The Holly chieftain., 1905-10-13

Lamar on Monday.
President Wiley of the Holly Sugar
Company made trip to Chicago this
week. returning home Wednesday
morning.
Miles Standish OF Coolidge had a
house moved up from that place this
week and placed on his lot in wilkins
addition.
Harry r. Davis, who owns a farm
about fifteen miles northwest of Holly.
came out last week to locate in his
new home.
F. w. Montgomery has had his new
elevator and feed mill in operation
every day this week He is now pre-
pared to furnish the farmers and s ,ock.
men with all kinds of ground feed.
Mrs. J. F. Hanson and daughter Ka-
tie returned Sunday from Holbrook.
Iowa, where they have spent several
| months visiting relatives and old
friends. They report a very pleasant
trip.
Wallace Robinson died at his home
in Lamar Sunday night after an illness
Of but few days. Mr. Robinson wse
well known In Holly. having resided
here and conducted the business Of tho
Holly Lumber Company for some time.
He had many friends here who were
greatly shocked to learn of his sud
den death
The brickayers finished their work
at : hf, nat C,t,,
| They celebrated the occasion by gath
| ering at .one of the boarding houses in
| the west part of town after supper and
| spending few hours in social amuse-
| ments. They have been working on
the new office Of the Amity Land Com
Dany this week and that building is
now about completed.
Apples In this neck of the woods are
| higher than n cats back The fruit
men say that they are 81 box for any
kind. When Senator Crowley has al
orchard full, prices are not SO high.
He sold Ben Davis last year for rs
cents per bushel-this year they are 81
| and you have TO return the box which
hey are in or there is an extra charge
of Is cents.-La Junta Democrat
The county commissioners at their
regular session last week decided to
locate the new Holly bridge on the sec
lion line, quarter of mile east OF
he center of town. Now that the To-
cation, which has been bone of con.
enion for some time, has at last been
1ecided upon, the building of this
much-needed structure will no doubt
De commenced at once and pushed
along as rapidly as possible
J. H. Flynn, who lives four miles
northwest of Holly, thinks is pays to
raise cantaloupes. He bought twenty
acres of raw prairie last spring, broke
out twelve acres and planted 1t to can
taloupes. He shipped Ito crates
which brought him little over 5000.
He estimates the expense on the field
at $500. counting full wages for his
OWN labor, as he did nearly all the
work himself. This makes him clear
profit of $50 per acre In less than six
months from the time he bought the
land In its wild state.
The following placard is posted up
in numerous places in Lamar and is
something that would do any town
whole lot of good II Its advice were
followed by every citizen: Boost!
Don't be knocker Hide your little
hammer and speak well of others. no
matter how small you know yourself
10 be. Tell him this is the greatest
town on earth-and 1t is. Don't dis
courage him By talking Ill OF your
neighbcrs. There's no end of fun in
minding your own business. 1t make,
other people like you. Nobody gets
stuck on knccker."
W. W. Ealy and wife OF Belle Plaine.
iowa, were here last Friday and Satur
day. After taking look over tn
country they concluded they would
like to make it their permanent home.
so they bought twenty-acre improved
tract three miles northwest OF town
Ind will move out some time this fall,
Joseph Schuchert. Charles Vaus and
Frank Roberts of Belle Plaine were
llso here looking at the country with
a view 10 buying themselves home.
These Iowa people were brought here
by |. N. Compton, who is doing some
good work for this country, and also
for the people he is inducing to locate
here.
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