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The Springfield herald., 1915-07-30
Climbing Up.

l find in this climb for higher
ground that fellow will some
times slip. or step on a stone or
thorn now and then. and hats
when he needs his grit. Each
one of US should be nan among
men, and that means keep fear
from your heart; smile all the
time and sing when you can, and
never lag back in the start.
You've got to hang on to the
ground you have won, and keep
climbing on to the goal, and you
will find out at the end of the
climb, that you've worked for
the good of your soul.
Otto II. Rowland
The Springfield herald., 1915-07-30
w est Flats

Mr.. Howell made business
trip to Lamar last week.
Mr.. Culvers and family ard
Mr., Peters, who were here look
ing for Claims las week, came in
Sunday and are camping here in
order to locate themselves cor
rectly.
Mr.. Walker took some horses
to Lamar last week for T. d.
Howell.
Pete Marsh has finished Ralph
Campbell's well.
Cecil Evans made business
trip to Springfield Saturday.
One of the Homer boys was
looking for horses this week.
Mr.. and Mrs C. C. Campbell
and daughter Edyth autoed to
Lamar Thursday and returaed
Friday.
The Springfield herald., 1915-07-30
INL0tMQNI.

Schoul meeting was held at the
school house Saturday afternoon
for The purpose of organizing 8
district. R. II. Dickey was elect.
ed president, j. w. Stephenson
secretary, Mrs. r. e. Dean treas.
urer.
l.. G. Lucas is building a new
house.
Mart Sneed returned from har-
vest last Tuesday.
Mrs. John ong spent Friday
with Mrs. Robert Dickey.
Miss Etfie Christian came home
from Mrs. Broo!shart's Friday.
Mrs. O. G. Mesnard, Miss Etfie
Christian and r.. H. Dickey at
tended church at Richland Sat
urday morning.
G. A. Shulrz and wife spent
Saturday night with r.. II. Dick
ey and wife.
4 B. Knott is wanting all the
help he can get to cut loco out of
the Ford pasture.
]. H. Cotrell headed o. G. Mes
nard's barley the latter part of
the week.
John Long and Ollie Kinds
came in from the harvest fields
Sunday.
G. A. Shultz and wife were
Sunday visitors with j. I. Ham
kins and wife.
The Springfield herald., 1915-07-30
m ortl1 Elats.

Crops are doing well, though
cannot be compared to last
years.
A couple of light rains the last
of the week were very welcome.
Y. h. Barr left for Lamar Sur
day after lum Der and cement for
his new barn.
Harry Durham contemplates a
new dwelling in the near fut
ure.
Charlie Roach has been i'm
proving his residence by adding
drop siding to it.
Chas. Ham added another
room to his residence the past
week.
Art Smart took bunch Of hors-
es to Lamar the latter part of
the week.
Petitions for a railroad are be-
ing circulated. r. Barr passed
one aroun for our names; jim
Bickford another Keep up the
good work. Agitate, educate,
tnon oruGriZa
The Springfield herald., 1915-07-30
Villas.

Good Morning, Mr. Herald.
Everything looks fine and
promising.
NJ. J. Cook has his wheat al
cut and all ia the stack. Conner
brothers cut it with their header.
Willie Westmoreland, wife, Ia
ther, mother, and sister, are
here on visit from Missouri.
John YokEm is better at this
writing, and hope he continues
to improve
WestmoreIand and family, and
lie Conner family, ate a picnic
dinner at NJ. ]. Cooks, and all
report nice time.
Sow wheat and wear diamonds.
Unless you SOW you Cannct reap.
l.ook at all of our new coun.
u.i. $ and see how they were
made famous.
E. j. Lilly has his wheat in the
stack. twas very good.
Get good roads, good cows,
The Springfield herald., 1915-07-30
North Fork

The young folks of North Fork
spent Sunday D. m. with p. W.
Hallmark and family.
l. w. jackson is visiting at
Dodge City and Mcpherson,
KanS.
c. }. Cssper and wife spent
sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Kes-
ter.
Our crops are looking fine
since the late rains-Mr. Bur
dick is cutting his fine field of
wheat
M. J. M. Jones has fiue ield
of wheat, and his oats is looking
fine also.
Next year no one will leave
Eaca county to harvest for we
arg going TO harvest wheat at
"home.'
The Springfield herald., 1915-07-30

/, Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Adams
made trip to Springfield last
Sunday on land business.
D. w. Babcocl, and family and
Misses Ina Hankins ard Tessie
Garvie took dinner at the Jim
Davis home Sunday.
Miss Lucille Garvie visited at
the Cowan home Sunday.
Mr.. Potter left for Lamar last
Monday, the Cowan girls accom-
panyinH him. They were on
their way t. Bristol to visit their
sister. Mr.. Potter and son
Claude expect to leave soon for
Utah on business matters.
Will French took load to La
mar for Mr.. Potters, Miss
Schuchardt staying with Mrs.
French while he was gone.
Mrs. Millbe and daughter,
Mrs. Clyde Morris, made a trip
to Elkhart last week.
Mrs W. r Garvie and d,lugf-
ter Lucille went to Elk hart to
get Dentist work done lust week
Mrs ID. w. Bub"ock and Mrs.
Will French wee visitors ut the
Garvic home Wednesday
Newton and johnson are busy
these days cutting grain for 9th
er people.
A little over ten dollars was
made at our ice-cream social last
week.
The Springfield herald., 1915-07-30
Big Flats

Herald readers, one and all.
We are having fine rains lately
Two auto loads of people pass
ed through Big Flats enroute to
the dam.
The pie social WAS a grand su c.
cess. Quite Il large crowd was
present and all enjoyed them
selves.
There was no prayer meeting
Sunday evening on account of
rain.
Mrs. Westmoreiand's faith r,
mother, and sister have come
out on "A visit from Missouri.
Mr.. and Mrs. Williams aud
son Merle arrived from Oil ,ilG
ma a few days ago. Mrs. Ni.l
ms is much improved in hcaitI.
Joe N. Jackman returard
home the last Of the week from
close to Artesia where he TIA.
been harvesting.
Mrs. Alfrey and daughter 0 ..
have gone to Missouri to
their daughter and sister, Mrs.
Moody.
Several of Big Flats boys
played ball at Villas Saturday.
The Springfield herald., 1915-07-30
Horseshoe

Good morning to you ali. We
are having plenty of rain now,
and the corn is growing fine.
There was quite hail last
Saturday between Horseshoe
and No. 2, doing considerable
damage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Mason visit
ed Will Golden's Tuesday.
The latest report from the
boys that have gone to harvest
is that they are not getting in
good time on account of SO
much rain.
Georgia and Alice Phillips Wis
tied Matte Mason Sunday even
ing.
Sunday school at three O'Clock
Sunday. Everybody invited.
Mrs. Barnard says she has
more little chickens than anyone
else in the neighborhood. She
Matched out over 200 in July, and
has no incubator either.
Misses Georgia Phillips and
Matte Mason were at SPRING
field Tuesday.
Brother Golden will preach
at Horseshoe Sunday night.
Everybody come.
lOur correspondent wants TO
get IL little more impression,
some OF the pencilings being too
diml
The Springfield herald., 1915-07-30
Sandy Soil

Weather cool and pleasant.
The Williams We're county-seat
visitors Tuesday.
Mr. GimpIe called at J ii.
Meals Monday.
Mrs. Wayne Moore was a
pleasant caller ut Mrs. John
Meals Monday evening.
Tommy and Guy Neal cut
wheat for George Harmon NJ H.
day.
We sure was thankful for thu
rain that fell Thursday.
During the storm Thursday
", ming u @ lightning struck NJ
=; rst's housa, tearing the il
ny off the inside and knocking
Mrs. Hurst and the three little
children down, but no one badly
hurt.
The Springfield herald., 1915-07-30
der and family

der and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Park Sundayed
with Emmett Simpson and fami-
I ly.
Dan Vilery, MIR. Rockhill and
Frank Kidder helped Frank
Glenn erect his windmill Friday.
Rev. h. johnson was with us
again Sunday and preached an
excellent sermon. Such SER
mons ought to reach to the Heart
of every body.
i Mr.. and Mrs. 3. F.. Dillon
spent Sunday as the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Rockhill.
Stoning,ton.
+ Len Thompson, Ed Kicenski
and Dave Brown went to the
road last week.
, L. V. Campbell took Il little
sick girl to Lamar Thursday.
L. G. LuelIen and family came
up in their newscar Saturday and
spent the day with L. V. Camp
be-! and family
TIE w. c. T. U. met at Mrs.
Konkei's Sat lrAay. but owing to
so few presentttFe meeting was
postponed "A week.
Mr.. Geo. Eiley and son Gene
took maize and broomcorn to
Elkhart last week.
Willie Edmunds returned this
week from Kansas for a short
visit.
Miss Grace C9nnel is here visit
ing her uncle, g. B. Wa!dren.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Oakes are
the proud parents of Eaby girl,
born Saturday the 9th.
Grant Oakes spent the week
end ut Syracuse.
l.. V. Campbell took Il. B. Kerr
and witness to Springfield Satur-
day to make final proof on his
land,
Dr.. Milligan from Kenton, is
visiting friends in our neighbor-
hood this week.
The Springfield herald., 1915-07-30

The big Mustang oil-drilling
machine is on the ground and by
now is going down after the oil
that has been so much talked
about in the Mustang country.
Evidently E. M. Mears him
self believes in that oll-strong
enough to be willing to venture
a few thousand for the risk. He
certainly deserves great credit
and success }r his enterprise.
The capacity Of the machine we
understand is 1000 feet, and the
question of whether there is
paying oil there will be settled
when it has gone its length.
Success to '.r. Mears.
The Springfield herald., 1915-07-30

The report from over the
county is that crops are not SO
good as they we're this time last
year, by which we think is
meant that they are not so far
along, though probably just as
good as last year when at the
same stage of development.
They are fully three weeks later
than they were last year.
The Springfield herald., 1915-07-30

Editor Jones persists in be.
lieving hat people like his pat.
erted insides," and says they
come right into his apothecary
establishment and 'ell him 40.
We don't doubt it. After wading
through JoDse' urpatented out
sides they naturally want some
thing, to get rid of the taste.
The Springfield herald., 1915-07-30

For the reason that it would
be little less than burlesque COM
edy. under present European
conditions, for the United States
to go to war with Germany,
neither President Wilson nor his
cabinet probably ever thought
Of going to such an extreme.
The Springfield herald., 1915-07-30

In these modern days the mere
force of numbers doesn't go very
far towards winning war. It's
equipment-guns and something
to feed them.
The Springfield herald., 1915-07-30

While we are contending for
our right TO sell war material to
either side, so long as the other
fellers can't help themselves,
the facts are that if all neutrals
were to refuse either to sell to
or buy of warning nations, war
between two nations could not
last long.
The Springfield herald., 1915-07-30

According to press dispatches,
if the present note to Germany
is received in a friendly spirit,
the government will then turn
it's attention towards England,
which in the way Of interfering
with United States commerce, is
far the greater aggressor.
The Springfield herald., 1915-07-30

We don't believe that Prowers
county, with it's irrigated pro-
ducts, is going to make a better
agricultural display than Baca
county will have at its fair.
The Springfield herald., 1915-07-30
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The Springfield herald., 1915-07-30

On the 22nd inst, by edict of
the Gar, prayers were sent up
over the entire empir. of Russia
for the success of Russian arms.
1t may be that the lines became
crossed, and the Lord thought it
was the Germans who were pray
ing for success.
The Springfield herald., 1915-07-30

We pity the future Mexico hope
fulls who will have to commit to
memory the names of the provis-
ional presidents of Mexico from
the over throw of Diaz to the
final restoration Of peace in
that unhappy country.
The Springfield herald., 1915-07-30

Considering the part England
is taking in the European war
makes US wonder what would han
pen if huge German army were
landed on English soil.
The Springfield herald., 1915-07-30

One of the incomprehensibl
things of the warts that while
the Germans have been in their
life and death struggle with the
Russians in the east, the allies
on the west have been practically
lying still to see how the contest
was going to come out.
The Springfield herald., 1915-07-30

The Herald doesn't lave SUBJ
scr;5er or two once in month or
two-or three Or four, to holler
about, hut has from a few to Il
goodly number every week.
See elsewhere.
The Springfield herald., 1915-07-30

This man paid the nun for the
year to cum, has been tickled to
death since the thing was done,
and declares by gum he is going
some, who joins with the Herald
to make things hum.
The Springfield herald., 1915-07-30

and good milk, good hogs and
good money.
HIlrrah for Baca county. Do
your best for the fair this fall,
for it is a good thing.
Martching took off load of
corn to Lamar last week.
The Springfield herald., 1915-07-30
Stoningt0n

Jim Eslick has returned from
harvest.
A rain at Stonington every ev-
ening these days.
T.. Mitchell, prominent mer-
chant, and Tom Maynard of
Richards, were pleasant visitors
in Stonington Sunday.
Chas. Wiley and family were
looking over Twyford's elevated
bridge Saturday.
Jay Nance, the only doctor in
the town-and he is going to
retire to his ranch soon.
Another garage to be built in
town soon.
Mr.. Kerr, the hotel man, is
overworNed, and we are in need
of another hotel.
Guy Whitaker's was drowned
tout OF their hoISe) and are stay
ing in town nights.
Crops look fine but are late,
owing to the floods and hail.
Lonnie Gregory has purchased
a new cream separator of Alcorn
and has started in the right way.
More cream separators and less
store bills will made our country.
A burned sight more sense than
poetry.
The Springfield herald., 1915-07-30

The Outrage of
The District Normal.
Under the present conditions
the district normal is an outrage
on Baca county, and both ar
outrage and an imposition on its
teachers
There was some excuse for
the institution of the district nor
nal plan in the Ole days; but
even during the regime of its
sparse settlement Baca county
never got any practical good out
of the district normal school, for
the cost attaching thereto was
too great for the short terms and
small salaries of the county's
teachers.
But whatever the old days called
for, or whatever was thought to
be good fer conditions then exist
ing, both they aid the then con-
ditions belong to she dead past,
and will be known again in Baca
county no more forever.
It's the present and future,
and conditions attaching to them
that we have to contend with,
and those problems we will have
to solve, irrespective Of eutside
interests or past conside rations.
Baca county should have been
disconnected from this dead-past
sextuple arrangement lastwinter,
and it would have been had our
representatives done as they
agreed to do, or cared two cents
for Baca county after they got
her vote.
AS it is. the county and the
teachers are gulled for another
two years; and unless the teach
ers and those interested lead out
in a more effective move than
last year, the gulling is likely to
continue indefinitely.
There needs no argument as
to what the teachers and Baca
county need and want. We now
have about eighty schools in the
county, and probably about one
hundred and twenty teachers
that's all the argument needed
as to the interest of the county
and it's teachers in this normal
matter.
The gulling nature and abs
ity of the present normal ar
rangement is shown in the at
tendance of seven of these teach
ers at the district normal this
year, for the privilege of which
attendance the entire normal
fund of the whole county is turn
ed over to the support of such
school, and our teachers shame
fully compelled to dig up for the
support of their own home nor.
NAL.
1t is pretty safe to say that
Bsca county has sent it, las.
teacher to district normal-rc.
gardless of whether it is granted
a legal normal school or not, in
case the superintendent is ena-
bled te give in the future the
five percent credit that he is per-
mitted to give this year.
We believe that this year six
of the seven teachers attending
the district normal at Fowler
would not have done so had they
known that there would be two
weeks normal at home, under
the tutorage of two of the bes.
normll instructors in the state
and that the five percent credit
for tendance would be given.
Under these circumstances,
the county nor NAL fund that will
be turned over to the district
normal next year will practically
be for not one single normal Ba-
ca count! soul, either teachers,
patrons OF pupils.
The Springfield herald., 1915-07-30

The way to have the biggest
land fair ever seen in the
west is to go to work and have it
just as "the way to succeed is to
succeed"
The Springfield herald., 1915-07-30
Pride

r We had several nice showers
this week.
Crops are looking fine.
Miss Argie Hanan returned
home Thursday.
Mrs. Good and baby spent
Thursday afternoon with Mrs.
Rogers.
Harley Shelden and family
made a trip to Richards Satur-
dap.
Pride postotfice hasn't "a gov
ernment carrier yet. The peo-
pie west or the office are very
anxious to see it go through.
Dan Hatfner made IL trip to
Lamport Saturday after the mail
for the pride postoffice.
News is scarce this week. so
many having gore to harvest.
Haying on the river will be-
gin about August.
Waiter Rogers and wife t. ok
dinner with Haffner's Sunday.
clyde
The meeting Mt No. 2 conduct
ed by Rev. Mathews is progress
ing nicely.
Mrs. Myrtle Iynes an' cf lid
rem and Miss LuelIa Gul;ck were
county-seat visitors one aay last
week.
Willie Golden and Steward
Hoover left for Kansas last Sun
day.
Crops are looking fine in this
part of the county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stinson ant Mr..
and Mrs. Alsworth have been at
tending pre- .ching at No. 2.
Mrs. Swanner has been very
sick but is improving now.
Mrs. Belua Joroon s;,ent Wed.
nes day night with her aunt, Mrs.
Maud Golden.
Ruth Hoover spent Thursday
night with Hester Golden.
The Springfield herald., 1915-07-30
diamond Ridge

/ HIRE we are again almost for
got our weekly work. being close
I ly engaged nursing the small ten
| der crops Which are looking fine
after recovering from hail fever.
Ben Lamport was ont this way
hunting help to brand his calves
this week.
Mrs. Marbaugh visited with
Mrs. Anderson last Sunday.
J Mrs. W. H. Pridemore and
three children took dinner at ].
D. Wray's Sunday.
C. g. Wray, wife. son, and
nephew took dinner with Mrs.
Martha and Cora Hubbard Sun
day
Mrs. Reigel (Mrs. Beightols
rnother) is contemplating start
ing for her home in Washington
state.
Mrs. Harry Marbough went to
Elkhart Wednesday.
Abe Nicodemus says he will
get Gone cultivating this week
if nothing happens.
Some Of the people are return
ing from the harvest fields al
ready, and say that Baca county
LOOKS better yet than ever.
This isn't a question for the
teachers alone-though they will
have to do the work if It is done
at all-but question for the en-
tire country.
Now for the modus operandi.
We last year placed our reli-
ance in representatives who
were not in sympathy with
us, and who. after getting Baca's
vote, gave her cold shake.
The teachers of the county
should have had c Representative
on the ground at Denver last
winter. and that is what they
will want to provide for during
the sittipg of the next Legislature.
yTAey--~ sAouid--=--..,onseeuently
raise funds to defray the expens-
es of such representative at the
capital for at least one month.
These funds would hardly
want to be raised at this long
distance ahead; but committee
should be appointed at this nor
NAL to provide for the soliciting
of the funds and the appoint
ment of a represent ative when
the time is at hand for action,
the county superintendent prob
ably being made chairman of
this committee.
1t being a matter in which
the county as a unit is interested
this committee might prevail on
the commissioners to appropri
ate funds to defray the eXpeus-
es of such representative. and to
otherwise lend their support Of
ficially to the accomplishment of
the desired object.
Teachers, the whole county is
interested in this Baca county
normal movement, but it's up to
you to do the work.
RICHLAND
DR.. Milligan attended Sabbath
school and meeting at Richland
church Sunday.
Mr.. Megill's boy got hurt by
horse kicking him Friday even
The Springfield herald., 1915-07-30
RICH.LAND

DR.. Milligan attended Sabbath
school and meeting at Richland
church Sunday.
Mr.. Megills boy got hurt by a
horse kicking him Friday even
ing. He was leading the horse
when it Wbirled and kicked at
the other horse hitting the boy,
but at present he is getting along.
nicely.
MIR. and Mrs. Lewis Gerdner,
Rev. Giddley ard Clara Kerns of
T.eberal, Kans., were present at
the organization of Friends
monthly meeting Saturday and
Sunday
Nice rain Sunday night
Mrs. Ruby Jones Of Lamar
was down To attend the opening
of the Friends monthly meeting
staying over few days.
Mr.. Cotrals took dinner with
Frank Hoofman's Sunday.
The Springfield herald., 1915-07-30
Zone Rock

The dry weather growler got
thoroughly soaked this time.
Tom Park returned from har-
vest last week.
E. o. Simpson returned last
week from Canton, Kans. where
he has been the past three weeks
looking after his wheat crop.
Cal. Thompson and family ate
Sunday dinner with Frank Kid
The Springfield herald., 1915-07-30
NUMBER 9

Crops looking fine.
We We're blessed with a fine
rain last week.
Coulter's and Goodrich's went
to Sandy Soil Sunday.
Miss Elva Goodrich is expect
ed home soon.
Mr.. Stewart cut his oats last
week. Other fields are hardly
ready yet.
We under stand Mr.. Fox is 10
ing to be home soon from the
harvest fields.
Mr.. Huffman was county
seat visitor one day last week.
Chas. Caller is making him
self acquainted with the hoe
this week going over his sod
crop, and Others are doing like
wise.
Mrs. Coulter called on Mrs.
Chas. Collier Wednesday.
Carl Krell and Tommy Stewart
are working on the Baker and
Briggs ranch near Lamar.
Harry Doyle returned from
Wichita last week.
The Springfield herald., 1915-07-30

to make things hum.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-17
STILL HICCOUGHS
AFTER FIVE MONTHS
Capt. Brooks Began When He
Had Eaten His Thanks
giving Dinner.

Physicians AZ the Brookly7 Hospital
are much interested in the Gaze OF Cort-
landt Brooks. 30 years old captain OF a
lighter. living AZ Greenport, IL T., VIII,
started to hiccoueh "A day or two after
eating his Thanksgiving dinner and IL
still "A, it. lie hiccoughed awake or
asleep without any letup whatever when
he was admitted to the hospital on Feb
ruary II. but his spasms now occur ONLY
Ave or six hours Il day. lie was 4
husky man Of $50 pounds AT the time the
Spesmodlc c)ntractions OF his diaphra GIN
pounds
Immediately after his first seizures
Capt. Brooks tried many of the old home
remedies for h'ccoughs and got worse
able to help him. lie lost strength rap
idly and was finally advised to go to a
hospital and get the best of care and
treatment.
The hospital physicians decided tina,
Brooks was suffering from Potts DIS
ease. or tuberculosis OF the spine, and
tests showed that he had tubercular kid
neys. The doctors found a mass on his
right side near the diaphragm which
they suppose to he an abscess resulting
from the tube''ular disease Of the spine
or OF the Kidneys. They are con1deni
that this abscess is responsible for the
spaslns of the diaphrapm