The Holly chieftain., 1919-06-19

s.
est film pictures of the age at the
Star Theatre, Tuesday night. June
"a, if you see From the Manger to
the Cross" It's q pictorial history
of the life of Christ.
A. JepsOn, having spent some time
here looking after his farm Is miles
north of town, left last night for
Denmark. kas., to remain. His son
Fred will be here after harvest to
further improve the farm.
Miss Ruth Christopher, who is
taking q commercial course at the
State Teachers college at Greeley,
returned home Saturday morning
to spend the summer vacation with
her mother Mrs. L. Christopher.
The Baptist Ladies' Aid will meet
with Mrs. A. b. Hall, Thursday af-
ternOOn, June 26th, at 2:O. Every
member should make a special ef-
fort to be present as the president
has some very important business
to bring before the society
Miss FlOssie Mcdaniel of Hartman
has accepted position as book
keeper at the First National bank,
succeeding Miss Leslie Wilson, who
recently returned to her home in
eastern Canada. Miss Mcdaniel be-
gan her work Monday morning.
Mrs. C. w. Hurd left last Friday
for Larned, kas., where she and the
children will spend several weeks
with her sisters. Meanwhile our
genial depot agent is taking
chances with the rest of the bache-
lOrs in finding regular meals and the
old fight with H. C. L.
DR.. w. s. Avery, wife and baby
left Tuesday for Colorado Springs
where the doctor will attend the an
nual convention OF the Colorado
State Dentists Association in ses-
sion there this week: They motored
up and Mrs. Avery"s mother, Mrs.
Julia Knuckey, accompanied them
as far as Lamar.
w. w. Heckethorn and Joe Leon.
ard returned Sunday night from the
Denver tractor show. They report
it as great event and predict that
this years demonstration will give
great impetus to the adoption of
the tractor and other modern tools
in farming operations throughout
the entire country.
J. S. McMurtry and C. A. Pink
ham, accompanied by j. A. Baird
of Kansas City, made an auto trip
to Cheyenne Wells Tuesday to at
tend a town lot sale at that place.
They report Cheyenne Wells on a
boom and that besides four garages
already in the town of 600 popula.
ton two more large structures of
the same kind are now in the pro-
cess of erection.
Geo. Marsh, Cashier at the Santa
Fe depot went up to Lamar yester-
day and again tOdy to attend the
preliminary hearing of Glenn Har-
mon, former telegrpher apprentice
here, charged with stealing ticket
to Kansas City. The hearing was
set for yesterday but was postpon-
ed until today in order that
brother of the accused at Pueblo
might be present.
F. H. Puntenney returned home
Saturday from Cheyenne Wells after
weeks sojourn there. AS he was
apnsoaching Holly Ed. House
started to pass Mr.. Puntenney and
misjudged the distance to the ex-
tent that he struck Mr.. Puntenney's
car, smashing it up pretty badly.
No one was hurt, however. It was
just one Of those accidents that do
happen occasionally.
Attorney Fred Sabin of La Junta,
of the law firm of Sabin, Haskins &
Sabin, was in Holly Monday and
Tuesday looking after the interest
of clients here. Mr.. Sabin's firm has
been retained by the A. v. land
company in the suit of the Water
Users Association against the Ami
ty canal, which comes up for trial
in the present term of the PrOWers
county district court.
Mrs. Gladys A. Lemons and her
sister Miss Marguerite Asher, arriv-
ed here last Friday night from Eu-
gene, Ore. to spend the summer
with their parents residing south
west of town some % miles. Mrs.
Lemons has been teaching school at
junction City, Ore, near Eugene
the past few years. and her sister,
Miss Marguerite, has been employ
ed in the Ax-Billy Department store
at Eugene.
The Baptist Ladies' Aid met at
the home of Mrs. Horace Wright last
Thursday afternoon. After the usu.