CEDAR COUNTY, NEBRASKA - RIVER IS CUTTING UP WITH QUEER ANTICS
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CEDAR COUNTY NEWS JULY 5, 1922

RIVER IS CUTTING UP WITH QUEER ANTICS
BIG MUDDY IS FILED WITH RUBBISH AND IS DOING MUCH DAMAGE ALONG SHORES

For once in its life, the Missouri River is living up to expectations 
at the present time, altho nobody knows just what to expect from it. 
The stream is well up as a result of the rise, the gauge hovering 
around the nine foot mark, with higher levels expected at any time.

Just now the stream is filled with all sorts of rubbish, and in its 
freakish way, it is having a lot of fun with all the stuff that it is 
carrying. The big piers for the Meridian Highway Bridge offer all 
sorts of opportunities for doing crazy things and so far the river 
hasn't failed to take advantage of any of them.

Some weeks ago the stream started to build a log dam between the first 
and second piers of the bridge and this structure has been growing 
very rapidly of late. The dam furnishes a great feeding place for 
birds, as many of the logs are covered with insects and _______. The 
only danger to the feathered scavengers, being that they might 
accidently land in a watery grave if they don't watch their step.

Brush and other debris is being piled up against the other piers of 
the bridge, and as the river is carrying so much drift these piles 
are being added to constantly. All the material being piled against 
the piers has a tendency to make the water level on the upstream side 
of the bridge higher than on down stream side, the difference in some 
places amounting to two feet or more.

Skipper Joe Giesler of the good ship BA Douglas is having lots of fun 
with his trips across the river these days. He is compelled to go about 
three miles, and with the strong current, high water and floating drift, 
it's no joy ride. In fact, he believes that the recent excursion of the 
Leviathan hasn't a durned thing on some of his trips.