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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1919-04-05

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Police Jufy Budget having been pub
lished three times aud not one "ofd
pf objection so far come from the taS
payers. Who unanimously oppose this
1t seems that every fei
lov il waiting for the other to east the
first Bomb So here goes mine
The opinion Of the Attorney Gen
eraI, sa far as the contractnal OBJ
llYations of the Parish made prior The
adoptton Of the Constitutional Amend.
ment h terfeCt Rut he does not Kay
that th Police Jury, has the "Ra' l"I
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nile 10 raise the additional : Il Mills
In pa, these eonlratt0al obligations
and they have no such right and Il ~
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nj anep and have the matter settled
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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1919-04-05

Are ycu on the sucker llsi' That
is. are you Of the cFedulous order that
will sell your Liberty BOMBS, for any
sort Of bonds that spectators OFFER
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1919-04-05

A means of making use Of the cleo
trio magnet under water has been de
yised In Japan which promises 10 be
OF great assistance in locating sunken
vessels
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1919-04-05
Jury NENIHES.

Grand Jury for the April Torm
1918 Of the cath Judicial District
Court. for the Parish Of West Feliciaaa,
La commencing Monday April Z 1919
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1919-04-05
PARISH DEMONSTRATION soTEs
n II BENTON jH Agent
for West felieiana
USE raE SECTION HARROW

When the cora has Just come up and
IL stiil too Young 10 sldeharFoe, and
yet there is crust on the ground aud
the crab grass. crostoot, and bermuda
f. just coming up, Il is time 'o use
the section harrow on the corn
Set the teeth zlantlng backwards
slightly and run the harroW across
the rows diagoually neither with the
rows or across the rows This cult.
ygtiou nj this time Nil kill out the
vegetation Just as 1t is starting and
put the soil In good tIl,h Frequently
IL viii save one hoeiug
After you have run the harrow once
across the hoId la not hook behind
YOU or you will think all ot the corn
Is gone. but 20 to the other end Of the
Geid aud look the same way the harrow
ran aud you can see Il All Il ~li gol
lnmre the corn at all andwIll do a
great deal Of good Try Il
For further information, apply Il
Parish Agent II II Benton, lr in the
courthouse an Saturday
Mr. ! \ Redhpad District Demon
straticn Agent spent Monday an'
Tuesday IN this parish with agent Ben
ion Among other activities these meI
yaectnated hfty head Of hogs agains
cholera for Mr. 4 : Percy oH Tues
day afternoon
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1919-04-05

FOR SALE Two, iron beds, three
quarter and single. latter compare.
lively new, Also double iron bed Yer
mis- Martin finish
one second hand armoit tn good
condition. TAO small tables one n.
dining table
The Springfield herald., 1919-02-28

"The International School
Master" "-after a two months
term on the continent and islands
of Europe, returned the first of
the week to discipline some OF
the big boys who have been fix-
ing up q lot of bent pins for his
chair over here, throwing paper
wads, and talking ont loud. AT,
ter he gets them properly ''boo-
+hooS.in9, be -,,@ans to return 70
Europe. After another short
term over there the school mas
ter believes they will have their
lesson 80 we'll he can 60 of and
leave them permanently, and will
then again return to look after
the boys over here. Seems like
the bad boys over here are giving
more trouble than all his other
pupils combined.
The Springfield herald., 1919-02-28
Breezy Ridge

H. Homer and wife spent last
Sunday at the Homer ranch.
Thomas Eskew and son Evcret
went to Lamar with wheat this
week.
James Stewart and family
called at the Stout home Sunday
afternoon and Mary Stout went
home with them to stay awhile.
Paul Fisher is threshinR his
grain this week.
Catherine Stout spent Sunday
night with Fern Michael.
John Opfer reports the roads
setter from Lamar to Joycoy.
James Michael is about ready
to build an addition to his house.
Harry Knox, forme.l y of this
place, and who has been at camp
f'uns on over year, was releas.
i ed Feb. 18th and will be out in
Colorado to look after his claim
before long.
John DeClerk and family spent
Sunday with Mrs. C. F. Stout
and children.
The Springfield herald., 1919-02-28
A Building Boom

We have said before and will
repeat now that Spsingfeld lacks
a whole lot Of being up with the
surrounding country.
Others may not agree with us,
but we believe that u Springfi cid
were to double up on the busi
ness it has here now th" j.
creased business coming to this
mans town would give each OF
them more businels than there
is here now for each Of them.
But the building boom.
Probably two desen buildings
business and residence. ure
now on tap. Some Of them nave
not n,aterialised suficiently to
here mention. but there are some
in the -bHisiness .sine that are
now calling for bids and will be
built.
The first in size and Importance
is the imposing business struc'
ture of Cap Hagerman-on the
two lots adjoining his present
store on the south. This build
ing to be of concrete, so x 140
two stories, the upper story fo1
a public hall.
The second is the bushes:
building Of Robt. H. Dickey. ad
joining the Wagner hotel on the
north. concrete 25 x 60, ane
may he larger. This is a loar
Office and Garage sales room.
The other is the roomine
house of Mrs. Bertha Smith
concrete, 25 X 80, adjoining the
Jett hardware on the south.
Two more business houses are
pr ojected. but not yet readyto D;
mentioned. ~
The first state bank is going
back sixty feet-thus making il
100 feet long-according to the
present plans.
The Sunday garage is goinl
back to the alley, thus making il
SO X 140.
Several residence are going W
in different parts of the town
but plans are not detinate
enong, to give particulars.
Others later on.
The Springfield herald., 1919-02-28
CHURCHITEMs

The attendance at church last
Sunday dropped below the nor
NAL, on account of the mud and
some sickness.
The B. at the Baptist on Tues
dag of this weak was quite 6
success. The lnwn was graded
and the building made ready fol
the plasterar.
Please allow US to again cal
your attention to tha coming
box supper at the court house
on the night of March 8th. w
request all the ladies' of the com
munity to come with boxes.
Come and have a good time
enjoy short program and hell
the BY P U provide a suitable
musical instrument for the BAp
tistchurcn.
We hear that work IS to bs
resumed On the NJ E. church be
fore long. This is large anC
fine Structure, and all will b,
pleased to see the proposition
brought to. a successful couclu
sit n.
BeLt,r things for Two Buttes
Rev. w. Hall is giving this i'm
portant point half of his time
and the Baptist may give them 4
resident pastor.
Rev. Chas. d can is expec Jed tc
preach at Campo next Sunday al
Hoop. NJ, but will be back tc
Springfield for evening meeting
Rev. Daniel Huffman will preach
foL him in the morning. We
all know Bro. Huffman car
live the gospel, come and see i
he can preach it.
The Springfield herald., 1919-02-28
The Broomcorn Situation
In Payment of Our Respects to
The Hon. Acting commission
err of Agriculture, Whose
Letter Was Recently Pub
lished in the Herald.
The Quality

First as to the matter of the
fiber. It's an old saying that the
proof af the pudding is in the
eating. Its an easy thing tn
make claims, but the test, with
other things, is the only actual
sequel to the solution of any
problem.
We have had a fairly good ac-
quaintance with brooms for the
past forty years-in Kansas,
Iowa,and Illinois about half Of
this time, and in old Baca about
the other halr.
And the facts by that expert.
ence are that q broom made of
our poor western brush stands
up to the racket about the same
as broous made out of eastern
br, 5h; or in othec words, we
don't have to buy any more
brooms made out of our brush,
than they have to buy hack east.
The second part of this p art Of
the problem comes in the way of
a query. If eastern brush has
an elasticity or toughness no,
possessed by dry land brush,
what is it gives it this quality?
l. it because of the wtetness
back there? But our western
brush has sufficient moi sture
to send it out two to three feet
long-ho " could more water thar
is necessary TOR the growth ado
to the quality of the fiber?
If the moisture were in the
form Of gum, there would be
consistency in assuming tn at tht
more of it, the more elasti C and
tougher would be the fiber of the
brush.
The third fact is that tn ere arr
no such things as eastern broom
The Springfield herald., 1919-02-28

and western brooms on the mar
ket; which means that
Our western brush is shipped
to eastean factories and made in.
to brooms, and these brooms are
sold east, west, north and south
all at the identical same price Of
the brooms made of eastern
brush.
The fourth fact is that in buy.
ing these brooms no mortal can
tell whether the brush was east.
ern grown or western grown
neither when he buys the broom,
OF after it is worn out.
All these things being true, the
fifth fact is that good hurl brush
is good hurl brush-in the dry
west exactly as ir the wet east;
and ditto of self working brush,
the corrolery to which is that
If Illinois hurl is worth or sells
for $500, and they pay from $50
to $3.50 for hur) grown in the
west-there is a screw loose some
place.
What we have said of hurl is
of course true of self working
whateyer a good quality sells
for at one place it should sell for
at another place-regardless of
whether it was wet, dry or 9TH
erwlse where the brush was
gro wn.
So much for the color and the
quality.
Next week we shall pay our
respects directly to the state
ments and arguments of the
acting commissioners letter.
The Springfield herald., 1919-02-28

D. C. Sloan, near the T. o. G.
crossing on the Cimarron, in.
forms US that Cimarron county
expects to put considerable work
on the T. o. C. this year-have-
MT done much before on account
Of a lack of funds. We believe q
T. o. G. meeting sometime this
spring or summer would serve
to increase the interest in this
highway. What do Dalhart and
Boise City say about it, and as to
the time and place of meeting?
The Springfield herald., 1919-02-28

The Lamar Sparks has thrown
out a suggestion for a macadam-
ed road between Springfield and
Lamar. Eli Thomas of our town
has been agitating the question
of an oiled road between the Two
towns. We believe either would
have come very nearly paying
first cost this winter. In case
we are not to have a railroad for
years to come, as it now looks,
we believe such . road to be
a present necessity and would
The Springfield herald., 1919-02-28

Zone of the best patronized
papers coming to this Office. -
mentioned in the Liberal Demo-
crat editorial published last week,
is in line with numerous letters
received from different parts of
the country, with the comment:
"Springfeld must be . live town,
and to be a live town it mus.
have a good country around it. "
Your -ad. nut only brings trade
to you, but additional trade to
the town-and people to the
country. It pays to advertise.
The Springfield herald., 1919-02-28

Since Roosevelt passed on, a
whole lot of would be's have pop
ped up here and there-particu-
larly in the U S. senate, inveigh-
ing against the Wilson policies
These Johnny Up-Junps watch
the bill boards for the announce.
ment of Wilson policy, then i'm
mediately attempt to plas ter
something else on top cf it-just
as they imagine Roosevelt would
do it. Strangs world. this.
The Springfield herald., 1919-02-28

L. P. King made a business
trip to La Junta Monday.
Max James received an honor.
able discharge from Camp Travis
and has returned home.
Joe Cummings was a Kim
visitor Monday.
Messers. Pritchard and Frost
went to Branson Monday.
Luther Walker is building
house on his claim.
Sterling Price has gone to
Wellington, Texas, to visit his
relatives.
Stanley McKeIler and wife,
John 1cKeller, Helen Miller. ".
r. Perstield and Jack Terryl
were the ones from this part
who attended the dance at Kim
|nn,the 14th--.All express- .them-
selves very much pleased.
The Springfield herald., 1919-02-28
500 Land

Fifteen years ago man down
in the old Boston country said
he was ready to sell when he
could get $1,000 an acre.
At that time $4,000 was b
whopping price for a whole
quarter section of land - so the
neighbors laughed at him.
Time ard time again both we
and our correspondents have
told of crop values running fro m
S25. to $1O0 an acre and more
and would wind up with-"now
what is that land worth.
The Herald has never said
what that land is worth, and
neither has any of our cores
pondents. But being backed bv
crop evidence, we believe the
time has come to spit 'er out"
Let Us tell you, as we have told
you before for the last fifteen
years, under our personal obser-
vation, crops have run from $40
to $50 per acre = where good
farming was practiced. In the
\ past few years under high prices
these crop prices in some cases
have run over S100 an acre.
The test back east for the val.
ue of land is the length OF time i
The Springfield herald., 1919-02-28

would take to pay for it-under
good farming and good manage.
ment.
Now let US tell you again, some
thing you all can verify-if land
back east can be paid for in ten
years-there would be mighty
few renters in that God-blessed
country.
There isn't any questioning
the fact af crop values running
from $40 to as high az 500 an
acre and over-year in and year
out.
But let US put it at $40 an
acre on an average, and suppose
It takes half of that to keep the
home fires" burning. ten years
would come pretty nearly lifting
the mortgage on the land,
What is that land worth?
Bless you, inside of twenty.
five years this land will be SELL
ing for from $50 to 500 per
acre
So we just "spit-er.out" and
say that our best farming lands
are worth right now 500 an acre
if it's worth a cent.
Are we too high. or not high
enough?
The Springfield herald., 1919-02-28

JStOrips and Incidents
o. Old Boston
L And thr Old Days
By the writer
The Final Boston
Grand Roundup.
By the writer

What Actually Happened.
We have given the round up
story so far as seen and heard by
those on the outside of the do
ings-and so far as they knew
about it at the time.
We have told of the citizen Wig.
ilante organization. We do not
know the exact number that was
banded together, but generally it
was considered to be about twen-
ty, and twenty we shall consid-
er it for present purposes.
These vigilantes, as already
stated, had provided themselves
with such artillery and munitions
as they thought the occasion
Would call for. and presumedly
The Springfield herald., 1919-02-28

''Let us help you" was the Way
the e. o. p's came at Wilson in
the last election, in answer to his
plea for a congress in harmony
with the administration. And
the way they have since been
helping him in both the senate
and the house makes one wonder
how he managed to get along so
long without them.
The Springfield herald., 1919-02-28
.4Will close with best wishes.
fvt. Jesse P. Kaufman,
Co. c., 4th Infantry,
A. p. O. TAO An. j. F.
est Flats

Mr.. Jackson purchased sever.
al head of cattle at McKeller's
sale.
A. H. Seymour and Miss Ruth
Sundayed at G. c. Evans
t. c-dIrs som to be the at.
traction for this v..,inity. Bad
roads and possible storms have
no consideration.
7. F. Evans was attending to
school duties in the southwestern
part of the district Tuesday.
Sunday school as usual Sunday
norning and an excellent service
for so small an attendance,
The Springfield herald., 1919-02-28
North Flats

Some more snow this week.
Jesse Clifton is working for
A. l.. Smart.
Charley Barr came home froR
Loveland Tuesday. He has been
attending school there.
Fred Chatham and Jesse Cliff
ton made a trip to the cedsrs
this week.
Roy Coverdale came home
from the army last week.
Ira Chenoweth and Arthur
Smart went to Two Buttes last
Monday.
The Springfield herald., 1919-02-28

If Springfield wants a high
school building, move should
be made in that direction at once.
The May election will soon be
upon US, and unless the prelim'
mary ARRANGEMENTS are made
prior to that time, another year
will be lost in the matter of a
high school.
The Springfield herald., 1919-02-28
View

Red Mills and wife are stay
with Jack Terral and wife this
week.
Ollie Hanlsins spent Saturday
and Sunday with Fay Mccoy.
Homer Hancock r +nrned home
from Camp FunsIel. -, ny.
Arthur Garvie is visiting folks
at Graft for a few days.
The Springfield herald., 1919-02-28

One, two or three letters come
to our desk ever yday with a pre-.
lude like this: 1T is requested
that you print the following ar.
ticle as a news ITEM ETC., etc.
Talk about your E q Marks!
The Springfield herald., 1919-02-28

While talking up the PROPOSE
tion of oiling or macadaming the
road to Lamar, it might be well
to seriously consider the matter
of graveling the main street of
Springfield.
The Springfield herald., 1919-02-28

A favorable indication for the
summers crop outcome is that
farmers are starting in with
their horses in excellent condi-
tion-result of plenty of feed.
The Springfield herald., 1919-02-28

Class B of the expression class
in public speaking will give a re-
cital Thursday night of March
6, at the court house.
The Springfield herald., 1919-02-28

8.5o0,oo0 people in America
are said to be unable to read
American English newspapers.
Hope Smith of Georgia intro inc,
ed bill in congress looking to.
wards their education, and we
believe it a good m i've,
The Springfield herald., 1919-02-28

Anything to discredit the
Wilson administra ion" seems to
be the slogan at G. o. p. head
quarters proof that the g. o. p.
dough faces aren't going to rec
ognizs any armis;lce while the
other fellers are com fortably
seated at the pie counter.
The Springfield herald., 1919-02-28

The town was full of George
and Martha Washingtons Satur-
day, and a goodly number of
flags were floating to the breeze
in honor of the birthday of "The
Father of His Country" J
The Springfield herald., 1919-02-28

Saturday night thc 9Th graders
entertained the high school. the
boys all being dressed rs George
Weshinptons, ard the girls as
Martina Washingtons. Refresh
ments were served. Allenjoyed
the occasion immensely.
The Springfield herald., 1919-02-28

On account OF its great length,
our soldier letter published else
where had to be greatly abbrevi
ated, but all Of it's Important fea-
lures are there, and it's fun of ID.
terest from beginning to end.
Read it
The Springfield herald., 1919-02-28

If you don't see what you
want, call for it-won't take
morn a minute to write-'er up
and give it to you.
The Springfield herald., 1919-02-28

One good way not to get back
OF prominent enterprise is with
a bucket of cold water or a wet
blanket.
The Springfield herald., 1919-02-28

'Give that Hon. acting com mis-.
sioner of agriculture f,s." is the
Common expression of our callers
anent the said acting commish
letter recently published in the
Herald. Sure-see this issue,
watch for next one.
The Springfield herald., 1919-02-28

IF the other fellow promotes
it, the wrong ones are back Of it
and I'm against it," Is the spirit
that doesn't build either towns or
enterprises-even though the man
with the spirit" be a booster.
The Springfield herald., 1919-02-28

The mud blockade is still on
roads not quite impossible, but
the next thing to it.
The Springfield herald., 1919-02-28
FROM GERMANY

Plaidt, Germany, Dec. 80, 1913,
Co c. 4th Inf, 3rd Division.
Tom Oxenreider and family,
Springfield; Colo.
Dear freinds:--
We have had some pretty hard
raps, but at present we are hav-
ing it pretty easy. Get good
eats, so everybody begins to
feel like themselves again.
We completed lo,:g hike two
weeks ago, and we're pretty bad
ly shot up-foot sore, like a
bunch of cattle.
We sailed from New York the
evening of Sept. 26, and arrived
at Brest. France, oct. A. we
stayed there two days, then went
to rest camp, a piece OF ground
| of ten or fifteen acres. We had
a lunch at twelve that night, and
my buddie and l pnt up our
little dog tent and retired for the
night. getting up the next morn
ing feeling gay. This was Snu-
day, so we got our hair cut. and
shaved and cleaned up. We then
felt like different boys.
We received an order the
night of the 9th to roll our packs
that we were leaving at once.
We stood there in the mud un-
til 2 o'clock Monday morning the
7th., 1t was cold night, too.
We went back to Brest, where
they loaded US thirty FIVE each In
hox cars. We arrived at Lemans
.Ae sth and got some clothes and
couple of good feeds.
Left there that night on trucks,
and were three hours and a half
going fifteen kilometers. We
went over the same road three
times. There were thirty OF US
in our truck. The truck ran oil
in ditch, and two others upset.
Lasuze was the name OF the
place.
We then rode two days and a
night inside of door sleepers,
then hiked ten miles, tnen had a
shot of corn Bill and hard tack.
All the time we could hear the
machine guns and artillery fire
a constant roar.
AS we were requirements, We
boys were SPLIT up here. Fifty
OF us being loaded on trucks.
rode that afternoon. We met
com 5any that came Off the Ver-
dun front. This company wen
TO the Verdun front wltn272 men
and Came back with u. Some o
them were killed, the most oI
them were in the hos piual wound
ed and gassed. The Verdur
front was as the boys Call ii
sure enough H." We stayet
tiere in field lhat night ant
...e next day.
That night there was a con
stanI roar from artillery and ma
chine guns, and right over ou
heads the airplanes. were in
battle, too. 1t was some sight.
We uidn't realize the danger
we were in. Ny buddie and
got up at midnight and watched
the Dutch and Americans figh
in the air.
We left at dark the next day
That night that place was she'll
ed and blown to bits. If we hat
not left when we did. it woult
have been good night for US"
We hiked THAT night until .
o'clock next morning, with {
pack on our backs. Every body
was certainly tired. Then WI
laid down on the ground ant
slept a couple uf hours.
We hiked most of the time
rode some of the time, sleeping
in the fields, in the woods and or
tie ground, to and through Lux
emburg, reaching the Rhine al
,Oberwesee, passed through Cob
lenz. and arrived. Dec. 18Th al
Plaidt, Germany, where we are
now.
Well, Tom, Christmas passed,
and it was Very dull one - nc
mail T have been over here