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The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1915-03-26
EL0tM0NT

: O. c. Mesnard and wife have
gone TO Forgon, Okla. on visit.
H. A. Butler is having q well
drilled, and has a new wind mill
ready to put up.
Mr.. Schaffer is drilling well
for o. c. Mesnard.
Mr.. Hawkins Saturday bought
a fine COW and calf from ]. G.
Long.
R. H. Dickey bought five head
: Of cattle from j. C. Hendrickson
and ten fine heifers from Geo.
Elley near Stonington last week.
H. j. Terry ard wife from Ona,
Okla, came up to their home.
stead Sunday.
j. G. Long and J. W. Stephen,
son started Monday 10 Elkhart
with feterita.
Messrs. Whitlock and Walker
are staying a. R. E. Deans until
they get this threshing machine
business all settled.
Burleson and Terry were over
lSunday visitors at Henry Ste
phenson's.
Joe Stephenson left last Thurs
day for Arizona.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1915-03-26
N orth klats.

Jewell Harris took the bal
ance Of his broomcorn to Syra-
cusc the fore part of the week.
Chas. Roach accompanied linn.
Eighth grade examinations
this week Mt the Smart school
house. Three pupils are taking
then.
Jay Bagby and Mel. Yeager
took posts to Two Buttes Satur-
day.
Hazel, Clifton and others start
ed to Elkhart with broomcorn
this week.
Roads are now In passibIe con.
dition. though very rough.
Will Ham is stopping with US
again.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1915-03-26

In case that short, one-man
power ballot bill passes the do
nothing legislature at Denver,
what the people will do to it in
1916 will be plenty.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1915-03-26

One of the best bills in the leg
islature is the one changing the
legislative grind to II year after
the election. This bill should not
fail of enactment into law at this
session.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1915-03-26

The way the people were
thronging the streets. stores
and business places last Satur-
day reminded one of a thorough
fare in Chicago. Just keep
yonr eye on Springfield from
this on.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1915-03-26
A Weekly Talk
On Dry Farming.

A precipitation such a. we had this
last season Gomez only once in fifty
years: but it makes little diff renee II
1t never comes sgsin for crol may be
raised every year II the farmer knows
how.
1.-THE above text, taken from The Denver West
crn Farm Life. We shall kssp at the hsad Of thsss
talks for the volume Of fact that is boiIsd down
in the few words there 10 In III.
The Sod Crop
An article in the Denver West
ern Farm Life, by staff writer,
commenting on previous arti-
Gle in this paper, is the inspira-
ton for the sod-crop write-up
this week, it being matter of
interest to most of the new set
tiers this year.
The writer in Farm Life refer
red to argues for not less than
ten inches of sod pIowing. and
would disc the sod both before
plowing and afterwards-before
plowing when it was wet.
AS ten inch sod blowing, even
assuming that there would be no
risk in following the advice, is
out of the question in Baca coun-
ty. we may pass it as being here
inapplicable, and turn to the next
best thing, but which really we
believe to be tn. first best thing.
Any old way, with such a year
as we had last year, would an
swer for handling the sod crop;
but az such a year comes once in
fifty or a hundred years, any
old way as an average thing is
not to be banked on.
If your ground is sandy, it is
all right to plow an ordinary
de pth, and the same of the hard
ground If plowed early enough to
rot.
In both these cases we find it
invariably pays to list the ground
when planting, even when chunlss
of sod are turned back-not suf-
ficiently rotted to pulverize. 90
Before planting, however, go in
with harrow-,ooth or 6isc.
and tear the sod up just as much
as poss ible; then list just as much
deeper as your team force will
permit, and cultivate the crop
the same as for old ground.
A sod crop planted and cultivat-
ed in this way will make grain
when top-planted sod crop
won't make fodder.
Ii the sod breaking is too late
for the sod to rot, we would plow
shallow enough for a harrow to
tear the sod to pieces, and then
after big soaking rain would
plant the same as for early break
ing, and cultivate likewise.
Listed sod has several advan-
tages over ;op-planted sod. 1t
puts the ground in shape to bet
ter hold the moisture. 1t puts
the roots down where they will
have moisture so long as there is
any in the ground. 1t trenches
the water directly down in the
seed bed, where by cultivation it
can be buried, and held for the
growing crop It provides a
better opportunity for keeping
down weeds. which are about
as bad on sod here now as on old
ground.
In our dry-farming talks. we
are giving our experience and OBJ
servation and the experience and
observation of others, and are CIV
ing them for the benefit of those
of our people who are not aquaint-
ed with dry farming conditions,
and would like to know.
Dry farming at it's best is a
study in it's incipiency. and is
one in which the children of our
best farmers will still have some
thing TO learn.
GLHDE-
Health is pretty bad in the
community at present.
Mrs. Money is on the sick list
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1915-03-26

There is some business in town
when forty people are lined up
for their mail, as was the case
last Saturday in Springfield.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1915-03-26
0LXDE-

Health is pretty bad in the
community at present.
Mrs. Money is on the sick list
this week.
Emmette and Carter Golden
made business trip to Texline,
Tex, last vveex.
There is going to be a basket
dinner and an egg hunt at No 2
school house Easter Sunday. Ev-
erybody is invited to come and
bring well filled basket. We
will assure you a nice time.
W. W. Golden is having a well
dug.
No Sunday school at No. 2
Sunday on account of bad wealth
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1915-03-26
Have you arranged for those
milk cans? Remember the milk
train starts on the first day of
without fail.

The third published statement
OF the Springfield bark shows
nearly $4,000 deposited in the
bank since starting.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1915-03-26
K0NANTz

Archie Semmens and Capt.
Londry were down on the Cim-
arron looking at land this week.
The mail has started coming to
konantz after SO long a time.
Roy Bryan butchered five fine
big pigs Friday.
Rev. Dean took load of
broomcorn to the road Saturday.
kinsman Dean seeded broom.
corn Friday.
Frank McGown and son Dick
went to Stonington. Saturday.
Ed. Gillespi lost a stirrup or
saddle or something few even
ings ago, somewhere between
preacher Deans and the school
house.
John Schuller and his wife
were in Konantz first of the
week.
Harry Mills is on the sick list,
The measles patients are doing
fine.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1915-03-26
Cut OF

Sunday school at Pleasant Val.
ley school house was well attend
ed last week.
l.. C. Kuder spent Sunday
with his family.
Harry Kuder will make trip
to Hugoton this week, spending
his time while there with his
sister, Mrs. Ira Curry.
The bad roads have prevented
Mr.. and Mrs. Curry for several
weeks from returning to their
home in Raca county.
Miss Emma Raker who spent
the winter in New York. is ex-
pected nm her claim this week.
Mr. and Mrs Roark. Mr.. Nc
Manus and Jim Rndev have re-
turned to their claims.
D. w. Richards is finishing
his new house
Mat. Thomas is building a
new three rOompd house.
Richard Fowler is building a
barn, replacing the one recently
destroyed by the prairie fire.
building to accommodate four
head of horses.
Elvin Wren is building a new
buggy.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Earl KahIer and
little daughter spent Sunday
with Mrs. Gray Sutfin and son
v. G. Sutfin.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1915-03-26
Short tt Grass :

Jesse Rose, wife and little
daughter, George Harmon and
family, and Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
ion were Sunday visitors at Roy
al Longs
Rev. Nidey and daughter Miss
Flossie have been on the sick list
the last week.
Lafe Lester and wife and John
Sacaet enjoyed a turkey roast
with George Harmon's Saturday.
Mrs. Dora Trussel and daugh.
ter Mae are expected home soon
from Missouri, where they have
been visiting relatives and old
friends for some time past.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reynolds
daughters have been on
the sick list for the last few
days.
Mrs. George Harmon and little
daughter visited with Mrs. Lafe
Lester Wednesday.
Mrs. Grover Kester has been
i'll for the last two weeks. We
hope for her speedy recovery.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1915-03-26
diamond Ridge

Jake Hufford. Miss Wiley and
Lizzie Hufford were Sunday Wis
itors at Ray Nicodemus.
c. D. Wray and wife, J.D.
Wray, wife and nephew, Emett
Root, j. E. Root and Cecil Wray
took Sunday dinner at Nj. Boss.
A. l.. Hutford's two daughters
are sick with what they think is
the smallpox.
Jake Hufford ended his course
in Diamond Ridge college last
Friday
G. D. Wray has his windmill
erected. All such improvements
help in the progress of our large
Baca county.
Mrs. Z. D. Wray assisted Mrs.
Troy at quilting last Tuesday.
Roy Beightol and father and
A. S. Nicodemus went to Elk
hart with broomcorn this week.
The township line 3 mile.
south of Lamport's is becoming
quite a freight road to Elkhart.
M. Bartlett is building house
on his claim.
We understand that our post
Office at Lamport is to change
locations before long, Mrs. Coul-
ter being the appointed post
aSter
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1915-03-26
Rodley.

The roads are in rather good
condition again.
Rev. Nidey delivered two fine
I sermons Sunday at the C. |.
school house.
Grandma McClintock took din
ner at the Gordon home Sunday.
Claude and Carl Jones we're
down to attend lodge Saturday
evening.
Quitman Terry, Clyde Burle-
son and his brother are down
visiting friends in the Rodley
neighborhood this week.
Harry Walker is expecting to
go to Canon City soon to see his
father who is quite ill at that
place.
Bert MCGOWAN made trip 10
the Cimarron last week.
Frank Dean has moved his
stock over east to get water for
them.
Will Stogner has gone east.
We hear he is prospecting, and
is expecting to bring "her" back
with him. We hope he won't
Il c n rr,;,,e 49,
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1915-03-26

A precipitation such a. we had this
last season Gomez only once in fifty
years: but it makes little diff renee II
it never comes sgsin for crol may be
raised every year II the farmer knows
how.
THE above text, taken from ths Denver West
crn Farm Life, We shall kesp At the hsad Of thsss
talks for the volume Of fact that is boiisd down
In the few words there 10 In III.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-06
TIMES EDITORIALS
What War Means
made more profitable by war.

made more profitable by war.
Discussion of war is merely dust throwing
unless at least part of the cost is counted before
the event. knowledge of the cost will not pre-
vent nation going to war, but at least it means
something in efficiency if nation enters war
with its eyes OPEN
The United States has been committed to
definite, firm policy by its president. The time
has passed for discussion as to the wisdom of
his course. The president has spoken for the
American people. The United States is at peace
with Germany and will remain so unless Ger
many wills otherwise. Yet, the American peo-
pie, while hoping to avoid war with Germany,
will do well to remember, if the break comes,
that no person will be exempt and sacrifice will
be demanded from ALL
With this in mind, the support of the presi-
dent will be based upon the calm thought of
nation committed to a definite policy and not
upon ignorance Of what war means.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-06

All I. o. o. f., RebeEahs and
their friends are cordially invited
to attend q moonlight dancing
party given by the entertainments
committee of tho West Tacoma
Lodge No. 25S, at Burton Satur-
day, Aug. 18th. Steamer Atalanta
will leave Municipal dock at 1880
p. m. Tickets 800 per couple,
including boat ride and dancing,
for boat trip alone twenty-five
cents. Music furnished by Kill
cores orchestra. "adv."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-06
THE CASE OF SAM.

When lawyers, the gents who engineer the
making of laws, get stumped, legally, morally
and professionally, we some times help them out
by offering little common sense. Here's an
instance:
Over in Arkansas, they've got Sam Bell I'M
der life sentence on one count and under death
sentence on another, in case of Sans murder
ing four of his wife's relatives. The lawmak-
ers have so fixed it that Sans life sentence is
bar to his execution, nor can he be sent up for
life, because he occupies the death CELL
Common sense would cut this Gordian Knot
by hanging Sam, which would surely be the
termination of his life and life sentence But
Oh well! if red tape saves man, occasionally,
instead of hanging him, it may help in the cru
SADIE against hanging anybody.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-06
EDUCATIONAL FAILURE.

We just do hate to see education fail, but,
educationally, the Pacific Mail Steamship Co.,
has failed
This patriotic company desiring to beat the
new seamen's act, which requires that all crews
be able to understand orders given in English
and also desiring to beat American sailors out
Of jobs, undertook to teach its Chinese crews
English.
Two months ago, it distributed books and
educators among its Chinese but today it ac
knowIedges failure to educate. Many of its
Chinese don t read Chinese and some dom even
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-06

Our prohibition dis
trict residents UNDER
stand why an Illicit saloon
II called q blind pig; 1t Is
because IL Is made pos
sible by an Officeholding
hog who agrees not to
see.
A girl will b ebOred to
death by the love scenes
In . novel and go into
raptures over the same
line Of stuff in a love
affair.
That 17-year-old Har-
ward prodigy who has
vowed never to wed be-
cause of IAN experience
that came into my life" is
another proof that the
grand old custom of
spanking never should
have become obsolete.
The Germans in plac-
ing English officers In
sol airy cOnfinc-
ment probably want to
make them feel as So
cisble as they are at
home.
Evidently there are al
most as many patriots"
ready to bleed their coun-
try rs to bleed for IL.
.
Slav GrOuitch Is the
Serbian under secretary
Of foreign affairs. Write
your own ticket.
Many a fellow thinks
mo Is q shining light be-
cause he Is lantern jaWed.
There Is a taxicab war
ON In Chicago. That's
ono war in which we are
neutral; we hope they all
kill each other.
Baltimore offers $3.50
for the best song prais-
ing the virtues of the city.
IL q poet cannot find in
SEPARATION I'm diamond-back
tarrapin oysters and fried
chicken a In Maryland
there is no poetry in his
soul.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-06
War means YOU.

The ordinary view of warfare is that It
means the other fellow.
The average man believes that if there is a
war it will be fought by someone else; that the
money for it will be provided from some obscure
source that will not directly affect him. and that,
if he desires, he may remain an interested spec
tator of an event that will be fought by others
and paid for by others.
There is another class; it is composed of
those who shout loudest for war and have not
the slightest intention of doing any of the fight
ing-either physically or financially
Neither of these classes should permit them
selves to be fooled. War means them as well as
those who rush to enlist
None can escape.
Conscription-or "draft" as it was called
in the civil war-can be made to take care of
one class; national expenses will take care of the
others, excepting only those whose business is
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-06

land It has q rose pink facing
made of slippers"
Two roses are laid on the top
of the Geisha, which match the
facing and give this oriental piece
OF head-gear the needed touch of
color to make 1t suit our rosy
checked American miss of 1915.
The Waterproof Lid" 10 the
hat at the top of the photograph;
the "Geisha hat" 10 below.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-06

as chic and smart as ever.
There simply is never any tell
ing at all where little Miss
Fashion is going for her ideas.
Now she has travelled half way
round the world and has landed
right in Toxic, where the little
Geisha girls have shown her one
of the ways by which they make
themselves picturesquely beauti-
full.
THE Geisha hat is made of ma
tural colored linen" Nine. Mar
guerite, whose idea it is, says
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-06
CONGRESSMAN COMING

Congressman F. II. Gilett, Of
Springfield. Mass, will arrive In
Tacoma August 10 on his way to
the National park, according to a
message received today by Secre-
tary Martin, of the Commercial
club, from Stephen T. Mather, as
sistant to the secretary of the in
terror.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-06

Here are some hats which will
fortify the Tacoma girl against
the discomfort of an occasional
rainy summer day.
They are waterproof, and with
one of them in her wardrobe the
possessor need not care how hard
it showers.
According to Nine. Marguerite,
the creator of this fashion idea,
the washable safior rs made OF
the new glazed clitz and linen.
The brim is faced with linen,
which is carried out over the top
of the brim, making a binding of
about two inches.
A white crown cord drawn
loosely around the crown COM
pletes the hat. No matter how
wet 1t gets this little lid looks
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-06
NEW HEAD OF THE CLASS.

The Eastland was advertised by the owning
corporation, the Indiana Transportation Com
pany, as 'sthe safest vessel on the lakes' lie
which cost thousand lives.
Move down, Colorado Iron & Fuel, and let
the Indiana Transportation Co., go ahead.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-06

understand Chinese. They are the cheapest of
cheap Chinese.
1t looks as if this dear steamship company
will have to carry out its threat to become Brit
ish rather than sacrifice its blessed right to en-
trust it's passengers lives to its crews of wooden
headed Chinese.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-06

and what explanation should
/ give him SO he will not
think | am running after
him? Please answer both
paragraphs and give your
opinion just as you think is
best. What do you think of
the way mother is acting?
BILLIE.
A.-When a mother encourages
only suitors who have money she
is simply offering her daughter
for sale. The next time an OPP
pOrtunity presents itself, empha-
size this point to your mother.
She must feel that she has failed
miserably I'm bringing you up II
she cannot believe what you say
and trust you beyond a strange
young man.
You are too young, dear, to
think seriously about any young
man. Treat all of your boy
friends alike and when you are
old enough to marry, you will
have no trouble i'm deciding which
Is the right one. II would not be
wrong to invite the last young
man to your home and you need
no explanation as long as he ex-
pressed a desire to see yOu when
you could conveniently do so.
Q.-Is MARY Pickford"
parted from her husband.
and have they any children?
If so how many and how
old? ROSE BEE.
AIR. and Mrs. Owen Moore
are not parted and they have no
,childre n
Q.-I would like to know
how large the largest bell
in the world is, and what
country it is in? How much
does 1t weigh? I have heard
the largest bell is in Germany
and weighs 1900 tons. Is
that SO? r. ID.
A.--The monarch of all bells
Is in Moscow and weighs 1913 tons.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-06

"Finis'' is to be written at last in the Dan
bury hatters' litigation. M
The last resort to stay the judgment of the
court has been exhausted and 40 poor families
are being evicted from the homes for which they
saved and scraped life time. Most of these are.
at present out of work and destitute.
1t would require vivid imagination to pic.
ture sadder ending to the story of the hatters'
strike of 1903.
Columbia may well bow her head in shame
and sorrow.
While Secretary Daniels's board of inven--
tors is in session we hope it devotes some spare
half day to inventing way to eat corn off the
cob gracefully.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-08-06
CYNTHIA
GREY'S
LETTERS

/ would appreciate 1t IL
you conld tell ME what to
use on an aluminium tea ket-
tie which has a coat of grit
on the inside of 1t. l think
1t is caused by using water
that contains some alkili.
Thank you. e. M. Fl.
ALLOW an Oxalic acid solu-
tiOn-1h heaping teaspOOnful OF
Oxalic acid crystale to 1 gal. of
lukewarm water-to stand i'm the
kettle over night; then wash thor
oughIy with clear hot water,
rinse and use as accustomed.
al am 81 years old and
have been married about
two years and my husband
says he likes other women
better than me. He is very
mean and seldom takes me
| out.
What shall I do to make
him love me as before?
BROKEN-HEARTED WIFE.
Aft you did nothing to cause
your husband to turn from you
there is very little you can do to
regain his love. You might cul.
tivate some of his indifference
He may be one of these 18th cen.
fury men who have the idea that
u marriage license mortgages q
woman body and soul and that
after the ceremony he may do OF
say any old thing and she must
put up with It. II this is the case
the sooner you let MIR. Man know
that you have some rights also
the better off you will be. You
do not have to sit at home alone
or run around with other men,
Join a wOman's auxiliary of one
of the lodges or a wOman's cluL
and become interested i'm theii
work. Perhaps when hubby dis.
covers that you have other i'm.
terests beside him and that Their,
is possibility of losing you, he
will make up. If he doesn't, il
will do you no harm and you will
be one step better off.
Q.-I am a young girl IT.
l am considered beautiful
and am not lovesick by a
long way. l have many
friends and would go with
almost any of my young men
friends; but mother strong
ly objects to every one l
bring home except one young
man whom she is simply
crazy over and almost in
sists upon me keeping conf
pany with. She does not
know him. l have been out
with him a number of times
| and know how he acts; but
it does no good to try to tell
her, as she will not listen
and says he is too much of
gentleman to do anything
like that. If anyone knows
him | do. He has good
position and makes lots of
money, so mother thinks l
should go with him for that
reason. She is simply crazy
over money.
have recently met
young man who seems to
think quite lot of me and
l like him. have seen him
several times since we first
met, but have not had time
to talk long. The last time
we met, he told me to let him
know when he could see me.
Do you think would be
doing right to call him up,