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The Springfield herald., 1919-06-20
Growing Broomcorn
For the Market
What Can Be Done to Better the
Conditions That Have Pre-
vailed in Baca County.
Organize

Not holding association, or 3
ware house or marketing assu.
cia ton, but an association of brush
growers banded together for
! the sole purpose oil producing
better hi ush for the market, the
same probably to be known as
THE Baca County Better
Brush Association
One nan can't produce brush
that will invite buyers to come
to Baca county when they want
the best; and for the IN to come
to Baca court ty when they want
the best is to chieve a reputa-
ton that will make Baca county
FORGE $40 and $50 brush prices.
The Herald isn't going to
make any move towards organ
1ization-simply suggesting it.
If as pany as twenty men
were to 90 into it, that would
he a starter. If there were
twenty men mere having graded
brush and bright cured that
would be big inducement for
buyers wanting hurl and covers
to come here for what they
want in that line. q
After the organization of the
association, any member there
of found to be not living strict:
ly up to the regulations-especi-
ally one that can't be relied up
on, should be dismissed from
the association.
1t follows the association
should adopt by laws covering
all the methods in detail by
which they agree to be guided
in the production of brush.
The only advantage the Lind
say district has over the Baca
district is the difference in the
care taken in raising, harvest
ling and marketing the brush,
and Lindsay brush brings from
80 to $50 per cent more on the
ma rket than Baca brush.
It's up to the grawers of Baca
county. Will you organize and
thus make this second Lindsay
district, getting Lindsay dis
The Springfield herald., 1919-06-20

The meaning of the q. o p.
outcry against the league of ma
tions is the same as their one
time outcry Of" we won't have
nothing but un'ditional s'rend
er." The un'ditional sucker
bait for 1920 having gotten away.
t h e g.. 0. p's. dug up the
league-of nations worm. and by
sprin king lavender over the
thing. expect to get enough min
nows out of the 1920 ishing pond
to elect one of their fool selves
president of the United Stat es.
That's the whole story of the
opposition to the league of ma
tions. In their desperation, with
the g. o. p's just now it's anti
anything or pro anything that
will win in 1920.
The Springfield herald., 1919-06-20
Kim County Fair

The editor took in Kim cou-
ple of days last week, among 9th
er things took in the ball game
and helped to organize the Kim
County fair. III G,---A E-.i
The ball game was between
Kim and Brarson. the score
standing 8 to II in favor of the
Kim. Kim has now laid ont ev-
erything in Las Animas county
east of Trinidad-never beaten
same record Campo holds in Baca
county. Having heard of the
Campo championship tie m,
the Kim boys will issue a
formal challenge. 10 the Campo
aggregation to meet the m At the
Kim fair in mortal combat, the
bout to continue until one of
them is slain. Campo will please
to take notice.
In the fair line, a board of nine
directors Was elected, and ar
rangements made for one of the
best fairs ever held in the dry
land west.
Kim's neighborhood fair last
year was a surprising success.
and was the talk of all those
attending.
This year q regular fair ground.
will be arranged for. a regular
race track laid out. a grand stand
and judges stand built, and ev-
erything else done to- put the
fair on a business basis and give
it permanency.
The program will be unusually
attractive, arrangements being
made for the publication of 8.
600 to 5000 fair books, in which
will be given the entire program
and all the special features of
the fair.
Watch for the fair book. and
all the time keep your bloomin'
eyes on the bloomin' little up
start over in Las Animas county
that has planned to spell the
next new county seat in Colora-
do with three letters.
Watch for the Kim county fair
b6ok. 's'--..--> -
The Springfield herald., 1919-06-20
Liberal-Forgan Railroad
Proposition Is Slipping
Mr.. Byers Has Made Proposition
to Build North hwest.-The
Committees at Work.

Apparent lack of interest on
the part of the Oklahoma people
regarding the building of the
Liberal-Forgan railroad has caus-
ed condition which may lead to
the proposition dying a quick
death. -1-,l.g
Liberal wanted that Forgan
connection, and the Liberaltown
ship wanted it, while a lot of Ok
Iahoma farmers, realizing the
benefits that would accrue, were
for it, but not in sufficient num-
Der to secure the road.
When the proposition was
startedMr. Byers hoped the road
would be built in timn to haul
this seasons wheat C rop, but the
slow response of the farmers up
on whom the building of the line
depended has dampened the ar
dor of Mr.. Byers, and he has
now set date when he will quit
work on the line and take up 9TH
er propositions. This date is
June 20. After that time Mr..
Byers will devote his time to
building line north vest.
A bunch of business men came
over from Hugnton the other day
and took up with Mr.. Byers the
matter of building northwest
from Liberal through Hugoton.
Mr.. Byers made them an offer
which they practically accepted
and already committees are out
working, and are meeting with
great success. The offer was
practically the same as was made
on the Liberal Forgan line, but
is going a great deal faster
Liberal Democrat.
The Springfield herald., 1919-06-20
"Dense Ignorance"

A certain profound conte m
porary says she never can. un-
derstand" why by the Writer"
is written at the head of a print
ed column, thereby unwitingly
letting the cat cut of the bag as
to the (Which one of them
would amply the dense ignorance
mentioned recently by the said
contemporary in the Weed EN-
case.
If ouf befuddled and brain
be.addled contempo will tell us
what in his present phlegmatic
condition he can understand
whether he can digest and as
simulate anything or not, We'll
then know better how to treat
his case; particularly as to whcth-
er the famous SO doses would
want to be supplemented by
something of an accrid nature to
take the fuddle and addle out of
the brain cells.
What is need ed in the case is
probably a stimulent OF brain
storm" nature-probably come
nearer clearing the vision than
anything else.
What we think now is that 1t
would be well to put DIR. Weed
en- on the case, with instruc-
tions to first diagnose the tron-
BILE, and then to treat the pa
tient until he con siders that nor
malicity and a proper balance
have been restored.
The Springfield herald., 1919-06-20
Valley View and
Rocky Ford.

AS there have been no item!
written for Valley View though
1 would send in few.
A great hail storm visited this
community the seventh and de-
stroyed all the small garden
stuff.
We had about four.inch snow
the fourth Of June.
There is Sunday school every
Sunday morning at ten O'Clock.
Everyone invited.
Lots of people have to 60 to
court this week.
Mr.. Graham and family, Mrs.
Fizer, Mr.. Ritchie and family,
Mr.. Poe and also Mr.. Ferguson
visited Mr.. Laird's Sunday.
Mr.. Ritchie and Mr.. Laird
went to the cedars Monday.
Mr.. Poe is breaking sod this
week.
Most everybody is planting crops
Mr.. Gossette's little girl was
on the sick list last week.
I will ring off for this time,
and if this doesn't find the waste
basket, l will come again some
tiyno
The Springfield herald., 1919-06-20
Prairie Queen -----

James Michael and Raleigh
Stout took maize to Lamar Mon.
day.
Charles Williams helped Harry
Knox stack rye this week.
Mrs. Harry Knox went to the
sale Tuesday and bought table.
Mrs. q. F. Stout purchased a
Shetland pony at the sale Tues!
day for the children.
Frank Homer is getting his
well drilled, Robbins Bros. doing
the work.
Mrs. James Michael helped
Mrs. C. F. Stout clean house this
week.
Omer Myers is helping James
Stewart list this week.
The rats are sure getting Mich
ael's yo~ng chickens-took % of
them in one night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cooper spent last
Sunday at the Frank Homer
ranch, also Jesse Homer and fam.
lily, a. the two Mrs. Homers and
Mrs. Copper are sisters. 1t was
quite a family reunion.
Mrs. Eskew visited Saturday
at the Knox home,
Mrs. James Stewart and child
rem waited with Mrs. Nell and
family Wednesday.
Listen for the wedding bells to
ring in the near future for a
certain couple. So we can gel
\tlIe pans and COW bells ready for
the charivari.
The Springfield herald., 1919-06-20
North Flats
Some wind this week.

|
This community was glad to
welcome Earl Kaufman back
from France this week. He will
stay here a few days, and then
go to Texas to harvest.
Miss Allene Shiflet is visiting
relatives near Stonington.
A farewell party was given for
Charlie Barr Saturday night.
He left Sunday for Georgia to
take up canvassing work.
Fred Chatham has been fenc-
ing a pasture.
Several of the neighbors band,
ed together this week and plant
ed Jesse Kauffman's crop. Jesse
is still In France, but is expected
home some time this summer.
7. R. Oxenreider and family
have gone on sightseeing trip
to the mountains.
Quite a crowd at the Hargrove
sale.
Mr.. Balfor and son were in this
part Monday hunting farm hands.
Bickford's were at Lamar
Wednesday.
Roach and Tombeson took
broomcorn to Lamar this week.
The Springfield herald., 1919-06-20
RICHARDS g. q: :; :: =. ~ =

Mrs. Treon is enjoying a visit
from her father and two broth
ers of Springfield, Mo-, also n
friend from Dallas, Tex.
Albert Murphy left Tuesday
for Lawrence, Kans.. where he
will attend the summer session
of the state University.
There was ball game Satur-
day afternoon between Richards
and Diamond Ridge. Also some
good horse races with quite a
crowd in attendance. Richards
got beat by three points.
The people of Richards and vi
cinity have the good for tune to
have doctor in the community.
Dr.. Eyeriy of Dallas, Texas.
having taken a homestead six
miles west, is talking of putting
an office in town.
Melba Murphy left Monday
owe rland with her uncle, Mr..
Eckles, of Springfield. for a Wis
it with relatives in Kansas.
There was an ice-cream sup
per at the Dunivan home Satur-
day night in honor of their two
sons. VIM. and Walter, and Har-
>ry Dillon, who have Just return
ed from overseas.
The postotiice Inspector was
in the vicinity last week
looking over proposed rural
route. He talked quite favora.
bly, of the proposition.
rhere is Sunday school every
Sunday morning, and preaching
each morning and night by Rev.
Couchman, our resident minis ter,
at the Welcome school, house.
Everyone welcome.
Homer Hancock surpris ed bis
friends by quietly slipping away
and bringing back wife. We
failed to learn the name of the
lady. but the community bids
them welcome.
Bro. Jim Fiske of Liberal, Ks,
preached to crowded house
evening.
Richards and Rodley are for
tunate in getting a doctor locate ed
conveniently near them. See
elsewhere the card of DR.. Eyer
ly.
The Springfield herald., 1919-06-20
Prairie Queen

Claude w. Evans returned last
Thursday from France, where
he served in the heavy artillery
the past year. He was fifty-two
days on the front, but luckily
got through without a scratch.
DR.. Patterson and AL Copen-
bareer made a trip to Springfield
Saturday
Mrs. Mathewes, the lady
preacher of west Mustang,
preached very able sermon at
Prairie Queen last Sunday.
DR.. Pate son and family went
to the Cimarron fishing last Sun.
day.
Our Sunday school is progress
ing fine.
A goodly number Of the friends
of DR.. and Mrs. Patterson sur
prised them with a party last
Saturday night.
The Raymond girls visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Stin.
son last Sunday. and took In the
singing at Fairview at night.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lynch and
family went to Villas last Satur.
day, returning Sunday night,
People are about done Plant
ing in these parts. Everything
coming up and looking fine.
n. G. Tibbit and family made
a trip to the cedars after wood
last week.
G. R. Threewit is cultivating
his corn this week.
The little son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Tibbit fell Off his burro and broke
his collar bone and dislocatsd his
shoulder. 2
The Springfield herald., 1919-06-20
|EsteIene'

Miss Lois Cracroft of Hart.
ford, kans., is visiting at the
Collins ranch. Miss Cracroft is
school mate of the Collins
girls.
Walter and Gertrude Dunlap
visited with their aunt, Mrs. Ell.
rod, over Sunday.
Claire Sheldon and Wayne
Sheldon and family made a trip
to Springfield Saturday on bus
mess.
Cecil Rogers went to work for
Carl Kree of Elder Monday.
Mrs. d. K. Davis and Mrs.
Millie Nugent were trading in
Kenton Friday. :.
Fred Mizer and family spent
the day Sunday at the Dunlap
ranch.
Alfalfa is ready for cutting
Mr.. Dunlap cut scme of his this
week.
Homer, McColly and Claire
Sheldon are planting feed for
Walter Rogers. He is still un-
able to work on account of his
fall.
Harry Capansky and wife
from near Kenton visited at
Sam Collins Saturday night.
Estelene Collins is staying
with her aunt, Mrs. Meyers, this
,yeek
The Springfield herald., 1919-06-20

1ers, president of the Kansas &
IOklahoma Railway Company
Those present from Hngoton
Iwere j. A. Firmin, S. T. Towns
din, w. J. Holman, ]. W. Phil.
Hips. T. B. Porter. n. E. Downs
Is. w. Riddet j. B. Porter, ].
A. Kelley. H. L. Struman, c. R.
Nolan. J. E. Handy. G. E. Ma
cey, John Straw, H. B. Wheaton
and R. L. Smith.
For some time the Hugoton
men had been trying to receive
a proposition to have the rail-
road in their direction, but Mr..
Byers was busy with the extern
sion to the south and east and
did not feel justified in trying to
entertain more than one PROPOSE
ton at a time. But it may be
necessary to make some changes
for the present in the road and
he gave the delegation a PROPOSE
tion much the same as the one
made to the people in Beaver
county. The delegation is COM
posed of the best working organ
;zation in Stevens and few of
the men fail to get whatever
they go after. And now since
they have the proposition before
the m there is great probability
of the work on the proposed
road to the northwest begin
ming at an early date. The sit,
uation is simply this: If the
people Of the south and east fail
to make the amount of the re-
,quired quota then Mr.. Byers
will change the route, and if the
people of Stevens county are rea-
dy for the road it will be con
structed Immediately. And
should the contracts in sufficient
number from the Beaver county
be delivered in the time set.
then the road to the northwest
will be delayed for II period OF
sixty or more days. Mr.. Byers
says he will keep faith with the
Forgan Project, but will not be.
come a hanger on. Ha wants
to build road where the people
want it. and are willing to pay
for what they get, or a part at
least. Liberal News.
The Springfield herald., 1919-06-20
Mckinley

John Moore went to Elkhart
Friday.
]. C. Mckinley, w. r. Pat ter
son and Mertie 7. Osteen attend,
ed court Wednesday.
Emmett Daniels attended the
big social party at Mr.. Kicenski's
Friday night.
Percie Mckinley finished
planting this week.
We had quite a hail storm in
this vicinity Thursd day night, do.
ing much damage to gardens.
Farmers are busy planting
their crops over.
Emmett Daniels worked for
Floyd Patterson Wednesday
j. C.-Mckialey has prospects
for a bumper wheat crop.
Delmer Gordan returned Sat
urday evening, after almost two
years service in the late war.
Everybody heartily welcomed
his return.
The Springfield herald., 1919-06-20
SandweII

Opal Mahan had the misfor.
tune to fail off her burrow Mon.
day evening and sprained her
arm, having to miss one day of
school.
Daniel Etter is helping Emma
Movies this week.
Some in this vicinity have to
replant par: of their crop after
the wind storm Wednesday ev-
ening.
Eagle Center school closed Fri.
day with a nice program and pie
supper.
Mrs. Pbagley fell down the
steps and broke nsr wrist and
one rib recently.
Grover Kester and family
spent Saturday night and Sun.
day at Richards.
The Springfield herald., 1919-06-20

trict prices, or will you continue
to produce brush that is moi
wanted and that commands the
lowest prices? a
This closes the broomcorn
write-ups. The write.ups have
given you both sides of the
question. Broomcorn has been
one of the staple crops of Baca,
and will continue to be so.
AS in the case Of live stock,
you can grow brush that will
bring top.notch prices.
Will>you do it?
The Springfield herald., 1919-06-20
Graft

Mr.. Johnson and family left
for Texas Thursday.
Theo. Seymour left for Ash.
land, Kans. where he will helr
in harvest.
Ceiph Randall and wife are Wis
iting relatives in Kansas.
Robt. Pilgrim and wife went
to Beaver county, Okla, to work
in the harvest fields.
A number of the young folks
surpris ed Mr.. and Miss Pilgrim
last Wednesday evening. They
report a good time.
Walter Rockhill and family
visited with Seymour's Wednes
dow
The Springfield herald., 1919-06-20

Unofficiently reported that
certain booze fighters in Denver,
with pin-cushion noses, have or.
ganized themselves into 3 relig-
ious organization and are order.
ing wine by the 1000 gallons
for Sacramento purposes. .
May be though "unofficially re-
ported" means there isn't any.
thing to it.
The Springfield herald., 1919-06-20

The chances for the Spring.
field-Liberal railroad grows
brighter, and if Spring field and
Stonington will do their duty
the building of it. may not be 6
great way off. A large delega.
ton on the proposed liza bead.
ed for Liberal yesterday, and
we are hoping for good news fol
next week. Sec clippings else
where.
The Springfield herald., 1919-06-20

John Graft N made trip to La
mar Monday.
Walt Riley, wife and daughter
left Monday for Billings. Okla.
Harmony Sunday school las
Sunday had twelvein attendance
Leo Hutchinson arrived home
last Saturday-from France.
Mrs. Scarborough has been on
the sick list the past week.
j. NJ. Ward has gone to Kan
sas to help his son through har-
vest.
The Springfield herald., 1919-06-20

A non-stop.across. the Atlantic
trip-in sixteee hours by air
plane was made last week BY an
American, Arthur Brown. and
an Englishmen. Jno. Alcock.
The speed was at the rate of 100
miles an hour,
The Springfield herald., 1919-06-20

"Open all night" is going some
for a restaurant in an inland
town in a dry-land country, but
the Roberts restaurant found it a
necessity and is making it pay.
The Springfield herald., 1919-06-20

Reckon wine, beer and other
booze will have to 90 the first
prox-little hope of their life
(death) sentence being cancelled
or committed.
The Springfield herald., 1919-06-20

The United States has the
greatest wheat crop in its exis-
tence-and the wheat price set
at 81. 20. ~
The Springfield herald., 1919-06-20

Johnson, Borag, lodge. Knox
just now busy grooming them
selves for 1920. Oh, you pro-
gressives! oh. you stanu.patters!
The Springfield herald., 1919-06-20

Some of the states have already
indorsed the woman's suffrage
amemduent-called in special
session for that purpose,
The Springfield herald., 1919-06-20
Vest Flats

T. F. Evans returned from
Kansas Monday and Immediate.
ly bought new Ford.
C. C. and H. E. Evans bought
his other car.
Miss Edith Campbell returned
from Lindsbarg, KS, where she
has been attending school this
win ter.
T. F. Evans bought Mr.. Jack
sons half section and is fencing
lit.
Miss Hazel Abbott and Pear
Tomlin were married Saturday
so we were told. We wish for
them untold happiness and pros
perity.
Elder
The Springfield herald., 1919-06-20

AS IN Cne case OA i've SCOck,
you can grow brush that will
bring top.notch prices.
Will>you do it?
Some Strange
| Theories of Science.
By the wri,w.
BY Which All Space Is One Solid
Block of Matter, and Man
Has Consequently Never
Moved--Not Even So Much
AS a Finger or sToe.
This is the scientific theory of
matter, and it is taskht as scien-
tific fact and accepted ~ such in
our schools and colleges, appar-
emily without q moments
thought of the absufdity and re-
diculousness of thestheory.
Probably II sosns sof the great
scientists were to reid this they
would marvel at tho audacity of
attacking such a bracious and
petted child as t b ! atomic the.
/ ory; but if our friend Twigs of
the Chicago university were to
take hold of the atomic theory
and give it a few rips up the back
he could add some more to bis
fame as a great eccentric chsrac-
ter.
The absurdity Of the atomic
theory comes in connection with
the aphorism that nature abhors
a vacuum-that inatl spAcs there
is no such thing y . vacuum.
Now how one could arrange q lot
of little marbles Of hullsts in q
jar or other vessel and have no
vacuum is one Of those things
that is beyond m finite mind.
If these little susetsst divisions
of matter were eQlare instead ef
round 4lletsssWstfk haleaa' trouble
in harmonizing the no.vacuum
Theory with them; but square at.
loms are not a part of the atomic
theory.
| Another remarkable thing
about the atomic theory, and
that renders it still more compli-
Gated, is that these little bullets
do not quite touch each other.
They are round. don't quite touch
and yet in all space there is no
such thing as vacuum.
There is still one more thing
in reference to the theory of at
oms. They are indivisable-can-
not be scratched. crashed or in
a;y way changed in form or
structure; and they are 80 close
together that there isn't even
little bit of space between them
This heing true, all space must
be filed up with them exactly
alike, and one part of space must
be just as solid a, another. If it
were not so, where it is less solid
there must be a vacuum, thing
that does not exist. Not only
must all space have the same
solidity, but it must have the
same hardness, for all these lit
tie bullets are so hard that they
cannot be scratched.
Do you see where this leads to?
Ii all space has the same soiidity
and hardness, there is no such
thing in it as body-there are
no suns, moons, nor stars, no
earth. no moons, no planets, for
the simple reason that the.e is
no more matter in one place than
in another. There is no more
matter and no more solidity in
block of gold than in a block of
wood, and no more in =. block of
wood than in a block of air. and
no more in a block of air than in
O block of space anywhere-it's
all alike.
1t folio rs consequently that We
do not exist, or ii we do we are
only part of solid block
as solid as chunk Of gold, and
that we have never moved, not
even a finger nor a toe nor a
muscle. How could we if wei
are only part of solid block Of
space-all of which is as solid as
block OF gold?
1t migt be well to get out a
new edition of the atomic the
orv that will give a man a chance
The Springfield herald., 1919-06-20
perlty.
Elder

Born. to Clay Wood and wife
of June 10, a big girl. Mother
and babe doing well.
Children's day will be observ'
ed at Lake View June Is
We erred in stating that Mr..
Neal would preach for US the
first Sunday of each month. Mr..
Neal saws it will be impossible
to be with US on that date. He
would not leave q regular ap. Joint.
ment with US.
E. R. Bosley is still in the hos
pital at Lamar.
The Springfield herald., 1919-06-20

Looking to the Northwest
Last Friday afternoon sixteen
members of the Commercial
Club of Hugoton came to the
city and interviewed O. P. By
The Springfield herald., 1919-06-20

The total output of mineral ores
in Colorado during 1918 approx
imates a billion and a half dol
lars.
The Springfield herald., 1919-06-20
Mr.. Byers
May Build Northwest

Railroad Promoter Will not Tar
ry With Forgan Project
Unless Farmers Become
Active this %eek-Means
Business.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-28
REVEALS PLANS OF HUNS
TO FIGHT WHICH FAILED

BERLIN, June 2S. (By the Associated
Press - The German government;
headed by Philip Scheidemann, had
planned to refuse to sign the peace
treaty and to permit allied troops to
march into Germany as far as the Elbe,
where they would be attacked by strong
German forces, the Danzig correspond
ent of the Tageblatt declares In a dis
patch describing details of a secret plan
to create a separate state in north
eastern Germany.
The plan failed because OF the Jeal-
ousies and differences of opinion be-
tween the government and the army
leaders, the correspondent says.
CA report from Geneva Thursday
night said Herr ScheidemLnn had ar
rived in Switzerland after crossing the
frontier on foot.)
The last proposal made by the con
spirators planning to, oppose the allies,
1t Is said. was to ask Poland to COM
bine with Eastern Germany In the
formation of an Independent republic;
The offer. 1t Is declared, was rebuffed
by the Poles. who asked why 1t had
not been offered 10 years ago.