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The Springfield herald., 1917-03-09
Grand View

l.. f. Berry and family, spent
Sunday, with L. b. Clapp and
family.
Fred Collins and e. 7. Lilly
made business trip to Spring
field Wednesday.
Bailey Wells of Pride spent a
few days with his sister. Mrs.
Fred Collins, this week.
Arthur Garvie spent Wednss
day night with Oral ilankins.
D Drnivan was taken to Two
Ruttes Saturday where he viii
receive the care of DR.. Verify
Claribal Beckmau called or
Leona Dunivan Saturday even
ling.
The Springfield herald., 1917-03-09
Big Flat.

Mrs. Greenlee has returned
from Oklahoma, where she has
been visiting.
Will Crawford went to Lamar
one day la It week for freight.
Dewey Jackman intends TO
work for Mr.. Ates Of south Of
Two Buttes for while.
Walter Conner has a car.
J. P. Jackman is able to sit up
in a chair.
Frank Lacey returned from
Kansas a few days ago, where he
has been for most year.
The Springfield herald., 1917-03-09
Rock WIew

The pie supper at PrLiIie yeu
ter was enjosod by all present.
Mrs. Cnapman spent Wedues-
day at the McA dams hom'
Rev. J from Stoning.m
spent Tuesday evening at .a
McAdam~ home.
Louis W"lehmer traded fot
nice cam T esday.
Ory.lle McAdams is suffering
from "a very : r. arm.
Mr.. hi t. ha< a line well Of
" ater ju t comp etod.
A. Gibbons has begun pIow-
ing.
Willie Chapman is suffering
from n toll on the side Of his
face.
The Springfield herald., 1917-03-09
Fall Pine

Mrs. r W.. Nugent and sister
were called to Texas to their
mothers bedside. She was re.
ported better at present.
Miss Looney closed hel school
till she returns.
Mrs. Vanderpool and mother,
Mrs. Os oorn, vera calling Oh
Mrs kenney Sunday.
Lanrance CASTOR and Walt
Caldwell are at IIIkhart this
week.
Ms. Rhoads is out on his claim
He built new house and wen,
back to Elkhart after his wife
and children.
The Springfield herald., 1917-03-09
Commercial Club.

On Friday night a special
meeting of the club was held at
the court house, intended special
ly to get the club harnessed for
the new life and business of tne
town.
The following new members
were taken in: DR.. Culp, Jno.
Minor, Hero Homsher. B e II
Spencer, Rev. Dittmarr, L. H.
Aiberti, w. R. CARVE, Chas. Ro-
weth. Elmer French. Charles
Doughty, Earl Denney.
". M. Stewart, Sam Holt and
s. E. Speckmann were appoint
ed a committee on court house
block Improvements.
l.. H. Alberti, Herb Homsher
and Earl Denney, committee on
old Springfield incorporation.
Rev. Dittmarr, Eldon Allen
and Elmer French, committee on
entertainments.
The meeting then adjourned to
meet in regular session Tuesday
night.
DR.. Nicholson informs us that
the first baby in all the world to
come by parsels post was
promptly claimed by Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. V. Campbell. 1t was
born in the postoffice at Stoning.
ton Sunday evening.
Marion Christ was taken sick
near the Chimneys the first of
the week and sen. for DR.. Mich
olson.
The Springfield herald., 1917-03-09
Eureka

Born to Mr.. ard Mrs. Charles s
Ketchum, Feb. 27. "a baby boy
DR.. Nicholson in attendance.
Our farmers are getting ready
for farming.
Lewis Eaton's took dinner at
Prichards last Tuesday.
VIM. Waldroupe is helping
Tom Konkel build stone chick
en- house.
The Springfield herald., 1917-03-09

The editor last week took a
mail trip to Richards and Rod
ley. Richards now has two stores,
hotel, blacks s1ith shop, barber
shop, and other acoutrements
of a metropolitan nature. At
Rodley we found one of the big
gest stores in the county, and a
hardware store just ready for
business. Keep your eye on
these two democratic cities, along
with the other growing towns of
the county.
The Springfield herald., 1917-03-09

AS formerly promised for
sometime in the future, next
week the Konkel boys and girls
will be the chief cooks and bottle
washers in this establishment
will write'er up, setter up. cor
rect'er up and run'er off, with
out the advise or the consent OF
any other nation on earth, and
regardless of barred zones or
submarine activities. Reason is
that next week the editor will be
in Denver overseeing the making
of his new map of the county
Watch for the paper next week,
The Springfield herald., 1917-03-09
Ridge

A. Shutford made a trip II
Elxhart this week.
E. p. Wray and A. Shutford
made a business trip to Stoning.
ton Tuesday.
J. a. Henson and George Ghd-
yet have returned from the ced-
ars.
t'loid Elliot called on l.. d.
Wray's Friday.
The Springfield herald., 1917-03-09

At the club meeting Tuesday
night the organization ratified
the az engagements of the commit
tee at the good-road's meeting
at Boise, and voted that the en-
tertainment and banquet of its
southern guests be absolutely
free to them. Committees on
banquet, program and entertain
ment vcrre appointed, and ad-
journed to meet next Tuesday
night.
The Springfield herald., 1917-03-09
North Flats

We are sorry to hear of the
death of the infant son of MIR.
and Mrs. H. w. Crouch.
Alva Adams and wife are hold
ing down that claim. Alva's
parents are here with them.
j. M. Stewart lost ono of his
hor~ es a few days ago.
Ira Chenowrth's baby is re-
ported better.
E. H. Chatham has been bed
fast with rheumatism, but is able
to he up again.
The Springfield herald., 1917-03-09
Spencer and Minor

Leading Realestate Firm; quick,
liberal loans on decided land.
List your ranch, no matter what
size, we have good buyers for
decided land. Call at Wagner Hot
ell, 1st April our office will be
north of the Democrat Office on
the Dr.. Friend lot,
cO-4 Springfield, Colo.
The Springfield herald., 1917-03-09
Prairie View

Had a fine snow Friday and
Saturday.
The Preston boys and Mr..
Bunce made a trip tt the cedars
the last OF the week and got $50
fine posts.
Grant Blevans and bride an
rived here last Week. They in
tend to move on their homestead
soon. They were accompanied
by Mr.. Blevens grandfather and
The Springfield herald., 1917-03-09
Caro- of Thanks.

We wish to express our most
sincere thanks to our friends and
neighbors for the kindnesses and
sympa Thy shown us at the time
of the sickness and death of our
BOY, Donald Guy. Also wish to
especially thank the kind friends
who contributed such beautiful
flowers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy w. Whitaker,
and family.
The Springfield herald., 1917-03-09

The editor was at Two >Buttes
Friday in the interest of the ners
county map. Two Buttes is un-
doubtedly il the richest artii-
cially watered agrlcultured belt
in southeast Colorado, and land
will be worth $3.50 an acre when
a. railroad crosses the county;
same at Aryesia.
The Springfield herald., 1917-03-09

On Friday evening OF last week
Merle Kunkel and Dwight Burt
found two sacks of booze on the
creek. They carried one of the
sacks with 4S bottles to an OLD
we'll and threw it in. The next
night Forest Goroon and Emmet
Roy asked Merle to take a ride
with them. They went to the
creek. tied Merle to tree, and
fired several shots at him to make
him tell what he did with the
booze The editor this week had
the boys arrested on three
charges-assaul1 with intent to
murder, bootlegging, and carry
ing consealed weapons. Besides
the 4S bottles, there we're two
jugs of alcohol Further particu-
lars elsewhere.
The Springfield herald., 1917-03-09

The officers of the Wichita
Federal Farm Land Bank We're
appointed last week. It takes a
long time to ASSEMBLE a big ma
chine, and at the same speed Of
the past it may be several months
yet before loans are ready t. be
made.
The Springfield herald., 1917-03-09
e AXE N|EW

Mr.. Burt has his well complet-
ed-lots of water at 2lO feet.
o. q. Smith built Il wind tower
for MIR. Burt and and Louis Sey
fret last week.
a crowd gathered at Roy Bos-
ley's one evening last week and
spent the evening in music and
pulling taffy.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. G.. Finkle and
Nettie, o. H. Smith, Flossie Ter
ry and Pearl Calhoun spent 1T
Sunday at E. Bussard's.
Lively brothers entertained
company last Sunday.
Tpclo Wm- C,llrtiS was in tow II
The Springfield herald., 1917-03-09
Locals

Locals
Sand Arroyo and Elder will
have star-route mail service be-
ginning with Tuesday next.
L. T. Cadenhead, Mrs. Tay lor
land Mrs. Loar were town visit.
ors Monday.
, ~. Lunty, Henry Munson and
Thos. Rand were here from Went.
worth Tuesday.
+, Alvin Lewis. county surveyor.
was down from Two Buttes on
the 5th inst.
A whole car load of farm ml-
chinery at Patterson's-received
this week. Patterson says II
am here for business--come and
get my prices.
| Root. b. Dickey says he can
get the money two or three
weeks sooner for you than any
one else. See his ad. this week.
G. G. Patterson says this
weeks business is the largest he
has had since starting in-the
result of fair dealing and judi
lcrious advertising.
j. r. Easter Of Sand Arroyo,
was a pleasant caller Wednesday.
Mr.. Easter will make his mon
ey crop this year broomcorn and
beans.
Will Greathouse, Roy Haney
and Mr.. Harlow we're in town
the first OF the week.
Sheriff Long was able to be up
and around again the first Of the
week.
The Perry restaurant is now
supplied with a phone.
The Barler short-order house
is now Also serving regular
meals.
Daniel Huffman. Store keeper
johnson, Mr.. Long. Mr.. john
ston, Bert Neal. Tibbet and 9TH
ers were in town Monday in the
of the mail route cut In
that direction.
Water BoneweH Vas Ia from
Joycoy Monday.
Joe Luellen was up from Went.
worth Tuesday-settlinR up the
lC. F. Lanport estate.
! Merchant Patterson this week
received car load of Kansas 2nd
bottom hay. Now is the time
your stock needs it.
Robt. n. Dickey, who can get
the money for you in ten days,
I, was in Springfield over Wednes-
,, day night on land business.
We are informed that barber
Templin sold his half section for
$1,800, and the other fellow turn
ed right around and sold it for
50, 400.
Seventeen from Springfield,
ditto Two Buites. and a dozen
from Stonington kansas City
and suberbs we're at the big eat
at Elkbart Tuesday night. Big
blowout, haIlelujah time. More
next week.
Bert MCGOWAN, formerly of G.
l., now of Hurley, Okla, was in
Springfield last week and in.
| formed the editor that the EN-
pire Gas and Fuel company has
the lumber on the ground for the
oil-well derrick, mile south of
the river and six east of the
Clark ranch. The derrick is to
be 80 feet high. Several claims
have been staked out and the
country is in somewhat of a hub
+, ub over the prospects. We are
; hoping the oil materializes in
paving quantities, and if 1t does.
probably ourt turn will come next.
i The scenes of this activity is
about IS miles south of Spring
field.
The Springfield herald., 1917-03-09

why not prohibit meat, milk,
beans, etc." says the Wholesale
Liquor Dealers bulletin Strikes
US they are almost prohibited
now. and presumably Jno. Bar
leycorn figures that if they are
prohibited altogether we will
then take to strong drink to
drown our sorrows.
The Springfield herald., 1917-03-09

President Wilson took the oath
privately Sunday, and Monday
was publicly inaugurated for 4
second term.
The Springfield herald., 1917-03-09

We have Senator Shafroth's s
speech on equal suffrage in the
United States senate. 1t is a
masterful presentation of the
subject, aud we hope that a. the
next session of congress our rep.
resentatives will be able to get
the equal suffrage bill through.
The Springfield herald., 1917-03-09

A tax commission representa-
tive from Denver was here this
week to decide just how our
county should be taxed 1t is
presumed that in two or three
days investigation he will know
more about it than the old plugs
who have lived here all their
lives.
The Springfield herald., 1917-03-09

Fifty years ago ON the 5tn inst.
the first wood pulp for the manu-
facture of paper was made, and
the first paper was made from it
sometime afterwards. AT the
present time. without wood pulp
the big dailies would practically
have to go out of business.
The Springfield herald., 1917-03-09
BLAZING The NEW TRAIL

i iOINlutSO ytI NIV SVtnII
The Amarillo, Springfield and
Denver State Highway Trail,
Planned and Projected by
Springfield, now an Assur red
Thing. u
Monday of this week hur.
ried call was made by phone fo'
Springfield to attend a good.
roads meeting at Boise at 1:3(
p. IN. Of that. day. and Elmer
French, Elmer Zirkle. Herb
Homsher and 8. w. E.onkel, ar
hour after receiving the word,
bit the trail for the trystinp
place, where We found Dalhar,
and Campo already assembled.
We found the commissioners
of Cimarron county in session
and wrestling with the problem
OF their part in promoting the
trail through their county, and
as we understand it, it was very
largely for the purpose Of i'm
pressing the commissioners Of
the Importance of the new trail
that the good roads meeting was
called.
The Commissioners meeting
was addressed by Dalhart, Boise
Campo and Springfield parties,
after which ameeting was held in
the court room for the purpose
effecting a permanent organiza.
ton and considering plans for
opeoing up the route and to put
it in condition for this summers
tourest travel.
After talks by Dalhart parties,
Editor Thomas of Boise. Wheel.
.r and Loveall of Campo and s.
M. Konkel Of Springfield. on mo-
ton of tho latter a meeting was
called at Springfield on Tuesday
April 3rd, for the purpose nf ef.
fecting q permanent organization
and completing plans for logging
I, the route and putting it in the
best possible condition for this
season.
On motion, also of S. NJ. Kon
lkel. Amasilb, Charming and Dal
Fhsss i,xexs4 Boise and stw,
other towns on this side of Bois,
in Oklahoma, and Campo, were
Invited to send three delegate.
each to act officially at this meet
lug.
i Cimarron and Beaver are tn,
two obstacles across the path O.
this highway trail. Eventual!
they will each bave to be bridget
across the main channel and gyp
Iped through the sand, but for tht
temporary purposes of this sea
sons business the crossings ane
sand will BE- put in fair shape by
iittering with straw and manure
This Amarillo-Springield-Den
YER trail is going to be a bis
thing for our town and county
Our people are alive to the situa
ton and will do everything pos
sible to make it a grand success
The Springfield herald., 1917-03-09

Don't forget the high school
edition of the Springfield Herald
on the sixth of April-and that if
extra copies are wanted for SOU
venirs and to send away they
will have to be ordered in adj
Vance
The Springfield herald., 1917-03-09

j. A. Huston was a Springfield
visitor the first of the week.-in
the interest of his sale on the
l3th-next Tuesday. Mr.. Hus.
ton is going to quit farming and
will move into Stonington. For
this reason everything advertis-
ed will be sold, wis ,lier for little
or for much. 1t will pay you to
be at the Huston sale.
Or. Nicholson informs us that
six buildings are right now
practically in course of construc.
ton at Stonington. Somebody
please to tag -thatstrain. I
The Springfield herald., 1917-03-09

Printing cloth copiesis a whole
lot of trouble, but if any are
wanted of the high school edition
we will print them for 25 cents
each. Cloth copies will be just
rs legible fifty years from now
as when printed.
The Springfield herald., 1917-03-09

Last week Clyde Mort forgot
to drain the radiator Of his auto,
with the attendant result of some.
thing like $500 loss by its freez.
ing and bursting.
The Springfield herald., 1917-03-09

The Jail contains six inmates at
the present time-two on charge
of cattle killing, two on charge of
murder, and two OH charge of
burglary and theft. In addition
close to a dozen are out on bonds.
All will haye a hearing in the
June term of court.
The Springfield herald., 1917-03-09
For Sale.

One span mares and one span
geIdings-Kansas raised horses.
col G. G. Campbell.
Joycoy, 16 miles west of Spring.
fie Id.
Money to loan on improved
farms Borrow B ca county
money; then if crops are bad or
there is any other good reason
you should want an extension,
the home folk : would understand
tile situation. @ e. Campbell,
Jnycoy.
The Springfield herald., 1917-03-09

Teachers exam at Spring ield
and Stonington 18th and 10th
inst. For high school teachers
at Springfield 18th inst. Eighth
grade exam 25 and % inst at
Spring field, Stonington, T W Q
Buttes and Setonsbnrg.
The Springfield herald., 1917-03-09

Some letters !, crowded ont
this week for the want of space.
After this week we will have
more elbow room.
The Springfield herald., 1917-03-09
CLYDE

Dave Johns from near Reg
nier, spent few days with
Frank Davis.
Mrs. Wray bought eight head
of cows last week.
Hobart Pearce returned to Em-
poria, Kan, after spending a
few days with his parents
Roy Watkins spent Saturday
night with Frank Davis
Abe MizzIes and Jess Shelton
went to the ceders on Nnmday.
Salem and Floyd Prarce went
to Lamar last Wednesday,
We have very lengthy letter
from Mrs. Mary Jones, explana-
tory Of lie auto episode recently
mentioned in the Herald. Mrs.
Jones explains that she under.
stood she had ten days to pay
the bill. and that before the lapse
of rb /. time she paidit? The cai
had been great expense to her,
and the bill was rather high.
Mrs. Jones was sorry the matter
got into the papers, and SO wants
to give the public her side Of the
story. Mrs. Jones is one OF the
prominent teachersof the county
FOR SALE. -Pairmare mules,
| 3 Years old; also few red milch
cows, 4 years old. Sec. Il, 80
a. B. Patchen,
dog Stonington, Colo.
Last week Thos. Scott of Two
Buttes bought the Burton pos
hall. Mr.. Scott has the PROUD
distinction of recently having
auctioned off one of the larges,
sales in the county, and the larg
est in attendance. Mr.. Scott anc
sons will conduct a real estate
business in the pool ball office
See his ad. elsewhere in the Her
aid.
Pie Supper-at Neville school
house Monday night, Mar. -.
Benefit of new school house. Ev.
erybody come-bring pie s.
bring money.
A most interesting article last
week by Claude Jones on assess
ments was crowded out. This
week we are giving that part ot
+ it directly concerning Baca coun
ty to-wit: Along with our prob. of
valuations and taxes we have the
! dry, arid and grazing problem
! the priority rights and reclama'
! tion problem; the transportation
of our products to railroad prob
lem; the deep water and dry
farming problem; the mortgage
and interest problem. With Other
perplexing problems If lesser
magnitude, but perhaps just as
vital. Most if not all, of these
great problems, [ believe, will be
, satisfactorily solved in duecourse
of time by the great working,
thinking majority of intelligent
manhood and womanhood who
have homes in this great and
good county on the Eastern
slope"
The Springfield herald., 1917-03-09
NURSERY STOCK

Springfield delivery, about
April lst. Fruit, shade, and or
namental trees, vines. shrubs,
small fruits, etc.
Il Enorson
The Springfield herald., 1917-03-09

We shall have special oil-wel
talk next-Cimarron river oil
fields.
The Springfield herald., 1917-03-09

Free to our paid-ahead sub.
scribers while they last-"The
Presidency of the United States. I"
Call and get yours.
The Springfield herald., 1917-03-09

Uncle Wm. Curtis was in town
Saturday.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-05-11
NEW STRIKE In DIME CENTER
 REPORTED BY TOM GAFFNEY

of pay of the same nature. In the lit- tie amount of drifting which was done pans as high as ten cents were found but the extent and uniformity of the
 On the report of the strike many came over from Dime. Sweepstakes and the surrounding country and Rube creek--which was formerly Diamond creek-is staked from head to mouth benches and all. It heads up against the same mountain as Sweep stake and ls about three miles in length.
 A few days ago Ryan sold his in- terest in No Rube creek to La Foun- tain--the storekeeper--for $l.000.
 Tom Gaffney states that there will be shortage of water for sluicing in Dime creek this spring. Many of the workings are on the benches and were dependent on the snow water
 Supplies are short in the Norton sound camp and they are entirely out of butter, sugar, and potatoes. Chester is said to be shipping m a $35,000 out fit on the first boats which are eagerly awaited.
 Gaffney intended going on to Una lakleet but could not make it owing to open water so went to Dime instead. He will return to the city on Sunday night.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-05-11
International News Service.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 11.-Arest- ed as a deserter from the aviation corps of the United States army Frank Fels was found to have valuable pa pers, the property of the United States government in his possession which included detail maps of the forts on the Pacific coast.
 The secret service men took the matter m hand and find that Fels is in reality Frank Wolfe, a lieutenant of the German army who had fought at Verdun.
 Several months ago Wolfe joined the aviation corps at San Diego under the name of Frank Fels. He was un der the tuition of Lieut.. Leon Richard son, formerly of Nome. and proved to be first class man in all respects.
 The spy had access to the orderly rooms and staff offices and few days ago was found missing together with many valuable documents which were ahstracted from the safe.
 A description of the missing man was forwarded to the various police centers in the states and he was pick ed up at a German hotel here yes- terday.
 Search of his eff 4ct9 disclosed the missing maps as well as documents which are absolute evidence to his identity. both here and m Germany. The nature of some of these letters point to a wonderful system which is carried out by Germans and pro-Ger- mans in their endeavor to assist the central powers at this country's eX- pense.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-05-11
SEVEN STRIKERS SHOT IN RIOT Intern ational News Service.

BELLEVUE, Ill.,, May 11.-A seri- ous strike is on at the plant of the Orbiston Stove Company, and over one hundred and fifty guards were in "a terrific struggle with the strikers at an early hour this morning. Between forty and fifty Of these guards have been placed under arrest today, for opening fire on the strikers in which seven of the strikers were shot.
 The owners of the plant have called upon the police for the protection of their property but have met with the response that the police have their hands full in preventing a repetition of today's rioting, and that is as far as they will go in the way of protec- ton.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-05-11
All you Home Guards should sec the big Drill Saturday night.
WHEAT MOUNTS TO $3.13. International News Service.

CHICAGO, May 11.-May wheat reached three dollars and eighteen cents per bushel today with no dimin- ution in the trading, and millions of bushels continue to change hands. To an outsider it would appear that there was an ineXhaustabe supply, but as it is known that all production for the month has been bought up, it IS apparent that large houses are sim ply letting go of their holdings grad ually, so as to keep from breaking the market until they have completely unloaded.
 The purchasing element are still snapping up every bushel offered not withstandng the continued advance in price.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-05-11
ITALIANS HERE FOR
 COAL AND SHIPS
International News Service.

WASHINGTON, May 11.-Announce- ment reached here that balt of the Italian commission have landed at some American port today, and will proceed at once to thls city. It is expected that the balance who are on some other vessel will arrive shortly.
 The Italian ambassador is credited with the statement that this commis- sion is coming for the express pur- pose of securing supplies of coal. and to purchase ships and not Gas it has been rumored) to procure from the limited States government more mill lions in money, or to purchase muni- tions from American manufacturers.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-05-11

This Afternoon the break in the Valdez -Sitka cable was repaired and the telegraph service will consequently be more direct. During the time the cable was out of commission we man. taned our service via Ashcroft and Egbert-but at considerable expense are back to earth again and hope the Rurnsides will not be called to repair the Alaska cable again for another year.