This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: farwellwalter Surnames: Shunick Classification: lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.iowa.counties.fremont/7571/mb.ashx Message Board Post: THE FREMONT COUNTY HERALD. January 30, 1919. "Straighten the Nishna". -- By all means let the kinks be taken out of the menancing Nishnabotna river as soon as it is possible to do so. There are thousands of acres of land lying in the path of the meandering that are non-productive and are practically worthless for the reason they are flooded every time a little freshet comes, while back a little from the stream where the land does not overflow it is worth from $150 to $500 per acre. All or practically all of this waste land can be redeemed and made to produce abundantly by giving the water an outlet that floods it periodically and sometimes much oftener. The time is not far distant when the government will step in and make it mandatory all this bottom land can be drained shall be drained at once and put in a state of cultivation and if there are persons standing in the way they will sooner or later have to get out of the road through the operation of law if they refuse to so so now voluntarily. These low lands ought to be drained, they must be drained, and the government will see to it they are drained. So let our people who are directly interested voluntarily act and have the kinks taken out of the old river and reclaim the thousands of acres of waste land that now lie in its wake. There is plenty of evidence at hand the waste land can be reclaimed and made into productive farms right in Page and Fremont counties. Take a stroll along the banks of Walnut creek in Fremont ocunty and see for yourself the great benefit the straightening of that creek has been to the farm and farmers along that stream. The straightening of the Nodaway river in east Page county has done the same sort of good work, and the straightening of Tarkio creek has been partly accomplished and work is going on now to have it completed. J. W. Shunick who was one of the principal actors in the Walnut creek project and who knows from experience of years before that kinky creek was straightened and of years since is enthusiastic in having the Nishna river made straight. And in order to generate sentiment for it he invited the members of the Community Club and the farmers living along the Nishna river who reside near Shenandoah and who are interested to a banquet at his expense at the Delmonico hotel Friday at noon. He has not much land on the river that would be affected by the straightening of the stream, but he knows just what it has done for his many acres on Walnut creek and he knows what it will do for those farmers along the Nishna if they do their part to have the meandering taken out of the river.--Shenandoah Sentinel-Post. N.B.: "Shunick" was a big name along Walnut creek all through the 1930's and 1940's. I was born in Walnut township and well remember hearing the name. --W.F. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.