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The Springfield herald., 1918-06-07
Grand View ~---"

Ina Hankins called on Mrs. H.
R. Kern Sunday afternoon.
Ms. Will Scott came home last
week from Oklahoma City, where
she had her little sons eye treat
ed.
Mrs. Sam Bell called on Mrs.
A. G. Daniel Sunday afternoon.
A party was given at the Han
kins home Friday night in honor
of Vern Miller, Asa Hess aud
Sam Jones. Ice cream and cake
were. aerpea,. The boys left Sat
urday for Camp Cody. N. Mex.
The Red Cross met at the
school house Wednesday and
quilted a quilt which was raf1ied
off at the Red Cross at Richards
Saturday.
The Springfield herald., 1918-06-07
RiChIand '-.--

Rained so no one went to the
church Thursday, but we hope
people observed the day at home.
Children's day the 10th day of
June. Program in the morning.
Dinner and service in the after
noon.
Lockwood's got moved to their
own place last week and took
some Of Rich's COWS to milk.
Regular Aocd a the ranch of
Sam Gordons -came in the
house. ard spoiled some Of their
clothing.
Creek Indian Sunday SC .ol
will give their Children's day
program the 30th of June.
Mrs. Reyius and son attended
Endeavor Sunday night at Rch's
The Springfield herald., 1918-06-07
RODLEY ,.-ss-~

The entertainm ant at tloemont
May 3lst was grand success.
After the crowd listened to a good
program, rendered by the school,
they were favored with song
by Miss Fern Messer.
After the program Frank
Thompson, our grand social auc-
tioneer, came forward to sell the
pies the ladies' had prepared for
the Red Cross. They sold we'll.
Then choice rooster that had
been baked by Mrs. Frank ThomP-
son was sold for the ugliest man
in the county. j. c. Hsndrick-
son won. Next pie sold for the
best looking girl in the house.
Miss Fern Messer won the pie.
1t was a patriotic crowd. The
proceeds from the sales amount e
ed to over 5000. Ths crowd le:
at an early hour.
The Springfield herald., 1918-06-07
Ridge

We were glad to get the rain,
as it was getting too dry to plant,
and there is still quitea lot to do.
c. j. Wray ana j. H. Benson
went to Elkhart Friday taking in
cream and eggs. Cream is 40
cents, eggs 20.
]. q. Benson S niece and Mrs.
Bepson's sister from Hutchinson,
Kans., are here visiting.
Little Roy Booth was very sick
last Thursday, but is better now.
The Butcher postmlstress and
:anily have moved into their new
b Duse.
G. D. Wray's and a. S. Huff.
o, DIS called on Roy Boothe S
81 lnday.
The Springfield herald., 1918-06-07
Sand We'll

Helen McGirk is home again.
She had a nice visit.
The friends of Grandpa and
Grandma Maaan gathered at
their home Sunday with well-til-
ed baskets. All report very
enjoyable time.
Everyone was glad to see the
rain.
Eva Mahan spent the week
with her Aunt Belle Calhoun of
Short Grass.
Albert Sawyers is helping Fred
Hughes finish fencing.
Everybody is very busy plant
ing crops since the rain.
The Springfield herald., 1918-06-07
North Flats

The flats were flooded with
water Wednesday and Thursday.
Mrs. e. H. Chatham has been
on the sick list the last two
weeks.
Miss Louise Schweizer and
Miss Longwortny visited at
Chatham's Wednesday night.
I. Weeden was in this part
Friday hunting cattle.
John Myers of Salida. Colo, is
visiting his sister, Mrs. Oxen
reider.
Jesse Kaufman left Monday
for Texas where he will leave his
cattle. Jesse expects to be call
ed to camp this month.
The Springfield herald., 1918-06-07

Some have thought that prob
ably we should not have had the
Chautauqua this year because of
the war, but the facts are that
the Cbautauqua is doing more to
bring the war home to our peo-
pie and to unity sentiment than
any other organized factor, just
as gracefully acknowledged by
President Wilson.
The Springfield herald., 1918-06-07

Rain, plenty Of rain. Grass
and crops doing fine.
LaMunyon started to Oklaho-
ma last week.
John Roberts of Buffalo, Okla.
father OF Roy Roberts, just
across the line in Bent county,
was in these parts looking at the
country and will return to buy
land here.
l.. C.. Oliver was out from Har-
per county, Okla, few days
ago, came out with his sonin-
law, ". o. Delaney, who was
called in the last Draft.
1t is reported there is consid-
cradle trouble between cattlemen
and settlers in the northwest
corner of Baca county.
The Springfield herald., 1918-06-07
District Court

Jugde McChesney and whole
platoon Of pettifoggers lined up
in the trenches here Wednesday,
ready to make a drive against the
followers of Baal and the deciples
of the prince of evil, in the June
term of the district court.
The pettifoRgers, who have
thus far managed to evade the
snares and pitfalls that other
wayward mortals have fallen
into, are
District Atty Hawley of Las
Animas. Judge Mail of Denver.
Judge Doughty, Judge Hillyer.
Representative Cole, Atty Cor
don, all of Lamar. Judge Madi-
son of Medicine Lodge, Kans.,
and our own worthy lawyers.
Judge Terrsl. Judge Alberti, and
Atty Chas. Doughty. Judge
Ross of Trinidad was also here,
but he declared his neutrality
and hence took no palt in the
great offensives.
At the Wednesday sitting the
following cases were set for this
term of court:
People VS. Can Smith, case to
be tbeshed out yesterday. charge
shooting live stock.
People vs. Eugene Auten. same
charge.
People VS. Jim Evans, same
charge.
Three more cases are yet to be
set.
The following cases we're con-
tinued:
Paoplevs W. 5. Matthias. charge
stock killing.
People VS. w. ]. Francisco, stock
larceny.
People VS.. S. E. Walker, stock
larceny.
The Springfield herald., 1918-06-07

thing was to move it-and of
course that vas q long and tedi-
Gus Job. A regular moving out
fit was secured. and slowly by
horse. power leverage and rope
and pulleys the building was
worming its way to its new loca.
ton, and on a certain night after
several days found itself on the
south banks Of the famous Sand
Arroyo in the present old Chris
tie pasture.
Also about one or two score of
men. who weren't 10 sympathy
with the saddling of a debt of
S., 900 or such a matter on to the
county tor a building that cost a
song, found the building at said
nights resting place, overpower-
ed the sleepy sentinels, told them
to take their traps and hike it,
and then in the course of an
hour that hotel was furnishing
the greatest bonfire the county
had ever known.
And thus Jim Church. banker
Curran and others didn't make a
Thousand per cent out of their
investment off the county; and
thus the famous Boston hotel
ended its famous career-just
one of the links in the chain of
the thousands and thousands of
tragedies that were making his.
tory all over this raipless west in
those old days.
The Springfield herald., 1918-06-07
About l2O Now
IN First Glass

Wedpesday's registration Of
the young men netted 65, with
Maxey. Estelene and Richards
yet to be heard from at this writ.
ing.
There were about i i'll rel
naming in the first claas of the
first registrants, which VI i prob-
ably give q total OF 120 in the
first class, eligible for service.
So are drawn for this month,
the names of whom will be pub.
ished next week.
The Springfield herald., 1918-06-07

The Campo Enterprise says,
There seems to be some local
controversy as to whether tho
republicans would stand by AL.
berty, should his name be placed
joke when you think the people
won't vote for Alberti. Demo-
Gratis and ALL" 1t doesn't say
so, but we take it for granted
that the Enterprise thus recon.
mends the nomination Of Atty.
Alberty, which we think is along
the right line. Will Dro. Jones
now speak up in meeting and
second the recommendation?
The Springfield herald., 1918-06-07
Grand View

Mrs. Joe Snyder and daughter
Fay, called on Mrs. Ben Adams
Friday afternoon.
H. j. Isenhower and, family
returned home from Elkhart
Sunday. Their little son Leo is
improving rapidly.
D. w. Babcock and family, Fay
Snyder and Clara Hubbard ate
Sunday dinner with w. M. Han
kins.
E. B. Clapp and family called
on Jim acre and family Wednes-
day afternoon.
Benice Jones made a business
trip to Elkhart, Thursday.
The Springfield herald., 1918-06-07

N. N. Mclean and brother-in-
law Judge Ross Of Trinidad, were
down this way Wednesday-just
trying the wires a little to see
how they would work in the
coming judicial campaign. Judge
Ross wants to be the fast mule in
q slow.mule race for district
judge this fall. Our idea is that
q good donkey from the east end
ought to beat any Trinidad mule
to the chair. The east end needs
one of the judges, and he should
come from the donkey tribe.
The Springfield herald., 1918-06-07
Lake View ''----

Hurrah for the million dollar
rain.
John Warman came home Sat
urday for visit with home folks.
o. II. Smith made a trip to Ia.
mar last Monday, to take his sis
ter, nephew, and two children,
who have been visiting him.
Nettie Finl1le visited few
DAYS last week with Mr.. and Mrs.
Charley Bosley.
The ball game between Elder
and Kirkwell Saturday in favor
of Edler.
The Springfield herald., 1918-06-07

We are in receipt Of a circular
letter from Chas. E. Friend an.
nouncing his candidacy for the
democratic nomination for states
attorney. Should Judge Friend
receive the nomination and be
elected we believe Colorado will
again have a good attorney gen.
eral,
The Springfield herald., 1918-06-07
.MOoSeland

Rain has come plentifully the
past week. Everyone is busy
again in the fields.
Lewis Eaton's spent Sunday
with the Hutches family.
Mrs. Gabe Vanosdale spent
FlaEt Monday. night with Mahala
Dunn.
Some of the folks of this neigh.
borhood had ice cream and cake
at Mearl. Dunn's Sunday even.
ing.
The Springfield herald., 1918-06-07

DIR. Lory. president of the
Agricultural college of Ft. Col
lins. gave a splendid patriotic
address at the court house Sun
day. 1t was one of the finest
lectures ever delivered in Spring
field. We are in hopes the doc
tor will come again. and shall en-
deavor to have larger turnout
for him the next time.
The Springfield herald., 1918-06-07
ZIG FLAT 1880 4s

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Rain! rain! such a fine coun-
try.
Harvey Lock and Will Craw-
ford made a trip to Springfield
Friday.
Quite few will have to re-
plant.
Mrs. Hocl.et has been on the
sick list bue is better today.
Mrs. George Crick and daugh-
ter Perl have been visiting at
Jake Crick's since George went
TO the training camp.
Little Marie Conn sr is again
on the sick list.
D. N. Young made a trip to
Springfield Saturday.
Joe V. Jackman made q, trip to
Two Buttes Wednesday.
The Springfield herald., 1918-06-07

The board of directors of the
broom factory met Saturday,
and among other things changed
the time of payments on the
shares as follows: $1,000 down,
S35. 90 first of year, balance first
OF May. This change was made
because it is now too late to
build permanently till next year
anyway, so the bulk of the mon-
ey will not be needed till that
time.
The Springfield herald., 1918-06-07
PILOT POINT s...s

We havs had some fine rains
this week.
Some think they will have to
plant over on account of wash
ing and crusting.
Elmer johnson and wife visit.
ed with V. B. Bambers Sunday.
Mrs. Wright left the first of
the week for Pueblo TO join her
husband there for awhile,
A .arge crowd attended Sun
day school Sunu-y.
Rev. Dean breaches at 2::30
the 3rd Sunday. Everybody
come.
The Springfield herald., 1918-06-07

Probably the greatest drive in
the history of the county is being
made this week to get seed in to
the ground. The winds are now
practically over, a good stand is
thus assured, and a bountiful
harvest with a good stand is a
practical certainty with the mois-
ture now in the ground.
The Springfield herald., 1918-06-07

The U-boat raid off the Allan
tic coast was just a little remind
er of what would happen If Ger
many were to clean up on Eng
land and France.
The Springfield herald., 1918-06-07
Richards

Mrs. M. q. McClendon a I'D
children spent Sunday at tLe
Griffin home.
j. B. Adams and family spent
Sunday at Merchant MitcheI's.
Several from Richards attend
ed the pie social at the Moore
school house Friday evening,
Wm. England and mother of
north of Stonington were pleas.
ant callers in Richards Sunday
afternoon.
The Springfield herald., 1918-06-07

The Hon. Theodore Roosevelt
and the Hon. William Howard
Taft sat down to luncheon to-
gether at Chicago last week.
incidentally, il doesn't want to
be understood that Roosevelt is
using the friend he stabbed as a
stepping stone TO the republican
nomination in 1920. Rather,
that he is very sorry for
what Taft did at that time, and
now wants to make amends.
The Springfield herald., 1918-06-07

It is said that DR.. Frank Love-
land gave up .. s.. 600 pulpit be-
cause he could better serve the
nation in its struggle for democ-
racy through the Chautauqua.
The whole Chautauqua is one
great war program.
The Springfield herald., 1918-06-07

Atty Mail was here at the op-
ening of court in the interest Of
some of his land clients.
See the land ad. elsewhere of
Willie johnson of Uttleyville.
DR.. Hasty of Lamar put down
$1.50 for the opportunity of try
ing out the famous So doses.
The Springfield herald., 1918-06-07

The Herald doctor took in the
sights of Lamar the first Of the
week, having got his first exper-
fence driving q Ford bronx.
The Springfield herald., 1918-06-07

At the agricultural meeting
Saturday there was not q large
turnout, but the lectures of the
speakers were greatly appreciat-
ed by those present.
The Springfield herald., 1918-06-07

The criticisms that come to us
by way of the congressional
megaphonc sometimes cause a
shudder Of fear of gross negli-
gence bordering on criminal care
lessness in the management of
war activities. The recent criti-
cisms Of the aircraft board was
one straw more heaped on the
back of the American public; but
happily, as not in the other cas-
es, the appointment of one man
to make a complete investi-
CATION gives us the assurance
that whatever there is of graft,
inexcusable negligence, or crimi-
nal carelessness will be probed
to the bottom, and that the public
will learn the truth. Wilson has
been happily fortunate in practi-
cally the whole of his appoint.
ments, but in all the appoint
ments made he never came quite
80 near getting the right man
for the place as he did when he
appointed Hughes to investigate
the aircraft charges. Hughes
has record in that line, and we
hence know that the truth in the
aircraft matter will be brought to
the surface.
The Springfield herald., 1918-06-07

Now that Eugene Debbs has
raised his voice for war
against old Kaiser Bill to the fin
ish, the last discordant note
seems to be removed.
The Springfield herald., 1918-06-07

June 2s-War.Savings day.
Baca county has SIS. 900 to raise
as its quota of War-Savings
stamps. Have you bought q lot
of these stamps?
The Springfield herald., 1918-06-07

Notice all the new ads.-Dr.
Brady, McCue Lbr. Co.. Willie
johnson, Judge Hillyer. Hallock,
and several others.
The Springfield herald., 1918-06-07

The D. q. D. highway associa-
tion meets ut Lamar July II and
10. Springfield should be there
with god delegation.
The Springfield herald., 1918-06-07

Court convened Wednesday,
the Chautauqua begins today, sun
eclipse Notwithstanding ev-
eryday next week.
The Springfield herald., 1918-06-07

The democratic state central
committee meets at Denver to-
morrow to arrange for the state
convention, and for general COM
mittee business.
The Springfield herald., 1918-06-07

Bro. Jones thinks the Herald
will have to use q column to ex-
plain why we use a patent at
Kim. The reason is that a small
place with little news and little
advertising calls for it-but not
large places like Two Buttes.
The Springfield herald., 1918-06-07

As stated before, we sometimes
let our worthy contemps get one
or two between them-act of
courtesy, you know.
The Springfield herald., 1918-06-07
United States Senator
And the Governorship.

IL WOulU D0 OctN1I OIL oAOAhu
If there were no elections to be
held this year, or for that mat
ter until the war with Ger
many is over.
However. there is no get
ting around the election, and
80 tie next best thing is to get
over it just as easily and smooth
ly as possible, not cnly as between
the parties, but inside Of them
where primary contests are un-
svoidable.
Coming under tie latter head
is the inevitable primary contest,
at least apparently, over the Unit
ed States senatorship and the
state governorship.
There is no hiding the fact
that there ar. two factions in the
party in this state, the one sup
posedly reactionary. the other
supposedly progressive; and when
the loaves and fishes are not dis
tributed all on the one side or
the other, or legislation and state
affairs are not what both sides
think they want-then comes the
Kilkenney cat affair inside of the
party that this year above all
years should not be permitted to
develop.
It is the intention of some of
the parties on both sides of this
Kilkenney affair we understand
to open the ball at the meeting Of
the state committee tomorrow by
way of resolutions-all of which
is very unwise under the condi.
tions we find ourselves at the
present time.
The Herald is going 70 support
the man for both senator and
governor that gets the nomina-
ton; and we believe every good
democrat should do the same.
We believe consequently that
at the state convention the can
didstes for nomipa tion should be
quietly designated, and that then
the primary should settle it-and
without rancor or i'll feeling.
If, for an instance, at the pri-
mary the progressives are out
numbered or out-generaled,
we believe they should
just smooth down their
feathers and be good-and the
same of the so.called reactiona-
ries; and we don't think that
the man who can't do that is a
good democrat or would be d
good soldier.
To place their choice on the
primary ticket is the privilege of
both factions in the party; but
the outcome of the primary should
be gracefully accepted. and
every good democrat should then
hel , to elect the ticket.
Harve Bryan was up from Rod
ley Wednesday.
The car of Mr.. Ogle of near
Campo the hrst of the week, while
he was on his way to Elkhart
With his family, turned turtle, q
child of three years being killed
instantly.
The Springfield herald., 1918-06-07
DERSCNS
)Stories ..s Incidents
Old Boston
i And the OldDays
The Boston Hotel
Ay the Writer

0v the Writer
The Boston Hotel
The hotel company was incor-
porated last week. the stock is
all subsc ribed. and the big hotel
will now be pushed to compile.
tion.-Boston Western Word,
April, 1887.
Information has reached us
that the hotel was sold Monday
at Trinidad for$525. to Jas. Ward.
Now the question is, to whom
does the hotel belong9-Boston
Western World, March, 1889.
The building Of the Boston ho-
tel was an epoch in old time
events, the building becoming af-
ter built the great civic and dip
lomatic center of the famous old
town.
The building was about 4Ox6O.
two story, had something like
twenty sleeping apartments. and
cost in the neighborhood OF 6, 600.
The facts are the hotel never
paid q dollar on the investments.
1t was built during the summer
of 1887. and by the time it was
finished the far-seeing ones could
easily begin to SUI mise that there
were breakers on ahead for the
thousands and thousands of good
people in the highland west.
The leasee of the hotel, a Mr..
Gumm, did fairly well during
the winter Of 1888. Then i'm mi.
grafton ceased. the money the
boys brought with them was gone,
there was nothing doing to en-
able anybody to earn more mon
ey. and the Gumm family being
a very large one they were OBJ
liged to give up the hotel and to
leave the country to make a living.
During the sunni mer of 81 and
fall'and winter Of N-Se there
were several eating places in
Boston, but one dropped out after
another until only the hotel was
left, and it was doing no business.
During all this time though
the hotel remained a great civic
and social center. Dances and
various other social functions
were scheduled at the hotel, Of.
ten weekly, but probably aversg-
ing once II month.
Incidently, at these dances the
so-called cowboys of the neutral
strip, particularly Billy the Kid.
Bill Thompson and Ben Darnel.
were made much of, and certain
ly they should have felt grateful
for their treatment, whether
they did or not.
After the Gumm family left,
the hotel fell into the hands of
about three different leases, not
one of whom we suppose ever
paid more than promises for the
use of it, as there was just prac-
tically no money taken in to pay
with.
During the summer of '8s peo.
pie were pulling out by the hun
dred. IT was the first year, and
il being a sod crop and the sea
son somewhat dry, the crop
made nothing, ami '8s the people
began to gin it up" and to pull
their freight.
Then came the final straw that
broke the Boston camel's back
the losing of the county seat.
Everybody by this time knew
that the country was a goner,
and the days of the eternal city
were numbered.
And there sat that great mas
sive hotel, as commentary on
Burns reverie on the plans of
mice and men often going awry.
Who it belonged to we are not
able at this time tosay. Hughes
had a controlling interest in it to
start with, and he may after
wards have bought some of the
interests of the others, but it is
not likely he did all of them.
The Springfield herald., 1918-06-07

The rains washed under a great
deal of row stuff that will have
to be planted over.
The Springfield herald., 1918-06-07
Maverick.

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-07-18
FOURTH DAY OF OFFENSIVE FINDS GERMANS
HELD ON ALL SECTORS AND BADLY CRUSHED

Strenuous being BY enlarge
gains eie the Marine and southwest of Rheims APP
parent io cathedral the south Com
character continue there Elsewhere the
cysay beiac hel check he Monday
Tie ffts aa, ha offensive finds the Germans struggling
Desperately Nsli tier along he and between
M r, se g.ms Eaemv progress has been slow and AT an
Attack after being against the allied troops
important sectors In places the has
repulsed completely while his gains have been made the
face of strong resistance.
of the Marne, despite heavy bombarmens and the
fresh the Germans have made great gains The st
alton there villages heights constantly
changing hands the desperate fighting Immediately south of
enemy made his penetration south
of the rverabou mesrench troops have
gained north st Asrde the toward
miles but they have not been able TO spread their program to the
south.
In the woods and valleys west the forest
Rheims the great natural obstacle south of the city the Germans
the Italians and French within five miles of the
Rheims Epenay railway the only line of in the
held by the allies Heavy fighting taking place about
Pouey Manteu Fose which mark advance Of
miles since Monday 1t probable the Germans
will between the and the of the mountain Of
Rheims than the mountain from the Pourcy
the edge of the forest.
Between Dorans and Thierry where the Americans
the line the fighting sporadic
Fossey the improved their positions slightly further
opertions have been hapered y heavy rainfall The Germans
avators according French observers brought down thirteen
German aplane in the Tuesday The Americans
claim nine.
West and southwest Rheims enemy failed gain
in further attacks Just of the city his efforts have been
up the French In Champagne General Gouands de-
still maintained and the Germans have been unable make
progress
Reporting fighting Tuesday, Berlin that five
additional prisoners captured bringing the total
thousand The German statement Wednesdays fight
ing has not been received
Flanders Pcardy and the front the Argonne 10
end quiet There has been only raidne and slight artillery
another blow until the effort has its
In the Italian there has been lively activity
various points but fighting of moment French troops in
Albania taken another village their advance up
the Dvol valley and added TO their captures of