The Holly chieftain., 1919-08-07

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Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bailey and son
Roy of Lamar were visitors at the
W. ii. Berry home Thursday even
ing. Mr.. Bailey has charge of the
painting and decorating depart
ment of the w. F. McCue Mercan-
tile CO., at Lamar. w. H. Berry
and Mr.. Bailey were formerly in
the sign and decorating business
together in MOberly. Mo-, before
coming to Colorado.
County Commissioner A. p.
Knuckey and family left yesterday
morning in their large touring car
for their summers outing in the
mountains. Mr.. Knuckey when
asked their destination simply said
I'VE don't know but we're on our
way" They expect to go and stop
where the shade and fishing seem
most inviting, and will probably
be absent 10 days or two weeks.
F. II. Puntenncy who recently
bought an interest in the w. j.
i
Kansas, and assumed the manage
ment Of the business, returned to
Holly Sunday night to make ar
rangements for shipping his
household goods to Mrion and the
removal of his family to that
place. Mr.. Puntenney and family
left yesterday for their new home.
Mayor Steele returned home from
the mountains yesterday morning
after q pleasant two weeks camp.
ingand fishing expedition. Mrs.
Steele went on to Denver where she
will spend a month or more in the
study of music at Schweikers Con.
servatOry. They had a most de.
lightful time in the hills and the
mayor reports excellent fishing,
though he has not as yet sprung
any lage fish stories.
County Agent L. M. Sweitzer was
down from Lamar Tueday follow
ing up the grasshopper drive, and
states that considerable progress
has been made throughout the
county but that it has been a hard
campaign. He was accompanied by
Mr.. r.. HI. Quinn who will teach
agriculture in the Lamar High
school the coming year. Mr.. Quinn
has been ably assisting Agent SWEET
ger the past few weeks in grasshop-
per determination.
Mrs. Mary Pearce who has been
conducting the rOOming house in
the Hollister-McMurtry building
for some time, and has also had
charge of the rooms in the land
cOmpny's building, shipped her
household goods, furniture, etc.
Saturday to La Junta where She
has decided to locate. AS yet, the
rooms she vacated are without a
permanent landlady despite the
great demand for r0oming house ac-
commOdations in the town.
A letter from P. J. CARRIER dated
at Long Beach, Cali, says that he
and Mrs. CARRIER had arrived there
July 28th and that they had an en-
jOyable trip from here to the coast.
Mr.. CARRIER also states that there
is lots of fine stuff to eat out there
but that it takes lots of money to
live and pay rent. While the coun.
try Is nice to look upon and there
is lots to do there at good wages,
it is not all milk and honey"
They say Colorado looks good to
them. They intend to come home
by the north route.
The Misses Lett and Ruth Tom.
bleson of Des Moines, Iowa, stopp-
ed off here Monday night en- route
home from Denver and other Colo
RADIO points where they had been
spending their summer vacation.
They spent couple of days here
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
old friends whom they
had not seen for 13 years. The
ladies and Mrs. Smelt.
ger were school chums in their
days The two ladies
have specialized in music and are
graduates of the New York conser.
vatOry of music.
Councilman l.. NJ. Appel, Water
Supt., j. G. Fuller and G.. A. Jew.
ett spent Sunday and Monday at
Garden City and Scott City, Kans.,
investigating type of water
pump being used by each Of those
towns and their city water plants
The principal features claimed for
the pump are efficiency and eco
nOmy and the manufacturers have
been asked to submit plans and
prices of installation, and also
data on claimed coal economy. The
Holly men were favOrably Impress.