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The Springfield herald., 1914-09-18

I were everywhere and used by
everybody, while at this time
they might be considered a nov
city.
In cultivating tools, there were
the knife weeder and the harrow.
A very few used cultivators, but
as everybody listed, the cultivat-
or gradually became outlawed.
The knife weeder and the har.
row did the work, and once or
twice-hardly ever thrice, over
the crop was considered all the
time they had TO give to it.
In harvesting tools, the sled
was practically the only one
used, there being only one Or
two grain binders in the county,
and not one corn binder, or
header. or threshing machine.
There was an old threshing
machine in the Springfield set
tlement In the old days. 1t was
ont of commission at this time,
but we understand has since
been rebuilt and has been doing
work.
At the present time both grain
binders and corn binders are
everywhere, and not many think
of harvesting otherwise. And
leaders and threshing machines
are also common.
Ten years ago nothing was
thought of the relation between
farming aud moisture. How to
hold moisture wasn't Thought of
or talked of, and dry-farming
was never heard of. To day all
farming is carried on with the
one object of making the moist
ure stay in the ground until talk
en- up by the growing crops, and
in this farming Baca county is
probably at the head of the dry
farmed counties.
Ten years ago even buggies
were little used by the people.
1t was a long ways to town, and
when they went they usually
brought back load, for which
purpose spring wagons were
sometimes used.
1t was seven years ago that the
first auto found it's way into
Baca county, and six years ago
since one was purchased by one
of our citizens.
Now most of the old timers
have autoes, and they are every
where, and surreys and buggies
likewise.
The writer brought a type
writer here ten years ago-the
first in the county. A certain
young person raised here heard
we had a printing machine"
and wanted to know about it.
Now typewriters are in very
common use.
Ten years age there were
three stores in the ceunty--one
at Villas, two at Springfield.
Since then in the last six years
Stonington and Two Buttes have
grown into good towns with two
good stores each, and there are
good stores at Konantz, Rich.
ards and at Campo.
Ten years ago we had one doc
tor-who couldn't live by his
profession. Now we have sew
eral in tie county. some of them
going and coming il: autoes.
Ten years ago there were no
lawyers in the county-and not
a ripple on the surface of our
peaceful affairs. Now we have
two good lawers-and still all is
quiet on the Patomac.
Ten years ago there were no
BARRIERS, no restaurants, no
blacltsmithshops-there was no
use for them. Now there are
hotels, tirst-class restaurants,
first-class BARRIERS, and up to.
date b'acksmithsAops in our
towns.
Ten years ago there were a.
round 300 voters ir the county,
and probably 1000 people. There
are now probably 1900 voters in
the county, and upwards of 1000
people.
Ten years ago we got our mail
by stage, it taking all day to
make the trip one way; and from
Springfield it went out four
directions either by horseback
The Springfield herald., 1914-09-18
Government Land.

A Few Thousand Acres of Pub
lie Domain Still Open to Set
Element in Baca County.
Under Homestead and Desert
Right Laws a Half Section
And Upwards Can BE
Secured,
AT from Nothing TO S1.25 per
Acre and Trimmings.
The Chance of Lifetime for
Small Capitalists and Well
to-Do Renters Not Else
where Found.
The write-up found elsewhere
taken from the Western World,
published by tire editor at old
Boston in the old days, may in
some respects be a little horid,
but very generally reflects the
unbounded enthusiasm of every
body at that time.
Al this time, though in the eX-
act same country, we are in Il
different world so far as pro-
ducts, methods of farming, and
known possibilities arc concern
eG; and in this a brief mention
of differences of the two periods
would be in order.
The first settlement Of the
country in the old days was by
people having full confidence in
the abundance of rainfall, and
no knowledge of farming under
other conditions, or of plants
specially suited to dry climates;
and because of the ignorance of
the country, the settlement of
those old days, too, was practl-
cally all on the hard lahd.
From the time the settlement
poured into what is now Baca
county until it poured cut again,
corn was the only grain or pro-
duct thought of. Small grain
was then tried for awhile by the
few who stayed, and then old
timers drifted into stock I'd
built up small ranches, with a
bout al! the country going back
to the wilds.
During the time elapsing from
then to now the discovery Of new
plants and the introduction OF
dry methods has put farming in
the ranks of revolutionized in
dustry, and seemingly would jus
tify the appellation to the coun-
try OF New World.
While tic editor is great on
the boost, and while this is writ
ten for the purpose of in1uenc-
cling a greatly desired immigra
tion to our country, vet it is in
tended as a double warning and
a double purpose to those al
ready here and those coming.
The first is that this year
has been one out of possible
twenty five; and the great dan
ger is thai those who don't know
may jump in to farm next year
ON a thjs-year basis.
In the first place, it wants to
be understood that new ground
can't stand drouth--not up to
the third, fourth. and fifth years.
In the second place, corr, even
on sandy old ground, is not as
safe as cane, maize, and broom
corn, and consequently dovsn'u
want to be planted as the princi-
pal crop.
In the third place, farming
here, as back east, must be com
bined with stock raising or dali
rying.
In the fourth place, this is not
IL good country for poor man
IL man without Il proper farming
and some stock, who
has on his hands a large family.
Under another heading will be
found what the editor thinks of
this country agriculturally, and
under still another heading what
he thinks is necessary for the
salvation of our present s.,ttle-
ment.
With this we will turn to that
increased settlement that we
want with word of our general
land laws and the lands in our
still open to settlement
In the first place it wants to be
thai our county in
iS an ON niy yn OF jtSo1f-
The Springfield herald., 1914-09-18


in the past ten years.
SOUTHEA! TERN COLI RADIO,
The Great
Hygienic Belt of the Globe.
The Atmospheric Waves from
the Gulf, free from Exhalations
Of Noxious Effiuvium, Dissem
mate Health and Happiness
Over the Fairest Portion
of Gods Green
Earth.
The Great Snow-Capped Peaks
ofthe Rocky Mountains MingIe
The Purity of Their Zephyrs
with the Buoyant Ambro-
sial Breezes of the I'm
mutable Gulf.
Famed by Day by the One and
by Night by the Other,
There We're Never Mortals
Blessed with a Happier
Habitalion, Nor With
a Climate More
Salubrious and
Mild.
(This article, heading and all,
is taken from the Western
World, March, 1888, published
by the editor at old Boston-the
first paper in the territory east
of Trinidad and south OF the Ar
kansas).
A more salubrious climate than
is enjoyed in southeastern Colo
RADIO is moi found anywhere in
the world. The much talked of
and boasted climate of Califor-
mia cannot compare with it. Our
country being about four thous-
and feet above the sea level,
with no swamps nor great stag
nant pools of water TO send of,
their poisonous vapors and ma
larious odors, the atmosphere re-
mains untainted, and SO pure
that carcasses are years in de-
caying, and decomposition is so
slow that it is but little offen-
sive.
The winters are almost mex
presibly grand. With almost ii
cloudless sky from fall till spring,
mud, slush and slop during this
time are almost absolutely un-
known. Winter rains here are
not bad. Snow-falls are not fre-
quent, but snow may fall to a
considerable depth when the ell
ements are turned loose. The
heaviest snow storm of the sea-
son was about ten inches, with
not a single rain to mar our hap
piness, nor interfere with pedes-
trian locomotion. Except for
few days while the crystalline
flakes of the neither elements are
falling, there is nothing to brake
the felicitous facinaton of our
silver skies.
The great blizZards of the west
are nothing more than the howl
ing wind storms of he east, with
this exception: Here are no for
ests, fences, hedge rows, stalk
fields, nor overhanging grow tn
of prairie grasses to hold the
snow in their fastnesses while
great atmospheric waves and the
currents of air are playing pan
demonium about; consequently
it is constantly gathered up
and continually carried on, and
hither and thither, turning and
whirlirg and eddying with every
caprice of the wind that blows.
During these billiards. It is dan
gerous to venture out, as the
snow flies so thick and fast that
at times it is difficult to see half
a dozen yards head: but they
are of short duration-may last
half day or day, and again all |
is calm and serene. Three or
four of these blizzards in win
ter would be extraordinary. U.s.
Iallv one or TWO are all II { are I
mad; G@ after our beauii al
-ies are converted int 1 of |
The Springfield herald., 1914-09-18

making, and to a few instances
of milk shipment.
Home butter making with a
great many hasbeen prominent
factor in their means of q
Livelihood. The editor KNOWS per.
sonally of parties milking three
Or four cows whose butter sales
ran up to $50 or more monthly.
They were common range stock
with just such feed as the coun-
try provides.
OF milk shipments, Mrs. AL
frey, Mrs. Robb, and we believe
a few others in the county, ex-
perimented on shipping milk to
Lamar in the early summer, but
We believe have discontinued it
on account of shipping facilities.
Down in the southeast corner,
John Anderson was shipping
milk for upwards of year, and
claimed to be doing extraor-
dinarily we'll. He informed US
that he had common range COWS
and was feeding nothing but
what he raised. He hauled th e
milk to Elkhart.
Backing up this dairying in
dustry would be hen fruit OH ii
larger or smaller scale. Bar,
ring mites and lice, which can be
controlled, poultry here is orac-
tically free from eastern ailments
and consequently can be made
more profitable here than in
eastern climes.
OF our grains-milo, kafir,
broomcorn seed, corn, the small
grains and millet, there is for
practical egg-laying purposes a
so-called balanced rations. Any
way, on this feed 1OO hens will
go a long ways towards provid-
ing for the necessary comforts of
life.
10 make an exact success of
these things, a truck line to La
mar should come in either soon
er or later as an essential fac
tor.
Inside of the next five years
such tuck line between
Springfield and Lamar is going
to be put in as a business prop
osition; and with the establish
ment of creamery, say at the
present time. it would in all
probability soon follow.
This article is intended as Il
warning to Springfield and Baca
county. We all are wanting to
hold our settlemcnt-provided
it can be made prosperous.
We are now, as we have been in
the past, guilty of bidding for IL
still larger settlement; but what
do we want with larger settle
ment when the fact is staring
us in the face that by farming
alone we can't hold the settle
ment we have.
If our farmers had the means
to properly stock their farms
there would be no trouble about
their getting through in good
shape; but as already stated,
that is beyond the means of
nine-tenths of them, while prob
ably nine-tenths of that number
could get hold of the necessary
cows to tut them on their feet.
The editor has long since re-
alized that talk ard. agitation
must generally precede action,
and il we want to hold cur good
people it is .ime Springfield and
Raca county begin to talk.
Tho editor OF tie Herald fur
ther believes that if a commercial
club in Springfield were organic
ed With a special view of secnr-
ing such enterprises as SPRING
field needs, particularly with
the creamery matter in view,
it would be right move at the
right time in the right direction.
A commercial club has been
talked about for a long time, and
we all know that it would be to
the advantage of our town.
Having reached this point
why not now proceed with such
organization?
We are very sorry that grippe
got in between two of our ty 9oes
\ a i. l.
The Springfield herald., 1914-09-18

Dairying
In BaCa County
Something That Must Be Giver
Attention If We Would Hold
ohe Settlement We Now
Have
To make 1t the Success II
Should Be to Meet the Re-
quirements, A Creamery
Should Be in Springfield,
and a Truck Line Run
Between Here and
Lamar.
When the Creamery Is Estab.
lished and the Industry Firm.
ly or Foot, Dairy Cows Will
Naturally Take Their
Place in the Econ
mumy of the Farm.
The Time to Strike is When
The Iron Is Hot.
The editor doesn't permit
anyone to be more enthusiastic
in the present and future pros
poets of the county than is lie;
but We realize the fact that to
maintain ourpresent population,
something within the reach of
all must be brought into requisi.
ton as an auxiliary to what our
settlement now has to depend
upon.
The editor has great faith in
the farming possibilities of this
county; but in connection with
this statement, two things must
be considered. The rirst is that
nowhere does farming alone pay.
The second is that many of our
farmers are wanting in equip
ment, and are wanting in means
to provide the equipment.
For the reason that farming
alone doesn't pay anywhere,
there is Il crying need for Il pay
ing side line for our farmers, ev-
Ell where the farm aquipm ent is
fairly good.
OF course stock raising here
is specially good as an adjunct
to farming, or farming may be
considered specially good
as an adjunct to stock rasiny;
but stock as an adjunct takes
capital-big capital if tn. re-
turns are to be immediate.
In dairying, two good butter.fat
cows, with creamery, will
provide immediate living money
for small family; and that
living money is what nine-tenths
of our settlement ought to have
right now, and that they will
have to have in the years to
come if our settlement is to be
maintained.
1t is uneuestionable that
dairying is the richest ready.
money side line a farmer can
have, on the investment requir-
ed.
With a creamery provided, !
dozen good dairy COWS, in con-
nection with good poultry de-
partment, will provide living
money for the average family,
and more or less of surplus
besides.
Whether dairving can
bo made a success under dry
farming conditions we believe
has been affirmatively settled by
tests already made, though to
make Baca county a success in
dairying calls for IL d, vlorment
of dairying E,cthods, which of
course would naturally f"|'ow
tie establishment of a SnrirG-
field creamery.
AS an instance, with the com
ing of the 1eamery and dairy
ing, we believe will be grad
ually installed silos for the
preservation, by canning, of the
nutritive quality OF all green
foods.
1t isn't necessary here to
dwell on the silo. Suffice to say
that after upwards of fifteen
years their popularity where
most used continues unabated,
which would certainly seem to
indicate their usefulness.
The Springfield herald., 1914-09-18

Continued ON page ~
Evening journal., 1914-09-28

Fitch's four-act comedy. "1he Truth, .
which Winthrop Ames will present az
The Playhouse, Friday. October 2. Mr..
Fitch, who was a dramatist OF rare
resource and fertility OF invention.
chose for the heroine of his comedy a
most unusual type Of feminity. There
is no more charming personality than
lovely, sprighty. winsome Becky War
der but she gets herself into all sorts
of serious scrapes because Of her ex-
traordinary genius for plausible false
hood. Becky goes through life libbing
wilfully. atrociously. but never mali
ciously or venomously. Needless to
say. Grace George gives a striking
portrayal of this complex role. Miss
George wins the sympathy of the au-
dience and sustains il to the end. She
makes Becky a lOvable and sympa-
thetic character. and in the final pow
erful episode of the play, where the
woman's better nature asserts itself,
she rises to a great height Of tremu-
lous passion. Miss George who has
always been liked and admired here in
Wilmington. is sure Of cordial well
come on the occasion Of her return
here this week
Evening journal., 1914-09-28
BEER BOTTLES A
CITY Court EXHIBIT
Defendant Held For Hearing
on Sunday Liquor Sell
ing Charge
MAN WHO GAVE TO
LAG LISTERS" HELD

Bottles of beer. gin, and whiskey
and drinking glasses kept company
with a "growler" in the City Court
room today. The bucket was gotten
on Saturday by Officer Burchenal
when he arrested Albert G. Barker on
a charge of supply beer to men
whose names are on the Jag list"
Harry Dennis. colored was a de-
fendant on the charge OF selling liquor
without a license, Sergeant Kelleher
and Officers Burris and Sheehy raided
the store at No. 313 East Ninth street
yesterday and full and empty beer
bottles. bottles of gin and whiskey
We're received as evidence and taken
to the police station. When arraigned
on two charges, Dennis pleaded not
guilty and asked for continuance.
Four Italians were found in the place
and one OF them who lives in Chester.
was held in $500 bail as a witness.
Dennis was held in $500 bail for a
hearing on Wednesday morning.
Albert G. Barker was charged with
procuring Intoxicating liquor for men
whose names are on the Jag list" Of
ficer Burchenal testified that he saw
Barker on Saturday with a kettle OF
beer, which he took to Fred Passwa-
ter, John LAWN and another man.
Barker said he had no idea that Pass
waters name was on the list Judge
Churchman commended the officer
for his diligence in detecting the man
carrying the beer, and held Barker in
$500 bail for trial at the upper court.
Evening journal., 1914-09-28
beat IT" At SIGHT OF
Gun; Later DISCHARGED

Mary Matchicz, in City Court today
charged Annie Snyrolinsh with as
sault and battery. The case was con
snued until Wednesday morning
Frank and Fred Limprum pleaded
not guilty to assault and battery on
Park Guard Joseph Bickta In order
TO get witnesses, the case went over
until Wednesday morning, bail being
$500 in each case.
John Evans, cOlored, was charged
by William Taylor with pointing a
gun. Last Saturday afternoon, while
in Cranston's Row, Evans got a gun
and pointed the weapon at him, telling
him to beat It" Taylcr had been
showing two postal cards to Evans
woman friend. The case was dis
missed.
The case Of George Cycyk, John
Maci and Mytro Bali went over until
Thursday The men are charged with
assault and battery
Andrew Lewenduski. who is charged
with non-support Of his wife and child
asked that the case be continued until
Thursday morning. The court granted
the motion.
Frank Karcrosgh and Stanislaw
Karzwich we're charged with larceny
of S47 and a watch valued at S13 from
Thomas Click. The case will be called
Wednesday. Click failed to answer as
a witness. but was locked up later on
a charge Of drunkenness.
Evening journal., 1914-09-28
NM AcCInENr CAsEN.

There we're numerous accident pa
uents at the Delaware Hospital today
as follows: Frank Warner. No. 900
East Eighth street, cut hands and
head; Joseph Virgins. No. 219 West
Tenth street. colored. cut head (.
James Connor. No. COS Lombard
street, fractured rib. Patrick Carroll,
Rose Hill. fractured left arm: WIZ
liam Brager, No 127 West Second
street, fractured fingers; Walter
Presbery. No. l117 Lombard street
colored left hand cut; William Laps.
ley, No. 22l0 Lamotte street, cut fore
head, and Martha Waller, aged 6,
years, fractured finger.
Evening journal., 1914-09-28
NEW YORK Holds
IT'S first PRIMARY
Nominations Being Made
Today For Eight State
Officials
GOVERNOR TO
BE SELECTED
BY Tie United Press


NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.-The
first direct primary in New
York state was held today. With the
polls open from o'clock in the af-
ternoon until 3 o'clock tonight, the
voters had chance to vote directly
for their choice OF men for various
offices and not rely upon the old boss
rule in the conventions.
Nominations will be made today for
eight state officials, including govern
or, $50 assemblymen. 81 state sena-
tors. delegates to the constitutional
convention. as well as for a United
States senator and AZ congressman.
OF the various candidates for gov
ernor, all professed to be confident of
success today. John A. Hennessy de-
clared he was certain the Tammany
crowd" would attempt frauds in GER
tain districts, however. 1t is believed
the candidates, Job Hedges, Harvey
d. Hinman, Governor Glynn, District
Attorney Whitman and William Sui
zer, will be able definitely to deter
mine the result by midnight
The voting for United States sena-
tor and congressman may also be
known by that time, but complete re-
turns from others may not be known
before another day or TWO. Secretary
Of State May has ordered that the
votes for governor, United States
senator and congressman be tabulateC
first
Evening journal., 1914-09-28
ROBBED OF S117, BUT
CAN'T PICK The MEN

William Woods pleaded not guilty in
City Court today to the charge Of lar
ceny Of IS from catharine Bubenzsr
The defendant was represented by
Philip L. Garrett who obtained
continuance until Wednesday morn
ing,
Helen Grant charged Andrew
Grant with using threats Helen said
Andrew had beaten her twice and
threatened her many other times. he
was held In a $50 peace bond.
John kilcourse was charged with
highway robbery upon William Tet-
weller Of Philadelphia. who testified
that he came here on Saturday BY
boat and went to see friends w
Peach street He had S117 In 90
pocket and other money in anothaI
pocket. Later. when near Third streqf
bridge. six men held him up and
robbed him of the money and bottle
Of whiskey. AS Tetweller could not
identify Kilcourse as one Of the men
wio robbed him. the case was dis
missed.
Evening journal., 1914-09-28
cANBY-pEFTS.

Miss Ethel Poyntell Candy, daughter
of Mrs Samuel Candy and Orville
Houghton Peets were married at Down
ingtown, Pa. on Wednesday, at the
home of the brides brother, William
Poyntell Candy, Jr. The bride was
given in marriage by her brother and
Mrs Joseph Dana Allen, Of Buffalo, n.
Y, was matron Of honor The Rev Dr.
Gummy oiiiciated. Among the Snests
were Miss Jean Candy, Major and Mrs.
William c. Ramsay, Mr.. and Mrs.
George r. Hofecker, Mr.. and Mrs.
Tilghman Johnston, the Misses Ramsay,
Miss Mary Hoifecker, Miss Alice Strain,
Mrs David Lindsay. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas, Miss Christine Cause, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Dana Allen and Mr. and
Mrs. w. Poyntell Candy. Jr. lmmeli-
ately after a wedding breakfast the
bride and groom left for their home at
Woodstock, n. "
Evening journal., 1914-09-28
cnMEnY RIIL AM GARRICK.

Some big things are announced as
the attraction for the Garrick Theatre
this week, including such important
offerings as Bart McHugh's School
Fairgrounds" B. A. Rolfe's latest
hit, "The Lonesome Lassies;" both OF
which acts carry a lot Of people. most
ly girls. and a lot of special scenery; /;
Baron Barthold. the opera star. maxi
ing his advent into the varieties; the
Elsie Faye Trio, a clever dancing
team; Marie ireland, "The Belle Of
Bingville," assisted by Fred Whitfield,
and other big numbers, including "The
"Farceurs" and Nolan & Nolan. a nov
city juggling team With so people in
the different acts. the bill is probably
the largest of the season so far. ans
it is likely to make an impression on
the theatre-goers of Wilmington. Sew
eral of the acts are recognized head
liners in the larger cities.