The Holly chieftain., 1919-02-20
HARTMAN HusrL1Kes.
Special to The Chieftain.

lamlly are SICK.
c. G. Smeltz of Granada was a
Hartman visitor Saturday.
Mrs. Mary Palmer visited at the
Dyksterhuis home Sunday.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Thorn
berry, Feb. 13 9 pound boy.
Buelah Berridge went to Holly
Monday night to visit her friend,
Robert Connolly is on the sick list
this week and is unable to be in
school.
Miss Florence Walters of Lamar
is a guest of Charlotte Ferguson
this week.
AlOnzO PattisOn and family are eX
pected here soon from ChOwchilli.
California
who have been on the sick list are
able to be up again.
Mrs. Dare and sons. Louis and
George, were in from the north do
ing some shopping Saturday.
tor for the school, having filled the
vacancy made by Mr.. Vernall.
Some improvement is being made
on the side streets by the applica-
tiOn of cinders. where it is muddy
proving at present but we have a
few new cases in and around town.
The primary department has a
new pupil this week, Floyd Sliger
having entered in the second grade
Mr.. Miller and son of Horse
Creek are moving into town to be
in readiness to haul hay to the mill
The pupils and teachers are busy
with their exercises to be rendered
Saturday night at the parcel post
sale.
Dad Moore is moving into the
house vacated by COlleys, who
have gone to Koen Ranch to make
their home.
Daily Sliger is moving into his
house in the south part of town.
Mr.. Sliger came here from Abiline,
Kas., short time ago.
Theodore Hickman came in home
Saturday morning from Camp Ira
Wis, Texas, from which camp he has
been honorably discharged.
The parcel post sale is to be on
Saturday night at the church. Can
dy and cake booths will be con-
Quoted and program rendered
The Amity school is again closed
on account of the flu. There are
not many eases there but it was
done to prevent the disease from
spreading.
Mesdames Gertie Kemper, Mary
SicklebOwers, Will SicklebOwers,
Meeker, Coffman and Rev. Cotfman
were visitors in the primary room
Friday after recess.
Those absent from school on ac-
count of sickness this week are
Bertha, Ruby, Beatrice and Harold
Powers, Robert Connolly, Myra, Ma
Omi, Howard and Geneva Dykster-
huis, Alsa Cardenas.
The new plan for service flags in
the 5th, 9th, 7th and Sth grades is
creating quite an interest for the
pupils and aids in preserving order
as one member can lose the star
for the class by his disorder.
Word comes from Gem, Alta.
Canada, that Mr.. and Mrs. Chester
Haden, formerly from this vicinity,
are the proud parents OF a new
baby girl. Mrs Haden is more
famiiiarly known here as Mary
kemper
Mrs. Haines brought in load OF
women on hayrack to the move
on" sale. Mr.. Pinkham is offering
a prize of $40 to the one bringing in
the largest number of women and
unless more than fourteen are
brought in Mrs. Haines will prove
to be the winner.
Mrs. Estelle Clark will have
charge of the telephone exchange
after the first of March when the
present operator, Mrs. Bennett, will
60 to the farm north of here: Mrs.
Bennett has been a very faithful
worker at the board and will be
missed by her many friends in Hart
man.
Miss Edna Shively entertained
her pupils at valentine party in
the school house basement, Friday
evening from till o'clock.
After playing q number of games,
refreshments consisting OF pop corn
and apples were served and the dis
tributiOn of the valentines was
made. The hour for departure
seemed to them to come too soon.
We will be compelled to run G.. 0.
Pattison out of town if his daugh.
ter, Mary Walton sends him any
more marigolds, for what with one
in each lapel of his coat, there was
hardly room for more than G. O..
himself on the street Tuesday morn
ing-and that is not the only. com
plaint-the very first thing after his
act of rushing the season, the
weather man became jealous and
tried to send storm.