The Springfield herald., September 24, 1915, Image 1

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Vol. XXIX. No. 7
The Great County Builder—
that’s the Herald—that’s the
paper you want.
The biggest problem just now
with the republicans of the state
seems to be how to get Governor
Carlson to be good during the
rest, of his turn.
The one who thinks 'that crops
here will farm themselves, or
that he needs no stock, man
ifestly is in the wrong conn try
and in the wiong business.
England will have no peace un
til Germany is licked, and Ger
many will have no peace till the
other fellers are licked; which
makes it possible that there will
be no peacemntil neither side is
able to like a postage stamp.
At last reports from Denver
there was one lone democrat hid
away in the high brush on Capi
tol Mill who had watched his
faithful comrades go to the
block, and had steeled himself
for the ordeal when it should
come.
One year when exactly seven
inches of rain fell fru.n one Aug
ust to the next August, one man
with one helper down on the old
Sandy Arroyo turned oft $1,400
worth of brusu and grain. Now
who will tell us what that land is
worth ?
We believe the vanguard of
cheap-land hunters is now on the
heels of homestead tilers, and
that we want to change our talk
from goverment lands to
cheap lands—all the time im
pressing the fact that land here
is cheap at $20.00 to $30.00 per
acre.
The latest on the preparedness
proposition, we see by the Sparks,
is the starting of a munitions
f actory at Pueblo. We thought
the Pueblo Chieftain machine
works w.ts turning out a good
supply of munitions —or does the
Sparks want to start an indepen
dent plant?
.John D. during his financial
career hasn’t come in for much
outside of condemnatory flings
by particularly the rural press;
but Ins act of turning down a
half billion loan to the allies en
titles him to the unanimous com
mendation of everybody for his
stand on the side of humanity
and civil zatiou- John D. does
n’t believe in war, and doesn’t
purpose to help either side.
1?y til* Lamar Register we
l ai n that E. M. Mears brought
State Geologist George and a
party of oil capitalists down to in
vestigate the Mustang oil field
on the 10th inst., and that said
capitalists thought it a good
proposition. In addition to the
good oil prospects, they found a
mint bed as good as the Ken
tucky article. If those gentle
men didn't mistake “rye” for
“mint 3 ’ they have a pretty good
thing out there.
The Springfield Herald
Fair Visitors Invited
Utopia
By Otto H. Rowland
(The Uncle Walt Mason of Baca County).
To every man sometime in )ife
there cemes a sweet utopian
dream; he sees a land where care;
and strife are ever vanished;
where every stream makes mu -j
sic as it -flows along; where al!j
the world moves on in tune, I
wlmre all is fair and life a song, i
where all the blissful world is
June There the future’s spread
out far and fair; each man lias
dreams of such a land, with him
enthroned as master there
If it happens in the remotest
nook or corner of Baca county,
the Herald has a correspond
ent there to tell about it.
Tins Herald this week contains
some information that your
friends back east would appre
ciate. Send them this copy and
they will thank you for it.
The Two Buttes reservoir
promises ir a few years to be
come one of the popular fishing
resorts of the state Several
thousand young Mish have been
introduced in the the big pond
from time to time, and on the
13th inst. 6000 bass found a new
home in the impounded waters
of the Butte Creek dam. The
Two Buttes reservoir, as well as
the destined to be
a good drawing card for Baca
county.
England stands pat on her food
contraband promulgation, by
which $15,000,000 in American
meats were recently confiscated
in prize court. The meat pack
ers are the losers by the court’s
decision.
The Sentinel has another road
revelation. Something better
than a year ago it had the stakes;
driven almost up to that town 1
from the southeast: down in the
drag end of spring it got an “in
side tip” that certain statistics
would bring a spur down to Two
Two Buttes from Holly or there
abouts; and just recently it got a
hunch that a s pur on “good au
thority” is on its way (exaggera- 1
lively) to Two Buttes from somei
point on the Elkhart cut-off. i
Wonder if .Tones ever sav a map
of old Boston, old Springrkdd, or
old Minneapolis.
Apropos the matter of a rail
road, in an-wvr to diverse re-|
quests for railroad news, the.
Herald believes that when Baca,
county gets one road it will very 1
probably get two. At present
the Santa Fe holds this territory !
by its lines north :ind east, and j
consequently it. isn’t likely to 1
listen to our “inducements'* un
til another road starts to build
through. Just how soon that!
will be, or which way the road is i
coming from, the Herald doesn’t
propose to say until there
is something bmkil'l on the
subject. We believe the tem
porary ad van t ig*»3 gained on
f tlse h .pes is small, and that
the after consequences a ways
militate against the country.
St-WINGFIELD, BACA COUNTY, COLORADO, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER ->i. 19 .f>
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The Pines
Mr. Chandler and family have
moved to Elkhart for the winter,
leaving Mr. Morbly to bach alone.
There was quite a crowd at
Mr. Wi ley’s Sunday, feasting on
i watermelons. All had a big
jtime, including the melons, ard
j there were sure some fine ones
i there.
Mr. yaldwell and Walter Van
derpool are very busy cutting
feed.
Mrs. Hodson’s paren » are
here on a visit. We don’t know
whether they are going to settle
here or not.
Having a little winter again
today.
Horseshoe
Gc.od morning to all.
Nice rain last night.
Pulling broomcorn is the order
of the day—about 300 acres in
this neighborhood.
Crops are stll doing well.
Corn is extra good.
Mr. Brunimit was in Springfield
Thursday with a. fine load of
melons.
Claud Burrnell is drilling a
well on his place.
Johnnie Barnard went to La-i
mar last week after lumber for
his new house.
W. F. Barnard came in last
week from Oklahoma with a nice
, bunch of cattle.
Mr. and Mrs. Hoover were vis
iting utO. G Mason’s Thursday.
Brother Arnold preached an
excellent sermon Sunday at
1 Horseshoe.
Sunday school still progress
ing nicely.
How many are going to the
fair 5 Hands up! oh! everybody!
that’s good. Hurrah, Hurrah,
for Baca county and the good
, | people in it, for she has sure
I bloomed like a rose.
Clyde
Mrs. Hines is able to be out of
bed and was at Clyde Thursday.
Little Goldia Jordan has been
real sick, but is improving now. >
W. W. Golden and family left
Wednesday for Texas, where i
| they will remain for three
I mouths or more.
Sunday, Sept. 12, Emmette
Golden and Ciydie Hoover wer
united in the holy bonds of mate
rimony, by Brc. Hudnal it th«-
home ot the bride’s parents.
I We wish them a long and happy
life and much success.
[The Herald joins in extending
congratulate ns|.
A party was given at Emmette
Golden’s Tuesday night, the at
tendance being large. All re
ported a nice time.
Mrs. Maud Golden and child
ren returned home from Lamar
!a»t week where she went to vis
it her father.
.1. M. Rogers has purchased the
Alva Adams building, and we
understate! contemplates putting |
ni a stock of goods, if Mr. Rog
ers were to put in a stock of
clothing we believe lie would be
j in a paying line.
Stonington.
Leo Long returned last week
from Kansas.
Marion Krise started to the
o« dars last week.
G. HJ. Konkel made a trip to
Lamar Tuesday returning Wed
nesday. Charlie Woolley took
him up in his car.
W. A and Lan Thompson at
tended the sale a . Point Rocks
the 15th.
Mr. Hamilton, a lawyer from
West Virginia, is here ' of ting
tiie deposition qf Mrs Millntida
McGill as evidence in the land
suit she brought against Clay
Wilson. Mrt. L V. Campbell
and Miss Edith Kerr acted as
stenographers. 7
Mrs. J. T. Njoholson went to
Twu Buttes Krii#’ to see Dr.
Verity. Mrs. Ia V. Campbell
accompanied her.
Mr. Elley '8 having several
new rooms built on his house,
Ed Measel doing the work.
Mr. Van Tassel’s oldest daugh
ter fell and broke her collar bone
last week. Dr Nicholson set it,
and the child is doing niceN.
Mr. Waldron's brother-in-law
from Colorado Springs is here
visiting.
The infant child of Jim Lang’s
died Friday night and will be
buried at the *Stonington ceme
tery Saturday.
Seton
Good morning, Herald readers.
Everybody is preparing for
the fair.
Messrs. Cole ley and Arnold
went to the cedars Tuesday.
Mrs. Thos. Brown, Eh a Cok
ley, Olen and Hope Brow n went
to the Shonnon orchard Thurs
day
Seton Brown is building a
house for Bert Glasgow.
Wm. Joidan is building his
1 house this week.
I Mrs. Youngblood spent Tues-
I day with Mrs. F. A. Sherman.
1 Five men an toed from Rocky,
! Ok la., to this pint of the county,
'looking tor land; last week.
Seton
Good morning. Mr. Editor.
Wm. Jordon went to Kenton
Monday after lumber to build his
new house.
Wilkinson’s, Hanley's aim Gun
ner’s came in from Rocky, Okl«..
to their claims last week Wei
come to our new neighbors.
Seton Brown, who has been
building a concrete barn for Tom
Barr, i'tun»d homo last
week.
Miss Clare Latimer and Mrs.
L. E. Sherman ire visiting r-.
F. A. Sherman. The ki
mer intends to make old H i i
county her home. .
Mesdames Huff, Webb, and
children spent Saturday alter-,
noon with Mrs. F. A. Sher
man.
Mrs. VV. Colrley and Olen and
Hope Brown went to Shannon’s
orchard Friday. There is a nice
lot of fruit this year.
Mr. Smith is building himself
a new' house this week.
RICHLAND
Richland Friend’s academy
opened September 13th with an
enrollment of eleven student--.
Since then two more have conn .
making an enrollment of thir
teen, with prospects of morn
when broomcorn harvest is over.
(That is certainly a good bow
ing for a starter].
There has been another En
deavor social .it the church. Ail
enjoyed themselves.
WitScrivner i here looking
after business. Hope he will
see that Colorado is bln*, best
place, and decide to come backj
to live.
Luther Bloom has finished lliej
inside of the Richland church, ;
! putting the casings on tne win
dows, washing the walls, and
I putting in blackboard. Looks
I fine now*.
; N. Rich and Luther Bloom have j
I been working on an auto road to !
| be inside Huffman’s and Bloom’s
, fence. They will put culverts |
in so teams cannoc go over. 1 1 •
will give us a good mail n id.
BOSTON.
T. E. Konkel and wife. visited
Mr. Gordon’s family Sunday.
Geo. anci.J. B. Villers are pull
ing broorncorn for Nichols Bros
this week.
T. W. Couch and 01 lie Lea
went to Lamar Friday with gra
J. A. Huston visited at Ctsa:
1 ley’s over Sunday.
T. R. Villers and wife attend
ed JBewley’s sale Friday.
Miss Mabel Konkel is ati • ■ !
ing high school at Lamar tin.-
year.
Plum Creek
Mr. and Mr*. Ice went to Ok
lahoma the first of the week.
I S-veral from this vicinity'v< i
to Lamar for freight for Air.
Eckels this Week.
Wilson and Boles from E»iv ! ,
Okla., have been spending *ii.
week in this vicinity looking thi
count ry over for a fixation.
• Sant Self came in the lirsj .
tiie week with his well drill am.
will soon be in shape for drill
ing.
Sam Self's father came in tie
first of the weei io visit awhile,
and look at the country.
Mr. Richard’s folks \v« nt t<
Springfield the latter , to-: of tin
week.
Miss Nellie Grover visited at
the Johnson home one even
' ing this week.
Creek Indian
We are having tine weather
now, and hope it will hold out
until the fair is over.
Everybody busy pulling broom
corn. Some can’t get help.
Frank Elmore has been real
sick, but is so.in* hotter this
morning.
The stark called < n M i
Mrs. Frank I) < n Monday, tin*
13th, and left tine 12 pen d
boy. Both do:n ■ fine.
AL Goo ■ retori
harvest fields Satur ;■ ( ).
E. Schuiolke.
Regnier
J. W. Collins in ado a business
trip to Kenton last Saturday.
Mrs. West is having rock quar
ried for her new house.
The re' schoolhouse is going
up as fas* as Car|)enter Ruther
ford can do it.
Miss May Thornton was trad
ing at Collin’s store last Satur
day.
Robert .Jones is expected home
soon.
Lon Welch will feel bad if he
loses a certain girl in this neigh
borhood.
Clark 1C Butler will bring
freigli lor J. W. Collins this
week.
Konantz
•September 1(5.
O'to Rowland went to Elkhart
last week 10 get bis registered
holstein calf which was shipped
from Dodge City.
Willie Summons is improving
his place He put up a barn and
another room and a floor in Ids
dugout and went to Vilas Mon
day after more lumber. It looks
like there might be a charivari
in th“ near future.
Everyone took in the snow at
KonantzSaturday night.
Of course if the shoe fits one
will always wear it.
Mrs. Bartholomew oi Richfield
is visiting Mrs. Flory this week.
Ed Gilespy is getting the use
•I' Milton’s motorcycle. Hurrah
for Ed
W" ar>- glad to learn ’.hat Miss
1’ig' , who has been on the sick
iist P ; 1 1 ■ past week, is up and
troun i again.
Short Grass.
September lC».
Hello, Mr. Editor, and readers.
v\e are glad to be with you again.
Mr. and Mrs. George Harmon
1 id family and Mr. and Mrs.
I* • a > 1. Sacks visited with W. A.
Imp and wife Sunday.
•J' vse and Frank Wad.* and
umilies left for their homes in
K : :.as after a (wo weeks’ visit
■ lIi Mrs. Frank Wade’s broth-
M. 0. White.
Mr. and Mrs. Royal Long visit*
. • with Mi. and Mrs. Lafe Les
ter Sunday.
Thos Heagney brought a ear
i > '< f * at tie in Wednesday.
Mi. and Mrs. Ruthrauff are
ted iiome in the near fu
■ure from the harvest fields. |
i-afe Lester made a trip to
Elk h last week with a load of J
v. l'e.t: i; r .John Sacket.
Grandview.
'i’he people, iv this vicinity are
cultIng feed.
Will IV eh took Mr. Newton
and i r. tid Mrs. Gar vie to
Springfield Monday.
W. French went up near Ston
ington to i-.-a.-e land Tuesday.
Every bod \ is pulling broom
corn now.
Hen Adams and family moved
to this neighborhood this week.
W. . Denney will move back;
to his claim next week.
V2u Per Year.
Big - Flats
Renders of the Herald and Ed
itor, good morning.
Mr Hkucher, Herman Smith,
land Mr. Frale.v went to Lamar
j a few d:It s ,,
j Several of the neighbors met
at E. Conner’s and stacked their
millet and fixed the pump,
j doe V. Jackman returned yes
terday from close to Two Buttes
where he has been working.
Mrs. Blowcher’s mother and
sister from Liberal. Kans., will
be here and visit the fair.
Vilas.
I Good morning, Editor and Her
i aid readers.
j Very pleasant weather we are
having. Hope we will have as
nice for the fair.
William Corner is coming bacic
to take care of Elmer.
Mr. Robb is to teach the Vilas
j school. He has built a house to
live in. Begins school the first
ol October.
j Brooracorn is looking up in
| price.
CIMARRON CUT-OFF
Miss Emma Baker is visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Harmon at
their ranch north of Point of
Rocks.
Irl Curry and party returned
from their trip to the cedars,
with a few loads of posts.
Miss Ruth Berger of Kansas,
spent a week with her aunt Miss
Emma Baker.
Miss Ruth Berger and Opal
Kelley took dinner with Mrs.
Suttin.
Wednesday Sept. 8th, at 6 p.
in., Mr. Bei t L. Smith, the pop
ular bachelor of this locality, was
'united in marriage to Miss Mary
Edith Eversoll, about a mile
west of Elkhart. It was a quiet
home wedding, Rev. Roscoe C.
Jerrell of Elkhart officiating.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith hav3 es
tablished a home in Elkhart, and
their friends gave them a jolly
charivari upon their arrival
We join the many well-wishers
of the happily wedded couple.
Miss Carrie Thomas spent
Sunday with her parents. She
has been with Mr. and Mrs.
J W. H. Self of Oklahoma for sev
eral weeks.
Pretty Prairie
September 16.
We have had plenty of wind
f the past week.
Mr. Dance is treating his
(house to a coat of paint.
Mr. T. N. and E. M. Currie
made final proof on then home
steads iast Tuesday. Messrs
Davison and Frush v itnessed
for same.
Mrs. W P. Grisier returned
home last Sunday after spending
a week with her sister. Mrs. T.
N. Currie
Cashier Holt returned from
his Texas trip on ibe 20th inst.
To those who are not taking
the Great County Builder, if this
copy strikes you as being about
the right caper, drop iu and
have your name put m the books.