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The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1910-08-12
ARAPAHOE FARMERS TO
END HORSE STEALING
The ORGANIZATION Will be Statewide
And Its object Will be to Sap-
ture Horse Thieves,

farmers have organized prpteetiye So
cieties for the suppression of horse
stealing" said Sheriff Skerritt. who
called the meeting to order, land they
don't have any more horse stealing in
those states. This meeting is called to
organize body along the lines of the
societies in the eastern etates."
Sheriff Allen W. Heater of Jefferson
county had just come in off the trail
after following two horse thieves for
three days. Finding themselves too
hard pressed they abandpned the ami:
mails in canon up among the foot
hills and made off across the range;
Sheriff Heato& got the horses but lost
the men,
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1910-08-12
Rodley Items

The fine rains have put smile on
everything around this part of the
country.
The sick in this neighborhood are all
improving.
Riley Hughes was up from Kenton
the first of the week.
B. Benbow from lakewood, Okla,
will put in blacksmith shop at Rodley.
Mr.. Luellyn from Jet, Oklahoma, has
moved to his claim and will begin build
ing his house,
Frank Dean and wife are visiting
relatives and friends at Garrett, Okla.
Arthur Sullivan and wife have gone
to Lamar to meet John Hall, who is re-
turning from the Kansas harvest field.
X x
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1910-08-12
The Stock
Market.

Denver Stuck Yards, August s. The.
offering of cattle at the Denver yards
was very good last week. but the de.
mand was ALSO good, and the packers
could have used mpre cattle to advant
age. Prices closed l5c to 25c higher On
good grades and lOc to 15c on the plain.
er cattle; Beef stuff especially was
wanted but there was also very good
demand for feeders and stockers. Good
to choice beef steers sold at S4. 40 t.
$500 Good grass cows brought SO. 3F
to 50, s5 and choice stuff sold up to 81. %.
Fair cows went at 50. 50 to SO. 30 and
common COWS down to 81. 80. Bulls were.
higher at 50. 100 to SO. 40 for the best
Veal calves also strong at Sc. 90 te.
S7.25. Good to choice steers are bring
ing &.25 to s4,s Todays market ac-
tive and strong to dime higher witt
500 cattle on sale.
Hog demand very good. Sales today
ranged from S7,75 to S7.95, or higher
than week ago. The spread in prices
between light and heavy hogs is very
wide now on eastern markets, but the
packers> here are not making so much
distinction.
The sheep demand is very good here
and trade active, though prices weak in
sympathy with eastern declines. Wy,
oming wethers sold on Friday at 81. .
and bunch of Utah lambs went over
at 500. Ewes sold at SO, 50 to S3. s.
for good grades.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1910-08-12
kOnantz

All the first planting of crops are fine
but the last planting is small. They
are doing well after the showers of
rain.
Will Marymee made trip to Syra-
cuse last week:
Rev. Deans brother-in-law, Mr., Gid
ner, bought section of land while here.
Our mail was late last week on ac-
count Of high water in the river and
Bear creek.
Fannie Detweiler has returned to
her claim after an absence in Kansas
City, where she has been taking care
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1910-08-12
DIED..

Nora Gertrude, the youngest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. G. G..
Moody, of Villas, age 10 months.
She was born in harrisonville,
Cass county, Mo-, Jan. 4, 1908.
died Aug. a, 1910, of teething
and summer complaint. Funeral
services were held at the home
Saturday, Aug. 6. lnterment at
Blaine cemetery, Rev. &C. King
officiating.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1910-08-12

Aroused by the number of thefts of
7norses that have taken place recently,
farmers of Arapahoe county met at
Littleton this week and organized the
Colorado Protective Association.
Like the organizations of the old
frontier days this will have for its OBJ
ject the capture Of horse thieves. 1t
IS planned to make it a statewide or
ganization, with passwords. ritual. and
all the ceremony OF secret society.
About 100 farmers were in attendance,
nearly every one of whom had suffered
from the depredations Of horse thieves.
The call for the meeting was sent out
,,everal days ago. Ranchmen came
from twenty to thirty miles to attend;
"In Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, the
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1910-08-12

DAMAGE
Lamar Boy Fatally Inx
iured by Kick from
n Horse.


The recent high water in the
Arkansas river has filled the in
take of the Amity canal at Prov
ers seven miles west Of Lamar
with silt and debris to such an
extent as to completely block the
flow of water and has temporar-
lily put the system out of COM
mission, Teams are at work
clearing the mud for present re-
lief, but a dredge will be INSTALL
ed within a few days and clear
the canal at this point and it is
understood then continue on a
general cleanout of the canal.
The Colorado and Kansas ditch
suffered the loss Of 200 feet of
their 1000 foot dam across the
Arkansas cutting them gut of
water for a few days.
The 1O-yearvold son of W. E,
Cade was seriously injured by
being KICKED by a horse. The
lad with some playmates were in
the lot in which the horse was
running loose and when he at
tempted tp run behind the ami
NAL, it kicked the boy in the
chest. The little fellow regained
consciousness after a few hours,
but his chest is so badly crushed
that recovery is doubtful.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1910-08-12

Hawley Bailey at Weld county
sowed 400 acres to wheat, the
ground was plowed to a depth of
II inches. The crop did not re-
ceive a drop of irrigation. He
harvested 5000 bushelsj adjoin-
ing fields with shallow blowing
raised no crops.
Harvey Kett visited with his
mother last Sabbath and then
went to Lamar on business.
C. G. Patterson recently spent
a week in Denver looking after
business affairs and viewing in
teresting points in Colorado's
great city.
Will Spurgeon was down home
for a few days this week.
Caspar burant, one of the orig
inal old timers, was seen on our
streets last Saturday.
Mr.. Bryan. Sr., came in from
the Cedars last Sunday night.
He had posts for his son Harvey,
who has a H. E, in the Rodley
district.
Messrs. Fulkerson and Crispin.
now residents of Baca county,
were here this week.
Harry Ward was in town Mon
day.
Cooks Restaurant, Villas, for
good, square meals.
L. L. Knox was here on busi-
ness matters the 9th.
Messrs. Moody, Willis and Nor
ris, were here on land business
the 9Th. Mr.. Morris is the gen.
ial gentleman who takes orders
for Nursery stock. "He's all
right"
Wells Metcalf, prominent citi-
zen of Two Buttes, was at Villas
Monday. He has shown his con-
fidence in the Magic City by in
vesting thousands.
Will Doris. one of the best
natured ranchman in the county,
transacted business here the 9Th.
Every day except Sunday is
trade day at Wheeler's big store
in Villas.
Attorney limerick was here on
the 9th looking after trustee
sales.
Ex-Com. Shannon, Mr.. Melton
and Bert Schneider were here
the first of the week. They
brought up a bunch of horses be-
longing to Mr.. S. for pasturing
at the North ranch. Bert is elat-
ed over the purchase of the
Frank Welch place, and will has
ten to develop the property. A
pumping plant, more alfalfa and
an orchard will have early con-
sideration.
The apple crop at the Shannon
south place is estimated at from
4, 200 to 5000 bushels this year.
Frank Craver of Pratt, Kans.,
arrived in town last week and is
thinking of locating in this part
of the country.
Jimmy Shanks is down from
Lamar.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1910-08-12
Double Reward of Virtue.

Apropo of general Jerome McWade the we'll
said dinner: At the approach of
offered prize of five dollars to the little boys of
the have the
you MIR McWade then read:
fell in love with lady whose mother rich
poor the rich lady, had
offered him $50 he would become adrunkard The
married with he agreed but when
great So
splendid wedding and the next day they had
| twins" "MORAL-Virue is its reward
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1910-08-12
SPECIAL to The Chieftain.

SPECIAL to The Chleftaln.
Lamar, Aug. 5. Clair Smith. tha l2-
ysar-old spn of ]. M. Smith, ranch
man northwest of Lamar, had deep
cash cut in his face when he was
thrown under hay rake during a rum
away. While raI;ing hay the team be-
came frightened and started across the
field. AS the rake crossed an irrigat-
ing lateral young Smith was thrown to
the ground, one OF the prcpgg of the
rake cutting deep cash clear aerpss
one side of his face. 1t required fifteen
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1910-08-12

n CSftalll game WdTuell ran ~
an old maid at --- for
hunting without a license, SO it
is claimed. 1t was proven that
she had hunted for a man for
thirty-seven years without a IL
eense. She put in a plea that
she was willing to pay for a Ii
cense, but the clerk would not
issue one unless she named the
party of the second part. She
named an old bachelor of the
neighborhpod and then the clerk
was so unreasonable that he then
wanted the old bach's signature
to the application. The bach re-
fused to sign and called the old
maid an old hen. The court then
found the old bach guilty of u.s.
ing fowl" language; the clerk
was found guilty of a conspiracy
to form a merger; the game war
den was fined ten dollars on COM
plant of the old bach for an at
tembt to snare wild game out of
season. then the old maid had
the warden arrested for false
Imprisonment on the plea that
the open season for old maids to
hunt a man continued through
out the whole year in Colorado.
The clerk then put in a claim
against the old maid for an at
tempt TO get goods under false
pretenses. as she had signed her
age as twenty-five, and he also
had the old bach arrsigned for
breaking the speed ordinance
while fleeing from the old maid.
The old maid had the warden
arrested for using a decoy and
hiding behind a blind when he
caught her, as she claimed to be
a duck; then the old bach had the
old maid arrested for not display
ing danger signals.
The last heard from them the
old bach was still running and
the old maid was hot-footing it
after him with a writ of habeas
corpus and an information charg-
ing contempt of court. Rocky
Mountain Herald.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1910-08-12

of her mother, who has been ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Marymee were at Ston-
ington last week.
John Suhler is drilling well, and AL
Elliott is helping him,
Jim Dagett is expecting his wife's
brother to arrive in few days.
Uncle Jake Haney was at Konantz
last week on business.
jesse and Guy Gregory were at Bear
creek few days ago, They report the
creek very high.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1910-08-12
= y OBITUARY = :
ISAAC DAVIS

Was born near Oak IIill jackson connty,
Ohio. May ss' Issi. aud Died July g, 1910 at
Ltileton. Colorado. beng % years aud .
months ola lie left wife aud littla girl :.
months old, flther, three sisters and four
brothers to mourn his loss. lie wss we'll
liked by all who wfre acquainted with hiW.
Illness began with typhoid fever. hut other
complications aet In and an operation was
necessary. which proved fatal il few shorl
hour. Surrounding h;s beds dc were his
wife. father, sisters and brothere. His death
has cauged n sa''ne-s among 4ll who knew
him. and ll'e relatives and friends have the
sympathy Of the entire community.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1910-08-12

Our correspondents in the different
towns nearly every week have some
thing to say about the nice fruit or
other goodies. In Villas the water
melons are nearly ripe. Just remem-
Der that the devil" in this office likes
melons. If you see stray one roll it
up this way.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1910-08-12
LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION,

The editor of the Sentinel went
40 Lamar Saturday to gaze at the
tall buildings and absorb a little
city life.
Mrs. Maud Green and two lit-
tie boys are back in Missouri,
visiting with Mrs, GREEN'S par=
.ants, who reside near Marceline.
VIM. Hooker. one of the few
remaining G. A, R. men, was a
recent caller in Springfield.
Roy Regnier honored us with a
call that was both profitable and
:sociable.
J. A. Boyd and wife visited in
this vicinity last week.
Judge Herbert took the north
stage for Lamar Monday.
Henry Dillo and Tom Oxen
reider were in from the wet coun-
try (rain, not. booze) the 18th,
Their crops are great this year,
]. H. and Earl Eslick and Joe
Caddick, Jr., were looking after
business matters here Saturday,
The mail service to Maxey is
to be increased to two trips a
week, and the contract for car
rying re-let.
Several of our people are con-
templating trip to Denver to
take in the great Interstate fair
in September.
The quail have multiplied by
the thousands in the Carrizo and
Regnier country this season.
Commissioner Strong of Cim-
arron Co., was a guest in town
last Saturday night. He was on
his way to Lamar where his fam
jly temporarily reside.
Judge Alexander had some
very fine peaches this season, and
they were of the Ely Alexander
variety. They remembered their
friends and "We, Us & Co."
were among 'em.
Com. Davis was a business CAL
ler the 9th.
Mrs. Waugh visited with Mrs.
Kett the 5th.
Guests at the Patterson are en-
joying nice things in the garden
line. Mrs. P. has one of the best
gardens in this section.
DR.. and Mrs. Patterson and
baby were visitors in this vicinity
last Saturday.
Reported that L. V. Campbell,
of Lamport, is an aspirant for
assessorship honors on the dem
ocratic ticket.
Uncle Henry Oxenreider gives
graphic description of last Fri
days great downpour. A wall
of water ten feet deep and a mile
long sounds big, but we never
mis-quote.
H. K. Ward and family were
shopping here the 5th.
Felix Ward was in town last
Friday.
Lester Denney is visiting in
Carrie this week.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1910-08-12
For Sale.

\ The Konkel ranch, consisting of 15
quarters of good land, is now on the
market The titles are clear. Will
sell all or part. Price $500 per acre.
No trading proposition will be consid-
cred. Good ranch improvements. If
interested, write
Geo. Erwin Konkel,
Stonington, Colo.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1910-08-12

Earl Taylor and party of land
seekers, in two autos driven by
Heckethorn & Cole, passed thru
town on their way to Lamar the
9th inst.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1910-08-12

Mr.. Littlefield returned to West End
country as his health was not SO good
in Las Animas.
Carl Smart was taking his horses out
of John Dursteins big pasture on We'd
nesday.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1910-08-12

Eugene M. Whitaker was call
ed to Lamar Wednesday. He
was taken up by his son Earl in
the auto. They were accompan-
led bv Mrs. Foster and child.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1910-08-12
LAMAR BOY SEVERELY
INJURED RAK|NC HAY
Thrown Under n Hay Rake, Glain
Smith Receives Deep Cash in
Face.--Fifteen Stitches.

stiteheg to close the wound which tn
plucky young man endured in Lama.
physicians Office without al anaesthetic
being administered.
+. A neighbor on the Mitchell ranch hac,
stated that he needed a hand to save
his hay from the recent rains and the
young man volunteered his services r,
the hay field today.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1910-08-12
Notice OF Application to Lease
State Lands,
OFFICE nF THE STATE BOARD
NJ LAND CpMMissioSERs.

'ffi'E ht iHE 'iNiE bpNNp
oF LAND CpMMissloNERs.
Denver. Colo July 30, 1910.
Notice ID hereby given that The Scott Lnpd
;nd Live Stock Cq., whose postoilice address Is
Las Animas, Colo, has made application No.
Sitii to lease the following described School
Lands, situate in Bpca County. .Colorado,to-wit:
All of section III, township % $, range 80 west.
No other application To lease the above de-
scribcd lands will be considered after Sept. and.
II. II. JEFFERSON.
Register state Board Land Comml-s ,onors.
Fir-t pub Ang l2-laot pub sept ..
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1910-08-12

Claude Dean is enjoying a visit
from his father, who is a resi-
dent of Oklahoma.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1910-08-12
- = =
Notice.

AS it is rumored that there are
several weddings on the tapis,
Rev. Q. C. King wishes to an
nounce that, owing to SO many
other engagements in different
parts of the county, it will be
necessary to engage his services
ahead a few days, SO all those
who intend "doing it," get q
hustle on yourselves.
Next Sunday will be Rev; O..
C. Kings last sermon in Spring
field before leaving to attend con-
ference at Fort Morgan, He ex-
poets a large attendance Sunday
morning. Rev. King is a bright,
capable young man. and it is his
wish. as well as the residents of
the community, that he be ap=
pointed to fill the Springfield pull
pit, which is most likely.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1910-08-12

Robert Homsher returned from
Denver the 10th.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1910-08-12

T. V. Lamport was in town
Wednesday night.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1910-08-12

# you want to buy Colorado lane.
buy direct Of the oYner and save com.
mission.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1910-08-12

The celebrated Star Grand Shoes are
handled by The Lamport Mercantile
Co, Call and see their stock. PRICES
are right,
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1910-08-12

If you are in need. of corn binder,
call on the Lamport Mercantile Co.
They have them in stock.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1910-08-12

McArthur's supply team was
at Denney's Wednesday.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1910-08-12

Six new Isolated tract sales set
for Sept. 18th. See this issue.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1910-08-12

Mrs. Brown and Warren were
shopping in Villas Monday.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1910-08-12
Baseball In
Springfield

Beginning next Tuesday the
Irene base ball club of Hamilton
county, Kansas, will make a tour
of Baca county and will play a
series of games on the follawing
dates: Tuesday, Two Buttes, 2
p. M; Wednesday, Springfield, 2
p. M; Thursday, Rodley, Bpm. ;
Stonington. Friday, Up. m. and
Saturday at Wentworth at 2 p.
m. C. S. Dean has made all ar
rangements to bring the ball club
to this county, and as they are
composed of some pretty good
players ali exhibition of fine ball
playing may be seen, Here's
luck to Springfield. Well he
there with our "rooter. .a-.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1910-08-12

Guy Whitaker has papered and
painted the Abstract building,
and the job shows the work of a
real artist.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1910-08-12
TROUBLE
ahead
General Mixs4p StirS
the Entire Cons
munity.

A certain game warden ran in
an old maid at ------. for
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1910-08-12
SarrizO

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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-03
NEWS OF THE DAY
FROM HERM|STON


Hermiston, Ore, Aug. 2.-Several
German families have been in Her
miston the past f. 1ays from Twin
Falls, Idaho. They are looking for
location Tor rruit and alfalfa rails
ing and appear to be very much pleas
ed with the looks of things here. Sew
eral other members of the same par
ty will be here in a few days.
G. l.. owen of Illinois, has snent
several days looking the Hermiston
lands over.
c. S. McNaught and family have
gone to North Beach resorts for a
several weeks vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. McNaught have
returned from two months visit with
friends In California.
The Shotwell family is spending
several days at Seaside.
O. f. Jones of Minnesota. has pur-
chased the Sipple ranch near the
reservoir and will move there short
ly with the intention OF making Her
miston their future home.
\. c. Crawford spent Yesterday in
Echo transacting business.
Mrs. Carrie Furry who up to n
short time ago was assistant cashier
in the First National Bank, left this
morning for an extended visit with
friends in the north and middle west
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-03
KITCHENER OUT OF ARMY.
Seeks Residence for Ensuing Period
of IdleneSS.

London.-Lord Kitchener is quite
reconciled to a period of idleness from
military employment and is now seek
ing a house where he can take up his
permanent residence. This will be
somewhere within easy reach of Lon
don, and will be surrounded by large
gardens. One of Kltcnener's favorite
pastimes is gardening, and he hopes
to be able to give full play to this
in the future.
He also proposes to provide per-
manent home for his large and eS-
tremely valuable collection of old
china. This collection is especially
rich in specimens of eastern pottery
ware. and received some considerable
additions when he visited China and
Japan a short time ago. So soon as
he has obtained his house Lord kitch-
euer proposes to have this collection
systematically catalogued and valued
by experts Beyond obtaining this
house he has absolutely no plans for
the future: but some years ago he
informed a group Of friends that in
the event of his ever being without
military employment he might turn to
the city for something with which to
occupy his mind and his time; and it
may be that this is what he viii now
do,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-03
Is FOUND
IN OLD SPANISH CASTLE

Lisbon.-A great find of treasure
has been made at Alcazaba. Centur-
les ago a castle was built to defend
the town against the Moorish invad-
ers. Recently the tower fell and some
of the stones buried a house, killing
two of the occupants and injuring
seven others.
Thereupon the authorities decided
to demolish the castle, and during
excavations in the deep dungeons a
number of skeletons, evidently prison.
ers who had died in goal, were
brought to light. Two iron chests
were also unearthed and they were
found to be fun of old Spanish and
Portuguese gold and silver coins. At
the bottom of the chest were a num-
Der of gold and silver bars. The
whole is estimated to be worth over
$150,OO0.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-03
MILTON PERSONAL
NOTES AND NEWS
Especial Correspondence

Milton, Ore, July 3.-Miss Irene
stone will act as overseer for the rest
of the season at the Fruit Growers
Union.
The White star grocery is installing
n Coles electric coffee mill.
J. S. Richey and family expect to
leave soon for an outing in the noun
tains.
a. S. Danner, son of Theodore Dan
ner, the Milton photographer, was a
guest here this week, He has return
ed to his home in Portland.
Matt Mosgrove and C. X. Wilcox
are Athena visitors today.
Miss Lima Coe is expected back
from her trip East about the 18th.
She is now visiting in Canada
Miss Fannie Wilcox. assistant post
mistress, is visiting this week at Toll
Gate,
Miss Stella Overman left today for
visit with relatives in Idaho.
Miss Ida Storla came over from
Walla Walla on visit to friends. She
has returned home.
Mrs. VIM. Anderson and son OF
Walla Walla are visiting relatives in
this city.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-03
IN THE SOUTH.

The class was having a lesson in
geography and was learning the
points of the compass.
"Now, Tommy Jones'" said the
teacher you have in front of you
the north, on your right the east. on
your left the west. What have you
behind you?"
After a moments reflection Tommy
explained:
"A patch on my trousers"
And to make the information more
binding Tommy continued in shame
faced manner:
YOU would"