The Holly chieftain., 1920-09-02

Geo. HerndOn came down from
Las Animas Tuesday with the idea
OF locating permanently II he likes
the country and finds sufficient to
keep. him busy.
Miss Carrie Peterson, of the sales
department at J. b. Byars 4 Co.'s
store, returned last Friday frOm
her summer vacation spent in
Denver and vicinity.
A want ad in The Chieftain will
save the farmer many extra steps
and much time in dispOsing of the
things he has that he doesn't want.
Ary . Chieftain Want Ad.
Persons having rooms to rent to
high school students or teachers, or
who desire to secure students to
work for room and board, notify
r. A. Shanner, Phone GA. 1912
The Baptist Ladies Aid meets
ut Mrs. Beans and will be enter
members and friends invited.
A letter received by L. M. Appel
this morning from his wife states
that Mrs. Appel and the kiddies
will be home from their sOjOurn
in Los Angeles the first of next
week.
John Porter, one of the pioneers
of the Coolidge section. has just
bought the Peter ChristiansOn
quarter-sectiOn adjoining Coolidge
on the east, for which he paid
$4,000.
Donald Steen, who has been en-
plOyed for the past couple of
months at Baker Bros grocery,
left last week for his home at
Abiline, Kas., to resume his school
studies.
A. T. Appleton arrived here the
latter part of last week from
Fleming, Colo, and has accepted a
position at VIM. Kaplicky's
barber shop and plans on locating
here permanently.
Happy Owens, candidate for
county commissioner on the Demo
cratic ticket, was in from Plains
the first of the week. His an
n0uncement will be found else
where in this issue.
I. N. SwaffOrd, Mr.. and Mrs. T.
M. Amerine and wife, and Mrs. j.
G. McKibben formed q party who
mOtOred to Colorado Springs last
week for few days outing in and
around that scenic place. !
Miss Lucy Bowen, of Colorado
Springs, and Mrs. Carrie OCOnnor.
of Ely, Nevada, arrived here Mon
day for a visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. B. Riker, former friends,
whom they took by surprise.
Mr.. and Mrs. ] E. Citizens left
last night for Denver to spend few
days during which time Mrs. Gith-
ems will be in attendance at some
of the sessions of the annual M. f.
conference now in session there.
Mrs. James Reed, who recently
came here from Oklahoma, pur-
chased the w. j. Pratt residence
property in the north west part
of town now occupied by c.. w.
Hurd. The consideration was
$4,000.
The A. B. G. Bridge Club was
delightfully."- entertained yesterday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. C.
F. Hampton. The club awards no
prizes but they have heap of
fun. Dainty refreshments were
served at the close.
T. F. Snodgrass, president and
general manager. of the Snodgrass
Food Co.., was down from Trinidad
last Friday and Saturday looking
over the Holly branch and cOnferr-
ing with w. s. Thayer, the new
resident manager.
Quite large number of people
of Holly and vicinity left yesterday
and last night for Rocky Ford to
attend the annual fair and Water
melon Day celebration. Among
those who went up last night were
Mr.. and Mrs G. E. Fortney.
Mrs. Geo. B. Riker will leave
tomorrow for their old home at
Blair, Neb., for a visit with old
friends after which she will go on
to Woodburn, Iowa, to visit her
mother and other relatives She
will be absent for month.