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The Elbert County tribune., 1917-05-04

The Hague-The Telegraaf of Am
sterdam states that the bombs which
were dropped on Zierikzee did such
extensive damage that the village is
in ruins, more than 100 houses being
smashed or damaged. A terrible panic
prevailed in the town, says the news
paper, intensified by the play of the
searchlights operated by the airmen.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-05-04
Live Poultry.
Eggs.

Eggs, graded No. 1 net. f. o.
B. Denver
Eggs. graded No. 2 net, f. o.
IL. Denver
Eggs, case count. misc. cases
less commission ..... .S.7
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-05-04
Iruif.
NegctnbIeH.

pples. Colo, fancy. box 1000, 800
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-05-04
DIIItcr.

Creameries. ex. LIST grade, lb. 80
Creameries. I'd grade, lb. ...36 q37
Process 36
Packing stock (net) ........ 80
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-05-04

The Hague. Netherlands, May g.
DR.. Won Bethmann-Hollweg the Ger
man imperial chancellor, will make
another peace offer in the Reichstae
today, according to an announcement
made by the Berliner Tageblatt.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-26

1t is probable that our board
of strategy, believing from the
latest information obtainab!e ina
Villa contemplates moving his
columns up Skull canon-on the
presumption that the people
there are all dead, and taus by a
flanking movement come down
on the unsuspecting natives OF
Ft. Carrizo over the ,CarEizo Alps,
aud thus close in on the per
mines at that place, the said
board of strategy ordered the
National Guard back from the
Mexican border for the purpose
of reinforcing the Ft Carrie
garrison and thus to frusrrate
this possible Villa narrower As
should the guard fail to reach F..
Carrizo in time, the fate OF the
garrison would seem to be seal
ed, the next few days will be
watched with feverish interest
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-26
M ooseland

Winter has D an King during
the past eek.
Gahe Vanosdale, Joe Dunn and
Joe and Mae Hu'son started to
Lamar today. Joe and Mae HUT
son are g'ing to visit over
Sunday with friends there.
Oren Dunlap has been visiting
in this vicinity Of late.
Jean Bewle y came down from
Lamar last Friday for visit
with home and friends. He in
tends to return somorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett CottraI
are at home from their visit in
Kansas.
Mrs. Joe Dunn has been on
the sick list, and May Jenkins is
working there now. Also Mrs.
Rogers has been quite sick.
Wilmer and Henry Bewlew are
intending to start to Lamar next
Monday.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-26
North Flats

We have been having some bad
weather lately.
Il. Il. Oxenreider and w. II
Dcnney have putting UP ice
Elmer Chatham has gone to
Lamar.
]. 3. Bickford lost COW u
flew days ago.
J. M. Stewart has returned
from Oklahoma where he has
been visiting.
There was good Attendance at
literary Friday night.
Cas-. Wilson. ST., WAS i'll town
Friday.
Contractor Huston, the eeni.
al all-county carpenter, was in
the county seat Friday.
Prof. Snnscrs. Il former candi-
date on tie democratic ticket for
county superintendent, was in
Springfield on hu mess on the
18th.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-26
'Nlaxey

Word was received that Mrs.
Powers had died at Beaver, Ok
la, Jan. II. Mrs. Powers hao
been sick for several months and
had gone to Beaver to be DOCTOR
led.
At 2o'clocb a. M, Jan. ls,
Miss Arthur Stark died at her
home west of Maxey. She was
buried the 10Th at the cemetarv
on the hill east of of old Brook
field.
The bereaved friends have the
sympathy of the entire commun-
ity.
Wedding bells were ringing
and Mr.. McDanial and Mrs.
Hines were joined in the holy
bonds of Matrimony few days
ago., The boys will indorse the
old gentleman's action and will
give them big chariuari Mon
day night.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-26
Pleasant Vallev

Matt Thomas. Burr Carr, and
A. A. Cham oerS were in Spring
field last week, fling on land,
under the $40 acre law.
Wm. Dawson has his Rranary
completed ani is talking of build
ing Il house it the near future.
Burr Carr moved his stock
over to the Kelly place last week.
He has this place leased.
Every little bit helps. If we
get few more SHOWS like the
present, the soil will be in ane
shape for spring work.
The dance at Mrs. Hargis, Sat.
urday night, was reported to be
success. ..-
. james Car, who has been vis.
i,ing fer the past month. return
ed home Wednesday.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-26
Beans Again

We don't intend to let up on
this bean proposition until We
have the information that BacS
county has made beans one of its
principal money crops-wLich
information we hope to have
this coming year.
rhe why is that oeans is a
mortgage preventive and a
mortgage cure-and it is indig-
mate to the soil of Baca county.
We told you a short time ago
of the hundred acre crop of
beans of Mr., Hickey, twenty
miles Notwithstanding him
about SO, 500 this year, and else
where you will find that DR.
Patterson. out in that country,
had 81, ZOO crop-and last year
the dcyest in the west.
We told you some time ago Of
the bean business in
Union county, New Mexico
the northeast corner county,
and want to tell you more
about it now.
L. A. Wikoff, a former editor
of the Herald, informs US that
this dry year 25O car loads Of
beans were shipped from Clay.
ton, besides what was shipped
from other points. 25O cars
about ten million pounds about
S75O,OOO at seven and a half
cents pound. There ism any
question but that enough we're
shipped from other points in the
county to amount to considera-
bly, over a million dollars-and
no more rain down there than
We had in Baca county.
Beans ordinarily will be har-
vested before brotmcorn, and
thus the two great money crops
can be easily handled together.
Beans can be handled on
larger scale than broomcorn-
without the necessity of outside
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-26

Our school is progressing fine,
considering the cold weather.
The health of the neighbors is
good, excepting a few With bad
colds.
Charley Bosley went to Lamar
this week for coal for the school
house.
Denver and Matte Mccullough
frem SetonsbuQ visited Harvey
Mason and family Sunday.
A few Of the yonng folks from
these parts attended the dance
at John Chorles Saturday night.
Fred Bosley has his we'll COM
pleted--27O feet and plenty of
water.
Iva and Clay Mason Of EsteIene
we're visiting q few days with
their Uncle Ora Mason.
Harvey Mason has purchased
"a team of mules at Springfield of
Pat Handley. h-'
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-26
Federal Fartn Loan Assn.

Springfield, Sat Jan. 10, 1917.
at 2:30 o'clock, on the date above
written, citizens Of Springfield
and vicinity met for the purpose
of organizing y National Farm
Loan Ass ,ciation. r. X. Knight
takes chair and states object of
the meeting. The chair then asks
Mr.. s. "a. Konkel to explain the
farm loan law after which ex-
PLANTATION those present vote to
organize, and r. K Knight is
named as temporary chairman.
The following articles of organi-
cation were adopted:
We, the undersigned, unite to
form q National Farm Loan As
sociation in the district named
and described a. follows:
The whole of Baca county, said
district being bounded by the
boundary lines of said county.
The object of this association is
to permit its members to borrow
from a National; Farm Loan Bank
such amount as his property.
through and by the judgment of
the Board of Loan Appraisers
may warrant under the existing
farm loan law. The association
shall be known ,as the Springfield
Fede raj Farm Loan Association
of Baca county. Colorado. The
oS1cers of the association shall
consist of a president, a vice.
president, a secretary-trersurer,
a BOARD of directors of FIVE or
more members, and q board Of
appraisers of three members.
The powers and duties OF all Of
ticers shall be in full keeping with
the existing farm loan law. Af-
ter appointing Saturday, January
27tt, 1917, date for next meet
ing, a motion to adjourn carried.
1t has been suggested that if
all the other Associations in The
county could be induced to COM
bine with the Springfield associa-
tion that it would be a great help
and shenefit 10 those Interested.
1t is worth thinking over.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-26
Rock View

Harold Smith, U. S. Tyler and
the Gibbons boys went coyote
hunting Thursday.
The school children have prov
ed themselves pretty brave this
week to face this stormy wealth
er.
Harald Smith has been calling
at the Gibbons home on the
claim of playing checkers.
Clarence Milburn called at the
Joe Sheppard home Monday.
Mrs. T. Bogus spent the day
at the McAdam 8 home Thursday.
The Chapman boys have been
working at the Hickey farm.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-26
West Flat

Mr. and Mrs. Evans were
Springfield callers Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Myers
have gone back to their OLD Mis-
souri, home for the rest of the
winter.
Mr.. Goodwin is taking care OF
MYsr's sto,k while tbey are
back in Missouri.
Nearly three inches Of snow
fell this time and it Is not drift
ed any. Looks like a good start
for some spring moisture.
Ray Campbell and the Evans
boys were out hunting Coyotes
Saturday and got close enough
to shoot at them several times
but did not get any.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-26
KOnantz

W. A. Greathouse, accompain-
ed oy Jacob Haney and Albert
Hu9her motored to Holly S4tu r
day the 13 inst. for Mrs. Haney,
who had been visiting her son at
Colorado Springs.
Geo. Mathews returned from
Elkbart Sunday after delivering
his broomcorn which he sold for
$195.
Mr.. Billingslv was here the
tirst of the week looking up Il To-
cation.
Orie Stigers has built a room
1Ox14 feet, connecting his house
and cellars.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-26
R|CHlANO

Cold weather down this way.
Everett Cotrel and wife came
home from their visit in Kansas.
hhey report more snow here than
there.
Mr.. Eatons and Mrs. Bloom
took dinner at Rich's Sunday.
Ella Cotrel and Isaac Rich went
to Creek Indian Sunday school
Sunday.
Gran Dunlap was at Richland
Sunday and took Celia Steel home
with him. They went to Pleas
ant Ridge in the afternoon. then
back to the church for night
Pretty cold ride.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Cottral
took dinner at Hotfman's Sun
yay,
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-26
GrandvieW

The literary Friday nil ht "as
well attended.
SAINT Sugsart called on h. Il.
Clapp Tuesday afternoon.
Messrs. Hall Beckmar, Rob-,,
johnson and Duard Osteen and
Missc, Claribe Beckman and
Oh ie HankinS took Ginner with
Ollie Hankins took Sunday din
with Fred Collins and wife.
Mae Beecher taught school at
Jno, Omaly's Tuesday.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-26
Prairie Queen

DR.. Patterson is making an
addition to his house.
Ned Jones aud family have
gone to Washjta county, Okla.
From some cause the Clyde
mail failed to come until We'd
nesday.
John Robinson is teaching a
singing school at Joycoy school
house.
Elmer Claggett is taking ad-
vantage of the damp weather, to
get out his feed.
Farmers in this part are pre-
pairing to go to blowing since
the big snow.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-26
Zion Chapel

Sam Jent and family spent
Sunday here with his parents.
There was a good turnout to
the Aid meeting last week in
spite of the cold.
Miss Frieda Hays entertained
a few of her young friedds for
supper Sunday evening.
Mrs. Diilon's two brothers, the
Norman's from Kansas, spent
Saturday and Sunday at the Dill
lon home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jett and Mr.. and
Mrs Casody of Springfield were
calling in this vicinity Sunday
afternoon.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-26
Short Grass

Rev. Nidey has closed his re-
vival meetings at the school
house.
w. Z. Calhoun's had the mis-.
fortune of-loosing horse Thurs.
day evening.
Florence Southworth has re-
turned from an extended visit in
Nebraska.
The mail man did not get out
this way Tuesday on account
of snow.
Walter Ross and Rev. Nidey
made a trip to Springfield We'd
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-26
The $40 rush at the Lamar o

The GAO rush at the Lamar Of
flee was, in the early part of the
fling, unprecedented in the his
tory of western land fling. The
first day that filings were taken
on the $40, 125 entries were
made, and sos during the next
eight days, the Office taking in
during that time 81 1000. The
filing still continues in good vol
ums, and when it is finally over
with there will be practically
nothing left in this district. The
good of the $40 acre law is that
both rough land and smooth
land will be put On the tax roll,
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-26

help. and at a much less cost.
To harvest them, a machine
which can be home made, cuts
two rows at a time and throws
them together, winrow style.
Then when sufficiently cured
they are hauled in and stacked.
There is now one bean huller
in the county, and if Baca should
next year raise a million dollar
crop of beans, there is no doubt
that hullers will be on hands tn
shell them.
Don't plant less than twenty
acres of beans next year.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-26

Prof. Finley Of Villas and
Frank Dean OF G. l. were agree.
able Herald callers on the 13.
Will and Harry McClintock OF
of C. !. we're in town the first of
the week.
J. H. D. Terral informs US that
he has sold seven business lots
in the new Stewart addition, and
several residences. The survey.
ing will be done as soon as the
weather will permit.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-26

Money has been subscribed
along the line for grading every
foot OF the Canadian-Spring6eId-
Inter-Mountain trail and state
highway through Baca county.
Our prediction is that in the
years to come every foot of this
trail will be either macadamed or
oiled,
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-26
Plum Creek

Some more snow this week.
Mr.. Robins is drilling himself
a well-down about 60 or 10 feet.
Mr.. Harris has gone u Kansas
on business.
SeversI around here came in
from the cedsrs tue tirs' Of tile
week. g
True Hickcox s i''u.c again
after some time oil Al Nu;k.
Louis Grover wa q va hs the
Setonsburg commute, thr last
of the week.
Mr.. Amman pas. through
this community the fit. Of the
week.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-26

The boss" of this paper is
sojourning in Denver this week,
on business and incidently taxing
in the stock show. 1t is said that
when the old cat is away, the
mice will play" but us konkel
boys are going to see il we can
get out as creditable a paper as
dad" ever did. What do you
think of it?
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-26
Large delegations from Lama,

Large delegations from Lamar
Springfield and Stonington will
be at the Canadian trail meeting
on or about the 3rd of February.
Two Buttes also. This mseting
will mean thousands of dollars to
Baca county, and our people are
fully alive to the opportunity.
Facts are, it's the next thing to
q railroad.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-26

When Colorado, Kansas. Ok
lahoma and New Mexico all go
''bOne dry" as new states are
now being planned by their re-
spective legislatures, the only
hope for a thirsty man would be
the possibility of a little juice
left in the marrow of the resp.c-
tive bones.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-26

Our Stonington reporter this
week gives bit OF railroad
news. About ten days ago .
Santana man was here and in
formed US that we were going to
get a railroad before we knew il
that plans are on tap for the
building Of the branch line from
Santana throug h Baca county in
the very early future. Here s
hoping.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-26

AS the Pueblo Chieftain inter-
prets international law, the Unit
ed States would be 'at war"
with a nation when diplontic
relations were broken off. AS
the only definition Webster
knows for war is force of arms.
probably it world be well for
the Chieftain to get out a new
lexicon.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-26

Our Stonington correspond
ent is calling for help in secur-
ing a good hotel. Springfield is
also calling fer a first-class hotel,
we needing modern)y equipped
fifty-room one. Facts are that
the tourist travel this way now
assured mukes up-tp date hotels
all along the line imperative
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-26

Why for John Barkhousen did
MT get that public printing job
wasn't the fault of the press of
the state or because "Barkis
wasn't willin'." Probably if
John would have chopped off the
last half of his name he might
have stood some chance. As in
dictated by Lewis" the name
"Parkhousen" is just twice 100
long.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-26

The greatest blizzard of forty
years has been raging the past
week in five northern states.
Though lowering around zero
part Of the time, it has been
very pleasant in comparison.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-26
Murray

Mr.. Geo. Steen is going to
build a nine room house.
Miss Lusie Eden visited with
Miss Tena Litke Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Litke visited
Nj. and Mrs. Hoeffner Wednes.
day.
Miss Florence Terry is COM
ing back to Colorado the 9th Of
February.
Our Sunday school is improv-
ing.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-26
Richards

H. A. Russell and Ray and
George Steen r-turned Wednes-
day from a f"w days visit to
friends and relatives in Hooker,
Okla.
Dan Haffner and family Of
Pride traded in Richards Thurs
day.
Charlie Manlove and family
autoed to EIkhart Tuesday.
Elmer Sutton and Fred Taylor
hauled freight for our mercha T..
last week.
John Wiley is attending the
Sweeny Automobile school in K.
c.
FraLk Tiffany and family II
lvanboe, okla. stopped with
Charlie Giscb last week, on 1t
count of the deep snow. Mr..
Tiffany was enroute for his claim
\ Ear Estelene.
Our mail carrier Il. NJ. Fowler
has bran new Ford.
Frank Manlove and family
,utoed to the Burnett ranch
Thursday.
Frank LeCrone, s. d. Shugart,
md j. 0. JACKSON autocd t. La
mar the 18th.
J. l.. Turner and wife are the
proud parents of son that ar.
rived at their home tn. SIT.
Jim Rogers and wife were
presented with a new babe By
the stork last week. All parties
doing well.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-26

A republican exchange says
the chief distinction between re-
publicans and democrats is that
epublcans want tn make the
foreigner pay the tax; which is
just smother way of saying that
there are yet some people in tile
world not very far removed from
the stone age of civilization.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-26
$3.50 Per Year.
Prairie View
January 20

January 70
Having Some more fine Wealth
err.
Horald and Ralph Pre>t N
haul feed this week.
Mr.. Darn is drilling a well tor
Mr.. Ferguson.
Floyd Schrook returned home
Friday from up near Sp~i: g6el6,
where he has l.con working.
Mrs. Bunce called on Mrs.
Powell FridnW
Jess Jack>M vert TO Lamar
Ibis week.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-26

From Feb. 6 to 10 will be
farmers week in Lamar, and as
many of our farmers as can pos
IDLY do so should plan to attend
especially our farmer boys.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-26

To those fellows at the nation's
capital who have been trying 10
find the 'leak" to the peace note,
we would suggest that the way
farmer Simpkins finds leaks in
his old tin cans is to hold them
up to the light.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-26

New cars have been coming in
to Baca couuty so fast that II
has partly lost it's special news
feature-it's like people going to
the cedars.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-26

Pueblo is going to move heav-
en- AMI earth for munitions fac
tory. Should they succeed in
getting the plant, sympathetic
Springfielders will go up there
and burg all tie pieces they can
find after the EXPLOSION.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-26

BY common consent our state
salons are planning to adjourn
March l. The legislature can
do a lot of good work up to that
time, and they could stay there
ninety days longer and do moth
ing-ss they did at last session.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-26

One of orr Colorado exchang-
es asks" What does We ur drink
ing water cost you?" Is the
sAid editor irving to get line
up on the relative cost of drink
ing water and other drinks?"-
Else why the wanted infnrma-
ton?
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-26

In its last issue the American
Econouish heads an editorial with
"Free-Traders are at Sea-" prob
ably having reference to the Ger
man raiders in the South Allan
tic.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-26

oAA1NS VII ooAoA u1oaA 10 up, duu
the building will now. be pushed
to completion.
Like the land filing at the La.
mar Office since the $40 law, the
building boom in Springfield is
unprotected.
w. F. Wagner, who recently
returned from the hospital at
Kansas City, was in town Satur-
day.
The treasurer's office has been
ereatly convenienced by being
rallied off, and Miss Wanda will
now have more room for her
work.
When the boys heard of Doc
.ppointment as justice of the
oeace, it is said they held a meet
ing and agreed that the lest
hing they could do in the mat
FER of the improprieti s was "
"cut it out"
Reginald and Merle Konkel last
week bought six coyote hides OF
Ernest Terral and Tony Barrier,
two Lynx cat hides of A. Davis,
and two coyote hides of Beno
Lepel, and some muskrat and
skunk hides, making good ship
NJ rion Lasley and n..ighbor of
Slonington were in the county
scat Tuesday.
Mrs. Beulah Falls of Lamport
was cOunty-Seat and Herald Wis
itor on the 23rd.
Ernest Terral and Tony Barrier
invested $2O. 90 in shells the first
first of obe week, a1d in that
skeleton car of Ernest's are 60
ing out after a pack of grey
volfes off southwest.
Wilford and Roecoe KonkcI
we're in Springfield Saturday,
Reginald and Merle accompany
ng them home for an over Sun.
day visit.
WE. McMullen, who has been
very i'll for the past two we, ks,
lied in Springfield Tuesday
morning. Obt uary next week.
J. B. Bickford was circulating
= petition for money to fence and
improve the graveyard, which is
badly needed Saturday.
Deputy District Attorney Hall
now has an Office in the court
house, where he will be found
during office hours.
Robt. H. Dickey of Floemont
was transacting business in
Springfield on the 18th inst.
The evolution of Springfield in
building enterprises is the talk
Of ell visitors, and yet-it is just
now getting ready to grow.
A. B. Knott, who bought the
MCGOWAN place at G. T., was in
Springfield on business Tuesday
and called on the Herald. Mr..
Knott's wife has been very low
for two months with typhoid
and complications, but she can
now sit up in bed and is believed
to be out of danger.
w. M. Stewart sod the business
lot adjoining him on the south,
stipulatipe building of rock
or concrete forty OR sixty feet in
length. What business will go
in has not been made known.
He also sold a lot to J. H. D.
Terral on south main for the
of a realestate Office.
Harry Ward of Idaho arrived
in Springfield Saturday to attend
his mothers funeral. Harry re-
ports four foot snow in Idaho,
it taking four hours for the train
Harry was riding in TO go TWEEN.
ty miles, thus delaying his arriv-
al here one day.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-26
CLYDE

January "a
Will Frank and Grandma Dav 4
spent flew days this week witt,
Roy Watkins and family of Reg
nier.
A. L. Hushner, Reuben Swan
ner, Salem and Crowther Pearce
and MIR. and MIS-. Floyd Kirken'
dali we're Springfield visitors Sat
urday.
Will and Archie Davis, Curt
Smith ana A. L. Hershner wee
hunting last week and got forty.
Ave rabbits.
Jess Shelton is helping Cleve-
land Smith build the foundation
for his house.
Mrs. Archie Davis and dangh-
ter are expected home from Kan
sas today.
Mr.. ard Mrs. George kirken-
dali went to Joycoy Tuesday.
Cement Contractor Burt put
in concrete foundation for the
Patterson wagon scales last week,
and the scales are now in daily
use.
The Springfield herald., 1917-01-26
LOCALS

The frame of the Alberti law
Office on south main is up, and
the building will now be pushed
to completion.