The Springfield herald., 1897-07-09

John ReIchenbach is cutting his
wheat crop to day. lie expects 1t
to thresh out eight bushels to the
acre exclusive OF the grasshoppers
that are bound up with it. The
crop. is a fair one considering the
dry weather and the prevalence
OF hoppers.
The board of county commits
sloners has been i'll session since
Monday morning. The regular
business will probably be finished
BY tomorrow evening and an ad
Juornment taken till Monday week
when they hold their second meet
ing as a board Of equalization.
The quarterly meeting Of the NJ,
Z. church closed with the services
Sunday night. The meetings were
well attended throughout and
greatly enjoyed by the church go
ing people. Several new members
were taken into full connection,
and several parties Joined OH pro-
baton. The ordinance of baptism
was administered Saturday after
noon to those who preferred the
mode of pouring, or immersion.
Chas. +. Copeland returned
from Lamar, Tuesday, with his
family, and sIster-in-law, Mrs. Ad-
die Bunion nee Knowlton. Mr..
Copeland celebrated with the La
marites in their latest and most
approved style, by walking the
sunburned streets aud grinring
at his neighbor. Not an orator
there to twist the lions talI. not 4
teacher to tell the children of the
great George Washington and his
hatchet. Just common every
day come to town and-trade' pic
mic.
d. A. Rinehart used to have
smoke house full of meat and
things. Mrs. Rinehart concluded
last Friday that the meat would
take on a packing house flavor by
smoking; so she built fire and
applied the necessary fuel. That
was the end of 1.-THE meat. The
smoke house Is a thing of the past
and so are the dozens of things it
contained. like shotguns and tools
of different kinds. The smoke
house stood uncomfortably close
to the residence, and Mrs. Rine-
hart's best bucket brigade quail
ties were brought out. With the
aid of few neighbors the resi-
dence was saved after pretty
good scorching. Pork is a rarety
at their table now.
The celebration of the 4th which
occurred in the grove near Spring
field Saturday was success. The
weather was cool and in every
way pleasant. There was people
from every corner of the country
gathered to celebrate at the one
picnic of the county. The program
rendered was about as advertised.
The music was good. Rev. Mitch
ell made an impressive and ap.
propriate prayer. Miss Anna
Watson recited the Declaration of
independence in clear and distinct
tones. Rev. j. Copeland made an
able address of some length. Mrs.
Cole read an able paper appropri-
ate to the occasion. Rev. Leland
talked in an interesting manner
Tor few minutes, and Rev. RAIDER
closed the morning exercises by
saying that 1t was dinner time
and that he would give a 4th of
July sermon at 800. Dinner was
spread on the grass among the
mammoth cottonwood trees and
an hour spent in devouring the
good things, mostly the product
ions of the county, was happy
one. The sermon delivered IN
afternoon was listened to atten-
lively by his many admirers. 1t
took In wide range of subjects
and scorched some evils that do
not and never will exist in Baca
county. Altogether the celebra-
ton was a success and pronounc-
ed the best ever held. Young