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The Holly chieftain., 1919-10-02
State Board OF Health Is
sues Warning.
AN EXERCISE OF SIMPLE
LIVING HABITS HELPFUL
Fact That Tuberculosis Seems to
Follow in Wake of Last Years
Epidemic Brings Necessity Of
Caution Home to Every Family.

The observance of a few ordinary
health precautions during the COM
ing months will ward off any pos
sible recurrence of an influenza
epidemic similar to the one which
occurred at this time last year, &C.
cording to members of the state
health board.
A pamphlet now is being prepar-
ed for distribution to the doctors
and citizens of the state urging
them to care particularly for
autumn colds" and mild cases Of
rose fever" which are apt to. de-
velop at this time of year and
which persist after the first frost
which drives away hay fever
Outdoor life, plenty of fresh air
in sleeping rooms at night, mild
purgatives and little care in
keeping up general vitality will 60
other "fiu" epidemic, it is said
Neglect of these precautions on
the other hand not only is apt to
result in another far-reaching epi-
demic but also in an increase in
tuberculosis.
Special need for preventive work
throughout the state is urged in
view of the direct connection be-
tween influenza and tuberculosis.
In an investigation which has just
been made by the Colorado Pub
lie Health Association physicians
in different sections of the state
have expressed the opinion that
the two diseases bear direct re-
lation. The state association,
which is q branch of the National
Tuberculosis Association, not only
is carrying on research and educa
tion work in Colorado but also ex
poets to undertake an extensive
health program in 1920 including
special work for Children and the
operation of two travelling dispens-
aries.
DR.. A. S. Taussig of Denver states
in his opinion that tuberculosis
is not brought about by influenza
but that quiescent cases are made
active and in many instances hope
less cases develop by attacks of
influenza and that the mortality in
tuberculOus cases is unquestiOn-
ably increased by influenza"
DR.. c. Fox Gardiner of Colorado
Springs goes even farther and says
From my own experience | am
positive that the influenza epidem.
ic of 1918 caused large number of
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The Holly chieftain., 1919-10-02
STRONG FOR TURKEYS.
Wiley Firm Will Sell Over $4,000
Worth This Fall.

Pat. Roberts, one of the most
thrifty and successful farmers in
the vicinity of Wiley, in the upper
part of the valley, and c. B. Rea,
of Lamar, one of the big auc-
tiOneers in the Arkansas valley,
were in Holly the first of the week
looking after business matters.
Mr. Roberts owns one of the
best irrigated farms in the county,
situated about mile out of Wiley.
For number of years he and Ed.
Barton, another successful farmer
near Wiley, have been in partner
ship in the buying and selling of
cattle and hogs, but have slways
found time to keep in touch with
the farming game to good advant-
age, especially in the production
of sugar beets and Mexican beans.
Mr. Roberts wife during this
time has also been practically in
dustrious, in that she has gone in
strong for turkeys, as may be seen
from the fact that for the past few
seasons she has sold from $500 to
500 worth of turkeys each fall
This year Messrs. Barton and
Roberts each put out good sugar
beet crop, but instead of combat
ting the grasshopper pest with
poisoned bran they took cue
from Mrs. Roberts turkey indus.
try and each of the men bought be-
tween 300 and 400 head of turkeys
to turn in on their beet fields to
take care of the grasshoppers.
which they seem to have done very
effectively.
AS result of the whole scheme
Messrs. Barton g. Roberts and Mrs.
Roberts, together, will market
close to $4,000 worth of turkeys
about Thanksgiving time, when
turkeys are ripe.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-10-02
r, J. CRETCHER'S DAUGHTER
wEDS NEWSPAPER MAN
Happy Nuptial Event Was Solemn
ized in Denver Monday Morn
inR Of Last Week.

The following item taken from
last weeks issue OF the Rocky Ford
Tribune, OF which the groom is
editor, will be of interest to many
Holly people for the reason that
the bride is the daughter of Mr.. F..
J. Gretchen, formerly principal own
er of the Gretchen Lumber Co., and
who still spends much of his time
in Holly. The Tribune modestly
says:
Miss Ruth Gretchen, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. F. j. Gretchen, and
L. T. Stanley, editor of The Tribune,
were married Monday morning in
the First Baptist church, Denver,
by the Rev. A. H. Morse, pastor of
the church. The ceremony was
performed in the presence of the
brides father and several intimate
friends of the young couple. They
returned to Rocky Ford Tuesday
evening and are at home at 400
North Thirteenth street.
Mr.. Gretchen when called" by a
Chieftain representative for his de-
reelection in mentioning the we'd
ding of his daughter in time for
publication in last weeks issue,
replied that he had been admon-
ished by the daughter to keep
quiet" and that he had long since
learned to obey.
Anyhow, The Chieftain joins in
hearty congratulations to Brother
Stanley and his bride and trusts
that The Tribue will continue to
prosper
The Holly chieftain., 1919-10-02
EXCELLENT RALLY DAY.
Attendance at Presbyterian Church
Sunday Enjoyed Service.

Unusually successful Rally Day
services were held at the Presbyter-
ian church last Sunday morning
and evening. The church was beau.
tifully decorated with potted plants
and vines of autumn leaves, the
latter tastefully covering a white
fence, through gate in the center
of which the graduating boys and
girls of the different departments
marched to receive their certificates
of promotion to the next higher
department.
In the evening the pastor spoke
on the topic for the day which was
our foreign immigrants and what
we ought to do with and for them.
The offering for the New Era
fund for missions was s4555 to
which $7.75 has since been added,
making total missionary offering
of $3.50.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-10-02
HOLLY COW CLUB WILL
TOUR UPPER VALLEY
Purpose L to See How Dairy Folks
Above Lamar and Wiley
DO 3hinRs.

President w. s. Partridge of the
Holly Cow Club. while in Lamar
Tuesday of this week in attendance
at meeting of the county cow
testing association in which the
organization was considerably re-
juvenated and placed on better
working basis, accepted on behalf
of the Holly district dairymen, an
invitation from the dairymen of the
Lamar and Wiley sections to visit
their various dairy farms in a body
at an early future date, which will
be announced in these columns lat
or.
The idea was readily appreciated
by all the dairymen present as one
that would stimulate interset and
the general adoption of better
methods in the industry and be
fruitful of great good.
1t Is the purpose to arrange a
suitable date when all the dairy
men of the Holly district may gath
er here in town with their autOmO-
biles early in the forenoon and
then with their families and inter
ested frieds drive to the various
dairy farms in the vicinity of Lamar
methods and manner of doing
things in that section.
The date will be announced in
The Chieftain as soon as 1t has
been definitely arranged. 1t is also
probable that the visit will later
be returned by the upper valley
dairy folks who will arrange to
make tour of the Holly district.
The first event is already being
contemplated with interest by local
dairymen and their families
The tour will be in charge OF
County Agent L. NJ. Sweitzer and a
general invitation is extended to
all the farmers, whether active
dairymen or not, to join this excur-
sion. Watch for announcement in
these columns next week OF the
date.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-10-02
TWELVE CARS AND THREE
TRACTORS SOLD IN WEEK
Local Firm Does Big Business
Which Means Much in Develop
ment of Southside.

The following list of sales of
Ford cars and Fordson tractors
made by the H.-B. Motor Co. of
this city during the past week is
and indication not only of the busi.
ness done by local firm but also
of the manner in which this sec
ton of the state is advancing and
developing.
The following have bought Ford
cars here during the past week:
A. r.. Waldren, Stonington; Guy
Elwick, Holly; D. c. Hayes, Cheney
Center; E. E. Cooke, Wentworth.
Guy L. Zook, Stonington, G. O. Kel-
logg, Stonington; 8. L. Thompson,
Stonington; F. b. Hittle, Hartman;
Fred Crozier, Holly; George w.
Bean, Holly; Eugene Elley, Ston-
ingtOn; Robert B. Powell, StOning-
ton.
F0rdsOn tractors were also sold
this week by the H.-B. Motor Co.
as follows: s. L. Thompson, Ston-
ington; G. B. Waldren, Stonington:
F. B. TWyford, Stonington.
AS will be noted most of both
cars and tractors have gone to the
south side, which will in few
years be one Of the greatest agri-
cultural and dairy regions in the
state, There is no place in Ameri-
ca where the tractor can be used
to greater economical advantage
than in the south side because of
the general topography of the
country and the mellow soil The
tractor and the automobile will
hasten tha davalOnmeDf of thu
south side empire 10 to 20 years
quicker than otherwise would be
done
The Holly chieftain., 1919-10-02
Fatal Shooting in Railroad
Gang Monday Night.
ALLEGED MURDERER
MAKES HIS ESCAPE
Three Shots Fired and Victim In
stantly Killed-Dead Mans Inti-
macy With Slsyer's Wife Is Al.
legged As Cause Of Shooting.

Juan Rosas, q Mexican, aged As,
and member of one of the extra
railroad gangs working on the
Santa Fe in this vicinity the past
week, was instantly killed by three
pistol shots Monday night about
Sis in the west end of the Holly
yards in front of the crews board
ing ears, and Rahino Mendoza, 80,
another member of the same rail
road gang has been indicted by a
cOr0ner's jury as the author of
Rosas' death.
Mendoza, who is 80 and was as
sistant foreman of one of the rail
road gangs, charged with the shoot
ing, made his escape into the
brush and heavy growth of weeds
south of town along the Arkansas
river, and has not been apprehend-
ed.
A posse of half dozen armed
men headed by City Marshal j. G.
Fuller formed a few minutes after
the shooting, failed to get any
trace of the fugitive before dark
ness came on, and the manhunt
was abandoned.
Sheriff Cal Downing and Coroner
w. o. Shelter of Lamar, were imme-
diately notified and, accompanied
by Prosecuting Attorney CRANKY
Hillyer, arrived here by automobile
about $3.50 when they viewed the
remains OF the dead man and
Messrs. A. p. Knuckey, City Mar
shal j. G. Fuller, Roy Cox, Thomas
Wilson, j. w. Garnhart and F. D.
BrOckhaus were empanelled as q
jury. /,
The coroner's jury convened at
the office of the Holly Broom Corn
Co. at 1000 o'clock the same even
ing, when, with Mrs. C. Clinton
Page as stenographer and Aviator
George Puf1ea as interpreter, Cor
oner Shelter with Attorney Hillyer
as council began an inquest. Jose
Charez claiming to be q brother of
the murdered man, SeverianO Chap
ach and w. r. Scott, the latter in
charge of hte cOmmissary car of the
two extra construction gangs,
among whom the trouble which
led to the shooting started, were
examined, after which the jury
brought in verdict charging Men,
doza with the killing of ROsas.
Three shots from .32 calibre
pistol were fired, one entering
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The Holly chieftain., 1919-10-02
NEW PASTOR WELCOMED.
Pleasant Reception for Rev. Lucas
and Family Friday Night.

A delightful reception arranged
by the members of the Methodist
congregation was given at the
church last Friday night for Rev.
9. Fl Lucas, new pastor of the
Holly church, wife and family.
Though it was denominational
church function a general invita-
ti0n to the public was extended
and 1t was made a get together
event in which the new pastor and
his wife might get acquainted with
all the people regardless of their
regular church affiliations.
The program included an address
of welcome by Mr.. j. H. Guffey on
behalf of the church board; cordial
expressions of welcome by both
Rev. Wiley K. Wright of the Pres
byterian church and the Rev. H. T..
LeGrand of the Baptist church,
and an address by Miss Elizabeth
Glenn on behalf of the young peO.
pie of the church.
To all these expressions Rev.
Lucas made fitting and earnest
response
DR.. w. s. Avery also added lustre
and enjoyment to the evening with
a beautifully rendered tenor solo.
Miss Ethel Conklin contributed to
the musical feature of the program
with a beautiful vocal solo.
Refreshments were served and a
delightful social hour was spent in
getting acquainted with the new
pastor.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-10-02
CITY SPEED ORDINANCE
70 BE RIGIDLY ENFORCED
Two Near-Serious Accidents Last
Saturday Indicate Menacing
Criminal Carelessness.

A reckless disregard for public
safety as well as the provisions of
the city speed ordinance by many
auto drivers in molly and vicinity
have elected frequent comment
for months, and was further en-
phasized last Saturday in two near
serious accidents, both of which
might have been fatal. And they
were near enough to seriousness
that q real tragedy ought not to
be necessary to compel drivers to
comply with speed Odinances.
Two small children barely escap-
ed being run down in the streets
by careless drivers, and the mayor
and city council, in taking cogniz.
ance of the fact, have ordered q
rigid enforcement of the city speed
ordinance henceforth.
City Marshal j. G. Fuller has
been authorized by the council to
arrest all persons driving automo-
blles or motor cycles within the
corporate limits of Holly in excess
of the speed limit as provided in
the speed ordinances of the town.
Innumerable instances are known
of drivers going at speed rate Of
from 25 to 35 miles per hour on the
residence streets of Holly when the
sneed odinance clearly provides
that any driver exceedirp a speed
of 10 miles per hour within the
city limits is subject to arrest.
The needing of this warning will
save some drivers in and around
Holly the humiliation and expese
Of a fine, since the city authorities
have decided to put stop to fast
driving, -
The Holly chieftain., 1919-10-02
The Worlds Series.

Daily wire reports of the Worlds
series ball games are being received
the Holly Pharmacy, where all
fans may get the result OF the ma
tional contest without waiting for
the morning papers, without pay
and without price. The series open
ed at Cincinnati yesterday and
was won by the home team against
Chicago by a score of 9 to l. To-
days game resulted Cincinnati 2,
Chicago l.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-10-02
DICKS AT WEBB FAIR.
President of Holly Commercial
Club Will Deliver Address,

+ President A. NJ. Dicks of the
i Holly Commercial Club will de-
j liver the principal address at
+ the Webb Community Fair at
Webb tomorrow.
i, Mr.. Dicks is an eloquent
4 speaker and always has some j
i thing of vital interest to say
4 when he speaks and his ad. i
\ dress at the Fair tomorrow will
! be well worth your time to !
4 hear him. i
i Mr.. Dicks is one of the best
/ informed men in this section
+ on current political events.
! He is decidedly interesting ]
+ and eloquent speaker. /
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The Holly chieftain., 1919-10-02
Won Eckhardt Wins Mex.
ilan Prestige.
CREATES GERMAN FAVOR
WHILE WHITING MEXICO
Hun Agent Conducted Extensive
Propaganda Work Through Pub
lication Of Newspaper While in
Southern Republic.

The following Associated Press
news dispatch is taken from this
mornings Denver Post:
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-Count
vo Eckhardt, whose activities as
German minister to Mexico during
the war were credited as respons-
ible for the strong pro-Geman SEN
.imcnt in the southern republic,
warns his fellow countrymen
against migrating to Argentina and
Mexico until they are certain that
conditions there are favorable for
them. according to one of his recent
lectures, copy of which has just
been received in Washington from
Germany.
Eckhardt boasts of his success in
winning Carranza to the side of the
Germans and is quoted as saying:
'-The country is still nrO-German
today and the sympathies for Ger
many will not be killed. What ad-
vantage we may derive from this
predilectiOn depend wholly upon
our ability to inculcate in the Mex
lean people German culture, and
upon our keeping up the reputa-
ton we have gained for capability
and trustworthiness. We must
send only capable men of charact-
cr, knowledge and energy to Mexi-
co, where they may do honor to the
name of Germany and Hamburg.
Then we will be able not only to
get our old connectionstback but
also to see them grow and expand
Won Eckhardt further asserts
that CarranZa became wholly pro
German after the battle OF Skager-
ack, although he did not openly
proclaim the fact"
The former minister outlines all
of the various steps takp'' at his
direction to develop system of
FAR reaching propaganda in behalf
of the German cOmmOnWeal."
These steps. as he enumerates
them, included publication of a
newspaper giving the German Off
cial ,cOmmunique and OF German
books. staging of German plays.
introduction of German music and
the establishmet of a German
school.
'The Americans the former min
lister adds, "are STRIVING to obtain
for themselves the whole American
market and they carry on CONNER
cial espionage quite openly.
American success will only ne OF
a passing nature. German goods
will again be imported and at
higher prices. But the American
competition must not be treated
very lightly. 1t is desirable that
the German exporters pool them
selves in order to enable them to
have store in common in Mexico"
Reverting to the story OF his ex-
periences in Mexico, Won Eckhardt
SAYS:
"When the Americans entered
the war during the conditions
of the Germ erests were dis
advantageously changed. The pub
fishing of the so-called Zimmerman
note IL deemed to have played
great part in creating or causing
the American declaration of war A
sharp opposition was inauguratd
against the German minister per-
sOnally as well as against Carranza
and the American representative,
Fletcher, even went so far as to try
to induce CarranZa to hand the
German minister his passport. The
German minister was finally recall
ed by his government at the wish
of Wilson, and he had to leave
Mexico"
The Holly chieftain., 1919-10-02
BAKE SALE SATURDAY.

The Methodist ladies will give q
bake sale next Saturday afternoon,
Oct. 4th, at the Sn0dgrass Food Co.
Store
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-10-11

1t seems Rifle has just started high
school team, and is going at the job
In the right way, In fact in thor
oughly spOrtsmanlike way.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-10-11
Thornburg Mail Route

The government has advertised
for bids for carrying the newly es-
txblished Thornburg mail Route. So
far, only one bid has been submitted,
namely, 81 10000 per year for II three
times a week service. This is higher
than Uncle Sam is paying for the
Meeker-A Axial service, or the Meeker
aud Marvine route-both longer mile
age, and Is more than he is willing
to pay.
The large and growing Thornburg
settlement needs this service badly,
aud it is hoped an acceptable bid will
be submitted at once, because II the
contract is not let during the coming
two weeks the government will with
draw its proposition.
II seems prospective mail carriers
are afraid that Yellow Jacket pass
could not be kept open during the
winter. This fear seems groundless
In view Of the fact that Ninemile
hill is always kept open during the
winter, and there should be no more
snow on Yellow Jacket than the for
mer pass. With the establishment
of IA mail route over Yellow Jacket
there would be lots more traffic over
that road.
Settlers at Thornburg and along the
proposed route should get busy and
see to it that Uncle Sam gets bid
which he will accept The matter
Ia Of much Importance to the people
Of that up-to-date section. No time
should be lost.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-10-11
Kinneavy--Pcila

= 4 very pretty wedding, occurred at
The Holy Family Church Tuesday
morning when Miss Grace Thersa
Peila became the bride Of MFR. James
Kinneavy.
The bride was attircd in white sa-
tin and wore veil. She was attend
ed by her sister Miss Louise Peila
as brides maid. Mr.. Miles Peila
brother of the bride WAS best man.
Mrs. Kinneavy is the eldest daugh-
ter of Mrs. Katherine Peila who re-
Gently became II resident OF Thorn
burg.
Mr.. kinneavy, until his enlistment
in the U. $. Army was for years n
trusted employee Of the Colorado
National Bank of Denver.
After q few days spent In Glen
wood the young couple will be at
home on the groom's homestead Mt
ThOrnburK.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-10-11
An Accidental Killing

Took place at the Veatch grove
ranch last Saturday forenoon. Law
renee q. Govreau WAS the victim,
and the circumstances, ms near rs
could be learned by Coroner Earth
ing, were rs follows:
Govreau, Carl Allen and Russell
Richards were inside u coal house,
doing something; Albert Lewis was
outside the coal house; he had u
high powered rifle in his hands; he
laid the rifle on the window sill of
the coal house the rifle was accident
ly discharged, the bullet striking
Govreau In the shoulder and ranging
downward, hitting one lung. The
victim died In a little over al hour
after the accident.
Lewis did not know that there was
anybody In the coal house when he
rested the rifle on the window sill.
AT the time Of the deplorable tragedy
Louis Govreau, a brother of the boy
killed, was In the ranch house pre-
pairing dinner.
The victim OF the tragedy was past
twenty years Of age and "A young man
Of promise.
DR.. Farthing held an inquiry
which determined that the shooting
was accidental.
The remains were prepared by I'M
dertaker Gourley for shipment to
Rocky Ford, for burial at that place.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-10-11
Railroad News

Every day railroad prospects look
brighter. Close observers are con-
vinced that Governor Bamberger
and associates mean to build the
Colorado Utah connection with the
Moffat Road. Whether the new line
travels up and down, White river
and over Ninemile hill, or up and
down Yampa river, is yet to be deter
mined, but at this time the prospects
for the White river route looks the
most promising. 1t certainly looks
as though Mr.. Streeter and the big
men back Of him favor the White
river line, as offering the best route
over which to ship the immense tom
mage Of the Axial Development Com
pany.
Every encouragement and sssis-
tance should be rendered Mr.. Streeter
and his associates by Meeker and
White river people.
M. ID. Hopkins, who has been with
Chief Engineer Friend in his work
on Ninemile hill, reports that q two
percent grade has been found over
the hill. The survey has been COM
pleted down into the Harp Moulton
meadow.
Under the heading Work Has
Started" last weeks Craig Empire
says:
NJ. r. Streeter, general manager Of
the Axial Basin Development COM
pany, returned Sunday night from a
trip to Salt Lake City, where he went
to confer with other directors OF the
new railroad company which is to
connect Craig with Salt Lake. He
reports everything progressing salts
factorialy and the Five Hundred club
men subscribing for 1900 each Of
preliminary stock-already has .
membership Of more than 800, which
Indicates the earnestness OF the Utah
people. Steam shovels are now being
take to points on the Wasatch range
where tunneling Is necessary In order
to keep within the two per cent
grade limit and avoid winter SHOWS,
4
and this work will be pushed during
the winter. Every place In Utah
he visited Mr.. Streeter found people
highly elated over railroad prospects
and all anxious to do their part
On this end the anne satisf factory
progress IL being made. The A. b.
D. engineering force is working on
the line betwsan--MtS Strsstsr aud
Meeker, and now has four routes to
select from. Ninemile hill naturally
presented many obstacles but Engi-
neer Friend has loctated line over
this divide that will conform to Gov
ernor Bamberger's requirements re-
garding grades and curves. Some
tunneling will be necessary and is
also to be done here during the COM
ing winter, as will also most OF the
rock work necessary. The first grad
ing and track laying will be at Craig,
80 that ties. rails and other supplies
may be shipped In over the Moffat.