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The Springfield herald., 1909-08-20
FIELD, COUNTY, COLORADO FRIDAY AUGUST
Blaine Items
Forest Hall went to Villas Mon

Forest Hall went to Villas Mon
day.
Mr., Parks went to SprinfieId
Monday.
l.. L. Knox was at the Christy
ranch Sunday.
B. 3. Giants has gone to Boul-
der on d pleasure trip,
Dayton Knox assisted Mr..
Weeden to build a stable.
Eldon Allen and L. L. Knox
went to Springfield Monday.
Charley Watson was at the
Hall ranch Monday hunting cat
tie.
j. M. Watson and family have
moved to their ranch at Coolidge,
Kansas.
Mrs. Gordon and daughter
Alma, brought the mail over
Tuesday.
Mrs. VIM. Curtis is having
some new improvements put on
her claim.
Z. Hall mas gone to Lamar
with his cattle for shipment to
Kansas City.
The well drillers are again at
work at the Two Buttes in an
endeavor to find Artesian water.
The McGills had the misfortune
of having their team drown in a
water hole in Butte creek last
Saturday.
M. M. Myers went to Lamar
the first Of the week to meet his
son Ewin's wife, who is coming
from La Veta for visit.
Mrs. E. Hall gave birthday
party Thursday for Mr.. Hall.
Those present were M. M. Myers
and wife and Forest Hall and
family, who enjoyed themselves
immensely, and hope for many
more such pleasant occasions.
The Springfield herald., 1909-08-20
PRISONERS TRANSFERRED

A dispatch from Las Vegas,
N. M, says: A bunch of desper-
ate men, heavily ironed, We're
brought here for safe keeping
from Clayton, N. NJ, where the
Union county jail is being rebuilt.
The party included George,
Dan and Homer Jameson, await
ing the action of the grand jury
for the alleged murder of Deputy
Sheriff Kent, near Folsom, some
weeks ago, during a battle be-
tween a sheriff S posse and a band
OF supposed horse thieves; Clar-
ence Hamilton. a rustler and all
around bad man, and two other
men alleged to have stolen hors-
es.
The prisoners were in charge
of Sheriff Snyder of Union county
and jailer Garcia. The latter
gained some notoriety a few days
ago when he shot and killed City
Marshal Pete Barker, in Clayton,
during a street affray.
The Springfield herald., 1909-08-20

have been spending the summer
in that state.
Miss Lena Pray arrived in
Springfield last evening from
Chicago and will visit with her
parents here.
Mrs. w. H. Konkel returned
this week from Denver, where
she has been visiting for the
past two weeks with her son,
Rev. Guy Konkel.
Jos. Boyd has accepted posi-
ton with Col. Bailey on his ranch
north Of town, and arrived in
Springfield Wednesday with his
family. He was formerly en-
gagged with Herring & Stinson,
at the SHREDDER ranch.
James Tanner and family have
moved to Texaline, Texas, where
it is stated they will make their
future home. Mr.. Tanner has
recently sold his cattle and will
also close out his real estate in
terests in Baca County.
A party of eight cowboys and
a wagon boss passed through
Springfield Saturday morning on
their way to Butte creek. They
compose one of the horse outfits
engaged by the il company and
are to begin the annual roundup.
They will take in all the territory
between Butte creek and the
Kansas line.
A small audience witnessed the
illustrated lecture given at the
school house last Friday evening
by Rev. D. F. Ross, of Holly.
About the only redeeming feat
ure of the exhibition was the
purpose for which it was given,
the proceeds reverting to the
church. The entertainment it.
self was disappointment.
B. F. Glasgow, who owns con-
siderable property in the vacinity
of Stonington, was in Spring
field this week with an auto party
Of eastern capitalists who he is
interesting in the country. 1t is
understood Mr.. Glasgow is about
to found a new town six miles
south of Stoningtonss and negot-
iations are already formulating
for the erection of a large gen
eral merchandise store at that
point.
The rains the past week haye
been unusually heavy and general
over the entire county. Wood
haulers from the cedars state the
rain fell there for period of six
hours on Tuesday evening caus-
ing freshets in all ravines. Word
comes from the Carrizo and Cim-
maron country stating effective
rains fell there, and in fact re-
ports received from most every
locality would indicate that there
is no part of the county suffering
materially for rain at this time.
T. V. Lamport and son Lester,
passed through Springfield the
latter part of last week on their
way to their ranches at Lamport.
They have just returned from
Winfield, Kansas, where Lester's
young wife has just undergone
an operation, which has proven
successful although of a most
precarious nature. She is now
steadily improving but her ma
lady is of such a nature that it
will require many months to re-
store her to normal health. Les
ter has sold out his Baca county
interests to his father, and will
soon return to Winfield to join his
wife.
Among the assistants appoint
ed by Supt. G. A. Watson, of the
agricultural department of the
Prowers County Fair Association
to look after the collection of eX-
hibits for that department for the
fair TO be held in Lamar on Sept.
/, 2 and 3, is DR.. F. Regnier. who
will represent Baca county.
There is quite a rivalry as to
which locality will send the best
display, and special prizes are
ofrat.a6 tbo lpno1i+yy cor, 1i,,er II, =
The Springfield herald., 1909-08-20
LOCAL ITEMS

Lamar Wednesday, and contin-
ued on to the ranch that even
ing.
Miss Floy Shaw has arrived
from Aurora, Kansas, for an ex-
tended visit with her cousins, the
Denneys.
j. M. Williams and family ex-
pect to take an auto trip down
to see Hays, who is with the
Baca county surveyors. Lamar
News.
Ben Caddick was Jransacting
business in Springfield Monday.
Ben is now engaged in locating
homesteaders in the county and
is kept quite busy.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Bledsoe
are the recipients Of fine ten
pound boy which the Stork left
at their home Tuesday, the 18th
inst. Mother and child are doing
nicely.
Sheriff Mcfarland left Thurs
day morning with his mother,
Mrs. R. w. Mcfarland, for La
mar, from where Mrs. McFar-
land will go to Halstad, Kansas,
for medical treatment.
Earl Denney and Elmer Cor
don returded Monday from a trip
to Lamar, where they had ac-
companied Mr.. and Mrs. Van
Orsdol, who were going to Iowa
for three weeks visit.
Ellsworth Lyons came up from
Regnier yesterday TO meet his
brother-in-law and sister who
had arrived from Kansas for a
visit. This is the first meeting
of Mr.. Lyons and his sister for
twenty-three years.
A bunch of cattle were driven
through Springfield the first of
the week, the property of Miser
& Whitaker and j. H. Christy,
bound for LamaS from where
they will be shipped to Kansas
City. They will comprise about
eight cars.
Ferd Chenoweth left for Kan
sas Tuesday to look over his land
possessions recently acquired
there. He will move to Kansas
in the spring where he will make
his permanent home, having dis
posed of his interests here which
he will relinquish in the spring.
County Superintendent Jones
has been conducting the reg
ular teachers examination the
past two days and the same will
close this evening. Those in at
tendance are Erwin and Mary
Konkel, of Stonington; Miss
Sweitzer of Villas and Mr.. Brandt
of Monon.
A. N. Parish, president and
Fred l.. Harris, manager of The
Two Buttes company, went down
today to look over the proposition.
There are a number of contract
ors on the land making estimates
on the various contracts, and
their propositions will be con-
sidered in a few days and the
work will be commenced in a
very short time. Mr.. Sherman
will leave for Chicago to look
after the advertising of the re-
mainder Of lands to be watered.
Lamar Register.
Rehearsing for the play, Dot
the Miners Daughter, is pro-
crossing nicely, and the piece
will be well in hand for the per-
formance to be given a week
from tomorrow night. The play
is under the direction of Mrs.
VIM. Green, who has had con
siderable experience in dramatic
work, and the fact that she has
volunteered to direct the rehear-
sails and take an active part in
the production, will insure a per
formance perfectly developed
and quite above the mediocre
productions. The members OF
the cast are all popular and prom
inent w. c. I. u workers OF
Springfield, and the play to be
given by them will prove anus.
The Springfield herald., 1909-08-20

Monthly school report blanks
for sale at this Office.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-23
MORE BRIDGEMAN
STORIES !.

out of tine. pail and into the top, Of the
gauntlet - An arm was barred and
there on the wrist was an ugly red scar.
three inches long and a good fraction
of an inch deep. 1T must have gone al
most 10 the bone cit did, said the
brIdgeman.
81 got worse one ON my ankle.
Non might as well see that, too This
scar looked like gouge.
II was rivcting in a pocket. That s
square hole in tho ironworlS of
bridge, about waist high, and so small
that ii s hard to work in it, ] had nm
laced my shoes 10 make my ankles moro
supple and the rivct fell in the uppers
Of one shoe. had 10 get out of the
pocket and rip of my shoe to get it
out That's why it burned SO deep"
Anything more?'
"Oh, sure Bones broken That
fine my hand was clipped I fell. you
know. Hit on the way down. Broke
three ribs and n leg. They had boats
in the river waiting to pick us up.
That was in the Red river of the North
Cup ut Sault Sainte Marie / fell
hundred and eighty feet"
Zone hundred and eighty feet7''
fSure, but ] broke my fall-on cross
pieces. We were building big water
tower Of steel, two hundred feet high
and eighteen across. There was an In
take in the lake and the tower was
to furnish hydraulic power for the steel
plant there.
81 was buckling on ono of the last
iron belts when nut broke. | had
all my weight on the wrench and when
the nut snapped / went straight over
aDd down inside of the tower.
Saved by the Crosspieces.
! ''The crosspieces saved my life. They
had been left at intervals of twenty feet
or so-iust slender scantling for the
men TO stand on They didn't stop my
( fail, but they broke it, Imagine
breaking a fall by crashing through
/ or bouncing of at least eight wooden
, platforms, and being thankful for sucl
a means Of escape!
"I broke the first scantling,' contin
ued the bridgeman stolidly. 'fand the
second. Then I don't remember much
except a sort of dot-and dash descent
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-23

with death, daring aud hardship. They
know full well that the risk ism I worth
the wage, but it s their way of earning
a wage, and that wage is necessary.
"I'd quit il I could. said one idle
man. ''but il s my trade What else
can ] dol | started IN as boy-fol-
lowed bridge gang from my home in
Montana I liked the wild, free life.
the dare Of 1t. and the wages of one
week 5 work were more than | could
earn in a month on q ranch. wanted
10 see the world. too.
"Wen. I've seen it-all the way to
the Kimberley mines in South Africa.
I I'm tired OF that now, and of the dar-
ing. too He plunged his hands deep
down in his pockets with a melancholy
sigh. s'Wisd I could settle down,i' he
said bitterly.
"Whv don't you?'' l asked; and
thereupon heard the story Of bridge.
man who has found rho right girl and
would marry her If religion did not
stand in his way.
NShe has one religion and 7 an.
other.H said he, "and she cares as much
for hers as I do for mine. / don t care
so much myself-I'd give in on that
seore-but m thinking of the chill
dren.
As we talked big beam went sail
ing up from the yard with a bridge,
man ''riding' 1t. He stood erect aud
fearless upon the swaying iron and
made a fine, brave figure there in mid
air. 4 girl in a factory evidently
thought so, for she stood at window
waving gayIy.
The man in the mir took piece of
chalk from his pocket and made a huge
fqure ''S' upon the black iron. "He 8
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now bump and then a fall. i was
too dozed, t guess, to hold ON to the
crosspieces when / struck them. | tried
to- When ] reached bottom ] was half
covered with broken scantling.'
One Of the idle group corroporated
the testimony gravely. "You was all
in.' said he, "when we got you up"
HConscious?'
eyes. He was shaking like leaf.
Had to rig up set of pulley blocks to
lift him out. ] remember what noise
he made when he went down"
The noon hour whistles blew and tha
idle men lined mp to ''speak'' the fore
man. Small wrigghng professions of
great massive sides Of the anchorage
piers, A faint clatter of pneumatic
hammers died away in the distance.
Soon the great red structure was nmp-
tied of its human complement and the
masonry yard was filed with little
groups. A gang of men sat down and
opened their dinner pals on the very
! len.
The towering bridge, spanning dis
! tance Of over three quarters Of mile
| from one bulky anchorage to another,
| looks almost elemental in its might and
main. The little army Of humans who
put it up seem very insignificant in
comparison. Indeed, when the whistles
blow again and they are aloft they
will be utterly lost in the vastness of
the structure The bridge working and
the bridge idle look quite the same /;
and yet the little army built it. A
mighty struggle it is. No wonder the
ranks are tbinned now and then; no
wonder the iron gets its regular human
toll.
But there's the waiting squad Of idle
men ready to fill the vacancies. Some
days later as [ passed the masonry yard
] saw the Montana man, dinner pail
in hand. There was new light in his
eyes-the confident light of a man al
work again-and, yes, another light
too.
yelled with laugh.
"WhaS7"
"Settle down.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-23

making an engagement explained the
Montana man, Wants to meet her at
s o o'clock. See, she mods her head. Yes,
she is saying.
"Flirting unGer difficulties, ism Z it?''
he went on seriously "Well, that s the
way with all Of MS,
|'Once when we were building the
Hoffman House | got acquainted with
= girl in the eighth story of an apart
mcnt house right adjoining our build
ING. Only knew her for a few days,
cause we were running up two stories
week.
''When Travelled past her window
TOO far to talk back-she offered 10 in
troduce me to her friend on the twelfth
story. Only knew her few days. too
Last girl ] met was one on the roof
She IS the girl--the one girI-the girl !
have been telling YOU about"
He looked lugubrious again, 81
don t know as a bridgeman ought 10
marry, anyway. It s pretty hard on a
girl TO be at home worrying about YOU
| all day long. and I've been pretty
! lucky so far. y
''You We had accidents7
He nodded sobcrIy ''Every bridge
man gets hammered up-disublcd. many
Of them,
''Six wears ago was working on the
top chord Of bridge in Canada, There
was n Canadian foreman on one side
and an American on the other, and
there was sharp rivalry on between the
two OF them. They got running each
| other
"Tbe work grew faster every day,
! and toward the end there was wild
rush of it--derricks crcaking. engines
snortng. cables swinging aud us bull
ing iron like lot of maniacs-yelling,
cursiug and laughing, The rattle Of
| IRON made your cars ache. ii was n
great show, ali yjght-you cant beat
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-23

it-but ii was too exciting. too noisy
to hear orders. IT don t pay to rush
iron like that.
'FThe cables were hosting a big beam
ND from a scow in the river and ] was
waiting for it. wrench in one hand, the
other hand holding on to strut It
was a gusty day and they lifted her too
high One end swung wild and in Sec
ond would have caught man in the
back and knocked him off and into the
river. eighty feet down. I yelled at
him and he ducked, II just knocked his
hat of.
''I ought to have been watching my
own end, but / WASH 't--not in time. A Ill
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-23
THEY HAD OATS IN THE RIvER WAITING TO PICK US UP
Ia, ! AAfe -

/ saw was a sudden black shadow before
me, and 'clang,' went the beam against
the strut. MY haad was between, but
it rang just AS loud. When l looked
down the hand was half gonc-no nm
gers left, -
The bridgeman slowly e3tricated his
left hand from n deep pocket. 1t was
cut off clean at the knuckles * You
didn t notice it. did youl', he asked
simply. II got q habit Of keeping my
hands in my pockets-now. They. don I
like one handed men--till ] get the Job
and then they see l m as good as ever
! knew a one legged briderman in Penn
sylvania who had MS all beat.
There s thousand WAYS TO get
hurt - he continued. ''Seems like you
can t watch em all Once a 'nigger
head "a winding wrench, you know,
broke and the cable snapped. The end
swung like whip lash and smashed a
scantling. Just as ! raised my head |
got a splinter as big as your arm right
in the e''--- The man from Montana
opened his mouth and disclosed row
OF gold teeth below and a bridge on the
added, Iacunically, "and drove It back
against the base of my brain. | laid in
hospital two weeks with lop-sided
feeling in my head. -
The recountal began TO incite an al
most morbid interest, Anything
more?' ] asked,
"Riveting.N said he. ''That S bad.
Most every man S got a rivet burn.
You know they throw these rivets
q long distance sonnet ines. You catch
them in 8 pail and there s quite a knack
in it, Catch them full on the bottom OF
the pail and they II bounce out. You
must let them land on the side and then
.iuggle them till the momentum is gone
'FWell, one day / had gauntlets on
and q 1iYetEwhite hot il was-iumped
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-23
-. -. BLOOD an1H11a HuMoRs

of the
texture Sofening cleansing IT,
eaeh tiny which goes continually
impurities also of with the natural evaporation
Pnpes bons pustles itching
removing the humors from the blood SIS coo
nutritious red corpusc and eneh it in
sooed and sofened BY this cooling healthy
greatest blood
Eczema Acne letter Salt Rheum all
affections Of the
slightly bees the skin
Book Skin Diseases and medical advice desired
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA GA.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-23

ROACHES-Peterman's Roach Food enticcs
from their hiding places reaches. water bugs
and beetles. They cat it and die, Even
II they walk over it, it kills them.
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steamboat companies etc. always use it.
A sure preventive.
RATS: PetermAn's Rat-mouss Food is so
obnoxious to rats that they leave the
premises aud do not return. Non poisonous
the rats don't die. No fear Of dead rats
in the walls.
ANTS AND FLEAS: Petcrmau's Ant Food
gives immediate relief. Nothing else SO
sure.
Standard for IS years. Be sure It's Peterman's.
WILLIAM PETERMAN INC. NEW YORK.
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HOW's THIS?

We offer One Hundred Rollars Re- ward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO.,, Toledo, Ohio.
 We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions, and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his firm.
 WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
 Whu4esale Druggists, Toledo, O.
 Halls Cararrh Cure is taken inter nally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
 Take Halls Family Pills for con- stipation.
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CREDITORS WILL
 GET FIVE CENTS

nIearst News Special to the Graphic.)
 New York. May 27-Creditors of Tracy & Co.,, defunct stock brokers. will not get more than cents on the dollar. The receiver tonight issued a statement that the assets were not worth $100O00 while the liabilities are s700,000.
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Tornado and
 Hail Insurance

Two Of our. the-very-best and larg- est companies, with assets Of over $31, 100000, are writing hail in con- nection vitt tornado insurance. Let us write ou policy at once. The rates are very low.
 The s. rm season has hardly be- gun and vet the losses so far have exceeded any previous year in the history Of our state. The wise will profit by the experience of others. Be wise and insure with us.
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CLOSING EXERCISES
 OF JUNIOR CLASS
Held. at Pine Bluii High School Last Night and Largely Attended-The Prize Winners.

The Junior class Of the Pine Blu1 mencement exercises Thursday eve ming in the auditorium Of the high school 4 large audience was in at tendance and showed their apprecia- ton of the excellently rendered pro- gram by the hearty applause that greeted each number It would be hard to pick the number that was most enjoyed. The class. poem was most capably written and delivered by Miss Hattie Halsey,, and her verses though much to the discomfort of sev- eral members of the class, kept the audience in continual laughter. The contest for the five dollars in gold, which was offered by the John Me Almont Chapter D. A. R. to the girl writing the best essay on Life on Virginia Plantation During Washing tons Time was close indeed but the judges by very close decision award ed the prize to Miss Elliene Harrison. Levin Flournoy, the only boy con- testant, for the five dollars offered to the boys, was awarded the prize with out a fight, but his essay on The American Navy During the Revolu- tion' was most ably presented and was worthy of the prize. The follow ing program was rendered:
 Virginius Alexander.
 Class Song-by Levin FlOurnoy. Junior Class.
 Recitation-i,lliene Harrison.
 Class Poem-Hattie lialsey.
 Music-Lola Kaiser. SoIO-Ethel Schloss
 D. A. R. Essays Elliene Harrison, Levin Flonrnoy and Willie May Toney
 Music-Readma Dansby.
 Class Prophecy May Toney
 The following is the class poem that was read by Miss Hattie Halsey: Now 'tis said that to write poetry
 there must come an inspiration, But to have poetry thus thrust upon
 one, is terrible situation. I sat me down and thought and
 thought, inspiration seemed on
 strike,
 For every thought tried to think straightway from my brain would
 hike.
 Well poetry 1 could not write. here
 just silly rhyme, So if you'll kindly give us a few min-
 utes of your time, I'll triy to tell you something of these
 brave lads and lassies, Who have weatherd the "berilOus
 storms of Fresh. Soph and Junior
 classes. We'll, first on the roll is Lenard Byrd. Of her rep in geometry suppose you
 have heard,
 She has been studious and quiet right
 of from the start. And is really girl after Mir Thach's
 own heart. Another good student is Willie May |
 TOney,
 She reads all her lessons without q
 pOney,
 But John is wondering if cupil's dart Can ever, ever. Pierce her heart. We have some musicians. rheree Lola and Rea, FAey play very won us soon you can kna 1Ael and Bee are sdloiaa rare
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TOO MUCH INTEREST
 SAYS WILLIAMS

IHearst News Special to the Graphir)
 New York, May 27.-Declaring that the poor were getting too much in- terest on their savings, Clark Will Hams, state superintendent of bank ing, today advocated at the bankers convention a reduction of per cent paid by saving banks.
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earth. the best is 1910.

earth, the pest IS ISIV. And next year when you're Seniors and have by this time reached the goal, That means a real diploma An. hap piness untold. And it you're graduating and I'm not there you'll know il, Why just give sigh and shed a tear for Yours tenderlF the Poet"
 HATTIE HALSEY
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CARD OF APPRECIATION.

l and my family wish 10 thank the kind people of Pine Bluff and the Re tail Merchants Association, for their untirine efforts while sick in your city, Sincerely.
 A. Y. HAMPTON