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The Springfield herald., 1914-10-02
Rodley.

Everybody is busy these days.
G. N. Bellou is making sor.
ghum for himself and Neighbors.
Mrs. Gooden is on the sick
list this week.
Dunn Barnettan wife are Wis
ting with Bert MCGOWAN and
family.
Mrs. Bertha Smith is again on
the sick list.
Sunday school at Rodley ever
Y Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Arthur McGowan's
daughter from Oklahoma, came
in Saturday on a visit with her
mother.
Miss Nora Mayors returned
home Saturday after an absence
of Seevral months in Oklahoma.
EL0tM0NT
Miss Bertha Stephenson spent
from Saturday to Monday with
Miss Ruby Knott.
Mrs. Robert Dickey's cousin
from Corwin, kans., was visit
ing her last week.
Mr.. Flickenger has returned
from Kansas, bringing with him
n team and buggy.
Mr.. Mesnard and his wife were
Sunday visitors at Mr.. Mays.
Miss Mertie and Henry Stephen
son were pleasant callers at ABB.
Knott's Sunday afternoon.
The Springfield herald., 1914-10-02

We are now predicting a sue
cessful and permanent thing of
sales day in Springfield. The
boys are this time taking the
right course to get the crowds.
What people want is entertain
ment; and ball games and all
kinds of races is the only kind
of entertainment for an occasion
of that kind. Come out on the
18th and see the fun.
The Springfield herald., 1914-10-02
Roston

Rev. johnson preached a good
sermon here Sunday.
Wilford Konkel is cutting feed
for George Payner.
Chas. Meyers were visiting
E. Lepel's Sunday Evening.
Sam Nichols is heading maize
for Chas. Wilson.
Mrs. Villers was visiting at E.
Lepel's one day last week.
The Springfield herald., 1914-10-02

The Herald is in receipt of a
number of Colorado maps, COM
pliments of Cong. Keating, just
issued by the interior department
showing the lands in Colorado
coming under the half-section
homestead law. Anylne desir-
ing one of the maps can have the
same by calling at this Office
free. Cong. Heating writes US
that when these are gone he will
send mora, so come in and get a
map of Colorado free.
The Springfield herald., 1914-10-02

John p. Mills has undertak en-
the Job of getting up wood for
bimse and the editor, making
the first trip this week.
The Springfield herald., 1914-10-02
We can now state .uthorita.

out feelers for that man-that
one of their grand sachems
broached the subject TO u certain
rarty, wanting MIN to take the
place of their present cats paw
editor.
When asked what is the mat.
ter with their present man the
laconic reply was
Too slow"
Asked if they thought that he
(the man they were feeliEg) was
geared about right for the get.
up-and go that they wanted, the
grand sachem SAID yes"
Why then didn't they make
the said change according to the
schedule?
Simply because the man they
were feeling wouldn't commit
himself to assurances that he
would stand hitched-gave them
to understand indeed that they
were barking up the wrong tree.
There is another chapter to
this little drama that will be Civ
en- an airing later on. Suffice to
say at This time that if the edit
or of the Democrat wants
names in connection with the
matter, the Herald will supply
them; and then and at that time
will be given the second chap
ter in the little comedy.
(Since writing the above the
editor of the Democrat has been
given the inside facts of the first
chapter in the little comedy,
which opens the way to the sec
ond chapter next week. Watch
out for it).
Just one thing more here of
the combine, in connection with
the fine workings of it's machin.
cry.
Sometime before the primary
one of the grand sachems wrote
a note to another of their tribe
calling a meeting of the braves !"
at Villas prior to the primary for
the purpose oil standing united"
on the candidates they could
bank on.
And they met accordilgiy;and
then in solid phalanx marched
to tie polls on the eighth day of
September, where they got at
least one in the neck in their
plans for the county judgeshio.
1t might be considered re-
mai kable-the Democrat mans
ignorance of a combine so foul
that it hides its head under a
false affidavit, and so rank that
it smells to heaven.
The Herald will state now that
while the Democrat man is part
ly ignorant, and consequently
partly innocent in the com bine
matter, it isn't all ignorance nor
all innocence, and latter on there
will be given the why's and
wherefOres OF this belief.
70 close, this combine never
had one thought or concern for
the party in it's organization.
On the contrary, it was a selfish.
cold blooded scheme for plum
der, and future domination of
the party situation in the cuun-
ty.
Their great dream was for as
pirants to office to crawl supine.
ly in the dust before them. and
to humbly ask if they might be
permitted to run for said office
aspired to, on condition that
they would sta1ld hitched if such
permission were granted.
Then was to follow the bleed
ing of the county, and of every.
body and ev ,rything in sight.
The bleeding process began
" it'll the presen tatioR of their
bill for printing the prediction
notice, in harmony with which
the county printing would net
them about ten times as much
as it cost the county last year.
Incidentally, the county COM
missioners had no right to al
low this bill, as the law speciti
cally provides that county Off
cials shall rot enter into COP
tract in which they have a per
sof al interest: ard in that con
t-u,t tI,.- f.nunt, ,.la,.l- W bn ,y,y
The Springfield herald., 1914-10-02

- -
1t is reported that Ben Doke
has brand.new girl at his
house, about nine FOUNDER.
Mother and child doing well.
The Springfield herald., 1914-10-02

who have felt that your profes-
sion and name were a guarantee
against selfis shness and crooked
ness, got the shock of their lives
when they heard of that Tam.
many combine and court house
newspaper syndicate.
In this connection. the Herald
would call your attention to a let
, ter recently published in the
He:'ald-"whsH they 80 creek.
Cd, 60 for them" Stonington
people particularly are waiting
| for you to come down there to
make a denial of your purported
relation with the Baca County
Democrat, and the Baca county
Tammany outfit.
In connection with the Mead
am affair, there wasn't anybody
at Lamar that told you not to
phone Miss Wanda at Villas, nor
for you not to say anything to
any of Macs friends in Spring
field.
Incidentally, the county clerk
in his explanation says il wasn't
any of his duty to notify c'ndi-
dates. When he explains" a.
gain he might tell why he took
such p rsonal interest in the
defeat of Judge Allen as to 20
out of his way to serve personal
notice on Inman. Why not have
let Inman find it out the same
way McAdam did?
The editor we'll realizes the
fact that the county clerk has
been the combines main lever
age, because of the parental
kinship, and that except for him
there wouldn't have been any
combine.
In the very beginning it was to
him they went to consult, to
plan, and to scheme, to get the
sheaves upon which his brothers.
children depended for tread.
1t was with the clerk the Tam
many sachems. met, and in his
Office they had their nest and the
combine was Matched. 1t was in
his Office the officials conspired
for the plunder on the plan of
being represented by stock hold
ing dummies.
| 1t was in his Office presumably
that the ownership affidavit was
i generated, and their paid-for-by-
the-yard editor was suborned to
publish it.
In view of all these facts,
for the county clerk to go into
print because the editor OF the
Herald wouldn't fold his arms
and stand still isn't exactly COM
iprehensible.
| And here, that the county
clerk may know what his dunn
my stakeholder thinks of him.
we repeat an interview with
said stock holder. Geo. Erwin
Konkel informed the editor that
he had had a talk with Green a
bout the county clerk, and this
led to the aforesaid interview as
follows:
Suppose you were wei! fixed
in lands and property, and you
had had S1,500 job for two
years, and no one but your
self and wife to support; and
suppose your brother hadn't a
thing i'll the world and had a
large family, would you take from
him his only means of support
ing that family for another
whack at the 81, 500 1ob?" and he
said.
"Well, l guess not!"
Suppose" we continued,
some parties should come to
you and tell you that unless you
left your brother and followed
II EN- they would stick a knife
into your back, would you do it?''
and he said.
| No! | would tell them to go
ST aight to-anywhere!"
What would you think of par
t tes who would so approach you, "
we asked.
Il wouldn't think very much
Of them," he replied.
In connection with this inter-
yio,u fhore ic tb;- tn ho Said.
The Springfield herald., 1914-10-02

Col. Bailey is still hobbling
around on crutcb, but VIII
probably be all right again in a
short time.
The Springfield herald., 1914-10-02
IA CASE or
SUBLIME INNOCeNSE,

A Cats Paw of the Cimoine, Yet
Didn't Know of Its FIX
istence and ignorant
of Its Workings.
Booked for Their Shoot-the.
Shoots Rapids, Yet Bliss.
fully Ignorant of the
Doom Awaiting
Him.
A Good Stoly of Abe Lincoln
Applicable to the Mat
ter of Raising
A Stink
The democrat man wants us
to expose any corrupt Baca
county ring or combine, if there
be any" 1t is very plain that
the editor is ignorant of condi-
ti',ps in matters which relate to
him personally and fails to real
ize that he is a cats paw for a
combire. We rtfrained from
publishing things that we knew
long before lhey were exposed
just after the assembly and
which are now becoming gener-
ally known, for the reason that
we hated to stir upa stink; but
if he is going to insist upon com-
ment on his com bine, why, we
can do it.-Sentinel.
The fear of raising a stink"
reminds US of a story of Abra-
ham Lincoln.
1t was at the most critical
stage Of the war. Lincoln's
cabinet wasn't as loyal as it
should have bean, and at this
stage one of them was given his
walking papers. A lot of his
loyal supporters then called and
suggested that while he were at
it he should rid himself of the
whole lot of them.
Lincoln listened to their as
severations, and then remarked
that that reminded him OF sto-
ry of an old farmer, as follows:
John and Sally heard some
thing in the hentouse. It's a
varmint," said john, as he gath
cred up a club preparatory TO
doing it up.
Then he instructed Sally that
she was to hold the door while
ne vent in and killed the beast.
After a while John hammered
on the door and wanted out.
Did you get it killed, John, :"
asked Sally.
Get it killed. roared John.
There we're seven OF them! l
killed one."
''But why didn't you kill all Of
them while you were at it?'
Because said John, the
one l did kill raised such stink
I thought l would let the rest of
them CO."
The Herald doesn't believe
that newspaper has nothing to
do but to tell it when Dick, Tom,
or Harry comes to town. 1t is
right to give the news, but it
has higher and nobler mission,
and hasn't done its duty if it
falls short of these higher re-
quirements.
In the case of the Sentinel,
the fear of a stink should not
deter it in the performance of a
plain duty; and in the perform
ance of this duty the Herald is
willing to help to the extent of
finding someone to hold the door
while the good work is being
done.
The Sentinel man should sail
in, and as in the case of the old
farmer, when one has by his
hand been Stayed, "if is found
that the stink is too great. the
door can be opened, and let it
20 at that.
In the matter of the Demo- al
editors ignorance OF the cats
paw nature of his relation to the
comb bine. the Herald will sight
one instance that is at least in
tere sting. and that VIII cause
some people to sit mp and take
notice.
We have before stated that the
Democrat man is booked for the
The Springfield herald., 1914-10-02

Baseball games Brin: your bug
Harness. anything have to trade sell f. EN-
Races fair ground begin 200 IN.
Trut,ing pacing buggy So 00SO One mile
$500 fee SO0 Running half mile heat,
S15 fee SIC SC0 yard heat $1,000,
betwe Harrison Tankersy Uncle c.
NJ Make with Lee Holmes by SEQ N
Oct 10th Dam at Kaiser iiall in the
The Springfield herald., 1914-10-02
...BAnk INCORPORATED.

OuUSO VUVo
C. G. Eckles, Sam Holt, Laura
Holt.
We understand representatives
Of the company will be in Spring
field at an early date to arrange
the preliminaries for buildings.
etc.. and that it is the intention
to have the bank in running order
just as soon as these ar
rangements ctn be made.
1t is our prediction that this
bank will do a big business
from the day it opens.
NOW if we could get a cream
cry on foot here about the same
time it would b. big thing
for Baca county.
The Denver star., 1914-07-25
BETHLEHEM Baptist CHURCH.
3148 Lafayette. Phone Y 7647.
REV. A. e. REYNOLDS, PASTOR.

Sunday School, 9:45 a. m. Lesson
subject, 1.-The Pounds and The Tai
ents," Scripture, Luke 10: 1927.
Preaching, II a. M, by the pastor. z
p. m, B. Y. P. U. Topic, Missionary
Value of Christion College," (Con-
quest Missionary Meeting). Ccripture
Proverbs 1: II; 3: 1918. Proram in
charge of Missionary committee.
Preaching at 8 p. m.
The pastor was visiting in Trinidad
and through the coal camps last. week,
spent day in Pueblo and Colorado
Springs.
The Sunday school is keeping up
very nicely during these hot summer
days; increase of members every Sun
day; but our Superintendent met with
an accident and could not be present
with us last Sunday. We hope that he
will be able to be with us next Sunday.
An August the 9Th, the Church will
give picnic out at Rocky mountain
Lake, all kinds of amusements for the
young and old. Wait and go out with
us, and have nice time with the
children. with little expense.
All of the captains of our last rally
have turned in their money but one,
and we are giving her plenty of time
to make her report before we publish
her name.
The Denver star., 1914-07-25
SHORTER CHAPEL.
Washington and Twenty-third Sta
Rev. Robert L. Pope, Pastor.

Rev. Randolph spreached two splen-
did sermons Sunday and every one
felt we'll repaid for coming out even
if they came just to hear the Bishop.
Come again Sunday.
Mrs. o. w. Glenn, superintendent
of the S. s., is still on the sick list
The other sick are doing nicely.
The fourth and last quarterly meet.
ing will be held the first Sunday in
August. Let each member help to
make it the best one of the year.
Watch for the announcement of the
picnic to Tolland in next weeks pa.
per.
The officers and members wish to
publicly thank DR.. Randolph for the
splendid service he has rendered the
church during the absence of the pas
tor
The Denver star., 1914-07-25
TRINIDAD NEWS.
aARTH-REEo.

Miss Clyde Garth and Mr. Phillip
]. Reed were quietly married, July IA,
7:3O p. m. at the home of the brides
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. w. HI. Garth,
only the relatives Of the bride and few
friends of the groom witnessed the
solemnyzing of the wedding. Miss
has many friends in this city, she be-
ing born and raised here and attend
ed the schools. Mr.. Reed Is employed
at the Trinidad Novelty works. Mr..
Reed has been in the city but short
while and is originally from Kansas
City, Mo.
F. Rev. F. w. Bretnall o. the First
Methodist Episcopal Church performed
the ceremony. Miss Lena Daniels at
tended the bride who was given away
by her father. Mr.. ]. c. Steele acted
as best man. A bower in white and
cut flowers formed the arch under
which the bridal party stood.
The bride was simply gowned In
white messaline and carried white
sweet peas.
A delightful course dinner was
served by her parents. Those present
were: Mr. and Mrs W. M. Castle, Mr.
and Mrs. w. H. Garth, MIR. and Mrs.
w. s. Garth, Mrs. H. d. Lewis, Miss
Viola Price, Miss Lena Daniels, Miss
Grace Garth. MIR. ]. c. Steele, Rev. F.
w. Bretnall and the bride and groom.
The young couple received many beau-
tiful and useful presents notwithstand-
ing the wedding came as great sur
prise to their many friends who wish
them much Joy and happiness. They
escaped the usual bridal pranks by
quietly slipping away in waiting
automobile to their apartments.
Mr. and Mrs. Reed are at home to
their friends at 227 East Main st.
The Denver star., 1914-07-25
FACTS ABOUT THE BIBLE FOR
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS.

1. In the Bible, Old and New Testa.
ments there are 3,586,472 letters,
775,693 words. 31,373 verses, 1.189
chapters and 66 books.
2. The longest book is Psalms,
which has $50 divisions. The shortest
is II John, which has one chapter OF
13 verses.
3. The longest chapter is the 18th
Psalm, which has 176 verses. The
shortest the 117th Psalm, which has
two verses.
4. The longest verse is the ninth
verse OF the eighth chapter of Estehr.
1t has ninety words. The shortest ir
the thirty-fifth verse of the seventh
chapter of John. 1t has two words.
5. The eighth verse of the 118th
Psalm is the middle verse OF the
Bible.
i6. The thirty-seventh chapter OF
Isaiah and the nienteenth chapter OF
II kings are alike.
z. In the 10th Psalm. the eighth
fifteenth. twenty-first and thirty-first
verses are alike.
8. Each verse of the 136th Psalm
edns alike.
8. Esther 10 the only book in which
the name of God is not found.
10. The twenty-first verse of the
The Denver star., 1914-07-25
ANNUAL ELECTION OF GRAND
LODGE v. 3. r. & s. m. T.

E. v. Cammel. Grand Master of Dem
yer, D. d. Taylor Of Pueblo, Deputy
Grand Master. Daniel Jones of Dem
yer. Grand Sec'ty, Mrs. Carrie Nc
CLAIM Of Denver Asst Grand Sect'y,
Mrs. Jennie Henderson of Colorado
Springs, Grand Treasurer, Miss Perle
Adkins of Pueblo. Grand Chaplain,
Board of Grand Trustees, Mrs. c. n.
Pratt Of Colorado Springs, Mrs. Mary
Howard and Miss Arula Cole Of Dem
yer; Mesdames A. E. Sutton and A.
j. Bryant of Trinidad, DIR. Wade A.
Jones of Denver Grand Medical Ex-
aminer. Finance Committee, Mrs. l..
o. Tucker. Mrs. Louise Cooper ana
Oglesby Lawson; Grand Senior and
Junior Marshall, Mesdames Eva Cam
mel and 8. Burnett Of Denver; Grand
Right and Left Supporters, Mrs.
Claudia Jackson and Mr.. C. Sutton Of
Trinidad and Mrs. Hattie Rosser was
Grand Inside Sentinel. This session
was the best in the history Of the or
der
The Denver star., 1914-07-25
Church News
CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH.
Corner Twenty-fourth and California
Streets. Rev. p. J. Price, Pastor,
3012 Marion Street.

Sunday School lesson. July 26,
1.-The Pounds and Talents" Luke 19:
11-27. w. A. Moore, superintendent
]. w. Hardy, Asst Supt. B. Y. P. U
Topic, Good News from the Foreign
Fields" Ps. 66-1-1S, Leader, Mrs. c
Battise, j. M. Mason, president.
Brother ]. M. Mason is somewhat
indisposed. We trust that he will
soon recover.
Owing to the inclement weather the
Trolly ride was postponed.
The African Ministerial Alliance
voted to take active part in the Billy
Sunday evangelistic meetings from
Sept. 9Th to Oct. 25th, 1914. We pray
that the meeting will redund to the
glory of Christ, and that many Souls
will \be saved.
There are number of people sick
at present, especially members of the
church.
Mrs. P. ]. Price will soon leave on a
visit to Little Rock, Hot Springs, Ark.
Remember the outing to Rocky
Mountain Lake, August 4th, by the
Banner Club, for the benefit of the
church.
We expect every minister present
on August Both, rally day.
Mrs. Littlejohn is doing fairly we'll.
One accession to the church on last
Sunday.
Look out for the great play. For
Love or Money" Thursday, Aug. 6.
E. H. Rose, Manager.
The Denver star., 1914-07-25
COLORADO SPRINGS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Cowell and Mrs.
S. E. Cook, three very popular Denver
ties, spent. Monday in this city, sight
seeing and were the guests OF Rev.
and Mrs. B. F. Mcintyre, 526 e. Cim-
arron St.
Mrs. s. Weekly and daughter, No
vella, of Chicago, were in the Springs
a few days last week and stopped with
Mrs. Ruth Bright, 315 w. San Miguel
st. A
Mrs. L. C. Bush and Miss M. E.
Jones of Oklahoma City, are recent ar
rivals in the city and are guests Of
Miss Edna Deason, 629 E. Maple St.
Mr.. Evan Morris Of LOS Angeles,
Cal, former resident of this city is
spending part of his vacation In the
Springs with friends.
Mrs. L. v. Buckner is out after a
five weeks close-in with a broken
wrist
Mr.. Ed Scott is still at st. Francis
Hospital, although somewhat better.
Mr.. Harry Gross is yet confined to
his bed with no marked improvement
Nathaniel, the fourteen year old
nephew of Mr. and Mrs. w. e. King
of 321 E Vermijo St, was drowned in
the storage reservoir of the country
golf club, Monday afternoon about
4:3O o'clock.
He was born In this city and has
spent most of his life here with Mr.
and Mrs. King, his parents having
died several years ago. The unexpect-
ed taking of the boy was a great
shock to his scores of friends. Fun
eral, Thursday afternoon at 2:SO
o'clock, from Trinity Baptist church.
The Denver star., 1914-07-25
PEOPLES PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH,
e. 2aRD AVE. AND WASHINGTON
ST. PASTOR, J. A. THos-
hAZELL 8. T. q.
SERMON TOPICS

SERMON TOPICS.
SUNDAY, JULY 26th:
II A. M.-"THE TRAGEDY OF RE-
LAxATION."
$50 p. M.-"EvERY MEMBER A
PREACHER"
The Pastor and officers feel obligat
ed to tht faithful membership for an
other heroic demonstration of their
self-denial and personal sacrifice
when they offeied to the Lord last Sab
bath $27.7S. OF this amount less than
$500 was the plate collection. The
Oldest Mother of the Church, Mrs. Lii
ly Reeves, presented $2700 as the re-
suit of her efforts. The Sister church
es were well represented as well as
the ministry of the city. DR.. Washing
ton preached us cltan-cut gospel.
Drs. Martin and Mont Travis brought
words of encouragement. Rev. Rey-
nolds and Price took part on the pro-
gram. Prof Morrisons Orchestra
eclipsed all past renditions and as a
result DR.. Mont Travis, Presbytery's s
Chairman on Home Mission work has
secured its services for the near fu-
ture. Master Atwell Rose made his
debut in the church as violinist OF
promise and great power. Mrs. M. E..
Morrison came up to the standard
with the trombone Mr.. Spratlin with
grace was at the organ. Miss Cleo
Hobson the pianist of the church ac-
companied her friend and cousin At
wei Rose. The choir did it's part with
great credit.
Evtry member is specially requested
to be at the evening services tomor-
row. The sermon was distributed in
advance. All will rtad the sermon in
concert. Copies can be secured from
the pastor or any of his assistants be-
fore the time, for cents each, or 8
copies for 10 cents. Every member
will reserve a copy and give one to a
friend.
The Sabbath School picnicked at
Elitch's Gardens last Thursday. The
scholars and parents immensely en-
The Denver star., 1914-07-25
NEW ENGLAND KNIGHTS OF
PYTHlAS' ANNUAL MEETING.
District Grand Lodge and Court Hold
Joint Session In eridsspert.

Bridgeport, Conn.--The twenty eighth
annual meeting Of the district grand
lodge, Knights Of Pythias. and court
Of Calanthe Of the New England states
was held in this city at Eagles hall
on Madison avenue from Sunday. July
10. to Tuesday, July 21. inclusive. The
grand lodge and court of Calanthe
were the guests of Shenandoah lodge
No. 2 and Shenandoah court No. Is.
The first session, Sunday, was held
in the Messiah Baptist church. Of
which the Rev. W. N. Morton. D. D..
IL the pastor. The annual sermon to
the order in joint session was preach
ed by the grand prelate. the Rev. Mr..
Witted. The discourse Of the preacher
was listened to with close attention a.
he told Of the wonderful achievements
Of the order in general and the sue
cess OF the lodge. IA this section OF
New England. E- also paid high
tribute to the court of Calanthe.
The session at Eagles hall. Monday
morning. opened promptly at 9 O'Clock.
At 2 o'clock in the afternoon there
was a grand street parade. In the
evening a big reception was given to
the delegates and visitors. followed
by . competitive drill and the annual
grand march Of the members in full
49,. nv the