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The Springfield herald., 1917-11-30
Notice for Publication
Department Of the Interior


u s Land Office at Lamar, Colo
Oct II, I9I7
Notice is hereby given that Ray ]
Bosley of Setonsburg Cole who on Au-
gust 9 I9l8 mrde Hid entry No Ol34o5
for the lots 7-8 east ! W / and the e
/ Of section l9 Twp 33 south r 4s west
9Th Principal Meridian has filed notice
OF intention to mske three year proof
to establish claim to the land above de-
scribed before the Judge of the Comfy
Court at Springfield Colorado on the
9th day Of Dec I9I7
Claimant names as witnesses
Edwrrc o Lively Of Setonst'urx; Har-
vey S Mason FIR Bosley Y F Bosley
all Of Elder Colo
AL Beavers Register
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-30
NOTICE FOR PuBL1cATIoN-I,ol.,e Tract
Public Land Sale


DEPARTMENT Of the interior
u. s. Land Once At Lamar. Colo, Oct. "a, 1917
Notice 10 heoeby given 'ha. as directed by the
Comnissioner Of the General Land Office, under
provisions Of SEQ 2455. r. s.. pursuant to tho sp-
piieation Of Andrew Il. Nichols, Of Villas. Colo,
Serial No. o29ssl. We will Offer at Public Sale to
the highest bidder. but at not less than A.6o Per
acre, At ten o'clock A. NJ. on the 10th day Of Dec.
1917, next as this oce, the following tract of land
Lot II, Of Sec. lTwp a2 g., Range 45 W.'6th p. M.
The sale Will not be kept OPEN but will be declared
clueed when those present at the hour named have
essssd bidding. The person making the highest
bid will be reg ulrsd to immedatly pay to the Re-
oeiver the amount thereof. Any person claiming
adversely the above-dcscribedla land aoe advised to
Ale their claims, objections, on or before the time
designated for sale.
A. L. BEAVERS. Register.
r. J. Mc0RATH. Receiver.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-30
RiChIanG ,-"--

Nixon Rich hauled feed from
the Ballon place .,lt of last week.
There MAS u Thank sgiving di"-
ner at the cnulch next Thursday
when an Offering for the relief
work of friends in France will be
taken up. Services III attei- :
noon.
A good service at the chu' CT.
Sunday might Fred Johhs ~
was pr .S~nL anl cnndncten 'ht
service.
Luther Bloom il IN wcr"inR
on Myers house. aud Ia. iS away
most of the time.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-30
Notice for Publication
Department of the Interior
IIS Land D&nn H

OephTtHe'it O1 LHe lnteIlOf
u S Land Office az Lamar. Colo
Oct II, 1917
Notice is hereby given that Charles
F BosIey of Elder, Colo, who on Nov
IL, l914, made Hid entry NO O153I4 for
the north half of section 10 Twp SO 9,
r 4S W 9Th principal meridian, has FL
ed notice of intention to make three
year proof to establish claim to the
land above described before the Judge
of the County Court at Springfield,
Colo, on the 9Th day of Dec. l9I7
Claimant names as witnesses
Ray Bosley, Harvey $ Mason both
Of Elder; Edward o Lively of Setons-
burg, F r Bosley of Elder
A L Beavers. Register
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-30
NoTlcE FoR PUBLICATION
Department Of tbs Interior
u, s, Land Oflee At Lamar, Colo

NoTlcE FoR PUBLICATION
Department Of ths Interior
q. s. Land Oh1es At Lamar. Colo.
Oct. 81, 1917.
Notice is hereby given that Wayne Rice. OF
SetonsburR. Colorado. who May II
1918. made homestead entry No. olaos7. for EIs:-
of section II. Township 80 South.
Range ~ W.. 9Th Principal Meridian. has fled
notice Of intention to make hnai s year proof. to
establish claim to the land above described. be-
ofre Silas E. SDeckmann U. 8. Com. at
Spring. Asld. Colo. on the 2lst day Of Dec..
1877
Claimsnt nalnes ~ witnesses.
Robert Mccullough. w. E. Hickey. j. J. Rice. all
of SstonsburR. C. C. Sloan. Of Clyde. Colo.
AL BEAVERS. Register.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-30
Resources

=. resources
Loans and discounts unsecured. 5.253 10
Loans and discounts secured BY collateral 2s6 IS
Losns on Real Estate 1856 q
overdrisp ............., .. 81 20
Other bonds and securities .66s 81
Furniture and fixtures. ............ 2.i0O 90
Banking House .-.,,....,~.... 800 %
Due from Banks (not reserve banked 1855 81
Due from, reserve banks ..,..,.......-. <2.6io 30
Checks on other banks % 90
Cash on hand. .%T74 q
TOTAL. .......-. ....'s'ss. .luS.SO8 81
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-30
Notice of Contest.
Department of the interior

Department Of the Interior
u. s. Land Ofi.es At Lamar. Colo, Nov, 6, 1917.
To the heirs Of JAmss ". Bridges Of Lind..y.
Oklahoma. Contsstes:
You are hereby notified that James T. MeEndree
who gives Nancy. Colorado. As his post Office ID.
dress, did on oetober sth. 1917. he in this ofics
his duly corroborseed application to contest and
secure the cancellation Of your homestead entry
No. DISCS. Serial No. 0ls22a rnade Oct. 9Th, 1915
for the EN- Of Section 10. Twp. % s.. R. ~ W.. 9Th
Principal Meridian. and as grounds for his con.
test he alc9es that said James NJ. Bridges aban.
doned the said entry. and went to pnrts unknown
aboat June 20. 1916: that on Jan. u.s. 1877 an an.
dsvit was hIed by Mrs. J. R. Spradn to the efYec,
that said James u. Bridges died on about the
18th day Of September. 1916. leaving
as his sole heirs the said Nrs
J. II. Spradlin. J. Z. Bridges and Mrs. 7, F.. Sbu.
mate and tat said hsir. had executed /. relin.
auishment to the said entry on or about the End
day Of October. 1915. before J. L. Walker. . no
tary public In and for Hill county. Texas: tha,
sad heirs have failed 10 reside upon or cultivate
the said entry required by law and that said dc.
faults now exist and not due to his or their EN-.
ployment In the military or naval service Of the
United States ~ = private soldier officer seaman
marine or member Of any organization for the of.
fense or defsnss authorized by congress during
any war In which tho United Statss may be en-.
gagged.
You arc. therefore. further notified that the
said allegations will be taken ass confessed. and
your ssid entry will bo cancelled without further
right to be heard. either before this Office or on
sppeal II you fall to file in this Office within tven
y days after the FOURTH publication of this no.
tiee. as shown below. your answer. under oath.
specifcnlly responding to these allesationes Of
contest. together with due proof that you have
served copy Of your answer on the said eontes.
tant' either In person or by registered mail.
You should state in your answer the name OF
the postofiiee to whice you desire future notices
to be sent to you.
A. L. BEAVERS. Register.
X. J. MeGRATH. Receiver.
Date Of first Pnblic alton. Nov. q, 1917,
second Nov. 80. 1917.
third Dec. Z. 1877
fourth Dec. II. lsl7
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-30
Report of the Condition of

The First State Rank Springfield in the state of Colorado.
the close OF business Nov. 20 1917.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-08-30
ARTILLERY UNABLE TO
KEEP UP WITH INFANTRY
Advance by Italian Army So Rapid That it is Diff
tIUlt to Keep It Together Whole Division Of
Austrians flees Before Enemy --Germans Pene-
date Russian Positions and Take few Prisoners
(By United Press)

The Italian offensive has paused
momentarily. The advance has been
so rapid the artillery has been un-
able to keep pace with the infantry.
The Bainsizza plateau is the center
of the fight. The Austrians have
been reinforced and are preparing
to make stand there. Heavy fight
ing occurred south Of Bainsizza as
the Italians made their drive toward
Trieste.
Only minor activities are reported
on the western front.
Petrograd announced that heavy
Russian desertions continue. A
whole division in the region of Mum
tsheliu fled, permitting the enemy to
advance. The Teutons penetrated
Russian positions in the region of
Varnitzza. Berlin claimed 700 Rus
sions We're imprisoned on the north
ern front
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-08-30
POPf'S PEACE APPEAL
ANSWERED BY WILSON
Makes It Understood That Unless Peace Proposals
Come from the German People, and Not the|
Kaiser, Steel will Continue to Pound Away att
the TeutoniC Army and its Allies.
(By United Press)

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 90
Peace rests upon the decision of the
German people, not upon the kaiser.
The peace door is open but the Teu-
tons must come thru without Kaiser
Wilhelm as a leared, or else they
es them that the militaristic yoke is
impossible either for themselves or
the safety of the world. This epito-
mizes President Wilson's reply to the
pape. His rejection of peace is tenn
pered by a direct offer to Germany to
get peace by spurning kaiserism.
Germany will doubtless withhold
the message from the press, but
preparations are under way for aero
plane distribution.
How Answer is Received.
Senators and diplomats hailed the
reply enthusiastically. The Russian
diplomats pointed out the answer was
virtually Russia's programme fore
;ble annexations, no punitive indem-
mites, no post bellum economic war
and the free development of all ma
tions.
Even more important insofar as
the peace prospects are concerned are
President Wilson's pronouncements
that he desires no dismemberment of
empires, and the fact this is not a
Agyar to crush the German nation but
rather to put her on an equal plane
with other nations minus kaiserism.
The president reiterated that the
United States seeks no aggrandize-
ment, hopes only for the rights of
free people to dwell without the
menace of German militarism, and
scorned the thought that as long as
the kaiser controlled the German en-
pire it could write peace pact that
would be other than "scrap of pa
per-" and suggested Germany would
Immediately plot to cheat Russia of
its freedom.
Effect on American Preparations.
American military men went to
their war preparations with renewed
zeal today. They figure that the
German casualties now totalling up
wards of 100000, with the economic
pressure constantly increasing, and
the allied forces augmented next year
by America, the upheaval which the
United States anticipated must be in
evitably brought about
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-08-30
Th[YWANT
HALF BILLION
SOutherners Do Not Want
Their Cotton Growers
PepaIized
(By United Press,

WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. 29.-
The Senate Finance committee will
offer revenue amendement increas-
ing the war profits taxes a half bill
lion dollars, as concession to the
advocators Of wealth conscription.
The proposed amendment will make
the tax 40 per cent instead of 26 per
cent of all war profits, and will raise
the total sum TO be derived from war
profits to $1,000, ,000, 900.
1t is believed the amendment will
not be acceptable to the Borah-J ohm,
son group as well as the southern in
surgents.
The Johnsonites want the tax in
creased to raise another half billion.
The southerners are opposing the
pro-war plan of computing profits on
the ground that it penalties the cot
ton growers.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-08-30
AUTO DESTROYED BY FIRE

Mr.. and Mrs. E. R. Wood and Mrs.
R. B. House and daughter Helen of
Alamosa and Mrs. G. w. Cantwell of
Ignacio, members of a motor party
bound for Mesa Verde, had thrill
ing experience Sunday when the
Woods car, a Maxwell sedan, was
destroyed by fire. The flames had
spread to the floor of the machine
before they were discovered. AS soon
as the car could be stopped, the oc-
cupants jumped and ran to a place
of safety and waited until the gaso-
line tank exploded. Then they hur-
ried back to the burning machine and
rescued the created part of their bag
gage. Fortunately not one of the
rarty suffered the slightest injury.
The accident occurred about four
miles out from Ignacio. The pleas
ure seekers remained by the road
sioe until another car came along
ard carried them back to Ignacio
Thv the courtesy of E. p Hunter
of Alamosa the party made their
trip to the National park On their
return to Durango Mr.. and Mrs.
Woods boarded the Eastern for home.
The members of the House family
who are tarrying over in town to-
day, will make their journey home
via the same accommodations.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-08-30
SANTA ANNA.

Until quite recently there might be
found in New York City a veteran
OF the Mexican war, named Peter S.
DAILY. He was u native of Ireland,
and his activities extended over a
period Of more than three quarters of
century. DAILY enlisted in the Sew
enth New York Cavalry in lS46. In
that regiment he became sergeant,
and with it he soon saw service
across the Rio Grande. Santa Anna,
one Of the most picturesque of all
picturesque characters Mexico has
contributed to history, was in COM
mand Of the Mexican forces in the
field, by right of his ability as
soldier, as well as his office as pres
ident and dictator. In the final cam
paign, when his resources were ex-
hausted, and he could no longer re-
sist the northern invader. he sought
an opportunity To surrender. The
company in which DAILY was, by this
time, first sergeant. was the most
convenient to Santa Annals head
quarters, because it had been engag-
I ed in the closest struggles with the
Mexican center. Under flag Of
truce, Santa Anna and his staff ap-
preached the outposts Of this com
pany, asked to be presented to the
officer in charge, and was shown to
First Sergeant Days tent. All the
commissioned officers had fallen,
DAILY as the ranking noncommission-
ed officer, and he it was who receiv-
ed the sword of Antonio Lopez Santa
Anna, one Of the proudest Of the
surviving dons of the Spanish reg
ime. From 1947 to 1917, that is
three score years and ten, Peter
DAILY led the quiet life of a well-to-
do resident Of the Bronx Borough of
New York, proud. but modestly SO,
Of the part he had played in his
tory.-Christian Science Monitor.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-08-30
GERMANS MINIMIZE
EFFORTS IN SPAIN

LONDON, Aug. S.-(By Mail.)-
Americas entrance into the war has
greatly simplified England's diff
Guilty in dealing with the pro-Ger-
man intriguers in Spain.
The most effective weapon England
has for persuading the Spanish to
deal firmly with the anti-ally forces
is the blockade. By Threatening to
cut off needed supplies such as coal
and foodstuffs, England has been
able to partly check the hostile move
ment.
But Spain's strength and England s
weakness in the matter before Ameri-
cas- entrance has been due to the fact
that Spain was always in a position
to defy the latter and draw her need
ed imports from the United States.
Spain, not being contiguous to Ger
many and therefore unable to reex-
port any American imports to the
Central Powers, England realized
she would have no valid excuse for
interfering with Spanish-American
trade.
Now, however, with a common An
glo-American blockade policy, the al
lies are on much surer ground and
are not expecting any further seri-
GUS difficulty with Spain regarding
the harboring of U-boats, submarine
bases and Teutonic propaganda
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-08-30
Peoples Council
Told to Move On
fRy limited PrasaA

(By United Pressl
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi. Aug. 29.-
The national convention of the Peo
ple's Council, barred from Minnesot,
by the governor will be held in Nortl
Dakota, probably Fargo.
Governor Frazier wired his permis
sion to Secretary Lochner, declar
ing the Council will be guaranteed
constitutional rights in North Dako
Ia"
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-08-30
GERMANY
GIVES IN
fBy United Preas)

BUENOS AIRES, Aug. 29.-Ger-
many completely backed down in the
latest note received last night and
surrendered to Argentine the same
neutral right in the barred zone she
refused to relinquish to America. The
foreign office announced the note
Satisfied all Argentine claims"
In some circles the suspicion is ex-
pressed that Germany backed down
to complicate Argentine with the al
lies.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-08-30
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NOW SPEED THE BRAVE.

{ By Lillian Tompkins vance)
Listenl A cry
OF agony
Sounds o'er the shuddering sea!
As from q world
To chaos hurled
By hell's malignancyl
Comes not In vain
That wall of pain
From Ger the surging seal
Now speed the brave
Across the wave,
With life and liberty.
And, high in air
They proudly bear
Our country's flag. unfurled;
Its colors, too,
The promise true,
OF freedom to the world.
They pledge their lives
To break the gyres
That bind humanity;
To rend in twain
The tyrant's chain,
And set the nations fres.
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Stack your straw carefully whe
you thresh and don't waste any Of Il
1t may be badly needed for feed be
fore another crop d gathered aAd
~ saA q Z ~ uiA ~n.sx
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-08-30
SUFFRAGE CONVENTION.
(By United Pressl

SARATOGA, N. Y, Aug. 29.-
New York state suffragettes met here
today for two-day session at winch
they will complete plans for smasb-
ing campaign for suffrage n New
York state at the next election, No.
vember 6.
In addition to the regular suf-
frage delegates many prominent men
and women whose interests In the
cause will lead them to give active
support to the suffrage campaign are
attending.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-08-30
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Mrs. Olive Orme, county clerk is
sued two marriages licenses today. l..
A. Stuckman was licensed to wed
Miss Icle Davie. Both are residents
Of Oxford. The other license was is
sued to Ernest Littlejohn and Miss
Mary Ellen Tyner Of Durango.
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Never before has the American race
known so much about its chest meas
urements.
He is happiest, be he king or peas
ant xAe nndA lsaes \ u AamA :
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-08-30
STOCK ON THE FARM
A VERY VALUABLE ASSET

Livestock on the farm means: En-
riched soil, larger yield of crops,
larger profits, money all the time,
prosperity, independence and con-
tentment.
No livestock means: Depleted
soil, small yield of crops, few, II any
profits, small amount of money, II
any, all the time, hard up farmers,
dependence, encouragement and dis
content.
Provide feed and get plenty Of
livestock.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-08-30
HUBERT WYNN ENLISTs
IN ENGINEERING CORPS

Mrs. Julia Wynn received . mes
sage from her son, Hubert today,
which stated he had enlisted and
qualified for service in Company G
Colorado Engineering Corps, being
organized at Golden. Most Of the
members are university men and
several Of the officers Huhsrt's ffA-
tn4nftY hro>hnQa.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-08-30
TO OSURfACf
THE ROUTE
Hard Surface Road from
waIsenburg to Flag
staff IS Plan

roads boosters from San Luis valley
and San Juan basin towns, and from
Walsenburg, on last Monday reor-
gained the Spanish Trail Highway
association at Alam0sa.
The new association starts out with
definite program of road better
ment that includes hard surfacing the
Spanish trail from Walsenburg to
Flagstaff, Ariz., or to a connection
with some other hard surfaced road
along its route toward the Grand Can
on and Southern California. Includ-
ed in the resolutions passed by this
Alamosa gathering, is one that pro-
vides that each Spanish Trail asso-
citation carries a membership in the
National Old Trails Highway associa-
ton.
Our San Juan basin people should
learn what all this means to their
section of country. In the first place
the Spanish Trail association, which
includes twelve counties in southern
Colorado and three in northwest New
Mexico, is composed of the live and
influential citizens, of these counties.
It's ability to get consideration at the
hands of the various county and state
road commissions for projects that
are of mutual interest, can hardly
be questioned. In the second place,
the National Old Trails association
has the same influence in national
affairs that the Spanish Trail asso-
citation will have in Colorado and
New Mexico. By affiliating with this
big national road association, our
people have a powerful ally both for
constructive and defensice purposes,
and membership in it should be con-
sidered patriotic duty on the part
of every motor car owner.
The annual dues for the Spanish
Trail association will be $5 of which
$3.50 will go to the Old Trails as
sociation. The balance will be used
to further the objects of the Span
ish Trail residents for good hard sur
faced roads along the route.
Loren B. Sylvester, mayor of Mon
tie Vista, and one Of the most enthu-
siastic and capable good roads en-
thusiasts in the state, was elected
president and San Juan basin man,
E. P. Wilson, chosen secretary of the
reorganized Spanish Trail associar-
ton. Forty-seven members paid in
their money at the adjournment of
the meeting, and each county was
given a good roads booster as vice
president of the association, who shall
be the membership committeeman
for their various counties.
The following are the vice presi-
dents for this section:
La Plata, ]. H. McHolland.
San Juan, Fred Goble.
Archuleta, Fred Catchpole.
Montezuma, W. l. Myler.
Dolores, Henry Obendorfer.
San Juan, N. NJ, C. E. Rippey.
Mckinley, N. M, C. N. Cotton.
Rio Arriba, N. NJ, T. d. Burns,
Jr.
Durango's representatives at the
meeting were ]. H. McHolland and
E. P. Wilson. Archuleta county's
representative was Leslie Smith.
These men report a united purpose
among those present at Alamosa,
namely, to work for good roads. Pro-
jects to build roads over Cumbres
and Silver pass routes were endorsed,
as was the action Of Huerfano and
Costilla counties in placing a force
Of men at work on La Veta pass
road.
The movement deserves the unit
ed support Of our people.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-08-30
INJUNCTION PRAYED FOR.

Mrs. p. A. Culver, Mrs. Alice B.
Harmon and George Gilbert, as prop
erty owners in proposed Sidewalk
Improvement District No. 8, yester-
day petitioned Judge Searcy for an
injunction against the city council
proceeding with the construction of
sidewalks in said District No. 3. Nc
Closkey and Moody are named as at
torneys for the petitioners. The City
of Durango, and the five city COM
missioners individually are named as
defendants. The matter comes up for
hearing September 6.
A majority of the frontage in the
proposed district had signed up as
being in favor of the creation Of the
district, but the petition for injunc-
tion recites the alleged fact that a
sufficient portion Of the signatures
to the petition for the creation of the
district are illegal, to reduce, when
eliminated from the petition, the to-
tai amount of frontage represented
by the signatures remaining is less
than a majority.
The injunction petition claims that
the mayors signature to the petit
tion for district creation, as repre-
senting the frontage of the North
Durango Park. and fire house prop
erty is not sufficient, also that vari-
GUS frontages wherein cement walks
had already been constructed were
not properly parties in interest, and
hence were not qualified signers. Il
recites many claims that certain sig
natures were not legally qualified
ones.
If such signatures are ordered
stricken, it is certain that less than
so per cent of tha property effected
by the district will be represented
upon the original petition. Whether
they will be so ordered appears to be
technical legal question and is en-
tirely up to the court. Alley inter-
sections, and grading costs in this
district are pro rated among all the
frontage owners. This cost in other
districts was borne by the city 1t
large. 1t is possible that this was
done in District No. 8 so as TO en-
able property owners who had already
built walks to become parties in in
terest and therefore eligible signers,
We will know more about it after
September 8.
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Don't make the hens and chickens
depend upon just insects, worms and
weed seeds. Give them skim milk
whey. buttermilk, table and garden
waste and grain. Feed them well
Eggs are increasing IN prics.
Fill the silo with Russian thistle
or other Veedn IL you havn unthina
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-08-30
RETURNS FROM
VACATION TONIGHT

Miss Mary O'Rourke, the new Eng
IAsh teacher in the high school, is
scheduled to arrive from New York
tonight, where she attended the sum-
mer session at Columbia university.
Her cousin, New York girl, whose
name is also Mary 0'Rourke, Il se-
eomna1ytne - ~.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-08-30
Warns Russian
Conference to Beware
(By United Press)

MOSCOW, Aug. 29.-The railroad
employees spokesman, Orokhoff warn
ed the Russian conference of the dan
ger of counter revolution. He de-
clared if this occurred the railroad
employees would tie up the transpor-
tation systems.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-08-30
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1t is hard to feed calves their milk,
grain and hay regularly and careful
~ twce a day a,c 3'vs them . drink
Of water at noon, and care for tho
other stock In the same way. but Il
pays. You viii prespss and 70 will
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