Holt County sentinel (Oregon, Mo.), 1906-08-03

              fjunte 4 soli ?r k aum s 42nd year. oregon, missouri, friday, august 3, 1906. number 12 i 1 j ; ! 73 hi p t i-i -pfcdai m tmla jlh -r sfefepp -l gg -s 7&ftf-t wbk? rlpf tmtte ' ay jjlj " 3r h swiri" !- ii toflnth ao 1p il'piif 5 c-3 15 gi plat of 5quaw crlk tied as to the amount earth removed; upon this certificate bo'ard issued its warrant county treasurer, who is custodian funds, for earned by contractor. pay roll amounted about 36,000 monthly. four steel tubes, 30 feet lon& and 3ff inches in diameter: 2 same length 4s diameter, are used drain? through dykes at junction ditches. crellk holt coumty draiha6e: di5tfmct no. 1, missouri. rolls on sea. completion digging squaw creek drainage canal. twenty thousand acres land reclaimed will hereafter blossom rose. resumed. june 1905, kruzor dredge began cut davis creek, which boat inter- dredger house boat. dredging machine. slope south southeast mis souri river. plan was one main ditch from point where enters bottom above mound city, anil wing lake. passing under railroad that point, thence mis-; a second range line southwest, intersecting northeast napier. there several lateral ditches csrry water porter swope krancht blair's branch, canon's kimsey other streams east side our map herewith give readers an idea these ditches, etc. 40 wide top 20 bottom, beginning lake, wider tho after struggle seven years, district some five or six years ereat undertaking: ago, but work held up canal has been com- time remonstrance objec-j pleteu contractors announce tions oi tue persons wuoso i;iuu oeginning ana increasing tney nave reacneu luissoun, into ( uau ueeu muiuueu iu ui&mub nymuoi, empty thus , their will. litigation supreme drain 20,000 acreb county's rich court back had, case lands heretofore have finally went against objetors, unproduciive reason overflows continued wet condition. projectors believed it could be properly drained made pro ductive any within border state, would undoubtedly in- courts deciding proceeding had regular enterprise legul. 1399, meetings owners between city forest were pur- crease corn production pose organizing fully 500,000 bushels annually. many sportsmen st. joseph, kansas omaha coming here shoot during duck season fish fishing seasons, them having laid out rented preserver were, said, protected state charters. all now ended "sports" seek fields. with canal, confidently most interesting problems solved, when known 190 462 square miles area lands, much greater portion lies along missouri said entire river nowhere section found count-, rulo what lane, just city. 11 wide. great dug. corporation, name fixed district, 1. original boundaries included 21,000 acres, hearing circuit reduced 19,550 acres. may 22, 1900, judge gallatin craig granted decree incorporation. 18, first election, selected following board supervisors: e. a. brown, bigelow; john slater, fortescue; s. smith, city; w. vancamp, napier, f. l. zeller, named chosen president latter secretary. mr. zeller continuously secretary organization present time. november 26, 1902. affirmed decision lower incorporation, action court, supervisors employed c. g. landon engineer make complete survey report system. 23, 190,3, posed ditch, attorneys, t. his filed maps, plans, survey, dungan h. alkire, organized shows gentle fall width intersection lake bears two west fitzmaurice land, almost due outside overflow water.-? kimey canon creik. little tarkio channel, clear lateral, april 2.'), 1904, election vote sso.000 bonds the! work, bouds vere authorized 15,308 loan si votes against, each representing acre district. july dated, 14th they signed delivered u. mortgage trust company, new yoru, registration. 27, disposed & hays, louis, 9s cents dollar. september 30. 11)04, entered contract commissioner, vance, .1. sects speeding across leaving diich behind 27 8 deep. s, 1905. completed reached k. c, jocuph b. railroad, starling north l ten moved until joined creek. january 14. 19u0, passed bridged 1906, liquidation bonds, pa ing oil" s4.c0o bond?. contractors. messrs. sogers rogers, have"made good"so far we history. numerous plans hare proposed last years. proven effective, cases designed only temporary relief. dug corning ditch. then nos. below napier sheridan three another later near forbes. control commissioners, bearing part expense balance paid county. although never large enough required, yet seemed no authority maintain them, became mostly ineffective, not provided proper outlet, f few ago private tarkio, nearly t-lough, pond low necessary cross reach outlet places exceed deep, erosion average 35 late thomas cottier obtained deed right-of-way 100 help others subscribed dollars days' work. success. mouuu .stock failed because furnished. 1s91 iniound distance 14 petitioned location raised so opposition petition dit-inissed. estimates stated require removal 355,031 cubic yards dirt; 192,715 dirt removed davi3 brought together continues south. waj 50 bottom. bluffs runs napier; southeast, bridge turned electric light plant run uniting bridge, lateral. december 13, 1904,the approved rogers illinois, construction once construct-their boats. february dipper thrown starting 35, 62, 39, nodaway val-lej' bigelow. occasion created considerable interest trackage put company. witnessed crowds people, both saturday night sunday, monday villisca train came opening transferred passengers, evening traffic removing. valley imcack l'itv bmelow. enabled learn, every contract, satisfied done manner done. boat, "monarch," ponderous piece machinery. own equip-j ped double engine 12x14. line. fct- tvide he depth. 1900 bit? incorporated. .nd partial system bad adopted. august. 90 fept width. boom 60 arm, 45 feet. dipper's capacity daily 1,500 yards, 18x18, hands land. housed 3nd boarded, blacksmith stub-shop, tool house, bornly fought met monthly . commissioner vance certi-1 concluded eighth page. term collector suit collection tax judgment given delinquent. appeal taken higher court. supposed 7,500 railroad.