffs. Wednesday night the rler tore I away the damaged matting and at-I at-I tacked the farm lands aud it Is feared fear-ed much damage will be done by the swollen river before it can be checked.