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The Springfield herald., 1916-05-19
RL0EMObT

Fern Nixon made a trip to Elk
hart the first of the week.
Ned Jones from near Tuck,
Colo, was down in this part
the latter part of the week.
j. W. Stogner and family
moved to their claim west of La
mar last week. 'H"''
DR.. McMillen was called tt
wait on Mrs. H. A. Butler Fri
day.
Mr.. Blunt and family visitec
e. F. Macy and wife Sunday.
r. b. Dickey and wife spent
Sunday afternoon at H. "A. But
ler's.
o. C.. Mesnard is still on the
sick list.
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-19
BOguets
By Otto ii. Rowland
tThc Uncle Walt Mason of Bacn county

(Thc Uncle Walt Mason OF Bacn County,
When am dead, my friends
will gother round. perhaps, and
weep; the'l! mourn their loss no
doubt and say nice things l cap-
not hear in deaths cold sleep.
They'll probably say, he was a
bright young sprout-we know
he could lave stopped the war,
too bad his light went out, too
bad he kicked the bucket wher
he might have filled the White
House chair; but now he's cash
ed his chips all in, we know he
is happy DER there" You
know it's always thus. When
someone crosses over the divide,
we weep and make fuss, but
when they're living in this vale
of tears, we kick ard cuss them
throughtheirhappy ears, Now,
friends, I'd rather, have one
boquet to cheer my days and
light the rugged way, than a
wagon load heaped on my life
less clay.
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-19
.IRysticfDealE
May IL

A Ia
Some Of the young people en-
joyed a surprise party Monday
night at Woods. .,,.-.............- La.
! Jesse Gibson and family spent
the day at E. F. Coble's Sunday.
D. C. Robbins is on the sick
list this week.
The 6 ground ia getting most too
dry to farm.
Some of the neignbors have
been destroying rats by means
Of poisoned grain.
Joe Lakin spent Wednesday
evening at D. D. Robbins.
Chas. Gibson had fine colt
snake bitten and lost it.
ID. C. Robbins is awful sick
with pneumonia, but is some
better at this writing.
Mrs. Oracle Gibson spent Tues
day with Mrs. Earl Falkner.
Clyde Barnett got through
planting corn for Mr.. Murray
this week. .a
Mr.. and Mrs. Eairley, sat up
with Robbins Wednesday
Miss Lulu Williams is up and
around again.
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-19


We believe the first one to put
on movie entertainments at cer-
tain places in the county at the
popular price Of ten cents, hav7
ing a regular night at each place.
would make hit with the peo-
pl,, and would have a much bet
ter thing than travelling with
such entertainment on. twenty
five cent admissions. Spring.
field would hands mely patronize
a weekly show of that kind, es.
pecialIy if in.erspersed with a
good vaudeville entertainment.
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-19
Cat Greek

". C. Hamilton, owner OF the
Corbin and Nutter ranch, is per-
manently located on the ranch.
Ancel Whitton is freightinR
from Lamar.
Geo. Little, Sr.. and wife OF
Hutchinson, and Bert Little and
wife of Greensburg, are spend
ing few days with their sons
and brothers John and Lum.
w. H. Osborn traded his Ford
to a "bIue-stricken" homestead
er. A Ford always drives away
the "blues.
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-19
Ereezeout

Mr.. Offutt and Mr.. Backus
went to the hills after posts this
woek. v-a' glf
Edward Byers is building a
new house on his claim. iI
Mr.. and Mrs. Casteel called al
the Scott home Sunday.
Mr.. Offutt and family called
at the Weeden home Sunday.
Mr.. Weeden and son were in
this vicinity this week doing vet
..rinary work. HlB
Cecil Gettings made a busin'
ess trip to Springfield this week
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-19

The following item of the Ken
ton fire, which information we
took the pains to get last week
the day before publication, was
accidently omitted: The fire
started in lumber yard about
midnight. Burned the Virgins
residence near it. Burned bank,
Slacls's store, ano'lier store near
Slack's. and telephone exchange.
Switch board in exchange was
saved, and piano and furniture
in the Virgins shouse. I'VE are
indebted to Mrs. Shannon for
these particulars.
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-19

1t was the Herald's estimate
that $500 people We're here on
the second day of the fair last
year. With the great influx of
settlers since that time, we be-
lieve that 5000 people here on
the coming fourth of July is an
easy possibility; and we believe
arrangements should be made
accordingly.
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-19
Villas

Mr.. Thorne and family arrived
here Friday to live on the Goeh-
ring place. Mrs. Thorne's broth
er, Norman, accompanied them.
Miss Pearl Ewing has return
ed to her home at Stonington for
the summer.
Paul and Marquis Pritchard
spent several days upon Wolfe
creek last week. Is
Mrs. Yokul's cousins from
Beaver County visited with them
this week. -&
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-19
a.,ss'.s asss',s'

Good morning to you.
Jack Frost the l4th-no dam
age.
Charlie Chandler was down on
his ranch last week from Lamar
where he has been at work,
Every body in these parts is
planting their corn over-birdS
seem to be taking it up.
Ira Russell is putting up Il
windmill on his mothers place.
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-19

Jams We're helping Sam Smith
fix his pump the first of the
week.
Mrs. H. Hockett has them all
beaten when it comes to raising
chickens, she having ITS at this
writing.
Little Vermell Boucher, whiIe
planting flowers with her sister,
was bitten they think by rattle
snake. DR.. Culp attended her.
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-19

We believe the herd-law ques-
ton has now been pretty well
threshed out pro and con, and
that any flu rther consideration of
it mustsnecessarils simply be a
repitition Of What has already
been said, We shall consequent
Iy close the discussion with the
letters published with this; issue.
Meantime sign up those blanks
found elsewhere in the paper.
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-19

Volney Hoggatt of the Great
Divide has made a wonderful dis
cosery-that we already have a
herd law in Colorado. He just
made that discovery during the
last week, and forthwith pro-
ceeds to berate all the governors
Colorado has ever had for not en-
forging the law. Of all the un-
bridled, jabbering blatherskites
that ever came down a Colorado
pike, NolneyHoggatt takes first
placeS
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-19

If all Springfield and all Baca
county would get into the har-
ness and make along pull, a hard
pull, and pull all together, as
suggested and urged by the pres
ident of the commercial club In
his eloquent address Monday
night what a differenceit it would
make in the morning.
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-19
I Will Campo and Short Grass
please to rise UP and tell US how
that brass band is coming?

To incorporate or not to ircor-
porate-that is the question just
now furnishing meterial for nom
partisan 4 consideration in
Springfield. Are you for it or
against it? - no f'-7
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-19

I; The vote in the House on the
preparedness proposition, as in
dicated elsewhere by the Keatlng
letter, is evidence of the fact
that without any Preparedness
program the democrats would
have gone into the campaign-this
year with a handicap that would
have been hard to overcome. =
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-19

he-indicatiens now-are that
the Kansas and Oklahoma wheat
crop will be a record break
er, and the farmers will get less
for their product; but will the
millers hear OF it in time to do
flour users any good during the
coming year? iu'..f-at
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-19

There is one thing, among the
many other things, that may be
said of Two Buttes they've got
a live, kicking, hustling set of
town people. The town is now
putting in a cream station, and
arrangements we believe have
been made for some kind of grist
mill: all of which is an invitation
to the good people of Springfield
to get a move en- hemselves.
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-19
D,.attx, Dr,,r,a Location
/ L 2T-32-i2

Albert Sharrock and wife lire
the proud parents of a fine boy.
Mrs. Sweet left for her home
Monday, W. A, Creathouse TAX
ing her as far as Villas in his car.
George Hughes branded his
cattle Friday.
Orie Stigers bought team of
MAI es of w. A. Greathouse Fri
day.
Another all day meeting at
Pretty Prairie Sunday.
Medley's partook of the dinner
too freely at Pretty Prairie last
Sunday and We're sick that night.
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-19
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The Great County Builder has

The Great County Builder has
certainly had three strenuous
months of job work.. During
this time we have had one man,
sometimes,stwo and sometimes
three on this line of work; and
have had during the time Il num-
uer Of jobs ahead waiting their
turn; all of which evidences the
fact that the Herald's job work
is of a kind that pleases.
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-19
SPRINGFIELD BAcA COUNTY caLoRADo FRIDAY

wife.
Two auto loads of men from
Cunningham, Kans., visited at
Will Mitchell's recently
A meeting was called at Mr..
Winfrey's for Saturday to dis.
cuss the building of another
school house in This neighbor-
hood.
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-19
Big Flats
Nav ]:

Charley Jones commenced a
la X 80 house on his mother S
claim Monday.
Mr.and Mrs. Hockett visited
at Ms. f. Conner's the first OF
the week.
Dewey Jackman is listing Tor
Chas. Jones this week.
Calvin Esc rage and Mark Will
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-19
Campo

Mrs. lynn Davis has been suf-
taring from tonsillitis but is bet.
eef at this writing.
Those from Campo who took
the civil service examination
at Springfield Saturday were
j. w. Blinn, Otto Badgely,
r. B. Lowell, L. T. Williamson,
A. B. Clements.
Geo. and Bert Petty, Raymond
Ogle and joe Blinn were making
final proof on their homesteads
At Springfield Monday
Clyde Weeks made a drive tc
Nkhart Tuesday.
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-19
Plum Creek 1:;s; 1::ss

Farming is the order Of the
day in this neighborhood.s r- :,
Nellie Grover went to stay
with Fern Amman this week.
b Mamie Boles is staying with
Lena Hough. - ao9 o., lbs H. -
True Rickcox has been at home
for a few days. =,
Mr.. Pullman went to the ce.
dars this week: sli 20 l.3r u"
:. A uicercrovd off young folks
was over from MaxSyi Sunday.
1isJ1J.i Carver has his dugout
about comnleted
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-19

! Ho9 mary peopleaare there in
.baca county wsio. would like to
hold tawn a good .s1.5M job dur
tins next two years, with the
privilege? If you have that
itching of the palm, please to
remember .hat the Herald is a
phone line to nearly @Oipeople.
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-19
Pride

Mrs. Will Smith and children
returned to Wichita last week.
Frank Park and wife of Tex
homa visited at the bones of
Harley and Wayne Sheldon Sun
day and Monday of last week.
Will Smith has sold his relin-
quishment.
Chas. Carr and Sam Browning
made a trip to- -Elkhart this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Good spent
Sunday with Claud Hager and
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-19

With the republicans divided
between the no-preparedn ness
Ford and the Don Quixete mill
tarist Roosevelt, and the demo-
Gratis marching hand in hand for
Wilson and sane preparedness,
it would look as if there'oughtst to
be a Second sane outcome of the
Wilson candidacy.
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-19

(iet-Together days, with their
500 to 300 people, is. what makes
trade for town on all other
days. Saturday, June 3rd, is
the next Get-Togethers day in
Springfield. -
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-19

If one half Of the hopes enter
tanned OF. the Speer admfnistra.
tion are realized, there would be
nothing the matter with making
him the states 'favorite son" in
1920.
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-19

An ad. inserted recently in the
Missouri Valley Photographer
brought about twenty replies of
those wanting a change of loca
tion. Verify, the M. V. P. las
some circulation among photog-
raphers.
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-19

The why of q no ball team in
Springfield is that business is
the only game that anyone has
had time to play here for three
years.
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-19
RICHLAND

IA nice little shower of rain
came Sunday morning.
Joe Dunn moved to the H..
Beaula place. ,rs~
Mr.. johnson, who got tile Joe
Dunn place, came in last week.
Racheal Lockwood went to La
mar Wednesday. lSt
Alice Terry spent a few days
with Racheal Lockwood last wk.
Everybody come to the closing
academy exercises on the 26th.
See program elsewhere.
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-19

The great strategical mystery
of the long continued assaults
on Verdun will be one of the
first things Germany will have
to explain when the war is over.
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-19

When Carlson makesIhis how
do-you-do speech at Campo at
the old soldiers reunion, he
should come to the SeDtinel's
rescue in explaining away that
IS. 500 beverage that the Carl
son and economy" campaign cry
of 1914 bestowed on Baca county
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-19

The June term of court will
open on the 7th of June. Those
wanting accommodations, either
public or private, would do well
to make their arrangements long
before hand.
We believe the merchants
should start the 4th of July ball
to rolling by each heading the
list with a good S25.O 90 subscrip-
ton; and that all others should
come across with V's or double
VS. for the big blowout.
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-19

Get-Together days are the
days when the man who has
meets the man who wants-a
doggoned good combination. Two
weeks from tomorrow is the next
day. 4 r.
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-19
North Flats


Farmipk is the order Of the
day; some are through planting;
Wilbern Shiflet is working for
A. .I.Smaet.=5
Mr. Stewart is staying on his
claim at present.
j. H. d. Terral filled Rev.
Scarffe's sRppintment Sunday;
all efsisy4 M sermon he preach.
ed.
Chss. Aenson's baby is on the
sick list. i
B. ]. Clifton has been listing
for Ralph Hooker.
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-19
COMMERCIAL CLUB
IS REJUV|NATED,

Is kEJUvINAItU.
Enthusiastic Meeting held at
Stewards Abstract Office.
I Reorganization Effected,
Fifteen New Members En-
rolled, 4th of July Arranged
for, and incorporation plan
ned.
With new blood and new life
the Springfield Commercial club
bounded into the arena Monday
night
From start to finish the meeting
was marked by the enthusiasm
of those present, and the discus
sion of the topics under consider
alton showed the deep inter.
est of the members Of the club in
the future o! the town OF Spring.
field and TIE welfare of the coun
ty Of Baca.
One of the most striking fes-
lures of the meeting was the de.
velopment Of the fact that there
is new blood in TIL business fairs
of SDringtield-in its mercantile
establishments, its real estate
firms, it's professional men and
in it's citizanship-all ready to
unite their forces with the pio-
grestive element of the town and
country for the building up Of
a Greater B lca county.
The first thing was the ini-
tiati,n o. fifteen of these
mostly new citizens of he
town. Then followed the cleo
tion OF of1ic ars. as shown by tlss
minutes published elsewhere.
OF the officers elected VIC want
to stop just long enough to say
that the ability and enthusiasm
of the four men is an assurance
of the fact that the club has en-
tered upon an era of accomplish
ments, the one thing needed in
the life of the organization.
Upon Judge Terral taking the
chair he nude an eloquent ap.
peal to the club 10 bend it's every
energy to the npbuilding of the
whole country-to make a long
pull, hard pull and pull all
together for the accomplishment
of this much desired object, the
speech being spontaneously ap-
plauded at its close.
Upon the subject cf the con-
ing 4tb, there was bu- one sent
ment and one feelng-to have
the rip-snortingest old tine the
town of Springfield or the county
of Baca has over known; and ar
rangements were consequently
made accordingly.
There was also but one senti-
ment and one feeling with refer
ence to incorporation, all agree
ing as to it's desireability, the
only question being as to the pol
icy of immediate action. Judge
Terrdl was appointed a commit
tee to make certain investig4-
tions in the matter, and meet
ing will then be called to take
steps accordingly.
The spirit manifested through
out the meeting, and in the con-
sideration of the topics brought
up, augers well for the good of
the club and the good of the city
and the county.
Although called The Spring
field Commercial Club" it is
county wide in the scope of 1t.
purposes and in the object Of its
existence.
1t is consequently desired to
have all citizens of Springfield
and surrounding country to be-
come II embers of the club.
AS it has teen over a year
since the club was organized, we
shall in the near future repub-
fish constitution forthe benefitof
those who have become men,
bers since its adoption or who
may wish to become members in
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-19

1t is said that the entire motor
power for autoes in Germany
during the last year has been
wood alcohol instead OF gasoline,
and that Germany manufactures
the alcohol for about half of what
gasoline has been selling for.
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-19

Carlson won out as low mar. in
the state convention condi.
date to thu G. o. p oaveption
at Chicago; but he les ost in, his
Denver campaign 49, st'Specr,
and the signs are 70 g to an.
other Denver losing ,he cam
paign for himself il. .le guber.
material election this fall.
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-19

100 flaming 4th of July posters
will be wanted to blaze the way
for the big celebration, and they
should be ordered soon.
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-19
Horse Laugh

Subscription Achiev'm 'nts
The Harald's Great Drive for the
1000 Bstorethe End of7the
Year Is without q Parallel in
the History Of the Dryland
West.
From the East and from the
lki West They Are Pouring in to
Join The. Mighty Herald Ar.
my to Aid In the Building
Up OF; a Greater Bacs county
m v Nidav Cnr.jnOt,<,l.l. II 4k
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-19

Mrs. ]. n. johnson was at La
mar one day last wee!
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-19

u y
someone crosses over the divide,
we weep and make Il fuss, but
when they're living in this vale
of tears, we kick ard cuss them
throughtheir happy ears, Now,
friends, I'd rather, have one
boquet to cheer my days and
light the rugged way, than a
wagon load heaped on my life
less clay.
Congressman Keating'S Letter
On Monday by vote of 22l to
14a the house refused to accept
a senate amendment increasing
the standing army to 25O,O 600
men. BY a vote of 251 20 lO9
rejected the proposal to permit
the president to organize II vol
unteer army" of 100000 men in
times of peace, aud IL vote of 176
to 173 appropriated 100000, 600
for the construction of great
nitrate plant, which will forever
render the American people
independent of the powder
trust"
An AIl-Day Fight
All day long the "miitarists'
and the advocates of sane pre-
pareIness blttle1 for mastery
and the latter won in every con-
test.
Party lines we're obliterated
on the sue of increasing tire
army from l47, ,O02 men as alvc-
Gated by the HoJsc to 100000 as
urged by the Senatr. The Tam
many Hall democrats joined fore
es with the IN ljority of the re-
publicanS, bat this detection
lwas more than offset by the fit
ty.onc republicans from the mid
die and far west who came over
to the democrats. sa~
Ford's Vote Had Effect
The effect of the remarkable
run which Henry Ford made in
tn Republican pre- sidential pri
maries in Michigan and Nebraska
was reflected in the change of
attitude by republican congress-
men from the Middle Western
states. A number of republi-
can members whu had voted
with the militarists when the az
my bill was before the House for
the first time, reversed them
selves and at least one frankly
declared that his change in front
was due to orders from home, -
IN the shape of Ford's majorities
for president. .a.
When some enthusiast Sug-
gested that the name of the ia
nous autimobile manufacturer
be placed on the republican pres
ideptial primary ballot in Michi-
gain the movement was regarded
as joke, but it has proven a
very serious matter.
Ford's boom will not get very
far in the Chicago convention,
out the showing which he has
made in the states which must
be carried by the republicans if
they are to elect a president has
made profound impression on
politicians in Washington.
The Ford vote means, said
one republican the other dav,
"that the people of the middle
west haye net gone crazy on the
question of preparedness. 1t
has punctured the Roosevelt
boomand has done much to check
the drift toward miitarism.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-24

Mrs. Frank G. Davis will entertain
next Wednesday afternoon the mem
bers of the Lotus club at her home in
Lake street.
Mrs. s. Cremer of 215 Grafton
street will entertain today for Mrs NJ.
Dills and Mrs. A. c. Brit of Emporia.
Mrs. Charles Weimer will entertain
the members of the l.. A H. club at
her home in Highland Park next Fri
day afternoon
Mrs. Sol Richardson OF 1117 Monroe
street was hostess to the L. NJ. B.
club Thursday afternoon. Those pres
ent were: Mrs. W. ]. Deimler, Mrs.
f. w. Tate, Mrs. E. F. Euwer. Mrs.
George Wood, Mrs. w. C. Sherman,
Mrs. S Robertson, Mrs. w. H. Brown,
Mrs Anna Hewitt, Mrs. Marjorie Dick
ison, Mrs. John Richie. Mrs. Cap
Robertson, Mrs Emma Allen, Mrs L.
Barnes. The guest of the afternoon
was Mrs. Walter Richardson. Mrs. S.
Robertson will entertain the members
of the club at line party at the Nov
city theater in two weeks
Mr. Roy Wolff. 21O Emmett street,
who has been i'll for the past two
weeks is recovering from an operation
for appendicitis.
The following friends pleasantly
surprised Mrs. w. H. WATSON at her
home in Clay street Wednesday
Mrs. w. :. Wingert, Mrs. w. L. Jury.
Mrs. Anna Hewitt, Mrs. RoweIl. Mrs.
Sam Cremer Mrs. Fred Skidmore.
Mrs Mary Oils. Mrs. Edward Camp.
Mrs. Clyde WATSON, Mrs. Louie
O'Dell, Miss Prudence Jury, Miss Mil
dred Wingert, Miss Lorraine Wingert,
Miss Helen O'Del, Scott Wingert,
Raymond Skidmore.
The Bellview Literary society met
Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. ]. NJ.
Currie and Mrs. NJ. Jackson of Eighth
and Highland avenues. The guests
include; Mrs. E. GiIlard, Mrs. T.
Cook, Mrs. Harriet Gilchrist, Mrs.
earle Linge, Mrs. Ralph Elerick. Mrs.
E. S. Thomas, Mrs. c. A Mattingly,
Mrs. S Iwig, Mrs. Archie Cloud. In
two weeks the club will meet with
Mrs. c. A. Mattingly of Republican
avenue.
/ The Mizpah society of the Third
Presbyterian church held an all day
meeting at the church Wednesday.
The following members were present:
| Mrs. j. Alexander. Mrs. William
Busby. Mrs ]. B. Norton, Mrs. Mary
Weiss. Mrs. Harriet Gilyeat, Mrs c.
+ E Cox, Mrs. H. 1. Derby, Mrs. ]. Ell
! lenberger. Mrs. William Patterson,
Mrs. Grace Ash and Miss Edna Cox.