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The Springfield herald., 1916-12-01

One of the largest and finest
cars that has been run into
Springfield is Green's Case, man
ufactured by the Case Threshing
Machine company. Fortunately
Green has some Fords left to
pull the thing out when it gets
stuck in a mud hole,
The Springfield herald., 1916-12-01
West Pretty Prairie

Medley's and Dances are en-.
?oying their new FordS.
w. A. Greatllouse motored to
Holly Wednesday, accompanied
by Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Hughes.
Chas. Medley motored to Holly
Thursday.
Broomcorn has all been deliv-
cred from this vicinity.
W. \. Greathouse is enjoying
a visit from his mother, whose
home is near Elkhart.
The Springfield herald., 1916-12-01

The Rocky Mountain Herald
lays claim to being the only re-
publican paper now in Denver,
but just how soon it is going to
strike it's colors the editor there
of doesn't say.
The Springfield herald., 1916-12-01

foot.
Mr.. Brown and wife of Lewis,
Kans., we're visiting at B. R.
Glascow's Wednesday,.
Mrs. Clapp and children were
visiting with M RS. Collins Mon
day.
Clara Hancock is visiting her
brother Bartlett at Regnier this
week.
Duard Osteen ia working on the
new garage at Elki,art.
The Springfield herald., 1916-12-01

That "obsessed" is very able
word, as we'll as popular, Is evil
denced by the fact that a con.
temporary used it four times in
a single paragraph last week.
The Springfield herald., 1916-12-01
Home Talent Play!
DOT

The Miners Daughter
A four act Comedy by
Springfield Talent
Saturday December 8, at
500 D. m. Seats-50c, 35c
To pay for school Piano
The Springfield herald., 1916-12-01

Tomorrow the state board of
canvassers will meet in the Office
of secretary of state and proceed
to count the votes, and next
week we hope to be able to give
the vote on the initiated and re-
ferred bills.
The Springfield herald., 1916-12-01

The present session of con-
gress, commencing Monday, will
be watched with unusual interest
by people both at home and
abroad.
The Springfield herald., 1916-12-01

Outside of its rabid partisan.
ism, the Pueblo Chieftain is TAX
ing it's place as one of the best
papers in the state.
The Springfield herald., 1916-12-01

Hughes and Wilson having
formally exchanged condolences,
the country will now get down
in the ruts of common. place
things.
The Springfield herald., 1916-12-01

Apparently the initiated bill
for loaning the state school
funds was adopted at the recent
election by a decisive majority.
The Herald recommended the
adoption OF this bill, believing it
to be a good thing,
The Springfield herald., 1916-12-01

The Sentinel last week an
nounced its intention of raising
to $3.50 after the first of the
year. Facts are that g. 90 for q
paper now would be less than
$1.25 two years ago.
The Springfield herald., 1916-12-01

Tell your friends and neigh
bars that if they want the Great
County Builder at 81. 25 they will
want to get in before the first of
the year,
The Springfield herald., 1916-12-01
Pride

J. w. Harmon, C. A. Carr and
q. F. Creaghe shipped cattle to
Kansas City Saturday, Mrs. Har.
mon accompanying.
Miss Arsic Hanan left for hsr
home near Hutchinson the latter
part of the week to spend the
winter with home folks.
Several went to Elkhart Thurs
day to bring lumber for the new
school house.
Lewis Stewart had a new shed
built this week, W. B Rogers
doing tho work. On
7@ ~ --'.sg------ .litsi-.-a s-as-,
There was school meeting at
Will MitcbelI's Saturday night.
Mrs. r. e. McCollum's moth.
,er, Mrs. Hankins, is not expect
ed to live. The doctor says it is
old age and a weak heart. She
is at her stn's in Elkhart.
The Springfield herald., 1916-12-01

uations for the various proper
ties assessed, and when they
have done this, outside possibly
of large cities, they have done
about all that they can do intelli-
gently.
Such property as could not
well be listed under regular
schedule. the assessor, after get
ting all the information possible.
by observation and otherwise,
should fix the value himself.
AS an example of a schedule
for listing horses: The kind
could be indicated as thorough
bred, roadsters, draft, all-pnr-
pose. pony, bronc. AS to age it
might be given as colts, from
colts to two, from two to seven,
from seven to twelve, over
twelve. The average weight of
those in each class should be
given, and the number in each
class broke or unbroke, and un.
soundness or blemishes affecting
their sale or value, etc., etc.
The ordinary mistakes of as
SCISSORS under any system will
be made, and these should be
rectitied by the board of county
commissioners, sitting, not as a
board of equalization" but as a
"ooaru of correction, "-and
that should be the end 10 it.
By this method the assess
ments over the state would be
alike-one county the same as
another and one person the same
as another.
We are going to make one sue-
gestion more as departure from
! ordinary methods of getting as
sessable property that we don't
suppose any legislature could be
induced to enact into law and put
into operation, because of it's un-
tried nature-so far as we know.
We believe that actually the
property of acounty can be got
ten as well by mail as by the
personal canvass of the assessor.
As fact, assessors don't nec-
essarily have to see every prop
1erty owner, and they don't al
/, ways do so-frequently having a
neighbor. and particularly rela-
tive, to give in the property Of
another; and sometimes a sched-
: ule is left at mans home, or
mailed to him, to fill out and send
in. This latter was done few
years ago in the case of the edit
or, aud we believe they got the
property that year as well as
other years.
The schedules should be mail
, ed out at the proper time, and a
certain length of time-a month
! or six weeks-given for the re-
turn of the blanks filed out.
Or the schedules could be sent
to the postoffices for the purpose
OF distribution.
In case the schedules were not
returned at the proper time, the
party should be notified and a
penalty added, as in the case of
paying taxes Then at the end
of another suitable period the as
SCISSOR should get the property
one way or another, and still an
other penalty should be added.
The plan might not work, but
we believe a property owner
would list his property as we'll in
that way as in any other way,
and if thought advisable he could
be required to go before notary
and swear to the list.
| Whether anything is done in this
latter matter OR not, now that
the tax commission has been
abolished the state should give
US sensible tax law in the way
; of providing for uniform valua-
tions.
! Wheat culture
By Summer Tillage
The Springfield herald., 1916-12-01
A new postmaster is scheduled
for Sprinefiel and something
less than half q dozen are after
the place.

Denver is presumably the only
state metropolis and capital that
hasn't a daily paper belonging
to either party.
The Springfield herald., 1916-12-01
Stonington

Wal lOn Niloc Ioo iCeui NV
from the road.
The cattle sale last Saturday
was success.
James McKinnis at Union
town, Kans., has came to helE
Mr.. Holt in the bank.
DR.. Nicholson and T.. V. Camp
bell were in Elkhart last Tues
day.
Ert Sangers made final proof
last Tuesday, using Jim Jeffries
and H. K. Ellis as witnesses.
Mrs. Della White has gone to
her Claim north of Springfield.
Tie little girl of Leo Longs
was badly burned by falling on a
stove.
Little Robert Wills vas badly
injured by being run over by a
wagon, but is now better.
A. R. Tcmplin is smoking his
election cigars.
Murry
November -.
The crops are nearly all har.
vested in this part.
Dan and Fred Shatfncr are
land seekers from Eastern, Ok
la.
Sunday school and church was
was well attended Sunday. Mrs.
Hallmark preached.
There will be a box supper
here the 2lst for the benefit of
a Christmas tree. Everybody
welcome.
Harry Russell is staying on
on his place now.
Chas. Leibich IS halling feed.
Susie Eden called on Mrs. En-
berton Sunday.
Miss Thomas of near Villas is
now helping out in the Baca
county Abstract office.
WANTED-a good competent
pirl to do housework. Inquire
at Herald office.
Miss ella Land has resigned
her position on the Democrat,
and young Altman has taken her
place.
The Springfield herald., 1916-12-01
At DENVER
THIS WINTER

A Resume of Some Legislation
That Should Command the
Attention Ut Our Legislators
at Denver During the Com-
ing Session of the Legisla-
ture.
The Springfield herald., 1916-12-01
A UNIFORM TAX SYSTEM

LuIe.
UNIFORM TAX SYSTEM
The State Tax Commission
having been routed in the recent
election, it will become necessar y
for the legislature this winter tc
take some steps to safeguard the
state in the matter of revenue.
While the tax commission was
an improvement over the state
board of equalization, because OF
its enlarged functions, the facts
are that its only recommends.
ton was the one function Of fix
ing valuations.
So far as the "equalizing" fea
tire of any board is concerned,
in the matter of raising or lower
ing assessments after made
on individual properties-it's a
ludlcrous absurdity on the face
of it.
Here's an instance: The as
sessment ofA's household goods,
or farm tools, or printing outfit,
or what not. is raised or lowered
by the county commissioners,
sitting as a board OF "equa.:za-
tion," from so much to so much
Subject to the decision of the
state tax commission.
The ludicrous absurdity of it
is, what in blazes does the state
tax commission, or any other
state board, know about the val
uation of AS property?
There are numerous cases of
this kind: The county commits
sioners raise AS valuation Sc
much-"s subject to the decision
of the state tax commission. u
Then A comes in and makes o
roar. and the commissioners low
|er the raised valsation 20 much
= subject to the decision ofthe
state tax commission"
Other instances are: A is as
sessed on properties that doesn't t
belong to him, is assessed on the
same property twice, or has
property that the assessor fails
to get; and in all these cases the
commissioners act on one case
out of a great many that hap
pens to be brought to their at
tention. and each time refers the
matter to the state tax commits
sion, which really might more
appropriately be referred to the
man in the moon.
We were opposed to the aboli-
tion of the state tax commission
without the substitution of some
thing better, but now that it has
been outlawed by way of the
initiative, we do not believe it
should be notwithstanding that
one state board is enough. and
that any other number would
simply be complicated aggra-
vation.
What is wanted in assessments
is sensible system of valua-
tions.
We believe that assessors
should have very little TO do with
valuations. 1t should be their
duty to get the property. to
which then schedule valuations -
should be attached.
Any other system is chaotic,
and as such is unfair to the tax
payer, as well as being an en-
barrassment to them.
It's this way: An assessor is
supposed to assess properly at
its full valuation. A, an honest
man, knows his one property is
, worth 81 900, but he knows that
others are giving in the same
property for $500 to $5OO-and
he's up a stump to know what to
do to be honest.
Take the item of household
goods. A knows he couldn't re.
place what he has for cay less
than $500. but, often on the sug.
gestion of the assessor himself,
will put it in say for $1OOor less,
while others with about the same
outfit put theirs in for $500, $500
or more.
This brings us to what we
uant II sb,Y,Id ho f,,nox;o.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-07-20
Baxter Springs News.
Published Every Thursday by
News PUBLISHING COMPANY.

Entered at the postofflce at Bax-
ter Springs, as second class mail
matter.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-07-20
Travelling Mans
EXDeFi0nCe.

In the summer of 1883 had a
very severe attack of cholera NOR
bus. Two physicians, worked
over me from four a. m. to six p.
N. without giving me any relief,
and then told me they did not ex.
pect me to live; that had best
telegraph for my family. Instead
of doiEg so, | gave the hotel por'
ter fifty cents and told him to
buy me a bottle of Chamberlain
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy, and take no substitute.
/ took a double dose according to
the directions and went to sleep
after the second dose. At five
o'clock the next morning l was
called by my order and took a
train for my next stopping point,
a we'll man but feeling rather
shaky from the severity of the
attack" writes H. w. Ireland,
Louisville, KY. Obtainable every.
where.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-07-20


oil with
hail. On the
to kitchen
bed
and
making favored sleeping but
a
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-07-20
Benefited by Chamber
IainS Liuimenf.

Last winter l used Chamber.
lain's Liniment for rheumatic
pains, Stiffness and soreness of
the knees, and can conscientious
ly say that l never used anything
that did me so much good" ! d.
ward Craft, Elba, N. Y. Obtain
able every where.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-07-20
Railroad Time Tables.
M. o. & G.

EAST BOUND.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-07-20

Faulkner Bridge-40 foot
concrete bridge 10000
Mcfarland Bridge-hand
rails, steel jOists, 2 con.
crete abuttments l,255 90
Overman Bridge-cou-
crete 40 feet long This is
on line between Neosho
and Lola Twsps. l-2 cost 447.50
O'Bryan Bridge-concrete
floor and steel ioists 255.OO
Wax Bridge-coucrete
floor and steel joists 1900
Mcmillan Bridge-steel
joists and concrete floor 200 90
Stephens Bridge-paiut
and concrete abuttments $4,000
Justice Bridge-coutract
let for steel joists, new
a ,or and paint
Hester Bridge-concrete 10000
Lon Adams Bridge-con-
crete, 40 feet long 79S 90
Total $4,971 so
Now friends, since have been
on the board l have tried to treat
all parts of the Third District
fairly as you will see from the
above report; that have not
used any partiality but just simP-
ly have done the work that was
needed most, and l feel that l
will be able to serve you the sec
md term better than ! did the
first. l solicit your earnest sup
port at the Primary August 1st.
J. G. Livingston.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-07-20
Walter E. FriSbie

Leases, Mines and Mining
Properties. Expert Examina-
tions Made. All Business Strict
" Confidential. All Business
Entrusted to Ne Promptly
Looked After.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-07-20
Beauty More Than
Skin Dsep.

A beautiful woman always has
good digestion. Ifyour digestion
is faulty, Chamberlaiu's Tablets
will do you good. obtAinable
everywhere.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-07-20
Notice..

All members of The Building
& Loan Association please paw
their dues at once at Jack Spratt'S
Office.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-07-20
FRISCO.
NORTH BOUND.

No. ira Meteor to K. Co.. ..... aga am
No. 1903 X. c. Special. ..........4:o pm
SOUTH BOUND.
No. III Meteor to Oklahoma City 4:IS an
No. 1877 Alton & Okla. points. 80. 7:SO an
No. 1871 Alton & Okla. points -. 6:3o pm
No. Io7 Tulsa Special ...........aI5 pm
EAST B JUND.
No. sra Joplin. Springfield. 2:IS am
No. $50 Joplin. X. C........... II:Io an
No. ,as The Driller. ........... I:zo pm
No. 900 81. Louis Limited ...... 6;SO pm
No. sSs Joplin. K. C. .......... 7;3S pm
WEST BOUND
No. ,oo Passenger to Wichita :. las am
No ,o7 SunHower Lin tied 49,. o:IS am
No. 3a7 The Driller. ...........Ia:4S pm
G. W. BUCKINGHAM, Agent.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-07-20

For Sale A ten-acre fifteen
per cent lease. Shaft In good
ore. Call at this Office.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-07-20
To the Taxpayers Of the
Third Commissioner DIS
fricf Of Cherokee County:


AS am a candidate for a sec
ond term for commissioner of the
third district thought perhaps
it would be to my interest and
interesting to you people, as tax
payers, to know where aud how
your money has been spent.
Therefore l will outline the work
by townships which l think will
show that l have been fair with
all parts of the district.
Lowell Township
Ryan Bridge-steel joists, new
floor aud paint $2,8O5 As
Short Creek Bridge
concrete, go feet long 2,675. 90
Slaughter House Bridge
concrete, and 2 small cul-
verts on Checo Road 800 90
Total Sc, 4s0. 90
Garden Township.
Porter Bridge piers, 2
abuttmeuts, so feet of
steel, new floor and paint 81, 10000
Lowell Bridge-below
Dam, 90 feet Of steel
joists, 2 sets Of steel
tubes, ? concrete piers,
new floor and paint, LAG 90
(Twp. paid 500 more
making total of $2,249 }
Baxter Bridge-across
Spring River, some steel,
new floor 942.00
Shoal Creek Bridge-at
Lowell, floor and paint 635.00
Total s4,sO6.OO
Spriug Valley Township
Baxter Slough Bridge
steel approaches, new
floor and paint. $500 90
Mckenzie Bridge-steel
joists, cd floor and paint 6S2 90
Emmons Bridge-steel
joists and new flor $174.50
Kitch Bridge-18-iuch
steel joists, concrete floor 10000
1 pier and 1 abuttmeut 10000
] NJ. Hall Bridge-cou.
crete 60 feet long 70S 90
Willow Creek Bridge
concrete floor AIS 90
Total $4,229 so
Lyon Township
Howard Bridge-steel
ioists, new floor and paint $407 90
Keelville Bridge-con.
crete 20 feet long ISIS. 90
Naylor Bridge-concrete
80 feet long 9lS.4O
Murphy Bridge-concrete 10000
Four Mile Bridge-north
Of Keelville, concrete.
contract let
Wall Bridge-concrete
20 feet long 5OO.OO
L. P. Fry Bridge-new
steel joists, floor and paint $685. 90
Teel Bridge-steel joists
new floor and paint 1868 IL
Hood Bridge-new abutt-
meut, steel ioists, new
floor and paint contract let
Total $3342.6l
Neosho Township
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1916-03-16


what the devitsAt ~ n, e NET .EraRcis
Kearny that can give yoa an answerlts
II opened my eyes. sThe hills We're
still there, dark and solid. 1t had not
been, then, a volcano or an earthduake.
L looked up atthe sky and saw com
et-like trail cr6sstu& thaSzenith and ex-
tending westward,sa fiery trail. waning
fainter and NARROWER each moment. 3
"a meteor!' IFeallef atoud. "A me-
teor has fallen. There is no danger
"And then all other sounds were
drowned by great shout from Kear-
ny's throat. He had raised both hands
above his head and was standing tip
toe.
"Phocbe's gone" he cried with all
his lungs. She's busted and gone to
HI! Look, captain! The little red
headed hoodoo has blown herself TO
smitherccns. She found Kearny too
tough to handle and she puffcd up
with spite and meanness till her boiler
blew up. It'll be Bad Luck" Kearny
no more. Oh, let us he joyful.
'Humpty Dumpty sat on n wall;
Humpty busted, and that'n be allv"
II looked up, wondering. ana picked
out Saturn in his place. But the small
red, twinllling lumnary I'm his vicinity.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1916-03-16

. Z.
OF the gulf all the storm clouds Of the
Atlantic seemed to have concentrated
above us. We thought surely to sweet
en- those leaping waves with our sugar
and to stuck our arms and lumber on
the floor Of the Mexican gulf.
"Kearny did not seek to cast of one
iota of the burden of our danger from
the shoulders of his fatal horoscope.
He weathered every storm on deck,
smoking black pipe, to keep which
alight rain and sea water seemed but
as oil. And he shook his fist ut the
black clouds behind which his baleful
star winked its unseen eye. When the
skies cleared one evening he reviled his
malignant guardian with grim humor.
"'On watch. aren't you. you red
headed vixen? Out making it hot for
little Francis Kcarny and his friends,
according to Hoyle. Twinkle. twinkle.
little devil! You're lady. aren't you
dogging man with bad luck just be
cause he. happened to be born while
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1916-03-16

which Kcarny had pointed out TO me
MS his evil star, had vanished. | had
seen 1t there but half an hour before.
There was no doubt that one of those
awful and mysterious SpaSms of ma
ture had hurled it from the heavens.
Il clapped kearny on the shoulder.
Little man. said |, let this clear
the way for you. 1t appears that as
troiogy has failed to Suhduc you. Your
horoscope must be cast anew with
pluck and loyalty for controlling stars.
play you to win. Now, get to your
tent and sleep. Daybrcak is the word
AT o'clock on the morning OF the
18th of July | rode into Aguas Frias
with kcarny at my side In his clean
linen suit AMI with his military poise
and keen eye he was n model of a
hShting adventurcr. | had visions of
him riding as commander of President
Naldevia'S bodyguard when the plums
of the new republic should begin to fall
Carlos followed with the troops and
supplies He was to halt i'm II wood
outside the town and remain concealed
there until he received the word To adj
vance.
"hearny and | rode down the Gale
Ancha toward the residential of Don
Rafael ut the other side of the town.
AS we passed the superb white build
1ngs OF the University Of Esperanto |
saw at an open window the cleaning
Spcctaclcs and bald head of Herr Ber-
goWitZ, professor of the natural sci
me and of the cause. He waved his
hand TO me with his broad, bland
smile
There was no excitement apparent
in AguaS Frias. The people went about
leiSurcly as ut all times. The market
was thrOnCcd with barcheadcd women
buying fruit and carnc. We heard the
twang and tinkle of string bands i'm
the pntioS of the cantinaS. We could
see that it was a waiting game that
Don Rafael was playing
Ills residcncia was large but low
building around great courtyard i'm
grounds crowded with ornamental
trees and tropic shrubs. At his door
an old woman who came Informed us
that Don Rafael had not yet arisen.
Tell him. said /, that Captain Ma
lone and Il friend wish to see him at
once. Perhaps he has oversight
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1916-03-16

Y ur boss was
foorwalker. Get
busy and sink
the ship. you one
ey e q banshee.
L h o c b e. HIN.
Sounds as mild
as a milkmaid.
You can't judge
a woman by her
n n IN G. w h v
couldn't l have
had n man star?
l can't make the
remarks to Phoe-
be. you be-blast-
cdr
For eight days
gales and squalls
and waterspouts
beat us from our
course. Five days
only should have
InniaI DS In Ec
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1916-03-16


l was due to bust through that cellar
door here tonight. SO hurried the rest
OF the way up the river. roustabouting
on lower coast packet that made q
landing for every fisherman that want
ed plug OF tobacco. And now I'm
here for what comes next. And it'll
be along, it'll be along said this queer
Mr. kearny: it'll be along on the
beams of my bright but not very par.
ticular star
From the first the personality OF
Kearny charmed me. saw In him
the bold heart the restless nature and
the valiant front against the buffets
or fate that make his countrymen such
valuable comrades In risk and adven-
ture. And just then l was wanting
such men. Moored at fruit cOmpa.
hy's pier / had a 500 ton steamer
ready to sail the next day with n cargo
OF sugar. lumber and corrugated iron
for port in-well. let us call the coun-
try Esperando-it has not been long
ago, and the name Of Patricio Malone
is still spoken there when it's unset.
tied politics are discussed. Beneath
hq sugar and iron were packed n
sG pusand repeating rifles. In Aguas
Frias. the capital. Don Rafael Valde-
win. minister OF war. Esperando's
greatest hearted and most able pa.
triot. awaited my coming No doubt
you have heard. with smile. OF the
insignificant wars and uprisings in
those little tropic republlcs. They
make but faint clam against the
din of great nations battles. But
down there, under all the ridiculous
uniforms and petty diplomacy and
senseless countermarching and In.
trigue, are to be found statesmen and
patriots. Don Rafael yaldevia was
one. Els great ambition was to raise
Esperando into peace and honest pros.
perity and the respect of the serious
nations. So he waited for my rifles In
Aguas Frias. But one would think l
am trying TO win recruit In you!
no; It was Francis Kearny l wanted.
4 And 80 told him, speaking long over