The Holly chieftain., 1919-03-27

with the flu or something of that
sort the, past few days and has had
to keep close to home The judge
says he does not hardly think it is
the flu but at any rate he is taking
no long chances by undue exposure.
w. ID. Long, who sold his Raleigh
medicine agency here several weeks
ago and has since been living at La
mar, was in Holly the first of the
week shaking hands with numerous
old friends and looking after bust
ness matters. Mr. Long and family
have just moved to Rocky Ford to
make their home.
Rev. Father Bastien of Lamar,
held services at the Holly Catholic
church last Sunday morning. The
Catholics have no resident pastor in
Holly but Father Bastien has been
conducting church services here
every second and fourth Sunday in
each month. The next regular ser
vice will be held April 18th.
BILLY" HeckethOrne of the H.-B.
Auto Co, has been playing fifty
fifty this week-half the time about
sick and the other half well. But
Mr.. HeckethOrn is one of those fel-
lows full of nervous energy, habitu-
ally industrious and it has been
real punishment to him to keep off
the job when he should have been
in bed. He is better today, how
ever.
Conductor Charles OverdOrff, who
has the passenger run on the A. v.
branch, is now dOmiciled at this end
OF the run, having moved his fam
lily and household goods down from
La Junta the latter part of last
week. Mr.. Overdorff tried to get a
lay-Off for a couple of days in order
to swear up the stove pipe and do
various other odd jobs in cOnnec-
tion with getting settled but there
was no chance SO Mrs. OvedrOff had
most of the picnic to herself.
Albert Herren, residing IL miles
northeast of town, one of the in.
dustriOus dry landers of that Sec
ton, was in Holly one day last
week. He reported w. L. Filbert
and family down with influenza, in
Guiding five children and his son-in-
law, Mr.. Filbert being in a serious
condition. Mr.. Herren is among
those who have met with cattle
losses the past winter on account
of the snow and cold. He lost five
head of cattle. Thus far, however,
he and his family have escaped the
| flu.
The Missionary meeting of the
| WOman's Society of the Presbyter-
| ian church was held with Mrs. G..
w. Bean, March Goth. The business
and Bible lesson were in charge of
Mrs. Wright. The program was in
charge of Mrs. Sherman and her as
sistants, Mrs. Hurd, Mrs. Frank
White and Mrs. Puntenney. The
study book, THE Path of Labor"
Newest Americans" and Japan"
were the interesting subjects pre-
sented. The hostess beautifully SER
we'd during the delightful social
hour Twenty-four were present.
C. N. McMullen, of St0ningt0n, one
of the thrifty and prosperous cattle
men OF that section, has been
spending the past week in Holly
looking after business affairs and
visiting old friends. Mr.. McMullen
is also interested in the oil game
somewhat, having interests in Kan
sas Oklahoma and Colorado. Mr..
McMullen is a West Virginian, and
has watched the oil development in
his native state and throughout
the country since boyhOOd. He says
most of the land around StOnington
is leased up and that in time the
country will doubtless be drilled,
but just when the activity will be
gin no one can tell.
Eve, Ear, Nose and Throat.