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The Springfield herald., 1914-04-10

they may want to exhibit, and
others thus can see what can be
done by special efforts in giv-
en- direction.
A fair gives a chaEce to meet
with the old and new friends and
would give IL few days recrca-
tion from the long summer 5
toll.
Each year many Of our citizens
go elsewhere for this recreation
and entertainment, and thus car
ry money out of the county. In
stead of this, fair at home
would bring both money "nd. Wis
itors into the county.
Entertainments of various
kinds for old and young could
be had through the day and at
night, and this in connection
with exhibits will make the fair
a big success.
In all these various ways all
can have jolly good time,
and those who get the prizes
and others who get some mon
ey out of it, will be glad, thank
full and happy.
Respectfully yours
ROBT. j. HOMSHER
The Springfield herald., 1914-04-10
For Sale

Mrs. AIDA Konkel has maize
to sell-$130 per cwt. Also
good gertie work horses and
mares. Address. Villas.
adv. A.
The Superintendentis in cor
respondence with certain ed
ucators OF the stale for the pur-
pose OF securing Il conductor aud
instructor for the summer nor.
NAL for, Baca county, no definite
arrangements having yet been
made.
Attorney mccarthy was down
from Lamar Monday in the inter
est of the Wm Dickinson Lum-
Der Co in the advertised sale
of the jackson property. The
matter was amicably arranged
by Mrs. Jackson buying in the
property.
Attorney Gordon, representing
attorney HiIlver. came down
from Lunar SATURDAY, to conduct
the sala Of real estate to be sold
a auc ion by the sheriff Of the
county as advertised in the Her
ald. Mr.. Gordon returned to
Lamar the same day.
The Herald is very Frequently
impcrtuned for railroad news.
The facts are tnat since the
''cut off, reached Elkhart rail
road news has been so still that
you could hear a pin drop.
There's a road coming up
from E'argon. Okla, and others
from elsewhere, but so far
there hasn't been any 'viStlc. >
The Springfield herald., 1914-04-10

BY the favor of Congressman
Heating we are in receipt of the
section Hid. bill now pendin g
in the house. BY the provisions
of the bill additional entry can
be made Of land within ten miles
of enough to even out a section,
and the same whether you have
proved up or no. if you are still
residing upon the Land Two
other bills are pending in con
gress. and Mr.. Keating believes
a compromise measure Iill prob
ably lie passed.
The Springfield herald., 1914-04-10
Boston.

Jim Villers left Friday Tor La
mar where he intends to work
this summer.
Henry Bewley and wife went
to La Junta last week. They ex'
pect to stay about a month.
Robert Oglesby intends tc
farm this summer on the Vlllers
place.
Harry M'Clintock took the school
census in this part of the as
trict Friday.
Grandma McClintock, Mrs
Harry McClintock, and Mrs
Scriyner we're visiting Mrs. Ad'
da Konlsel's Friday.
We under stand Ex-Comn''s'
sioner Davis are coming back to
their ranch west of town
The Springfield herald., 1914-04-10
From Good Old Iowa
S. NJ. Konkel,
Springfield, Colo.

Sprlngnc'i, COLO.
Dear Sir
am incloS;ng you Il draft for
$3.50, which will cary my
subscription TO Nav 18th. 1915.
] do not care for either Maga-
zine or Capper offer.
I am always glad to read the
Herald and to note the steady
improvement in that section.
Baca County, in my opinion. has
great future, and for q new
country. the cheapneSs of land
advantages il offers to settlers,
together with it's futurc pres.
pect, cannot be matched in thu
U. S.
The advent of y. railroad i
now the only feature lacking to
inaugurate big boom for that
section of the country. and it
must come sooner or later
Respectfully.
G. A. Gage.
The Springfield herald., 1914-04-10
ORg tIOIR Illinois

Oregon, i'll.
Mr.. S. M. Konkel.
Dear SIR
Enclosed find postotfice mon.
ey order for $3.50. We enjoy
reading your paper very much.
| consider it the best paper ever
printed in Springfield.
We often see items which in
terest usa great deal about our
old friends and acquaintances
that we new twenty years ago or
more. Mr.. Walker always
speaks of the Herald us the pa
per from home. Lam glad to
hear of the improvement going
on in that country. If ary
time you hear of any one wanting
to buy a claim please tell them to
drop us Il line and tell us, as ours
is for sale.
The Springfield herald., 1914-04-10
Local Gossip.

@==ss-: -.zS,as.-e=zs@~- - - .=s.-,,!. =.
Jake Lasley was a pleasant call
er or the 9Th inst.
c. I. Wade of North Flats was
II caller Tuesday.
Herb Homshcr ran MP to La
mar Monday and Returned the
next day.
j. Martin Ford took IL run up in
his car from mis- ranch Tuesday
on business.
First notice to the Sentinel:
Buffalo Bills" is our trade mark
please don't infringe.
Tom Konkel went up to Lamar
on the Ith inst, and returned
with Herb Homsher Tuesday.
Vivian Johnston of Monon,
brother of our county treasurer,
was in the county seat Monday.
Mrs. Van orsdol went to Lamar
yesterday to attend the
w. G T. U. conycution at that
place.
Com. Harrison was circulating
Il petition during the week ask
ing for a vote thisiraIL on a half
mill road tax.
LOST: One "BuffaIo Bin"
Finder will please return the
same to A. l.. Smart's Wednes-
day nex0 and claim reward.
Til" buffalo broke ont ot the
corral last week, and broke back
in again this week. You'll find
him in the buffalo corral" else
where.
/ just one week from today is
arbor day. Our correspondents
are specially requested to report
/ trees planted i'm their loca lity
on that day.
Register Whitaker ran down
|
in his car Monday after Mrs
Whitaker and their daughter
Miss Nellie, whose school al
'C. [. closed last Friday.
| Regnier is to have store. j
collins is the man, 20X40 is th.
store, EIshart will be the ship,
ping point. Now how aboul
that Springfield and Regniel
railroad.
Roy Depey couldn't get done
Dragging on the schoo! enter
taiment at Blaine last Saturday
night. He Thought it Il little thC
best he had seen, and particu
larry the singing
Do you know the success o.
your sale depends largely on ths
appearance of the sale bills! anC
in this the Buffalo Bills, with tht
buffalo either in CT out, are {
class to themselves.
The Springfield herald., 1914-04-10
Blaine.

Mrs. VIM. Curtis and daugh-
ter visited at Burnetts Sunday.
Marcus Brown was at the
Knox Ranch The first OF the week
after one Of his horses.
Roy Denney and C. S. Bray
came over from Springfield Sat
urday, returning Sunday. Mrs.
Bray and Children returned with
them.
Mrs. Maggie Dodge and Miss
Pearl md Rose Pettigrew were
at the entertainment Saturday
night.
Charley CIeson visited at Bur.
nett's Monday.
Lewis Curtis went to Lamar
Saturday 10 play in the Basket
ball game between Two Buttes
ana Lamar
Asse essors Meeting at Denver.
a great many questions were
discussed.
The Tax commission says that
we must follow the full cash val
ne bases for assessment.
Many suggestions were made
as to how TO get at the value OF
different properties.
The tax commission would not
promise that they would not
ra Use the values again this year,
80 we are up against the same
proposition as we were last year.
W. o. Brown Assessor
The Springfield herald., 1914-04-10
About a Fair
E Baca County

business men of the town, to
take the first steps. They ought
to do this at once, and not wait
until spring work is fully on, and
people are too busy to attend to
it. All such enterprises need the
help Of the press, and good deal
Of prodding is required. Let us
set the ball to rolling.
JAS. N. MILLER.
Campo, Colo,
The Springfield herald., 1914-04-10
Springfield. Colo.

Editor Herald.
Dear SIR
With reference to a
county fair, rs advocated by
many through the medium of
the Spl ingfield Herald, l believe
it possible for the people to
have one and make Of it Il sue
cess.
Prospects for the coming sea
son being good, and many peo-
pie coming in, fair would be a
big boost for our county.
Money for conducting the fair
could be raised by the people
themselves by various plans and
waxs, and would cost each indi-
vidual but little time or money.
Small prizes could be offered
for stock, garden, and field pro
ducts.
A fair is the place for each
person to view the effects of his
fellowman's labor and skill, and
would show what the county has
and what it can do.
IT the fair project is put on
foot in time, it will give every
one a chance to put forward
the best efforts in whatever
The Springfield herald., 1914-04-10

z The editor has farm of
q one hundred acres of good I
y sandy land to rent. Wind !
mill and large reservoir. !
The farm is on the Sandy I
n Arroyo, ten miles southeast {
q of Villas. Small rert. Adj
U dress Springfield.
The Springfield herald., 1914-04-10

Our Welcome correspondent
makes the following observations
on the county fair:
My opinion on the county fair
question Is that it would be best
to have a company of stock hold
ders owning or renting the fair
grounds and buildings. they to
charge gate fee and q small fee
on exhibits. The stock holders
would then take these fees and
pay off premiums. The stock
The Springfield herald., 1914-04-10

holders would arrange the pre-
miums list and have it published
3Oor 60 days before the fair
comes off.
suggest the editor organiza
this company. 1t seems to me
this would be a better way than
trying to have entertainments to
raise the money.
But some way and some how
Baca county must haye that
fair.
The Springfield herald., 1914-04-10

Don't forget--prairie fires are
q great deal easier started than
they are ppt out; also that there
is a heavy fine for carelessly
letting fires get started.
The Springfield herald., 1914-04-10
THE GOVERNOR
WILL COME.

selves
Springfield, Colo,
Gov. Ammons,
Denver, Colo.
Ny Dear Governor
Baca county is making IL
cipient preparations for its first
county fair, which will be held
probably in October
/ wish to ask. Governor, If we
might have a reasonable hope
to be lonored with your pre- s.
ence on one of the days the fair
will be in progress.
We have believed we might
particularly as this will be
Baca's first fair, and as l believe
the first exclusively dry-tarm
The Springfield herald., 1914-04-10
Editor Herald:

Editor Herald:
A number of responses have
been made to my article advocat-
ing county fair, and there is
no doubt universal sentiment
in favor of it. AS l said in my
first letter, the hard part is in
getting started. AS the fair
should be held at Springfield, it
will devolve upon tie families liv,
ing near that place, and on tile
The Springfield herald., 1914-04-10

Jake Harman made a special
trip to Springfield yesterday in
his auto to pay the rent cn that
first flat of the Herald f res
idence. Cur thanks ;l ten
ed
The Springfield herald., 1914-04-10
Respectfully
Mrs. J. a. WALKER
Notice.!

H. D. Smith wants to- buy.
secondhand lumber or build.
ings, all kinds; cattle. wire fenc-
ing; posts new, or second
hand: II few tons of good rough
feed; Il few loads of maize grain;
few chickens. And | will buy
1 or 100 choice yearlng heifers.
Say what you have, and state
price. Write me at Springfield,
Colo. 3.6
The Springfield herald., 1914-04-10

fair in the state.
With great respect, am
Very TRULY yours.
S. M. Konkel.
Executive Office.
Denver, Colo.
Mr.. S. M. Konlsel,
Springfield, Colorado.
Dear Sir
On behalf of Govern
or Ammons l wish to acllnowl-
edge yours of yesterday and say
that he will be glad to attend the
fair of Baca county if he is in
the state at that time. Kindly
let US know about three weeks
in advance of the date you set
and we can tell you definitely
whether it will be possible for
him to be there.
Yours very truly,
G.. w. Fairchild,
Secretary to the Governor
The Springfield herald., 1914-04-10
Sandy Soil.

Had fine shower Sunday
evening.
Mrs. Neal Wallace is on the
sick list.
Ce5ren Renolds visited the
Neal boys.
Mrs. Nidey visited Mrs. Bert
Caldwell last week.
Miss Coda Neal made a trip
to Mrs. Wallace's last Wednes.
day.
/ j. H. Neal and Wife visited
Rev. Nidey's Sunday.
The committee on county
book uniformity as selected by
Mrs. Oldem is Earl Denney,
Prof. Johnson, Elmer French.
a n d Mrs. Margaret Jackson.
Mrs. Oldem is the chairman of
the Committee. This is good
committee and their work will no
doubt meet with the approval of
the various districts of the cOun-
The Springfield herald., 1914-04-10
Starts Fly Campaign

nti fly The are he jpy
Please do the so far you can, all should help
SO far this year have killed six flies See below
ires before the past
EGGS
June lone
-
No-5'ooo MES ayr .....
mes a 292O0OO
July o-l296oo 900 flies lay. l555
2O-7716OO 600 flies lay 32
flies
900
1916, ,96l, 100000 900 flies lay
" 29lO
Sept S6oi 66l 760 coo 900 900 flies lay
s36 279 705 500 0OJ
2S- A 353, ,564 572,
This mass OF figures took from the Kansas City
W. P Verify, M. d..
County Physician,
Two Buttes Colo.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-11-10
CARRANZA GARRISON
BEATEN BY FORMER
FEDERAL GENERALS
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, D. c., Nov. THE
capture of Tehuacan, Mexico, from
the Carranza garrison by Generals
Higinio Aguilar, Argumedo and Ruiz,
formerly Federal commanders. was
reported to the State Department to-
day by Consul Canada, at Vera Cruz.
The message Says several hundred
were killed n wounded.
Tehuacan is rs miles from Puebla,
where Carranza has removed with
the members of his cabinet from Mex
leo City. 1t is on the line of the Mex
lean Southern Railway.
Other advices to the department
said General Villa was still at Aguas
Galleries and told of the proclama-
ton of Genera Gutierrez as proVis-
ional president of the southern re-
public under the decision of the Aguas
Galleries convention. He will take
office Tuesday.
During the day Rafael Zubaran,
Carranza's confidential agent here,
denied that CarranZa forces had been
| ordered to attack American troops at
Vera Cruz tomorrow. Disquieting
press reports of the intention Of the
CarranZa general outside General
Funston's lines to seek to capture the
city have persisted, however, and the
War Department is keeping in close
touch with the ex~peditionary force
thpre
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-11-10
A NEW GREAT CRUSADE IS THE
PRESSING NEED OF THE CHI RCH
Nothing Would Make 1t Grow In Influence Oute 60
Much as for Its Members to Be Prosecuted for
Righteousness Sake.

p greet the range at rho door
ne church furnishes social Efe To-
unions. and in this particular II is
peIio[Ining a valuable service ON
nc whole, the church isn't failing as
a soclal institution. Sometimes il iS
reared, this part Of its work is grea1lv
oeeremphaslzed. The danger is that
= soclal work may swamp m oh else
mat IS stlll more valuable.
II isn't more philanthropy. The
cnurch has always been the center
anu Of philanthropic work.
!. was the organizer CT hospitals when
otnerS permitted the sick to suffer
and die. 1t cared for little children
"nen the world had not yet learned
~ appreciate the value of lone such
nttle one In every land, and to all
the people, wherever suffering was
round, there the church has given
ireeiy tnat burdens might be tighten
gu ana care made easier to carry. But
what the church needs most lust now
is not to increase its philanthropic
work, Tor others have learned from
the church how to~minister to the
needy.
What does the church need most
II needs money, but it must be clean,
IL neeoS members, but they must be
true. 1t needs ministers, but they
must be strong. 1t needs religion
but it must be sure. It needs socia-
olilty, but 1t must be sincere. 1t needs
phlianthropy, but it must be temper
ed by justice.
But more than all these it needs
men and women who are ready tc
pay the price of discipleship. More
tnan all these it needs persecution be.
cause 1T dares go contrary to the &C.
cepted order of thingS-when thes.
Things are wrong. Nothing would
make the church grow in influenc,
quite SO much as to be prosecuted 70
righteousness sake. The church i
too comfortable-too prosperous. TIL,
church needs above everything else t
engage In a new great crusade. An,
II need not go far afield to find
cause sufficiently important to en-
list the army which is waiting to b
, led. The church waits for leaders.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-11-10
DOG DIGS UP $4,000 NECKLACE.
Finds Pearls on Lakewood Golf Course
According to Story.
New York Sun.

New York Sun.
According to a story told by a
young woman who called at the Sun
office yesterday afternoon, Lord, a
wolfhound owned by George Rogovoy,
a Russian c%ellist, who is at the Laurel
House, Lakewood, N. j., is a very
sagaciUus animal. for he dug a pearl
necklace worth $4,000. out Of the
ground in a deserted part Of the Lake
wood golf course yesterday morning
while out for a constitutional with his
master.
The wolfhound, which is four years
old, was presented to Mr.. Rogovoy by
f. Corleis Morgan, a nephew of j. +.
Morgan.
A. J.. Murphy, manager of the
Laurel House. according to the story,
recognized the necklace as n that
had been lost on the links two years
ago by Mrs. A. E. Grier, of New York,
who is al present in Italy.
Mr.. Murphy could not be reached
| at the hotel yesterday. and other en-
| ployes knew nothing OF Lords lucks
| find. Mr.. RogovSy is leade OF the
| orchestra at the hotel. it was Sald.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-11-10

Agriculture has gone through two
thousand years Of oluti and Is
still in an experimental stage
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-11-10

The problem that con1ron1s the
farmer next in Importance 10 oistfio"
ton is diyersifcation.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-11-10

A %full-grown elephant yleids ize
Of ivory. worth 5000.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-04-17
CABBAGE SHIPPED BY THE TRAINLOADS
One Hundred and Fifty-Six Cars Have
Been Forwarded, and Two Hundred
Cars Remain to Be Shipped.

San Benito, Tex.-Cabbage ship
ments from San BenitO reached new
record during the past week, 1879 cars
having been forwarded. This is more
by several cars than ever before left
San Benito in a similar period. To-
gether with previous shipments, a
total of 756 carloads of cabbage has
been sent out of San Benito, this sea-
son, which is more than double last
seasons output for the corresponding
period.
However, this is the last big ship
ping week. There are not more than
200 cars on the San Benito tract and
they will be scattered throughout the
rest of this month and the early part
of May
Due to the rapidly increasing de-
mand for citrus fruit trees, the local
branch of the San Benito Nursery
Company has increased its acreage
twenty acres, on which it will propa,
gate $4,000 citrus trees for this years
business. The proportions Of this in,
dustry are expanding so rapidly in
the lower Rio Grande Valley that it is
a question as to whether this number
will be sufficient to supply the de-
mand from this yield.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-04-17
PLAN UNIT MARKETING SYSTEM
FOR HANDLING OF CABBAGE IN
THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY.
Bankers and Farmers Hold Meeting
System of Marketing viii Likely
Be Salvation of Truckers.

Mercedes, Tex. An enthusiastic
meeting of the Rio Grande Valley
Bankers Association and representa-
tives of the Progressive League or
Southwest Texas was held Wednes-
day.
The meeting was called for the pur-
pose of considering the proposition OF
a unit marketing system for the prod
ucts of the farmers, as advocated by
Colonel Alba Haywood of San Benito,
who was pleased with the results of a
mass meeting held several weeks ago,
which was attended by farmers, bank,
ers and business men from all parts
of the valley and at which the princi-
pal shippers of cabbage and other
truck agreed to work together to the
end that the farmer would get better
prices for his truck.
He is not only convinced that the
unit marketing system means the sal
walton of the truck growers of the val
ley, but also that such system can be
established at this time.
The valley bankers were instrument
al in getting the three principal SELL
ing agencies together on the cabbage
proposition and realize the necessity
of a unit marketing system which will
take care of the principal selling agen'
cies now operated in the valley, and
at the same time give the farmers an
organization through which Their
products can be marketed to much bet.
ter advantage.
At the meeting resolutions were
passed unanimously indorsing the unit
marketing system, and circulars will
be sent to every farmer, merchant and
business man in the valley within the
next few days preparatory to calling
a mass meeting, at which the matter
will be discussed and preparations for
the organization made.
Those attending the meeting were:
o. w. Haywood, San Benito; Scott
Cathorn, Mission; w. A. Mcneil, San
Antonio; S. A. Pipes, Mission; George
A. Toolan, San Benito; J. T. Lomax.
San Benito; McMurry Richie, San Be.
nito; d. H. Barr, Donna; E. Owen
Scott, Mission; w. Ferguson, Mission;
Colonel Alba Haywood, San Benito;
F. c. Plat, San Juan; R. p. Boeye,
Donna; l. " Horner, G. o. Barnes,
w. H. Lastinger and N. P. Barton
Mercedes.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-04-17
ACCIDENT TOFATHER SAVES LIVES OF CHILDREN
Father, Thrown From SuIky, Wit.
nesses Little Ones in Water.
Jumps in Time to Save Them.

Angleton, Tex.-A triple accident
that did not prove mortal to any one
almost by miracle, and which prob
ably has no parallel, occurred on Bas-
trop bayou. near Angleton, Tuesday.
H. F. Schmidt. a farmer, while plOw-
ing with sulky pillow, was thrown
backward from his riding position
when the seat broke, and while fall
ing saw one of his children, which had
been playing with its brother or sister
on the bank of the bayou, fall into the
water Gaining his feet, the father
rushed to the bank and plunged into
the stream to rescue his child.
While taking the almost lifeless
body from the water he stepped upon
the other child, which had fallen into
the water previously and sank from
view. The father rescued both of the
children and after much difficulty
they were resuscitated and now seem
fully recovered.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-04-17
BIG WINTER WHEAT CROP YIELD PREDICTED
Record-5reaking Harvest Seems Like
Iy This Year, According to Pros
pects-ApriI Acreage Good.

Washington. A record-breaking
winter wheat crop is in prospect this
year, the department of agriculture
estimating on a conservative basis
that cereal may yield 551,OOO,OOO
bushels. The condition of the crop
April 1 was 956 per cent normal, or
lis per cent better than the average
April / condition for the past ten
years.
In statement Tuesday concerning
the crop, the department said:
"The condition of winter wheat on
April l, viz, 956 per cent of normal
is Ills per cent higher than the aver
age Of the past ten years.
"The yield per acre in the same ten
years averaged fifteen bushels; an
increase of 11.5 per cent to this aver
age would be 1877 bushels.
"The acreage planted last fall was
estimated at 36,5O6,0O0 acres; 1871
bushels applied to this acreage gives
9,65OOOO. But there always is some
of the planted area abandoned before
harvest; the average of this abandon
ment in the past ten years has been
about 9,6 per cent of the area planted.
If this average of abandonment be de-
Quoted from the estimated planted
area and 1871 be applied to the re,
naming amount, a production of about
551 ,OOO,0O0 bushels would be indi.
Gated.
"The wheat plant wintered unusual
ly we'll, and it is not to be expected
that the ten.year average of abandon
ment has occurred this year. On the
other hand, crop that is in very high
condition on April l, as is the case
this year, Is more susceptible to de,
probation later in the season than a
crop having a lower condition on
April /.
"The final estimate of production OF
winter wheat in 1918 was 523,561, OOO
bushels (the largest ever recorded)
and in 1912 it was S99 $4,000 bushels