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The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1915-09-24

Thu ElS.l GlU|f' !.
POISON STORY \
Ind discrimina II statements have
recently been made BY digapp Joint
ed hunters that the putting oslr of
gopher poison, + under diIeetion of
the Mort Dakota A gricul ultura1 Exs:
pertinent Station IS resi- sponsible Tor
the scarcity Of prairie chickens this
year. These staten ents have be-
come some eWhat vii dely5 current
the press of the state. Tli
view OF this, it seems ad visa BILE to
present certain facts for the w corl-
alteration OF the people 5of North
Dakota who are nterested In both
the prairie chick en- and the go-
pher', situat IONS II NJ $
Ssss A moments 8 though Y and we igh5
Ing the facts should convince any
person that the cause OF the short
age of prairie chick ems is due t0
the weat ther cond itions which pre-
vailed during the pring and surl-
mer which were 4 very. $s unfaVorable le
for the Matching and rearing @ OF
prairie chickens, and lis lin no way
to be attributed to the putting out
Of the 81. gopher poison : N under di-
;rection of the experim ments station
The, place where the 4 shortage OF
prairie chickens is most oticeable
to- hunters is in IN the Red river
valley, where not" an ounce Of 81 the
poison was thus distribute ed There
are still several million acres = OF
land in North Dakota y y hlchs}d l11 have
not been poisoned, even. for rodents
and yet the shortage Of prairie .
chickens is evident in all parts Of
the state VIII ere. ather col q ditions
were 4 Il ur,favorable Y II, l and is not eonT
fined fined in any: way to the poisoned
areas or localities 3 $. sss :;a' 4 81.
Another fact which app cars not not
to be generally u. und e ersstood s is that hat
prairie chickens, sharH tailed lee grouse
and sSs;2 dolneMstlcated est VII. chic en- kens are
practically i'm IN mnne nh to the action Of
stry ne when taken in any or: or
dlinary* q uantity5into the stomach oItlsle.ll
with p food InSS the N xperimentat
work upon the poison rece m 1ineild;
ed by the experim p &, a en't lt attol: both
este nick ems and prairie tes1ick.
ems have been tested by being FED req
Of the "a: i. gopfa poison gr
with nosSinurious 5lll results Further
more, 1ll red Ut ile past
seas y q
work were 1nstrlct ed 70 watch care are
s1ully for any lry$ by the poison
TO pralrle chick g ems and nd i slhairprtaf- :
ed grouse. @ q 4 afmers We're also
urged TO 81 note any such.ln o. Jury and
report: NOT AZ single case OF 1Ilz
Jury to prairie chickens or st sharp
tailed grouse has a. been .Sl noted or re
ported. NJ ,E$
Ihere is standln Erlt1 e offeT se or ten en-
g dollars reward Val to the first person
" no produces PROC evidence Of the kill
ing Of a single prairie I chic ken y III or
$slla1rp-tailed E&iro y use g by the gopher
poison. prepare M nd stributed 10 L
aeeordin to he In insftruc ctions 9; OF
the q North l ES Dako ia s a gaAlc cultural
Experlns : statio )! ihis, @ #.s q !
tba i s nv o co,n !, : Il ,ry y
ary gopher; pois oi Oh ons which have
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The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1915-09-24


S$ E. =. 81 Hartman one day last week
purchased the Harvey Menges farm
An Ward TOWNSHIP which place
Joins the Fart tman homestead, tIls$
c0nssd sderation being 90 This
gives Mr.. artman a half section
all gether B deal was MAD telsl
through tliaa Harris Land hi
The firm of Movers h Mowers iss
now doing biisi ness the from
sof the post Office bull ding while
55tlleir new strleture sfs being erect
sed their lots. lsontract ON
Swanson and schild ar $3are wasting
no times YI,atteyels ia rlislIing the
work Sof the & new overs hui ding,
they having already 81 torn siioWa the
soeIds frame structure and have tiieSS
basement Ror is new one rfa
call comp ted The q me tae e
foundat Ion and BAH nla1lt are 10 ii h
plsted the brick NH \ iere
the main biifld ding. and brfck iAy4s
|iIlg obah1 "a next Rssks
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1915-09-24
CRUSHED (; n TO DEATH
UNDER HIS ENGINE

55&; ST i Ian gdon, N. D., Sept. 20 Bea-
ton Mcdowell, of this place. was;
almost instantly killed in the ex-.
plosion of traction engine while
engaged In. threshing operations on
a farm in this vicinity late yester-
day afternoon \
S & II Dowell was standing ON the
tender Of the engine when the ena
tire front end Of .tfie machine was
blown out with such terrific ssOrce:
that the engine was forced back
ward and ended up on the boiler
head pinning Mcdowell beneath its
and one of the bull wheels. The
life was literally crushed out
the man ::55 4 3s' Is
Althoug others were working
nearby at the time none of them
were injured
NJ cDowell was about 10 years of
age and was unmarried. 55
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-14

men. One, an old sweetheart of mine,
he said, had been hired to kill George
by the father of the girl who worked
in the postoffice. 1 accused Roscoe
of being the secret service man. and
he said:
You can't prove it. If anything
comes of this I'll draw your name
into it and I'll be out of it. have lots
of friends" .
Mrs. McElheney said that from
then on she was in constant fear of
Hornbaker until finally she grew so
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-14
desperate she decided to tell all to the

desperate she decided to tell all to the
authorities.
A jury will decide the case in June,
but meanwhile still another girl has
had her life blackened. She is the
"girl in the postofice," accused, so
Mrs. McElheney testifes, by Horn
baker of having relations with Post
master McElheney.
Her wedding day, which was set,
may never be held, and now she waits
in sorrow until as witness at the
trial she can clear her name.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-14
A SEAM

what is brilliant repartee?'"
Brilliant repartee, my boy, in
molern society, is snappy conversa-
ton, each word of which has seven
teen meanings, sixteen of which no
lady ought to know. Ohio Sun Dial
The Springfield herald., 1915-04-09
CimarrOD Cut OF

Sunday school was well attend
ed last Sunday. We are nc, iair
" Gather" Christians, but good
weather helps 10 get the little
folks out. Thirty were present.
j. o. Michael is hauling maize
this week for Mr.. Eversall. He
will begin building a new home
soon, reconstructing building
he moved from Oklahoma.
j. 0. Jenkins, brother of Mrs,
}. o. Michael, filed in the neig IL
borhood this spring, and has
taken up residence. This adds
another hustler to our locality.
Sol Curry is getting stock.
buildings, and furniture moved
from Hugoton to Baca county.
The Springfield herald., 1915-04-09
Short Grass

Grandpa Ruturauif has his new
house almost completed.
Odis White made a "Trip to La.
mar last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Royal Long and
little son and Mr. and Mrs. Ma
rion Long visited at the home of
Roses Sunday.
MIR. Cox and fairly are now on
their claim Iear No 8 wind mill.
Frank Sacks and wife visited
with George Earmon's Sunday.
Ben Mcsser of Larned, Kans.,
arrived inSthis vicinity Sunday.
He has q Claim southwest of
Rev. Nidet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lafe Lester spent
Easter SUNDAY with Will Keat-
|.ing's and .enSossda 2 beunliful din
ner Of eggs and white rabbit.
Mrs. Nidey and daughter Miss
! Flossie, are laid up with small.
pox.
Mrs. r. l.. Drake expects tC
leave for Oklahoma to visit her
parents and old friends in the
near future.
The Springfield herald., 1915-04-09
HIGHLAND

Nixon Rich arrived home last
Wednesday with Kirt Rogers Of
Fowler, Kaps., in auto.
Richland Sunday school is
making preparations for the
Easter Cantata, but OF account
of the quarantine are not intend
ing to hold il till later
There was IL surprise plauIcd
for Mr. Harrison last Friday, but
on account of the quarantine was
postponed
,Jnln WnIi' brought II load of
goods from Fowler for Nixon
Rich. IN the load being IA Liano
they intend to use in the new
church.
The McClirtock's took dinner
with Frank Huffman's the other
Sun lay.
Luther Blooms took IL ride in
Harrison's new auto Saturday.
We are looking for a nice day
to begin work on the church,
but still it SHOWS.
The Springfield herald., 1915-04-09
EiASLEY

The threshing machine has at
last arrived.
Mr.. johnson from Fargo, Okla,
with his family. and Mr.. Dyer,
Liberal, Kans., are newcomers
at Easley.
Jesse Gibson and the Falconer
boys hauled teterita to Lamar
this week.
Mr.. Kincaid was a callcr at
Albert Meals Monday.
Mr.. Tippit has been on the
sick list this week, but is now
feeling much better.
Mr.. Stirson was a business
caller in this vicinity Thursday.
]. Il. Easter and wife and AL
bert Neal and wife We're visitors
at Keating's Sunday afternoon.
The Springfield herald., 1915-04-09

Cecil Evans arrived here from
Lamar last Sunday, having ship
ped car through. He reports
the res of the family on their
way overland.
Sam Jent had the misfortune
to have a runaway last Monday,
cutting both horses quite badly.
Frank Simon is doing some
breaking for H. C. Kaiser.
w. j. Ray sold team Of hors-
es to parties living in Sand Can
on.
Mr.. Leonard and son are de-
|livering maize to Mr.. Thompson,
the sheep man, for next winters
feed
Andy and Lawrence Kreiger
called on A. X. Howell last Mon
day.
U. j. Ray bought good mare
of Frank Simon this week.
The Springfield herald., 1915-04-09
District No. 6

Cal. Woolley seeded his b. oom-
corn the first OF the week.
q. E. and j. F. Huston and j.
Is. Villars started Thursday to
Holly with broomcorn for j. F.
Huston.
7. e. Konkel threshed Friday
and Sa urday Of last week.
j. l.. Dunlap has started turn
ing up some of our good black
soil. Bully for Jesse! He leads
our community in the farming
line this year.
/ Glen Woolley started to Elk.
hart Sunday last for oil.
Fred Twyford is visiting east
at the present writing,
Jesse McNutt has rented John
Schweizer' $ place for the COM
ing year.
The Springfield herald., 1915-04-09
Zone Rock

Rev. r. l. johnson will meet
with us again April 25th at three
o'clock. Those who are not
hearing his sermons are missing
a real treat.
Herman Hesse returned from
Iowa last week with a bride We
extend heartie. t congra tnlaticnS,
and sincerely hope JOY and hapi-
ness may follow them all the
days of their lives.
A well rendered program was
give II by the little folks Sunday,
at the Rally day services. Those
WIN could repeat the Golden
text for the past quarter and re-
ce.vcd prizes from the superin.
tendent Mr.. Rockhi.l were Or
vile Thompson, Fern Kedder,
Ren Thompson. Orville Rockhill
and Cleo Rockhill.
The infant child of MIR. and
Mrs. John Mier has been quite
sick but is some better at this
writing.
Emmete Simpson and Tom
Pa !; from Canton, Kans and
Ben Dillon, Warren Smith and
Franklin Dillon, from Emporia,
Krns all returned with Mr..
Rockhill fr IN .amar Saturday
and will begin habitation on their
various homesteads il This neigh
bo hood.
The Springfield herald., 1915-04-09
Elmer Gordon P. M.

Information has been received
from Washington that Elmer
Gordon has been appointed post
master at Springfield, he being
the high man in the examination
at Lamar on the 18th of Febru-
airy. The Herald extends con
gratis to Elmer Gordon on his ap-
pointment, with the hope that
his tenure OF Office may prove to
be satisfactory to the patrons of
the office. We have not learned
where the office is to be located.
M. j. Cook, the genial Villas
ranchman, was county capital
visitor on the third.
w. H. Denney has been plow-
ing gardens in Springfield dur
ing the past week.
The Springfield herald., 1915-04-09
KoNANTz

Frank MCGOWAN started to the
worlds fair last Thursday.
Archie Semmons and Victor
Herrickson started Monday with
cows to Wiley, Colo, where Mr..
Herrickson intends to start in
dairying
Jake Dillinger started to Elk
hart Tuesdav with rye.
Frank Wilson and Otto Row.
land got home Tuesday from the
cedars.
Mrs, Bryan visited with Mrs.
Rowland Monday.
The Springfield herald., 1915-04-09
Villas.

Good Morning, Mr.. Herald.
Things are going along pretty
smooth around Villas.
G. f. Wheeler is getting a
great deal of freight these days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cant we're pleas
ant visitors at w. M Westmore-
lands Thursday, and trading at
Villas.
Henry Marching recently trad
ed his farm for Missouri land.
Blotcher has planted some
corn and it may be all right.
Wheat looks pretty well. Sow
more wheat and SOW the first of
September.
1t would be a good thing to
start up Sunday school and be
loyal to the Ruler of the universe.
Jesus has smiled on. his people.
Just try to be thankful and He
will smile again.
Mr.. Lilly is building a house
and barr on his claim and will
move soon.
Mrs. YokIey will take possess
sion of the restaurant. Come
one, come all, both great and
small.
The Springfield herald., 1915-04-09
RodIey.

The phone Meeting at the C..
L. school house last night was o
success, we suppose, as they are
going to put up part of the line
in a few days,
Mrs. Bert Mitchell spent last
Sunday afternoon with Mrs. II.
!; r. MCGowan.
H. Z. McGowan's new GRAPHIC.
phone came in last week, and we
have been listening to some pref
ty fine music.
r. G. Philbrick lost four nice
little pigs last week-suppose
tEey froze to death.
Bert MCGOWAN lost u fine SOW
last week.
Frank Deenis starting a new
house on his place.
News from Jake Walker last
week says that he is still very
low.
Clyde Burleson and Quitman
Terry are living on. their places
now.
We hear that there is a fine
new baby girl at the Less Jones
home. +
The Springfield herald., 1915-04-09
What Makes
A Good Letter?

One oil our greatly appreciated
corps of correspondents asks
What is it that makes good
readable lelter?"
In the first place, ii S the let.
ter that leaves a pleasant taste -
that attracts instead of repels.
| The second place, it's the let
ter That by some meats notices
every body and says something
pleasant about them.
Third, its the letter that giveS
the progress of the neighborhood,
what is going on, what the peo-
pie are doing, ;no VI "a is hap, !
ing.
Fourth. it's the letter tina. as
much as possible would oe of in
terest to all the readers of the
paper, and that would give out.
side parties some idea of affairs
in Baca county.
Fifth. and the last that we
shall mention, it's the letter that
by its fairan equitable distribu-
lion pl personal notices of neigh-
borhood affairs would make it
next to mposs bic to iden-
ity of it's author; mich il just
another way of saying, find some
way of noticing everybody in
Your circle of Acquaintance.
The Springfield herald., 1915-04-09
(Srandview

Geo. Hall was breaking his
new horse last Monday.
Guy Brock has got ready to go
! to housekeeping in his new home.
One of Bert Glasgow's fire
mares was sick last Monday.
They have had Il hard time to
get to and back from Ellshart
this week,
The children of Grandview had
a surprise dinner on their teach
er the last day of school.
Three land seekers are staying
at Mr.. Newton's now.
The Springfield herald., 1915-04-09

Last year the Two Buttes Res
ervoir was stocked with 35, WO
brook trout. Register Beavers
phoned us Wednesday that yes
terday it was in .ended to drop
50, 600 more into the pond. Mr..
Beavers desires this to be
great sporting resort, but says
anyone fishing out of season
or using dynamite OF other
wise violating the game laws
will be prosecuted to the full
extent of the law. 1t is hoped,
though, that no one visiting the
dam will SO far forget him
self as to make such prosecu-
tions necessary.
The Springfield herald., 1915-04-09
EL0tM0NT

Sunday school has been changed
from 2::30 p. M. to 10 a. IN:
AS spring opens leHus endeavor
to make our Sunday school work
more interesting. May we work
for more and better Sunday
schools in Baca county.
Some have begun farming in
this part.
Mr.. Hawxins' children have
been having the whoopingcough.
MeSsrs. Milby and Morris were
making cement blocks for the
foundation Of r. H. Dickey's new
house last week.
T. M. Ellis and family of Liber-
al, Kans., and Mrs. Ellis and Mr..
Lynch of Hindsville, Ark, were
visiting at the r. H. Dicl>ey home
last week. They were very much
pleased with Baca county, and
Mr.. Lynch expects to locate here.
Miss Etfie Christian has been
on the sick list the past few days.
Mr.. Tate is taking care of Mr..
Mesnard's stock w ] il iaGy
visiting back in Oklahoma.
The Springfield herald., 1915-04-09
NUMBER 9

Floyd aud Vernon Coulter re.
turned from Topeka, Kans., to
their homesteads this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Hoffman of Hut
crimson, came back to their place
last week.
Charley johnson has filed on
1881 and has commenced his
improvements.
The Coulter Bros. made a trip
to Lamar the first of the week.
George Collier came back from
Lamar Wednesday and expects
to farm his own place this year.
DR.. Goodrich made IL tlip to
Campo las. week.
Quite a number here have been
vaccinated. Some say they
would as soon have the small
poX.
Fl E Bosley returned from
a trip to Lamar Saturday.
Clay Wood accompanied him.
The Springfield herald., 1915-04-09

The legi- lative hen by appoint
ment comes off the nest tomor-
row. after h,ving sue ceeded in
Matching ont Two of the COVER
nor's pet eggs. After thoroughly
disinfeuting the old hen and the
nest. the Legislators should be
permitted to take the dead chicks
home with them to show that they
hadn't Deen "loafing on the job"
The Springfield herald., 1915-04-09
/ anport

For two days the weather was
so nice that the neighbors began
to talk about gardening and we
even hunted UP our old last sum-
er's straw hat. But alas! the
wind changed and so did the
weather.
Frank Cakes and wife spent
the week end with Arthur Mer-
iott's and j. Anders.
Otto Green and Mr.. Meriott
made trip to Elkhart this week.
The report is that Henry Phil
lips will return here in the near
future Thus the lure of old
Baca calls them back one by one.
H. c. Greer is contemplating
a trip TO Iowa to see his aged
mother.
March bids fair to 20 out like
the ''proverbial lion" We are
having more STOW today (3Oth).
Mrs. Grimm, teacher of the
Lamport school, is holding school
on Saturdays to make up for lost
time.
B. f. Lamport made a trip over
through the Campo AND RodIey
country last week.
The Springfield herald., 1915-04-09

We are not snre whether that
500, 600 Rockefeller gift to the
state to relieve suffering result
in. from the strike is to De
pl iced on u!e creGit side of phil
anthropy or simply considered
as an asset in an investment.
In case it is purely a business
proposition, has the stare placed
itself under any obligations to
the Rockefellers by tie accept
ance of the gift?
The Springfield herald., 1915-04-09

w. G. Garrison was in from
his ranch Monday.
Ed and Will Kicenski were in
town on the 3rd inst.
Jake Lasley sent five loads of
wheat to Lamar last week.
Mana Capansl1y came up from
TeXhoma last week on the hunt
of land.
Frank F. Coon of Ft. Scott,
Kans., last week took the eleva-
tor for the fifth floor.
The Jett Hardware got several
loads of farming tools during the
week-can now supply you.
H. q. Ames, soon to be a new
settler for Boston, makes it one
more on the Herald's famous
Brussels.
J. w. SuIer of Campo went on
our books last week for S2.25
worth of good old Herald medl-
cine. There is room on our Cumpo
list for one more.
For SaIe-Seedling peach
trees. year cid, each 5 cts; Caro-
lima poplar trees, cts; ditto cut
tings, so cents per hundrcJ
]. 0. VanorSdol
c5-6 Springfield, Colo.
The Springfield herald., 1915-04-09
WELCOME

Everybody feeling fine after
having the smallpox.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Wiley mace
a trip to the Wiley rarch on the
Cimarron last week.
Will Vaughn made a trip to Elk
hart last week, and was stopped
at line for a day and a half wait
in to be fumigated.
c. A. Finley was much supris-
ed and somewhat frightened
when three large men strolled in
10 the Welcome schcol house last
Week. 1t afterwards proved to
be the health officers hunting for
smallpox.
The Springfield herald., 1915-04-09

Ensla d has Joined Russia in
the prohi moNe while the War
losl,:; Sut so far Germany seems
to prefer tn win or lose with a
ke- Of eer on tap.
The Springfield herald., 1915-04-09

The way the hcht went up to
the twentieth rnund, We are in
clined to think it a good thing for
the white race that johnson is
getting up in years.
The Springfield herald., 1915-04-09
M axey

Charles M. Graft and Robert
Keller of Wichita, kans., have
recently filed in Baca county.
If you wish to see the first
signs of spring, call at Andy
Peterson's. Andy has the finest
gardens in the county.
John Alberty was seen driv-
ing over the prairie with Il nice
looking young woman. He also
went Fishing Tuesday forget
ting line, hook and bait.
What's the matter, John? Are
you waiting for leap year?
Fletcher Wagner spent We'd
nesday at the Alberti ranch.
The Springfield herald., 1915-04-09
Try last year excepted.

dry last year excepted.
The chances are that some or
even many loca tiles in the next
ten years will equal or excel
their own records of last year;
but W" doubt if that mortal is
living 81 no will witresS ano'her
snru crop season as f, |. to the
lot OF all the good peoL.e il lhc
.short-grai vest in 1914.
There isn't any questioning
the fact that what is causing
the general west ward move
ment of hnmeSenkerS is the re
ma rkable fact that there was not
one dry spot in all the eastern
Rocky mountain slope last year;
and that particularly in all his
territory last year by reason of
the ideal season for it, small
grain also made a remarkable
yield
We believe i. is better for
these good people to be enter
tanned with the facts, rather
than to be entertained with such
misleading figures as could he
shown by locality rain-gauges ov-
or a period of years.
,a believe it is better for
these good people to understand
IA few bald facts of general ma
ture, rather than to know last
Years rainfall over the whole of
lhe west has been equaled or
exceIled in some spot or other
in this territory, say every year.
The first thing that it would be
well to unders tand-thqt this is
not a small-grain country, as
last year would lead them to be-
Eeve. The second is that our
rainfall in the county in the same
year muy range from practically
nothing in some localities TO u
super-abundance in others, and
that dr. localities and good crop
localities generally characterize
lOur seasons.
Above all we want the new
man 10 understand the fact that
with extremely rare local ex-
ceptions), even though 1914 may
never again be duplicated, good
crops may be raised nveiy year
if the farmer knows how.
There isn't any question of
this. In the dryest year ever
known ct Boston, 1908, when
practically the only precipitation
CT the whole year was two foot
snow in March, fodder was
raised, though at that time dry
farming had not been heard of
in Baca county, dry-farm meth
DDS had not been practiced, ard
all that was cared for was to
raise fodder for their stock when
the SHOWS were deep on the
ground.
There is this in conclusion:
Had the good people of Boston
been farming prior to 1903 as
they have been since, with that
two-foot snow reinforcing the
deep moisture the right kind of
farming would have stored in
the ground. and the right kind of
farming then to have held it for
the crop, not only fodder could
have been raised, but good
broomcorn and good grain.
The Herald believes it is bet
ter to underestimate everything
except the ''how" "of dry farm
ing, rather than to over-estimate
them. Then if the people are
disappointed at all it will he in
the right direction.
IvAyEu MT
The Springfield herald., 1915-04-09

d. L. Park is here looking for
store location.
R. G Cotton has two large stall
lions to sell. Sold one this week.
Uncle Hines was SO years
young Wednesday.
Big sale tomorrow.
John Brannon is back from Tex
as.
The Springfield herald., 1915-04-09

GLxDE-
The Easter services at No. !:
were nicely attended. Everyone
reported a nice time.
The Sunday school and liter
ary at Horseshoe has been dis
continued on account of tn
scoool house caving in.
Prof. jackson and wife and
Prof. Haskell and wife attended
the Easter services Sunday.
Cleveland Smith is back on his
claim now.
Roy Gulick made a business
trip TO Lamar last week.