The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1915-05-21
.BACA COuNTY'S
hoh0RED GUESTS,

SseSV SOObVuu ~
H0h0RED GUESTS,
Congressman Heating, accom-.
panied by Register A. L. Beav.
| ers and Postmaster James B.
Traxler. made q partial tour oi
Baca county last week, in &C.
cordance with the announcement
made in the Herald.
At Two Buttes on Thursday
the party held an informal re.
ception, the people Of Two
Buttes during the time they
we're there extending to Con.
| gressman Keating and others Of
the party cordial hospitality.
At Artesia. there being q good
ly number pathered in from the
country, an impromptu
meeting was held at the school
house, where Congressman
Keating delivered an address
appropriate to the occasion.
At Stonington arrangements
had been made for night meet
ing, and the school house was
consequently taxed for standing
room. We understand that the
party here was entertained
by and enjoyed the hospitality of
Gurn Thompson, one of Stoning-
toms live wire merchants and
Baca county's auctioneer.
From Stonington the scheduled
route to Springfield was by the
way of Villas, where they made a
short stop and were welcomely
received by the vilasites and
those who had come in from the
country.
Springfield had made the es-
sential preparations for the re-
ception Of Congressman Heating
and those accompanying him.
The commercial club had called q
meeting for 2 p. m. in order to
give the farmers of the country a
chance to meet and hear the dis
tinguished guests, and delega-
tion met the party between here
and Villas to escort and welcome
them to the county capital.
BY special arrangement the
party was taken at once tpthe
Central hotel where they were
royalty entertained by the host,
and an informal reception was
held during the afternoon by
Congressman Keating.
1t is regrettable that the time
was unp1opitious for a visit to
Baca. The season is advancing,
and having been backward up to
tile present, the planting season
the one time when the farmer
cannot afford to lose any time
is on in full force.
For these reasons there were
few farmers in Sprjn1field Fri
day, and it was consequently
thought advisable to postpone
the afternoon meeting till night.
Because of it's being q nonpar-
tisan affair, and in order to make
it as pleasant and agreeable as
possible for Mr.. Keating and the
other guests, by a pre-arrange-
ment with Register Beavers,
Atty Alberti was CHOSEN to pre-
side over the meeting. Certain
parties for some purpose
endeavored to. defeat this ar
rangemeut and bring discord in-
to the meeting, but they were
brushed aside, Mr.. Alberti was
unanimously chosen, and every
thing then went on harmoniously.
The opening address of NJ.
Beavers was in splendid form,
and elected the closest attention.
| 1t was indeed pleasant surprise
to those who had not heard him.
BE has the happy faculty of say
ing the right thing at the right
time. He has an agreeable ex-
preston, an easy delivery, does
MT back track, and what he
says is along the lines of logic
and good sense.
Knowing what the salvation oi
the west requires, Mr.. Beavers
makes a special hobby of the
COW, the SOW. and the hen, and
dwelt upon the necessity of the
new man in the short-grass
west getting In touch with these