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European cities.

This contest was used to liven up
things before the regular game OF
cards In which the club INDUCES once
a week. The cards we're foreign pos
tails with thick white paper pasted
over the address side. on which the
following questions we're written:
where Americans 20 when they die
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1909-12-24
School News

BY County Superintendent
"Now the Christmas comes to charm US
With its blessedness and cheer,
And the halo of its glory
Fifty crowns the aged year;
And the world puts by its troubles,
And the world forgets it's pain,
And the sighs give place to smiling,
When the Christmas comes again."
Il 1t is highly appropriate that
Christmas should be observed in
the schools as we'll as in churches
and homes. Some have prepar-
ed programs and have given
them. Gifts have been given.
1t perpetuates the story Of Christ.
1t fosters kindly feeling. It
helps to dispel the gloom. 1t is
tonic to the world, 1t brings
us nearer to a realization of the
one common brotherhood of man.
kind.
II Mary Konkel, teacher of the
Blaine school, is taking her va
cation this week. In her school
a Christmas program was given
last Friday afternoon, with few
of the patrons present.
III The following pupils of the
Stalnaker school were neither alb
sent nor tardy the last school
month: George, Mollie and Ella
Durant. Of the Villas school,
Rollo, Ora, and Alva Amrine.
There We're a few at the MaXey
school too, but at this writing
we haven't the names, but we
remember that the teacher stat
ed there was no hardness during
the month. We hope to have
names from their school next
month.
II Mother: rs it serious doctor"
Doctor: Eyes, madam! 1t is the
most serious case of dont-want-to
go-to-school-it-is l ever saw!"-
Comic Cuts.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1909-12-24
North Flats

j. w. Hazel, E. E. Alexander
made trip to the railroad this
week for A. A. Denney.
Well, Well What's the mat
ter with the North Flats, no
Xmas Tree this year. Every
body going to Springfield, this
year | guess.
D. M. Chenoweth and son,
Truman, are working on the
telephone line connecting Two
Buttes townsite with the Spring
field & Lamar telephone line this
week. Pretty cold work but the
doctor says take the dose.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1909-12-24
Dr., Cooks Claims
DiSCredited,

Turn down the claim Cook
made. Danish scientists can
not find that he reached the
pole. His observations on
the trip were worthless.
Secretary of Geographical
Society declares the Doctor
is unreliable, and scientific
men lose faith in Dr. Cook.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1909-12-24

Lamar, Colo, NoP. l5, 1909
Notice s hereby given that james LumplJns
of Las Animnf Colo, who, on July III, 1903,
made homestead entry No. 55o2. serial No. ol3o'i,
for SWl4 SEA See. ~, WhNEi SCI iNWi i,scr.
~, Township 10 south, kanse 81 west Of the 9th
p. M. has filed notice of intention to make fnal
five year proof, to establish claim to the land
above described. before the clerk of the County
court, ut Las Aninias, Colo. on the 23rd day of
December, 1909.
Claimant names as WITNESSES: David smith
John d. Morgan. Jesse Duiree. bent King.nll of
Las Anmas, Coloradp.
H-is .JoHS A. WILLIAMS. Register,
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1909-12-24
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department OF the Interior,
United States Land Oilicc.

Lnmnr, IOl0rnd0 Nov. ", 1Wy.
Notice Is hereby given that Ida +. Blackwell
der, of Monon. Colorado, who on April II, '@0s
made homestead entry No o4l. serial 80. OiiGe
for the north east quarter OF section ~. Twp
so s., Il. 4e W.. 9th P. NJ has iilcd motto, Of in
tcntion to make Final computation Proof, t.
establish clnim to the land above described f,
before the Register and Receiver, ut Lamar.
Colorado. on the .Lh day of January, 1910.
Claimant namcs witnesses: Roger Dance,
John Dnvson, Lester Smith, Miss Grace Cor;
ric, pll Of Monon. Cola.
John A. Williams. Register.
lD-2O
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1909-12-24
News from Our
Correspondents
Lamport Items

LampOrt Items
B. F. Lamport butchered hogs
Saturday.
Mrs. Boss is on the sick list at
this writing.
Mrs. s. G. Sitten snd Ethel
called on Mrs. Wingert, Sunday.
The farmers are through bal
ing broom corn in this vicinity.
MIR. Conover and wife are go
ing to Hooker, Oklahoma. on a
visit.
D. E. Sitton is spending most
of his time this cold weather sit
ting by the fire reading novels.
There was not any preaching
at the Liberty school house,
Sunday, on account of bad wealth
er.
Two families passed through
this vicinity last week on their
way to the Two Buttes to get
work.
Messrs. Anderson, DUNCAN
and the Freese brothers just re-
turned from Syracuse, Kansas,
where they have been delivering
their broom corn.
Several of the ladies' of this
vicinity went to Stonington, on
Monday, to select their Xmas
presents for the Xmas tree, that
will be at the Lamport school
house Dec. oath.
Pretty Prairie.
Lester Smith went to Holly,
Thursday.
Mr.. Tudhope was in Syracuse
on busines last week.
Mr.. johnson, who has been on
the sick list, is better at present
writing.
Rodger Dance and family
went to Holly Monday. Their
son Mark will go from there to
Isabel, Kansas, to spend the
holidays.
Alva Doner is having a serious
time with his eyes. Last fall
while cutting feed, stalk hit
him in the eye, and it has been
giving him trouble ever since.
Word received from Mr.. Cor
dray, states that they are at
home at Manchester, Oklahoma,
after pleasant visit in Missouri.
Their son Charles is attending
school in Guthrie,
Abe Brant was attending to
business in Villas and Springfield,
Saturday. His school at Konantz
will close Wednesday for the
holidays, He will spend his va
cation with his parents, at
Pratt, Kansas.
Villas Budget
Cedar haulers report a foot of
snow in the cedars.
Mrs. A. A. Denney was seen
in our city, Tuesday.
A number of the farmers here
attended the Konkel sale.
Mrs. Abrams of Lamport is
visiting with Mrs. L. McAdam.
Henry Martching, a brother of
Mrs. Goehring, and family have
into our vicinity.
The stage was rather loaded
as it came to Villas, Saturday,
but it unloaded a few here.
Mr.. Villers from Lamar came
down on the stage, Saturday, to
visit with his uncle near Boston.
Mrs. l.. McAdam had a pleas
ant surprise of a visit from her
father. He arrived on Saturday
from Kansas City, Mo. She had
not seen him for over % years.
The last reports of Kearney
Jones is that he is somewhat i'm
proved but still very weak. We
regret very much that an opera
ton is necessary for his perma-
nent recovery.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1909-12-24

Vesta Bray was in town, the
22nd.
The limit of the cold here was
6 below.
Lee Holmes favors us with a
subscription.
H. Tankersley is figuring on
bidding for a mail route.
Mr.. and Mrs.J. A. Stinson and
daughter Ethel, will spend Xmas
at Lamar.
The Springfield Lamar Tele-
phone line is connected with the
Two Buttes dam.
A number of the big sheep
men had teams hear for camp
and Xmas supplies.
Sheriff Mcfarland had official
business in the Lamport district
the first of the week.
A packed house is expected,
weather permitting, at the enter
tainment, Friday night.
Mrs Ralph Hooker, Claud and
the baby were in town Wednes-
day, doing Xmas shopping.
Casper Durant was her the %.
We saw him holding a private
consultation with Santa Claus.
A. B. Allen and j. A. Tanner
were at the new town the 22nd.
Mr.. Tanner may conclude to in
vest in the new town.
If you want toys for your
children and presents for your
friends, go to the South store of
The Lamport Mercantile Co.
D. G. Greathouse, one of Baca
county's successful dry farmers,
is here on business and is regis
tered at the Hotel DAVIS. La
mar News.
Jno. 7. Clemmens, E. S.
Grove, w. E. Rourk, C. G.
Sutton and j. E. Sluder were
here on land business before the
district clerk.
Items from Stonington did not
reach us. We hear the good peo-
pie in that big section will have
Christmas tree and other doings
on the usual splendid scale.
The Lamqort Mercantile Co.,
are using the building formerly
occupied by Thompson and Com
pany to display their line of
jewellery, toys and Xmas goods.
Several big loads of freight
have come in during the past
few days for Denney. The holi-
day trade at this store has been
beyond the most sanguine expec-
tations.
Prof. Britts is now engaged in
watches, clocks, sew
ing machines, etc., at Lamar,
incidentally writing short gospel
sermons for the enlightenment
of the valley people.
Mat Ewertz who has a fine
just north Of town,
is a frequent caller among the
towns-people. Mr.. Ewertz is
holding his claim within the full
intent and meaning Of the law.
Louis Regnier, Eli Thomas,
and Roscoe Kemper went thru
the 18th enroute to Lamar with a
bunch OF cattle, belonging to the
Regnier's, that are to be shipped
to Kansas for winter quarters.
The public sale at Konkel's, as
expected was a big success. A
large crowd was in attendance
and the sales aggregated thous-
ands. Auctianeer Jackson was
at his bestand was ably seconded
by j. P. Harmon of Richfield,
Kansas.
The Springfield Literary is
doing fine work. The young
folks taking part in the fort
debates are making
splendid progress. The Weekly
Digest, a paper edited and read
by one of the members, treats of
social current affairs ala gridiron
and is quite a feature of the pro-
gram.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1909-12-24
Local and
Personal Mention

DcSL NIOCcIlcS dl ISCiIliSy ..
Theo. Nutter was visitor the
.21st.
Call and see Denney's Dry
Goods.
Another batch of contests,
this week.
John A. Reed, the drummer
was here the 10th.
D. G. Greathouse left for La
mar on business matters the 20.
]. B. Villers. nephew of T. R.
Villers, is visiting at the latter's
ranch.
A. ]. and Gordon Harker were
here the 18th on their way to
Lamar.
DIR. Regnier was in town over
night the 18th. He left Sunday
for Lamar.
A little child has come to bless
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Macarthur, of Carrizo
Willard Cole visited at Geo.
Erwin Konkel's this week, and
took in the public sale.
Jas. A. Tanner transacted bus
mess and visited friends at the
county seat, this week.
The Carrizo Club will attend
the Xmas doings at Kenton and
help to make merry the occasion.
County Treasurer Homsher
visited at Boston and engaged in
the doings at Konkel's, the 21st.
Call and see our display of
Christmas Goods at the store
formerly occupied by Thompson
& Co.
H. Tankersly, the "ax man"
is kept busy at his trade by cut
ting stove wood for the towns
people.
There is a new arrival at the
home Of Postmaster Speckman,
"A baby boy, born Friday, Decem-
ber 18th.
]. A. Stinson was in town over
night the 10th, He went to the
Konkel ranch, Tuesday to attend
the sale.
T. C. Stevens, of Kansas City,
Mo. father of Mrs. l.. McAdam,
is visiting at the McAdam home
near Villas.
We were honored with a call
from Mr.. and Mrs. R. Ander-
son, estimable young people of
.Stonington.
]. V. Abrams left for Lamar
with lot of turkeys, to be ship
ped to Denver for the Xmas and
New Year trade.
C. G. Patterson has gone to
Clyde, Kansas, for the holidays.
He will visit his mother, sisters
and other relatives.
The Lamport Mercantile Co.
have a fine line of toys and
Christmas Goods at their South
store at Stonington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cole visited with
friends here, Saturday and Sun
day, and left for Crete, Neb.,
via Lamar, the Goth.
M. E. Maokey and wife and
Lee Enlow will spend the holi-
days at the home of Mr.. Mack
-ey's parents In eastern Okla.
C. l. Davis has disposed of his
personal property at Carrizo, and
with his family left for Oregon.
They passed through Springfield,
the Goth.
John S. Semmens made final
homestead proof before the Dis
trict Clerk, the 18th, D. G.
Greathouse and ]. M. Bryant as
sisting him.
Allyn Cole, remembered here
as mere boy, is now practic-
ing attorney at Crete. Neb. The
young man gives promise OF a
brilliant future.
Mary Konkel, teacher of the
Blaine school, visited at Spring
field last Sunday. She left Mon
day for her home near Villas to
spend the HOLIDAYS.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1909-12-24
WEATHER REPORT

Friday generally fair with slowly ris-
ing temperature.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1909-12-24
Herald Job Work
Needs No Apology
Two Buttes Items.

Two ButteS Items.
The school is having vacation
this week.
Mr.. Holeman has moved into
his new house.
Mr.. Easton went to Lamar
Sunday after lumber to build his
house.
Sunday School every Sunday
morning. Preaching every two
weeks,
Mr.. Mack who has been to
Granada on business, returned
Tuesday.
Miss Rainbolt, the school
teacher. went to Lamar Monday
to meet Santa Claus.
James Tanner and A. B. Allen
of Springfield, were in town
Wednesday looking over the
town lots.
Mr.. Rainbolt found his team
of horses near Lamar. They
wandered away during the first
part of the storm.
The children and patrons of
the school will have a tree and
program, Christmas Eve. All
are cordially invited.
Mr.. Wheaton of Lamar, and
Paul Shidler of Anthony, Kan
sas was here the 21st and 22nd
looking at land with the view of
buying.
Mr.. Peirson, the contractor of
the Saylor drug store building,
has a large amount of material
on the ground and will commence
work soon. The basement is
already dug.
Boston Items
H. E. Homsher was in this
vicinity, Tuesday.
Mrs. David Konkel is on the
sick list, this week.
w, H. Konkel finished thrash
ing his grain this week.
Mary and Carrie Konkel and
Lizzie Villers visited the school,
Tuesday,
Fred Hollister, Chas. E. Will
son and the Messrs. Barrett,
went to Holly last week.
Mary Konkel came in on the
stage, Monday, to spend the
holidays with home folks.
Rev. Stephen visited the school
Monday and gave the pupils a
lecture along educational lines,
which was enjoyed by all.
Church services We're fairly
well attended at this place, Sun
day. Those present enjoyed an
able sermon delivered by Rev.
Stephen.
Blaine Items
VIM, Curtis went to Villas,
Tuesday.
Thomas Watson was at M. M.
Myers, Friday.
Jake Lasley went to Two
Buttes, Thursday.
N. B Curtis and M. M. Myers
butchered hogs, Friday.
Mary Konkel went to Spring
field, Saturday, on the stage.
L. Collier has gone to Tyrone,
Oklahoma, to spend Christmas.
Forrest Hall and family at
tended sunday school at Two
Buttes.
J. o. Davis has returned from
Denver, where he has been visit
ing for some time.
Eldon Allen and Dayton Knox
are working on the telephone
line to Two Buttes.
Some relatives of Mrs. Fultz
came down on an auto from La
mar, to purchase some land I'M
der the proposed ditch at Two
Buttes,
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1909-12-24
Baptist Church

Baptist Church
At Springfield the fourth Saturday
of each month in the morning, and the
fourth Sunday, morning and evening.
REV. HAZEL, pastor.
Union Sunday School at Springfield
every Sunday at 10 Il. m.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1909-12-24
Methodist Episcopal Church
SPRINGFIELD CIRCUIT

SPRINGFIELD CIRCUIT
There will be preaching SER
vices in the new school house at
Two Buttes, on Sunday, Dec. 26,
at II O'Clock and at Blaine at 8
O'Clock.
weather permitting.)
All are cordially invited.
"Peaee on earth, Good will towards man;
Glad tidings Of great Joy; Hal1eljuh, A Saw
ior, Christ the Lord"
JOHN STEPHEN, Pastor.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1909-12-24
Reported ElOpement.

1t is said that Miss Maud Stall
maker did not attend school as
usual the 22nd, but on the con-
trary met Floyd Chenoweth, and
that the two departed for some
other state in the Union, for the
purpose of becoming man and
wife. This supposed fact was
not known until the shades of
night We're falling fast, so that
if the young people did elopethey
were well on their way before
enquiry as to there whereabouts
was started. They are members
of prominent families of the
county, and have known one an
other from childhood.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1909-12-24
w. C. T. u.

The local w. C. T. U. of active
members will meet at the school
house, Dec. 80, 1909. The fol-
lowing is the program:
Opening hymn by all, No. 461
Scriptural exercises, Mrs. Brown
Roll call
Reading of last meeting.
Song, Mrs. H. X. Ward
Recitation, Marguerite Konkel
Discussion, Temptation
Song, Mrs. A. B. Allen
Recitation, Mrs, Ellen Denney
Select Reading, Alma Gordon
Business meeting
Closing hymn.
Mrs. Maud Green. Pres.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-18
Three Best Stories of the Day

SIZING UP BERNARD SHAW.

ohlN0
ERNARD SHAW is thus mmortaf@ by Charles aw'rey' "e h"s
- to produce shawss play of You Never Can Tell ! wrote to Shaw
M asked his permission. He answered that he would come and read 1t to-
me. He did, n began by saying that sometimes he thought it va tn best
play h ever was written. and at others he considered it the greatest trash
Anyhow. he vas of opinion that it was a pretty poor play, n "a II |
produced it-wen, 1 must take the consequences Some time afterward asked
Shaw if could compress the last act He declined to allow one he to pe
altered or nut out In view of certain contingencies. / had at asst to tell MN
that / couldn't produce the play. His answer was, Thank you so much! o
have taken a great load off my mind Now what are you to do with a man
like that?'s es NNnN #@ N sa tf
8 COUIDNr FORGET H WAS A LADY.
VVYILLIAM SEYMOUR, Charles Frohmans stage manager tells TINS
w story of an asprant % the boards: $e 81 80
This young lady had "a certain amount of influence and so was
cast for a little character part She reheared, and proved satisfactory n
piece had its initiation at Williamsburg. Going owe on III ferry the morn
to see me. He handed me a note which ran somewhat after this asnion:
:" Dear Mr.. Seymour-On consideration / IN sorry to say that | have
decided Ito throw VI my part. l a BORN a lady, educated and brought up as
a lady. and 1 really cannot bring myself to appear before the American public
except in, the character of q lady -.
Later or 1 believe by some means or other she did get a iadys part with
another company, and vas a total failure Ns
WHAT WAS HI NATTER.
r. A. SoTHERN has n amusing story about a dilemma he once got into:
~ II was citing Sin a comedy whan1h ad to speak the woras,t M .
the mattrT Well me night + was rather slow about takmg my cue,
N was prompted. forgot myself for h moment ant when the words
came What's the matter? I thought something or other had occurred ut q
the common. I paused and looked round. Everything seemed normal and
the stage waited. Their came another What's the natter from tn y =
side They were@a all getting anxious behind the scenes. and - was l. Tor nat
for the life of me couldn't see anything wrong. At last an audible whisper
came. 'Go OF with your ines, you IDIOT What's the matter with youT Then
1T suddenly davncd on me where l wcs. but the house hd tumbled o the
situation and came dow in convulaons~ II *N%
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t1 r.
fairly good line on what is happening
and what is going to happen. 1t IS
simply hat he is content to let the
others conduct the noisy part of the
business and have the glory of it'll
they want it. When the time comes to
vote Minch is always there. He is
about as regular an attendant of legis-
lative sessions as there is in either
branch, but is not footing his horn
about 1t on that account.
Minch was first elected from Cumber-
land to the Senate in 1901, and he has
been coming back ever since. The
thing is so easy that you can scarcely
blame him, as each time he was nomi-
mated the place was accorded MIN with
out opposition in his own party; aVd
each time he was elected by a larger
majority than any other candidate on
his ticket.
He is a conservative. There is MOTH
ing hurried or hasty about him. he
generally makes up his mind what he
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-18

THE CHAMPION
QUICK SHAVER.

u OBERT HARDIE is the quick
shaving champion of England.
Mr.. Hardie's record of shaving
five men in ono minute fifteen seconds
stood for some years, but not long ago
the champion of the razor thought he
would try for new and better times, so
he managed to shave six men in one
minute twent1-nine seconds.
Mr.. Hardie a little back issued-a chal-
lenge to the world for $500, and this
money can be won by anyone who will
take up the cuigels at either quick or
blindfold shaving, and is able to beat
the existing champions time.
+ Mr.. Hardie can shave one man, no
matter how harsh his beard, IN twelve
seconds, or he will allow himself to be
blindfolded and then make a clean job
of it in twenty-seven seconds. Besides
these times, which are accomplished by
the aid of an ordinary razor, Mr..
Hardie will give any nan a perfectly
satisfactory shave with the aid of a
carving knife in forty-fve seconds, and
with a penknife in twenty-eight sec
! onds.-Strand Magazine
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-18
nj. NEW Law PROPOSITIONS.

AS neitherp political party In this State is pledged in n wy to a blanket
ha1oto oil to the nomination of Governor by direct primary. and al the pledges
of me Republican State platform for direct primary nomination of State esis-
latorsa m municipal an county officers have already been carried out twill
be hard for thu Joint onmittee appointed by the Legislature to investigate tn
report b " IN special commission or election laws to find any warrant or tn
pa;n nronosrion of the commission, outside of hi commission itself There
Is a very large doubt If he voters of the State desire the abolition of the time
IGNORED state convention and platform. If here is SUCH general desire it is
not vet in evidence. Nor has there been n popular demand For a big blanket
ballot confined tt the voting booth, in place of the present paper ballot the
strong epugnan to the voting machines woud inevitably turn against a re-
strnted blanket bauota and for the same reason. namely. that it is a obstruction
Suffrage n IN irritation to the voter The joint committee should set Its
ace like ninta against this academic experimentation With the election laws and
III ballot box . f.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-18
1ns GERMAN TARIFF CLUB.

with maximum and minimum duties TIL new tariff bill provides a means
OF meeting Other commercial nations on their W ground, Germany especially
The new German tariff was constructed with that club feature II other nations
do not grant to Germany all that is given to the most favored nation they
have TO pay the maximum duties at German ports. If Germany is equally
favored, then the minimum tariff rates prevail At the same time hi minimum
German tariff rate is as high al it can safely pc put, to insure revenu from
imports The severity of the lew German tariff has lot been used against
american products for the reason that tariff reprsals were feared. AS the
United States is Germanysg greatest market, a tariff war would be disastrous to
German interests The new American tariff. when enacted, win settle the ques-
ton Therew will then be IN American Roland for a German oliver.