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The Springfield herald., 1918-05-10
|NERSONS
St0ries nd Incidents
Or Old Boston
L andthe Old Days
Bv the Writer
Billy the Kid Continued

We will digress here long
enough to relate an embarrassing
position of certain one of the
city trustees tthe mayor) in con.
section with Billy's reappoint.
ment as city marshal.
For some reason Billy the Kid
had gotten in bad with the
Jenningses, and the old judge
was bending heaven and earth to
lay the boy on the shelf.
DR.. Hawk was the mayor, and
was in sympathy with Billy. but
naturally didn't want to an
tagonize the Jennings outfit.
He was in hopes he wouldn't
need to vote at all.
The vote was by ballot, and
when the ballots were counted
there were an even mum Der for
Billy and the other Teller, and all
the Jennings eyes at once turn
ed to Hawk.
Just moment the doctor hesi-
tated, then hastily he wrote a
name on q slip Of paper. and
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-10
Sand Well

Dave Konkel has purchased
section Is and south half of ID,
33 46. and has put up u new dug
out and barn. Mr.. Saury and
family from Grenola, Kans.
have moved in and will farm this
place this year. We, welcome
them to our vicinity.
George Mahan and George
Frawner started Monday with
two loads of broo mcorn for Elk
hart.
Ed. Belt and Fred Hughes
made a tip 70 Boise City for
seed the first of the week.
Albert Sawyer and Bill Bur-
dick mode trip to Springfield
Monday.
The Kester brothers have q
new, colt ON their farm
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-10

1t is currently announced that
Bill Kaiser and his military junk
ers have sacrificed only one-third
of the men they intend toif neces-
sary to reach their objective;
which reminds US of the baptis-
NAL exhortation Of the colored
preacher. 1t was in the dead of
winter, and a hole had been cut
in the ice for the baptising.
Somehow losing his hold, the
first one baptised slipped under
the ice, when the preacher ex-
claimed: 1.-The Lord giveth, and
the Lord taketh sway - n d
down another one"
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-10

Bro. Barkhausen has been dar.
ing the other newspapers of the
state to tell one single thing
"Honest John" has done since
he has been in the senate. As if
in answer to the question, and
by way of rebuking the Shafroth
critics, president Wilson, in writ
ing the "honest" one says: 1t is
admirable the way you have been
handling this important bill,
and l thank you with all my
heart for standing by the bill
which bears your name without
any compromise of any kind. It
gives me the greatest satisfac-
ton to tell how much I have ap-
preclated what you have been
doing"
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-10

Speaking of the Herald's re-
cent reference to judicial timber
in Baca county, the Sparks says
there's no bar'd d zone in tie third
district, and to bring them up.
But the question is. will Prowers
county join hands WITH Baca
FOR Baca this year. in part re-
cipiocation OF the past thirty
years. favors, or will Baca have
TO put down q barage FIRE and
then drive it's way through, ss
done on the west front? We
think it's time for Prowers to
just eraciously lend a hand to
Baca. I.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-10

1t is recorded that Abraham.
in pleading with the angel for
Sodom. said "persdventure there
are 100 righteous people in the
city," and then "peradventure'
there were 8O-40-20-10; but
there were only eight-Lot and
his family. Finding things thus,
the angel told Lot to take his
family and hike out of town.
And when they were gone. fire
fell down from heaven and con-
sumed the city. The angel Bark.
hansen. in looking over the
wicked city Of Washington, finds
that there is only one in the
whole Colorado delegation there
that is righteous. But instead of
advising him to vamoose out
wardly-and not to look back
he commands him to remain in
the doomed city, and orders the
other fellers to get out; which is
another case Of history not re.
peating itself.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-10
Grand View

The ladies of Grand View or
ganized a Red Cross chapter,
with Mrs. Fred collins president
Mrs. Will Babcock secretar.,
and Mis-. Earl Clapp treasurer.
The Red Cross society rafiied Il
quilt at the Storer boys sal.
1t was drawn by commissioner
Wiley, who presented it back 10
be sold to the highest bidder It
was sold several times, and was
then returned to the Red Gross.
The same quilt will be rallied off
at Richards Saturday afternoor.
May II.
The Slower boys gave a nice
spring calf to sell. proceeds to 20
to Red Cross funds. Jim We!ch
buying it and saying sell it
again." The net proceeds OF
quilt and calf was S94.60.
D. w. Babcock and family and
w. M. Hankins and wife ate Sun
day dinner with ". Il. French
and family at Stonington.
Joe Snyder ard family moved
in on the Lonnie Davis farm
Monday
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-10

Since his appoiptment as dep.
uty district attorney the Sentinel
has occasionally been saying a
whole lot of nice things about
Atty Alberti, especially in his
drive on bootleggers and other
law breakers, thus checking law
lessness and bringing repute to
the county. 1t isn't our church
affair, but wonder if the Sentin-
ell would nominate ard work for
Atty Alberti for first place, i'll
stead of a deputyship. in recog-
nition of the good work he has
done since acting in the subordi-
nate capacity.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-10
Joycoy

The school meeting was well
attended yesterday. There be-
ing more people there than could
get in the house. They voted to
20 to the limit on taxes, thinking
they might be able to, run five
schools. Everything ran along
smooth and everyone went away
satisfied.
Jas. Tharp started to Lamar
with his Droomcorn. Will bring
back couple of loods of freight
for the Campbell store.
Oscar Stricken was kicked on
the leg by one of the horses wher
he went into the stable to feec
them Tuesday morning.
Boyde took load Of beans tt
Lamar for Hoover the first OF the
week,
The farmers are all rushing
their planting as fast as possible
Grover Smith took his broom
,coru to Lamar the first of th'
week and will bring back a loat
OF freight for the Campbell store
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-10
Lake View ,.----

Mr.. Love and Frank Watch
holz are drilling we'll for Roy
Bosley.
o. H. Smith, Roy Kraft and
Will Cramer are working on the
new store at Elder.
Claude Bosley and wife and
Miss Wilma Turner were Spring
field visitors last Wednesday.
Nettie Finkle and Mrs. Rem
niger made trip to the county
seat Tuesday.
Several from here attended the
ladies aid at Mrs. Howe's last
| Wednesday. A large crowd was
present, several new members
were added to our list and the
day was enjoyed by all. The
next meeting will be May y,
with Mrs. E. G. Finkle.
: Will Warman and Art Hender-
| son nave gone 10 lIdLldl W SeI
work.
! Roy Bosley went to Springfield
last Friday after windmill.
A farewell party was given at
Roy Bosley's last Friday eveu-
/ ing for Mr.. Boyer and Frank
Wachholz.
! Last Sunday several young
people from this neighborhood
took their dinners and spent the
day in the cedars.
The Lake View school vii!
close May II, with program,
ball game and dinner. All are
invited to come and bring we'll
filled baskets.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-10

Mayor Speer of Denver is hav-
ing an investigation made of the
"oily wildcattere" of Denver,
oine companies having been in
vestigated and condemned. A.
mong the nine are four that have
repeatedly tried to break into
the Herald, and that have caught
several Of our exchanges, on the
basis of-shares for space. We
look on all cent anG dollar shares
as frauds on the face of them.
What Colorado needs is a Kansas
blue-sky law.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-10

As the Denver Democrat has
the information that Taylor is
the only one of our delegation in
congress that has done US any
good, and as we may want to line
up for him for something or 9TH
er-gov, may be, we would ask
brother Barkausen to give US an
outline of the bills introduced by
Taylor and made into laws-that
have been specially seryiceable
to Colorado. We know Taylor is
a good man, and hence want
some details to build on.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-10
The $40 Acres

The $40 Acres
Notice to homeeteaders who
may have . preference rieht un-
der the stock raising or GAO act.
Lamar, Colo. Nay 2. 1913.
The Lamar. U. 8. Land Office ID
in receipt of informstion from
the secretary Of the intHioe Ahat
two hundred and seventy eight,
or about two thirds of the appli-
cations under the stock raising
act, have been classified as stock
raising land, and designation. to
become effective May 10 1918.
All persons who have a pre-
ference right of filing by virture
of adjoining land which is desig.
mated have ninety days from
May 10, 1918, in which to exer.
else such preference.
In order to allow persons q
chance to exercise their prefer.
ence right and prevent any con-
fusion in the work of the office
NO notices of allowance will be is-
sued until after August 10. 1918,
the date of expiration of the time
within which preferences can be
exercised.
This method of notifying the
public is taken in order that NO
one can say they did not have a
chance to exercise their rights
and all persons interested will
take notice accordingly.
A. L. Beavers, Register,
r. j. McGrath. Receiver,
U. S. Land Office, Lamar, Colo.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-10

A Red Cross Bulletin says: The
Red Cross knitters of the noun
tain division-Colorado, Utah,
New Mexico and Wyoming
must provide. Immediately, ap-
proxinately 80, 600 pairs of socks.
They are for our boys at Camp
Cody, Deming. N. NJ, who
shortly will begin a journey in
cident to the trip across. 1t Is
now up to the Red Cross ladies'
of Springfield aud Baca county
to get busy.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-10

else would have"
'Yes, Billy, but it's better to
get down to work at a dollar a
day. than it is to work for the
state for nothing"
Well. Billy had his trial, at
which half a dozen Bostonions
appeared as witnesses, and was
given five years in the pen at
hard labor.
We are presuming that he got
out in about three years on good
behavior, and think it likely that
sometime after getting out he
may have gone back again to the
old life, and that probably . third
time he may have served a sem
tence in the pen.
However, so far as; we have
learned. nothing.was ever heard
of him again, and Of course no in
formation Of whether he quit the
old life or whether he didn't.
Something else next week.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-10

Frank Glen bought horse OF
iZoll Wagner. -
L. C. Thompson has planted
his garden, and Lenard Bailey is
listing his-getting ready to
plant. Nses
F.. Glenn has spent this week
listing for L. Bailey.
The youngsters of this neigh
borhood have a steady job herd
ing. cattle on the range, and
keeping them out Of the wheat.
B. F. Dillon. Frank Glenn and
Vida Kidder took Sunday dinner
with L. c. Thompson.
Lenard Bailey bought a COW
this week. 7,a.
Brother Hoover will preach at
the Zion school house next Sun.
day, May IL. All are invited.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-10

We notice that nearly all the
newspapers that are vociferously
advocating the denomination and
re-electon of Senator Shafroth
are publishing big, fat ads. of
the big. fat sugar trust. Steam
boat Springs Pilot. Will the Pi-
lot please to inform US just what
interest Senator Shafroth has in
the Colorado Sugar refinery. or
any sugar promotion stock? We
are not wanting gossip. but the
legal evidence. Also, just what
has shafroth done to favor the
sugar interests, as against the
interest of the consumer?
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-10
Graft 10 %"

Miss Elenor Dance and Selph
Randle were married Wednes-
day, by Rev. M. n. Mccoy. The
hest wishes of the community
60 with them. "a,
M. N. Mccoy has been build
ING fence for J. M. Graft.
Several from this neighbor-
hood have joined the Red Cross
at West Flats.
Claude Forbes has gone to La
mar for short time.
NJ. N. Mccoy is reported on
the sick list this week.
Eugene Orr made several trlps
to Lamar this week.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-10

1t has been charged on the
floor of congress that the aircraft
funds have been squandered. If
there is any basis for the charge
it should be Investigated, and if
proven the parties responsible
for 1t should be court. martialed
ard be made to pay the severest
penalty that the law could meet
out to them.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-10

" Broomcorn buyers are becom-
ing very numerous in this vicin-
ity. and we hear are paying good
prices.
Miss Thelma Grifins is derk.
ing in the Wallis store. Miss
Merle BaIfour in Thou pson's
store and Miss Brill in thu bank.
]. L. Altman will soon n: We the
Mckinnis residence completed.
AL. Templin, the best barber
in Baca, has rented rooms to B.
q. Jones for an Office and Mrs.
Belle for millinary shop.
We hear the small child of Lon
Vantassel is very sick.
Frank Burson was suddenly
stricken last Saturday with a
pain in his back which rendered
him entirely helpless. DR.. Mich
olson was hurridly summoned
and now reports Mr.. Burson inn
proving.
Eugene Elley was struck in the
eye with a chip of steel and Sc
verely injured.
Two black eyes and few
scratches were the result of a
collision between two tof our bus
mess men last Wednesday. \
Mrs. Alva Dean is reported
very sick at. her fathe rs. DR.
Nicholson i'll attendance.
Our school closed last Fsiday
and our teachers returned tt
their homes We would be GLAD
if our school board would employ
both these teachers for next
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-10

II soldier boys have been call.
ed to leave the last week of this
month. June will probably call
about the same number as have
been called for May.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-10

One of the ware houses of Coin
Bros. of Chicago recently burn
ed, with some brush in it of Baca
county people. The ware house
was covered with insurance, and
Us some of the brush burned was
very poor stuff. the parties will
get more out of it than if it had
been sold.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-10

Whether the democrats are
given another tenure of Office III
this state or not, they can have
the satisfaction of knowing that
not one of their state officers but
that has been a credit both to the
state and to the party. Indeed.
each of them has earned a place
higher up, if there were one to
be given him.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-10

At the sale Of Storer Bros. Of
Richards last week . quilt netted
the Red Cross $500. Storel
Bros. gave them q calf, and the
calf and quilt together netted
them over 800. At the Mitchell
sale on Butte creek the week be-
fore q calf brought $i54. q roos.
ter $l1.6O. and q duck $9.5o-all
for the Red Cross.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-10

The Red Cross ladies with a
number of sewing machines in
the court room have been busy
during the week making things
for the boys at the front.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-10

The Lamar Sparks has one on
the br.,threnin Baca county in an
nouncsment Of the product "Uk
eleles." We've looked through
Hiawatha, the Mohicans, and 9th.
er works of Indian lore. and fin
ally conclude it must be Haw ai-
ian.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-10

The TT. Collins Democrat wants
to stop the use of the German
language in the churches. We
move to make it unanimous. If
those fellows think more of the
German language than of the
language spoken in America,
they should get out.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-10

) Since the effort of the English
at choking the entrance to Ostend
and Zebrugge, there has been
little or nothing doing in the sub
marine business. Possibly the
effort was q success in choking
those important submarine bas-
oa
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-10

It will. be a week or more be.
fore the exact results of the 3rd
Liberty loan will be known, but
as it looks now four or five bill
ions have been subscribed.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-10

On account of measles we were
obliged to greatly abbEeviate
some letters this week, and to
leave some out tina. came late.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-10

The reading entertainment of
Miss Nugent Saturday night was
pronounced to be fine. and was
greatly enjoyed by al present.
The benefit netted $34.75 for
the Red Cross. We guessed at
the above, and missed 1t Is cents.
Even 33S 90 va. realized.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-10

The Baca county Rad Cross has
planned 10 hold public meetings
at Campo, Richards, Stonington.
Villas, Two Buttes, and SPRING
field. Public sales and raffiing Of
douated articles. Plan now
whas you can giys for the canse..
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-10

The next big drive for funds to
carry on this war will be for the
Red Cross, and next week the
drive is scheduled to be made.
500. 600. 600 Is the amount want
ed, of which amount Baca county
should not fail Of it's share.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-10

dies were present. besides the
babies.
MIR. Boyer is leaving for Fort
Sill. Okla, to work for Uncle
Sam.
Carl Krell and wife spent
Thursday evening with Chas.
Golfers.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-10

Remember that the week be-
ginning on the 10th inst. will be
Red Cross week. Let SPRING
field and the rect of the county
do their duty. .--
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-10
Diamond Ridge

Here lam, again after an alb
sence of some time.
We have plenty of moisture.
There has been lot of sick
ness in these parts. Small pox
is still breaking out, several of
the neighbors now having them.
Eots oflisting being done, but
no. planting that l have heard of.
"a. D. Wray and wife and A.
8. Hufford and wife and daugh-
ter visited Fred Miles Sunday.
Emma Blodgett returned home
last week from AN extended visit
in Kansas. ~
James Walker and family have
moved to their new home, and
we are pleased to have them for
neighbors.
neighbors.
RICHARDS s.: s.: q. Z; z e, so
Mrs. Luther Lynn and son
left Monday for Texas, to be
with her husband who is there
taking treatment for rheuma-
tism.
I Mrs. F. H. Mitchell and Mrs.
T. o. Maynard and children vis-
tied Mrs. Mirie Lamport in
Springfield Friday.
The Red Cross is doing good
work here.
Merchant Mitchell celebrated
his 45th birthday Sunday the
5th.
W. A. Howard and Il. FL. Coop
left Thur sday for a few days Wis.
lit with home folks in Oklahoma.
S. l.. Whaley bought four head
of horses from Robert Scales last
week.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-10
EDLER n-s-a

Everybody busy far ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Col lier, Clay
Wood and r. w. Fox made q trip
to the county seat Tue sday-
The Ladies Aid met with Mrs.
Howe Wednesday. Net a great
deal Of Hooverizing. fift, zen Ia
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-10

Baca's share of the Red Cross
drive is So, 500, and next week is
the week
Garden and flower seeos-Her-
aid otlce-frce to you.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-10
Utleyville

Theirs was party at Mrs.
Sneeds in honor Of her daughter
Mrs. Parr who is here visiting.
All'report fine time.
Will johnson and family visit
ed his brother George at Campo
Sunday.
Our Sunday school and sing
ing each Sunday. We will have
the new song bool,s by next
Sunday. Everybody is invited to
attend.
Dame Rumor says we are to
have a new motorcycle in our
lneighborhood.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-10

A COUNTY, COL lORAO,
dropping it in the receptacle ex.
Claimed BILLY the Kid
Judge Jennings snorted his
displeasure, and the meeting ad-
iourned. Rl9
Billy had no Intentions Of con-
tinuing AZ marshalSof the town.
What he wanted 1om the first
was to prevent thS Jenningses
from kicking hin out and when
he had succeeded In that he
quietly handed u his resignation;
and We believe that ended the
marshal business 4 Boston.
So far as W.T. aver learned
Billy had nocondDction with ary-
one else, either Ct Boston or the
neutral strip. in his outla W trsns.
actions. We think Il likely, how
ever. that he had cpsworkers III
the strip, and that he would dis
cover the horses and capture
them, and then tnrn them oyer
to the other fellows 20 dispose of.
1t was probably three months
after Billy dodxed the posse and
the bullets in the cedars that
Frank Lepel, Billy one.time dep
uty, thought he sauld take e
night off from Bostp to visit his
farm four miles Pest of. tie
town, thus to live - to the hsb.
itation requirement. Of holding
down government land.
Whether becausespf q knowl-
edge of Billy's penehant Of aid
ing settlers in kolding down these
claims. by his presence there
very often when theT were away,
or for some other bause. Lepel
on this occasion had some kind
Of gun with hin-sshot gun or
repeater. ~
On approaching his occasional
home. Lepel msde the discovery
that he had company, as a bright
light was shintn3, through his
window in bis direction. s5W
Approaching The house (hait
dusout) Indian de. he peered In
through the oas.ash window,
and discovered hat his uninyit>
Cd guest Vas the notorious md
much-wanted desperate, Billy
the Kid-cow boy and ohe.time
marshal of Boston.
Billy was sitting with his feet
cooked up on the table, smoking
a cigarette, and reading what
might have been a love letter
from his best girl.
Without arousing the reckless
horsethief from his occupation,
Lepel. as we are now supposing,
got resting bead on the lad.
and then advised him of the fact,
and that if he made any false
moves the county would be shy
one horsethief the next second.
We are further supposing that
he ordered the reckless one to
face the other way, take the gun
out of its holster and lay it on
the table. then to take the ugly
weapon by its puzzle and advance,
with the other hand extended
skyward.
That then with both hands
extended, the one holding the
muzzle of the gun, he losed the
latch strings of the window,
turned it on it's -hindges, laid the
gun outside, then with one hand
still skyward. opened the door
stepped back into the room
with both hands skyward), and
stood attention till the host had
time to circulate inward by the
doorway.
Anyway, said Lepel captured
his bold and daring visitor, and
upon said Billy's special request
brought him to town ard turned
him over to Constable Johnnie
Mott, who, also on Billy'y spec,
ial request, started with him at
once for Lamar. thence to be
taken to Trinidad and turned
over to the sheriff.
sTln rooeoo of Q;Jly,e x,;,4z
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-10

The big gun-hasn't cut much
Of q figure OUTSIDE OF the surprise
in the war.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-10

BIG FLAT ,s-ss- u
Very changeable weather we
are having.
Jake Crick was planting speltz
one day this week,
Quite number OF Mrs. Dew
eys friends. came out Monday
evening to spend the evening.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-10
.J.oycoy

Everybody busy and news
scarce. Planting corn is the or
der of the day. s'f
Oliver Gray made final proof
last week and left for Arkansas,
where his wife has been for some
time.
Quite number of farmers
soutl, of town have been going to
Lamar with their brush; the
scribe failed to learn whether
they were shipping or selling to
Lamar buyers.
j. W. Gibson and Will Short
went to Two Buttes after hay.
Al,ie Emeric has been called
to camp and John Gibson will
farm his place.
Frank Steadman butchered "A
hog last week.
L. Stinsen is done planting
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-10
StoIrington s.: s::':a

" Broomcorn buyers are becom-
ing very numerous in this vicin-
ity. and we hear are paying good
The sun., 1918-10-04

51iNN. R ee eof To.p dle MSo' W..
HOOD. Jacob C., Haleyville (M.l.
LINDLEf, John w: Cherokee tWo.
SMITH, John r., Montgomery I'd. W..
THOMAS, John o.. Goshen fKD.
WILDLY, George T., Calvert tW.).
WILSON, william Edwin. Lieut., Hunts
VILE (w.l.