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The Springfield herald., 1914-04-24
n Tornado.

The probably first fatal storm
accident in the county occurred
during the rain Wednesday
night. eighteen miles southwest
in the Sandy Soil country.
The storm was of the regular
twisting kind. Rev. Nidey's
frame house stood in its path,
was picked up bodily, torn to
pieces, and scattered along the
path of the storm for IL distance
of four miles.
Grandma Nidey was killed
outright, Rev. Nidey had cash
cut over his eye, his wife's arm
was broken, old Mr.. Nidey was
found in dazed condition. The
others of the family were sever
ly shaken up, but not greatly in
;ured.
The Nidey old folks just came
out here last week OF: visit.
The remains of Mrs. Nidey were
taken in the r.. q. Cotton auto
yesterday to Lamar, to be taken
back to their Illinois home for
burial.
The stricken family has the
sympathy of Everyone in the
county in this their hour of sor-
row.
After the above was in type,
we learned that the cyclone ap-
parently raised to a higher cur
rant of air after doing the dam
age southwest, coming down to
the ground again northeast of
town, where it caught up the
smith house, treating it similarly
to the Nidey house, tore his
windmill to pieces, did Craw-
ford s andHuber's mills likewise.
smashed up their wagons and
buggies, and did much other
damage of the same nature.
We haven't learned of anyone
that was injured though in this
locality. !
The Springfield herald., 1914-04-24
1 Sad Accident.

Early Sunday morning Ray
Neville, the little five7yearold
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Ne
velle, newcomers living 4 miles
west of town, was shot in the
head by the accidental discharge
of a % rifle.
Little is known of how the gun
was discharged. 1t was pre-
sumedly lying on the table.
The little fellow was standing in
the doorway, a shot was heard
and the boy fell.
OF course there was great ex-
citement, and in the effort to
care for the boy little was
thought of any thing else.
Mr.. Neville's big tourist car
took the parents and the child TO
Lamar as quickly as the ground
could be covered, where the
child at the hospital was given
every attention and relief that
medical skill could devise: but it
died early Monday morning
without recovering conscious
ness from the time of the fatal
accident
The family came here short
time ago from Nebraska, where
their relatives were informed by
wire of the sad affair.
The childwas inferred Tues
day afternoon in the Lamar Riv-
erside cemetery.
The Herald joins with all in
the county in ON expression OF
sympathy to the grief-strlcke1'
parents and family at the IN
timely loss OF their son and
brother.
The Springfield herald., 1914-04-24
THE SENTINEL SAYS "FAIR"

The sentiment in favor of a
county fair seems to be growing
due largely to the efforts OF the
Herald and it's contributors.
We want 10 see it tried out this
year. But to make it the sue.
cess that we should hope for it,
farmers organizations are nee
essary.-Sentinel last week.
The Springfield herald., 1914-04-24
A CHALLENGE
TO The STATE
anywhere.

Baca county sometime ag
challenged the state Tor the tai
est man. We now come bac
with another challenge-ft
both the tallcst man and IL
smallest man. Our tallest MAJ
as he expresses it himself, is 81
feet thirteen incL..es in his stocl
ing feet: our smallest one is y
inches tall, weighs 10 pounds
30 years cd, and is perfect
formed. The name of the for
er is E. b. Dickey, and of the l.
ter is Clifford Green. Now COZ
on with your tallest man and yo
smallest.
The Springfield herald., 1914-04-24
County Commissioners
Proceedings.

Meeting of the board of coun-
ty commissioners on April 6, Z,
= and 9, A. ID. 1914.
The board of county commits
sioners met in regular quarterly
ses sion in the Office of the coun-
ty clerk in Springfield at9 A. M.
April 6, 1914. Present, Il. e.
Barr and j. w. Hazel commits
sioners, and David KonlseI coun-
ty clerk. j. w. Hazel was chos-
ell temporary chairman.
The bonds of the various coun-
ty ana precinct officers were eX-
amined ard approved as follows:
David Konkel, county clerk;
Gertrude Johnston, county treas
urer: Harvey kett. county sher.
iT; Gertrude Johnston, public
trustee; Mabel G. Olden, coun-
ty superintendent; W. O. Brown
County Assessor: r. Eldon Allen,
conuty Judge: Alvi" w. Lewis,
county snrveyor; Lee l.. Knox,
constable precinct No. s: Harry
ID. Gather, Justice precinct No.
$; Robert j. Hcmsher. Justice
precinct Nc 4: Maurice Lo;.s,
constable precinct No. 4; B. II.
jones', justice precinct No. 2; Ar
thur Smart, hutcher'S bond: l..
Burton and Zoll Wagner, Butch
er's bond; Geo. Erwin konl1el,
butchers bond.
The board proceeded TO select
names for iurymen for the dis.
trct court to be held in June.
The beard ordered the follow
ing refunds:
a refund of S24.15 to Albert
Hines on tax Si.le certificate No.
4, sale of 1911. embracing lots 3
and a and NW4 SW4 and SW4
SW4 Sec. 81, Twp. 81, Range Al.
the sam being government land.
a refund to w. P. Bailey of
S7.67 on tax sale certificate No.
35 sale CT 1913 on NE3 Sec. II,
Twp. 33, Range al, the same hav-
ing been doubly assessed.
A refund to W. p. Bailey of
x4D. .0A on tax sale certificate No.
55 sale of 1918 on SE3 Sec. 3,
Twp. 30, Range AZ, tile same be-
ing government land erroneous
ly assessed.
The school warrants of the var
iOus districts we're examined and
Cancelled.
The following claims were en-
anined and allowed:
DR.. Verify, professional services
and milage in case of Chas. Off
Ger $500
n. Eldnn Allen, Ser. as Coun-
uy Judge S33.60
t. Eldon Allen, Ser. as Clerk Dis
trict court $3.50
7. Eldon Allen, Postage S106s
Springfield Lamar Telephone Co
Tel. Ser. $50. 70
Lamar Seed Co., Coal. 44.0O
G.. NJ. Hines, Juror Ser. Officer
case $3.50
H. &. Kaiser, Juror Ser. Off
Ger case 50. 80
DR.. Verify, Prof. Ser. and Mi
lage $40. DO
w. H. Denney, Road Work State
The Springfield herald., 1914-04-24
Notice To Contra stors

The Board of County Commits
siOners will receive bids for the
following work on the county
jail up to May 11th, 1914:
specifications for roof on
Jail building:
Size 24x24 feet. Hipped roof
with deck. To be timed around
the deck. Shingles to be laid
five inches to the weather and to
be of good grade. Hips to be
stripped with weather boarding.
Bidder to furnish everything
complete.
Board of County Commissioners
By David KOnkel.
The Springfield herald., 1914-04-24
Local Gossip.

Claud Dean was trading in
town Tuesday.
Have you seer Mary and her
little lamb: Ii not, why not:
The family will please to move
over to make room Tor the next
one.
BY the way, We are always
ready to make room for o. Z
more.
Attorney Allen was at Lamar
this week in attendarce at dis
trict court,
Vesta Bray is building a rear
extension to his livery barn this
week.
Jas. McNiclsles Of Two Buties
was transacting business in town
on the 21st inst.
Will Mills was setting ont fruit
ard shade trees for Dave konliel
the first of the week.
w. M. Stewards and Capt.
Vanorsdol's gardens are among
the early ones this Year.
Besides fruit trees, w. NJ.
Stewart planted elm along the
street for shade purposes.
Attorney Allen aud Com.
Harrison accompanied tho phone
directors to Flkhart Friday las6.
BY the way we have Z special
corral for those Buffalo Bills. and
can take care of them in good
shape.
For Sale Cheap
-Four head good, well broke,
gen,le work horses, or will ex-
change for cattle.
B. j nellie
70 ) miles east of Springfield.
The Springfield herald., 1914-04-24

Third notice to the Sentinel
Buffalo Bills etc.
Sheriff Kett had hauled out to
his ranch a brand splinter new
tricycle. lister the first of the
week.
Barber Gus Cree knows how
onery one feels with dose of
grippe on his hands. He has
about recovered from his.
Tanlsersly was gnest of Wat
son & Speyers Sunday at din
ner. and says if he were able he
would board all the time.
From this time forward
planting will be in dead earnest,
and as usual will no doubt be
continued till up in June.
w. A. Long of the Short Grass
country, was transacting Busi-
ness in town the 1st of the week,
and called on the Herald.
The lot adjoining the Herald
property on the northwas trans
fered the first of the week from
r. G. Cotton tn S. M. Konkel.
Maps of Baca county reduced
to ten cents at office. Is cents by
mail.
| 2 w. M. Stewart.
Elkhart reports to our phone
boys that two-thirds of their
business comes from the Colo
RADIO side of the line.
F. F. Hair of Villas, will sit in
the Herald residential parlor and
read about the doings of every
body and their little lambs for
the year to come. Thanks.
A. j. Huffman of Villas, pre-
sented his case Saturday against
the goveanment for that land.
Felix Ward and w. Grossdyke
witnesses. Com. Speckmann
took the evidence.
After the light fantastic toe"
has been throughly tripped on
the Springfield diamonds, the
boys are going to see what they
can get out of th e
! light fantastic heel"
r. A. Teideman of west of
town, was town visitor on the
21st inst. Mr.. Tiedeman for
merly lived in south Dekota. He
hasn't located as yet, but ex-
poets to do so.
Our good friend P. w. Ser
vice, of Music boulevard, Kan
sas City, Kans., came down from
Lamar Friday last, and is going
to hold down that farm till the
COWS come home at milking
time. Mr.. Service carried a
musket through the civil war,
but is still good for a whole lot
of service in Baca county.
A great big bunch of the EN-
poria colonists landed right-side-
up p-with-care in Baca county last
week, some of them TO make
filings and some of them to come
on to their places to stay. The
following are among the num-
Der who arrived last week:
Messrs. H. E.Smith, Ben Dillen,
Sam Carter, AL Hershner, Geo.
Kerkendall. and the Misses Ma
ry and Alice Jack. They are all
located in a body out southwest,
and suppose they will call the
new settlement New Fmporia.
Mary had little lamb,
It's fleece was slightly curled; I;
They used to sit down side by
side,
And read the Springfield Herald.
ITO be continued)
Dick Thorp and Chas. Collins.
son of Uncle Davie, were in town
last night.
For Sale
Two Row Planter.
Geo. Ellcy, Stonington.
Miss Alma Gordon returned
home Tuesday from Lamar, and
The Springfield herald., 1914-04-24

K. Emerson, Juror Officer case
ESQ
Will Spurgeon, Juror Officer case
$50
Robert J. Homsher, Justice fee
Fred Willis case 2.S5
(C"ntinred on Page q
The Springfield herald., 1914-04-24


y. N. Biilig returned last week
from lp state to his good old Ba-
CT county home.
O. *. Osteen and Il friend, of
Richards. were in town o" the
18th inst, and paid ,Ilrir re
spects to the Herald.
Ed Stapleton, one of the best
farmers of the Boston country,
passed through town Saturday
with IL load OF freight.
Joe Christy autoed down TO
the Carrizo country on the 18th
inst. to look after his stock inter.
ests, returning to Lamar the
next day.
w. NJ. Stewart donned the big
oyeraII. Monday and dug. holes
and planned trees therein I'LL the
live long day. Doc Emerson did
the self same thing.
J. V Abrams of Lanport,
took Il run up 10 the county seat
Saturday, and took run back
The next day. MIR. ~ b IA IN 5
when mere always drops in to
tell the Herald just how it hap
pened.
w. p. Salisbury, who filed ten
miles southeast about a year
ago, is obliged to Quit the coun-
ty on account of the health of
his wife. Mr. Salisbury is a
good farmer and neighbor, and
the country vii! be sorry to lose
him.
Will and Abner McCIiutock of
C.. L., We're taking il. the sights
of Tie county seat on the 18th
inst. said sights consisting
of houses and lots, shade trees,
windmills, life stock, county of
,icials, and otllei. kinds OF peo-
pie.
Glen Woolley was in town on
the 18th inst. on business, and
incidentally paid the first floor
rent on tie Herald fimily resi-
dence for the Wuoliey Bros. for
I The year TO come: for all OF
wnich the usual thanks are ex-
+ to;, 5Io-eiI- -aszl- .sss--.-.- .
: The Springfield visitors tc
il!lhart were loud in their praise
of the magic growth of the new
town, and the enterprise of its
people. The town is only about
IL wear old. but has every line OF
business well represented and is
reaching out in every direction
for trade.
A very pleasant caller last
week was Judge Herbert of
Blaine. The Judge had Just re-
turned from Il SIX weeks visit to
his old Ohio nome. but says chat
while its II nice country, they
haven't got enough good land
back there to induce him TO go
back that way to live. Judge
Herbert is y thorough believer in
the future of the Blaine Are
sian belt. and believes that some.
time there will! be Il good town
in that belt, and in this belief vhe
Herald is in entire accord. Judge
Herbert was among the first
settlers of the county, and is
one of the few that wasn't
bluffed at the proverbial wolf
ut the door, and as IL conSe-
quence the Judge can now &C
at his leisure, he having pros.
pered abundantly ,iuring these
Baca county years of his life, as
have all the others of those old
timers who either couldn't OF
wouldn't get out of the country.
Incidentally, may the same thimG
be said of whole lot of these
The Springfield herald., 1914-04-24

Fred Hollister of Villas, S
man and all-round genial
fellow. took a run to the &C
seat on the 18th inst. to hel
neighbor, A. j. Huffman, e,
fingers onto a piece of &C
ment domain.
The Springfield herald., 1914-04-24

IL IL " II T. Z " " W
era Troop will give a show at the
school house Apr. 25ih Come
out and lose that crouch. Ad-
mittance, Is and % cts.-Adv.
Byron Scarborough made
proof Saturday before Com.
Specknlan, using Harvey Kett
and Jas. Dean As Witnesses.
The government will now do the
rest of it.
The editor has long since
learned that paper is best
boosted, not by harping npnn its
being the best, but by the ac-
tual process OF making it the
best.
Will one of our correspond
entS please to bear Il little hard
er on that pencil ? IT'S no doubt
DINNER when it gets TO Spring
field ihan when it was
written.
LOGCHAIN lost
two miles north west of CHM
neys. Finder will please return
same to the C. |. Davis ranch.
= G. G. Martin.
MaXey, Colo
l.. Burton's viii resume charge
of their restaurant the first Of
the week. We fake this occa-
J sion to say that Speycrs and
watson have handled the busin-
ess in good style during their
tenancy of the property.
The phone directors went in
IA body to Elkhart on the 18th
inst, the purpose of the visit be-
ing 20 interest Elkhart in an ex.
tension of a phone line to that
| place, and to secure thier COOP
Grafton therein The
directors report that Elk
hart received ~ cir Proposition
very favorabiy. and thai the line
undoubtedly will Ga extend d.
Attorney Allen and Herb Hom-
sher broke the Sabbath long
enough to catch . whole lot of
frogs in the frog ponds along the
creek last Sunday, the sane Toys
feasting on frogs legs that same
Sunday night, 1t is probably
the first case of iro@'s legs this
year
The Springfield herald., 1914-04-24
Rodley.

N b. Knot and family are
on the Ford ranch.
Mrs. Ford and Chile
passed through this vicinity
day on their way to their Gin
ron ranch.
Mrs. Bert MCGOWAN isI
sick.
Mesdamee. Goodin and W
called on Mr.. Les Jones
sister last ] cesday.
The Springfield herald., 1914-04-24
Sandy Soil.

Albert Reynolds started to
mar last Monday.
Grandpa ami Grandma Nj,
have returned from Illi1
where they spent the winter.
J. H. Neal and daughter n
Coda visited w. N. Denney
wife Thursday night.
Misses Orndroff and Wolfe
tied Mrs. Howard sunday.
The Springfield herald., 1914-04-24
For Sale

lWO-INOW IdNV6F.
Geo. Ellcy, Stonington.
Miss Alma Gordon returned
home Tuesday from Lamar, and
is fairly well.
Half dozen letters crowded out
this week.
The Springfield herald., 1914-04-24

In this country the one who
stands the best chance of max.
ing success of farming, aftel
farming time has come, is the ona
who is the best equipped fol
quick work when he has The
moisture 10 start with. A MAJ
farming 100 Acres who has eth
er two listers or two-roW lister
and team force accordingly, o,
our sandy land at least, wouldn'
experience failure in crop one
year in twenty. AT the sam.
time it wants to be remembere,
that farming alone doesn't pa.
anywhere.
The Springfield herald., 1914-04-24
Pretty Prairie.

MIR. Robbins and family have
moved uown south of Spring.
field W ith their son Del who has
II HON estead at that place.
Earl and Jessie Dawson and
L. r Rentfrow were ut the ce-
dars last week.
One OF Mr.. Rentfrow's horses
was taken sick and he had to leave
his load.
Mr.. sam Nichols and Geo. Ram
sey returned from Lamport the
first of the week.
Ed Robb hauled broomcorn to
Ell1hart last week for S. l.. Flor
ey.
Mrs. |. o. Colby visited with
Mrs. Sam Nichols Thursday.
The Springfield herald., 1914-04-24
For Sale

Mrs. AIDA KonkeI has maize
to sell--$1.5O per cwt.. Also
good eap4lE work horses and
mares. Address, Villas.
The Springfield herald., 1914-04-24
@pRrsi! 3llali.

7 he Prairie Queen Op
era Troop will give a show at the
school house Apr. 25th Come
out and lose that crouch. Ad
mittance, Is and % cts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03
COAL RATE CASES ID.
 COME UP NEXT MAY.
Railroad Commission Will Hold Meeting to Consider
 Readjustment

Montgomery. March 2.=tSpecial.) The Alabama railroad commission will hold a special meeting in May for the purpose of considering the readjust- ment or all coal rates in the state. This action was announced today by Pres ident Charles Henderson of the railroad commission, following a postponement or all the coal rate cases on the dock et, which were to have been heard at this months session until May 25
 Practically all the railroads in the state have applied to the commission To Increase coal rates from the mines and mining centers to various points Tn Alabama and since the present docket contains a number of cases rom several cities all applying for 6 reduction in coal rates it. was thought best to take the entire matter under consideration at a special meeting in May. Among the cases which were scheduled to come up at Mondays ses- sion were those from Selma, Alexander City, Dothan, Gadsden and Montgom- cry. Nearly all applications were filed by commercial organizations represent ing the cities interested
 These coal rate cases will receive careful consideration on the part of the commission when it meets in May. It Is contemplated that the entire sit uation relative to coal rates will be readJusted Another case postponed at Mondays session was the petition that the railroads operating in Alabama be wait on connections.
 The March docket was one of the lar gest that has been before the commits sion in many months
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03
WILD WEST SHOW ID
 OPEN! IN BESSEMER
Wintered at Fair Grounds. To Give Performance
 Here March p

The Wiedmann Brothers Kit Carson, Buffalo Ranch, Wild West shows will open the season in Bessemer on March 2s. They show in Ensley onaMarch 2i and will reach Birmingham on March 25, giving a benefit performance for the Police Relief association. The associs- tion is to receive large percentage ot the gross receipts, and it 1t expected that there will be large attendance on the opening day.
 The shows have been winterinS it Birmingham with headquarters at the fair grounds, and have been busily en- gagged getting their wagons in shape for the coming season. They reached year, with the parade wagons much bedraggled. These now have been prac- tically rebuilt and repainted. The cars which transport the shows from one town ,to another have also been prac- tically rebuilt.
 Two agents of the shows are now in the west, where they have gone to make contracts with the Indians for this season. One of these agents Is in the Dakotas, the home of the Cheyenne and Ponca Indians. and the other is in Oklahoma the home of the Sioux.
 During the winter there have been but few of the performers in the city. The grounds at Fairview has been given over to the workmen and thou ands of dollars have been spent in Sir mingham for foodstuffs and materials used in the repair of the outfit. Red is to be the color scheme of the circus this year, the wagons and all the cars being painted in that color.
 One of the owners said that Birming- ham was the best town in the south for a circus. The climate. the rail- road and transportation facilities. and the comparatively low prices charged for food and materials combine to make it the most attractive place, in Mr.! Wiedmannis estimation, in his whole route And the circus covers the entire United States, sometimes going up into Canada
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03
CANDIDATES HAVE
 4DAyS 10 QUALIFY
Up to Present Time Scarce ly One Half Has Paid
 the Fee

Montgomery, March 2.-(Special )-Can- didates for state and congressional of fees have four days in which to qualify |to enter the primary on April S. Up to the present time, scarcely more than one half of the candidates haze paid their entrance fee.
 Of the entire number who have quali- fled, two are candidates for governor, Captain Reuben E. Kob. and Walter D. Seed. Neither ex-Governor B. B. Conner nor Charles Henderson has qualified.
 Thomas E. ISilby is the only candidate who has qualified for lieutenant gov ernor. Mir. Kilby paid his fee several days ago. The opponent of Mr. Kilby, Thomas A. Curry of Clanton, has not yet qualified with the state chairman. How ever, it is presumed that he will do so before Friday.
 Among the four candidates for attor- ney general, William l.. Martin is the only one who has so far qualified His opponents are Colonel Gardner Green, D. R. Riddle and George Pegram. It has been reported that one of the candi- dates for attorney general will drop out of the race. though this rumor has not been confirmed.
 Candidates for other state offices are also slow in qualifying, according to Chairman Tyler Goodwin, of the state committee. However, Mr. Goodwin will telegraph all of the candidates who have not qualified within few days, and will inform them that the last day will be on next Friday.
 oscar Underwood is the only candidate who has qualified for United States sen ator, and a dozen or more congressional candidates have qualified
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03
ACTION POSTPONED
 ON ALL BIG ISSUES
Commission Will Consider Questions at Meeting
 Next Week

Nearly all of the big issues pending
 before the city commissioners have
 been postponed for action at the meet
 ing week from today.
 The street railway franchise being
 asked for by two concerns-the Tide
 water and the Kelley company-will
 come up at that time. In the meantime
 the discussion by attorneys for the
 Birmingham Railway, Light and Power
 company and the Tidewater company
 on the question of the Tidewater using
 he other company's tracks is sched-
 uled now for next Thursday. Indica-
 tions are that the Tidewater will be given the franchise, embracing some 'tS0 city blocks
 The Birmingham Railway, Ligat and Power company ypay-as-you-enter prop osition is also scheduled for final ac-
 ton next Tuesday. Indications are the inauguration of the system will he
 stopped, as long the present type of car Is used by fhe company The com
 missioners sttsf& flatly that they arc opposed to Incorporation unless Mir Ford before that time evolves some
 new scheme which will eliminate the present difficulties. It is generally be- lieved that MT Ford himself has little hopes of doing this as long as his company uses the present type of car. The by-product gas negotiations are held up indefniately pending the re- ceipt of information from other cities, where the commission has written re- questing data as to by-product gas rates and service. It may be taken up again any day.
 The chief of police matter is up in the air" nobody but the commissioners apparently knowing just exactly what is going on
 The viaduct conference is set for to- morrow at the city hall. Officials Of the railroads and the city officials will confer over the proportionment of cost among the different companies in build- ing the proposed yiaduct at First ave
 nue and Twenty seventh street, plans for which have been agreed to by all interested engineers. Commissioner Weatherly is optimistic in regard to the viaduct conference