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The Springfield herald., 1913-12-26
Richland.

F. C. Hoffman arrived with
two big loads from Haviland,
Kans., last Tuesday.
Will Johnson helped N. Rich
last week to put up some soap
weed sheds.
Snow, beautiful snow, about
two inches fell Sunday, spr cad
ing beautiful coat ~ over the
earth.
Among those taking buds of
broomcorn to EIlshart, were
Harry, Will and Lafe McClintock.
Witt Scrivner, and the Nichols
boys They have made one trip,
getting back the first of last
week. They left ag lin with more
loads Thursday. Report roads
heavy.
win johnson and wife visited
at NJ. Mitchel's Oh Friday.
Des,a Mitchell returning with
them to attend the literary at
G. |. school house.
Harry McClintocls took his wife
to see DR.. Nicholson at Stonln G.
ton on Tuesday. She has not
been feeling we'll for some time.
Ella Cottrel spent Saturday
with Isaac Rich. They put in
the day setting traps and hunt
ing.
Mr.. Mitchell took a load to
Ellshart returning Tuesday.
Lee Drake, a genial, good
fellow sixteen miles south, has
been helping out in the barber
shop.
Dave Rhynehart was in town
yesterday.
The Springfield herald., 1913-12-26
be the ans wer.

be the ans Wer.
Did you notice Are You Poss-
ed?" in connection with the word
posts" in the reading matter,
Did yon notice tiaa word
"Quicls" in one of the ads:
Did you rotice Automobile" "
in another ad:
Did you notice those paving
blocks?
Could you read Burton's ad
without being pulled Ua,:k TO it
again?
Which ad is started with THE
Big?" You will no doubt hear
from that ad again later on.
Notice the similarity of the
two contractor ads. Measel and
Huston?
What do you think of the "Baca
County Abstract" ad.?
And is there an AL that would
get the eye quicker Than the
"Postotfice Drug Store?" Look
at it.
In sundy's ad, could you dis,
connect "Sundy" from one of
the days of the week?
"Savov"-did you think that
was mans name or just some
thing they wanted to Sa?'
Why that Pioneer" in one Of
the ads, and why that apostro-
ply after the double e:
These are the double column
ads. We shall have something
to say of the smaller ads later
on.
The Springfield herald., 1913-12-26
Pretty Prairie.
Mef V Christmas.

A!ef y Christmas.
And ew Hedrck returned
from Topeka where he had been
called By his mothers death.
Jim Rentf:ow was trading in
Stonington Saturday.
Alma Dawson, and G. Rad
ford took the teachers eXamina-
tion held here Thursday
and Friday for the east end of
the county, Grace Corrie beng
in charge.
A Christmas program is being
prepared. The tree will be
conspicuous by its absence. The
condition of the roads prevented
anyone from making q trip to
secure the desired tree.
Mr.. Carlton, who is employed
by the Holly meat market,
visited home folks last week.
I. Shyer, Minnie Pierce, j. w.
Dawson, Mel French, and q. M.
Corrie were trading in Holly this
week.
Alice Doner writes from B tn
eny, HIS, that she is. getting
very tired of mud.
The Springfield herald., 1913-12-26
Villas.

Mr.. Chyd arrived at Villas
Wednesday, from Syracuse with
freight fof Wheeler.
Willie And Clifford Huffman
and two of the Hines boys look
dinner with Clarence Conner
Thursday.l
Hopper, thelblacksmith, is kept
quite busy these days shoeing
horses. IL
Conner and Blacher were seen
unloading freight at WheeIer's
Friday.
Several young people from
Villas attehded the dance at
Springfield Friday night,
Mrs. Yokley has been on the
sick list but is now improving.
Walter Cpnner, wife and moth
en-, returnep Sunday from d Wis
it to Olklahdna.
John Hopper lost u fine two
year old fly. They think it
was shot during the turkey
shooting. /
Mr.. Lille Started to Lamar
for freight for Wheeler Satur-
day. o
Cook and Board returned from
the cedars Sunday where they
haye been icutting posts and
trapping.
The Springfield herald., 1913-12-26
Blaine.

II. Hall is visiting home folks.
He has a claim near Jefferson,
Colo, where he has been all
summer. He says it is all hay
farming there though some bar
ley is raised.
Geo. Mathews was at the Knox
ranch over Sunday.
l.. r. Mathews came back
from Coffeyville. He intends to
move his family back soon, as
Mrs. Mathews health is very
poor back there.
Mrs. Geo. Lucas visited at
VIM. Curtis Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Spade, Two
Buttes, visited at WIN. Curtis
Sunday.
Several from this vicinity at
tended the Brown sale last week.
Steirwalt has sold his inter
est in the wheat crop on the
Mathews place to l.. +. Mathews
who will take up his abode on his
own place again. Nc place like
old Baca county.
Mrs Hare and Eskridge were in
this vicinity recently getting
donations for Christmas tree
for the school in their neighbor-
hood.
The Springfield herald., 1913-12-26

would like a photo of
old Boston in the high
noon of it's boom days, and
would appreciate it if l
could be put in corres-
pondence with some one
who might possibly have
such photo. There is in
this office a cut showing it
at the time the first public
we'll was being dug, but
would like a photo show
ing it in its best days.
Address S. M. KONKEL
or SPRINGFIELD HER.
AID.
The Springfield herald., 1913-12-26
THE BEST AID.

Twenty. four opinions were ex-
pressed last week as to the ad
that was the most artistic and
that would catch the eye of the
casual reader the quickest, which
opinions were distribute d
as follows: Baker's 1, kon-
kel's 8, 1st National Banks 4,
Cotton's 4, Star Lumber Cost.
The Springfield herald., 1913-12-26

A strike is IL crime; not be-
cause the strikers strike, but be-
cause the people are made the
goat in the controversy. But
the strike will continue intermit-
tently just as long as the govern
ment permits the private owner
ship of it's public utilities.
The Springfield herald., 1913-12-26
Rodley.

Ed. MCGOWAN is hauling feed.
Mr. Dunlap will soon leave for
his old home in Virginia.
Miss Yokley is having a week
of vacation and visited home
folks.
There was no literary Friday
night on The account Of the bad
weather.
Mrs B. MCGOWAN is home sgain
and quite well.
Mrs. Harry McClinJock is
quite poorly and will 90 to
Lamar for treatment.
The Springfield herald., 1913-12-26
A Talk on Herald Ads.

There was certainly great in
terest aroused by the express
on of opinions last week as to
the catchy and best ad in the
Herald.
While only twenty-four We're
asked for and expressed an
opinion. We'll warrant there
wasn'ta reader of the Herald
that didn't examine those ads
and pass an them.
OF course opinions will always
vary, but we believe those eX
pressed came very nearly plac-
ing those ads in their right
light, and the result of
those opinions will be found
elsewhere.
Display in advertising, or the
wording thereof, is exactly
what comphasis is in reading or
speech-to get the attention of
the reader to some particular
and important thing or things.
A, in reading and speech
there may be various ways of do
ing this, so in advertising there
may be various ways of getting
the readers attention. Some
times the advertiser will depend
on pure oddity and ridiculous
ness of expression, and thereby
makes the public read his ad for
it's nonsense; but if all the ads
ran in that same channel, that
particular man would attract
nothing by his style.
In ads, if all were artisticall y
beautiful there would be nothing
to call the attention to the ads
individually or particularly.
The ads are all beautiful, but
are wanting in any other kind of
emphasis; il word they lack
contrast, difference, variety
it's the monotone in reading.
Turning now to the particular
ads of the Herald, in the Star
Lumber CO., the star outline
border inside of the white mar
gin made it different and got the
nttentioI--the pause in speech.
In the Cotton ad the element
of emphasis is loudness or stress
of voice. Look at it again.
In the Konkel ad the bar lines
and harmony get the eye, fol-
lowed by the name of the store
and the name of the proprietor
in bold type.
In the Blackburn & Firmin ad
the element OF emphasis is the
double row of stars and harmo,
ny, the emphasis often accom-
plished by punctuation in read.
ing.
In the First National bank ad.
the emphasis is the bordered ad
and the bordered name OF the
bank, together with harmony.
While the first is more artist
ic, the element of loudness is in
the Citizens State bank.
"What's the matter with Bak-
er's ADJ" Someone asks. Too
much emphasis by reason of
there being so much in it, might
The Springfield herald., 1913-12-26

1t isn't necessary to call the
of our readers to the
sud OF james ketcham else
where in these columns. 1t
speaks for itself, and will get
the eye as soon as the paper is
opened. James will have one of
the big sales of the county, and
we bespeals for him Il big occa-
sion, both by the way of Il turn
out, q successful sale, and
good prices. Mr.. Ketcham is
IA farmer ON large scale, and
will have a little of everything
to sell in the farm line. A great
many things of course will go
way down they always do at
public sale, and somebody is
going to be there to get those
snaps" On the other hand.
when two or three fellows or
more want to get that snap, one
of the fellows is going to be
there to see that the other fellow
pays for it. After having read
this talk, turn to that ad again
and see what there is there that
you want to make the other fell
ler' pay for.
The Springfield herald., 1913-12-26
Township 80.

Mir. Editor / wish you q
Merry Christmas and a happy
New Year.
MIR. Dean and family spent
Thursday at Mr.. Glasco's.
Mis- Matte Lucas went to
Springfield re5p rning Friday.
The boys who were at Elk
hart after oil cake for Mr.. Wam-
acl5 last week. got home all o.
K. Tuesdhy. They sure had -
muddy time.
@. Terry, Clyde Rurleson
and Henry Stevenson are attend
ING the dances this week al
Springfield.
There has been protracted
dance this week-every night.
The dance last night was i'm
mencc-hall crowded.
The Springfield herald., 1913-12-26
North Fork.

H. l.. Warner and MIR. a. O.
Rohrig, from Spear"iIla. Kans.
visited the family Of l.. "
jackson. They are we'll pleased
with Baca county, and will prob
ably return after the holidays
80 make this country their fu-
ture home.
MIR Jackson and Mr.. Cramcr
returned from ElkhartSaturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coe returned
Friday p. m. with load of gro
ceries for Tie store.
During the recent storm PC
rod SIX inches cf rain fell in
thirty six hours Mt North Fork,
fol- owed by a snow storm. The
storm damaged the school house
but tie school is progressing in
captain Votaw's residence un-
till the weather permits the re
pairing of the school house.
Frank Welch passed through
North Fork Sunday with three
hundred head of cattle bound
for Stonlngtop,
May Wier visited with Miss
Morehead Saturday andSunday
II. L. Warner and S. o. Rohrig
had fine hunt in the cedars.
They caught and killed sixteen
sl&unks, two coyotes, one badg-
el', one bob-cat and one coon
Il. w. jackson enterta ined
friends and neighbors Wednes-
day evening. A fine time was
reported. Mr.. and Mrs. jack
son received first prize in card
games.
The Springfield herald., 1913-12-26
Daggeo & son.

Will continue their closing-out
sale AT Stonington. All goods at
greater reductions than before.
Arctits 81. Is per pair. Last
chance to buy goods at such
sacrificed prices.
The Springfield herald., 1913-12-26
AS a.rough guess, how many
autoes would you say are now in
Baca county?

Five days more and the unlucky
number will have passed into
history; and no doubt when the
republicans and progressives get
through with each other they,
too, will have passed into history.
The Springfield herald., 1913-12-26

Tie teachers, Mrs. PhegIey an,
Miss Gordon, are deserving
Of praise for the ain; hey took
in drilling he children for
the Christmas-eve eutertainma ant
The Herald lclieves that if
Qui,mon Terry and Clyde Bur
eson were to take six months or
u year in music school the
could find something better than
holding down a claim in Baca
county.
Holidays is accorruta bic for
some letters being crowded
out.
The Springfield herald., 1913-12-26
Personal
Paragraphs.

Para S raphs,
Richland-new correspond
ent.
Jake Harmon drov lis auto
into town Monday.
Rev. johnson will have some
thing for next week.
The Christmas star was certain
ly appropriate to the occasion.
CIaud Dean came in AiJh Lum.
Der from Lamar Mon day for the
Burton house,
Camno offers a suggestion for
correspondents that vii be pre-
sented next week.
The Herald last week turned
out some neat Job work for
w. M. Stewart.
j. p. Mills will continue the
restaurant in his building
after Burton moves out-the
first of the year.
The fifth annual session of the
Colorado farmers congress
will be held at Ft. Collins
on the fifteenth proX.
c. G. Patterson brought down
two loads of oil cake from Lamar
the 22nd inst. for Macarthur
Bros. of Eatelene.
Who wlIieive the address of
Mrs. A. M. Davis in Kan
SIS. Some one paid a subscrip.
tion to the Herald for her, but
we haven't her postoffice add 'ess
Adam KicenSki and son Otto
were in the city over Tues day
night, Otto to tile on piece of
land in tie cnt-oiI triangle.
IL. G. Cotton orders the Her
aid sent for one year to the ad-
dress of Mrs, G.. G. Ctellanl,.g
Whittier, Calf, for which thanks
are extended.
At the present time our mer-
chants are holding what by right
Of geography belongs 10 them.
just what fair dealing aud right
prices will always do.
Did you notice those paving
blocks, alternate white and
black, around the letter IS" in
one of the ads in this paper?
Why are they there?
Wind and weather permittiag.
before our next issue LafayeCt
Burton will be in his new quar-
ters. Till then keep your eye
on the new Burton building.
Carl Noliey Of Stonington, re-
enlists with the Herald family
for the coming year, and for the
coming year will keep up with
the trend of Baca county events.
In the abs ence of an thing
to the contrary, we'll suppose the
new arrival at Scarborough 5
weighed ten pounds. It's IL boy
and mother and child are doing
well.
W. r. Percefeld and family o
Amarillo, Tex, who had been OF
visit to his daughter and son
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley
McKeller of MaXey, passed
| through ringfeld Saturday
on their way home.
The Springfield herald., 1913-12-26

To our correspondents: Draw
a midway l;ne between you
and year nieghbor correspond
ent as u dividing news Inc.
The Springfield herald., 1913-12-26
$40 Acre Claim for Sale.

Mrs. Nina Stogdiu has d
home at Greentop, Mo-,
and SO wants to dispose of
hor $40 claim near Stoning-
ton, and will sell cheap. If
you wish to buy, write to
Nina Stogdill,
Grcentop, Mo.
The Springfield herald., 1913-12-26

The Burleson Teary duet was
great.
Webster City freeman., 1913-07-29

Mrs. John r. Teal Is reported
quite Ill with severe attack OF
stomach trouble.
Webster City freeman., 1913-07-29
Rose Grove.

Geo. Bryan's barn, 56x6O, with
some new hay, fine Shetland pony
and two calves, was burned last
night. The fire was discovered
about midnight and is supposed to
have started from spontaneous COM
bustion. George is in the east at
present, but will have to hustle
home and superintend the building
of another barn, which will cost $2,-
900 to replace the old one.
AL Kimball, that genial old bach,
is helping the jolly Jack Shea and
the little Bryan boys harvest their
big oats and hay crop.
About a dozen boys Of Nathan Lo-
bans age gathered at the Loban
home last Sunday and helped him
celebrate his 18th birthday.
The oats harvest is finished
around here with but few excep-
tions.
Frank Millsap, one of the best
farmers in Iowa, has rented for three
years of Jim Duffy the VIM. French
$50 acre farm, paying $4,000 rent
for it, which is cheap, considering
the quality of soil, high state Of cul-
tivation, good Improvements and
only one and half miles from the
town of Williams.
Mrs. Mason has had her fine farm
house re-painted and otherwise i'm
proved. 1t is now occupied by hel
son Lewis and family.
Zene Talcott is building fine
garage for his REQ car. Geo. Frayn'
is doing likewise for his big Mitch
ell.
Ed Fjetland has rented the flint
half section farm owned by Mrs
Austin and will move thereon next
spring.
Matt Campbell has rented of ]. H
Graffunder the quarter section
bought of Zene Talcott and will
farm it in connection with his hall
section farm another year.
Antoine Maubach has bought the
200 acre farm one mile west of Will.
Jams for $135 per acre and will
move there next March. He traded
his 130 acre farm northwest oi
Williams in on the deal.
July %.
Webster City freeman., 1913-07-29
Ordinance No. 355.
ORDINANCE.

An ordinance creating sewer
district in Webster City, iowa, to
be known as Sewer District Number
Eight and defining the boundaries
thereof.
Be 1t ordained by the city council
of Webster City, Iowa.
Sec. L. That there be and is here
by created sewer district within
the city of Webster City, Iowa. to
be known as Sewer District Number
Eight.
Sec. 2. The boundaries of said
sewer district number eight are
hereby designated and established
as follows. to-wit:
Commencing at the northwest
corner OF lot I. block IL. originally
plated as New Castle and now
Webster City, thence north to the
northeast corner of lot 3. block IL,
Original New Castle; thence west
along the south line of Fourth street
extended to a point $50 feet east of
the east line of Wilson avenue, ex-
tended; thence north parallel with
said Wilson avenue to a point 1872
feet north of the north line Of Mer-
.ritt street extended east; thence
west to the east line of Wilson av-
enue; thence north to the north
line of block 1. Odell & Wilson's ad-
dition: thence west to the center of
Prospect street; thence south to the
north line of lot 4, block 2, Jones &
Smith addition; thence west to the
northwest corner of said lot 4 ;;
thence south to the center OF block
9, Jones G. Smith addition; thence
west to the center Of East street;
Webster City freeman., 1913-07-29

today, where she will spend a por-
tion of her vacation with her cous-
in. Miss Vivian Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Waterfield,
who have been spending week in
Liscomb, will arrive home tomor-
row.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude H. Richie
son and children motored to State
Center in their automobile yester-
day and will spend a few days visit
ing with relatives and friends.
w. C. BurIeson is business
caller in the northern part of the
state today.
Miss Marguerite Hughes has
gone to State Center and Collins for
visit with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. N. Maxwell.
who live south of town, returned to-
day from months outing at Lake
Okoboji.
Miss Ruby Meyer, who has
been visiting at the G. w. and G. L.
Best homes, returned today to her
home in Rockford, Illinois. Her
aunt, Mrs. c. l.. Best, accompanied
her home for two weeks visit.
Mrs. R. Negus returned to her
home in West Liberty today follow
ing visit at the M. Bolger home.
"A. NJ. Garrick of the Illinois
Central and Oscar Hensel returned
today from a fishing trip to Duluth
Minnesota. Charles Quinn, who
works in the /. C. freight Office, and
was also in the fishing party which
included seven people, stopped of
for few days visit with brother
in Minneapolis.
Webster City freeman., 1913-07-29
TWENTY-SEVEN IN
JURED IN TOURIST
TRAIN SMASHUP
-Four Cars Overturn on Denver
Boulder & Western Road Near
Boulder, Colo.

Boulder, Colo, July 2S.-Twenty-
seven persons were injured, some
seriously, in a wreck on Switzerland
trail near. here yesterday when four
cars overturned. The cars were fill
ed with tourists.
The cars were of the Denver,
Boulder & Western railroad. Among
the probably fatally injured were
Mrs. Martha Chalfant and Miss
Blanche Chalfant of Shinnston, W.
Va, Mrs. John Henson and Laura
Henson of Chicago. All suffered in
ternal injuries and bad cuts from
broken glass.
Webster City freeman., 1913-07-29
Personal Briefs

&C. W., Fair went to Waterloo
yesterday on brief business trip.
Miss Gertrude Riley of Stan
hope spent yesterday here visiting
at the J. w. Pearce home.
Mrs. S. A. Conklin, Mrs. w. l..
Murdock and D. E. Drackley accom-
panied the body of their mother, the
late Mrs. Abbie Drackley, to Mar
seilles. Illinois, yesterday where she
will be buried by the side OF her hus-
band
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Cottington
leave today for Curlew, Iowa, where
they will spend a week or ten days
visiting two sons who reside at that
place. They will make the trip ov-
erland with another son, who lives
near stannope, the party driving ov-
er in the latter's car.
Mrs. w. w. Boak left today for
Denver, Colorado, where she will
make an extended visit with her
son, Ilo I. Boak. Mrs. Boak's broth
er-law, Martin Mansfield, who has
been spending the last two weeks
visiting at the home of his brother,
NJ. w. Mansfield, returned with her
and will go on to his home in Salt
Lake City. Utah.
Mrs. J. H. McNee and baby son
came over from Blairsburg today
| for a brief visit with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Miller.
Miss Myra Call, who has been
teaching in the summer school at
Cedar Falls is home for the remand
er of the summer vacation.
Mrs. G. M. Kellogg and visiting
niece, Miss Teale Allbee of Lehigh,
went to Fort Dodge this morning
for days stay.
Mrs. Albert Callies is spending
the day in Highview.
Little Miss Myrtle Gustuson,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl G.
Gustuson, went to Perry today
where she will visit at the Fred
Eckstein home.
Noah Falb is business caller
in Mason City, going to that place
in the interests of the Shipley &
Black dry goods firm.
Miss Edith Bell was passen-
ger to Highview today.
Mrs Fred Austin is home from
two weeks vacation visit with her
mother and other relatives in Mason
City and has resumed her duties in
the Shipley G. Black store.
Mrs. w. H. Cook and daugh-
ter, Miss Rosalind, are spending the
day with friends in Humboldt.
Mrs. Hubert Reuillard and baby
arrived here yesterday from Minne-
apolis for a visit at the f. r. Dali
hey home and with other relatives.
Mrs. l.. C. Francisco and baby
son have returned home from a
three weeks visit with relatives in
Des Moines.
Mrs. Ted Wright OF Eagle
Grove, who has been visiting for a
few days at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Claude Keyes, returned home
this noon.
Miss Jane spicer went to Jewell
Webster City freeman., 1913-07-29
FEDERAL CUNBOAT
WRECKED BY BOMB
Didier Mason Drops Bomb From An
Aeroplane.

Nogales, Ariz. July 29.-The fed
eral gunboat Tampico was destroy
ed yesterday by bomb dropped
from an aeroplane over Guaymas
harbor, declares an official insurgent
message. This is the first occur
renee of the kind in history. 1t was
said that Aviator Didier Mason
made three flights over the harbor
before he succeeded in hitting the
boat.
Webster City freeman., 1913-07-29
Social Affairs
BIRTHDAY SURPRISE.

Miss Lucille Briggs was the sur
prised hostess to about dozen of
her girl friends Saturday evening at
her home on Water street. The girls
went to the Briggs home at seven
o'clock, laden with good things to
eat, and enjoyed picnic spread and
a pleasant social time. Miss Lucille
was also given a pretty brush and
comb tray as memento of her sew
enteenth birthday.
Lost, buch OF keys. Return to
this office. 2Sd3*
Webster City freeman., 1913-07-29
A !. 5. CRUISER
STRUCK BY CHI
NESE MISSILES
Rainbow's Bluejackets Surround
Foreign Settlement at Shanghai
Loot Standard Oil Boat.

Shanghai, July 2S.-The Uniteel
States cruiser Rainbow's bluejacket
who were landed Saturday for Il
demonstration now are surrounding
the foreign settlement. The RainA
bow was struck three times in the
fighting last Friday.
The whereabouts of DR.. Sun Vat
Sen, one of the leaders of the revolt,
is unknown.
The Standard Oil company's
houseboat was commandered near
Stow Chow. Much of the money or
board was taken. Afterward the
boat was released.