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The Democrat-herald., 1922-10-06

The Stillman divorce case that
has been running SINCE about
the time Noah' ark land cd on
one of the peaks of the Apala-
chians. was decided last week In
favor of Mrs. Stiilman and the
kid Guy. The shock of the sud
den decision is rem.ndful OF the
old lawyers explosion at the
sons settlement of a very in
portant case that had been in
litigation for three years. The
old lawyer going on the retired
list. turned his law cases over
to his son. At the end OF the
first day the young hopeful rush.
ed into his old dads presence
exclaiming-"dad. l don't know
what there was about that case
of AS that you have had in
court the past three years.
Well" he continued, Il settled
that today in half an hour"
why, you little fool, you," ex-
ciaimed the old man, Il was
getting So. 900 a year out of that
case"
The Democrat-herald., 1922-10-06

Word comes from Denver that
Ben Griffith Doesn't seem to
warm up to his Bull Moose pals
when they call him, as he used
TO do in days agons: indeed, he
seems painfully embarrassed
and i'll at ease in their presence.
But why should he cling to them.
They have never been able to
deliver official holo ors to Ben.
On the con trary they have kept
him busted and out of luck ever
SINCE be began herding with
them. On the other hand when
ever he has run for Office on a
straight G. 0. 2. ticket he has
achieved his life ambition-to
hold office. - Elpasso County
Democrat. The trouble is those
Bullmoosers lack diplomacy,
What they want to do when
they come again is to call them
selves con servatiye democrats,
when Benny will suddenly be
transformed from a cooling sta
ton to bake oven.
The Democrat-herald., 1922-10-06

We notice the state repu oIican
candidates are also promising
tax redu:tionS. In mathematics
reductions can be made either up
or down the scale. As in their
campaign two years ago the re-
publicans of the state promised
to reduce taxes. we are natural
ly wondering if the reduction
this year is to be of the same
kind as last year-up the scale.
The Democrat-herald., 1922-10-06

II our coun,y offices can be
run as economically as the
candidates infer what in thunder
will become Of all the money
that will be paid in for taxes in
the next few years.-Exchange.
That's easy. Here in Baca
county we could use it to wipe out
the $4,000 delinquent tax LIST
of last year-would be to us as a
part OF the good times Of this
normally administration.
The Democrat-herald., 1922-10-06

6.75 mills is mere bagat ellie,
but SAT, 500. 90 saved to the tax
payers out of that levy-would
spell salvation to lot of poor
souls in Baca county, thus en-
abllng them to add hundreds of
thousands to the wealth of the
county. instead of being forced
t" leave and thus depreciating
property values.
The Democrat-herald., 1922-10-06

We have received a pam ph.et
headed United States Ste ell a
Corporation with Soul" AS
corporations are known to have
nothing hut stomachs, it might
be interesting to know Just
whose soul this particular cor
poration was with on this par
ucular occasion.
The Democrat-herald., 1922-10-06

John Nell and his sister Flora.
after taking IN all the principal
fairs of the west as concession
aires. including the state fair,
say the Baca county fair was far
the best in entertainment fea-
lures of any they had seen, the
program at the state fair being
tame by the side of ours.
The Democrat-herald., 1922-10-06
Albert Peterson
For Commissioner
Second District

The best Recommendation any
man can have if he's the right
sort of a man. is his neis shbors'
consideration of him - as to his
honesty, his capability, and bis
fitness.
This confidence of his neigh
bors Albert Peterson enjoys to
the full-they're for him teeth
and toe nails. and believe that
with him as commissioner the
county 3 interests will be locked
after exactly "a the farmer and
the business man look after
theirs.
Mr.. Peterson is a man who
makes a good impression, and in
converse leaves you with the
feeling of beng strictly depend
able and capable
Realizing as we do that the
county commissioners are re-
sponsible for certain pa:t of
the taxes piled up on Us, and
that a rigid business economy,
such as our farmers and business
'Gen have been for the past two
and are sill forced to accom-
modate themselves to. could lop
IL a big part Of such taxes, it
Confined on back page
The Democrat-herald., 1922-10-06

Two wears ago Collins, demo
cratic cand idate for governor,
got 5000 more votes than Cox.
democratic cand idate for presi.
dent, &C; in Colorado. Every
state in the Union slumped to
the Republican party and this
state vert along but not because
of ColIins.-Denver Democrat
Which means that the cry OF
radical didn't get the republicans
anywhere two years ago, and
won't get them anywhere this
year.
The Democrat-herald., 1922-10-06

The so-called Farmer abor
party that was organized two
years ago by a bunch of repub-
licans to draw votes from the
democratic cand idates, was last
week reslscitated by good
dinner and roll, and started on
its way to again fool some peo-
pie in the campaign.
The Democrat-herald., 1922-10-06

"A little light OIL who Ber
Griffith is' is going the rounds
of the G. o. =. press. a Ger
tain scientist claims he can make
test that will determine the par
entage of a child. Now if that
scientist could make a test to
determine whether there is still
any Bullmoose blood lowing
through the veins of Ben Grif-
fifth, the G. o. =. scribes would
have little light on the su bjsct
that would help them wonder
fully in their biographical sketch
of the man.
The Democrat-herald., 1922-10-06

The republicans are disgust
ed-couldn't find in the demo-
cratic platform. fathered by VIM
E. Sweet and the other demo
crat candidates. any streaks of
red. Surely something "radic-
al" ought TO be in there.
The Democrat-herald., 1922-10-06
Some Facts
About Taxes

The two republican commis-
sioners have been doing a good
deal of talking about chare es
laid at their doors relative to
high taxes, and come hack with
the statement that they are re-
sponsible only for a certain
stipulated amount, the rest of it
being charReabl to other sources
We don't KIN ow just who the
two commissioners have in mind
when speaking Of the ese charge s,
but the democrat Herald plea DIS
guilty 20 having made the charge,
not once but repeatedly, that
taxes under this abnormal ad.
ministration are a consummate
outrage, and q travesty on plat.
form pledges and campaign
promises.
AS stated on various occasions
the res .,on sibility for the out
rageous taxes piled up on our
people is strung all the way
along the line from Washington
and Denver to the conrt house
in Spring field.
We at one time illustrated the
mad appropriation and misap-
preparation of public funds and
the piIing on of taxes to the
revelry and recklessness and
consequent pillng on of bur-
dens that at one time in Frame
ground the people to esrtb. and
finally brought on one of the
bloodiest revolutions in civil hi. .
.ory-the French revolution.
The comparison wasn't to
show the probability of a si1ni-
lar revolution now and here.
but simply to show the similart-
ty In conditions - the reckless
ness and heedlessness and blind.
ness Of piling on taxes. under
one pretext and another, all
along the line. until the people
are staggering and sweltering
and groaning under the load,
and here in Baca county q $50,
oOo delinquent tax was piled up
rs q mon ument to those respon-
sible for the conditions exist
ing.
Coming directly to home af=
fairs, what we are asking and
demanding is that appropria-
tions and consequent levies be
brought down to justify to the
conditions of the times. hence
cut to the bone.
The plea of the said two conn
missioners that they are respor-
sible for only . certain SO much
gould DE made the plea all
along the line from Springfield
The Democrat-herald., 1922-10-06

A good repub from Campo was
in the office the first of the
week and said-of course l am
for the republican commission.
ers-haven't they just made US
another promise to build roads
east of Elder, and east of Cim-
DO?
The Democrat-herald., 1922-10-06

The Bristol Herald took on q
new editor last week = Irve
Townsend. The Herald will be
independent, and promises 10
be come a lively home paper.
The Democrat-herald., 1922-10-06

The Citizens State bank of
Lamar has been reorganiz ID, ,
and will be known az the Com
mercial Trust and Savings bank.
The Democrat-herald., 1922-10-06

Who says Griffith has turned
his back on the progressives?
Didn't he take young Roosevelt
with him to Pueblo and else :
where-and isn't young Ruose-
welt the son eff his father?
The Democrat-herald., 1922-10-06
For sartin shure this time.'

You will find the initiated and
referred bills in this issue of the
paper. Read them over care
fully. and il there are any you
are doubtful about. vote against
them.
The Democrat-herald., 1922-10-06

Hon. Wm. l. Sweet, next gov
'ernor of Colorado, and other
candidates on the democratic
ticket, were at Lamar last night
where theissues of the cam paien
were discussed. --.-'-. -.
The Democrat-herald., 1922-10-06

Just now it s hard to tell whe tn.
er it was the Turks that got
licked in the great world war -
Or the allies.
The Democrat-herald., 1922-10-06

Old King Constantine. who
recently for the second lime abb
d:cated the Greek throne,
might come over here and take
a life job at being chairman OF
the Baca county G. 0. P's. He
couldn't lick the Turks, but looks
like he ought to raise army
enough to lick the generalisimc
OF the Baca county republican
ramroders and take possession.
With all the G. o. P. swag that
flows around here semi.occasiop.
ally the bald-headed Greek down
and out ought to have a pretty
soft snap of it.
The Democrat-herald., 1922-10-06

Our band buys report that the
Lakin fair was the best they
have been at this year outside
of the Baca county fair.
The Democrat-herald., 1922-10-06

to Washing ton; but all these
certain so. much amounts is what
makes the load. and is response
BILE for the $5O,OOO delinquen,
tax-list monument erected here
last year.
The state as an instance could
put up the plea that the levy i.
makes is only little over 4
mills, and is consequently SO
burned small that it's nobody's
burned business what it.. used
for, and nobody has any burned
business to ask it to be lowered,
specially as the bulk of your
taxes are chargeable to other
sources.
Apropos the state taxes. we
will say now for the people to
60 up to Denver and take pos.
session of that corporatlon-con-
trolled legislature is the only
remedy-all this to the end that
state taxes, as in the case of
county and all other taxes, may
be brought downward to corres-
pond to the times. instead of
being brought upward as in the
past year.
But back briefly to Baca coun-
ty. We believe the tine has
come to call q halt to old time
prosperity expenditures. and to
wake up to the fact that these
normalcy times call for some-
thing radical in expenditure am
putations.
As an instance, nobody thinks
more of good roads thin his
neighbor thinks Of them; but
what good will these good roads
do when onr people have been
sold out and forced to leave the
country?
We believe that until the coun-
ty RECEIVERS from the SHOCK of the
hsrd times forced upon US, road
work should be practically limit
cd to the maintenance of the
roads now constructed, leaving
further construction practically
to a complete recovery of the
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The Democrat-herald., 1922-10-06
The Earth
On the Baca Go. Fair

The following is from the
Octo Der number OF the Earth.
the Santa Fe's organ, published
at Topeka:
Baca county has put OIL this
wear at Spring field one of the
great shows of the west, it's
eighth annual fair and frs. stock
show.
The stock show was of the
regis tered varieties. the object
being to encourage better stock.
The exhibits included horses,
hogs and hens. these being the
nains,ays Of the farmer.
An exceptionally fine line of
farm. orchard and garden pred
ucfs attracted attention at the
fair.
The Democrat-herald., 1922-10-06

That 8 a good one from the
Stoning ton News. You will
find it elsewhere.
The Democrat-herald., 1922-10-06

The Coburn residence in north
Spring field was sold last week
TO C. .. Jlcksop.
The Democrat-herald., 1922-10-06

DOME fail to reads some
facts about taxes''-and.th go
to the polls and vote according
ly.
The Democrat-herald., 1922-10-06
The Stoni.,sioa News
Goes After
The Republican
Another Time

We note in one Of cur county
exchanges tBacal County Repub-
llcan an item to the effect thai
a cand idate lGeo.i Elleyl promises
TO lower the tax levy this year.
The Democrat-herald., 1922-10-06

In the next column of the
same paper appear an article
from an exchange telling voters
to-
The Democrat-herald., 1922-10-06
Beware of the cand ldat e.

Beware of the cand ldate-
Who promises tax reductions.
Having a bad cold which clogs
up our think tank somewhat,
We'd le,ve it Up y you to roll
your own conclusion )" ".-Ston-
ing ton News.
The article q oted by the said
county exchange quoted from
the Greeley News sayeth-
Beware of the candidate
who makes GLIB promises of tax
reduction" ".... There are car-
didates who are sing ularly free
with their promises of tax re-
ductions in the event of their
election.
And almost side by side in al
adjoining column under the
heading-"Will Reduce County
Taxes" is found the first item
in the republican the News re-
fers to, running as follows:
Chairman Elley states that
the oounty com missioners ex-
pect to cut mill off the road
tax for next years levy" "....
The ordinary county revenue
will also be cut e....We hope
to reduce the levy q mill and a
half at least says Mr.. Elley.'
Probably the best part of Mr..
Elley's promises runs as follows
-''next year the prin cipal road
construction will be east from
Elder and east from Campo"
All of which remin ds US, as
stated last week, that we are
now on the threshold of very
promising" campaign.
incidentally. of course Mr..
Elley's promise Of road working
in the hitherto much ignored
and neglected south part Of, the
county isn't bid for votes in
that com missioner for saken
country, but Just to let them
know wnat they can bank on
and =
These promises being mads
just before the election, they
may know they can bank on
them
For sartin shure this time"
The Democrat-herald., 1922-10-06

The plea of the said two conn
missioners that they are respor-
sible for only q certain SO much
gould oe made the plea all
along the line from Springfield
The Democrat-herald., 1922-10-06

These promises being made
just before the election, they
may know they can bank on
them
The Democrat-herald., 1922-10-06

to Washing ton; but all these
certain so. much amounts is what
makes the load. and is responsi-
ble for the $5O,O0o delinquent
tax-list monument erected here
last year.
The Democrat-herald., 1922-10-06

Go Back Page
The Democrat-herald., 1922-10-06

And almost side by side in all
adjoining column under the
heading-"Will Reduce County
Taxes" is found tbe first item
in the Repub blican the News re-
fers to, running as follows:
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-11-09

Liberal LIST and 10 on Greensburg's
8 yard line. Liberal punted, Green's
burg recovering and returning to
their II yard line. Pass failed, 9
yards off tackle, pass failed, yard
off tackle. Greensburg LIST and 10,
and goal to make. Greensburg went
thru line 1 yard for the only touch
down of the game. Score: Liberal, o;
Greensburg 6.
Greensburg kicked. Liberal LIST and
10 ond 80 yard line. Latham COM
pleted pass for 8 yards, Zimmerman
went thru tackle 1 yard, held.
Greensburg's ball on tumble. Com
pleted pass for 80 yards. Greensburg
LIST and 10 on their 10 yard line.
LIST, held, held, held. Liberal LIST and
10 ond 10 yard line. Liberal punted,
Greensburg receiving and returning
to their 20 yard line. Pass failed,
lost 10 yards when tackled behind
line, 10 yards around end, held. Lib
eral LIST and 10. Greensburg recover
ed Liberals punt and returns to 20
yard line. Greensburg LIST and 10.
Lost 5 yards, 2 yards around end, 3
yards off tackle, held Liberal LIST
and 10 on 20 yard line. Reust weAt
I yards thru line and Latham complet-
ed pass for a yards. Liberal LIST and
10. Miller completes pass for 80
yards. Liberal list and 10. Pass fail
ed. Pass failed.
Whistle. Score: Liberal 0, Green's
burg 6.
The Greensburg line looked like a
wall Of flesh, one man weighing 1870
and another 210. They had two ends
which were way beyond the average
in speed, and it was a great surprise
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-11-09

the way the Liberal boys were able
to take care of them. A comparison
of the downs will show that Liberal
made their downs almost twice as
many times as Greensburg, and no
surer method of determining the abil-
ity of team exists.
To our notion the Liberal team is
hold the score down to so low point.
Greensburg expected at least two
touchdowns, and possibly three.
We are told they had placed consider
able money that they would beat Lib
eral better than seven points.
For the first time this season the
breaks in luck were against us, and
these as much as anything else con-
tributed to Liberals defeat. Some
times tumble or play which goes
wrong will decide a game. Liberal
has been able to get the advantage
on these breaks until the Greensburg
encounter, when the god Of luck
perched upon the Greensburg goal
post and assisted them to victory.
Summing it all up, it was great
game. Liberal fought against odds
and the extreme effort of holding the
heavy bunch of Greensburg wore
them down. In the second half they
fought gamely all the time, but il
was plain to see that the battle had
told on them and that they were able
to hold out until the final whistle is
all to their credit.
The Democrat was represented on
the ground and saw the conflict and
personally we feel that we were very
lucky to get away as well as we did
and that the Liberal lads are entitled
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-11-09

There as some difficulties over the
officials and the head linesman was
changed upon the insistence of Lib
eral officials. Some think that this
contributed to Liberals defeat and
while we will not deny it, there is a
possibility that the result would have
been the same in any case.
The lineup was as follows:
Hart, lie; Pate, It; Colt, lg; Gray,
C; Ackers, rg; Reid, TT; Miller, re;
Zimmerman, In; Reust, q; Latham,
fb; Black, rh.
Subs: Baker, h; Farmer, e; Brown,
e; Wilmot, G; Feese, G; Ravenscroft c..
Clint Ragsdale was up from Gray,
Oklahoma, on business Tuesday.
Carl Ennis was up from Boyd
Tuesday transacting business.
P. R. Buckley was confined to his
home Tuesday and Wednesday on ae-
count of illness.
Chas. Seaver of Beaver City was
business visitor in the city We'd
nesday.
L. c. Bayer Of Boyd was bust
ness visitor here this week. Mr.. Bay
err has lately moved to Boyd and is
pleased with the country there.
Several of the farmers report
heavy losses by poultry thieves this
week. While they attend revival SER
vices in the city, thieves raid theil
hen houses.
A. G. Brown was up from Guymor
Friday, transacting business.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-11-09
Mr.. and Mrs. Ike Henline were
trading in the city Wednesday.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ike Henline were
trading in the city Wednesday.
Miss Alma Pile was up from Hook
er Tuesday evening between trains
H. H. Raymond of Dombey, Okla
homa, was doing some trading here
Saturday.
Thomas Leeman of Guymon, Okla
homa, was business visitor here the
latter part of the week.
Mrs. Fred Rollins and children
came up from Hooker Wednesday
for short visit with Mr.. Rollins who
is here under the care of physicians.
F. A. Engle left Wednesday eve
ming for Lawrence, Kan, where he
will visit with Mrs. Engle and his
sons. He will return Monday.
Nova Dickerson and Bob Woods
left Wednesday for Kansas City and
Lawrence where they will spend sew
eral days visiting friends.
Mrs. c. F. Ennis of Boyd, Oklaho-
ma, was in the city Tuesday and took
the train for Coyville, Kan, where
she will visit for several days at the
home of relatives.
Miss Grace Todd left Wednesday
for Arlington, where she will visit
with her mother. She has been Wis
iting wit hher sister, Mrs. Ell. Neigh
bors for the past few months.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-11-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Chittiden
of Dodge City, were here Wednes-
day visiting at the homes of their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Chit
tiden and Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Far
mer.
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GROCERIES

T. j. Greenway was down from
Moscow trading.
William Schwada of near Tyrone
was trading in the city Friday.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-11-09

Miss Alma Pile was up from Hook
er Tuesday evening between trains.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-11-09

H. H. Raymond of Dombey, Okla
homa, was doing some trading here
Saturday.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-11-09

Thomas Leeman of Guymon, Okla
homa, was business visitor here the
latter part of the week.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-11-09

First published in Liberal Democrat
October 10, 1922)-4t
State Of Kansas, Seward County, 30.
In the Matter Of the Estate Of John
G. Reed, late Of Seward County,
Kansas.
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
NOTICE is hereby given, That On
the 18th day of October, A. D. 1922,
the undersigned was, by the Probate
Court of Seward county, Kansas, duly
appointed and qualified as guardian
of George L. Reed and Vera L. Reed,
minor heirs of John G. Reed, late Of
Seward County, deceased.
All parties interested will take no.
tice and govern themselves accord
CORA E. REED,
Guardian.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-02-17

DIR. Robert C. Flagg who has been
a patient at the Green Mountain SAM
tarium in Burlington for the past two
weeks, returned home Monday.
Mr., and Mrs. George Tighter re-
turned Sunday from the Fanny Allen
hospital where Mr.. Fighter underwent
an operation three weeks ago.
Miss Mona Palmer entertained Ii
of her schoolmates Thursday, it being
her 9TH birthday, at the home of her
parents in East Middlebury.
Mrs, Charles P Smith has return
ed from Wallingford, where she has
been spending a few weeks with her
sister-in-law, Mrs. Melina Hodges
The Middlebury Camp, Modern
Woodmen of America, will hold dance
for their Neighbors and invited friends
in the Grange hall, Wednesday evening
February %. Refreshments will be
served.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-02-17

Mrs. S. E. Longwell is confined tc
the house with an attack of neuritis.
Miss Alice Daniels of North Ben
nington is visiting her sister, Mrs
James Condor.
Edward Calvi returned Saturday
morning, after passing few days in
New York city.
Chester A. Coolidge, who has been
spending several days in town, ha:
returned to Fair Haven
The annual Conference of the Ex-
tension Workers of the State of Yer,
mont will be held in Burlington next
week. Misses Fuller and Everts and
F. r. Churchill will attend.
Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Foster, who
were married in Westboro, Mass, Jan.
uary 2S, have been the guests of Mr.
Fosters parents, Mr. and Mrs, Albert
Foster.