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The daily sentinel., 1909-02-10

Valentines at Van Horn Drug Co.,
551 Main.
The daily sentinel., 1909-02-10

Drugs at Van Horn Drug Co, 551
Main.
The daily sentinel., 1909-02-10

Drugs at Van Horn Drug Co. 55l
Main.
The daily sentinel., 1909-02-10

Drugs at Van Horn Drug Co. 551
Main.
The daily sentinel., 1909-02-10

Rubber Boots and Hot Water
Bags repaired. Automobile Tubes
and Bicycle Tires vuleanized
LATIMER, 542 COLORADO
La Junta tribune., 1909-09-11

hsadgate would be placed close Ia
the dam. II will be the duty ss the
sastneer making the plans and spec.
iflcstiOns TO thoroughly examine these
two alternatives. and determine whicl
ID best.
CANAL-The channel Of the canal.
from the hesdgatc To the first siuice
gate. has . grade Of three and q half
feet to the mile. This IL ample to
create u velocity which will carry
almost all the sediment to the first
.sluice gate. The channel. however.
should be straixhtened. In some
places narrowed. In some places Wild.
sned. The bottom Of the canal should
bc about twenty feet. and the depth
SIX feet. Just above the sluice gate
the channel should b. wtdened, which
Will allow the sediment To settle. Al
the slu'cc gate the present structure
ID practically out Of commission, and
will have 10 be- renewed shortly. A.
gravel 10 heavy. . concrete structure
can b. put In very cheapiy. I would
suggest that one Of the so.calied
Lamb sluicc ways b. put Ia. This
10 tho name generally given to the
type which has . false bottom, sim.
nas u that on the Fort Lyon canal.
There should also b. stop gates .,
this potns, 70 that the entire flow Of
tho canal could b. thrown back into
the river Plans must be- drawn BY
tho engineer for this structure. aud
~ location. size. etc. definitely fixed.
From the first siuice way the canal
IL In fairly good shape. although II
needs enlarsing slightly. and some
cleaning nust be done. Al few
points the south bank IL low and will
have 10 be raised. This work can
be done readily ty . floating dredse.
Ia . mannsr similar TO the work
which was done between Mansanola
and Timpas Greek. The engineer
must dstsrnins Tie height Of the
beak. tAs amount q material 70 BE-
nevsd. csose ssctiea tAis peetiea Of
- eaAal gAteglns h where pos.
La Junta tribune., 1909-09-11

channel open from the dam to the
headgate the latter must sometimes
be closed. in order to clear the chan
mel to the dam.
HEAD GATE The headgate Is
quite substantial. though 1t Is some
ten years old. 1t Is thirty.two feet
wide inside. and about thirty-two feet
long. Ii has eight openings furnished
with ordinary wooden gates. with
screw stems. These gates are thir-
ty-two feet wide. by seven feet high.
The floor of the headgate is three
feet below the theoretical ditch grade,
and Is Of concrete. laid on the shale
bed rock. The height of the dam
above the canal grade is about four
teen feet. 1t Is stated by the head
gate keeper that one large flood over.
topped the headgate.
Before this headgate was built
there was still older one to the
north founded upon piling. Work At
this point has demonstrated that the
bed rock ends just north Of the pres.
ent headgate. thirty-two foot piles
having been driven across the chan
mel Of the river without touching bed
rock.
The repairs needed at this point
are the renewal Of some timbers. es-
pecially the plank lining near the
waters edge. where both main tim
bers and lining show decay. The
cost Of repairing the headgate with
timber would probably be $500. !
would advise. however. that con-
crete headgate lie put In on the pres
ent foundations, supplied with steel
gates. The engineering work neces-
sary at this point would be an exam
ination and careful survey OF the
south channel. and the making OF
plans to keep the south channel
open; also OF some structure to keep
the river channel on the south side
as clear as possible OF sand and sed-
iment. II appears that it will be nee
essary to put In sand gates on the
south side. Plans will necessarily
have 10 be drawn Of this structure.
Probably also II win ~ 1eN1e ad.
visable to turn the ditch 70 that the
La Junta tribune., 1909-09-11

be $50 cubic feet per second. II Is
possible that the size could be re-
duced ut this point to 400 cutie feet
depending on the loss In the canal,
TO this point and the amount Of va.
ter which had been used In our dis
cuss!on herein. however, I have A..
sumed that the $50 cubic feet per
second Will extend TO Crooked Ar.
royA. or rather TO a point near the
north quarter corner OF section 20,
where the canal turns south before
crossing Crooked arroyo.
CROOKED ARROYO-At Crooked
Arroyo there Is AN automatic waste
gate which has proven to be unde-
sirablc and dangerous. as IL does not
always operate In time Of need. and
all times wastes considerable
water. At this point the present
automatic waste gat. should be
abandoned and u numc. syphon or
I'LL placed across the arroyo. II ap.
pears that a fill Is the cheapest.
though when one considers that Z
very large culvert must be- placed
under the fill. 1t Is probable that
either \ syphon or u flumc would be
better. The advisabiiity Of a flumc
or syphon will depend upon the
La Junta tribune., 1909-09-11
Destiny Of Our City Depends Upon the
Development of Otero Canal
BOOSTING INSTEAD OF KNOCKS NEEDED
La Juna Will Be Civic Center of Agricultural Paradise With
Canal in Shape, Which Neither the Acts of Provi-
dence Nor the Negligence Of Individuals
Can Put Out of Commission

Otero Irrigation District, La Junta,
Colorado
Gentlemen: On August 18th, In ac-
cordance with previous arrangements,
the writer left for La Junta, report
Ing to the office Of the company on
arrival Records and maps were ex-
amlned, and the examination Itself
was begun on the afternoon Of the
18th. beginning at Fowler. The fol-
lowing b Z description Of the works,
~ found:
THE DAM-There is pile dam
across the river, about three hundred
feet below the headgate. 1t is 400
feet long. of piling. planked over. on
which are flash boards. working auto
matically. one foot in height.
As shown on the sktech map here
with. the river above the dam has
two channels. the one to the north
being much the larger. and AvsraElnG
perhaps ~ feet In Width. while the
La Junta tribune., 1909-09-11

rived Justify. Nevertheless this should
be carefully examined. especially In
reference 10 It's effect upon the sy.
phon across Aplshapa creek.
SMITHS HOLLOW sYPHON - At
Smiths Hollow there is another sy.
phon ninety feet long. with fall OF
about eight inches. This syphon ap.
parently draws water better than
that At Apishapa creek. and with
simply raising and strengthening Of
the banks can pro- ably be made to
carry 40 cubic feet per second. II
Il Is iesired to make the canal thor.
oughy permanent throughout. con.
crete oxits and entrances should be
placed at this point.
From this point to Apishapa creek
the canal has been enlarged by dredg.
ing. and II In very fair condition.
At poInts the banks will have to be-
raised and over almost the entire
length the canal should he slightly
deepcned and possibly widened also.
The canal has 4 fair alignment. but
there are . numler Of places where
II might bs shortened and the grade
thus Increased. 10 that when q small
amount Of water IL run. the ssdi.
men, wAleA has settled will scour
ou, and kssp tho channel free and
clear.
I, is Deobable that no Improvement
Of any consequence In alignment
can be made until \ point II reached
about one and . half miles south of
Rocky Ford. Here. In section ia. II
may be that 4 deep cut can be made
about ham = mile long which will
shorten the canal nearly u mile. This
cu, is quite deep and probably It will
be found 10 he too expensive. Never.
theless Il should he examined and =
careful estimate made Of the cost of
this cut-ofl.
Al waybrisht Draw. just beyond
this cut. \ short nume ~ MI that
can b 0o1s. near the centsr Of sec.
tion y ms possibly should b e..
ssninel ~ sseinases made.
La Junta tribune., 1909-09-11

stbIe, though there appears to be
little chance Of making any radical
change in the alignment.
Sluice gate No. Is quite near to
the river. probably not over SO yards
The gate had five openings. each
three feet wide. and the difference in
elevation between the bottom OF the
canal and the river is probably twen-
ity feet This gate is in fair repair.
but should ultimately be replaced by
. coRerete structure similar to that
suggested for sluice gate No. l.
From sluice gate No. 2 to Apisha-
pa syphon the canal is in fair con
ditton. and simply needs deepening
and tAe raising of the banks in
plAcee.
AP10HAPA SYPHON-The syphon
At Aplshapa Creek is eight feet in
diameter and 200 feet long. with a
fall oS about eight inches. In carry
ing 20 cubic feet per second 1t ap-
peared to be working very well.
though II any considerable quantity of
water more than $50 cubic feet per
second is forced through the syphon
the banks will have to be raised at
the upper end and strengthened. The
entsance and exit to the syphon
should also be reconstructed. and pre-
ferably made OF concrete.
At The Apishapa syphon there is
q sluSce gate made Of timbers. which
10 designed to dispose OF surplus wa
ter. sand and sediment. and weeds
and trash, In reconstructing the en-
trance to the syphon attention should
be given to this sluice gate. The
present structure will probably last
for several years, and give good SER
vice II the banks are strengthened.
Ultimately, however. the whole should
be mad more permanent. and that
portion at least which is above water
should be made OF concrete.
Just below the Apishapa creek there
Is possibility OF changing the line
OF the canal. whereby saving OF
perhlps one mile In distance will be
madA From the cwsory examination
esvsa ~ ssas-off. - .Aupeara To be
more expensive than the benefits de.
La Junta tribune., 1909-09-11

one to the south IL about sixty feet
wide. Formerly this south branch
was the main channel. but through
the lodging Of driftwood. trees. ETC..
an Island has teen formed. which Il
enlargtng to such an extent that Il
II threatening to close the south
channel entirely. The tendency of
the north channel II 10 move further
north. This tendency has been
checked BY the building Of jcttics and
cribs on the north bank. and rip
rappinx II with brush. The main
current strikes the northern end Of
the dam and there ID DETECTED to
the south side 10 q considerable ex.
tent. and ~ the flash boards are gen.
orally kept down on the south end Of
the dam. . considerable volume Of
watcr II carried across the river.
keeping fairly open channel above
and along the whole length Of the
dan.
The volume Of water passing
through the south channel during low
nov is NOT sufficient to meet the
demands Of the canal. OF 10 keep the
channel clear. 10 that water from the
north chAnnsl must to backed up to
rsacA The hiadsats. TO kssD the
La Junta tribune., 1909-09-11

In the north half OF section 30.
where the canal forms loop 1t is
possible to save about half a mile OF
canal by the construction of a flume
or dyke, and just beyond this point
l. Is also possible to make cut
through the farm of Mr.. Edgar. This
cut should he about half mile long.
with maximum depth of about six
teen feet. The saving in distance
would probably be more than a mile
This should be carefully examined
II the cut is made 1t will eliminate
the possibility Of the dyke Just men.
toned.
From this point to Apishapa creek
the canal Is In very good condition,
and Is probably capable Of carrying
as much as 400 cubic feet per second
II put In proper condition.
At Timpas creek there is sy-
phon 260 feet long. This syphon is
said to be one foot lower at the up
per than at the lower end. and prob
ably 1t will require considerable work
and thought to force 45O cubic feet
per second through this syphon. II
Is probable on account OF the lack
OF grade that second syphon will
be necessary at this point The exit
and entrance, which have recently
been repaired and made OF old tim
bers should be reconstructed. prefer.
ably with concrete. The banks
should be strengthened very mater
tally and protection given to the ends
Of the syphon by rip rap or other
wise. as Timpas creek is torren-
tial stream, sending down enormous
floods which are constantly eroding
the banks. 1t was such flood that
caused the syphon to break during
the past year AS measure of pro-
lection waste way should be placed
above the syphon. There is a very
good site for this waste way about
one-fourth of mile up the ditch.
While this waste way might lie made
In connection with the syphon itself
somewhat cheaper than having II
separated, l think 1t better policy to
separate the two structures. AT this
point the capacity OF the canal should
La Junta tribune., 1909-09-11
A JUNTA's destiny Is bound
up In the Oter0 canal. II
we are content to continue


we are content to continue
- and be known to fame ~
the division headquarters Of q great
continental railroad. with the en-
ployees Of the shops and the railroads
- our principal asset. we should for
get the Otero canal and all the pos
sibilities that within 1t lie. II we
desire to see La Junta become the
civic center OF an agricultural para
disc. with hundreds OF ten, twenty
and forty acre garden tracts within
a radius OF ten miles we should give
every encouragement, In season and
out OF season, TO irrigation projects
that have for their object the devel-
opment of the thousands Of acres OF
agricultural land that surround US
4 are directly tributary to this
esSk. The nadsssaopsd lsaA thar liss
on the east. south and southwest Of
u IL Just - fertile And capable Of
growing fruit and the products Of
the soil for which the Arkansas Val
Icy has acquired fame ~ any land In
the Valley. and 1t needs but the ap-
plication OF water to make It bloom
and blossom as Dame Nature intended
1t should. The Arkansas Valley Is
destined to become one Of the rich
est irrigated farming districts In the
world. with La Junta as its center
and natural clearing house.
It u up to the people Of La Junta
TO do their part. and at all times to
boost for the Otero canal. Competent
engineers have declared that the
canal II In fairly good shape at the
present time. and that by the expen-
dlture OF = trifiing amount Of money
-trifling compared to the resulting
benefits. the canal can b. put In
first.class shape and the service
made equal to any canal on the Ar.
Kansas river. II was for the purpose
Of hearing the report Of the sagin.
I. eer. John e. Field. oe Denver. Who
was employed to make thorough ex.
Animation Of the canal from one end
to the other. that sixty or seventy
fas0srs residsot uadse the Otsro a.
MQbled IN Odd reiIows' hail last
N1uesday afternoon. Besides the re-
i h Of the engineer. Secretary XII.
sore read . complete report Of tho
financial transactions Of the district
from the time Of the organization oe
the district down TO September !.
1909. prepared By the Colorado Sav.
inss and Trust Company. who had
:bsen employed - audit the books.
A. this meeting r. W. Patterson
wss elected TO 1rssids and stated
the object for which the meeting had
becn called. The report Of the -.
ginccr. Mr.. Field. which gives . Do
tailed review Of the physical condi.
ton of the canal from one end 70
the ether. with sus0sstioas for its
Improvement In order TO placs Il In
lirst.ciass condition. y givsa Aseevith
h tnll:
La Junta tribune., 1909-09-11

% the president and aisscsoss Of the
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-24
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Closing Stock Quotations.

Money on call was 2h PEI cent; time
money and mercantile pape' unchanged
in rates. Closing prices of stocks were:
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-24
BEACH LAKE.

The North Pole controversy does
not cause much excitement here
We would like visit with Cook and
Peary, to tell about their adventures
Beach Lake is quite still after
such a hustling summer. There are
few boarders yet in town.
The sick ladies are improving.
Rev. Mr.. Tamblyn attended con
ference this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Trevertor
are visiting relatives in Carbondale
and other places over in the valley
Paul Wegst is taking his vacation
this week
Mrs. Wilson's sister-in-law, Mrs
Noyce, is visiting her.
The new bridge is ornamental as
well as useful.
The chief occupation now is gath
cring in crops for winter.
Mrs. Algers and son, Raymond,
will soon return to Hartford.
Mrs. Lavina Reynolds was a cal
Ter in town Tuesday.
A. T. Sluman was a caller on rela-
tives Sunday.
Mrs. j. P. Budd and daughter,
Henrietta, went to Peckville Satur-
day.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-24
ROCK LAKE.

New subscribers sending $3.50 to
The Citizen will receive paper up to
January, 1911.
Mrs. Mary Murphy and daughter
Sadie, of Vandling, visited relatives
in this place recently.
Miss Anna Gill and niece, Name
Gaffney, of Brooklyn, are visiting
at the formers brothers, Peter Gill.
Anna Fitzsimmons returned last
week from: three weeks visit among
Carbondale, Honesdale and White
Mills friends.
Miss Name Dougherty, of New
York City, is the guest of Agnes
Tully.
Agnes and Gertrude Foley have
returned to their school duties in
New York City after spending their
vacation here.
Ed. Madigan spent last week in
New York City.
j. NJ. Duffy made a business trip
to Honesdale Saturday.
Mrs. John O'Hara and daughter,
Margaret, are visiting friends in
Philadelphia.
Mrs. P NJ. Clune, who has been
dangerously i'll for some time, is
improving. Her children who were
called to her bedside, have returned
viz; Kathryn to New York City,
Michael and wife to Jersey City,
and Joseph to Duluth, AIinn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward O'Niel and
daughter, of Whites Valley, visited
at +. M. Clune's on Sunday.
Miss Irene Roark left Thursday
for New York City where she will
enter training school for nurses.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-24
WGo to the Wayne County Fair
for l will be there looking for YOU.
ORSON.

Mrs. E. Harlow will entertain the
Ladies' Aid society on Thursday of
this week.
Jay Walling, wife and family, of
Deposit, are visiting relatives at this
| place.
| Mrs. H Palmer, who has spent
the past two weeks visiting relatives
in the valley, has returned home
and is quite i'll at this writing.
The entertainment and supper
given for the benefit of the Orson
! Cornet Band, was a decided success,
both socially and financially. About
thirty dollars was cleared after all
expenses were paid. Under the
leadership of Prof. Devere Chamber
lain the band is doing some fine
! work. They have already had sew
eral calls for outside engagements.
The auxiliary of the Woman's
Home Missionary society was enter
tanned on Wednesday last at the
home of the President, Mrs. Stanley
Hine. The ladies are preparing to
send box to one of the homes
supported by the society, and will
be glad for any article that friends
may wish to put in. Please send to
the President or Mrs. D. J. Hine.
Smith Hine will leave on Wednes-
day for trip to Middletown, n. Y,
and the Hudson-Fulton celebration
at New York.
Ansel Lewis and niece, Miss Essie
Fletcher, have returned home after
a visit to the Syracuse Fair.
Grange will be held on Friday
night.
Raymond Schumacher and broth
er, Ernest, who have spent the sum-
mer at the home of S. H. Hine, have
returned to their home in Brooklyn,
n. Y.
Linwood Spoore has been aD-
pointed overseer of the fence build
ers on the o. & w. at this place
New subscribers who send $1.5O
will receive the Citizen up to Jan.
l911-over 130 issues.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-24
VILLAGE, HAMLET, FARM
DoingS in Rural Wayne.
Interesting Items Picked Up by Our
Staff of Wide-Awake Correspondents
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HUB.

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Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Locklin, Mrs.
Watts and Miss Elsie Walker and
Ira Conklin were visitors at F. j.
Walkers on Sunday.
Charles Gillett visited his son,
George, at Moscow on Saturday and
Sunday.
Mrs. Roscoe Conklin has been very
ill the past week, but is better at this
writing.
Mrs. Fitz is making an extended
visit at the home of her daughter
Mrs. A. T. Bidwell.
The Ladies' Aid society met at
the home of Mrs. Robert Race last
Thursday.
Russell Bortree of this place, and
Grace Finley, of Arlington, were
married Wednesday, Sept. Sth. They
have commenced housekeeping at
the home of the groom's father
Congratulations.
Orpha Bidwell is attending Sterl-
ing High school and Helen Gilpin
and Edna Bidwell started to-day at
the Newfoundland High school.
Our teacher, Mr.. Branning, visit
ed his parents over Sunday.
Revival meetings commenced In
the NJ. e. church last evening and
will continue for two weeks with
Miss Watson, of New York, lady
evangelist, as helper to our pastor
J. H. Boyce.
Mrs. w. B. Simons spent few
days with friends in Scranton re-
Gently.
Mrs. Albert Foster and mother-in-
law are visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Race.
Miss Ethel Bortree has gone to
Scranton to resume her studies at
Madame Trips School of Dress
making.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-24

Mrs. Frank Paine, of New York,
recently spent a week with her sis
ter, Mrs. R. G. Glossinger, of this
place. Mrs. Glossinger accompanied
her as far as Hawley.
Mrs. Joseph Martin entertained
her sister, Mrs. Weidner, of Pater-
son, N. j., last week.
Mrs. w. Clark and little grand
daughter of Paupac, were visiting
the cemetery here on Sunday.
Miss Lucy McKane and j. Ward
Haney spent Sunday at her home at
Honesdale.
The house known as the "Old
Fishe House." at Saw Dust Hollow,
was destroyed by fire on Tuesday.
1t was owned by L. Cohen of Long
Pond.
Peter Daniels has purchased a
dandy new carriage.
Marie Schrader spent Sunday at
Ledgedale with her parents, C.
Schrader and family; Irwin Daniels
was also their guest.
Gladys Pennell spent last week
more.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Utt spent
Sunday with their daughter, Mrs.
NJ. H. Harloe.
Morton Harloe, Jr., of Hawley, is
the guest of his uncle, M. H. Har-
loe and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Crone, the
new bride and groom, left for their
new home at Tafton, Pike county,
on Monday.
Conrad Reineke made a business
trip to Scranton on Saturday.
Mrs. oliver Locklin and children
recently spent day with her sister,
Mrs. G. Kimble, of Scranton.
George Welsh Is entertaining a
friend from Gravity.
Frank Pete, of Salem, and w.
Smith, of New Jersey, passed through
this place on Monday enroute to
Honesdale.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Goble made a
business trip to Honesdale on Sat-
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Daniels and Mrs.
r. G. Glossenger spent Sunday at
Gilbert Pencils; also Mr.. and Mrs.
w. S. Seegar were their guests.
George Heidlebeck, Sr., is having
his house plastered. Charles Bell
man, of Hawley, is doing the mason
work, and l.. James the carpenter
work.
Agnes Beahen opened her school
last Monday at Audel.
A number of fishermen, of Scran-
ton, are fishing at this lake.
Remember the county fair. be
there on time. The date is not far
off.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-24
MAPLEWOOD.

Miss Pearl Bell has returned after
spending a vacation with friends in
Carbondale.
Mrs. Francis Silkman was a caller
at this place Monday of last week.
Miss Helen Gromlich spent Thurs
day with friends in Scranton.
Mrs. Calvin Samson, of Ariel, was
a caller at the Maplewood High
school last week.
Mrs. William Sharp is on the sick
list with DR.. w. A. Stevens in at
tendance.
Eugene Black has a sick baby.
Philip Bartalow is very poorly
from heart trouble.
Charles Weber, John Storm, Lii
lian Haberling and Sarah Storm
composed an auto party who toured
Wayne and Pike counties on Sunday
with Charles Schlager.
Mrs. G. w. Schoonover and son
Fermon have left for a two weeks
visit among relatives in Norristown
and Philadelphia.