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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-26

The necessity for economy In public
expenditures becomes startlinely ap-
parent when we are reminded that the
National Government is now costing
every year rs much money as the en-
tire cotton crop of the year sells for.
The figures are not very far different
for the wheat crop. Follow the wheat
growers from fall blowing to thrashing
or the cotton growers from planting to
picking and one can form notion Of
how many people are working to keep
the Government going.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-26
LESSONS FOR THE ELECTOR.

10 a wonderfully frank editorial en-
titled Lessons for the Elector,' the
Wall Street Journal says:
valuable lessons from the tariff dis
cussion, he is great deal denser than
the Wall Street journal believes. Never
has such a flood of daylight been thrown
upon high projections meanest and
ugliest features. The pretense of high
tariff for the encouragement Of infant
industries has been abandoned. That
kind of infant in fact, never grows
old enough to be weaned and, indeed,
demands more infant nourishment the
older it gets. Another hard-worked
theory, also, which has received some
rude shocks is that an advance in tariff
schedules means an advance in wages.
1t is increasingly probable that the two
things are not related. Wages went
down last year irrespective of the tariff
in the enormously protected steel in
dustry, and have since been restored
although iron ore and pig iron are
among the few articles on which the
duty has been revised downwards. The
New England cotton spinners are max
ing great dividends, but the wages OF
mill operatives have not advanced. 81
much is this the case that unintelligent
and unskilled imported laborers from
Europe or even children of school age
are substituted for educated American
operatives. These are plain facts, and
the voter will be fool If he can not
appreciate what they mean. Nobody
in his senses can believe that the
present OmprOmise will renrasent the
tariff system of this country for more
than a brief period. Now is the time
for the voter to take up the education
of his congressman and senator's. He
can not begin too soon."
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-26
Cured Hay Fever and Summer
Cold

A. S. Nusbaum, Batesville, Indiana,
writes: Last year suffered for three
months with a summer cold SO distrese-
ing that it interfered with my business.
| had many of the symptoms of hay fever,
and doctors prescription did not
reach my case, and took several medi-
cines which seemed only to aggrivate
it. Fortunately insisted upon having
Foley's Honey and Tar. 1t quickly
cured me. My wife hes since used
Foley's Honey and Tar with the same
success" Bell & Robinson.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-26

Cures baby's group. Willie's daily
cuts and bruises, mammals sose throat,
grandma's lamesess DR.. Thomas Klec-
trio Oil the great household remedy.
The Springfield herald., 1909-11-19
A WESTERN INSTITUTION.

have to be supplied from the
great West. as the only cheap
pastures left are in the West.
The fifth annual show will be
the greatest ever held in Denver,
January S-15 and the indications
are that it will be the greatest
ever held in the West. The rail-
roads have made a low rate of
fare and every stockman and
farmer in this section should
make an effort to attend. The
show is no. a money-making in
stitution. as the gate receipts
have never yet more than par
TALLY paid the expense. 1t should
have every encouragement and
from a business standpoint no
farmer can afford to miss it.
The Springfield herald., 1909-11-19
His Arm Broke.

Forrest, the younger son of Mr.. anq
Mrs. C. NJ. Gordon, while riding on a
horse after cattle, on Wednesday, met
with sad accident. 1t seems that the
animal fell, and in the fall the boy 5
right arm was broken rendering him
unconscious. The horse then ran drag
ging the boy, one foot remaining in the
stirrup, for distance of perhaps 100
feet. when very fortunately the lads
shoe slipped off and let his foot clear.
His arm was broken almost to the eX:
tent of compound fracture, yet DR..
Milligan reports no evidence of Internal
injuries, and the little fellow is doing
as well as could be anticipated. For
rest is bright. manly chap and while
mcnding will be greatly missed by both
teacher and schoolmates with whom he
is a great favorite.
The Springfield herald., 1909-11-19
SOME FIFTEEN YEARS AGO

asked about the stately chap,
whom pride marked for his own;
he used to say he could drink or
let the stuff alone; he perished of
the James H. Jams out in the
storm and snow; ah, few survive
who used to bowl some fifteen
years ago.
New crowds line up against the
bar and call for crimson ink, new
hands are trembling as they pour
the stuff they shouldn't drink.
but still the same old watchword
rings: This rounds on me you
know" the same old cry of doom
we heard, some fifteen years ago.
wandered to the church yard,
Tom, and there | saw the graves,
of those who used to drown
themselves in red fermenti
waves; and there were women
sleeping there, where grass and
daisies grow, who went and died
of broken hearts some fifteen
years ago.
And there were graves where
children sleep for many a year,
forgetful of the woe that marked
their short sad journey here; and
meath a tall, fine monument, in
peace there lieth low, the man
who used to sell the booze, some
fifteen years ago.-Rocky Noun
tain Herald.
The Springfield herald., 1909-11-19

kept the roads dusty returning
visits lately.
The weather prophet at Villas
propbesied a changein the wealth
er, so we had rain Friday; that
not being change enough a little
sleet was added, and by Satur-
day morning nature was dressed
in her purest and most beautiful
robe, which was greeted by all.
The warmer current of air left
fragments of the robe before
noon. Old Sol, not wanting to
be entirely deprived of his work,
peeped slyly out several times
during the day. Since. we have
had a little snow and sunshine
and vice versa.
The Springfield herald., 1909-11-19

The National Stock Show held
in Denver annually under the
auspices of the Western Stock
Show Association has become
one of the western institutions
in which all western people are
interested. The object of the
show is to encourage better
breeding and feeding Of live
stock and to build up that indus
try in the West. The work is
educational in character and as a
result of the work already done
the West is rapidly becoming
recognized as the coming center
of live stock production for this
country. The bulk Of the NUT
ton and beef in the future will
The Springfield herald., 1909-11-19

wandered into the grog-shop,
Tom; | stood before the bar and
drank glass of lemonade and
smoked a rank cigar; the same
old kegs were there, the ones,
we used to know, when we were
on the roundup, Tom, some fif-
teen years ago.
The barkeeper is new one,
Tom; the one that used to sell
.corrose tanglefoot is smoking
now in H alifaX. The new one
has plate glass front, his hair
is combed quite low; he looks
Just like the one we knew some
fifteen years ago.
Old soaks came up and called
for booze, and dudelets staggered
in, and burned the lining from
their throats with fine old Hol-
land gin, and women stood out
side the door, their faces scanned
with woe, and wept just as they
used to weep some fifteen years
ago.
| asked about old-time friends,
those cheerful sporty men, and
some were in the poorhouse and
some were in the pen; and one,
the one we liked the best-the
hangman LAID him low; the world
is much the same, dear Tom, as
fifteen years ago.
The Springfield herald., 1909-11-19
NEGIIECT
OF FIE:7-.E1 4s

public. But no one in authority
appears to conceive it any nart of his
public duty to insist that the American
flag be held in proper respect.
This is the day of theorists and re-
formers who seek to change the exist
ing order of things. The ''muckraker'
is abroad in the land to expose and de-
moralize without Offering anything to
take the place of the thing condemned.
The tendency is toward anarchy, and
anyone who stands patriotically against
this sort of thing is denounced as Q ''re-
actionary." But there must be a re-
turn to the faith of onr fathers, which
faith was embodied in veneration OF
the flag as symboling things American.
There is no better place to begin than
in the public schools. 1t may be le-
gitimate exercise of personal liberty"
for demagogues to jeer at the flag,
but the children should be taught that
it means something to them. Because
of someone's veneration for the flag
the children of America today are en-
joying the privileges of free and uni
versal education. They are no longer
compelled to sweat in shops and facto-
ries or to be driven like cattle in the
fields. They have homes and protection
from oppression; they have full oppor-
tunities to become Independent citizens.
To have the school children daily pledge
their allegiance to the stars and stripes
is only proper recognition of the bless
ings which that flag has conferred upon
them. From The Kansas City Jour
nal.
The Springfield herald., 1909-11-19
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 H. m.
The Springfield herald., 1909-11-19

Several days ago teacher in an
Eastern public school was requested by
,she parents of number of Italian chill
dren to teach them how to salute the
American flag The teacher was much
embarrassed and confessed that this
was not part of our educational sys-
tenn and that although there was form
of salutation for such purposes, he did
not know what it was. The matter
was referred to member of the school
board, and he didn't know. Then a
system of inquiry was started and it
was discovered that the proper method
Of saluting the flag in schools is to have
the children repeat this sentence as
they stand facing the flag: 81 pledge
allegiance to my flag and to the repub-
lie for which it stands-one nation, in
divisible, with liberty and justice to
all"
1t would be interesting, but perhaps
depressing to patriotism, to learn how
many public school teachers in this
country know nothing of this saluta-
,tion and make no attempt to put it in
to practice. We boast that the Amer
lean flag floats from our public school
buildings, but its significance is seldom
impressed upon the rising generation
of school children. While other ma
tions safeguard the sacredness of their
banners, the American people hold this
obligation lightly. The national en-
blem has been debased as an advertis-
ing medium; it is burlesqued upon the
stage and openly insulted by bands of
socialists and other enemies of the re-
The Springfield herald., 1909-11-19
THE BLUNDER OF A PRINTER

taken for fairy boots," but the
laundering compositor made it
read: Her dirty feet were in
cased in shoes that might have
been taken for ferry boats. lex.
The Springfield herald., 1909-11-19
PIE SOCIAL

Thanksgiving night, Nov. 25th
1909, at the Springfield school
house, for the benefit of the
school library fund. The ladies
will furnish the pies, and they
will be of the finest quality, of
great variety, and will be auc-
toned to the highest bidders.
Remember the time and place,
and please be there.
Harvey Hall Married.
Harvey Hall of Lamar, Colo,
and Celia M. Massangale of 572
Tracy avenue, were married yes
terday by the Rev. Luois Banks
of the Independence Avenue
Methodist church. Tuesdays
Kansas City Journal.
Harvey is Baca county boy
and his many friends here join
with the HERALD in wishing him
a happy and prosperous future.
Rowland--C --COss
VIM. c. Coss of Stonington,
and Miss Alberta Rowland of
Konantz, highly respected young
people, were united in the holy
bonds of matrimony, at Spring
field, Nov. 18th, Rev. Stephen
officiating. In the evening they
were treated to a good old fash
ioned charivari to which the
groom responded by distributing
liberal treats among the boys.
Our best wishes go with them.
The Springfield herald., 1909-11-19

The story is told of an editor
who recently wrote puff"
for the belle of the ball, saying:
Her dainty feet were incased
in shoes that might have been
The Springfield herald., 1909-11-19
Thanksgiving Day

Baca county people will
give thanks with the rest of
the world, for they have
much to be thankful for.
The Springfield herald., 1909-11-19
North Flats

The Broom corn season over
and not much news around the
Flats.
Ira Chenoweth made trip to
Western Kansas on business last
week.
Everybody has lived through
the storm and things are moving
along as usual.
F. C. Stalnaker, Roy Regnier,
H. J. Sven, j. B. Bickford, Joe
Smith and Floyd Chenoweth de-
livered broom corn at Lamar, last
week.
We understand that F. c.
Stalnaker has decided to remain
in Baca county for another year
and we hope it will be for several
years. Too good citizen to lose.
s,tOninGton items
Agnes Greathouse has return
home.
Berdie Thompson was home
last week.
Eva Littlepage is staying with
Mrs. G. E. Konkel.
7. w. Couch and wife were
shopping here, Tuesday.
Charles Walker was quite sick
a few days ago but at this writ
ing is improved.
Fred Twyford started to Syra-
cuse last week with broom corn,
but was forced to return on ac-
count of the storm.
Mr.. Roberts, brother-in-law
of Mr.. McGehee, arrived a few
days ago with Mr.. McGehee's
team, from Tyrone, Oklahoma.
C.'S. Collins had very disa-
greeable time during the late
storm, hunting cattle for Mr..
Taylor. We understand he found
part of them.
Through the accidental dis
charge of a rifle one day last
week, Ira Greathouse was shot
in the thigh. DIR. Milligan was
called but the wound was not
serious. At this writing he is
able to be around.
If you want to see a big crowd
of people and meet all of your
friends and hear all the news
there is going and see a big line
of goods displayed for sale, come
to Stonington, the business cen
tire of Baca county.
The Springfield herald., 1909-11-19
Villas Budget


L. McAdam has gone to La
mar for coal and winter supplies.
Several gentlemen from Fow-
Ter, Kansas, were seen on our
streets, Monday.
Mr.. Wheeler's camp house is
becoming quite a prominent res
idence, the past few weeks.
Millard Amrine is greatly i'm
proved but it will take some time
before the limb is entirely heal
ed.
R. Davis moved his family to
| Syracuse last Wednesday, where
his children will attend school
this winter.
Master James McAdam is out
of school this week; he is taking
his fathers place at manual labor
on the farm.
R. Baker of Tyrone, Oklahoma
is visiting Roy Hodges, this
week. He thinks of taking land
in this vicinity.
The weather being so bad, the
Amrine brothers had to leave
their loads on Sheir way home
from the cedars.
MIR. Hodges and daughter of
Tyrone Oklahoma, We're in this
vicinity last week. They filed on
land near the Two Buttes.
Fred Schweizer received a
newsy letter from John Wood
ruff, who is at Pennington, N.
M. He says he has seen no land
to compare with Baca county.
MIR. Bland and family have
moved to the Two Buttes. We
understand he has engaged to
work on the irrigation dam. The
children are greatly missed from
school.
Roy Hodges and Luther Shaw
are putting some new improve
ments on their claims. They
and the Schweizer boys have
The Springfield herald., 1909-11-19
Public Notice

Notice is hereby given that |
will not pay any bills made by
Mrs. Behr after Oct. 25th.
FRANK BEHR.
The Springfield herald., 1909-11-19
Local and
Personal Mention
Best Groceries at Denney's.
Call and see Denney's Dry
Goods.

Sdll anu see DeililCy y DIS
Goods.
Atty. limerick left for Law
renee, Kansas, the 18th.
Frank Prather of Blaine was a
pleasant caller, the 18th.
Go to Denney's for your shoes,
extra quality, low prices.
John Durrstein, the Butte creek
ranchman was in town the 18th.
Oliver Endsley filed on land in
2S-43, east of Two Buttes.
Miss Reta Breslin and younger
brother were in town the 18th.
Roy Regnier was at Lamar and
filed an additional homestead.
C. G. Patterson remembered
his friends with some very fine
beef.
Geo. Heckler was saying hello
to friends here the first of the
week.
Onda Young, our first-class
blacksmith, is having a rush of
trade.
Emma Chenoweth is assisting
Mrs. Speckmann with her house
hold duties.
Albert E. King left for Lamar
the 10th, F. E. Lamport accom-
panying him.
F. E. Lamport was here the
first of the week enroute to La
mar, on business matters.
We this week swiped a poem
bodily from that fine publication,
The Rocky Mountain Herald.
Sheriff Mcfarland and Dist.
Clerk Whitaker, went to Lamar,
the 18th on business matters.
Thos. Ramsey and Leroy Lock-
wood made homestead proof be-
fore the Dist. Clerk, this week.
See the new line of winter unde-
wear carried by The Lamport Mer
camille Company.
Theo. Nutter left the 18th for
Liberty, Mo-, to visit the old
home. He will be gone about 10
days.
We very much miss the items
from Konantz and hope by the
next issue our correspondent will
be in line.
A. Hedrick, Eugene Gaume, j.
w. Tudhope, and VIM. H. Curtis
were among the callers in town
this week.
Cal Downing was here, Tues
day subpenaing witnesses in the
case of the People VS. Blanchat
and Johnston.
The Stonington Hotel, by Mrs.
d. M. Thompson, gives good
meals and comfortable beds at
reasonable rates.
Heckethorn Bros. blacksmith
shop at Stonington, is complete
in every detail and the boys are
experts in their line.
If you are going to see your
best girl and want something
fine in the perfumery line, call
at the P. o. drug store.
V. M. Shannon has taken w.
G. Bontz's thoroughbred herford
cattle on shares and took them to
his ranch near Regnier.
Two carload of 'spuds" are at
Lamar for the Lamport Mercan-
tile Co. of Stonington and A. A.
Denney of Springfield.
There is quite a display of
crysanthemums in the different
colors, and very beautiful, to be
seen in the windows of Denney's
store.
On account of not receiving
the ready print on time we are
behind time with this issue. We
sincerely hope this doesn't occur
again.
Business was again good dur
ing the past week. The Spring
field stores, Wheeler at Villas,
Lamport, Thompson and Went
worth of the Stonington district,
and Florey at Konantz, all sold
an immense amount of goods.
The Springfield herald., 1909-11-19

+ Company.
Monthly school report blanks
for sale at this office.
R. G. Cotton and family came
up from Carrizo, Tuesday, for a
short visit. Mr.. Cotton was at
Wheeler's the following day af-
ter supplies.
C. 7. Weeks and wife of Gar
den City, Kansas, were here the
first of the week. They were on
their way to the cedars on a
hunting trip.
We hear that | A. Gregory of
Konantz recently met with an
accident, but trust that it is not
serious and that he viii soon be
his usual self again.
The Lnmport Meroantile company
have nice line of bed blankets. Call
and see them.
Baca county is in a class by
itself, not a saloon Qegal or out
law in the county and bootleg
ging unknown. No wonder that
our boys are growing up finest in
land.
Martin & Allen are introducing
the famous light, the ''Alladin
mantle lamp" 1t gives a light
more brilliant than gas, gasoline
or electricity. Call at their store
and see the flood of light"
Suhler Bros. and Chas. Mary
NEE We're here three days. They
were held up by the bad weather
but realizing that the storm was
of great benefit to the farmers,
interest. took their medicine very
complacently,
Harrison Tankersly, who like
the late Russell Sage, always has
the ready money to take advan-
tage of a cash deal, has purchas-
ed lot No. Is in Block %. This
property is just across the alley
in the rear of the court house,
and is very valuable.
Remember-thas tise Powell Brand"
of work shirts and overalls, "Hodkin"
gloves, ''Stetson" hats and the best
saddle rope in Baca county are han
died by The Lamport Mercantile
Company. Stonington, Colorado.
We notice that many farmers
are improving the the quality of
their farm dogs.-Ex. Our farm
ers generally keep Scotch Collies
and the towns around the county
are blessed with a variety of
dogs. There is Skip, the sky
terrier; Old Rover "the finest dog
that ever ran a race" King Al
fred, the english bull, with a
record of having killed wild cat
in IA minutes; and a few more
good dogs. Then there are a
number of chicken killers, egg
suckers, cat runners, mich COW
heelers, ETC., not worth their
keep.
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.
PIE SOCIAL
Thanksgiving night, Nov. 25th
1909, at the Springfield school
house, for the benefit of the
school library fund. The ladies'
will furnish the pies, and they
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-17
COLORADO MAY NOT
Be IN SPEED TEST

There is great possibility that the
Colorado will not take part in the
forthcoming speed trials. Since the
recent trouble with her boiler tubes a
commission of officers was appointed
to look into the matter and it is
unofficially stated that they have de-
eided to have the Colorado stay in
port and have her tubes fixed up in
stead of taking the risk OF killing
more men under high steam pressure.
No reason for the weakness of the
boiler tubes has been given out and
only those Oh the inside know any
thing about it. It is known, however,
that after the fatality at sea, when
the vessel was living at anchor and I'M
der head of steam only sufficient to
work the dynamos and provide steam
for the galley, other tubes blew out.
1t is probable that the boilers will
have to have a thorough overhauling
before the cruiser is permitted to en-
ter any speed tests.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-17
mi ORTANT IS
THE MISSION
Of H. P. WOOD
Named Special Commissioner to
Invite Chinese Delegates
to America.

When Fl. P Wood sails for the ORR
ent Monday, on the Chiyo Maru, he
will go as the special commissioner of
the Trans Mississippi Commercial Con-
gress, empowered by that body to ex-
tend an invitation to chambers of
commerce of China to be present at
the next session. 1t is the desire of
the Commercial Congress to have the
Oriental civic bodies represented at
the next session, and to Mr.. Wood has
been delegated the task of conveying
the invitation and urging upon the
Chinese Chamber of Commerce the ad-
vantages which will accrue to them
from being present.
At the request of the Trans Missis-
sippi Commercial Congress, the State
Department has sent letters to the con-
sulates general and consulates through
out China, apprising them of the COM
ing of Mr.. Wood, and bespeaking their
good Offices in assisting him in every
way.
Mr.. Wood will in reality be the
plenipotentiary of the Commercial Con-
gress, in that he will have the power
to invite Chinese Chambers of Com
meree to send duly accredited and of
fetal delegates, and not simply persons
who would be received and treated as
invited guests at the congress. The
delegates, responding to Mr. Wood IS
invitation, will have all of the peroga.
tives enjoyed by any of the American
delegates.
The Trans Mississippi Commercial
Congress is especially DESTROYS of ex.
tending its activities across the Pa
ing THE people of the Orient in the
movement for the extension of trade
with that great unopened market.
Mr.. Wood will also act officially for
the Honolulu Chamber of Commerce
He will extend to the civic organiza-
tions of China the thanks of that body
for the kind invitation extended, and
will place his services at the disposal
of the chambers, in case they may care
to confer with him in any way, re-
garding the reception of the visitors
The chambers of commerce of the
Pacific Coast have not asked Mr.. Wood
to act for them, but it is not unlikely
that such request may be received
Consul General Wilder has just sent
Mr.. Wood a general letter of introduc
ton to the various consular officers OF
China, and more particularly to the
attaches of his Consulate General al
Shanghai, explaining the scope of Mr.
Wood IS work and urging that every
thing possible be done to assist hin
, in carrying on his investigations.
/ Several prominent local men havf
also furnished letters, and credentials
will probably be received from his
Confined on Page Four.)