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The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-14
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to be given in town Friday. De-. 21st
Dem Nisgers" win sho made you
laugh. Jes' can't hep dem ss'ves
Maybe you don't understand the
situation. it, pretty serious. TIE
High School has entered the big
Arkansas Valley League in basket
bali and win have to rise bout SIS
to cover It's shire of the expenses.
The students have gotten up .
minstrel show to help raise this a..
sessment Late songs from the
Southland, humorous dialect etc.
along with some things Of . more
substantial character win be given.
Prices are reasonable, you can't af-
ford to miss It.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-14
IN. z. n. O. \ y..A

ing the canvas st Holly 70 provide
funds for Y. n. c. A. work in the
Report of the committss conduct
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-14

We have plenty Of Pea Coal and
it costs you considerably less than
the other sizes.
Yours truly
The w. F. McCue Mercantile Co.
N. e. Berry Manager. H-lt
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-14

we thank you.
F. II. Puntsnney.
John Duncan
John Sherman
Benton Nosier
F. II. Allen
John Adkins
H. E. McKeever
Committee
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-14
=. = sgsxssvss 1ssaszs = wseAssa.

II. 4 McKssver. who for sonse
time past has been associated with
the First National Bank Of Holly.
has accepted . position with the
KansaS National Bank Of Wichita,
Kansas. and LETT for that city the
first Of the week. Nr. NeKesvsf was
formerly in hs employ Of the Wichi.
u institution and returns to his
first howe 20 to speak.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-14

Mr.. and Mrs. H. 8. Rollins spent
Saturday and Sunday In Holly with
N. H. Lambs.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-14
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rRAvEi i 4CruREs

No onss shqN miss Charles A.
Payns 6 N - = House Saturday
Night Deesml = M He has been
with the lsis i kth Bureau now
'or Five lesrs has appeared
again and an MT the Biggest
Chautsuqua q ~ United States.
He win atliy1r . lecture which he
sives thi5 ys6t It II, tatitisd
ANERrCA 9lIE Van Il y
divided in6e e pArta -:
I. ssls belol lus 4.
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The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-14
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Holly - - prepared TO
meek svery "a y q Christmas
shopp9s q ~ ~ trade terri
tory. 1h5 pt oniy supply
thu vasiDlG - 2sS much in de-
mand = CAi ~. but they
can sape1r - q e psices ~ low
OF Iowsr alltd ~ bs purchas-
Cd slssaltx ~ sttsntion OF
ChIsftain ~ s1ealed to the
advertisoss6f1 6ily merchants
IN this ieasa ths tact that
In supplitid u iousI Christ
mas NJ - 1s1p no better
than eol1s = iosthe purpose.
Holly mslt r. hsss already e.
tablishsd M 4 III reputation
ior thsIr & srcnand ndisinE
methods. ~ EsS tocks which
make ss3set y y md for the
uniformly M which they
sell. Tlai1 ~ ttssted by the
extensive :pa&r6l accorded them.
many of ~ - ~ coming for q
distance q tfol Se % miles
Let Holly sup h s1r Christmas
needs and Ho1 kill trest you
4 ssSssAsg. :.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-14

Insure your broom corn with c.
A. Pinkham.- 27tf
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-14

C1nyoh, Mammoth Uave. ete.
2. Historie: The Making of the
American Race. Seekers after
Liberty. The Pilgrim Fathers.
Tho Revolution Fathers, Civil
War Fathers. and Pioneers.
Other Pilgrims and Immigrants
seeking Liberty. to be mon and
not cattle are seen coming from
all the world to help America
the Mighty Melting Pot.
g. This great new racA in its
great new Continent. entering
the World War '.that Liberty
may not perish from the earth.
America will do her duty in
the service of Humanity. and
save her own country and keep
her own soul.
The last part Of this lecture has
,een prepared in conference with 60.
'ernment officials at Warrington.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-14
8ishth oraAe neeea

There ID to be 4 program given
by the schools Friday afternoon Dec
2lst at 2 O'Clock.
The school rooms have been very
cold the past week. The school
Board was up making investiga-
tion Monday 40 We hope for .
change soon.
We have Z nsw student enrolled
In the Sixth Grade this week. HAr
name II Alice Norris
Quite . large number Of pupils
are absent this week on eeount Of
sickness.
Ehsrs d GOOD skating tbs week
20 the pupils are glad 70 do with
out resesses and be dismissed thirty
minutes sarly.
Mr. smeataer Wished schools this
week.
Earl Snyder has his limb In .
cast end win soon be abba ta get
up.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-14
leTEs Of Inf
nollY seseels
1sily As1sessa1e1 ~ L. Juass
Uiah oahool o9uAsot Wsitss
yso0 0aRp Eoasosy

uisA ashssl 0ts1sat VriSss
ysso 0aaD Esasosy
NJ. Bingham wes the Helly ~
psspsntative 70 the distri& msstins
q thu biz Arkansas VALLEY League
In baskst-ball ct Il JuntA last 6at.
urdsy. Such businsss - the ar.
rangsmAnt Of games and finances
was carried on. The costa Of trans.
postaEion etc. Of the teams Of the
various schools ase to b poo3ed and
sach school y TO pay it, portion
According to the arrangement Of
eamsA Holly plays Wiley In two
sontsst4 The winner Of these will
play fhe winner Of another pair Of
eontsting schools and % ON TO the
anal state ent@t Holly's share OF
thu expsnses II to be paid In part
by . High School program. 6ee
Minstrel Rhox win Be In Town
In this paper.
The school has written letters 70
several Of the boys who have ct
soms time .heen members Of the
Holly High School and are now in
the service Of the government. Here
u one u the answers received and
rsad hs1ors the High School st ~
sembly period.
Camp Ksarny. California,
Nov. Z. 1917.
Dsas III Cochren:
Rscsiysd your lsttsr only fsw
days 40. hsnes the tardy reply.
Il had gone 70 the dead lsttsr olscs
and was lucky to get It ct ~
This u = grsat plses ont, here
unels Cam surely hsd IN sye Tor
bti1nsss whsn he picked the spot.
q there y nothing slss 70 DO. hut
scldisz. Our littas camp contains
sosae 96ooe msn. covers shout eQo
= = 1
md ssst tl.25ey6Do.1e. 1hrs = not
: civilAin within u miles except the
laborera and T. n. G. A. Men. Camp
Ksa1ny when pomplsted win aceom-
msdate 1000 man. Fisurins that
that b ono half Of what our stand
ing army was during peace times,
one can understand that when our
.Uncls Sam" prepares he PRE-
PAREA Thdre II nothing but
bTNah and dust In the immediate
vicinity but . two hours walk will
tA1e you among the orange groves
and flowers that are charactetistic
Of California.
We lett Fort Logan shout Z
month ago and since We have bean
hare We have consolidated with the
First Colorado Cavalry. known now
q the 18th q. g. infantry. l am
ding my bit In tho Headquarters
Co. This company whom iilled will
be the largest OF the regiments. con.
tanning shout 800 men, while the
war strength Of the companies ID
$50. The Headquarters Co. Is com.
posed Of the resimental band,
mbunted orderlies. signal platoon,
motor and bicycle plgtoon, bomb
throwing experts. and . detaeh.
n1ent Of I pound guns, Just which
Of thsm / win get into do not yet
know.
Another one Of the .l6 Glass wor.
thies b with us-namsly Chaa A,
Grifhth. Of the Regimental Band
Also Willis House Of Co. ID" same
regiment. understand several oi
the other fellows from school have
conc to other branches Of the ser
vicA Holly is certainly furnishing
her share.
Things are planned hero for oul
amusement - well % our training
for AL work and no play makes
Sammy dull boy. The Y. N. c. A
b doing great work, having lars,
building for the use Of the boys In
each brigade. Here is furnished
books. writing material, pianos, and
movies. We are also given good
lectures several times q week. giving
Ns alwavH snmethin9 IN R0 In Rill,
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-14
MOLLY nEu NAMED
on ADVISORY BOARD
AagistsAnts VIII - AAvise1 1agar.
ding Dsaet Risks Ara 1Agu-
IakSoAa.

In eomplianee with the new 6elsc-
tive Service Regulations County
Judge J. c. Horn. CRANKY Htllysr
and Allyn Cole have bean designat-
ed ~ the Legal Advisory Board for
Prowers County by Governor Jul
ius c. Gunter. and they have 10
ceived their appointments from
President Wflaon.
The purpose of this Legal 4 MI
sorry BOARD = t6 provide . msAns
whereby every registrant may secure
al necessary advice and assistance
in preparing claims. Questionnaires
or any other papers required by the
regulations to be submitted by .
registrant. This Board viii be held
responsible that there shall always
be . competent force Of lawyers or
laymen available to al registrants
1T any time during which the Local
Board for Prowers County is open
for business.
The creation of the Legal Advt
sorry Board is primarily to render
all possible assistnce to registrants
and no registrant should hesitate
to accept the assistance thus offered
for this service will be rendered
free Of charge.
To the membership Of the board
as previously announced have baen
added the entire membership Of the
county bar and . number of the
prominent citizens Of the county.
The following members will act -
the advisory board on the days
designated:
Monday Of each week. until al
reg1strants have been duly aasiated-
Al. T. Il.
frank 6. West. w. 81 Cordln
| II q Ab1n1na. B, 4 sChrtSs
- TUENDAY 4 Ns'' sssr5'
[C c. Goodsle. Allyn Cole.
|C A. Coker. Herschel Horn
"WEDNESDAY
J. X. Doughty. Edw. II. Ellis.
Rev. T. E. Kelley. RC 0o0dale.
THURSDAY
~. C. Horn. A. C. Gordon.
C. Floyd Cook. st. Geo. Creashe
FRIDAY
CRANKY Hillyer. Henry c. Rogers.
Chas, Owens. HIP. 6yp.
SATURDAY
w. E. Fee. ]. 8. AcClung.
e. r, Jones. A E. Downer.
The Office of the Legal Advisory
Board and its associate members
will be the District Court Chambers
in the Markham building and the
members shown above will be pre-
sent from o'clock A. N. till 5 con.
tinuing until their labors are com.
pleted.
The following have been selected
at Holly. to act as Associate Mem
bers and their Office and hours win
be published in few days.
John Duncan, J. 8. McMurtry,
Frank Allen, Frank Puntenney. J.
w. Wilkis. ]. G. johnson.
At Granada the following have
been designated: E. c. Gee c. D.
Baldwin, E. F. Page, j. B. Rhodes
and ]. Russell Mayfield.
Insure your broom corn with c.
A. Pinkham.- 27tf
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-14

now and then breaks the mo0oeony
ol camp ~
The companies are being hllsd 70
war strsnsth BY the drafted man.
They arrived here clothed in blue
overalls and Jumpers. Made one
think af the evil war post and his
laudsd Boys In Blue The usen
are drilled constantly. and ara BE-
ing taught the latest methods Of
warfare mainly trench and bayonst
work. When the instructing on
Ger describes how TO thrust bayo-
net into an enemies neck just . few
inches. % a. 70 withdraw It quickly
and be ready for Fritxie Number
Two. It can't help but cause the
hair 70 stand up just . little.
L would be pleased 70 hear from
any Of the old friends might hap
pen 70 have now In Holly. for its
Just Q little lonesome out here Ut
times not knowing . soul this side
of the Rockies. Give my regards TO
Mrs. Cochran and Jim.
Sincerely.
L. W. Warner.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-14

Total S613.00
The following is the High School
subscription list itemised.
Adkins James, 5000
Bland Everett N. 1000
Bland Homer 1000
Chase Walter, 1000
Edmiston Rosalis 20.OO
Fricker Roy, 1000
Citizens Dan K. 1000
Leonard Clement, 1000
Shively Paul. 1000
Sherman Merritt, 1000
Sayer Parke, 1000
Wilson Billy, 1000
Wilson Colin, 1000
Total $4,000
In making the above canvass. the
committee met with no treatment
other than good hum6r, and an
earnest desire to cooperate. Truly
this community Is blessed with q
loyal, wholehearted and patriotic
citizenship. In the name Of the
Y. M. c. A. work in the army which
! cause you have 30 loyalty supported
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-14

Insure your broom corn with C.
A. Pinkham.- Ntf
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-14
The mo Christmas axt" 1ds.

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The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-01-05
NEATH ER REPORT

The monthly meteorological sum-
mary with a comparative data for the
month of December 1916, issued from
the local office L. S. Weather Bureau,
shows the month to have been the
December in the last ten years. The
and had more suawfall than any other
December Nthe last ten years. The
temperatures was below zero ON IS
days and the cold spell was broken bv
a mild chinook ON the 2olh. The
mean temperature for the month was
: degrees, making an average daily de
fclency III temperature Of Ii degrees
as compared with the normal. The
highest temperature was - degrees
on December 2nd and the lowest was
81 degrees below zero ON December
18th. an absolute monthly range of
S6 degrees. The highest temperature
for this month taken from 81 wears
Of record was IS degrees on Deem
Der =, 1885,, and the lowest for the
same period WAS 30 degrees below
zero on December 18th, 1884. The
total precipitation for the month was
.05 inches which is 0.42 inches above
normal. The total snowfall for the
month was lO.7 inches and 1912 inches
of snow lay on the ground at the end
of the month. There We're eight clear
days. nine partly cloudy and II
cloudy days. The percentage of pos
sible sunshine was 4S per cen The
prevailing direction Of winds was
from the southwest. The highest We
locity for five minutes was "A miles
al hour, from the west on the 18th.
c. w. LING, Observer.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-01-05
10 Years
Taken from
"I the Files Of
xAAO Ue NdNep
$3.50 County Ga
sette Of Mlnsteen Years Ago.
sstte Of Mnsteen Years Ago,

l.. H. Mills Of Saco was in town
last Saturday on business.
VIII. Humphrey of Culbertson spent
two days in Glasgow this week.
Plas Price of Saco was in town
Tuesday.
Billy Buzzard and Armour Broome
of Saco were visitors in Glasgow this
week.
A dance was given in the Coleman
House New Years eve 1t was we'll
attended.
Jas. Thompson and wife of Pear
mond have moved to Glasgow and
will make this place their home in
the future.
w. j. Colwell of Oswego is in town
attending the social events of the
week given by the Sanford Dodge
tragedy company.
Owing to the publication of the an
nual financial statement Of the county
clerk, published this week, space US
ually devoted to news is curtailed.
A very pleasant dance was given in
the Hardy house at Culbertson New
Years eve. Dancing commenced ear
ly in the evening and continued until
late the next morning. A large
crowd participated in the enjoyment.
A large party from Culbertson
made a search for Joe Horan's body
and fished in the river hoping to find
it, but their efforts were unsuccessful.
There is no doubt but that his body
was carried under the ice by the
swift current of the river.
Los Blackman, manager Of the
Nm cattle company, was in Glas-
gov this week. His wife has just re-
turned from Texas where she has
been making an extended visit with
friends and relatives. She reports
the winter in the Lone Star state very
severe.
Lee Cook and Mac Hunter have
sold their cattle and will leave Valley
county in the spring. Hunter will re-
turn to his home in Oregon to take
charge of his fathers farm and Cook
will return to his home in Texas for
an extended visit.
A large party Of friends gathered
at the home of Ludwig Bretzka last
week and celebrated the birth of a
little daughter that made her advent
into the home some days ago. An
enjoyable evening was passed and
many kind wishes for the young
lady's health and happiness were ex-
pressed by the guests before they de-
parted for home.
Florence Truscott, nine years of
age, died Monday morning at 1 O'Clock
from typhoid fever. Her body was
taken by her parents to Helena for
burial in consecrated ground. The
bereaved family have the sincere SYM
patty Of a large circle of friends in
the deep sorrow.
Archibald Mahon left Thursday for
Butte to attend the meeting Of the
Montana society Of civil engineers.
-An elahorate pfograa is arranged
and a not time" is the logical result
when the engineers get together. The
program viii he eomplegod By al elab-
orate banquet to be served at the Me
Dermott house this evening. Mr.. Ma
hon viii spend several days in the
surveyor generals office compiling
data for the official county map for
the use of the assessor and commits
sloners. The work on the map will
be commenced Immediately on his re
turn to Glasgow.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-01-05

GU METAL FINISH. Original, rich and exclusive finish of deep
lustle and permanency, applied in TWENTY-FIVE OPERA
ilONS. No finer finish is possible than that of the Series IL Cars.
"A permanent body finish depends largely on the slow and careful
building up OF the different coats Of color and varnish-the Stude-
baker way. Tenders and aprons are rich. black enamel.
NEW AUXILIARY CHAIRS. Arm chairs, original and exclusive
with Studebaker. patent applied for. These large. roomy and
comfortable chairs fold up and slide under rear seat when not in
use. They dispense with the unsightly recesses in the tonneau
floor and with slit carpets, commonly used in other cars. When
these chairs are underneath the back seat the Studebaker is a
roomy. beautiful FIVE-PASSENGER CAR-instead of the regu-
lar seven-passenger ear.
REVERSIBLE FRONT SEAT. Original and exclusive with
Ntudebaker, the front passenger seat is reversible so that passen-
ger can sit facing tonneau or facing forward. Both front seats
are covered with leather, have large and handsome robe strap, and
are adjustable to all leg lengths. No more comfortable seats are
found in any car, regardless of price.
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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-17

Great Is the moment when tidingS Of
freedom reach lis. when TIA, long en-
thrailed soul from amid its Chains and
squalid stagnnncy arises. were it still
only In blindness and beWiderment,
and sWears by him that made II that
ii will be free Free Understand
that Well, it is the deep commandment.
DINNER or clearer, of our whole being
to be free Freedom is the one pur-
port, wisely aimed at or unWiScly. of
all mans struggles, tolings and suffer
ings in this earth Yes, supreme is
such a moment df thou have known
to- first vision as Of Il flame girt Sinai
in this our waste pilgrimage which
thcnccforth wants not its pillar Of
cloud by day and pillar Of fire by
night. Something it is eycn-nar,
something considerable-W when the
chains have grown corrosive. poison
Ous, 10 he free from oppression by our
fellow man.-CarNle.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-17
ARMY DIVISION IS
READY FOR FRANCE

Washington Aug. l2-Another mill
tia division will be rushed to France
1t viii be the 2Gth, composed Of New
England puardsmen, and Will be com
manded by Major General Clarence
Edwards
The 26th division may even 90 ahead
Of the i2d Selection of the first over
seas force Of national guard troops
was still under consideration at the
war department today. the New Eng
land men standing an even chance OF
getting sailing orders first.
Orders were issued by the War De
partment which place Major General
Thomas H. Barry, Of Chicago in com
mand of the division Of the national
army 10 be cautioned at Camp Grant
tRockford1. This division is to be
known as the Eighty-siXth and is to be
composed exclusively Of men drafted
in the state of Illinois
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-17
FIVE SHIPS LOST
IN THE PACIFIC
THREE AMERICAN, ONE JAPAN
ESE AND ONE BRITISH VESSEL
BLOWN UP.

Pacific Port, Aug l7.-Fiye ships.
three flying the American flag, one
the Japanese and one the British,
were believed by Mariners today to
have been blown up while at sea by
time bombs placed on board by Ger
man agents
The story of a sailor of the finding
Of bottles containing acid which were
placed near powder cases so that il
they were broken the powder would
explode on board ship strengthened
this belief.
Scho0ners Betauga and Wmslow
and the sailing ship X. &. Slade flew
the stars and stripes The other two
overdue ships are the British ireigh.
ters Wairuna and the Japanese
freghter kOto lIira.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-17
EAGLE MEDAL PROPOSED.
TO Be Bestowed Upon Heroic American
Soldiers.

Washington Congress is now being
urged To establish a medal to he
known as "the American eagle med
al" to rank in American deeds of
valor with the Victoria croSs Of Eng
land. 1t Is the purpose of the support
ers of the measure to beStow this
medal only upon those American sol
diers whose heroSm stands ont brill
liantly. \ bill to this effect has been
introduced by Representative O'Shal-
messy.
\ tentative design shows a medal
about the size of half dollar, the
front adorned By the figure of Liberty
crossing the ocean, the American flag
in one hand, sword in the other Be
meath the figure the inscription mp
pears. "Pacem Anna Tcuntur'-peace
is preserved through arms.
The reverse side shows an American
eagle with outstretched wings within
an olive wreath. Above is Il cloud eff
feet in which appear two claSped
hands. signifying the union of the
United States and her allies. The rib
bon supporting the medal is Of red,
white, blue and black, the latter one
Of the enemy's colors and by custom
always included,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-17
ANDREW NELSON DIES
AT AGE OF SO YEARS

Andrew Nelson, aged So for years
a resident Of La Sale, died Wednesday
about $3.50 o'clock III Ottawa. Death
was brought on by complication Of
diseases. He was born in sweden
and came 10 this country about TWEEN.
ty-fiyc years ago. He came to La
Sale from his native land and lived
here until few years ago. He was
a stone mason by trade.
The funeral will be held Saturday
afternoon from the home Of Ludwig
lIammerich. 1906 Twelfth street The
body will be taken to lakewood GENE.
terry for burial The Rev. +. G. Krue-
ger will have charge of the funeral
services at the house--l.a Sale Trib.
une.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-17
MEANING OF Marines RIBBON
Mysterious Particolored Strips Worn
on Breasts.

Washington. THE little strips Of
particolored ribbon 50 often seen ON
the breasts Of our soldiers of the sea"
are mystery to msst civilians says
Major General George Barnett, com
mandant of the United States marine
corps. Every one and three-cighths
inches of the strip denotes that the
wearer is the posScssor of medal
awarded for valor or good conduct or
of n badge for service In some famous
campaign.
"rhe man with the light blue strip
decorated with white stars possesses
the greatly coveted medal of honor the
blue, white and red combination means
service In the Philippine insurreeiion
two bands Of blue and gray Of equal
width, service in the civil war; two
bands of blue separated by yellow,
service In the Spanish-Amcrcan war;
red, yellow, blue, yellow and red Dor.
dered with blue the Cuban occupation.
one of the easiest to recognize Is the
China campaign badge, IA band Of yell
low with edges Of blue