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The Lamar register., 1893-12-09
.orse creek Happenlngs.

Oliver Royals infant child was
buried on the 10Th.
Linus Brown was breaking broneos
the first of the week
The Robson boys talk OF sowing
30 acres Of fall wheat
Oliver Royal went to his leased
ranch west of Sandy last Sunday.
Arthur Conley gave tho young
folks dance on his birthday No 23
Mrs. yincent's health has b,'en
very poor lately, but she is improv-
ing at present.
wm- Reynolds, Linus Brown and
5. y. Garfield have each had a game
leg for week or more.
Mrs. Royal. who has been very low
for some time past, is slowly iinproy
ing. DR. Boggs is in attendance.
Mrs. SaIlie Brown closed her school
on the oath, and school commenced
at the Headwater school house this
week.
1t is said that Horse creek has lost
much Of its charms for the young
man with ''haws and cawin Girls
should not wish to ride.
IrENuENR
The Lamar register., 1893-12-09
THE AMITY CANAL.

Substantial and Expensive Improve
Property. Still Greater Improve
ments Contemplated. II means
Guarantee of Water and Plenty
of IL. The County can Congratu-
late Itself, and Especially the
Eastern End.
The extensive Improvements now
finished and being rapidly pushed
to completion at the upper portion
of the Amity canal will be appreci-
ated by those having at heart the
welfare of Lamar, this portion of the
Arkansas valley, and by all others
interested in irrigation development.
The location of the hea3gate of the
canal is most advantageous one being
at the foot of the rock bluff which
formed on the river side, the natural
defenses of the historic "Old Fort
Bent" A drive of about eight miles up
the river brings the visitor to the ex
tremely pleasant, and now busy scene
of operations, where the Lew dam
and headworks are being constructed.
One of the first objects to attract
attention, aside from the natural
beauty of the scene, is the substan
tial and unique stone cottoge which
has been erected for use of the men
who will have constant charge of the
headgates A neatly painted sign
under the gable proclaims it to be
Casa del Rio,- and SO it is, for from
the doors or windows, one may al
most drop stone into the broad
channel of the Arkansas. Neither
material or labor has been spared to
make this house complete and attrac
tive. President Hallack has displayed
rare artistic taste and ingenuity in
the arrangement, and taking advan
tage of the opportunity offered by
nature. The large trees and over
hanging cliffs have not been reckless
ly removed, but carefully preserved
and so harmoniously form part of
the new structure that one could al
most believe that the house was
formed with the rocks and had grown
with the trees. The stone walls of
the house extend under and against
the cliffs which centuries ago were
deeply cut by the action of the river.
The rooms at the rear of the house
open into these apartments under
the cliff, which are almost proof
against the changes of temperature.
The security would delight the heart
of a resident of the cyclone belt, or a
distiller of ''moonshIne."
A substantial stone barn on the
bank of the canal affords most com
Portable stables for several horses.
The occupant of these premises will
have the satisfaction of having one of
the most complete and attractive and
certainly the most unique quarters
ever provided by an irrigation com
pany in this country.
But now few words in relation
to the most vital part of an irrigation
canal-the water supply and method
of securing it.
Great difficulty has previously been
experienced in keeping the canal
from filing with sand which
was deposited in enormous quanti-
ties by the heavily charged river
The yearly expense to the company
The Lamar register., 1893-12-09
Mayvaiicy.
IrENrEHR

About half foot Of snow fell on
the 9Th As there was no wind ii
covered the ground as evenly as a
blanket
The winter term OF school opened
last Monday morning with Miss
Merle Lamson in charge. The indi-
cations are that we Will have high
ly successful term.
The ranchmap's stock finds shelter
and food at the large ricks OF alfalfa
to which it has free access. The
range cattle move sluggishly about
finding now and then a thistle above
the snow sandwitching it with long
drawn breaths of rarifed air, be
passess on mayhap to find another
thistle.
The fall of snow suspended irriga-
ton temporarily and the water is be
ing stored in the different reservoirs
in the meantime The farmers have
been enabled to get their alfalfa and
wheat fields thoroughly wet mp, and
many are ready to irrigate fields that
spnng crops will be planted in Who
wouldn't live in the sunny Arkansas
valley with the many advantages of
the present and bright prospects of
the near future.
JAY
The Lamar register., 1893-12-09

The Granada sick list is somewhat
large this week but fortunately none
OF the cases are regarded as very Sc
rious.
Snow began falling in Granada on
Tuesday and continued until 1t
reached the depth of about $ inches.
The farmers are delighted
The young folks OF Granada orgn-
nized Christian Endeavor Society
on Wednesday evening. Dennis H.
Dickson was chosen president, Miss
Gertie Morris secretary, and Miss
Laura Robinson treasurer.
ARTEI
The Lamar register., 1893-12-09
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The Lamar register., 1893-12-09

Governor White viii call an ezta
session OF the Legislature. the prob.
able date being January 3. The "a.
timent of the state Is overvhelmin,,7
against it. The Salida conyeui5os
which was to decide the action of,k4
governor was farce. Twenty oar.r.
we're invited to participate, and ,hs7
would have been entitled to s1rrv
delegates. or the twenty canrs
eleven were represented, and th1.@
by eighteen del"gate- only OF ID.
eighteen delegates, ten iavurgd a.
extra session and eight opposed h
is npon this Aimsy excuse that ;s.
call Tor tho extra session will b. =
sued The duty Of the Legislature :
plain. Il should meet aud imueis
aiely adjourn By - doing il vl
earn the everlasting gratitude Of u.
entirc state.
The Lamar register., 1893-12-09
Granada Items.

Sheriff Witt, of Kiowa county, was
in Granada this week.
Mrs. A. b. Stewart and Mrs. Chas.
E. Lee were visiting in Granada
Thursday.
- John Q. Hagerman. sheriff elect of
Prowers county, went 10 Sheridan
Lake on business this week.
Granada not only exports hundreds
of tons Of feed, but herds of cattle
are being bronghr here to be fed
The Lamar register., 1893-12-09

Among the awards 10 the agricul-
tural department of the Worlds Fair
as reported by the Secretary of the
State Board, were ID. Leatherman. OF
Lamar, for wheat, F. b. Koen. La.
mar, oats, and "Vogette & Hoffman, -
barley. The latter is probably meant
for Vogle & Huffman
The Lamar register., 1893-12-09

Hon J. G. Funderburgh, repre-.
sentative from this district has sta,sd
in an interview tha, he iavors sp..
cial session OF the Legislature He !.
however, so far as is known, the onlv
man in the entire district that feel.
that way.
The Lamar register., 1893-12-09

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The Lamar register., 1893-12-09


was often doomed to disappointment
and loss. Such agrieved parties or
others seeking homes under a canal
where the water supply will be as
sured and abundant, should immedi-
ately visit the work now in progress
The river bed at this point is broad
and shallow, and the main channel
was previously near the opposite
bank, leaving, except at extreme high
water, an immense sand bar directly in
front of the headgate, and when the
gates were opened the sand would fill
the canal up to the same level as that
of the bars outside. The volume of
water in river is more than sufficient
for the area of land under the canal,
and the loss to irrigatiors was caused
not from lack of water in river, but
from superabundance of sand.
The most substantial dam on the
Arkansas river is now being con
structed for the purpose of controll-
ing and raising the water. The gen
eral dimensions are; Length, 400
feet; height, 3 feet; width, % feet
Five rows of piles are first driven to
bed rock which is at a depth of from
IL to 20 feet The piles are spaced
feet apart each way and at such an
angle from each other as to present
to the eye an almost solid mass of
piling. Upon the three upper rows
twelve inch caps are securely bolted
aud strapped These timbers are at
level or slope of two feet, horizon
tai to one foot, vertical with the
lower side of the stream. The two
lower rows of piles which support
the apron are cut off level and five
feet lower than the center row which
is under the crest of the dam. Upon
each of these lower rows of piles are
shouldered and bolted two 6xl2 tim
bers-one on each side of the pile.
Upon the center row is bolted an ad-
ditional timber 10xl2 on the same
level as those just described. Each
of the piles in the interior of the
structure are securely braced below
level of the river bed, and upon these
braces, which are keyed to the piles,
are placed other timbers, upon which
rock is placed until the dam is en-
tirely filed; over 1,200 cubic yards
of rock being required for this pur-
pose. Three inch sheet piling is
then driven on both sides of the dam.
After the sheet piling is driven and
spiked TO the horizontal timbers, the
covering or flooring is laid. Inc
floor of apron is of four inch plank,
alternating with SxS timbers which
are dapped over the double caps.
At the north end of dam and ad-
joining the headgate is placed the
sluice- way, which is thirty feet in
width and eighth inches below floor
of headgate. This sluice-way is to
retain the channel of the river against
the headgate and to scour out the
heavy sand and gravel from near the
headgate. Upon the floor of the
sluice-way are placed eight heavy
I iron flames hinged upon cast iron
bed plates which are bolted through
timbers of the substructure These
frames can be raised when required
and flash boards placed thereon so
that the water level may be the same
as over tine crest of main portion of
dam
Three pile drivers are now at work
driving the sheet piling A tempor-
ary dam has been constructed above
the present work which confines the
river to narrow channel A Nye
pump is being used to keep out
The Lamar register., 1893-12-09

structures so as to avoid the possibil-
ity of being undermined or lifted by
action of the water. The headworks
are bridged, giving driveway eight
teen feet IN width.
At distance down the canal OF
3. 400 feet below the headgate is To-
Gated the secondary or sand gate.
This is fifty foet in width and is SO
constructed with double floor rs to
discharge the sand which has entered
the canal. back to the river, through a
series OF curved compartments he
tween the floors. These compart-
ments are two feet deep in the clear,
below the standard grade of the ca
nal. A set of check gates can com
pletely shut off the water from going
down the canal so that the entire
volume can be used for sluicing out
the sand if it should become neces'
sary. This double ioored sand
securing device was patented several
years ago by Gordon Land, Esq, and
has always been of great value in
ridding a canal from sediment
The quantity Of material being
used in the several structures will
give some idea of the magnitude Of
the work. They require for com
pletion 220.0OO feet of lumber, $50
piles, 1000 cubic yards Of rock and
. tons Of iron. Three thousand five
hundred cubic yards of excavation
was necessary for the foundations.
The canal is also being thoroughly
cleared of sand, so that it will be in
perfect condition for the next irriga-
tion season \ large force Of men
aud teams are employed on the work,
which will probably be completed
about the 10Th of December.
The plans and specifications for
the works were prepared by + c
Hawkins, of Denver, one of the best
engineers in the state. The work i
being done under his personal sup
ervision. The cost of the work will
be between twenty i've and thirty
Thousand dollars.
The present length of the canal is
about sixty-five miles 1t was com
menced in 1885 and completed in
1889. 1t was constructed by Mr.. +.
B. Koen-
In June last the title passed TO a
New York company, of which ". j.
Hallack is president. Mr.. Hallack
is upon the ground and viii remain
here until the changes now in pro
gress are completed The general
management will then pass into the
hands of A. \. Parrish, r. S Coates
being assistant manager
improvements even more extensive
and that viii necessitate the outlay
of much larger sum Of money, are
contemplated. These will include
the material enlargement of the ditch
and its extention to the line of Kan
sas, and perhaps beyond
The company own about 10000
acres of land mostly in ranges 43
and a. This land lies north of
Granada In richness and depth OF
soil. in location and in climatic con
ditions, it is unsurpassed by any
thing in the state or entire west.
The positive assurance of water
that are given by the changes
and improvements made are
guarantee that this rich tract
and much more will quickly be
made productive. That improve
ments so substantial, important and
far reaching in their results should
be in progress here during these
times of general depression, are mat
The Lamar register., 1893-12-09

Congress convened in regular ses-
sion on Monday.
The Lamar register., 1893-12-09

Substantial and Expensive Improve
ments being made on this Great
Property. Still Greater Improve
ments Contemplated. II means
Guarantee of Water and Plenty
of IL. The County can Congratu-
late Itself, and Especially the
Eastern End.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-07-04


Percy ]. and Stanley ]. Reeve started
for the Worlds Fair at Chicago last Fri
day. They expect to be gone about a
week.
The fires at the glass works went out
last Friday, and will remain extinguished
until the first of September. Great i'm
provements will be made before the fires
are relighted, one of which will be the
addition of tank for the manufacture OF
colored ware.
The Baptist Musical and Literary So
ciety gave straw ride out to Leslie Pea
cocks farm last Friday night. The young
folks were well supplied with horns. made
of paper, which they blew to their hearts
content. They spent an enjoyable time,
and after being served with a collation.
returned to their homes, much pleased
with the trip.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-07-04
Attempted Poisoning.

A remarkably cold FLOODED attempt at
wholesale poisoning has just come to
light at Hightstown. The intended vic
TINS were the family of Albert Chamber
lin, a wealthy dairyman and farmer, and
the perpetrator of the deed is Elizabeth
Stevens, 14-year-old colored servant.
About week ago the various members
of the Chamberlin family were suddenly
seized with violent and mysterious i'll
ness, and were only saved by the prompt
action of DIR. George II. Franklin, who
was Immediately summoned. He de-
clared the attacks to be due to arsenical
poisoning, but thorough search failed
to reveal anything wrong in any of the
food.
Mr.. Chamberlin, however, thought he
noticed that a quantity of Paris green
had been TAX en- from bag he kept IN an
bodybuilding, and imagined this might af
ford solution to the mystery He there
fore hid the bag and set watch on the
colored girl, who was acting suspiciously
On Wednesday night he discovered that
someone had again opened the bag and
that a quantity of the poison had been
carried away. He then confronted the
girl and accused her of the crime. After
while she confessed the whole thing,
stating she had thrown lot of the poison
in the well on Friday and had just put in
good deal more She said she had also
placed a lot in the coffee boiler and in the
tea kettle.
AS Mrs. Chamberlin had drunk freely
of the poisoned water, a doctor was
summoned, and by his care her life was
saved. All the family are now thought to
be out of danger, although several of
them were alarmingly i'll for time. At
ter her confession, the colored girl was
locked up in a smoke-house until an Off
Ger could be brought. The employees of
the farm were wildly excited at the dis
covery of the fendish plot, and there was
considerable talk of their taking the law
in their own hands, but no violence was
done.
The girl appeared entirely unmoved,
and did not seem to think of her crime
or its consequences to herself. When
questioned about it. she said she had
made them sick on Friday. and intended
to make them sicker this time" There
is nothing vicious about her appearance,
and she is said to be rather bright. The
only cause she assigns for her acts is that
''Mr. Chamberlin made her go barefoot in
winter" She originally came from a
children's home in Philadelphia.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-07-04
Virtually Abandoned.

On Tuesday. a supplement to the rail-
road time table was issued, by which it
was seen that the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company proposed to do no more on the
Medford and Vincentown branch roads
than was absolutely required by the terms
of the lease, which compel the running
of one round trip on each road daily ex-
cept Sunday.
Consequently the time table was ar
ranged so that train will leave Vincen-
town early in the morning, roam around
the county, and reach Mount Holly about
8 o'clock. Then it goes to Medford, return
ing to Mount Holly about noon. and
lying here until afternoon. when it glides
up the road, reaching VIncentown at
night.
How long this arrangement will last is
not known, but there is no doubt the rail-
road company proposes to run the roads
at as little cost and loss as possible. That,
under the lease, the interest on the stock
of both of these roads is secured and
must be paid by the Pennsylvania com
pany there is no attempt to deny, but
one round trip daily is all the train SER
vice required.
During the past week, several shares Of
Medford stock have been sold to we'll
known dealer in stocks, who probably
purchased for the Pennsylvania railroad
company. in order that that organization
might secure controlling interest in the
road
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-07-04

The township committee has passed a
resolution allowing anyone to shoot an
unmuzzled dog during the months of
July and August
Before Squire Petit last week, Josiah
Borton, of Borton's Landing, was charged
with cruelty to dumb animals by Thomas
McMichael for shooting his dog. The
case was returnable on Tuesday and Tom
linson applied for yenire to empanel a
jury and the case will be tried before the
Justice at the town hall, next Tuesday.
The will of the late Asa r. Lippincott
has been admitted to probate by Surro-
gate Ballinger. and letters testamentary
granted to William T. and Joseph Lip
pincott. The testator bequeathed the
homestead property on East Main street.
several houses in Camden county and if
teen shares of stock of the National State
Bank at Camden to his wife. To Esther
Lippincott he bequeathed 1000, and to
Joseph Lippincott $500. The residue and
remainder of the estate will be divided
equally among seven relatives.
The following persons from Moorestown
registered at the New Jersey building at
the Worlds Fair during the past week (:
Joseph T. Sullivan and wife, Marshall p.
Sullivan, Louis P. Hartranft. Miss Myrtle
Bell, S. Henry Bell, Miss Carrie s. Buzby.
John Buzby. c. H. Perkins and wife,
William Perkins, Miss Emma Herr, G. b.
Coles and wife, Mrs. John West, George
NJ. Wells and wife, Ursah Borton, Mrs
L. S. Coles, Miss Leone Benyaurd, George
B. Terrier and wife. George B. Ferrier,
Jr., HeuIings LIppincott and family, Chas.
Brick and party of friends.
A few days since cows belonging to
Nathan Pancoast got into Edward Stoves
wheat field Pancoast had discovered
the outbreak. and was in the act of driv-
ing them from the field when Stowe ap
peared on the scene. Angry words en-
sued, and these led to lively mill be.
tween the two men. Pancoast was
knocked down several times. Stowe had
his face somewhat bruised. Pancoasi
then went before Justice Petit and had
his opponent arraigned on the charge o.
assault and battery. The justice placed
Stowe under bonds of 800 for his appear
anoe at the next term of the Burlington
county court. Mr.. Pancoast has also in
stituted suit for 5000 damages agains
DIR. N. N. Stokes, who is the owner OF thu
farm on which Stowe lives. 1t appear
that DIR. Stokes owns barb wire fenc'
that separates the two properties. Dur
ing the past week two horses belonging t.
Pancoast have been killed BY coming Il
cantact with this fence. the barba inflict
ing wounds from which they have supae
quently died.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-07-04


The Ladies' Aid Society of the M. E.
Church have made their last payment on
the $500 they agreed to pay towards the
new church.
Martin Ryan was severely injured in
the abdomen on Wednesday by falling on
hay fork, while working for farmer by
the name of John Sullivan.
Builder Joseph Bishop has the contract
for the erection of the new Sunday
school building of the Episcopal church.
1t is to be 2Ox4O with an L 13x16. 1t Will
be located at the side of the church.
Rev. John F. Fenton, Phi. D., B. D., is
now the full title of the rector of Christ
Church, the degree of B. D. having
been conferred upon him last week by
the General Theological Seminary.
Mrs. Laura Itarn, of West Palmyra
was arrested Saturday evening, charged
with attempted incendiarism. In the
early evening she had quarrel with her
husband, and later, it is alleged, she col
lected lot of his clothing in the house
and set it on fire. The blaze was extin-
guished after an alarm had been struck,
and the woman's arrest followed.