The Holly chieftain., 1919-01-02

eAic siioN stoIIH Tic HIsl vi tiic
week.
DR.. S. W. Beggs, the hustling and
progressive young veterinary SUR
geOn of LAMAR was looking after
business matters in Holly last Sat
urday The doctor is building up
splendid business throughout the
lower valley.
Private Mark HuddlestOn, who
has been located at Camp McClel
Ian, Ala, for the past year, return
ed home last Sunday after having
been honOrably discharged and
mustered out of service.
j. L. Rush, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Rush, returned home last
week from Minneapolis, Ind. where
he has been stationed in the army
service and where he has just been
mustered out. He expects to go
to Parsons, Kas., in few days.
Roy Hinderliter, who is a valued
emplOye on the ranch of Jens Jen-
son, returned Monday from an ex.
tended visit to Macksville and
Bcllepre, Kas., accompanied by his
wife and baby, and will resume his
work again on the JensOn ranch.
Three wild antelope were seen
along the road between Hartman
and Kornman Junction near the
railroad right of way last Monday
morning as the A. v. went up the
line. They had been driven there
by the heavy snow in search of
food
Coyotes are reported as unusual
ly brazon during the past week in
search of food, having been driven
into the farm yards by the deep
snow Hostler Barker, at the Holly
round house, reports that coyotes
were heard near the round house
last Sunday night.
A. B. Keith, who was in from the
farm northeast of town to spend
Sunday with his father and other
relatives, reports great difficulty on
the part of many stOckmen to get
feed to their cattle. He also said
that some had lost cattle before
feed could be gotten to them.
A. G.. Heckethorn will leave in the
morning for Dodge City and Nc
PhersOn, Kas., to spend week or
two with relatives He has broth
er at Dodge and brother and two
sisters at Mcpherson. He said he
might remain until the weather
clears up and business regains it's
normal swing.
: Mrs. Lillian Stokes, who teaches
school at Lewis, Kas., came up to
spend the holidays with her hus-
band, E. r. Stokes, on farm IL
miles north of town. During the
storm they are reported to have
been caught with short ratiOns and
little fuel and to have suffered con-
siderable inconvenience.
Among the social functions New
Years day was q dinner party at
the Hotel Grand. The menu was
served at o'clock, and though the
event was very informal, 1t was
highly felicitous. The guest list in
cluded Misses Mytle Davis, Mabel
Rockwell, Anginet Sherman, Louise
Turney and Cecil Wilson.
Mrs. Lillian Stokes, who is teach
ing school at Lewis, Kas.. came up
to spend the holidays with her hus-
band, z. r. Stokes, on farm II
miles north of town. During the
storm they are reported to have
been caught with short ratiOns and
little feed and to have suffered con-
siderable Inconvenience.
State Brand Inspector j. r. Smith
of Lamar, was down here Monday
to inspect the cattle that were be-
ing shipped out by Amerine e. Nc
Ribbon, and by the American Beet
Sugar Co. Mr.. Smith said that cat
tie had suffered considerably the
past week on the flats where they
had wandered into snow drifts
without feed, some of them dying
before found.
County Com. A. p. Knuckey is
out again this week after having
been confined to his home for II
days with influenza. Other mem.
bers of his family are all well again
also. A. P. declares that II days
was quite long enough to be shut
up, and though he is somewhat
weak yet and shows the effects of
the siege, is nevertheless glad to be
able to be out.