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The Holly chieftain., 1916-07-07
j. 6. TREFZ
Successor to Trez & Patson)
Sole Prop'r II )lly Auto Co.

Holly Colo, May II, 1916.
TO THE PUBLIC:
AS announced in last weeks Cheftain sole pro-
pietor of the Holly Company and Garage and will hence
forth devote all of of the business
in all its branches having capable staff of assistants who will
devote their time to the following departments
GENERAL AUTO REPAIRING
In the repairing of automobiles boast of many years
practical experience and job large small
to receive the attention of of competent
chanics. All we ask is trial
VULCANIZING
We prepared to do vucanizng of the superior kind
at the shortest possible notice. and at reasonable prices
ELECTRICAL WORK
In all that the word implies thorough electrician
stanty your servce-day night All work guaranteed
PLUMBING
The services of competent plumber frequently the
property dollars during the We have in
employ AL experienced plumber whose services be
secured at reasonable cost Satisfaction guaranteed
OXYACETYLENE WELDING
In this department acknowledge superior and
ready at all times to do this difficult work Investigate.
ALL WORK GUARANTEED
We stand back of every job undertaken by having
equipment second this section Estimates cheerfuy
furnished. A trial will convince you.
Hoping to receive share of your business and earnestly
inviting you to visit our Garage, remain
Yours very truly,
j. G. TREFZ
Propr Holly Auto Co. and Garage
The Holly chieftain., 1916-07-07

Constipation and Indigestion.
II have used Chamberlain Tablets
and must say they are the best have
ever used for constipation and Indigestion.
My wife also used them for indigestion
and they did her GOOD" writes Eugene
S. Knight, Wilmington, N. C. Chamber.
lain's Tablets are mild and gentle in their
action. Give them trial. You are Ger.
tain to be pleased with the agreeable lax.
alive affect which they produce. Obtain
able everywhere.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-07-07
NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO
LEASE STATE LANDS.
Office of the State Board
of Land Commissioners,

Denver, Colo, June Is, 1915.
Notice is hereby given that Wilbur L.
King. whose postofice address is Guilt.
son, Kansas, has made application No.
school lands, situate in Prowers County,
Colorado, to- wit:
The Holly chieftain., 1916-07-07
PRAIRIE VIEW
Ten Miles Northeast of Holly.

Will Bunton, wife, and M. L. Long
came in from Lawrence, Kan, Sunday
to spend while on their places here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hunting of St. John,
Kan., came out to their daughters, Mrs.
Neil Wilkinson, for short visit. They
started home Sunday.
Mrs. Reynolds is rejoicing now. Their
Oldest son came home last week to live
here, having been in Nebraska for four
years.
Miss Jessie MONTGOMERY called on
Mrs. VIM. Riddle and Mrs. Aubrey
Blankinship Thursday afternoon.
The wind storm last week blew over
some barns in our neishborhood, but no
one was hurt.
: Mr.. and Mrs. Murry Prowers spent
the day with Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Riddle
Sunday.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-07-07

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The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-16
ASSESS STOCKHOLDERS
Rock Island to Raise 20 Million by
New Reorganization Scheme.

Chicago. May 1s.-Completion of
the joint reorganization plan for the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Railway company, providing for the
raising of s25.ooo.0oo to $4,000, 900
new capital, was announced today.
According to the announcement the
plan has been underwritten by Speyer
and company and Hayden Stone and
company who guarantee to supply any
part of the funds that may be lacking
through failure of stockholders to pay
their assessments, which will amount
to either $33 or $40 a share, depend
ing on whether it is decided to raise
SIS, 900, 600 or sac. 900. 900 cash
On the new orga anization committee
named to carry out the plan are G. L.
Stone, of Hayden, Stone & Co; Nathan
L. Amster, Charles C. Dawes. and
members of the Rock Island de-
bentures protective committee. In re-
turn for assessments protected the
stockholders, under the new plan,
would receive at par new per cent
prefrred stock. cumulative to the ex-
tent of per cent per annum
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-16
PROBE OF BLAST
Nine Killed, IS Injured Are
Dragged From Ruins.
Restaurant Wrecked by Mys-
teriOuS Blast in Akron, O.

Akron. Ohio. May 16.-State and
city officials today were planning a
searching inquiry into the collapse of
the Crystal restaurant here last night
in which nine persons were killed and
2S injured, two probably fatally.
Searchers completed a hunt of the
wreckage early today without finding
any more bodies. and all of the missing
have been accounted for. The coro-
ner's inquest was set for today.
Nine bodies recovered last night
were identified today. Three other
persons who were in the restaurant at
the time of the explosion are missing.
Two men who were pulled from the
tangled mass of stone. steel and tim
Der have become insane as the result
of their experience
The restaurant building, whose
foundations had been weakened by
blasting in an excavation for a build
ing that was to join the restaurant,
collapsed while filled with diners
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-16
Bridges and Towns Are Now
Amply Protected.
Safeguard Southern Pacific for
Strategic Value.
BANDIT BANDS SCATTERED
Largest of Them Routed and
Driven South.
ObregOn Enforcing Campaign
on GentIemen's Agreement.

Field Headquarters in Mexico, May
15-Via Wireless to CoIumb bus, n M,
May 16.-Francisco Villa has recov-
cred from his wounds entirely and has
been busy TO. some weeks attempting
to raise a new army in the state of
Durango. according to story told
here today by a Mexican who was cap
tured in the engagement at Ojos
Azules, late in April.
Cavalrymen are riding hard on the
trail of small bands of Mexicans in
the vicinity of Rubio ranch, 20 miles
from here where three Villa followers
were slain by an American forage de-
tachment yesterday. 1t was reported
there were about 10 in the band. Julio
Cardenas, one of those slain had cloth
ing indicating that he possibly partici-
pated in the raid on Columbus. N. NJ
Pursue Band of 20.
Columbus \. NJ. May 16.-Flying
cavalry detachment today raced
through the foothills west of Rubio
ranch in pursuit of seventy Villistas,
whose scouts were killed in an attack
on Lieutenant Patton's small command
at the ranch on Sunday. When the
fight was over, with the Mexican trio
dead in the corral friendly natives in
formed the Americans that a strong
band was proceeding westward. The
three slain Villistas. they said, were
stationed at the rear of the column
to act as scouts. American detach-
ments were sent out imm ediately to
pursue and break up the band. To-
day they were reported close on the
heels of the Villistas in the pursuit
through the hills.
The VilIistas were clad in odds and
ends of uniforms, the natives said.
Some wore parts of American cavalry
mems clothing.
Withdrawal Revives Villas Hope.
The withdrawal from the advance
base at san Antonio was the signal
for renewed Villista activities among
the natives, according to advices here.
Recruiting officers visited the native
settlements to stir up anti-American
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The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-16
ARMY WILL GROW
Revised Bill Provides for Force
of 71S,5OO Men.
Regular Army Will Be 211.OOO
in Time of Peace.

Washington. May 16.-Revised fig
ures on the army reorganization bill
as agreed upon by house and senate
conferees and submitted to the senate
today by Chairman Chamberlain show
that the new army will be even larger
than announced when agreement was
reached last Saturday
Careful analysis shows the maxi
mum strength in time of peace will
be 2ll,0OO officers and men, including
10000 staff and troops, Philippine
scouts and unassigned recruits and
that the war strength will be 1865
officers and combatant troops which
with staff troops, etc, added will
bring the aggregate maximum
strength of the regular army to 261.-
500 The national guard as reorgan-
lied would total 457. 900, making a to-
tai of 71s, 500 available.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-16

the whole neighborhood, including
herself. He must have created some
thing of a scene in that quiet locality
He left but promised it wouldn't be
for keeps; that she might as just as
well pack up her clothing for he in
tended to take her back to Fratt with
him
She Called an OFFICER.
That night Miss Palmer and a wo-
man friend became frightened. They
thought Fountain might carry out his
threat to shoot up West Seventh street
and she called up a county official
The official hurried over and was
talking with the two women upstairs
when the telephone rang. Miss Palm
er went to the telephone which was in
the stair landing.
Half a minute later a feminine
scream pierced the air and the county
official reached the top of the stairs
in time to hear the girl throw the tel
ephone receiver away and shout:
Here he comes. nowi"
The girl scrambled up the stairs out
of the dark. The county official stood
his ground-in the light-with a little
old thirty-two in his hand. He heard
someone blundering around below in
the dark.
Make yourself known down there
or I'll shoot" said the official.
For Heavens sake don't shoot
came a voice out of the darkness. IT
haven't done anything. I'm one of the
roomers."
Temporarily that ended the scare.
The county official called L. L. Kiene,
sheriff, and the two started out to
make a search for Fountain. The only
description they had was that he was
six feet four inches tall.
They Saw a Form.
Late that night they visited Turk
ish bath parlor and on one of the
| l. - Co.
that looked like it might be seven feet
, long.
who is that fellow" Kiene asked
of an attendant.
II don't know what his name is"
was the reply. but he came from
western Kansas and he told me before
he went to sleep that he was going to
marry and take a Topeka girl home
with him or know the reason why"
- -That's the man."@said Kiene.4
Fountain was pulled out from under
the sheet and dressed in his own cloth
ing Then he was given explicit di-
rections as to the location of the Rock
Island station.
But I don't want to leave" he pro-
tested. II came down here to marry a
girl I'm going to marry: Men, you
don't know how I love that woman,
you don't know and he struck
Shakespearian attitude-hand on
heart.
Finally he agreed to leave, to take
the first train out of town. He didn't
take that train. inquiries at the station
showed, but he did leave town. Short
~ after he was gone the officials re-
ceived word from Larned to the effect
that checks Fountain had been CASH
ing in Topeka in order to keep up the
fight for the hand and heart of Ma
r1e Palmer were bogus. Kiene was
ordered to arrest him
FOUNTAIN avoided arrest until this
morning when Hugh Larimer, under
sheriff sighted him standing in front
or the New England building He Of
tered no resistance whatever and kept
!-ar1mer running in order to reach the
Jail along with him.
Sheriff c. H Dexter of Larned has
been notified of the arrest
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-16
FARMER 4
UPSETS
PLOT OF
REBELS
Irish Peasant Detects Arrival
of Easement.
Suspicious Over Trio, He Noti-
fies British Soldiers.
GIRL WITNESS IDENTIFIES HIM
Sir Roger Protests Arrest and
Denies Identity.
Spectators Jam Bow Street
Court Room Today.
GIRL WITNESS IDENTIFIES HIM
Sir Roger Protests Arrest and
Denies Identity.
Spectators Jam Bow Street
Court Room Today.
BY WILBUR $. FORREST.

London, May 16.-John Mccarthy.
Kerry county farmer with thick
Irish brogue, upset the plans prepared
months in advance at Berlin for Sir
Roger Easement to lead rebellion
that would sweep Ireland.
This fact was disclosed today wher
the preliminary hearing of Easement
and one of his Irish soldier confed-
serates, Daniel Bailey, was resumed in
Bow street police court. 1t was Me-
Carthy and not the British secret SER
vice that caused Sir Rogers capture
McCarthy's brogue was so rich that
the court and spectators had difficulty
understanding him. He told a story
rivaling fiction.
On the morning of Good Friday,
Mccarthy said. he was walking along
the Irish coast near Tralee, when he
noted small boat floating toward
shore. He walked down to the beach
to pull it in and noticed the free foot
prints of three persons in the sand.
Aroused McCarthy's Suspicion.
For some reason the footprints
aroused McCarthy's suspicious. He
sent word to the barracks and inn
mediately officers were sent out to in
vestigate.
Sergeant Herne, of the Irish con-
stabulary. took up the story where the
Kerry county farmer left off. He said
the police were scattered over a wide
area along the coast when news of
the landing of three men was received
at the barracks.
After considerable search, Herne
said, he found Easement in an old fort.
known as McKinna's fort The pris-
oner protested vigorously against ar
rest, he said. stating that his name
was Richard Morton and that he was
an author
In spite of his protest, he was
escorted to the Ardfert barracks after
he had dropped paper upon which
were the words:
Await further instructions. Have
decided to stay. Further ammunition
and rifles are needed. Send another
ship
Pretty Servant Girl Witness.
Mary Gormon, a pretty servant girl
was summoned to the barracks and
identified Easement as one OF the
men whom she saw emerging from the
water, the collapsible boat having
(Cont1nued on PAGE q,
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-16
With His Six-Sh0oter
In Hand Co1Dboy LoUer
Demands Topeka Maid
L. F. Fountain of Pratt, 6-Feet-Four, Here to
Claim His Vision of Prairies, His Face
of the Purple Sunrise.
But She Didn't Care-Even as You and land He
Carried His Artillery to Her Very
Door on West Seventh.

High-heeled boots broad
brimmed Stetson, corduroy trousers.
flannel shirt, a blue handkerchief for
a collar and a six foot four man inside
of them, are all right in their proper
setting. Associated with a lariat.
cow-pony and prairies that fade away
into distance they form a combination
that might appeal to any city girl and
justify summer Irritation.
But somehow the romance that sur
rounds such a combination on its ma
tive heath has a habit of fading away
when the man togs up in store clothes
and makes a visit to the girls home
town.
That's the reason L. F. Fountain is
in the Shawnee county Jail and Marie
Palmer has gone away on a visit
That's the main reason, although the
interval between the alleged filtration
and Fountains arrest today is filled
with reasons. Miss Palmer says it was
Irritation. Fountain says it was the
most serious thing that ever happened
to him.
Fountain lives in what is left of the
COW country down in Pratt county
He is typical of that country twenty
years ago. Marie Palmer visited in his
neighDorhood with the latest creations
from Topeka millinery and dressmak-
ing establishments. Fountain fell and
he fell hard. He decided there was
| just one woman in the world for him
and she was not one of the Pratt
county girls. He didn't tell Miss Pal
| mer all this at the time. He's telling
about it now.
! To just what extent Miss Palmer en-
couraged the lengthy cowboy has not
been made clear but when she came
| away she thought the affair was all
| over. She just closed the cover on a
| brief leaflet of romance and forgot it
| But not so with Fountain. He saw
her face in the first purple of the
| at MONDAY, and he saw it in the sum
set glow. It was. constantly before
! him, he says He couldn't forget.
Buys Ticket for Topeka.
| One day he turned. his pony out to
grass, threw his saddle and bride in
a corner of the ranch house, dressed
up in his store clothes and bought a
ticket for his girls home town. The
only familiar thing he wore when he
| stepped from the train in Topeka was
his artillery, He carried a Six-shooter
| in holster and an idea in his brain.
His idea was to take Marie Palmer
back with him, peaceably if possible
but to take her back.
The next chapter of the story was
told by Miss Palmer to county Off
cialS more than q. week ago. Fountain
called at Miss Palmers home and
calmly announced that he had jour
neyed to Topeka to wed her She
couldn't see it that way. He didn't
look like the same fellow she had
known out west. The store clothes
spoiled the effect. Out on the prairie
he had been picturesque figure.
Out on West Seventh street, in To-
peka, he was just a tall, gangling
man with clothes that wouldn't pass
inspection at a fashion show.
When Miss Palmer demurred Foun-
tain pulled his six-shooter-she says
and threatened to make a sieve of
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-16
w. B. Kirkpatrick Seeks a Writ
of Mandamus Today.
Compel ssInsurgents" to Accept
Committee Names.
SAYS THEY ARE AFTER Jobs"
President Also Alleges Their
Refusal to Obey Him.
Sensational Charge of Misap-
preparation of Funds.

Troubles of the national order of
the Knights and Ladies of Security
found their way to the courts today
when w. B. kirkpatrick, president of
the big Topeka fraternal order sought
a writ of mandamus against the ''in-
surgent'' faction. The writ was
sought to compel John V. Abrahams,
A. w. Fulton, Frank Bonebrake and
r. D. McC1iman, members of the
executive committee, to accept names
of committees for the national coun-
Gil, certified by Kirkpatrick.
Sensational charges of misappropri-
alton of funds by officers and en-
ployees of the society are contained in
the petition. Kirkpatrick charges
that large sums of money were paid
to persons illegally kept on the pay
rolls and who were not devoting their
time to the good of the order. The
president of the society also alleges
that the funds and offices of the So
ciety have been used in an effort to
accomplish his defeat for reelection.
Through E. D. McKeeVer, his attor-
ney Kirkpatrick today went before the
supreme court with his application
for a writ of mandamus. 1t was the
first open move in the fight which
has for six months disturbed the in
ternal organization of the order. A
temporary writ granted by the court
was made zreturnable Monday, May %.
OF the four defendants in the suit.
Abrahams and Bonebrake live in To-
peka. Abrahams is secretary of the
national order, while Bonebrake is a
widely known Topeka banker. Fulton
lives in Chicago, while McCliman rs a
sesident of Seneca. Nemaha county,
Kansas. The men constitute the ex-
ecutive committee of the big bene-
ficiary society. When Kirkpatrick GER
titled to these men names of members
of committees which he desired ap-
pointed for work during the national
council in Toledo June 8, the men de-
ferred action until June 6.
Win Over Jobs, He Says.
In his petition, Kirkpatrick alleges
that an effort is being made by mem
bers of the committee to win over the
big jobs of the society and that an ef-
fort will also be made to defeat the
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The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-16
A GOOD THING.

The State Journal reminds the people
of this city that there is a fine oppor-
tunity awaiting them for good in
vestment during the next six weeks,
if any one have a little surplus cash
saved up The city of Topeka will is
sue paving bonds to the amount of
100000 or thereabo between
now and July 1. These bonds have
been drawn for four and one-half per
cent usually: interest payable semi
annually. The bonds are non-taxable-
Commissioner wasson is planning
to issue them in denominations as low
as 500; some will be for $500; some
for $1,000.
They are gilt edged securities and are
transferable as easily as a one hun
dred dollar bill.
1t may be that these bonds can be
placed for less than four and one-half
per cent in as much as the bankers
tell US there is so much cheap money.
Perhaps 1t would be good thing for
the city to dispose of these bonds to
the highest bidder.
Any reader of the State Journal
having 500 or more which he desires
to invest is advised to write to Com
missioner Wasson and file his applica-
ton for some of these bonds
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-16
Abandon Advance Trenches as
Heavy Offensive Starts.
Civilian Population Removed
From Adige Villages.
ATTACK 100000 AUsTRIANS
Move Is to Prevent AuStrianS
Going to Verdun.
No Change at Verdun Front
During Night O. Battle.

Rome May 16.-Austrian troops
have abandoned their advance position
before RoVereto in expectation of a
heavy italian offensive in the direction
of Trent
All villages in the Adige river valley
up which the Italians might be ex-
noncombatants. The Austrian author
tiles put the order of evacuation into
effect Sunday, according to several
Italian civilians of Trentino village
who slipped by the Austrian line.
Three hundred thousand Austrian
troops are now concentrated on the
Trentino-Tyrol front. The Austrians
are now dragging guns up the paths
and making every preparation to meet
the expected attack.
Italian Artillery Busy.
Italian troops meanwhile continue
to improve their position all along the
Rovereto while artillery Systematically
wrecks Austrian defenses as rapidly
as they are constructed.
The war office has issued de-
tailed statement of the Italian opera
tions for the last two months, includ-
ing a report on the recent Isonzo Of
ians attacked both in this zone and
in the Trentino to prevent Austrian
troops from being sent into action
with the Germans at Verdun- In the
two months period, the Italians have
captured 2,10o prisoners, field guns
and IT machine guns and have de-
stroyed 13 enemy aeroplanes and 5
hydropianes-
Sill Pound Hill 3O4.
Paris. May 16.-The bombardment
of the French position in the Avo-
court Wood and about Hill 304 stin
continues, according to the French Of
ficial report issued today A weak
German attack with grenades north
west of Thiaumont farm was repulsed.
In the Woevre shelling is passing
along the sectors at Elk and Moulain-
vile On the rest of the front there
is quiet
The statement follows:
ION the left bank of the Meuse there
was a lively bombardment of our posi-
tions in the woods of Avocourt and
near Hill 304. On the right bank a
small German grenade attack north
west of Thiaumont farm was COM
pIetely repulsed.
In the Woevre there was artillery
fighting in the sectors of Elk and
Moulainville.
'-The night on the rest of the front
was relatively calm"