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The Holly chieftain., 1907-01-25
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By DONALD ALLEN
Copyright, 1895, by Ruby Douglas
b DONALD ALLEN

It was fact well known in social
circles in Traverse City that Henry
Harrington Hawkins and II. Ogden
WATERBURY were rivals for the hand of
Miss Kate Barstow, but it was only
known to three or four people that the
aforesaid handsome young girl had nj
ready plighted her troth with Burt
Rayl, manager Of. the big department
store, and that when the marriage
came of he was to have an interest In
the business.
Mr.. Hawkins was young man Of
aesthetic tastes. He was law stu
bis income was So week. Mr.. Win
terbury neither had aesthetic tastes
nor wrote poetry. He was employed
by firm publishing state gazetteer.
and he therefore called himself liter
AIRY man and tried to make his salary
of S12 per week carry out his asser-
tons.
If Burt Rayl had been Of jealous
disposition there would have been no
rivalry between the other two, but he
was not, and as Miss Kate was being
kept In caramels and roses by the
rivalry and as good looking girls are
as prone to mischief as palmer ones
she let matters go'on.
She knew Of the rivalry, but took no
notice of 1t. Both young men were
treated alike. They had been friends
up to the occasion of certain lawn
party, when both fell In love. From
that time on it was enmity. They
passed each other in the street to glare
and mutter. They sat together in the
Barstow parlor, with the young lady
making good third, and smiled and
smiled and yet wished each other dead.
II one got away early in the evening
for game Of croquet with the object
of his affections the other waylaid
him on his homeward way and hit him
In the back with stones. II Miss Bar
stow attended a sacred concert with
Mr.. Hawkins 1t was Mr.. Winterbury's
turn to throw missiles. Their love for
the girl was broad and deep and long
and desperate Neither of them stop
ped to figure on the cost Of pork or po-
tatoes or the price Of house rent That
would have been abasing their love.
Things went on. Things go on even
II people are in love. Traverse City
decided TO hold county fair. All the
big hogs, fat cattle, old ganders, fancy
bedquilts. gigantic pumpkins, over
grown cucumbers and three legged
calves In the county were to be ex-
hibted. and one enterprising individual
bought the privilege of setting up
Ferris wheel on the grounds. 1t was
one that had seen its best days at
seashore resort and was longing for n
rest.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-01-25
Sheep.

Nowhere in the west are the con
ditions more favorable for the raising
of sheep than in Finney county, and
the industry has grown to large pro-
portions in the past few years al
though it has always been leading
industry. The climate is particularly
well adapted to the raising of sheep,
mild winters, plenty OF sunshine, and
an abundance OF the very best o
grasses in the summer The focks
have been gradually improved, and
the prices realized for wool and sheep
have been very satisfactory, Lambs
fed here and put on the Kansas City
market have invariably topped the
market.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-01-25
MELONS,.

While large profits are made by the
fruit raisers of the Arkansas valley
with apples, pears, peaches, grapes,
Strawberries, and other fruits, the
most profitable fruit product is the
Rocky Ford cantaloup. These mel
ons find ready sale in all the princi-
pal cities of the United States and
Europe, and on account OF their su-
perior flavor and lasting quality sell
at fancy prices, netting the farmer
about SIS an acre, the profit in many
cases being as high as $3.50 an acre.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-01-25

When the fair opened. of course every
body was there. That meant that Miss
Kate Barstow and Mr.. Hawkins and
Mr.. Winterbury were there. It also
meant that Nhep Miss Kate saw the
Ferris wheel shAwas much taken with
1t and expressediher desire to make the
circuit and get 4 view of the country
for miles around.
The Rivalry had become desperate by
1 this time. Each RIVAL felt that crisis
Z was at hand. EHeh h~prof,osed to make
that circuit with Miss Kate and to
have his fate settled before they had
left the car.
Now the law student showed his fine
italian hand. He went to the owner Of
the wheel and had very private con-
versation. Later on he borrowed 500
and passed the bills over to the man.
The transaction had hardly been clos
ed when the literary editor of the gaz-
etteer appeared. He spent some ten
minutes watching the machinery oper-
ating the wheel, and then he had
talk with the owner.
There were many winks and smiles,
anu HioiC Liohes pdpDSu. IL was
the last trotting race that the rivals
and the girl they loved approached the
wheel. Each intended to make the cir
cult with Miss Kate and leave the
other on the ground. Each had also
planned that in case he got left the
fact should not give the other any ad-
vantage. On the contrary. 1t should be
bad for him. 1t can't be said that the
girl had an intuition, but this much Is
certaln-that in the crowd and crush
around the car she SO managed that
Mr.. Hawkins had as partner very
fat woman whose husband was a nerv-
GUS little man who dared not make the
trip, while Mr.. WATERBURY found a lit
tie later that his companion was an old
maid of forty or more who wanted to
fall in love-
The rivals were thirty feet high when
they discovered the mixup, and there
was nothing to do but go onward and
upward Miss Kate smiled and waved
hand at them, but that only in
creased the pain. The owner of the
wheel had been closely watching
things, but after half minute he
shook his head and muttered:
Hanged If know what to do. l
have forgotten which was to keep
up there They have gone and mixed
themselves up, and 1 guess the best
thing / can do is to stop the old ma
chine right now
The "old machine" had made only a
half circuit Mr. Hawkins and his fat
woman and Mr.. WATERBURY and his
old maid were right at the top when
something went wrong with the ma
chinery, and the motion ceased. After
half minute there were loud demands
to know what had happened. The
wheel man told them as well as he
could. Some cog, lever. cam or ratchet
had given out, and 1t might be full
hour before that big wheel took up its
slow and stately movement again.
"Young man, this Is a purity how-de-
dow exclaimed the fat woman when
the news was shouted aloft. "Here
am up here half scared to death, and
The Holly chieftain., 1907-01-25
Aaolher Maa Skips Bills.

W. F. Palner seld o.a and then droppsd j.
.owa aad ps;d Ill bic debts with checks ius.
bsiors .hs bsaL cIassd ia.. Thursdsy. .hsa 10
went IN sd eIessd his .ccs.at with ii. leaving
hie sreaaoss with several seall pieces q forged
Sa
~ srs iafsrmsd ~ sn.aaa thass bitten are
~ Frs. Na.;o..l basL u Crassda. and COW
~ nsrchsnts thsrs ~ ssaa ths ss~. layout
ksr.. sseept thsi sks LanL losss nothing.
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sTEAM SHOVEL az WORK IN BAs oPlsPo Gun.
down there ID my Samuel almost In

down there 10 my Samuel almost In a
at."
"well, I'm net to blame for IT." re-
piled Mr.. Hawkins.
II believa you are. can see viii
lain writtet In every line on your face.
Lay as much as the tip Of your finger
on me and I'll make you rue 1t to the
last day Of your life!''
'You shut up and keep quietr' shout
ed the young lawyer at her. Cant
1 you4se that your hitching around may
upset this carr"
'Im dead woman-I know l ami!
she walled as she began to shed tears.
"Didn't tell you to keep still?"
She sank down in the bottom Of the
car. crowding his legs until he had to
haul them up, and Mr. Hawkins swore
according to Coke and Blackstone.
In the next car below Mr.. Winter
ing some conversation. He was
young man and looked like good
thing, and her heart went out to him.
As her heart went out she exclaimed:
"What romantic bower for pair
Of lovers! All around us the meadows,
overhead Gods sky!. l hope you mp
preclate the beautiful"
I'D appreciate chance to punch
that fellows head down therer' was
the savage reply.
"Say not so. could ride on for
ever"
you may ride all you please after
get out"
1t was an unkind remark. and the old
maid took 1t SO and fared up and told
Mr. WATERBURY that he was evidently
loafer in disguise and that her broth
er down below would wallop better
manners into him as soon as the wheel
turned. Then the rivals caught sight
of each other and began to shake their
fists and indulge In epithets. These
things scared the fat woman until she
began to shrek and angered the old
maid until she threatened to stab her
vis-a-vis with a hatpIn If he didn't give
had said:
III ever catch that long nosed
young man on the solid earth I'll rend
him limb from limb, and II hung for 1t
I'll go to the galIows with song on
my lips!"
A thunderstorm had been creeping
up. The owner of the machine didn't
know whether he had earned his $40
or not. He finally decided that he
hadn't, and, while seemingly industri
ously Mt work to make repairs, he ac-
complished nothing and left all his
patrons to get wet.
There was u strong wind ahead Of
the rain, and the people aloft sat with
their hearts In their mouths. The thun-
der roared, and they roared with 1t.
The lightning cut up didos, and shrieks
rent the air. When the rain came all
were soaked In n minute. This includ-
ed the fat woman and the old maid,
and they privately Informed Messrs
Hawkins and WATERBURY that their
vengeance would be deep and deadly
and last through three generations.
The owner of the wheel was man
who believed In giving full measure
for the money He kept the wheel
The Holly chieftain., 1907-01-25
go to Father"

Go to father" she said when | ask
&c ncr to wed,
And she knew that knew that her
father was dead,
And she knew that knew what life
he had led,
And she knew that knew what she
meant when
She said go to father"
The Holly chieftain., 1907-01-25
Caaisis.e Hss1ssas1srs 4 Bs,ly.


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sAss IL Csssias Z Lysa Cs..as;se 80
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~. i.sAas1 4 Rssay Fed. ~ ~.si;sy 4 ~
- bs;as sssa shsss tkss thsy ca.id - ~
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shs .artss ~as u ~ = pisess-
H. sa;& -Ihsss ~ - saaer eoa,rset
sbs.a 1Doo 1n = H. Ie~sr ~ Of the valley.
~ co.sv;eG she ssrriser coa.;e..s to Cs..s-
d ~ - 4 ~ s.ste Eas. M iaclsd.s n
ths irrisstsd tsrriieU . iar ssth = The
An;.y eaaaI snA aloas The Holly & S~,ak
rsiiros1 10 the sd 4 tie line at presem h
oper.sioa- We viii hsvs shou. 400 scrss ia
esiess in the Highland or Cav district sls.s.
whiek. tho Il ~ main line Of railroad. ~ -
- d our besyisst shipping points this season.
We intend 10 pat IN coolias plsss there ed
st other points sloas thst line oi rosd = ,thsy
are soedea."
The s.lscsioa sf9ioliy - kesdqasters By this
FIRM nesss aSch. M. Lyons .i.s sssasa ~
''ths aa.li,y d ,hs c.atalsass grown hsrab .
u advance oi tboss ra;ssd far " tks valley
thas his company ~suid Asvess ~ its tins .aa
sstsatioa to ths promptioa oi that crop in tie
Holly country.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-01-25
Chieftain Pictures of Panama Canal

still for the full time he had agreed
upon and then added ten minutes.
BY that time the storm had ceased
and the sun of joy shone again.
Messrs. Hawkins and WATERBURY gave
him one long lingering look as the
wheel came round and then leaped
from their seats and walked away.
They walked toward and past the
girl OF their hearts as she stood smil-
Ing beside her mother. but they didn't
see her. They didn't want to. The
thunderstorm had washed their love
away never to return. Henceforth no
more caramels, no more roses. 1t was
as II nothing ever had been-nothing
but law and literary work.
Mrs. A. Tova,, was up from Swink last
Thursday.
Henry Grpp is erecting fine large barn on
his farm.
Johnnie Kalma sold II thorobred chickens
to j. w. Phillips this week for Sl3.
NJ F. Grogsn is erecting fine barn his
ranch northwest Of town.
Mayor J. S McMurtry was Pueblo visitor
Monday on business.
j. H. Snyder and B. B. Burnell were Lamar
visitors on business Wednesday,
The Holly hotel has been sold to W. S. Hol-
bert Of the Santa Fe restaurant. who will thoroly
renovste the place and proceed to make it one
Of the mos. popular hos,elries in these parts.
On the occasion Of her twelfth birthday the
spacious home Of c. N. Shelton was the scene
Of merriment and the unique birthday party Of
their daughter. Grace. about 20 guests being
present. The table was handsomely decorated
and when the birthday cake was cut it was dis
covered to contain miniature dolls, which were
retained BY the guests ~ souvenirs.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-01-25

Mrs V.nEtten and family spent Sunday
with Mrs. Thomas Wilson.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-01-25
'Twss ! Raast All.

Tie supper given Ia.. TLusdsy evening un-
III N e,.siess 4 a! II ~ L.d.s. Aid
financially. the net proceed. being we nnder.
stand in the neishborhood Of $50. Being on
Ttursdsy we were unable to have representa-
tive Of The Chieftain present. but we learn that
ii surpassed the average course dinner in its
completeness and was withal great credit to
the Iadies.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-01-25

! offer for immediate sale 314
acres Of real good irrigated land
situated in six separate tracts un-
der the Amity canal and reser-
voirs. Practically all is under
cultivation and fenced. and there
are four dwellings. all erected
within two Year,. II sold at once
The Holly chieftain., 1907-01-25

c. Biedsoe has moved his family on his
place three miles siuth Of town.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-01-25

Mr.. F. L. H.mp and daughters spent Sun
day afternoon with Mrs. Camel.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-01-25

it goes just SIS. 900 undor its present value. II
takes Ie.s than $25OOO to swing the deal and
time con be given on part. Here is chance
for pushing land man to make small fortune
between now and the end Of the year.
For full particulars call on or rddress
o. Olson.
Holly. Colorado.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-01-25

Mrs. Camel h.. been on the sick list the
past week.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-01-25

L. j. Nolan has bought team, wagon and
harness from Zack Horton.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-01-25

Morris Goss moved his house ovet to the
public road last Sunday. where his wife and
boys will make their home. Mr.. Goss works
at the sugar factory.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-01-25
South Side.

Hugh Camel is now hauling beet pulp for his
cattle.
Miss Esther C.n6eld i. teaching shool in the
southwest part Of the district
The Holly chieftain., 1907-01-25

The Holly hotel has been sold to W. S. HoI-
bert Of the Santa Fe restaurant. who will thoroly
renovste the place and proceed to make it one
Of the mos. popular hostelries in these parts.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-26
Fitzgerald Makes No Announce
ment TO Attorneys
.ADJOURNS TILL WEDNESDAY,
Anticipating Some Action, Mr.. Jerome,
ThaWs Counsel and Family Are
In Court-Session Less
Than Two Minutes.

New York, March 25.-In anticipation of
some action on the part OF Justice Fitz-
gerald regarding the appointment of 4
mnacy commission for Harry X. Thaw,
District Attorney Jerome and all the
counsel were present in the criminal
branch of the supreme court this morn
ing at II o'clock. Justice Fitzgerald had
fixed that hour for notifying the law
yers in case he should desire further evil
dence from either side, or an argument
of any sort The defendants family were
all in court
There was a long wait for Justice Fitz
gerald, who did not arrive until after )
o'clock in the aftetnon. BY this time the
women members of the Thaw family had
become tired out, and had returned to
their hotels When the judge finally took
his place on the bench he merely went
through the formality or having the court
session adjourned until Wednesday morn
ing at 1920 o'clock, the hour set last
Friday for the jury to make its appear
ance In the case
Justice Fitzgerald made no announce
ment whatever to the attorneys, the cere-
mouies in court occupying less than two
minutes.
If Justice Fitzgorald decides to appoint
a commission he probably will first excuse
the Jury indefinitely, informing them that
they will he duly notified when their pres
ence Is again desired. Then after the
Jury retires he will formally announce the
appointment of commission III the
Judge besides not to appoint commits
sion he may make no other announce
ment than to direct the trial to proceed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-26
S25 HOMELESS FROM
SPARTANBUaG FIRE
slxTY.oNE HOUSES DESTROYED.
FLAMES LEAP FROM ONE TO AN
OTHER, AND THE FiREMEN ARE
poWERLESS-No FATALITIES.

snartarburg. S. c.. March @,-Fire
which started at II o'clock today de-
stroyed 81 houses and left 32o people
homeless causing loss of about s'o'"o'
sixty of the houses destroyed were the
property OF the Spartan mills, and oae
tho property of p. l.. Shipp. 1t is SAID
that about $50 900 insurance was carried
on the buildings.
There were no fatalities but several per-
sons were painfully hurt by being hit Win
hr,clxs from the falling walls. The flre
started In a house occupied by j. M Gar
ver on Forest street, it Is thought from
a detective fue. An alarm was lnineoi
ntelv turned in and the fire department
reacbed the scene In a few minutes, pul
,bov found that the nearest hydrant was
zoo feet away. and by the time the nose
NOS connected the fire had gained sueh
,,eadwav that the house could not DC
saved. .,,,oa frou,
Like magic the flames jumped lron
house TO house. and In about niteen illii-
tics four buildings were burning ana hre-
mon were powerless to fight 1t. ihe Iire
dastroved houses on Arch street ana sew
oral nearby streets. A fire engine WIN. WIN.
has not been used for years was proush,
into use. and 1t was not until It's airlNai
tbat the firemen had means Win Which "
fight the fire.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-26
CARE
AROUND !T,SPEOPLE
Judge Emory Speer Upho|ds
Employers Liability Act
MURDEROUS COLLISIONS
Decision Opposes Those of United
States Judge Evans of Louisville
and Judge Mccall of
Memphis.

Macon. Ga, March 25.-Judge Emory
Speer today in a decision in the case OF
Lucy Snead. Administrative, against the
Central of Georgia Railway company, up
held the constitutionality of the employ
ers' liability act, passed by the last con-
gress. This decision is opposed to those
of United States Judge Evans at Louis
Vile. and Judge Mccall at Memphis, who
declared the act repugnant 10 the consti-
tuition of the United States. Judge Speer
declared that to command, to prohibit
and to protect men engaged in the hand
ling OF commerce, whether interstate or
foreign. is within the domain of national
legislative regulation.
Congress having the right to control
commerce on the high seas. as establish
ed by the courts repeatedly, it follows
that It has the right to control the trans
portaticn by land OF the same commerce.
The creation of the interstate commerce
commission the enactment Of laws
against arbitrary and discriminating
rates, the adoption of the antitrust law,
forbidding combinations in restraint of
traoe, held directly applicable to rail-
HaES. even lnOuSli tlitii Att'N ~ 7'NeNs''
the law denouncins rebates and forbid
ding passes in interstate traffic are
quoted as illustrations of the power OF
congress to control such matters. Judge
Sheer shows that r'dny states and foreign
nations have adopted the law which con
e-roes las enacted. although many states.
forbiddng an employe to recover for IN
iuries sustained by the negligence OF a
co or,nIove have maintained and enforced
the law. Congress determining that there
sbonld be uniformity for the protection
Of the million or more employees of rail-
roads ir the United States enacted the
-sf which the conStitutlonanty Is call
ed in question. The decision points out
tha, no injury can result 10 corporations
or IN any useful or valuable power of
t,o state by the national legislation. The
act is no deprivatlon to the corporations
of d,,a nrocess of law. Their cases are
triahIe in courts authorized by the con-
stitution. Many seek the United States
courts by removal, when cases arc
broursle in the state courts. ne act does
not deprive the plaintin OF power 70 sue
in the state courts il he prefers. Judge
s,noer o,,oted numerous decisions to sus-
tai, tfs position and concludes with the
statement: m
"I am clear as to the constitutionality
of this measure. but II | were in doubt
I would uphold the law The law de-
serves the appreciation of the entire
country Its incentive to carefuness by
thS q Who control railways will be i'm
measurable. At peri d when every day
brings it's story of crashing and murder
o,,s collisions. the long catalogue of slain
nansled and dismembered. such efforts
on the part Of the government to extepd
IFS protecting care around its people en-
ployed in its mightiest interest shoulo
,,o+ h, lightly discredited.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-26
Kick Against Restrictions.

Washington, March 25.-It was said to-
night that Speaker Cannon or some mem-
Der of his party on board the steamer
BIucher had appealed to Washington
when they were refused permission to
land at Colon on the arrival of the
steamer there yesterday because Of the
quarantine regulations. The officials here
replied that it was impossible to waive
the quarantine regulations, as such ac-
ton was not only dangerous but would
establish bad precedent.
According to the statement made here
today Speaker Cannon's party was noti-
fed a week or more ago at Kingston.
Jamaica, that the quarantine for yellow
fever had been established against La
Guayara, Venezuela. This action was
taken in order that the officers and pas
sengers on the Blucher might know that
IL they went to LaGuayara they might
be detained at Colon. When the ship
reached Colon the quarantine period re-
quired by the health authorities had not
expired. Officials here say that Major
Gorgas, who at first refused to allow the
passengers on the Blucher to land, did
his duty, and that If he had made an ex-
ception in favor of anybody he would
claarlyJ have been censurabla.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-26
"a HURT IN MOVING
PICTURE SHOW
Natural Gas Explosion Occurs when
200 People Are In Greenfield,
Ind, Theatre.

Greenfield, Ind, March 2o.-Twenty-lour
nersons were injured, some seriously, ana
a two-story building occupied by 6-cent
theatre with moving pictures, was
wrecked tonight by an explosion OF nat
ural gas used to heat the building. About
200 people were in the theatre at tine tlne'
and In the panic men. women ana chii-
dren rushed for the doors. trampling on
one another.
That no one was killed outright is con-
sidered nothing short of a miracle. The
explosion caused great excitement and
the town people, many of whom had re-
tired. came out to learn the cause of the
defamation. The theatre was recently
constructed and was known as the BlJou.
The explosion is thought 10 nave peen
caused nv a lighted match which iAnited
escaping gas at ventilator under the
east window of the building.