The Holly chieftain., 1898-08-12

IhHt'i pil Az ID Genus per gailOn, three
gallons for 81.
Several of the Amityville farmers
attended the public sale of Henry
Weaver, in Greeley colnty last Satur-
dav, but as the property sold at a
premium over the original cost they
made no purchases.
5. w. Butler passed through Holly
Monday'on his way to the 'Koen ranch
where he:is working. He was returning
from trip.to.Tribune, Kansas, ,'whi.h-
er be had'gone.to sttend.the funeral of
his step-father, o. p. Wright.
FOR SALE--A' good"second hand
No. cook stove, Very cheap. In
quire at this Office.
Ed. Tuttle was a guest at the Ed
wards House, ast night. He has.been
spending his time lately, 'on a'ranch on
the Cimarron. where he.--thinks of
takingihis family, and was on the. fats
to see about:buying cattle to stock up
his.ranch, and also to get help.to put
up hay.-Springtield Herald.
O..P. Wright, an old. and ..highly..re
pected citizen Of Tribune. Kans., died
last Friday. after four days OF illness.
The.old.friends.o of the. e...deceased.. Giving
I'M Holly.-who..' attended the.funeral,
were: c. II. adams. Mr.. and Mrs. A.
l.. johnson, L. J. Marine. S, Harden, ].
s. McMurtrv, Robt. King and George
Hollis.
Fred Wall, OF tAmityville, was in town
Yesterday looking for hands.to pick
cantaloupes. Mr.. Wall is overseeing
Fred Mohps large fruit farm. He says
the fifty acres of cantaloupes which
they have out are looking fine and the
melons will begin. to ,ripen in few days
when he will need fifteen or twenty
men. Others in his neigh borhood will
also have to hire help.
The Arkansas valley will have fine
peach crop this season and the most of
the fruit will come from the three
counties of Otero, Bent and Prowers,
which have not been estima ated here
tofore as peach sections. The trees of
bearing age are said to be overbur.
dened with fine fruit and about the
only thing that,,now remains is to mar.
ket and handle the crop in the right
way to make good profit for them
Field and Farm.
The Ladies Aid society will give an
ice cream social in McMurtry's hall
tomorrow evening. We are reuuested
to announce that the ice cream and
cake will be free. but the participants
are expected to give whatever they
feel disposed 10 the society, to be ap-
pied TO the payment of the PASTORS
salary for the year just closed. Also
ladies who can do SO ARE expected to
bake cake for the occasion.
Clyde Miller and..Zack Horton, who
were injured in the train wreck at Com
roe several months ago, and who have
been at the la Junta hospital receiving
treatment, seturned to Holly on Mon
day. Although the boys have recovered
so that theycan get around their ap-
pearance ipdicate that it will be some
time yet b3fore they haye fully recover
ed from The effects of the accident.
Zack Hoff on who had his leg badly
crushed 10 compelled to use a crutch.
W. w. Garwood, Hamilton county
farmer living near Syracuse, was here
Saturday Rnd Sunday engaging con-
tracts for threshing We did not learn
whether be succeeded in getting en-
ough to justify him in bringing his out.
ht up, butpresume be did, as the farm
ers who have wheat are getting very
anxious To have it thr.shed, and as vet
no machine has been started. Several
attempts have been made to get ma
chimes from the east but all have failed,
Bert Hopper. a former resident of
Garden City, who.is engaged in the
bee industry near Rocky Ford, made
three shipments of honey from La
Junta to eastern Kansas during the
past two weeks; aggregating 5000
pounds. Mr.. Hopper was one of the
victims Of the hail storm in the Fair.
mont country and lost his entire crop
of cantalonpes. He is devoting his en-
tire attention to zee culture at present
with good results.-La Junta Tribune.
Buik's.. 2 ncle Toms Cabin company
presented that old but ever popular
play in their tent here Tues sday night.
An immense crowd turned out and the
opinions as to the quality of the shew
were va aried. ranging.all the way from
to excellent. An evidence of
Holly's standing abroad WAS shown
by the fact that this company decided
to make this their only stop between
Lamar and Garden City, and they were
not disappointed, as the receipts great
ly exceeded their expectations.
DID-Johnpy Cores. the two year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cores,
died last Monday night after a linger-
ing illness of several months. The
funeral took place Tuesday. The be-
reayed parents have the sympathy Of
the entire community, in the loss Of
their only child.
The littls crib is empty now,
The littlAnloths laid nv
a mother'eAope, fathers joy,
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