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The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20
'Joycoy

Quite windy tfese days.
Charles Williams and Raleigh
Stout made trip to the cedars
Tuesday.
Thomas Nell took his beans to
Lamar this week to ship them to
Pratt, Kans.
The neiehborhood was shocked
to hear of the death of Rex Ray.
The young wife and relatives
Lave the sympathy of the neigh
borhood.
Quite a blizzard blew from the
west Dec. the IL. A young lady
came to help boss the ranch of
MIR. and Mrs. Leonard Blizzard.
Her name is June Wilma, and
she weighed 8 pounds. Mother
and babe getting along nicely.
Geo. B. Reed butchered Mon
Gay. Any one wanting fresh
pork can at ttp Reed home.
Mrs. Thomas Eskew and young
son called at MichaeJ's home
this week.
Mrs. D. w. Rasmussen and
family have gone to spend Xmas
and the holidays with home folks.
James Stewart went to the
cedars this week.
Thomas Eskew made a trip to
Lamar with wheat last week.
MIR. James VanorsdaIe visited
at James Michael's Tuesday ev-
ening as he was going out to the
farm.
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20
Pilot Point

RISE Wright ard Bance Tan
dy went to Lamar this week.
Mr.. Thornton's started for La
mar the first of the week
Several in this Community have
been seeding hrOomcorn.
Frank Swanson and Munro re-
turned from Lamar Monday.
n.r. Growers folks are getting
over the fiues all y. K.
Jim Ice has the tlue, but is get.
ting along fine.
j. j Puiliam and r. l. Johnson
have been hauling in feed.
r. /. Johnson butchered Thurs.
day,
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20

The Liberal news says-'We
have several individuals in mind
who would have filled accep ptably
with honor the position of peace
commissioner, Of whom Messrs.
Roosevelt, Taft, Root, Knox,
Hughes, Lodge and Weeks are
seven" But why hot have added
the editor of the Liberal News
and have made it eight?
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20

One day the papers told of old
Bill Hollerforlorn trying to kill
himself, and the next day Of bis
having a large quantity Of de.
tectives guarding his precious old
carcas against bomb throwers.
However, they both made good
interesting readers - howbeit,
though, over much Of such con-
trariety worketh on one's gull.
bility.
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20

In answe TO q reporter on one
of the Lamar dai'ies, would say
we don't know as "termi mated"
"perpetrated" or executed
in announcements Of mar riages
would be much Of an improve
ment on "consummated. Cam.
uflaged might be all right, pull.
edoff" might do, but Justified
is probably the adjunctive word.
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20

c. &. Crawford. the genial
travelling booster Of the W N. o.,
was. in sgr!ngAsId. ths, aSet Ct he
week in the Interest of his COM
pany. We told him that when al
Two Butts to tell Jones to go
back to the patent-he's infring-
ing on our right OF all home print,
which ir time might seriously
affect our sub list-to tell him
W. were sorry for having laugh
ed 40 much about his "patent
insides"-that we didn't mean ii
.nohow, and for him p ease to get
off our reservation
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20

The Kansas City Journal, the
Peoples Popular Monthly, Home
Life, The Household, The Gentle
woman, and the Great County
Bu,lder-and 5 new Baca county
maps with their 5000 word de-
scriptive write-ups on the back,
all up on the 9TH floor, aud all 10
for $3.50,
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20

That Stonington visit Of the
Herald-hanged If that writer
~ouldn't have Us believe that
Stonington has streets and alleys
business sections, resident Sec
tions, Bankers Row, eating
houses, and other peraphernalia
and accnutrements too numerous
to mention. Anyhow, we'd like
to know why they have that OBJ.
structive flag pole up where the
cars want TO go along. Is it pos.
sible that all the people are sober
enough to drive around that
pole? How about it, Bro. Kerr:
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20

AS we understand 1t. when the
ubiquitous prodigal colonel reads
of the showers of kisses Of tho
purity girls received by president
Wilson in France. he goes out in
to the back yard and cusses Zig.
uratively, of course) until he
turns blue in the face; and who
could blame him?
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20
North Side Addition

So great has been the demand
for lots for building purposes,
that before V,lls was six months
old. the town company were
compelled to purchase. plot and
Nay off, an addition. These lots
are being sold very reasonable
and are goi e like hot cakes.
Great Railroad Town
The Dodge City, Trinidad and
Western is the first to Iocate'their
road through Villas and will be
the first railroad built into east
ern Las Animas county, making
Villas the first railroad town in
this part of the county.
This R. r, is owned, controlI-
ed and being built BY the great
Rock Island road, in their en-
deavor to tap the great O.; Fl LIS
Il Trinidad, ut tn earliest posi-
BILE date, thence on to the Pacific
coast.
The Frisco road, too, will tap
Villas; also the C. K. &W. & South
ern. Thus before Jan. next, we
will have the D. C. T & w. and
four Others b fore the year rolls
around.
[Sad as il may be, those mani
fold roads failed to mate rialize,
though many years afterwards
Wheeler built a depot for freight
ers the only depot of any
kind in the county ever built, un
less the cream station at Two
Buttes would be considered.
While the railroads failed to
center in the town according to
schedule, Villas did in after years
become the great trading center
of that fertile and beautiful val.
ley lying between and watered
by the river Cimarronia on the
south and the river Arkanseesaw.
Jordon en- the north, and held
this proud distinction until the
new settlement built up a num-
ber of prosperous towns in this
once wilderness valley.
Those town lots in the addi-
tion that We're going like hot
cakes-reckon Ralph Ranney
fenced them up in his pasture,
while the lots in the main part of
town during TIE middle ages Of
it's history the county tried to
sell at acre property values to
| pay taxes-just as in the only
other town in the county during
| its depopulated period 1.-THE fam.
ous county seat)-and no buyers,
and people wondering what in
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20

The Herald believes that the
United States, practically the
greatest power in the land, should
not by any means lay down on
it's navy program-spould indeed
have the largest navy in the
world-no granting England or
any other country first place on
the map.
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20
CNS
)StOri.s and Incidents
Or Old Boston
L And thr Old Days
a., Tho 1yri rr
Villas Democrat, 2-7, 1888
BY the wri er

Monday of. this week our good
friend j. V. Abrams presented us
with copy of the Villas Demo
crat, issue Of Feb Z. 1889.
We had intended to this week
lead out out on-'Some Odds
and Ends" but as in the case of
preachers sometimes, at the last
moment by divination we switch
ed off on the Villas Democrat OF
above issue, and consider some of
its contents Of such a rich ma
ture at this distance of thirty
years, that We may run two ol
three issues of its different kinds
OF contents.
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20
Big Flat

Pretty nice wealth e r we are hav
ing since the high wind of lasi
Sunday.
Marconi Jackman has been
hauling feed.
Harvey Lock and son went to
the road for freight this week.
Oma and Ed Alfrey have been
down with tn. fiues, but are bet.
ter at this writing,
Broomcorn seeding at ScDbee's
and Clarence Alfrey's.
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20

Wonder what Roosevelt would
take no " to have that cartoon of
himself and old Bill Hollerforlorn
sitting side by side, with their
mustaches waxed, twisted into a
wholl and pointing heavenward,
taken out of his book-where he
had it put few years ago.
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20

II at the peace conference it is
decreed tina. st.6ding armies
should not in any country exceed
police necessities, 1t will meet With
the approval of the great masses
of all the world inclusive of
"Yours Truly"
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20

Whe Wiley Journal was sold
last week by c. Clinton Page to
a Mr.. Wood of Breckenridge. Bro.
Clinton while he had the Journal
improved it in many respects,
and made Of it good newsy pa.
per. The change will be made
the first of the year.
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20

The writer of the Joycoy items
calls hluseIf "Breezy"-reminds
US that what We want from ev-
cry locality are good, breezy let
ters; and that, too, is just what
our readers want.
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20

We agree with the Campo En-.
terprise that Campo should have
q resident doctor, and we believe
the bonus plan or guaranteeing
. Cert in amount of business, to
be the right thing for the Campo
community.
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20

Those OH newspapers of the
old days-when YOU get Your
bands on one now you have a
treasure, because Of its coming
as a voice from the dead and bur.
led past. See the Oid-Tine
write up this week.
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20

Hon. Allyn Cole is in Denver
.:cinching" the speakersh'p OF
the legislature; nybody who has
ever saddled Baca county goat
knows all about how to work a
"cinch. ."-Damar News.
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20

We are making . special run
OF 1000 of those maps, and we
expect the last one 70 be gone be-
fore the big advertising cam
paign is out. Be sure you get
YOURS,
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20

We have q few Of our readers
up into the year 1925. Do you
know, its Just a. easy 70 be ahead
as it is to be behind?
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20
+ A Merry Christmas Il
II And a Happy New Il
- Year. May Your +
b Days Be Many and n
Il Years Prosperous Il
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We would put the snow fall at
ten or twelve inches, which makes
it look pretty good for fall wheat
and next years crop.
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20

Have you seen that write-up
on the back of the new Baca
county map? Well, your friends
back east ought to have that
map. Get up into 1920 and get
5 Of them.
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20

Flue or no Hue, old Santa has
certainly been doing rushing
business in Springfield the past
two weeks.
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20

money, so let us put the grading
/; and railing at $4,000 per mile.
This would give a cost of 1925.
! 900 for the entire line of 125
miles.
We might even double this
cost, making it $1.35o, 900, which
would leave $4.71O.0OO for equip.
ping the road.
The Equipment
The rolling stock on the road
would consist to start with of
say one freight and one passen-
ger. probably each having one
car. This could easily be en-
larged upon as business required.
We haven't at this time infor-
nation of the cost of rolling
stock. but the cost would not cut
very deep in the remaining 81, ,7lQ,
600.
OF course there would be other
expenses-lots of,tbem, including
depots. telegraph line, working
force, etc., but We believe the
entire cost up to the time of the
road being self sustaining would
be well provided for by the as
sessment fund.
Borrowing the Money
With a NOR gage collateral of
SC, 100000 there would probably
be no trouble in borrowing the
necessary money for financing
the road, and at a rate of inter.
est that ought to be about four
per cent less than the interest on
the mortgaged notes.
We have heard that the finan.
cial centers censors all such loans
and that money consequ2"siy
cannot be borrowed on independ
ent lines.
The Installment Plan
In case there was danger of
running up ag .inst that kind of
a snag. the finanSi5g OF the road
could be done by. pey ing tie as
sessments in ms aIlment as
would be reqnisSd the whole
|amounta being in asS the
time the road was In operation.
which would probably be some
time within two years.
Facts are that the jnstalinent
plan would probably be sound
er method of financing han bor-
rowing, and less complicated and
less costly.
This project is mostly up to
Liberald and Springfield. 1t is
for them to lead out-star, the
ball to rolling-and keep it roll
ing until the rails are laid and
the rolling stock is on the tt ack,
The Name
OF course when the com any
Or association is organized it
would be up to them to name the
road, but for present purposes
we are calling it the Kansas, Col
orado and Western.
Other names might be Liberal
and Springfi Id, Liberal, Spring
field and Trinidad, Liberal,
S ,ringfeld and Western, etc.,
etc.
Springfield Terminus
Prac ically all the land between
here and Liberia is now proved
Up and decided, but from here to
Trinidad io is practically all yet
government land. hence the road
would logically and properly
come to Springfield and remain a
terminal here for a few
years-until the land westwardly
is proved up, when it could and
would be carried on to Trinidad.
Springfield, Liberal-what say
You.
------. .
-EDS ~NS
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20

The elevator to that 5th floor
has been repaired, and is again
In working order.
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20

That 5tn floor to The famous
Herald building is again IN work.
ing order-fve papers aud i've
Baca county maps-$2.50. Take
the elevator anu come right on
mn
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20

The big Baca county advertis-
ing campaign is on-S new Baca
county maps to get up into the
year 20.
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20

Jud williamson, wounded in
France, brother of Ebert, who
was killed on the battle field,
started for home and is now
probably on the ocean.
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20
Kansas, Colorado
and Western Railroad,


We believe the time has come
for this railroadless. short-grass
west to begin to talk railroad,
follow the talk with action-and
never let up until the road is a
realization.
1t will be remembered that a
short time ago we spoke Of a con.
templated road from
Liberal to Springfield
The suggestion of Attorney
Bodle of Meade, Kans., and his
banker friend of Chicago, who
said he believed it to be the best
layout for a new line at the pres
ent time in the United States.
As we said then, of all the
roads we have talked, it struck
US as sotn as mentioned that a
Liberal to Springfield line would
be the most feasable and most
substantial business proposition
Let us tell you-the lark with
her family didn't move out of the
wheat field until the farmer said
boys, l see we can't depend
on someone else doing this work
veil come here tomorrow and
cut this grain ourselves.
We've heen waiting for thirty
years for somebody to buill us a
railroad, with the chances good
for thirty years more of the same
kind Of waiting, watching and
wondering.
What man has done, man can
do. Let US tell you-other To-
calities have done this thing
built themselves railroads.
Then
Why not We?
Up in ROutt county the citizens
built and equipped road through
a very broken, almost mountain
Gus country. a distance of twenty
one miles. and refused to sell it.
~ Downdn R.~ver county Cala,
the citiz-ns built and equip,,ed a
line from Forgan to Beaver, a
distance Of seven miles, and also
refused to sell it.
By Land Assessments
Let US figure a little. From
Springfield to Liberal is dis
tance of l25 miIes-practically
level the entire distance.
The settlers for twenty miles
op each side of the rail line are
vitality interested in this road
making a belt of forty miles 10
width.
Now let lis ass ess this land ac-
cording to its distance from the
road, putting it in two mile strips
and grading it accordingly, as
sessing the first two mile strip
on each side at SIS. 90. the second
at 50 90, the third at $500, the
fourth at So. 90, the fif h at 81 90.
That takes it out ten miles on
each size of the road, making d
belt twenty miles in width; and
this would give total of Sc, 800,
900.
Now let's make the next strip
five miles in width, and assess it
at SO ce Its per acre, and the next
strip also live miles in width, and
assess it at rs cents per acre; and
this would give grand total of
six million sixty thousand dollars,
on distance of twenty miles on
each side of the road, making a
belt forty miles in width,
Stock IN the Road
The way most roads up to the
present have been built has been
for the people to put up the mon
ey, and a company of financeers
then to own the roads and bleed
you on fares and rates.
In this case the money would
be stock in the road. and not a
gift. Mr.. Farmer would give his
note for the amount of the assess
ment, backed by a mortgage on
the land, the note to be payable
in five years, and bearing inter
est at ten per cent, payable semi
annually.
81 o w ev Il r, t h e l. e
should be small cash payment.
say one per cent of the assess
.k ,L;oh would ry;,,., n f,pI rf
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20
North Flats

Some windy weather lately.
Mrs. Barr and Mrs. Smart
have been at the hospital taking
care of Mrs. Dunn and family.
Mr.. Norris returned from
Camp Funston Wednesday where
he was taking care Of Elmer who
was sick.
Bickford's and Stiflet's went to
Lamar Wednesday.
Gold received a message that
Earl is seriously sick at Parsons,
kans. Hope ne is better at
this writing.
Al.~k s.-L&-
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20

Miss Alice Jack, treasurer
elect, has secured residence
quarters at Mrs. Wuugh's.
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20

About zen inches of snow now,
witt, prospects of as much mcress
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-20
Cost of Building

Now the building of the road.
: We believe it used to be consid-
ereu that $1,000 a. mile would
grade and rail the road. Every
thing is dearer now-except
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-07

Mr. n. K Webster il back III the
harness at the depot again after AZ
short vacation. Harry IL not feeling
tke best but was onfpelled To get
In the game again owing q the fact
that Mr.. Murphy, who was supply
agent here, was called to the coiors.
Harry enjoyed a brief visit With his
son John at Herold, s. III, and also
With his son Charles, who resides
near Madison. Wis
Emperor William says that he Was
influenced from childhM,d BIZ FIVE
men, Alexander the Great, J,slius
Caesar, Theodore 1L, rcderick the
Great and Napoleon Cod kuosy that
self appraisement is always def fec-
tive. To be honest with our readers
he was undoubtedly influenced by
such characters as Annias and Judas
Iscariot.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-07
FOR SALE: New Ford tops. cheap
Il taken at once. Welch Auto Co.

FOR SALE: New Ford tops, ,chear
I if taken at once. Welch Auto. Co.
A recent letter from Mn. and Mrs
G. E. Andrews states that they are
enjoying the excellent climate oil
Orlando, Fla. and that they expect
TO remain there until sometime Ii
April.
The latest order Of the commission
ON imports letting down the bars SO
that Canadian paper may be shipped
into this country dutt-free. may be
some inducements for the paper man
ufacturers Of this country to come
down bit in the price If their pro-
duct. That the price of, print paper
has hit the top notch, and that any
future change must decrease, seems
to be foregone conclusion. Ex-
change.
VI. w. Elliott returned last SAT-
urday from the Hardware Mech
ants Cons ention at Mitchell. While
there he attended the Thompson
Yards, Inc. model building exhibit
which was on display as one Of The
features Of the gathering. Harry
pronounces this exhibit one Of the
best and most complcre and attrac-
tive that he has ever seen TT con-
sists of a dozen or fifteen models Of
as many types of modern homes
built in exact detail on ire scale OF
one inch to the foot. There was also
the model-farm exhibit comprising
all the buildings necessary for an
up-to-date lnodernly equipped farm.
The exhibits costs upwards Of sax, ,ros
and is part of the Thompson Yards
Inc, advertising propaganda. Amy
one attending this exhibit end Be-
coming acquainted with their poll
scies and methods Of doing business
acco1ds this enterpsising organiza-
tion the eREvan-guard and front rank Of
lumber rchandising concerns.
There is a movement On foot to se-
cure this exhibit for Hurley, and The
business men are urging Manager
Shaeffer to see to it that it arrives
soon but he has been informed that
IL has already been scheduled Tor a
number Of the larger towns on the
former Qusal System and cannot be
shipped to Hurley until d later date,
This exhibition will be shown at
Reresford for one week c,nalnencing
sSiOnday, March 11th, and great
many Of our people are planning to
drive down and see II.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-07
The Aticlsison ,slol,s says.


peculiar condition eaists, flowers and
a.sery orations are never furth-
coming until alter ri.sn has did
and cannot appreciate them. Yes,
the florist and preacher, should ein-
ep.ber that the olfaeaery nerves do
not wotls we atta deatt., give us a
few flowers when ae can smell them.
The Baltimore American SAWS this
IS what Germany warts he destruc-
tion Of London by the Zeppelins, was
a failure, the starving of England
by the submarines was 4 failure, the
drive on Paris was i, fail Ire, only
the rape Of defenseless Belgian was
success, and yet Germany wants
the United States to recognize that
she has won the war. Here is what
she will get licked, and that I'd a
finish
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-22
SIX SONS IN ARMY:
FOUR MORE WILLING
Upstate Farmer Wants One
to Stay Home.
Special Despdfch to THE Son.

SCHENECTADY, July Cove have six
boys in service. and IL the age limit is
changed to include those from Is to. As,
then I guess the four others will be
ready to do their part"
So remarked Mrs. Andrew J. Schuyler.
Florida township, Montgomery county.
to-day as she looked upon the photo
graphs Of her six boys In the National
Army. The six are, Lieut. Roy A.
Schuyler. infantry. American Expedi-
tionary Force. France Corporal Far
mum b. Schuyler. field artillery. Camp
Doniphan. Fort Sill. Oklahoma Corporal
John Philip Schuyler. United States
Anniston. Ala; Private Andrew j.
Schuyler. Jr., United States Army base
hospital, NTH barracks. Camp Green.
North Carolina: Private Frank H.
Schuyler. infantry, American Expedi-
tionary Force, France, and Clarence f.
Schuyler. secretary Of the army Y. NJ. C.
A., Fort Tilden, Rockaway Beach, L. 1.
Thirteen children were born to Mr..
and Mrs. Schuyler or these two
are dead. but the other eleven,
including the only daughter, Luela. now
married, remain. Jewett Is the last boy
at home, and II the age limit is lowered
he too, will want to Join the colors. Mr..
Schuyler says OF him.
You know I must keep one of those
fellows home to help US a bit II we're
going to keep up the farm" Mrs.
Schuyler agrees, but would give Jewett
too. II America calls.
Hiram II. Schuyler. one of the sons
not in the service. works at the Bit
more Hotel, New York city.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-22
URGES WAR ON TURKEY.
Defence Society Head Petitions
Wilson for Declaration.

Charles Stewart Dawson. chairman Of
the board of directors Of the American
Defence Society, sent to President Will
son yesterday communication urging
him to ask for declaration OF war
against Turkey and Bulgaria. After re-
citing the condition that exists with re-
gard to both countries, the communica-
ton proceeds:
without a declaration Of war Ameri-
can troops cannot be placed at the dis
posal of the commander in chief Of the
allied forces to be sent against nations
with which we are not at war. II
American aid is needed in any Of these
connections it can only be afforded after
state of war shall be declared to
exist"
The society thinks the moral effect Of
a declaration IF war will be important.
and II is urged that an expedition landed
north of Jaffa could cut off the troops
now being sent to attack Gen. Allenby
in the Holy Land.
only when Turkey Is defeated will
she REFORM" says the chairman in
closing.