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Vol. XXIX. No. 17
Don’t forget that if it happens
anywhere in Baca county the
Herald has a correspondent out
there to tell about it.
The commissioners have sup
plied the court house with both
solid and sectional book cases —
some coming last week and
some the first of this week.
'there is no let up in the drive
for laud, a great many of those
now coming wanting to buy,
either relinquishments or deed
ed land.
Wo have reached the 700 —have |
now to print that number of i
copies to supply the demands of
our subscription list. That’s lilO j
more tuan mere were votes cast!
in 1910.
The letter ol Congressman
Keating is Ol such preponderant
importance that we are giving it
as nearly in full as our space
will permit. The letter is simply
meal -read every word of it.
Toe liipassu County Democrat
says, "this eternal caterwaul a
bout the hyphen raises our
Scotch-Irish blood to a fever
heat.” The brotner probably
means, ‘‘Scotch-Lrisn-Americuu
blood.”
Our sub list is now nearly a
half more than was the ■ voting
list ol the entire county pro
ceeding me inauguration of the
second settlement. We are next
wanting to double those old-time
figures.
Beginuitig with Monday morn
ing, tne president and the people
wili congress on their
hands for an inuefinite length of
time, this being the kind of a
congress that can die just when
it gets good and ready. •
We see that HeleD Bing Robin
son and the feller they call
“Little Ben” are going to Eu
rope to put a slop to their fight
ing. We’ve gotoue or twocown
here in Baca that we’d like lo
send along with that aggrega
tion.
Another kind of preparedness
we believe in down here in Baca
county is the storage of enough
moisture in the ground to carry
crops safely over the Sahara
part of the season, which same
we do sometimes here experi
ence.
On the fourth of June we an
nouuced that we had landed at
the 6CO mark. On this 3rd day
of December we are announcing
our arrival at the 700 goal. At
that rate of increase we will not
br far from 1,000 at the end of
next year.
The railroad valuation in Prow
ers county alone was reduced
$86,C00 by the state board of |
equalization, while in other j
things it was increased $722,000.
This is the kind of “CarlsoD and
economy” that Baca county is
paying #2,800 for.
At this time there is every in
dication that the Hanna campaign
of 1908 is to he repeated in 1816,
a» to the bleeding of trusts and
protected industries, with the
chances that even the Dudley
"blocks of five and ten” may lie
attempted at the wind up.
The letter of Congressman
Keatiug this week emphasizes
an editorial recently in llu Her
ald, that if the combined navies
of the allies do not dare to bom
bard a single coast city of Ger
many, hew could a Europeon
power hope to land troops on
American soil?
Judge Allen informs us that
public land ir, the east end of
LasAnimas county, as in the
west part ol Baca, is practically
a thing of the past —so far as
concerns level land. There are
still hills and canons, and even
these arc now being filed upon,
so feverish is the hunt for free
homes.
The Springfield Herald
Congressman
Keating’s Letter.
j Congressman Ki::hen*s
Yiews
; “The President’s pr.., isal,’
| says Kitchen, “is so su . .n, rad
jical, and stupendous as to shock
1 Christiandom and force th<
world once more into an armed
camp. And, at that, the presi- ■
dent’s program is mild com
pared with what the jingoes ar*
I demanding.
“Our navy today is twice a.s
'large as Japan's rind is far su-i
j perior to that of Germany. l!
I cannot lister, with patience to
this talk of unprepai ecio ns, be
|cause I know from oxp.-i i.-nce in
1 Congress and careful study that
such is not the cas >.
“Ad mini! Fletcher support#
this statement. Secretary Dan
ials says lie would rather have
Fletcher's opinion on any ques-!
tion affecting our navy than the J
judgment of any other mail in I
the world. We i. FFtcher in!
his testimony be tore the naval j
committee this yt;«r said that j
our fleet was superior to Ger
many’s and to that of every other
nation except Great Britian
“Shall we accept the viewo of
the Atlantic fleet or the clamors
of “patriotic” defense leagues
that are now playing the game
of the war-traffickers and the
people who want to make their
millions by selling- munitions to
the government?
6oas‘ Defenses
England’s navy is two and one
half times as large as Germany’s.
Then why can't England’s navy
destroy Germany’s navy and
bombard the German coast cities?
Why the Allies failure before
the defenses of the Dardanelles?
And “Why have the German
.warships failed lo force- their
way by the Russian fortifications
at Riga? The" answer is the
submarine, the mine ai d the
coast defense.
“It these facts prove anything
they prove that:he size of the
fleet has nothing to do with a na
tions safety. With three
times the guns, ihe men
and ships the Allies dare
not attack the German j
coast cities.
Increase in Navy
During the first two years of
the present administration we
voted twice a.-; much lor new
ships as was voted for the same
purpose during the last two
years of Taft’s administration
and more than was appropriated
during the entire four years of
Mr. Roosevelt’s term.
The Jingoes Lobby
Those who share Mr. Kitch
en’s views do not hesitate to
charge that certain selfish inter
ests are financing the campaign
in favor of vast expenditures for
so-called “national preparedness”
I [ do not think there can be any
question about the truth of these
assertions. From some source
vast sums of mon«y are flowing
out into the coffers of the various
defense societies. In the last
issue of the Commoner, Bryan
and Congressman Warren Worth
Bailey demanded a congression
al investigation of these organiza
tions and of the “insidious lob
by” which they have brought to
Washington. Congressman Clyde
Tavenner, brilliant young repre
senative- from Illinois, promptly
announced his intentions to in
troduce a resolution calling for
such an inquiry and suggested
that J. Pierpont Morgan, Jr.,
should be the first witness.
Tavenner is convinced chat
i there is a world-wide trust in
munitions of war and that the
men who control it are large Ir
responsible for the caticlysm
which has overwhelmed Europe.
I They are now repealing in this
country, he declare.-, the propa
ganda which has proven so suc
cessful across the water,
j Congress should turn on thr
light and permit the people to I
have the truth.
JPRINuFiLLD, BACA COUNTY, FRIDAY, COLORADO, DECEMBER 3, 1915.
Putting It 0ff
By Otto H. Rowland
I (T:.u Uncle Walt Mason of Bnca County).
How ma"iy si life is blasted,
'•n life’s steep rugged way, by
.just one little sentence—"wait
till some other day.” If yon get
in the habit of putting things off,
that till tomorrow comes around,
: something may happen between
I now and then, and the chance,
. iost never mere to be found.
So if you’ve something to do or
: to say, do it now, fr iend, ore
king death comes along—and \
| whisks you a way.
Clyde
; The box supper ..as a great;
I success, 3Gboxes bringing$77 05,1
1 with the pretty girl’s cake and j
ugly man’s pie. Miss Gladys,
i A»trey t )ok the cake, and Law-1
I rence Kr -g it* c.i j pit*.
Miss Myrtle Gimble called S t :
i urday morning at Mrs. Jim
I Hynes.
We-t Flats was well represent
! ed at the box supper at. No. 2.1
I Glad to have them. i
i Mr. and Mrs. 1) Li. Crilton at
tended meeting a r . the Smart
school house Saturday and Sun
day.
Mrs. Dick Hynes visited Sun-i
day with Jim Hvnes’. Grandma,
Hynes went home with her
West Flats
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Or*.
Messrs. Earle and Cecil Evens, .
Ray and Ralph Campbell were!
guests of Misses Elsie and Elv.i
Campbell Thursday evening.
The evening was spent in pop
ping corn and pulling taffy.
West Flats was represented at
the box supper at Clyde, Satur
day night by, Mrs. Shaffer, Mr.
and Mis. Orr, Misses Pearl Os
borne, El ie and Elva Campbell,
Cecil and1 Earle Evans, and Hay |
and Ralph Campbell. All repor t j
a splendid time.
Mrs. McCullough visited Fri-1
day and Saturday with Mrs. j
Tom Evans.
Morton Dis’t
day. Jas. Basom had a sale Mon |
Good crowd and some liberal
bidders.
There was a pie social at Mor
ton school house Saturday night.
There were 16 pies and they
brought $33.80. Going some
Morton his some lively people!
—going to have a literary the
second and fourth Saturday
nights in each month.
Mrs. Joe Moorhead just re
turned from Oklahoma, where
she attended her father’s funeral.
P. C. Morton moved his wcil
drill to Miller’s this w«- •.
Fred Strasbaugh returned
from Saturday night.
Get your peepers on the Bur
ton & Littleton arl. elsewhere.
We Love Baca County
By Miss (???) Gulick
We love Baca, dear old Baca
With its snows and lots of rain;
For we’ll gather up sis treas
ures
, Garden stuff and lots of grain.
If y« U read the Springfield
Herald |
You will sec how one.by one,
The folks are coming to this
country
|On the Jump and on the run. j
No doubt s .me that now are
coming
I Are not coming here to stay,
( But they'd catch the Baca fe
ver
I And they'll tlien not go away.
j
The flats and hills look green
and pretty,
J When the flowers are in bloom;
E’en Ihe cows and pigs and
chickens,
j With the country ‘re on a boom.
j So just go to church on Sun
day.
And give thanks to God each
dav,
That you live in gotd old
Baca
And in it you’re going to stay.
iWiPyPs
Married -MLs Alma Parc li
of Arosia and Floyd Nichols 1‘
thi~i naighbarhootl, last Wednes
jd.iv at Spri'urii.'l i. This couple
! havt our hest wishes.
1 R. iy Stigers bought a team of i
I \V. A Greathouse last Saturday,
i Everybody's doing it now.
What' Seeding broomcorn
! Miss May Hughes helped Mrs. •
Orie Stigors cook for broomcorn
seeders.
Mbs Alma Davison returned j
1 home from Missouri Thursday,,
• accompanied by her aunt and I
! family.
Ward Hughes, Frank- Morgan
and Nim Pierce went to Holly
| this week, taking broomcorn for
'Chas. Clark j[nd brought back
I some freight.
; Geo MatheWs bought a load of
cane fodder of Orie Siigers.
i John Gillespy hi- started
! building their pew house.
1 Quite a number visited Pretty
Prairie Thanksgiving program.
Freezequt
Mr. Wniteley took dinner with
Mr. Scott and-family Sunday.
Gilbert Scott called on Mr.
'Whitely Sunday morning.
Mr. Peterson has been haul
! ing wood thi®cveek.
Mr. Peters felled at the Scott
home Tuesday.
This country was visited with
quite .i blizzard Thanksgiving
! day, compelling most people to
e.ib turkey at borne.
Cecil Get tint's called on Reid
White one day-this week.
There was a large herd of cat
tle passed down Freezeout this
week on their way to Lamar.
Tall Pines
1 Good morning, Herald and
[readers. * '
' There was a surprise party at
i Van-ierpool’s last Wednesday
| night.
Tom Caldwell has returned to
[ Baca county. Brought a good
• looking sister-in law, Miss Pinz*
I lei-.
I Mr Vanderpool and Mr. Mos
ley were iu Kenton Saturday.
Our teacher Mr. Thomas, has
been out to his farm.
We have not seen the smoke of
a prarie lire for the past week,
but they have been getting pret
j ty close
Mr. Wiley’s brother-in-law I
and a couple of friends from
Mooreland were visiting him last
week.
FLOEMONT
Miss Mertie and Ber.hn Steph
enson have gone to Floris, Okla ,
to visit their brother.
John Dickey and family and
Mrs. T. M. Ellis, who lives at
Liberal, Kans., were visiting at
Robert Dickey’s the latt«r part
of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Wellman of Lib
eral, Kans., and their son Merle
from near Wentworth, were Sun
day visitors at Robert Dickey’s.
H. A. Butler and Mr. Goer are
building new barns.
Fred DeVere was helping Mr.
Miller build a windmill tower
. Friday.
L A. Shultz and wife were
Sunday visitors at L. Brown’s.
Mr. Tate lias lest two good
mares lately.
j N.. L Jones and wife took Sun
day dinner at Bert McGowan’s.
Plum Creek
November 20
Another light storm this week.
Mr. Hickcox and Jim Hickcox
| went to Lamar the tirst of the
week.
The yonne folks of Maxey took
Sunday dinner at Mr. Grover’s.
C. M. Self’s fniks took
| Sunday dinner at R I. John
' son’s.
Mr. Richard and Mr. Palmer
have been building a tarn this
week.
Mr. Harris of Pratt county,
Kans., came in and established
his residence northwest of the
school house.
JsJhort Grass
Horn, to Mr. and Mrs Jesse i
Rose, a daughter, Nov. 2Br.'.
Mrs. Geo Harmon visited with
Mrs. Odis White Wednesd ■ v
Russell Dotson made a t rii> to
Lamar last week.
W. A. Long has corn in his [
rield that will average 50 bushels j
10 the acre.
John Neal and wile visited:
with Odis White and wife Sun
day.
Tlie Keater brothers have been
seeding bronmeorn at Sandy Soil '
ti e last week
Itoyal and Marion Ia>ng and j
families, and Lafe Lester, wife!
and littie daughter, and Mrs i
Thos. Sullivan, ate Thanksgiving
dinner with W. A Long’s.
O: dock again for a week or
two.
Thanksgiving day was a hum
mo r here.
Hauling feed is the general oc
cupat'on of the day.
During the last two -reeks a
bout (50 tons of broomcorn went
to the Lamar market, prices rag
ing from $75 to $105 per ton.
Melvin Yarger and Chas
Roach took in the Verity sale at
Two Buttes, Yarger bringing
back a team.
A good sermon was delivered
by Rev. Spell at the school house
Sunday. The reverand will give
ns two sermons a month hereaf
ter - the second and fourth Sun
days.
Election of Sunday school of
ficers next Sunday. All mem
bers of the class are requested
to be present.
NutT said.
Lone Rock
Miss Edna Stines. arrived from
Emporia last week to make her
home with her sister, Mrs. Torn
Ha rlr.
Frank Kidder returned from
Lamar last week with twenty
two head of young heifers.
Mrs. Henry Smith and Warren
and Mrs. Hockliill and children
were invited guests at the Park
home for Thanksgiving dinner.
Sam Carter’s gave a farewell
dinner Sunday for Mrs Smith,
who expects to return to Kansas
next week. Those present were
tlie Carter, Smith, Dillon and
Roclihill families.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson and Leon
spent Sunday at the Park home.
The Kidder brothers have gone
to Elkhart with more broomcorn
Mr. and Mis. Simpson, parents
of Emmette Simpson, returned to I
their homes at Canton, Kans., af- [
ter an extended visit here.
Walter Rockhill is putting a
pump into his well this mprning
and expects to erect a vindmill
soon.
Vilas.
th
Good morning, Mr. Editor and
Herald readers.
Pritchard's son got his arm
broken by falling out of the wag
on.
Wain Ballard is back on a visit,
and is going to Kansas soon.
Mr. Drum has moved his cat
tie to Kansas to winter them.
Miss Wanda McAdams was in
Vilas shopping last Saturday—
getting along fine with her
school.
Come one, corns all, let’s be i
thankful for what we have re-1
ceived and may Thy blessings j
continue. May God bless us. I
Pleasant Ride
E. G. Murphy and wife return- ;
ed to their home in Liberal,
Kans.. Friday. Their daughter,
Mrs, Minnie Chuesburg and
children, accompanied them.
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Salsberry
are preparing to go to eastern
Oklahoma for a visit this winter, j
Miss Pearl Jones si>ent Sun
day on her claim.
J. J. Muiphy and son Glen,
were Springfield visitors Mon
day.
A new barber shop establish- 1
ed ill the front room of .the Wag
jner hotel. First class work is
I being done.
Grandview
To Mr. and M rs. D. W. Bab
coek a baby giil was born on
Nov. L’a, 1915. Muthur and child
are progressing nicely
j Quite a Sturm on Thanksgiving
I here. School was t ot very well]
j a ! tended lhat day.
Miss Ada Ciawford is work-,
ing for the Moody family, some|
of them being quite sick lately.
Mr. Garvie, Mr. Omaley, ami
Mr. Hubbard took broomcorn to
j Elkhart last week.
Everything is progressing nice-,
iy in this community, most ev
eryone picking maize.
Big Flats
Novumber 27.
Good morning, Herald readers,
one and all.
Crick and Herman Smith will
start to Elkhart with their
broomcorn Monday.
The Jackman seeder will be at
Bloucher’s the first, of the week.
M rs. Crawford, son Paul and
Miss Pearl, visited at the Crick
home Wednesday.
Mr. Lacy and Sam Smith made
a trip t" the county seat Satur
urJuy.
Will Hocket and family are,
here from Collison, Kans.
Mark Williams and Fred Kem
pt) started to Lamar the last of
the week with broomcorn.
Wentworth
C. P. Neff made a business!
trip to Elkhart Friday
Miss Bo.iz and Mrs. Clarence|
Baker were slumping at Went
worth one day this week.
Will Itorak and Alvin Bour
quin hauled broomcorn to Elk
hart Friday.
Mrs Brimshire visited a week
at Graiit Harmon’s.
W. T Conant spent Wednes
day with Mrs Wentworth.
Several seeding broomcorn in]
this neighborhood.
W. T. Oonant and wife took
Thanksgiving dinner with Jas.
Lang and family.
Stonington
A. R. Williams is here visiting
his d lighter, Mrs. R. B. Kerr.
Herb Homsher was on our
streets Friday. He brought down
a land inspector.
Miss Grace Oakes visited Miss
Jessie Strauser a few days last
week.
The home talent play, “Dot,
the Miner’s Dauthter,” was a
success. The proceeds, about
I $24, will go toward a new organ,
j Gene Elley is able to be up and
around again.
The play given at Stonington
thanksgiving night will be given
at Boston Saturday night, Dec.
4, and at Welcome Saturday
! night, Dec. 11.
i __
Seton
Good Morning, Herald Read
ers.
Messrs. Robert and Simpson
McCullough, John Edgar, and
I Glen and Miss Hope Brown were
| Springfield callers Wednesday.
| Mr. and Mr.-. Thomas and Ed-
I gar and Alice Brown returned
from Lamar last week.
Messrs. Ledbetter and Jordan
made a business trip to Lamar
last week.
No. 4 school house is almost
j completed. School will begin
| Monday with Miss Frieda Hayes [
as teacher. i
1 Pie supper at J. W. Cokley’s
Thursday night was well attend
ed. Proceeds $27.15. Miss El
j va Cokley was awarded the cake
for being the most popular girl.
Proceeds will be used lor the
benefit of the school.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E Ricky will
start for Texas in a few weeks
to spend the winter.
|
S. E. Speclcmann met his sis
ter Miss Clara M. Speckmann, |
a teacher in the Lakin, Kans.,
High School, at Lamar on the
24th ult. She came t > spend ,
the Thanksgiving vacation.
$ 2S Per Year.
IV or th pork.
November 18
Hauling broomcorn is still the
! order of the day. Those not
hauling are heading maize.
| P. W. Hallmark is visiting at
i Elkhart.
1 No. 7 windmill is in running
order once more. Mr. Grime's
mill has also been repaired.
L W. Rebard is building a
new house for himself and
B. F. Battles gave a social
dance Monday night in honor of
his visiting guests from Oklaho
ma, Mr. snd Mrs. Rockwell, Mrs.
Brown and Mr. Robinson.
December 1
Mrs. T. E. Battles is spending
j the winter in Elkhart,
i No. 7 windmill is out of com
mission again.
The young folks enjoyed a so
ci;il dance at L. W. Jackson’s
Thanksgiving night.
Mrs. Utley is on the sick list.
Mrs. Geo. Bray is enjoying a
visit from her three brothers
from Lawton, Ok la.
PRIDE
Mrs. Sam Browning. Harley
Slielden and family, Walter Rog
ers and wife, spent Thanksgiv
ing with Mr. and Mrs. Good.
Chas. Carr says he enjoyed a
fine dinner at the Harmon ranch
! Thanksgiving.
Claude Hager and wife arrived
from Washita county, Okla.,
Wednesday, and will soon be
j settled in their new home.
; Miss Mitchell made a trip to
i Richards Wednesdav.
! There was another prairie fire
* in this neighborhood the first of
I the week. A lot more good
I grass was burned, and Mr. Ford
also lost some hay.
Diamond Riflire
Maize picking is tiie order of
tlie day, and very few people
any where near done.
Loyd Elliott has been picking
maize lor Abe Xicodemus.
/ A prairie tire raged in this i>art
Monday afternoon. It started
about three miles south of B. F
Lamport’s and traveled south
west across two sections. The
people gathered in and fought it
out.
Jake Root, who has been in
Pueblo several months, called on
Baca county relatives on Thanks
giving day.
U. VV. Pridemore visited with
home folks on Thanksgiving.
C. D. Wray and wife, Mrs. .7.
D Wray, her mother and sister
Lydia called at E. W. Root’s for
Thursday dinner.
’ Cecil Wray and Miss Cora
Ilufford, Jake and Martha Huf
ferd and J. D Wray and family
visited at W. H. Pridemore’s
Creek Indian
After so long a time, we will
r come again, thanking the editor
for being so patient.
Thanksgiving gave us quite a
surprise with a snow storm.
Mrs. Ed Elmore fell down the
steps last week and threw her
shoulder out of place, but is get
1 ting along alright.
' Mrs. Whitney from Oklahoma,
! is spending a few weeks with
her daughters, Mrs. PhiJbrick
and Mrs. Knott.
School is doing nicely with
Miss Clara Barrett as teacher.
Ned Jones and wife spent Sun
day at the Bert McGowan home.
Albert Shultz and wife spent
I Sunday at Luther Brown’s home.
Harry Walker is expecting his
I brother from Oklahoma to move
| out here soon.
Vilas
Mr. and Mrs. Christy of La
mar, passed through Vilas Wed
nesday on their way to the Ford
ranch to spend Thanksgiviug.
| Mr. and Mrs. Lillie and daugh
ter Anna, visited several days
j with Vilas friends last week.
Miss k'eton Yokely spent sev
eral days at the Blanchard ranch
last week.
Misses La Vono and Gladys
Pritchard and Messrs. Paul anu
Dewey Pritchard spent thanks
giving at the Clark Wilson ranch
near Granada.