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The Holly chieftain., 1919-07-31
ELECTRIC CURRENT ON
"WEDNESDAY MORNING
One Boiler at City Light and
Water Plant Reilued-Other
Being Repaired.

One of the boilers at the city
water and light plant had been
completely refiued Tuesday night,
the brick wall around the boiler
rebuilt and was fired up during
the hight SO that the day electric
current was turned on Wednesday
morning.
The other boiler is now going
through a similar process of re-
Mobilization and by the first OF
the coming week will be in com.
mission.
During the time these repairs
have been made it was piece of
good fortune for the city that the
use of the boilers at the Holly
Alfalfa Mill were available for
pumping water during the day
and could be drawn on at night
for light and power.
These good offices of the Holly
Alfalfa Products Co, were mainly
due to the prompt action and
foresight of City Councilman B. B.
Overtield, who is also foreman of
the hay mill Mr.. Overtield read
lily saw what the town fas up
against in the. emergency and had
a. pinch steam line run from the
mill to the city plant to run it's
pump during the day and elect
ric generator at night.
Since last Friday morning un-
til Wednesday morning of this
week The Chieftain has been
practically out of commission dur
ing the day as there was no cur
rent to run its linotype machine
and presses. In addition to this
discrepancy the office has been
compelled to run with limited
help. 1t has, therefore been inn
possible to issue the regular
monthly Merchantt Edition of
the paper which should have ap-
peared this week.
The day current is now on and
also prospect for additional
help which will make it possible
to issue the Merchants Edition
next week and get caught up with
the job jrinting, which has accum.
ulated during the time the office
has been virtually closed down.
1t has only been possible to get
out this weeks paper by working
a night shift during the week.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-07-31
HOLLY Is GETTING TO
BE BIG EGG MARKET
Snodgrass Food Co., Is Buying
Approximately $500 Worth
of Hen Fruit Week.

That Holly is coming to be con-
siderable of an egg market is indi-
Gated by the great number of eases
of eggs bought here each week.
The Snodgrass Food Co. in partic-
ular, has been doing heavy egg
business since opening it's store
here in May. The Snodgrass store
paid to the egg producers of this
section from May 22nd to June q,
one month, $l7S0 in cash for eggs
alone. The Holly Produce Co., the
BrOokshire store, as well as the
other groceries have also bought
many eggs.
The Snodgrass Food Co. bought
26 cases or $50 dozen eggs last Sat
urday, for which they paid the far
mers 40 cents per dozen cash or
over 5000 for the one day. This
firm is now paying out about $500
per week for eggs.
There are lot of people who de
clare that poultry does not pay
but not one of these persons can
tell you of time when eggs were
selling in the country at IS cents
to 40 cents per dozen in the sum-
mer time. Ii hens won't pay with
eggs at these figures then it looks
as if those engaged in the business
did not know the game.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-07-31
MANY HORSES DIE
Disease Resembling Spinal Menin-
gifts Prevalent Near Hartman.

A new horse disease which is
said to closely resemble spinal
meningitis in the human race, has
developed during the past few
weeks in the vicinity of Hartman
where some 25 or 80 head of horses
have died.
Thus far the veterinarians are
somewhat undecided as to what
the disease is. However, the Hart
man section is the only place that
las reported losses from the dis
case and it does not now seem to
be spreading.
Those who have lost horses
near Hartman so far are: O. F..
Cox, 2, A. Tonnozzi, 5, j. Bell q,
Ross Pugh, E. c. Manning, 4. w.
Robinson, w. l.. Geeae, I. A. Mock
II. B. Hutle, T. E. Sallee, T. Clark;
w. D. Clark, Fred Barnes, Guido
It'll Bros, G. Silberberger and Paw
lish Bros, each one. Out of 27
head reported sick "a have died
or been killed by state veterin-
Rrian.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-07-31
RACE RIOT IN CHICAGO
Twenty-Six are Killed in Battle
With Negroes.


The following news story is
taken fom this mornings Denver
Post:
Chicago, July 30.--Bitter fighting
between whites and negroes spread
Tuesday night to all parts of Chi.
cago, the serious casualties being
more numerous than at any other
similar period in the racial war.
The city authorities made no call
for troops and in the absence of
such request, Gov. Frank c. Lou
den could not order the soldiers to
take charge, although with the ar
rival Wednesday of two more regi-
ments, 5000 well armed men were
resting on their arms.
The death list at dawn had reach
ed twenty-six. An incorrect police
report Tuesday night had sent it
higher, but investigation showed
that no one had been killed in a
spectacular automobile crash and
race fight at Thirty-fifth and State
streets. authenticated deaths in
Tuesday nights fighting were two,
both Negroes. One was killed in
the Italian district on the West
side and Ira Henry, 40, was shot
when he. wounded one of two poll
cemen who sought to search him
for weapons at Fiftieth and State
streets.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-07-31
J. B. BYARs & COMPANY
J. n. Humphries Takes Over +. B,
Coffin's Interest in Store.

: J. Fl. Humphries, new manager
of the Byars & Coffin dry goods
store here has just purchased
F. b. Coffin's interest in the Holly
store and the firm name has been
changed from Byars e. Coffin to
J. B. Byars & Company.
Mr. Humphries is thorough
going young business man. For
number of years past he has been
Unidentified with the dry goods
business as a travelling salesman
for large eastern manufactures
and just prior to coming to Holly
some weeks ago was manager of
the Byars g. Coffin store at SYRIA
cuse
Mr. .Humphries succeeded F. B.
Coffin. who went to Brighton
few weeks ago, as manager of the
Holly store and has since been in
charge. He finished the semi
annual inventory of the stock
last week and has just taken
'over Mr.. Coffin's interests in the
store and will continue the man.
ageDent of the Holly business.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-07-31
Now Approximate Around
$4,000 Per Month.
MILK PRODUCTION 2l,O72
GALLONS; CREAM 722 CANS
At $12 Per Can Butter Fat for June
: Reached An Aggregate Of Over
$8,000-More and Better Cows
Are Being Raised Here.

A majority of people in Holly
are perhaps aware that this Sec
tiOn is somewhat of a dairy dist
rict. They know in general way
that we ship out many cans of
milk and cream each day, but few
of us indeed have any accurate
conception of how much milk or
cream are produced in the neigh
borhood contiguous to the town
or how much money comes in
each month for these dairy pro
duets.
; Therefore figures recently secur-
ed through local railroad channels
in which Santa Fe Agent G. w.
Hurd has aided The Chieftain,
very materially, will be of interest
to nearly every reader of the
paper, and a revelation to many
These figures are for the month Of
June and as to number of cans of
milk and cream are practically
official AS to the cash receipts
the figures are approximate for
the reason that the cans of but
ter and milk vary in size. The sizes
range from five to ten gallons
each, while eight gallons is fair
average of the size used
During June there were shipped
from the Holly station 1884 cans,
of milk, most of which went to the
condensory at Lamar. Assuming
that there were S-gallon cans
the total shipment for the month
amounted to 21,072 gallons of
milk, or at the rate of eight and
a third pounds to the gallon there
were shipped during the month
175,600 pounds of milk.
The price paid for milk during
June by the condensory was $3.50
per hundred pounds, so that the
dairymen shipping milk from HoI
ly during June received in the ag-
gregate about $4,390.
During the same month 722 cans
of cream of 10 gallons each were
SnlppeQ out OF Holly. AS each lU-
gallon can of cream will average
about 30 pounds of butter fat, the
producer received an average OF
about $l2 per can for the cream.
The approximate total paid out
here for cream during June was,
therefore. about $S,664.
The milk and cream product of
the Holly district is therefore ap-
proximately $4,000 per month.
This amount will vary somewhat
with the seasons of course. Since,
however, the tendency on the part
of dairymen throughout the Ar
kansas valley is to buy and breed
more and better dairy stock the
general average is bound to in
crease in the future. Dairying is
one of the great and growing re-
ources of this section, and merits
every encouragement
The Holly chieftain., 1919-07-31
Rocky Ford Melon Day.

w. J. Brown, publicity man
for the Rocky Ford Watermelon
Day and Fair, was in Holly yester-
day distributing advertising mat
ter for Rocky Ford's big fall festi-
val which will be held Sept. 2, 8,
4, and S. Mr.. Brown assured the
Chieftain that this years program
would be larger and more varied
than that of any previous year,
and would include many of the
wild west show features of the
Cheyenne frontier day.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-07-31
Farr will Close out Eldorado Store

w. NJ Farr returned home last
Monday from Denver where he
had spent three or four days in
consulting specialists relative to
his physical condition. For the
past three months Mr.. Farr has
been suffering from species of
paralysis affecting his right side.
The trouble has gradually grown
worse until of late the use of his
right hand has been more or less
useless and his speech seriously
affected. He has decided to close
out his second hand store here.
as will be seen by an advertise
ment elsewhere in this issue, and
go to some medical springs in the
hope of relief The specialists
consulted in Denver gave him lit
tie encouragement.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-07-31
Merchandise Worth 81, 600
Taken Sunday Night.
GOODS STOLEN INDICATE
ARTISTS IN THE GAME
Silks and Silk Goods, Ginghams,
Khaki and Shoes Picked Over
and Best Taken-No Clue To
Gang Who Did the Work.

The general merchandise store OF
the Hartman Mercantile company
was entered last Sunday night and
about $1,000 worth of goods, as
near as can be estimated at this
time, stolen. The articles taken
for the most part, consisted of the
most valuable goods in the store,
principally silk articles, such as
silk goods in the piece, silk waists,
hose and shirts, shoes, khaki
goods, ginghams, etc.
j. p. Pingham, the owner of the
store, has absolutely no clue as to
the identity of the thieves. The
robbery was not discovered till
Monday morning when Mr.. Pink
ham Immediately notified Sheriff
Cal. Downing, who has since been
working on the case, and some
theories have led to investigations
at Pueblo where, 1t Is claimed, a
large Jew fence" has been operat-
ing for some time ON colossal
scale. But as yet nothing has de
veloped to establish q tangible
clue to work upon.
Mr.. Pinkham is brother of C.
A. Pinkham of the real estate firm
of McMurtry & Pinkham Of this
city. He has operated the store at
Hartman for number OF years,
finally buying out the entire stock
Of the old company, the Hatman
Mercantile Co. which Mr. Pink
ham has continued to operate un.
der the old name.
There was no disturbance about
Hartman last Sunday night to
give any indication that the store
had been entered.
In view of the amount taken and
the fact that Mr. Pinkham was
not in the store all day Sunday, he
is of the opinion that the thieves
made two visits, one on Saturday
night and the second on Sunday
night,
The Holly chieftain., 1919-07-31
Jens Jensen Sustains Loss
Of Nearly $4,000.
FINE HOLSTEIN HERD
NEARLY HALF DEPLETED
twenty-five of the Cows and Pure
Bred Bull Died Within q Few
Hours After Breaking Into
Cane Patch Near By

One of the most disastrous los
ses to the dairy industry in the
Holly section recorded in years
was the death of 27 head of fine
grade Holetein milk cows and
one pure bred Holstein bull be
longing to Jens JensOn at his
ranch about six miles northeast
of town Tuesday afternoon when
the cattle broke into a cane patch
near by and all died within few
hours. The loss will approximate
$4,000.
1t appears that cane or forage
sorghum is very poisonous at a
certain age and that a COW will
ravenously eat the stuff at the
first opportunity, and die after
eating three Or four stalks of it.
The animals seem to bloat i'm
mediately the same as when they
eat of green alfalfa.
Mr.. Jensen and his hired help
were at work on another part OF
the farm at the time and though
Immediately notified of the fact
that the cows had broken into
the cane field were unable to rend-
er relief to the animals.
Mr.. Jensen has been milking
between 60 and 20 head OF cows
all summer and this loss reduces
his herd almost half. The bull
heading his herd was fine pure
bred valued at between $500 and
S400. These cows though grade,
were all of the better type and at
this time when there is an un-
usual demand for dairy cows, will
be difficult to replace.
Mr. Jensen is one of the most
Industrious ana progressive dairy
men and farmfs in this section
and the loss to him individually
is one he can i'll afford at this
time while it is also serious to
this section of frthe state.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-07-31
Bear Creek Bridge Out.

During the big rain south of
town some two weeks ago the ap-
proach to the Bear Creek bridge
on the main Travelled road washed
out and has since been impass-
able. This is q matter of vital
Importance to the merchants Df
Holly for the reason that the local
merchants receive large volume
of trade from the section south of
the creek The bridge still stands
in tact but the embankments
from the road proper on each side
up to the bridge have been COM
pletely washed away. Those of our
citizens who have seen the bridge
since the rain say that between
so and 100 sacks of cement will be
necessary to make the repairs
Heretofore the Holly merchants
through the Commercial Club
have been maintaining this
bridge, and in view of the trade
which is commands we can i'll af-
ford to let the matter 60 unheeded.
A,,nn,, org eQnn
The Holly chieftain., 1919-07-31
Tucker Sells His Residence.

Manager C. W. Tucker of the
local telephone exchange, sold his
residence this morning to Assist
ant Manager Harry Bowers of the
Snodgrass Food Co, store. Mr..
Bowers expects to take possession
of the property in a few days.
Mrs. Tucker and the children are
expected here in the morning
from Denver.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-07-31
Shipping Out Broom Corn,

]. w. Wilkins of the Holly
Broom Corn Co., has been unlls.
ually busy the past ten davs
handling that commodity, much of
which is grown in this section.
The judge says that his firm is
shipping out in the neighborhood
OF three cars OF brush week now.
Some OF this of course is shipped
out OF Lamar, where the company
has had 1t stored.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-07-31
Many Eggs Shipped Out.

according to reports from the
Santa Fe railroad company 275
eases OF eggs were shipped out of
Holly during the month of June,
or total OF 1850 dozen. At IS
cents per dozen, which was about
the ruling price paid during the
month. the total amount paid out
by local buyers for eggs in Holly
during the month of June was
S2,537. During the same period 81
crates of chickens were shipped
out.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-07-31
SOLD SIXTEEN ovERLANDs
Holly Auto Company Preparing
for Greater Selling Campaign.

+. w. s. Edgmon manager of the
Holly Auto Co, reports the sale
of 16 Overland automobiles since
the first of January by his com
pany. Most of these cars were sold
by Mr.. Edgmon and his men dur
ing the past three months.
Mr.. Edgmon is expecting large
shipment of these popular cars
early in August, which will in
,clude the Baby Overland, of the
roadster type, when he expects to
put on a real selling campaign.
Quite number of prospective
buyers have seen the new model
roadster and are watching for it,
Avery Tractors 1925, slloo. Holly
The Holly chieftain., 1919-07-31

McMurtry & Pinkham for lands,
loans and insurance.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-07-31

Avery Tractors 1925, $l1OO. Holly
Auto Co,
The Holly chieftain., 1919-07-31

Avery Tractors. SIG. $500.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-07-31

The WANT AID works in season
and out, at five cents a line, and
does efficient service all the time
Try a CHIEFTAIN WANT AID the
next time you want anything.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-05
EAST BERLIN SHOP
 IS TO BE REOPENED
Conn. Metal and Chemical Co. Acquires Old Fac
 tory Building

The Connecticut Metal and Chemi cal company, affiliated with the Stanley Works, has purchased the old Peck, Stowe & Wilcox plant in East Berlin, to care for it's increasing business. This concern specializes in research work and reclaiming of old metals, especially copper from alloys. Lead and zinc are also reclaimed from refuse scrap received from different factories.
 The plant in East Berlin was for merly owned and operated by the Peck, Stowe & Wilcox company. now Of SouthingtOn, but upon the removal to that place the factory building re- mained idle. The East Berlin fac tory is quite a large one and nearly 200 hands worked there previously.
 William Roland, manager Connec- ticut Metal and Chemical company, could not state definitely today how many hands were to be employed in the East Berlin plant or how much of the work will be taken care Of there There is abundant water power for the new factory and the best of rail- read facilities, as it is directly on the branch line between Berlin and NIiddletown.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-05
3O,OOO Troops in City.

Budapest, Aug. 4, (By Associated Press. )-Thirty thousand Rumanian troops, including infantry, cavalry and artillery entered the city today with a blare of trumpets. The Ru- manian forces, led by Gen. Marghas GU, passed through Andrassy and other streets.
 Lieut.. Col. Romanelli, of the Ital- ian mission, an allied representative informed the Hungarian cabinet that the Rumanians would remain to keep order. He requested that the demo- bilization of the soviet army be con- tinued. The Rumanians have taken possession of public buildings and as sumed military command of the city. So far there has been no disorders. Serbian troops it is said, are advanc- ing toward Budapest from the south supposedly to protect their interests.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-05
MEN ORDERED NOT TO WASTE ANY AMMUNITION IN BATTLE AGAINST
 BOLSHEVIK DISTURBERS AT MINES

Wheeling, w. Va, Aug 5-Twen- ty deputy sheriffs, armed with riot guns, were rushed to the Fort Pitt coal mine, south of Belaire, O., near here, his forenoon following receipt or reports of clash between striking mlners, believed to be led by radical asltators, and other more conserva- tive Workmen. Early reports were that rlotlng broke out after the strik- CTS refused to permit the other miners to work.
 According to reports here the strik- CTS who are demanding a six hour day and large wage increases attacked non- striking workmen as they were about to enter the mine this morning. The situation got beyond control of the Belaire authorities and @ hurried
New Britain herald., 1919-08-05
FEDERAL AGENT HERE
Dealers Advised That Charging of War Tax on Machines Is Illegal and Must Be Stopped.

It was learned today that a federal agent visited this city yesterday and called on several automobile dealers and advised them that the practice of selling automobiles and charging 6 war tax to the buyers is against the law and must be stopped. The agent informed the dealers that the tax is to be levied only against the manU- facturer and that the only way that the tax can be passed along to the buyers is to include it in the selling price. The plan used at present and which is said to be illegal is to charge the list price plus the freight charges and the war tax. Local dealers are in a quandary as to what action 10 take on the matter and have com municated with the state dealers.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-05
MOFFITT PROPERTY
 OPENED FOR SALE
Edward A. Mccarthy and J. $. Silver stein Purchase Pennington Ave.
 Tract for About S35 .000.

Edward A. Mccarthy, former as- sistant city engineer, and J. $. Silver stein of Hartford, today complete I negotiations for the purchase of the Bernard Moffitt property situated on Pennington avenue.
 This property consists of about 10 acres of land, which will be cut up into desirable building lots and opened to the public for sale. This realty deal is one of the largest of It's kind that has been completed ili some time and the price is said to be in the neighborhood of $35,000.
 The new owners. who are to de- VelOp this property, are planning to start work at once and believe that inasmuch as it is within a short dis tance of the business center, on the trolley line and already has city inn provements, the demand for lots there will be great. Miller and Hayes streets which at present end at the back of the Moffitt property, will be continued through the new tract, thus opening up the entire Burritt Hill section.
 MT. Mccarthy is one of the city'S best known young business men and prominent real estate broker who has developed considerable property here Tn the past.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-05
SUSPECTS ARRESTED
Two Laborers, Armed With Knife and Two RcvolvcrS, Found Near Home of Premier Clemenceam

Paris, Aug 1.-Two laborers, one of whom had two revolvers and the other a large knife, were arrested today near the residence of Premier C1menceau by detectives who said their manner excited suspicion.
 JAS they were being taken to the police station, a detective said, the men offered money for their release. When they were questioned they gave their names as Ernest Vallee and Alexander Bonnard. They said they had an engagement with friends and relatives at a cafe in the street where w. Clemenceau resides.
 The possession of weapons they ex- plained by saying someone whose name they did not know commis- stoned them to sell them for him. The men were held for trial on charges of carrying concealed weapons and attempted bribery.
 Vallee, the police stated, is believed to be a deserter.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-05
HAS PHOTOGRAPHS
 OF BURNING PLANES
Stamford Man Submits Pictures Showing Waste of Army Ma
 tcriaI in France.

Washington, Aug. 5.-Six photo graphs of parts of airplanes piled up at Colon bey-les- Bellies, France, wait ing to be burned, were submitted to a house war Investigating committee today by Gutzon Borglum, a sculptor of Stamford, Conn.,, who said he paid $500 for them and that microscopic examination convinced him that good parts had been destroyed.
 They were among the only battle planes the United States had" de- clared Borglum whose investigation of aircraft production during the war for President Wilson which resulted in something of a sensation.
 Three other witnesses-Paul l.. Lockwood, of Stamford, former lieutenant in the army; John c. Mc- Kaigue of Brooklyn and Alfred Ror- ar of Scranton, Pa, identified the photographs and testified they be- 'licved good planes were burned in France.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-05
WALTHAM GETS FOOD
Is First New England City to Get Army SurpIus-Carload Arrives to Be Sold at Nearly Cost.

Boston, Aug. 5.-The City of Wal tham will have the first carload of surplus army food sent to any New England community The carload in- cludec 2,929 cans of corned beef 12O cans of roast beef. 1,500 cans of corned beef hash, about 15,OOO pounds of bacon, 1,50O cans of toma- toes, 2,4OO cans of corn and 2,4OO cans Of peas and sold for $S,2SS.5O with possible rebate for spoiled goods. It will be transferred from the quarter masters stores here i'll automobile trucks beginning tomorrow and will be re-sold to residents there at near ly cost price.