The Holly chieftain., 1898-01-28
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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trip to Lamar on Monday.
II. l.. johnson is building a house
on his farm northwest of town.
Lon McCready, of Granada, was
Holly visitor during the week
Z. A. Bannister hauled out lum,
Der this week with which to build a
residence upon his farm.
S. Harden & Son are preparing to
put up large amount OF ice for use
in their butcher shop next summer.
Don't fail to take advantage OF
our liberal discount to cash buyers.
c. l.. MCPHERSON.
E. A. Patterson, who has been at
his home in Sheridan county, Kansas
for some time, returned to Holly or
Sunday.
Mrs. Maud Wheeler, who ha. beer
visiting with Mrs. Bottomley al
Pueblo for three weeks. is expected
home today.
Mrs. Alma Morris, of La Junta
came in last Friday and will visi,
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Z. Mitch
el, short time.
The Holly Orchestra has been en-
gagged TO furnish music for Mason
lc ball which is to be given in Cool
idge in the near future.
The house movers came in from
Greeley county Tuesday noon witt
two buildings; one belonging to S
B. White and the other a barn be-
longing to A. l.. johnson.
A hen will set on nest of egg.
for days without a mnrmer; but lei
a man set on a dozen eggs for MN
ute and he will use fowl language
enough to fill barnyard.
! Lee Watson, one of the old time
boys of Holly, but who has beer
living in Oklahoma for several years
returned on Monday for visit
am ong his old friends here.
Our large and unsurpassed stock
of Boots and Shoes has partly ar
rived. Call aid examine befor.
pun chasing elsewhere.
q. l. McPHERsoS.
Two gentlemen were canyassine
the town on Monday for a paten
transparent cement, corn salve, anC
various other articles calculated fol-
those who are run down at the heel
or toes.
G. H. Wolf, oe the Rocky Noun
tain News. was in town Wednesday
looking after the interests Of that
paper. The News has = good circu.
ation in Holly, as also has the Re
publican.
Farmers would do well to spend
some of their leisure hours this win.
ter in considering whether they can
not add something to the variety of
their crops, either for rale or home
use, which will be profitable to
them, without adding very much 10
their labor or cares.
Clothing! Clothing!! Clothing!!!
for small men, for large men, med
ium sized men, or any other kind of
men; in fact, all styles and latest
styles in mems suits coming from a
New York factory, at prices to suit,
and suits TO SUIT all tastes and pock.
ct books. C. l.. McPHRRsoN.
J. S. Chenoweth left on Wednes.
day fora snort trip to his old home
in Illinois. Mr.. Chenoweth is very
enthusiastic over prospects for this
country and the object of his east.
ern trip is to induce some of his old
neighbors to come out and share in
the prosperity which is bound to
come to the inhabitants of the AR.
kansas valley.
The report of thu receipts and
disbursements of the Rocky Ford
Melon Growers Association, which
was given in the Enterprise last
week, shows the net amount received
by the members of the association
TO BIZ SAT, 7,l59.3l. This amount W Is
received within period of seventy
five days. 1t seems to us that any
kind of business which brings tina,
amount of money into a community
must surely be paying one. As
we understand 1t, many of the Rocky
Ford farmers are growing canta-
loupes on land which cost them 500
per acre, and the fact that they are
going to increase their acreage this