The Springfield herald., April 28, 1916, Image 3

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The Pros and Cons
As to a Herd Law
Outside Grass
Yon know the proverbial car
nivorous animal that lay in the
manger to keep the herbivorous
animals from eating the hay.
One of the plaints of those fa
voring the herd law that has
been coined into an idea by them
iB that stockmen want to get
something for nothing, meaning
the grass on the open range.
This grass to them is like the
hay in the manger to the carni
forous animal—they can’t use it.
There are now, and will be for
years to come, thousands of acres
this grass that little herds of
half a dozen to 50 cows and same
or horses might just as well have
as not, and would have under a
sensible fence law.
In County Affairs
Some of our herd law friends
assume to believe that the cattle
industry cuts a very small figure
in the economy of the county,
either as affording a market or
furnishing revenue.
In the matter of a market,
thei r plea is that as
they have to haul off most of
their produce, they might just
as well haul it all off', and that
consequently the big herds are
of no advantage.
While it is true that stockmen
couldn’t handle all the grain
raised last year and year before,
they have consumed many thous
ands of bushels of grain; and
for the grain used they havegen
erally paid Lamar prices—and
that at least has meant some
thing to these new people.
Tiiere is one particular phase
of what large herds of stock
mean to the new man who has
his Held fenced—he can general
ly sell his"stock field to a good
advantage if he hasn’t stock of
his own to make use of it.
Taxes
The good people of the south
west quarter of the county have
been clamoring about the loud
est in the county for two things
schools, and a law to compel
stock to stay off their grass.
Wonder if it has occurred to
them where their present school
money is coming from.
Let us see: Maxwell and Wil
liams paid last year in personal
taxes $957.77. Now, estimating
that these new settlers av
erage $5.00 —and the records
will show that they don’t, it
would take 200 of those new set
tlers to pay Maxwell & Williams
taxes. Stinsons paid last year
$1,274.12, and the Prairie Cattle
Company $4,269.34.
We want you to stop to think
of this awhile. Just to pay the
taxes of these three companies
would take 1,5100 familiesof these
new settlers, averaging their
taxes at ss.oo—these families
that are clamoring for schools,
and a law to keep stock off their
grass.
We have taker, pains to get
from the tax rolls the personal J
taxes paid by twenty-seven of
those having from sav fifty
to three or four hundred heao of
stock—horses and cattle, and
find their personal taxea average
$90.00.
We want those claEioring for
schools —and a law to keep stock
off their grass, to stop and con
template; and after they con
template, stop again and tell us
where the money has come from
that has given, them their schools
up to the present time—over
the entire county.
We have handled this herd law
question as we see it. Given a
sensible fence law, we do not be
lieve that a herd law, taking a
run of just five years, will bene
fit a single mortal in the county,
and we think we have shown it
to be the case.
In our next Pros and Cons we
are going to sumarize what we
have shown, and shall then talze
up the herd law bill that tma
been initiated and that wijl be
voted on at this fall’s elect ion.
Several car loads of y onng peo- 1
pie from surrounding towns'
were at the dance Friday night.
The Ratliff sal;,, Saturday was
a ratling sur_ cess _horses sold
well and bot' n seller and buyers
were well pleased. Gum was at
his best,_ and he. too, was well
satisfi-jd.
J-R. Easter of Sand Arroyo
wan a Springfield and Herald
ugl ler on thp 22nd.
supplement to The Springfield Herald
SPRINGFIELD, BACA COUNTY. COLORADO, FRIDAY, APRIL 28.916 ,
Herd-LawVo ting Blank
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All in Baca County, Colordo.
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Be sure to write your name plait..
firal rsbjta Sail Jnsurunrr
Farm Insurance
inat Ices or dainajfo by fire, lightning or tjrna-Jo
Insure your live stock against death from fsick
ness or accident inUthc Rocky Mountiun Live /3MjS}&2a3l
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J. H. SKILLING. Agent.
TjJLMLJLEI, COLO
The Name Moline is a Guarantee
■ -I Handle All==
Moine Farm Tools
Plows, Cultivators,
Harrows Binders,
Mowers, Wagons, etc.
A. A. DENNEY
COLO
Dodge-Brothers
motor CAR
The reliability of this
car has been proved
in your own community
I The price of touring car or
roadster completely equipped
is $785 f. o- b. Detroit.
White us for Litature a
UMAR MOVER SALES GO. I
Lamar, Colo. I
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W. R. Garvie of Grandview
was a pleasant caller yesterday.
Grant Van Blber of Hutchin- i
son bought the Rag Green half
section this week for SI,BOO.
A. L. Smith. Louis Cohen,
Chas. Sitten rod others were
here from Wentworth yesterday.
E. S. and D. A. Belles, E. D.
Belles. E. D. Herring, A. W. i
Elrod and T. A. Donohue of Es
telene were in town Monday
night and gave the Herald a
pleasant call.
W. A. Ratliff and the Bryant
Bros, of Antelope creek were in
town over Monday night.
The republicans Saturday
held a _ pow-wow meeting in
Springfield and elected delegates
U> the convention at Pueblo,
Only a few were in attendance,
i Miss Hope Brown of Setonbeig
was in Springfield over Sunday
ar.d attended Easter survices.
Rev. Nidey, the cow-boy
preacher, was a pleasant Herald
sanctum caller Monday, and in
formed ns he had just closed a
sixteen nights moeting at Pleas
ant Ridge, with a result of six
conversions.
S 3. C. Dixon and wife and Geo.
B. Reed of Pratt, Kalis., moved
out to their .(oycoy farms last
week.
Several ear loads of young
folks from Two Buttes and Vilas
attended the dance at the pool
hall Friday night.
Wilford KoDkel was here Mon-
Iday to take the dentist down to
their home, as his mother was
not able to come to town.
L. F. Loar and wife and he d
father. Wm. Hines, ot Sandy
Arroyo, were Herald callers yes
terday, They were proving up.
J. V. Abrams end daughter,
Mrs. Lamport, the first of the
week sold four quarters of land
to a Mr. Stephenson at $5.50 an
acre.
Chas. Doughty, who has for
some time been helping out in
the Stewart abstract oflice, re
turned to Lamar Saturday far an
over-Sunday visit at home.
Representatives of the Wnite
sewing machine Co.. Cleveland,
. Ohio, are demonstrating the lat
est White Rotary sewing ma
chine through this county. It
will pay you to see the machine
(in operation even if you don’t
bnv, for it is the peer of all sew-
J ing machines Truly the White
is King. . (18-9
Tommy and Dave Konkel were
in Springfield Saturday.
C. C. Campbell of West Flats
was a pleasant Herald caller on
the 22nd inst.
Card of Thanks
We wish to Express our sin- i:
cere appreciation for the kind
sympathy and helpful assist- |j
ance tendered us during the ',
sickness and death of our dearly I j
beloved wife, daughter and sis-1
ter. ,
Respectfully, 1
C. J. Malmburg,
M. U, McClinden and family. c
ftICHLAND 1
A nice time was spent Easter 1
at the Richland Church. t
( Lambert Cottral waskicked by *
a mule a week ago and has since
| been in a critical condition.
, Mrs. Johnson’s father of Fow- '
ler, Kans., was here on a short .
i visit- 1
| May Beecher of Campo attend- <
,ed Easter services here, and gave i
i helpful talks both afternoon and ,
i night. i
I N. E. Dunn has sold his claim
to Will Johnson’s cousin from i
Wisconsin. They will move
here at once,
Edward Lockwood spent East- :
er with his family.
The Failure
and the Winner
By Elva May Edler
The Failure’s the man'
Who will not work,
If he sees the slightest
Chance to shirk.
He’s always as busy
As a honey bee,
When the boss is near
Enough to see.
H e neglects his work
To watch the clock,
To see if it isn’t
Time to stop.
He thinks that in order
To d ra w big pay,
He must have a “pull”—
’Tis the only way.
He has no interest
Ir. his work,
But when pay day comes
He’s on the alert.
He beats his bills
And howls “hard times”
And foolishly throws
Away his dimes.
He doesn’t save
For a rainy day,
But cries "hard luck"
And wants higher pay.
The failure has only
Himself to blame
That in life he plays
A losing game. S
The Winner’s the man |
Who doesn’t “guess” I
Ee knows what to do ;
And lie does his best.
He’s always at work j
On schedule time j.
And he strives to be !
The best in his line.
He has the “push’’
That the Failure lacks,
And too much grit
To be sidetracked
When work the Failure
Has left undone
Is given to [lim
it is speedily done.
He is true to himself
And in all of the din—
The honest man’s the ono
Who will always win._
[Contributed!
’ Easter Sunday a large and jol
1 ly crowd of friends and neigh
bors gathered at Bear creek
t near Howell’s ranch for an egg
' roast and an all-day picnic.
A sumptuous dinner with eggs
in all styles was served. The
rest of the day was spent in
j games and visiting.
I There being considerable musi
, cal talent among the crowd,
they all went to the home of An
drew Jack and were entertained
r to an impromtu musical recital
1 by Leon Bailey and some others.
Those present were Mr. and
1 Mrs. Andrew Jack and family,
Mr. and Mrs. John Meier and
e family, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Her
shner and family, Mr. and Mrs.
_ G. M. Madden, Misses Laura
. Simpson and Alice Jack, Mr. and
t Mrs. Wesley Simpson, Mr. and
B Mrs. Leon Bailey, Mr. and Mrs.
t Emmette Simpson and family and
Mr. John Opfer,' 31 in all.
a j Dr. Blanchat of Vilas was a
I Springtield visitor Monday.
Will French was up from 'Jxom Kj>[
nantz Tuesday.
Insurance agent Skilling was
in town Wednesday.
P. C. Leonard of Lone Rock
was in town Tuesday.
Mat. Alsworth is buiildng a fine
residence on west 11th avenue.
Jesse Harrison and Fred Wil
lis were town visitors Tuesday.
Dr. Brown, the jeweler, moved
out to his claim in Muddy valley
last week.
Judge Allen sold his car to the
I Jett Hardwere tinner, and forth
! with went and bought a Ford—
Denny’s garage.
| C. C. Williamson of Campo
came down from Lamar Tues
day and is going to put in a big
crop on his place this year.
Editor Crary of the Lamar
News was an agreeable caller
Wednesday—here with Dr. White
to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Odis White.
Notice of Adjustment Day
Notice is hereby given that on
Thursday, the Btli day of June,
A. D. 1916, George Ervin Konkel
the administrator of the estate
of Daniel Woolley, deceased; will
attend before the Judge of the
county court at the court hou3e
in Springfield in the county of
Baca, Colorado, at 9 o’clock in
the forenoon of said day for the
purpose of settling and adjust
ing claims, at which time all per
sons having claims and demands
against said estate are notified
and requested to present the
same to the court. All persons
indebted to said estate are re
quested to make immediate pay
ment. ,
Witness T. Eldon Allen clerk
of the court within and for the
county of Baca in the state of
Colorado and the seal of said
court this 12th day of April, A.
D. 1916. , . „
[Seal] T. Eldon Allen
Clerk.
It was with supreme sadness
that we learned of the death of
Mrs. Odis White the first of the
week. Mrs. White for over two
years was our Sandy Soil corres
pondent, and through her letters
she is known to all the readers
of the Herald. She was Miss
Gcldia Neal and was married to
Odis White something over a
year ago. The Herald extends
sympathy to the griel stricken
relatives. Obituary next week.
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By the wish of the people of M
this neighborhood I hereby an
nounce myself a candidate for i
school director at the school elec- c
tion to be held in Springfield next
Monday. S. Pearce. I
Cat Greek
R. A. Hayden and wife of 1
Granada are visiting at C. G. 1
Hamilton’s.
The school picnicheldin Kett’s 1
grove waB well attended, 44 be
ing present to partake of the i
bounteous dinner and hear the
well prepared program. We i
wish to complement Miss Camp
bell on her success throughout ■
the term.
We are expecting Claude Dean
and father with usaboutthe 15th
of May. Claude’s mother died
soon after he loft home.
Several ladies from “dug-out”
school spent Friday helping No.
8 celebrate.
Some corn planted last week.
Joe Shepard and mother have
moved to Mrs. Shepard’s claim
near Carrizo.
Setonsburg
Dr. Goodrich and daughter!
Elya were Setonsburg callers I
Monday.
We understand that Miss Eiva
is going to Wichita to spend the
summer. She will bo greatly
missed in the young per pie’s cir
cle.
Edward Lively, Charles Bos
ley, Gurneth Slavens, II pe
Brown spent Sunday dinr. w ith
Ira Keck and wife.
Mary Briles and G i evieve
Perry are on 1 he sick list.
Frieda Hayes visited hi cous
in a few days lust week.
Alvin Russell spent Sunday
dinner at Cokelcy’s.
Literary closed at Sunny Side I
Thursday night. ' |
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Joycoy
An Easter dinner was given by
Mr. and Mrs. Jent at their home
to the inter in ediatwand primary I
members of Mr. Jent’s school.
A full attendance of 15 of the lit
tle folks made an interesting
series of games among which
were the egg hunt uud the egg
race. The prizes were won by
Frank Sharp, Emma Sharp, and
Willie Eskew. The games and
the dinner were staged early and |
the happy crowd went in a body j
to Sunday school. i
Will and Bert Sharp are rent
ing land from Chas. Sapp for
a season.
Sunday school is a decided
success, with a large attend
ance.
Horseshoe
Everybody in this vicinity is
planting corn and making gar
den.
There was a dance at Johnnie
Barnhart’s last Monday night.
All report a pleasant time.
Harvey Mason went to Lamar
Thursday for a load of freight
for the Johnson store at Edler.
Brother Hudnall is moving to
Las Amimas county.
Harvey Mason and wife visit
ed Tom Hoover Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bosley vis
ited Mr. Russel’s Sunday.
Reverend Tippet delivered an
excellent sermon Sunday night.
Pride
Will Haden came in from
Cunningham, Kang., Saturday on
his motor.
Miss Era Mitchell and Mes
dames Hager, Browning and
Rogers were shopping in Rich •
ards Saturday.
Sam Browning and Harley
Shelden went to Texhoma last
week to help J. N. Shelden bring
his cattle here.
Miss Argie Hannan was over
from the Harmon ranch spend
ing Saturday night and Sunday
on her claim.
Mrs. Lewis Stewart came in
from Washita county, Okla., last
week. Mr. Stewart met her at
Texhoma.
North Grandview
Will French and vife were
down from Konantz Saturday.
The Surprise birthday party
on Bertha Stevenson Thursday
night was well attended. She
received several nice presents.
Julian Potter of Lamar came
down Saturday evening to stay
with his father this summer.
Dan Dunivan and family spent
Easter with his daughfer, Mrs.
C. O. McCoy, near Lamport.
Jesse Downs delivered a load
of maize southeast of Springfield
at 85 cents per hundred.
NOTICE
I will stand my Percheron
Stallion at my place Tuesdays.
Same terms as last year.
dB-0 Frank Thompson.
The EcUles cartoon on this
page represents the situation to
date. As to what those two
roosters are going to do about it
later —that’s everybody’s guess.
Someone sends us a wedding
! notice up from Regnier, but as it
is unsigned we can not publish
it. Don’t have to publish the
name but must know the writer.
Mrs. Marie Lamport is improv
ing her lots unjoining the school
house and expects to build soon.