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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-08
Never il Restless.

WASHINGTON, July Sin re-
sponse to the urgent request from Sec
retary Meyer, who is restless under
the charge that he violated the nav
igation laws at the Yale-Harvard
races, the treasury department is to-
day preparing statement generating
him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-08
KIDNAP PROVED TO
BE "A KIDS NAP
Little Girl Had strayed From Home
and Fallen Asleep In a
Neighbours Shed.

MADISON, Wis, July S.-Anna
Stranger, aged four, reported kidnap-
ed at the village Of Sun Prairie, was
found asleep in the tool shed of Ell
McNfuron, neighbor of the Stran-
glers. She had strayed from home,
grew tired and fell asleep.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-08
THREATS TO BLOW
UP "A BUILDING
Fifteen Detectives on the Lookout for
One Crank Who Wrote
Letter.

NEW YORK, July s.-A squad of
fifteen detectives is watching the
million dollar structure of the stock
exchange following the receipt of a
letter Friday saying an attempt would
be made to blow up the building. The
police are watching all loiterers. The
police believe the letter was from a
crank.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-08
.Gettinn Rlch

"How did you get the moneytto buy
paints to finish your big picture? p"
asked the sympathetic intimate of the
struggling artist. "Pawned my coat
"Oh! And how much did you get for
your picture?" Nearly enough to get
my coat out"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-08
BELMONT REFUSED
TO DISCUSS WEDDING
"Rather Serious" Friendship is Be-
lieved to Exist Between Him
and Actress.

NEW YORK. July S.--August Bel
mont on leiving for Europe refused
to discuss the report that he will
marry Eleanor Robson. 1t is believed
that his friendship for her is rather
serious" He did not deny that he
might marry again.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-08
perhaps Thie Was II.

CLEVELAND July SFather Oden-
bach at the observatory Of st. Igns,
titus College reports today watching
the seismog ph record severe ehrths
quake yesterday evening which lasted
an hour: He estimated It as 1--WE
thousand miics awas and said the
shock appeared to be as severe as
the recent Java quake He says it
might have spent Its force IN the
ocean.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-08
BELGIANS WON
THE BOAT RACES
Henley Regatta Cup Was Lost Today
by the Cambridge College
Crew.

LONDON, July S.-,The Belgians
captured the grand challenge cup In
the final race at the Henley regatta
today, defeating the crew of Jesus
College OF Cambridge. Time, seven
minutes eight seconds.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-08
A Conservative.

"Your great trouble" said the saga
cious person, rs that you don't APP
ply scientific principles to agricul-
ture.' "P'raps,' answered Farmer
Corntossel. What, In your opinion,
cause 80 many crop failures?" Il
dunno for sure. But I've suspicion
It's tryin' to follow the advice of
everybody that comes along an says
he knows all about it."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-08
THE CORPORATION
TAX AMENDMENT
It Was Passed by the Senate this
Morning With but Little
Opposition.

WASHINGTON. July S.-The sen.
ate this morning finally passed the
corporation tax amendment on a viva
voce vote. There was but slight op-
position.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-08
BRICK LAYERS
ON A STRIKE
One Hundred and Fifty Men oult
Work Right In the Midst
OF the Boom.
rSpecial 70 The Gate City.l

Especial 70 The Gate City.l
DEs MONIES, Iowa. July s. One
hundred and fifty brick layers struck
this morning In the midst Of big
building boom in business property,
demanding payment each Saturday
night In cash and not in checks. All
building is stopped.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-08
THE WEATHER.
Indications for Iowa, Illinois ane Mis-
souri. Wired From Chicago.

For Keoknk and vicinity: Partly
cloudy with probably showers tonight
or Friday.
FOR Illinois: Partly cloudy tonight
and Friday with probably showers
For Iowa and Missouri: PARTLY c1o,.
dy vith probably showers tonight or
Friday. =
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-08
DEs MONIES RIVER
rs STILL RISING
Had Reached the Danger Mark at the
Capital This Noon and Was
Still Rising.
Isnecial to The Gate City.l

SpeclaI 10 TIC tTate OIty.I
DES MONIES, July s.-The Des
Moines river was at the fourteen foot
danger mark here At noon today and
is still rising. The low lands about
the city are all flooded and much dam
age has already been done with pros
meets of a greater amount of dam
age unless the river recedes at onc,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-08
DIED IN "A
LONDON HOSPITAL
Son Of Major Byers succomed While
Undergoing Very Slight
Operation.
Especial to The Gata City.1

DEs MONIES, Ia. July s.-Law-
renee M. Byers, law professor at he
s. u. /. and son of Major S. H. M.
Byers, died from the effects Of chloro-
form in London hospital where he
was undergoing an operation for an
liberated tooth yesterday. His father
got cablegram this morning an
nouncing his death.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-08
The Distant View.

One trouble with psychological mo-
ments is that we are seldom able to
recognize them until we view them
from the rear.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-08
In the Temperate zone

After a man is SO his curiosity as
to the hour at which the parade starts
is very mild. Topeka Capital.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-08
pslIv River Bulletin
pes Moines River.
Local Observations.

BarTher. Wind. State.
II p m. ~. 2s.e1 50 NE Cldy
s Z a m. ~. 30 80 6S NE Cldy
Rainfall for past "a hours, 80 hun
dredths.
River above low water of 1864, 1s
feet, 3 tenths
Change in "a hours, rise 2 feet, 6
tenths.
Mean temperature. 67.
Maximum temperature, 60.
Minimum temperature, 65
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Read The Daily Gate City. 10
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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-12-29

natural state are practically worth
less excepting for grazing purposes.
1t would be difficult, generally, to
sell the land for more than $500
pr acre, and in general it is con-
iidered worth much less than that
Without water. AT the present time
.ands in this region. furnished with
reservoir rights, but which have
never as yet been cultivated, or in
other words are still raw lands. are
being offered for sale at from 500
20 $3.50 per acre, and they meet
With good demands. 1t would seem
nat these lands, If furnished an
idequate water supply. should be
worth at the least $50 per acre.
Stock raising would be splendid
industry to carry on with farming
n the Two Buttes district, on ac-
cunt of the vast free range that
gill be tributary to the $4,000
'cres of land. 81 fequ.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-12-29

Tor Mr.. Staples seems to be unfortu
nate in breaking his gasoline en-
CINE.
Two Buttes had plenty of water
Christmas day as old Sol got in his
work on the snow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bevel took Christ
mas dinner with Mr.. Hodge.
There has been a rush of land
seekers this week,
Mr.. Holeman lost valuable horse
in Lamar last Monday.
Four automobiles in Friday with
Christmas callers and land seekers.
Contractor Peirson has a large
mount of material on the ground
Tor the Sayler drug store building.
Two Buttes Lumber and Trading
Co. are having a good trade.
Messrs. Lingholm, Myers and Miss
Rainbolt spent Christmas day with
Mr.. Bridwell. All had a very en-
joyable time.
Mr.. Gathers came out Friday and
COOK a number of pictures of the
Christmas tree
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arid. This condition is a direct

result of topographic and atmospher
t. features and is characteristic OF
nearly all the western half of the
continent, excepting only the noun
tain districts. These conditions
an abundance of sunshine, dry and
pure air, and cool nights, are how
ever, extremely healthful, and tn
climate of the Two Buttes district
is especially beneficial in cases
of pulmonary complaints. The win
tiers are short and generally mild.
sometimes interfering but little
with farm labor. During the sum
mer the days are frequently hot
With favorable moisture conditions
and the usual prevalence of sun
shine this insures rapid plant
growth
The headgate of the canal is
situated on the bank OF the reser
voir. The canal which is now in
course of construction will be II 1-2
miles long and will be "a feet in
y!dth on the top. IA foot on the bot
tom and depth of feet. The
;rade of the canal will be 1.5S feet
the mile, with a capacity of 22O
cord foct of water. The charac-
- construction Is as follows:
The tam win be constructed of dir
having con1-ete coils and will b
l06 feet high. having on each side
strong rock walls. The head gate
will be made of substantial iron
and masonry, there being about
$500 feet of fluming and $50 feet
Of spillways. Tunnel No. 2, be-
ing the longest tunnel on the canal
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-12-29

were recitations which were render.
ed by the older ones. The male
quartette proved its popularity by
being called for several times and
were cheered to the echo. After
the male quartette there was a play
introduced by four of the prominent
people of the community, which crea
ted much amusement. Several flash
light photos were taken OF the diff
ferent committees and will be on
exhibition at the Company's office.
Those present were given neat re-
membranes by Santa Claus. and
the whole community enjoyed them
selves highly. everybody departed
In the early hours OF the morning
with gladdened hearts and the lit
tie ones especially.
Mr.. Holeman has his house COM
pleted and is living in 1t.
Mr.. Jesse went to Lamar last
week to meet his wife. They ex-
pect to make their home here.
Mr.. Allen of Springfield, who in.
tends to put in a stock of goods in
the new store building on Main and
E was here Wednesday
Mr.. McGill who is drilling a we'll
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-12-29

that line. is the four alfalfa meal
mills in the county. all of which
nave been constructed within the
past two years. One of which was
constructed during the current year
These four mills are putting on the
market daily about Is carloads OF
llfalfa meal, and this Prowers Coun
= alfalfa meal has been on the mar.
set just long enoughto cause a com
notion among the alfalfa meal mill
RS of the states just to the cas-
Df us. as the meal produced in IT,
;ounty Is of pea green color an.
specially free from the foreign mat
crs such as weeds. crab grass and
* tails. and readily passes all in
'pection and has a high grade o.
ne mark is. which is not true Q
ne alfalfa meals produc ed in tn
iumlJ Countries. II is not general.
! Known. hut n3ver the less IL It
fact. that alfalfa meal men o
iansas have already bought larg
of alfalfa meal produced
N this county, during the current
year. and shipped to their factories
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-12-29

will be over 200 feet In length. and
Is being excavated through solid
rock.
In projects OF this kind the water
supply is of prime Importance. The
land is obviously more than ample
both in quantity and in quality.
ihe Two Buttes stream is of a
generally torrential nature. al
though there is flow during almos
the entire year. the amount that
flows down the creek when at the
lowest stage Will be of sufficient
value to practically offset the evap-
grafton which would occur from
the surface of the reservoir. The
water shed of this creek is over
500 square miles. The water shed
tributary to the reservoir lies be-
tween Two Buttes and Trinidad.
fhe district is approximately 10 mil
es in width and 80 miles long.
The district may be said. in gen.
erai. to be admirably located with
respect to altitude being about 400
feet above the sea level. No rail-
roads as yet traverse the district
10 be irrigated. the nearest rail-
way point being that of Carlton, on
the Santa Fe system. about %
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-12-29

the name to the irrigation project
which we are now describing.
The Two Buttes Irrigation & Res
ervoir Company is made up. for
the most part, of Colorado men. of
excellent business standing. exper-
fenced along irrigation lines. This
Company is now constructing a larg'
reservoir on Two Buttes Greek. a
main diversion canal to convey the
water from the reservoir to the
lands to be irrigated. and a dis
trfbuting lateral system in connec-
ton Herewith. The project is OF
the class known as Carey Act pro
positions. being carried on unde
the provision of the so-called Car
ey Act passed by Congress. Th'
system will irrigate $4,000 acres
OF land. the reservoir capacity is
10000 acre feet which will hold q
supply OF water large enough to ir-
rigate the land double the required
estimate. allowing nearly two acre
feet OF water for the land. The
source of the water supply is from
the natural flow. flood waters and
underflow of the Two Buttes creek
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-12-29

in order to mix with their home
meal SO that 1t might pass inspec-
ton. All this has had a tendency
to more than double the value of
alfalfa hay in this county within
the past few months. and is begin
ming to have a very noticeable eff
fect on the price of land in this
county. and it is the general opin-
ion of those who are in a position
to know that land values here will
take a sharp rise within the next
few months
We still have room for other
alfalfa meal mills and the land
owners of this county will welcome
them. Prowers County will fatten
Tor the market the present season
$4,000 sheep and lambs, 5000 head
of cattle and 5000 hogs. There are
about 10000 horses, worth 81 .OOO,-
600 and 700 mules. worth $4,000.
Prowers county has over so miles
of railroad, 662 miles of telegraph
line and 1893 miles of telephone
line. Her towns are all making
rapid improvements and are strict
ly up-to-date. and the towns as
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-12-29

The Two Buttes Reservoir ana
Irrigation project is located in Baca
and Prowers counties. the two
southeastern counties of the state
OF Colorado. The reservoir site lies.
for the most part in Township 2S
ojLth. Range 40. and the land
which Is to be irrigated lies in Town
ship q. 2S and 20 South. Range
"A and IS. west of the Sixth Prin-
'ipal Meridian. The land lies
bout 80 miles due south from La
ma. and on both sides of the East
and West line between Baca and
.'rowers counties. the greater part
of the project. however. lies in
Baca county. An important branch
- Ii. am oid SANTA re trail
passes a short distance north of the
two Buttes Creek. The Two Buttes
creek flows in a generally north
easterly direction, and passes just
south of the Two Buttes hill from
which 1t derives its name. and the
two together have in turn given
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-12-29
PROWERS COUNTY IN 1909
Rapid Progress on the Great
Two Buttes Irrigation and
Reservoir Project.

of the two streams above named.
Mr.. Bent estimates that this wat d
can be furnished to some 500
acres of land. not now cove: d
water. at "A price of about S35 p J
acre. A great deal OF this lanc
will be land that now owns no wa
ter right under either the Flo
Lyon or Amity Canals, and vii
De surrounded by highly improve 4
irrigated land that is now selling
or from S75 to $l25 per acre. Nj
cent contemplates no trouble in fin
Ancing this proposition and ekpe~t
. have the project completed b.
ne spring of 1911.
The fifth proposition is the e:
extension and enlargement of tbs
Colorado 4 Kansas Canal from il
PRESENT terminus on Carlton Cree.
the Kansas State Line with sup
Elemental storage reservoirs on Cad
-)a. Mud. Dry, Clay and Wol
rcelss. These reservoirs have
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-12-29

Was Prowers County, Colorado
on the map in 1909? Yes indeed
she was on the map and did her
part towards placing Colorado fag
in the lead of all other states in
the production of wheat, oats, bar
ley. alfalfa. sugar beets. cantaloup-
es. and many other farm products;
and what is more. she will repeat
the same thing next year and fol
many years to come, because snt
has an old established irrigation
system covering more than 100000
acres of the finest soil that the
Colorado sun ever shone upon. Dur
ing the year several other large il
rigation propositions have been put
under way and are being developed.
to-wit:
The Chivington Canal & Reser-
voir Company's proposition located
northeast of Lamar have completed
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-12-29

combined water shed of 100000 ac-
res and combined capacity of SO.-
900 acre feet A district will be
organized under the new state law,
which will build and manage the
whole OF this improved irrigation
system. Surveys were begun ON IL
several weeks ago and the promot-
ers inform us that the project is
financed and will be completed the
coming year.
The sixth project is known as the
Mayfield Irrigation System. which
is already in construction and lies
south of the town of Granada and
includes reservoirs on North Butte.
Plum and Granada Creeks and
bitches therefrom with drainage Of
over 100000 acres. and by which
IL is expected. when finished. to wa
ter 10000 acres of as fine land
Is to be found anywhere in Col
orado. The promoter and builder
of his system is Mr.. j. l.. May
field, the Granada banker, who
owns $500 acres of the land to be
improved thereby.
The American Beet Sugar Com
pany has during the past year fin
ished the enlargement and extension
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-12-29

under way is known as the Bent
veys and bonded district OF some
100000 acres, for s2.350,00O, for
the building of storage reservoirs
covering the land south OF the Ark
ansas River to point on Wolf
creek about IL miles south OF La
mar. This is veryfeasible pro-
position and there is no doubt but
what 1t will be soon financed and
actual work of construction begun.
The fourth proposition is a line
of bitches mapped by and fathered
by our fellow townsman. the Hon.
A. h. Bent, which contemplates
the building of the canal on the
north side OF the Arkansas River
about midway between the Amity
and the Fort Lyon Canals, taking
the water from both the Arkansas
and the Purgatoire Rivers at u point
opposite the city OF Las Animas and
carrying it To a point on the Wild
Horse about IL miles north oil Hol-
ly. This canal will be about lao
miles in length and will get Its
supply from the flood water of both
the Arkansas and Purgatoire and
will be backed up by an immense
reservoir located about 80 miles be-
low Trinidad. where nearly one-half
million acre feet of storage water
will be stored In this one reservoir
To supply the proposition with water
for two years without using any
49, ~ flood water
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-12-29

their surveys and. organization and
have a large amount Of their work
already completed. Forty miles Of
main and lateral canals have been
constructed during the year. twelve
miles of which Is q caHal GO feet
wide on the bottom. Over half o.
the large storage reservoirs and
the headgates of the distributing car
ais are completed and the
work will practically all be complet-
cd BY April LIST. 1910. in time to
deliver an abundant supply of wa
ter for the 10000 acres to be irri-
gated by this system. This pro
position is financed SO that there
will be no hitch in the rapid com.
pletion of the work.
The Two Buttes Irrigation
Reservoir Company, within the year,
have financed and now have large
force of men on the ground build
Ing canals and reservoirs for the
irrigation of $4,000 acres in tn,
south part of Prowers County. and
have over 1900 acres of this lane
sold to actual settlers. This is
Carey Act proposition. land and wa
ter selling for $500 per acre.
The third and largest proposition
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-12-29

which have combined capacity of
over one thousand tons per day.
which are at the present writing
turning out an average of about
$500 sacks of graduated sugar per
day, sugar all ready for the table.
A great many eastern people do not
believe that the factories in Col
orado finish the sugar ready for
the table. One of the greatest in
dustries in the country and one
which has done as muchor more for
the enhano ement of land values and
which will do great deal more in
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-12-29
TWO BUTTES NOTES

Christmas day was observed in
our district by all work stopping,
and a public gathering. The hotel
building was used as hall in which
immense Christmas tree was pro
'ided and filled with an abundance
o, appropriate presents for everyon
\ flora. arch way in front of the
Christmas tree added an artistic eff
feet to the decoration. The open
ing chorus was rendered by the
children of the school assisted by
most of these present. Following
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-12-29

miles distance. The town of Lamar
is located directly north of the
district, at a distance of about 30
miles. and it is at this point that
most of the business of this region
is transacted. 1t is stated, appar-
emily on good authority, that an
other rail road line will be construct
ed through these lands, running in
a northerly and southerly direction.
The lands to be irrigated are very
gently rolling, and lie well for ir-
rigation purposes. They are of the
plains type sloping generally to the
eastward, but with slightly elevated
.dges. with depress! ons between.
The Grounds sur:t;e fil: 20 til.
eastward in g-.ierai al ii - feet
per mile, which .nsur"s reas. rably
good drainage.
The soil of this section is COM
posed of the Fresno fine sandy
oam, which is one of th, most val
liable soils in this district The
Maricopa sandy loan is also found
IN this district. These two classes
of soils are well adapted t., the
raising of crops, particularly vege-
tables of all kinds. including sugar
beets. also alfalfa, various grains
and small fruits. AS will be seen
from the foregoing description of
the soils. this region is we'll adapt
ed to the raising of alfalfa, wheat,
oats. corn. sorghum. melons. sugar
beets. sweet potatoes, and all staple
as well as special crops of the
region.
The land of this region. in their
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-12-29

of the Lamar Canal. which leaves
the river one mile west of city of
Lamar and waters the lands of that
company and others between Lamar
and Granada. During the year they
have completed an under ground
syphon at Wolf Creek which will
deliver the water to the lands ly-
ing beyond that point, which in the
past have been left high and dry
on account of the floods of Wolf
creek damaging and carrying away
overhead fumes and making it too
expensive heretofore to carry the
waters of this canal to a large body
of very fine land between Wolf and
Butte Creeks.
There are several other irriga-
ton projects being surveyed in this
vicinity, but the promoters are. at
the present time too timid to have
them mentioned herein.
Prowers County during the year
1909 produced over 100000 worth
of wheat, 100000 worth of oats.
$4,000 worth OF corn, $4,000
worth of barley. $1.000.000 worth
of alfalfa, 100000 worth of ma
tive hay, $4,000 worth of rye. $780,
900 worth of cantaloupes. $4,000
worth of watermelons, $750,00O
worth of sugar beets, $4,000 worth
of fruit. 100000 worth of wool.
$3.50, 900 worth of bees and honey
and $4,000 worth of alfalfa seed.
Total over 100000.
She has two sugar factories,
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-12-29

and all its tributaries. The dam
of the reservoir is situated across
Two Buttes Creek, being some 25
miles south of Lamar.
Climate.
The Two Buttes district is in
what has often been called the
rain belt" of Kansas and Colorado
Unfortunately. however, the rain
fall has always proved. in a long
term of years. to be deficient for
the profitable raising of crops. The
climate Of this district is essentially