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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-04-16
In Crowded Japan.

In Japan there are 1872 people for
every 40 acres of lend and 256 cows,
256 donkeys and 51Z swine for every
square mile of land in the kingdom.
Evening star., 1915-06-20
Two in a Tent
By HOLWORTHY HALL

this period of his life that he first noticed
where he was, and what he had done.
The little roadster stood, painting, in
flower bed. The rear wheels had
churned number of excellent plants
into unrecognizable condition, and the
front wheels rested comfortably upon a
newspaper, which had evidently been un-
folded to serve as container for packets
of seeds, and sprouts.
A hundred yards distant very pretty
colonial house lay smiling in the sun.
Almost within reach of Eginton's hand
a very pretty girl in a garden frock also
sat in the sun: but she wasn't smiling.
She was poising a trowel over a care
fully selected location-and if she had
set down the immature geranium mo-
ment sooner, Egintons car would have
planted it for her Altogether, she was
Egnton had recently encountered. Her
attitude, her eyes, the instructive parting
of her lips, bore witness to the fact that she
hadn't been expecting him.
A T first, and for an appreciable space,
they remained motionless, regarding
each other in the impersonal, dissociated
mannero of any two people in an emergency.
Following this, they both relaxed slightly;
and while Eginton, embarrassed, admir-
ing, was searching for the fit apology, the
girl dropped her trowel, busted her hands,
brushed stray lock of gold-brown hair
out Of her eyes, and gave her head a
quick and spirited little nod of impa-
tience.
WELL" she said.
This is awful" said Eginton ruefuliy.
"Well, why did you do it?" she de-
manded. Cant you control your ear
You could have stopped shorter by Il
mile! You didn't need to touch the gar
dent"
Her voice, in spite of its ciness, was lyric.
"There was horse on the wrong side
of the road" he stammered.
"Yes-you frightened him with your
cut-out! And you must have been driv-
Evening star., 1915-06-20

be placed an enameleQ SlgnDOard, with
white letters on blue ground, so that
no educated transient could fail to note
the three clauses of warning: speed limit,
twenty miles an hour; cut-out prohibited;
dangerous curves ahead. On all three
counts then, the defendant was found
guilty as charged in the indictment; and
thrown upon the mercy of the court,
which is public opinion.
His name was Eginton; by birth a
gentleman; by profession a lawyer. This
last is damaging admission: for the
barrister's oath pledges him to uphold
the majesty of Legislatures, and Parlia-
ments, and Town Councils, even to the
extent of obeying local ordinances. Egn-
ton, however. was a man who went to the
bar with reluctance, and took his vaca-
tions like an ordinary citizen. He was
young, he was mentally and muscularly
alive and healthy; and when, on fresh
June morning. he sat behind the wheel of
a capable little roadster, he was more in
terested in the rush of wind on his cheeks,
the warmth of the sun, and the invitation
of woods and fields than in the temporary
injunctions laid down by enameled sign
boards.
So Eginton went up the hill at twenty
five miles an hour, and the muffler cut
out was wide open. And as he sped
round the last of the dangerous curves
out upon the tablefand he came sharply
upon grocer's delivery wagon attached
to frightened horse. which had taken
to the wrong side of the road, and was
looming up in the foreground on dead
run.
Off to the right was a level plain,-
lawn, to be act,--unencumbered by
trees and rocks. That was as much
as Eginton had time to observe. He
swerved his car to the right, off the road.
and the delivery wagon proceeded on its
way without let or hindrance. Eginton
threw out hisclutch, applied his brakes, and
came to a standstill. And it was at about
Evening star., 1915-06-20

ing too fast, or you could have stopped in
time. And so you came tearing across
our flower beds!" Her cheeks were grow
ing pinker and pinker with indignation,
and her eyes snapped.
"1 didn't even see them. 1t was a
question of getting out of the road; so
got. I'm sorry"
at was stupid!' she cried, stamping
her foot. Eginton had to grin; for she
stamped inadequately into soft loan. at
was stupid"
Hold on a mnute!" said Eginton
warmly. "It's all right for you to be
angry. of course; but rather than take a
chance of smashing UP a man in wagon,
I'll take a chance on spelling anybody's
garden You'd do the same thing your
self said I'm sorry
"lf you knew how to run car, you
could have stopped. suppose it's quite
immaterial to you that you almost ran
over me! Well! Will you kindly back
out. with as little additional damage as
possible?"
Eginton flushed "Ive told you that
couldn't help it"
"You could have helped driving so fast,
and you could have helped soaring that
horse, and you could have helped running
our garden-if you'd had your wits about
you!"
"I'll admit that | wasn't cra,cling up
that hill. AS a matter of fact, the cut
out was open. Perhaps that was what
frightened the horse, and perhaps it
wasn't. Anyway, | cant take it back
now beg your pardon"
please said the girl, motioning
toward the highway.
A ACCORDlNGLY, and with still fur
ther devastation to growing things,
Eginton went over the course in reverse
The girl watched him, and WINGED at the
execution of each individual flower.
When he had the roadster in its proper
environment once more. Eginton dis
mounted. and went across the scared
lawn for the final ceremony.
Evening star., 1915-06-20

@Now, them he began, show much
shall pay you for this accident?"
@Pay me?"
Exactly. You see, when people re-
fuse to accept an apology in cases of this
kind, they're generally making memo
randum of the number of the car, and
it right now"
"You don't need to add insult to your
your incompetence.
"You won't let me pay for the damage"
at isn't necessary"
"And you won't accept my Apology"
"For WHAT"
why, for digging up your plants
THE girl looked at him overwhelmingly.
al think not. she said at length. She
turned, and hestated "If you had ever
been a gentleman she added, @you
might have apologized for coming within
an inch or two of running over me,-you
might have apologized for that,-and you
might have shown some interest in going
down to see if anything happened to the
man in the wagon. AS it is, she indicated
the ravaged flower beds, "your apology
for that is rather ridiculous!"
EgintOn waited unconvinced until she
had gained the colonial house and disap-
poared without backward glance. Then
he sighed, lighted cigarette, and re-
joined his roadster Twenty minutes later
he was shaking hands with the hostess
of his house party and narrating the
single adventure of the morning.
At his faithful description of the hero
inc Mrs. Bostwick was perplexed a
tall girl she puzzled "Very dark, and
very lovely-did you notice her eyes?"
Il couldn't do anything else. ne adj
mitted.
Brown? Still there are several colo
NAL houses Wait. Did you see her
do this?' Mrs. Bostwick caught an imag-
mary lock of hair. replaced it. and gave
her head curious and spirited little nod.
"Absolutely!' said Eginton. "Just
like that! Do you know her?'
"know herr said his hostess, aghast.
"Wcll-rathor! That is the girl | told
Evening star., 1915-06-20

"!f you had eVer been a gentleman she
added, you might hare apologised for
coming mithin an inch or tapo of running
over me"
Evening star., 1915-06-20

IN the point at issue the local
ordinance was specific. More than
that, at the bottom of the hill
the Town Council had caused to
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-23
BLAMELEss


"a vaudeville playlet in one act.
Place-any butcher shop. Time
today. Characters Simon,
Tony, the butcher. Mrs. Simon, with
basket on arm).
Mrs. Simon-Tony, I think this
meat is spoiled!
TOny-What meat?
Mrs. Simon-This lamb here.
bought it from you yesterday. I am
not going to buy here if you give me
bad meat
Tony-Ah, but l donta giva you
bada meat-nO-no!
Mrs. Simon - Nevertheless, this
meat was spoiled.
"a happy smile on Tony's face).
TOny-Ah, I know. Data meata
came from a Ieetle lamb. De keeds,
day peta heem so mucha he spoil
(Curtain)
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-23

n. vi CESS oil baTnum was about
rite and there is probably more than
1 horned every minnit now
il there Wasent reelestaters wood
ent be selling bottom of ponds for
suburban homes
that's the kind of guy mr. macKul-
. low is betcher
he ponies up $50 bucks for the list
payment on sum land in jersay
& after he gets a skrap of paper
what says the land is hisn he takes a
day OF to go and give the place the
uncover -
well, he Wasent satisfied with it at
all because it was in the middel of
bunch of factory bildings which cut
off his views, so he beats it back to
the man what sold him the place and
starts to ball him for further orders
you said that there was 40 miles
view from that property and i viii
eat my straw lid if i can see 40 feet
away without no euay mashine
all the trUbbel with you was that
you dident look in the rite direction,
replied the realestateT, you oughter
looked upwards
-O-O-
The Holly chieftain., 1915-12-17
s24O,OOo WORTH
OF BROOM CORN
SHIPPED EAST
Corrected Returns Make Holly
Greatest Broom Corn Cen
ire in the West.

AS the year 1915 is gradually
closing, a few words about broom
corn and broom corn growers
seem apropos, in view of the
numerous broom corn buyers that
are now making" Holly.
During the year there were
grown in both Prowers and Baca
counties about $4,000 tons of
broom corn, for which the grow
ers realized about $24O, 600 in
cold cash, practically all of which
was shipped frpm Holly to broom
manufacturers all over the
United States.I
During September and October
buyers from twelve different
states were here, endeavoring to
buy the prodpct at any price
within the bounds of reason, as
the broom corn crop throughout
the United States was much be-
low the average.
Thus it will be seen that Holly
ranks second to hone in the State
as broom corn centre, and it is
attracting people constantly from
both the Central and Eastern
States not for broom cornalone,
but for it's rare diversity of crops.
AS The Chieftain goes to press,
a small army of men and teams
are at the broom corn platform
loading car after car of the finest
broom corn ever seen here, and
the price today varies from $50
to $105 pertof1. =
The Holly chieftain., 1915-12-17
HOLLY WoMAN's CLUB

Mrs. L. M. Appel was hostess
to the Holly Woman's club Dec.
s. Following the usual order of
business the subject of NAM
mails" was ably handled by Mrs.
L. H. Kephart. The paper was
intensely interesting and instruc-
tive and thoroughly enjoyed by
the ladies. Honorary guests for
the afternoon were Mrs. Lamb
and Mrs. R. N. Miller. After
fine refreshments were served by
the hostess the club adjourned to
meet Dec. 22nd next.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-12-17
BRISTOL ALFALFA MILL
Gets the Blue Ribbon-Beats the
Hartman Plant in Output.

Manager G. w. Miller of the
Bristol alfalfa mill now carries a
chip on his shoulder and is the
proudest mortal in that district,
his countenance now beaming
with a perpetual smile.
The old rivalry between the
respective plants owned by the
Denver Alfalfa Milling & Pro-
ducts Co. for the greatest output
in a given time is settled. and
thereby hangs a tale. Aitho the
Hartman mill has greater capac-
ity, Manager Miller by clever
manipulation of his men, together
with the assistance of Frosty"
Johnson and Roy Straney, easily
wrested the honors from Hart
man last Tuesday week, when
the record run of 1902 bags, or
lis tons and 200 popnds of alfalfa
meal were ground, in the phe-
nomenal time of ten hours.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-12-17
MARRIED

To the surprise of many, a
marriage Of a favorite Holly
couple was solemnized yesterday
at Lamar, when Miss Anna
Trotter, the daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Trotter, was married
to William P. Kerns, son of Mrs.
M. U. DeWald. Both of the con-
tracing parties are we'll and
favorably known here, Miss
Trotter being the daughter of
old pioneers, and have the best
wishes of all on the matrimonial
journey thru life. They will re-
side in the west-end, where a
splendidly furnished home has
been provided for them.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-12-17
MISSION STUDY CLUB

The Mission Study club met at
the home of Mrs. J. S. McMurtry,
Thursday afternoon, Dec. 9th.
Mrs. Karl presented the chapter
for study, "Mormonism, as
Religion. Items of interest
were given on our work among
the mountaineers and the work
in the Moslem lands. At the
close the hostess invited the club
to go with her to the home of
Mrs. Saunders where the Meth
odist ladies were serving deli
cious refreshments.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-12-17

Miss Dora Rollins, sister of
Supt. II. S. Rollins of the Holly
Sugar Co., is expected here to-
morrow and may sojourn in our
midst during the winter.
Honoring Mrs. Kate Millinger,
who is soon to leave for the coast,
Mrs. H. S. Rollins entertained at
a fashionably appointed luncheon
last Wednesday at her home.
Covers were laid for seven and the
parlors were artisticaily decorated.
Those present were: Mesdames
Duncan, Lamb, Sprinkler. Wilkin,
Millinger and the hostess.
F. H. Allen-notary public, rent.
ais and collections.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-12-17
GOOD SAMARITAN

Jim Fuller enacted the role of a
good Samaritan last Monday, when
a carload of lump coal was shipped
to the town plant thru error.
Realizing that there were many
who would welcome coal at cost
price, Jim dealt out the carload in
fve.ton lots as long as it lasted,
receiving in return the everlasting
gratitude of the beneiciaries. It
was a forcible reminder of our cor
respondence relative to munich
pal coal yard.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-12-17
HOLLYS new ALFALFA MILL
Model Plant Now Turning Out
Five Tons OF Meal Hourly.

Holly's new alfalfa meal mill,
situated across the track and ad-
jacent to the municipal electric
light plant, is now grinding
steadily and the machinery is
working with clock like regularity.
The machinery is driven by two
electric motor of 22OO volts each,
with the celebrated Wilson,
Wetterhold grinders and the In
vincible packers, with 1876 feet of
conveyors, and is one of the model
plants of the Arkansas Valley.
The entire output of this new
enterprise is practically sold as
soon as it is ground, being
shipped to the extensive house of
Edgar Morgan & Co. of Memphis,
Tenn, who operate an immense
mixed feed factory there.
Supt. Frank Smith believes
that the wheels can continue
grinding from one years end to
the other, as thousands of tons
of hay have been contracted for.
TWENTY-NINE AT WORK
Beside the fifteen teamsters,
who have been kept busy since
the machinery was installed, the
mill has thirteen steady men on
the payroll, whose names are as
follows:
Roy Dulin, foreman; Harold Baldwin,
Ivan Lewis, Arthur Burch, Lewis Smith,
Harold Miller, Chas. Pattie, J. A. Con.
ley, Roscoe Beard, Bert Lake, F. Nj.
Medlin, Otis McMullin and Joe Hafer.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-12-17
DIED

Tom Marshall, the four-year-
old son of Mr. and Mrs. F. W.
Marshall, passed to the Great
Beyond on Dec. 18th, after a
brief illness. The little fellow
was the pride of his parents and
the pet of the neighborhood, and
in fact all those who knew the
child loved him. The grief
stricken parents have the SYM
pathy of the entire community in
this their darkest hour. Inter-
ment was at Holly cemetery.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-12-17
COLLEGE GLEE CLUB
At Holly Opera House Dec. 21st.

The local High school has been
fortunate enough to secure the
Mems Glee club of Colorado
college for the evening of Tues
day. Dec. 21st. There are about
Is of the talented young men
who will render delightful enter
tainment in the way of vocal and
instrumental music, readings,
cartoons, etc. 1t is quite a priv
ilege for our young people to
come in touch with the virile,
ambitious students of a good
college. 1t will be good thing
for the school and for the town,
and should be we'll patronized by
everybody. 1t costs quite a good
sum to get the Glee club here,
and it will take an excellent
house for the High school to
make any money for their fund,
Seats will be ready for reserva-
ton at Adamek's jewelry store
on Saturday, Dec. l8.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-12-17
WASHINGTON GRANTS
REQUESTS OF
HOMESTEADERS
Designations Bring e5o, 900 Acres
Under the 32o-Acre Act

Advices from official Washing
ton state that Secretary Franklin
Lane has approved without COM
ment the November requests for
designation, which will bring
under the operation of the 320-
acre act (or Mundell law about
$50, 900 acres in Colorado, Idaho,
Montana, Oregon and North
Dakota.
This will bring joy to the hearts
of many homesteaders in the
Holly district, who have been
waiting patiently for months to
find out where they were al"
in regard to filings made in the
former single-entry districts.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-12-17
MEN AND THINGS
Epitome of the Weeks Doines
In Holly and Vicinity
IN GEN ERAL.

Mrs. Emerson Brown is soiourn.
ing at the home of her mother at
Pennington, Iowa, having been
present at the celebration of her
parents 9Oth birthday in that city.
The Chieftain stands for your
interests. If you are not on our
list then beg, borrow or steal one.
A. l.. Mclaughlin, the energetic
mail clerk on the Arkansas Valley
branch, has moved into a cozy
home in the west end, having de.
cided that Holly is the ideal resi-
dence point.
Miss Vida Pitts, former school
teacher here, is now at Sloan
Springs taking treatment for rheu-
matism, it is reported.
Ammunition and guns at the old
price, at the Holly Hardware Co.
E. M. Clothier Of Granada.
realizing the absolute need of an.
other threshing machine for the
Southside, last Saturday brought
in splendid Case machine from
Eastern Kansas, which he at once
put in readiness for service in the
southern environs.
Mrs. R. F. Thomas, Of northwest
Of town, returned on Sunday from
an extended visit to her old home
in Capron, Okla.
e Ranges from $ls to $40 at the
Holly Hardware Co.
Among the artistic jobs turned
out by The Chieftain Printery the
past week was a handsome stock
certificate, bank check and some
OF the cutest little birth cards ever
seen, beside the regular grist of
commercial work for which we are
noted.
Mrs. R. L. Pickett was quite ill
last week with lagrippe.
Mrs. Chas. Hinton, the present
occupant of the Forbes home, has
been quite i'll, but is reported
better at this writing.
Ranges and cook stoves, all
prices. at the Holly Hardware Go.
Several cars of coal from the
mines at Canon City came to pri-
vate parties here the past week.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-12-17
Brine Your School Children

Have their eyes, ears, nose and
throat examined free by DR.. K. G.
Sapero, the we'll known Denver
specialist Also glasses scjentifi.
cally fitted. Holly, Monday,
December Goth at the Hotel Grand.
Come early. Over 10000 patients
in Colorado,
The Holly chieftain., 1915-12-17
SCHOOLS CLOSE TODAY

Supt. Cochran of the Holly
Public schools has decided to give
the pupils and teachers a two
weeks vacation instead of one,
as previously announced, so that
when school is dismissed this
afternoon it will remain dismiss
ed until Jan. 3rd.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-12-17
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat.

DR.. Sapero, the Denver special.
ist will be in Holly at the Hotel
Grand, Monday, December goth
Consultation and examination for
glasses free. Please call early
Over 10 600 patients in Colorado
The Holly chieftain., 1915-12-17
EASTERN STAR DANCE

The ladies of the Holly Chapter
O. E. S., will give one of their
unrivalled dances on Christmas
snigast-atethe Helly Afmaey, and.
it goes without saying that this
will be one of the society events
of the season. The best music
has been secured for the occasion,
and no pains or expense has been
spared by the arrangement COM
mittee. Be sure to attend.
Rev. Wiley K. Wright attended
an all-day conference of Presby-
terian ministers at La Junta last
Tuesday.
The thermometer hit the zero
mark a number of times the past
week, which makes the coal barons
smile that knowing smile.
1t is getting cold, come to White
Bros. and buy the kiddies some.
thing warm.
Among the visitors of the past
week to the R. F. Mundell home
north of town were j. o. Davis
and Mrs. Morgan Davis of Blaine,
Colo., who are old friends of their
host and hostess.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Z. Emery of
Krupp, Wash, the former a brother
of our fellow citizen, 7. w. Emery,
arrived last Monday for a brief
visit with their relatives after a
lapse of Is years. Altho past 10
Mr.. Emery retains his marvellous
agility, the elderly couple having
been travelling since September.
They are now enroute to the old
homestead at Oxford, Iowa.
Did you say Comfy" slippers
for Christmas? We have all kinds
and colors. White Bros.
A. D. Bennett, known far and
wide as Bee Bennett" is up and
around again after seige of ILL.,
ness, the operation for cataract in
his eye having proved successful.
Mr.. Bennett states that unless all
signs fail his next peach crop bids
fair to excel those of recent years.
Architect Guy Robinson is back
again from Denver, having been
caught" on a jury panel in the
Capitol city during the past two
weeks.
Miss Beatrice Cornell, who has
undergone siege of illness, is on
the road to recovery.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-12-17
TURKEYS ROASTED

will roast any number of tur.
keys for Christmas. See Fl. L.
Bragg at Mosier's bakery.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-12-17
PRESBYTERIAN SERVICES

For SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18th.
Two Christmas sermons will be
preached by the pastor, the Rev.
Wiley K. Wright. Morning sub
ject, "The Song of the Angels"
Evening subject, "The Prince of
Peace" Special music by the
two choirs. Everybody invited.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-12-17

postponed. The committee hav-
ing the affair in charge promise
a bigger and better entertain
ment in the near future.
Mrs. O. g. Seeton of Long
Beach, Cal, sister of Manager
F, B. Coffin of the Byars & Coffin
store, is house guest at the Cof-
fin domicile and is much pleased
with the Holly country.-
Miss Myrtle Butler writes to
friends from San Antero, CAL, that
she has recovered her health and
having most enjoyable time in
the Golden Gate. She will return
in time to eat New Years dinner
with the folks, she states.
w. G. Fidler of Helena, Mo-,
is visiting at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. j. Y. Warner.
j. Y. Warner, the rural mail
carrier, was unable to carry the
mail last week on account of an
attack of the grippe, his son Law
renee substituting for him.
Fire insurance that insures, :,
Good old line companies.
F. 81. Allen.
U. S. Marshal Sam Burris was
in town last Tuesday on a business
matter. Time appears to stand
still with the veteran politician,
whose ability for falling in the
lake without getting wet is we'll
known.
Miss Ruth Alexander, one of the
reigning society bellies of Los An
geles, Calf, was house guest at
the Duncan domicile the past week.
See White Bros. Christmas win.
dows and you will get the idea
what to buy,
Mr.. and Mrs. l. F. Garrison and
daughter, Miss Bessie, left this
morning for Denver, where they
will establish a home in the SUBJ
urb of Barnum. In their 13 years
residence here they have made
many friends, who are loath to see
them depart, but they carry with
them the best wishes of the entire
Holly district.
Your mother, sister, daughter or
sweetheart would like set of
those nice furs. See them at
White Bros.
Charley Witty, whose gracious
smile never wears off while waiting
on trade at the McMurtry grocery,
was taken down with lagrippe last
Tuesday.
Closing out our mems and boys
suits and overcoats.
White Bros.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-12-17

New subscriptions are coming in
daily, for which the editor returns
his most profound thanks.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-12-17

Useful Christmas things for
father, mother, brother and sister.
at White Bros.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-12-17
POSTPONED

Owing to a number of unfore-
seen circumstances the 'Cantata'
advertised for tonight at the
Opera house has been indefinitely
postponed. The committee hav-
ing the affair in charge promise
a bigger and better entertain
ment in the near future.