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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 8, 1909)
h y rcv GROCERIES Oh! Ham Y We don't sell just "Ham." We sell Armour's "Star." The ham of hams "The Ham what am." H rr"r2S L ' L You Can Save Money by Trading at Colburn's Cash Store ALLIANCE HOSPITAL GRADUATED NURSES IN ATTENDANCE HOSPITAL STAFF Dr. Bellwood, Dr. Bowman, Dr. Hand, Dr. Copsey Open to All Reputable Physicians. s Address all communications to THE MATRON, ALLIANCE HOSPITAL, Alliance, Nebraska. Palace Livery Bam H. P. COUJRSEY, Prop. (Successor to C. C. Smith) one hi iCK west op Good turnouts, strict attention to our business, Tin: NE'V zhindkx and courteous treatment to all has won for us the uuii.ntNG. 'Phono excellent patronage we eniov. Trv us. I nl earn Peter Kicken will breaking with his outnc, near finance days: Orders may be office. FIRE INSURANCE AG-ENOY REPRESENTS THE FOLLOWING INSURANCE COMPANIES. Uartford Fire Insurance Company. North American of Philadelphia. I'lioenl.x of Ulookljn. New York. Continental of New York City. Niagara Fire Insurance Company. Coiiuuetlcuit Fire (Vinuucrclal Union Assurance Co., London Uermanta Fire Ius. Co t iti of On it.a AND MEATS Jas. Graham (i ON THE HKimfa aiKxxxzaf Wallace's Transfer Line Household goods moved promptly and transfer work solicited. Phone i Frank Wallace, Prop'r. Boards of all descriptions for any part of a house or barn. Dierks Lumber S Coal Co. Phone 22 D. Waters, Mgr. do very satisfactory new kerosene plow ior cue next lew left at The Herald Liverpool. London and Globe Ins. Co. Cierruan American Ijii. Co., New York. New Hampshire Columbia Fire Insurance Company. Philadelphia Underwriters. Phoenix In to., Hartford, Conn Firewalls Fund Insurance Co. U M'lii-sifr (ji-riiiuii Inn. 1 1 office I o tuu 1 Utchcr lllock '.Tow Breaking I Wit I WwntouraWV y; CORNER" H OLSTEN 'S Headquarters for School 4 a ies TABLETS NOTE BOOKS COMPOSITION BOOKS NOTE PAPER PENCILS PENS, INKS CHALK CRAYONS COLORED CRAYONS ERASERS and PAINTS RULERS GIVEN AWAY AT HOLSTEN'S Shoe Repairing PROHPTLY DONE All Work Strictly First-Class fl. D. Nichols BOX BUTTE AVENUE tst door north of Herald office J&.. ID. 3STSTW At'CTIONEKK ELLSWORTH, NEBR. Col. New has had 25 years' experience and is one of the most successful auctioneers in the northwest. Dates made at this office. When a Plumber is Needed send for us. We have plenty of time now 10 attend to all classes of work This is not our busy season aud it will pay you to have your PLUMBING, HEATING, FITTING, etc., attended to now before the rush of work begins. We aie thoroughly posted in our business and an order from you will promptly put ail our knowledge and skill at your service. The cost will not be grt-at. Fred Bre n nan J. N. Sturgeon S. G. Younq Sturgeon & Young DRAY LINE (Successors to G. W. Zobel) Office Phoneti39. Residence Phone 142. uppi "N1 IMing Money On the Farm I. Drainage By G. V. GREGORY. Agricultural Division, Iowa State Gollcgo Copsrljhi, 1909, by American Press AitocUtion w. IN order to make money on t tic farm It is first necessary to get the laud lu slmpc to respond liberally to the work put upon It. One of the llrst and most Important steps In get ting It lu such condition Is to drain It thoroughly. There itro two Konurttl types of drains tile drains and open .lltches. About the only place where an open ditch can be used to advantage Is In draining large hccUodh of the country where natural drainage is insufllcleut to carry off the surface water or to provide an outlet for tile. Such n ditch Is really an urtlllchil river. Its large size prevents It from becoming easily clogged. It should be made deep enough to provide a good outlet for tile systems from the farms trib utary to it. The sides should have a slope of at least oue to one run back one foot for every foot of rise. The Use of Tile. The major portion of the drainage, however, must be done with tile, lu starting out to tile a farm It pays to go at It systematically. lw fanners are able to tile their whole farms at once, but by planning the wliole system be fore any work Is done mid then put ting lu as many rods as possible each year the farm will lu the end bo thor oughly drained at much less expense than if the work was gone at in a tdt or miss fashion. The proposed lines of tile should be laid off by a good engineer, llo has the tools and ability to do H properly, and a little money spent lu this way will be made up many times over lu the added elllilency of the system. The llrst money that Is spent for tile should be put wheie It will yield the quickest returns. On almost every farm there are sloughs and draws that are too wet to work long after the rest of the Held Is dry. The loss Is not so much from the laud that lu taken up by these sloughs, though that often amounts to considerable, as to the trouble and loss of time In working nroyrnl them. A line of tile can be ruu up ii :h h place to take out tho wa ter u::.l laterals put In later to drain the nirroumllug ground insra ilisr mighty Ofie.i after the slough Is drained Mure will be a strip of corn over the tile that will be the best in the Held, while out n little farther the corn will he small mid yellow. The width of this strip of corn Is a very good Indi cation of the distance apart that the drains should be placed. The ground over the tile Is wanner nnd drier In the spring than tho other, und conse quently the corn gets a better start Through the summer, when there Is no water In the tile, air Is (lowing down through them. This pulls air down through the soil, making root growth more rapid and the plants more vigorous. A deep root system means a large feeding ground and con sequently a larger yield. For these reasons all low. Hat lands should bo thoroughly underlaid with rows of I He. even though the surface water never stands on tliom. A map showing the esaet location of tho drains should he kept so that they can be readily found when It is desired to add later als to the system Planning the Drainage System. In planning a drainage system there are three especially important consid erations the depth and size of the tile aud the distance apart of the drains. More tile drains are put in too shallow than too deep. In most soils four feet is about the right depth In no. 1 i-itoTEcriNo tili: oimi7r. hard pa 11 the tile may have to be laid shallower or the water will never get to them. Deep tile mean a deep layer of mellow soil, which acts as a sponge to hold capillary water for the crops. The deeper the tile the farther their fleet u III be felt on cither side The size of the tile depends upon the all aud the amount of land to be drained. The engineer who lays out the drain will usually be able to corn pule the bl.e required. In tlmnting the number of acres to ho drained h.v n given line of tile nil the laud fiuiu which surface wntor llous towaid It should be Included, as well as all land drained by laterals which empty Into It. The depth of the drains nnd the char acter of the soil are the chlof factors tint determine the distance ap.irr to I'ii tin- drains. "J II- f.mr feet deep oNV" C V. GREGORY, Author of "Home Course In Modern Agriculture" on n sandy soil will draw seventy-five feet 011 cither side, while In clay soil their ofTect will uot be felt 11 third ns far. As already stated, the width of the strip of good corn or other grain over a drain Is a good Indication of the "pulling power" of the drain. Where 11 drainage system Is being put In 11 little at n time tho laterals can be put In from 75 to 200 feet apart nt llrst, de pending on the soli, nnd others put In between later If experience shows them to bo necessary. The Outlet. One of the most Important parts of the drainage system Is tho outlet. If the dratu empties Into n ditch or Btream 11 stone bulwark should ho built up to keep the end tile from be ing wnshed away. Tho drain should enter tho stream above tho level of tho water If possible. When It enters bo low the force of the current Is check ed, and If tho water Is carrying much silt some of It will bo deposited lu the ria. 11 roon way to iiAY tili tllo. It Is n good plan to use sower pipo for n few feet back from tho out U'tna K is uot so easily displaced by freezing. ?fnny drains are built with an out let lu n bos at the side or tho road or next to n neighbor's fence. Such an outlet is not very satisfactory, but sometimes It is tho best that can be provided. The box should ho well built to keep out rubbish, The mouth or tho tllo lu this as well ns In other forms of outlets should be covered to keep out small uulmals during dry weather. The bottom of tho box should be nt lenst n foot below the tllo. Tho silt that settles here should be dom ed out occasionally. A much better plan than the use of a tile box Is to co operate with the road authorities or with tho neighbors and extend the Hoe of tile to some permnnent outlet. Laying the Tile. It rarely pays 11 farmer to lay his own tile, but ho should keep close watch of tho men whom he hires to do the work. A little carelessness In lay ing the tile mny make the drainage system practically worthless. If at any place the tile dips an Inch below the grade line, that Inch will fill up with silt, and tho capacity of the whole system will be reduced that much The old saying that n chulu Is no stronger than Its weakest link applies' with especial force to a tllo drain. No man can lay tile to grade accurately by eye. even If thcro Is water running In the ditch at the time. Remember that It Is your money that I p"r!r-; for the drain and that It Is ;o'r irl. ilegc to have It put in ns you want It. The only way to get the li.c laid ex actly to grade Is to use targets. When tin engineer lays out a Hue of the tile he sets a row of grade stakes, each one marked with the depth the ditch Is to be at that polut When the ditch is down nearly to the required point targets are set up at these grade stakes. A target couslsts of an upright stick on each side of tho ditch with a crossbar clamped to it. These cross bars should be adjusted bo that they are level and Just seven feet nbovo the grade Hue. For Instnnce. If tho cut marked on the grade stake Is four feet the crossbar should he three feet ubove the stake. After a number of these targets have been set n strlug Is stretched across tho tops of them. Then a measuring stick seven feet long will Just reach from the string to the correct grade line. With one man to hold the measuring stick nnd another to scrape out the bottom of the ditch, It can bo dug to grade very accurately. Of course both digging tho ditch and laying the tile should begin at the outlet. Dou't let the men stand on the bank and lay the tile with a hook. Mnkc them get down into tho ditch and put them in by hand, standing on those already laid to hold them In place. Hy handling each tile any cracked or Imperfect ones can bo dis covered and thrown out. After the tile are laid a little dirt should be scraped from the side of the ditch to hold them In place. As soon as the whole line is In no time should be lost In couThi-: the ditch Miss M. Ruth Taylor TEACHER OF PIANO 324 West Idaho. Phone 205 GEO. W.MILLER GRADUATE PIANO TUNER Repairing1 a Specialty Phono G05 507 Sweetwater Ave. WILLIAM MITCHELL, ATTORNEY AT HW, ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA. EUGENE BURTON Attorney at Law Office in rooms formerly occupied by U, C. Nolemnn, First Nal'l Bank blk 'Phone 180. ALLIANCE, NEB. H. M. BULLOCK. Attorney at Law, A.JL,11,IA.TVCIS. NEB, WILCOX & BROOME LAW AND LAND ATTOHNF.YS. Loor experienco in state and federal courts and as Register and Receiver U, S. Land Office is a guarantee for prompt and efficient service. Office In i.nnd Office llnlldliiR. ALUANCi: NCIIJtASKA. DR. G. W. MITCHELLy Physician nnuSnrgcon Day and night ct Us Offlco over Uojrue Htore. Phono 150. Drs. Coppernoll & Petersen OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS (Successors to Drs. Trey St Unite) Over Norton's Store Oflico Phone 43, Residence 20 DR. O. L. WEBER DISEASES OF Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Scientific Refraction GEO. J. HAND, HOMEOPATHIC I 11 V S I C I V N A N I) SURGEON Formerly Interne Homeopathic Hos ' 1'fPd University of Iowa, Phono 51. OfflcP over. Allluneo SLoo Store lipsIUeiiuu l'liutio !Ul. DR. C. H. CHURCHILL PHYSICIAN AND Sl'HGEON (Successor to Dr. ,1, E. Moore) OFFICE IN FLETCHER BLOCK OBlco hours U-12 a.m., 3-4 p.m. 7:30-P p,tn. Office Phone 62 Kes. Phone, 85 H. A. COPSEY, M. D. Physician nnd Surgeon Phone 300 Culls answered promptly day nnd nlptht from o III Ice. Ottlcej.: Alliance Nntlounl Duuk llnllillug over the PostOnlce. DRrCHASrETsLAGLi? WITH DR. BELLWOOD Special Attention Paid to Eye Work Drs. Bowman & Weber PHYSICIANS and surgeons First National Bank Bldf. Rooms 4-5-6 Office hours, :o to 12 a, tu., f:30 to 4. 7 to 8 p. in. Office Phone 65 Res. Phone 16 & 184 Dr. H. R. Belville IDIJEIkT'XaCS'Z? All first-class up-to-date work done in most careful manner PHONE 167 Opera House Block Alliance, Nebr. T, J. THRELKELD, Undertaker and Embalmer OFFICE PHONE 498 RES. PHONE 207 ALLIANCE, NEBR. THE GADSBY STORE Funeral Directors end Embalmers FUNERAL SUPPLIES OFFICE PHONE 493 RESIDENCE PHONES 207 and 510 LLOYD O. THOMAS Notary Public Public Stenographer in Office 405 Box Butte Ave. STORE IIS That Is Xfhtt your dvpttl. tag is, nd jt trill boot Interest to thfi ntiMIff tod brine to you that Increase ct business 70a ara looking for it you give us your store news to print.
