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The Springfield herald., 1918-10-04

We have seen some good DEM
ocrats shake their heads at the
thought of candidate for rapre-
sentative on their ticket whose
record shows that he has voted
against nearly all the important
measures the administration so
earnestly urged as necessary to
protect our homes and our ma
ton; they show dis gust at the al
lance OF the party with the N. Z.
LIS, which advocates a doctrine
they can't endorse - electoral.
-Sendiuel.
In explanation of the above,
TO give it iucldity and make it un-
derstahdabie, when the import
ant meas ures aforesaid came up
in the conference of the Westo!a
N. p. LIS and the 'Try-State
Broomcorn. association, Of which
twain Sam Dean was an honor
airy member, he then and there
did cast his vcte ternipst said
measures.
Then again. at a conference
nesting of the Westola Ball Nice
and The grangers of Pretty Prai-
rie, Of which Sam De an was the
umpire of both games, he must
another time have put his big
foot down on the inpo rtant meas
ures in controversy.
Again, at conference OF the
N. P. l.. organizers and the
N. p. L. e. rs = so mewhere in
the jungles of the east end" said
Representative must again have
conspired with the powers of
darkness and ca st his vote
against,all civilizing influences as
well az all the iml prtant meas
ures aforesaid.
. We presume at !. least this Is the
how Of it. as S;am Dean never
was in any ,ther deliberative
body where D could have an OPP
portunity to cast his vote either
for or again st anything.
Probably though Jones has
some insi' ~ info.mation.
The Springfield herald., 1918-10-04

~ Will send list of names of
Ba61s county boys that have all
besnsiD some company all the
way We are thankful for the
oppbttuuity of being together,
andwe trust that We may all re-
turn to the states without a
wound. So far only one of tie
Back boys met death. his name
hstuR Braiting p. Mitchell. The
ItoNee of our Baca boys are
qOfp. Harmon A. Tabor, Corp.
Roy E. Nelson, Pvt, Henry Do
Ion, Pvt. Chas. S, Threewitt,
Corp. William Ii. Lackey, Pvt.
RoASteen, Pvt. Nose Chambers.
THIS little bunch of Baca coun-
ty boys friendship will never
cease. We are engaged in the
greatest war ever known. 1t is
some experience for a young
man, but Il dangerous one. lam
writing this letter sitting in the
firstline trench. and MY writing
desk is very poor. With best
wishes to all Baca county people,
we rema,n\ "Somew h ere in
France
Corp. Harman A. Tabor
Corp. Roy E. Nelson,
Pvt. Lee Sands, Inf. BIT. Inf.
The Springfield herald., 1918-10-04

John E. Martin, candidate in
the primaries for congress on the
democratic ticket, has come out
against Keating.N and thereby
demonstrates the wisdom of the
"hand picked" democrats in turn
ing him down. Our idea is that
Martin is simply going in to dig
his grave deep enough so that he
can never get out.
The Springfield herald., 1918-10-04

There has been wonderful
change in the war stu alton dur
ing the last week Bulgaria bag
ged-Iurkey will be before many
moons-likely at any time. It is
now certain that the war can t
last longer than another year,
with the chances of unl Xpected
ard sensational events any time
during the interim.
The Springfield herald., 1918-10-04

,es the buyers have been, odss,ns
and paying. then M factssA 70
you doesn't mean &h3thinS:.
What "a lit it means so ~ o..e.s,s :.
They know vixen theys-plAstt
that they will have a sure mar-
ket for their brush, and that they
won't be at the mercy Of intFlsu-
ing buyers. gSe
They will know that what they
will get for their hrash 10 what
it will bring made into brooms-
that they viii get the broom val
ue of their brush instead Of a buy.
er's value Of it.
Just what it costs to make o
ten of brush into brooms and
what a ton of brush will net when
made into brooms is told in 9
circular gotten out by the associ-
alton, and thstcan be secured by
calling at the Herald Office. or by
sending a three-cent stamp.
Next week the question of when
payments will be made on brush
will be taken up and considered.
As this is one of the most inter
esting things in connection With
the factory's management. you
will wapt to be sure You get the
next weeks issue. HS
The Springfield herald., 1918-10-04
A New RailwayLine
E. May Be Promoted


Last week Atty. Bodle OF
Meade. Kansas, and IL banker
friend OF Chicago-Geo. 4Ander-
son, were III Springdeldr7really
to come cover the territory Of
what the banker is con sidering
for the promotion OF Il rail line
from Liberal, kan,il., to Spring,
field Cjbl6h - ~
1t cane about in this wise: NJ.
Bodle by mean, of "a map had
been talking to his banker visi,-
or ab1ut what he considers the
nest new rail-line proposition in
the United States, got bin inter
ested epuugh to want to go over
the proposed route on tour of
Inspection, whici, they they did
last week. Ian ling here last Fri
day.
MIR. Anderson, after coming
over the route, was sufficiently
impressed with both the impor-
lance of the line and the lay of
the country to say that he would
20 back to Chicago TO work up
the project ut that end of the
line. ..5suu.
He believes he can interest his
fellow Chicago bankers, and sue
ceeding, they will survey the
route and then arrange with the
settlers on the route 20 assist
something i'll accordance with
the benefits derived from the
line. ""
As we see it now, line from
Liberal here would beat any 9th
er line that could be built into
Springfield. 1t would have the
Rock Island and the New Gulf
road at une east terminal, would
tap the Santa Fe AT Hugoton,
and all the way would come. over
the richest agricultural belt in
the whole southwest. li'gn'
The line AS now considered
would come by way OF Hugoton,
Richfield, Stonington and Villas,
with the object III view. of nlIii.
mately going IN goTrinjdad. AS
now being consid yed. however,
Springfield for The present would
be the western termiaus. "'r.
The Herald adviatd Mr.. An
derson that as soon ~ they We're
\ready for Us to make , move at
| this end OF the line Springfield
would cali meeting and wou d
proceed to push !he enterprise
/ by doing atl il coui9 to assist j.
the reads promotion.
Meantime The Herald "@iil Keep
in touch with the other END of
the line to keepi's readArs post
| ed.
The Springfield herald., 1918-10-04

The Campo Enterprise-man
eating tiger of the -jungles of
Campo, with fire in it's eyes and
jaws expanded. came out of the
brakes last week to make the an
nouncement that it is tired OF
"beans. and is going to munoh h
awhile on the iuiciest parts of
certain wardens held responsible
for the bean diet, to- wit, name
ly-Shafroth of Denver, Keating
Of Pueblo, and Beavers Lon"
of Lamar. Meantime it might be
well for the good people of Cam
po to keep indoors until this
''bean-fed' animal has satiated
it's appetite and returned again
to its lair in the jungles.,
The Springfield herald., 1918-10-04
JONES VS.. EsA

What the Wall Street .j9hLineI
Man Saw while Being Pilot
e! by the Interests up the
River Of No Doubt to the
Happy Hunting Grounds,
Where Nonpartisan Organic
ers Cannot Enter, and q. u.
Marks Will Be No More.
The Springfield herald., 1918-10-04

$55,050 is Baca's quota of the
4th Liberty bond money to be
raised. You are not asked to
give it, however, but to loan il
and on the best security the
world affords. t-..r.7
The Springfield herald., 1918-10-04

Jones will score on the Her.
aid this week-those patentees
published the names Of the Baca
registrants last week. Really
however, he ought to have a
chance to let ont a yell once il a
while. d sod
The Springfield herald., 1918-10-04
.ERSONS S.l
JStOries md Incidents
old Boston
I And the Old Days
"A Few Personal Stories.
Amusing Themselves
:. ~ With Six Shooters
BY the Writer


of Boston in the World Office last
Saturday it was resolved that
there be no more shooting on the
streets, and thorough arrange
ments were effected to prevent
Il Anyone so shooting will suf-
far the full peralty of the state
Law, which is not less than Sl0o,
and Imprisonment if ordered, in
.addit y ~ what. hne the city
may impose. A hundred men
have determined that the law be
enforced, and hereafter whoever
shoots on the street will pay his
city fine, and then go to Trinidad
to settle up with the state
World, Dec. %, 1887. y
1t was in the early spring of
1887 that the writer ambled into
a saloon on North Main street.
when a scene presented itself
that well illustrates the good
times habits of some boys who
seem to think that the gun is
good thing to celebrate with.
There were about dozen Of
them in the room, one Or two at
the bar, the othersloafing, One
of them was twirling his gun on
his finger, another one was rest
ing with his arm on the bar and
the gun in his hand. and all had
been doing a little hooZing, some
more and some less. y
The firse striking thing was a
perceptable odor of burnt gun
powder in the room-evidence
that the boys mad been celebrat-
ing.
The second noticeabla thing
was the perforated appearance
of the walls and ceiling-evidence
that the celebrating had been by
seeing who could shoot the most
holes in the ceiling and upper
part of the walls. AS we now
recall tile perforated appearance
of the ceiling, we would say that
probably 100 bullets had been
sent to that part of the room.
The shooting mentioned in the
quotation was mostly wild, ran
dom shooting ct the stars at
night time-done just for the
pleasure of hearing the guns
popping.
Or course the Jennings boys
mostly John and Forney, We're
in the shooting games, and some
of the COW boys from the river,
and about three or four Others,
At this time we can't say
whether the meeting of the citi-
zens in the World office had any
effect or not, but presumably
any way it did no harm.
Captain Parrot
]. B., j. B. Jr., and Robt Par
rott of Greensburg, Kans., have
located claims nine miles south
east and will soon have up their
houses. j. b. is an old-time
Kansan, having resided in that
state over thirty years. He and
Y
The Springfield herald., 1918-10-04
Grand View ----.

Robert Mccullough aud wife
were Saturday night visitors a.
w. M. Hankius.
ID ". Babcock and Arthur
Garvie tnade1. trip to Springfield
Friday -,>s; r.a
l.. T. Per, y = family ate
Sunday dinner wl... = B. Clap
and family.
Will Hapcocls and wife Cley-
ton came in Sunday to visit IS
mother Il short viii and ieip
gather the crop.
p" Fay Mccoy spent Friday night
with Ollie Hawking.
The Springfield herald., 1918-10-04

See the announcement else
where OF Judge McChesney and
Judge HollenDeck for district
judges, also of Judge Ross and
Judge Bell. 10y
The Springfield herald., 1918-10-04

Nos. and 2 Of the Colorado
Leader have reached our desk! 1t
IS Nonpartisan organ, and is
faithful expounder of Nonpar-
tisan principles.
The Springfield herald., 1918-10-04
A telegram Tuesday evening

A telegram Tuesday evening
informed US that VIM. H. Lackey
OF Stonington was wounded that
morning in France. No particu-
lars. The war though is being
brought closer home. and is thus
a distinct call to back the boys
by buying liberty bonds.
The Springfield herald., 1918-10-04
ZION!

Frank Kidder seeded broom
corn Saturday the first done in
this neighborhood.
Cal Thompson and sons pulled
a piece of broomcorn last week
on the Frank Smith place for
Wagner,
The Simpsons have company
this week, couple of ladie, from
Kansas. We did not learn their
nomes.
Harve Kidder bought a carri-
age from Walter Rockhill.
Everything sold well at the
Dillon sale, but the crowd was
small at the Robbins sale and
the cattle sold cheap. We are
sorry for the loss.
Most everyone is pulling
broomcorn OF SOWING wheat this
week.
The Springfield herald., 1918-10-04

But don't let the splendid war
news Of the last week lull you in
to the belief that it's "all off. "
The chances are 1t will be all
off" about this time next year
barring possible revolutions.
The Springfield herald., 1918-10-04

Elsewhere will be>found a let
ter from Baca county boys who
have received their baptism of
shell fire. The man who can
read that letter and then close
his purse strings and walk away
without theeding the Cal! for funds
to back those boys, must be cal
lous to all sense Of patriotism,
and discredits his American citi-
zenship. Those who have should
think of those boys and buy to
the limit. Columbia is calling;
democracy is calling; the boys in
the trenches are calling;-will
you respond? Later-One of the
boys named in the letter was
wounded the first of this week.
The Springfield herald., 1918-10-04

The spedometer registers 127 l. 5
miles from Springfield to Trini-
dad,ana 49 LIS miles from SPRING
field to Kim. Kim is forty miles
west OF Springfield and ten south.
The Springfield herald., 1918-10-04
The Dunivan letters are al
ways good. Watoh for another
one next week.

Over 100 pupils are now en-.
rolled in the Springfield schools
.as against half a dozen to doz.
en- during the middle ages.
The Springfield herald., 1918-10-04

How would you like to help
carve that Turkey, say about
Thanksgiving day? Well, all you
have 10 do is to get your carving
knife and tell Uncle Sam your
desires IN the matter,
The Springfield herald., 1918-10-04
aug, 20, 1918.

-..r .r. -Tt.f <AN6e ~ ASAO'
Springfield Herald:-snz
To surprise our mothers and
fathers and sisters and brnthers,
and hosts of friends in Baca
county, these few lines are writ
ten cf the first draft bunch, Of
which / am sure you all remem5
Der quite well. Sept. Is. 1917,
from Springfield to Camp Fun
ston. r.
We were in Funston only a
short time when an order came
for the Colorado boys to lie NOV
ed to California. which was
trip we enjoyed very much. We
landed in Camp Kearney on Oct.
20, 1918. NJ @i.tsE
We were then assigned to the
167 Inf, which was Colorado
Regiment. OF course we boys
we're surprised to he in regi-
ment of our own state, but sure
prond of it, and then we got un
aud did some real soldering until
the 22nd day of June, when our
commanding officer received an
order for 20 soldiers out of his
company to so over seas, and we
Baca county boys were the first
in our company that wanted to
come over, and we got to come
and we are all glad that we did
come.
We started on our jurney the
18th of June. We boys sure en-
joyed our trip on the railroad.
The RED Cross treated us in diff
ferent cities, and take it from me
we enjoyed Our Red Gross cakes
and candy. In Chicago the
church bell was ringing when
our troop train pulled in. We
sure were having some time.
We landed in New Jersey and
a few days rest was given at
Camp Merritt, when we took a
convoy ship for France. We be-
gan to get sea sick, and take it
from me we all fed the fish. By
the time we reached [place cut
out], We we're all up, so we
marched through. land girls
we're crowded along the street,
and 1 believe the old Stars and
Stripes floated over all places.
We were then moved to France.
Then a few days rest were Civ
en-, when we were assigned to
Co. 109 Inf, and then off for the
front and served o four day hitch
in a front line trench, then were
taken back of the line for rest.
We rested q few days and now
we are in froht.llne trench, the
second time. .. Germans.
The Baca boys have been un-
der shell fire for q number Of.
with our fighting spirits up, we
fear not our enemy at all. We
are going to do our bit to win the
great war, and l am sure the
Sammies will win this war.
The Springfield herald., 1918-10-04
The First Letter
-sils2 From the Trenches.

Bacs ! County 30 = S U n d e r
Shell Fire. One Gives His
Life for His Country; the
Others Fight on, More Deter
mined Than Ever to Win
,yss This War for the Rights Of
as1 Mankind. God Bless Those
d y Bows in the Trenches. s
The Springfield herald., 1918-10-04

Sure well cake feed on sub
scriptions-fodderor grain. Just
drop in and we'li talk it over.
Alma Il. Leonard authorizes us
90 announce her candidacy on the
democra tie ticket for the office
OF county treasurer. Miss Leon
ard is highly qualitled for the
place, and promises, if elected,
90 serve the county TO the best
of her ability. AL favors appre-
ciated.
It's our guess there will be a
good man on woman elected t.
the county offices in good oia
Baca on the 9TH OF November,
only some are better qualified
than others. Weigh the candi-
dates and vote for the best.
The Springfield herald., 1918-10-04

fttstti'ii.
"A. A. Davis W. IL Elkhart
Saiu day took his daughter
Ruby to the doctor she having a
pretty sore wrist. 'N..a..
Cream is fifty-siX pound how
at Elkhart. Pays to sell cream.
About 25 or 30 were at George
Blodgett's for dinner Sunday
The Dunkards bad preaching
at Happy Hollow Sunday.
Jared Benson and wife made a
trip 20 Stonington Wednesday.
Mrs. Benson had the misfortune
to have the end OF her finger
taken off while running the corn
binder DR.. Nicholson took out
some crushed bone and dressed
it and is getting along nicely.
y. W.Beeson has carried the
mail from Lam port TO Springfield
the past two weeks for Arthur
Merriot.
The Springfield herald., 1918-10-04
Happy Hollow

Crops ale looking tine but are
hoping fro will nol.i off for a.
least. couple weeks.
Mr.. Dotyl has been helping
Joe LeueI,yn oluear StoninSton
cut feed -cutting feed with
The Springfield herald., 1918-10-04

j. B., j. B. Jr.. and Robt. Par
rott of Greensburg, Kans., have
located claims nine miles south
east and will soon have up their
houses. j. b. is an old-time
Kansan, having resided in that
state over thirty years. He and
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-09
PAY YOUR OWN DUES, SAYS MAC

In refusing to permit club dues Of railroaders
to longer be paid out of the operating funds, r. r.
Director McAdoo has hit the railroad higher-ups
right where they swallow their asparagus.
h It has been matter of general, and often par
ticular, comment that when questions Of rates,
trackage brother rights came up between NUM-
cipality and railroads, chambers Of commerce,
commercial clubs and similar bodies very often
voted in friendliness with the railroad nagnates.
A large part Of the vote was cast by freight and
passenger solicitors and the smaller executive Off
GERS of the railroads whose club dues were paid
out Of the roads operating expenses"
i The operating expense money came out OF the
railroads patrons, shippers and passengers. 50
that the process virtually was to take the patrons
money and use it for effect against their NUM-
cipal interests. A double-buckle cinch according
to raw Arizona philosophy!
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-09
TREFZ. TO BRING
WAR MESSAGETO
SOUTHDAKOTANS

Aberdeen, S. D., May 9:-Edward
=. Trefz, member Of the u. S. Food
Administration which just recently re-
turned from Europe, will bring the
Food Administrations war message to
the people Of ten or more South Da-
xota cities and towns not reached by
The members of the team Of speakers
which toured the state the latter part
Of February. III .
Mr.. Trefz has attracted large aud
fences in all parts Of the country since
his return from Europe. For q num-
Der Of years he was field secretary for
the American Chamber Of Commerce
md was formerly associated with
Kansas City newspapers in an editor
ial capacity. .
The proposed itinerary for Mr.. Tretz
IN South Daktoa as announced by C.
n. Herreid, Federal Food Administers
sor for South Dakota, is as follows:
Sioux Falls, May %; Salem, May
"a; Parker, May Is; Plankington, May
g; Chamberlain, May q; Howard,
May %; Redfield, May 20, (afternoon)
Clark, May 20, (evening) Watertown,
May 80; Clear Lake, May 81; Elkton,
June l.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-09

!ner supporters against the league
The stand taken by the Times Record
II Valley City, no doubt reflects the
honest sentimnt OF thousands Of vot.
ers. It says:
This paper is not fighting the lea.
que, but 1t will not stand for socialism
that for the time being pretends to
be loyal when we know 1t is loyal be
cause public sentiment cOmpels it to
be so. AL people who are against soc,
ialism and l. w. W.'ism can rally
around the ticket nominated at Minot
regardless. of political belief. S.,
The Nonpartisans secured the sig
nature Of $4,000 or more members to
i petition asking President Wilson to
appoint L. u. Stair to the Office of
United States marshal The president
was not seriously impressed, for he
soon reappointed MarshaES J. Doyle:
Stairs appointment. says the Rug
ny Optimist, would have been about
4s appropriate as the selection of a
Hun for manager Of an orphans home
or girls"
\ "A report given statewide circula-
Ion Is to the enect that the nOnpartl'
ian controlled board Of regents has
lecreed the removal of George AZ Nc
.Tarland, president of the aVlley City
FORMAL school. The LaM0urt Chronicle
!, paper of acknowledged, influence and
standing says the removal Of Presi.
lent Mcfarland would constitute a
breach Of faith with the people, and
would engender resentment that
might prove sdisa sterous to the league
Justice J. q. Robinson continues to
lack up what he calls the official
Stacker. Referring to the work Of the
court, he says it is a matter of regret
and shame that it is fully 10 months
behind. "a Judge" he says, Seems
to think he has a perfect right to run
Of, leave his work undone and come
and 70 as he pleases. Edwin @ Tor
rey in the Minneapolis Journal. i, (
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-09
SUMMER SCHOOL AT
DICKINSON NORMAL
Session to Continue for Five
Weeks, from June "a to
July ~

P. S. Berg, conductor of the sum.
mer school term of the Dickinson
state normal school announces that
term viii open on June "a, and will
continue for five weeks until July q
six days in the week. A strong fac.
ulty has been selected from well.train-
ed, expert need normal instructors.
No tuition and no fees. The only
expenses will be for room and board.
Ali other expenses are borne by the
state.
Courses will be given in English
Grammar, English Composition, Eng
lish Literature, American History,
Civics, General History, Geography
Health and Sanitation, Agriculture,
School Management, Psychology,
Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, Music,
Primary Work, Methods in Element
airy Subjects and others.
Further information will be gladly
supplied by P. 8. Berg, Conductor,
Dickinson, N. D. ,s
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-09
SINGLE STANDARD ENOUGH

The National Voters league has gone to split
ting hairs over the fact that members Of congress
propose to make their campaigns on the simple
platform Il am loyal" There will be important
problems to solve during and after the war" says
the league, land some other standards than mere
'sef-assessed patriotism should be considered"
It won't make much difference what the candi-
dates get up for themselves in the way ofpersonal
platforms the people are going to size up candi-
dates on the standard of their loyalty, and "can"
them if they don't shine in this particular. The
war is going to last longer than the next congress
At any rate, the people are preparing for such
condition, and they want none save loyal men on
guard in the house of representatives
War is the nations business, and it cannot
have political business as usual any more than
it can other sorts, house of fools blind to every
thing save loyalty to measures for successfully
the war would be preferable to one
composed of smart Alexis puffed up with sells
Importance and determined to solve their own "in'-
portant problems even if the problems Of win
ming the war are thereby held up. We need q
congress loaded to the muzzle with loyalty to the
war business. The standard Of loyalty will suffice
for the choosing Of it.
y y ~ D. IL ~ - $50 - - ~
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-09

war time, wear the plainest cheapest styles they
can find They have to. Lose this war, and that's
lust exactly what American women will have to
do! 81
u Alas these art league prize costumes! A
prize for the designer who gets up costumes to fit
the present and threatening necessities Of this
war! A prize for the costume that proclaims 10y
atty to America and love Of our fighting boys in
Europe! There is no woman in America but would
look lovable and beautiful in such.