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The Holly chieftain., 1916-02-04
THE BUILDING
Of A COUNTRY
The Natural Pride of Those Who
Take Part in II.

To those who have built railroads
through and across the prairies of
Western Canada, connecting that great
empire of grain and cattle, horse and
sheep with the worlds markets in the
east, must be awarded the privilege
of looking upon their work, and its
results with pardonable pride. If they
reminiscence, and tell of the hardships
and the privations, why shouldn't
they? The broad prairies on which
the buffalo roamed and fed, are now
alive with cities, towns and villages.
Farms-large and small-on which
machinery has chased the bugaboo Of
Iaborious work off the farm, and MAX
ing farm life one of the most pleasant
and prosperous of occupations-are
being cultivated by men of the highest
stamp of manhood. Many of these
have inherited from their forebears
the physical strength and the high
type of manliness that was theirs in
the days when they hewed their homes
out OF the virgin forest, and made
them what may be seen today. beau
tiful farms in the east. On the whole
the western prairies breed high type
Of manhood, wrest from him faults
and diseases which would be his were
it not for the upbuilding influence and
character Of prairie life.
When the builder of the western Ca
madam prairie looks upon the result Of
his work. why shouldn't his chest ex
pand? 1t was probably some Of this
feeling Of pride that took possession
of Sir Donald Mann, vice president Of
the Canadian Northern Railway the
other day in Winnipeg, when he said:
Il am not in the habit of giving ad-
vice. but have no hesitation of advis-
ing the young men of Canada, every
young man, to get out and get piece
of western Canada's land that now
can be had for the asking and be their
own masters"
1T was 36 years ago when | first
came to Winnipeg" he said. "At that
time there were less than 100000
people west Of Lake Huron in Canada.
and the only bit of railway in opera
tion was between st. Boniface and EN-
erson-about sixty miles. Today there
are nearly. 10000 miles Of railway in
actual operation and the population is
over two and quarter million, won
derful achievement in such short Pc
riod you will agree, when you have
contemplated it moment
cat that time all the flour, meat and
many other supplies for our contracts
were brought from the States. Now
consider what the west is doing to-
day. You have a grain production ex-
ceeding billion bushels and yet only
! comparatively small area Of the till
able land of the country is occupied.
Five years hence you will be more
than doubling that" at."-Advertisemen
The Holly chieftain., 1916-02-04
FIFTY FAMILIES MAROONEO IN
ARKANSAS BEG AID FROM
LITTLE ROCK.
BIG SECTION SWAMPED
DYNAMITE USED TO CLEAR RAIL
LINES IN SOUTHEASTERN
PART OF COLORADO.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Little Rock Ark. Feb. Fifty
families, more than 25O persons, are
lowering behind the Arkansas river
levee at Redfield between Little Rock
and Pine Bluff and unless they are
rescued within few hours they will
be drowned, according to word re-
ceived by the Board OF Commerce
here from planter named Mcneil.
In Pine Bluff the collapse OF wing
dikes against the levee eXtremities is
feared.
More than 1000 convicts are at
work placing 10000 sacks on levees
at the state penal farm at Cummins
in an effort to save the threatened
camp.
Wyoming Weather Back to Normal.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Feb. 1.-Milder
weather prevailed throughout Wyom-
ing Monday after the below-zero tenn
peratureS. Railroad traffic was re-
ported normal except where affected
by conditions on the Pacific coast.
Sheridan, with 12o below, was the
coolest point in the state. Range
conditions are reported BILE,
with plenty of hay. No great losses
of livestock have been reported.
Yuma Believed Safe.
Yuma, Ariz., Feb. Yuma is be-
lieved to be safe from the ravages
of flood waters of the Colorado river.
Part of Kentucky Town Flooded.
Hickman, KY, Feb. 1.-The West
Hickman levee gave way Monday and
the Mississippi river flooded large
area in the manufacturing district
About 800 persons so far have been
rendered homeless
Colorado Railways Still Blocked
Durango, Colo, Feb. dynamite
crews were sent out by the railroads
in southwestern Colorado Monday to
open the lines. The wet snow of the
the last week turned into ice, and in
many places solid walls of ice blocked
transportation. The big rotary plows
were unable to make any headway.
Crews have been out on the main
line of the Denver & Rio Grande over
Cumbres pass from Chama to Anto-
nito, and on the Rio Grande Southern
to clear way between Durango, Rico
and Telluride.
Efforts are being made to open the
Silverton branch, where slides have
tied up communication. In places, it
is said, the ice and snow are from
twenty to fifty feet deep.
A drop in the temperature to 90 be.
low zero, coming on TIE heels of the
siN-day snowstorm, added to the suf-
fering. Isolated livestock on the
ranges is reported to be freezing. Wa,
ter systems in several towns have
been greatly damaged
A relief party has set out for an
abandoned mine near Sliverton, where
linemen of the Western Colorado
Power Company are marooned.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-02-04
Scheme Never Works.

At one of those large affairs in a
and asked for an introduction to the
woman in pink.
"Why, certainly, Id introduce you to
her in a moment, but | can't remem-
Der her name
Her name is Miss Smythe."
Come along, then Er-by the way,
what's your name?'
The Holly chieftain., 1916-02-04
Suit Started Against Barth Estate.

That William Barth transferred all
his property to his former daughter,
in-law, Mrs Leona Barth Brookman,
in contemplation of death and there.
fore with view of evading the IN
heritance tax, is the claim made by
the state inheritance tax department.
Hearing on the question of assessing z
tax against the estate has been set
for Feb 7.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-02-04
RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR.

To half pint Of water add OF. Bay Rum, .
small box OF Barbo Compound, and 4 o. OF
glycerine. Apply to the hair twice q week
until it becomes the desired shade. Any drug
gist can put this up or you can mix 1t At
darken streaked, faded gray hair, and re-
moves dandruff. 1t is excellent for falling
hair and will make harsh hair soft and glossy
1t will not color the scalp, Is not sticky or
greasy and does not rub otf-AdY.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-02-04
w. 3. Slaughter Again Arrested

Pueblo.-W b. Slaughter, former
president Of the defurct Mercantile
National Bank of Pueblo, returned,
and was met by government mar
shals, who arrested him on charges of
embezzlement and false entry in con-
nection with the banks failure.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-02-04
VerS SatiIe.

"The weather is pretty changeable
in this part Of the country" remarked
the Californian.
Yes" replied the New Yorker. We
strive to please everybody"
The Holly chieftain., 1916-02-04
Stale Property Worth $45, ,0O0, 900.

The state of Colorado owns proper
ty worth $12,OOO,OOO to $15,OO0,00O. ac-
cording to estimates of State Auditor
Mulnix, based on inventory reports
made by state institutions. The audi.
tors estimates do not include the
value of state school land, which he
believed to be worth $25,0O0,O0O to
$30,000,000. In the inventories, which
must be made annually in compliance
with a bill passed by the last Legis,
lature, the capitol building and
grounds are valued at $3,500,OO0, and
the new state museum opposite the
capitol on Fourteenth avenue, $780,
600. The University of Colorado
placed a value Of s1,471,O00 on its
property. Other inventories include
the state penitentiary, $1,527,OO0; re.
formatory at Buena Vista, s3O4,0OO,
and Colorado Agricultural College, in
Guiding the Fort Lewis School and
Teller Indian Institute, s1,14S,0rg.
Many of the state institutions have
not yet completed the inventories.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-02-04
Cole Estate Pays Inheritance Tax

An inheritance tax Of $5O2 was raid
to Leslie f Hubbard, state Inheritance
tax appraiser, on the estate of Albert
]. Cole of Denver The estate was
valued at S23G,257.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-02-04
Pressing Need.

Mstress-What do we need for din
ner?
Servant-Sure, ma'am, an I've
tripped over the rug an we need a
new set of dishes.-Philadelph Eve.
ming Ledger.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-02-04
PREPAREDNESS
To FOrtify The System Against Grip

when Grip is prevalent LAXATIVE BROMO
OUlNINE should be taken, as this combinati ton
of Quinine with other ingredients, destroys
germs acts as Tonic and laxative and thus
keeps the system in condition to withstand
Colds Grip and Influenza There is only one
"BROMO QUININE." Z. W. GROVES sig
nature on box. 1Sc.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-02-04

The older we grow the greater the
lack Of knowledge we discover in
others.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-02-04
Peace at Any Price.

DO you let your wife have her own
way"
certainly; and most of mine."
Boston Transcript.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-02-04
Jealous.

What beautiful complexion Mrs
Blanks has tonight
Yes; I've noticed that, too. won
der what druggist she is patronizing
now"
The Holly chieftain., 1916-02-04

Makes the laundress happy-that's Red
Cross Bag Blue. Makes beautiful, clear
white clothes. All good grocers. Adv.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-02-04
Goble Named on Road Board.

Governor Carlson appointed Fred.
erick Goble of Silverton, Republican,
member of the State Highway Ad
visory Board.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-02-04
One Exception.

Mrs. Plaindial-I don't care if I'm
not pretty. Beauty's only skin deep
Her Husband-Not with potatoes.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-02-04

Any woman may drive her husband
to drink, but she can't make him take
water
The Holly chieftain., 1916-02-04

Whisky straight is the cause-a
crooked walk the effect.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-02-04
FraternaI Society in Receivers Hands

For the purpose of winding up its
affairs, Judge Perry, upon application
of Attorney General Farrar, appointed
e. R. Harper receiver for the Grand
Assembly of the Companions of the
Forest, a fraternal insurance organ
ization. Farrar made the application
at the request of the directors of nc
order. The latter has only 306 mem,
bers and has ceased to make any eff
fort to obtain new members What
funds are left, after all claims against
the order have been paid, will be di
vded among the members.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-02-04
Assessors Would Tax Reservations.

Assessors Would Tax Reservations.
The right of the counties to tax min-
eral reservations retained by rail
roads and other corporations in lands
sold by them was discussed by the
county assessors of Colorado at their
annual meeting in the Senate cham
ber at the state house. 1t was the
consensus of opinion among the asses.
sors that person or corporation re
serving mineral, oil and similar rights
in deeds to land sold should be taxed
on this reservation. The action of tho
State Board of Equalization in lower
ing the taxable valuation of several
public utilities and other corporations
from the figures fixed by the State
Tax Commission was scored by Gov
ernor Carlson in his opening address
TO the convention.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-02-04
WAR PERIL NEAR
DANGER CONSTANT AND AMER
IcA MUST BE READY DE-
CLARES PRES. WILSON.
New Circumstances Have Arisen, and
Executive Tells Cleveland and
Pittsburg Audiences U. S. Must
Prepare for Defense.
MENACE THREATENS. SAYS
WILSON.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-01-14

Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Wachter left Sat
urday for Texas, where they expect to
locate.
Miss Inez Potter came down from
Pueblo on Saturday for visit with
relatives and friends.
Mrs. Mary Woodside returned Tues
day from an extended visit with rela-
tives in Brookfield, Mo.
Walter Green came up from La Junta
on Friday and spent the day with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Green.
Chas. Recker left for Arapahoe,
Neb., on Wednesday in response to a
dispatch telling of the death of his sis
ter.
H. W. Lance came up from Las
Cruces, N. M, on Saturday and left
Wednesday for Kansas City where Mrs.
Lance is now in a hospital.
Word was this week received from
W. R. Cline, conveying the news of his
mothers death at her home in Dayton,
Va, on New Years day. Mr.. Cline
may be expected back early next week.
The Christian Scientists have let the
contract for the erection of a hand
some church edifice upon the Maple
avenue lot, facing City park. which
they purchased about three years ago.
Work upon the building will begin in
the near future.
More than 100 business and profess
sional men of the city were entertained
by the Retail Merchants Association at
luncheon yesterday at the Cantaloupe
Cafe. c. l.. Govreau, president of the
association, presided and talks were
made by Messrs Fenlason, North, Rel
fel, Mendenhall, Boney. Shelton, Ber-
nard and Stratton. 1t was decided to
make these meetings monthly affairs
and a committee consisting of II. b.
Mendenhall, Geo. Bernard and Harry
Garwood was appointed to look after
all the details for the next meeting.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-01-14
BRIDGING TIMPAS
Work Has Commenced Upon New
Concrete Structure

The tearing down Of the bridge across
Tempe creek on the road to Rocky Ford
began this week, says the Swink Adver-
cate of Friday last. This material, with
the addition of some long timbsrs. will oe
used in the construction Of a temporary
bridge near by. 1t is anticipated that the
erection of the permanent cement struet-
ure will require three months and every
effort will be made to interfere with travel
as little as possible. hence the building OF
temporary bridge. Severe weather may
increase this amount Of time. On the con-
trary, if the weather remains mild. 1t IS
the intention to increase the force and
hurry construction.
This Improvement speaks well in the
interest Of good roads for Otero county
and this section of the popular Rainbow
route.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-01-14

Request of The Foley Lumber Co. for
concession on weighing was denied on
account of ordinance fixing rate.
Motion by Aid. Lawson. seconded by
Aid. Stratton, that City en.er into con-
tract with the A. T. & s. F. r. R. Co. to
furnish them our surplus water at cur
rent rates il desired. Motion prevailed.
Motion by Aid. Price. seconded by Aid.
Ecton. that note of ]. M. Gee for Slco
and interest be referred to city attorney
for attention. Motion prevailed.
Motion Of Aid. Price. seconded by Aid.
Stratton. that the matter of opening
North Fourteenth street be laid on the
table. Motion prevailed.
Motion by Aid. Strstton. seconded by
Aid. Price, that City Atty. Minor be DEL
egated to represent the city in Catlin.
High Line and Rocky Ford Ditch Com
panies meetings. Motion prevailed.
Nothing further appearing council ad
journed until the next regular meeting.
J. E. Lawson, Clerk Pro-Tem.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-01-14
LITER PARDONED
Was At One Time Resident OF
This City

Rocky Ford people who some fifteen
years ago were acquainted with Russo
Boles. then resident Of this city. will be
Interested in the following press dispatch
from Denver under date CT Jan. IL:
'Russel Bolss sentenced to life impri-
sonment in 1908 for the murder Of Har-
old Friborn. a Denver boy who was killed
while trying to protect his sister from
assault was granted an unconditional
pardon by Governor Carlson this after
noon.
The governors action was taken upon
the unanimous Recommendation OF the
state board of pardons that clsmeney be
granted. He will sign the pardon to-
morrow"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-01-14

For Sale;-l6o head of shoats, weigh
ing from SO to 100 pounds each. Raised
and now located on our ranch at VERDI
mont, in the Wet Mountain Valley, Colo
rado. There has never been a case of
cholera in this valley. II interested, see
stock al ranch, or communicate with H.
L. Shepherd at Cripple Creek,
The Wet Mountain Valley Land And
Live Stock Co. -53
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-01-14
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
OF the City Council Of the City o'
Rocky Ford

Rocky Ford, Colorado. Dec. 3, 1915.
Regular meeting of council was held
in council chambers at. .7:30.
Those present were Mayor Roberts;
Aldermen Lawson. Price, Ecton, and
Stratton.
Minutes Of meeting of Nov. 10. 1915.
we're read and approved as corrected.
Henry Elsesser appeared before the
council and requested that the balance Of
his fine. amounting to $40. be RENTED.
On motion same was granted.
The following bills were then read.
and on motion allowed and warrants or
dered drawn for same:
Arkansas Valley Railway. Light
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-01-14

See the Church Sale ad on the last
page for attractive bargains.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-01-14
Dainty Things Must Be
Carefully lroned

Your pretty, embroidered things re-
quire careful ironing. Don't risk
spelling them with rough, sooty,
stove-heated iron. The electric flat
iron being heated from inside is al
ways clean and smooth, with highly
polished face.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-01

scattered dwarf p:ne trees found sui iic!cnt soil to grow. Above these the mountains were wrapped in un- dissolving frost and snow"
 This is the picture that Vancouver gave Of Taku Inlet in l794. and it l. rather q d!spiritinS onc-a view. through ;hC mistS Of a rainy day, and from an open boat in which the explorers travelled from Port Con- "iaSion. threading the inside chan nc!s: vicw-colorCd with disappoint- !ncnt at finding that the inlet did not reach liudson's Bay.
 Along the Taku Inlet from the deck of a boat in the channel, forty-five Slaci"r@ may be counted. or the largest ar" the Taku. the Norris, and n" Tw.I. Glaciers; thc most at ;ractivc ami the only one that reach. "3 tic sea, is the Taku. the one that attracts tll" atteatiOn or the visitors a5 il 2tamds. "ith it's sheer cliffs Iia!nS 800 feet from the waters edge. Ca-t!n: its hcTgs into the sea with a noise like thunder. While nc; as large as some of the other Ala kan glaciers the Malcspina, the C"i"mbia. or the Childs-it it is one oT the fine ones of Alaskan waters and far in advance, both in size and beauty. of any on the continent of Europe. either in the Swiss Alps or in Norway.
 IL has itS source in the ncve fields or the mountain Summits. some 30 miles 70 the North. and receives at least l" tributary glaciers that come from the mountain gorgcs at the side. From the Snowfields at its head. flow several different glaciers that find their way. both toward the coast and toward the interior, one Oi them rcputeh to be the Llewcllyn glacier that comes down to the head Of Atlin Lake. An adventurous ex-
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-01

Yukon ihau the month of the Stew art rivc:. cvci. when thcy wcr" prrs. "nt in tie Yosemite Valley of Cali fo.'nia.
 Tie present glacial cyGtcm O! Alas. EI is but the dwindi,d remains of the vast ic' flood that once swept out from the mountains and driiirI away on Ihc waters OI th" Pacific. ~ that tim" the flood ov"rllnv;ri ihc top of MOun; Juneau. ana Mount Jumbo was not even all island in the ""a. Only the very highest Of the peaks escaped the flow. These ma; hr distinguished by their jagged Sum!Ai,a, standing like pinnacl"s against the "ky. whiI" thc loa"r sulh lm!'@ ha:, been :moOthcI aud r."u!li :," h. q gigantic Iasp.
 Along Frederick sound Stephen" i'a. sa,'r and their tributary inIctS is wonderful system CI glacial streams, set among mountains Ci rar" n"arlty. well worth seeing. and requiring many monih5 og ".udI r.. weeks "I pleasure merely to visit Among th" oldest pioneers. who live in Alaska there is scarcely anyouc whI la" visited all the localities that maE he seen from tNc deck of n boat
 Tn" larger Of the glaciers Of thiJ locality are the l.eContr. Patterson. Baird. Dawes, Brown. SumDuIn. Saw ser. Taku. Norris. Twin. Wright and MCndcnhall. or these the IcCont". Dawes, Brown. Sawyer and Taku glaciers discharge their ice into the "ca. and from the latter come the bcrgS that are seen along the inland Channcl. \ little farther north are the Herbert and the Eagle glaciers.
 John Muir. the most famous au- thori,y on Alaskan glaciers. visited all those l have mentioned, in lS79. and described them as Rugged. liv- ing. savage old mills of God" Ac-
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-01

tune; for the Aletscn. the largest of the Swiss Alpine ice-rivers. is but
 13 miles in length and is narrow in
 proportion. The peaks at the head, where the snow is gathered to form the stream, have an elevation of about 1000 feet, twice as high as
 Mount Juneau. Among the glaciers in this district is found real Alpine climbing worthy of the ice-aX and iron-shod boots of any adventurcr. Some day, the pleasure of this sport, which thousands travel hundreds. ev- en thousands of miles to enjoy, will be appreciated and participated in
 by the people of Juneau. as we'll as by the multitude of sight-scers and the pleasure seekers who will come
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-01

buried for months :n the deSolation Of gravel-white monuments of Ma turc's force. This flood of water rushes down and tears out. by the very roots, forest trees that have stood from two to three hundred years. and scatteis the debris into the waters of the inlet.
 About tho center of the front is q moraine on which vegetation is growing-mosses. berry bushes, small trees of cottonwood and or spruce, indicating that it has not been ice covered for more than a hundred years. At the upper portion of this moraine, the ice Is again encroach- ing. Showing that this portion of the glacier is doing what very few of the ice-rivcrs of Alaska are, namely. advancing. It is dumping great blocks of granite on the small trees. These blocks are. no doubt, brought from the cliffs, twenty-five miles to the north, and deposited here.
 Another glacler easily approached, in the region surrounding Juneau, IS the Mcndenhall. This glacier may be reached by automobile with per feet comfort after passing through masses of wild flowers that border the road. You may sit in the shade Uf the gigantic cottonwoods and 5prucCS. that grow on the ancient no-ainc. and eat ice-cream frozen with glacier ice and made from the milk of COWS that pasture on the grasses where once the ice stood thousands oi feet in depth
 The Mcndenhall Glacier represents
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-01

cOrding to Muir. Sumdum, or Holk- ham Bay, with it's two arms, the Tracy and the Endicott, is among the most interesting of the Alaskan iiords. At the time of his visit four streams discharged ice into the sea, and more than hundred of the second and third class were to be seen on the bectling heights near the scashorc. It is today one of the most beautiful and one of the est of the inlets although one of tho least visited. The walls rise thousands of feet, sheer from the waters edge. The cliffs are carved with fittings from the ice flow, the bare granite Is polished SO smoothly that even the bravery of plant life. can scarcely find a foothold on the walls. The waters are landlocked until, at times. the surface of the water Is like a mirror. and the ice. bergs are floating fragments of white In crystal mirror, as they drift away from the parent that pushes them into the placid waters of the inlet.
 Taku inlet is the best known of the Erandest of the inlets although one of the glaciers of the coast mountains. It was first naylgated by a lieuten. ant, of Vancouver, and in the record of the voyage 1t Is described as fol. lows: Prom the entrance 1t ex. tended MI degrees E. about 13 miles, when the shores spread to the east and west, and formed 6 basin about a league broad, and two leagues across in a NV. and SEE. al. rection, with n small island lying nearly at It's northeast extremity. From the shores of thls basin a com. pact body of fec extended some dis. lance nearly all around, and the ad. iacent region was composed of a closely connected continuation of the lofty range of frozen mountain. whosc sides. almost perpendicular. were formed entirely of rock, except close to the water side, where few