The Holly chieftain., 1897-05-07


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IAAAAe LOCALS.
satAses1 ~ ~ caisftaia's nsessse
essresesAssas at ~ cssatyss
Dr.. Hasty saw swallow the other
day aad i1nsdiatsly proceeded 10
Invest In bis new summer Aead gsas.
Last Tuesday was pension voucher
day aad ths no,asiss, wess moss or lsss
busy With The ola saldiers duying the
day.
Nr. and Mn. L Wiz MsxA ham have
bssn IN Dsnyss dsriax the pest wsst
and up 70 this wsi.ing havs not
returned.
MIL. b. Myers is ,lsaruing 70 plsy
the guitar. end IL vsvy,posissvs that no
one ever had such tender fingers q che
has just now.
'lfyou want 70 know saythlne aboat
bAiky horses Fioris Fsisud can rotate
snms .expeSienes which he had on
Wednesday last.
Tom Bradshaw u . hcruy handed.
i'no. thas ain't II, 10 handy with herns
snd he. several vssy 1ns pairs nicely
polished and mounted.
A. D. BaRtoa sav the Dir ship last
Taesday night, - least he says be did
and no one would think tor moment,
of disbslisviug what be said.
The annual school election took place
last Monday abd resulted ina tie, ssch
candidate rsosiving eighteen votes,
Another election will be held.
Any one having the misfortuns Of
being locked up In The court house can
receive vsiuabls pointers from two
ladies' Of this town on 'sHow to get
out"
Miss Dsna Petersen. WIN 10 we'll
known and has many friends In the
county. has returned to Lamar after
quite an absence and 10 now residing
here.
Lamar's volunteer ass department.
1. taking regular dyills, end ifthe boys
don't do3sod work II tho opportunity
Tequir"s. II wont b. for the want Of
good practice and training.
| The advance guard ofthe KIT outf,,
arrived IN town on "Wednesday and th.
trsiI hssds sre expected dsily. It IL
Qnife sight to see these immense
h~tds Vt cattle o. thu move.
J"lsa Atcheson, Jr.. recslv,r If ~ .
.amsr csnsl, l,aN i.ven;ed \ snethrd n,
inrr~asins she height of his forehead,
and II yrn can GET him to lax. OF II.
ha'. the seor.t viii bs d sceveret, ni
uncovered.
| A bird new insn slss cnurt ksnse last
Tnesday and Judve r hipsan, afe,
chasing it all over ting hui ding, firalf,
csptured Il in fha ireasursr's Office, Il
was then gently taken out doors art
glsea its freedom.
MF. Downing, Who wss stationed her,
for few days lsat fall, hsa asaIn beer
located here - night operator. Mr
Downing 10 fns musician and 10
welcome addition IN the ranks Of tn,
mssical people Of Lamar.
The city fathers have purchase,
another water right for the usr Of II,
town, this time irum the Kan.ss ant
Colorado canal. With two watsr riyh b
tis hoped that water enough can b,
obtained 70 insure the grswth Of tres
around the town.
Il 10 getting 10 b. quite the fashios
to make trips ''down south, }" and ever,
party that starts ont has visions o.
striking II rich. No one ~ yet hs,
msde any valuable And, but they an.
JOY the tsip jsst the same. One party
! reports that wild cate abound in Butts
canon.
Mr.. Harrison. custodian Of the funds
Of Bseca county, came up to Lamar on
business and was hers for several day.
since our last report. That 10, be ssya
be came on bnsinsss. bat II u currently
reported that Ls just wanted TO bea,
the eaxins whistle and ~ the ''choo
choo sara" come 10.
John A. Williams. tho genial county
Assessor. has ons OF the nuest ol
whisties. John says hs would give 1t
away bat Il 10 natural and he can't get
rid oft. john says also that he will
whistle any man in the world, Of bis
weight. color and age for $4,000 II any
one will put up the cash.
I. L. MAXWELL IL very disconsolate.
Mrs Maxwell 10 away on visit to Iowa
friends. and has written that she ex-
pects 10 stay two weeks longer than
originally intended. Ike says he dom,
snow how he ever lived long enough 70
ret married, for he believes that hs wss
just ~ lonesome Letore - be- 10 now.
only be did not realize IL.
A. was predicted In this colnmu last
week. the socisI given ~ the Christiaa
Endssvov st the Mslhodist church vas
= very hns stair. The ehu,ch VS.
crowded and . liberal. patronage
resulted Every one seem 10 enjoy The
occasion immensely. H-a,on's orches-
trs assistsd In ths enjoyment by
pisyirs daring the evening.
A. VIC. Weeks. prominent attor.
nsy and editor. Of Winterset, Iowa,
stopped Cd here last Friday, whiis on
his wsv 70 New Mexico with bic son,
Albert. foe whom he was seeking =
health sivlny climate. After being here