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The Springfield herald., 1917-11-23
Setonsburg ''-"-"

Seton Brown and son did some
carpenter work for W. A. Stroud
last week.
Henry Lively and Gurneth
Slavens were married at the
home of the bride. Sunday
evening at six O'Clock. Rev.
Huffm an officiating.
MIR. and Mrs. E. D. Hickey de.
parted for their old home in Tex.
as Tuesday. Mr.. and Mrs. Rick
ey have been residents of Bacs
county for four years. We a-e
very sorry to lose our good neigh
bors. Wish them success.
John Lsnders of Charleston,
Ill.,, who has been visiting Seton
Brown and family the past few
weeks, departed for Woodard,
Okla, last week.
r. M. Sparkman was a county
seat visitor. Saturday.
Quite number of the neigh
bors of this vicinity attended the
sale at A. l.. Hershner's
Agnes Haley has been visiting
Mrs. W. E. Mckay a few days.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-23
CLYDE as-n-~

Wallace Gibson came from EN-.
poria Kans., last week to visit
his wife's parents, Salem Pearce
and family. Mr.. Gibson, who
has been visiting here for few
weeks, will accompany Mr.. Glib
son home this week.
The Hershner sale Thursday
was well attended. Mr.. Hersh.
ner and family and his brother
will go this week to Hutnbolt
county, Calf, where they will,
live.
The neignborly cub met r y
day with Mrs. H. E. Smith. The
next meeting will be with Mrs.
6. M. Madden. Friday. Nov 80.
Mrs. Crowther Pearce's siste'
and brother-in-law and family ars
visiting her from Texas.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-23
R iChland s-.--

Revival meetings closed last
Tn urSGay night. Rev. Jones
we Mt from here to Slaven county
to ielp other meetings.
R ich's and Dickey's started to
Sla, zen county TO Friends quart
erly meeting last Friday ou'
foup I'd the roads SO bad they only
wen to Elkhart.
EdN ard Lockwood is going TO
try ia, ming this week.
rrhe ,chuol is starting TO pre-
pa re a E rogram to be given soon
Look for the announcement later
Jess S, ogner made a trip to Ia,
mar and sgot back all right ias'
week
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-23

The Elpasso Cou u Democrat
is the Springfield Herald of Colo.
RADIO Springs. We believe the
Herald was first to get into the
field as II great rural paper. but
at present they are neck and neck
in the giving of all county news.
each through an excellent corps
of country correspondents. The
Democrat says that each week
eager eyes scan it's pages, not
for editorial stuff or city news,
but for the fresh items of its cor.
respondents; and we can say,
game here. The difference be-
tween the two is the Democrats
patent, but that isn't material SO
long as the country news is CIV
en-the thing people want in a
country paper.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-23
Franle Queen rs 81"

DR.. Patterson made "trip to
the cedars this week getting
wood for himself and school.
Mat Lynch is on his claim
again, and is helping j. W.
Lynch to pull broomcorn out OF
the shock.
Sam Eaton is going near Ere
donia, Kans., to work this win
ter.
A storm struck Springfield and
Ned l.. Jones caught the worst
part of it.
Mr.. Shaddic and wife went to
Springfield Friday.
Two months of our school is
gone and everyone seems to be
doing fine.
Work., not near zone, and
hands are hard C. get.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-23

We are giving this tyee event
this special writs-ub bScausa Of
its great importancs to tk4 coun'
ty, and because the levene 10 esp.
ochal In the county'a}hist try, isIl
We don't know wltptr Il ess or.
chard tree buyers ~ ting q
realize on their trees} Butswa dc
know that the propQsleion iss ur
to them-presumin6 tAe reeP tc
be what they were ~ e1bnted
When you take m6ki3, you
must follow directio3 If gou
want those trees TO .Ake good,
you must do the sam1 Thing. !.
II you are a carei ~ or ,ool
farmer, or treat theg trees he
you do your crops, 61; wons,
come up to either theI promises
or your expectations. as
It's consequently ~ tD you,
Plant properly. cultis sproper'
ly, according to HoyIAS y thst
if the orchard doesn't ke aoet
the fault won't be yout
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-23

Our Two Buttes neighbor has
been much perturbed about the
Farmers Non-Partisan league.
The league at present has no ex-
istence in this state, and until it
does there will be nothing to get
excited over. Anyway, its our
idea that the Sentinel man knows
about as much about the Non
Partisan league, as matter of
fact, as the proverbial devel en-
tertainers know about the scrip
tural day of rest. Better keep
close to shore. brother. SOS you
can make a break for land should
q submarine happen to make a
dive for you and your little bark.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-23

The United States is supposed
to point the way to the ideal in a
government of. for, and by the
people. But in England, a mon
archy, the war conscrips about
80 per cent Of income, while in
the United States about 80 per
cent. Further, in England there
is talk of conscripting enough of
capital to pay the debt outright,
when the war is over. Have we
been mistaken in our claims of a
peoples government? At all
events, here's hoping that con-
gress will see its way to reach
out for at least the 30 per cent
that England long ago exacted
tom incomes.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-23
THE sJoNlNaIoN N. E. CHURCH

The marvellous is happening
every where in Baca county. and
Stonineton is doing its part to-
ward the things that are marvel
GUS. '-'' go 1f-
The mere growth of the town Is
a marvel. It's agreat tentation
to say next to Springfield .
when speaking Of Stoninaton.
but in its growth during the last
two years we are mol sure Of its
taking a second place. 1or '
The whole town is q marvel,
but the thing at Stonington that
is particularly marvellous is their
church. They recently built 4
fine two.room school house; but
that's not marvelous-built it on
bonds. @ -
But the church "a great big
fine structure that would do cred
it to a town of a thousand people.
They couldn It build that on bonds
had to dig up every cent.
That's whore the marvel comes
they could do it.
On the 9th of December this
fine structure is to be dedicated.
District Superintendent Hencher
will be on tile job. and other
speakers will be present.
Springfield, to show its appre-
citation of a live, neighbor town,
full of vinegar and snap, should
go down in force.
Sunday, December 9-remem-
Der the date.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-23
LAMPORT Is. 81. /.

We are having some cold
weather and little snow.
ed. Rogers is hauling sand to
plaster his new house.
Clifford Smith and Everett
Thomas are hauling in feed to
the stack.
Mrs. Nelson has returned
home much improved in health
since visiting Mrs. Ed. Nelson s
over in Kansas.
George Nelson hutchered q
COW Friday.
Doty has been carrying the
mail for MIR. Russell.
Everybody in this vicinity ae
through with dipping their cat.
tie for this time.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-23
Mt. Carmel

Our school began the t2.h.
With Earl LaCrown as teacher.
We all wish him successful
school year.
Mrs. Ratchet Lockwood ol VI
las preached US f1ne sermon
week ago last Sunday.
Brother Walker, a travelling
Evangelist, was out ard preach
ed for us Saturday night. Sun
day and Sunday night. He in
tended tc hold a revival, but ow-
ing to conditions of the neighbor
hood he postponed it. The most
of our men are going with the
|broomcorn seeder making it in
convenient to attend church.
We think Brother Walker is a
fine man and q proficient minis
tier, and we hope v have him
! lag;sir soont Ia.
r. Everyone m our hsigT'bofhn'iti
will have to have their stock
dipped this wees.
The Baptist people commenced
a revival at tn. Wll-Oi -ch "I
house where they'v- hcen ilav
ing Sunday scho,; ru there b.
ling no stoye in the building, ii
being too uncomfortable, they
have discontinued.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-23

An item is sent to US from
Greeley relating that over So, ,o0C
from students Of Colorado Teach
ers college and sl,50O additional
from the falculty was contribut-
ed for Y. M. G. A. war work in
the course of a two hour drive
conducted by the students OF
that institution a few days ago.
The sums were secured wholly
through student initiative, with
out the help of outside orators.
Later, they too'i nearly all the
kindling in Greeley to Properly
celebrate their success in the
big bonfire that followed.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-23
RODLEY ,.-.--

Rain and snow fell in these
parts Saturday and Sunday. The
wheat needed moisture.
j. T. Hawkins and Freeman
Fate went to Springfield Monday
to make final proof on their
claims.
Frank Fuyate's seoder and
bAlecie. at Nor leep's, VIII sssd
] Efpr &srdecq:s 4. ]. Ni4on. LIT,
Hawkins, G. Shultz and Others
this week.
A party of young people start.
ed to church at Richland Thurs.
day night, but had their Ford te
upset before getting there.
Geo: ge Wilcox was driving and
ran into AL Davis fence. Not
much damage done. A broken
post and the top of the car torn.
E. f. Macy is driving a new
Buick.
Some men were through Rod
ley Thursday night with $4,000
worth of booze, the same coming
from Clayton, N. Mex. We un-
derstand Clayton is now dry."
THE men should have been ar
rostod1
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-23
ZION CHAPEL '----

Quite q blizzard, but the mois
ture was greatly needed for the
wheat in this vicinity.
Mrs. B. F. Dillon returned
from Emporia, Kans., last week
where she has been visiting with
her father and mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. Norman, through a serious
spell of sickness.
H. E. Smith left last Tuesday
for his home in Emporia. where
he will take up his old job As rur'
|al mail carrier after a fifteer
days vacation.
Warran Smiths cousin return.
ed last Friday to his home in
Emporia, after few days stay
with Warran
Ed Vineyard has most of his
brooncorn baled In this neigh
borhood.
O. F. Leach of Stonington was
out to Zion looking for carpen
ters to put an addition to his
houoe. L. C. Thompson will de
the work.
Everybody invited to bring
their dinner and spend thanks
giving at Zion school house
Ladies'. Aid will give a bazaar II
afternoon and evening. The
teacher will give a free enter
k.;nrnoNt o% p;yht
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-23

Between now and Christmas
. Rad Cross organisations should
be effected in every school house
neighborhood OF the county.
The week proceeding Christn as
has been set for organization
work, put organizing should not
wait. To organize the whole
county is q big job, and if push
ed as rapidly as possible from
this on the county would still not
be entirely organized by the end
of organization week. Who in
the country will be the first to
report q Red Cross organization
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-23

Some of the prominent demo.
Gratis of this precinct met Mon
day at the Democrat office and
organized tor effective work,
along the lines suggested by the
state and national committees.
Judge Terral was elected cap
tain, and Felix Ward, Milt Cor
don and the two editors lieuten.
ants. Thus the first step fol
1918 was taken.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-23
BAcA ORGANIZES

WOman's Committee of United
States Council of National
Defense.
What is of vital interest to Ba-
ca county in war matters was
the organization this week of the
woman's Committee of National
Defense, as can auxiliary to the
United States council at Wash.
ingtor AID The safe council at
Denver.
Mrs. W. P. Bailey the first OF
the week received her comm S.
sion as captain of the Woman S
Council com nittee of this county,
and reports the following officers
for the county organization: Mrs
Marie Lamport vice chairman,
Mrs Sam Holt treasurer, Mrs.
w. A. Stroud secretary
OF the Springfield precinct
Mrs. Joe E. Terral was made
chairman. Mrs Ray Casady Sec
retary.
At the next meeting an exec
utive commit .e for the county
,, will be appointed and all ar
: rangements made for carrying
"u Tn. organiz ton work of the
county.
These local National Defense
committees have to d. with ev-
cry function "f war worH N rem
dering aid and assistance tn The
government and the BOYS AT the
front in its ser zee, Re Cross
w0i" being among the services
called iu'.
SiX'eon members nf the
tSpringti-ld nization have
pledged III m>alves for one
sweater en- II hW Chri~srna- tide.
and for those and n-ner york
$50 worth of yarn has been pur-
chased.
. A hall has been donated to the
local committee for four months.
and meetings will be held reen
l-.aIo ssss5..mnssisea~4n.bt7a 7arr
AUXILIARY of the Woman's Defense
committee, the members bein@
Mesdames Sh:ivers, Jett. Allen.
Holmes, Hitchcock, Baker, Al
berti, Pete Wade, J. Fl. d. Terra, =,
Holt.
The members of the defense
,com mittee receive no pay, but
are allowed certain funds to Ca -
Try on it's work, such as stamp +,
etc
! In this pation'l defense work
and Rel cross work everybody in
,Spriny tirln ard the count
should CIV 'o,h m,Nnl aud iina' .
eilI assistance,
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-23
"A WONDERFUL
TREE DELIVERY

Springfield FRIDAY ana 0atur-
day witnessed the pleasing phe-
nomenon of actual caravans of
trees coming into town, the car
avans consisting of trains and
wagons and cars and trucks all
loaded to the brim.
Early in the summer repre-
sentatives of the Fremont, MSbr.,
nurseries began an active cam
paign of tree selling in the coun-
ty. One, G. M. O;ston. was sta
toned at Springfield, another,
E. C. Lesher. at Two Buttes, and
{ theirs we're here temporarily to
direct the campaign.
The nursery company was
making a specially of acre and
half acre orchards, under certain
iron clad guarantees.
The Company furnished acre
tracts of trees of varieties spec
tally adapted to this climate for
500, and guarantee living and
bearing orchard at the end of
three years.
This guarantee is based on the
company's having the right to
select the varieties that they
know to b. adapted to this alti
tude and latitude, and the abso-
Lutte compliance of the buyer to
the map and book Of instructions
Armed with these offers and
guarantees. the agents secured
the country honeycombed it.
probably would be the batter
way to put it; and that their cam
paign was success was evidenc-
ed by the caravans of fruit trees
that found their way into Spring.
field and Baca county last week.
B. E, Fields and Son constitute
the Fremont Nursery Co Mr..
Fields was here himself to as
sist in the delivery of the trees
and to give the final word in their
care and management.
Probably 100000 trees and
shrubs we're in the Springfield
delivery, value about $500.
while about 50. SEQ landed at Two
Buttes, and about the same for
the southeast of the county by
way of Elkhart.
To put It in another way. there
we're about $50 BUYERS at Spring.
field, and about sixty each for
Two Buttes and Elkhart-mean-
ing those of the latter living in
Baca county.
The Fremont nurseries start
ed np in 1868 by B. E. Fields,
and at the presant time it is one
of the great nurseries Of the
west.
Their great success has been
achieved by adapting trees to
the climate. The one thing they
wished to produce for this cli-
mate was late boomers, and they
are 80 sure they have succeeded
that they guarantee results.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-23
BIG FLAT ,.-..-M

We had a regular fummei
shower night of the 18th Of No
vember.
Calvin Eskridge went y syra
cuse for freight Mondaysy
Mrs. Will Jones and rhildSer
started tor their new Asns %
Wichita last Thursday. ssSs
Mrs. Dewey sold q aoF, J(r
nenney Of spstpsael Il S.f u!
Hast week.
Will Westmoreland made q tril
to Two Buttes Friday for hi
trees.
Mr.. Murphy brought Mis-
Thomas out to her claim Satur
day evening.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-23

e. X. Whitehead. of the State
Bureau Of Child and Animal pro-
lection, was in Springfield the
first of the week. He was urE-
ing the merchants of the state
TO comply with the law against
selling sobaccos to minors.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-23

SPRINGFIELD is training for tie
the front-taking lessons in mus
cular development exercises,
boxing and kindred diversions.
Notwithstanding activities "
began with "white.nule" trou-
bles two weeks ago, during
which two several strong-man
tests we're reported. Last week
the activities were extended, and
two other strong men took up
the game, both prominent IN
real. .estnte transactions and 9th
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-23

On the basis uf some of Bro.
Jones million dollar rains, the
snow and rain the first of the
week Is worth about LOCO billion
dollars. Doggoned good mois-
ture anyhow.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-23

er uplifting enterprises Of the
community. If now the allies
can hold until our trained men
get on the ground. there will be
no questioning the outcome.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-23
NORTH FLATS 7-7S = =.

We have been having some
more windy weather. with a lit
tie rain mixed in.
This vicinity was shocked Wed
nesday by the sudden death o'
Mrs. Clifton, She was sick only
about fifteen hours.
Little Ruth Chatham is able tc
be up and around again.
Oliver Riley is thinking OF So
i no to Oklahoma to 80 to school.
Miss Mamie Scott is staying
" 18th Mrs. Campbell,
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-23

You couldn t make a Christmas
present thst would be more ap-
preciate or that would do more
good than q map of Baca county.
Is cents where on sale, 80 cents
by mail,
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-23
Wilson-McAdam

Sunday at 2 p. m. occurred the
marriage of Charley Wilson Of
Boston and our esteemed county
treasurer, Miss Wanda McAdam.
Both these parties are well
known. Charley came to Baca
county ten years ago, with his
head and his hands for capital.
He nov has stock and other valu-
able chattles about him, and a
farm that is right up to date in
improvements,
He IS a genial, pleasant fellow,
attends strickly to his own knit
ting, and being loaded with both
gumptlon and sit up and git, it
is our prediction he will make
good all through the journey of
life.
The McAdams came here in the
year 2-nne year after the editor
of the Great County Builder pitch
ed his tent down on the great
North Fork, with one head at the
New Jerusalem of Campo and the
other in the haunted lands of the
Creek Indians and the territory
Of old Boston.
Lucius McAdam. Miss Warda's
father, has been prominent in the
affairs of the county from that
year 2 to tile present time.
Eight Years he served in the
capacity Of county commissioner,
beating the best man both times
that the opposition ,uld put up.
Last year his accomplished
daughter, Wanda, took up the
game of politics, after several
years of successful experience in
store clerking and school teach
ing.
The opposition launched an in
tensive and by some discredit-
able campaign against her for the
office for which she was running.
county treasury, but at the wind
u she came out 500 to the good.
To say she has made good as
county treasurer is only Il tame
way of telling it. AS the Herald
predicted, next to her illusIrious
predecessor, she is making one of
the best treasurers the county
has ever had.
Only the immediate relatives
were present Ceremony per-
formed by Judge Allen.
The happy couple visited in the
old Boston country the first of the
week, and are now visiting at Las
Animas-
The Herald extends best wish
es to Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson for
their future happiness and pros
perity.
The Fremont Nursery Co.
Fields & Son, order 100 extra
cepies OF the Herald this week,
That's the NEXT hest thinu otb,
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-23

The Herald continues to be
the the great combater. Of that
arch enemy of progress and
prosperity-''It Can't Be Done!"
That's the paper you want.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-23
A Letter from ~

~ ASssSt AOAas
Springfield Herald,
Gentlemen:-Enc11d find
30 cents in stamps foh5map Of
Baca county. iEE
When 1 return to WI Bacs
next summer to get a ew lease
on life, as l did thirty j ars ago,
/ don't want to get so I
want to begin now. md fol
DR.. Friend to meet me- hnd we
will talk over old timesa md be
gin again, and will be I'D this
time. ~ ai
n TSl2rs,. NJ
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-23

The time il about here when
those who are not certain about
the man Christ will be spelling it
"Ymas."
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-23

The Fremont Nursery Co.
Fields & Son, order 100 extra
cepies OF the Herald this week,
That's the next best thing to the
rees they delivered here.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-23

The rains and SHOWS the first
Of the week have put wheat and
rye fields in good shape.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-23

The Campo Enterprise reports
Q bank for their Gown in the near
future.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-23

Observation-Disclosures Of
next week.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-23

Woman's Committee of United
States Council of National
Defense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
ENGLISH PEOPLE ELECTRIFIED BY
 WILSON'S WORDS
They Recognize That De- cision Is One of the Most MOmentOus of
 Great War

London, April 3.-President Wilson's message alligning the United States with the nations fighting against Germany was warmly welcomed and unanimously acclaimed by the British people. They recognize that no decision with weightier influence upon the result of the world struggle has been given since Great Britain, after a few days of considera- tion resolved to march with France. No news of the last year has so stirred the country, save only the Russian revolu- ton
 There have been no street demonstra- tions or exhibitions of excitement, such as the first weeks of the war saw in London, first weeks of the war saw in passed the stage Of excitement, and is regarded here, as in America, as a heavy and solemnly borne duty. The substance and tone of the Presidents message was an electrifying surprise. The directness of his indictment of the German methods and his whole hearted statement of Americas duty to maintain her rights and of her duty to civilization was more than the public here expected.
 Dispatches from America in the last month had reported the President as re- luctant to enter the war that recom- mendations to Congress limited to defen- sive measures for the protection of Amer ican commerce would have fulfilled the general expectations.
 That the Russian revolution did much to pave the way for American co-opera- tion with Germany's opponents and made President Wilson's policy possible is one of the first features of the situation which the newspapers seize upon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
BUSY MEETING OF
 BESSEMER COUNCIL
Civil War Veteran Makes Patriotic Offer to Defend
 COuntry's Honor

Bessemer. April 3.-(Special) )4Dr. R. P. McTyeire was unanimously elected as a member of the Bessemer board of edu- cation to succeed himself at the regular meeting of the city council. pr. Me Tyiere has served eight years on the board and for three years was president.
 The meeting was called to order by President George Ross, with all members present The committee recently ap pointed to confer with the board of ed ucation in regard to the location and erection of a school building reported tha they had looked over several loca- tons that had been offered and found that an entire block would cost between Sl2OoO and $15, coo and according to an estimate of Architect w. E. Bemis the first unit of the building would cost s4s.- ooo. Alter some discussion the matter was relerreo pacK to the same committee for further investigation
 An ordinance giving the specifications of the sanitary dry closet decided on bv the sanitary committee was read and was discussed and the Crotwell closet and the can from Long-Lewis Hardware com pany were selected. The sanitary com mittee, mayor and sanitary inspector were authorized to purchase a wagon to be used in this department.
 Alderman Simmons stated that the roads in Cedar Hill cemetery were in a uepioraple condition and the matter was thoroughly discussed, after which a mo- ton was made that the mayor be au- thor1zed to send the street department to the cemetery for the purpose of putin 9. the roads in condition. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned.