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The Springfield herald., 1914-01-09
The Letter Of Allyn Cole
On tn len Years Write-up.

AS to the shop ten years ago at
| Carrizo, there has never been a
day at Carrizo-even up to the
present, when the lank wolf
wouldn't have got the man at
tempting to make Il living black
smithing. When speaking OF
blacksmithshops, of course we
had reference to public and not
private ones. About every
ranch-man ten years ago had a
blacksmith shop.
AS to threshing machines: 1t
is probable that that machine
was brought here about 1891 9
or 3, and it was in use probably
two or three years. Then about
five or six years ago-possibly
seven, the old separator was
built over and the machine again
put to use.
AS to mail: The editor was
mistaken as to its being week ly;
but the fact still remains that
it wasn't very strongly" at that
time.
In conclusion-with the above
exception, our contrast of the
present with ten years ago was
strictly accurate-unless technic,
ally that old separator that was
being used at that time as a hen
roast, could have been called a
threshing machine.
The editor believes that the
most interesting period in Baca
county's history is right now;
but the old days had more thrill
ing events crowding one into
another, and sometime in the not
very distant future tie Herald
will recall some of those events
by a write up of those old days
mostly in the way of write up
of old Boston, which at that
time was the principal th eater
of thrilling events in the county,
and the largest town that the
county has ever had.
The Springfield herald., 1914-01-09
Wentworth.

| think the ad of Bakers is the
poorest, and The Dickinson Lum-
Der Co. s next.
Roy Cotield and the Dillen
boys started to the cedars Fri
day to get their wagons and
wood they left out there.
Mrs. r.. b. Kerr is on the sick
list this week.
Gilbert Callihan and wife left
for their home in Oklahoma.
We have organized a literary
society. Question for debate: ::
Resolved that the works of art
are more pleasing to the eye
than the works of nature. We
meet every Wednesday night.
1t doesn't made any difference
to me whether other people
know who [ am or not. l would
just as soon they did as not.
The Springfield herald., 1914-01-09

Last Saturday was a big day
in town for business.
Mud, Mud, Mud; the roads are
very bad in this part.
Last Wednesday night a spell
ing match was had at the
school house.
Our last literary meeting was
we'll attended and the program
was enjoyed by all. Some new
features of our next program,
a mock trial and spelling con-
test. Every body invited.
Jack Sweitzel and wife of Cess,
Kans., visited with the Kon1els
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. Tugel has been helping in
the Konkel store this week.
We think the ad of F.. J. Chen
ey e. Co., Toledo, Ohio, the least
attractive; that Of ]. W. Rice,
next in order, and that of G.. G
Merriam Co., next.
The Springfield herald., 1914-01-09
GRAN DVIEw.

Mr.. Garvie and others went to
Elkhart last week.
Ladies Aid met with Mrs.
Hankens last week. N ext meet
ing will be with Mrs. Will
French
Horace Turner and wife
played their part splendidly no
one suspectine them to be a
newly married couple.
Lonnie Davis and family ex-
pect to leave soon for Oklahoma.
Our literaries are growing.
We have good crowds and good
programs every night. Remem
Der it is Friday night now Every
one invited to come out and help
US.
w. D. Babcock and wife, Will
French, wife and baby, and Ell
mer French, were the guests of
Mr.. Garvie and family at dinner
New Years day.
The Springfield herald., 1914-01-09
VildS.

Elmer and Clarence Conner,
Mr.. Cloyd, Mr.. Lille, the Hines
boys, ana several more are
freighting for Wheeler these
days.
The Huffmans were visiting
the Conner home Sunday.
Well. Robert, 1 think you did
real well at your first type set
ting. | think you will surely be
an expert when you are grown.
You must get our kind editor to
let YOU give us another one
some time. NV best wishes be
with you.
| think the ad. commencing
with wall paper" would be the
one that would call the least at
tention. But that's not saying
it is a poor ad.
My first choice would be that
"R. G. Cotton Auto livery"
Second choice THE Long Ho-
tel"
AS to the suggestion made by
the Campo correspondent. last
week, ! think those who want
their friends and neighbu"S to
know who writes the items,
simply tell them that they were
acting as correspondent fol
their locality. That's all that
would be nesSeSar;, as no one
else would be Interested ! fCi
one would just as soon stay in
the back -grownd; therefore
would vote no.
The Springfield herald., 1914-01-09
NOTICEl

We nave in one of our herds
north of our dObe windmillS
twenty head of sheep with diff
ferent ear marks: Swallow
fork both ears, swallow fork
one ear, and some with over
half crop. Owner can have
same by paying Tor this ad. No.
tify foreman at Deep Well or
se'ae-te-heaalqaartsrs. -r--ee-l,
Merino Sheep Co.
Per Theo. Bangerter, Sec.
The Springfield herald., 1914-01-09
Welcome.

We expect crop year if win.
ter moisture is any sign.
Several Of the Welcome young
folks attended the X mas tree at
Grandview.
We had a Xmas program al
this place, and gave presents.
A large crowd was present.
Rev. johnson preached at this
place Sunday.
John and Iva Wiley have re.
turned to their school work af.
ter a weeks visit with home
folks.
Mrs. McClendon ana daughter
were callers at the Griffin home
Sunday.
w. H. Brown was up from the
Cimarron this week.
Most everybody have recently
butchered.
Otto Kicerskiand wife spent
Xmas with home folks.
In spite of the cold bad wealth
er, covered wagons are seen on
their way west. We hear sever
of our neighbors were lost in the
snow atorm out in che timber
where they were spending the
winter. We would pc glad to
know more about it. Wish
you and family happy new
year.
The Springfield herald., 1914-01-09

J. o. Rarler. Mason Lowery,
and Walter Frank, of Stonington
came up on land business Tues.
day, and Wednesday went to La
mar to meet Judge jackson.
Levi Cramer was in town We'd
neSday.
The Springfield herald., 1914-01-09
Pure Bred Brown LeahOrns.

| have some fine purc bred
brown Leshorn Cocks Indiana
stock, that | will sell at 81 each.
Call on me at my place fourteen
rniles se,sth -or4Ma;ite ne. GIG
b. |. Caldwell,
Springfield, Colo.
The Springfield herald., 1914-01-09
INN South Of Villas.

Harry Walker entertained at
New Years dinner the follow
ing: Masdames Ann McClin-
took, WIN. johnson, G. Jones;
Messrs. Lafe McClintock, VIM.
johnson. G. Jones, Chas. Wilson;
Missis Matte and Annie McClin.
took.
Mrs. Harry McClintock, who
has just returned from Lamar,
where she went to consult with
doctors, will go to Kansas City
within the next few weeks to be
operated OH for chronic appendi-
citis,
Grandma Felter, who has been
sick with lagrippe. died at her
home Saturday at 1 p. IN. Fun
eral services at the home Mon
day. Interment Boston ceme-
terry.
just have not been able to de-
eide as to the poorest ad.
AS far as the people knowing
who writes these items, you are
free to give my name to any
one. | am not so anxious to
know who writes them, as
to know where they are located.
Being newcomer, it would be
nice to know where each place
is.
The Herald will next week
give the Observation-Disclosures.
The Springfield herald., 1914-01-09

Writing from Campo j. f..
Bellew wishes the Herald family
a Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year, enclosing in his let
ter the necesssy spondu for his
own membership for the
coming year; for all of which
thanks are extended.
Some correspondence and a
lot of local matters crowded
out at the Hast minute Mac;
count the big ad. of Dagget &
Son.
The Springfield herald., 1914-01-09

We are sorry to report that
the war in Mexico seems to be
contagious. 1t first broke out
at Campo in virulent form. then
it became rampant at StoDing-
ton, and Wednesday of this week
the epidemic reached Spring
field, where the contending
factions martialed their forces
and attempted to carry the
works by storm. The trouble
was matter of general all
round misunderstanding. The
next day the matter was amica
bly, adjusted and all is again
quiet on the Potomac.
The Springfield herald., 1914-01-09
Two features for next week
the Jennings family and dry
farming.
A Kansas Letter.

Dec. 21. 1918,
Mr.. S. M. Konkel
Dear Sir
thank you very much for
sending me the Herald since my
time was out in August. am
on Il cattle ranch, and have some
over 200 head of cattle to feed
and look after, so don't have
much time to write; but we Ger.
tainly do enjoy reading the
Springfield Herald.
While you were having snow
there we were having rain here.
1t rained here nine days in
succession, but the roads are
getting better now,
will close.by wishing you, the
Herald family and all old friends
in Baca a merry Christmas and a
happy and prosperous New
Year. Yours Truly, ....
Joseph Boyd.
Blaine, 1-3, 1914.
Dear Mr.. Konke Find check
for 81. 25 enclosed to pay my
debt to the Herald.
Yours truly,
l.. w. Collins,
That's the kind of letter we
like to get. Thanks to Mr. Col
Inns.
The Springfield herald., 1914-01-09

On the matter of Judge Jack
son the Herald prefers to reserve
comment until the facts are
all liz.
The Springfield herald., 1914-01-09

write-up, is very lengthy, but we
are abbreviating by giving the
substance of it as follows:
Near twenty years ago, when
the writer's mother was super.
intendent of schools, there was
typewriter in her office
Though not much of machine.
by rather laborious process it
would do passable grade of
work. Unless an earlier machine
can be produced, it certainly
holds the record as the first
typewriter.
Tonsorial artists hourished in
Springfield in the early days.
There were a couple of barber
chairs in tie north room of the
present Herald office. not many
years relics of the SOS and
COS.
Your sheriff can tell of the
blacksmith shop in which his
father worked, succeeded at the
time of his death by James
Bickford, though that shop may
have been discontinued prior to
ten years ago.
Chas. Vogel's shop, though, at
Carrizo, was in operation ten
years ago. His two sons, Erred
and Orville, were his helpers.
They made bride bits and
spurs. Though the two sons
are gone. the old man, with his
flowing white beard, is never so
happy as when he is coaxing
some white hot piece of metal in
to some fantastic shape.
At Carrizo is a threshing
machine that came into Baca in
1887 or 1888, and that has been
in active operations ever since.
After folks quit trying small
grains, the horse power was
used on some mining machinery,
after which the separator" was
put to work again threshing
maize, cane, oats, and speltz.
If local proof is required, ask
Bob Cotton or Peter Marsh.
And surely a short ten years
ago Baca got its mail oftener
tkan once a week!
We might go back further
than ten years twenty-five,
and find even more interesting
history. The story of Baca
county-even before she was
"Baca" by name, would be an in
teresting tale.
Yours truly
Allyn Cole.
So far as it's early history is
conserned, there hasn't been a
more interesting period in the
history of the county than the
years between 1856 and 1890
except the present period in it's
history. However, It was not
the object of the Herald to recall
it's most interesting events, but
to contrast the present with ten
years ago.
With this explanation, we will
now notice attorney Allyn's OBJ
iections to some of the state
ments in the write-up.
AS to typewriters: The writ
er had one here before there
was any county superintendent, t.,
any court house, or any Spring
field. 1t cost dollar, and was
operated by "a rather laborious
process we are still ahead
on the typewriter deal. But we
were speaking of practical ma
chimes and not toys.
AS to BARRIERS: Every town
in the old days had it's artists;
but the gaunt wolf made mince
meat of the last one Of them
converted them into stomach
pomades, and up to ten years
ago no like mortals dared to
stick their heads up in view OF
that frothing, rampant beast, in
consequence whereof there was
not found tonsorial artist In all
the land at that time.
As to blacksmith shops:
BlaclzsmitEs fourished in every
tou, in tho old dayS-and in like
The Springfield herald., 1914-01-09

The snow is about gone down
here. Wheat is looking well.
The holidays being over, the peo-
pie have 'tgain settled down to
their daily avocations.
Mr. Teel has gone to Hooker.
Mr.. SimonS, west of Spring
field, stayed in our midst recent
ly.
Roy Sitton and Geo. Williams
went to Elllhart last week.
The neighborhood enjoyed
watch-night party at the home
of b. F. Lamport's on the last
night of the old year. AS a
past time, amusing Incidents
of childhood were told, songs
sung, dreams told. and games
played. Near midnight refresh
mentS were served.
The Springfield herald., 1914-01-09

b. |. Caldwell informs US that
he will have seed to sell in the
spring.
The Springfield herald., 1914-01-09
I3EAiM Il.

Tilden Hall took his team to
the river to have them wintered.
l.. l.. Knox and family spent
Christmas at Geo. Lucas.
L. f. Mathews spent Friday
night with l.. l.. Knox.
Wade Burnett purchased
l.. r.. Mathews alfalfa hay. He
is feeding his cattle a ton a day,
besides oil cake
Owen Davis and wife came
down from Plum creek to spend
Xmas with home folks.
Miss. Grace Rae is on the sick
list, so was not able to com
mence her school Monday.
The Springfield herald., 1914-01-09
DISINHERITED!
CUT OFF WITHOUT \ SHILLING

CUT OFF WITHOUT \ SHILLING.
The Herald Finally Loses That
Cipher-to the. Block in
Subscribers.
The Great Man Eater, after Hav.
ing Soalped and DevOured
Most of The Good Peo-
pie of the County.
Finally Plays the Baby Act.
Refused" is the. Latest. in the
Way of Il Sensation, that the i.
Governor of North Carolina
Said to the Governor
of South Carolina.
Aurevoir, Baca County Demo
crat. You Are Appreciated
Mostly
For What You Might Have Been
The following notice explains
itself:
Postoifice ut Springfield.
To the Publisher of
The Springfield Herald.
Your publication addressed
Democrat, City," is undeliver-
able to the Address thereon for
reasons checked below: Re
fused. "
Postmaster
The Springfield herald., 1914-01-09
Rodley.

sFs
Burleson and Tsrry are home
again.
Frank Thompton, and wife
visited at the Smith, Sunday.
Hurrah for koBsrt Cotton,
Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs Rich attended
Sunday school at the Dobe mill
Sunday.
w. L. Christian and z Claud
Jones are putting up the houses
for Butler Bros.
A dance at the Red ranch
Wednesday evening was well at
tended.
We think the w. M. Dickinson
Co. the poorest ad.
R. G. Cotton first choice, Stal
Lumber Co. second.
Why wasn't the obituary ot
the Dickey baby published.
tit was.-Editor.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs, G. N
Ballou, Jan 3, a boy.
I would rather you wouldn't
give my name as correspondent.
We are not certain whether
our correspondent means, rather
not have it published. or rather
not have the neighbo:'s know. In
either case the editor will re
spect the request
The Springfield herald., 1914-01-09

John Sweitzer is in town to
day.
The Springfield herald., 1914-01-09
North Flats.

F. ]. Cheney and Company's
advertisement, worse; Scott's
next to it.
A fine sermon BY Rev. John
son at North Liberty last Sun
day.
Roy Regnier stiD wears that
smile. Reason, baby girl for
a Christmas present
A New Years party of young
people met at T. 2. Barr's to
watch the old year out.
Roy Bender moved his family
over to the Bagby residence on
account of the i'll health
of Mrs, Bender. Roy is now on
the claim baching.s
Mr. Purdy and wife and the
family of Doc. Hostetter. of
Ashland, Kans., wSre guests of
Herman Crouch duf ling the holi-
days. Both families have To-
Gated in our neighk ktrhood,
Mrs. w. Yeager has started a
residence on her laim. She is
spending the week with Mrs.
Elmer Chatham. Roy Bender
has the building contract.
Quite a number u our citizens
made trips to Lamar the past
week, among them,being Charles
Ham, Vim StillwAil, and Jim
Bickford. All report roads
bad.
The Springfield herald., 1914-01-09
Aurevoir. Baca County Demo
crat. You Are App reciated
Mostly
For What You Might Have Been

The following notice explain
itself:
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-19
The Partnership Doll = B.
Bessie Priscilla Rupe

Dear Editor: I thought I would
write about the partnership doll.
Mary Elizabeth Anne was her
name.
She had blue eyes and real curly
hair.
She stays a month with Ellen and
then she and her trunk moved next
door to visit month with Lucy.
Once when she was staying with
Lucy and was being taken for walk
one pleasant afternoon, they saw at
the window of a house pale little
girl with big, wistful, brown eyes.
"Who is the girl?' asked Ellen. Il
thought Miss Johnson lived there. |
wish we could do something for her.
Let's wash Mary Elizabeth Anne's
clothes and let her stay two weeks
with her I am sure she will like
our dolly She is so nice
The next Saturday morning the
little girls We're visiting the sick girl
and let Mary stay two weeks with
her
The three little girls have nice
time and the doll visits them each
two weeks.
Bessie Priscilla Rupe, Age 10.
41O Church ST., Ottumwa, Iowa.
Care South Side Bakery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-19
Photo shows
taking the British operations
r, when did all that happen"

er, when did all that happen?"
I'VE did it this morning Arthur
took up the sorrowful tale: We
threw stones in the pasture just four,
Mr.. Johnson-and we killed the COW"
Mr. Johnson threw back his head,
and broke into hearty laughter "Is
that how she got that scratch on her
nose? Well, I thought it was queer
how she cnu d hurt herself like chat.
It's great long mark" Then he re-
membered the trembling culprits be-
fore him. But you were very naugh-
ty, very naughty, indeed, to throw
stones in my pasture. Don't you
know, i've spent thirty.flve years try
ing to get stones out of my land, and
here you put them in and hurt my poor
COW into the bargain! But I'll have to
forgive you this time. seeing as you
owned up about it. Now hustle; and
we'll tell Hannah to give us our sup
per early, before the others, so we can
get started. Now hurry up!''
Arthur gave whoop, and Lucy be-
gan to cry for pure relief. But they
ran down to the pasture with lighter
hearts than they had had and that
night Lucy kissed Bessie on the poor
scratched nose, and promised her
never to throw stones in the pasture
again.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-19
Chautauqua Story Is Id;
Braden's Most Inter-
esting One

The most interesting story l ever
heard was told by lady on the chau-
tauqua platform. 1t was this:
There was once king who could
not get enough story telling, so he
put in the papers and around on the
streets that the man telling him
story lasting forever he would give
him his daughter and let him be king
after he died and if he didn't succeed
he would loose his life.
The first man who tried did not
succeed, his story only lasted two
weeks so he lost his life.
The second man who tried succeed
ed so he received the kings daughter
and was king after him.
The second mans story was this:
There was once man who gather
ed up all the corn in the neighborhood
and put it in a tight crib so that loo
usts could not get it, but there was
gang Of them came along and found a
hole just big enough for one locust to
90 in at time. One locust went in
and got grain of corn. then another
locust went in and got grain of corn,
then another locust went in and got a
grain of corn and it went on that way
for almost two years when the king
said, "Take my daughter and be king
after me, you are making me angry
and the man replied, why my good
king the locusts have only carried
away enough corn for one cupid and
there are many thousand cupids.'
After that the king never wanted to
hear any more stories.
Ida Braden, Age IL.
Hedrick, Iowa, Route 3.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-19
George Washington
School Composition
By Teddy Giles

George Washington was born Febru-
airy %, 1892. His father died when he
was II years old, so that his attendance
at school was limited. His education
was left mostly to his mother who was
very noble woman and her son loved
and respected her.
Although his life was filled with
hardships and he was shut off from
civilization he fitted himself thorough
ly for a surveyor at very early age.
He was still very young when he went
to work for his country, and was only
u years old when he was appointed
major in the army and at all times he
showed how smart and noble he was.
When ~ years old he married a
wealthy young widow. At the opening
of the revolutionary war he was called
upon to, take charge of the United
States navy. After the war he expected
to go home and enjoy quiet life on his
farm, but again his country called him
and he was elected president with a
cheer from all. His election was the
greatest of all presidents. Everything
was done to please great man. He
was elected the second term and the
people wanted him the third term, but
he objec ted. He died in 1899
Teddy Giles,
125 E. Highland Ave-, Ottumwa la.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-19
The Story of a Bat - Marie
Robinson of Dudley

There is little bat that looks like
a mouse. 1t is funny little creature
and has wings and flies in the air.
Once little boy was strolllng
around in the woods. He came to an
old log house and thought that he
might 60 in. He saw on the floor
little young bat. He picked it up
and saw that it had broken wing .
&c. as he went home, he took it
with him. The boy loved to be in the
woods. When he got home he showed
the bat to his mother. Then sheasked
the boy if it would bite. He said ne
had never heard Of one biting.
So he offered it some bread. 1t
would not eat it. So he put it in
little bird cage and gave it some
water, bread and bugs.
His mother put some salve on the
little creatures wing. In few days
it got better and the boy took it back
to the old log house.
Mauer Robinson.
r. I. Dudley, Ia.
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The Horse and the Olive
By Eugene Beck

Dear Editor: have school compo'
sition I thought l would write.
Over in Greece there is a hill with
stones on it. The poor people lived
| there. They did not know how to
build houses so they lived in caves or
novels. One day some of the men
were in the woods and they saw a
young man, he was very beautiful and
looked like a young prince. He was
dressed in very fine clothes. He went
up to them and told them he had been
shipwrecked and he could never get
back to his own land, and he was hun
cry If they had been some OF the
wild men they would have killed the
young prince. But they thought he was
so beautiful they did not want to kill
him They took him home with them
and gave him something to eat. He
played with their children, he taught
them how to make houses, live free
man, to make bows and arrows and ne
finally told them his name was &c.
crops.
He did so many things for them he
became king of that city. So many
people came to live there that it be-
came city.
One day while Cecrops and the wise
men were talking in the market two
strangers came into the city.
They said, Where is Cecrops. We
want to see him.
So the people led them to Cecrops.
The strangers were Neptune, the
king of the sea. The other Athena, the
queen of the air.
Neptune said, IF you will name your
city after me I will give you gift
named wealth"
Athena said, eff you will name your
city after me, I will give you gift
named wisdom"
The people said, 1--WE want some
thing we can see."
So Neptune stood on rock and rails
ed his staff and brought 1t down on the
rock. 1t went in the rock and made
a little crevice A white creature came
out of the rock. The people were
afraid and ran to hide. But they soon
came back for the white creature came
and stood by Neptune.
The people said, What is that crea-
ture.'
Neptune said, cts name is horse"
It will carry your burdens. You can
get on it's back and it will take you as
fast as the wind.
Athena stuck her spear In the
ground. An olive tree sprang up. Birds
were singing all around. Athena said,
"This is my gift. This olive tree will
give you fruit and shade"
Then Cecrops turned and said,
(Which gift shall we take?" All the
people cried, Athena, Athena" So
they named the city Athens. The
people became very wise.
Eugene Beck, Age 8.
Hedrick, Iowa.