Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, April 02, 1909, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text,rnT VTV GRANTS PASS, JOSSPHINB COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY, APKlL. 2, 1909 NO. 1 VUL AAV. .. . ' , , - ..... . I k. rAN v niv QnH I f tha In. I WATER LAW-COM PLETE SYNOPSIS Legislation Regarding Ir rigation and Power. WORK OF SESSION TERM This Legislation Will Do More to Build Up Oregon than Any Other. being left for binding, and if the in formation cannot be shown on one sheet, under proper scale, additional sheets must be added. The map must show the location of the point of diversion by courses and distances from some government corner if possible. The location of the head- gate, also of the ditch or canal, and where government survey lines are crossed, frequent ties to section corners should be shown. Where It is intended to irrigate lands, the estimated acreage to be Irrigated should be set out according to local subdivision. As in the past, the name of the stream from which the water Is diverted, should be given and where the canal crosses streams or other ditches, the location of such crossings must be shown and WATEB WILL BE READY FOR THIS SEASON'S CROP The Giant Tearing out Boulders With a Double Shift 60 Men and 15 Teams Working Every Day of Week. CASYS COLTS WIN BALL GAME Local Hoys Hit Tortlaud Twirlers Hard. have water this season seems to be thorouKhly impressed on the minds rrnasinirs iiiuhl uts buuvu auu vm5 i - ... name of the ditch or canal must also of the managers of the great irr The legislature of Oregon at its session this year passed a new water code which will assist greatly in developing irrigation throughout the state and especially in the Rogue River valley. There will be no more of the dog in the manger policy of the past, of people securing what they could not use. This law com pletely does up the speculator in water rights. The Courier requested O. S. Blanchard, the attorney, who has had much to do with irrigation, to make a synopsis of this law as it affects irrigation and power, and ha has kindly dene so. Mr. Blanch ard sayv "The following contains some pertinent suggestions as to how wa ter shall be appropriated under the act of 1909: "The law provides that any per son, association or corporation here after intending to acquire the right to the beneficial use of any waters, shall before commencing the con struction, enlargement or extension of any ditch, canal or other dis tributing or controlling works, or performing any work In connection with the said construction or pro posed appropriation, make an appli cation to the state engineer for a permit to make such appropriation rna who wilfully diverts or uses water to the detriment be shown. "Plans of dams, cribs or embank ments must De drawn on iongn.u-i aa h nlnnBEfi. dinal scale of not less than 1 Inch to Btt " 200 feet, and, for crossing sections, of not less than 1 inch to 20 feet, and additional provisions are made for waste ways. Maps of reservoirs should show the total area sub merged and enough levels to permit nf comnutine its capacity. The Th imnr.rnnc of crowding to the hard material which is to be her honor. completion the various ditches al- eucountered for some distance far- After the refreshments were par ready under construction so as to ! ther on. taken of the banquet hall was clear- The Fruitdale Line. ed and the merry making continued Six miles of the right of way work 2 ,c,ock- wht"n the f "ef ? has been done on the Fruitdale line. Parted for their .homes with hearty So far the work on this high line 8od wi8h8 for the future halne88 has been mostly done by hand power of the SUCBt of, honor; but on Monday next teams will be M,a8 Umphlette left Saturday i u morning for Glendale, where ner 'side at the end of the steol pipe Parents have removed. V V V IVVV 1IUIU V liC If U 111 La i v. n VUU' I cwoMo . .h. A Throe Mjrlit Engagement, urnnA th mn,,nt..n i. morf Despite the fact that Miss Jose It will be her escort, repaired to the banquet hall. Here also the color scheme was carried out in the delicious re freshments of pink ice cream and pink and white cake. The long tables were decorated with large vases of pink Lamb Tongues, and altogether the tables presented a moBt beautiful and appetizing ap- nearance. After the guests were seated a book was passed around In which the names of all were regis tered and this was given to Miss Umnhlette and will be cherished by her in years to come as a memento Tjj SCORE STANDS 18 TO 3 gating system. The work Is being Dushed with earnestness and even the workmen are Imbued with the High Score Duo to Number of Errors G. 1 Hoys Did Very Good Work. ment. Some days there is trouble in se curing all the men needed, but the work goes merrily on day after day and week after week. Superintend ent Carner was greatly encouraged this week with the progress made of computing its capacity, in h drauc glant as well a8 slope of the earth dams should be ,,, nf thn other machinery. approximately 3 to 1 for the front conver8atlon wlth a Courler rep or water side, and 2 to 1 for the nrMaA himself as back. If water power is to be devel- fl wtfc the work done oped, a profile of that portion oi tne HBeg &nd Beemed to fee, canal wherein the dam is to be de- hA nn delav veloped should be snown on la completlng the various ditches map. "Certain colors are for conveni ence to be used In setting out lands Irrigated and enlargement of ditch es (By Will McRae.) Portland, 18. Grants Pass, 3. There will be some baseball crabs in Grants Pass who will be prone to sneer at this one-sided score, ui uiuuuiaiu id uittuc, i ... , , I sneer HI una uuo-muuu mum, uui difficult work as only Pmne "ellT Wlin,ne,r they are not students of the good tandem teams can be used and then Pan are "omparau, oW Natlonal paatlme B0 theIr 8neora th cnnBtrnrtlnn lnnr thn hniM the theatre going pUDHC in tnis w-r- above Fruitdale will be easy. tn,s beln ,nr 11 8 appcar' There is talk of having an excur- nce ln th,a Part,of he Btte; 7' don't count. Riggs, Who was on the firing line for the locals, was wild in the opening Inning and the couple slon from Portland to arrive in tneleB8 8ne 18 Birea wmeiy , of wild pitches that he heaved into Grants Pass at the time the water c"88ed and before he ""f8!: the hiatinee aa the curtain went up is let in the 200-foot contour ditch. draWB t0 a cl080 K 18 man"e" gave Casey's Invadors a chance to An effort is to be made to have from the house will be none too large to Bpeakng term- wlth the 500 to 700 people who will be pick- accommoaau. iu uwu- wu.v- home plate. There wa8 b1b0 80me ed up from all points from Portland be attracted by the personality or bc th,nklng m the south. This, It is thought, will be Pne ot th0 be8t eraotional actre88C" succeeding rounds that helped advertising this county with cm- ,n tne cuntry- Manager Casey's crew of North- phasis, and through this effort Miss Deffry s work in her one" we8tern League pennant chasers to many desirable people can be located in. w"eu run up the big score. nguuy ; When it came to hitting the ball treat, sparkling wun repanee a.m found t(J here. Having secured irrigation it will 'T " frnm POftrBeness bot!l Ame8 ana USDUrn l0U a . . . thrusts, but free from coarseness. BPnrifla that there were some now pay io carry on a citinimign oi m,irl n the I education as to the soil, climate and Th hirdlv Improved vX BlUggerS amnfS th6 ,ad9 T the manv imnortant as well as favor- cast C0U,d..hB.rd,.y. JlZl Grants Pass uniforms. Ames while the many Important as well as favor able features of this particular sec- and give that aid without which an l . ihom Hrturn thn n 1- ab e features of this part eular sec- . ho inrvinff re- uo wn" UDUU,"B "v" """" tlon. There must be a thorough LhT' ,ey W" fUnd fr fUr "lng,e8 R"d advertising of the fact that Grant. 8 J, 6 "o en I three 0-brn. during the five Inn ings he Pass and Josephine county is the . .. , ot thn Onera WB8 oll,c,tt""' r . i - . . i atnr nt inn Dai ana iu iuui umiw uu Sale of seats will open Saturday i droye out thrco pretty glngle8 morning at Kussoll's Confectionery h b,ffed - WW , rts or uses "Second, for recording appllca- Rlng at ;try at ,arge a8 the Rogue niver Vftl. of others, is tlons to appropriated water, (a) for dUch con8truc. ley. We must learn to be loyal to r, and It Is a ' irrigation. 16c per acre rrom y to dlfflcu,t gr0und. When this our own locality and stand up and be nr divert 100 acres inclusive; Bc per acre from lnwpnHnn nrrlvP It will be counted whenever a call Is made for out two safe ones. Portland's first two runs came In Willis the first Inning and was due to two guilty of a misdemeanor . . . . i ji i . misdemeanor to use, sio.e lnclwve. any water until aiier me acre for each acre ,n excens "The state engineer, John Lewis, furnishes application forms and ap plications should be made in dupli cate and is not a permit to appropri ate water until after it is approved by the state engineer. In order to facilitate matters, the forms are divided into three classes. First, tor new diversions. Second, for en ' largement or extension of existing works; and third, for the construc tion of reservoir and storage of un appropriated waters. Inasmuch as ,the public Is Interested In knowing what new diversions are made, ap plications must be accompanied by necessary maps and fees, and this should be strictly observed. Each application must be accompanied by A map In duplicate; one of which must be on tracing linen, and the other may be a blue print copy of such tracing. It Is necessary that these maps be drawn accurately and neatly to some convenient scale, on sheets of uniform size, 24x32 Inches. Inches on the left of each sheet on time to the points included in the estimates. President Gilkcy Talks. ' President Gilkey, who is giving . the construction work on the canals "Technical requirements xor maps Qf w tJ ga,d today are to be waived for appropriations nTnnav haA bttween SO of 3 second feet or less, where, on account of great distances, the ex- , pense of employment of a surveyor ndditlon.il tna- ,s out of proportion to the value of Thpy the appropriation, provided I the ap- t known a8 the proprlator is able to furnish in in- here a,mo8t telllgent form, the information re- Road g. quired. Each application nn . h, ag we a8 on cemer state engineer must be accompanied g adjuBtable valley. by the following fees: . , .so1, DPnonHion. We have too long permitted sec "First, $3.00 for examining an tlon8 reniote trom thls rlver and Ltore a nnlfpatlnn. I ' . . . va11.-v in Iia nnlmoil nff nn (ha nnnn. I FK..v.v ornutid For hill or mountain siae - " "Second, for recording appnea- ; t at ,ar ag the Rogue Rlver Vftl. Oorwl hj R Kun. vZ." i. S dd.ni. wnd. ph.,.,. ....... tlon on aiiiicuu grounu. una -- - - - baso A walk to station in tne soc- modern Invention arrives It will be counted whenever a cal Is made or farm for a work an Imal, 1 tad a" ! and 8,ngle9 by CaHey and Cooney put to work at once and from that volunteers to ucienu uus secwuu g,y stream ia ""a sent home one more run. Three runs lime on construction will go for- from outside encroachments by and attacked Homer York who was h08 0 ,n thlrd Rnd one ward with great activity. 'ho wrongfully use our trade- fading him The bull w Itta . itub war. Pu The Giant Working. '"k. Let every man, woman and of a horn pierced Homer arn be- Rlggs until the Dan .Green Is accomplishing great Hd the whole country know that ,0w the elbow rnd gave , him a pain- eojldnt , g 1UU" results with the giant and every day 18 '8 enira "e.e u ver vaney, wouna un r u, u. . ,n ,ne in excess oi iv. M ana al80 anotner ract, tnat app.os ed Dert yora, u ...... -" " ht and then camo the For any other purpose $o.00 grown here have tho preml. t , bl tamt "w up In the ninth, for filing and recording each permit. ovpr a outHldo C(),ni)t.titors. a year ago he attacked the youngest mignty p ii HAnH ntr qtiv lsirtlij uiiv.il. ii (KM i. auu vuxj . . m . ... HV I n 111 LI 111 B rVlKKD nun viv n t7h Jerri 2 "in trnt llTo -ployed and already 700 feet Tho Irrigation ditch w.,1 give us York boy and caused painful bruis- W inm c other water right ,n8true.nt' have been cut through tne boulder strength to defend ourselves against 0s. ' , ,cg 08burn0i wn0 for the firs 100 JM-J IO tor cempnt that rla89 who have (,n8tanUy ln tho The bull waa ralHCd on th e h rm J,;,, K,n (ho box turned each additional hundred words nil8UBeJ of R and wafJ a fam , IHit. The b ,ys w.ced 1 fraction thereof. g ' Rlvor. We have no qimrrc., wUh him for a saddle anlma I o hitch the mo fourth for maMng copy of ny 1ve a)onR thI- h)m up tQ b(J driven sing e and he bott i run document in the state engineers q .t tQ thfl niclhon of hM bwn very UMfui m stump and oonpf,1 . . .,, . oliict, 10c per hiinureJ wcraa o. who mlHre,,reBC(nt their grub pulling fraction. , . . . . ,. ., irentrrniihlcnl situation. -rifth for certifying to copies. " ic .i-" nun, xor j suitable pipe This ends tho weekly budget of lr documents records or maps, t i.uu. i i 'Slxth, for blue print copy oi any map, 10c per square foot or fraction of 1000 acres, (b) For power pur poses: 25c per H. P. from 0 to 100 Inclusive: 10c per H. P. from 100 to 1000 inclusive; 5c for each H. P in excess of 1000 tnereof. "It is well to understand that tne commencement of the work, the . . t. nnA iha completion oi me wu., engineer Immediately application of the water to the bene .. .ict ' hn accompanied within the time specified In the per mlt, as priority of rights dependlnx FAREWELL RECEPTION tlons. You must notify the state upon com- j Our naw goods haveomrnenccd to arrive THIS WEt-K M RECEIVED NEW CARPETS NEW ART SQUARES NEW WALL PAPER NEW GO CARTS See these goods before purchasing The Mail Delivery. Post master Donncll says have your letters addressed to your street number if you want them delivered by carrier. Write to your corres pondent now and give them your number and request them to be par ticular to address all letters to the 1 ' ... mi ... ....tt,.. l'mi.hli.tiM ulvun street and number mentioned. This . ...... field scored Troeh and Osburne and then Cooney scored on Hassy's two . . i. Ilincir.r Mil en WHS Biiie " Z' IT? r,, ,tat fleM boot and Garibaldi plucked oft un .. ontu.uu, v, cooney. Swanton, received a telegram from Lincoln, a sinM,, muim ,. Neb announcing the death of his who had stopped one of lllgg oldest son Wilbur B. Coutant, who nhoots with his sconce in the prevl- oldest B( n. wi our . giammed out a threo- TO HISS UHPHLETTE JT'.i: by hi. PW.ICI.M "T. .M ,.... Br tbl. tlin. Portta.d Iihu n lower amtuae wuuiu uo uuv- - mm a nf no avail. Hi aeatn w - - "uaod ny va vn,r trouble of the but the umpire had grown toy - so - he rt His body was taken back In Portland wing around tho bases l ander whirh had been his home and bad lost count. No one pro- r n a y ytar,, where his fun,,a. tested tho oversight ho further was hold Monday under the dlroc -laughter was prevented. Uo of the Odd Fellows and Wood- Grants Pas first runs came In the lion u hi . ,u thlrH rnnto. It CK9 hit SafO after . . -.r utiifn nrriiTH mi n ua l ...... - men, umu i nu.v... . (). F. Hull by Hundred (illl'MtN. Last Friday evening the I. O. O. ; h;ill In this city was the scene of a large and merry gathering, tho oc casion being a farewell reception Is a very Important matter as It will serve to get your mall to you promptly and will assist the clerk In the post office In the distribution of the mall. ti . I.. u r'a tork of Wsxll PPT W will continue to sell our last ve r of at 23 per cent oil lor a short time. vivnrii sy"Houscfurnishcr 1 P W iLlLsL bide f RailroaJ on G st 'Front Prevention." On Thursday. Anrll 8. Prof. P. J. O'Gara, by Invitation will make a talk before the member of the Fruit Exchange in the rooms of the Com mercial Club at 10:80 a. in. his subject being "Frost Prevention." Other timely topics In connection therewith will naturally come up for by Ftna Hebekah lodge. The committee having the affair In charge bad the large reception room and banquet hall beautifully decorated In pink and white, while vase of pink Lamb Tonguei were At about a member. He left a wife, four daughter and two sons and a number of relatives to mourn hi los. Wilbur E. Cout nnt was a capable printer and news paper man in which business he suc ceeded his father In the publication everywhere In evidence. At about . newspaper of Lander a . a a il td Kmrun In nrr VI Rflil were received and welcomed at the I d Htat0 and had man V friend who . together with his family, will deeply mourn hi early iwih. He wa one of five son, four of whom followed their father's calling. door by tho Noble Grand, Mr. Mary Hlldreth, assisted by Mr. Jennlw Uurke and Mrs. Goodnow. Ky 10 o'clock the large room were eom- fottably filled, there being nearly 100 guest present. The tlmo wa most pleasantly spent In varlou mricniwi iti ....v... . - i .... i Mn attention. It Is to be hoped that the amusement and excellent music as fruitgrowers generally In all part furnished during the entire evening of the county will turn out to hear ,V Mr ftn(j Mr8, n. L. Demaree. the professor on this timely topic. 0.(.io(.K the assembled licgal Ulnnks at the Courier. llut-titt Verba Wanted. We bavo a call for ome lluena I Yerba, and wish to send It to Port hand a soon s possible. $1 will bo At 11 o'clock the assemuieu. i . tb firBt bunch or tne neru I guest led by Ml Umphlette andJbroUght to the Courier office. Wood wa In plcklo. Williams found an opening and shot one safo and then Thrasher followed suit, scor ing Rlggs. who made the first blngle and scored the first run for the localB. Colo's safe wallop scored William. In the eight Thrasher was an easy out. Colo biffed afo, but was nailed at tho econd by CaBey who ha d retrieved H. Faublon n single. H. Faublon made a clever steal of second and S. Faublon brought him home with a single Heoro by Inning. Portland 2 1 3 1 0 0 2 2 718 15 3 Grants P. 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 10 2 flatteries: Portland, Ame, Os burne, Fournler and Troehj Grants Pass, Rlggi and 3. Faublon. Leunl lUiink nt the fVirlcr.