The Springfield herald., February 07, 1919, Image 1

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OL. XXXII. No. 19
Some of our boys are now on
the Rhine. See letter else
where.
The Colorado food board has
been ordered to close shop and
go out of business. Meantime,
all food regulations are off.
We believe the time has come
for graveling the main streets of
Springfield —about S9OO worth.
What do the citizens say?
Considering the weather the
attendence at church was good,
aa was the serman of Rev.
Dean. Come out to these meet
ings.
The league of nations is the
whole talk now, and no doubt is
going to become an accomplish
ed fact. Did the N. P. leaguers
point the way?
The Sedwick store was invoic
ed last week, and we understand
will re open in the early future
under new management, in con
nection with a large stock of fur
niture.
A farmer is a business man as
much as any other man in busi
ness, and should represent his
business by printed letter heads
and envelopes—the same as any
other business mam
The prayer meetings have been
well attended since the flue ban.
The attendence has been better
than thirty all the time. These
meetings are for everybody,
The commisioners wheeled
out that little old grinder of
theirs the first of the week to
grind out something in the way
of taxes and other forms in Baca
county.
What has become of the T. 0. C.t
It was born in a raging blizzard
in the spring of 1917—and hasn’t
been heard of since. What wn
are wondering is aa to whether
the critter is still breathing.
Bro Jonas is crying aloud for
subscribers. He has’m now by
the dozen —one dozen in north
east. Baca and another dozen in
southwest Prowers—for the lands
of goodness isn’t that enough?
The date for the execution of J.
Barleycorn and bis partners in
crime is Jan. 16. There will be
tnouraers, bn' no priests or
preachers will be present or by
their side when the current is
turned on.
The ground hog is always a
legitimate topic for newspaper
commentations when other
topics are short. Did he see his
shadow, and is hen to pay or
not to pay? We’ll watch our ex
changes for the solution.
■ A good subject for speculation
on is what the demogogs will do
to catch votes after the prohibi
tion and woman's suffrage ques
tions are iliminated from politics.
—Lamar Sparks. 801-she-ve-ke
—meaning, don’t make no more
laws.
By the Lamar papers we learn
that that town of Business activ
ity has home-made cartoonist,
as shown by the cow on the track
to block Lamar’s progress. We’ll
bet “Jim” and “Bill” will get
that cow’s goat before they are
through with her.
The wise U- S senators dis
coursing learnedly on the shoals
and breakers ahead of the Wil
son policies, reminds us forcibly
of the Mrs. Caudle‘‘Curtain Lec
tures”, giving similar ominous
warnings; and also of the g. o. p.
campaign slogan —“let us help
you." _______
The Herald and the Democrat
are this week getting out a six
column economy circular for the
big Stroud store, throwing both
of us out of gear for this week
on our papers. Get back to nor
mal next week, and reserve com
ment in the big circular till then.
The news we fail to get this
week on account of the big circu
lar will be shot at you next
week. Please to ' Oxcoose" us
this once, and next time we 11 try
to get our toes up to the chalk
line.
THE SPRINGFIELD HERALD
“Join new army of veterans to
fight dry laws and assume con
trol of politics in America," is
the heading of a whisky bulletin.
John Barleycorn end Dame Rum
are dying bard, but the only wets
they’ll get will be a wet sponge
on their beads and on their
feet when the eleetrie current
is turned on Jan. 16.1920.
Forty-five states met at Kansas
City on the 31st ult and organ
ized the “Associated Highways
of America.’’ The object of the
aziociation is to urge upon con
gress the necessity of the federal
government building and main
taining national highways; and it
strikes us that this would beat
the “Pork Barrel" every day In
the week—and every minute
In the day.
gwvm
The Btonington News says—
“the railroad proposition seems
to be meeting with the approval
of a great many of our more pro
gressive citizens. The Herald’s
idea of farmers taking stock in the
road is only in line with the way
the railroad companies have been
doing the last few yean, that of
getting hold of a large tnot of
land and then build the road and
let the raise in tbs price of land,
pay for the road. So why not
the farmers that would be bene
fited by the road take the stock
and let the advance In the land
pay for the road, and then they
would have the road dear. ”
“No credit la necessary." Such
is the inducement from diverse
sources to editors in regard to
copying so called news dope that
comes to them each mail in big
number 10 envelopes, some of it
coming from governmental agen
cies, and much from other sourc
es. We notice that some of our
brother editors fall for this ’‘no
credit” dope—publishing alt the
Way from one or two Hems to
whole pages of it as original mat
ter. It may not be plagiarism,
but it certainly is remindful of
certain so-called preaches who
discourse very eloquently and
learnedly on other people’s ser
mons. "No credit is necessary’’
assumes that editors are chumps,
and that they like to parade in
other men's clothes.
CHRUCH ITEMS
Work was resumed on the Bab
tist church this week with good
prospects of its completion.
Rev. Hall preached at David
Lay’s Sunday afternoon.
A large choir of thirty voices
haß been organized under the
leadership of Mrs. Chas. S. Dean
This organization will meet every
Thuisday evening for practice
and for the present at the court
house.
Rev. Cbas. 8. Dean is reported
to have preached a fine sermon
Sunday evening on the origiD,
nature aud destiny of mac.
As soon as lights can de in
stalled in the basement of the
Babtist church, all services will
be held there. The main room is
finished and is now occnpied by
the high school.
The Cottage Union prayer
meetings are getting better each
week. It will be held this week
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cap
Bagerman,
ibe young people of Spring
field are fast finding a place in
one or tbe other of the Babtist
Young People’s Uuioo and tbe
Epworth League. The Epwortb
League will entertain tbo B. Y.
P. U. on Feb. 12th at the home
of Mr. anp Mrs. Dr. Culp.
The B. Y. P. U. will have a
box social at the court house on
Saturday evening March Ist. Dr,
Winters has been employed as
auctioneer. The proceeds of
this supper will go towards pur
chasing a piano lor the new
church. A short’ program will
be tbe feature of the social. Let
all tbe young iwople of the town
and community attend, have a
good time and lelp in the worthy
effort.
Rev. and Mrs. J. J. Long of
Ktonington were tbe guests of
Pastor Dean and wife last Wed
nesday.
SPRINGFIELD, BACA COUNTY, COLORAO, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1919,
Persons
Stories and Incidents
Of Old Boston
And the Old Days
By tbo writor
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The Final
Grand Round-Up.
The Commotion
The coining of the eight cow
boys, with Winchesters, and oth
erwise armed to the teeth, at a
ti ae when the strain was at the
breaking point, caused an under
current of excitement and appre
hension that had never previous
ly perturbed the calm feeling of
the town.
Had the public known what
about probably a half dozen citi
zens knew, there would have
been less cause cf apprehension,
and probably no excitement at
all.
But the public had nothing but
a surmise as to what they had
oome for, and aa near as they
could surmise that coming was
to round-up and get revenge on
certain ones in the town, with
the possibility that the whole
town might fall a victim to that
revenge.
Tbe first move they made wrs
to compel Tnm O’Neal and a Mr.
Vandyke to give up % horse they
claimed the boys took from the
pasture in the strip of one of
them.
We never learned what explan
ation the boys made of the mat
ter—apparently because they
bad none to make- The town
was somewhat stunned by tie
dubious nature of tbe case, as
Tom particularly was presumed
to be as straight as a string —
when pulled tight.
The next move of the cow boys
was both stunning' and con
fbatuttng. They went to tbe
barn of W..'l. Yaw, presumed to
be one of our most reputable cit
izens, and abstracted therefrom
five horses that Yaw apparently
didn’t have a quieting title to.
Yaw had been down in the
atrip sometime previous, and
came back with quite a bunch of
horses may be a dozen or
more.
After the boys had taken the
five out of the barn, Yaw had
very little to sav as to how he got
them, thus leaving the citizens in
a state of bewilderment as to the
actual facts in the case.
All this took place on Tuesday.
Tbe work was done in rapid or
der, and as soon as done live of
tbe cow boys started with the
horses on the mum to the strip.
Bill Thompson, Ed Maxwell and
Bill Rowan remaining.
An incident in the saloon that
night we believe was directly re
ponsible for what, took place the
next night—anyway was a bin
factor in it.
It was in the neighborhood of
10 o’clock. Tbe three cow boys,
Lou Reeder and some others
were in the saloon.
Impelled by a desire to show
his recklessness and daredevil
ism, Lou stood back of the stove
twirling his shining six on his
finger—at arm’s length.
Ed Maxwell told him “—your
soul, put up that gun.”
To this Lou replied “—your
sour, go to h— ” and kept on
twirling the gun.
The next thing he knew Max
well bad him by tbo shoulders,
marched him to the door, applied
the toe of his boot where he
thought it would do the most
good, and that, and a very vigor
ous shove, sent him out on the
sidewalk—of course in a foaming
rage.
Ditto next time.
The navy wants more men, and
hence is adding seven new sta
tions to the five formerly opened
for the Denver district. Will ac
cept men from 17 to 55. The
sub stations are Pueblo, Trinidad.
Dnrango, Grand Junction and
Greeley. Pay runs from $32.50
to as high as $77.50, and SIOO in
clothes
Oklarado 1
Hello to the readers of the
Herald, I am back after so long a
time.
Had a light snow Sunday but
the sun is shining again.
B. V. Lynch had hard luck a
few days ago, one of his mules
died.
Mr. Crawford made a trip to
Springfield last Saturday in bis
car,
John Linch helped Bob haul
feed last week.
The flue seems to have died
down in this neighborhood and
[nearly everybody is in good
health.
Coyne Brothers, have returned
another car of broom corn to
these parts. Tb«l return was
thankfully reclyvafi
jy|averick
Rain the first, snow the second,
cold the third and fair the
fourth.
T. A. Johnson sale attracted a
large attendance. Everything
sold for a good 'price. Cows
from $60 to $86, coming yearling
heifer sold at $86.50-
Wee Waugh raised more spuds
, than enough to suppiy his family
[and has been supplying several
of his neighbors.
W. A. Thompson traded Waugh
g span of mules for a span of
mares one day last week.
ZION f- —
Frank Kidder, Lincoln H_g
erman and Cal. Thompson made
a trip to the cedars last week
and got wood. T]bey found the
roads very bad.
Another of our neighbors sold
out. 6. M. Madmen’s sale was
well attended Fridky. Joh i Mc-
Daniels and wife Sunday
at La Rue’s. ,
The old-EreafKf'MvtJg’ saw his
shadow all right, so I suppose
he will sleep six weeks yet.
That will make a pretty long
Winter for us. But all signs fail
sometimes.
Regnier
The Regnier school has been
running the past week,
i Dee Williams is hauling feed
from the Edler neighborhood.
N. E. Oliver and wife made a
business trip to Springfield this
week.
Frank Austin is thinking of
returning to Blaine county, 0 ,1a.,
in the near future.
Lloyd Brown made a business
trip to Springfield the latter part
of the week.
I. J. Williams traded for some
steer calves of H. P. Bennett. |
N. E. Oliver is seeding broom-1
corn this wees.
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Judge Hollenbeck sat on his
first case at L mar last week.
The papers didn’t state what
there was in the case, but that he
deported himself with dignity and
judicial propriety while the lel
lars were making fool motions
and talking very learnedly on the
“pros and cons’’ supposed to be
in the case the judge was sit
ting on; and thus the judge
got his first experience.
West Pretty Prairie
Pearl Morgan returned last
week from an extended visit in
Oklahoma.
Morris Carelton helped Orie
Stigers butcher a hop and calf
Friday.
Everyone who could pet away
went to Holly for coal the first
of the week.
The cold weather killed the
flue in this neiphborhood.
Orie Stipers sold pure bred
buff orpinpton roosters this
week.
School started again last week.
J . W. Davidson has been
threshinp for some time.
Breezy Ridge
Lots of sunshine and warm
weather, snow almost pone, mud
mud, mud.
M rs. C. F. Stout has been on
the sick list.
Thomas Eakew and James
Steward went to the cedars last
Thursday.
The writer was mistaken. Tom
Eskew pot to Two Buttes with
his wheat and found the mud so
bad he had to come bach and
wait till the roads get a little
better.
This neighborhood was shock
ed to hear of the death of Mrs.
Lndsley who passed away last
Tuesday. The relatives have the
neighborhood’s sympathy.
Mrs. TVo•■’-♦•nlla
iand called at cue i
Micheal ranch Thursday.
Mrs C. F. Stout bought a fine
spring wagoii at the Madden
sale.
A fine rain Saturday mvc s
the farmers feel good. 'The
promise of a good crop.
Mrs. Grover Smith and b.ibv
have the flue. —Under the cared ;
Dr. Patterson.
James Micheal and family at-'
tended the .-at-Vidr.v,
Who s i\- J< yc.»y won't, have |
any sc boo . (1 *i. g t» have b mo. |
taught by M Jackson.
RICHARDS
January 20.
E. L. (3hesi.ui, was > Stoning
ton visitor Tuesday.
O. K. Osiecn was in town Wed
nesday the i; "t time in over
three uiomhs.
Albert Murphy returned home
from Lawrence. Ivans , Tuesday, *
where he was a ca .didato for
Officers’ training
Sunday school and c j eh have I
again started ut elc.ome.
J<*sse Treon and wile spent tne
week end with his unci . M
| McGill, near C. I.
Lee H rry a:■»I ...., and E.
B. oiapp and family spent Sun
day at Gollins’.
We hear we are to have a real
estate office at Richards Col
lins & Whaley expect to hang
out a shingle soon.
January 27
Mr. and Mrs. P. U Murphey
returned from Harper, Kans..
the 22nd.
Fred Collins went to Elkhart
the 21st
E. C. Chesnut took his children
to Elkhart Sunday to start to
school again.
Fred Lackey visited a few days
this week with his sister Mrs.
Harry Fisher and family. Mr.
Lackey is one of Uncle Sam’s
boys. But we did not learn
from what camp.
Lots of mud in this locality,
but wheat looks fin *.
B. M. Velios and family spent
a few days with his sister, Mrs.
Fred Collins.
PRIDE 12
January, 18.
A nine pound girl was born t >
Mr. and Mrs Gouge Hubbard
at Elkhart Jan. 11. H-r name
is Georgia Elizabeth.
Mr . and Mrs Elmerton are
the proud parents of a girl born
Jan, 10th.
Mr. and Mrs. Haden. Dan
Hoffman and family, and Dan
Lockwood spent Sunday at \V. L.
Mitchell’s Sunday.
Herman Mitchell and William
made a trip to Elkhart
this week.
Mr. Swagerty returned home
from Boise City the first of the
week.
Joe Goode lias moved the
house he purchased of Herman
Mitchell onto his claim.
Mr. and Mrs. Haden and Neal
and Mattie Mitchell spent last
Sunday at Hoffman’s.
There’s some talk here of build
ing a community telephone line
connecting with the Elkhart line.
Here’s hoping.
Homer Me Colly took a herd of
cattle from the Renner ranc h
through here on his way to Elk
hart Tuesday.
Jan. 19.
Sam Browning made a trip to
El uhart Monday,
Mr. and Mrs. Haden spent
Sunday at Hager's of nearCampo.
Mrs. Hager came home with
them for a visit with old friends
he-e and returned to Campo last
week.
Joe Goode of Elkhart lias
moved on his claim.
Dan Hoffncr and fami.y spent
last Thursday evening at Mr.
Hadens.
Mrs. Perkins is very poorly at
this writing.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Haden, Mrs.
Hager, Mr. aud Mrs. HofTner
and Neal, Mattie and Alberta
Mitchell spent Sunday evening
at Herman Mitchell’s. Light
refreshments were served and
all had an enjoyable evening to
jther.
| Bert Wells came home from
Elkhart this week.
Mitchell and Haden threshed
Thuisday.
Stonington (???) 5, 6)
(???) - 4
Dr. Nicholson left Friday for
Colifornia.
A number of our citizens both
| young ami'old took a sleigh ride
Friday evening to the hospitable
koine of Mr. and Mrs Gibson,
,t< charivari Ernest Sessler and
Miss Sylvia Gibson who Dame
; Ivtimer reported to be married.
All parties report a false alarm.
L it a good time was previded
Afith plenty of home made candy
; for the ladies and cigars for the
ge its. The laugh is on some
!body —but who?
< arl Vnucke lost a valuable
! hor<e last week—collie,
j liev. Huffman has become a
j resident of our city—moving in
Monday.
I Len Thompson lost several
I horses in the b’izzird.
j Mrs. Fred Twyford, who Ins
I been in poor health for the past
ir, was taken to Dodge city for
Li eatment in the hospital at that
place.
Will Hochkiss of the navy is on
a two dry furlough visiting his
mother,
Ed Kicenski ano wife of
Peubloare visiting tha latter’s
mother Mrs. Hoe kiss.
Ttje wonderful panorama that
came with the view of entering
into our city, after having been
led to believe th*t our county
seat was the only city of im
portance on earth, led us to be
lieve that the car that brought
our distinguished guest to our
city was nearly wrecked when it
came in contract with the flag
pole; put you should visit our
city when the uioat Western
R. R. is a reality nd our city
is a rlivision point, wi'h spurs to
Artrsia and Hich;. ds then
Wall street will have a branch
office and Dunn ami Bradstreet
will become perma? “nt residents
and the president will have a
summer home her.-, the air will
ring with the news boys cry of
ihe daily papers (Denver Post
iind Stonington News) and on a
clear morning the wonderful
scenery will come in view the
Two Buttis mountains in the
the north the dome of our county
capitol in the west and the
! .scenic lOute of tbe D C D.
from the south, the sky scrapers,]
the factory buildings,th ■* church!
spires—and so forth and so on
Say, Mr. Herald man, that rail
road proposition sounds good.
Keep giving us the dupe, aud
Stonington is sure with you.
51.50 Per Yaait
Grand View —-
Mrs. M. E. Hankins, In*, Olti*
and Oral, and Mrs. l’aari ll/Hs
! ate Sunday dinner at the J. P.
1 Vandermark home.
H. (1. Kern and Cris Dudra*
went to Elkhart the first of th*
week.
Grandma Adams and Miw
Kate spent a few da* - s with th*
F. fn.iniy ‘hia weak.
W. M. Hank....: hstchared a
couple of hoes Thursday.
Bertha Berry stayed with Mm.
E. B. Clapp while Mr. Berry and
Mr. Clapp went to Elkhart
Mrs. John O’Maley called •*
Mrs. M. E. Hankia’s Friday af
ternoon.
Diamond Ridge
January 21
Nice weather again, snow melt
ing fast.
School again this week —start
ed last Monday.
Wo had preaching at tbe school
agnin. n had Bay
for some time on ac« u i...; of the
flue.
C. D. Wray and wife. j. T.
Wray and wife, J. D. Wray a j i
family and Clarence Root took
Sunday dinner with A. 8. Htif
ford's Sunday.
A bunch of the young folks
went to George Blodget’s for din
ner from church.
Pilot Point
We are having some fine weath
er but still have plenty of snow.
Mr. Wheeier’s family visited at
the Johnson home Sunday.
J. P. Richard and Y*agw
startod up their -n-eder the first,
of the week.
Mr. Offlt went over on Freeae
out Thursday.
George Simpson went to tews
1 with Mr. Ice Monday.
Not many stirring yet oa
account of bad roads.
W. L. Tandy has been putting
up ice this week.
Frank Swanson went to tbe
cedars the first of the week.
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CLYDE - -•*-•
A large crowd attended the
sale at G. M. Maddea’a Friday,
and everything sold well. Mr.
| and Mrs. Madden expect to move
to Springfield in the near fntora.
Roy Gulick was discharged
from Camp Bliss, Texas, aad re
turned home Friday.
Lee Drake who was discharged
from Cnr.’.p Funston. Kane., a
faw days ago, is here looking af
ter his ranch.
Mr. Wallace Gibson of Em
poria. Kans., is visi 'her par
ents, Mr and Mrs. Salem Pmroe.
Roy Davis bought a horso at
G. M. Madden’s sale Friday.
Graft
Pearl Tomlin has reoeived bis
discharge from camp McArther
• and is now at the home of his
brother Earl.
Willis Jones, Frank SjmoM
and Marion Cheek braved the
mud and snow to make a trip to
the ced ars.
Grace Seymour left Thursday
for her school down by Caoipo.
\ Ike Abbot and Waterman arse
| Lamar freighters this week.
I w. E Cary and wife are back
| on their claim after working a
I month for Mrs. G. H. Allen.
| Frank Wheeler and family are
j hi Mrs. c\ H. Allen’s for a abort
i time.
Mrs J. W. Easley died Tues
day Jan. 28, of Asthma and
pneumonia. She was buried
Wednesoa.v evening n th ir
homestead. Tin- neighbor ex
tend »heir \mpH«hy to th . b**-
reaved family. Mr. Easley ..nd
son Claude sue suffering from a
nervous break down.
1 Mrs. Grover Smith is very low
| with pneumonia.
iChailie Eddie l«**i his chuck box
j with his grub and cooking uteu
j si.s on his last trip to the cedars.
Bryan Scarborough assisted
Lewis Reed in removing cattle
to the Hutchinson ranch to tbe
p;'S'ure’