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The Springfield herald., 1917-12-14

There seems to be noquestion-
ing the fact there is more snow
in the west part of the county
and over in Las Animas than
this way. When we have two or
three inches here. they have
from four to twelve inches fur
ther west. This winter there
have been three SHOWS Of from
four inches to q foot, while in the
eastern half of this county there
hasn't been four inches all TO-
gether,
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-14
Buster

A light snow fell last Thurs.
day which helps to add u little
more moisture to the ground.
Earl Crocker is seeding broom.
corn this week.
T. g. Bailey from Oklahoma
visited few days with his niece
Mrs. Troy Burton.
Pat and Lee Nickells have re-
turned from Rodley where they
have been working in the broom
corn.
Gene Duncan and wife from
Campo spent a few days with
Troy Burtons.
Era Martin came in from Rock.
ford to spend Xmas with rela.
tives.
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-14

The State Board Of Land Com
missioners gives out the inform
alton that the state school funds
are now available for farm loans
on unincumbered cultivated farm
land. loans to be made only to
persons actually residing on the
land, and not more than 81. 500 to
one person. Ask the State
Board of Land Commissioners
for loan blanks and full particu-
ars.
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-14

Iowa and Ohio were lost to pro-
hibition by small majorities, put
with New Mex. now on the wa
ter wagon the dry states now
number twenty seven. With
New York in the ladies' column,
John Barleycorn might as well
wind up his personal affairs and
get ready for the firing squad.
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-14
TEN REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD BUY LAND IN BACA COUNTY, COLO

and who need you to help the
good cause along.
There is tide in the affairs of
men
Which taken at the flood, leads
on 10 fortune:
Omitted, all voyage of their
life,
Is bound in shadows and miser.
les"
The above is just as true to-
day as the day it was written.
so do not let this chance pass as
this opportunity to buy good land
cheap. is the tide which has
come your way. and below you
will find some of the many land
bargains which are on this tide
and are for sale to you by Jack
Minor of Springfield. Colo.
Large Tracts of
! Decided Land for Sale
Ranch of i400 acres going at
S. per acre. A No. l place, fine
Living water good fence and some
in 'provements. This is bar
gal n you cannot afford to pass
up. Some land here is selling
for $50 per acre; note the differ
ance.
Another Ranch
26O,9 acres at $40 per acre, this
one is fine stock proposition as
it has plenty of living water, al.
so shallow well water. good i'm
proven ents, has growing alfalfa
on the Land, also $500 cottonwood
trees which are worth one halt
the price asked for the place,
located close in.
| Also This Ranch
| or 1920 acres at $40 per acre.
One half sandy land, partly fenc.
! ed, fair improvements, three
good wells, a dandy good small
diver sified farming proposition
And This One
14O0 acres at only S11 per acre,
= veil worth &c. Close in, par'
"a udy, with good improvements,
all good thrcewire fence.
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-14

The Herald doesn't intend to
give up Russia. We have an
idea that BY spring the German
diplomacy in the peace parleys
will open up the eyes of the Rus
sian nation to the real purpose
of che Germans in this war
territorial acquisition and world
power, and that the Russians
will then enter the fray with the
certain knowledge that they are
at the forks of two roads
-nationalism the one, vassalism
the other. Watch the bear
when he wakes up in the spring.
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-14

According to the new reRula-
tions of the food administration
all loaves must be in multiples OF
8 or. Luaves formerly weighing
IL OF. and selling for 10 cents
will be increased to 16 OF. and sell
fer IL cents. Loaves formerly
weighing 10 OF. and selling for
Is cents, will be increased to "a
OF. and sell for 1S cents The
bakers have agreed to comply
with the new regulation.
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-14

The Russian bear is trying to
arrange a three months armis-
tice to enable it we presume to
60 into alternating quarters for
the winter.
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-14

Germany is said to be massing
on the west front. and presum-
edly will try repeating in France
what they have accomplished in
Italy.
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-14
NORTH FLATS ,-..~

Some more snow and cold
weather the past few days.
Mr.. Lacy and son with their
chain seeder seeded broomcoon
at Denney's, Craig's. Henson's
Whites, and. Larkin's this week.
Roy Larlsin is working for w.
"A. SbiQet, driving the medicine
wagon.
Mr.. Norris has been losing cat
tie with black leg.
Guy Larkin headed maize for
Bickford Tuesday.
An Adventist preacher is hold
ing meetings at the Rock school
house.
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-14
community.

Rev. Dean closed a revival
meeting at the Martin school
house the first OF the week. Sew
eral conversions and q general
good time.
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-14

The Rocky Mountain Herald
calls Wilson the civilian Nepole-
on. As Kaiser Bill IL trying to
be the Nepoleon Of this CEN
tury, the intended compliment Of
the Herald apparently Is NEGATIVE
ed by an odious comparison.
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-14

The U. s Guards are reported
now to be all in France. Some
of the other boys are also over
there, but just in what numbers
is not known outside Of official
circles.
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-14

Mercury went 70 zero Satur.
day night. and Monday morning
went to five below. Tuesday It
turned off nice, ami has contin-
ued so since.
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-14
BIG FLAT n-.-S

A bad storm of snow and wind
ragged all day Friday.
| Calvin hauled wood to Villas
Saturday.
Claude Benifield made a trip
to Villas last of the week.
The pie supper was not wellat-
tended on account of the storm.
They took in 1890
Several Of the neighbors are in
the cedars.
Mrs. Greeplee and son and Mr..
Logan and little daughter visited
at Crawford's Thursday.
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-14

Jacob Zablondil, Carter Oil
company-holding company OF
the Standard Oil, is in SPRING
tield-wanting oil leases on all
the land in Baca county.
See Jack Minu. about leases
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-14

The Herald has o letter from
Gov. Gunter urging the neces-
sity of Baca county organizing at
once a home guard. We believe
this to be i'm 2ortant aud that Il
should be acted on in the early
fntnre
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-14
circles.

War broke out again in SPRING
field Wednesday-north Main St
After watching the game until
the blood was flowing in gullies,
the neutral pations called q truce
on the proceedings.
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-14

Our guess is that it, will be a
cold winter. Thirty-one mar
rage licenses were issued the
day before Thanksgiving in Dem
YER. Steam boat Pilot. On the
same theory we presume that
geese 20 south when storm is
brewing.
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-14

After over 600 years in the
hands of the "unspeaksble Turk, "
the Holy City is again in the
hands of Christians. That will
help some in the final round up,
and to even up things . little for
the Hun drive in Italy.
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-14
future.

A short time ago we stated
that those whe had doubts about
the uan Christ weuld -spoal. II
Xmas. We notice one of our
correspondents so spells it this
week, but we think it must be
for other reasons.
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-14

The Christmas buying has been
in full swing during the week
stores crowded from morning to
night.
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-14
An inexpensive
Sub-1rrigation

| Sub-lrrigat1on
/ The advantages Of sub-irriga-
tion over surface irrigation needs
no exploiting, as it is known and
understood.
Suffice that irrigation puts the
water down where it is needed;
there is no baking Of the soil fol-
lowing the irrigation, there is no
waste of water, practically no
evaporation, and the work is
much easier and plessanter.
Systems of sub-irrigation have
been installed in many places,
but the trouble in adopting it for
general irrigation purposes is the
almost prohibitive cost of in
stalling the works. especially in
large tracts of uneven surfaces.
The system we are here giving
an explanation of, We are recon-
mending more for garden and
truck than for other purposes.
After installing for garden or
truck, each individual can decide
for himself what further use to
make of the system y
/ In this system instead of cost
ly tile or galvanized piping, com.
mon. ordinary lath for plaster
ing purposes forms the channel
for the subterraneaf passage of
the water, and the cost of the
system is consequently the cost
of the lath, the nails and the
labor in putting them together,
and the labor in putting the
trough the necessary depth in
ground.
The modus operandi of the
making: Take fous laths and
nail together exactl3as if for a
channel to run grain from a binn
lin the loft of a barn 20 the hors-
es troughs. and fprHresent pur-
poses we are goiHRsto call this
APPARATUS a trough though in
stead of only three ades inclosed
as in a trough, itihdb four sides
inclesed. fszssiS%.4- J.
In making this trough, use
1.-TWO half-lengh laths for two
sides to start with, so that you
can break joints as in lathinR,
aad thus make your trough OF
any length desired and continu.
lous-as if made Of laths OF that
length.
I Connected with one end of tn e
trough is an upright trough
at right angles with the main
trough, the same to extend above
the surface into which the water
is run to pass into the the main
trough.
For garden purposes we would
lay these troughs not more than
six feet apart, and in the ground
not less than one foot in depth
better eighteen inches. with a
slight decline to easily carry the
water the lengh of the trough.
10 make tie furrow for the
trough, 30 as deep as possible
with the lister, then spade as
much deeper us you want to go.
I On the front of the Herald
building you will find a model
for these troughs. When in
town take a look ut the model.
! We are not prepared to say
how long the system after laid
would last, out at a rough guess
would say four or five years.
Meantime you will have grown
hundreds of dollars worth of
stuff off that little garden patch.
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-14

Next week it is desired to raise
the Red Cross membership from
5000, 900 to is. 900, 900. Our Ba-
ca county organization will please
to take notice.
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-14

The classified column is a good
news column. Something new
every week. Watch for it.
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-14
The Presidents
Great War MESSAGE

Great War Message
President Wilson is in the ze-
NTH of his greatness when re.
moved from politics, and thus not
handicapped by necessary parti-
san limitations.
1t is fortunate that the revolu-
tion had its Washington, that the
Great Rebellion had it's Lincoln,
and that the greatestof all strug-
giles has its Wilson.
What was and is wanted just
at this time is a plain and con.
vincing elucidation of the pur-
poses of democracy's entrance
into the war, and the aims and
purposes of the power that dem
ocracy is called upon to fight.
All the world realizes that in
the proper handling of these sub
jects is a power equal to the
greatest army that could be sent
into the field, and centainly no
man in America could have
spoken either more clearly or
more cogently in shedding ligh.
on these all-absorbing themes
than has President Wilson in his
different war messages, and par
ticularly the one read to con.
gress on the 4th of D cember.
1t took President Wilson to get
the allies themselves TO under
stand the exact purposes of the
wsr, and the great moral factor
of q disclaimer of any selfish or
dispoiling interests in tile wars
outcome.
The plain facts are that the
great message of last week to
congress was as much for the
peoples Of the allies as for Amer
lea, as much for the peoples of
the remaining neutral nations as
:, OF those of the allies, as much
for the Peoples of Germany as
for the neutrals, and really more
tor the peoples Of Austria. Hun.
| gary than for the peoples of any
other nation.
' While the Wilson message un.
doubtedly was for the nation s
mentioned as We have stated, we
can't get away from the convic.
tion that it WAS Russia's deplor
able condition and her recent re-
quest for the allies to restate
their peace aims, that inspired
the Wilson message, and that it
was written as much in response
to the Russian request as if the
allies had requested the presi-
dent to act ss their spokesman.
America can be justly proud
Of the fact that their president,
by his discernment of the situs-
tim and the needs of the hour
In the mobilization of the worlds
great moral forces, and by his
powers of elucidation and phrase
o!ogy, has become rec 'enized by
the whole world as the spokes-
man Of the forces opposing au-
tocracy, and autocracy's purpos-
es of world conquest and world
domination.
The great statesmen of Eng
land, France. and Italy have
written end spoken, but the mes
saRes Of wilson, as the Gettys-
burg speech of Lincoln, will live
through the ages, and like the
Gettysburg speech, it will live
alone.
The presidents ringing mes
sage won't get much circulation
4, in Germany and Austria; but it
+, ought TO find a Judgement in
i practically all reading homes in
Russia, and unless the soil there
/, is unthinkably barren. it ought
to produce good fruit.
To save Russia as an ally, and
! particularly from control of Ger
| many, either as an integral part
thereof or as d vassal. is great
er achievement than the landing
of a great army in France; and
this it is hoped will be the fruit
of the seed of the presidents
message sown in Russia.
Az homo tho messQue will have
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-14
CLYDE zs-n-e

| ~ = - -
Will ard A. M. Davis went
Tuesday to Regnier to build a
house on Willis claim.
Ruben Swanner has returned
to Hutchinson to attend business
college.
Pierce's killed a beef Satur-
day.
Most everybody in this neigh.
borhood went to the cedars last
week.
Broomcorn buyers were
through this neighborhood last
week.
Gle veland Smith, Hobart Pearce
and Frank Smith expect to spend
Christmas at their homes if they
can gea furloughs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee White have
moved to their place near Reg
nier.
The Springfield herald., 1917-12-14

Five helow zero Monday morn
ing.
Albert Neal of Sand Arroyo
was in the city Tuesday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-01-25
ROUTE WILL BE POPULAR ONE
Sank Centre-Long Prairie adena
Route Selected by the National
Highway Association. YE

The National Highway Association
has recently issued a monster map
showing their route through Mime
sofa from Iowa to the Canadian bor-
dar. This route comes into Sank Gen.
tire from the Southwest. From this
city the route taken is through Long
Prairie and Wadena. The drive Sc
lected by the National Highway As
ISOLATION should prove to be one of
the most popular in the Northwest,
traversing as it does through aosplen-
did section of Minnesota. y, -
Beginning at the Iowa line the road
passes through Jackson, Window,
Olivia, Willmar, Sank Centre, Long
Prairie, .Wadena, Park; Rapids, Bemid-
j and on to international Falls.
The National Highway asocia-
TONS map is issued under the Joint
auspices of nine Of the transconti-
mental highway associations. It's roads
will not only be preferred routes for
thousands of tourists during the COM
ing year, but will be proposed to the
United States government as the ones
most suited to the needs of the coun-
try in preparing roads for national de-
tense. Consequently it is not unlikely
that Sank Centre and her sister cities
on the favored route will some day
in the near future be- located on a
United States military road.
The big map shows 100000 miles
OF road through more than GO per cent
of all the counties in the Uni,ed
States and serving a population of
100000. No recognition has been
made of the Jefferson Highway, and
the portion of it through Minnesota
is not shown on the map.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-01-25
BOOZE; MACKINAw; TROUBLE
Stranger Steals Coat From Local
Merchant and Lands in County
Jail for Thirty Days.

A man who gave his name as Frank
COLLEEN, claiming to come from Minot,
created break in the routine of ev-
eryday life in Sank Centre last week.
He arrived in town on Wednesday and
improved the shining hours in getting
drunk. Chief of Police Fish discover
ed him and put him in the lookup for
safe keeping. In the morning COLLEEN
was released with instructions to shut
the door behind him when he went
out, which meant the city had no use
for him. However, COLLEEN didn't see
his way clear to leave. Later in the
day it was found that he had been
trying to sell mackinaw coat in one
of the saloons. Mr.. Fish told the night
policeman to lock him up again, but
the man was not to be found.
The matter did not distrub anyone
until Saturday morning, when M.
Nathe missed mackinaw from his
stock. He called detective Fish in:
Without even a thumb print to aid,
Mr.. Fish sent out cards to the neigh
boring towns with description of
the man and the evidence. AS re-
suit, a call from St. Cloud Saturday
night gave Mr.. Fish reason to believe
the man had been located. A trip to
the Granite City Monday morning
satisfied him that COLLEEN was the man
he wanted and an hours persuasive
conversation in coy cell made all
the mysteries as clear as day. With
out troubling to bring COLLEEN back to
Sank Centre, he was taken before. the
St. Cloud court and given 80 days to
remember Sank Center by. Mr.. Fish
is of the opinion that the man is not 2
professional, but steals now and Their
to keep himself supplied with liquor
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-01-25

or Of Miss Mary Doolittle, whose mar
riage to 2. j. Webster of Warsaw, N
Y, took place Wednesday afternoon
There were three tables. Lunch was
served at o'clock.
MR.. AND MRS. THEODORE
Dock gave a six-thirty dinner Mon
day night. Norwegian whist was
played in the evening. The guests
were Messrs. and Mesdames Sherman
Strong, v. G. Wedge and V. L. Bur-
CESS.
MRS. FRANK PERRY WAS HOST
ess to about twenty ladies at an af-
ternoon thimble bee, Saturday. Lunch
was served at five o'clock. This is
the first of series of parties that
Mrs. Perry is planning to give.
THE <MASQUE BALL AT THE
roller rink last Friday night was well
attended and a success. There were
about twenty-five masked couples. AT
ter the unmasking the number was
materially increased.
MR.. AND MRS, BORNE CHRIS
tianson entertained ataa $50 dinner
Tuesday night. The guests were Miss
es Annabel and Harriet Erwin and
Winifred Cooper; Messrs. Glen and
Fay Cooper. ~.
THE SILENT STITCHERS WERE
entertained by Mrs. Sherman Strong
last Friday night. The ladies sewed
and talked very quietly until lunch
was served, after which the ban was
off. "a
MR.. AND MRS. A. F. STREBEL
entertained at seven o'clock dinner
last Saturday night The guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Parker and Mr.. and
Mrs. Lynn Whitson.
MRS. T. w. MANN AND MRS. O..
Wheeler were hostesses to the San
Souci club Tuesday evening. Mr.. and
Mrs. H. S. Halvrson were the special
guests.
MR.. AND MRS. F. E. MINETTF
entertained at dinner Sunday. The
guests were Misses Jean Hansen and
Ethel Caughren and Mr.. Sam Caugh-
rem.
THE GRADATIM CLUB WILL
meet with Mrs. V. A. Whipple, We'd
nesday afternoon, January thirty-frst.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-01-25
Card of Thanks

We sincerely thank our friends and
neighbors for their kindness and
words of cheer during the sickness and
death of our beloved father, Jacob S.
Frederick.
Especially do we wish to thank the
friends at Westport and Elliott for
the beautiful floral offerings. adv
The Children.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-01-25

FOR SALE-Poland China Hogs
l have few good pure blood Poland
China boars, weighing from 200 to
275 pounds each. Write me your
wants. VIM. Larson, Tel. 239 F 40,
Sank Centre. 2888-tf
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-01-25
CITY'S LOAN APPROVED

The editor of the Herald received
a letter from State Auditor j. A. O..
Preus Saturday evening stating that
Sank Centres proposed bond loan
of $4,000 from the state had been
approved by the State Investment
board, so it is expected that some of
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-01-25

l HAVE started saving plant one
mile north of Long Bridge, on the
Bjorklund farm, and am prepared to
sew wood and lumber, and will also
have lumber, wood, slabs and pole
wood for sale at very low price
John Danielson. 28-38-pd
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-01-25

SIX PER CENT INTEREST-Ten
or 20 years to pay. We are loaning
money on this attractive plan. Sc
cured upon first-class farms; pre-
payment privileges. Don't fail to see
US before you place that loan. We
can save you money. Prompt service.
Investors Security Association, Sank
Centre 34-tf
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-01-25

640-ACRE Homsteads in Montana,
new law just passed. New towns, bus
mess opportunities. Send 25cts. for
maps and information. Address U. s.
Commissioner, Outlook, Mont. 35-7
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-01-25

FOR RENT-Two we'll improved,
thoroughly tiled quarter sections; also
one improved 50O-acre stock farm; all
close to Sank Centre. Cash or shares.
Investors Security Association, Sank
Centre. 34-tf
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-01-25
Caughren Theatre Notes

"Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm"
pleased a. fair-sized audience at the
Caughren Monday night. The people
were, perhaps, better cast in this pro-
duction than in any other of the pre-
vious offerings of the Fendell Stock
Company. Next Monday evening the
old and ever popular est. Elmo" will
be the bill. New specialties are prom
ised. The week following ''The Trail
of the Lonesome Pine" will be pre-
sented., Mr.. Fendell announced that
he had in his possession a play writ
ten by a local lady, and that the piece
with slight alterations, would make
desirable bill. He said they would
present this unnamed piece following
"The Trail of the Lonesome Pine" 1t
has been suggested that some person
connected with the Herald wrote this
unknown drama, but we deny the allie
cation and defy the alligator.
Ramona" was all that any one ex-
pected and it surprised a few. Every
one seemed satisfied, even manager
Dubeau. The city can have reason to
hope that he will endeavor to book
''The Crisis" as soon as expedient. The
orchestra was disappointed that they
could not show the audience what
wonders they had accomplished with
the special music, but made the best
of this handicap. Considering the at
tendance the night before, there was
small crowd at the Triangle feature,
Friday night, in which Lillian Gish
was star. 1t was very good film
and caused much favorable comment.
For Friday night Mr.. Dubeau has
secured "Shell 49,. This might mean
any of several things, but happens to
be an interesting war picture, with
plenty of romance mixed in. Mr.. Du-
beau has seen the film and everyone
knows that if he vouches for it, it is
good. It gives good idea of the
mechanical part of war. The story is
Of man who sells out to the enemy
and signals them to "'Shell Trench 49,"
H. B. Warner and Enid Mackey take
the leads.
The Blue Bird pictures to be shown
the first of the week are specially
good for children. "Gloriana" is the
film, with little Zoe Ray as special
star. I This was recently shown in
Cleveland, Ohio, in which the man
agement of one of the theatres was
host to 800 school children. It is a
story for grownups, too.
s.&e; -
Manager Dubeau is in Minneapolis
now for the purpose of getting some
god future films. Billie Burke in
Peggy" will be one of them and she
is only choice sample of what the
rest will be.
CHOICE MARQUIS SEED WHEAT
I will have in Sank Centre in about
two or three weeks q lot of good Mar
quis seed wheat, guaranteed as good
as the sample which can be seen at
S. P. Hansen's grocery or c. D. Mar
shall's implement house. Leave your
orders with the above firms or call or
40 W., o,ra Wobr- 4