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The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-12-27
&. H. ROGERS
Expert Matchmaker and Jewelee
A Complete Stock. Low Prices.
Dealer IN High Grade Old Violins
Seville, Ohio
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS

NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
Books of the following townships
are ready to receive taxes:
Brunswick, Chatham, Granger, Gu1-
ford, Seville Village, Harrisville.
Lodi Village, Hinckley, Homer, La
fayette, Litchfeld, Liverpool, Medina,
Montville, Spencer and Sharon.
c. FRANK, County Treasurer.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-12-27

All kinds of paints and varnishes at
wholesale prices at Wadsworth Paint
Factory. Att
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-15
ZION CHAPEL ,----

Warren Smith was out drag
ging the road along the mail route
this week. Let the good work
go on.
Ed Vinyard and family moved
to Springfield last Friday.
Orville Thompson is helping
Frank Glen with his fam work.
Frank is going to do his bit this
year by farming whole section
| of land.
Mr.. Hagerman of Clyde is quite
sick with an absess in his side.
More measels-this time Mrs.
Dillon, Bessie Prentice and Ferr
Kidder.
Hiram Autrey and Glen Kid
der visited Ben Thompson's Sun
day.
w. L. Rockhill is planting al
orchard this spring-a fourth o
an acre.
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-15
West Flat

A. 2. Backus's father from
Guymon is visiting him.
A Lamar man was in this neigh
borhood Sunday. bringing pota.
toes and apples. 1t shonld have
been in Friday, but was delayed
in trying to cross the creek Or
one of the fine crossings that the
commissioners have scattered sc
generously over this part of the
country.
Carl Hood and family arrived
on their claim Friday.
Saturday they we're down 14(
feet in the Grover Smith we'll
and expected to strike water
the next days run.
Z. s. goodwin OF Texas came
|tR nntsd414 -,,.....,-.-..- !, !.
Not much talk OF spring
wheat out this way. Corn meal
is as high as wheat flour. AS
there is no price set on corn il
may go higher.
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-15

standing room.
Sedwick and Pivonki just filed
the bill for those two noble Ro.
msns-Mutt and Jeff.
Give it to J. L. Almon as be-
ing the biggest surprise of the
whole pusl,-did the act just like
an old vet.
The minstrels netted over
$3.50. On the piano there was
due $220. That is now paid and
extra money for the Red Cross.
Cap Hagerman deserves great
credit for putting each stick OF
timber in the exact place in which
it belonged. and in training the
troupe.
Judge Allen didn't get to the
ground door before some OF
them had escaped, but counted
46O people. exclusive of darkles
and babies.
Estimating two and a half feet
for every man, woman and
child, would give an audience
some place in the neighborhood
of 500 to 600 people,
Roy Winters was easily the
best acting niger in the bunch,
and the way he did that clog
dancing was right up to high.
minstrel style. All his acting
was right up to class one.
We know now that the colored
tribe has been grossly slandered
as to their chicken.lifting pro
clivities-not a chicken roost be-
ing visited Saturday night.
Every man, woman and child
at the Saturday night minstre
will vote mo" when the com.
missioners come up for reelec.
tion-for cutting OF two rooms
from the courthouse puplit
hall.
The singing was perfection,
Those of the darkie girls deserv.
ing special mention are the Miss
es Alma and Hanah Herbert,
Hope Brown. Lena Coburn, Zula
Carter, Beatrice Dean, Rube
(sssShasas; aUls1G 4 - U6lel
and Flint, and Of the dsrkie
boys. Ray Flint, Ray Casady
Edward Lockwood, L. A. Peter
son.
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-15
Grand View MS"

Fred Collins is setting up his
feed grinder, and soon we can
have our corn ground for meal.
Asa Hess is visiting relatives
at Speerville. Kans., this week.
Dave Newton and two broth.
ers of Erick, Oklahoma. were in
this vicinity Saturday.
Grandpa Adams is very sick
at this writing.
Vern Miller returned home
from Domby, Okla, Monday,
where he spent few days with
his folks.
w. M. Hankins and B. M. Ad-
ans butchered some fine hogs
Wednesday.
Asa Hess is visiting friends
and relatives at Speeville, kans.
his week.
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-15
OKLARADO .-...

Jim Mitchell bought 3 team OF
Will Crumm, and Crumm and
family are yoiu g to east Tennes-
see.
l un1e rstandl Jim Lovston has
gone 10 Lamar to buy a team.
Jack Oakley has returned to
his claim from Oklahoma.
Mr.. Boggins: lost his wife on
Feb q, Mrs. Boggins leaves a
husband and several children to
mourn her 10 IS. She leaves one
babe about t wo or three weeks
old. We he pc that her loss will
be her etern al gain.
Mr.. BoRg Ms has married son
living clos to them. SO his
daughter-i, ,-law is caring for the
small chill dren. We sure do
sympathti Sc with them.
w. O. ! 3allard last week took
he perpn IS his boy Edgar Allen
Poe mad saved up and bough. for
him tw; war stamps. Before
the war is up every child in tht
county should own at least ont
war st amp.
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-15
RICHARDS s.: s.: a. Il q z, ~ :

The little baby daughter VI
thomas Maynard and wife pass
ed to her reward Saturday aven.
ing. She was deal sweet dar-
ling baby ard will be greatly
missed by all who knew her.
Her illness was acute indiges-
tion.
Arthur Kicenski is improving
and his sisters are ali sick with
the same desease. measles.
Aubie McClendon is still quite
sick with the measles.
The Turner and Lynn families re-
turned from Il visit with home
folks in Oklahoma
The patrons and teacher of
the Welcome school decided to
close school for awhile on ac-
count of the measles.
Homer Hancock sold maize TO
S. L. Whaley the 4th.
Elmer Sutton, Bertie Chpsnut,
Obid Hancock and Aubie McClin-
don are sick with the measles.
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-15
FACTORY MEETING

The board of directors of the
Baca County Broom and Brush
Association met last Saturday in
the office of Jack Minor. the full
board being present.
On motion of Mr.. Neal the
shares were made payable in
three installments-$25 down,
$25 first of August, balance Nov.
Is, notes to bear 10 per cent in.
terest. This was to accommodate
those who couldn't pay it all
down.
An motion 5 per cent was allow.
ed to solicitors selling the stock,
and the Herald was authorized to
announce that FIVE or six solicit
tors were wanted to begin can
vassing as soon as the incorpora-
tion papers are received. Solicit
orS can apply at once Ior tne
lob.
On motion the county was de
vided into ak districts, each So
licitor to work his own district
complete, calling on every man
in his district. Failing to do
this, he is to get only q per
cent. Solicitors permitted to
write-up anyone found in his dis
trict, but to get only "a per cent
on those belonging to other dis
tricts, the other q per cent to 90
tu solicitor in district in which
said party belongs.
On motion the solicitor must
report inside of ten days, making
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-15
Regnier

W. L. Brown sold his stalk to
Jack Williams. Mr.. Brown will
leave for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin and fam.
lily from Oklahoma have leased 9
place to farm here this summer.
They are now stopping with
their daughter, Mrs. Zina Cox.
John Hull hauled his broom.
corn to Rolla. Kans., for ship
ment east.
Mrs. Rose Frantz received s
letter from her brother, Captain
Paul Hurbert. He had landed
safe in France.
]. R. Stinson, who has beer
stopping at the ranch the pas
three weeks, returned to Lam a
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton spen
the evening Saturday at E. A
Thomas.
There were five men spent tn
night Saturday at the Stinsol
ranch. their car broke. The,
were from the Gil wells on tn
Mustang and goi ng to the we
near Mineral.
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-15
A HIGH SCHOOL
FOR SPRINGFIELD
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

We don't Know how often Op-
portunity knocks for admission,
but it doesn't make any differ
ence II the knock is not needed.
Just now opportunity isknock.
ing at Springteld's door-really
at the door of Baca county, in the
matter of a real, high-class. up.
to- date high school; and if Spring.
field is going to heed the knock
and lay hold of the opportunity,
1t is time to be up and doing.
We last fall spoke of the op-
portunity of a high.school prin.
cipal who had located near Spring.
field Miss Lena Wright OF Beav.
er City, Okla.
Miss Wright six years ago
opened up a high school in Beav.
er City, asmall town off the rail.
road, with two high schools on
the railroad and within twenty
miles, and now has it worked up
to over a hundred pupils, many
of them right from the towns Of
those other high schools.
Last fall Miss Wright came up
tn Snrinof3eli. and was 40 i'm.
pressed with the outlook here for
a high school that she decided to
locate here, and consequently ar
ranged for q claim close up to
our town, and to come here to
reside as SION as her school was
out at Beaver City. =
This real high-school proposi.
tion for Springfield and Baca
county ia something our people
have long been thinking of and
talking about, and now the op.
pol tunity is here.
The proposition is this: Build
an eight-room bullling-four
rooms below and four above
only the room above for the
present will be left open and ar
ranged for a public hall. Later
on-after the high school has
been worked up to the necessity
of it. the upper story could be
partitioned off into four rooms
and then the city would have to
make its own provisions for q
public hall.
Let US all move together for
the submission of high-school
b.ilding fund to the voters of
this district at the ensuing school
election.
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-15
Notes on
The Minstrelsv

Well done, every one of you.
Earl D-nney is OK as interloc.
utter.
There'll be just as many there
tonight.
Miss Anna Dewey's reading
was fine.
There were no flies on the Jun.
ior soldiers.
The troup will be at Stoning-
ton next week.
At 8 o'clock they were obliged
to stop selling tickets and refuse
admission.
Reported that Wilford and
Herb had black all over their
faces when they got home.
The Springfield minstrel troup
should take in Lamar, Granada
and Holly.
The Springfield minstrels last
Saturday night put Springfield
on the map.
We are predicting the same big
crowd here they had be fore.
Now for high.school building
vi ith q second .st0rv p,h,; LII
Somewhere from 100 to 200
people were turned away-no
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-15

Nixon Rich and wife and Lu-
Ia Huffman and Rachel Lock-
wood accompanied Blanch
knight to Lamar to take the
train for Emporia, Kans.. where
she will visit her sister, then go
to her home in Texas.
Grandma McClintock has been
very sick, DR.. Nicholson being
called. She is much better at
this writing.
Milton Amrine visited with
Isaac Rich Sunday.
Ladies' aid serves dinner
again at Denney's Sale Monday.
The Ladies s Aid sewed at MIR.
Huffman's Wednesday.
The ladies' aid sent off abcgt
thirty quilts last week.
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-15

Attorney General Leslie E.
Hubbard has suggested to Hoov.
or. Garfield and McAdoo that all
food products. coal and trans
portation facilities be Withheld
from the liquor interests while
the war is on, and during the re.
construction period afterwards.
There are no flies on Leslie E.
Hubbard.
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-15
Big Flat

Jim and Bill Bliss OF south OF
Springfield and neighbors of D.
N. Young have been in Big Flat
looking up a location.
Our neighbor, Mrs. McCulvin,
is able to be up and around again.
The dance held at Mr.. and Mrs.
D. N. Young's was well attended
and all enjoyed the evening.
Quite a number of the neigh
bors are preparing to put in largs
crops this season.
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-15
North Flats

Quite a crowd attended the
Nichols sale Friday.
Otis Smart, Arthur Bickford,
Phil Davidson and Ben Jones re-
turned from the cedars Sunday.
Jack Minor has been in this
part trying to lease oil land.
We understand that Arthur
Myers has been discharged from
the army at Camp Kearney on
account of lung trouble. He is
expected home soon.
Leonard Dale and Linden Law.
erty left for the training camp
Wednesday.
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-15
Boston "-ss-~

Measles and chickenpox ar"
the order of the day at Boston.
Mrs. Beno Lepel, who has been
quite sick, is some better at this
writing.
Frank Ames is transferring
his feed over to his place of des-
tination this week.
BERTHE and Harry Dapron and
DR.. Blanchat made a business
trip to Lamar Wednesday.
Ed. Stapleton had the miisfor-
tune to lose another one of his
horses last week.
Harry Ames went to Elkhart
after coal for the Boston district
has moved OVER
m his school ouarter
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-15
CLYDE .-n-.

Ed. Gimbel has gone to his
home in Kansas.
Frank Lunty is going to drill
well for George Kirkendall this
week.
MIR. Ninoy has gone to Okla
homa on business.
Salem and Crowther Pearce,
George Kirkendall andM Mr.. Wren
we're business callers in Spring.
field last Friday.
Box supper and short enter
taihment at the Fair View school
house Mar. %, 7:30 y. N.
Mr.. Robson will organize
singing school at the No. 3 school
house on Sunday night.
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-15

When the campaign opens-
In the sweet by and by. we are
inclined to think that after we
have waded through waste-bas-
ket full Of free publicity dope.
when We come to one who has
heard the call to serve the deer
peepul," and wants his pedigree
written up, the chances will be
about 16 to 1 that he'll get An
obituary,
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-15

The county has gone to q big
expense to fence the court house
blos:k and to plant treas in said
block. Nov the question-shall
we have q reservoir to food that
block or shall we let the trees die!
With q reservoir the block could
be put down in tame grass, and
by turning water on about once
q week the whole block could be
made into q beautiful lawn.
Shall we have the reservoir?
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-15
MoooSeland

Wilmer Bewley has been work
inp in the Villas blacksmith shop.
Mr.. Steele and son are helping
C. n. Dunn to dig well.
Joe Mcconnell, who has been
away this winter, is back on his
claim again.
Mrs. Bevis and children are
here from Oklahoma.
Adolph Hutches is working fo1
Glen Yokum,
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-15
Graft

Cript Randles has gone to Ok
lahoma for few weeks.
Randles' and McCoy's have the
measles.
News comes that Pierce john
son has been called to the colors.
The Dance at Ike Abbot $
Tusday was well attended.
Seymour's have their new
house finished.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. L. Evans,
Miss Mabel Campbell and Ralph
Campbell took dinner at Sey.
mour's Sunday.
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-15

The vets and drys are just
now In Y death struggle in the
great EN- pire state over the adop.
ton or rejection of the nation.
al prohi amendment to the con.
ssitution, with the drys appar-
entity on the inside Of the ring.
II the Herald doctor had the
money that will be used ut A.
bany TO make the state 10 both
ways-we just wouldn't stay
here-and wouldn't 60 any where
else.
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-15

President Wilson has convey.
ed to the senate committee the
hint that he doesn't favor the bill
looking towards universal mill
tary training, and asa consequence
the bill will probably be dropped.
Once more Wilson shows the
stun he 10 made of,
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-15
Prairie View "-,,-~

Mr.. Blevens and wife returned
from q trip to Lamar this week.
Mr.. Bunce having finished Mr..
Woodfin's barr is now building a
rock house for Mr.. Biddel.
Dick BonewelI lost a fine mule
one day this week
Ralph Preston completed his
house and is now building new
barn.
Miss Mary Preston called on
Mrs. Pearl Preston Saturday.
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-15

The peace treaty between Rus
sia aud Germany has been sign.
edit hasn't been signed-it
has been signed-it hasn't been
signed-it has been signed.
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-15

went into the bee business, and
in a few years had cleared up
something like $4,000. We be-
lieve he is now living a short
distance out from Denver and
that he Is still in the bee busin-
ess.
Fortunes Again Next Week.
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-15

The war department has an
nounced that 800. 600 men will be
called during this year in q new
draft-probably after crops are
harvested,
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-15

In view of the building of the
brush factory in Springfield, we
shall in the early future give q
few tips on growing the kind If
brush it will need-for the
kinds of brooms 1t will want to
make. Watch for the articles.
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-15

The Wisconsin senate recently
sat down on La Follette's anti.
war proclivities and promulga-
dons-& to 3-a sad closing of
. useful career. but NO one to
blame but his fool self.
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-15

Brother Jones is wanting q
real map of Baca county-one
that will show the D. G. D; pre-
sumedly, also. the T. o. c..
though he doesn't say 60.
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-15

Out in the Prairie Queen coun.
try lie q man by the name OF
Threewits. It looks a. If b.
ought to make it all right II be
were to always have one Of them
with him.
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-15

returns of applications and mon.
ey and notes. when he will be
given new batch of applica-
tions.
On motion sny of the seven
directors may Ssell shares. but
are to do no sol letting. and to get
only q per cdht. the other "a
per cent to cd to the solicitor
in whose district the shares are
sold. (
The Equity Plan
d the Business
After a general consideration
of the propositipn. the following
preamble and resolutions were
adopted: Il
"As working basis for the
management oFthe business of
the Baca County Broom and
Brush association, and for the
selling of stock, Be it Resolved
BY the board Of directors Of said
association II
First. That SO per cent of
what the brush nets in marketed
brooms be considered as the
market value Of the brush of
stock holders in this association,
and that all above this so per
cent be considered as net profits
in the businesss
Second. Th3t rs per cent OF
this net profit-- when same has
been declared, be paid on brush
lot stock holdets brought into the
factory-in addition to the con.
sidered marlet value of said
brush.
Trird. That rs per cent OF
this net profit be declared as div.
iden ds. and paid to stock hold.
ers according TO the shares Of
stock each holds.
Fourth. That the remaining
so per cent Of the net profits
for the first year and until other
wise ordered by the board Of
directors, be Kept in the busi.
ness. to be used ~ directed By
said n'ard Of 9reS y.
Fifth. That At the end Of any
factory quarter of the factory
year the plan of payment of the
! brush of stock holders may be
changed by the board of direc.
tors, If found that the fifty Der
cent calculation is too low to
consider as the assumed market
value of the brush of stock hold
ers, and raised to such figure as
ii Is believed that such market
value may require.
On motion Mr.. Konkel was
authorized to write up a circu.
lar giving objects. plans and
methods of business of the asso.
citation, and to print circulars
for the purpose of giving the
public such information in clear.
complete and understandable
way, that the people may know
what iI means t. them to become
stock holders in the association,
and what the factory means to
Baca county itself.
Those circulars will be out
next week.
Meeting adjourned to tomor.
row, when it is probable the in.
corporation papers will be here
and the business will be official.
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-15

When opportunity Is knocking
open the door and let it come
in. When Mr.. Crouch 10 knock.
ing-open the door and kick him
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-15

Notics-The Baca County
Broom aud Brush Association
wants elk collectors to sell stock
In the broom factory enterprise.
s Ger cent commission. See else.
where in the Herald and apply
at once.
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-15

Broomcorn for shipment east
has been moving through Spring.
field in steady stream for the
past two weeks-we would say
100 tons at q rough guess.
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-15
City fathers, are we to have a
city April election for town trus.
tees? }t

The Bird Liberty Loan is an
nounced to begin on the 9Th
proK. Baca county ought to
subscribe $40, 900 to that loan.
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-15
DERSCNS
JSt0ries .na Incidents
Or Old Boston
L and the Old Days

BY the Writer
Fortunes Brought
Made and Lost.
The fortunes in those days
that were brought and dropped.
or made and dropped, would
make interesting reading in any
wild.west fiction that might be
written.
Even our town of Boston had
some of these unlucky ones
men who came with fortunes
in front of them, and went away
with fortunes back of them."
Albert Hughes. whom we have
Just been talking about, was one
OF those mortals. He was q
shrewed business manager, and
was reputed 10 be worth $75. 900
He was the president OF and the
main spoke in the Boston towr
company. the Carrizo town com.
pany. the Albany town company
and in Brook6eli and Indianap.
oils, all Of which lie projected
and mostly financed.
Hughes began his town build.
ing back in Kansas, Ashland be.
ing one of the chief ones he
helped to bnild. and he had in.
tarests also in Meade Center at
the time he went into the town
building busines in this corner
of Colorado.
He gradually disposed of his
interests in those towns and
salted his money down in the
towns above mentioned; and al
already stated, he finally got
out Of the country With anything
from $1,000 to 5000.
The Jennings family probably
came here with $4,000. The
olu judge was vice president OF
th. Boston town company. and
Frank secretary. The old judge
built . fine residence. and the
buys . fine business house, which
was used for q saloon.
They helped to pay for the
town site and expenses incurred
and put improvments on their
individual claims.
The old judge was both 4 doc.
ter and q lawyer, and all four of
the boys had been admitted to
the bar. though Ed was the on.
Dy one engaged in the business.
Frank for a short time made
good money iu the locating bus
iness, Forney, afterwards called
AL, q shor. time III the saloon
business. and all of them for a
while In the selling OF town lots.
But the money they made was
lived up and drank up, and
when in the midst of the seven
years of famine spoken of in a
formar article, they, with the
others, were in sore straits, and
finally brought up in Oklahoms
with absolutely nothing.
We never learned what the
Judge did with his dwelling, OF
the boys with their business
building; but all such buildings
after the town had gone dowr
and the town and country to the
dogs. sold in the reighborhood Of
from $25 to $75, and we pre-.
ume the buildings went in tia,
way.
A. G. Wilson was another sor.
~ victim Of that old days brake.
up. He was the treasurer of tn.
town company, brought $1,000
with him, the same amount in the
bank ut Wind6eld, Kaps.
Wilson was quiet in his ways,
temperate, upright and honest,
in every way capable, and q
good manager.
He built fine house and two
|or three business houses, helped
to build and was a director in
the $4,000 Boston Hotel, and put
money here and the re- and else.
where where he thought it would
bring returns, drawing the
So. 900 he had left In the Winfield
bank for these other purposes.
. And then after fhroo voa,, ~
The Springfield herald., 1918-03-15
RiChland ,-.--

on his school quarter
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-04
KNITTING WEDDING MIXED
METAPHORS FOR FUNNY MAN

Good morning, Mrs. Kissen-Run,'
said the reporter from the Morning
Glory. Il came for the details of your
daughters weddin."
"Ah, yes!" murmured Mrs. Kissen-
Kun, distractedly, as she bent puz-
Slec brows over the nose warmer she
was knitting for the soldiers. Have
stitch--a seat, won't you? youu
pardon me il keep on working as 7
talk, but I've just learned this new
stitch and I'm afraid to stop until I'm
quite sure of It,
Well, my daughter odora was mar
ried at IL o'clock-six under hon twc,
IL o'clock this morning to Mr.. Per-
cy Crumpets, the groom. The brides
MAIDS Were-purl and duck and purl
two-Miss GladioIa Tifin, Miss-re-
worse and drop four-Miss webbia
Flounder, Miss Pauletta Teehee and
Miss ACACIA Cocoa, They wore-sktn
SIX and purl four-white Spilled dar.
candle over cheamie silk. The bride
Fix half-Nelsons end a piroutte--
wore embroidered r'rlloon and car