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The Springfield herald., 1918-05-03
hence wanted to give the horse

hence wanted to give the horse
to her.
A posse was at once organized
to hunt for the said Billy. For
weeks and weeks they would
hear that he was here and then
there, but always when posse got
there lie was somewhere else.
Billy's mother and step father
lived out in the edge Of the ce-
dars, and one day positive infor-
nation was received that Billy
was there, and that a posse GET
ting there that night could get
him.
Accordingly a mounted posse of
about twenty men about mid
night rode up to the house and
called. The posse apparently be-
ing short of generalship and war
tactics. the first thing they
knew Billy was mounting his
horse a short distance from the
house, and the horses feet were
Gathering on The turf.
AS soon as the discovery was
made, twenty bullets whizzed
through the air in Bllly's direc-
ton. but Billy and his horse were
both unharmed, and the posse
came back home. feeling cha
grinned at the way they had
mummixed things up.
Once more it came to pass
that Billy was here and there,
and then here and there, and
then here and there. Often he
would stay in some dugour when
the occupant was temporarily
away, and invariably on such oc-
casions would cook his meals, sit
down and read and smoke, sleep
comfortably in the fellows bed.
and then in the morning leave a
note thanking the host for his
kindness, and ride away before
the day had broken.
Billy again next week.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-03
Regnier

Mr.. and Mrs e. A. Thomas.
visited Miss Morley Hurlhurt.
Pauline White had the bad luck
to lose a COW.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morey Hulburt
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Frantz Sun
day evening.
Stinson Bros. are branding
their calves this week. They
have fine lot of calves this
spring.
Mr.. Hallock sold Mr.. Easley
some bulls last week. Mr.. Hal
lock has a good bunch of bulls
for sale.
Clarke Lutes and Marion
Wilson took their broomcorn to
Lamar last week. Burnham
Austin went along with a load
for Mr.. Lutes. They returned
Sunday, bringing back corn and
cake for Stinson Bros.
We have been informed tina,
Geo. Baker has been taken to the
hospital at Wichita TO be operat
! ed Oh Cor appendicitis. We are
hoping for his early recovery ane
| safe return home.
! Loyd Brown sold his team Of
mules to Bart Hancock, and Mr.
Brown then boue ht a team o
mules of Mr.. Oliver.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-03

In order that it will be some
ones definite business to look
after the proper entertainment OF
the boys called to the colors, and
believing it to be fittingly appro-
pirate, Cap Hagerman assures
us that the Red Cross will here
after make it a part of its official
duty, and will attend to the mat.
ter,
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-03
have it for a relic.

nave IL loE u Tellc.. ..a
Our band, the 341st, is maxi
ing q tour ont in Colorado now.
Our regimental Colonel is with
them. One of our boys. II. F.
Lecrone, is home now-got dis
charge. He was married man
with wife and two childre. II
Never claimed any exemptions.
We boys sure hated to see him
come to camp. and was glad when
he got his discharge; but he was
a true American. He hated to
leaye us, but was not an able
bodied man.
When l was home on my fur
Tough, I found out that we We're
getting the benefit of the wheat
less and meatless days and that
the people were glad to help US
in that way.
Gen. Pershing believes in feed
ing his men well. He says hun
cry army cannot win a war.
Our regiment is called the Col
orado regiment. About 80 per
cent are Colorado boys. Gov.
Gunter visited our regiment
some time AGO and ate supper
! with our battery.
We have "a new recruits with
US now. We sure did laugh at
them at first but could just look
back six months and see our
selves; but they are learning fast
by mixing with us.
Some of us are going over to
! the Y. M. G. A. to church, so
will close, wishing all the best OF
luck. and hoping we boys may
be with you next year at this
time.
/ AS ever, the same
Pri't. VIM. e. Dunivan, ~
Battery F, BAL Field A.
Camp Funsten, kans.
lear Mr.. konkel:-
! sure would liked to have seen
:, you when I was out there, but l
came back by Elkbsrt. When
we cross the pond, 1 will drop
You 4 line ur Two. Luck t. you
ali.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-03
NORTH FLATS .-as-.s

I. R. OXenreider has been as
sessing is this part this week.
Allene and Maude Shiflet are
expected home from Lamar the
first of the week,
Miss Mamie Scott is working
at Chas. Roachs', taking care OF
that new soldier.
A. L, Smart returned from his
visit in the cedars Wednesday,
Ray will return soon with the
cattle.
Most everybody is preparing
their ground for planting.
Arthur and Lynn Bickford
made a trip to the cedars this
week.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-03
Graft 1880.

Bryant Scarborough is farming
Leo. Hutchinson land on ac-
count of Leo being in the service.
. Mrs. Eddy has been very
i'll the last Week. but is reported
much better now. The party at
McCoy's Friday night was well
attended.
Mr.. Ward returned to his
al aim, so the surveyors could find
bis lines while in the neighbor-
HOOD.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-03

w. M. Stewart the first Of the
week received an honor flag for
Springfield, and one each for
Two Buttes and Stonington.
Also one for Baca county. These
honor flags are donated to each
county and +own in the state 60
ing over its quota of the 3rd LiD-
erty bonds, which was done in
all above cases.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-03
CLYDE ASH.

Frank Davis and Henry Fagg
havled their broomeorn to Lamar
last week.
Mrs. Wray is home from the
hospital at Lamar and is as well
as could be expected.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kirken-
dall9called at Mrs. Klaus last
Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. George kirkendall left
the first of the week for visit to
Fmporia. with the Fl .. Smiths
in their car.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-03
PILOT POINT ..-.-~

John Hickcox went to Lamar
Sunday.
Several of the neighbors fixed
Mr.. Harris's pump Tuesday.
Anthony went to Two Buttes
the first of the week.
Clifford Harris went back to
Kansas Tuesday, after a short
visit with home folks.
s. L. HickcoX planted some
corn this week.
Rev. Dean will preach at Pilot
Point on the 5rd Sunday at 8
o'clock.
A large crowd out to Sunday
school Sunday.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-03
EXCEPTION
TO EDITORIAL.

~ Following = the editorial com.
planned of. in Eerald of April 10:
Roosevelt says a pronounced
sympathizer of Germany should
either be shot or sent to the pen
fo- twenty years. He doesn't
say, but we presume as a precau
tionary measure he would favor
shooting him first"
Konantz, Colo., April %. 1918
Editor Springfield Rerald:-
l notice in your last issue you
quote from Roosevelt that all pro-
Germans should be shot. and you
"presume" that he is in the same
class and should be shot also.
lam not Roosevelt man, but
/ I believe in giving the devil his
dues, and to an ordinary citizen
it would appear that you were
pnilty of gross ignorance or po-
litical prejudice of the ranxest
kind.
lam an American who expects
to give his life for his country.
I guess tn 1t is test enough of a
mans loyalty, isn't it? Well, l
hope I am not so narrow minded
that 1 can't recognize American
ism regardless of politics.
There are men of your idea in
both great parties whose loyalty
goes just as far as their politics,
and no further. America doesn't
need such men. Since you seem
to devote so much time and space
10 Roosevelt, perhaps you would
not object to answering a few
questions:
First. Will you show any word
or action of Roosevelt's that is in
sympathy with Germany? Please
quote any utterance he has made
favoring Germany.
Second. Would Il pro-German
encourage his four sons to fight
against Germany7
Third. If Roosevelt is pro-
German, why did the democratic
party tell us ten years ago that
we'd have been in war had Ted
dy been president? Would the
Ksiser's friend declare war upon
him no sooner than his enemies?
Fourth. Has Roosevelt CRITICS.
ed Wilson for declaring war or
not doing ii sooner?
Now, Mr.. Editor, if you want
some pro-German utterances Of
those opposi'g war with Germany
| can furnish them, and don't
suppose I'd have to go much fur
ther than your files of two years
ago for that. for about that time
you were probably engaged in
telling the people that IF Teddy
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-03
DERSCNS
StOrjes md Incidents
Or Old Boston
L and the Old Days
Billy the Kid
BY the Wrif er

down from the clouds, so far as
ANYTHING was known of his COM
ing. But he didn't. Instead he
came up out of No Mans LanG,
and, like unto all other notorieties
from that part of the world. vas
known as a COW boy.
About this time it came to be
kind of policy of Boston to osy
special honor to those so-called
COW boys, and Billy became con-
sequently as kind of step BROTH
er t. the town.
For many moons Billy came
and would be in Boston a
short or long time, and then
would be absent a short or long
time
During this time we don't pre-
snme tina. he had much money
with him, and probably very Of
ten not any; and where he got
what he did have, Boston neith-
er knew or stopped to care about.
In the course of time the town
was duly incorporated; and Bill
ly then having become one of the
fixtures of the town, he was offic-
tally made the marsha; of Boston.
We are not certain of the re-
muneration, but believe it was
$1,000 per month. However. as
it turned out it was immateria'
whether it was $1,000 or $100. 90,
as the paw was in script, which
proved in the end to be the same
thing as so many blank, pieces Of
paper.
AS marshal Billy did as well as
anyone, and in some cases appar.
emily displayed fearlessness in
making certain arrests that made
him subject CT admiration.
Probably scores of times Billy
disarmed the drunken desperate
Newt Brady. whom we men
toned in a former article, and
some other COW boys also.
For long time after being APP
pointed as marshal. Billy stayed
with his knitting; but gradually
he began to drop out of town,
and then back again--as in the
first place. probably partly caus-
ed by his nature. and partly by
the depreciation to entire worth
lessneSs of the script with which
Dhe was paid for his services.
In the course of ime, we be-
lieve after his becoming marshal,
Boston got the information that
for some youthful indi>cretion
Billy the Kid had served an APP
premiership in a reform school.
Howe, er, that having been some
depreciation of his minor days.
it was passed over as having been
lived down.
Farther along in the course of
time, an occasional horse came
up missing, and sill further
along 1t became known that Billy
had gone into the business.
1t came about in this way: Bill
ly had a girl a couple of hours
ride out of town, and one day one
of the missing horses was found
at her place. Upon being ques-
toned, the girl said Billy had
made her present of the horse.
The girl herself was innocent
in the matter. The horse at that
time wasn't worth over $40. 90 Or
$50. 90, and Billy explained to her
that he was going away, and
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-03
CAMP FUNSTON


4-2O-'1s.
Dear Friends and Readers Of
the Herald
/, We are still in the U. S. A; !;
but don't know just how long we
will be, for we are almost ripe
now, and raring to go.
| have made my last visit to
dear old Baca county for some
time. OF course l hope it won't
be long till We boys can all come
home for good. but that can't be
for while.
Our commanding Gen. Wood is
back with US again. He was ov-
er in France, and was in some of
the battles. Got wounded, but
is o. K. now, and ready to show
those animals of Cermany's what
the Sammies can do when We get
over there and start to policing
up.
That word police as used in
the army is different than at
home. We have kitchen police.
or K. p. dinner police, stable
police. and police up around the
barracks, whose duty is to pick
up cigarette stubs, orange peel
ings and trash. Well. anyway.
we can do a keen job policing on
the Huns.
Itook dinner with the other
Baca county boys last Sunday.
They are doing grand work. AL
are o. K. and on the job.
Well, I must tell you that 8 Of
your boys helped fire the first
common of the s9th division-Ear
Kaufman, w. D. Dunivan anc
myself. Our battery got to can
non practice first. There are
three regiments of artillery here
Each has six batteries which
consist of four cannons each.
The colonel picked old Battery
| F.. to show the others low it was
done. So wa ate our breakfast
at 5:15 a. 10. last Monday and
fetsstea. tsAne. INV 4
| the camp followed. as there wa
many a fellow like myself that
had never heard a cannon.
We began firing at 0 n. t. Oul
gun being No. 1, we got g frs,
shot. q. w. Evans was - the
fourth one, so there we foul
| of US Baca boys on the firing
line. Il sure was fun to see US
stick cotton in our ears; but we
got SO used to it that we would
only open our mouths just a lit
tie. and the sound would not
bother US.
We were to fire only the one
day, then two other batteries
were to fire a day apiece; but we
did so well that the colonel let III
fire the three days. We sho
2,20o yards over a bill and tor
up trenches and targets of al
, kinds. Our officers sure wer'
pleased with their boys. The,
said we vent to it just like ole
veterans.
We are proud that oar batter.
fired the first canon in the s9tl
Division, and we three | 3aca boy
that helped to fire the first one
We sure feel big, and W can g
into the battlefield Il lughing
and as steady as we di d Whe
practicing.
l sent waterproof cap off tn
first shell that was shot, home
so that when l come hom e l ca
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-03

The state Sunday school con-
vention will be held at Denver
May ID, Is and 16. Lodging and
breakfast free. Bacl should be
represented at this convention.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-03

Capper's Weekly keeps right
on pounding away at the war-hog
profnteers, apparently in defiance
of Two Buttes' Wall.Street Sem
tinel. Probably it would be we'll
for Jones to serd T., Capper a
marked COPY.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-03

Eat 'em up!" is the Yankee
war cry as they go into action
against the Huns; and our word
for it, when the Americans are
over there in sufficient force
that is just what they'll do.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-03

When canning times come, the
food administration of this state
has arranged to lift the present
embargo on sugar, and to allow
what is actually needed for can
ming purposes, upon signing a
declaration that it is for can
ming purposes.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-03

That the battle that has been
raging on the west front the
past two fortnights is the Begin
ming of the German Waterloo is
just as certain as that the battle
is now raging. A Waterloo un-
der modern conditions of war.
fare isn't a thing of a day, but =
point at which the fate of a man,
a nation or a cause is seen by the
hand writing on the wall. AZ
said before, its the German Wat.
erloo-if they fail to break thru.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-03

Baca county is still lacking a
whole lot of being over the top. "
Our quota of War Stamps is
S4S, $50, and this has to be raised
before we are out of the trenches.
The War Stamps e now here,
and the campaign for pushing
their sale is now on,
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-03
GETTING AHEAD
Columbia City, Ind.

Columbia City, Ind.
April % 1918.
Editor Springfield Herald:-
Find enclosed check for $500
to pay subscription on Spring
field Herald till April 1, 1920.
Best wishes for Baca and Colora-
do. Too wet, damp and cold here.
Yours truly,
H. A. Willer,
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-03

Hon. John Shafroth is out with
an announcement that he will
ask the voters of the democratic
party at the primaries for an in
dorsement for a second term as
United States senator. The sen
ator has the Herald's consent to
make the race, and we have no
doubt that Baca democrats will
be with him almost solidly.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-03

Under the CAPTION of Make
profits fight" Cappers Weekly
says that. war profits last year
added 5000 new millionaires to
the 1896 We already had, and
brought to ten of them incomes
exceeding $5,0OO.OO year
EACH"
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-03

Liberty measles have once
more got into the fret trenches
of Springfield This is about
the third or fourth time during
the past year. Later: They are
not Libe, ty messels. but the reg
lar. old. d.fashinn+d kind.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-03

Amounts subscribed for bonds
-Ston;ngton 1880. Two Bnttes
%, $50, First State Bank $18. 050
Farmers State Bank l,650.
Total $45, 900. There will be
more.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-03

On the Herald bulletin board
every day you will find war dis
patches received by way of pos
tai telegraph-the latest news
from the west front. The dis
patches are posted for the pub
lie.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-03

At the D. G. D. meeting Wed.
nesday night q great deal of bus
mess was transacted. and among
other things the secretary was
requested to collect tie annual
fees of $500 from the D. G. D.
members.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-03

1.-THE Two Buttes flour rises
the best and makes the best
bread of. any flour we have had
for many years" that's what
the EDITORS house-keeper said af-
ter trying the said flour num-
ber of times. We are consequent
ly predicting a grand popular
ity for the Two Buttes -four at
home-and gradually abroad.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-03
REILLY

II our good Konantz friend
could read as wee as he can write,
the letter he inld have written
would have bea, commendatory
rather than one of criticism.
Why, if Roosevelt had seen that
little editorial sQuib, he would
have said" bet your life."
The trouble With A. 2. w. is
that he gets tsseled up on the
, syntax of his prdpouns. We pre-
sumo A. E. w. nust have read
the editorial thisEay: he [Ger-
man sympathizsfg doesn't say so
but we presume Is precaution-
ary measure heTeditor] would
favor shooting him Roosevelt
first. III
As to the qusstions-nobody
would stop to call Roosevelt pro-
German or anything else not
American. s~ s.eefq Il
What the Heald honestly be-
lieves Roosevelt 3 be guilty OF is
making use of tho war situation
to feather his owl. political nest.
Our critic vii, remember that
Roosevelt once sbbed his best
! friend and his p&fy for what he
had said he vopldn't have, 90
that we may ha Excused II we
are somewhst sinl ot BIZ
motives In eris.e1zfn3 the Wilson
administration in his avowed de-
sire of speeding up the war"
! Was Roosevelt honest in criti-
cisinv his friend-and then stab.
bing both the friend and the par,
ty?-At the last election he was
ready to join hands with those
"psrch climbers" and back win.
dow artists" that he stabbed.
and to run on the platform for
which avowedly he stabbed
them.
If he was honest then, he was
woefully mistaken in his judge
ment-either then or four years
later; and in either case he
wouldn't be safe man to follow
at time when old Bill Kaiser
would give millions of dollars for
any kind ofcriticism to tear down
the Wilson war administration.
and any administration succeed.
ing him.
We believe our friend is righ:
in dropping politics-to a certain
extent. Indeed, our criticism OF
Roosevelt has been for playing
polftics-at a time the life of the
nation may be ieoparded by po.
litlcal games tending to create
distrust of the government.
1t doesn't matter whether the
critic is a democrat, republican,
or what not, he is doing his
country q sorry service when
shouting his criticisms from the
house tops, whether he is doing
it for political purposes or any
other purposes.
If we want Germany to win
this war, we shoula tear down
the commander in chief; but we
don't. so our idea is and your
idea is that
This is no time for Conway
cabals.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-03

The Baptist Prct"acted meet
ing at the court house closed
Sunday. The attendance was
only moderately good, but the
interest was excellent and much
good resulted. The methodists
will now shell the trenches of sin
and thus smite the crust in
which Sp'gfield is encysted-as
per announcement. Elsewhere.
The Springfield herald., 1918-05-03

The Herald is laboring this
week under the handicap of half
a dozen measleites in the family.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-17
CAPT. DAVIDSON SPENT HUNDREDS "I Certainly Struck the Right Thing When l Got
 This Tanlac''

Caut. J. A. Davidson, one of the pest known conductors in the employ or the Memphis Railway company, resio- ing at 633 Marshall avenue, Memphis Tenn. is very enthusiastic over the merits of Tanlac.
 "I suffered for five or six years Wl.l stomech trouble and indigestion, salo Captain Davidson. My food would sour and ferment in my stomach ana form gas that made me miserable. | was so nervous that I could not ,get any rest or sleep and in spite or all the medicines I took-and l spent hundreds of dollars for them-l got worse all the time until I thought l would have to give up my run.
 T certainly struck the right tnins when I got this Tanlac. The change in my felings is just wonderfui. l couldn't tell that I had ever had in- digestion, by the way I feel now. ] have the biggest kind of an appetite, just can't eat enough to satisfy me and nothing disagrees with me The nervousness has left me entirely and I sleep like a log at night, and am feeling like a new man. All my friends and acquaintances are talking apou' my wonderful improvement"
 Tanlac is sold in Birmingham ex- clusively by Eugene Jacobs Drug store and Patton-Pope Drug Co.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-17
COLUMBUS, MISS.

Columbus, Miss, November f-(Spe- cial.) l.)-Columbu has gone lover the top in the united war work campaign, having already subscribed s12,730,
 while the total allotment for the city
 was only s7000. The quota for the en-
 tire county is s1i,000, but as commit
 tees in rural communities have not yet
 submitted their reports 1t is not known
 just what the total subscriptions out side of Columbus amount to.
 Of the $12.730 collected in Columbus,
 $6000 was secured by two teams com
 posed of business men, one represent
 ing the army and headed by s. B.
 Street. Jr., and the other representing
 the navy, with F. P. Phillips as com mander while $4330 was secured at the Mississippi Industrial institute and col
 lege, 5000 at the city schools and $1400
 by the ladies' committee.
 Employees of local concerns have re-
 sponded literally to the request of tho
 Hon. P. w. Maer, the director of tho campaign, that each subscribe one days pay to the fund. Among the
 employees of various establishments who responded to this request are those of the Tonbigbee Cotton mills, the Southern railway shops and the Columbus Lumber company. Employees of the Ches Davis tent show, which is playing a weeks engagement here, also donated one weeks wages oNthe fund. R. F. Aston died at his home short distance north of Columbus yesterday, his death having resulted from pneu- | monia The attack was not, however, preceded by influenza, as has been the case frequently recently when people have died from the effects of pulmo- nary trouble. Deceased was 39 years old and is survived by his widow and sew cral children. A brief funeral services | were held at the family home, con- ducted by the Rev. T. E. Gregory, pas-
 tor of the Central Methodist church, after which the body was taken to Macon, Miss. for interment.
 l A great deal of interest is beina
 manifested in the football game which | is to be played between teams repre- senting the Mississippi A. and M. col lege and Payne field at the latter place on Thanksgiving day, and it is expected that football enthusiasts from every section of the state will be in attendance.