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The Springfield herald., 1909-02-05

Mrs. Theodore Bangerter came
up from the ranch Monday and
met Mr.. Bangerter and the little
boy who returned from Denver
Monday evening. They left for
home Tuesday morning.
1t is reported that on Ground
Hog Day. that very eccentric
animal came out and saw his
shadow so plainly that he hurried
back into his hole but it has had
little or no effect on the weather
so far.
The Springfield herald., 1909-02-05

Sam Squires passed through
here Thursday on his way from
Syracuse with freight for A. A.
Denney.
w. Marriott, the locator, had
two parties in Blaine. township
Monday showing them land un-
der the proposed ditch.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATIONS
Department of the Interior.
United States Land bilice.

lamar, Lol0rndO, Jnnuhly ~, I0VH.
Notice is hereby given that Alice Frank F,
of Villas, Colorado, who, on October lst =,
1905. made homestead entry toi@1.), No, iGiG, for
the Lots , and and eIa sw4, sec. I, II. " :,
Il. 10 w. 9th p. NJ, has fled notici of intention
to make Final five year Proof, To establish
cnim to tine land above described, before ;hg
Clerk 0fthc District Court, at springfield, col
orado, OF the Both day o. March. 1903.
Claimant uumcs 20 wituUss'=: Tho mas +. NIL
lignn, III. konkei, Maymc i.esslic, and Mollie
poyner all Of Villas, Colorado.
John \. William, i.cgisfer.
The Springfield herald., 1909-02-05
SUMMONS
In the cousty Court

In the County Court
state of Colorado,
County of Baca IS.
Martin " Allen Plaintin
James T.. Churchs Defendant
THE PEOPLE OF TilE STATE OF COLO.
To James E.Church, the defendant above named,
GREETING: You are hereby required to ap-
pear in an action brought against you by the
above named plaintiff, In the County Court of
Baca County, state OF Colorado, and answer
the complaint therein within twenty days after
the service hereof, II served within this county
or, II served out OF this County, or by publica-
tion, within thirty lays Hfter the service hereof
exclusive of the day of service: or judgment by
default will be taken nsainst you according to
the prayer of the complaint; and II copy Of
the complaint in the above entitled action re
not served with this summons, if service
hereof be made ont of ihis State, then ten days
additional to the time here. aovo upsoiAeri f-r'
appearance and answer will be allowed before
the taking Of Judgment by dcfault as aforesaid.
The said action Is brought to quiet title to
the sw1, of the sell of section 20, twp 20, Rye.
AZ. Brought by Martin " Allen, us will more
fully appear from the complaint in said action
to which reference is here made;
And you are hereby notified that II you fail to
appear, and to answer the said complaint ns
above required the said plantin will take
Judgment by dcfautas prayed in said petition.
Given under my hand ut Springfield in said
County. this 9Th day of.Ianuary a d. 1902
(sEAL, Elmer E. Alexander,
Judge OF County Court.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior,
United States Land Oflicc,

Lamar. Colorado, Dec. 81. 1905.
Notice IL hereby given that William H. Aicprn
OF Villas. Colorado, who. on March the 4thlsO2-
male homestead entry (OllsO), No. 52sD, for
swi 1, Section ~. Township ~ s.. Range 10 W..
9Th Prin. Meridian, has filed notice Of intention
to make Final Ave year Proof, to establish
claim to the land above described. before the
Clerk of the District Court. at Springfield, Col
ora,lo, on the Goth. dayof Febusry 1919
Claimant names as witnesses: Geo. Erwin
Konkel. of srriugleld, =, and, Wesley Alcorn,
David Nonkcl. aud C.h.Wilcy, all (3) Of Wins,
Colorado.
John A. " iliams, Resistcr.
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A. Penny was county seat
visitor Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Ward We're
visitors in town Thur. afternoon.
Mrs. Arthur Smart and Miss
Chenoweth were shopping in the
city Wednesday.
Cliff Curran, of Lamar, stopped
over night in Springfield Wed.
on his way to the Cimarron.
Bob Cotton was up from Cot
tonwood Tuesday and took down
a load of bailed hay next day.
Willard Cole was up from Car
rizo the first of the week and
spent few days visiting friends.
Mrs. Oldem came down from
Lamar, on the stage Monday and
left next morning for Stonington.
Miss Lottie Rae, of Lamar,
came in on the stage Monday and
will teach the Maxey school.
B. H. Jones of Stonington was
here Wednesday evening and at
tended the literary at the school
house.
Chas. P. Green came up from
his claim on Prairie Dog arroyo
Monday and spent the evening
with the boys.
Geo. Lepel, Fred Hollister and
Mr.. Nichols stopped in the county
seat Monday on their way to the
cedars.
L. L. Knox and VIM. Denney
are putting a new coat OF wealth
erboards on the HERALD's new
domicile this week.
L. w. Collins and Roy Denney
are sojourning in the eastern
part of the county and will be for
the next week or so.
Rev. C. S. Dean, of Konantz,
was in town Thursday shaking
hands with friends and attending
to business at the court house.
G.. e. Konkel took load of
household goods to his ranch
near Stonington Thursday pre-
paratory to moving his family.
V. M. Shannon was up from
Regnier Saturday. He delivered
some fine apples in town raised
on his fruit farm in the canyons.
Fred Bridewell and Miss Anna
,ainbolt of Guthrie, Okla. have
been here for the past week look
ing over the country with a view
to locating claims.
Will N. Marriott was over north
east Monday looking over the
proposed irrigation district south
Of Butte creek. He took out
some parties to locate.
Any person who desires to To-
cate near good Rail Road Town
would do well to write to o. D..
Cole Of Redpoint, Ok. who would
exchange land for decided land
near Springfield.
McKellar Bros, who are now
operating the Wight sheep ranch
near the west line of this county,
were here Wed. and Thursday
making arrangements with our
merchants for getting their sup
plies from here. They are pleas
ant gentlemen to meet and we
hope they may continue to make
this their trading point.
The Springfield herald., 1909-02-05
NOTICE ron PUBLIC ALTON.
Department of the Interior.
Land Uilice at Lamar, Colorado.

Dee. .S. 1905.
Notice is hereby given that Guilfrrd Blick-
cnstaIC. of Stoning gton, Colo, who on June .5'h,
1907. made homestead entry No. 0$li, II. L. No.
sa5s. for southwest quarter of section u, Town
ship 81 south, Range Al west Of the 9Th Principal
Meridian, has filed notice OF intention to make
FINAL Communication Proof To establish claim T."
the land above described, before the clerk OF
the district court. Mt Springfield, Colorado, on
the 9TH day OF February. 1909.
Claimant names us WITNESSES: ID. l.. Fuller
j. +. Leckronc, Lee sayers, VIM W. lieeke
ethorn, all of stoning gton. Colo.
JonS A. WILLIAMS,
The Springfield herald., 1909-02-05
NOTICE FOR PuBLIGATION.
Department Of the Interior,
l.egistci'.


Lamar. Colo. Jan. 20, 1909
Notice is hereby gwen thut John II. Poyncr, of
Villas, Colo. who, on Dee. 81, la0s, made
Homestead entry No. O390, II L 5+Gl., for the
South East Quarter, of Section, /.
Twp 3as, Il u west nf 9Th prin mer, has filed
notice of in rntioI 20 make final Ave year
proof, to establish claim, to the land nbove de
scribed before the Clerk o' the Dist. Court, At
Springfield, Colorado, ou the 10th day of Mar.
1909
Claimant names as witnesses: Tho-. 7 MIL
ligan. Emil Lcpcl, T.R, Nilcrs. all CD Of Villas,
ami X. c. Woolley. of Stonington, Colorado.
joins a. WILLIAMS.
Register.
The Springfield herald., 1909-02-05
NOTICE FORsPUBLlCATIO
Department of the Interior
United states Land Office, 2
Lamar, Colorado, January 18th, 1909,

Lamar, Colorado, January 18th, 1909
Notice is hereby given that, Fred Woolley, OF
s.ordngton Colorado who, on March, 9th, 1907
made homestead entry No ol2Go IL. l.. No. 52ss for
wi.neI 4, mel iswi, :, sci4nw14 sec.Z', 4 81 s.. %
W.. of 9th Prin Mcridian has file tnotice of nten-
tion to make Final five year Proof, to es-
tablish claim to the land above described, before
the Clerk OF the District Court, at Springfield
Colnrndo, on the eth day of February, 1909.
Claimant names witnesses. Frank Oahes,
AC. Heckethorn. Arthur Wahren, Frank
woolley. all of stonngton, Colorado.
John A. Williams, Register
The Springfield herald., 1909-02-05
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior.
Land oilirc at Lamar, colorado, i,

Ian. lG, 1899.
Notice is hereby given that Samuel NJ. kon
kel, of Villas, Colorado. who, ON Dec. Bird,
1908, made homestead entry No. 0li33 II. Il. No.
5GG7, for the northwest quarter of Section II,
Township 30 south. Rnnge ~ west of the 9Th
Principal Meridian. has filed noticc of intention
TO make Final five year Proof, ID establish
claim to the land above described, before the
clerk of the district court at Springfield Colo.
on the eth day of February 1907.
Claimant names as witnesses: Thomas Milli-
gan, Charles N!illigaf, Charles Wyley. all (3l of
Villas, and Geo. Erwin konkel, of Springfield,
Colorado. ..,,
JONI A. WILLIAMS,
Register.
The Springfield herald., 1909-02-05
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior,
United states Land Oflicc at

United states Land Office at
Lamar, Colorado, Jan 10. 1903.
Notice is hereby given that Charles Collins o:
StoningtOn, Colo. who, on Dec. 26th 1906 mnue
homestead ENTRY No. O237i, IL. f. 1000 for the
southwest quarter Of section 20, Township 81 s.
Range 42 west of the sixth Principal Meridian,
has filed notice of his intention TO make final
prool.to establish claim to the land
above described, before the clerk of the district
court. at Springfield, Colo, on the 9Th day Of
February, 1903,
Claimant names a. witnesses. j W. Doris,
Frank oakcs, Earl Tay 'or, w. A Oakes- all of
stonington, Colo.
JOHN a. WILLIAMS,
Register.
The Springfield herald., 1909-02-05
NOTICE FOR PJ BLiCAT.OS
Department of the Interior
United Stntcs I.aut, Df1lcc,

Lunar, Colorado. December y. 1905.
Notce is hereby giycu that George II. Poyncr.
Of Wins. Colorado, " o, on January nth 1907,
made Homestead Entry 40 Oli5l, II Il. No 52li
tor the ElaSW1i SCI ,SWi .-SWi, Shlt-ot see
ton 2, Township 80 south, Range "a west of the
eth p NJ, has fled notice of intention to make
nnalhyc wear proof, to establish claim TO the
land above described, before the clerk of the
district court, at Springfield, Colorado, ON
the 9th day of February, 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses: Edward Em-
ei4ou, of Springfield, and Emil Lcpel, Thos. r..
Miigam. Fred roilietcc, AL t3) of Villas, Colo
RADIO.
JONI A. WILLIAMS,
Register.
The Springfield herald., 1909-02-05
Department ~ the Interior.
T7uit,J .tptaa Jnnd 1flisc 81 I

United states Land Office at
Lamar, Colorado, Jan. l3, 1900
Nctce Is hereby given that Perry a. Roller,
of Lamport, Colorado, who. on Oct 81. 1907.
maze homestead entry No. 03Sl5. II. l.. S9i2, for
North west quarter. Of section. go. Twp. 80
south, Range IL west y the sixth principal
meridian, has illcd notice of intention to make
final Communication proof. to establish claim to
the land above described before he CLERK Of
tho District Court at Springfield, Colo. on
the 2ith day OF February, 1909.
Claimant names rs witnesses Nicholas Consan-
mus j. :. .McCraw, L.v. Campbell, VIM. Medlin,
all of Lamport, Colorado.
join A. WILLIAMS.
Register
The Springfield herald., 1909-02-05
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior,
Land Oil.cc. AT Lamar. Colorado,


Jan. 23nd, 1869.
Notice T. hereby given that Ambrose c Curtis,
Of Springfield, Colorado, who ON Jun" =. 1902,
made Homestead Entry No. 0S2g. II. l.. 516l, for
- ne II. aud ei -cl,. section 30, Town
ship ~ south, itange Il west. 9Th Principal Me
ridnn. has hlrd notice of Intention 10 make
final commut. Proof, to establish claim to the
land above described before the Register and
l,eceiver, nj Lamar Colorado, on the l2th day
of uureh. 1909
Claimant names as witnesses: Ralph lianndy
Henry o. Blanchat. Everett = !assett, all (H) Of
villas. and I'rcd Keller Of Springfield Colorado,
Jnr> 4. WILLIAMS, Register.
The Springfield herald., 1909-02-05
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department OF the Interior,
United States Land Oflice Il
Lamar, Colo, Jan. ~. 10

Lamar, Colo, Jan. 90. 1909.
Notice Is hereby given that Henry %. nlanch-
at, of Villas Colo, who, on oct 80, 1902, made
homestead entry No. 0l323, II. T.. No. $3.50, for
81 sci So swia, of Sec 23 Twp. 90 $, II. As,
D. M. has filed notice of intention to make final
1--WE year proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before the Register and Re
coiver, at Lamar, Colo, on the i2lh, day of Mar,
1909.
Claimant names as witnesses: ri. Ranncy
Everett Bnssctl both of Villas, and A.C. Curtis
Fred Keller. both OF Springfield, Colorado.
JoHS \. WILLIAMS,
Register.
The Springfield herald., 1909-02-05
NOTICE "F APPLICATION TO LEASE
SIAIE LANDS

Oncc of the state Board Of Land
Commissioners
Denver, Colorado, Jan. 2Sth, 1900
Notice ia hereby given that W. II. honkcl.
whose pustonicc address i Lamar, Colorado,
hn- made application No. 55s2 to lease the
following described school lands, situate in
Baca county, Colorado, to-wit: All Of sec. 31,
Township ~ south, Range u west.
Nouthcr application to lease the above de-
scribod ,and- will he considered after Feb
ruaiy 18Th, 1909.
jOuN VIVIAN,
Register state Board Land Commissioners.
The Springfield herald., 1909-02-05

Monthly school report blanks
for sale at this office.
Old papers for sale at the HER
AID office. ii
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as this, four branches of the federal gov
eminent at Washington are likely to par
1icipate in the exchange of condolences
namely, the White House and the State,
War and Navy Departments. As it hap
pens, in the Central America imbroglio the
War Department has not yet been called
upon to take a hand, although the Situ-
alton in this respect would have been diff
ferent had there been carried out the
recent suggestion for the transfer of the
United States Marine Corps to the juris-
diction of the War Department. Thus the
current activity i'm correspondence by the
underground route" has been restricted
10 the presidential offices. the Department
of state and the Navy Department.
Ordinarily the bulk of Uncle Sans cor
respondence with his representatives
abroad-that is, diplomatic. consular, mill
tary and naval officers-is intrusted to the
mails But i'll cases of emergency, such
as the situation in Nicaragua, where time
is an important consideration, telegraphic
communication is the main dependency.
Incidentally it may be noted that the
conpa ratiyely recent development or wire
less telegraphy has placed the govern
Iuent I'm much more advantageous posi-
tion than formerly with reference to such
speedy methods of communication. THIS
has never been more forcefuliy demon
strated than in this autumn nare-up IN
the narrow portion OF our continent.
Under the old conditions with the caoies
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and accuracy necessary in governmental
cipher work. Often slight error in de-
ciphering will alter the entire meaning
of a sentence. We have had some Secre-
taries of State and some ambassadors
abroad who could, if necessary, decipher
their own missives, but for the most part
this work is turned over to experts. Al
the ate Department or the White HOUSE.
when an important dispatch is being re-
ceived. it is customary to intrust the de
cipherng to an expert other than the
operator at the key. Thus the translation
progresses as the dispatch is being re-
ceiyed and is completed in very short
time after the last sentence of the cipher
message has arrived in the Office. Where.
as I'm the case Of the dispatches covering
the Nicaragua incident. several high Of
ficials are keenly interested in each new
development, it is the custom at the State
Department TO make carbon copies OF the
original transcript of the deciphered dis
patch. and these are quickly distributed
SO that all the officials get the latest news
simultaneously. There have been some
instances in the history of the country
when American ENJOYS abroad who could
not master the mysteries Of cipher work
were obliged to leave the deciphering OF
official dispatches to outsiders, who ha q
no direct connection with the federal serv-
ice. but the government now takes all
possible precautions to prevent such op-
pOrtunities for leaks"
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be familiar with five or six different
ciphers-all subject to frequent change.
First of all there is the President pri-
vate cipher. VIII CHI is seldom used except
When the executive is travelling about
the country and desires to communicate
in confidence with the White House. and
then there are the ciphers of the State,
Wa- and Navy Departments-the three
branches of the government which do
an international business, so to speak.
OF course, no operator can translate a
cipher dispatch Off-hand as he receives
it sends it. The message is simply
set down as it comes in-apparently
meaningless combinations of figures, let
tiers or words-and then when the dis
guised document is complete it is trans
formed into Ineligible wording. Often
hours and even days are required 10 en-
cipher or dec pher a long intricate
cablegram Sometimes an insignificant
detail will puzzle the experts for long
time. as when Minister Conger, cabling
from China at the height of the Boxer
trouble, injected the word ..in," written
in plain English, in the midst of a dis
patch otherwise of hidden significance.
In the first translation the puzzled cipher
experts simply disregarded the mystify-
ing word, but later it was found that
this word had a most important bearing
on the meaning of the whole.
The incident of the Conger dispatch
but serves to illustrate the extreme care
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the sides of the chief business avenues.
Uniformed policemen with clubs stood at
every corner to handle the crowd, and
every now and then we passed soldiers.
His excellency Chen kwei-Lung has an
army half as large as that of the United
States, and it is equipped with foreign
guns and has been drilled in foreign style.
We went by a large drill grounds and
barracks on the banks of the river and
farther on were qua ded by troops in blue
uniforms. AS we neared the palace we
saw more and more soldiers and found
companies of them on guard in the yari
Gus courts
I wish l could show you the yamen or
where the viceroy received us. It is like
the offc al palaces of most great Chinese
CAPITALS comprising the viceroy'S res dence
and his chief business offices. 1t is said
out in many courts surrounded by adj
ministrative buildings. and beyond resi-
dence apartments of various kinds, the
whole covering acres.
Z =
We entered the grounds by a road
way guarded by immense marble lions
on pedestals The lions were paint
ed bright blue, and their wide open jaws
were intended to terrify all who came in.
Still farther on were three gates. leading
into the great courts upon which the
main yamen buildings faced. The two
sida gates were opened, but the one in the
center had immense wooden uoOTS, upon
each of which, in red and black. was
painted the figure of a long-bearded giant
about twenty feet high. Such giants are
found at every such entrance. and they
are considered terror inSpirers. 1t is
only the viceFoy himself and men of high
honor who are permitted to go through
this central gate, all common people pass
ing in at the sides.
As we came up the doors of the middle
gate were closed, but we halted our car
riages until the padlocks could be
removed. and then drove on in state UNI
til we reached great temple-like build
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The. US. CON5ILARbUREAU

or group Of letters for a complete SEN
tence The advantage Of the system Is OF
course that it saves the time OF sending
and receiving operators, and, since cost is
based on the number of words sent, en-
abes corresponding economy for the per-
son who pays for the message.
Cipher, on the other hand, saves time
and money by something of the same
shortcut method of saying things. but its
chief virtue lies in the fact that it en-
ables secrecy. Instead of the dictionaries
of cipher being obtainable by anybody
ana everybody as are the commercial
code books, they are limited in number
and placed only in the hands of trusted
individuals who are to make use of the
secret vocabulary. For instance. the
State Department supplies these cipher
diplomats and consular officers scattered
over the world, and the Navy Depart
ment furnishes cipher books to the Off
GERS in command of our warships. Each
pher and some branches Of the public
service have several ciphers. as. for in
stance, the State Department, which has
one cipher for the use of ambassadors.
another for ministers, etc. Every now
and then a governmental cipher book is
lost or stolen and then the whole cipher
which has thus leaked out has to be
changed. Sometimes it is possible to OBJ
tain a renewal of the precautions for
secrecy by simply changing the key in
which cipher work Is being carried on,
which might be compared to changing the
combination of lock, rather than going
to the trouble of putting new lock on
safe.
Each Of the principal departments, no.
tably the State Department. has its own
telegraph Office where departmental busi-
ness is received and dispatched. To
hold position in such an institution it is
not sufficient that a telegraph operator
shall be expert in sending and receiving
by the Morse system. He must also
have the peculiar faculties necessary to
fit him for a cipher operator. Mere speed
at the telegraph key is a consideration
secondary to ability in cipher work. The
cleverest cipher operators in the govern
ment service are those at the White
House. They must also be the most ver-
satile, for, whereas the average depart
mental telegrapher is called upon to
handle business only in the cipher or
ciphers of his particular department,
Chief Snithers and the three other oper-
ators at the White House are required to
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KTICARAGUAN Incident
IN Shows Ways of Sending
ernm ent Messages
Wireless Telegraph Aids to
Certain Extent-Letters Are
Not Registered, But Have
Heavy Official Seals on Them
Five Different Ciphers Are
Used-President's Cipher Is
Rarely Used Except for I'm
portant and Secret Business
There Is No Invisible Ink
or Other Mysterious Subter-
fuges.
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Each carriage had its liveried coachman
and footman. and each was preceded by
two officials on horseback. who wore
crystal buttons as big around as a walnut
on the top of their caps. and carried long
whips to clear the common people out OF
the way. Our carriages were of the kind
which the anti-foreign Chinese call "dev-
il-carts.' They were rubber-tired coupes
imported from Europe. They were uphol-
stored in fine Russia leather and equipped
with little mirrors that the passengers
may primp themselves as they go.
Our way to the palace was through the
busiest parts of the city, and we saw
everywhere the signs of China's awaken
ing. The streets had been widened. In
most places they were clean and we'll
drained, and 1 saw stone cutters along