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The Springfield herald., 1918-09-13
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Ye scribe has been busy and
gone some of the time so news is
scarce.
Lots of rain last week. While
it rained Mr.. Harrison papered
N. Rich's house, thus making use
Of the time.
Some folks went to Rockey
Ford and some came back. Rea-
son-it rained.
Mrs. Ho man will teach the
Villas school this winter. Their
daughter Lotta will teach the
Eaton school in the same district.
Ora Chenoweth has contract
for quarring and hauling the rock
factory and is now at work at it.
The rock is to be on the ground
in time for contractor.
The Springfield herald., 1918-09-13

No more Ford cars while the
war is on. Sometime ago Henry
Ford, one of the pacifists that
the republicans, with their
Wanted patriotism, have been
stopping over about, a n.
o IN c e d that every dol.
lar of his income would be turn.
ed over to the government: and
now he announces that hereafter
hio factories will be used only
for the production of war sup
plies for the government. One
OF that kind of pacifists is worth
more than a corral full of blather'
sixties who shoot off their mouths
as an index to their lO0-per cent
patriotism and how somebody else
didn't stand by the COVE fnment.
The Springfield herald., 1918-09-13
TOM lyman
Next Governor of Colorado

There are fifteen of the rules,
and any publisher violating them
will wake up some morning
and find he has no print paper
and can't buy any.
The Herald consequently serves
this notice, and intends to comply
strictly with the requirements, as
all other loyal and patriotic pa.
pers will do willingly-and will
have to do whether willingly OF
unwillingly; and we believe our
subscribers will as willingly pay
in advance, when they understand
that the government requires it,
as to let their subscriptions run a
year or more behind.
Getaheadnow, and keep thehabit
The Springfield herald., 1918-09-13
Bro. Jones Next.

Realizing the fact that some OF
our neighbors are members of
the league, and anticipating the
fact, that a large per cent OF the
memberships the same, we take
this opportunity, to assure them a
welcome to our little city, and to
assure them tn It on our part, that
we will be glad to have them
drop into our Office for a friendly
chat and to get acquainted
Campo Enterprise.
The audience will please to be
composed until the great E 2
warrior comes across the carpet,
after which it will listen to a non
partisan valedictory by Bro. Kerr
and be dismissed.
The Springfield herald., 1918-09-13
Lake View

T.. E. Bussard is talking OF
drilling we'll on his place IN
the near future.
The heavy rains caused the
Elder merchant some greli, as
water undermine his gas tank
and it came to sur ace like hiS
balloon.
William Warman arrived nom
Friday from Kansas, where NJ
has been working in harvest ana
threshing since June Goth. vii.
liam said some places they We're
awful good to him and gave him
two suppers in one night.
[ guess Thursday you. will
tell how old you are. ltwould be
a Gods blessing if some of the
! old maids had to regis.cr.
The Springfield herald., 1918-09-13
Bi.gFIat

about four inches of rain fell
in this locality.
A party and dance was given
at Alprey's for their son son Ed.
" no has to 20 TO the wa: soon
Almost everyone is busy cut
tin g feed or pulling broomcorn.
E, N. Young made a trip to
,amar for freight for Wheeler
recedtly.
Mrs. Dewey is cooking for tye
Woods broomcorn hands.
Mr.. Block, our old nelghbor,
father and nephew were out
here visiting their friends and
, relatives, but have gone back te
Enid Oklahoma.
The Springfield herald., 1918-09-13

So far as we have learned the
sentiment is general that the
candidates should this year make
their own campaign in their own
way, and not be held up for a
campaign contribution that is
less excusable than the much
talked of $1,000. A chairman
should be elected with the under
standing that there will be no
salary attached and no unneces.
sary expenses made. Yes, the
old fashioned campaign this
year.
The Springfield herald., 1918-09-13
Lake View ..---~

Mr.. and Mrs. 'Varman receiv-
ed a card stating the steamer
their son John Warman sailed on
had arrived safely in France.
He had been in training only two
months.
The sale of Eli Thomas was
not satisfactory to him so he
stopped the sale.
Some one poisoned three of
Mr.. Lilly's fine dogs. Lilly is
awful mad and a big man. We
advise the party that did the
deed to keep still and say moth
ing
J. c. Warman made trip to
Springfield for repairs and a
row binder.
Every body is wearing a smile,
wonder why-O, yes, it rained.
The Springfield herald., 1918-09-13
A Splendid Letter
From Fl. McArthur

My Dear Parents, Sweetheart,
and Friends
take pleasure in dropping
you Il few lines, this 3rd day OF
September.
left Springfield the Bird OF
July. Was at Ft Logan three
days, and was then sent here
Was sent to the hos pital on the
24th of July, and was operated
on on the 1st of August Am
getting along fine and dandy.
Will get out of the hospital this
week, and sure will be glad.
They sure treat a person nice
in the hospital. They have the
best doctors and nurses there
are-you couldn't die if you
wanted to.
l haven't had auy training yet
and so don't know how | viii
like it.
Some of the boys who came
here on the 18th of July are so
ing across on the 5th of this
month"; They gave them 81,
months training in six weeks
but they all made soldiers.
We have nice places to go to-
Red Gross, Y M. C. A., anG
knights CT Columbus-da dance.
and movies, and preaching, anc
enjoy ourselves pretty well.
It's hot here-110 in the shade
so you have it pleasant up there.
It's sight to see the all
planes flying in the air. There
are 1 200 planes here. They are
pretty good at flying with them.
There was a big fire yesterday
40 or so horses and harness
burned up.
Hoping to hear from one and
all who read this letter, | remain
your friend,
P. F. Tomlin,
Camp Macarthur, Tex.
Base HOSPITAL. Ward 20.
The Springfield herald., 1918-09-13
The Newspapers
Have No Choice.
Compelled by War Order
to Discontinue the Paper
when Subscription Ex-
pires.


Because of the shortage Of la
Dor by reason of the boys being
called to the colors, there is q
shortage OF paper, and in order
to conserve it. the war depart
ment is making certain require.
ments of both dailies and week.
lies, failing to comply with which
they will be cut off from any sup.
pliesin the news-print paper line
Here is RUE number 2 of the
requirements:
mo publisher may continue
subscriptions after date Of ex.
pirations unless renewed and
paid for"
The theory of the war board is
that paper should not be wasted
by sending it to some one who
doesn't intend to pay for it, and
that those who do want it will
pay in advance if they know tina,
otherwise the paper will stop.
Rule No. 3 says:
mo publisher may give free
copies of his paper, except for
actual service rendered.; except
to camp libraries and huts OF
canteens Of organizations; except
to the library of congress-, and
other libraries which will agree
to bind for permanent keeping;
except to government depart.
mental libraries which use said
publications in their work; and
except for other reasons"
Even if the war. board hadn t
ordered it, the new postage rates
are such as to compel advance
p, ments, as in some cases the
postage equals the subscription
price of the paper.
The newspaper has no choice
it's either cut off those who don t
pay in advance or don't pay at
all, or go out of business.
The following rules are.interest-
ing:
9. No publisher shall sell his
publication tc anyone below the
published subscription price.
10. No publisher shall offer
premiums with his publication
unless a price is put upon the
premium for sale separately and
the combined price is at least Is,
per cent of the sum of the indi
vidual prices.
II. No publisher shall conduct
voting or other contests for the
purpose Of obtaining subsclip-
tions. Subscriptions obtained in
this way will not be considered
bona fide subscrip sions.
The Springfield herald., 1918-09-13
Prairie view

We are having a fine rain in
this neighborhood this week.
Broomcorn pulling il the or.
der of the day in this vicinity.
Mr.. Dorm called on Claude
Preston Wednesday.
Mrs. Hancock is on the sick
list this week.
Bora to Mr.. and Mrs Woodtin
September 3rd girl.
y. 3. Preston has returned
home from Oklahoma, where no
has been for two weeks.
Several of the young folks OF
Prairie View attended the bas-
ket dinner Mt the Larry Sunday
school Sunday. All had a fine
time.
The Springfield herald., 1918-09-13

In this county Keating got 241.
Martin 48; lyman 208, Gunter
1903; l. A. Humberd 167, Mary
Jones 80; Walter Powell 122, Tom
Oxenreider 90. This is the un-
official figures with one precinct
not yet in. Miss Alma Leonard
got 5 votes for treasurer on the
democratic ticket, and Miss Cora
Mordica A for superintendent.
This may put each of them on the
ticket.
The Springfield herald., 1918-09-13
Graft

Miss Eva Thomas left Sunday
for Springfield where she ex-
poets to teach the following year.
John Graft made trip TO La
mar Saturday to meet his niece,
Miss Childs, who has come Tor a
short visit.
Bryan Scarborough has a
sprained ankle, resulting from a
horse throwing him. -
Miss Ruth .SeymcG. made a
trip to Lomar.
The Springfield herald., 1918-09-13
Diamond Ridge

Rain and more rain-came at
lasl-fine wheat sowing.
II. |. Johnson made a trip to
Lamar Wednesday and back
Thursday.
Mrs. Willie Parson visited
Mrs. johnson Friday.
Elmer Johnson delivered cat
tie to Springfield Stature lay.
News is scarce as it h as been
most to muddy to stir ar ound.
The Springfield herald., 1918-09-13
w est Flats

Thorps and Strichler tc ok loads
of grain to Lamar Tuest lay.
The party at McCoy's was well
attended.
Miss McClain from F. reind Uni
versity at Wichita Is listing at
Seymour's.
Miss Clara Seymour left Sun.
day for her school at Deertield
Kansas. '
Miss Edith Cam; bell leave.
for Lindsburg Kansi IS where sh'
will resume her VOL Il in music.
The Springfield herald., 1918-09-13

We areinformed by state direc-
tor Evans that there is danger
of the war-saving stamp payments
falling below the quota asked for,
by reason of the pledges not be-
ing redeemed. Baca county sub
scribers to the fund should pay
promptly when payment is due,
according to promise.
The Springfield herald., 1918-09-13

The whole east end of Las AMI
mas county is TINS year blessed
with crop that would remind
you of the irrigated belts of the
Arkansas. At the Kim fair next
Tuesday viii be found a city of
these products. Thi. will be the
one chance for Springfield to
see the east-end country.
The Springfield herald., 1918-09-13

From the way the Allies have
been moving towards it, if old
man Hindenburg wants to tenn
porarily save that much-talked OF
line, he'd better roll it up and
send it back to Berlin.
The Springfield herald., 1918-09-13

In the democratic contests, it's
a landslide for lyman, and Keat-
ing is safely re-nominated. In
the republican contests. Shoup
is nominated for governor and
Phipps for U. S. senator.
The Springfield herald., 1918-09-13

The great ball game played
last week between the Chicago
Nationals and the Boston Ameri-
cans would better have been
played on the west front with
the two outfits pitted against the
Huns. It's time ball games are
called off.
The Springfield herald., 1918-09-13

There isn't any doubt that
that dirty republican-mugwump-
sheet-Times-News, is respon-
si5le to great extent for the
lyman landslide. Democrats all
over the state felt that the
Times News had no business in
the game.
The Springfield herald., 1918-09-13

The Baca county commission
ers will meet the Las Animas
commissioners at Kim on the
18th and arrange the highway
line from Kim to Springfield.
The Springfield herald., 1918-09-13

Don't think the war is over.
Wilson hints at 1920, though we
still believe our Baca county boys
will lie in Berlin in 1919.
The Springfield herald., 1918-09-13

)StOries and Incidents
fCld Boston
L And the Old Days
BytAs Writer
Old Granada Continued


After a moment peerinR into
the gloom, amidst the roar and
the din, our eyes made out the
figure of a man sitting bolt
'uprightin thebed opposite US, and
the next second we realized that
the screaming roar was coming
out of the casernous depths Of
said mans throat
The other Teller was talking to
him in pacifying and soothing
way, and in few seconds more
the nightmare wretch got down to
saner consideration Of things.
and lay down for another night
mare sleep.
1t was a puzzle to know what
move to make next, but finally
decided that one of them would
be about all he would have in one
night, so snoothed the ruffies
out of our nerves and lay down
to await events.
After we had lain there for
some time, and had become part
ly lost to our surroundings. the
fellow started up with an 10000
oo-oo," in low. moaning sound
probably starting in where he
left off in his wild delerium of a
short time before.
That settled it. We didn't pro
pose to stand for q second dose,
SO got up and dressed and went
down to the office, where we
found the landloard waiting for
whatever might happen next.
Have you lounge or any 9th.
er kind of old contraption that
can sleep son till morning." I
asked. 'sDn't care to stand
for another dose of that"
Was that in your room?" He
asked.
well. I'll tel you what l can
do. [ have room that is out OF
order, with 4 bed in it that may
be l can fix up"
The room was full of junk, but
the bed was soon fixed up and
into it we tumbled. without fear
of another nightmare serenade,
a Strange REESE m blance.
Talk about your doubles! While
on the subject of old Granada we
will relate an incident of resem.
blarces that we never before ran
across and have never run across
since.
Down at old Boston was 8 man
by the name of Barney Wright,
whom we will notice Immediately
after the close of this sketch,
Barney was strong, heavy,
square built man, rugged and
very distinguishable features and
with piercing LACK eyes.
Now for the strangeness of re-
semblances. One morning we
were walking down the street of
old Granada when suddenly
we met Barney Wright. We
stopped inpuIsively. and almost
wondered why he didn't recop.
nize us. and almost felt it a
breech' of acquaintancesbip not
to sperk to him.
And the mann
Just about a mud-colored ne.
gro we would say a fourth
blood, though probably half.
There was the same square
build, rugged features, shaggy
eyebrows, piercing black eyes.
the same contenance, the same
walk-everything, only he was
probably a quadroom negro in
stead of white man.
Barney Wright
The incident of the resem.
blance brings us to an incident
in the life If the man himself.
Barney was a specuiator, trad.
er and gambler; that is, he play.
ed cards for money, though not
it a profession.
1t was at Villas, about the sum-
mer of 1888, and Barney Wright
and some Vilasites were in al
game Of cards.
1t was probably 2 or 3 a. m.
when revolver shots rang out on
the air, just how many nobody
1
The Springfield herald., 1918-09-13

The ground well soaked in the
fall goes long ways towards a
good crop the following year.
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-07-05

Two flags that iluttcr side by side
Hats oil whcrc'cr you see them fly
The banner Of our country's pride.
And yon new flag that floats on high.
That flag that everywhere you meet.
In little windows, DER the street.
IN front of church and mill and store
The service flag that marks one more
Dear fellows gone TO join the war.
Two ilags that win our equal love-
ion starry banner there above
The other in the little street
With each new star 10 make complete
The record unto human eyes
or some ones dearest mid the CLEAN
Gone forth-unscliish, noble. true
To make the sacrifice supreme
For tina, dear flag against the skies
The old Red. White and Blue,
Two ilags. two symbols. both divine
One Of the dear lads in the line.
One of the land for which they've gone
Upward against that mighty dawn
or hcrohood 10 strike their blow
For you and me, for all they know
OF truth and right and love and worth,
To make this earth a swcetcr earth,
Shorn of the vandal power that sears
The very soul Of time with tears.
Two flags that nut,cr side by side
The service flag, the flag above.
Whose stars and stripes are freedoms
pride
Both flags our own in equal love.
One for the land DER which Il flies,
One for the lad who fights and dies
That thi, dear land. by freedoms viii
May live and smile and conquer still,
That truth may triumph and the right
Through his high service live in might!
baltimore Sun.
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-07-05
many cultiyators. tcgcther with their

many cultivators, together with their
drivers and other employees of the ".
Il. & W. n. Harrington Mule Co., pa
raicd through the town, each mule b..
ing decorated with an American flag.
After the men and teams had finished
dinner the parade formed again and
returned in the same order through
town to the corn fields. All these men
and teams are kept busy in the i'm.
uierse Harrington corn fields, east of
l.athrop.
The thrcshcrmen Of Macon county
agreed to the following schedule OF
charges last week: Oats, 3is cents;
wheat. : cents; rye, . cents; timothy.
20 to 10 cents. and clover $50.
Tho last livery horse in Macon
made his cNi; from the business circles
of that city last week when Mason d
Chapman. local livcrymcn. sold old
BILLY" for $40. There were no more
calls for horses, says the Republican.
aud ~ the livcrymCn decided to bid
farewell to their old cmpoyc. They
do not call themselves lvcrymcn any
more, either but garage men.
Although the crowd Of onlookci
condemned their action. the chairman
and secretary Of the Davies County
Red Cross Chapter recently inter-
fcfrcd with the street show Of a tray.
'I"r who set up his paraphcrnalia at
y,a'lntin and prufcSscd to be working
fCr the benefit Of the Rcd CfoSs=g'v.
inr certain share of his rcccip,s To-
The good " the cause. Justifying their
summary arrest Of the fakir the o..
'i"crs print statement in the Gala.
Tin North Missourian calling attention
10 the fact tina, mo prnit-sharing or
any scheme conducted on a per cent
basis IL permitted by the laws govern.
ng the American Rcd Cross. and that
any person rurpnrting to be- working
Tor the Red Cross under such an ar.
fangrmcnt Is guilty of misdcmeano,
punishable by both tine and mpri,on.
ucnt."
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-07-05

prices: Wheat. ~ cents; oats. g
ccnts: timothy, 50 cents, and millct.
30 cents.
Although she was attacked by a
big ru,t"snakc and bitten on the
ankle while picking Wild ruspbcrrics.
Gladys Sires. near Trenton. received
prompt medical attention and will re-
cover without serious consequences
rays the Republican.
As ar evidence ~ the carncs,ncss
with which the farmers of Grundy
county are working TO yet a county
aren't the Trenton Republican states
that twenty-five meetings were held in
the county last week and the speakers
at these were forty farmers "who IT,
alizc the need of this work and believe
that Grundy county should follow the
example, 1000 counties In the United
States already enjoying the benefits Of
farm bureau organization and county
agent assistance"
The courts have started grinding
on the damage suit OF the Harrison
County Fair association against Ruth
Law, the bird woman. who failed 20
keep her date at the Bethany fair. last
fall. The trial will be held in Novem-
Der, says the Bethany Republican.
"A noted American landscape
painter, whose boyhood home was in
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-07-05
A FREE WEEK.
One BOY in Each County TO BE Given
Free Week at the State Fair.

The Missouri State Fair Is continu.
ing IT, policy of offering to one boy
from each county in tn, state the OPP
pOTtunity to attend the state fair at
the expense Of the state Board Of AC-
riculture. This boy is to be selected
on Saturday, July g. nj the court
house, Oregon, Mo-, by an examination
in Arithmetic. Geography and Agri-
culture. and AN essay on THE Farm
Boys Part in Winning the War" The
boy making the highest grades will
he given the right to attend the fair
and the Roys' State Fair School. The
ono making the second highest grade
will be chosen as nm alternate and
will have the right 10 attend in case
the other one cannot.
The state Fair Board will pay all
expenses and furnish comfortable
quarter, in the boys camp. The meals
VIII be- prepared and served in the
Womcns' building by the faculty Of
The Domestic Science department Of
one Of the state normal schools. Tho
boys will be in charge of the same
management as in former years. AMI
the board VIII spare no pains in max.
ing thcm comfortable ard giving ,hcin
a profitable and pleasant week.
This Is great opportunity for some
young man Of ambition TO SOC tho
greatest fair Of the middle west. 90 hc.
come acquainted with H. great re-
sources. TO form friends among ono
hundred Of the best Young mon uf the
state and to learn from the hest in
structors the state affords who viii
be- employed TO give lectures and dem.
onstrations to the young men OF tho
school during the week.
The program this year. consisting
n' demonstrations Of war activities
aud war equipment. arcoplancs. trench
warfare, etc, make /, especially at
trnctivc for young men with good rcd
American blood in their veins.
The dates Of the fair are August
10 90 L.. The examinations will be
given and the selection made BY Coun-
~ Superintendent Mrs Alberta Green
Murphy. and chairman Of the county
Council Of Defense. Mr.. e. D. Iook,
at the court house in Oregon, July 6,
at 1890 u. m.
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-07-05

and chickens were killed by the doz-
ems and were piled In rows. One man
who was in a cave in perfect safety
looked out 10 note the progress Of the
storm and was instantly killed. Sew
eral persons were carried long dis
tanccs and deposited on the ground
again unhurt.
The contemplated action Of the
Cnionvillc city council in raising the
electric light rates from ~ 10 IL cents
has been forbidden by the State Board
of Public Utilities, at least, until u
hearing Is held in the case.
For it, main streets plattsburg
has ordered 10000 gallons of oil mt
a price of - cents IA gallon, and has
engaged the firm that has just finished
oiling Smithvillo's streets to apply the
oil at n cost of Ia cents "A gallon.
Rather than destroy the ncs,ful
of prairie chicken eggs that he found
in the field where he was blowing. J.
NJ. Rainwatcr, near Kirksvillc. care
fully removed the eggs. carried them
home and put them under "a domestic
hen. Every one Of the eleven eggs
has Matched. and now this hen has a
real problem before her.
Worth county threshcrmcn. ac-
cording TO the Grant City Times. have
agreed TO thrcsh for the following
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-07-05
NORTHWEST MISSOURI NEWS
The Most Important News Condensed
From the Leading Papers, by
A. A. Jeffrey.

When an elderly woman and her
blind son appeared on the streets Of
Galatin and the blind boy played
plaintively on a violin. the public part
ed with their small change, says the
North Missourian, only to be disil-
lusioned later when the pair, accom-
panied by a big, prosperous man, drove
up to local filling station in a motor
truck rugged out for camping, and
took on a generous supply of gasoline
and inquired the way to the next good
town"
An elopement and wedding Of the
strangest possible sort is reported by
Editor Ficklin in the Maysville Her
aid II all happened in the intense
heat of high summer on a day when
the ice plant at Maysvilc broke down
and the ice man failed to patrol the
streets as usual. The first intimation
that an clopeMcnt was taking place
came to DR.. Rutherford VIXEN his wife
called him on the phone and said;
Find the ice man; the butter Is run
ming down the street TO meet the tar
coming up the street" And the heat
was 80 intense. adds ficklin. that the
union cou,u NOT DC pre'cnteu'
-Dehaip county threshcrmcn
ngreeu 10 cnarge cents u pushci ior
tnresnihg oa's ana CENTS oushei ior
WHEAT
The bus line between Maysvillc
and 81. Joseph Is busted. II ran only
"a few days, says the Dekalb County
Herald. then the novelty wore of and
the venture was abandoned.
--Becausc he attended 50 ably to his
trade at home, 1arkio man now trav-
els all over the corn belt, enjoying a
wide reputation and a profitable pat
ronagc in rather unique line OF work.
Two or three years ago Doc station
took the contract to erect, equip with