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The Springfield herald., 1918-05-17
Diamond Ridge

We have had some light show
Iers, but are needing rain.
There is still some smallpox in
this neck of the woods; also some
measles.
A S. Hufford made a trip to
Elkhart Friday, and back Satur.
day.
j. d. Wray's called on G. D.
Wray's Sunday.
Cora Hutforu came home Sat-
urday from Mr.. Wa.is', where
she has been working several
weeks.
Mrs. John Watson and children
are here from Lyons county,
Kansas.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-17
A Letter From
Anywhere in France.

The following letter is from
Corporal Sam G. Mayfeld te
his aunt, Mrs. Maynard, who is
Mrs. Alice Jones mother. He
is consequently the latter's frs,
cousin. 1t is dated April Is, anG
came to hand last week. The
news part of the letter runs as
follows:
My Dear Auntie:-
have three of your letters to
mother. She always sends them
to me, SO tonight l am going to
write you a line or two if l get
shot before sunrise.
This was in Il iocular vain.
There is no army objection to
the boys writing home to their
folksl.
Well it doesn't seem possible
that I have been in the army
since last July. And travel!-
seems we have seen all the rest
of American Il had never seen
the east) and since then we haye
seen England and France, while
France is now our home.
Say-I'll never forget old Ken.
tuck. We crossed the state line
in SeptemLer and [ tholpht of
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-17

Judge Cunningham of the Col
orado Springs Democrat, says he
is up a stump in naming some-
one for governor, and Bro
Barkaausen says he's in the same
boat in naming someone for Unit
ed States senator. What is it
that is holding you back, breth-
ren?-modesty?
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-17

Vol. l, No. l of the D. c. D.
Highway reached Springfield the
first Of the week. Its mission of
course is to boost the D. G. D.
and is for free distribution. 1t
is published by those wide.awake
Canadians, and will a good
influence in D. @. Z. affairs. y
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-17

Colorado wants everybody in
the state to preserve their eggs
for winter. One part water glass
to nine parts water will preserve
the eggs ten to twelve months.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-17

The directors of the Broom
and Brush association will meet
tomorrow, at which time steps
will be taken for starting the
factory building.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-17

There is going to be great
dearth of tc achers in Colorado on
account of the young men going
to war, and unless the ex-teach.
ers come to the rescue, hundreds
of schools will have to go school
less. The ex-teachers are most
ly married women, and the state
is anxious for them to get back
into the harness.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-17

Only nine doses of measles in
the Herald home family, with
every typo in the Herald Office
getting his. If the famous 81
are anything like the nine. the
Herald has about 800 readers who
know how to sympathize with
the family.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-17

Thos. j. lyman, warden of the
state penitentiary, in a circular
letter announces his candidacy
for governor. His platform SO
far as it goes is good, and should
he be nominated and elected we
believe would give Colorado good
service-a mighty good service
if he did nothing more than to
cue out profiteering.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-17

All the dramas given by the
Bybee people were good and the
rendition also. II the Bybee peo
pie come back next year they
will probably have double the At
tendance they had this year.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-17


Miss Virginia karzle of Kan
sas City, was here the first oil
the week in the interest of the
chautauqua. A meeting was
hurriedly summoned in Ste warts
Office, and plans were laid fol
making a strenuous campaign.
The chautauqua starts its pro-
gram June Z, and is thus about
three weeks away. The program
This year is specially good-one
of the best the company has ever
put into the field. The ticket.
sellers will soon be in the field.
Secure yours early.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-17
NERSONS
JStOries md Incidents
o. Old Boston
. And the Old Days
Bv the Writer
Judge Lynch on the Job

About three Or four miles north
of Boston lived Cornelius Hick-
man, and few miles away a
man by the name of Boothe.
Hickman was a widower with
out children, while Bo6the was
bachelor. probably close to for
ty,
The sequel to this Judge Lynch
story was a widow, Mrs. Nevel.
who was nesting with Hickman.
and to whom Boothe was engag-
ed to be married.
Hickman claimed the woman
was owing him $500, and he did
/ MT propose TO have her carried
off till he got his money. BE
consequently warned Boothe
that he would kill him Il be did
Mt stay away.
One evening the startling news
was received in Boston that a
dead man was lying in a wagon
off northeast of town, and it was
at once surmised that the man
was Boothe.
Two dozen mounted men were
soon ct the scene of the tragedy,
and found it to be Boothe as sup.
posed. Knowing that Hickman
had threatened the fellows life.
the posse proceeded at once to
his home.
Hickman greeted them very
cordially, admitted the killing.
and was brought to town and
placed in a room in the Boston
hotel, with three guards.
The pext morning he was Civ
en- trial in a justice court, when
apparently with great deal Of
pride he related the story OF the
killing, which was about as fol-
lows:
A fellow by the Eame of Wine
cup was living north of Hickman.
He had been down town and was
to leave some meat at Hickman's
as he went home.
Before reaching the place he
met Hickman, who had started
to town, but who said he would
now turn around and go back
home, and suiting the action to
the word started off on q keen
lope. At the same time he saw
Boothe coming on horseback from
the east, and surmised there
would be trouble.
As Winecup drove up he heard
a woman screaming in the house
and at the same time Boothe
rode up and said. Let's go in
there and find out what that
man is doing to that woman, T"
at the same time jumping off his
pony.
Just then Hickman rushed out
Of the house with a shotgun, one
barrel of which was accidentally
discharged, he firing. the other
punt blank at Boothe.
I Boothe then made a grab for
his pony, but it jumped and got
away from him. He then jump
ed into Wineeup's wagon, and
drove for his life.
When Hickman got his gun re-
loaded he jumped on his own
horse and started after Bocthe.
He ran him a mile, caught up
with him, held the gun within a
few feet of his victim, and while
the fellow was begging for his
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-17

Acal, for 81, 600 al litionaldraft
boys was made Tuesday, 1,500 for
Colorado and 35 for Baca coun-
ty, the boys to go any time be.
ween May %, 1918. This is
in addition To- the boys leaving
here the last week of May, names
published elsewhere.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-17

Mayor Robert Speer, who as
mayor of Denver had become a
national figure, and probably
would have followed his mayoral-
ty term by one or more in the
governors chair, closed his earth.
ly career early Wednesday morn.
ing-the first time he ever sur
rendered to foe or friend. Peace
to the ashes of Bob Speer.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-17

The final subscription Of the
county on the 3rd Liberty loan is
$4s, 100, US follows: Two Buttes,
$3.50; Stonington, So, $50; First
State, $1S, 500; Farmers State,
$12,1OO. Quota, $27. 200. Baca
being short $6. 800 on End Liberty
loan, the $21, 100 surplus on the
third loan puts US $3.50 to the
good on both loans.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-17

Our esteemed contemporaries
continue once in a while to get
one between them. You will
notice they keep right on coming
to the Great County Builder in
fiocks and droves.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-17

We have letter from Prairie
View with no name signed to it.
We publish no correspondents
names, but we must know who
is writing.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-17

For an uncertain period, the
one who gets bis subscription up
into 1920 by paying an even
number of years will get the new
map of Baca county free-to
send to a friend back east. Now
is the time. d40
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-17

Are you going to need farm
help? IT so. notify Food Ad-
ministrator Harris of Two Buttes
at once.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-17

Ice about the sixteenth of an
inch on the 18th inst. That is
probably as late as we ever had
q spring freeze.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-17
Pride

Walter Rogers and Harley and
Wayne Sheldon sold their places
to Herman Mitchell last week
and have purchased land about
10 miles west on the Carrie.
They intend to move out there
soon.
Miss Argie Hanon of Pteona,
Kans., came in recently to spend
few weeks on her claim.
Mac Caldwell is driving IL Ford
now.
The Sheldon Bros. and Walter
Rodgers made trip 10 STRAIT
fore, Texas, Wednesday.
Mrs. w. 3. Rogers, Mrs. Sam
Browning and Miss Argie Hanon
spent Wednesday at the Har-
mon ranch.
There is no school al Pride
this week as Miss Myers has
the measles.
Bob holler and family came in
from Protection, Kansas, last
week. They spent the winter
| there.
Mr.. and Mrs. NanLear from
Cimarron county visited in TINS
community Sunday aud Sund -
) rjpEE.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-17

If you have q Ford of late
model and a low price, we prob
ably can connect you with a buy
er. Let ds know about it.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-17

Have you bought a war stamp
for each of the kiddies? Two and
three apiece would be all right.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-17
The Draft Call.

The following Baca county boys
will join the colors the last week
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-17

Court will convene June S. and
two days later the chautauqua
begins.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-17

Rev. Stevens wiLlpreacb at Zion
"a 'nday at 500 p. IN.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-13
A Brief Sketch

Mr.. Riggs was born October II,
1873, in Howard county, Maryland
He was educated at the Emerson In
stitute, Washington, d. c., and at the
School of Science, Princeton Uni
versity
His early experience in engineering
work was in mine surveying. In July,
1906, he passed the civil service ex-
animation for togoprahtc aid, United
States geological survey, but did not
serve under his appointment Instead,
he was transferred to the Alaska boun-
Diary survey, under the state depart
ment, as assistant engineer, which
position he occupied until the work
was completed in 1914. During this
period the 141st meridian was sur
veyed and marked from St. Elias to
the shores of the Arctic ocean, a work
which involved great hardship and
a,5u.siisi, q able danger. Re was the first
man to use horses for transportation
purposes north of the Porcupine river,
and their appearance caused great as
tonishment among the Indians and Es-
kimOs of the far North
In 1911 and 1912 an epidemic Of
smallpox broke out among the Indians
on the Porcupine river, which was so
successfully handled by Mr.. Riggs,
with the assistance of the Canadian
and United States authorities, that
only one death occurred He is thor
Oughly familiar with Alaskan life and
conditions as we'll as with Alaskan to-
biography and climate.
Mr.. Riggs was married in 1913 to
Miss Rene COudert, daughter of the
late Frederick B. Coudert, a prom
inent banker of New York City, who
was commissioner for the United
States in the Bering sea controversy.
Mr.. Riggs was appointed to mem
bership on the Alaskan engineering
commission on the formation of that
body in 1914, and has since been en-
gagged in the, construction of the gov
ernment railroad in Alaska.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-13

says that Strong's former wife at
Frederickton recognized photographs
of the governor of Alaska as those of
her husband
swore He Was British Subject
Strong is said to have failed in
business at Fredericton in 1887 or
1888, and left for the West. He was
in Butte, Tacoma, Victoria, Fairhaven,
Seattle, and again in Tacoma. While
in Victoria his name was on the
voters list, and the Empire prints a
fac smile of the declaration of Strong
in which he declares that he is a
British subject. This declaration was
made in 1889. Strong located in Fair
haven in 1890 Mrs. Strong and others
who recognized his photograph, and
all his New Brunswick relatives and
friends knew that the Fairhaven news
paperman was the present governor
of Alaska, as did hundreds of Alas
kans and residents of the state of
Washington
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-13
SUMMER SCHEDULES Of
ALASKA STEAMSHIPS

Beginning with the sailing of the
steamship Northwestern from Seattle
May s, all the big passenger liners of
the Alaska Steamship Company will
call at Skagway on their voyages to
ports in Southwestern Alaska, accord
ing to an announcement made re-
Gently.
The new service will be inaugu-
rated by the steamship Alaska, which
will also be the first vessel of the
Alaska Steamship Company's feet to
go through to Anchorage, Cook inlet
this year, Homeward-bo bound, the
steamship Alameda alone will call in
at Skagway, while the other vessels
of the company's Southwestern
Alaska fleet will come to Seattle from
Anchorage and Southwestern Alaska
ports via Juneau and Ketchikan.
Begin New Schedule
The spring and summer sailing
SCHEDULE of the Alaska Steamship
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-13
IS FIRST STATE
TO ACQUIRE HONOR FLAG

WASHINGTON, April 13-Subscrip.
tions for the first quarter of the Lib.
erty bond drive now total $539,426 900,
or slightly over one-siXth of the mini
mum sought by Secretary of the
Treasury McAdoo.
Flags Awarded
SAN FRANCISCO, April 13.-The
Twelfth district reserve bank an
nounces that honor Liberty loan flags
have been awarded to two Alaska
cities.
ketchikan and Anchorage
SEATTLE, April 13.-The following
has been received from Liberty loan
headquarters under date of the 18th:
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-13
HOME GUARDS
To MEET FOR
ORGAN |ZAT|QN

The first unit of the Home Guard
military company, which is to con.
sist of 125 men, has been selected by
the National Council of Defense and
another company will be formed as
soon as the necessary equipment ar
rives. John Gillis. of the naval radio
station, has been selected as company
commander and a full attendance of
all the members is requested at Eagle
hall on Tuesday evening for the pur-
pose of organizing. The personnel of
the first unit is as follows:
Geo. c. Hazelet, M. ]. Sullivan, H. A.
Slater, H. I. O'NeilI, A. j. Adams, d.
H. Chase, w. w. Council, Thomas S.
Scott. BARLEY Howard, M. NJ. Brock,
H. G. Steel, c. A. Derry. G. w. James,
ley, r, K. Brown, Roy Fraisure. James
Lyons, w. f. Bollinger, E. f. Bam-
rud, Paul LIE Chevalier, G. w. Edge
combe, Chester Mellison, c. P Nickel
son, R, B. Giles, c S. Bratton, J. c.
Smith, Chas. Foyston, l.. D. Bracken,
j. d. Bogart, c, R. Byers, Geo Steel,
D A. Mosser, l.. Vain, H V. Hoskins,
d. 7, Phillips, p. H. Singleton, C. H.
Scheffler, X. E Holden, c. l.. Hale,
Geo. DOoley. j A. Cohrs, A. Cohen,
Chas. Cerney, Calvin c. Hazelet, J. B.
Sapiro, F, A. Jones, J. A. Terry, n
Casperson, Charles Getty, w. R. Hill
lery, Sam Brightwell, " F. Nichols,
Chas. Goodall, c. Winkler, E. w. Metz
dorf Jerry Perry, E. P. Harwood,
Charles Game, E. A. Fletcher. G. A.
Harmon, c. II. Hill, F. NJ. Foster, ].
V. Lydick, d. c. Czerwenka, T. n
c. NJ. Rosswog, Ben Ferrell,
M. ]. Scheuch, F. J. O'Neill, H. f.
E V. Boyle Howell I. Lewis,
G. B. Stewart, n. Branden, NJ. S. Will
son, Abe Courtright, Albert Clinkin-
beard, Richard E. Lewis, Walter Gaff-
ney, J. N. Steffgen, N. ]. Smith, A.
Van Vechten, S. S. Mckinney A. Men. !
Continued on Page FOur(
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-13

Oregon has been awarded an honor
flag. being the first state to o)achieve
the distinction.
Anchorage, Alaska, was awarded a
flag today, making, with Ketchikan,
two Alaska towns now flying honor
flags
THE total number of flags awarded
in the Twelfth district is now 173.
Wheeler, Ore, has been given nine
stars, and Cloverdale, Ore, five.
California is trying to be the sec
ond state with an honor flag. Official
figures for the district are so far be-
hind the actual subscriptions that it
would be useless to send them.
"VAN SMITH"
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-13
CONF FERENCE: To
SETTLE MAT TERS
Of INF PORTANCE

WASHINGTON, April 13.-Secre.
tary of Commerce Redfield left for
Seattle today to attend the American
Canadian fisheries conference, and
also to make Liberty loan speeches
He will go to Alaska later.
Will Go To ketchikan
SEATTLE, April 13.-It is expected
that Secretary Redfield will go to
Ketchikan to attend the fisheries con-
ference.
The Coming Conference
WASHINGTON, April 13.-The
American-Canadian fisheries confer
ence will hold hearings in Seattle
beginning April "a, after which hear
ings will be held in Vancouver and
Prince Rupert, B. c., Ketchikan, Alas
ka, and at other places in the North
west which the conference may deem
desirable. 1t has already held ses-
sions in Washington, Boston, Glou-
cester. and St. Johns, N. B. At these
hearings several subjects came with
special prominence before the confer
ence. Chief among these were the
now imposed upon Ameri-
can fishing vessels in Canadian ports
and the restrictions which American
law placed upon Canadian vessels in
our own ports. OF less general i'm
portance. but still having weight with
the States of Vermont and New York,
We're certain existing conditions in
Lake Champlain.
The hearing developed the fact that
a large increase in the production of
fish for the food supply of this coun-
try was both necessary and practic-
Continued on Page FiVe)
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-13
GIFT
IS SLOWED AWAY
OUT Of SIGHT

WASHINGTON, April 13.-The
bronze statute of Frederick the
Great has been removed from the
facade of the War College building
and packed away for safekeeping.
This action is understood to have
been taken at the request of Presi.
dent Wilson, who noticed the bitter
criticisms expressed in congress and
elsewhere to the retention of the
statue in a public place.
The statue was a present of Kaiser
Wilhelm to the nation during Presi-
dent Roosevelt's administration.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-13

Company went into effect Friday with
the sailing of the steamship Jefferson
for Southeastern Alaska. According
to the new schedule the Jefferson will
sail from Seattle to Skagway and way
ports April 5, April II, April 29 and
every twelve days thereafter calling
at Ketchikan, Wrange1l, Petersburg
Douglas, Juneau, Treadwell, Haines
and Skagway.
The new sailing schedule for yes
sells of the Southwestern and South
eastern Alaska fleet of the Alaska
Steamship Company went into effect
Monday with the sailing of the
steamship Alaska for ports in the
North The Northwestern will sail
April 16, the Alameda April "a and
the Alaska again May /, and there
after the sailings of these liners will
be the 1st, Sth, 10th, and oath of each
month The steamship Northwestern,
sailing from Seattle September /, will
be the last of the Southwestern Alaska
liners to call in Skagway northbound.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-13
ENEMY ALIENS EFFECTS
REVEAL HISTORIC NEWS

MARTINEZ, Cal, April 13.--Evi-
dence that the German cruiser Leip-
sic sunk twenty-six ships in the Pa.
cific before being sent to the bottom
by British warships off South Amer
lea is disclosed in papers found
among the effects of Walter Peters,
an alleged dangerous enemy alien held
by the sheriff here.
Peters is alleged to have had maps
of San Francisco and Seattle harbors
in his possession.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-13
EMPEROR KARL
STILL TALKING
PEACE PROJECTS

PARIS, April ia letter which
Emperor Karl of Austria wrote to
Prince SeXtus of Bourbon, outlining
means by which France might attain
peace, was upon its receipt i'm
mediately communicated to Frances
allies, says the Petit Parisien.
The inter-allied conference unani-
mously decided that there was no oc-
casion to act on the emperors sugges-
ton.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-13

GOVERNOR THOMAS RIGGS
WILL SOON BE- IN JUNEAU

WASHINGTON, April 13.-The SEN
ate yesterday confirmed the nomina-
tion of Thomas Riggs, Jr., to be gov
ernor of Alaska, following hearings
by the senate committee on territories
of charges made by John Ballaine of
mismanagement of Alaska govern
railway affairs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Riggs hope to leave
for Juneau within a week.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-13
SENATOR STONE STRICKEN
AND IN SERIOUS CONDITION

WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator
Stone of Missouri, who suffered a
stroke of paralysis while riding on a
street car on Wednesday last, is re-
ported to be worse, after spending a
restless night last night His condi
tion is said to be serious.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-13
Statements Verified

The Empire states that E. E. Paine,
special agent of the interior depart
ment, checked up the information and
verified the testimony submitted, and
discovered much more evidence, all
c6assrming the story.
Paine found many persons in New
Brunswick who recognized Strong's
photograph.
The Empire concludes its expose
with the statement that the interior
department asked Governor Strong to
answer the charges, and he completely
failed to meet them.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-13
SIX SENATORS HAVE DIED
SINCE WAR DECLARATION

WASHINGTON, April 13.-The SEN
ate adjourned today out of respect to
Senator Broussard of Louisiana, who
died yesterday. He was the sixth
senator who has died since the United
States entered the war
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-13
FISH MARKET
ketchikan Prices

KETCHIKAN, April 13.-Prices for
fish today at noon were as follows
Halibut, firsts, 13c; seconds, 91-4c;
sable, 4c; red rock, &c.
Seattle Prices
SEATTLE, April 13.-Seattle prices
on fish at noon today were as fol
lows: Halibut, IA lac; ling cod, Sc;
red cod, 3 31-2 cents; sable fish, 7c.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-13
SENATE PASSES MEASURE
FOR WHEAT INCREASE:

WASHINGTON, April 13.-The SEN
ate today recorded itself in favor of
$3.50 wheat and the measure now
awaits the vote of the house.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-13

The steamer Alaska arrived at Orca
cannery at IL O'Clock this morning,
where it is discharging freight and
is due in Cordova about 5 O'Clock.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-13
Juneau Paper Alleges He Is Not Citizen of
the United States, and Presents Evidence
That He Left Family in New Bruins
wick---Fails to Refute Charges

JUNEAU, April 13.-The Daily En-
pire today openly charges that Cover
nor J. F. A. Strong is not and never has
been a citizen of the United States.
1t says he was not born in Kentucky
as he processes, and the story of his
having been a major in South Amer
lean army is mere moonshine.
The Empire alleges that Strong
war born at Thorntown, New Bruins
wick, was educated at the normal
normal school at Fredericton, that
province, taught school for several
years, and ran a store at Wickham,
N. B., two or three years. Continuing,
the Empire says: