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The Springfield herald., 1917-04-13
RICHLAND

Sunday Richland dismissed d
their services in the morning
and went to the cement school
house to an Easter program. All
enjoyed the day.
Edward Lockwood has been
laid up for few days from the
Elects of having some teeth
pulled.
Rich's went to Fowler, kans.,
last week and brought home
heir daughter, Rachel Lock-
wood, who has been there some
line taking treatment.
Mrs. Everett Cottrell has not
been we'll the past week.
Jess Stogner and Roy Terry
have gone to Lamar.
The acadamy school will be
out the twentieth of April.
Rev. Olen Hunt of Fowler will
be here to give the address. Be
sure and come.
The Springfield herald., 1917-04-13
EAKE W|EW

The two big SHOWS last week
were good for the crops. Wheat
and rye looking fine ard oats
coming up.
Lively Bros. put up a new
windmill at their place last Fri
day.
Mr., and Mrs. Ray Bosley are
the proud parents of baby girl
born April 4th. Congratula.
lions.
F.oy Kraft at,dywife sndi..sdrs.
Mathews visited relatives in Las
Animas county Thursday.
Z. NJ. White and Elmer Terry
of Short Grass visited at q. G.
Finkle's last week.
Nettie Finkle was in Elkhart
last week.
There was party at Roy Bos-
ley's Saturday evening, March
"a. There were about fifty pres.
ent. The evening was spent in
music and general goud time.
Cake and fruit were served
The gu 'st> departed at late
hour, each declaring they had
spent a pleasant evening.
The Springfield herald., 1917-04-13
Murray
April 4, 1917

Well, l suppose everyone
thinks We are dead, but we're
not.
James Fisk has just closed a
successful revival .sr ti,iS pi1ce
and organized Friends church.
Mrs. Roy Sta2n has r"turned
from Hooker, where sne has
been taking mu>i,: h'a>p!:s.
j. r. Frazier aud family are
back.
/, The news is out That Matte
Smith and Slim Wiz Iy were
married Saturday.
We are having IL tue Sunday
school.
Mr.. and Mrs. CIas, Leibich
lost their little ten-months old
baby, Lewis Leibic,, 1t died
Friday night with Typhoid and
pneumonia. We extend our Stu
cere sympathy.
The Springfield herald., 1917-04-13
A Bear Hunt
In Las Animas County,

After reading of the bear hunt
in BaA county in last weeks
School Herald, band Of Spring.
fielders thought as how they had
probably been chased over into
Las Animas county, and that it
would be good idea to get over
there after them while the trail
was warm.
German-American Insurance
agent Rich sprang the PROPOSE
tion, with counter-jumper S. E.
Carter and the Great County
Builder promoter willin' Barkis-
es and ready to jump at the un-
dertaking-overtaking in the
case of bears.
1t was agreed that we would
load up on gasoline and chuck to
run the bears down. The Ger.
man-American agent with the
English cognomen was to fur
nish the hydroplane, counter.
jumper Carter was to furnish the
gas, and the Great County Build.
er promoter and a confederate
we're to furnish the hard tack
and other accOutremepts of war.
fare. After some time, under
sheriff detective Lyle Knox was
discovered on the -. o. G. high
way and roped in for the grub
stake confederate, and ordered
to join the bear-hunt party.
When all was ready, German
American life-saver Rich gave
the handle to the hydroplane a
little twitch, we al jumped in,
and the machine turned its nose
in the direction of the bear haunts
of the west county and scared
away-in q nor vest by west di.
rectlon.
We first lighted in a glade that
had been cleared away for the
purpose in the cedars by the side
of several winrows Of posts, Mr..
The Springfield herald., 1917-04-13
Pleasant Valley

measles are going the rounds
here now. Ali of L. C. Kinche.
loe's children are down with it.
A. A. Chambers is finishing
Boaz Hamilton's house.
John Neihart and family have
relatives visiting them.
All reports of our telephone
line are favorable.
Clara Thomas, who has been
visiting on the North Flats. re-
turned home Tuesday.
Pleasant Valley school visited
Point View school in Kansas last
Friday.
School closes April End at
Pleasant Valley. Everybody is
cordially invited to attend the
dinner given the last day.
Joe Fuller has rented Earl
Parker's place for this season.
The Springfield herald., 1917-04-13
Big Flat

Joe Hines preached to a large
audiance last Sunday.
Christian. Lacey and Clarksden
and Marconi Jackman returned
from the cedars Friday with
wood and posts.
Herman was breaking sod this
week.
Herbert Greenlee has been
farming some. A little too early
yet.
Mr.. Lauck and Joe Jackman
attended the sale southeast of
Villas.
Gar' Hair Of Springfield was
out to their farm Friday after
feed.
DR.. Verify called on Mr.. Jack
man Friday.
The Springfield herald., 1917-04-13
Short Grass
April. 5, 1917

April, ., 1917
Miss Elmer Terry is visiting
her mother this summer at Gal.
va, Kans.
Mr.. Clayton has sold his claim
and will depart for missouri this
week.
Mrs. W. c. Calhoun and son
Oliver have returned home this
week from Eldorado, .Kans.,
where they have spent the win
ter with Mr.. Calhoun.
Leslie Howe made trip to
Elkhart after lumber.
Mrs. Mae Lindsay of EldorAdo.
kans., returned home with her
sister, Mrs. W. G. Calhoun, and
is visiting her parents, o. NJ.
MahaE and wife.
Nettie Finkle, Fay and Pearl
Calhoun and Elmer Terry and
wife made a trip to Elkhart.
Walter Lester has sold his
Claim.
Ruthrauf1'S house burned
down Tuesday mori.ing
Frank Hershinger bought
Walter Lester's house.
The Springfield herald., 1917-04-13

Not many know the fact that
Colorado will be bone dry after
July 1st, when the federal law
will go into effect. The United
States will then prohibit the i'm
porta ton of boose into states
prohibiting it's sale within their
borders, and Colorado now has
that law on her statute books; so
no carriers after July 1st will he
permitted to bring a drop into
the state. This is the decision
of the U. S. district attorney,
who declares that the law will be
enforced to the letter.
The Springfield herald., 1917-04-13
West Flat

Everybody in these parts is
doing some kind Of farming
stunt.
Mrs. C. C. Campbell and Mrs.
Earl Evans called on the Tharps
last Friday.
Mrs. 7. F. Evans visited We'd
nesday with Mrs. Mccullough.
The Evans men folks went to
the sale south of Springfield
Wednesday of last week.
Mr.. Graves of Gnymon, Okla.
was in this part Of the country y
visiting the children and was very
much taken up with the looks of
things.
Another one of those million
dollar SHOWS last week. If VIC
keep on having one of those ev-
cry week this will be some coun-
try yet
The Springfield herald., 1917-04-13

Carter wanting TO buy the posts
TO, a palisade to pnt the bears
in, his idea being, should we be
successful, to start u menagerie.
He bought the posts. after
when ~e feld . counsel OF war,
and deci,ie,l IA q precautionary
m ..sure that IL would be a good
strategic move to get around
that chuck vitalixer in order to
tighten the draft on the hydro.
plane before making the final
grand drive for the bear trench.
es on ahead.
After again getting our ma
chine into the mir and above the
tall cedars, we ratified of in
the direction of Mustang creek,
landing in good time on q tribu-
tsry thereof bearing the monde.
plume OF 20. u" abou: a mila
from it's junction with the fa.
nous mustang.
On this creek ut this point are
the famous fields of the world.
famous Mustang Oil Co. They
have erected there o monster
derrick. and the drilling is by
the power Of a monster engine.
They are now drilling their
second hole, the first one having
gone awrv. In this hole they
are now down l.s0O feet. A kind
of stinkinR gas is coming out of
It with q roar. but is inflamable.
There is also a weak flow Of
water. The company intends to
get "ile" or spring leak in the
Indian ocean.
We did intend to go on to the
coal fields. about twelve miles
west of the oil fields, but heard
that q blast had covered up the
coal and there was consequently
nothing to be seen.
Bear7 They didn't dare to
show up; so the war strategista
pumped up their machine and
hiked it for the ranch of 8. E
Carter, back in Bacs county and
|ciyilization,-
EsTse homo and tbs fasaAe
methods of s. e. Carter deserve
a special write up, this article
being too lengthy for its consid'
GRAFTON here. See elsewhere
Results Of Intensive Dry Far m.
ing"
The Springfield herald., 1917-04-13
Floenont

The High school edition of the
Herald was certainly good
VIM. Butler and son. in-Iaw OF
Missouri are visiting Macy 5 aGd
Buffers.
Sunday school was held at =.
w. Tate's Sunday and Will be
held there each Sunday at 2:3O
p. NJ.
The Point Rocks ranch, con
sisting Of over 5000 acres, was
sold last week to Elkhart parties
for $4,000. The company in
tends t. bore for oil.
The Springfield herald., 1917-04-13
Grand View

Arthur Garvle went to konantz
Sunday to work.
Asa Hess bought four cows OF
Martin Miller Thursday.
A minstrel play was given az
Grand View the last night of
school, which WAS enjoyed by a
large croud.
John Green moved into the
Fred Collins place wednesday.
A very fine play was given at
Grand View The 4th, entitled,
Dutch Jake, or the True Blue.
The same will be played at
Springfield the 14th. None who
enjoy a good laugh should miss
it.
K. C. Moody Moved on the
Murry ranch this week.
The Springfield herald., 1917-04-13
Some Current and Goose.
berry Topics. As Seen
by Prof. GrubstAkes.
OF the
d. W. C,bs<oGao Ano cov,,v
The D. C. D. Highway
Baca Co. Grubstakes Academy

ID. G. D." stands for. dig.
Canadian, diR!
The reason Canadian is ad-
monished to dig" is because
they have some awful big hills
and hollers down that way to
look after--biggest, indeed, you
ever saw or heard tell OF.
But Cana dian is equal to the
Job. Last that was heard of
them they were planting mines
and submarines under those
hills. intending. to blow them into
tie holiers, and then all they
would have to do would be to
scrape out the hollers.
The D. c. D. begins some-
where in the Gulf of Mexico,
and ends somewhere in the Be-
ring sea. ] think it is to be a
highway for whales and sea lions
and a channel for the exchange
of the hot and cold atmospheric
currents generated by those two
famous old swimming holes,
the two meeting in Colorado for
the purpose of compounding the
climate wanted by tourists.
That is why this bi-planed
highway is going to do so much
for Baca county. When these
two bellineerent air currents
meet here, along with the
whales and sea-lions, and may
be some polar hears and tropical
rhinocereses; then will come the
tug of war, and then will the
cup of our joy be full, and life
by worth the living.
There has been lots of talk of
a railroad; but what is railroad
by the side of the great joys of
the D. G. D.? Nothing-abso-
lutely nothing!
After the D. c. D. and the
T. O. c.. then will come the San
tanta, Springfield and Ration r.
R., probably by way Of StoninR-
ton, Artesia and Two Buttes
Have to kinda put this in, Mr..
Editor, as a sop to ''Brer Jones. "
The Springfield herald., 1917-04-13

A census Of the tourist tradc
across the Canadian bridge on
the D. e. D. was commenced on
the 3rd inst. and will be continu-
ed to the 3rd prox., when a re-
port will be mailed to all the pa
pers on the D. Z. D. line. Anoth-
er census of the tourist tratic
will be taken again during the
month of July. Watch for these
reports in the Herald.
The Springfield herald., 1917-04-13
Prairie Queen

Bob Lynch and Elihue McGin.
mis- attended the sale over east
Thursday.
Sam Eaton has purchased him
a team this week.
Elmer CIaggett and DR.. Pat
terson have finished breaking out
quarter section each.
George Sloan has himself a
new well. at the depth of 235
feet.
Mrs. George Youngman and
three children have got the
measles.
There is quite u lot Of sod
plowlng going on in this part
now.
Mrs. Victor Beatty has return.
ed home from. Missouri. She is
some bettar. =.
The Springfield herald., 1917-04-13
THE 7. 0. c. HIGHWAY

The School Herald last week
took precedence to everything
|else. hence the great road meet
ing was passed over to this week.
AS our readers already kno".
a meeting was called here for the
3rd inst to establish a tourest
highway from Amarillo, Tex. by
way of Dalhart, Boise and
Springfield, to Denver and the
chain of mountain parks to the
west Of it.
The meeting was called to order at
3:3op. m. by Judge TerraI. pres
ident of the Springfield chamber
of commerce. who in an ardent
address welcomed the delegates
and visitors.
Judge Terral was then elected
temporary chairman a nd G. C
Sven temporary secretary, af.
ter which committees were ap-
pointed on GRADIENT ale. perma-
nent organization and order of
business.
By the report of the com nit
tee on permanent organization
R. H. Thomas and w. Fl. Ray of
Boise we're made permanent
chairman and secretary respec-
lively. Mr.. Thomas made an
appropriate address on taking the
chair.
The committee appointed on
markers for the trail reported q
plank 2x8 and 4 feet long to be
planted two feet in the ground,
to be painted white with black
lettering.
The meeting then adjourned
suiect to the call of the presi-
dent.
The Springfield herald., 1917-04-13

ed e succa> siul term OF school at
Grand View Friday.
James S Acre and family re-
turned |. .st week from a pleasant
visit tn Mrs. Acres parents in
OHiai,Oma.
Mrs jesse rurnur. and little
son and youngest daughter, are
visiting friends and relatiyes in
Okiahoms.
Richards organic ID ball team
the 3lst, Asa Hess. captain, and
Frank lie Gran" .Managert,
There will be ball .ame played
in Richards each Saturday after
noon
The Springfield herald., 1917-04-13

Among tile new houses pro.
jected for immediate building
in Springfield are-H. Tanker.
sley residence, Carl Jones bun.
gallo. Farmers State Bank con.
crete, j. II. Shriver, Terral real
estate building, concrete, Den.
ney's garage rock, Herb Hon.
sher abstract Office, and some
others.
The Springfield herald., 1917-04-13
CLYDE

Among the business visitors in
Springfield from this vicinity
were G. H. Autrcy, will Wagner,
Robt. Swanner, Salem and Floyd
Pear ce, George kirkenda!l and
Lee Drake.
A large crowd attended the
party at Autrey's Saturday
night and evcryb body reported a
good time.
Nj. and Mrs. George Madden
have returned from La Junta
where they spent the winter.
Miss Alice Jack is back on her
claim after teaching school near
Stonlngton.
Floyd Pearcc and Lee Drake
ate easter dinner with friends
near Setonsburg.
Mrs. Menifee returned last
week after an extended visit IL
the east.
The people OF Clyde neigh
borhood Will organize Sunday
school at No. >, Sunday, April Is,
at 1890 a. IN. Every body come.
The Springfield herald., 1917-04-13

Now that the United States
has locked horns with Wilhelm,
it will be necessary for ruralites
to get next to the next thing to a
daily The Thrice:a-W eek New
York World is about the right
cape~, and equal to a daily for
country purposes. We can fur
nish it to our paid-a-head sub
scribers for IS cents.
The Springfield herald., 1917-04-13
-Lanaport

Tom Keeler. Dick and Pat Sill
via went 10 Elkhart on business
Thursday.
Edgsr Pierce is very sick at
.this ssitiua - They -think that
he has the measles.
The Grange ledge was organ
izsd at the Butcher school house,
Wednesday night. A large
crowd was there.
Mrs. billiard Collins, Miss Ava
and Miss Edna Fowler visited
Beulah Falls last Thursday.
Mrs. Everett Thomas has some
little chickens.
Everett has set out a lot of
shade trees around his house.
We are having good attendance
at the Buscher Sunday school at
present.
The Springfield herald., 1917-04-13

The inclosing envelope of the
Denver Tourist and Publicity
Bureau has on it as an advertise
ment, Denver the gateway to IL
national parks; 80 national mon
umeuts; Ia one-day trips; 80
scenic trips; and they might have
added, cooling mountain breezes
that's what gives importance to
the D. C. d. and T. o. G. auto
highways.
The Springfield herald., 1917-04-13
Prairie View

Having some nice weather.
Vera and Raymond Ferguson
started for Kansas Wednesday.
Mrs. Hancock and son have re
turned home from Kansas
Mr.. Brisendine and family
came to their homestead last
week.
MIR. Dunlap and Floyd Brisen-
dine went to the cedars this
week.
The Commissioners We're in reg
ular session last week.
The Springfield herald., 1917-04-13

The Russian minister has an
nounced that u peace move would
De put on foot when the German
people follow in the footsteps of
Russia and overthrow their pluto
cratic rulers. Here's hoping for
the other governments of Eu-
rope.
The Springfield herald., 1917-04-13
Rodley

Mr.. and Mrs j. +. Hawkins
and children, G. N. Balou and
family re visiting near Ochiltree,
Texas.
G. NJ. Wilcox returned from
Oklahoma last work, where be
has been to ship his property to
this place.
Mrs. j. M. Moor-,ead's moth
er is visiting her.
Mrs. G. A. Shultz is tending
to the P. o. during the absence
of MIR. BallOu.
The Springfield herald., 1917-04-13
Prairie View

Having some wet weather in
this neighborhood.
Claude Preston and brother
Ralph returned home from Okla
homa last Sunday.
Mr.. Marshall. who was in the
hospital at Windfield, returned
home last week.
Rev. jackson returned last
week.
Remember the Sunday school
at O'Clock every Sunday. All
invited,
The Springfield herald., 1917-04-13
Richards
April 2,

T. L. Stagner and family at
tended church at Welcome Sum-
day.
Rev. Webster preached to
large crowd at Welcome Sunday.
Fred Collins has moved to his
brother Milow's ranch, he having
rented his farm near Richards
for the coming gear.
Miss Gabrielle Beckman clos
The Springfield herald., 1917-04-13

We believe it's readers and the
public would be wiling to for
give the Pueblo Chieftain for it's
radical partisanism if it would
only spell Offence" and de.
fence" with a brace of SIS"
The Springfield herald., 1917-04-13

The d. C. D. markers will be
really about the first OF May, and
will be sent to the various points
along The line tor erection. They
are to be set in concrete.
The Springfield herald., 1917-04-13

The time is at hand for the
government to take q hand in the
matter of food prices-as they
have done in England, France
and Germany.
The Springfield herald., 1917-04-13
Fall Pine

We have been having some
rain.
Stock is doing fine.
Mrs. Wiley was calling at
Charlie AlIison's.
1nie Cole was calling at Van
derpool's.
Ed. Rhoads went to Texline
last week after load of freight
for Slack.
Most everyone have their incu-
baters setting.
GrasSi> getting green and we
see some flowers in bloom.
Most of us are plarting gar
den.
The Springfield herald., 1917-04-13

The federal Farm loan bank at
Wichita made its first loan
this week to A. S. Stockwell of
Larned, kans.
The Springfield herald., 1917-04-13

The new bank will be located
on the corner of Main street and
9th avenue, and and will be built
immediately.
The Springfield herald., 1917-04-13
THE RESULT H
IM1EMSNE DRY FARMINe

AS we have sait, before, the
value Of land IN Baca county de-
pends wholly Nn the people liv.
ing here.
There are sAll kinds of dry
farming, from the kind that
plants the stuff, then mows
down the weeds a rime or two
with a knife weeder and lets-her-
go-galleser. to the man who is
on the job with every modern
method known under the su. /,
and mixes with the methods
good horse sense, energy, and
stick-to-itivnsss.
We have stated before that
during the thirteen years that
We have bcen iere on our Sec
ond sojourn Ia the county, We
have not known a failure of our
neighb0rs doing good farming in
making a fair grain crop
As an ILLUSTRATION of the farm
ing that pays and that gives val
ue to the landry want to tell
you briefly Il the farm and
farming methods of on. man in
the neighborhovd of Joycoy-S.
Il. Carter. II
II was vt Clrter's that the
bear hunt convnrged last Sunday
As we wers approaching the
place from different directions
we realized shsf we we're actu-
ally once more back into civiIiza-
ton.
The drst striking feature that
came into ytew were the long
ricks Of fodder. the only fodder.
as we remem6ar it now, seen on
the sfip.
Mr.. Cartef harled in 20. 600
bundles Of fodder. had a large
rick Of moved Sudan grass, sold
d ton Of brooapaorn. and has on
hands 2.H0 pounds of beans,
besides soma feserita grain.
(..-Laak.1eer. me q, the dry,
est we have. had in the county.
When wheat harvest was on in
Kansss, the young man. said to
his father" what shall We do?
Everybody has given it up. say
tits no use, and are going back to
harvest" "Son," said the IA
ther, I'VE will go ahead and farm
just as if we were going to get a
big CROP" and they went ahead
and farmed that way-ald they
got a good crop. if not big one.
Mr.. Carter's method: Disked d
the ground three times in early
spring. Then blank listed.
Then at planting time, with a
six shovel cultivator, ran three
shovels, set close together, in
the lister burrows, and planted
with two-row planter.
After stuff was up, narrowed
and backed with a 600 pound
corrugated 27-wheel roller. Then
cultivated and rolled again. AL
together, narrowed twice. cult
vated twice, and rolled three
times.
Mr.. Carter believes the roller
packer was the salvation of his
crop, it serving more than any
thing else to hold the moisture in
the ground. G
While the dry weather was on,
the crop simply held it's own;
but there wasn't q weed in the
field, so when the rains came
there was nothing in the way
Of the crop shooting up, and it
did it.
Mr.. Carter has hard or tight
land, and in addition the land
was new-farmed some second
and aome third wear.
No one has to farm exactly as
carter did; but there is rare dan
ger of anyone who farms right
coming out at the little end of
the horn, and in the end the real
value of the land here will de-
pend on everybody farming
about the right kind Of way.
Are you doing it?
The Springfield herald., 1917-04-13

Uncle Chas. Wilson and so4
Walter were in town Tuesday.
The Springfield herald., 1917-04-13

Mr.. and Mrs. n. Rich were
trading in Springfield Tuesday.
The day book., 1917-02-22

LONDON CLUBS MEATLESS
London, Feb. y. - Half dozen or
more Of LOndon's clubs led way to-
day to one meatless day a week. Day
selected was Friday. Meals in all
these clubs viii be purely vegetarian
on Fridays hereafter. Number Of
The day book., 1917-02-22
other clubs were expected to follow
/

suit.
-O-O
Police called when Mrs. Anna
Waddell, divorcee, missed S1,1OO in
her home. Money later found hid
den.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-08-17

reside in town. Eight years ago
Mr.. Meadows erected a nice dwelling
the ranch. Water from a nearby we'll
Is pumped TO a storage tank and then
piped underground 10 the house and
10 the barn. The tank is %frostproof.
and underneath it is constructed a
cooling house for the storage Of butter,
cream, meat and other perishable ar
ticles. The water is pumped TO the
tank by a windmill. but sole reliance
is not placed on the windmill. The
eldest son, Steven r.. is a graduate
Of the Utah State university. and
specialized in electrical engineering.
All OF the students in this department
are required before graduation 10
build an engine. Young Meadows
built a gasoline engine and after re-
ceiving his diploma took the engine
to the ranch and installed it iu a shed
near the we'll. Once in a while j.
occurs that the wind is remiss i'm its
duty when water is badly needed and
then the little gasoline engine comes
70 the rescue.
The dwelling house is surrounded by
the garden and orchard, and being To-
Gated in a hollow on the ranch. is
sheltered and presents an extremely
inviting appearance. From the gate
in front to the house the walk is lined
with characterization. hOllyhOck,
~rosebushes and other flowers that are
pleasant TO behold and make the home
beautiful. Swamp cedars have been
set u on the front yard and are grow
ing well, some having reached a height
of more than eight feet. The inten-
ton is TO install an electric light sys-
TEN this fall, adding TO the comfort
of the home. An automobile is pro
vided for quick trips 70 town and over
the county.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-08-17

Bar silver reached S6% cents, We'd
nesday, the highest price j nthe past
80 years.