The Springfield herald., 1909-09-03

to the regret of the company, is
unable to continue as manager.
| Robert Homsher left Monday
with a small collection of products
| for the Lamar Fair. The list
comprised maize, cane, field,
kaffir- and broom corn, wheat,
oats, speltz, teosinte, barley, rye,
native grasses and garden prod
ucts. Lamport, Lepel, Konkel,
Brown, Wards, Poyner, Gordon,
Martin, Oxenreider, and j. P.
Jones furnished the exhibits.
/ R. B. Kerr, of Stratford, Tex
as. was in Springfield Tuesday,
having made a tour of the county
with the view of locating and
establishing a colony. He states
he found much available land
suitable for farming purposes in
the unsurveyed portion Of the
county and he says Baca county
will experience a great influx of
new settlers as soon as the lands
are opened for settlement. Mr..
Kerr is postmaster of stratford.
President Taft's visit to Pueblo
will be as great a treat to him as
it will be to others. He will see
at the Colorado State Fair some
remarkable stock, agricultural,
horticultural and Horticultural
products, as well as a fine collec-
ton of art work. He says he
knows he will enjoy the day here,
because he can mipgle with the
people. At heart he is like Lin
coin, and loves the people of this
great nation. So come to Pueblo
on Sept. %, and you can see Pres
ident Taft at the Colorodo State
Fair. Half fare on all railroads.
Some will run excursions, maybe
all will.
Mr.. Chenoweth and daughter
Ethel of Springfield, were in La
mar yesterday on their way to
Denver, where they will visit a
| few weeks, John Labriere
of Kenton, Oklahoma, has pnr-
chased E. K. Curran's residence
property on south Sixth street
and will move his family here in
a short time. y = Judge A. B.
Wallis, counsel for plaintiffs in a
number of the suits instituted in
Baca county to quiet titles under
the Torrens law, was in Lamar
Monday and Tuesday presenting
his arguments to Judge Hunter
at the court house. The court
will review the evidence submit
ted in the cases tomorrow and
render h i s decision.-Lamar
Sparks.
| VIM. M.Shannon and wife came in
Monday to invoice the stock of
the Kenton Drug Store. They
have purchased the store and
real estate, completing the in
voicing yesterday. Mrs. Lizzie
M. Bonnet Eddleman died Sat-
urday night after a lingering ill=
ness. She suffered greatly for
two months past, and death was a
relief to her. The funeral was
conducted Monday afternoon at
the home by Rev. Weaver. The
burial was made in the Kenton
cemetery. Many friends of the
family, followed the remains to
their last resting place as evil
dence OF their esteem. True
| sympathy was extended to the
bereaved husband and the child
ren who had learned to love her.
Robt. Bennett, a brother, resid-
iding at St. Joseph, Mo. came
two weeks before her death and
gave what cheer he could to his
sister in her last hours.
Mrs. Eddleman was a member
of the Christian Church for many
years, and died as they who have
hope for better world.-Cim.
arron News.
Mrs. Eddleman is remem berec
by the older residents. She
: having resided and proved up
land near what was known az
Plymouth now in the Stoningtor
settlement.
p For sale 320 acres with house
good we'll and windmill, granary
g ETC.; all improvements save the