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Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-07-07

this great volume has been carried off by the New river. And the further fact that the amount of water arriving at Sha1p's heading has lessened. while the volume carried by New river has increased indicates that the means by which the water is conveyed from the Alamo channel above Sharp's heading to the New river above Calexico has been improved within the past two months. On May Sd last, in company with Messrs. Schee and Bothwell of the directorate of Imperial Water com pany No. 5 we visited Sharp's heading and examined the Alamo channel from that place to the Mesa in Mexico. The water was then just ready to overflow the banks and nothing but the prompt work of the California Development company in building levee across the five miles reaching from the Number Five heading to the Mesa saved the Eastslde from a destructive flood. At that time, May Sd, the Colorado river was discharging about 45,0O0 cubic feet of water per second, all of which was coming to this Valley.
 On last Saturday, June 3Oth, Messrs. Schee and Chaplin, of Number Five, again visited Sharp's heading and ex- amined the Alamo channel along the same route travelled by MT. Schee and ourself on May Sd MT. Schee in- forms us that the water level in the Alamo channel five to seven miles above Sharp's heading is at least six inches lower and the current much more sluggish on June 30th than it was when we were there May Sd. The total discharge of the Colorado river on June 3Oth was more than twice as great as 1t was on May Sd and fully twice as much water was reaching this Valley The factsfhat the amount Of water reaching Sharp's heading was decreasing has been noticed by Mir. Walker, the zanjero of the California Development company for Water com panies No. 5 and Mo- 7. It has also been noticed that the amount of water
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Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-07-07

One of the most interesting Of the
 many things that have taken place in
 this Valley within the past eighteen
 months has been the erosion Of the
 channels of New river and Alamo.
 At the time the pioneer settlers
 came to this country neither of these
 channels presented any serious obstacle both of them being comparatively shal- low and easy 10 cross. The Alamo channel in fact had 9 very imperfectly defined course for much of the dis tance through the Valley, while New river was easily crossed at almost all points along its course. But the cele- brated Mexican intake was cut in the fall of 1904 and by the first of March,
 1905, it had begun to divert quantity of water from the Colorado river that was in excess Of that required by the people of this Valley. So there began 10 be a surplus flow which was turned out through the New river and Alamo channels. During the entire season of 1905 the Photographic branch Of the RecIaraation Service maintained sta lions in the Valley and the flow of both New river and Alamo as measured every week. These measurements were published in the PRESS each week and careful track kept of the gradual increase in the volume Of water coming to this Valley.
 It will be remembered how the amount of water diverted by the Mexi- can intake gradually increased as com pared with the total flow of the river.
 Beginning first at about 5 per cent. it slowly rose 10 8. then 10, l2 l-2, Is, finally reaching 20 per cent. just as the extreme height of the summer flood was..reached last year. There was total discharge into Salt0n Sea, according 10 Mir. .Hardy's measure ments, on July 8th, 1905. of 17653 cu- bic feet of water per second and there was a channel crossing Water com pany No. 6 carrying several hundred second feet that he could not measure. These amounts Of water coming down such small and imperfect channels as New river and Alamo then afforded soon overflowed their banks in places and threatened to inundate considerable farming land. However, as there were not then any waste gates in:o the Ala mo channel from Sharp's heading most of the water went out that way and the Alamo was the problem that worried people. The conditions pre- scented on that stream caused the Cali fOrnia Development company to aban- don the idea of damming the stream and taking water from it's channel for delivery to Imperial Water company No. 5 and to construct a main canal for that purpose from the Alamo chan nel above Sharp's heading. The vol ume of water that found it's way down the Alamo threatened great damage to the level lands about Mesquite Lake basin where the river has no banks of So a new channel was decided upon which should prevent the Alamo from entering Mesquite Lake at all. The work of keepin: the Alamo in its new channel and compelling it to erode runway for itself outside of
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-07-07
How It Has Cut Large Channels Throug
 the Imperial Valley
All Danger Flood Forever Removed and Excellent Drainage Pro- vided Present Conditions and Future Outlook
 Clearly Stated

Mesquite Lake was entrusted to Scot
 ty'' Russell. It was about as strenu-
 ous a fight as anyone has had with a
 river in these parts for many day
 and for a long time the issue was in
 doubt, but finally the man trlumphed.
 Since then the water has eroded a
 channel of sufficient capacity to make
 everything safe. This Alamo channel
 has also cut its way back to Sharp's
 heading and presents a perfect safe guard against floods for the East side
 while also furnishing ample drainage.
 Since the completion of the structures at Sharp's heading the amount of wat
 epturned down Alamo river has been
 regulated by the big 30 foot waste gate and has never been enough to further erode the banks or do any damage.
 In fact, there are now three good wagon bridges over the Alamo in addi- ton to the bridge on tie waste gate at Sharp heading. While the Alamo was the interesting stream and the one presenting the critical features in 1905 that stream is now under complete con- trol z d has been all this season. H. is. the New river that has been giving us the most concern during the present season and that now presents the prob lens that are to be solved. It will be remembered that when the volume of water in the Colorado decreased last year the proportion of the water divert ed by the Mexican intake increased until on Oct, Eth. 1905, the entire flow of the river was diverted and the old channel became dry. But at that time the total flow of the river was only 5000 cubic feet per second, which was much less than had been diverted pre- vious to that time when the river was at flood stage, The cut in the bank for the diversion of the Colorado in Mexico was made and the first water turned through it on Oct. Eth, 1904.
 On Oct, Eth, 1905, just one year to day, the entire flow of the river was diverted, and that too, despite the ef- forts made to control it. Well, the surplus water arriving in the Valley was mostly turned through the waste gates into New river so that stream was kept up at pretty good flow dur
 Ing the periods of low water in the Co., orado last winter. But this flow of water was causing the channel to erode ust the same The river cut out the banks at Brawley and beyond carrying put the Hume to Number Eight first and then washing away the bridges.
 For nearly or quite year past the only means of crossing the river at 8rawley or reaching Number Eight 1as been by means of an aerial cable stretched across the river from which a cage was suspended in which the pas 'engers travelled back and forth across he seething flood Not only did the No. 8 people do all their visiting across he river by this means but they sent Ill their crops to market in this manner. Grain, cantaloupes, hogs and cattle lave been sent to market over the wire able and latterly since the failure of water in Number Eight the settlers lave transported their teams, wagons
 nd household belongings over the
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-07-07

same wire. When the erosion of New
 river channel carried away the Hume
 by which Number Eight had been sup
 piled the farmers quickly remedied the
 loss by building a canal to tap the New
 river at point above where the ero-
 sion had reached. But as time went
 on and the flow of the water continued
 the erosion kept up. creeping slowly
 back up New river and rendering more
 and more difficult the work of convey
 ing water to No. 8. So when Mr.
 Redwood announced that he would
 not be able to close the Mexican in
 take and return the Colorado river to
 its old channel till after the annual
 floods of this summer it became ap- parent that great changes would cer-
 tainly take place in the geography of
 this Valley within very short time.
 The recurring floods of last winter and early spring soon made it clear that practically the entire flow of the Colorado would be discharged through this Valley into Salton Sea-. And the control held over the Alamo channel by the splendid structures at Sharp's heading made it clear that this inn mense volume of water must go through New river. The water rose and flood ed all the lands south of the main can al in Water company No. 1. The people turned out and worked on the canal, turning it's bank into a levee. Still the water rose and the levee was built higher and higher. Soon it be- came apparent that the volume of wat CT would be so great that levees could not hold it. It was then decided to turn attention to assisting New river in eXcaVating its channel. The river had cut back to a point about five miles northwest of Silsbee before e..slis work was undertaken. It was then pouring over a hard clay formation which ap. peared to be almost too hard to wash away. However, 9 few well directed shots with dynamite removed the hard formation and started the river on it's wild career. The progress made and the enormous work done by the water since that time has been truly wonder 5ul. Not only has the river eroded a | channel averaging more than quarter of mile wide and perhaps fifty feet deep for distance of at least 25 miles upstream from the point where the first blasting was done but the immense volume of water discharged through this means has further eroded the channel below tha- point till in many places it is 100 feet deep and one half mile wide. With the cutting out of this channel the possibility of getting water into the canals of Water com oany Mo- 8 vanished and the abandon nent of that thrifty and enterprising settlement became inevitable. Mean ime before the cutting back process lad reached a point to afford relief the entire area of Imperial Water company No. 6 was inundated except about three sections of land where the farmers erected levees for their protection.
 The flood destroyed their canal sys- em when it overflowed their land and low although the cutting back of the channel of New river has drained the water off their lands it has also cut off heir means of water supply by enter posing it's immense channel across their ;anal system, There is also another channel which has cutits course across
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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-08
All Test Seed Corn.

The Agronomy Department
of the Iowa State College at
Ames will test the farmers seed
corn again this year.
Those desiring to avail them
selves Of this offer will please
send in their samples at once.
In taking the samples, select
one hendred AVERAGE ears from
the racks. From each of these
ears draw two kernels with a
knife, one being taken two inch
es from each end of the ear.
Place these in a SECURE pack
age and mail to the
AGRoNoMY DEPARTMENT, /. S. C.
Ames, Iowa.
This corn will be tested free
of charge and the results re-
turned to those who send the
samples. The names of indi-
viduals will not be made public.
Pleas enclose your name, post
office and county that a reply
may be promptly received.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-08
New Depot.

After years of patient wait
ng, Missouri Valley is to be re-
varded with a handsome new
iepot, fully the equal of any
4long the c. & N. w. system.
Plans have been drawn and
accepted for a structure IT'S by
20, two stories high, Sioux Falls
granite to be used exclusively.
The lower floor will be devoted
% a ticket office, ladies and
gentlemens' toilet and waiting
CONS, baggage and express
offices, and an up-to-date lunch
counter, all furnished in quar-
ter sawed oak. The waiting
rooms will be especially fine.
Beautiful pictures will hang on
highly decorated walls and lux
urious leather settees will re-
place the old uncomfortable
wooden benches so long in use.
The upper story will contain
the Western Union office, the
yardmaster's and all minor Off
calls offices. The building will
be heated by steam and the
company will install an electric
light plant sufficiently large to
light both the new depot and
the shops.
Roberts & Schaefers have
secured the contract to furnish
all paint and wall paper that
will be used in the decorations.
adv m-S.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-08

Miss Josephene Day, who has
been in the Valley, the guest of
Mrs: Robert Harry, returned to
her home in Superior, Nebraska
this afternoon.
Steve Myers and Earl Weed
came in from the farm today.
w. D. Bird is in Craig, Mis-
souri,, on business.
Attorney P. r. Ogden, of
Council Bluffs, was a Valley
visitor yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Foss en-
tertailed at Z o'clock dinner,
Thursday evening. compliment
tory to Miss Josephene Day, of
Superior, Nebraska.
DR.. DeVore reports a son
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Ra-
gath, yesterday, at their home
in Boomer township.
Miss Ida Nc Elroy will spend
Sunday in the Valley with her
relatives.
Miss Bess O'Connor. who has
been attending the University
of Nebraska will come in from
Lincoln this evening for an
over Sunday visit.
Mrs. Giles Hopkins and her
daughter Ruby left for Council
Bluffs on No. Is for a short
visit with Mrs. j. L. Noy.
Miss Grace Hoar came in
from Chicago on No. Is where
she has been looking up new
styles in millinery.
Mrs. Stoddard leaves for Chi
cago this evening where she
goes to purchase her spring
supply Of millinery.
Charles Sargent and 3. w
VanHosen were called in from
their hunting camp, at Calhoun
slough, to go out on No. z, this
afternoon, on account of No. 6,
from Deadwood being delayed
west of Long Pine, owing to
deep snow.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-08
A fine STORE.
81. n. Dlckman, the Dry
Goods Man Has Fixed
up the Wick Store.
The HandsOmest Store
Room In the City.

Stepping into the old Wick
Bros. dry goods store this morn
ing we were surprised to see
the handsome manner in which
Mr.. Dickman had fixed up the
store. A heavy colorado has
been run completely around the
interior of the room with arches
every ten feet, which gives the
store room a handsome and
massive appearance. The new
spring styles of goods have COM
menced arriving. and when the
stock is complete Mr.. Dickman
will have the finest store room
and the most elegant stock of
dry goods ever put on sale in
the county. Today he opened a
large number of the very latest
spring styles of dress goods
and has them displayed on his
counters. Every day now new
goods will be arriving and all
of the very latest patterns, and
we might be PERMITTED to re-
mark that these spring styles
of dress goods are the hand
soonest ever seen on display in
this city. We take the liberty
of inviting every lady in Mo
Valley and vicinity to call at
Dickmans dry goods store and
look over the new styles feel
ing assured that you will be
more than pleased with the
display. The Stock of new goods
is surely handsome and up to
date.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-08
Saturday March 3

Mrs. F. w. Myres entertained
at dinner today, John Becker
wife and son Vern.
Miss Abbie Finly returned
from Boon today.
The radiator in F. w. Myres
bath room bursted today. 1t
made things quite lively.
Miss May Finly came in from
Chicago today for a few days
visit with her parents.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-08
A Fine Job.

Zach Taylor, the painter and
paper hanger, has been busy
for the past few days, papering
and decorating the interior of
Roberts & Schaefers drug store
and he has done the finest piece
of work in that line that has
been done in this city for many
a day. The store now looks as
neat as a new pin and is one of
the handsomest store rooms in
the city. Mr.. Taylor surely
can do your work fine, and it
will pay you to see him before
letting your job of papering or
painting this spring.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-08
Heavy Snow Storm.

Out on the Bonesteel lines of
the Northwestern, they had a
very heavy snow yesterday, in
some places the snow banks be-
ing as deep as 5 and 6 feet. AL
so all over Western Nebraska
they had a severe snow storm,
and much suffering amoug the
stock is reported. The railroads
are experiencing many delays
to all classes of trains in Ne
braska and Colorado, also in
South Dakota.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-08

About thirty of her young
friends gave Miss Pearl Myers
a very pleasant surprise party
last night. The evening was
spent in games, music &c. Mrs.
Myers served a three course
lunch to the young people du-
ring the evening.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-08

w. A. Stewart, constable, ar
rested Mrs. Anna Koppenhofer
and Mike Koppenhofer today
on a charge of grand larceny
for selling mortgaged property.
Information was filed by An
drew Lorenzen, of Council
Bluffs. The case was continued
until Wednesday at p. m., be-
fore Justice Dole.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-08


VIM. Mitchell and Mike Ryan
were the names given by two
men arrested yesterday after
noon by Marshal Butcher in the
railroad yards. When searched
they had in their possession a
couple pairs of pants which
were thought to have been sto-
len but as sufficient evidence
could not be secured they were
released this morning. 1t was
thought they had some stolen
goods Cached" somewhere in
the yards but they left town
on a convenient freight train.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-08
Letter List.

ACSkSl AlSls
Letter list for week ending
March 5th 1906:
Deal, Nellie
Dunavan, Jennie
Daugherty, Milton
Fry, D. L.
Gray, Mary
Glover, VIM.
Hardy, John
Judd, Fred (2)
Johnson, Mrs. a. l. (2)
Mclaughlin, jas.
Moreland, A. M.
Norton, John T.
Rogan, John
State, j. L.
Wells, Clarence.
D. J. Album, P. NJ.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-08
More Liberal.

81 gets married." said Isaac.
"and says to my wife, every
time | kiss you | gift you a doll
ar After we are married |
kiss her and hand her a dollar
which she drops in to a large
wooden box. | takes a trip and
a picture of my wife init me.
Every time | kisses her picture
| mail her a dollar. Ven | get
home | says, Rachel, lets see
how much money We have saved.
] opened up de box and ] find
So, SIS, $40 bills, umbrellas and
coats, and | says, Rachel, how
is dis, | only give you a dollar
at a timer She says, Yes, but
de udder people are not so stin-
gy as YOU"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-08
Monday March 5

Chas. Alexander and wife,
who have been visiting their
parents and friends i'm the VAL
ley for month. left today for
their l9ae III Saskatoon, Cana
da.
Mrs. S. l. lagarsoll, of South
Omaha is in the Valley the
guest of Ms. J. 2. Martin for
u few days.
w. j. Lloyd is renovating his
chop house oppisite the depot.
He is painting, papering and
giving the room ageneral over
hauling.
Attorney Frank Tamisiea is
in Council Bluffs on business.
Mrs. Della Groendyke, of
Chicago is now stenographer
in Martin & Stouts real estate
office. Her many friends are
glad to see her in Mo. Valley
again.
w. o. Writ, of Conncll Bluffs
is in the Valley today on bust
ness.
Mrs. G. P. Smiley returned
from Logan today, where she
had been visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Harry Harvey, for a week.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-08

Mrs. T. w. Myers entertained
at IL o'clock dinner Sunday
Rev. and Mrs. Williams and
father of Mrs. Williams.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-08

cAsroEr4a.
Bears the 1Ih6 Kind You Have Always Bougu
''s. ss L1L12:zzzxI
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-08

George Oleson, of Boomer
township, Pottawattamie Co.,
was a pleasant caller this morn
ing. He was on his way to
Council Bluffs, where he goes
as a member of the Grand Jury
of that county the present term
of court.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-08

DR.. Boughton reports a
daughter born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Cole Sunday, at their home
n Mill street.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-08
CA8ToRIA.
ri. tho n1hs Kind You Have Always Bspdlt
. a. &Nf2Zzzu

Vile fixing the fire bell last
night, Driver Fackler let it slip
and make one tap. Everybody
Thought a fire alarm had been
rung in, but it was a mistake.
Somebody started the report
that one of the horses had Slip
ped, while running to the fire
and broke his leg. Of course
The report was false, as the fire
team did not come out Of the
house. Funny how such reports
get started.
Mrs. H. A. Marquardt, form
erly Miss Jessie La Due of this
city, is very low at her home in
Huron, South Dakota, with
typhoid fever. She is not ex-
oected to live.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Peak leave
for Sheridan Wyoming, tomor-
row, on a business trip.
H. q. Anterior is in Omaha
today on business.
H. M. Huff and wife left this
afternoon for Baker City, Ore
gon, for a visit with their son,
DR.. Huff and family.
Clarence Goodrich and family,
Of Dunlap, moved to Missouri
Valley today, and will occupy
the Harry Newton house on 9TH
street. Mr.. Goodrich will work
in the Newton lumber yard.
John A. Armstrong and wife,
If Neville, Iowa, and George
Armstrong, of Otto, Iowa, are in
the Valley for a weeks visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. Brook
nOuSer.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-08
Died

Ather home in Cincinnati town.
ship, Sunday march 4, 1906,
Mrs. Margaret Wilder, age
ga years, 2 months and / day.
wife of John Wilder.
The deceasetwas born in Ken
lucky, January End, 1912, and
moved to lowe, i'm an early day,
and h IS been a resident of Har-
rison county, for many years,
and was highly respected by
all who knew her. The remains
will be taken to Blair, Nebraska
this afternoon where the funer-
al will be held tomorrow.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-08

Mrs. Anna Jennings and Mrs.
j. V. Way are Omaha visitors
today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-08

gy as you.
Mrs. Geo. A. Kellogg, yester-
day entertained at Kensington,
a few friends, in honor of Miss
Day, of Superior, Nebraska. A
two course luncheon was served,
and a very pleasant afternoon
was spent by all those present.
The following guests were
present:
Miss Day; Mrs. Jhas. Sargent;
Mrs. Harry Foss; Miss Jessie
Brandriff; Miss Edith Amen;
Mrs. G. w. McGayren and Mrs.
Robert Harvey.
Miss Gepson is the guest of
friends IN Dunlap over Sunday.
Mrs. R. Newton was reported
as doing we'll this morning.
e. e. Waggener, of Modale,
purchased a piono of Ivar Bolin
yesterday, and will take it to
Nebraska with him so that his
family can have music out on
his cattle ranch.
Times readers ought to try
Mi-o-na. Costs nothing unless
it cures indigestion and all
stomach trouble. soc a box at
Rob't Harvey's.
Charles F. Duncomb, editor
of the FIT. Dodge Chronicle, has
made his paper an Independent
paper. 1t has been a Democrat
ic paper for thirty years. and
was established by Hon. John
f. Duncomb, one of the old
time wheel horses of the Iowa
Democracy, an able lawyer and
long a member of the Iowa SEN
ate.