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The Elbert County tribune., 1918-01-18

pocket and hauled out nickel. which
he vainly attempted to insert in the
slot. This coin did not fit and he tried
again with quarter. Still no success.
Evidently this machine of the foreign
devils" required a bigger sacrifice. A
half-doilar was Forthcoming, and just
as he was inserting a folded BILL the
station agent rushed out and held his
arm.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-01-18

In the game of life good deal de-
pends on a good deal.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-01-18

Piles Cured In 6 to "a Days
Druggists efund money II PAZo OINTMENT fails
TO cure Itching Blind, Bleeding or Protrudins Filee-
E1rst application gives relief. bOc
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-01-18
Accnl,ntinn for Ii

"What makes the old fellow over
there such a croker?" 'He told me he
had a frog in his throat"
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-01-18
A Girls Denial.

"Mary, Johnny tells me that when
he went into the dining room last night
he saw Mr.. Bliff with his arms round
your waist"
What story. mammal Why, the
gas was out"
The Springfield herald., 1918-08-09
Prairie Queen ='-"--

Bean hoeing is the order of the
day. DR.. Patterson has 8 hoes
going and his beans will do to
harvest in three weeks
Had surprise on Mr.. Cotton's
folks last Friday night. and when
they all got there someone else
was surprised to fud them in
bel.
Cr"p7 ia t.is part are extre.
good. Ernest sloan is having
plenty of corn to eat now and is
also the daddy of a boy.
Mat Lynch has a new cream
separator.
Ii we get one more good rain
it will call for several new bind
ers in this part.
Henry Tibbit is in the cedars.
Hope he will get good wetting
while he is gone.
The Springfield herald., 1918-08-09
SPEAKER CHAMP CLARK
ENDORSES C0NG. KEATIN6

Speaker Champ Clark states
the case in letter to General
Joseph Fl. Maupin of Canon City
as follows:
Hon. Joseph H. Maupin,
Canon City, Colo.
My Dear Maupin;-
| have your telegraphic inquiry
about the standing, etc., of Hon,
orable Edward Keating, your
congressman | regard him as
among the very able men in the
house. He is constant in his
attendance, both in committees
ard sitting of the house. He
participates ably in the debates:
and he is not only prominent
man in the house, but he is a
growing man.
Anybody that charges him
with being pro-German and un.
American is either weak in the
upper story or very economical
Of the truth.
He is a thorough-goin Ameri-
can and discharges his duties
ably and well.
The truth is, all over the coun-
try there is lot of bullet-headea
fellows running for nomination
who are trying to pull them,
selves into office by slandering
and misrepresenting the patriot
ism of others. 1t seems to run
through the whole undertaking
crowd, from candidates for con.
stable up.
OF course it is none Of my bus
The Springfield herald., 1918-08-09

Rev. Jas. E. Davi, and family
of Kansas City. are visiting Mrs
Davis sister at Springfield Mrs.
A. R. Liggett. Rev. Davis is
the pastor Of the First Christian
church in Kansas City. Last
year he did public speaking in
the State of Nebraska for the
Third Liberty Loan. and this
year has been assigned to Colo
rado. Just what district in this
state he is to be assigned to has
yet to be determined. Mr.. Davis
has had an extensive experience
in camp and hospital life, and has
a thorough knowledge of trench
life, and consequently his ad-
dresses are valuable as well as
interesting. Rev. Davis address
ed the soldier boys on their de-
parture for camp Sunday and
Tuesday, the address Icing great
ly appreciated by both the boys
and the audie nee. Rev. Dayis
will be here until arrangements
are made for his district 4th
Liberty Lo,n campaign.
The Springfield herald., 1918-08-09
Pride

There was an ice.cream social
at Joe Caldwell's the Goth ult., in
honor of his 26tf, birthday. Sd
were present and all report a
nice time.
Lewis Stewards parents from
Port. Okla, have been visiting
him.
Miss Vera Tipton of Elkhart is
spending the week with Mrs. J.
W. Harmon.
Dee Caldwell and Miss Fern
Masemare were married Thurs
day of last week.
j. W. Harmon received word
this week that his son John had
arrived safely in France.
Charles Carr and Sam Brown,
ing went to Elkhart Thursday.
George Gepner of Junction
City. Kans., and Miss Nina Letha
Grimm of Springfield, Colo. were
joined in holy matrimony OF the
Bird inst. by Justice Emerson.
Congratulations.
The Springfield herald., 1918-08-09
UtIeyviIle l. a."

There was another Red Cross
dance at Henry Yeagars Tuesday
night. We understand the pro
ceeds were $500.
Mrs. Bray of Campo, is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. Utley,
this week.
We would like to have goc d
soaking rain in this vicinity, al
though we are having plenty of
garden beans and black eyed
peas. squashes, etc.
Roy Craft of Elder, was in our
neighborhood Tuesday on bust
ness.
We had IL hail storm here Fri.
day evening which split the fod-
der leaves considerable.
r. f. Hefner and wife of Bios.
som, Texas, are visiting their
daughter and family, Mrs. w. S.
, Goutt
j. w. Gautt and wife are visit
ing their sons, the Gautt boys.
The Springfield herald., 1918-08-09
Richards

Ben Adams purchased new
Overland car last week.
Albert Murphy and brother re.
turned Friday from a five days
trip to the mountairs. Report a
fine time.
Mrs. Jesse Turner visited Mrs.
Chas. Gisch Saturday.
Little Miss Mabel Cathrine
Maynard visited her grandpar-
ents, Merchant Mitchell and
wife, the 1st and End inst.
Turner brothers seeded broom
corn for Chas. Gisch the 3rd.
Mrs. R. P. Murphy is quite
poorly this hot weather.
Fred Collins and wife traded
in Richards the End.
The youngest son of O. p. Os-
teen was run over and knocked
down by loose horse the after
noon of the End. When picked
up he was found to have only a
few bruises on him.
Misses Nerea and Alma Turn
er visited The Misses Kiceuslsi all
day Sunday,
The Springfield herald., 1918-08-09
A COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL

We are rather surprised at our
correspondent, &c. M. ST., in
making the assertion that the
Great County Builder had never
championed, or apparently men,
toned, the good cause of 4 coun-
ty high school.
The Herald has talked high
school for five years, and during
the last year has had several ar
ticles on the subject, all the way
from paragraphs 70 close to
column lengths.
Dosen't our correspondent re-
member the eight-room high
school building the Herald has
been talking and trying to pro-
mote?
Sometime last fall we believed
that Baca county hau secured as
settler successful high.schooI
teacher, Sc we took up the cause
of high-school building in order
to make the most of the golden
opportunity.
The teacher referred to is
Miss Lena Wright, who built Ut
at Beaver, Okla. one of the best
high schools in the state. Miss
Wright has had trouble in get
ting the land here she wanted.
but now has things Strengthened
up, and will AZ once build on her
land and become :, citizen of the
county.
Rome wasn't built in a day.
1t takes time for the people to
wake up to any great enterprise,
and it will take time to put this
hip h school proposition through.
Our correspondent is on the
right track. Would we had more
such live wires in the county.
The Springfield herald., 1918-08-09
A LETTER FROM
NOGALES, ARIZ.
Co. "E' 35th Infantry,

Co. "EV 35th Infantry,
Nogales, Ari., July "a, 1918,
The Springfield Herald
1 take this opportunity to let
you all know that l am in the
best of heSlth, and hope this let
ter finds you the same.
We have been here very near
two month";, and were just get
ting acquainted nicely when yes
terday the commanding officer
here announced that we would
leave for . mobilization camp
some time after the 18th of Au-
gust.
We are alhcertainly anxious to
take that "trip across the pond
and it can't come too quick to
suit us.
We have fine bunch of Off
GERS here and hope that VIC will
he fortunate enough to keep them
in the future.
Iagain want to thank the"Wel-
come Sunday school" class for
the remem brance they sent me.
1T certainly gets dreadfully
warm here. Last Saturday the
thermometer registered 122. We
did militaryE guard on the Mexi-
can line 1aef week. and were ex-
tpAcf1eG kyNpblS as there were 2
ftuncf, ( 81 z roiitia rs rs tvef tffere th3t
were shooting it up.
| promised SO many of my
friends to write to them when l
left but ! haven't found time. so
F, take this means to write to them
all. l consider / have left many
friends there. and don't want to
have any of them to feel sighted.
| | hope 20 find every smiling
face there when return, and
you can all rest assured that you
will find me the same as when l
left.
Again thanking each and every
one in Baca county for the num-
erous favors that they have en-
| tended to me, while there and
here, l will close. Wishing you all
success and happiness, beg to
remain,
Your Friend,
Harry DaprOn.
The Springfield herald., 1918-08-09
CLYDE .-n-.

Pearces sold their broomcorr
and will deliver it in Lamar this
week.
Bill Davis left Sunday for train
ing camp.
Sam Jent threshed wheat for
Dillon, Madden, and Alice Jack
last week.
Arch Davis delivered broom
corn in Lamar last week.
Hobart Pearce expects to get
a ten days furlough and come
home to visit his parents this
week,
Floyd Pearce took Will Davis
to his home estead Sunday near
Regnier.
o. F. Thorn was in town Mon
day. Mr.. Thorn has become one
of the main springs of the Nom
pArtisSns..Aad- ia -nAytis,la arls-ia:.
terested in cleaning up the reac .
tionary legislators of this state
Atty Cole and family of Lamar
were visiting his brother Will
lard of CarrieZo last week. Will
lard has been suffering the last
wear from rheumatism, and left
the first of the week for Hot
Springs, Ark, to test the vir-
tues of their mineral waters.
The Springfield herald., 1918-08-09
Stonington

Sam Holt and wife spent Sun
day here with Il. B and family.
Rev. Hazel preached MS anoth-
er good sermon last Sunday.
Our next county commissioner.
Geo. w. Eiley. last Friday start
ed with his family for two
weeks outing in the mountains,
going by the Ford route.
The editor of the Stonington
News seemed to have gained
several pounds in weight the last
week, the result OF the good
things he had to eat at Spring
field, Elkhart, and other places
where he has business.
Bepnie Ross and wife haye re
turned from Wichita where they
have been on business. While
therd he purchased three quar-
:ers of Baca county land Of Fl. G..
Wear.
Mr.. EcKinn;s and II. X. Ellis
were at Two Buttes last week
OH business for the Colorado
State bank.
The two month old baby of
ID. Il. Rupe is very sick with very
little hopes of recovery.
| The delegates IRON Stoeington
to ihe Republican assembly at
| Sprintield were B. j. Jones, S. l.
Thompson, H. X. Ellis, Il. B.
Kerr, |. o. Eager. and James
Jeferies. Is said all tbe Boys
acted fairly good except X. B..
Kerr who left the bunch ard
hied to the country and got a
good dinner.
s. l.. THOMPSON is having a Gel
ler dug back of his store, and in
tends to build large ware house
over it.
Chas. Malm burg spent the lat
ter part of last week Of last week
on his wife's claim, looking after
| the fences and cutting few
weeds out of his crop.
ON. Spell and family moved
in their new house last Friday.
Ivan Konkei sold all his horse
DR.. Nidholson.
We hear our school board wer
cuccessful in securing the SER
OF Mrs. Mary James as principal
of ouJ school for next winter.
The Springfield herald., 1918-08-09
West PrettyP Prairie

Fred, Roy, and Pearl Morgan,
accompanied by josie Rea, left
for Oklahoma Sunday.
Chas. Medley and wife Visited
with relatives in Las Animas
county Tuesday night.
Geo. Mathews made business
trip to Lamar this week, return
ing Friday.
The West girls had dental
work done at Webb while their
father went to Holly this week.
w. A. Greathouse and family
mo.ored to Camp Cody, New
Mexico, to visit Mrs. Greenhouses
brother.
Frank Hughes came in from
Las Animas county for bis wife
and babe. They will go home
next week.
The Springfield herald., 1918-08-09
Big Flat

Hot winds lately are doing the
crops no good.
One more boy from Big Flat
will have to go to training camp
in few days-one Of the Blake
boys.
Quite number of the farmers
have gone to haulwheat to Lamar,
and coal back from Lamar for
Wheeler.
Pearl Crawford was visiting her
brother Will Sunday.
McCullum cultivated for Mrs.
Dewey a few days this week.
Harvey Locke has gone to Bent
county, his brother being very
low with pneumonia.
The Springfield herald., 1918-08-09
Diamond Ridge

We are still having hot weath-
er, out have had plenty 2f rain
so far.
Crops are looking iIlo J., ,dcse
parts.
Several of the nei... IS ate
Lunday dinner with G. d. Wray's
includinp Mrs. Russei Hartsock
of Elkhart, fnd., and son Leroy,
who have been visiting with her
sister, Mrs. A. D. Hufford.
Miss Nellie Grashum, j. H.
Benson's niece, left Friday fol-
her home, near Hutchinson, on
Thursday, after an extended
visit.
Bill Watscn's OF Elkhart, are
visiting with w. H. Pridemore's.
The Springfield herald., 1918-08-09
Regnier

We were very sorry to hear ol
the death OF Mr.. Harry Doyle Of
Regnier who died early Tuesday
morning at his sisters, Mrs.
Bosley. He was taken sick Sun.
day with pain in the his side
DR.. CuIp was called.
The Stinson Bros. sold their
ranch last week to man from
Emporia, Kan. We understand
he sold his cattle at SOC per head
from 2 2-year-old up.
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. E. Frantz and
daughter Vera and Mr.. Hubert
left Sunday morning for Denver
and mountain points-visiting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin a n d
daughters, Misses Belle and
Dorthy, and Mr.. and Mrs. Zina
Cox, Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Brown,
and Mrs. Nellie Bennett were
visitors at e. A. Thomas Sun
day.
Bert Schneider was sailed to
the colors Sunday, and we hope
he gets several Huns.
MIR. and Mrs. Art Mccormick
and Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Williams
and -faaai!iAp ss'ess nAaa~l1it'
The Springfield herald., 1918-08-09
ZION
{. ~ -

The Zion news must be inter-
esting. We see the Herald is
printing it twice. This week
they printed wha+ was sent in
three or four weeks a.r, but left
out what was sent in last week.
Crops are needing rair badly,
but we hope the rain will Z a.,
soon and make us a good crop
this year.
Threshing is little slow in
this neighborhood, on account of
the machine breaking down.
Vida kidder has the mumps.
They seem to linger around our
neighborhoud.
All the small boys went home
with Howard Boyd for dinner
Sunday from Sunday school.
The attendance at Sunday
school has been rather poor late.
ly on account OF the hot weather,
but we hope we will all spunk up
and dc r,tternex that. isA il ..p.
Fbroaching. 's ."
We see the Herald editor warts
to call the new school house the
Red Cross. We hadn't thought
of that for Il name, but we thing.
since the two schools are joined
together, that the new school
house should be called Union.
lGood name and good idea
A son arrived at the home of
Brooks Brinkley Saturday. All
daing well.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Ladd
are the proud parents of little
daughter that arrived last week.
The Red Cross will serve lunch
at t, Smiths sale nextThursday,
Aug. s.
The Springfield herald., 1918-08-09
TERSCNS
)St0ries and Incidents
Or Old Boston
L And the Old Days
Newspapers, Towns
y And Town Lots.
Bv tho Writer
The Boston Papers

The Boston Papers
Our readers will remember we
have mentioned the Western
World editorislly at different
times, and all have noticed that
we have quoted from it quite
frequently in the course of these
write-ups.
The way that happens, the
World was published by the
present editor of the Herald, and
. very incomplete file Of 1t WAS
preserved through all these
many years--hence the quota
tions.
The World was the Oldest pa.
per east of Trinidad and south
of the railroad, the Sparks of La
mar preceding it by only about
two months, it having been es-
tablished early in January of Is
81. and the World early in March
of the same year.
There was no profiteering by
any of the newspapers in those
days. The World had the best
advertising patronage of any of
the papers, but its wind began
to get awful short along in the
latter part of '8s. Along in the
first part of '89 its pulse became
so weak that it was hardly per.
ceptable, and the patient was CIV
en- up by the doctors.
Thereupon in July a consulta-
ton was held, and it was decided
to try a change of climate, so the
Western World was moved to Ly,
ons. Kans., and changed its
name to the Lyons Democrat-all
the time under the captaincy of
the present editor of the Spring
field Herald.
Early In the year of 1890 the
Lyons Democrat was sold and
the plant taken to Missouri,
where, out of force of habit, we
presume it is doin yeoman service
in the cause of democracy and
for the glorious county in which
1t is located-and the flag float
ing over 1t
The Boston Banner was start
cd sometime during the summer
of 1887 by Geo. Daniel. 1t was II
seven column folio, while the
World was an eight column; and
it was provided with an Army
press, while the World was
equipped with Washington. In
other respects the equipments
were not materially different.
Geo. Daniel was a genial soul
and good writer. We believe
the Banner was his second effort,
he having published having or ben
connected with a paper some
where in western Kansas prior
to starting the Banner.
In the early part of April, in
1889, George left suddenly-on
the occasion OF the citizen.cow-
boy round-up-a story which is
yet to be told. and never again
returned.
No doubt after leaving here
George for awhile had an uphill
pull. ha wing nothing and having
The Springfield herald., 1918-08-09
Graft 10 ''--

Mrs. VIM. G.. Hall died at the
hospital in Lamar last Tuesday
night, where she had been taken
for an operation.
Mrs Fannie Scarborough return
cd home Monday from visit
with her children in Kansas and
Oklahoma.
Pearl Osborn is some better
since her return from Lamar
where she went for treatment.
John Seymour is home from
Oklahoma where he has been for
two months.
Sam Randals is going to move
his residence to the mouth and
west of the present site.
The Springfield herald., 1918-08-09

Official call of the Non-Parti.
san league to be held at the court
house In Springfield, on Tuesday,
August 20, 1918. at 10 O'Clock q.
ID. for placing in nomination one
clerk and recorder, county treas
urer, sheriff, superintendent Of
schools, assessor, coroner, sur
veyor, commissioner Of the End
district. All members and thei,
wives are requested to be pres.
ent.
G. N.tM'Mullen,
]. M. Myers.
J. F. Harrison,
Committee,
The Springfield herald., 1918-08-09
A Telegram to
President Wilson

At the young soldier entertain
ment Tuesday it was voted unani.
mously t. send to President Viii.
son a telegram assuring him tina!
Baca il with him for q permanent
peace by force ofarms as against
a temporary make shift by un-
derstanding, and to this end will
stay with him figuratively till the
last (Hun) dog is hung. The
telegram follows:
Springfield, Colo.
Aug. 8, 1918.
Pres ident Woodrow Wilson,
Washington, d. O..
Our Honorable President
Baca county citizens assembled
today in a patriotic meeting To
bid goodbye and God speed to
our boys leaving for the training
camp, by unanimous vote pledge
ourselves to back you in this war
10 the end. We hope you may
lead our allies 10 accept no other
armistice than an absolute and
unconditional surrender Of the
central powers.
The Springfield herald., 1918-08-09

mess ID participate in the loca
politics1of Colorado or any other
state except Missouri. but |
would De a churl if | were not
willing u answer a letter of in-
quiry such as yours, especially
wheE it comes from an old Mis-
souri, friend.
l regard Keating very highly.
l don't always agree with him,
but he has as much right to his
opinions as 1 have to mine. We
generally agree. Your friend,
Champ Clark.
The Springfield herald., 1918-08-09
a family to support.

d ldnliy W support.
We heard different things about
him afterwards-that he had
Joinei the navy, that he was a
street-car conductor, that he had
written book of experiences,
ETC.. ETC., nothing of which eth
err may or may not be true.
At the present time George is
in the employ of the federal gov.
ernment as postoffice inspector,
and is living at Denver.
The Springfield papers.
The Springfield Herald is an
example of quick mail transit.
Vol. 1 No. l contains a compli-
mentary notice of its birth from
the Lamar Sparks. 1t was this
way: The first papers of the
Herald were run off and wireG to
Lamar. The Sparks being ready
for press inserted a compliment
ary and wired paper back to
the Herald, when said Herald
stopped the press; inserted the
complimentary and ran off the
rest of the edition. World, Oct.
6, 1887.
The Western World says the
reason the Springfield school has
a larger attendance than the Bos-
ton school IS beca e t h e
report published in the Herald
was not a teachers report.
You're another. The attendance
at the Springfield school is al
most double that of Boston. ana
wehave no hesitancyin pronounc-
ing the Springfield school the
best conducted~in the county.
Verify, verify, we say unto you,
our school is n dandy. Spring
field Advertiser, Dec. Is, 1887.
The same to you, Bro. Whash-
yourname. Yo1 gave your school
an enrolment of sixty scholars.
and at last reports ours was fifty
seven. Our seats are now on
the road, and as soon a. they
come we will en- rob tvice tsi4t
number. Our Sunday school now
enrolls 172 members, and every
Sunday a great many have to go
away--can't get into the house.
Taking this in connection with
PSI votes against 90 at Spring
field, and
You can draw your own con-
clusions. World. Dec. 20. 1887.
Thos. Hambric of Boston and
Mr.. Konkel, editor of the West
ern World, and another gentle
man, stopped over in Springfield
Wednesday evening for the ex.
press purpose, they said, of see
ing our little city, of which they
had heard so much. The Adver.
User acknowledges a pleasant call.
Springfield Advertiser, Feb.
I23, 1883.
While al Lamar we were told
there was a town by the name of
Springfield twelve miles west of
Villas. To satisfy our curiosity,
we drove around that way
World, Mar. l, 1888.
Ditto next week
The Springfield herald., 1918-08-09

One OF the ways for the gov
ernment to save paper is to cut
out tie tons of circular letters,
on good letter paper, and boil the
information of the different bu-
reaus down to single bulletin
on cheap news print. The edit.
ors would thus have time to al
least read the items, which they
haven't got under the present
arrangement.
The Springfield herald., 1918-08-09

See elsewhere the ad. OF the
great annual watermelon" fair
at Rocky Ford. This fair has be-
come as popular as the state
fair at Pueblo, and the crowds
there are as great, or even great
er. Every year gocaly number
of Baca county people attend the
fair at Rocky Ford, and this year
will not prove an exception.
Notice the ad., and remember
the date.
The Springfield herald., 1918-08-09

Upon converting it is expected
congress will act quickly upon
the new man-power bill, and that
Q new registration will be held
about September s, as class 1 be.
fore that time will be exhausted.
The Springfield herald., 1918-08-09

By quotations in the Denver
Democrat we notice certain re-
publican papers have gotten In
side information that Keating is
4 violent, disloyal German. be-
sides being q common disorderly
and an undesirable. and that
thev want the democrats to nom.
mate Martin. The advise isprob
ably we'll meant, but facts are
we're suspicious of those fellows.
The Springfield herald., 1918-08-09

Because the eating of an apple
led Eve to put on clothes, Editor
Wilcox of the Field ind Farm
thinks that the women Of to-
day Should eat about q bushel Of
apples apiece. Aud yet Wilcox
has been called-"the blind edit
or.n
The Springfield herald., 1918-08-09

Asquith said, on Americas en-
trance into the war, that Ger
many would live to curse the day
che forced the United States into
the conflict. Germany is now
cursing that day.
The Springfield herald., 1918-08-09

The republicans did it on the
oath ult., the democrats will be
in evidence Saturday, and the
non partisans on the 10th. The
firing squad will get ready, take
aim and fire on the 9th of No
yember,
The Springfield herald., 1918-08-09

Onward with God," cried old
Bill to his army; but apparently
the army understood the message
to be ''homeward with Cod" and
seeing nothing but devils on
ahead of them, turned around
and went the other way.
The Springfield herald., 1918-08-09

F3iI, oFs al Robt. Jones'. =