The Holly chieftain., 1900-06-15

cents.
The up 70 dats Csssosot chain md
enainles hdwolsa, ~ sale b. Roht.
King.
!: Mra 4 SWAPS NJ hasa quits sick
during ~ veek. Int shs = now L.
psuving.
81 whits fnr irssh eora -, 4 -
csats psr -. Dss& Lamar nour 81
el.so ~ 1o1eha
Ice cream snd milk shake Win b
served every SATURDAY q III santa
10 Avenue restaurant.
~. n Wiley made i,nal proof on
his homestead, thrse miles northwest
of Holly. last Thursday.
Mack Newman came down from
Tribute Wednesday. Bringing load
Of goods for c. n. Adams.
Prot. Grimm. Of the Rocky Ford ex-
.perimental station, va here SATURDAY.
Investigating the army worms.
See the Jones Lever Binder, Jones
Chain Mower and all-steel Hay Rakes.
Mads by Plane Mig. Co.
RoBT. KINa, Agent.
Mn. NcAbee and daughter and Nm.
Eric Erikson and daughter, Of Amity,
spent Saturday In town with Nm. r.
G. HOFFMAN.
AZ It is sopaethins that only occurs
ct rare Intervals We might mention
that train No. 2 was absolutely on
time Wednesday.
It was reported here that severe
hailst0rm visited the country north
Of Lamar Tuesday, which u the sec
ond one for that country this season.
Rev. Haup, Of the Episcopa, church,
announces that he will conduct divine
services in Holly on "wednesday night,
June 20. Everybody ID cordially In
vited to attend. Come and worship
with us, and not merely to hear the
preacher.
Several light showers have visited
this section during the week. The
rains were much heayier west Of here,
two inches having fallen Monday
nixht up 0n Buffalo creek. and a heavy
rain in the Amityville district Tues
day night.
Az harvest time approaches and the
farmer Gasas upon his broad nelds Of
Iripening grain he imaRines he can IL
ready here the jingling Of the shekela
In his pockets. Forty bushels to the
acre is tho popular estimate placed
upon the crop.
We are informed that some Of the
parties who have been thinning beets
by the acre have made a. much as
es.75 per day and many make sz.o0.
After one becomes used to the work IL
Il not nearly as disagreeable a. 1t FIRST
supposed. Rocky Ford Tribune.
E. W. Tuttle and family spent Sun
day with Joel Knowlen's 1t Granada,
and also took In the picnic on Mon
day. Ed says II the dogs wish to set
tie any difnculty, he would rather
they would wait until be u through
eating. II they must have the table
for their field Of battle.
A prominent sheepman Of Bent
county has contracted for 1900 tons
Of sugar beet pulp at 25 cents per ton
from the Rocky Ford beet sugar fac
tory. and will experiment with the
pulp In connection with corn and al
falfa as fattener for sheep. Colonel
Lockhart will also take 5000 tons to
experiment In similar way with cat
tie. The result will be awaited with
interest by feeders along the valley
La Junta Tribune.
As the sugar beet crop Is Of the
greatest importance to our farmers
this year and II being desirable that
everyone shall do sll In his power t6
promote its success, whether he be q
farmer, merchant, mechanic or news.
paper man. we publish this week in
full the Agricultural college bulletin
No. 5. relative to the habits OF the
beet army worm and the best RENE.
dies for their destruction. These
worms have already appeared in many
beet fields, chiefly those located next
to alfalfa, and II unmolested will soon
do much damage.