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The daily Alaskan., 1905-07-05
GETS IN
Princess Beatrice Arrives
 From the South

The Princess Beatrice, oi the Cans diau Pacific line. arrived from victoris and Vancouver this morning a, 2 o'clock. with e passengers, E25 tons Of freight sud ooe days mail She vill sal tom0rrow.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-07-05
JOS. MDONALD PROBABLY
 IS DROWNED
Former Superintendent of Treadwen Mines Thought to Have Been Lost in Mexican
 Floods--Family Cannot Hear From Hlm

at Guansjuauoo, Mexico. His family has been unable to get any word from him for three days. Macdonald vas superintendent, ot mne near Guans- juantO
The daily Alaskan., 1905-07-05
ON WAY
Jefferson Sails for Six away
 Nih Excursion

Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan )
 Seattle. July 5-The Jefferson sailed for Skagway this morning with 100 school teachers who are making a1 eS- c,rsion ,ou- oI Alaska,
The daily Alaskan., 1905-07-05
Eagles to Meet

There will be a meeting of Skagway Aerie No 9, F. O. E., this evening, July 3, 1905, st s o'clock, at Eagles hall, Fifth avenue, All members are requested to be present
 There will be initiation.
 Refreshments will be served. Visiting brothers are invited to be present.
 B. NJ. Simpson, Secretary.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-07-05
Mutinous battleship crew notify czar they are for revolution but will not molest shipping of other countries-- Torpedo boat sunk.
Especial Dispatch to the Daily Alaskan l

 Petersburg btp Knaz Fotemkin Odessa the Russian port peninsula The has notified the they they will not harm ships foreign torpedo her who board the Potemkin.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-07-05

Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.l
 Portland, July 5-JoSeph Mcdonald the mining nan formerly Of Alaska, was probably drowned by tSe big food
The daily Alaskan., 1905-07-05
GOES ON
President Graves Leaves For
 Fairbanks

\. W. Watson, Of the general mana gers office, las received word that S. H. Graves, president oi the W. r. * N. Is., Ict, Dawson for Fairbanks July |, accompanied by X. l.. BerdOe, control Ter ot his company, and J. H. Rogers, general agent at Dawson. He is eN- pected to return to Skagway about August l.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-07-05

Fireworks of all kinds st Seattle prices 60 Nuir'z
The daily Alaskan., 1905-07-05

Fireworks of al kinds at Seattle prices af Muir's.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-07-05

Just received ner roois. The Amer. ican Tai.1rS
The daily Alaskan., 1905-07-05

New hair combs, belts and stocks, at Harrisous'.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-07-05

Have a new Born suit made 10 order from SIS up. Satisfaction guaran-c'd The American TailCrs.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-07-05

Gold nugget breast pin in shape Of head. Finder will please leave ag Golden North hotel. 2t
The daily Alaskan., 1905-07-05

Ice cool s,eins at the Seattle.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-07-05

Ice cream at Mu'r's
The daily Alaskan., 1905-07-05

Get your ice cream'at Muir's.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-09
FINANCIAL REPORT AND
PIONEER PROCEEDINGS
Continued from first page)

onded by Mr.. Wachter, Motion car
ried." %r $500 : :
The policy of the Board with ref
erence to the construction and
4naintainance of laterals is shown
by the following extract from the
minutes of the Board of Directors,
dated May 6, 1905
"The matter of the maintenance
of the laterals which were built by
the District was now taken up. It
appearing that the District is not
in a position financially TO take up
the maintainance of all the lateralS
in the District for some time, it is
hereby ordered that no further ex-
pense be incurred in their maintain
ance or improvement!' The min
utes of the Board of Directors have
not been published heretofore al
though it has been the unanimous
opinion Of the Board that such a
course was wise, for the reason that
it was an expense unauthorized by
the Disttict law which provides
that the records of this Office be
open for public inspection during
business hours. An arrangement
has been made, which only awaits
the official approval of the Board at
its next regular meeting, whereby
the Caldwell Tribune will pub
lish the proceedings of the Board
Of Directors as a news item.
H. M. Hedges,
Secretary Pioneer Irr. Dist.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-09
Office of the Pioneer Irr. Dist.
December $, 1908.

On this day and hour the Board
met In regular session. Present
the full Board. The following busi-
ness was transacted.
The minutes of the meeting of
Nov. 9TH, and 18th, were read and
upon motion approved.
DR.. Stalker appearing, makes the
complaint that the charge of $500
water tax when applied to Blocks
of "a lots was prohibitive when said
property was used for farming pur-
poses. The Board after some con-
sideration laid the matter over for
further consideration at the meet
ing of Dec. IS.
A letter from Tax Agent Evans
OF the o. S. L. Ry. asking that the
taxes on lots I to IL Block 80,
Nampa owned by the o. S. L. Ry.
and used as right of way be can.
celled. The secretary is instructed
to call his attention to the laws
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-09

under which the District was organ
lied and to state that it is the opin-
of this Board upon the advice of
their attorneye that as this land
was legally included within the
boundaries of the District without
protest from the owner, that this.
Board has no right to rebate or can
Gel the District tax on such proper
ty. #
In the matter of the claim of
Messers Brandt and Funk for right
of way of Caldwell Highline Canal,
the engineer is instructed to survey
same and make report in full as to
status fsuch claim at the next reg
ular meeting.
A letter from Mr.. Borah, advising
that the Lesser damage suit would
come UP for trial in Dec. was read.
Upon his request attorneys Rice
and Thompson be instructed to act
as assistant counsel in this case. =
| In the matter of the suit filed by
VIM. A. Simpson against this Dis
trict for damages in the sum OF
$4,000. 90 10 his ranch caused by
seepage from the Phyllis Canal, it
is hereby ordered that attorneys
Rice and Thompson be instructed
to file appearance in this case and
to attend to same.
The followsng preliminary draft
of agreement between the Boise
Payette- Waterusers Assn and the
Pioneer Irrigation District was read
aud its general form approved:
This Agreement. made and en-
tered into this day of as'-@-s'-s""~s4
A. D. 1905, between the Pioneer
Irr, Dist, corporation organized
under the laws of the State of Ida.
ho, party OF the second part, wit
nesseth: 4 i 80
That whereas, a large numbe: of
the owners of land lying within the
boundaries of the said Pioneer Irr.
Dist, have entered into a stock
subscription and agreement with
the said party Of the second part
for shares of the capital stock Of the
said party of the second part, in
which subscription and agreement
it was expressly understood that
the same should not be regarded as
delivered or as having any binding
force or effect until the Pioneer Lrr.
Dist, party of first part, should
have entered into an arrangement
with said Water Users Association
or with the United States govern
ment for the equitable distribution
among the shareholders of said
Pioneer Irrigation District of the
value Of the works of said District,
And whereas, the said parties
hereto by and through their Board
of Directors have examined the
said works of the said Pioneer Irr.
Dist. and have considered that a
fair, just and equitable distribution
of the value of the works of said
Irr. Dist. is effected by crediting
the said subscribers for shares oi
stock of the said party of the second
part with the sum of fourteen dol.
lars for each and every share SC
subscribed for:
Now, therefore, this agreement
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-09


5Wianesseth. That in consideration
of the premises, and in order to rem
der said stock subscription valid
and binding, the said party of the
second part hereby promises and a.
grees to credit every subscriber for
the capital stock of the said party
of the second part who has lands
within the limits Of the said Pio-
neer Irr. Dist, with the sum Of
fourteen dollars for each and every
share Of stock suscribed for and
made appurtenant to land lying
within the boundaries of the said
Pioneer Irr. Dist.
The said party of the second
part further promises and agrees
that the balance to be paid for each
share of stock on the subscription
price ON which the said credit Of
fourteen dollars is made as afore-
said, shall be due and payable to
the said party of the second part in
installments on the same terms as
the purchase price of all other
shares of stock shall become due
and payable.
In witness whereof, the said par
ties hereto have caused these pres
ents to be subscribed by their pres
idents and attested by their secre-
taries, and their corporate seals to
be hereunto affixed the day and
year first above written.
~ Pioneer Irrigation District.
by..............s ...... ........PreSldent
AtteSt:.. Observation-Disclosures
Secretary.
Payette- Boise Water Users Assn.
by Observation-Disclosures. ...............-..
s..a5. o. ~a@.~.. .-.. President.
Attest: ...... ........... ..............,.....
Secretary.
The following letter from R. H.
Davis with reference to publication
Of the proceedings of this board was
read and approved, and the same to
be enforced during the term of this
board:
To THE HONORABLE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS, PIONEER IRR1GA-
TIoN DISTRICT:
Gentlemen
1t having come to Our knowledge
that you are desirous of having Off
cially published accounts of your
proceedings, but that you have
refrained from doing so because
the law does not provide for such
publication nor the incurrence oi
expense in connection Herewith,
we respectfully submit that we will
publish full account of all your
official acts as a board OF directors
in the Caldwell Tribune, provided
you furnish US with a properly
authenticated copy of said proceed
ings, and the same to be done by us
upon an order made by you declar-
ing the Tribune the official paper
of the District, and without cost to
the District.
TRIBUNE PRINTING & PUB. Co.
By R. H. Davis.
| The treasurer's report for Nov
ember was read and app owed, with
the exception that he be instructed
to place the amounts received in
water toll on city lots in the main.
tenance fund as provided in the
minutes of October 10th, 1905.
The treasurer is instructed to is
sue redemption certificate for the
redmeption of N. E. quarter N. E.
quarter, section 36-4.s. Tax sale
certificate No. s., dated 1905, and
charge the same to erroneous sale.
This property was assessed to the
State of Idaho and also to VIM.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-09

There being no further business
the board hereupon adjourns until
December 18th, at o:3o a. IN. when
they meet to canvass the election
returns and transact other business
laid over till that date at this meet
ing.
Approved: N. S. DrLs, Pres.
H. M. HEDGES, Secretary.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-10-11

The opening day of the Roswell fair
brought a good sized crowd, and out
side the racing the most central point
of interest was Floral Hall, where
many nice exhibits were to be seen.
In fact, to most of the ladies' this
part of the fair was the most attrac-
tive of all. With the men, it divided
honors with the stock exhibits.
The largest exhibit in Floral Hall
by one family was that of Mr.. and
Mrs: J. ]. Beck, who live north east
of town. In the agricultural depart
ment One-eighth of the wall space
of the whole hall was taken up by
Mr.. Beck's farm products. He had
corn of all kinds, melons of all kinds,
pumpkins of all kinds and vegetables
Of every variety known in the Pecos
Valley, > His work was splendid In
the ladies' department Mrs. Beck had
fancy work, canned and bottled goods
and three kinds of corn bread, made
from grain grown this year.
Probably the second greatest exhib
it brought as one contribution was
that of the town of Hagerman. which
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-10-11

flower of her father The maid of
honor wore blue cloth suit and car
ried white chrysanthemums. The
gentlemen were all attired in morn
ing dress.
At the altar DR.. C. E. Lukens united
the couple. using the beautiful ring
service and as the strains melted
into Mendelssohn's beloved march,
the party moved out of the church
and took carriages for the station.
A profuse shower of rice and
jolly send-off were accorded the cou-
pie at the station by a large party
of well-wishing friends.
To her maid the bride gave a beau
tiful opal pin, which is her birth
stone. By an interesting coincidence.
the wedding occurred on the maids
birthday, and the opal was a most
appropriate gift. The groom gave his
best man and ushers beautiful opal
stick pins. The couple received a
great many beautiful presents. rhe
array being large and filled with nu-
merous costly gifts
The Record is particularly interes-
ted in this wedding, as Miss Farris
had been for two, years employed as
book-keeper in this Office and for
much of the past year has had al
most entire charge of the business Of
the Office. By her faithfulness to the
little things of life she has demon
strated her qualifications for greater
responsibilities. The Record wishes
both a contented and happy life, with
only showers enough to brighten and
purify the sunshine.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-10-11

in the mountains. There are six con-
siderable streams that supply sur
face water. These are the North
Spring river, South Spring river,
North Berendo, Middle Berendo,
South Berendo, and the Rio Hondo.
All of them flow down this valley and
their waters is clear and cool. How
many acres they will irrigate l can
not say. On the authority of the Com
mer cial Club, the statement is made
that there are now $4,000 acres un
der cultivation.
The artesian wells appear to be the
best things in this country. With
well, one is Independent as far as
his water supply goes. At a depth of
200 to $50 feet, this water is en-
countered. Some wells have been put
down 1000 feet 1t doesn't have to
be pumped. The water boils up with
force that throws it or 10 feet
very cascade and running off in the
litches that convey it to the fields
where it is distributed to make the
soil fruitful. These wells may be had
anywhere in the artesian belt There
are now about 800 of them. The shall
lower ones give supply of about ESQ
600 gallons in "a hours, and the very
deep ones-those that go down a
thousand feet-about 225, 900 gallons
an hour, or 5,400,00O gallons in "a
hours. Such a well as this latter,
flooding the land once a week with
an acre-inch depth of water, would
irrigate 1880 acres. Some of these
wells have been flowing for 10 years
and 1 am assured that the flow has
not lessened by the draft on the sup
ply
The Hondo river is the scene of the
governments first operation under
the National Desert Reclamation act
of congress About 10 miles from Ros
well is a large basin. and the govern
ment engineers have constructed here
a dam, or series of dams, forming an
immense resveroir, into which the
waters of the Hondo are to be divert
ed. This will be completed about the
first of the coming year. This work
is not to bring a new supply of water
but to save that which, is now wasted.
In the winter when little irrigation is
done and in the spring when rains
(Conti1ued 3rd Page. Col. A
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occupied all of the centerpriece and
one-fourth of the table room of the
whole building. Being all one kind of
product, fruit, the Hagerman exhibit
was most imposing one Apples and
pears made up the collection, and it
was beautiful one. The apples and
pears of w. d. Amis alone would
have been enough for any county to
be proud Of Other contributors were
H. c. Barron, N. S. West, Harry Cow
an, Mr.. Mitchell, Mr. Renoke, Mr.
Furr and w. S. Davisson. ]. ]. Ha-
german occupied one table with his
exhibit of apples, of which he show
ed ten splendid varieties
G. Gishweyler had a splendid ex-
hibit of products grown without irri-
gattran. He had ten varieties of ap-
pies and they were beaut' 5. He had
peanuts as large as sweet potatoes
and watermelons and pumpkins so
big it was hard to believe they were
grown without water other than rain.
Supt. Page, of the agricultural de
partment placed a large and attrac-
tive ornament on one of the walls.
1t is mammoth rosette, made of
corn of all kinds, cane, milo maize.
oats. wheat, barley, corn, alfalfa and
peppers.
w. w. Gibson had a large exhibit
Of mammoth kaff1ir corn grown with
out irrigation.
TNor Il 10 \ -
sugar beets.
Henry Miller had one of the larg-
est and most attractive of all exhib
its, although it was not the leader in
point of size. He had sweet potatoes
that could not be excelled He hal
fine specimens of sage, huckleberries
peppers and the feature of the exhibit
was display of strawberry plants
that were covered with blooms and
large ripe berries, the plants giving
large plant called teesinte that is rails
ed for it's beauty was another attrac-
tive feature
J. H Wilkerson had some beets
that were as large as ordinary water
A E. Macy had an exhibit of Mis-
souri, Pippin apples that have an in
.eresting history. They came from
an orchard that had been neglected
and had to be reset this year. In
spite of this, the orchard averaged
s600 to tho acre this wear there hoino
30 trees to the acre. One acre in
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-10-11

which there had been little damage
brought in $500.
Henry Schwartz had the largest me
Ions on exhibition the opening day
In the fancy work department the
displays had not been brought in as
had been expected, but there were
several large contributions Mrs
Charles Whiteman had the largest
number of pieces, including a hand
painted china set. Mrs A. l. w. Mil
sson had beautiful exhibit, a large
counterpart, that had been done by
hand, being the exquisite back ground
for her work. Mrs. H. L. Pickering
and Mrs. J. J. Beck each had very at
tractive work on exhibition
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-10-11
REV. TRUETT HERE.
Preached First Sermon Last Night to
LARGE Audience.

Preached First Sermon Last Night to
Large Audience.
Rev. Geo. w. Truett, of Dallas, ar
rived yesterday afternoon and preach
ed to a large audience last night in
the tent at the corner of Fifth and
Main The sermon was preached from
text in James. which says, Eye
have not because We ask not. Ye ask
and receive not, because ye ask amiss
that We may consume it upon your
pleasures. 1t was an earnest talk
ON the duty of prayer for the saliva
ton Of the people and upon the rea-
sons why our prayers are not more
frequently answered.
Rev. Truett will preach twice each
day. The morning service will be at
10 o'clock and the evening service
at 700. This is a half hour earlier
than the services have been held.
All Christians are invited to CO
operate in the meetings and the gen
eral public are cordially invited to
attend the services.
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From Fort Worth Citizen.

From Fort Worth Citizen.
About 400 miles west of Fort Worth
and 80 miles beyond the boundary
line of New Mexico, is a green valley.
and the center of it is Roswell. Up
lifted 5000 feet above the lsvel of
the sea, the altitude assures immuni-
ty from malaria, and still it is not so
high up in the clouds as to cause dis
comfort from an attenuated atmos-
phere. To this pleasant town recent
ly went the writer for a short rest AMI
a change of climate.
Nature has done all for the country
around Roswell that a man could s-sN
for Man has been a long time learn
of Natures beneficence Now the
knowledge is spreading and the land
scape is changing Green fields of
alfalfa and kaff1r corn, and healthy or
chards of apple and pear are overs
preading the country. Land that a
few years ago was used only for graz
ing cattle or sheep, and sold by the
section at a trif1ing price,, now worth
S35 to 5000 per acre, and is a good
profit earning investment at that price
A little truck farm was pointed out
to me with the statement that it was
rented for $40 an acre per year.
Irrigation has wrought the change.
An abundance of water flowing in
streams thatszthread their way thro'
the Roswell country, or coming from
artesian wells that throw up enor-3
nous volumes of water, is the agency
that has transformed a desert into
a garden. TT'sS
The Roswell people have been sim
gularly Indifferent to the value of the
good things that Nature has bestow-
ed upon them. While they have
known of their riches themselves,
they have not communicated this
knowledge to the world. The richest
gold mine is nothing as long as the
gold lies unknown. deep in the earth
I had heard of Roswell in a casual
way, as a nice little town in the noun
tains of New Mexico. where invalids
with weak lungs might be restored
to health, where there was a big ap-
pie orchard, and where the ranchers
raised alfalfa. 1 thought OF 1t as
town in the mountains, with little
valley here and there where a few
hundred acres of level land might be
had for cultivation and that was all
1t is the fault of the people Of Ros-
well that they are almost unknown
They have done nothing, or little to
spread the truth. One would th;Ik
that, having good thing, they are
satisfied to hold on to that and keep
outsiders in ignorance
The visitor finds here not noun
tain town, but a town set in level
plain. 1t is so or 60 miles to the noun
tains. Instead of a scant cultivable
territory in a few little valleys. chere
is proved irrigable field that aver
ages 10 miles wide and 60 miles
long. Some claim more. Mr.. Graham
secretary of the Roswell Commercial
Club, says there are $4,000 acres in
the artesian belt. Another authority
cautiously casting oqr the doubtful
land, asserted that in the country
contiguous to Roswell there was $780,
600 acres OF land now under irriga-
tion or capable of irrigation with wa
ter from the streams or wells.
Where the Water Comes From.
All of this water comes from the
White Mountains west of Roswell.
whether the water comes above the
oround or under, 1t is all from the
summer rains and the. winter SHOWS
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-10-11
Another crowd of Buyers.

The Pecos Valley immigration Co.
brought in eight more prospective
land buyers from the north last night.
They had been stopping in the Pan
handle. Eight were brought in few
days. ago. also. These numbers do not
include the original excursion last
Thursday. In the party are ]. A. Ste
gall, OF Fayetteville, Ark, and c. H,
Lyons, of LaPlata, Mo.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-10-11

The Roswell Nursery can supply
everything in the Nursery line and OF
the finest stock that can be had, free
from disease. Don't allow anybody
to undersell my prices, Satisfaction
free-R F. Cruise. proprietor. S8tf
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PRETTY CHURCH WEDDING.
Louis Wachs and Miss Edith Farris
Married This Morning and De-
part for Future Home.


Mr.. Louis Frederick Wachs, of
Denver, and Miss Edith Seymour Far
ris, of Roswell, were married this
morning at nine o'clock, and the
train for Denver, Colo, where Mr..
Wachs has an elegantly furnished
home prepared for their reception at
81 Logan avenue, and where they
will make their residence.
The wedding was a pretty church
church, where the bride has long been
a member. For the occasion the bull
ding was decorated in cut flowers
appropriate to the season and looked
more attractive than usual. Practical
ly all of the 125 invitations that had
been issued in Roswell were accept
ed and all had gathered at the ap-
pointed hour. At nine O'Clock Mrs.
Charles e. Norvell, at the piano,
struck up Lohengrin's wedding march
aisles. The ushers were Count l..
MartiniMancini and Mr.. Norvell Ran
dolph The best man was DR.. J. e.
McClane, and the maid of honor was
Miss Margaret Patterson The bride
walked at the arm of DIR. E. H. Skip
with, in whose family she had long
made her home.
The bride wore an elegant travel
ing suit of blue broadcloth, trimmed
in a bit of rare old lace that has now
been worn by four generations in the
brides family. She carried large
boquet of white cosmos, the favorite