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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-31

Charles D. Conway, circus
clown, and Beatrice Ryall, bur
lesque queen, wanted for the muir
der of Sophia Singer last Mon
day night, were arrested today in
Lima, o.
Conway and the Ryall woman
Immediately admitted their iden-
tity, and under a sweating by the
police told conflicting stories as
to their knowledge of the muir
der.
When first arrested, both the
man and the woman swore that
they had not heard word about
the murder.
'Is Sophia dead?" asked Con-
way, while the Ryall woman be-
came hysterical.
But when sweated Conway ad-
mitted that he. had known of the
murder before he left Chicago,
and later the Ryall woman adj
mitted that she had learned of
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-31

Bulletin.
Late this afternoon, both Con-
way and the Ryall woman adj
mitted that Sophia Singer was
the last person they saw in the
boarding house at 1929 Indiana
avenue.
The Ryall woman declared that
when she left, Miss Singer was
expecting a call from man
named Claude Stillmah, or Claude
Stillwell. She said that Miss
Singer had decided to leave War
then for Stillman.
The two prisoners registered
at the Cadillac hotel as Charles N.
Crowley and wife Conway said
he did this to avoid being held as
witnesses.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-31


the murder from a Chicago news
paper after leaving Chicago.
Two suits of clothes belonging
to VIM. Warthen, the lover of the
murdered woman, were found in
Conway's trunk.
Sophia gave these clothes to
Charlie" the Ryall woman ex-
planned. "The night before we
left Chicago, Sophia told me she
was tired of Warthen and was go
ing to leave him.
Sophia also told me that she
bought the clothes for Warthen.
Sophia gave up S35 before we
left Chicago. She was one of our
dearest friends"
Conway and the Ryall woman
arrived in Lima, which is the
home of Conway's mother, at
12:15 o'clock this morning.
They went Immediately to a
restaurant. From the restaurant,
Conway tried to locate his moth
er, Mrs. Kate Kramer.
His telephone conversation
was overheard by cab driver,
who notified the Lima police.
The police Swallowed Conway
and the woman to the Cadillac
hotel, a second class hosiery.
There they arrested them.
When searched, Conway and
the woman only had $11 between
them.
Conway told the Lima police
that he had come from Chicago
byway of Rochester and Muncie,
Ind, where he had sought thea
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1912-01-12
"YE oLuEN TIMES"

We publish the following art
icle from the pen of Mr.. A. },
Henbest, who was among the
old timers of Baca county. He
was editor, at one time, of this
paper and a booster for the town,
He is now leader in the affairs
of Calhan, Colo. and puts out
the Divide Farmer, one OF the
best weeklies in the State.
The cut is from photo furn-
ished by Mr.. N. N. Mclean. the
we'll known druggist of Lamar.
Neil was also among the first
comers, was a member of the
Springfield Band and dld his
best along with the rest to
make the town IL go.
The history Of Springfield is
similar to that of hundreds of
towns in Eastern Colorado. Gre
ated as if by magic, in the boom
days towns were founded all over
the plains and but few miles "a
part. Fifteen newspapers and as,
many towns were running at
full blast. within the territory
now embraced by Baca county.
The towns had population OF
from loo to 1000, and all sorts of
trades and professions were rep
resented. All to soon the inevi-
table came. The citizens woke
up to the fact that they had
builded mary years ahead of the
Country. Within the past few
years a new era has dawned.
The Springfield of today and
other towns still on the map,
have adopted the safe and sane
method. and are again building
up, but Tin harmony with the
farming community.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1912-01-12

cal campaign was hot one ant
our Mexican county officials from
Trinidad thought enough of tn,
east end to allow MS to have can
didate-Hughes-on the legisla
tive ticket, who was elected
iCasamiro Barela- the continuous
Senator,-Jaun Will, Jesus Gar
cia,. King Susa" he was called
were among the leading politi
cans who resided in our county
seat!trrd kept their records witt
white and black 'frijolas". At
ter the excitement of the election
wore off, came a more exciting
time, and town-builders, politi
cans and grafters turned their
attention to creating counties
and securing for their respective
towns, county seats. At the
meeting of the legislature in Jan
uary 1889 bills for five counties
to be created out of the east emo
of LasAnimas, were introduced.
Boston, Minneapolis, Atlanta and
Carrizo leach wanted a small
county, while Villas asked that
one large county be given them.
Springfield boosters entered in
to an agreement with Boston,
Minneapolis, Atlanta and Carrie
to aid them to secure their de,
sires, but eXacted from them
that in event they failed then
they were to throw their support
to our town which would, at the
last hour have bill for a large
county. The plans and agree
ments were faithfully carrie d out
with the result that Baca county
was created on March 26, 1859
and Springfield named as the
temporary county seat.
Permit one who knows, to say
right here that Representative
Hughes was accused OF much
he was not guilty OF, in this tign,.
The writer left Springfield
July l3, 1889 and during all these
years we have had u warm spot
in our heart for the old town.
The days spent there were the
happiest of our life, and did space
permit, could fill The Herald with
Incidents, some sad but the
large majority the opposite, that
| remember occurred during my
time there,
Springfield was, is, and will be
what its citizens make it. Drones
and Knockers We're unknown in
1sS7-1SS9 and if your town is
cursed with them now, it is to be
pitied
Be alive, do things and do them
new, will make Springfield a
name to be proud of.
Here's to your future great
ness.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1912-01-12

of which he was appointed Re
corder.
r. NJ. Tipton, an attorney, was
Justice of the Peace, Our com
munity was very peaceable and
law abiding hence the j. p, fol
lowed farmingby proYy--for a
living.
DR.. Homsher was our first
lum herman and his yard was on
West Ninth Ave. He sold his
opening stock to Il Kentnclkian
named Gardner who built claim
shanty on Sand Arroyo. Gard
ner freighted the balance needed
to finish his shanty from Lamar
Geo. +. Hosmer brought in a
newspaper plant early in 1887
and established The Beacon. A
few months later he sold to Chas.
Mechler from whom the writer
purchased it in the summer of
1888. A few weeks later we ac-
quired from Garvin the Adver-
tiser which we consolidated with
The Herald, January /, 1889, the
paper was changed to a seven
column folio all home print and
continued as such until sold to
Love and Byrnes in June 1889.
AL Stanley of Wellington, Kan
sas, was the proprietor of drug
store on North Main street. j.
Whit Clifford was his chief dis
penser of 'Stanley's Sure Cure
for Snake Bites. We saw Al in
Kansas City in 1898 but we never
learned what became of Whit.
DR.. Ginger felt the pulse of
the early settler, administered
pills, both large and small, re
gardless of the need thereof.
During the typhoid epidemic, in
0le summer and fall of 1887, his
skill and untiring efforts saved
many lives, the writer's foI one.
We lost trace of him in 1880,
A. W. (Judge) Lennard prac-
ticed law. loaned money (other
peoples, not his) on chattels and
kept cross dog Judge later
moved to Pueblo, was a member
of the Legislature he told US he
was ashamed of it---and now lives
on ranch near Twin Falls,
Idaho.
Floyd Thompson will be re-
1nembered by the old residents
as a munipulator OF the round
corners" His great ambi ion
was to pack the largest six
shooter.
J. C, Pugh conducted the Ken
tucby grocery ON South Main ST
and it was well known fact one
could purchase more live
prunes" at Pugh's for two bits"
than any other store in town.
p. f. Martin of Fairfield, Iowa
had large hardware store on
South Main. He afterwards
moved it to townsite about six
miles north owned by Windy
Bill" Tincher of Decatur, Illinois.
North of the hotel was the
Diamond Front" Grocery own
ed by the character OF our town,
Uncle Hank Champion. Ham,
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1912-01-12
(By IA. ]. Henbest.)


In December 1886 the Windsor
Town Co., was organized by a
bunch of Kansas boosters, who
came to ColoSado to build City.
The Company first selected i a a
site hbout four miles west of the
II XSisite of Villas, but a few days
y decided upon the present
lJcition. In those days towns
2Aaw like mushrooms and van
isheJ. like bubbles.
Men who founded the town
were pastmasters in the act OF
doing things, such men as Geo.
McIntire, ex-sheriff of Cowley
County, Kansas, Pap" Hogue,
Jim Church, Morris Cohn, Judge
Upton, John Martin and others,
whose names | have forgotten,
were the chief movers.
Eighty acres, the E. 1-2 OF N. w.
IA of 29-3O-46, to which title was
secured by scrip, was surveyed
and plated. The liberal policy
of donating lots to persons, who
would erect building OF stated
dimensions, was adopted.
Not a farm house in sight when
the first load of lumber was
freighted to the townsite from
Lamar. Two old du@outs, one
on the claim of Will Files and the
other on the claim of a Mr. Harris
about one half mile east, We're
used by the towns future citi
Mems until suitable buildings
GOULD be erected.
An application for postoffice
was made. When it was learned
that Colorado had a postoftice
named Windsor, Judge Upton
suggested Springfield, if my
memory serves me right.
The boom was at its zenith in
1887 and by April 1st dozens of
claim shanties were in sight and
for one to secure pre-emption
or tin ber claim, would be re
auired to go 10 to 20 miles west
or So,1fhWaSt of town
George McIntire, who now re
sides at Arkansas City, Kansas,
was President of the Town Co.
and Morris Cohn, now in Denver,
was Secretary.
John Willis, of Winfield, Kans.
freighted lumber from Lamar for
a store building in which he open
ed the first store on the toWnsite.
He did a rushing business before
the siding or roof was in place.
He did strictly cash business
up until he sold out to Brown a
bout June 1883. The sale was
made one morning and Willis left
on the next mornings stage. The
amount he had outstanding was
~ cents. | met him in the later
nineties and have since been told
he committed suicide in Arkan-
sas.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1912-01-12

Cal and Wes Ferguson estab.
lished Il daily stage line from
Lamar, and "Wingy' Hutchinson
and Scotty Stafford, who live al
LaJunta, were drivers.
Pap" Hogue built the first
Livery stable on West 9th Ave
and lived on a claim adjoining
the townsite on the west. A
small frame building ON opposite
side of the street was adorned
with the sign, ''Henbest.s Luncl
Rooa" ,LJhe first sign in town
He! Ne writer fed the hungry
at four bits a throw.
The Town Company built I
hotel on South Main street and q
man by the name of Ewing was
landlord.
On west side of Main, south
of Willis store, was Il frame
building on which this sign was
CONSPICUOUS Drugs, Oils, Paints,
Notions, Groceries, Pianos, Or
gans, Sewing Machines, Periodi-
Gals, Horses bought and soid-F.
M. Friend, Prop. Later ON some
one of our wags added, Soap,
Salt and Tobacco"
Friend was postmaster and
when the mail arrived it was
dumped into a cracker box from
which he delivered it by calling
the names OF owners. There was
always something doing when
the stage arrived. Later Judge
Upton, a jolly, big-heartead old
soul, was made postmaster and
the office was on the east side OF
Main street south of 9th.
Bob Devinney, afterwards ap-
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The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1912-01-12

was II DfOUQor.ln law OI ISOF Re
McIntlre and had spent most o.
his life as prospector neal
Kokomo and Breckenridge. One
of his peculiarities was that he
hated women. Another was his
ability to spin yarns of his
Iprowess as an antelope and buff
alo hunter. Our local wags de-
lighted to steer a tenderfoot a
gainst Hank. The favorite plan
was-tosws-ss ,nntil after supper,
when the tenderfoot would be in.
vited to join the crowd at Uncle
Hanks. Here would be collected
/ ia,dozen or more citizens bent on
fun. Hanks favorite position was
on cracker box in front of the
stove, with back to the door. The
tenderfoot would be placed just
opposite while the wise ones"
would arrange themselves as
near as possible. A little coax
ing would start Hank with big
antelope story in which hundreds
of them would be killed. AS the
, story progressed the wise ones
left one at time. So that about
the time Hanks deadly rifle
dropped the last antelope, he and
the tenderfoot were alone. Hanks
language was generally more or
| less sulphuric and when the
tenderfoot landed ON the side
walk, the interior OF the Diam
ond Front" was far from frigid.
With all his peculiarities Hanks
heart was in the right place. We
heard he was killed near Koko-
mo.
Tom Hardy and Will Files
were the first land agents and
locators.
Sam Smedly, spectacle ped
dler, built building on South
Main, in which Guyer ran a poo!
hall. Smedley, in some manner
offended the COW punchers and
when the May 1887 roundup
struck town, he moved to a dug
out east of town. If the building
is still standing, it's ceilings,
walls and floor will give mute
testimony of what the COW
lpunchers did. Smedly is now
living in Denver.
Tie celebration on July q, 1887
was held among some cotton
woods on Bear Creek about a
mile northeast of town, The
crowd was estimated at 1000, all
of whom had moved to this State
during the previous six months,
Horse racing, speaking and ball
game wet the features. Barbe-
cued beef and needing" were a
plenty. The Springfield Silver
Cornet Band rendered patriotic
airs. Writ Reeds Orchestra
furnished music for the dance.
Everybody had good time, but
do not take our word, ask Capt.
VanOrsdol, he was there.
The fall of 1888 was full of Incl
dents. that later had much to do
with making Springfield the cap
ital of Baca county. The politi
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1912-01-12

Foicy's Honey and Tar Compound
Is a reliable family medicine. Give it
to your children, and take it yourself
when you feel a cold coming on. It
checks and cures coughs and colds and
Group and prevents bronchitis and
pneumonia. Get it at P. o. Drug Store
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1912-01-12

Try Herald ad, and get results.
The sun., 1912-07-21

the extra dollar could be saved each
week.
The young man had savings account
OF SIS, all of which was used for pur-
chasing housefurnishings. The young
womans savings. amounting to $50. were
spent for q sensible trousseau Of plain.
necessary garments. Two rooms were
found on the outskirts Of the town the
rental for which was 50 "A week. The
s75 did not provide elaborate furnish
ings, but with careful purchases and
some gifts from friends the rooms were
made very comfortable. Heat was not
provided and during the winter months
fuel meant an average weekly expendi-
ture Of another 81.
Not counting the dollar which was
saved this left 81 of the weekly income
To he used for clothes and food. Not
very much, to be sure. but the young
couple found II possible not only to live
within the amount but they made II n
rule never to spend their entire in
come. There was always something
saved from the $ll, something To no
added each week To the dollar which
they had decided To forget" one week
and one red letter Saturday night found
balance ~ Sl1s. Between these two
smnun,s there wus "nourh saved I"
make the weekly margin Average G5
cents.
In the early spring perlnission Was
obtained tn raise vegetables on u vacant
lot next 4 where they lived, The younH
wife turned this opportunity to good
The sun., 1912-07-21
Tricks Played Even on the Police by
Way of Warning-Skill Shown in
Humorously Odd Robberies

he was known to them as "the Nero Of
Camorrists."
Two alert young Camorrists decided
to play him a trick. Each one of them
was to try his hand at II and the more
successful Of the two was to receive an
important premium for the exploit.
A few days later the Police Commis-
sioner received the visit Of an impressive
looking gentleman who spoke French
fluently and introduced himself as an
officer Of the Paris police. bearing OFF,
cial letters OF introduction and visiting
Italy to study the organization Of the
italian police and report upon It to
Commissioner Lepine. who was about to
introduce radical reforms in the police
Of Paris.
Commissioner Perego was gratifled
and fattered by the visit. conversed at
length with his French colleague,
showed him the archives and finally
Invited him to lunch for the next day.
About half an hour later Commis-
sioner Perego prepared to go home for
dinner and opened a drawer Of his writ. &.
Ing table to take from 1t his revolver,
which he always carried on his person
when outside his Office. The revolver
was gone!
The elegant and impressive looking
officer Of the French police, who II was
afterward discovered was an accom-
plished international thief. had taken 1t.
The next day. while the whole per.
sonnel at police headquarters were still
raging at the impudence of the outrage,
the men on duty In the outer corridors
of the offices saw man appear, bent
ifnHer tho lob 30
wore overalls and on his head a cap
IKE those worn by the workmen of
the Electrical Society OF Naples.
The man placed his ladder against the
wall. mounted It. took out his tools and
yet to work to detach the big electric
Indicator. which gave out the numbers
OF the various offices Us the bells rang
to call the attendants. He took the
whole thing down. descended the ladder
and turned to walk away with It on his
shoulders.
One OF the attendants. an old man
who was helping himself to a pinch of
snuff. looked at him and asked:
How long will 1t take you to fix IT."
ut will be done by tomorrow, with
the help Of God" answered the man.
"All right, take 1t along. but mind
you repair 1t property"
Don't you worry; I will make the
hest Job Of II you ever saw" returned
the man with a wink.
on he went carrying the indicator
and the ladder.
For several days the Commissioner
and all the other police chiefs pressed
in vain the buttons Of their electric
bells and scolded and fumed because
their calls were not answered.
Il beg your pardon. your Excellency."
the old attendant would 90 around ex-
planning. ''the electric indicator has
been taken away to be repaired"
a couple Of weeks passed and when It
The sun., 1912-07-21

his future prospects justified his desire
to marry. The young woman was an
employee In "A department store at a
salary Of so week. In New York one
cannot do much more than merely live
on $40 week; with such an income
ones savings must necessarily be very
small. In her effort To mako good
impression the savings from her meagre
salary, which should have gone into
some badly needed dental work, were
spent for ribbons and trinkets.
Soon after they We're married an at
tack OF facial neuralgia revealed the
need OF prompt dental treatment. Ex-
actly six months from the date OF their
marriage the young couple found them
selves owing "A dentists hill of SIS he.
sides being confronted with the necess-
ity of rcplenishing their winter ward
robe. To meet these pnant!cipated but
necessary expenditures meant very fru-
gal living. for their savings amounted
to less than $40.
Tho second point to consider Is
whether the living expenses will leave a
small margin for saving. 1t does not
seem that salary Of Si2 a week would
cover the actual living expenses Of tive
people, yet one couple demonstrated that
It could, In certain middle Western
town two young people decided t,
marry. Tho young mans salary was 81
"A week. After notifying his employer oi
his intentions his salary was increased
To sl.. with admirable wisdom the
young woman pointed out that II they
had thought II possible to live on I'll
The sun., 1912-07-21

The young man working on a small
salary who contemplates marriage with
the idea that two can live for the same
amount that II takes to keep one. justI-
flying his opinion by the experience of
some friend or acquaintance, will prob
ably find that what appears to be meat
FOR one ts very often fish for another.
There are three points to be carefully
considered by every young man who
would enter into marriage with no in
come other than small or moderatc e
salary. And these points are Of equal
importance to the young woman OF his
choice.
The first requisite is good health.
Judged from any point of view 1t is
self-evident folly for young man or
woman Of unsOund physical condition
to enter into wedlock and this folly be-
comes positively suicidal when the
young mans salary Is sufficient 10 pro-
vide only the necessities Of life.
Doubtless there are those who will
say 1t would be unreasonable to expect
two young people, In love. to dismiss
their thoughts Of ConJugAl happiness
with the observation I'VE can't think OF
marrying-the risk il too Rreat--We
might be sick some day" But granting
Its upreasonableness, such an attitude
would be wisdom itself compared with
the thoughtlessncss displayed by one
young couple.
| a case In point II that OF young
man living In New York. His sole IN
come was a salary Of SIS week. Hc
: vas In splendid health and he felt that
The sun., 1912-07-21

disastrous conditions through the hus-
band being temporarily thrown out Of
work.
OF course II is not always possible to
anticipate such things, but there should
at least be more consideration given
this point than was displayed by one
young man. A salary Of $?6 a week
seemed to him to provide sufficient in
come to warrant his marrying. Tho
firm employing him was on the verge
Of dissolution--a fact which the stock
holders kept carefully guarded for rea-
sons best known to themselves.
Two months after his marriage the
young man found himself out OF a po-
sition and when he expressed to the
firm his opinion Of what he considered
very unfair treatment" he was in
formed that his unfortunate dilemma
was OF his own making. Had you in
formed us OF your intentions to marry"
said one Of the firm. you would have
been told that We were contemplating u
change which might affect your pros
poets"
After three months Of idleness. during
which period he and his wife were
forced Ia live on the bounty of rela-
tivcs, the young husband found "A posi-
t!On at SIS n week, 4 lack of fore
,houuht had placed him uv,v'c~ ohlga .
tions which would require months In
disc hargc, The wife. n Sirl of admirable
character, helped to meet the situation
by finding "a position and assisting IN
paying IN the debts which her hus-
bands idlencss had incurred.