The Holly chieftain., 1920-01-08
Why Not Send Ii to The
Chieftain?
EVERY LOCALITY SHOULD
AND CAN FURNISH NEWS
If Readers Will Heed the Following
Outline Their Locality Should Be
Represented in The Chieftain
Every Week-We Want the News

MOSt pcOplc ll0Fc y llcAuly lctf
ing towards the home paper and
would be glad to help out with
news items but many of them don't
know what is news. They say they
can never think of anything, that
is worth printing. Here is list
printed in an exchange that will
help you. Correspondents are ask
ed to give it special attention and
we will be glad to have all our
readers keep it in mind.
/. White on one side of the sheet
and in a clear, Iegible hand, taking
particular pains to write all prop
er names plainly, always giving
correct initials and numbering the
pages.
O. Write the communications in
short paragraphs, giving the news
in as few words as possible and
leaving out all words and sentenc-
es unnecessary to terse expires
sion of facts, and do not put in
anything simply to Fill up" OF
lengthen out the communication. A
short letter, full of news, is much
better than long letter made up
of superfluities.
3. The following facts are gener-
ally desired
An births, marriages and deaths.
when and where they occur, giving
full names of parties.
Removals into or departure from
the neighborhood of any of your
citizens, and the names of such as
contemplate removing to or from
your neighborhOOd.
Sales of land, how many acres,
where located, whether improved
Or unimprOved, names of purchas
er and seller, and price.
All names of stock, names of pur
chaser, seller, and price 1t doesn't
matter how small the sale, give
them.
All fires, extent of loss, how much
insurance, size of house, where To-
Gated, and how the fire originated.
All persons who are seriously i'll,
and recovering from sickness.
affrays, being careful to give care
full and unprejdiced statement of
facts and giving nothing which
may do injustice to or prejudice
either party in public opinion.
All important meetings of lodges,
farmers unions, community clubs,
church or other societies, giving
when you deem it important, a re-
port of the proceedings.
What the SchOOls in your neigh
bOrhOod are doing, number of pup
lis, name of teacher, also account OF
such school exhibitions as are of
special interest
Mention lectures or public speech
es made by any person of cOnse-
quence in your neighbOrhood and
the subject.
Condition of crops, giving the
names of farmers who have any
large quantity of grain or other
product.
Who are feeding hogs, cattle,
sheep or other stock, and number
and quality of such stock.
All transactions, like sales of
corn, wheat, oats, barley, which
are of any size or Importance.
What prospective enterprises or
projects are on hand in your Sec
tion.
Names of persons visiting your
neighborhood and whom they are
visiting.
The healthfulness of your section,
and what empidemics or plaques,
or scourges, if any, are prevalent.
All curiosities of extraordinary
growth, or old relics that you may
hear Of. Such things as curiOusly
defOrmed hogs, horses, sheep, mules,
chickens, etc.-mOnstrOsities which
you think might excite some inter-
est; curious growth of corn, etc.
You may probably hear of such, If
so, send them.
What we want is all the news OF
any interest, and we don't care how
long the letters are, so long as they
give the name in full and write it
plainly, as it is impossible for the
printer to guess at name when it
is not legible.
No worth while item of news is
ever purpOsely left out of The
Chieftain. We will print good
item about our worst enemy just
as willingly as we will about our
best friend If you know anything
that comes under any of the above
heads or anything else that you
think will be of interest to Chief
tain readers bring, send or tele-
phone it in and it will receive care
full attention. Above oil things,
give the name of your pOstOff1ce
and sign your name to your letter,
otherwise it must 60 to the waste
basket
Why the Names.