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The Springfield herald., 1919-04-04

lor brooms at, the four cars we're
actually worth $3.50 a ton, max
ing the car of Colorado parlor
corn cost me 5000 per ton. while
the Lindsay car with freight adj
ded cost $4O0 per ton-straight
through. Figuring three fourths
of tn" Lindsay corn parlor cor n
and the other one fourth COM
mon. and figuring the one fourth
at $50 per ton, we find that the
parlor corn we bought at Lind
say cost us $483, which makes
the Lindsay car of parlor corn
the cheapest { by $417 per ton.
This then is the difference be.
tween western broomcorn and
eastern broomcorn. Figures
won't lie. tbs easier to make
assertions than to figure. w e
would ask you to take look at
the figures.
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-04
Pilot Point

We are having some fine
weather after fonr days. rain.
Elmer Johnson is improving.
after quite a siege of sickness.
Jay Hargrove and family and
George Simpson visited Elmer
Johnson Wednesday evening.
Jim Ice was a pleasant caller
at the Johnson home Sunday.
Louis Grover and John Kick.
cox returned home from France.
and they Doth say they prefer
the US. A.
Harris are reported about all
sick.
w. T. Boles has been helping
take care of the stock while Ell.
mer was sick.
School is progressing nicely.
All report children learning fast.
Most everyone in this commune
ity is sick-sone with aue, some
with mumps. Anthony's and
Mr.. Pulliam's have the flue.
W. T. Boles went to Lamar
Saturday.
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-04

1t is generally supposed that
great wars discover and make
prominent great strateRists right
in the ne;ghborhood Of the fight
ing and among those who were
actually doing the fighting; but
ANONYMOUSLY the greatest uncov-
cred by the great world war was
a visitor to the battle field lat a
sure safe distance), the same be-
ing William Allen White of Kan.
sas. Many months after the
war was over the discovery of
this greatest war strategist was
made, and the man who made
the discovery was William Allen
White Of Kansas. That is a
mere incident. however-it's the
discovery that counts.
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-04
CLYDE --.-.

T. o. Swanner and Frank
Pearce are threshing this week.
Cleveland Smith and family re.
turned sometime ago to their
homestead. Cleveland received
his discharge from Camp Fun:
ston, Kans.. after being in the
service of Uncle Sans for about
18 months.
Ed. Gimbel and Cleo. Black
haye received their discharges
and returned to their homesteads.
Frank frost will have a sale
Friday and with his family will
return to the oil fields in Oklaho-
ma.
Floyd Pearce went to Lamar
this week.
Mrs. Jim Hymes has moved tn
the Clifford Simpson house.
Jesse Shelton has returned to
his homestead after 18 months
service in the army at Camp
Funston, Kans.
Several from this vicinity at
tended the Kenser sale Wednes.
day. .-
Mr.. Derringer purchased ar
auto truck and he and his famil,
fsxpectto make an overland TRIP
to California.
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"Jsck. your nose is pointing
east. You follow your nose. and
don't look back, and don't you
ever be caught in this part of the
world again."
And with this he gave Jack a
shove and a swift kick in the
pants. and Jack took them at
their word and followed his nose
never once turning his head to
the right or to the left. but fol.
lowed his nose straight to the
east, at least till he was out ot
sight and hearing Of those NAH
killing Philistines.
Next week again.
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-04
Maverick

The wife of J ZEE Saxton died of
flue MarcI'. IL, and was laid to
rest IN the cemetery porth of
Maxey. She leaves husband
father, four brothers, one sister
and many friends. The bereav
ed ones haye the sympathy of the
community.
Friday evening the community
was shocked, on hearing that
Mrs. Graham had passed away.
She had the Aue, but apparently
was much better; but she was
taken worse and passed away In
| a very short time. Her relatives
here are a husband and six small
children. who have the sympathy
of their many friends. The bur
Iial was at the Maxey cemetery.
Arthur Banks, John Hicox.
and Lewis Gro YER were at Max
| ey over Friday night on the way
home from overseas, and were
sure glad to get home.
Mrs. Bonney and Robert are
with us again, after spending the
winter at Lamar.
S. E, Moss has moved his stock
L.. - kl1 oloiy,o
Waugh is breaking mules and
also breaking up the crust. Pre-
pairing for another crop.
Mr.. Mcdaniel las returned,
after a year in other parts.
Both George and l. H. Robbins
are getting their farms reaey
for spring crops.
We hear Mr.. Flanagan has sold
his farm to Mr.. Seam Of Indi.
ana.
A brother and iriep ds are visit
ing Miss Asbery at ner home.
Mr.. Fuller. ar old timer, ar.
rived Friday. He says we have
had light winter, compared
with little north of US.
Everybody is hauling broom
corn to market.
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-04
Graft

vi dlI
Mr.. Butcher and family, Mrs.
Allen and Mrs. Frank Wheeler
were on the sick list the last
heard. Hope they are better
socn.
]. s. Hart's son is home on a
short furlough.
Bob Richeson's have been sick
the last week.
Ike Abbott has decided to
make his living on tile Lamar
Springfield freight line.
Bill Van Buskirk has threshed
his wheat,
Mrs, Blevins and two child.
have returned fro~ w.ek,.
visit with M-.s Rle,ins Of Twe
Butts.
The Literary at the Bar school
house was well attended last
Friday evening. Everyone is in
vited to come out and join in thu
good time.
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-04
Rodley
Mar. 27


Nice weather since the rain.
Mrs. Houser of Campo was
shopping in Rodley the 24th.
Our merchant. f. F. Macy, re-
ceived load Of flour from Tive
Buttes this week.
The report came in that we
could get no more hour until the
wheat was harvested.
Mrs. ]. M. Womack and daugh.
ter WIRE trading in Rodley the
25th.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Baker Of
Springfield were visiting in theee
parts this week.
Mrs. Ridenhour of Campo IL
visiting with Mrs. O. ]. Dishrnan.
The two Miss McClintocks Of
G. !. were trading in Rodley last
week
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-04
North Flats

The flats got good soaking
last week.
Miss Mamie Scott is visiting At
Smart's.
A farewell party was given
for Mr.. O'Bara and family Fri.
day night, it being the close of
his school. Quite a crowd was
present and all report fine time.
Barr's family are about all
through with the small pox
Ira and Floyd Chenoweth made
a trip to the cedars last week.
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-04
BaCa County
High-School District

A petition last Saturday con-
tanning the names OF sixty.three
tax payers was presented to the
county superintendent Of schools,
asking her to submit the question
of organizing Baca county into a
high school district to the voters
of the several districts in the
county at the coming May cleo
tion.
Baca county has long felt the
need of high school within her
borders, centrally located, for the
accommodation of her own pu-
pills wishing to pass q higher
course after passing the eighth
grade.
A great many of such pupils,
for the want OF high. school priv
ileges at home, have gone else
where for such educational ad-
vantaRes. while still . much larg-
er number. for the want Of such
a home school, and for the want
Of the necessary means to 20 to
outside schools. have bee n
Obliged tp, drop out of school life
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Edler

Elder
Clay Wood returned home
from Kansas Thursday.
Wheat is looking fine in this
locality.
Frank Wocholz is building
himself a new house-may be for
some one else, too.
R. w. Fox is hauling rock to
build a chicken house.
Mrs. Fox, Mrs. Allie Coulter
and Mrs. Maud Coulter spent
Thursday afternoon with Mrs.
Chas. Collier.
Mrs. Krell is expected home
soon.
Dave Zeigler started for Lamar
Friday. Blaine Reninger is also
going next week.
Vesta Bray is very low with
pneumonia, Better as we go to
press.
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-04

Germany will be expected to
shed q few salty teurs when
she comes up to sign the peace
treaty: but if she we're to sit
down and weep for thousand
years she wouldn't yet have
atoned for the crime Of the
world war for world domination
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-04

You would think little OF the
intelligence of your bachelor
neighhor who would vote against
schools. Because you have no
children to send to high school is
no reason why hundreds of child
rem in the county should be de
prived of such privileges.
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-04
vented mumps?

The bachelor benefits by the
education OF your children, and
you and all Baca county benefits
by the high schooling of those
who are ready for it.
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-04
BIG FLAT IA ss-~

Ice, sleet and rain, sultry and
cloudy weather-all in one week.
Mr.. Morris is still ON the sick
list.
c. Lacy hauled broomcorn for
Halls this week.
The school entertainment was
good and the dinner was fine, a
large crowd being present.
Not much farming done yet
too wet and cold.
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-04

Farmers are taking advantage
of this fine weather to rush their
broomcorn and other produce to
market. Probably fifty loads
of broomcorn passed through
Springfield the past week on the
way to Lamar.
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-04

"Of course I'm for a county
high achool. We want educated
boys and girls in Baca county.
Ali Stonington will be for the
high school" So said that live
wire of Stonington. auctioneer
Thompson.
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-04

Now is The time for preparato-
ry spring farm work, but month
from now will be soon enough
for Planting,
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-04

The lands of ignorance are the
breeding places Of Bolshevism and
soyiets. Where schools an d
high schools are, these noxious
weeds have no soil to flourish in.
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-04

Wonder how many of our
readers have seen the 5000
word write-up. Drop in and see
the new map.
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-04

President Wilson has succeed
ed in making women eligible as
members of the Worlds League
of Nations.
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-04

When the peace treaty is
ready Germany will just walk up
and sign. as follows: Germany
Z her mark"-and no questions
asked.
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-04

A woman's city ticket Tuesday
brought out rs votes, of which
two were for the women. o, you
ungallants!
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-04

On account of sickness, the
Springfield minstrel entertain
ment Was postponed one week, 10
April 10 and IL.
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-04

The Herald force is in the grip
of the mumps this week, hence
everything is left over that does
MT have to go this week. Hope
to be normal by next week.
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-04

The tackey party and box So
cial Tuesday night was we'll at.
tended and boxes sold well. Net
receipts, $500.
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-04

When the Alabama claims
were submitted to arbitration 1t
was Europe against America, but
the arbitration was arranged
and England had co pay.
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-04

Any one Of the uhirteen states
could have refused to enter a
league of states. because it would
be twelve against one-just as it
would be Europe against Ameri.
CA in q league Of nations.
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anywhere upwards of 100 pupils
ought to be built up.
1t would be with high school
here just as it was in the old days
in organizing six counties into a
district normal-not e oug h
teachers at that time in any one
county to make teachers nor
NAL possible; but by dra wing a
few out OF each of the six coun.
ties. a good district normal was
built up.
AS it was then a district nor
NAL or no normal at all, so it is
now with reference 10 high
ichool, it's either county high
school or none at ali-just as it
was also in those old days with
reference to big distrits.
The Cost to the County
1t would be to start with the
hiring of one or more teachers.
at salary about double or treble
the salary of the district teacher
to get a teacher with high
school experience. and absolutely
competent.
When the school called for two
teachers, three teachers, four
teachers, and so on, the cost
would be proportionate-o n ly
the school would have great
many outside pupils. whose en-
trance fees would pay a large
part OF the cost, while the state
funds for the school would come
pretty nearly paying the rest of
the cost.
The Building
1t need not be figured at the
ln1oeARfatiwes es=a1 aAak least tifa-
fIt TIE school has passed the one
room stage.
The rime We believe though
would come in few years when
high.school building would
haye to be provided.
Our idea void be when high.
school building becomes impera-
tive, for the town and nearby
com munity 10 Put up a. certain
bonus, the county IL do The rest.
However, when the time came,
the question would have to be
submitted to a vote-just as in
the case of organizing high
school district in the first place,
and hence does not need to be
considered one way Or another mt
the present time, and doesn t cut
any figure one way or another in
the question OF organizing the
county into a high-school dis
trict.
The question of cost conse-
quently resolves Itself into the
hiring of ons teacher to start.
and his salary wouldn't practic-
ally make a dollars worth of
differ ence in the taxes any one
man in the county would pay.
Other High Schools
While in the old days the dis,
trict normal was the only kind
that could be had, we believe the
time has come--indeed came sew
eral years ago, for Raca county
to haye its own teachers normal.
and hence to cut loose entirely
from the district normal.
So in like manner, the time
may come when a single school
district might be strong enough
-in pupils and valuation, to
support a high school, and when
that time came they could cut
thems elves off from the county
district by a majority vote to or
gapize a high school district of
their own.
But just now it is to the inter-
est of every district in the coun-
ty to give themselves and their
children the benefit of a county
high-school district, that all in
the county may have the privi-
leges of a high school education.
More anon.
#
All things come TO him who
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-04

Whether you have children or
haven't children, you don't want
to live in country Of Bolshevist
ignorance.
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-04

All things come to him who
waits, First it was aue, then
snow, then mud, then mumps-
with sleeping sickness on the
way.
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-04

Uncle Sam il calling for $4,000
volunteers for overseas. Now's
your chance to see the old World.
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-04

or course old Nick made the
kaiser, but what whole lot Of
:oslnGaehf aaasae Eosa,d lsles.d
know sbout Is s-.'Who in hen In
vented mumps?"
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-04

Would You give a 5 an acre?
You'll have chance to say soon.
Watch the Herald next week,
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-04
)Storiss .rs Incidents
O. Old Boston
i And thr Old Days
The Final Boston
Grand Roundup.
By hs writer
Actual Happenings

Actual Happenings
We are not.advised as to how
the two prisoners moved for
ward. whether in singIe file o.
double file; bat the bad men con
stituting the rear guard were IL
double tile, and the whole pro
cession moved north to visi
those boys in; the dugout.
When they Gct to the duRou
one of the prisoners knocked OF
the door and said to the boys Of
the inside
Boys, it's us-don't shoot
it's u.s."
And the boy~;said-" what ar,
you doing out there?'
We two are prisoners-helt
as hnstages--so don't shoot.
Tell them to open the door
and that yop fellows will kick i
in if they don't" said Maxwell
as he flourished his peace maker
in close proximity 10 the hale
about the d1me of one of tns
hostages.
You'd better open the door
boys; they've got US in front o
them, and we don't help our
selves"
"What you come over here TO-
anyho a?" asked one Of the boy,
on the inside.
Boys, we COULDN'T help our
selves = they made US come
Don't you think you'd bette,
open the doori"
Thus each side hedged TO
tune, and than in the end tn
door was opalted, and the boy
filed out, Under cover Of the bark
ers of th4itwo generalisimos.
,Jack Faherwas the ole ths.
were after. after es|ia1in9 bqta!
1h6st and guest OF t6sif snoUtf6l
irons. all the others were givel
their liberty, while Jack wa
marchedto the saloon, where tn
writer found him not long after
wards.
They held Jack till about 3 o
4 .. m.. trying to make him tel
who else were in in the shooting
bee the night before.
II was in it," Jack would say
''but 1 wont tell who else wer'
in it," and that was all the.
could get out of Jack.
You'll tell who else were in i
or you'll 20 under sod." sait
Maxwell. with the usual Max
well accompaniment of oaths..
But Jack stood pat, and Meth
cajolery nor threats could move
1 him to betray those that were il
the shooting.
II was in it, and II won
tell" was all they could NOV
MIN 70 say.
About 8 or 4 p m. Maxwell
came in and said
Jack, - you, you're goini
to tell who was in that shooting
you're going to do itpow. Get Of
your hat and We'll go seme
place"
And Jack was marched by Ed
Maxwell and Bill Rowan to wha
he supposed was the finis of his
career.
AS they moved out of towt
eastward, Maxwell and Rowan
told him that they wouldn't kill
him if he would tell, out Jack re-
piled simply
"You can kill NE, but I won't
tell"
Jack knew he was in the bands
Of killers, but nothing could move
him to betray his colleagues.
They were half a mile east Of
town when the procession stop.
ped and Jack was given his last
chance to talk.
you've got your last chance, "
said Rowan. You talk right
now!' as click" "click" went
the two revolyers.
Il WORT tell" said Jack, as
all the Years of his past life rush
ed before him-'you can kill me
but-I won't tell
Maxwell vas the one that act
ed. He cracked Jacks head a
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-04

Read every word of the high
school article and talk to your
neighbor about it.
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-04
Facts About Broomcorn
By o. c. Howkins Of Lamar.

Facts About Broomcorn.
By o. c. Howkins Of Lamar.
I'VE announced last week that
we would this week lead out on
. talk to the brush growers of
Baca county, but decided to first
publish the following letter, and
to reply to same, and then to
make our talk to the brush grow.
ers. As an explanation of this
letter. Mr.. Hawkins was down
this way y short time ago, and
after reading one of our broom
cora articles, sat down and wrote
the letter We are here giving.
Will rcply to this letter next
week, and will then lead cut on
brush growing in Baca county,.
Editor Herald
After a man puts in about for.
ty years raising broomcorn,
making brooms, sod dealing in
broomcorn, II he doesn't learn
something about the real facts
concerning the broomcorn situa-
tion - east. west, north and
south, the chances are they new.
or will.
In the first place, 1t doesn't
make so much difference where
broomcorn is raised as it does
the quality that is produced.
What is termed by manufac-
turers a. the western broomcorn
distsics sskes in ". stern Kansas.
to1o1ssAnstas13la 3laas-lfexico,
and southeastern Colorado
This district has the reputa.
ton of producing much inferior
brush to what is produced in H.
lin"is, the Lindsay district Of Ok.
lahoma, or the south Texas dis.
trict, known as The Rio Grande.
The very fact that manufac-
turers will go to these last nam
ed districts nd pay $500
. ton for broomcorn. whom they
could come to southeastern Colo
RADIO and buy at 500 per ton. is
evidence there really must be
something in the intrinsic Value
of broomoorn. else it would be
foolish 10 do SO, looking at it from
business stand point.
In the second place, to lllus-
trate this difference in price more
thoroughly. l will give . little ex-
perience of my own in buying
brush for the factory.
| came to Haos county. bought
five cars Of the Issls crop, at 3
time whe.l | had the pick of the
whole crop, and I canvassed the
whole county thoroughly to get
the hest thas could be had.
bought crops that seemed to
have a good percentage of parlor
seoek In them. and they did have
a greater per cent than any
could get afterwards that year.
But when we put that corn
over the sorting table to make
parlor hrooms, we only got about
one car out Of the five that would
make parlor brooms
Then. from necessity. l was
compelled to 60 to the Lindsay
district and bought one car of
parlor corn in ORDER to meet com.
petition Of other factories tina t
had bought parlor corn in other
districts mentioned.
Now what was the result? 1
got a little more than three
fogrshs Of a car of parlor corn
out OF the one car l bought In the
Lindsay district, while it took
five cars vt the best corn Colera-
do produced to make one car of
parlor corn.
1 paid from $500 to $315 for
the Lindsay corn, and the freight.
Now, figuring the four cars of
brush out of the five
that had to go into cheap broorns,
and figure their real worth from
the stand point of the difference
between the price we sell cheap
brooms a. and what we sell par
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-04

Why not send that 5000 word
write-up to five friends back
east?
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-04

benefited by such school, and the
cost of main renance and general
nD-keep
Who Is Benefited.
OF course all schools are most
convenient to those who live near.
est to them, but the district must
be made in size prorortionate to
the pupils within its borders, and
its property valuation.
For both of these reasons, during
the middle ages here, most of the
districts were ss large as many
eastern counties. while some
we're much larger.
Why? Because there weren't
enough pupils to justify the hir-
ing of a teacher in a smaller dis
trict-so it was either the big
district or no district at all
In the case of the public schools
in those rural districts, those
children who were too far away
to drive to and from we're barred
from the schools for the want of
baoitation facilities near the
school premises.
In some cases we knew some
to move small houses tO near
the school premises. or to build
dugouts, and then the mother
would live there with them. or if
they were large enough to be
trusted, they lived there alone.
In the Case though Of county
high school, the benefit is for any
pupil in the county desiring to
or who should be in a high school
more cow enient, as stated. for
those living near. but available to
alias wasn't the case with the
rural school.
With hlgn school centrally
located-in a town having habita-
tion accommodations, the pupils
from any part of the county can
either board with some one, or a
number can go in together at a
minimum of COST and board them
selves.
The Number of Pupils
The number that would enroll
the first year would be an un=
known quantity. but not having
an entrance fee to pay-inside of
the county, and their being near
home, with the cost otherwise
much less than sending them
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es8uSn YtSue cour1S. n -
Why the Whole County?
The why Of organizing the
whole c,unty into q high school
district resolves itself into the
two questions of who would be
benefited by such school, and the
cost of main renance and general
un.keen