UDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1009.
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Irrigation is a very interesting
sub ect p0,.i,., J.. luleresung
w "i'a iur mat
persons nave
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reason
written about
ly and monthiv m-:.:u.wreV
uiuiuaufs are at
i-.in ume aevot nsr mnoh
the
"Dace to the subject of water right.
Is mlfr- Thelr InfornSn
rferf f, y A,ded .and sontimes won
lso the newspapers, both
local and metropolitan, are publish-
ucoiiiumg irrigation me-
niuus ,mn ie no-
'.'fu! 'far! NEW TRAIN SERVICE ON
CORYALLIS & EASTERN
ivuiiuaiiuu iur me luiurr, wiiru iuc
county will be more developed, more
populated and when bltulithlc or bet
ter roads will be financially possible.
The same rule applies to Irriga
tion. A poor system on a progres
sive man's farm is better than none
at all, for he will know its value and
its fallings and will improve it as
much r.s he is able.
The idea is to get started. More
plans fall from not getting started
a 1 thnn frnm nnv nthAr runae flnre
and how to do it, what others are started and one learns at a surpris
ing and what we should do. tag rate.
constant reading of this mass or Many of the best distributing sys
Uterature is a:it to sphta iha terns for irrieation betran with a
this valley is a financial one, not j The Fresno class of scraper is a
uae or usefulness. It is on a parallel , scraper lor carrying dirt
with county roads. Good bltulithlc i small bumps many irrigators prefer
roaas over the county would mean! the Sunnysldo style as they think it
Convenience with a capital C, but its easier and "quicker. A glance at
the county Is not yet in a position to j the Illustrations of scrapers adver
make them, so the present roads tised In the magazines devoted to Ir
have to do, with whatever Improve-! rlgatlon will give a better idea of the
ments can be afforded. While these i various kinds than can be given hero,
roads are bad enough, they are bet- i Some irrigatora have their own pet
ter than none at all and they are a idea of a scraper and, in the begin
ning, many made their own.
After scraping comes levelling,
Usually. In new Irrigation districts,
the leveller is home made and con
sists of two poles, 30 feet long, fast
ened about four feet apart with
boards. Some Irrigators connlder 30
feet too long and unwieldy, claiming
25 f"t, or even 15 feet, to be long
enough, but the majority seem to
think the longer the better. The
idea is to run the leveller over where
the scraper has been and to keep at
it until water will run down the
grade without finding a low spot
to fill.
average man from attempting to put
his small amount of capital in an
irrigation ditch when he almost gets
enough rain to raise his crons One
reads of a vast amount of labor
money and experience which, In the
opinion of these writers, Is essential
to success, and, in an ideal sense,
they are right. But thev give the
avciT.se would-be irrigator too much
to attempt at first. Th man with
n aui.ui amount or capita!, practically
plowed ditch and gradually improved
as the crops and water increased in
value to the present splendid systems
of vatr conservation and distribu
tion. Likewise, many of the farmers
started in with a level with peeps on
It, a plow and a home-made Bcraper,
but now they have perfect control
of the watering of their crops..
So if any one should feel dis
couraged nt the quantity of advice
When the land is in shape, start
in to dig ditches, build flumes or lay
pipes. Vhlcheer you can afford
or think Is best.
If you put in ditches you will find
It convenient to have little wooden
spouts, I Inches square, for taking
water from the ditch In irrigating
alfalfa or garden. These spouts can
be made from lath and should be at
least 18 Inches in length. When put
ting them In the ditch bank, be sure
to have mud all around or they will
evnertu re rlvlnir out and should
all invested In liis farm nnni.t V t'-.inii u ton much tmnbln and ex- wash out and be troublesome.
the beginning install an ideal irrka- hx-nce fo'r his case, let him take heart With much of a gradA, ditches re-
ion system on his place, and it" Is and start In. If he can't afford con- quire drop boxes, so as to run the
questionable whether it wor.ld be ! ercto nils. concrete laterals, head-water In levels. A good way to make
.it -s and drop boxes and all the mese noxes is to construct a nume z
Ui-r many requirements of an up- foot long by 12 Inches wide and 12
On November 1 a straight passen
ger train was established on the Cor
tallls & Eastern between Albany
and Yaquina, leaving Albany at
12:35 p. m. and arriving In Yaquina
at 5:15 p. m. Returning, leave
Yaquina at 7:15 a. m.. arriving in
Albany at 11:15. a. m., making direct
connections at Corvallts and Albany
with Southern Pacific trains to and
from Tortland and other S. P. points
north and south.
The Chapeau Millinery store for
the best prices as well as style in the
city.
i-oe ior mm to so do, unless he
should happen to be an irrigator with
many years of varied iiTuniion ex
perlenco to bis credit. Even such an
irrigator would make manv mistakes
mi new laud and under a new climate
to-date system, let him start In any
way. It will pay. He certainly can
take a plow, or even a hoe, and make
n furrow. Ho will find that. Is not
before he !,'nt his farm ideally water- nil he can do. Once started and
P(i- f'bnnees are bp will become Interest-
To the farmer of this vailev the ed and vears from now will be telling' a hole. At the beginning of the
most important thing to do is to cet some of the present day experts Ideal, k-ume nail dents so that a piece of
inches high. On each end place wings
18 inches to the tight, 18 Inches to
the left and 18 Inche3 deep under
neath. In placing the boxes In posi
tion have the rear end lower than the
front, so that the water will not dig
Ike
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the water on his land and become in
t crested. Then he will learn what
to do with It. The American farmer
Is no fool. Oftlmes he is a very wise
man, and as a .laek-of-all-trades he
can't be beat. He Is just as able
building himself u bouse as when
plowing a field, and, in this countv,
oftinies as not, be can tell gold from
mien, knows bow to handle a dydrau
lie giant or a freight team, and in the
summer can grow prize winning
fruits and vegetables. . Also he can
milk a cow and tell a young rooster
from a pullet. He has learned to do
these things from experience and he
will learn irrigation the same way.
I Other places have been Irrigating for
years, and there is much the farmer
jof this valley can learn from them,
I but It Is doubtful whether It would be
I wise for him to attempt at the start
to imt In a copy of the elaborate sys
tems of waler distribution that are
in use on older irrigated lands or to
lavishly follow their methods.
The objection to an elaborate sys
tem of irrigation on the farms of
ways of irrigating this valley as yet
not dreamed of in their philosophy.
If one's finances won't allow him
to pay a surveyor to stake out the
levels on his land, then let him go
to a hardware store nnd buy the
longest level he can, the longer the
better. At the same place he should
also be able to get n set of Irrigator's
sights or peeps. These should be
placed on each end of the level. Now
he Is ready to go out and get ac
quainted with the bumps on his
land. When he has decided on the
best way to run the water, he can
Mtcb a team to a plow and do some
plowing, following this up with a
scraper, scraping the bumps Into the
hollows. In this work judgement
ought to be used. He should not try
to move one acre Into the next.
On tb market there are all kinds
of scrapers adapted to Irrigation pur
poses, many of them named after the
district in which they originated or
were first used. Fresno nnd Sunny
lde scrapers are examples of this
class, and there are many others.
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board can be so placed as to check
the water the height wanted In the
ditch. When putting In drop boxes
be cnrernl to do the same as with the
spouts, puddling the enrth around
and tamping firmly, otherwise there
wl be serious washouts which may
damage quite a large area of level
ling. A" turns at right angles In a ditch
should have turn boxes. These are
built on the same principle ns the
drop boxes with wings to prevent
washouts, only they are built In the
snnpe of a mzy L.
To reach across low ground, flume
ought to be used by the ditch build
er. If a flume system Is decided on,
cedar Is considered the best wood
for the purpose ns It lasts longer.
The objection to flume Is that II
wnrps nnd, like ditches, needs con
siderable attention. Elko lots of
other things, there are mnny ways of
building flumes nnd on how good the
work Is done depends how well It
will work, l'so judgment In placing
and supporting them nnd don't put
up a two foot flnmo to carry an Inch
of water. Itemember, that If tho
flumes leak and are not properly
supported, the supports will gave
wny, causing the flumes to either
fall down of become Hwny-backed.
To strengthen the flumes nnd
to a certain extent prevent warp
ing, nail cleats at ' frvquent Intervals,
not just, on top, but all round. In
t Irrigating from a fleme bore holes
'with an augur an Inch or less In dl
ii ier. If a bigger flow Is required,
bore two boles. Plae the hobs the
distance apart that the land will s il-
i IrrUute. Have plugs tend'' for ein h
hob ro that the flow of wnter can
i be stopped or regulated m'ihi eeed-
ed. Place cheeks In tb" fleine ho
a full force of water can l put
! through the holes to be watered
j f i inn.
I ri Htib-ti'i'lgatl'U imirUinr out
l. eften used. This Is n imtbod of
'running chariti'di a certain dl-.lniiee
;i'''i't, depending on bow far Hie soil
will siib-lrrlmite. In none ta.cs
a distance of tl or 8 feet s close
! "MMiiigh, while In other." 3, or even ,
1 Is none to (lose. K'lli-lrrl'.'Mtlon
; Is Influenced by the grade, soil and
i subsoil. As a rule, steeper the
'grade and closer the (binuiels have
to be. Hut with n bind subsoil the
! channels ran be placed farther apart.
Some Irrigators try to so place the
iliannels nnd to so reg.ilate the flow
of water that sub-Irrigation keeps
unci' with the water running down
tin' marking out.
l or marking out channels not
more than 4 feet apart, n rough sb-d
with 2 Miop-tlopi d runners Is quite
co'iimonly used. The runners are ad
justable, so that channels can be
made from 1 to 4 feel apart. The
driver stands on the sled to give It
weight, while a little runner Is hung
out on the nlde to mark out where
tlm next channel should come. In
this way the channels are kept at an
even distance. This met hod of
channel making Is used on plowed
ground. On land In crop or when
the channels are far apart, a culti
vator can be used.
The above Is not Intended as a les
son In irrigation, but' Just as an In
troduction. An expert, or even a be
ginner could tell of other methods
and add many things not mentioned
here. They could tell of Irrigation
by flooding, sub-Irrigation with
pierced pipes, and even of attempts
to Imitate rain, a method which,
wnlle all rtebt for a lawn, Is rather
a poor method for growing alfalfa
or for use In a com menial garden.
Bum Irrigators would advise on the
wny to use the pointed Irrigating
line, and others on bow to handle
the spade.
Advice, usually, Is (heap, but In
Irrigation valuable. Listen to It.
Even a fool ran teach some wise
man something.
Anyway, start In now while the
land Is soft. Start In and gi t Inter
est'd, for It Is the ln-nt work ever.
Nest harvest the rpwnrd will come,
and, though nn Ideal Vhteiu may be
a long way off, don't become dis
couraged. IIY IIUUOATOK.
Woman's Kellef Corps.
The Woman's Relief Corps me"t In
their hall on Front street Saturday
afternoop, November 13;- President
Ella Howard, assistant officers and
a large membership present.
Mrs. Jennie Hlgglns. of Eugene,
department counsellor and W. It. C.
Inspector for Southern Oregon corps,
was present, also Mrs. Minnie Jones,
of Ttoseburg, and Mrs. Jennie Clem
ents, of this city, ns visiting mem
bers. Tho reports of the various
committees were most, satisfactory,
showing the large amount of relief
work being done by the corps.
Genernl orders from both national
and department bendqunrters were
read urging renewed real in building
up our noble order. Special stress
being laid on tho duties of the pa
. . . . . .
u mi u: ijisu-uciors in leaciung pa
triotism and reverence for our beau
tiful flag. This instruction Is a
great need of the nllen children of
our schools.
Tho report sent out by the govern
ment last August states that during
the fiscal year 944,234 aliens were
admitted to the I'nlted States. The
largest class were Italians, number
ing 78,730; with Hebrews next,
numbering 37,415. The grand total
of Immigration from September 30.
1S20, up to and including tho last
fiscal year Is given ns 20,852,723.
"Patriotism is the vital breath of a
nation and wo should try with all
our God given powers to promote It."
After the ritualistic work had
been dispensed with, Mrs. Illgglns
In her official capacity as Inspector
took the floor and for nn hour held
the undivided attention of the en
tire audience. The lady Is perfect
ly familiar with her work nnd Is a
fine disciplinarian. She spoke very
highly of the efficient work that has
and Is being done by this corps, of
Its large and harmonious member
ship, counselling them to ever re
member the grand nnd noble, purpose
they nro banded together for, to aid
and assist the Crntnl Army of the
Republic and such Union veterans
ns need our help and protection, and
to extend needful aid to their widows
and orphnns.
At the close a delicious lunch was
served nnd n pleasant nodal hour was
spent.
Mrs. Hlgglm left on Hie evening
train for Roseburg where she Inspect
ed the corps of that city. Rbn visited
the Woman's Relief Corps of Ash
land, Medford and Central Point be
fore coming to Grants I'ass. She
reports all In favorable condition.
ALICE MAI. LORY,
Press. Cor. W. R. C.
NOIK l: 01' filAXUK
OF CORPORATE NAME
Notice is hereby given, that pur
suant to a mooting of stockholder,
of the llalr-Rlddle Hardware Com
pany, a corporation, heretofore or
ganized under the laws of the Stata
of Oregon, held at the office of the
company on November 1, 1909, at
which were present all .the stock
holders of said corporation, nnd at
which meeting was voted all the
stock Issued by said corporation; a
resolution was unanimously adopted
to change the name nf tho rnnum.
Hon to Rogue River Hardware Com
pany, ana the dim-tors of said cor
poration were therhv Anthnri.i ,n
directed to file with' tho Secretary of
me iounty Clerk for
Josephine County, Oregon, supple
mental articles of
changing the name of the corporation
s uioresaiii, and to publish notice
thereof within Josephine County,
Oregon, ns required by law.
That pursuant to such resolution
the board of directors have filed
said supplemental articles of Incor
poration with the Secretary of State
nnd the County Clerk ns directed,
and do hereby -give notice that the
said Hnlr-Rlddlo Hardware Company
will hereafter be known nnd trans
act Its corporate business under the
name nnd style of Rogue River Hard
ware Company.
Hated November 9, 1909,
geo. r. Rinnr.E,
at. c. Rinnr.E
W. L. IRELAND.
Directors.
Legs Ulaqks at the Courier.
SIMPLE WASH . .
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Why Halves I it it While n . Simple
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Thousands of Cures.
It Is now thoroughly established
among the best medical authorities
that eczema Is purely a skin disease,
due to a germ, and curable only
through the skin. It Is not a blood
disease at all; In fact, thousands of
people suffer with skin disease and
are perfectly healthy otherwise, and
thereby prove they have no diseased
blood.
8meary salves cannot reach the
germs because they do not penetrate
the skin. Ths only way to reach the
germs Is by means of a penetrating
liquid.
Such a liquid can be obtained by
simply mixing ordinary oil of winter-
green with thymol, glycerins and
other healing agents. This com
pound, known as D. D. D. Prescrip
tion, stops tho Itch Instantly and
Hi - '.: all appear to be permanent.
In t(t, It to.-H ,liouind of cures,
rase after up, before the best
scientific aui. n. m;c convinced
of tho absolute mei,.n of this remedy.
D. I). D. Prescription kills the germn
In tho Itching skin. Its effect Is o.-c
within ono minute aftr the first ap
plication. Vt cspei .!!;. rocommeuil
D. D. D. tirfcp In connection with tho
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the County Court of the State of
Oregon, for the Countv of Jose
phine. In the Matter of the Estate
of Kda M. Larson, deceased.
Notice Is hereby given that the
uinlersUrned In appointed ndmlfnH
trator of the estate or Eda M. Lnr
son. deceased, bv the County Court
of the State of Oregon for tho Coun
ty of Josephine, and that all persons
having claims against said estate
are notified to present the same duly
verified to said Administrator at the
office of Marcus W. Robblns, nttor-ney-nt-law.
Grants Pass, Oregon, on
or before six months from the date
of the first mihllcnilnn
' ' -.' inn
tlce, which date of said first publica
tion is Friday. November 19, 1909.
JOHN A. LARSON, Administrator.
llewnre of Ointments for fntnrrh
that Contain Mercury,
ns mercury wll surely destroy the
sense or smeii and completely de
range the whole system when enter-
Incr through the inuenua niirfnrna
Such articles should never be used
except on prescription from reput
able physicians, ns the damage they
will do Is tenfold to the good you can
possibly derive from them. Hall'.
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J.
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no mercury, and Is taken Internnlly,
acting nirecny upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. In
hi.ylng Hnll's Catarrh Cure bo suro
vou net the genuine. Tt Is taken In-
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CONTEST NOTICE
Department of tho Interior!
I'tilted Stntes Land Office.
Roseburg. Ore., Oct. 22, 1909.
A sufficient contest affidavit hnr
Ing been filed In this office by Harry
L. Lewis, contestant, nitnlnst home
stend entry No. 1332-1, mndo Janu
ary 9, 1904. for NW'-i SK", . NH14
SWV, and SKi NW", Section R,
Township STi S.. Range 7 W. Wll
lainelte Meridian, by Henry E.
Stifllz, contentee, In which It Is al
leged that said Henry E. Hire-Its has
mndo no Improvements on said lands
except to erect a small cabin thereon;
that be has made no effort to Im
prove or cultlvato said land wllh a
view of obtaining a home for him
self; that ho has wholly abandoned
said tract, and has not been upon
same since October 1st, 1908; that
ho died about January 15th, 1909,
leaving Ferdlnnnd Ktreltz, a brother,
as bis heir, addresH not known; that
since his death bis heirs or any other
person acting for them has resided
upon or cultivated said tract; said
parties are hereby notified to ap
pear, respond, nnd offer evidence
touching said allegation at. 10 o'clock
a. ni., on December 1st, 1909, before
Joseph Moss, IT. 8. Commissioner, at
his ofrico In Grants Pass, Oregon,
(and that final hearing will bo hold
at his office at 1 1 o'clock a. m., on
December 15, 1909, before the Re
gister and Receiver at tho United
States Land Office In Roseburg, Ore
gon.) That said contestant having, In a
proper affidavit, filed October 18,
1909, sot forth facts which show that
after due diligence personal service
of this notice cannot be made, it I.
hereby ordered and directed that
such notice be given by due and
proper publication.
BENJAMIN L. EDDY, Register.
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H(trmcnlt for v o ' 1 1 n i' i n