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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-11-07


to Run Away From MissouriW
Kirby has undoubtedly got the law
the property actually belongs to him
both mother and daughter are his
slaves"
"And how about the other girl
Eloise?"
"He has no legal hold on her; she is
free white woman. He could only
hope to overcome her resistance by
threats. The plantation is irrevOcably
lost to the Beaucaires, but she pos
sesses the power to defy him because
of her mothers property. If Kirby
marries her, it will only be through
her consent"
He picked up his hat from the table,
and a stout stick he had brought
along with him, taking a step toward
the door.
81 might as well tell you / consider
this mad scheme" he paused to add
gravely, land that it will probably fail.
There is possible chance Of success
I admit, and for that reason / permit
you to go ahead with it, and pledge
myself to keep the secret. was rather
| intimately associated with Beaucaire
| for number of years, and to see his
granddaughter sold into slavery, even
if she does have a drop of niger
blood in her veins, is more than | can
stand, without giving her chance to
get away. That is why l consent to
abet a crime and keep still about it.
But beyond that I'll not go. Do you
understand the position this internal
affair puts me into?"
Eyes, I do, Haines," and I held out
my hand to him, with fresh cordiality.
cit is uncommonly white of you to
even go that far. I'll pledge you this
for Pete here, as well as. myself
that if we are caught, your name shall
never be mentioned. Have you any adj
vice to give?"
He paused uncertainty, his hand on
| the latch, the freight flashing up into
| his face.
"Only this" he said slowly. "If /
were you I'd never attempt to go
south. Below st. Louis boars are nu-
merous, and you would be almost GER
tain to be discovered. If Kirby chases
you-and I know him well enough to
| be sure he will-he will naturally take
| it for granted that you have headed
| for the Ohio. The very fact that the
| fugitives are women would convince
him Of this. To my mind the one
chance of your getting away, lies to
the north-up the Illinois. Anyhow,
good luck to you both, and good
night"
The door closed behind him, and the
negro and I were alone. The die was
cast; 1 had pledged myself to action;
was fully committed to the attempted
rescue of Rene Beaucaire, and no
thought of any retreat once occurred
to me. The negro still remained seat
ed on the edge OF the bed, digging his
toes into the hard earth of the floor.
"Pete," I began earnestly. ''You
trust me, don't you? You do not sus-
pect me of being any slaye-hunter?"
"No, sab, Massa Knox, I amt
feared o. yer-yers one o. dem down
fasteners"
swell, not exactly that. came from
a slave state, but my family is of New
England blood and breeding. / am
just as much your friend as though
you were white. Now, you and have
cot hard job before u.s."
''Yas, sab, we sure has,"
.And the first thing we have to do,
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-11-07
"And now. what about you. HainesY"

And now, what about you, Haines?'
] demanded. "Are you ready to help?
Come, man, surely this is not some
thing we have any time to debate.
Kirby is liable TO show up at any mo-
ment with full authority, and the sher-
If to back him. 1t is still early in
the evening, and we must work to-
night if at all'
"You haven't the strength for such
a venture" he protested.
Haven't II" and laughed. "Oh,
yes, | have. I am young and this
wound is nothing. Are you with u.s."
He was slow in replying, and, as
eagerly watched his face, I could al
most comprehend the working of the
lawyer mind. He saw and argued
every doubt, considered every danger.
"In spirit, yes" he answered at last,
"but not physically. I believe under
the circumstances you are justified,
Knox. Perhaps I'd do tho same thing
if | was in your place and had your
youth behind me. But am a lawyer,
fifty years old, and this is my home.
If the story ever got out that / took
part in niger stealing, that would be
the end of me in Missouri. You can
take the risk, but about all / can do
will be to keep quiet tongue in my
head. I'll promise you that. But that
is all / can promise"
"Yet you acknowledge this is the
only way? No legal course is open to
us?"
Absolutely none. If there was
should never consent to be party to
this plan, or shield you in any way
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-11-07

Adolphus was disgruntled; anyone
could see that.
whats wrong, old SOM" asked
Percy as they met in the street.
II have been insulted !" said Adolph-
us, angrily. ''That Milly Smarte was
very rude, to me-"
"That SOP" suid Percy, hiding grin.
"What happenedT"
II met her down the road and asked
her If / might see her home. She said
certainly / could. 1t was easily seen
from the top of the hill, and l needn't
go any fartherw
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-11-07
Knox sets out on the
"Great Adventure"
(To BE CoNTINUED.)
Cash Value of Bolt.

It has been estimated by an Euro
pean scientist that the commercial
value of the electricity in a flash Of
lightning lasting one one-thousandth
of a second is % cents.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-11-07
A STRANGE STORY
Teld by Well known Detroit Man
Detroit, Mich. when I was about
twenty-three years of age I suffered from

general breakdown
in health, due to
worry and overwork.
| was also troubled
with catarrh of long
standing. To make
matters still worse,
my lungs became
affected and a per
sistent cough Slapped
what little vitality
/ had left. My
appetite became err
ratio, indigestion re-
suited and constipa.
ton followed.a
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-11-07

My kidneys became more
irregular all the time and
some nights | was forced
to get up every half hour.
The kidney secretions
burned like fire and were
filled with brick-dust-like
sediment. My 10 j n t s
swelled and were infiamed.
/ couldn't bend over to
lace my shoes and had
70 he h alned I'm and
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-11-07
Refused Insurance
Mr.. Dunning Left Service in
Bad Shape, But DOan's Soon
Corrected His Trouble.

Geo. Dunning, ex-Chief Boatswain
Mate of tho u! S. Navy, 47O Medford
St., Somerville, Mass, says: Every
bit of trouble | suffered from my kid
neys was result of exposure at sea.
/ was retired practically an invalid.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-11-07

down. Right after my retirement
from service tried to get insured, but
was turned down because of kidney
trouble. l began taking Dodn's Kid
men Pills and used sixteen boxes. BY
that time every sign of kidney trouble
left me and my back was like iron;
not an ache or pain left. / tried for
insurance again and was declared
good risk. give Dodn's kidney Pills
credit for putting me in perfect health"
Subscribed and saoOrn to before
me.
GEORGE l.. DOHERTY,
Notary Public.
Get Doan's at Any Store. soc a Box
|DOAN'S K pI,,
FosTER-MnBURN CO.. BUFFALO. N. r.
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-18
SandweII

We had one of the worst snow
storms of the season this weak
drifts six and eight feet deep.
The loss of cattle in some To-
calities was worse than in the
winter.
Dave Konkel's moved into our
vicinity the last of the week.
We are glad to see them.
Burdick and Winkleman called
on Grandma Mahan Sunday af-
ternoon.
Harry Mcmillan had the mis-.
fortune to lose some more cattle,
Bill Burdick and wife will move
some time next week, north of
Springfield. We are sorry to
haye them move.
Mr.. Dan Etter has returned to
his claim south of Campo. after
spending, the winter in Wichita,
George Mahan's Sundayed
with W. C. Calhune near Elder.
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-18

brick partitions, with cement
floors, the second floor being
plank. covered with cement. 1t
, is cracked and the dirt comes
right through, and the water
too. when they spill any.
l was down on the market to-
day. Saw lots of wild hogs, deer
and bear. We see lots of OK
teams and they work all their
horses single. am getting tired
of looking at such things.
Then there were about 200
Cossack soldiers came here yes
terday. The Russians have sew
eral airplanes here. They say
they are going to start an aerial
school Eere. They have several
aeropIane sheds, and one big Zep-
lin shed.
You wanted to know if there
was a man here by the name of
Brown. There is a boy here by
that name, from Joycoy, Colo.
His address ia the same as mine,
except that he in Co. C. You
know he was the one that want
ed to ride from Springfield with
us. There are lots of Colo. boys
in this regiment.
There are several Lamar boys
in Gu. 3. Wagner and 1 are
the only two from Springfield.
There are two from Campo.
Well, l suppose that lots of the
boys are home from France. 1t
looks like we are exiled out here.
The officials may wake -p some
day and find that we are in ST.
IBERIA.
About all we do is to guard Our
quarters and supplies, and few
Austrian prisoners. We have
about so men in the guard house
at present, and more going in ev-
ery day. Most of them get tco
much vadtka (botze). That is
some prisoners for six companies.
Will close with love to all
Your SON,
Amos w. Horn,
-.... A.. E. +, Siberia.
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-18


After quoting the Herald's lit
tie skit on certain Stonington
party pun 1ing into his town the
elixir of life he gets when in
Springfield, the Lamar Sparks
says: parties who have been
making long trips to Kansas City
to obtain their supply of elixir
will rejoice to learn that it can
be obtained so near home. and
the demand to have the Lamar
Springfield highway put in good
condition will be more inslstent
than ever.A OF course it would
be gratifying to have Lamar come
to Springfield after it's elixir of
life, but what you want, brother.
is to build up home INDUSTRY.
Come down and we'll let you have
enough mother" elixir to start
any asst plant of your OVID, provld-
ed you have enough life in you to
raise anything, AS we under
stand it, that election was kinder
hard on you all.
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-18
Maverick

About twelve inches of snow
the first of this week.
More moisture than for sever
al years. Now for a big crop,
McEndree has a field of rye.
planted the first of December.
that looks fine.
Some loss of stock this week,
but not so many for so much
snow at this time of the year.
A. Lanca ster and B. Flanagan
have formed a partnership and
will farm some this year.
Friends and neighbors o: w
w. Thompson and wife, a hur
dred or more, with we'll filed
baskets, met at the Thompson
home Sunday and report a 6ne
time.
Earl Ault came in from Okla
homa City, last week and will
farm here this year.
Tom Sims was here a few days
last week to sell his last years
crop and rent his farm.
Lancaster and Robbins dug a
well last week.
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-18
High-School Short Stops

Villas had six high schoolers
that started in here when school
started last fall. Why leave Vi
las cut of the list Of high schools?
Scattered over the west half
of the county are as many high
schooiers as over the east half.
Is the west half to be con sidered
or not?
When you come to cast your
ballot remember that locality
eigh schools are an impossibility
and that it's the county high
school or no high school.
Will you>stand back of the
boys and girls of Baca who want
high schooling, or will you force
them to go outside of the coun'
ty, or drop out of school life?
If the Lamar high school could
be transformed bodily to some
point in Baca county, with the
doors wide open to the high
scholars of the county-do you
think it would be worth anything
tous?
As practically all high-school
pupils outside Of the towns have
to m owe to town anyway to go to
school, how much more would
the tax payers in those localities
be benefited by a union high
school?
If Lamar were suddenly cut
down to half a dozen or a dozen
high school pupils ia the town
how long do you think their high
school would last, and how long
do you think their high-school
principal would stayY
There are thirty-nine districts
in the county. Suppose 1t were
possible to organize four union
high schools with two or three or
four districts in esch-how much
would that help the high school
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-18
RiChIand .-.--

Grandma McClintock Is very
sick with the flue. DR.. Nichol-
son was called, and he pronounc
ed it pneumonia.
Rich's habe not loft yet, but
are preparing to go.
Some storm last week. The
loss of cattle was quite heavy,
Mr.. Lockwood is al Springfield
painting signs.
Frank Hoffman has lost two
cows since the storm and lost
ons calf during the storm.
Mrs. Hutchis is staying with
Grrndma McClintock for few
days.
Meeting at the chWch last Sum
day night was VOL attendels
Peaches h9.s gone through the
storm without being kiliea, and
we hope there will be no m"re
killing weather.
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-18
The Two Buttes Sentinel
Gets into the Manger.
Jones' .position-Opposed to a
County Normal. Because We
Can't Support 1t. Opposed
to "a County High School,
Because Baca County Can
Support aalf Dozen High
Schools or More.

Five years ago our county su-
perintendent, Mrs. Oldem, and
the teachers of the county, start
ed the ball to rolling to keep our
normal funds at home and to
have our own county normal
Then suddenly the game was
blocked and nothing furthur
done along that line, the Two
Buttes Sentinel going on record
as opposed to it because we
couldn't have the money nor the
pupils TO get high class instruc-
ton for a high class normal, thus
forcing our teachers to go out
side of the county for normal in
struction, or to go without.
In defense of his position
Jones became rabid on normal
of high-class talent and efficien-
cy, which he claimed was out of
the question in any one county
for the want of both attendants
and money.
Then the county high school
comes up. when great light
suddenly shines round about the
segregation man, and by it he be-
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-18
Lake View

A nice crowd of willing work.
ers at, Sunday school Sunday.
Everybody welcome.
Wes Dean is selling his feed
and farming tools. and will leave
for Oklahoma soon.
Pursy Walters is having bis
share of trouble-broke down
again, but will try it again in a
day or two. We will get to
thresh yet. Don't worry.
Henry Couthrin is putting 4
brand new shingle roof on his
house.
Some big gun from Kansas
City will be at Elder Wednesday
of this week to tell the people the
hows and wherefores about the
mill business.
The ball organization at Elder
Saturday was a failure. Edler
was live wire last summer, but
it seems like they cao't get start
ed of on the right foot this
spring Wonder why? A--7z
If people talked about Sunday
school ike they do the dances.
we would sure have some Sunday
schools in this country. Talks
cheap-let's try it.
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-18

Anytime in the years to come
that the population would make
it possible, after the organic alton
of a county high school. locality
,high-school districts can be or
ga6ized, and those districts will
then cease to be members of the
county high school, but of course
the pupils of those districts
would then be barred from the
county high school, except by
the payment of the regular tdi-
ton.
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-18
The First Letter
From Siberia
Spasskol, Siberia,
Feb. %, 1919.

teD. %, 1919.
Dear Parents and ALL
will try to write you a few
lines this morning. received
five letters Wednesday, the last
dated Jan. 20, was sure glad to
hear from home.
Well, we're still marking time in
Siberia, and it doesn't look very
favorable about going home, 1t
seems a shame that we can't go
home, US We are doing no good
here:
The weather is getting warm
er, and it thaws little every day,
the first time for three months.
The weather has not been as bad
as l expected. We can wear our
O. D. overcoats now most of the
time. 1t seems good to get rid
of the sheep-skin coats.
l suppose we would have froz-
en- to death if We had not had
those heavy coats. ! don't think
we could have put on enough
clothes to keep US warm without
those heavy coats,
] have not seen a veal stove
since l came here. They are all
built of brick, and it takes two
days to warm them up at all,
and then they just get warm.
This is some barracks. They
are built Of brick, the walls arc
about three feet tbick I, has
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-18

The Danver Post and the Dem
YER Democrat are now walking
up and down Ciainpa street arm
in arm and hollering for Herring
ton for mayor, with the Tires
and News bringing UP the rear
guard. carrying the smelling salts
and singing, Onward Chris tian
Soldiers" etcetera. Oh. BROTH
ers, "how sweet to dwell togeth-
'er in harmony and love-"
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-18
taces Of the school.

taees of the school,.
The facts are that the county
school is the only kind that
wouldn't disc scriminate, ard that
wouldn't put the bar of tuition
up against any In the county.
and is hence the only system
that wou'd be fair to all, regard
less of whether their districts
would happen to adioin an incor-
porated town or not-even were
the small-unit high school a pos.
si5ilitv.
In the course Of years some
town or some towns in Baca
county might become large
enough to have real high schools
of their o vn, or some union high
schools might he established.
Then every pupil outside of
such districts would be COMPEL.
ed to pay a tuition, instead Of
getting in free as in the case Of
county high school. :
The cost to start with. as al
resdy stated, would be the hir.
ing of one hieh-school educator
or principal. and wouldn't make
a dollars worth Of difference in
the taxes any one man would
pay.
In conclusion we would say to
brother Jones:
In the name of the boys and
girls Of Baca county who would
like to have home high-school
privileges, get out Of the manger
and let them have what they
want and need.
Throw away the spirit Of chur.
lishness that would kill anything
that might happen to center in
another whether good.
bad or indifferent-the spirit that
would make you advocate one
thing in one case. aud the exact
opposite in another case just like
it-just becauses another town
J might happen tobe benefited.
| II you persisth your effort to
break up the codpty high school
fforrt the smaller sGstS, then have
the consistency to use your good
offices in breaking up the six
county normal, in favor of a Bacs
county normal. for the accommo-
d..tion of f'the hundred odd teach
ers in the county, even though it
should happen to center some
thing in Springfield.
Whatever course You pursue,
have the good taste of at least be-
f! ing consistent, and have the good
grace of caring for the boys and
girls of the county who would
like the privileges OF a home high
school.
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-18
pupils in the other districte9

II a pupil is too far away to
live at home and 60 to school,
what difference whether the high
school is ten or twenty or thirty
miles away-so long as she or he
lives in a high-school district,
and so long as the living costs no
more in one case than in the 9TH
er?
There is as much in the equip.
ment for q high school as there
is in the instruction. Do you
think high schools for each six
pupils in the county could put in
the equipment. that high school
ought to have-such for an in
stance. as Lamar has? Think it
over.
-. Stonington has eight pupils
taking high-school studies, Two
Buttes has eight or ten. Campo
probably none, Springfield sew
enteen. All these in one school.
and the rest of the county to
draw from, would mean some-
thing; but with a number of high
schools-would it mean any more
than the schools we now have?
Would It cost the tax payers
less for each locality having half
a dozen high school pupils to or
ganize legal high school. hire a
hieh-chonl principal. such as La
mar and Holly hires. and put up
a special high.school building
than for the whole county to sup
port one real high school in the
county; and which would be the
best for the pupils?
To hire the best high. school in
structor in the state and to put
an equipment equal to any high
school in the state, wouldn't
make enough difference in the
taxes of any one tax payer in the
county for him to feel 1t. Would
it be any more than justice to
the boys and girls of the county
your own child rem, to have that
kind of . high school to 60 to?
There are over 100 teachers in
the county-and Bro. Jopes de-
cided we couldn't have a legal
county normal. Springfield has
seventeen high school pupils.
Two Buttes has eight, Stoning.
ton eight, Villas eight or ten,
Campo a few. everywhere in the
county few-and Bro. Jones
decides that ali these places hav.
ing a few should nave q high
school.
The chances are that county
high school would start off with
twenty to thirty pupils. That
wouldn't be much Of a high
school, and il there We're no pros
poets ahead for more. do you
think a high-class instructor
would consider the matter for
one moment? To get the high.
class instructor wanted. there
would have to be prospects ahead
for at least some hundreds of
pupils.
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-18
Lester Denney Writes.
Ligny, France,
Mar. l6, 1919.
Mrs. w. H. Denney,
Cpripr6old Colo

MRS. w. II. Denney,
Springfield, Colo.
Dear Mother
Your letter received few days
ago and will answer tonight.
We are having fine weather
now, but we surely need it for
we have had so much rain, just
one rain after another since last
August.
am getting SO webfooted that
l can hardly walk on dry ground.
l saw the first dust yesterday
that l have seen since last Aug
ust.
l received a card FROM Lyle
Knox the other day. If l find
out where he is. l am going to
try to get a pass and go and
see him.
am expecting to go home in
June, if l don't get transferred
into the S. o. S. That is what |
am afraid Of, out they say that
we will be sent back to our de-
vision. and it is booked to 20 in
June.
l am running garage for the
engineers at this place. l have
nine German prisoners working
for me. They are some good
mechanics, but are very slow, and
then l can't speak the lingo very
well, So have time telling them
what l want. But once | get
them to understand, they are
willing and do good Work. They
think | am alright. They call me
Shorty" all of the time. When
they want me to show them any,
thing they will say, ''hey, Shor-
ty."
! guess we will lose them wher
the peace is signed, but 1 shall
not be sorry, for the sooner that
is over the sooner we shall 90
home.
Tell Grandma that I shall write
her If can get time. but I am so
tired of nights that l hardly have
the heart to write.
Well, ! must close for this
time. l am feeling pretty good
and am still fat and saucy, so you
see that this country isn't hurt !
ing me very much.
Write soon and often,
Yo..r son,
"ag. Lester E. Denney.
Co. A, 1O4 Am. Trn.,
A @ o 765., Amer. E. F. via N. Y.
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-18

Wi that Setonsburg corres-
pondent please to send 'em in
in again and say-"I'il do it all
the tir.e," signing the name care
fully so we can make it out? The
Herald wants "Setonsburg."
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-18

Germany on the 25th will walk
up t. the register and after the
figures "24 billions" will write
''yaw, yaw. mein pay"
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-18

April 81 is the day the ball is
started to rolling for the 5th Lib
erty Loan. Boys, let US drive
her over the top once more.
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-18

What the whole trouble with
the league of nations seems to be
is that Wilson didn't take half a
dozen g. o. p's. along over there
with him TO tell him how to do it.
The Springfield herald., 1919-04-18

The walls of the c e. G hard
ware building are up, and the
resS of it will be pushed as fast
as saws and hammers can do IT,