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The Springfield herald., 1914-05-08
Springfield, Colo.

Editor Herald
. Baca county must have that
fair.
1t has been twenty-six years
since we have had a fair in Baca
county; and if we could lave a
fair here over a quarter of a cen
tury ago, surely we can have one
now.
There will not be many here
who we're here then, but the ne
man can make it go just as we'll
as the man who was here about
twenty-seven years ago.
There We're some fine exhibits
at that fair, and there can be at
this one if we the people OF this
county will do our best to make
it a success.
During these 26 years we have
had some good years and some
very bad ones. But take it all
in all, we would be better here
or our own land, than back cast
on someone else's land, even
though our wife's people are
there.
In all this time there has nev-
er been anyone suffered for food
or clothing; and the people here
are very sociable aid kind.
Now IS TO what we can raise
mere. In the first place, one of
the hard things to raise is fuss;
and the raising of a crop is some
times not easy.
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-08
Old-Timers
E County Fair

But il we would farm as they
do in farming countries We
could raise more than we do
In the hard land We can raise
wheat three years out of ave
and on our sandy land we can
raise maize and broomcorn, and
almost every kind of roughness
is sure each year.
Now as for fruit, the cherry
is just as sure here as anywhere,
and withoutir irrigation. | would
recommend the EARLY Richmond.
Grapes, black berries, strawber-
ries, and almost amy kind of
small fruits do well with Il little
irrigation
Now, to get back to my sub
ject.
A fair would be fair way for
the people to learn about the
country, as they could see more
in one day than they could other.
wise learn in some years.
Baca county has some faults,
among which is the one of too
much nice weather. We have
fine water and good health.
A good garden can be grown
here with Il little waterand some
work, The Wonderberry can be
grown here, and that is a good
substitute for fruit.
Hoping to hear from others, l
remain
Yours truly,
w. III. DENNEY.
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-08

G. N. Bellou of Rodley and
brother were in town on the
4th inst.
Il. G. Cotton returned from a
ten days visit to his ranch the
first of the week.
Rev. Parker and Rev. Sly
evangelical Sunday school work
ers, will be at Springfield Mon.
day night, May 11th. Every.
body come and bring one along.
From II. O. Wallace We have
the additional information that
besides the Nidey and Denney
houses, the half dueout of Ma
bel Rosengrant's and his own
barn were blown away, and hen
house and out buildings and two
dozen hens of s. E. Green We're
never seen after the cyclone hz d
passed.
". Fl. Morris of the Butcher
country. was in tow" yesterday
and informs us that tho bodies
of two men We're found down
the riverin KanSas-nothinE on
them TO identify them. Mr..
Brite and two other men were at
the ranch. While Mr.. Brite was
trying to rescue the girl that vas
up stairs, the two men were try
ing to rescue the mother, and
succeeded in doing so.
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-08
Short Grass

Mrs. Hu shinger and two sons
returned to their claims last
week.
Joe Blackwe, i ar6 Ida 10 rs
called on Mr.. Long and f. .ily
Sunday Evening.
Lafe Lester, Oscar Nidey and
Cecel Raynolds started to Holley
last week for lumber for Rev.
Nidey's house.
George Harmon and John
sackat made trip to Spring
field Saturday.
Mrs. Will Keating is expected
home soon with her new baby
girl.
M. o. White helped Mrs.
Hushinger build her barn last
Wednesday.
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-08

The railroad bridge at Lamar
was torn out by the flood.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. H. Alberti
were welcome visitors to the
county seat on the 4th inst.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Alberti are
enthusiastic over the fair mat
ter. Mrs. Alberti will have n
NUN Der of household exhibits in
the way of pickles, preserves,
and fancy articles of different
kinds They have fine garden
eight inches high
rhubarb two feet high, flowers
in bloom, etc, anG among other
things the finest yard and the
best ranch in Baca county. The
Alberti ranch is getting to be
one of the famous ranches of the
county.
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-08
Local Gossip.
..t.s.sI..s.....s..s.t.ss.4-....; III.

School closed loday with Il
grand picnic at Fern Canon,
Geo. Brown returned to Lama,
after lengthy visit heaeabouts.
Mrs. Phegley viii return TIC
her former home in Oklahoma.
Ben Golliday brought down
wool buyers from Lamar Tues,
day.
Fl. o. Green secured the con-
tract for csrrying the Lamar
Mail.
Roy Wiley took IN the dance
Friday night, returning The next
day to Two Buttes.
L. Burton orders the Herald
sent to o. p. A. Heinreich, West
Plains, Mo. Thanks.
The rain reached far enough
south to put the Canadian river
up to the high water mark.
Six miles of phone line between
Vogel's and Kenton was washed
out buy the floods of last week.
Robert and Roy Welch were
in town the first of the week
brought up 1000 lbs of beans for
merchant Denney.
Mrs. Bailey was pleasant
caller on the 9th inst. She is
very enthusiastic for that fair,
and thinks we ought to organize
at once.
u. X. Ellis OF near Stonington,
Colo, was transacting business
in Elkhart Monday, taking acci-
dent policies. .-EIlshart Enter
prise.
John Durant, formerly of this
county, now of Harper, Kans., is
visiting in Baca county. He says
wheat down there is knee high
and heading out.
W. A. Fox and Mr.. Langlops
of Winfield, Kans., came into ou1
No. 9 country last week with a
500 foot well drilling outfit, with
the double intention of taking up
land and putting down wells.
One l.. V. Loar, of the south
west country, was brought be-
fore Justice Homsher Tuesday
ard found guilty of stealing a
plow. E is now boarding on
the county at Il total cost OF
1915 a week.
The temperance forces of this
state have set aside the second
Sunday in May as atewide
prohibition day, which will be
the formal opening of the wet
and-dry fight ir this state. The
prohibition question promises to
keep the wires hot from this
on to the close of the campaign.
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-08

1t was a great disappointment
to those who wanted chance to
shoot at somebody, and to those
who wanted to read about it; but
the projected settlement OF the
Mexican affair by South Ameri-
can arbitrators adds one more
plume to the headgear of Wood
row Wilson.
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-08

Verify, this is the year for that
fair. The prospects for Baca
county have been good all the
time, but since these prospects
have been followed up with che
greatest spring rain this country
has had, within the knowledge of
old-timers. it makes just one
more argument in favor of put
ting Baca county on the map this
fall.
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-08
Horses

| will be IN Springfield Friday
and Saturday, May 18th and
10th, with several head OF young
and we'll broken work and sad
die horses, all we'll bred gra de
percherons, to sell. No broncho
stock. Anyone wanting good
horses al right prices would do
well to look them over.
%. d. SCHNEIDER.
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-08
NDViIEw.

Mr.. and Mrs. Millbe arrived
Thursday from Wiley, Colo, to
live on their claims.
J. Hankins, E. C. French, Miss
Tessie Garvie, and Miss Cowan,
went to Springfield last Saturday
to attend the opera play.
Mrs. Ada Womaci has been
very SICK with rheumatism.
Mrs. Dave Newton called at
the Glasgow home last Tuesday.
Mrs. W. r. Garvie and daugh-
ers, Miss Tessie, and Mrs. Geo.
Hall called at the Davis home
Monday.
Mrs. Earl Clapp and children
visited with Mrs. Fed Collins
Monday.
Mrs. Sec. Steele returned
from Spearville, Kans., after Wis
iting severa weeks at that place.
John Neal spent Thursday at
the Garvie home.
Charley Casebrew is on his
Claim again.
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-08

The rain covered southeast t.
ern Colorado, with IL general av
erage of about five and six inch.
es in all the parts covered. 1t
extended far into Kansas, and
south into Texas. Taking into
consideration the great scope OF
country on which it fell, it is
probably the greatest rain Baca
county has ever experienced.
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-08
Attorney Alberti informs US

Attorney Alberti informs US
that the oil welldrilling outfit
was held up at Lamar by the
big rain of last week, and that
it will be brought down AMI put
to work on the Mustang, about
ten miles from him, as soon as
the roads will permit. Oil ex-
uerts are sur.. -i,c oil is there,
and til. company is going to find
out. Here's hoping for a Mus
tang yushcr.
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-08
Nv WentWOrth.

1t sure can rain in Baca county
when it geL., started. About six
inches fell in this part of tie
country.
Some of the farmers think
they will have to plant some OF
their crops over, as 1t was
washcd out.
News is scarce this week, as
there hasn't been much doing on
account of the rain
Mr.. Luellen and family and
MIR. Hutchins and wife took din
ner with Mr.. Fager's Sunday.
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-08

Nearly all freighters to Elk
hart have loads both ways-bone
or soapweed one way, freight
the other. If a hint to the wise
is sufficient, the Lamar CONNER
cial club will at once look into
THIS matter.
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-08
West Flats

Everyone is happy after the
big raiE-about eight inches fell
here.
7. Scarborough arrived this
week with bunch of horses and
cattle from Oklahoma. He will
make his home with his mother.
Sam Jent was in Springfield
in attendance on school meeting.
RiX Ray and sister Miss Susie
visited att Myers Sunday
Rick Watson spent Sunday
night with his sister, Mrs. Sim
mons.
f. ID Howell lost d, youn. cot
in the rain.
Emery Wilson is breaking sod
for Miss Rose
frank simmons had a horse
stray off in the storm.
Roscoe Baker is working for
Rev. Hazel this week.
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-08
Frairie MI Ound.

Mart Sneed and Charlie Dick
ey started to tn. cedars on the
2Sth ult. We presume they can
tell us a little about the recent
rainfall in Colorado when they
return.
MesserS. Bulleson and Terry
contemplate going to BeulaE,
Colo. soon.
Mr.. A. B. Knott has been on
the sick list the past few days.
Bane Smith and wife were
calling at Mr.. J. W. Stephenson's s
Sunday afternoon.
Ollie Kinds has been breaking
sod for VIM. Butler.
Joe and Emmett Stephenson
finished breaking sod for Miss
Long Monday.
A. B. Knott has given his home
a new coat of paint, which i'm
proves the looks of it very much.
j. w. Stogner made business
trip to Springfield Saturday.
Several of the Prairie Mound
ers attended the school meeting
at GrandvieW Monday.
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-08
Villas.

Come, boys, let's get busy.
With all this moisture, we ought
te raise humber crop and have
something to take to the fair
this fall.
De- Robbins vas trading la
Villas last week, and stayed over
night at the Conner ranch.
Walter Conner returned from
the cedars Monday of last week,
John Amrine is cutting posts
in the cedarS this week.
Wanda McAdams visite, .lome
folks Sunday.
The Conner boys lded
scme of their sock od.u =.
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-08
Boston.

| Sunday evening, April 26th,
Mr.. Jesse Dunlap and Miss
Esther Caldwell! were married
at the home of the brides par
rents. They will make their fu-
ture nome on the Gcoom's home
stead west of Stonington.
May their path be strewn
with flowers.
Geo, Poyrer went to Lamar
last week.
Cedric, Reginald, and Merle
k"nk i were visiting at Mrs
Adda KonleI's Sunday.
ChaS. Wilson and wife visited
at Rev. Nidey'> Sunday.
Rev. johnson preached good
sermon Sunday.
ChaS Meyers are back again
on their claim.
Richard Meyer visited Chas.
Wilson Sunday.
There was "A large crowd at
the school meeting Monday,
three directors being elected.
Mrs. Lepel treasurer. Harry Nc
ClintoclS secretary. and Geo.
Poyner president.
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-08
Sandy SOIL.

That rain was flne and Shows
the sign of a good crop year.
Oscar Nidey and Cecil Rey.
nolds have gone after lumber
at Holly to rebuild Mr.. Nidey's
house.
Albert ReyEold returned from
Illinois last Sunday.
One of Frank Meals horses
got rattlesnake bit last Satur-
day.
Bible reading was we'll attend
ed Sunday morning.
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-08

The body of the Brite girl
that was carried off by the tlood
was recovered about fifteen
miles down the river after the
waters had somewhat subsided.
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-08

Il. F Dunlop and j. Lay ton
passed through town Wednes-
day with 100 head of cattle
bought by Barrett and Amerine
of K. G.. Cotton.
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-08
Rodley.

Arthur Sutherland made a
trip to Two Buttes Sunday.
Robert Di,.lsey and wife visit
ed Sunday at Les Jones
Mrs Bert MCGOWAN has over
one hundred little Chicks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Goodin's S
daughter from Louisiana is visit
ing them.
Chas. Smith made trip 10
Villas Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Walker
made II trip to DR.. Nicholson
Sunday with their baby WHO has
pneumonia.
Mrs. j. II. Cottrell is. on the
sick lisr.
MesdaH.eS. White and Goodin
and @a""hter. h'>s Dja, made
ii zip tu V;hs~ Is rstrdny
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-08
Farm for Sale

We have half section of land,
one quarter decided, flat, sandy
loan, admittedly the richest in
the county, 120 acres in cultiva-
ton, sod house, ten foot windmill,
large reservoir, 200 acres fenced.
school house half mile, thickly
settled neigh5ol hood-the first
man with $500 takes it. Reas-
ons for selling-compulsory cir
cumStanceS-muSt sell at once.
Will rent the above farm this
summer and take one-hfth of
cro". Address Springfe d.
FOR ENC l;iAE lai..
Farms, orchards. ranches and
timber lands, in tracts from 40 O
500 acres, in the famous fruit
belt of southwest Missouri ana
northwest Arkansas to riade
for land in Baca county 80
sandy land wanted. CAL ol.
write.
E. K. Bennett
Springfield, Colo.
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-08
Blaine.

Frank Watson returned Sum-
day from Kenton.
Alva Allen and Ralph Lent of
Two Buttes, visited Robert Knox
few days this week.
Mr.. aud Mrs. VIM. Curtis went
to the two Buttes reservoir Sun
day.
Horse creek was up for 4s
hours the longest known for
a good many years, although it
has been higher a great many
times.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Burnett
went to the Reservoir Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crawford were
on Horse creek Monday getting
trees.
John Yokum and Andy Capan-
sky were at the Knox ranch
Sunday.
L. F. Mathews and wife visited
MrC MuQrc SofrrSlar
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-08

4 rfr'! from Rev Jollnsos in.
fo,ioS ~. that Fred Carter. fit.
teen miles east nt Two Buttes.
was caught in the gearing of his
welldrilling machine and his
arm was badly crushed. DR..
Verify dressed his arm and he
is getting along fairly well.
The last heard of the Spiin
field broomcorn haulers thev
were on this side of theCimarron
with their brush.
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-08
WELCoME
Hello, Herald.


l hope you are still boosting
the county fair.
A. kicenski went to Elllhart.
and as the Cimarron is up and
booming he is not expected back
for quite awhile.
The big hail last week tore up
the roof of Mr.. Richards store.
There are hundreds of holes
in the roof
Lila McClendon visited the
neighborhood where she taught
school, but has returned home.
Jim Cooper's mother-in-law
and sister,in law came here for
their health. they suffering with
consumption. The sister,in- law
died Sunday morning at the
home of her sister. The mother
in-law is in a critical condition.
We extend our sympathy to
the bereaved ones. The girl
left father, mother, sister and
a twin sister. They have been
| here only about three weeks.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-10-02
Notice Of Mortgage Sale

Notice il hereby given. that that Ger
tain mortgage executed and delivered by
Ole Smulan and Lena Snlulan his wife.
mOrtgagOrs. to VIII Mcintosh MORTGAGE.
dated the 9th day OF January 1906. and filed
for record in the Office of the Register of
Deeds in and for the County of B~Ottineau:
state of North Dakota on the 10th day of
January 1906, at lO:l4 o'clock a. ~. and re-
corded in bOOk 81. of Mortgages. on Page
4O5. will be fOreclOsed by u sale of the pre-
misses in such mortgage and hereinafter
described at the front door of the County
Court House in City of BOttinealI, in the
County of BOttineau. State of North DakO-
ia. on the 24th day of October, 1914. at the
hour of 200 o'clock p. NJ. to satisfy the
amount duc on said mortgage on the date
of sale. ---- a 'e.e-A
Tho premises described in such mort
gage and which will he sOldtO satisfy the
same are described las follows, tO-wit
and the East Half of the Southwest Quar-
ter of Section thirty-fOur go. in Township
One Hundred Sixty-fOur N64l. North of
Range Seventy.fOur '74 West of the Fifth
Principal Meridian. .ini Bottineau County
North Dakota. aa7xS~"---
There will be due on such mortgage on
the date of sale the sum of One Thousand
Nine Hundred Twenty-seven and b1-lm
($l, gs7. 6D Dollars which include taxes and
amount paid on prior mortgage by mort.
Dated this 18th day. of September AID. 1914.
W. II. Mcintosh. Nortgagec.
Weeks & Noun.
Attorneys for n~lOrtgagee.
BOttinean. y. -.
Sept. 1880 Oct. 2n-l6-E.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-10-02
All Around
The Farm
YOUNG WOMEN ON FARMS.

Every Daughter Of the Farmers Fami.
" Can es Of Material Help.
From Bulletin Of New York State College
Of Agriculture.
We know that there Is a large
amour OF work to be done in the farm
home. but farmers daughters in this
country are very brave and capable
and ready to lend a hand. AS a gen
eral thing. the young woman has 1t In
her power to make her work all drudg-
cry or she can transform it into a
pleasure. How to do this Is for her to
study out.
1t used to be believed and said that
the business Of the farm ought to be
wholly in the hands Of the farmer and
his SONS. 1t il now understood that
the work in the house Is an essential
part Of the farm business. and that in
the remainder of the labor Of the farm
the wife and the daughters have just
as keen an interest as have the father
and the brothers. Moreover. many "A
woman is nowadays undertaking the
operation Of the farm itself and Is
making good too.
1t is quite possible to believe that
every daughter can grow to be an aid
to her father in his business as a farm
er, and that gradually she may enter
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-10-02
SELECTING BROOD s0Ws.
Best Breeders Ar Large and Gro~thy
Without Undue Fat.

Best Breeders Ar Large and Growthy
Without Undue Fat.
In selecting the sOws you intend to
breed next spring carefully weed out
those that have proved themselves un-
profitable. 1
The kind to weed out are those that
produce small litters. the nervous. rest
less kind. the careless mother. the pig
eater, the poor mixers and the care
less. sluggish movers that lie OH their
pigs. The SOW to keep is the motherly
SOW that has proved herself to- be an
excellent breeder and not the least
masculine in her appearance. 1t Is a
mother you are looking for. First
class brood sOws do not have a ten
dency to lay on flesh rapidly. They
are loosely built. rOOmy. and have a
strong tendency to g~rOwthiness. or
course in wedding out the old sOws
gifts must be selected to take their
places. To select the best gilt. 1t Is
not Il very difficult task If the owner
has marked those which have been far.
rowed by the best sOws. They should
by all means be growthy, good rustlers.
feminine in their appearance. have at
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-10-02

into full responsibility for some part
of the farm business, or that perhaps
If it should ever be necessary for her
to do so. she may become Il successful
manager for all the activities of a.
farm.
In the farm home OF early New Eng
land days the labor Of the women
included o only all the common work
that falls to the hands Of women in
the present day, but also the spinning
and weaving. the dyeing and fulling,
the dressmaking and tailoring. the
candle making and sOapmaking and
many other industries that now. along
with those mentioned. have gone out
Of the farmhouse and taken up their
abode in the factory. In those days
the hands Of the women were full Of
wage earning labor.
Today also there are many women,
and especially young women. who feel
that they need some addition to their
earning opportunity. and to these many
doors are nov opening. The revival
Of our ancient industries offers an al
iurlIlS prospect. AituOu&u IHlS may uOt
be the most practical field.
Is it not generally the most sensible
thing to take the opportunity that
stands by ones WI garden gate?
Why not. then. make Il careful study
Of the farm conditions right at hand
In order to lind out whether there may
not be some fruit or vegetable product
going to waste that can be utilized by
the excellent modern methods Of can
ming and preserving. so that the family
may be economically supplied with
delicacies all the year round. and some
extra quantities may be sold that will
bring a good income? Something like
this should be possible for any ener-
getic and capable farmers daughter.
There are now over 100000 country
girls in Onr land. Does It not look as
though this body of eager. buoyant
young women might add something
valuable to the welfare OF our rural
life?
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-10-02
THE DOWNWARD TREND.

Come, Nora. Nance and Nellie.
Let US study BotticeiIi
When we feel the gnawing craving to b
smart.
II we want to be de rigueur
We must educate the figure
To show the downward trend Of PLASTIC
art"
The outline should be slack,
Slippy-sloppy. front and back.
Till bodice. skirt and tunic-every stitch
Seem to call for the support
or the handy mans resort
That naval gesture termed the double
, hitch"
The shoulders must be dropping.
The knees a trifie STOPPING.
And the widest waist. remember. takes the
prize.
When motoring or shopping
The coatee must be Topping
Through a belt that's sagging downward
to the thighs.
But the evening toilet scheme
Shows the opposite extreme.
And when for dance or dinner you're
equipped
A clinging "mernaid's tail"
The neither limbs must veil,
While the corsage Is the only part that's
slipped.
Punch.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-10-02
v STOCK LORE.

) DO not allow ANY dealer to sort
out your best lambs. When sell
} ing make your own selection or
sell them In a bunch.
} Charcoal IL one VI the hest ton
, les for growing pigs.
Horses should never he made
!, to eat moldy hay. MS nothing Is
. worse In leading to worrying.
!, whistling aud other dernnge-
, ments OF the wind.
!, The spotted Poland and the
, mule foot hogs both gained elias
) siication at the 1914 interna-
} tiOnal.
) Hog sheds need not be eXpen-
J sive. but they should he dry.
, tight enough to exclude rain and
! alSD capable Of being we'll VENT
) lated In summer when the wealth
i, er is hot and shade In needed.
) Every horse IL more or less
I warm when 1t ONE In from a
drive. Never strip on the har-
. ness and let the horse rush into a
feed Of oats or = trough OF water.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-10-02

least six good teats on each side. It
IL generally Il good practice to select
gifts from large filters because like
begets like" in hogs AS we'll as in other
classes Of live stock. 1t Is a fact that
the size OF the filters Of the average
way
When 1t comes to mating. select a
rather closely built, strong. active male
that has a decidedly masculine appear
ance BY carefully selecting the brood
sOws from year to year. it will require
only a few years until you will have q
very profitable herd.