The Holly chieftain., 1897-07-16
Holly WA oUr sessE sos
As Oonvov Venen tj.e asswnealn ana
Plain Festival 1akeo Place.

One Of the attractive features Of the
coming Festival Of Mountain and Piain
At Denver will b trial Of skin bstween
the cowboys Of Colorado, Wyoming.
Nontsna. New Mexico and Arispns.
The plan b ~ furnish some wild sessrs
ftom the stoskyasds to give tie CONTEST
snts N Opportunity TO show what they
can do With The rops. Then there will
b riding Of bsonchns and bucking hors-
- and IL Of the exciting work Of the
cowboy ON the sangs.
When It comes to this contest. Colorado
viii b. able 70 produce - Good matsvisl
IL the cowboy line y any Of The wes-
tern stssee or territories They vii.
come from IN ssctions d the s1ase, for
missy Of them havs not bssn on the
apge for some dine now. bat With .
titaIs quist pesctsce. thsy viii I'll bs
ready 70 show The men from abroad
ihae thsy ase ltllt handy With The Eops.
From ths u3hIhb8s shocd u BsuSh and
the sastssn pan, OF the state will oome
. long sttng Of men Who follow the life
on the rsnes. who have III the pssrtics.
they need IL their daily work.
From the Askanans valley will cnme,
Anonx others. three old vstssana They
are known to mnsg Of tAs estsls men ol
tho West. especially tho old timers, ~
brave and Hasing men. expert In all
nrsnches Of the cslale bnsiuso and men
who have proved their right 70 the title
of cowboys By many ysars ef life In the
saddls and On the range. They arc I'll
living q Holly. Colo, known foE vsasl
v one Of the largest ranchss on the nv
NJ. q present the headquarters Of the
Amity Canal and lAnd COMPANY. The
Adsst = John Lnks. hetssr known =
Dutch John " Who has beeu n the ysl-
Icy sos over thirty -sDsr vsass. The &c.
oud b John Gorss vAo hes bssn On IN
Holly rsnch sinee ls7A The third MAJ.
b Harry Psstss Who hss bssn twenty
eight vsan in the county. He y u
present The superintendent on NE big
nnch.
Thsss mAn al have histories. They
ase known smnng csttl~men all over The
VIZ. Their coaraes hss bsen psovsd
IN more than one scrimmaes With The
Indians asd whits nea. Thsis sbsolutl
feasiesaa - msds their services IN de-
mand by cspitslisss, Who hsd properly
U Usotset nom ths lswles slsmsni
which rulsj ths valley in the sasly
days.
In his ysuness days dutch John'
Lake vas ons of the most expest COW
boys on the rares. In biz youugss day
10 wss y fire sassr and his kfsasest Dc
light wss II taking ths Wild ont Of III
lkllows Who ptoclsimed 70 the vorit
,hae ihsv hsss nd, sssl bed and Glad
ofit. Whsnsvsr Duteh John heard d
one Of thes : bsd men. hs made it BIZ
pAfticulsS business 70 hunt him up. o.
thsse eccsslons the bad man ssnerxll,
had IN uncom1brtabls time oft
Nis related that Dutch John learned
ons day tbat n,ap y Trail City, th,
toughest of ~ tough placss shils It LIST
/ I'd. who claimed 70 b tougher than th.
WORT In thae tough piaee. His fam,
spsssd up he vslisy = the maa xh.
picked his tssth with . bowie kniss
drank whisksy mixed uith tuspsptin,
and suled 1sail City. The Holly ssacl
~ eelv abouf 1bss milss abovs Tsai
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sysning - havs look = ~ I'D snan
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