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Scotts Bluff County Sees Man's Triumph Over Nature by Irrigation Tht value of water i'oti'v beginning to l»e realized bv the people of west ern Nebr.isiut In re.i ity t is in some wavs the most important material problem of their immeti.wU future. The real honu builder who undertook to subdue Scott's Bluff county t o agncultun encountered many diffi culties. For many \eut' tins vast re gie r. has bet n ut ili/ed as a public com icon t taintless cattle and sheep had had fret accc-s to it and overgrazed it These early earth men were the pioneers ol the plains country I hey fanned but little, ami from the nature til their business, anti the methods of operat a in. wanted no nt ig hbor-, With in the last la yt .io the re has hi t n an awakening to the opportunity which In s in the plains area, ami settlers have moved westward with such re tun''table rapidity that the way ttf the broad free raiigt with tlit . ti t are less arm often inhuman methods of stock raising, is about over. The day ol sina.: flocks ai i hen - w inter let! and fattened, on home grown forage, is at hand The pi e»ehtip:ont ers.w ho are conquering tin wilderness of Fcott 's Fluff county, were impelled by tho Instinct of li'iu.f building more than by the iovt td ativt nturi or the lun of gold to wander forth to tins new country and make homes for themselves and children. Water is now their most valuab ' funuauuntal resource, but it must be taken care of | anti used w tli intelligence and fort-- j thought or it will lost most of its value. The rapid narrow Ing of t he in it - of onr unoccupied publi. contain in Ni • ; braska and the tremendous increase! in values all over the *tate. renders it mot e < ftii ult j i a: > for the man of sit all means to get a foothold on the sod. bn great is tin land hunger over the entire west that a,read) lYo.ooo families, composing tome of the best blood of the nation, have taken up j new hott i s tinder a foreign flag, * *ur i greatness as a state must havo it foundation in the home of the man ! w host feet are I'.rt! I) tl.it ted upon his 1 own land. There is m> -fate stabilitv in a citizenship born and reared on ! rented farms Patriotism anally and c.vic priiie are not breu .ittu fostered inth-wa). An assuranci that 11»< great mass of our peopit shall reside in honti > of the ir «.wn. > .in as-urance ] that our future will it one of stabtl-i ity and progrt s- From the vcr\ in-| ception of this republic our legislators | hate rccr.gr...ted that •» ». s a national ' duty to rentier t in acquirement of hones as east a* po»- bie. This rec ognition was shown r> 11 » homestead Jaw which opened the settlement of the M iss»s;|.| valley. The first extensive irrigation t nter prise in the North P.attc va t) ».,s what was known a* the farm* rs'canal' j which was started n lksT, Practic-j ally, it may be sani that the Farmer*’ i < ana. s the first on th< North Platte j river not only in point of time, but in i the amount of wattt ,t * entitled to ■ divert from the river and Hit area of land which .t can cover. From the j 1 'latte r \er thert extends ,i branch* s of rich soil, all of which are irrigable, and farther back from the river are j the broken undulating stretches which 1 are excellent grazing land. Thealti-j tuue of the valley here runs from I 3 600 to 4.2O0 feet Here the air is pure, crisp and invigorating. The ex tremes of i t at anti cold are tempered by the lack of moisture The mean precipitation •> about llj inches year ly The heat of the day is never of - pre-sift and the sutnint r nights are always cool and delightful. When the geographical lecat <>ri of the vallet i i» considered. there is no more favor- j able section in the entire western I country than this vailt). it is quite plain that the cattle in dustry. which was one of tlie first, has I come t<> stay Much land in western Nebraska v an never be brought under the plow, and will probably serve as a j stock range for many years to come. This industrv is liound to increase w ith the coining years, yet the individual holdings of free range nevitably w ill diminish. This will tend to unite the small range with the valley ranch, under one management, a system which, if it becomes general, has many advantages. It will enthuse' better blood in the stock on the range I and the drouth period will lose very I much of its terror, while a great pro [lortion of the animals grown will be sold as a finished product. It appears that nature has designed j this particular section of the North j Platte valley as a field to be irrigated, i A watershed, of nearly 25,000 square miles, bounded by the high mountain ranges of northern Colorado on the south and the continental divide and the mountains of eastern Wyoming oa the west and north, supplies an un l.mited amount of water for irrigation. ToeJNorth Platte river has a sufficient amount of water when the Pathfinder dim is in full operation to cover more tian 1.000,000 acres of land, w ith the drpthofl foot of water. The gov ernment reclamation service lias in progress the construction 11 projects involving an expenditure of over ! + x.ooo.ooo ami the reclaiming of over !on,Oimi acre*. The government irri i gating canal passing through Scott's Bluff county is furnishing water to l .'17.inki acres. Th * canal is many miles in length, and i* regarded as one of the prominent irrigating system* ot the I'nitetl State*. The Pathfinder dam. erected in a narrow , anyon of the Platte, i* 213 feet high and "ill create an enormous reservoir with a storage capacity of 1.02.7,not) acres a toot deep. Th« government has h1 ready constructed a canal nearly til miles long through i astern Wyoming and western Ni bra*ka. ()w ing to the rough condition along tl e , ana route several large concrete aqueducts were constructod ,tnd for se veral miles the canal is lined w.th cement The Tristate i anal, as it i* now known, embodying both the Fanners’ ami ( oltirnbian canal*, i* one of the most i xten* vi private irrigation en terprisesiu the I’nited state* and equal* in si/e ami importance some of the largest j nv eminent unde,takings The canal vvdl irrigate a'oout 00,000 acre*. About no mile* of the main canal have been completed, covering upward* of 70,000 acre* of the choit est land. The lirst few mile* of thi* canal is 1*0 feet wide on the bottom. The balance vviil average 4ti feet in width, with a depth of 10 feet. At various point* where the highway crosses the canal *t t a i In id vv - have lw»en« i ‘Cted. Five are already completed ami 7 are now building, at a cost of +2.1 mi each. The main course of this channel, which heads on the north bank of the North Platte river ust v_a*t of the Wyoming line. 1* southeasterly along the north ern part of w hat i* known a* the *ec ond bench land laving about half wav between the government interstate canal on the north and the Platte rivt r on the south. Hi suit v the covt rnment canal ami the Tristate canal, which pass entire ly through Scott's Bluff count!. then arc a other smuller irrigation ditches that are 7 to '0 milt s in length. Tiie Mitchell ditch irrigates 13.000 acres: Bering. l-‘Otnf acres; Minatare, 0.000 aert s; Bayard, 4.olio acres: Winter creek. 7.5oo acres; Enterprise, !t,ooo acre': ( entral. 4.o- I acre-: h’atnsliorn, 3.000 acn *:» 'astlerock and Steansboat. s.ihiO acres. These many irrigation -v steins have made it possible to irri gate a 'trip of land through Scott's Bluff count! almut Is miles wide at thecentei of the county. One matter of more than ordinary 1 importance is the splendid charactt r ! of the so. for the sugar beet industrv. } Beet sugar manufacturing has grown i to the utmost importance in certain irrigation districts of the western country. The sugar beet thrives to perfection in the North Platte valley. Here is found the rich -oil so neces sary for its growth and the abundant sunshine that forms the sugar. Tht beet growers of Scott's Bluff countv " row 5.000 acres of sugar beets the present -eason. The seed for planting this immense crop came from Bertnanv and consisted of Sol sacks of 110 pounds each. The farmers of this count! grew l.uoo acres of sugar beets in ]!H)8. All kinds of grasses yield an t xcell ent crop in the irragated section of this country, but one of the most pro lific in yield is alfalfa. This plant is at holm and it is best in the North Platte valley. Here it reaches it highest possible perfection, and the sunshine and lack of rain makes its curling perfect, and when properly cared for it remains as green a' w hen cut. retaining ail of its nutritious quail He- 1 he annual yield of alfalfa runs i from 5 to 7 times per acre. Three hundred to "00 pounds of seed have been gathered from an acre of alfalfa in this \ alley, and this seed is worth 15c a pound. It must not tie forgotton that Scott's Bluff county leads all other counties in the state in the matter of irrigation. This make s it possible and quite probable that in the near future it will lead all other counties in the state in the alfalfa and dairy industiy. At the present time the farmers of this county have tM>70 acres seeded to alfalfa, anil this accounts in part for these farmers shipping tei market last year O.OiHi head of cattle. I.OOO fat hops, 1.000 horses and over 5,000 fat sheep. Re sides this there was ti.soo tons of al falfa shipped out of the county . The splendid crop of alfalfa is having a d?i ided tendency to develop the dairv industry. Last year the farmers of t lis county sold and shipped out Tahr) pounds of butter and 21.000 gallons of cream. Although this a new count\ and bordering un the frontier, the farmers already have about 1,000 cows on their farms. The Scott’s Bluff county exhibit at the Nebraska state fair in 1007 was awarded 17 prizes out of possibly 24. It is clear that the agricultural re sources of the county are measured by the water supply. The power of the soil is beyond question. People are beginning to understand that to control the water is to insure the liar vest I ,ot.c.s and drouth* which an nuallv visit the trusting farmer will in time lie unknown. The farmers of t his county are niastei fui in the art of obtaining, conserving and utilizing water. The underground water sup ply is entire v insiiff t lent for exten sive agr cultural u-e. even when it is free from .1, titimi- -ait-, and the plains people, after every possible experiment, have lor;" since ceased to anticipate a material supply for irri gation from this source. Life in an irrigated settlement i- like no other in the agricultural world. It is in tense. progressive and intelligent. I’or capita, wealth is tit its highest point. The school, the church, the village and neighbors are close at hand. The field for individual effort is pract ically exhausted. The small streams have been damned, sites for reservoirs of simple const! action have been utilized To turn mighty rivers from their natural beds and make their waters available for the farmer is not within the power of a single hotnesei k r, no matter how willing his spirit, how strong his arm or how keen his mind. \s individual citizens they are incomplete; for a full meas ure of f '0* per it y tie y must depend on each other. From 1’,- to-In years ago the average individual could go west and he wa* sufficient unto himself, he owed no allegiance to.tin body or any thing. Hut conditions in the west have changed. Co-operation is the keynote of tin west. The future set tleinent of the unoccupied lands, will be accomplished largely by co opera tion and by organized effort. The county prtst nts as w ide a range of climate, altitude. resource and in dustrial possibilities as any county of the state. Its Industry has only be gun. To irrigation it owes it' present stage of progress very largely, and on irrigation will be based its future What has already been accomplished by private irrigation enterprise, in this county is wonderful, and in itn port a nee is second only to the marvel of erasing the desert from our maps and making productive w hat a ijuar ter of a century ago was almost an entire waste or cattle range. irrigation is as old as civilization and more than one-half of mankind has lived by it fur thousands of years. It was an ancient ai t of the southw est. But tin average Scott's Bluff county farmer is up against irrigation as a practical economical proposition of today and tomorrow. Nobody seems to know just how much land is under irrigation in the United States, but there are about 250,000 farms growing crops by it i n la.(HX),<NR>acres in round numbers, it cost about $7,000 for Columbus to discover America, but it bus cost $100,000,000 to put irrigation on 25)1.000 farms served, and in doing it. main and branch line canals have been built equal ti length to the 2!' not) miles of railway. To write the story of irrigation in the west would require a year's time, much more than a year's investigation, and wo; d occupy volumes. Scott 's Bluff county from an ino. — trial standpoint, ranks among the very best, if not the very best in western Nebraska, its possibilities for development and its future outlook, s a step in advance of any westt i n county yet visited. The county has a valuation of over $5,000,000. and has a population of over 7.00th it has 50 miles of railroad, and 5 substantial, thrifty railroad stations. There are 0 rural routes in the country, ai d more than Ho per cent of flu* farmt rs own the farms on which they reside. The political and municipal machine; v of the county set iris to be running smooth and the schools are in a iloi. ishing condition for a new county. There are .'is school districts, with 0 teachers. The average salary pa d tile teachers is #53.02. Miss Lackt -, has held the position of county supt - intendent of schools for more that a \ ears, and under her able manage ment much progress has been mail -. Scott's Bluff has a school populate n of 330. presided over by 10 teacher-. The industrial condition of the cm; - tv is excellent. The air of prospers-v is seen not only among the business men of the different cities, but t e farmer is enjoying his full share. The good crops and excellent prices .re largely responsible for this. B H. Mills,one of the counties’ sub stantial farmers, sold, last fall. J1.4T) worth of potatoes from 10 acres >f ground. As an illustration of the productiveness of this new county, we wish to state that between Sept. 1, l'H's, and Jan. 2l>, 190u. there was ship ped from Scott s Bluff' City, 279 car loads of potatoes. 107 carloads of bee's, 2VI' carloads of hay. 104 carloads of livestock and 43 cars of grain. During the same time there was shipped from Mitchell. * i care of potatoes, 45 cars f beets, 13a car- of hay, 15 cars of grai i, and 1.1, cars of livestock. From t ie little town of Minatare, with a popula tion of about 400, there was shipped during this time 421 carloads of beets, hay, potatoes and grain, besides S7 cars of live stock. Besides this there was shipped from two side tracks more than 100 carloads of grain and live stock Scott’s Bluff i> one of the thrifty, prosperous towns of the upper Flatte valley. It has a population of about 1,500, and is a model, normal little town: it ha» no saloons, in fact, the entire county is without a saloon, but this little city has the fact', ty of win ning the good will of strangers and ex tending the glad hand to ail visitors or i settiers. The churches hre in a good ! condition. The two ladies' clubs of , titj cit y h tve done and are doing much for the hetterinent and building up of j the city. Scott's Hlufl has a business association, known as the Commercial cluh, that is not on y active, but pro gressive. This cluh has collected and is using $2,000 in the extern-. <-n and hetterment of the public highway. The city is putting in a new system of electric lighting, costing $2-*»,0(K), and a system of water works that will he ready in the near future. Not the least of this city's influence for good is the well organized Chautauqua which has been a success from the start. Notice of Rcferre s Sale of Real Estate Notice in hereby given that by virtue of a iudgmem in partition entered on the ;r*1 day of April, 190*4, in an action penning hi the district • oiirt of Richardson County, Nebraska, in 'll - b William F. Leslie plaintiff, and Emily Leslie. John Leslie, ami Emma Leslie hi- wife, s.uab J. Bartlett, and William Bartlett her iiushamL Henry c . I.t-I c and Grace Leslie hi wife, Anna Reasoner. and Rulla kea-oner her mis hand, Victoria Ncttleback, and W iliam Wttleback her husband, Eliza Kenton, and Ross L. Kenton her hushaud, Angelin* Crews, .1 ml Clarence c'r» \\s her husband, Ira M. aud j Herbert B. Howe, John M. Lewi-, M. I'. Ulan- | hard, Fred 1 hike, ami T. L. Wilderman, tiny R. Taylor and William Shook, administrator of ihe estate «»i Henry Leslie, deceased are defend ants, and in pursuance of an order directing the -ale of the premises t ntcred in said cau-e April the 3rd, 19n*», and in pur-nance to an order of -ale issued out of -aid court, in said cause, on ihe l4tli of April, VWA, the under-igned referee n partition in-aid action, will offer for sale, at i ublic auction,and sell to the highest b dder for . a-h. on the 17th day of May. l*Hd*: -ale com mencing at 2 o'clock p. m„ of said day at the "• -t front door of the court house, n Falls City n -aid county, the following descril>ed real • state, town: The south <i0 acres hi the south "e-t quarter of section number seventeen 1171 township three [31, north-range sixteen [In :also the north half (1 of the northwest quarter, of -ection twenty 1201, township three {.- . north of | range sixteen Ho!, all in Richardtoti County, Nebraska. The purchaser take- the r^al estate free of widow's dower. Dated April 15th, 191)0. 15-5t A. R. Si'utt, Keferee. Legal Notice Notice is hereby given that Jacob Hunker, r . liit- tiled wit!, the city d»rk of Falls ( ity. Ne ■ -ka. - i • ' iti t 1 L> ■''•!• i — 11*■ ■ i-. 1m r of free holders of tlie* Second Ward of tin* city of Falls City, Nebraska, praying that a license lie grunted him to sell mult, spirituous and vinous liquors on lot- 7 and s in Nock 71 in the Second Ward of Fails' ity. Nebraska, for the municipal year, beginning May 7th. 1909, and ending May dth, hdO. .) aroit Ht n k»< p., .IK, Wn i SCUMi I /I P, ' ity < lerk. Legal Notice Notici* is hereby given that f W. Herbster has filed With the city clerk of falls < ity. Nebraska, bis petition signed by tin* requisite nnndier of fr**e in• dors of the Second Ward of f alls City , Nebraska, pray ing that a license a- saloon keeper be granted him to sell mult, spirituous and vin ous liquors on lots 4 and 5, ir» block *«* in the S» cond Ward of Fails < i* > ■ Nebraska, for the municipal year beginning May 7th. 1909, and end ing May tjtb, ltflO. F. W. Herbstek. Wi! Si HMIP/ttL, City Clerk. Legal Notice Notice is hereby given that Gelding's Brewery have filed their petition signed i»y the requisite number of free-holders of the Third Ward of f all- * ity. Richardson ( ounty . Nebraska, asking that a license U-granted them to sell malt liquors at wholesale on lots 22, 22 and >1. in block No. lfikS, and lots 1. .. 3, 4. in block 11*»7. in the third ward of said city, county and state, for the municipal year, beginning May 6th, 1909, and ending May 7th. 1910. Martin G eh ling, Sophia Ginn, Mary Gehliso. Will Si hmei./ei . City Clerk. Special Master s Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE l Mil l) STATES. FOR THE DISTRI I OF NE BRASKA. Julia F. Warren, complainant, vs Jano - W. Hosford.et al .defendants in Chancery. FnRKi I.OMfRK (it MORTOAHE Fubiie notice is hereby given that in pursuance and t*y virtue of decrees entered ir* the above cause on the 25th day of Nuveml* r. 1903. and April', ‘‘e 1, Geo H. Thuinmel, Sp« « ial Master in Chancery of the Circuit Court • f the United States f«»r the District of Nebraska, will, on the 24th day of May, 1909, at the hour of 11:30 o'clock in the forenoon of said day at the west front door of the Richardson < oonty court house building in the city of f alls City, Richardson County, State and District of Nebraska, sell at public auction for cash the following described proper ty, towit ls.t No. four I m block No, six (tf); lot- No nine. ten. eleven and twelve 9, ](J, 11 aud 12 in block No. thirty (30 and lot No. fourteen (14 1 in block No. forty-three L in Kulo proper, in the < ounty of Richardson, Stan* of Nebraska. Geo. H. Tiiummel. Sj»ociai Master in Chancery. S.myih A Smith. Solicitor* for Complainant (First publication Apr. 23—5tsJ The Best Bargain in reading matter that your money can buy is your local pa per. It keeps you posted on the doings of the community. This Paper will tell you the things you want to know in an entertaining way; will give you all the news of the community; its every visit will prove a pleasure; it gives more than full value for the price asked for it. k_A (More New Lands Judith Basin, Montana. < *u the (ireat Northern line between Billings and (ireat Falls,a fine area of tillable protiu tion, with splen did chances of profit fur early buyers. No irrigation: average mois ture 17 indies, which is enough to insure heavy ant! varied crops. ■Send for Judith Basin folder Sun River, Montana Government irrigated land. 275,000 aeiva j near Great Falls, Mont. First section now open for tiling; only $">0 an acre in 10 annual installments. Send for Son River Project folde Big Horn Basin. A Hew government irrigated tract of 12,000 acres near Garland, Wyo., to be soon opened for filing. Watch ft this and make your tiling early on a choice location. Write me. Round Trip Rate. Only $27 .5l) to above localities. This it t. low rate fur an extensive trip into those fast developing sections. Take it this spring or summer. Personally Conducted Excursions. I contbi t excursions on the first and third Tuesdays of each month to the ab ve localities. No ! charge fur my services. Write me for folders, technical information about taking cp homestead lauds,etc I was for many years connected with ilie Land Department of the (ioverument. I can help you make a good selection. I) CLEM DEAVER, General Agent, Land Seekers Information Bureau, Omaha, Neb. ; PROUD OF OUR BUSINESS If we were engaged in business we were ashamed of we proba bly would not adverti-e it, but because our business is one which ap peals to our glide we are always glad to tell about it. and that is ad vertising. There is nothing which excites suspicion so quickly in the public mind; as tiie unknown, or an evident desire, on tbe part of a bank, to keep things back—to cover something up. It is because we have a business to he proud of that we like to talk about it, and being conducted in such a manner as to make us <•: ay investigation we have been able to so impress our correct methods on the pub ic mind that the business goes forward by leaps and bounds. One ex tremelv pleasant feature is, that having once secured a customer he seldom leaves us, for the reason that he would not leave without cause and we take good care to see that the cause is always lacking. You would be happy hero, and we should be pleased to put your name our books. The Farmers’ State 13anl< PRESTON, NEBRASKA A YOU WILL SHARE OUR PRICE in dental work if you have need of our services and avail yourself of our skill, experience and faculties. We don’t do half way work -it’s all or nothing with us. as many people know to their own great gratification. Note, please, that we make no charge for expert examin ation. DR. YL'TZY KEPT \V!\t)LE. D. D. S„ Assistant I alls City, Nebraska Magnetic Healing Miss Lizzie Heitland, a gradu ate of the Weltmer School of Magnetic Healing, of Nevada, Mo. I am prepared to treat dis eases of all kinds- Phone 27') Located at Mrs. Burris residence south of the convent. 4t Htllll MHWH M t t » :: D. S. McCarthy : :: drat ax id :: TRANSFER ; ' j Prompt attention given ‘ i; to the removal of house- J ! ’ hold goods. | phone no. 211 I t !+■♦ I I ♦ | ,-mJ EDGAR R. MATHERS DENTIST Phones: Nos. 177, 217 Sam'l. Wahl Bulling R P. ROBERTS OIEXMMST* Office over Kerr’s Pharmacy Office Phene260 Residence Phone 271 JOHX WlPTSEl ATT OR X E Y Practice in Various Courts. Collections Attended To. Notary Public. FALLS CITY DR. C. N. ALLISON DENTIST Phone 248 Over Richardson County Bank. FALLS CITY, NEBRASKA Passenger Trains South Bound 1 r. 104 St. Louis Mail and Ex press .1:23 p. r . lr. 106 Kansas City Exp., 3:41 a. n:, 1 r. 1 !2 x—K. C.local leaves..7:30 a. i . I Tr, 1 • <" x— Falls City arrives 9:00 p. t ’• Daily except Sunday North Bound : lr. 10.5 Nebraska Mail and Ex i , P^ss.1:52 p a lr. loo—Omaha Express. 2:23 a. t i r. 1.-.. x- Omaha local leaves 0:15 a tu Tr. 1..1 x—Falls City local ar riyes.8:45 p.t. x—Daily exceed Sunday Local Frt. Trains Carrying Passenger North Bound Tr. 192x—To Atchison .11:10 a. e: South Bound lr. 191x—Tc Auburn.1:23 p r.. J. B VARNER. Agent Burlington Route West Bound No. 13—Denver Exp.1:59 a. i . No. 15—Denver Exp. (Local). 1:43 p. r No 43—Portland Exp.10:17 p. j; No. 41—Portland Exp.2:29 p. rr No, 121—Lincoln Loc. via Ne braska City.5:00 a. t East Bound No, 14 St. J., K.C.&St. L..7:41 a. r No. 44-St. J.. K.C.&St. L.. (Local) ... .U:02 a. r No. 16—St. J., K.C. & St. L. .4:30 p. m No. 42 St. J., K. C. & St. L .7:00 p. r 1--—From Lincoln, via Nebraska City. 8:45 p. tr E. G. 'Whitfokd, Agent.
