The Springfield herald., August 17, 1917, Image 1

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VOL. XXXI. No. 1
Ourexhortive neighbor seems
to be burning with a feverish de
sire to get into a convention
with the Springfield Herald.
Setonsburg in the west part ol
the county and Boston and Ston
ington in the east part each had
a five-inch rainfall Monday night.
The fair premium books were
ordered the first of the week,
and next week will be here for
distribution. The rains of the
last week gives assurance of a
big fair this year.
Denver had a chance to get a
great aircraft factory—the Buck
outfit, but let Kansas City come
right up to their door and take it
away from them. What's eatin’
those Denver fellers, anyway?
At 11 a. m. Saturday there
i were 65 cars, 63 other rigs and
three motorcycles on the streets
of Springfield, and at 3 p. m. 73
cars and 65 other rigs. Cars in
the garages were not counted.
By an order of the army com
missioning Red Cross officers,
Ex-President taft became a ma
jor general. If Roosevelt were
dead, that would be enough to
make him turn over in his grave.
“Be patient—B3 sacks of mail”
—displayed in the P. O. window
Monday, gives an idea of the new
order of things in Baca county.
During the Middle Ages of Baca’s
history two sacks of mail loaded
to the brim wasn’t very bad.
If it is patriotic to put a mini
mum price on wheat, why not be
patriotic all the way through and
also put a minimum price on
flour? If these flour men are to
lose out next year as they have
the last year—it would certainly
be a great calamity.
The shipyard at Portland,
Ore., after scouring the Pacific
states for help, is, through their
state editoral association, ap
pealing to all newspapers to ad
vertise the fact that they must
have 12,000 more men, and that
the job will be good for years.
At the Colorado State fair the
government is going to give a
reproduction of a trench battle
in Europe, using the big guns,
airplanes and other modern
methods of warfare. It will be
on a small scale, but they intend
to make it look like the real
thing.
The Denver Public Forum
rounded up its first year las’t
week. The Forum is making
a good tight for progressive dem
ocracy, and we can consequently
commend it to those in this state
who still believe in the Wilson-
Bryan-Jeffersonian brand of de
mocracy.
g e c. of State Noland cannot be
too highly commended for his
recommendation of the corpora
tion tax n.' easul ' e at the ex
tra session was enacted into law,
which same will raise corpora
tion taxes frOL n shout SIO,GC(> to
over $260,000. A 1 nd there is prob
ably room for stir ' another drive.
Hon. Edward KeaUinK has for
warded a large suppi'v of a F ri "
cultural bulletins to be .distribut
ed at our fair this fall. These
bulletins are a good thin, T, and
should be made more use »">f by
farmers generally. It is \’ery
kind of Mr. Keating to thus c'fi
deavor to place these bulletin a
where they will do the most
good.
The latest in eastern front
warfare is the enlistment of
whole regiments of young girls
of Russia. One company was
recently in acticn and the girls
are said to have fought like little i
demons. In about all wars'
some girls get in as men, but we
believe this the first in history
of girls enlisting as girls. While
it shows that women may be
counted a3 heroic as men, we
fail to see the wisdom of the
government permitting their en
listment.
The Springfield Herald
An interesting letter from Reg
ister Beavers with reference to
oil leases and oil rights on home
steads will be published next
week.
The Special session of the leg
islature is entitled to the medal
for having done more work in
tlie least time and witli less rag
chewing and wind jamming than
any other session ever held in
the state, and probably ever held
in any other state—for which
the state owes a debt of grati
tude to both governor Gunter
and the legislators.
At last the drouth am broke.
A million-dollar rain has fallen—
inches to as high as 9 inches—
average probably 4 inches. Feed
is thus assured for prac
tically everybody, there will be
much grain, while broomcorn
and beaus will bring thousands
of dollars into the county. The
sowing of wheat is next in order.
We will venture there isn’t an
inland town in the west, and
centainly no other town in south
eastern Colorado, that is doing
the growing that Springfield is
—and has been for the last three
years. “Marvelous, wonder
ful,’’ is the common expression
of visitors and prospectors driv
ing into or through Baca’s pres
ent pleasing metropolis.
The national assets of the Unit
ed States is equal to the combined
wealth of Great Britian, Russia,
Francq and Italy. America to
day has two and a quarter times
as much wealth as Great Britian
four times as much as France
and eight times as much as It
aly. It is the richest nation in
all history.— Capper’s Weekly.
That is a good report, but the
great trouble is that a few men
have) their hands on the great
er part of the increased wealth.
‘The richest nation on earth” I
doesn’t mean anything more
than a country of millionaires j
and near billionaires—in these
modern days.
The Cyclone
At Two Buttes
About G p. m. Friday evening
a cyclone funnel dipped down to
the ground about a quarter ol a
mile southwest of the town of
Two Buttes, and passed through
the town diagonally to the north
east, apparently expending its
force about a mile or a mile and
a half from town.
Id. D. Gaither tried to get in
to the hotel after seeing the cy
clone coming; failing, he laid
down and tried to hold onto the
side walk, but was picked up
and thrown into the middle
of the street, breaidng some ribs
and otherwise seriously injuring
him.
At the same time the wind
caught up Dr. Verity’s store
room and residence, wrecking
the former and tearing the lat- ;
ter to pieces. Luckily, Dr. Ver- |
ity was in Lamar.
It also about the same time
caught up the Fred Kempin res
idence, tore it to pieces and
smashed up everything in the
house. Luckily, the Kempin
[ family was also in Lamar.
! The Wheeler and Stanton store
(concrete) was caught at an an
gle, and only the south wall left
standing. Peculiarly, the dry
goods that were on shelves ajong
this wall were left in their plac
es, while other things were
blown away or smashed up—
Fiats, caps, boots and shoes be
in,T among the former. Loss
will probably reach two or three
thousand dollars.
On da Young and printer Pru-1
itt saw it coming, and Young
said “let’s run out of its path.”
I They became separated, however.
'and after the storm Pruitt was]
found in the torn-to-pieces [
Wheeler and Stanton store with
his skull crushed in.
Gifford’s real estate was next
picked up and scattered promis
cuously. It was a new building
and is a total loss —building and
fixtures probably over SI,OOO.
U. J. Warran’s building was
SPRINGFIELD, BACA COUNTY, COLORADO, FRIDAY, AUG. 17, 1917.
next hit —picked up and torn to
pieces and scattered for half a
mile. It was just being built
and was nearly completed.
Metcalf’s barn back of his res
i idence wascaughtin the whirlpool
torn to pieces, and littered the
patli of the storm for half a
mile.
The Parks house, half a mile
northeast of town, was the last
of the tornado’s victims—scat
tered everywhere. In this case
again the family was luckily
away.
Half a dozen cars were injured
and two ruined.
This is the second damaging
cyclone to hit the county since its
settlement, the former one pass
ingoverthe Short Grass country,
wrecking buildings, killing on?.,
and seriously, injuring others.
The sympathies of the whole
county go out to the Two Buttes
sufferers.
PASSED IT’S 31ST MILE POST
The Herald is the only paper
inißaca county of the thirteen
that once here nourished that is
h°re today to tell the story.
On ly one other paper of those old
days antedated the Herald in pub
lication—the Western World of
the screamiDg, boosting, boom
ing town of old Beston, then the
largest town in the county and
the wildest in the west.
The World was started the Bth
of March, 1887, by the present
editor of the Herald, and the
Herald was started in August of
the same year.
The Herald during these years,
like the country, has had a kind
of submarine existence —some-
times with its nose under water
and sometimes above water, and
sometimes with one boss and
sometimes with another;- but al
ways somehow it managed to
survive and have its continued
being, and sometime it will take
its place with the big dailies,
with Brer Jones still declaring
that it doesn’t lead and isn’t the
Great County Builder.
After its baptism in fire and
water (don’t get this “fire-wa
ter,” please), the Herald starts
out on its thirty second year,
with a town and county of which
no old moss-back or carivas-cov
ered mortal ever dared to dream
and with prospects of a still
greater future town and county
transformation.
With greetings to the great
Herald army, and the thousands
of other good people in Baca
county, the Herald passed its
thirty-first mile post, and in en
tering its thirty-second year asks
for a continuence of your kind
favors, and is hoping that the
god of prosperity may smile on
you, and thus that your future
happiness and prosperity may
be assured.
The Tri-State
Broomcorn Association
| Met at Stonington Thursday,
Aug. 9, called to order by the
* president at 10 a. m. with the
room well tilled with growers
from Holly, Vilas, Big Flats,
Webb, Konantz and other places
over the territory.
Enthusiastic discussions fol
lowed revealing real enthusiasm
on the part of all present.
Bylaws were amended and
many new members were added
and the meeting adjourned till
1:30 p* m. when more new mem
bers were received, and t he elec
tions of officers followed —Presi
dent, J. H‘ Holton, Holly, Sec.
Sam Dean, Wes tola. The dues
for membership is SI.OO per
year.
, Those wishing to share the
benefit of the organization should
correspond with the secretary. |
Contributed. •
Pilot Point j
Mr. Harris returned from Kan-1
sas Thursday evening.
Mr. Swanson and wife went to
Kansas Tuesday to be treated.
J. J. Pulliam and Mr. Anthony
went to the cedars Wednesday.
Mrs. Boles and chijdren went
to Lamar Wednesday evening.
Teachers at this Normal
A good teacher to go on to the
retired list is one who dosn’t
need to attend normal or teach
ers’ gatherings—so long as his
certificate is good. School
boards wanting a first - grade
teacher we believe should find
out first whether they attended
normal. We believe a living
second grader, or even third
grader, is worth more than a dead
first grader every day in the
week. The following are those
who attended normal this year:
Earl C. Denney, Louis G. Gunkel
Margret E. JacltsoD Minie Lepel,
Frances M. Pettit DolHe E. Dunn
Bertha Bryan, Christina Nihof,
M-s. McCreliis, Freda Hays,
Rachel Alexander, Leah Gant,
Annabelle Handley, Isla Pearson
Mae Beecher, Charley Einley,
Mary L. Black, Elva Evans,
Ina Van Gieson, Virgie.Conaway
Bess Turner, Ruth Rosengrants,
Margaret Hanley, Hope Brown,
Elra Cokeley, W. C. Benefiel,
Marie Herndon, H. Blanchat,
Elmer Ballart, Holbert Bonto,
Mary [ Lockhard, H. Y. Robb,
David H. Murray, Cora Mordica,
Mae Trussed, Elster Skinner,
Daniel Durkee, Ilutb Seymour,
Anna tinley, Moline Chamberlain,
Wilber Shepard, Grace Seymour,
Theodore Omaley, Howard
Beecher.
Our W. B, A. W.
Springs Another Joke
Frorri the Democrat.
The Herald has it figured out
that the reason we are entering
the war now is that it will cost
less to fight Germany now than
it would if we were to fight them
alone later oh. This may be the
view of a very few who are so
absessed i which same of course
is not plagiarized) with greed
that they can see nothing but the
dollar mark, but we are glad that
the gireat mass of American peo
ple an d especially ’ hoys who
will give up their lives for their
country are able to see beyond to
the principal which has actuated
every war in whiolr we have had
a part—freedom.
Alberti's Appoint
The'following letter will ex
plain itself.
L.H.Alberti, Deptuty Di'st. Atty.
Baca county Colorado.
Dear Sir:
Under the authority con
ferred upon me by Sec. fi-of the
act of congress approved. Way 18,
1917, known as the Selective Ser
vice act, and in conformity with
instructions from the president
of the United States, I hereby
designate you as the representa
tive of ihe government, to tak.e
appeals in behalf of the govern
ment from decisions of the local
exemption boards having juris
diction within your county grant
ing exemptions or discharges
from liability to military service.
Upon application to said local
exemption board you will be
supplied with both forms as are
within its power to furnish and
will be notified of its procc :ed
ings.
You are directed to proeeei I at
once to the discharge of the im
portant duty entrusted to ,ycu
and to give all possible public ity
to the fact of your appoiutmi mtj
and the nature of your duties- to
the end that all persons liaxiiiig
information leading them, ortShn
community at large, to bc-feve
that exemptions or disci targe s j
granted are not in the best, inter
ests of tlie nation may knew tc
whom to apply to obtain a. review
of such action, if sucli a rule
seems to you desirable..
Enclosed herewith yon will
find an acknowledgement and ]
acceptance of this designation. I
which you are requested, to fi-ltl
out, sign, and return at i mce. |
In full reliance upon /our pn-|
triotic acceptance and discharge.!
of the responsibility fo r the pro- 1
tection of the interns ,ts of thej
nation, I am
Respectfully,
Julias C. G anter
Governo'.--of Colorado. |
CROP OUTLOOK
By the estimate of the agricul
tural bureau we find that in this
state there will be over 2,500,000 1
bushels of corn than last year,
nearly 2,000,000 bushels more of
wheat, oyer 1,000,000 more of
potatoes, and a million more tons
of hay.
For the United states we find
nearly a billion more bushels of
corn, nearly 200,000,000 more
bushels of wheat, nearly
2,000,000,000 more bushels of
potatoes, with hay about the
same.
It will thus be seen that the
crop outlook for both the state
and the nation is a great deal
better than it was this time last
year.
North Flats
Wilbern Shiflet left Monday
for Ft. Lyons where he enlisted
in the army.
Several from this part were
called in the draft.
Encell Swem, who left here
five years ago, is here visiting
friends.
Bickford, Adams and Ira and
Floyd Chenovveth hauled lumber
for the new M. E. church at
Springfield last week.
Among those drafted were
Man.ey Grant, Leoriard Dale,
Ed. Tombleson and Arthur Bick
ford.
West Pretty Prairie
Chas. Fouiks consider
ably worse and was taken to the
hospital at Dodge City Friday.
His wife and son accompanied
him.
W. A. Greathouse’ well caved
in, so he had to take the stock to
the noignbors for water two or
three days.
Some ol the fishers didn’t have
very good luck while at the
lakes, and returned sooner than
?xpected.
Veta and Earl Mathew accom
panied their lather to Holly tbia
week.
Floemont
The social given at the home
of Frank Thompson’s Saturday
evening was very much enjoyed.
R H. Dickey and wife and
Mrs. Will Scott returned home
Saturday from a five weeks’ visit
tli rough west Texas and Okla
homa.
DeWitt Kirkpatrick is working
for Foster Elliott.
J. A. Messer and W. D. Kirk
patrick were having some notary
work done at Robert Dickey’s
Saturday.
Zion Chapel
Needing rain badly—no more.
Threshing has begun in this
vicinity.
Dillon’s and Kockhill’s visited
tferf*: Williamson’s near town Sun
day.
The many friends of Cal.
Thompson were sorry to hear of
his accident. He is getting along
nicely. -
Arch Davis and wife and
daughter Bertha and Jess Shel
ton started for Colo. Springs
Sunday for a few days’ outing.
We extend congratulations to
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gulick of
Clyde, and wish them many hap
py years of married life.
Big Rock
Work was begun on the new
| school house Monday.
F. M. Noris and Portor Cliat-
I ham made a trip to Lamar for
lumber for the school house
Wednesday.
Big Jim Ice is driving a new
Ford. He says whoa to it when
it gets unruley, but guess it will
soon get gentle.
Earl Kaufman is back from
Oklahoma to look after his
beans.
John Richard is putting up
his alfalfa hay.
R. N. Bender was circulating
a petition for a new road through
these parts. We need more
good roads. Everybody sign it.
From a pumpkin roller.
T. O. Maynard traded his Sax- j
on car to Alga Adams last week.
Mrs. T. L. Stagner and child
ren visited Mrs- L. Fancher
l Wednesday.
Miss Clarabelle Beckman of
Baker visited Miss Hankins Sat
urday and Sunday.
T. O. Maynard and family and
Mrs. F. H. Mitchell attended the
Cole Bros, show in Lamar the
13th. ■ :
It is estimated that 200,000
new troops will be In camp by
September Ist.
E. Lepel and son George, were
in town on the ilth—here to
meet Miss Christina, who is at
tending commercial school at
Denver.
The Dinius Hdw. Co. now has
a large sign displayed over the
awning to their store building,
and also a doth sign in front.
R. W. Fox and family and Mrs.
Geo. Oollier were in from Edler
Friday.
Rodley
Lots of raid in this vicinity—
plenty to make crops.
Mr. and Mrs. O. C. MeShard
left Saturday for a visit with
relatives in Beaver county, Okla.
G. M. Wilcox has hiß well near
completion.
G. A. Shultz went up Satur
kay to be examined for the army.
He g raded 100 per cont. Others
from here will go this week.
Crops are looking well.
pretty p rairie j
The grange picnic on Bear
creek Wednesday was well at
tended and all enjoyed them
selves. But there will be no"
more picnics there as so many
had no regard for fences and
gates.
A large crowd from this vici
nity went to the Two Buttes and
Lamar lakes tlie latter part of
the week to fish.
Frank Morgan sold the south
quarter of-his 4m), bought him
a Ford and went to OkTShntna
last week.
G. R. Rentfrow and wife,
W. A. Greathouse and Orie Stig
ers went to Vilas on business
this week.
The state master made the
grange meeting very interesting
Thursday night.
Fletcher Hughes started for
their home in lowa Tuesday, af
ter a two weeks’ visit here.
Buster
Most of the crops in this neigh
borhood look good. If it keeps
raining there will be more feed
raised than yie people thought
for during the dry weather.
Mrs. Chas. R. Fosnight and
children have gone to Oklahoma
to“ visit their parents. Chas. R.
is locking lonesome.
Osca. r Eslinger went to Trini
dad to be examined.
Hugh Culberson has come
home from K.’' nsas-
Lee Nickel 1 c’* me home from
Las Animas wher. ** ke as keen
working, Lee says, home looks
good to him.
Mrs. H. Nickel 1 and tv* o daugh
ters, Mildred and Esthe r i kave
gone to Oklahoma on a visit. 1
Vilas
Miss Feton Yokley has gone tc '
Kentucky on a visit.
Grandma Mitchell is visiting
at her son’s home in ViUs.
Mr. and Mrs. Pard Collins and
little daughter and tlie two
Thorqe children are visiting
Grandma Capansky, and brother
Andrew’s folks.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Yokum
made a trip to Lamar Friday af
te-- fresh fruit for Wheeler.
Several of our neighbors at
tended the picnic at the Holly
crossing. They renort a large
crowd with very good speeches.
Mrs. Chase and family have
moved to Denver.
Several of our young people
attended the dance at Springfield
Saturday night.
Mrs. Roy Hagerman’s parents
from Kansas are visiting the
Hagerman family.
$.50 Per Year.
Several of our boys rec’d their
notification of draft. We are
just begin to realize we are in
WAR. .
The Rutherford boys caught
about eighty fish at the dam
Saturday and Sunday. Pretty
fair catch.
The Grange at Big Flats is
gaining notoriety. About forty
members, and still adding to
their numbers.
Mrs. Campbell und daughter
Pearl are spending this week
with Grandma Conner.
Thompson Bros. passed
through Vilas early Monday o-g
ing to Lamar for coal. Nothing
like preparedness.
Milton Amrine has returned
from his visit to Nebraska.
Murray
The crops in this locality are
looking very well, but we are
needing rain—no more.
Flour has gone up to seven and
a half dollars a hundred:
The Friends begin their camp
meeting Aug. sth. Rev. Fisa
with an evangelist from Wichita
will conduct the survices. They
are bringing a tabernacle witli
them, and accomodations will be
made far all. Everyone "wel
come."
Elmer Terry and wife started
for the cedars Thursday. They
have planned to stay a few days
and visit Mrs. Terry’s sister.
All the farmers in this locality
have declared war on Russia
(thistle), but they are about to
get the best of us after all.
Ufoint
Crops are still bolding on.
R. G. Grover, J. J. Pulliam
and S. L. Hickcox helped R. 1.
Johnson Hx his pump this week.
Roy and Bill Hickcox went to
Lamar the first of the week.
W. L. Tandy and Rose Wright
returned from Lamar the first of
the week.
V. B. Bamber and wife were
visiting In this neighborhood the
first of the week.
Clarence Palmore and mother
went to the cedars the first of
the week.
The Simpson boys are building
quite a barn on their place.
Willard Harris left the first of
the week lor Lamar.
Lamport
August 8
Everet Thomas purchased a
team of mules at Elkhart Tues
day*.
Clifford Smith and sister Mrs.
Beulah Falls returned from liar
vest last Thursday.
The stork visited Everet Thom
as and wife last Friday and left a
big nine-pound baby girl. Math
er and baby are getting along
nicely.
The grange lodge was very well
attended Saturday night.
Ed. Rogers is building a four
room bungalow, which looks good
to us.
Mrs. Matt Thomas is spending
the week at Everet Thomas’.
Monroe Fowler went over
, cross the river to visit friends
Wednesday.
' (iraft young people went to Al
um Springs in the cedars for an
aj M day’s picnic last Tuesday.
Tlu'y left soon after sunrise and
cook, ‘'d their breakfast after they
reach* d the Springs. Mrs. Scar
borough aml M rs - Van Buskirk
chaperon party.
Miss Rb 'by Seal borough left
for Pratt K. lns ” last Thursday.
Frank Scarborough is visiting
his mother dur his vacation.
There was ap. at tli e home
of Mrs. Ruskin f° r the young
people last F riday evening.
Wm. Van Buskirk has brought
in bOO head of cows a< calves to
pasture.
! A fine-rain last night ought to
improve the crop outlet 'k. The
crops have been standing had
weather fine, but now out to
do much better.