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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-02
TOPEKAN IS Heir
Mrs. Ida Carson, Manicurist,
Inherits 100000 of Estate.
To Buy $15O,OOO Liberty Bonds
and Keep on Working.

Mrs Ida Carson, manicurist, 7S4
Kansas avenue, is announced as one
of the heirs of the 100000 estate
of the late j. A. Barberton, Cleveland,
Ohio. who was an uncle of her first
husband. DR.. NJ F. Weede- Mrs.
Carson has received draft for $780,
900 and notice that she, after final
settlement, has been allotted 1,6OO
acres of land in Costilla county, Colo. /;
500 acres of wheat land in Rush
county, Kansas, and property in Cleve-
land worth $4,000. The total of Mrs.
Carson's inheritance is placed at more
than 100000.
The Topeka woman was one of six
heirs. Barberton, who died two years
ago, was controlling owner of the
Barberton steel mills at Barberton,
Ohio, and was an importer of furs
Mrs. Carson declares she will invest
the $4,000 cash in liberty bonds.
She will continue to run her manicur-
ing shop despite the fact she could
easily retire without work the rest of
her life. she saws
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-02
LIST 11,743 FAMILIES
Waters Expects That Number To Be
Registered in Shawnee Co.

Shawnee county will register 11,743
families as volunteer members of the
United States food administration. if
the goal set by DR.. H. ]. Waters, fed
eraI food administr ltor for Kansas, is
reached.
The actual number of signatures in
the county will be much larger, be-
cause others than heads of families
are to be asked to sign the food pledge
and enroll in the food administration.
The work of enrolment began
october IS and will continue turnout
the week, up to November 4.
The enrolment will consist in sign
ing a pledge directed to the United
States food administration and read
ing. as follows: Il pledge myself to
use the practical means within my
power to aid the food administration
in its efforts to conserve the food sup
plies of the country, and, as evidence
of my support, L wish to be enrolled
with yourselves as a volunteer mem
bernof the food administration There
are no fees or dues.
The goal set for Kansas as a whole
is the registration of 317,557 families.
Indications are that the actual en-
rolIment of families will run much
higher.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-02
TO ORGANIZE CLUBS
That Is Way Funds Will Be Raised
For 353rd Infantry.

Camp Funston, Nov. "A 35Srd
Regimental club, the purpose of
which will be to collect funds for the
regimental fund of the all-Kansas
353rd infantry, will be formed in
every town in the state of Kansas, if
the plans made by the officers of the
al1-Kansas regiment are carried out.
The clubs will be formed thru the
cooperation of the editors of the
state. The editor of every paper will
be asked to organize this club in his
town, and in the towns where there
are more than one paper, the editors
will be asked to act together in the
organization of the club.
Realizing the need of funds with
which to build the recreation hall, to
equip athletic teams and other uses
that will better the general moral and
physical welfare of the men of the
353rd infantry, many of the editors
have expressed a willingness to help
in securing the funds. Therefore, the
plan of organizing these clubs in
every Kansas town was formulated by
the regimental officers.
The responses to the call for the
fund have been very satisfactory, and
every day brings encoura ging contri-
buttons to the regimental headquart-
ers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-02
DESTROY THEIR MILK
Government Plans Move On Disloyal
Farmers Near Chicago.

Chicago, Nov. 2.-The federal gov
eminent today was expected to issue
an ultimatum in the milk strike" of
10000 farmers, who are said to be
destroying their product rather than
sell to Chicago dealers at reduced
wholesale prices.
Robert w. Childs, special assistant
attorney general, admitted that the
government lacks authority to deal
with the farmers directly, but de-
clared that they are in danger of
prosecution for destroying food, which
carries a maximum penalty of two
years Imprisonment and $4,000 fine.
He also called attention to another
law providing similar penalties for
interference with the distribution of
any necessity" He said he regarded
milk as a necessity.
Harry A Wheeler, state food ad-
m1n1strator, called a conference of
producers and distributors last night
The latter, it was said, held out for
a wholesale price of SO a hundred
pounds, which would insure a retail
price of twelve cents a quart. The
farmers, who previously had demand
to continuation of the October price
of $3.42. Another conference was to
be held today. If no agreement is
reached then, the government is ex-
pected to act.
Less than fifteen per cent of the
city's normal supply of 100000
quarts was delivered yesterday. Big
distributors were preparing today to
confine deliveries to hospitals and to
families with babies and invalids.
No violence has yet been reported,
but farmers have established pickets
around several collecting depots and
many producers were turned back.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-02
TROOPS GET RELIEF
I'ershing Sends Fresh Men to Firing
Iine-Casualties Small.

With the American Army in France,
Nov. 2--(By the Associated Press >
The first battalions of Americans in
the trenches have been relieved by
others. Relief, which is considered
one of the periods when the enemy,
by Smelling the approaches to the po-
sitions may inflict heavy damages,
was accomplished successfully. APP
parently the enemy was not aware of
what was going on
With the men back in billets, it
now is permitted to mention for the
first time, that the casualties were
negligible. In fact, more men are
suffering with trench feet" than
with wounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-02

We bought the entire line, hun
dreds and hundreds of pieces, at
exactly half price. and we are SELL
ing it the same way-every piece
has been marked in plain figures at
the regular retail price and then
remarked in blue pencil at exactly
half!
Main FIoor-PeIIetier's
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-02

A wonderful lot
of new W in t e T
Coats worth up to
$35-your % IN
choice 80. AAsOV
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-02
RiChIanG .-.-~

A regular blizzard came Sun
morning.
Steels went to the cedars last
week,
Seeding broomcorn is the work
Of the day. Some folks are having
lot o! 81 ed. With the present
price folks. are going to make
some money.
Mrs LYDIA Cotrell and baby
are home with her mother. whlle
her husband goes TO the cedars
and her father works at the car
penter trade.
School at the academy comenc-
es Monday morning IN good at
tendance, - after a W. KS vaca-
tlon. Some new students.
There will be a program given
by the school SOON. Look for it
later.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-02

A great food campaign is be-
ing made this week all over the
United States, the effort being
made to visit every home in the
land to get Il signed pledge of
food economy. The great pur-
pose of the economy is for the
United States to be able to ship
wheat, meat and sugar to Europe
and no doubt the drive for econ
,omy will add millions of bushels
and pounds to the supply Of the
allies The one particular arti-
Gle that cac be economized on in
Baca county is flour. If every
family in the county were to eat
corn bread once a day, that alone
would add materially to the ex-
port whea, supply, ..I
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-02
Prairie Queen IS -"--

Mrs. TibDit has rturned home
from the hospital at Lamar where
she has been treated for three
weeks.
Mr.. Hoover has about 20 acres
of beans to harvest yet and quite
a mess of broomcorn. Since the
freeze hands are scarcer than
money.
The freeze came the night of
Oct. 9th this year and vas the
18th last year.
John Lynch's worked till abou
10 o'clock Wednesday night get
ting their pumpkins into hole
in the ground.
Orval Jones said ne didn't see
any chance 10 get done working
this winter.
Cecil Morrison and wife went
to visit one Of the neighburs Sun
day, stayed till af,er supper,
then cranked on his car for sew
eral hours and had to stay al,
night.
We are goicg to have a r. F.
d. in this port out from Joycoy.
tAlso look for y railroad cut
from Springsield.l
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-02

1t isn't any more thar due to
him to say that Atty General
Leslie E. Hubbard is one of the
most practical, pains-taking and
efficient states attorney Colorado
has had for a generation. We
have often had occasion to want
the opinion of the attorney gen.
eral, but Hubbard is the first who
has seemed y illing to give such
op MON exhaustively, withou:
evasion, and az if it we're pleas
ure and a part of his business.
Colorado is fortunate in having
for attorney general man of the
ability. the efficiency and the
accommodating disposition of Les
lie E. Hubbard.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-02

Some of the reactionaries of the
party in this state have start
ed q vicious offensive against
one John Shafroth, ip anticipa-
ton Of his desire to succeed him,
self in the Unite,t States senate.
one of the roteut reasons given
for the necessity Of his extinct
ton being that during his pres.
ent term in the senate he has done
nothing for Colorado. However.
whether he has or not is neither
here nor there. For the man
whose craftsmanship is lneasur.
ed by what he can git for his
state" the last place is in the
United States senate. II this
hysterical brigade wants to put
this old cam oaign general tc
tlieht, they will have to find a
more effective detonator to train
on his trenches than-"he hasn't
done nothin' for Colorado the
[ enver Democrat to the contra.
~ Notwithstanding.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-02
Tall Pines

The weather is still fine.
j. w. Vanderpool was at Ken.
ton buying oil cake. Had to pay
.$65 per ton.
Lawrence CASTOR and Lee Will
ey have been trading horses.
We have news from one of our
Baca county volunteers, Ben
Vanderpool. He has been pro-
moted to the III medical corps. and
is at Ft. Riley. lie says he is
glad he went but would like to
see his old friends in Colorado.
School is progressing very
nice at both schools. Carrizo has
II scholars. Miss Susie Looney
teacher. Mr.. Beckman as teach
er at the Wiley school.
Charley Allison is cutting wood
[-getting ready for the snow.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-02
St0nington s.: So

Our first sure-eEough winter
struck US today. and is making
US hunt up our winter clothes.
The ElIey sale on the 26th was
a great success. both cattle and
horses selling high. The ladies'
Aid also did we'll serving dinner.
Attorneys Albert, Terraf and
Sheriff Long were here op the
23rd on business.
B. F. Ross is holding another
bunch of cattle here for SALE.
Mr.. Banks of Wheeler, Texas.
who bought the Lee Sayers farm,
arrived here last Friday to make
his home among US.
The big Henry show was the
biggest thing pulled off here
since July 4th. The elephant,
ponies and animals attr acted al
the children in town and most o
the older ones. l. G. Luellen
thought it time to move and give
the elephant more room to per-
form.
Harry BOIL and lady attended
the show, as did also Glen Yok-
um, Jesse Harrison. Bergman.
and many others from n distance
whose names we failed to get.
Zeal Norton tried 'tu hold the
elephants trunk and was thrown
to the ground and bavdly shaken.
L. D. Gregory sold his fine
farm to Bob for s17-c0 per acre.
Fred Twyford sold to Mrs.
Maddox for $500 per acre and
r. b. Kerr to DR.. Nicholson for
$1,000 per acre. Who will be
the next?
Frank Riggs returned frcm a
visit in Oklahoma.
o. M. Riggs bought Of. DR..
Nicholson the Hotchkiss pj .oper.
ty on South Main St. MI. anc
Mrs. Riggs will move to town
Mrs. Riggs was elected p rincipa
Of our high school and wi III com
mence next Monday.
Miss Heckethorn was. --efecte
for the primary room,
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-02
LAMPORT 49, IS

I beg your pardon for not re-
porting, but have been busy
pulling 5roomcorn and other fall
work.
Everybody is done pulling
brcomcorn In this vicinity.
The broomcorn seeder vas
seeding at Mr.. Rays Wednesday
last.
Clifford smith came home Mon.
day after helping Mr.. Gre,thouse
for about "A month with his
broomcorn.
Nearly nj! the men around
here went to Elkhart Saturday
after coal, which they had order
ed through the grange lodge;
seems 70 be good coal
We have. been having such
windy weather all the maize is
down. Will be bad picking.
Fred Harris was in Springfield
Tuesday 10 direct the campaign
for food economy.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-02
Lepel-Wilson.

On Wednesday at Lamar oc.
Cured the marriage of Beno LIE.
pei and Miss Mae Wilson, ooth
of Boston, Colo.
Beno is a native of Baca coun.
ty, and during the few years OF
his maturity has become a EROS
porous farmer and stocknan.
The Wilson's moved into the
county over eight years ago. and
they are among the most sub
stantial families in the county.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Lepel, as
it is now, are highly respected
by all who know them, and have
always been prominent in Bos-
ton society and Boston doings.
The Herald extends hearty
congratulations.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-02
Setonsburg ''-.--

J. Warman and family Of
Charleston. Ill, are visiting Sc
ton Brown and family.
Hope Brown was a Springfield
caller Thursday.
]. w. Cokeley and family were
the victims of q well-planned fare.
well dinner Sunday. The ladies
brought well.filled baskets and g
bountiful dinner was served al
the noon hour. About fifty guests
were present. The family leave
for Missouri soon.
Agnes Haley spent Friday ev
|enin1 with Hope Brown
's.WeAle3 RoLisn.: t-nd AsA Smitl
l are stacking feed.
Walter Briles and E D. Rick
/ ey were county-seat visitors OF
Monday.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-02

County Clerk Spurgeon informs
US that in one mail last week he
received 2O2 oil and gas leases by
the Empire Oil and Gas company
These leases were mostly in the
east half of the county. This
company had something like
seventy.two leases recorded be
fore, and no doubt when they
have secured what they want,
the work of going down after
oil aud gas will begin.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-02
TWO BUTTES .-.-~

Wheeler and Stanton have tax.
en- over the store at ,Artesia and
will take possession Nov. 1. Mr..
Wheeler's brother from Kansas
will manage it. They have pur-
chased a new two ton Republic
truck. which will haul for both
stores.
Mrs. R. D. Holman. who has
been in Grand junction where
her two daughters are in school.
returned this week.
Congressman KeatinP spoke at
the school house Saturday night.
he talked very interestingly on
the war. Mr.. Beavers of Lamar
spoke for the Y. NJ. c. A. and Red
Gross societies.
The bean huller purchased by
Two Buttes parties arrived Sat-
urday and will commence hull
ing soon. They will charge
20 cents per bushel. Harper and
McC Candless will run it, using
Mr.. Lent's Engine. The elevator
at Holly will receive all beans
hulled and will pay OF cts per ID.
Mr.. Mitchell Of the Farmers
reaturant expects to put addition
to his place, where he will run Z
butcher shop. He has, already
contracted iQr 3 head ei bee
cattle and some hogS.
H. D. Gather, Ross Best, Ian
don harper aud Fritz Raymond
represented Two Buttes at Can.
adisn and hobart, Okla, thit
week in the interest Of the
D. G. D. highway.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-02

A valued exchange wonders
why the United States and Eng
land did not 60 to the assist
ance of the little Russian fleet
in the Baltic. Mines, we pre-
sumo, tell the story, as we pre-
sume they tell the story of why
no German sea coast cities have
been bombarded since the be-
ginning of the war. When Far
agutt was forcing the Mississip-
pi at the N. Orleans forts, some
one yelled "torpedoes!" Damn
torpedoes!" exclaimed Faragutt,
"go ahsad!'' However, the
mines OF today seem to he a diff.
ferent proposition.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-02
RICHARDS 8. q. =; z; Z, '''

G. J. MalmburR and Chas. Alb
ner sold their brooncorn for$245
Per ton. y
DR.. Nicholson of Stonington
was pleasant caller in Richards
Wednesday.
Bert Glasgow was selling some
nice beef in Richards the 9th.
Thos. Maynard bought some
calves from ALA Adams last
week.
e. C. Chestnut had two loads OF
coal hauled to ishome Saturday
Turner Bros. are kept busy
seeding broomcorn these days.
NJ. U. McClendon's sister and
Nnd family visited him the first
OF the week.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-02
West Pretty Pririe

J. IN. Morgan and son Frank
motor, ID out from .Tegarden, Ok
Ia. last week. They came for
Fred NJ organs belongings. Roy
will help his father drive back.
Ida Bl sckwelder accompanied
ODE Bran tz and wife here from
Pratt, Ka, 49,, this week.
Orie Sti gers sold two OF his
heifer calv, NJ to two of his broom.
corn hands snd sold the rest of
his cattle at Downinn's sale.
The sale was well attended.
Cattle brought fair p.ice, but
horses and nj, lies are ON the de-
cline.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-02
CLYDE ..-a-.

Pearce's returned from a triI
| to Fort Riley and Emporia, Kan
Bertha and Will Davis left Fri.
day for Kansas.
Warren Smith, TomPark and
George Kirkendall made a trip
to the cedars last week.
Mrs. H. M. Drake and daugh-
ter Alice returned to Emporia.
Kan, last week. Mr.. Drake will
go later. Wa
The snow Sunday was very
much appreciated. as the mois-
ture is needed for the wheat.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-02
MAXEY .-.-.

j. L. McEndree is home gath
ering his crop.
U. S. Cocksrel and Thos. Smith
from Buffalo, Okla. are here to
build houses and other improve.
ments on their claims.
A good many of our people
are getting in wood for winter,
Venn Branson, TamonRon, To.
lany and McEndree hauled ap.
rles and vegetables for winter
use from Rocky Ford the past
week.
Herman Amman went after
two loads of apples this week.
The Reynolds boys went te
Wiley the first Of the week t
haul hay.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-02
| Buster

The frost is on. the pumpkin and
the folders in the shock.
Some few are hauling in beans
and are threshi' np.
Chas. Fosnigl at is putting up a
new store build ing.
School began lest Monday at
Coles Hill, Miss Ruth Hardin
teacher.
Gavin -.'e,n,ison left Tuesday
for Oklahoma.
Harry Nick ellis made @ bust
ness trip 10 Rodley first OF the
week.
Rev. Golfer breaches at the
Coles school lptrse Sunday night
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-02

The Elkhart News is the lat
est to get into the automobile
business-wants to trade an auto
for big batch of subscribers.
We hope they will keep their big
offensive on their own side OF
the fe9fe-sor more autoes now
on our side thao we can make
use of.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-02

The Sentinel editor has done a
lot OF boasting Of capturing the
D. C. D. tourist trade, but he
wants to come to Springfield to
see = town doing sniilion doiiar
business q day. and crowd more
this summer than the /. Sentinel
has crowd all the years of its
check.red existence.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-02
0AT MEAL BREAD

2 cups of oat meal, over which
pour three cups of boiling water
cover and steam. When tepid,
add one cake of compound yeast
which has been soaked in boil.
ind water, half cup molasses.
Add white flour enough to make
a soft spunge. In morning add
Hour and work and make ready
to bake.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-02

From the outside it would look
that there was either treachery
in the Italian surrender of whole
regiments, or an incompeteacy
utterly incou,prehensible. What
ever the apology, the probable
outcome will be to add another
three years to the sanguinary
conflict. -r-.-
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-02
Soldiers Dependents.

A telegram from Gen. Crowd
er to the provost marshal Of this
state relative to dependencies
where claims >of discharge are
denied, gives some information
of allowances for such dependen-
cies.
Family allowances. where such
family is dependent, is not to ex-
ceed 5000 monthly. and runs as
follows:
Wife, SIS; wife and child, s25;
wife and two children, S32. SO;
SIS additional fer each additional
child; one child alone, S5; TWO
children, $3.50; three children,
$40; four children, $50; IS for
each additional child; one parent,
$40: two parents, $50; each grand
Child, brother, sister or addition
al parent, IS.
If the war continues the mar
ried men will probably be calico
before the end of the year, and
the telegram is apparently TO
apprise them of the fact that
their families will be- provided
for.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-02

Suppose the Stonington Don
Quixote who essayed to hold that
elephants trunk thought it to be
the durndest kind of tail he
ever got hold of.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-02

The school children are COM
planning of the school house be.
ing cold. Children can't study
10 advantage in cold room.
Seems the school board is trying
to heat up two rooms with one
stove. f.l s.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-02

Hon. ]. 8. Temple of Denver,
state organizer Of the Y. M. G.
A., will deliver . lecture at the
court house Saturday night at 8
o'clock. The Y. NJ. C. A. is TAX
Ing care of our boys at the front,
so there should be a,premium on
sanding room. Come.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-02
NORTH FLATS .-.,.

We are having some windy
weather lately.
The North Liberty school is
progressing nicely, with Mr..
Shiaet as teacher.
Little Ruth Chatham is very
|ill. DIR. Verify was called Fri
day.
j. B. Bickford made trip tc
Rodley Friday after Elmer Chat
ham.
Jesse Kaufman visited at Bick'
ford's Thursday evening.
Ralph Todd is expected back
from Kansas in a few days ,c
dispose of his improvements.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-02

Five Al garages in Springfield,
covering a floor space of 1880
feet-that's going some for a
town of $50 people,.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-02

Amedium sized blizzard struck
Baca county Sunday night, leav-
ing about three inches of snow
aud sent mercury to zero.
Turned off pleasant the next day
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-02

Not very much consolation can
be gotten out of that 100, 00Opris-
oner drive against Italy. unless
it is that il will cut the German
food supply by that much.
The Springfield herald., 1917-11-02

Word comes from Camp Funs-
ton that about 1000 a day are be-
ing shipped to the coast. and it
is expected that negro troops
will take the place of those leav-