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The Springfield herald., 1901-07-19
NEW IRRIGATION LAWS
ARE TO BE ENFORCED

Denver, July 13.-Up to the present
time State Engineer McCune has heard
comparatively few complaints from
the ditch men on account of scarcity
of water, for the streams of the state
have been running fairly well. Now
that the dry season is at hand the
state engineer. in anticipation of the
trouble that is bound to come to his of
lice, has sent to the water commission
ers all over the state Il circular letter
calling their attention to the most re-
cent irrigation laws. Blanks for the
record of reservoirs in each district
are enclosed with the letter, copy of
which follows:
During the last Legislature four ir-
rigation bills only We're passed: The
district irrigation law. the Gunnison
tunnel bill. the law providing penalties
for not putting headgateS and meas
uring fumes, and the law making it
possible TO convict any one for taking
water contrary to the orders of the
water commissioners.
Senate Bill No. 1S5 (Claytom pro-
vides, first that good headgates and
rating fumes be provided and main
tanned; then in case of refusal the
state engineer or Superintendent of irr-
CATION. after ten days notice, refuse to
applies TO bitches or reservoirs using
the channel of Il stream to carry the
water. except that only five days no.
tice is required. The state engineer or
superintendent of irrigation is to rate
fumes.
The impounding of water needed
for direct irrigation is prohibited, and
gauge rods must be placed in rescr-
voirs before any water is stored. All
rating fumes and headgates are un-
der the control of the irrigation otii-
cials.
"a reservoir so situated that a nat
ural stream flows through it must he
measured by means of contour 80 show
the capacity for each foot in depth.
The owners must pay the expenses
thereof to the state engineer. Upon
failure to have the measurements
made when required water must not
be stored.
Senate Bill No. 200 Jeffersom pro-
vides that any person changing or
tampering with headgate. water box
ar measuring device after the same
The Springfield herald., 1901-07-19

The United States is steadily acquir-
ing land from the European powers.
The territory annexed is not gained
by conquest or purchase and is in
voluntary addition TO our country. 1t
comes to America in the form of bal
last and for the most part in Amer
lean ships. One thousand tons of
Scotch soil were imported into New
York in one week a short time ago.
1t came off the Allan State Line steam
er Laurentian. Scarcely week passes
without similar Importation by the
boats of this or some other line. 1t
is estimated that millions of tons OF
European soil has been imported and
dumped about New York. Much Of
this is used for making land about
the harbor.
The Springfield herald., 1901-07-19
CONTINUED HEAT AND DROUTH
COMBINE TO DESTROY CROPS

went 10 sleep in the sun and Lled from
the heat New Ulm. Minnesota. re-
ports n temperature of 10i, with 4
number of prsstrations.
The state agricultural experimental
farm reports that the hot weather is
doing great damage to wheat in south
ern Minnesota. and that chlnch bugs
are numerous and are contributing to
the destruction.
Omaha, Neb.. July 14-Ths state
has had very torrid day. The ther-
mometer here registered 1O4. The at
mosphere was fresh. however. with
an absence of anything that tended To
hot winds. Reports almost UNIVERSAL
ly from the state are to the effect that
rain is needed, but with the absence
of hot winds the crop will stand CON
siderable hot weather. Spring wheat
and oats in Nebraska are well nigh n
failure
Burlington. Iowa, July li.-To-day
was the sixth day in succession that
the mercury went to 100 and over.
There are no signs of relief.
Wichita. Kan. July l4.-To-day was
the hottest of the season in southern
Kansas, the temperature registering
as high as us in the sun. This after
noon special prayer services for rain
We're held at all of the churches here.
Two thousand people crowded into
the Roman Catholic Church TO pray.
Hundreds OF cattle are reported to
have died of the heat and thirst in
western Kansas.
Jefferson City. No.. July 14.-At all
the churches to-day prayers were
made for rain. 1t is cloudy tonight,
with favorable indications for rain.
The Springfield herald., 1901-07-19
CROP SITUATION GETS a,
WORSE AND WORSE

Chicago. July BIB. W. Snow. statis-
tician of the Orange Judd Farmer, and
formerly crop expert in the government
service who is regarded throughout the
West us an authority. to-day confirmed
the news of great crop damage. In n
statement written for the Herald and
Republican. he said:
"A week of fierce heat and cloudlesS
sky. n week of blasting winds, wither-
ing vegetation, a week of the worst
weather conditions on record in Il large
part of the corn belt. And the end is
not yet Under normal conditions ten
days of such pitiless sunshine as char
acterized those just past would seri-
ously damage all crop growth. but
when, as, this year. each period is the
elimination of Il much longer period of
drought. the extent in damage cannot
be measured by any ordinary rules.
The area in which drought destruc-
tion is in progress is widening rapidly
ana every day now without Il good gen
erll rainfall over that territory west of
the Mississippi river costs the crop mil
lions of bushels. Scattered showers
will not serve. The American corn crop
is not made by local rains. The Oti-
cial report July list gave the corn CON
dition as seventy in Missouri aud sew
enty-four in Kansas
lthin the present week the danger
line has been passed in central Nebras-
braska south of the Plattc river and in
these important districts rapid damage
is being done. Drought damage is Gu
mulative, and after deterioration be
gins, the crop runs off ten. twenty or
twenty-five points almost before local
observers can realize 1t. In lndian4i
Iowa and eastern Illinois the present
cfop is comparatively low ON account
of the poor slant inferior early growth
and lack of vitality. following the cold
weather early in the season."
The Springfield herald., 1901-07-19

Working girls in cities, who have to
swelter through the summer in one
stuffy room. would be fortunate indeed
If rich women generally adopted plan
which Boston woman is preparing to
put into practice for the second time.
She has beautiful home, and when
she went to her country house last
year she offered five girls the use of the
city place, together with board and the
services of her cook, for four dollars
week each. Imagine the delight with
which they exchanged hall bedrooms
and cheap restaurants for large, airy
house and a perfectly appointed table!
Il think" said one of the girls at the
end of the three months, that this is
the very first summer in my whole life
that / have fully enjoyed myself"
These were girls who would have re-
sented any kind of help that savored
of charity but the gracious deed that
so carefully guarded their independ-
ence and their self-respect will be a
happy, helpful memory all their lives
long. Country folk would say that
such an action was ''neighborly.' Per-
haps at n higher stage of civilization
people will see the truth more clearly,
and call it simply Christian.
The Springfield herald., 1901-07-19

Kansas City. July 14.-No relief
came to-day to break the almost unpre-
cedented drouth in the Southwest
The day was n repetition of the past
two weeks. with reports for many
places in western Missouri. Kansas
and the territories of temperatures
over the 100 mark.
At most places the sun shone merci-
lessly. with not even Il fitful cloud to
break its rays, nor Il slight breeze. In
Kansas City last night proved more
bearable. n breeze from the north al
leviating the conditions. but Il day of
Intense heat followed.
Tonight there is n prospect of rain
in Oklahoma. but there are no indica-
tions of change from any other part
of the Southwest.
With no relief in sight. the fears for
the crops that have been experienced
daily are fast becoming realities, and
the scarcity of water and generally
dry conditions make the element of
fire almost II serious one.
What the real damage to corn. the
crop most affected, will be is problem
atical, but 1t is probably safe to say
that half the crop will be lost.
The supply of water is short in al
most every direction and thc shipment
of cattle and hogs to this market to
save them must continue.
In Kansas City to-day the govern
ment thermometer registered 1O2 and
at Maryville. Kansas. 1Oi was re-
corded. against 100 yesterday. There
We're three prostrations at Maryville.
st. Paul MINI. July 1.-THE hot
wave continues throughout Minnesota
and the Dakotas. AT Huron child
The Springfield herald., 1901-07-19

II Mr.. Edisons recently developed
improvements in electric storage bat
teries, by which the weight and the
cost OF operating them are reduced more
than one-half. should turn out as well
as is now believed, the automobile
business may be expected to grow rap
idly. 1t is probable that in the cities
motors will displace horses for heavy
trucking. In the country. where the
keeping of horses costs less, the change
will be longer in coming
The Springfield herald., 1901-07-19

Barney Morris. Brooklyn's best
known centenarian. celebrated the
109th anniversary of his birth the 9TH
er day by getting to work in Prospect
Park, where he is employed, little
earlier than usual. says the New York
Evening Post. He is as active as
man of 60 years and enjoys his outdoor
work. He used to be a hackman, and
in his day he was an athlete. He never
misses Sunday at church and goes to
sleep at 9 p. m. The present Mrs.
Morris is his third wife.
The Springfield herald., 1901-07-19

A literary discovery of interest, If
not of moment, is reported from the
Bodleian Library at Oxford. Some
poems of James L.. in the kings own
hand, have been found in the collec-
tion and are to be duly edited. 1t is
not expected that the monarch's poeti-
cal reputation will be greatly enhanced
by the newly found manuscripts. The
right to refrain from reading them is
part OF the freedom which Englishmen
enjoy.
The Springfield herald., 1901-07-19
BRYAN Democrats Screde.

Cleveland, Ohio, July Hon July
31st Ohio Democrats who believe in
Bryan and the issues which he repre-
sents, which the recent convention ig-
nored. win assembly in Columbus and
make up state ticket Ten men met
to-day in this city and decided that Il
bolt should he made and Il new party
should enter the field Of Ohio politics
The Springfield herald., 1901-07-19

The state of Montana owns more
than one-eighth of its area. for the
government granted TO the state two
sections in each township for the bene-
fit of the public schools and an aggre-
gate of 66s.O00 acres for the various
state institutions.
The Springfield herald., 1901-07-19

The total annual production OF tim
ber and firewood of the German for
ests is estimated at 100000 tons, and
this is supplemented by an import of
4 900 900 tons. The material progress
of the country would not be possible
had it not the large home production
to fall back upon
The Springfield herald., 1901-07-19

man in Tennessee got four cords
of wood. three gallons of honey and
five coons from a single tree. Take
care of the forests if you want to get
rich" comments the local paper which
announces the mans good luck.
The Springfield herald., 1901-07-19

The biggest man living is said to be
Lewis wilkins. who was born near st.
Paul, Mimi, in 1874. When but ten
years old he measured feet in height.
and now has grown to 107A inches
just three-quarters of an inch less
than nine feet-and weighs 1854
pounds
The Springfield herald., 1901-07-19
THE HERALD.
SPRINGFIELD, COLORADO.

At least one-third of the 100000 in
habitants Of Buenos Ayres are Italians.
They own nearly half the commercial
firms of the city, with capital OF
$3.50. 100000.
The Springfield herald., 1901-07-19

lay i'll improvements cut down inc net
earnings. Considering the amount
spent in improving the roadbed and in
buying new rolling stock. the year was
oIse of the most profitable in the his
tory of the road.
Messrs Orman & Crook. the firm of
which Governor Orman is Il member.
have been given contract for grad
ing 100 miles of new railroad line
extending from Deming. New Mexico.
to El Paso, Texas. The work is for
the Southwestern railroad. which has
about 100 miles of road in operation in
the same region. Outfits of the firm
We're shipped from Pueblo. Trinidad
and Denver and the actual work on
the grade will be commenced as speed
lily rs possible.
During an electric storm at Leadville
on the 11th instant. the residence of II.
Il. Lea, on Capitol hill. was hit by
lightning and Mr.. Lea his wife and lit
tie daughter We're rendered uncon-
Scious, the house set on fire and almost
ruined. All three We're very badly in
jured Mrs. H. C. Dimick was enter
tanning guests mt her residence, wheR
she received n severe stroke of light
ming. Her hair was partly burned from
her head. Several of the guests in the
house received severe shocks.
The fifth annual report of the State
Board of Health gives Canon City
population of 3,TI5 and death list of
eighty-tive. which would be pol per
1000. The records in the city clerks
Office show the deaths in the city linn
its to be forty-three, which would give
only l .3S per 1000 The error in the
report lies in including the deaths in
Fruitmere. South Canon and Lincoln
Park while basing the percentage on
the population of Canon City alone.
Including all these places the death
-ate would be 1870 per 1000.
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HYDE PARK,

The funeral of Albert \. Spiccr was
held in IT,, church Friday afternoon.
Roy. f. g. r.. lor n~tt'.ta,ing. Mir. Spic +
was for "a humLcr of years "a resident of
this town ANA after the death of his
wife, -vvcral N,tr. dGo, went To- live with
his daughter I'm Connecticut. where h"
died. The mtcrlnrut was in the cemetery
at Hyde Park llains,
ord was received here Thursday that
q Edward NiusluW was dead al his home
in Canton. \ Y. Mr.. WINSTON was in
the employ of cN-Gov. Page for several
weeks last spring.
The police court was again In session
Thursday. when jefferson sherman of
stowe was brought before the justice for
intoNicatinn and running into tho team of
Price so for the damages to her horse
and with fines his experience footed up
costs of $17 81.
Miss Alice Eastman, Who has been
SPENDING the past summer Wit her broth
er in Manchester, y. H., arrived home Fri
day night for Il short visit with her par
ents.
l.. II. Noycs has been appointed admins
tlator of the estate OF is father, the late
llcnry NJ, Noyos.
Mrs. John Malonay loft Saturday for d
weeks visit with relatives In Fairfield.
: H.. Waite returned Saturday FROM Il
short trim 10 various places i'm the stat,
in the interests OF thu J. O. O.. i.
Miss Ethel 6. Little Of -. Adams ar
rived here Monday evening drd Is NOW al
woik I'm Pag.'5 office as stencgIophcr.
Il. Foster and wife are Nialtin% triou'i
i'm Milton this week.
q. a.. wilkins received a check for $l@l
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EAST BERKSHIRE.

Miss Hattie Rouso is home from st.
Johnshurv for the Christmas vacation re-
%companicd 10y u friend. Miss Mary Kit
fridge of New Nork.-Mr. and Mrs. ~. j,
Rublcc and child of Montgomery. who
spent Saturday in burlington, were pre-
vented from returning home ON account
of the high water and were guest at
Lawrence Buttons over SundHy.-Nrs
SlyVauis Durham died Monday might AT
thu home of her daughter, Mrs. Edward
Hembcrs. The funeral was held at tho
house ON Wednesday and the burial at
South Richfurd.-lt was impCssihl. foi
Rev. Walker to get to Montgomery To hold
services on Sunday OF, account of the very
high w~atcr.-Lcroy Smith, who has hcoi
travelling in the west for the kimual
SPAWN Co.. and his brother, Leon Smith
returned home Saturday..
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GEORGIA..

Tho funeral Of Mrs. Siatira G. Bartlett.
wife of oliver e. Waite, was held at tncir
home ON Tuesday, December 10, ROY.
Charles w. Clarke officiating. j. II. Cull,
!. II. S. Fairbanks, j. G. Warren and NJ.
Nuuroe were the bearers. Il husband auG
" daughters, Mrs. Ira Fairbanks Of this
town and Mrs. j. c. Clarke of ST. Adams
survive her. also one sister. Mrs. J. ~.
Gun Of the once large Bartlett family.
Mrs. Wait. w2s i'm her eehticth year and
until She was throw from her carriage
September T., was in perfect health and
retained her mental fHcCltics until the
last. passing away with perfect trust and
leaning on the all sustaining arm Of the
Infinite as she expressed il. Her untlsu-
ally well balanced mind and even Christ
ian charactcr endearcd her to All. Those
not plentifully endowed with this worlds
goods with whom she came IN contact
lave great reason to mourn her loss. as
have also a. large circle of friends. child
ron, grandchildren and great grandchild-
ron, who hold her memory sacred,-Rcv
J, g. I.orimer Of the Baptist church, who
has been in the ST. Adams hospital three
weeks has so far recovered tlat he and
Mrs. LOrimer, who has been STAYING N
81. Adams are expected homo In the near
future.-Mrs Homer Il. Powell of Milton
was in town Dec. 10 10 attord the funeral
OF Mrs. Waitc-Miss A.IIays and Miss Bos-
sic Piss spent Friday with their uncle ana
aunt Lorimcr in st. Albars.-Mr and Mrs.
o. J.. Waite. Helen ard Reuben waite,
Mr.. snd Mrs. Murdoch Monroe and
Arthur Monroe We're in town Dec. O.--Mr.
and Mrs. T.. L. Ladd will 60 to 81. Albums
Friday to spend II few days with their
daughter, Mrs, Post before sterling FOL
Florida, where 1t is hoped MIR. uadd
health will be improved.-pr. aud Mrs
Irving Coburn of Milton were in stowi
Friday.-Nr. and Mrs. James Lewis OF
Fairfax visited friends In town Saturday
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ESSEX JUNCTION

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lsSoN Industrial corporation met III &C.
library room IUeS'"E' o'F1ni@'d' cI.''e
officers ana Hd"lltu hE-itWs' uHlooI'
were elected as ioIio"S' @II,u MHrtI
clerk; George W. Amen, treasurer ~ J..
Wright, William - Johnson, l"N d. j.
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CAM BRIDGE.

The best entertainment of the lecture
course was a lecture Saturday night given
by eX-Lieut-Gov. j. Wight Gi1dlnss Of
Michigan. His subject was "Uncle Sans
People" He showed the people and
gave good wholesome instruction--rha
rummase sale last week was a decided
success and will be continued at SOHO fu-
ture date, as quite a good many articles
remain unsold. The receipts were oyer
Sc during the two oveninGs.-Frank Star.
has been having the qulnsy sore throat,
His father from Bakersfield has been car
ing for him.-Miss Maggie Mulligan has
had the quinsy very badly, but Is now i'm
rowing. Her sister has been caring ion
hci at Mr.. Kinds Charlie Weston ami
family have moved from thaC Cox farm IN
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Johnson.

Superintendent Penhale of tie Eden
~! estes Mines transacted business in
on Monday. They are working
about IN men at prestnt.-W. 4. l.Hnd2u
4. nd wife are visiting relatives in luncn-
bureh and Portland, Me w. i, Ranger
and c.. II. Stoarno attended the annual
meeting of the shrincrs At Montpclicr tho
18th inst.-MrS. Josephine Pierce vis,t |
relatives in Barre last Wcck,-ThC rain
storm of Saturday and sunday did a very
large amount of damage 10 the hiGhWaNS
i'm his town, some claim TO the amount
of 10000 NJ. Abbott GauNir has "A position
In P,arl's WOODEN factory for the winter
charles Allen returned from Boston last
week with four horses for his lumber job
Election of officers of Waterman Lodge,
Y. AID A. NJ, viii be held the 9ith of thls
Eonth.
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ATERVlLlE.

Lynn Tillotaon returned from New
Hampshire Monday.-Mrs.Gl elena Carl"r of
Wolcott Is visiting friends in tcNn-iirnry
pels has moved frCm Fairfield into one
of Liraway's tcncments.-Mrs. Thomts
cheney is visiting her sister, MS. Mary
Clild at Burlingtcn-NcurEc Powers II
AlorrisVille and r.. W. Hulhrld Of ilNd"
faux were i'm town tn business last week.
Mrs. Joseph Dcnycpu Is storpinE with
her mother AT CenlcrNiile.- Mrs. ". q.
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MONTGOMERY CENTER.

Mr.. David Marcy OF Richfcrd was In
town on Tuesday.-The youngest chil1 OF
and Mrs, Ray Hoyt was buried Mon
Gey.-Mr. and Mrs. j. c. Hutchins left
Saturday for their winter rome in Pasa-
Gcna, Cal.-The Congregational unday
school are to have a Christmas tree ana
appropriate exercises on Christmas eve, Mt
Stiles's halL-Mrs. Harriet Martin OF La
chute, T.. O., who has been visiting reia-
tivcs here for the pnst few weeks, has re-
turned to her homc.-Road Commission
IL. S. Currier Is repairing the roads as fast
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Monday in payment Of the life insurance
Ic'icy of Georgc Parker. Jr, WHO dl Il
about TWO weeks ago. This is the first
death claim Mir. wilkins has p1ii iiHcG
being i'm tn business Lcrc.
Hrs. Mary G. Wu,dron. ~Eo. with hor
d,uqhtor has been spondir the viu,'r
At llotol Phocnix, left Tuesday morning
for - few weeks visit with friends in
Mtymouth HciphtS. Mass.
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as possible.-Thc stores here will be open
each evening during the week until jan
nary NH. Bradford st. Francis. who
boards at Mr.. Charles CGmpbollS. Is re-
covering from the mCGslcs.-Missc Nv
rinc Rolcy and Pearl Cantell are teaching
school i'm Lowcll.-Charlic I.aFountain and
his family " 'rn driven from their home
ON River street cGrly Sunday nothing by
Iipli vy1t on.
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shall, Moses Lawrence; spiritual director,
ltcV. j. i. pouliot.