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The Springfield herald., 1917-07-27
Richards

Charley Woolley of Stonington
was pleasant caller in Richards
last week.
Mrs. Luther Lynn and child
ren called on Jesse Turner and
family Saturday.
Clifford Morris and family
traded in Richards Friday.
T, o. Maynard and family ac.
companied by Mrs. F. H. Mitch.
ell visited at the Sam Osteer
home Sunday afternoon.
+. II. Mitchell spent Sunday
at Two Buttes.
J. A. Messer and wife TRADED
in Richards Saturday.
Richards ball team crossed
bats at Stonington with the Stor,
ington ball team the 81. 8 to
lin favor of Richards.
There will be ball game al
Richards the 28. We have beer
informed that Mltchell's store
will sell ice cream and fruits that
day.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-27
Buster

Crops in this neighborhood are
looking fine.
Oscar Eslinger and family and
Arthur Carriker and family
went to Two Buttes dam for H
week's fishing
Pat Burnett has returned from
Las Animas where he has been
working.
,Chas. Fosnight and family.
and T. C. Burton and wife spent
Sunday with Floyd Lewis and
family.
Mr.. Burks has come home
from Lamar to spend a few days
with his daughters, Miss Pearl
and Mamie. He expects to re-
turn Monday.
The young people gave Mrs.
Troy Burton surprise Saturday
night, it being her birthday.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-27
R|CHLAND

MIR. and Mrs. Jones and their
two daughters from up towards
Springfield attended churcE at
Richland Sunday.
Luther Bloom will do some
stone Mason work at Springfield
Edward Lockwood is doing
painting work at Springfield.
Mr. ana Mrs. Rich went to
Stonington Friday for a school
rally. They report ii nice crowd
and good interest in school
work.
The prospect for the RichIand
academy is good. Anyone wish
ing to find out anything about
school, wri'. to Nixon Rich, Vii
AS, Colo
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-27
BRYAN ON THE WAR

Those wtn.. before the United
States entered the war, thought
it better to remain neutral and
postpone till after the war the
settlement of differences with
the belligerent nations will have
no difficulty in recognizing the
change in the situation caused
by our nations entrance into the
war, whereby a new situation
confronts US. We must not only
protect ourselves from those who
are now our enc mics, but we
must find an opportunity for
world service in aiding to ar
range permanent peace, built
on justice, liberty, and democ-
racy.
WE MUST WIN. Defeat is
inconceivable--it would be in
describably unfortunate if it
were possible. We cannot allow
any foreign nation to determine
the destiny of the United States
especially a nation committed,
as Germany is, to arbitrary gov
ernment and militarism.
Neither can we afford to have
| our allies overcome-that would
bring upon us the disasters of
defeat or the burden of carrying
on the war alone.
We are in the war by action of
congress-the only body au-
thorized to take the nation into
war. The quickest way to peace
is to 20 straight through, sup
porting the government in all 1t
undertakes no matter how long
the wa lasts or how much II
costs.
WE MUST WIN.
Any dlscord or division, after
the government has acted. would
prolong the war and increase its
cost in money and men.
w. ]. Bryan.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-27
Horseshoe

Well, we are having plenty Of
rain now and crops are looking
fine.
Vern Wilson, grandson of Sar-
alb Phillips, was shocked by
lightning q few days ago but is
alright at this writing.
Henry Russell and wife we're at
Ora Mason'S Friday evening.
Ebben Sutherland is back
again on his claim, fencing his
crop.
Green and wife, Mrs. Han
kins. Oral and Ollie and Mrs.
Earl Hankins enjoyed ice cream
at the Davis home Sunday even
ing.
d. d. Dunnivan, wife and son
Dan went Stoningtun Saturday.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-27
Clyde

Mr.. and Mrs. S. Pearce and
sons FLOYD and Millard and Halle
Kirkendall left Sunday. morning
in the Pearce car for Kansas
End Missouri.
Miss Bertha Davis of St. Louis
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Arch Davis. Mr.. Robins
cut wheat for Ben Dillon and
Arcn Davis this week
Lee Drake came home Sunday
from near Campo. where he has
been plowing for DR.. Mcmillan
with the Jent tractor.
Revival meetings started at
No. z school house. Everybody
come.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-27
MOooSeland

Had a good rain Friday night.
Some Droomcorn in this vicin
ity starting to head.
Emery Arman, who has been
visiting here, left Thursday for a
trip to Pixies Peak and Colorado
Springs. From there he will re
turn to his home in Indiana
The relatives and friends of
Henry Allphin SURPRISED him
Sunday Monday D-ing his
birthday.
Faye Graham visited at Hugh
Vencsdol's Sunday.
Jean Bewley was in the neigh
porho)G over Sunday.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-27
Big Flat

Wes Burbridge and sister o.
lie returned from Missouri to
their claims Friday.
People are as a rule working
their crops, but is discouraging
it stays so dry.
Mrs. Williams returned from
Oklahoma the first of the week.
j. V. Jackman made a trip to
Villas Saturday.
Mrs. Campbell and daughter
and the Miss Viewers visited at
Mrs. Dewey's one day this week.
Herbert Greenlee and mother
have been visiting at Will Craw-
ford's this week.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-27
North Flats

Nearly all the crops in this
part are needing rain.
Hoeing seems to be the order
of the day.
There we're about thirty at
tended singing at T. E. Barr's
Thursday night.
Truman Chenoweth and family
visited home folks Saturday.
Alva Adams and wife visited
Mt Bickford's Thursday.
Mrs. Campbell and Miss Scott
have returned from Oklahoma.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-27

Several have suggested that a
four-room school house be built
by the side of the present build
ing, the basement of the present
building to be used for furnace
purposes. That would give a
five.room building, and that
would answer we'll until the town
and country would have hun
dreds of high-school pupils,
when a special high school build
ing could be put up to accomo-
date them.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-27
Grand View

Theodore O'Maley. returned
home from Hugotou, kans., Sun
day.
Mrs. M. E. Hanlsins and
daughter-in-law ate Sunday din.
ner with Mrs. Fred Crawford.
Elsie Mccoy is on tile sick list
this week.
Good rain Friday night Crops
doing fine.
E. B. CIapp anG family. Lottie
Green ard wife, Mrs. NJ. r..
Hankins, Oral and Ollie and
Mrs. Earl Hankins enjoyed ice
cream at the Davis home Sunday
evening.
d. D. Dunnivan. wife and son
Dan wedt to Stonington Satur-
day
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-27
Pride

Fr1Q6
Earl Roberts came in from
rlevna, Kans., the first of the
week and is now on his claim.
The Sheldon boys mother and
father and a brother-in-law and
his wife of Texhoma visited
them the latter part of last week.
,Chas. Carr made a business
trip to Guymon the first of the
week.
Claude Hager and Harley Shell
den went to Elkhart Wednesday.
Dan Haffner and family and w
B. Rogers and wife we're Sunday
evening callers at the Shelder
ranch.
There is to be an ice-crean
social at Pride scheol house Sat.
urday night. Free to everybody.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-27

"Anticlines and domes" don't
have any meaning to US, but
they do to oil experts; and the
fact that these experts are leas-
ing large tracts OF land in Baca
county for oil purposes has some
meaning for our people. Read
the oil write-up from beginning
to end.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-27
CLYDE

oaAS ~
Mrs. Menifee, who is staying
at Springf eld, spent Saturday
night and Sunday with home
folks.
Edith and Luella Gulick spent
Tuesday with Mrs. Paul Fisher
of Joyuoy.
Mrs. Menifee, Annabae Hynes
and Jesse Shelton were Sunday
visitors at Gulick's.
The ely lie baseball team play
ed SetonSpnrg Saturday. The
score was 13 TO II in favor "i
Clyde.
A. M. Davis and sons Pete
and George Wade made trip to
EIkhart, HANS, last week.
Mrs. Floyd kirkendall spent
Sunday afternoon at the S. F.
Carter home.
The neighborly club met Fri
day afternoon with Mrs Salem
Pearce. Nine ladies were pres
ent. The next meeting will be
with Mrs. George Madden.
Roy Watkins and daughter
and Miss Lizzie Johns made d
short visit last week with Grand.
ma and Frank Davis.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-27
Ridge

Hufford took the cream this
week to Elkhart.
J. D. Wrav went to Springfield
today.
We had line rain the first OF
the week.
n. w. Root vas l'ere visiting
with home folks the first of the
week.
Some of the boys are planning
to 60 to Holly next week to work
in the alfalfa.
G. |. Wray is cultivating for J.
l.. Wray.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-27
Rodley

The hail missed most OF the
people of Rodley. One half mile
west of here it did a lot of dam
age.
Word from Mrs. Ballou receiv-
ed Saturday. They arrived in
Kansas City Thursday.
Brown Hatchett and family
visited the formers sister, Mrs.
G. A. Shultz, oyer Sunday.
The lost articles proved to be
Ira Clark's purse and a ring of
Donald Basom's.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-27

If man, according to the con.
stitution, gives aid and comfort
to the enemy he is a traitor.
How about the aid and comfort
to the enemy by holding up the
public for billions of dollars just
because the war enables them to
do so? Who'll answer the ques-
ton first?
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-27
Congressman
Keating's Letter

More Steel Trust Robbery
1 have received a letter from a
prominent Colorado Architect
who assures me that prices have
been systematically advanced
since 1914, but that since our
entrance into the war the ad-
vance has been sensational.
Here are some Of the items he
submits:
Reinforcing rods-Sept., 1914,
1.37; January, 1917, $4.78!'
II" beams-Sept., 1914, 81. As;
January, 1917. $4.78.
Castings advanced 100 per
cent in six months.
Builders hardware advanced
75% to $50 in one year on to
previous advances.
Galvanized sheet steel was IS. 25
in Sept, 1916, and now it is $11.
25.
Sheet steel has gone from $685.
to 81. 20 in the same time.
How The Trust Profits
In this connection it is inter-
esting to note that the common
stock OF, the Steel Trust was SELL
ling for $38 q share at the open
ing of the war and that IN June,
1917. it was selling for S134 q
share.
This stock shot up $40 a share
when a newspaper story appear
ed telling of the governments $
intention to construct fleet OF
steel ships and it went down "a
a share in one day when an inti-
nation went out from Washing
ton that President Wilson would
not tolerate blood profits.
If his war is to be fought to
a successful conclusion, these
highway men must be restrain
ed. In their endeavor to pile up
profits they are doing more dam
age to the nation than is being
inflicted by the Kaiser's subma-
rines.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-27

Don't forget that the normal
is the elixir of the school room
every time you attend the nor
NAL you get a new lease on school
life. Come out and make life
wo-th the living for the little
fel.ers-Aug. 8 to 16.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-27

Congressman Keating tells US
of the steel steal this week.
Facts are that about every mar.
ketable article has been used ir
the same way that steel haste
exploit the consuming public.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-27

There are generally localities
that in either fair seasons or dry
seasons fail to get their quote of
local precipitations; and hence
there are localities this year that
have been missed.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-27

That rubbish along Main street
doesn't look well. Guess we'd
better hire somebody to load it
onto truck and tote it outside of
the town limits.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-27

The second annual meeting of
the Arkansas Valley holiness
association will be held at Lamar
August 8 to u. A special invi-
tation is extended to Baca county
people to attend.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-27

Bryan says the only way out
of the war is through it. Mani
festly, Mr.. Bryan believes the
time to be a pacifist is before
war begins, and not afterwards.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-27

It's the gossip of the town and
the talk of visitors-the tin cans
and other rubbish littering the
main ways and back ways of
Springfield. AS those who are
not guilty should "cast the first
stone." we are not doing any
talking.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-27

Fearing the loss of their re.
spective pecuniary jobs, it is said
that the city dads" haven't
slept any for the last week
which is q sad plight In q h0ne.
dry state-with the nearest
bracer a hundred miles away.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-27
Prairie View
Had a nice shower las

HAD a nice shower last Mon
day.
Alvin Russell and wife went t.
visit their folks down by Villas
this week.
Opal Jackson has been on the
sick list this week.
Claude Preston and wife called
or Mr.. Lewis and family last
Sunday evening.
Mrs. Bonwell called on Mrs.
Potter one day last week.
J. R. Lockwood and wife anc
parents were over from Villas
Tuesday, ]. R. to find out about
his draft lnck. y
Harry MctJlintock and wife
were here from C. l. Tuesday.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-27

The great amount of building
now going on in Springfield
is giving work to whole lot OF
people of the country who other
wise would have to 20 else
where for temporary employ
ment,
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-27

The completion of the garage
and the bank will add wonderful
to the appearance of things in
the center of town.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-27

The only way out OF the war
is straight through it" is a coin.
age equal to the Grown of
thorns and cross of gold."
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-27

In view of the fact that there
are those who criticise Americas
entrance into the world war, we
shall give little talk upon the
subject next week. Watch for
H.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-27

Next Wednesday is Colorado
day, and should be generally OBJ
served over the county, at least
by the display of flags.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-27

John Moore was up from his
Lamport ranch Tuesday.
A. B. Clements was in from
Clyde Tuesday.
II. S. Russell and wife of Ed
Ter were in town over Sunday
night.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-27
THE POSSIBILITIES
OF OIL IN BACA COUNTY

Activities of Oil Experts and
What They Predicate Their
Opinions upon AS to the exist
ence of oil in Any Locality, !,
and Particularly in this Terri
tory.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-27

the state by way of Baca. Here,
according the state geologist, is
an anticlinai area broken by
numerous cross folds which may
have formed domed areas or
minor closed antici mes. Here
are visible in localities the older
formations covered so effectively
by the tertiaries of the east CEN
tral and northeast portions of
the state. In these formations
oil is being produced in Kansas
and Oklahoma. w.
A Commercial editorial says:
There is activity in the neigh
borhood of La Junta and Eads,
accompanied by alluring reports
of favorable discoveries. Keota,
Burlington, Hugo, Lamar, Trina
dad, Springfield, and Holly are
among the newly hedged oil
centers of our eastern region.
Projects from these localities
range all the way from the dream
stage to the actual setting up Of
oil rigs and the preparations for
boring"
The following is list of anti
clines aud domcs to be found in
the state, as given by state geo.
list George: "a long interrupt
ed anticline extends from Las
Animas county to the middle of
Cheyenne county.
"a shorter anticline crosses
the line between Prowers and
Baca counties.
A very low, fiat arch follows
the Purgatory river for a consid.
cradle distance in Las Animas
county.
A well defined anticlinal. but
somewhat interrupted, crosses
the Arkansas about six miles
south of Pueblo. The others lie
bout twelve miles northwes. of
Pueblo. Another lies a short
distance south of Beulah.
Two other anticlinal projec.
tions extend from the mountain
front towards the southeast in
Pueblo county. These are rot
closed in the northwest"
State Geologist George says:
"'Seepages warrant US in saying
positively that oil exists in
southeastern Colorado. Oil of
excellent quality was found in a
we'll drilled some years ago near
the town of Lamar. Natural gas
issues are known in several To-
calities, and on San Fracisco
creek east of Trinidad, two wells
drilled sumo years ago struck
considerable flows Of natural gas.
AS to the depths in the Creta-
ceous area: They are nowhere
great, but we know very little Of
the depth of the older formations
such as those involved in the
dcmes of southwestern Bent
and northeastern Las hDimas
and central Las Animas and Ba-
ca and Prowers and Baca. The
group of late Paleozoic rocks
here represent is oil bearing
along the Cimarron river in Ok
lahoma at no great distance
from the southeastern corner of
Colorado. Responsible oil COM
panies are reported to oe drilling
along the Cimarron river immc-
ately south of Baca county in
same formations as those repre-
sented in the areas just discrib-
ed. The oil Of the Augusta and
Eldorado fields of Kansas comes
from the same group. as do also
those of Tulsa and other parts of
Oklahoma"
The writers on the Commercial
seemed to be shy On direct in
formation as to what is doing in
this part of the state. particular
ly as to the co mpanies drilling
near the Cimarron, pf the drill
ing on o. U. creek, and of the
leases .aken out by the Empire
outfit in this county.
But the Information contained
in the clippings gives US a better
idea of oil possibilities itere than
we have formerly had. Indeed
it would seem that our chances
are about as good as in other oil
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-27

f.. 1856 is Baca's quota Of selected
men for the army. We shall give
the names of these just as soon
as they have joined the colors.
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-27


ence of oil in Any Locality !,
and Particularly in this Terri
tory.
lit never pays to give wrong
key note or to sound a false alarm
but in view of the activities in
this region in leasing and bor-
ing, we have thought it well to
give our readers some oil infor-
nation gathered from the spec
ial oil edition of the Denver Com
mercial of last week, particular
ly as to oil indications. and how
Baca county is connected by
these experts with the oil bear
ing stratas of the state, and the
formation of companies for the
exploitation of these oil regions.
The oil edition OF the CONNER.
cial consists Of a great number
of articles ~ different writer's
and upon different considerations
of the subject. In several of
these there were matters Of d.
rect interest to our section, and
we made our clippings conse-
quently from here and there ac-
cordinRly.
First as to activities. There
are companies forming and form.
ed, and companies all ready at
work on the matter of new oil
discoveries in Colorado.
"The records ut the Office of
the secretary of state tell a
Lengthy tale of enthusiasm aod
buoyant hope.
Undoubtedly some of these
corporations will Idle a-boring, "
as some will discover their hous-
es built upon sands which do not
contain oil.
The Doherty representative
in Colorado is known as the En-
pire Fuel and Gas company. In
various parts OF the state leases
are being registered by this
company. In the southeastern
counties, espes;slly, there ap.
pears to Be mnea pre-locatipn
activity by the Cities Service
agents.
Not tue least encouraging, also,
is the presence OF field agents of
other large oil concerns of the
country"
OIL INDICATIONS
State geologist George says:
1T is true that geologists can
not tell for a certainty where oil
will be found, but they can at
least recognize and point out
many of the conditions apart
from Which the chances for the
occurrence of oil are not one in a
thousand. They can also warn
their clients to avoid thousands
of square miles of impossible
territory and point out to them
the areas in which it would be a
reasonable and a legitimate ex-
penditur of money to prospect
for oil.
THE finding Of oil structures
-anticlines and domes-is vir-
tually prerequisite to paying
oil discoveries.
I'VE have reason to think that
most of the conditions of oil dis
covery have been fulfilled in Col
orado. Three-fourths of the
area of the state is occupied by
sedimentary rock, formation up
on formation, and many of these
formations were laid down or
the floors of seas with plant and
animal life. From the foot hills
to the east side cf the state, 80
per cent of the area is occupied
by sedimentary rock, such as
shale, sand stone and limestone.
1t is we'll known that oil of com
mcrcial quantities is found only
in formations of this nature.
Another writer says:
State Geoloeist R. D. George,
recognized as perhaps the most
conservative professional to be
The Springfield herald., 1917-07-27

H. V. Joseph was in from Max
ey Wednesday,.
The Baca county normal has
come latter August 81, and has
gone latter Aust 16). Make
your plans accordingly.
W. J. Kirk located at Clyde,
was in town Wednesday.
The courier-index., 1917-12-14
HAYNES

Our young friend. George Dane
hover, left Tuesday to join the u.
S. navy. We wish him God speed in
his efforts to help Uncle. Sam get
the kaiser.
Mr.. Kinney living south of town,
who has been sick for quite while,
died Tuesday.
The pastor of the Methodist church
and wife desire to express their
heartfelt thanks and appreciation for
the enerous pounding received at
the hands of the good citizens OF
Haynes and community last Friday.
The contractors have completed the
wood work ON Mr.. p. G. Longs new
residence, and as soon as weather
conditions permit the painters and
paperhangers will complete their
work. He will have very coy
home.
Mr.. Miller. who has resided south
west of town is moving this week to
a farm he recently bought from w.
G. Jamison near Gainesville, Greene
county
The courier-index., 1917-12-14

execution itself and all the prepare
lions for it.
After dark last night motor trucks
carried the lumber for the scaffolds
and a company of engineers to the
clearing. The scaffolds were built
by freight. Motor trucks shortly
after five o'clock this morning car
ried the condemned negroes from the
barracks where they spent their last
night, and the officers and military
guard, to the place of execution. Mo-
tor trucks carried the negroes bod
les to a place as indistinguishable as
the execution site, where the burial
took place, and then the trucks haul
ed back to Fort Sam Houston every
bit of timber used in the scaffold.
so that the site was clear before
formal announcement of the execu-
ton had been issued by southern de-
partment headquarters,
One might tramp for hours over
the hundreds of brush covered acres
of military reservation without find
ing either execution site or burial
ground, as there are no land marks
near. The hanging took place not
more than hundred yards from bath
houses which have been built near
a swimming pool in the Saiado creek
used by men of the national army at
Camp Travis, half mile away. but
mesquite trees effectually screen the
trampled ground.
The courier-index., 1917-12-14

On Thursday of last week the
Courier-Index predicted Gov. Brough
would grant stay of execution OF
the penitentiary sentence imposed
upon former Senator S. c.. Sims OF
Hazen, convicted of accepting bride
while serving in the last general as
sembly. On the following day the
stay was granted for a period OF
sixty days. The Courier-Index re-
news the prediction that Sen. Sims
will never serve day of mis- SEN
tcnce-unless the newspapers in Ark
ansas make II so hot for the governor
he will be afraid to stem the rising
tide of public indignation, and as a
political move finally decide to let
the law take its course. We do not
contemplate that any such campaign
for law enforcement will be undei-
taken by the press OF the state. The
chances are when the sixty-day stay
expires the governor will grant an
other extension In the meantime pub
lie discussion and interest in the mat
ter will subside and at the opportune
time the weakling who Is following
Ia the footsteps of Geo. Wobbler
Hays, will issue full and complete
pardon to the disgraced solon.