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The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1903-12-11
Quaint. Queer and Curious Suit
Lake Cit.

The late Col. John Cooke rell in
The Cosmopolitan said, There are
three unique cities in America,
and one otthese is Salt Lake City"
1t is not only unique in its temple,
tabernacle ahd other Mormon
church institutions, but quaint in
appearance, with its wide streets.
immense blocks and martial rows
OF shade trees. 1t has, perhaps,
more attractions tn the square yard
than any city in the country, and
its climate, while temperate all
the year round, is particularly de-
lightful in summer. The Great
Salt Lake. with it's magnificent
Saltair resort, where the wafer is
"Geatler and denser" than that in
the Dead Sea in Palestine, is an
att action in itself that people
come miles to see. There are
many cool mountain and lake re-
sorts near by, alsa numerous very
pret,; canon and park drives, and
hot sulphur springs. Fishing and
hunting can be had in every di-
rection. The trip from Denver to
Salt Lake City and Ogden, via the
Denver and Rio Grande and the
Rio Grande Western. is one OF un.
surpassed pleasure. Here nature
is found in her sternest mood and
the whole line is succession OF
rugged canons, waterfalls and pic
turesque valleys. No European
trip can compare with it in grand
eur of scenery. During the entire
summer there will be low excur
sion rates to Salt Lake City and
contiguous country. 1t is on the
road to the Pacific coast, ii that il
yOur destination. Write S. X.
Hooper, q. L. " L. a., Denver.
Colo, for beautifully illustrated
pamphlets, etc.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1903-12-11
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Gleanilqs and Comment.
WHAT BECOMES OF THE TAXES.

That the county has heen pros
pering during the past few years
is proved by the debts which have
been provided for and paid. Only
n few weeks ago the county treas
urer paying the First National
Bank Of Lamar Judgment, origin
ally $3.50, or *4.23O.93 with in-
terest. This Judgment against the
county WAS for the amount OF
money borrowed of the bank to
pay the overdue coupons on the
county bonds which were refund
ed. The interest should have
been paid as it became due.
The II o | e n l. e ok Judgment
amounting to $453. Is has also been
paid.
Judgment against the county
granted the state at the last term
of the district court tor $7S5 SIS,
being for money collected as state
tax aud turned into the ordinary
revenue fund Ut the time the coun-
" was cut off from Las Animas,
has been paid in full. A much
larger sum was due the state but
q compromise for the above sum
was effected.
The Security company judgment
amounting to over -, 700, also an
overdue coupon fund, was paid
about year ago.
Thus tour Judgments, total OF
over IS, 1898 with interest, has
been wiped out and the county
has not suffered in consequence
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1903-12-11
GREAT SALT Lake.
! No Living Thing IN Ii and No Danger
Of Being Drowned

! No Living Thing IN 1t and No Danger
Of Being Drowned
The water Of he Great Salt Lake
Utah, is clear and transparent
with bottom of fine white sand
and margin of incrusted salt. 1t
is one of the purest and most con
centrated brines in the world. Its
waters give sustenance to no liv
ing thing; there is not the smallest
insect or worm to frighten the
most timid batler, and the bath
ing is the most perfect sea bathing
in the whole OF North America or
in Europe. No human body can
sink in it. Your body will per
sistently rise up, the shoulders
above the surface, or you may
even sit down in it. Its wonder
ful buoyancy must be experienced
to be realized. No knowledge of
swimming is necessary; one may
enter the lake without the slight
est fear; all you ilaye to do is to
lie down and float. But to swim
in it, that is another thing. When
your hands are put under the wa
ter to take a stroke, your feet. like
Banquo's ghost, will not go down.
1t is impossible to keep more than
one end OF your body under water
at a time. Nearly half Il million
people battle in the Great Salt
Lake every year; they come from
ali over the world, and tourists
are beginning to realize that Salt
Lake City with its magnificent
surroundings presents the greatest
scope Of novelty, and is destined
to be a leading watering place,
Salt Lake City and. Great Salt
Lake are best reached via the Den
yer Il Rio Grande and the Rio
Grande Western, Via this route
the traveller has choice of two
lines through the Rocky noun
tains-via the Royal Gorge. Lead
vile, Canon of the Grand River
and Glen wood Springs, or via
Marshall Pass and the Black Can
on OF the Gunnison; and il a round
trip ticke; is secured reading both
WAYS via "The Scenic Line of the
World" and the Great Salt Lake
Route" one line may be used 60
ing and the other returning.
Through sleeping and dining cars
from Chicago and ST. Louis to San
Francisco aud Portland are run
daily via this route. Tourist rates
now in effect. Write S. Il, Hoop.
or, G. p, and Il. A, Denver, Colo,
tor illustrated pamphlets describ
ing fully the scenic attractions.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1903-12-11
Mail Time Card.

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The Companion as christmas Gift.

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menageris.-Cimarron News.

"1'he labor unions which are
perpetually striking and de
manding,' and are not content
with good jobs insist on holding
up their employers for impossible
Increases. might do we'll to heed
the lesson conveyed in this dole
full ditty BY way OF old lreland:
There were two cats in Kilkenny:
And each cat thought there WIS
one too many;
So they yowled and they fit,
They scratched and they bit,
Until. instead of two cats, there
weren't any"
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1903-12-11
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Land onlce II, Lamar. Colorado.

Land Onlcc ut Lamar. Colorado,
November ~. 1903.
NOTICE Is hereby given thar the following
IN named settler has flied notice Of his In
Az tcntion to make Anal proof in support Of
his claim. and that said proof Will be made
before the Clerk of the District Court Mt
Springfield. Colo, on Saturday Jan'y. 9TH 1904.
VIZ: SAMUEL T., SQuIREs. II. +. No. s39s for
the Lots !, . and E,iSw,i Sec. ls, Twp. 40 s.,
Rge. 40 W. 9Th p. n.
He names the following witnesses tn prove
his continuous residence upon aud cultivation
Of. said land, viz:
W. II. Drnnsv.
A. A. Denncy.
F.. II. Alexander,
Mrr. r. S. Eruy, all Of Springfield. Colo.
JouN A. WILLIAMS,
Register.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1903-12-11
TEACHERS EXAMINATION

The regular county examination
OF teachers and the Bar examina.
tion will be held at Springfield.
Thursday and Friday, December
II and IS.
MARaAKEr NJ. MARSH,
Sup't of Schools.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1903-12-11

Il. W. Wagner has fine speci-
men of gray wolf that he has
raised from pup and it is quite
tame. He turns it out when up
in the canon, and it goes a mile
from home and returns. He wants
10 sell it TO some eastern zoo or
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-15
DEATH ADJUSTS
AN OWNERSHIP
Passing of Two Aged Brothers
in YOlo County EnricheS
Their Relatives in the East
FERTILE ACRES FOR HEIRS
Pioneer Who Possessed Much
Wealth Makes a Transfer
That Reduces Him to Poverty

WOODLAND, Dec. 14-Thomas Hext.
a pioneer of Yolo County, died at his
home near DavisviIle Saturday night.
He came to Yolc in 1854 and had lived
with his brother Richard, who died
about a month ago.
A large landed estate. consisting OF
145O acres Of farming land, is left to a
brother and sister in the East. Both
Richard and Thomas Hext were bache-
lors. Just prior to the death OF the
former, the latter decided all the prop
erty to him, thinking that he would
survive. as Thomas was then an in
valid and Richard was apparently in
good health.
Richard died suddenly intestate, leav-
ing Thomas without property. His
death. however, makes it all right. as
the property would eventuall-- have
gone to his Eastern heirs in any event.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-15
TUG YZALCO. FORMERLY
THE HIAWATHA, WHICH
SAILED FOR ACAJUTLA.

gals 70 cs wine. 44o lbs candy. 20 cs whisky. :
alcohol. 5s 649 lbs rice, 13 pkgs paste, I4O lbs
tea, 1894 lbs raisns. $50 lbs cs meals. $50 lbs
lard 3002 lbs spices. 20 pkgs table preparations
6S canned goods BS pkgs onions, III pkss
groceries and provisions. 66 pkgs fresh fruits.
COS pkgs potatoes 33S lbs codhsh, 103 ctls bar
ley. 24S lbs beans, Il salmon. $50 lbs dried
fruit, 20 bales hay 16 ctls oats, 2135 IT lumber,
IS TASKS quicksilver 2294 lbs soda, cs blast
ing fuse. "a SO6 lbs tallow. 50 pkgs ironware
30 bbls cocoanut OIL electrical supplies, 3
cyls ammonia. sc pkgs machinery IL bdls pipe
1000 lbs cement a pkgs paints and oils, 2S
pkgs paper 105 coal oil, II rolls wire fenc-
ing, 20 kegs nails, i bbs tar. SO pkgs dry goods
80 matches, bicycles and sundries, 400
lbs rosin. IL pkgs car material, 44S0 lbs sui
phur, bales bags, 4 bdls leather, coils rope
To Panama-SS cs canned goods. 200 bbls
-four, 40 cr's onions 200 soap, S9s lbs soda
l reel wire rope 3 cs oils IL cs hardware, cs
coffee.
To Colombia-75 bbls -four
To New York-27. .626 gals wine 1900 cs
canned fruits. $50 salmon, 16, $50 lbs dry
hides. SO bales skins. 25 SKIS horns 80 bales
rags.
To Holiand-143, 4s2 lbs dried prunes.
To Germany-S4. 700 lbs dried prunes, 100 cs
canned salmon
To Barbados Island-250 cs canned salmon
To Jamaica-110 cs canned salmon.
he steamer also carried 1916 lbs lard val
ued at Sl3o. en- route TO New Caledonia; 1 bbI
canned fruits, valued at $40 for England and
cs canned goods, valued at So for Trieste
Austria.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-15
WITH
The BIG GUNS
Projectiles Fall Sufficiently
Close to Big Target to Give
Confidence in the Marksmen
EXPECT SHERMAN TO-DAY
Fifteenth Infantry Baseball
Team Beaten by Tenth Infan-
try Team in Opening Game

Target practice with the big guns
began at the Presidio early yesterday
morning ard was continued until L
o'clock. This is the final practice for
the year. Among the officers VINO went
out to direct operations were Colonel
Morris, the commandant Of the post;
Captain w. A. COvington, Major A
Todd and Major w. E. Birkhimer' the
artillery inspector of the department
1t was very foggy in the early morn
ing and for a time it seemed as IL the
practice would have to be postponed
but suddenly the fog lifted sufilclehtly
to enable bearings to be taken ana tne
days work was generally conceded 10
be eminently successful.
Lieutenant L. S. Edwards has been
detailed to take charge of the tug ana
target during the direct fire batteries
practice, Lieutenant Sypher for the
rapid-fire practice and Lieutenant
Long will have charge of the mortar
practice.
The practice will continue during the
week
Occasionally when one of the big
guns was fired the buildings in the post
shook.
The Fifteenth Infantry baseball team
arrived from Ord Barracks, Monterey,
on Sunday and are quartered at the
post. Captain Clark r. Elliott, the
manager of the team, who came up
with it, is registered at the Occidental
Hotel
The first game of the series was
played yesterday with the Tenth IN
fantry team as the visitors opponents
on the grounds of the General Hospital
building. A great crowd Of officers and
enlisted men was present and impair
TALLY cheered the good plays made by
the visitors and the home team. The
score was 20 to Z in favor of the Tenth.
To-day the visitors will cross bats
with the Ninth Cavalry and tomorrow
they will meet the Thirteenth Infantry
Later in the week they will tackle the
post team.
The transport Sherman, which is now
due, will probably arrive early this
morning She brings the Thirteenth In
fantry, which will sojourn at the post
for a sufficient time to be equipped
with clothing for the rigorous cline Of
the different posts it is assigned to.
The headquarters band and two bat
talions will go to Fort Crook, Nebras-
ka: two companies will go to Fort Lo-
gan, Colorado, and the remaining two
companies are ordered to proceed to
Reno, Oklahoma. The two engineer
companies, which are also on the Sher-
man, will go to the Washington, D. c.,
barracks.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-15

Two British barks, both overdue, one
Of them a 65 per center and heavily
played by local spectators mot to ar
rive" reached their respective destina-
tions yesterday. The Talca. out $50
days from Liverpool, and reirsured at
so per cent, reached Iquique. There was
not much speculation on the Talca, but
on the other overdue that arrived, the
British bark Fifeshire, the play was
very heavy. She was out 130 days
from Manila for New Caledonia, was
quoted at 65 per cent and to the wise
among the reinsurance experts looked
a certain goner. She was played almost
exclusively mot TO arrive"
The arrival of these vessels reduces
the overdue list to four, quoted for re-
insurance as follows: Paris, 20 per
cent; La Bruyere, 45 per cent; Olive
bank, Is per cent, and Michele Bianchi,
10 per cent.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-15
steredores Hurt on Ahrdos.

The carrying away Of some chain tackle on
the Kosmos liner Abydos yesterday caused the
serious injury of three longshoremen. The
street; Philip Riley. 141 Converse street, and
Thomas Goodwin, 231 Greenwich street. Gre
gorica had his right arm broken and his back
badly bruised. Riley was pretty badly cut up
and Goodwins left ankle fractured. All
three were more or less hurt internally. The
men were engaged in rigging a coal chute 70
one Of the side ports OF the Abydos A chain,
holding a section OF the chute. parted. The
falling section swept the three men from the
chute. They fell the deck of a cargo
barge moored alongside. Ready hands picked
up the injured and cared for them on
Union street wharf until the arrival OF the
Harbor Hospital ambulance.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-15
To Divide Duties Of Cook.

The little tug Yzalco. which sailed yesterday
for Aca3utls, carried no cook. The vessel is
small and the prospective voyage not unlikely
TO be more or less fraught with peril. Several
cooks were engaged, but one look at the little
tug satisfied them one by one that idleneSs
ashore was preferable TO full command OF
the Yzalco's toy galley. They were willing TO
work but had not lost anything OF such
exciting possibilities as a cruise the Yzalco
promised. At the last moment IL was decided
TO sail without a cook, the four men Of the
tug agreeing to divide the cooks work and
pay among themselves. Captain Frederick
Miller formerly Of the steamship Enterprise,
is in command Of the Yzalco and has with him
George F. White, mate; NJ. Shannon, chief en-
gineer: B. II. Cashing, assistant engineer.
The Yzalco, formerly the tug Hiawatha. has
been purchased by a Salvador firm and Will
be used at Acajuta for towing coffee barges.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-15
Thieves Steal Fishing Boat.

A little company OF hard-working Greek
fishermen awoke yesterday morning to find
that their boat. which they had left snugly
rnoored in the cove MeigRs wharf
had disappeared The benefit the thieves may
derive from the boat will he Insignificant com
pared with the hardships the loss means tc
the fishermen The boat was fully equipped
and had on board nets and other fishing gear
which, with the craft, represented the united
savings for many months Of the owners. The
boat resembled a score OF Others its individ-
ualities being visible only to the professional
eye. II painted blue and sheathed with
copper. II was 2S feet long and leet beam.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-15
Miners Union Favors Strike.

TELLURIDE, Colo, Dec. 1.-THE
Miners Union has voted to continue
the strike in this district until a settle
ment on an eight-hour basis is reached
with mine and mill managers. The
managers say they will not recognize
the union or grant it's demands. 1t is
unlikely that a settlement will be made
this winter.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-15
Exnorts bv the Panama steamer.

The steamer City of Para, which sailed on
Saturday for Panama and way ports, carried
cargo for Mexico, valued at S2721 Central
America, S35 O4T: Panama. S1504; Colombia
1895: New York. S24 200; Holland, $500; Ger
many, $685. Barbados Island SS40: jamaica
$3.50 The leading exports were as follows:
To Mexico-34S gals wine 81 ealmon, 10
pkgs groceries and provisions. 1540 lbs cocoa
u pkgs fresh fruit. canned goods, 2T6 lbs
meals. 2e0 lbs dried fruits, 29s lbs nuts pkgs
potatoes. / cs mineral water, pkgs machinery
100 boiler tubes. 50 pcs pipe. coils rope. 1888
II lumber. cs shoe findings aO8 bdls shocks
10 bdls wire, 2 cs electrical supplies
To Central America-2f95 bbls -four l74e
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-15
GrareIIe,s TrinI BEGINS.

HELENA, Mont, Dec. 1.-THE trial
Of Isaac Gravelle, charged with send
ing threatening letters TO Northern Pa
cific officials in connection with the
dynamite outrages on that road during
September and October, began in the
District Court to-day. Just before ad-
5OUrnment a jury was sworn and to-
morrow the taking Of evidence will be-
gin. There arc about one hundred wit
nesses W no lave been subpenaed.
All leather goods lettered in gold free
n charge. Sanborn, Vail & Co, 7zI Mar
kct ST.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-15

The steamer Queen sailed on Saturday for
Victoria with an assorted merchandise cargo
consfrned 10 the port Of destination and the
principal British Columbian ports valued at
sl2 232 and including the following:
355 pkgs fruits 45 pkgs fresh vegetables, 3z,-
no Ibs malt g22 gals 10 cs wine. % whisky.
I2l1 lbs chocolate. 81 pkgs groceries and pro-
visions 800 lbs meals, 5144 lbs beans, 125 lbs
nuts IA 44O lbs raisins 81 .975 lbs dried fruit.
1I3 cs canned goods 1863 lbs coffee, rolls
leather, SIS lbs leaf tobacco. 100 tins matches.
5s SKIS plumbago, 211 lbs wax, cs electrical
supplies, s pkgs machinery. ] drum acid. 122
pkgs iron. Is pkgs arms and ammunition, 4
nl1gs drugs
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-15
Remoring Blast Furnace.

PTTTSBURG. Dec. 1.-THE Car
negie Steel Company is taking ad-
vantage of the iron market to take its
big blast furnaces out of blast in
Braddock Rankin and Duquesne, for
rebuilding and repairing. Within the
past week or ten days three furnaces
have been taken out of blast at the
Edgar Thompson plant and another
viii go out within the next two or
three daEs.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-15
minutes later than at Fort Point; the height
Of tide is the same at both places
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10.

NOTE-In the above exposition of the tides
the early morning tides given in the left
hand column and the successive tides Of the
day in the order OF occurrence as to time: the
fourth time column gives the last tide of the
day, except when there are but three tides, as
sometimes occurs. The heights given in
addition to the soundings of the United States
Coast Survey charts. except when a minus (0
sign precedes the height, and then the number
given is subtracted from the depth given by
the charts. The plane of reference is the mean
of the lower low waters
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-15
The Biggest Freighter.

The steamship Oanfa, which is due here
next Sunday with a cargo from Japan FOR
the Occidental and Oriental Steamship Com
pany VIII be the biggest tramp ever in this
port. The Pacific Mail ComDanys freighter
hlgoa is quite famous carrier. but the Oan-
fa's capacity IS considerably greater. The Algoa
can carry Il. coo tons OF dead weight 1900
tons n calculated by measurement The Oanfa
takes 1900 tons dead weight or by MEASURE
ment Is, 600 tons.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-15
FAILURE TO AGREE
CAUSES SHUTDOWN
Factories in Illinois Close Because
Employees Refuse to Promise
NOT TO Strike

CHICAGO. Dec. 14.-Three facto-
ries in the Fox River manufacturing
district in Northern Illinois were shut
down to-day because their employees,
numbering nearly 1900, refused to
promise an individual agreement not
to strike. The concerns are members
of the Fox River Valley Manufacture
ers' Association, which recently start
ed a campaign to re-establish the ten
hour work day where factory hands
have been getting full days pay for
nine hours work.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-15
Strike in Porto Rico.

SAN JUAN, Porto RocO. Dec. IA
The International Cigar Factory was
closed to-day all the employees going
out on strike in sympathy with the
striking breva makers. Several thou
sand men are out elsewhere on the
island and long strike seems certain.