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The Springfield herald., 1910-05-06
For Sale
Thoroughbred Hereford Bulls,
/ four year old, s yearlings.
V. M. SHANNON,
Regnier, Colo.
School News
BY County superintendent


We have for free distribution,
a small quantity of Honey Lo-
Gust and Soft Maple seed gather
ed at the National Capital Park,
Washington, d. G. Call for them
and let the boys plant them.
Ray and Bert Sitton of the
Lamport school in Dist. No. 30
were neither absent nor tardy,
during the last school month.
We urge those persons who
were elected school officers last
Monday to qualify without any
further delay, if they have not
already done so. You may quail
ify before president of school
board, and any one who is au-
thorized to administer oath,
A number of census reports
yet to come in.
The State Teachers Associa-
tion will be held during the
Thanksgiving week this year,
Nov. 21-22-23. Already many
school boards all over the state
have promised to allow their
teachers the week with full pay.
Why not the school boards in
Baca county take action on this
when you meet to employ teach
ers? We believe it will be q good
thing.
President Lory Of the Agri-
cultural College believes that
true culture cannot be lost by
taking up vocational studies.
C. Valentine Kirby who was a
strong man in educational circles
of Colorado, was called East. He
is now Director of Education of
Buffalo, New York.
E. Long who taught at Boston
this year, is now living on his
claim, southeast of Stonington.
He was a visitor at Springfield,
Saturday evening and Sunday.
The Springfield herald., 1910-05-06
StOningtOn Items

R. o. Yowell and wife visited
at J. Haney's, Sunday.
A large attendance at Sunday
School and preaching, last Sun
day.
T, w. Couch and wife attend
ed preaching here Sunday.
There was a small attendance
at the annual school meeting last
Monday, Only % voters being
present. The school board elect
ed were as follows: A. E. Nor
ton, Pres, C. S. Collins, Sec,
and w. A. Oaks, Treasurer.
Misses Julia Gilmore, Helen
and Lille Walker visited with
Mrs. Haney, Sunday.
Mary Konkel was visiting
friends in this vicinity the past
week.
Ruth Jones of Colorado Springs
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. w. Jones.
Mrs. Dean of Konantz assisted
in the choir practice.
The Springfield herald., 1910-05-06
Boston Items

E. Lepel and E. Stapleton
came in Friday from Syracuse
with freight for Wheeler.
Messrs. Lepel Wilson and Viii
lers took in the sights at Two
Buttes, Sunday.
D. Woolley, wife and son, of
Stonington, visited at E. Lepel's
Sunday.
Wilford and Clarence Konkel
spent Sunday at |. F. Burson's.
Minna Lepel is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. F. R.. Ward, this week.
C. Wilson and E. Stapleton
left for the cedars, Tuesday.
E. Lepel is at the road this
week.
The school meeting was well
attended, Monday. Mrs. AIDA
Konkel was reelected director.
Mrs, Lasley is on the sick list
this week.
The Springfield herald., 1910-05-06

Mrs. Oliver Tucker and inter-
esting children returned from
Lamar, Wednesday, and took
the stage for Carrizo, yesterday.
Two ladies came from Lamar
by auto the first of the week, the
one mother looking for her
child, a daughter, whom the hus-
band and father and a confeder-
ate appear to have kidnapped
from the mother. A trip south
east seemed to SATISFY them that
the fugitives had not come this
way.
Robt. A. Murray purchased a
fine Buick auto, priced at $500
without the trimmings, while in
Lamar, last week. 1t is a 30
horse power machine and our
good friend will be able to Keep
up with the best of them. Will
HecKethorn went with Mr..
Murray to his ranch to help him
learn to drive it. They stopped
in town long enough for the boys
to admire the auto.
The Springfield herald., 1910-05-06
Baptist Church
Horse Greek Springs

T. Weeden has gone to Texas
on a business trip.
McNickel Bros. were dehorn-
ing cattle last week, T. Weeden
and some of their new neighbors
assisting with the work.
John Meadows called on VIM.
Hooker last week.
Jas. McNickel met with a very
serious accident last Friday. Re-
turning from his work, he un-
hitched his team except one tug.
The horses became frightened,
knocked him down, ran the wag-
on over him, putting him out of
business for awhile. Fortunate
ly DR.. Thos. F. Milligan was
present and gave medical assist
ance.
Several of our settlers are TAX
ing advantage OF the free wood
offer on Butte Creek.
Miss. Kathryn Muskoff just
closed a very successful term of
school in Dist. 20.
At the regular school meeting
in Dist. 20 we understand the
old board were reelected and a
levy of mills voted for school
purposes.
Some of our old timers are be-
ginning to plant, expecting great
returns.
The Springfield herald., 1910-05-06
Wentworth

Saturday was another great
day in Wentworth. Horse races,
base ball and other amusements.
The ladies of the new school
house committee served ice
cream and cake.
w. A. Thompson, real estate
man and auctioneer, was on our
streets one day this week.
G.. S. Collins of Stonington was
a Sunday visitor in our commun-
ity.
R. O. Vowel has gone to the
Jones neighborhood, some twen-
ty miles southwest to look after
some land.
Johny Keller, one of our wide
awake young men, has gone to
his half-section of land south
west of here.
Weather fine for growing crops
which all look well as there was
a large acreage sown in small
grain in our section, this spring
and the past fall.
Have you seen Billy Lees fine
gray team and new harness?
Jacob Harmon was visitor at
R. O. Yowell's, Sunday.
The Springfield herald., 1910-05-06
Pretty Prairie.


Rodger Dance made a trip to
Holly last week.
Lester Smith of Isabel, Kan
sas, is here looking after his
homestead and while here is
making some added improve
ments.
Mrs. Tom Shyers has been
having an attack Of the grippe.
Arthur Johnston was a visitor
at the Pretty Prairie school, one
day recently.
Miss Balch of Hill City, Kan
sas, who has been out on her
claim the past week, returned
home Monday.
Kathryn Bideau, Grace Corrie,
Fred Swenson and Edgar Corrie
spent Sunday evening at l. o.
Colby,s.
l.. w. Collins and Miss Balch
attended church here, Sunday.
Rev. Dean preached one of his
excellent sermons to large au-
dience Sunday morning.
An auto load from this vicin-
ity took in the sights at Two
Buttes and the dam, last Mon
day.
The Springfield herald., 1910-05-06
SarrizO

SarrizO
Richard Carrico, the Carrizo
school teacher, is working for
Willard Cole.
James Tanner has sold out and
will be leaving for California
soon.
Melvin Tanner has been sick
but is well again.
Vesta Bray has been carrying
the Regnier mail on his bicycle.
Willard Cole has sold his steers
to Lindsay Allen of Kenton.
Emma Chenoweth is staying
at Vesta Bray's, and she says
Carrizo is a fine place.
Willard Cole has leased the
Tanner ranch.
Jesse Tanner was in Carrizo
the other day and bought a fine
bunch of horses.
The Springfield herald., 1910-05-06
Arkansas Valley Seed House
LAKIN, KANSAS
We arc HEADQUARTERS for az

KINDS OF SEEDS
Australian Salt Bush, the dry land
alfalfa. Speltz, Barley, Oats, Milo
Maize, Cane. Broom Corn, Kaffir corn,
Jerusalem corn, Brown Dourrha, Millet
and Alfalfa; also sweet potatoes, Seed
Potatoes, Peanuts, Flower and al
GARDEN SEEDS.
Write for Prices.
The Springfield herald., 1910-05-06
WAYsIpE NOTES

There are several parties want
ing seed kafir corn. Who has it?
A. L. Walker sold about $4,000
worth of grain, mostly wheat,
from his 1909 crop. This year
he has 12O acres of wheat and 80
acres of Speltz and oats, all look
ing fine. He will also crop about
200 acres to broom corn. maize,
etc. Some farming, this.
Mr.. Ellis, who purchased the
Boyd ranch, has a fine field Of
wheat. Here is where we no.
ticed a magnificent flock of thor
oughbred Buff Orphingtons.
Frank Streeter has surrounded
his home with a grove of 200
shade trees. Some of the trees
made a 4-foot growth last season.
Here we found more fine chick
ems, a flock of pure bred Rhode
Island Reds.
Germ Thompson and wife have
charge of the hotel at Stoning-
ton, and take great pains to
please their guests. There is q
feed stable in connection and
good accommodations for your
horses.
Our frierd Templen, who has
a fine ranch near Lamport, is
still in charge of the barber shop
at Stonington, and thoroughly
understands his business and his
business is good.
The Thompsons', Curtis Elder,
and others living along the fam
GUS Sand Auroya, will crop ex-
tensively again, this season.
Their well-filled granaries are
proof of last years success.
Len Thompson, who is build
ing up model ranch near Ston-
ington, will crop full 400 acres,
this season.
One of the prettiest and best
arranged ranch homes in the
county is that of Dick Vowel of
the Wentworth section.
Another fine place is A. FL.
Barrett home. Mr.. B. was not
entirely satisfied with a fine
house, barn, corrals, ETC., but
has fine lot Of fruit and shade
trees that have added much beau
ty to the surroundings.
The Springfield herald., 1910-05-06
Notice

To Whom 1t May Concern:
After May 10th, 1910, the S.
J. Konkel ranch will be taken
off the market. The price now
is 81 per acre, cash. Parties in
tereSted should write
GEO. Erwin KONKEL,
Stonington, Colorado.
The Springfield herald., 1910-05-06
FOR SALE

A liberal amount of white cane
seed at q cents a pound. Also
dwarf maize seed at $1.40 per
hundred. Also seed corn, price
on application. This seed is alb
solutely first-class, any and all
reports to the contrary.
j. A. Huston, Villas.
The Springfield herald., 1910-05-06
Methodist Episcopal
Church.
Preaching Dates

Preaching at Springfield, II a.
M, May 9Th; Villas at $3.50.
Quarterly meeting at Stoning-
ton, Wednesday, May 11th at 3
p. m. Other announcements
from the pulpit.
Orman G. King, Pastor.
Union Sunday School at Springfield
every Sunday at 10 Il. m.
Baptist Church
At Springfield the fourth Saturday
of each month in the morning, and the
fourth Sunday, morning and evening.
REV. HAZEL, pastor.
The Springfield herald., 1910-05-06
FOR SALE

Fresh alfalfa seed; call on VIM.
Morrison at the Herbert ranch,
Blaine. For special prices apply
to A. H. Barrett, Villas.
The Springfield herald., 1910-05-06
For Trade:-s3 s325o. 90 3o-Horse

For Irade:-$325U. % 3U-iorse
Power Winton 5-Passenger Tour
ing Car. Will trade for quarter
section of dry land near Spring
field. Must have clear title. The
car is in good running shape and
looks almost as good as new.
E. C. BELL, Lamar, Colo.
The Springfield herald., 1910-05-06
Local and
Personal Mention

SdIl COuCS aiio WIZ Siio eA -
to Lamar the Ord.
Frank Oakes was in town the
night of April Both.
H. o. Green returned from
Two Buttes the 4th inst.
Bertha Draper from Iowa is
visiting at A. L. Smart's.
See the ad of the Arkansas
Valley Seed House, Lakin, Kan
sas.
j. A. McKellar was in from
Maxey for provisions Tuesday OF
this week.
Mrs. J. P. Jones and Claude
Jones and family were trading
here, Saturday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. C. S.
Bray at their Carrizo home May
LIST, a baby girl.
Thos. Thompson was a pleas
ant caller the End and renewed
his subscription.
Macarthur and McKenzie's sup
ply teams were at Denney's,
first of the week.
Col. Jackson and Isaac Hecke-
thorn of Stonington are new
subscribers to the Herald.
Commissioner Davis was in
from Maxey the 4th. He re-
ports sheep as doing nicely.
At the annual school meeting
C. M. Gordon was reelected
Secy., and a special levy of five
mills voted.
F. C. and Everett Bassett
were agreeable callers in town,
Saturday, and left the price Of a
years subscription to the Herald.
Albert E. Hopkins was over
from the Blaine country Tuesday
on some real estate matters. He
renewed his subscription to the
Herald.
John Shawhan, the well known
ranchman, and Albert Easley's
boy were here last Sunday night
on their return to the Cimarron
from Lamar.
The, settlement known as
Wentworth is growing rapidly.
We were at the Wentworth store
and home quite recently, and
acknowledge kindly hospitalities
extended.
Felix R. Ward, wife and bright
little baby, were in town, We'd
nesday, accompanied by Miss
Minna Lepel. Felix was filing
on an additional quarter section
adjoining his homestead.
]. D. Elliott, of Stonington,
passed through with well drill
he had gone to Rocky Ford after
for E. C. Miles, Wednesday. He
experienced a rough trip with
bad water along the Arkansas.
Attention is called to the no.
tice of Public Sale at Stonington,
May 21st. These sale days are
also trade days for great num-
Der of people, and the merchants
and towns people enter into the
spirit of the occasion and make
them a great success.
Robert Patterson, M. D., now,
returned from Kansas City, last
week. Bob has been a hard stu
dent and will assuredly win sue
cess in the following of his chos-
en- profession. We have not learn
ed whether the DR.. will remain
in this county or locate at some
other point.
Harrison Tankersley walked in
from 2 miles south of Stoning-
ton, last Sunday. He left late
in the forenoon, stopped a couple
of hours at Villas, reaching here
long before the sun went down.
He is built especially for walking
and possessed of wonderful en-
durance, and is undoubtedly the
leading pedestrian of Baca coun-
ty.
DOCTOR: "Now, don't worry,
what ever you do; a man with
heart disease can't afford to wor-
ry. Avoid all company of any
kind, drink nothing whatsoever,
on no account touch meat and
The Springfield herald., 1910-05-06
ROdley Items

Il. U. YoWell was looking Tor
land in this vicinity, Friday.
Mr.. Peters has gone after his
! family.
James Paris has gone to Pueb-
10, for the summer.
S. w. Waites and wife left for
Sycamore, Alabama, Friday,
where they will make their fu-
ture home.
Harry Bryan will soon have
his house completed on his claim
and will move his family in a
few days.
Carl Jones and wife have just
returned from trip to Lamar.
The Misses Dora Paris and
Zola Jones visited at d. Halls,
Saturday.
We are sorry to learn Of the
serious illness of Jesse Deen at
his home at Parnell, Mo. jesse
was among us a few years back
and was much respected by all
who knew him.
Cook must have caused a great
disturbance at the north pole
from the way the cold wind
whistles, this week.
KOnantz Items
Quite a number have COM
menced farming in this vicinity.
Charley Marymee and his
brother, Will, made a trip to the
road.
Johny Johnston and wife call
ed on R. D. Fleming, one day
last week.
Mesdames Florey ana Fleming
made trip to Richfeld.
Mr.. Rowland and wife took
dinner with l. A. Gregory, Sum
day.
Edith Haney and Harry BOIL
called on Bessie Florey.
Grandma Bohl has her house
newly painted.
We had a rousing school meet
ing. Everything went off nicely,
R. D. Dance being elected Sec
retary for the next three years.
Vera Flemming has returned
from Missouri where she has
been visiting her grandparents.
Villas Budget
C. F. Wheeler has gone east to
buy goods.
Miss Switzer and brother were
in Monday, shopping.
j. F. Harrison and MIR. Smith
We're in, Sunday. Mr.. H. has
part of his crop planted.
Sunday school was just fine
Sunday and everyone is taking
interest. We are glad to see it
so. Everybody come at 10 a. m.
and welcome.
We would like to have more
preaching at Villas, for preaching
is good for all.
Children's Day the first Sum
day in May. Come together and
just see what we can do.
We hear from all parts of the
county that crops are progress
ing fine and early wheat looks
fine, but late is not so good.
VIM. Morrison was over from
Blaine last week and says the al
falfa is looking fine in his neigh
borhood.
Baker Bros. are drilling well
for l.. McAdam.
CA pipe dream.) The railroad
is coming and then we will all be
happy. They, are working at
both ends of it. Knock out the
center and we will have a rail,
road.
Land buyers were here last
week, bought some and want
more.
Stonington will have to get ur
and gallop or Two Buttes will be
ahead and Villas will get the
cheese.
= A good attendance at the
school meeting, Monday. Johr
Yokum was elected secretary
and Jas. Tong, treasurer. A
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| Or YESTERDAY
by -. eE E1zAN1<UL<

political leaders of the past. This
plan have followed for over twenty
years, and to it attribute whatever
success have had in politics, as well
as peace of mind, even when / have
been most violently attacked
Again the governor glanced fur
lively at me, then, looking at his
watch, guessed it was time to return
to Uti,a. He summoned the farm
wagon, and it clattered UP with the
tools in it still untouched We mount
ed the board seat, and, like a true
rustic, the governor drove back to
the city. And as sat bouncing up and
down beside him and thought of that
untouched lot of farm tools jangiing
behind us. could not help saying to
myself:
"'Governor Seymour, no matter
what you say. you do not owe all Of
your success in politics to the fact
that you never read opposition news
papers, or paid any heed whatever to
personal or political attacks upon
you.
downright. 1910, by r. J. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved.l
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means complete "tie-up" for suffra-
gettes. There Is no doubt that the
fad will meet with strong approval in
this class; for what suffragette does
not yearn for shackles? Here is a
chance for one and all to appear in
the iimelight with their feet tightly
bound at the small cost Of just few
cents for good, strong, but short
piece Of ribbon Then the rush will
be over. and that is how the great
blow will fall.
The speed of suffragette parades
will be cut down to such a low rate
that all public officials will have am
pie time to make very comfortable
getaway from the rear entrance and
escape to some soda fountain long be-
fore the head of the column has reach
ed the front door,
Taking it all in all, it looks like a
clear case of cut fashion or cut poll
tics, and we depend on the ladies not
to cut fashion every time.
This is an age when we are all
stepping along in the grand march Of
advancement, and the only chance
that the hobble-skirted woman has to
keep UP with the procession is that
the band will strike up a glide waltz
instead Of q march
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SAID BY THE YOUNGSTERS
Some Bright Remarks Worth Pre-
serving, That Have Fallen From
Childish Lips.

A l%tle girl, after listening to the
hymn, I'm heaven there stands an
ever open door," remarked that there
must be two heavens. cause grand
mad never had any open door where
she Isl And dear little country
laddie, visiting city Sunday school
and hearing about the many man.
sions" of the better land, later ex-
planned that they had been studying
all about Paradise Flats"
Ecclesiastical modes and matters
frequently are puzzling to the little
ones. A small Chicago citizen was Ia
ken to fine church, where the music,
windows, furnishings, and all acces-
sories were as impressive as the build
ing. The minister, living up to his
enViable reputation as an orator, in
dulged in a brilliant rhetorical flight.
Il know" he declared who gilds
the sun and silvers the stars and
paints the flowers and tints the sky
and lends to the rivers their beauty.
to the ocean it's glory, to the skies
their perfect light" and so on through
long and effective periods Finally
came the interrogatory climax: Who
is it, my friends, who performs all
these wonders Who is it? Who?"
From the front pew where the baby
listener had been all eager attention
came shrill, disappointed pipe:
You said you knew!"
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Incident of Sherman in 1876

the meal itself, which was protracted
by the good time the diners were hav-
ing, the host occasionally, excused
himself in order to inquire about Mrs.
Wise, and left the dining room, re-
turning each time after short in
terval and resuming the conversation
where 1t had been left off.
Thus the evening had worn away,
and everybody was feeling in the best
of humor when there came knock at
the dining room door The next mo-
ment it was thrown open and in walk
ed a physician, smiling broadly, and
behind him still happier woman,
who carried bundle we'll swathed in
flannel.
Marching up to the table, the wo-
man lowered her arms bit and then
gently parted portion of the fiannels.
revealing to the three diners the face
of newly-born infant-and as the
two officers looked their astonish-
ment, their host pointed to the baby
as the explanation of Mrs. Wise's nom
appearance at dinner and happily ex-
planned that it was a boy. OF course.
the youngsters health was toasted
then and there in approved style by
the two representatives of the United
States army.
Eighteen years later this baby, as
Lieutenant John S. Wise of the Con-
federate army, won the distinction of
carrying the last dispatch from GEN
eral Robert E. Lee to Jefferson Davis,
president of the Confederate States
of America Still another eighteen
years later, John s. Wise, as rep
resentative in Congress- from the
Richmond (Va.) district, met General
William Tecumseh Sherman in Wash
ington and asked him If he remem-
bered being entertained with General
Halleck in Rio Janeiro, back in 1886.
by the United States minister Of Bra
zil, Henry A. Wise.
"Oh, yes, / remember the incident
very WELL" was the reply. land I also
recall the little surprise party we
had"
We'll. General, I was that baby"
said Representative Wise.
The old warrior critically surveyed
the heavy weight before him.
Well he retorted, with his eyes
Enthusiastically a-twinkle, "all TIVE
got to say is. you don't look it."
Copyright, 1910, by r.. j. Edwards All
Rights ReservedA
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Queer Questions.

Queer questions come over the tele.
phone to the newspaper Offices. Here
was one that the man who CHANGED
to answer the phone had put up to
him the other day
Say" began the unknown seeker
after the truth, "do you--do you re-
member who it was that killed Abel?"
Why. Cain. of course" replied the
newspaper man. who put in several
years at Sunday school. Who'd 5u
suppose?1
Well observed the man at the
other end in an annoyed tone, "doggon
il amt gone and made fool O. my
self. Course it was Cain, now that
you mention it, but made two to
one bet with fellow that twas
Goliath, and now I'll have to go with
out new overcoat. reckon, this next
winter. cleveland Plain Dealer.
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l1oratio seymour's Practical Political
Lesson to Chauncey M. Depew
When Latter Was Secretary of
State of New York.

"It was just four years before Hora-
ito Seymour was nominated by the
Democratic party, in 1868, to run
against General Grant for president Of
the United States, that / received
from him what have often regarded
as the most practical political lesson
that was ever taught me-" said Sena-
tor Chauncey NJ Depew at time
when the discussion turned upon po-
litical leadership and political leaders
of yesterday
Mr. Seymour had been elected gov
ernor of New York in 1862-he had
also filled that office ten years before
and in the election of '63 was a
candidate for secretary Of state.
went into the campaign very earnestly
- was only eight years out Of col
lege, and political life looked mighty
tempting to me-and the arguments
that / delivered on the stump through
out the state were at times pretty well
seasoned with political spice Of the
very hot sort.
Well, EIter the campaign was over
anu lOuuQ NY oOl ClOStSO W q
majority twice as large as that which
Governor Seymour had received the
year before, the thought occurred to
me that the governor might not want
to speak to me, for had been quite
personal regarding him in some Of my
speeches. But, to my establishment
had not long been in Office when the
governor invited me to spend few
days with him at his home in Utica,
promising, among other things, to take
me to his farm at Deerfield, few
miles out of the city. Overjoyed at
the discovery that | had not made a
personal enemy of him, / Immediately
accepted the invitation, and arriving
at his home, found him man Of won
derful personal charm, of an ideal do
nestle life, and most entertaining
story teller of men and events.
I'VE chatted for long time, and
many vivid word picture my host
drew of men then prominent in state
and national politics. Finally, as the
sun was beginning to cast shadows
from the west. he began to speak
about myself.