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THE SPRINGFIELD HERALD. Vol. XXVIII. No. 7 A Letter from (???) Distinguished Congressman Washington, D.C , Sept. 11,1914. j ■Hon. S, M. Konkel, Springfield, Colo. My Dear Mr. Konkel:— Tliis la to acknowledge receipt of your letter of Sept 7, and to tell you how much I appreciate your support.. We have carried the primaries in good shape, and now we must prepare for the big battle in November. I am confident we will achieve a sweeping victory. I sincerely | regret my inability to attend tiie | Baca county fair, but I think you will agree with me that my first duty is to remain here in Washington until congress adjourns. The people of Baca county are confronted by many’ big problems, and the holding of an annual fair may aid materi ally in their solution. I wish you would take occa- j sion tli rough I lie columns of you r paper to emphasize the fact that. I am always glad to assist a dry land settler, and that every one of them should fuel at liberty to write me at any time. At the December session of! congress, I hope we r Suc ceed ip passing the 040 acre homestead bill and the rural credits system, which will give] the farmer the money he needs | at a reasonable rate of interest. , This legislation is the most] important from a western point of view now pending before Con gress. With best wishes, I remain, Yours sincerely, lid ward Keating. The Address Of Governor Amnions. Nothing but words of the high-1 est praise were heard for the speecli of Gov. Ammons at the fair; and the speech merited ev ery compliment paid to it. His theme was Colorado, and 1 its agricultural possibilities com prised tiie principal part of his add ress. Probably a thousand people — ' inside and outside of the big tent, listened to his stirring words, and joined in the ap plause to the particularly strid ing parts of the address. Gov. Ammons believes in the possibilities of the dry-farmed sections of the state, and be lieves it will be- made great by a combination of dry farming, irrigation and stock raising. He is, indeed, enthusiastic as to dry , farming on a stock-raising ba sis, and believes that that alone would make the state a great, factor in tiie nation. 'I he g ivernoris veiy optomistic i.ver the future of the state, and made the statement that if Colo rado were populated as Mas- • sachusetis now is, it would have 40,0G(>.C00 Mr. Ammons referred briefly) to the strike situation and the j part he took in the matter, and j then dwelt at length on the min- j era I resources of the state in a I general way. At the close of his address, at; the instance of some one lie was j given three cheers. He then j held a brief reception, and shook j hands with the great throng that i passed before him. The governor promised to be with us again at, our fair next' year if business matters or other engagements did not keep him away. gar if you want to know what paper to advertise Jj in, look up the subscrip- * tions rei>orteil in this is- ft sue of the Herald. ft S The subs, tell the X $ story. jjt Democratic Colors. -STATE- Governor T. M. Patterson. Lieut. “ J. J, Tobin. .See. of State Ed Brake. Sup’r Justice J. H. Teller. Att’y General Fred Farrar, Treasurer R. Kenelian Auditor Chas. Lecltenby. U. S. Senator C. A. Thomas. Congress Ed Keating. State Senator M. M. Simpson, Assembly Cook. —County- County Judge T. Eldon Allen. Gertrude Johnston Tre’s’r, Dave Konkel Clerk, J. E. Sunders Su t perintendent, G. R. Poyner As sessor, E. vVilson Sheriff, I, G. Luelien Commissioner. The Fair Races. Slow Mule Race Jack Wade 24 mi. Relay “ M Davis Ist G. Thompson 2nd 1 mi. to buggy C; G Pactterson 14 “ Running Gid Thompson Bucking contest Morg Davis 2J mi Relay “ “ Ist Gid Thompson 2nd Combination. Race J. Patterson 1 mi. running W. Sawyers H. E. Capansky 4 mi. running Pearl Petticrew and Mrs. Mamie Wright, parse divid'd on account of the vicious ness of both horses: Bucking contest Morgan Davis 4 mi. running H. E, Capansky I 24 mi. relay race M. Davis Ist Gid Thompson 2nd 300 Yd. dash R. G. Cotton Foot Races: Men’s, V. Atkin son Ist, Bob Land 2nd; boys’, Frank Baker Ist, E. Bevis 2nd; girls’, Helen Patterson Ist, Ber nice Jackson 2nd: men’s, E. Co field Ist, Roy Cofield 2nd. Prizes on horse racing ran from ¥IO.OO to ¥40.00; on foot races from ¥I.OO to ¥5.99. The Baca County Fair. A Tremendous Success Prom the First Day to the Last The Agricultural Exhibits An Inspiration—Equal To Back East Shows. The Fine Art, Flower, Textile, Kitchen, and other Depart ments As Good As The Best. The General Attractions of the Fair Excellent from Shirt to Finish. The Attendance A Great Sur prise, Probably 2,500 Visit ors Being Present Dur ing the Fair- Baca county has had its tirst great general fair. There were fairs in the old days at Spring field, Minneapolis, and Boston, but they were what might be called town-booming fairs, so that this is preperly Baca coun ty’s tirst fair. ! When the Herald first began to talk fair early last spring, a fair on such a tremendous scale as tin? rno we have just pulled, off wasn’t dreamed of; and no if ne who joined the Herald in the effort to have something in the ! way of a fair ever thought of j much more than getting the j people together for a good social j time. i To say then that the success i of the fair reached beyond what | was tiien thought to be possible ■ is putting it mild. And that isn’t all. For two weeks before the fair things be i gan to look juberous as to the I fjnal outcome, on account of the I great and unprecedented rush of 1 work, 1 It goes without saying that no such season, taking the whole county over, was ever be foie known in the county, and that no such crop as we now have has ever befor« been raised here. The much rain kept all of this stutf in a green stale up to close to the fair, and it was then found j to be about nil ready to harvest! at once, with frost a very early j possibility. There was consequently no time for parlying. The work had to be done, and so the big l SPRINGFIELD, BACA COUNTY, COLORADO, FRIDAY, SEPT. 25 1914. 1 floats that had beep planned in 11 at least two dozen neighbor-]( hoods had to be dropped, and at|< least half of those who intended i to come and bring exhibits, at 1 the last moment found they 1 i couldn’t he present i | Thus during the week boforel’ it was pulled off it looked as if < ’ { there wouldn’t be enough peo- ; pie at the fair to save its name; < nor, except for the unbounded < enthusiasm and patriotism of onr people, do we believe there c would have been.l 1 ] While it is that the] big floats hud to be dropped and H the parade thus spoiled, the high success of the fair iu every oth- 1 er particular, and tiie great crowds attending notwlthstand- i ing the nressure of work is a I > gratification to the promoters of i : the fair and tiie whole county, I [ and argues well fur future fairs < i of the county, as tliis one was ] i mostly for the purpose of point- < i ing the way to future possibili ; ties. 1 I Tliis will be tiie last fair by l i voluntary contributions. It was i a great and grand success; but ' ■ it throws too much work on a few, and tiie expense is too une i renly distributed. Tiie next move will rouse- 1 . fluently be the organization of a i l air association, and the fair thus > I another year, and in tiie years to ; come, will be run on a business I bases just as they are else- • i where. This fair having l>.’en made I the big success it was, there * ; will now be no trouble to sell tiie . stock necessary to finance tiie ' ■ fair next year and the years I to come. I II ’file association lor tliis pur-, I ; pose will be organized in the) early future, and a chance will I then be given to those who will I Want to subscribe for stock. I Distinguished Visitors Of them of course tiie govern or would head the list, and fol owing him, the office for which he is running being considered, would be McLean of Luinar. These are both treated seperat ly elsewhere. M. M, Simpson Later on we shall have more to say of Mr. Simpson. He is the democratic can i flat: for state senator for our district, comprising Baca, Prowers, Kiowa, and Bent counties. It will, of course, be interest ing to kuow that Mr. Simpson is indentified with Baca county to tiie extent ot overseeing tiie branding of 4,500 head of cattle at Hie forks of Cat and Bear creeks in the year 1885 —just one year before tiie editor of the Herald found liiinseir in the wilds of old Boston. After branding those cattle he I located in Bent county, where] lie has since resided. He is consequently among the first of i the old timers, snows every foot] of the four countes he will this term represent in the state as-j sembly, aid knows the wants and needs ot our people, as well os tiie v hole state. j Mr. Simpson was greatly pleased with our fair and' thought tiie agricultural dis plays equaled tiie best in tiie I state —in quality, of coarse, not, quantity. Mr Simpson will be back in Baca in the early future. ’ Lon Beavers It is altogether probable - that Mr. Beavers will land the | appointment lor register of the Lamar land office, he appear- ] ing to have tiie necessary back ing both at Washington and at home. Mr. Beavers came down with' Mr Simpson in the latter's car, [ and witli him was greatly pleased with the fair in a 'general way, and tiie agricuit | ural displays in particular. ! He is a very sociable fellow, i what would be called ’’hale and ! well met.” and is also common laud plain—would, indeed, be] •imply Lon Beavers regard lsee of the position lie elected to. * t Everybody snow* Dr. tt»«t> He brought Gov. Ammons down from Lamar, aud shook bauds right and'left with everybody Thursday and' Fridqy, Be was elected to the assembly two years ago by Uw republi cans, and is a oandidjftto for re election. < Doming of tbe ‘ Bp-to Date" drug store, Bierk* hind Kelsey , took in tiie whole shouting match. | Brand inspector Sotfthinspcct ied the different braffdo ln the dif ferent departments and thought them alt eligible to wpiatratiun. Chas. Maxwell, jprhese skill and energy nnd ifcnu'fij have been back of and.ihade tbe La mar fair, paid esgqotal attention to everything cqHheeted with our fair, and was free lb tiie ex pression of Ills aprMttion of ev ery department. £ V E. R. Jones of Lolhar washete all (lie time; and dttubjnc Chris ty and wife!. p Joe Sunday ofSHbe famous Sunday garage, -wwa witli us. Mrs. E. Wliitnltor and Earl were witli us. (>' Allyn Cole was jftiitli us, and likewise J. O. Stream. ill health kep| W. C, Gould away. KITCHEN and DAIRY PHIZES SuiMM'intendeut—Mrs. Glas gow, Springfield. Judges—Mrs. Christie, Lamar, Mrs. John Yokuin, Vilas, Mrs Metcalf, Two Buttes. Bread—by girl Under sixteen, Bernice Jackson. IB re id, Mrs. Burton, Springfield. Second Best, Mrs. Craver, Springfield. Best Buns, Mrs. E. L. Jones, Springfield. | Angel Food, |frs. Holeman, T.B. Pickled “ Beets “ Jackson. Bailey, “Cucumbers'* Jackson 44 44 Gant Mustard Pickles'* “ Mango ' ‘ “ Chow Chow " Miss Gordon “ Mrs. Jackson i Spiced Apples " Bailey 4 4 44 Peaches *' 4 4 4 4 Cherries 44 Stewart 44 Apple Preserves “ W. Denney 44 Strawberry 4 4 4 4 Bailey 44 Gooseberry “ 44 44 M “ 44 W.Sgurgeon 44 Apple Jelley 44 Gladys Jones 44 44 4 4 44 Edith Allen T.B. Grape 4 4 4 4 Mitchel Vilas. Wild Grape Jelley, Mrs. Em rick, Spr. Canned Cherries 44 Gant. 44 “Stewart 44 44 B.berries Mrs. W.Denney 44 j ! 44 Jackson 44 ! I 44 Str’berri’s 44 44 | “G* berries 44 Gant 44 Apples 44 Will Denney 44 I I 44 Pears 44 Jackson | 44 Rhubarb 44 Gant “ Grapes 44 Jackson 44 j Tomato Preserves Mrs. Gant 44 Miss Homsher 4 * I Watermelon 4 * Mrs Gant 44 | Best ciiul largest display of canned goods Mrs.Jackson 44 ' Ditto Vegetables Mrs. Jackson 44 | Best Pie Miss Alexander 44 j 44 Butter Mrs. Doty \ “ “ 44 R.I. Johnson 44 > 44 Cake 44 Holeman T. B. Textile Fabrics ! Supt. Mrs. JuJge Allen. Judg es Mrs. Jas. Stins n, Mrs. Hag jaman, Lamar, and Mrs. Christy. I Hemstitching, Mrs. Spurgeon, 1 Springfield, i “ Mrs. Measel. i Home made rug, Mrs. Gant, “ “ Bailey. “ . Centerpiece, Mrs. Easton. ’’ Craver, Table Runner, Mrs. Measel, “ ■ “ “ ” Davis, Blaine Dresser Scarf Mrs. Holmes, Spr. ! Slone Table Cloth Mrs A, Homsher” I “ ” “ Craver i Embr. Shir 1 . Waist Mrs. Metcalf. : j Patch Quilt, Mrs. Spurgeon. Spr. Bray, ] Crazy “ Ray Girls Blaine “ “ “ Lon Denney Sp. I Best ’’ •* Gant “ ] Counter Pane “ Craver “ Crochet Work “ Holeman Two B. I “ “ “ Knox, Springfd. i j Knitted Work ’' Cloyd, Vila.] j Hand Bag Ray Girls, Blaine. | Embr. Tov.el Mrs. Eastern, Twoß j ' “ “ “ Holmes, Spr. j Pillow case ‘Glasgow. “ ! ” “ ” Craver, “ ] Collar " T. E Aden, “ '' Miss Alice '' Two B. Laundered Sheet Mrs. Measel, Mex. Drawn Work “ Lamport. ” Mrs. Bailey Sp. Best and Largest Collect’on of Fancy Work by girl under 18, Mrs. Lundy, Springfield. Pin cusliiou Mrs. Lundy, ” “ Measel, “ Centerpiece “ Easton, “ “ Measel, “ Collar and Cuff set Mrs. Holt jman Two Buttes, j Ditto Mrs. Knox, Blaine. D. W. Centerpiece Mrs. Spur geon, Springfield. E. B, Cap Mrs. Lundy Pincushion” E. Centerpiece Mrs. Craver " Miss Rose Ciochet H. Bag Tina Knox Blain Ribbon Mrs. Coulter, Lam. Sofa Pillow “ Glasgow-, Spr. “ ” Mrs. McAdam, Vilas. Best and largest colection in this department, Mrs. Measel, Spr, School Exhibits Bernice Jackson took blue ribbon on pen-and-ink sketch and water colors. jfliuurr Exhibits Dahlias Mrs. Alberti, Maxey. Sweet Peas Mrs. Bailey, Spring. Geraniums “ Thompson, “ - "W. Denney, “ House Plant Miss Johnston “ " “ Mrs. Thompson “ Best Col. Annuals Clara Alexan der, .Springfield. Ditto Mrs. Alberti, Maxey. Verbenas " “ Cosmos ‘ “ Art. Flowers “ ” . JJatntimui Water Color Miss Carrie Konkel Oil Paintings, Mrs. Lamport Lam Pastel Thos. Konkel, Springfield ” Miss Carrie Konkel, Burnt Work, Mrs. Alberti on. large specimen, Carl Homsher on small speciman. Welcome Welcome has been off the map for a number of times, on ac count of such busy times. Mr. and Mrs. C. Tarter have I been pulling broomcorn for j M. U. McClendon but are at Mr. ! Kicenski’s now. There was a tackey party and | water melon social at Mr. W:-| ley’s last Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. Turner won the 'cake for being the takiest. j j There was a large number pres- j jent. AH enjoyed themselve \ playing games until it was Sun-1 day. Rev. Johnson brought wood ! this week from the woods, i COME to COLORADO. Tun«, “Marchins Through Georgia Sing ol Colorado, now the pride of all the west, Hear the news to every land that she has stood the test; There are many other states but this is much the bes*;, There's only one Colorado. Chorus: Hurrah! Hurrah! this is the banner state. Hurrah! Hurrah! why don’t you immigrate? If you want to prosper and be strictly up to date. Don’t fail to come to Colorado. Help us spread the tidings, for the half has not been told, | Here it’s rot too wet or drv, it’s not to hot or cold: [young and old, 1 Here there’s homes for rich and poor and health for Oh. favor’d state of Colorado. Chorous: Here there’s rain and sunshine,if you sow you’ll surely reap, . Do your part aud you will have corn to sell and corn to keep, j In this land of plenty you can eat and drink ar.d sleep. Oh, fertile sta’e of Colorado.. Chorus: Many now are coming, but we many more can feed- I Come with full assurance, we have everything you nr We deserve the banner, for we’re surely in the le* All eyes are or. Colorado. Chorus: Brussels Carpets Ft. Scott, Kansas. Editor Herald . Springfield, Colo. I Dear Sir:— ' Enclosed please find 25 ( rounds to the first-floor ladder [to add to what I sent before janil hope it will land me on tliab Brussels carpet in the Herald flats. I would be glad to know I can walk on the Brussels car pels when I come to Springfield, if I can’t here. Say, Mr. Konkel, I do not remember seeing you when I wasproving up on my land three miles Southeast of Springfield in 1887. I am glad to know you are going to have a fair. winter I learned through the Mail and Breeze of Topeka where I could get Kafir corn seed that was just received from South Afiica. I got one bushel. I will give seed enough from what I raise this season to seed five acres to the man or person that raises the best Kafir in Baca County, or in other words best at Springfield fair, or I will turn it over to t iie Herald to see that it is awarded in the best way. The seed is not ready to gather yet but I will send it by parsel post as soon as it is ready. Witli best wishes for the .Springfield fair, the Herald and all, I am Yours truly Fi auk F. Coon. 1 Wentworth. Eldon Cofield of Oklahoma is here visiting his brother Roy. Miss Pearl Pager left Monday for Springfield where she will attend school. Roy ar.d family, and Elden Cofield and Edith Kerr at tended the fair at Springfield. There will be a prayer meeting at the Wentworth school house the evening of October 4lh. Every one invited to come. H. J. Vincent and family, El den Cofield, Pearl Eager, Harry Dillon and Edith Kerr spent Sun day with I. Dillon and family. We are glad to write that Sterling Robertson, who ha.< been . down with Typhoid fever, has fully recovered. The fair is over but tiie big races are ti!l on for the novem ber,judges to decide upon. Wanted: A peed janitor—! witli newspaper experience; one with higli-ste»un pressure, but j that will stand hitched. Pres ent jauilor not satisfactory. 1 j Grand Sachem, Tammany Hall. , ] Be sealed, and await your turn. The editor has three horses | Wanted, someone with another horse to haul wood on the shares-! j First come, first serve. The prizes for llie agricultur al department will be giyen next week. $1.25 Per Year. Floemont School begins Monday morn ing with Miss Belle Moorehead as teacher. Miss Long is still suffering with a badly sprained arm, caus ed from falling from a load of broomcorn. Mrs. Bane Smith has been real sick, but is better now. Miss Mattie Lucas has return ed from Kansas. J. W. Stephenson went to Elk hart last week after seed wheat. , Charley Dickey is building a new dobc house. Mr. and Mrs. May have been spending the week with the Mesnards. Short Grass Several from this vicinity at tended the fair at Springfield and all reported a good time. Mr. Ford and wife, W. A. Long and wife and George Harmon and family were the visitors at the home of Rev. Nidey and family Sunday. Oadis White returned home Tuesday from Larned, Kansas., where he has been putting in wheat. Mrs. Grover Kester has been very ill with Typhoid. We hope for tier speedy recovery. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Starit and ii*tie daughter were over night visitors at W. A. Long’s Sunday night. They were on their road home from the cedars. ! . Nx inilcn south of Vilas Richland Richland sank beneath the a i bundant crop instead of (bating ! to the fair. Mrs. Les Jones came in from 1, out west and has been visiting at Rich's 11 Feed cutting is the order of • the day McClintock’s are wanting ' hands to pull broomcorn. ■ Prohibition al its worst is bet ■ te: than high license at its best. Les Jones has a job at Lamar ■ Running an auto for the mail ’ - man. G randview ■j Mrs. Fred Collins, Mrs. Jim Shugarl, Mrs Jim Davis, Mrs. ! ,Geo. Hall, Miss Tessie Garvie believe in woman’s Suffrage and were Grandview voters at the : i primary election. Demps Davis went to Elkhart for lumber for his house : Mr and Mrs. Garvie visited Tuesday at the Collins home. Fred Collins is busy cutting feed. [The above items were for last week] Sandy Soil. i Albert Reynolds and family 1 visited J. 11. Neal’s Sunday, i Geo. Orndorf arrived home 1 from Missouri Friday where he bas been attending his father's furnerah Most everybody of Sandy Soil attended the fair and reported a | good time. I Everybody has his broomcorn about taken care of. Frank Neal is home again \ from Greensburg, Kansas. j The first ol the fall’s public ! sales will be that of W. A, Mary i mee of Konantz. Watch the j Herald next week. 1 A good letter from J. N. Mil i leron the fair next week. The Herald is having its j hands full of job work these ■ days. | We would like to mention all I the visitors to the fair, but it i would take seventeen newspa ■ pers to do it. Bert Sharp :>f Oklahoma lo j cated southwest and says twen i ty five families will follow suit. I G. M. Madden sent eight cop* j ies of last week back east the I largest number taken by any oae person. T. E. Fleenor came down from Lamar Tuesday and went on out to H. D. Smith’s. He will locate, and says others will follow.