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Phillips County herald., 1921-12-30
Where Are the
Bars of Yesferyear?

Shades of Bacchus. granafa,hers OF
bootleegers and ancestors OF home
brew.
a movie" company searched south
ern California high and low for an
old.fashionod polished mahogany bar.
with n mirror behind II. and failed
completely in Its mission. The film
people wanted II for prop" to liven
up some scene OF ths good old days
a few years ago there used to be
200 maghogany bars In downtown Los
Angeles. Their owners paid men high
wages to keep them polished on.
while whole armies OF other men
paid lIborally for the privilege OF lin.
ing up on the other side. A few OF
the old bars are used In soft drink
parlor. but the others have disap'
peared.
SO the movie" people had scout
headed for San Francisco to try to
locate u bar.
Phillips County herald., 1921-12-30
Twenty Years Ago

The farmers OF the corn belt Of
Phillips county are realizing good
returns from their corn crop Of the
past year. II the hail had not been
so unusually destructive in that part
OF the county. the past year would
have proven a very prosperous year
for the farmers. A number OF the
farmers In the Haxtun country lost
their entire crop OF corn by hail.
Last Sunday evening the Y. p. S. c.
Z. OF the Baptist church elected the
following officers for the ensuing
term: President, G. w. Garland: /:
yice.prcsldent. Carrie Susick: secre-
tary. Vida Bramble: corresponding
secretary, Esther Crater: treasurer,
Mrs. William Hobbie. organist, Ada
Patmon: assistant organist. Blanche
Garland ;chorister John olmstead: !:
look out committee. Mrs. Garland.
Mrs. fiobbie and Mrs. Anna Irwin (:
prayer meeting committee. Harney
Clerk. John olmstead and Mr.. Crater;
social committee. Lula Crater. Lewis
o!mstead and Florence Shaw: ush-
ers and collectors. Lorena olmstead
and Florence Shaw.
A goodly number OF the members
OF the Fortnightly Dancing club en-
joyed three hours program OF two
steps. waltscs. minuets, quadriiles and
other popular dances at Bakers hall
ON Friday. December 81. The threat
ened storm and coldncss OF tho
weather prevented quite number
from attending. A very pleasant even
Ing was reported by those present
The excellent music for the occasion
was furnished by the Remedy orches
ira. The next meeting OF the clul
VIII be on Friday. January 10. 1902
J. s. Bennett returned last weel
from n business trip to Omaha ant
other points In Nebraska.
Phillips County herald., 1921-12-30
Farm Tractors in State

The reports OF county assessors
show that there were i.4a7 farm trac.
tors owned and operated by farmers
In the state this year compared with
3.6l3 reported for last year. and @.
255 for 1919. The use OF tractors In
the general farming districts of east.
ern Colorado has been increasing
very rapidly in the past three years,
and there has been steady increase
In other districts, This year there
were only six counties In the state
that reported no farm tractors, all OF
them being mining counties. in which
very little farming Is being done.
Weld county holds first place. with
5oi tractors reported and Logan coun.
~ ranks second with 1871. There
are now thirteen counties In the state
reporting more than 100 farm trac.
tors each. Ten counties which re.
ported no farm tractors In 1919 have
reported from to 20 this year. Kit
carson county. which reported 20
tractors In 1919. reports 226 this
year.
According to Assessor Rouze's alb
straet Phillips county has 39i trac
tors.
Phillips County herald., 1921-12-30
From Grant
(Tribune.SentineD

Among our exchanges there ara
several good holiday papers. includ
ing the Phillips County Herald. with
twelve pages Of Christmas ads and
a Christmas cover printed on green
stock.
The Holyoke High school basket
ball team came to Grant yesterday
and last night defeated the Perkins
County High school team by a score
of 10 to Al. The Holyoke team are
husky bunch and played a faster
game than the home boys could de-
liver.
Tuesday evening OF this week the
Holyoke band came down and gave q
concert in the Eldon theater. The
program was one Of the best ever
heard here. and although the attend
ance was not so large. those who were
present enjoyed the evening very
much. We hope this aggregation will
come down again some time when the
weather is more agreeable. so that
Grant may show the proper appre
citation Of their talent by turning out
to hear them.
Phillips County herald., 1921-12-30
WHO Aae The FlReMEN7

When the siren sounds the alarm
at late hour on u wintry night, an
nounelng that another business house
or home Is on fire. we are Inclined. af'
ter being advised as to the location
of the confiagation. to return to our
coy cot. consoled by tho thought
that the hremen VIII do all that IL
necessary to control the flames. With
this In mind we should do well 10
consider Just for moment who arc
the aremen, From whence do they
come7 Why their interest In our
property-osceola. Iowa. Sentinel.
Phillips County herald., 1921-12-30

WE WANT hiDEs.-kEllY 4
COMPANY.
Phillips County herald., 1921-12-30
souATreRs' RIGHTS

What right have poor people to
live? Their humble shanties obstruct-
ed the pretty view from the rich Mar.
Gus Mackenzie's mansion. SO he de-
oided to run the squntters on the
land. But not while the courageous
little Polly Hopkins had her pair OF
hghtln' fists. Polly of the Storm
Country" with Mildred Harris Chap.
lin. coming to the Peerless theatcr
Tuesday night.
Phillips County herald., 1921-12-30
Thirty Years Ago

Plenty of snow and rain. and the
ground is In fine condition for the fall
grain.
NJ. p. Woodell, formerly of this
county and now Of Wallace. Nebras-
ka, spent this week in Holyoke He
is principal of the Wallace schools.
Brace Reynolds came up from Lex.
ington to spend the holidays with his
parents In Holyoke.
The week Of prayer will be OBJ.
served in Holyoke in the NJ. e.
church. All are cordially invited to
attend these services. Prayer meet
ing at the church each day during
the week. except Monday and Satur-
day Monday and Saturday, at 2:30 p.
m. On these days prayer for the
topic of the day will be offered In
morning devotions in the homes of
the people. Preaching on the topic OF
the day every evening except Satur-
day
The ground has never been in bet
ter condition at this time of the year
to insure a good crop the coming sea-
son than 1t is now, and the farmers
are feeling in good spirits over the
prospects of good harvest next year.
When you find town the size Of
Holyoke that does as much business
as Holyoke, you will hunt some time
for It, The Holyoke business men
are wide-awake and enterprising and
the business of the town shows the
good results of their well directed
efforts.
A trade has been made this week
between the proprietors of the three
banks of Holyoke by the terms Of
which the proprietors of the State
bank will close out their banking
business April and from that date
the room now occupied by the Farm.
ers and Merchants bank and the bank
fixtures will be the property OF the
proprietor of the Bank OF Holyoke.
The Christmas exercises at the Bap.
tlst church Christmas eve were we'll
attended; in fact, the room was pack.
ed full with about $50 people, and
then many could not get in. Two
Christmas trees had been secured
and were beautifully decorated with
presents. Arthur Butterfield was
Santa Claus and acted his part we'll
A Christmas cantata, entitled Santa
Claus Delight" was rendered by the
members OF the Sunday school In
manner that was highly pleasing and
entertaining to the large audience and
that also did much credit both to
those who took part in the exercises
and to those who trained them. A
very enjoyable evening was spent by
all who attended the exercises.
Phillips County herald., 1921-12-30
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

The regular annual meeting OF the
stockholders of the Phillips County
State Bank, for the election OF Direc.
tors for the ensuing year and the
transaction of ouch other business
that may properly come before the
meeting. will be held In the once OF
the Association. on the second Tues
day In January. January 10. 1922. be.
tween the hours OF 10 n. m. and 4
p. m. W. S. JOHNSON. Cashier.
Phillips County herald., 1921-12-30

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ellis enter.
tnincd the following people at Christ.
mas dinner: Mr.. and Mrs. John Hag
erman. Mrs. Elva cheramy and chill
dren. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hagerman
and family. Mrs. Ellis had prepared
very delicious dinner for the ocna
sion.
Phillips County herald., 1921-12-30
COLBY HERE WEDNESDAY

Frank y. Colby. optometrist, will
he at the Sears hotel. room s. next
Wednesday. January 4. Examination
OF the eye only. Glasses fitted. Chill.
drcns eyes a specially.
Phillips County herald., 1921-12-30

Miss Helen Redics entertained n
number OF friends from Venango and
Holyokc at the home OF her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Redics. Monday
evening. The evening was spent In
playing games. and ut late hour
delicious refreshments were served
Phillips County herald., 1921-12-30
II Surely 10

rs pants singular or plural?"
III man wears 'cm It's plural"
well. II hc docsntg"
TITS singular."-Agc.
Phillips County herald., 1921-12-30

II. W. Green, chiropractor. now To-
Gated on the second floor OF the Phil.
lips County Bank building.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-18
Peter Witt

I remarked. mfr. WIT. you know
NC have traction troubles out at Sc.
attic and also have a scent fare
agitation on. too"
Yes. I know" he replied. and
stated further. your councilman.
Mr.. Erickson. spent day here with
me recently" | said. II sec now
tho source from whence Mr.. Erick.
son has drawn some Of his ideas
pertaining 10 traction matters
Being a union man ! took parfic.
uiar pains TO ascertain Mr.. Wits
attitude upon labor problems since
he entered the political field. I WAS
Informed that Mr.. Wits conduct in
political life ~ the same as II was
when he was connected with the In.
Dor movement as an iron moulder.
absolutely fearless and independent,
There Ia no doubt sbou, Mr.. witt
being an expert In traction matters,
II there were. the rapid transit pco
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-18

grave doubt In tho minds Of congress
whether there WIS anything in all
that vast territory worth that sum
to the United States. Fifteen mill
lions for the Louisiana purchase
seemed an exIavagant expenditure.
But jefferson got the money and
the exploration was made.
In 1880 Capt. Benjamin L. r.
Bonneville biazed a trail TO the Pa
clfic. The discovery OF gold In CsiSz.
fornia In 1s4s and the Mormon en-
odus from Missouri and Illinois TO
Utah made track, but II was so
long and periious that many pre-
ferred the route around the Horn
or across tho Isthmus.
And now the mail train or the
passenger makes the journey in less
than four days from ocean TO ocean.
But that is not the limit In this
year OF 1921 a record has been made
which IL certain TO cut the time OF
the delivery Of mail between New
York and San Francisco TO some
thing like IS hours.
This is as great an achievement
and as notable a reduction as that
which the railroads made in 1869
when they superseded the pony ex-
press, and cut the price Of postage
from $3.50 a half ounce TO three
cents.
| Mail has been delivered this year
in 40 hours from the time It left the
other side OF the continent; and the
airplane IL certain TO be utilized y
a fashion that will make all our
present day methods seem slow.
We have great continent We
need strong bonds TO hold the East
and West and North and South to-
gether.
John Fiske says that but for the
invention OF the steamboat and loco
motive the 10 colonies could hardly
have been held in unity. We are
binding our 4s states with stronger
bonds than even those OF steel.
Success 10 the mail-train OF the
clouds.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-18

pie Of Philadelphia would hardly give
him AN annual retainer fee written
in five figures for just few weeks
service each year.
In politics. Mr.. witt In what we
term today q non .partisan. His sole
aim. so his friendx say. In the 10.
liticai field. In TO be of some real
service 20 the mass OF the people.
But for such devotion TO common
good he has often said that his re.
gard has been. The blacklist OF the
criminal rich and the dis'rust Of the
Ignorant poor"
The type OF street car invented
by Mr.. Witt liz conceded tho best in
the country for the expeditions
handling Of traffic and his plan for
PAY youieave il great i'm.
proyemsnt over our system. One
does not see cars IN cities East fol.
lowing Mr.. Wits advice stalled
for blocks in the rear as frequently
as at Second and Pike when n dox.
en- or 20 patrons board a ear. paying
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-18

an they enter.
Mr.. Wits coming 10 Seattle Will
be worth the cost providing some
definite plan In evolved upon which
those who administer our city's af-
fairs and the press may unite: 9TH
erwise. IL will be just a waste Of
taxpayers money.
As a final word. LET me call your
attention 10 the mention Of the press
In the preceding paragraph. ! feel
the unanimous cooperation OF the
press with the city administration In
our traction difficulties is 30 essen.
TALLY necessary that venture the
suggestion OF joint meetings for open
discussion. with an understanding at
the beginning that whatever plan
shall be adopted IL shall receive the
undivided support OF both the adj
minirtration and the press. II such
n course shall have been pursued.
there In little doubt as 10 public sup
port. and Mr.. Wits visit win prove
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-18

fsIltuf Inc star
A short time ago while on a trip
Hast studying Industrial questions.
| had the good fortune 10 slave had
a most interesting interview with
Peter witt. traction expert. In his
office at Cleveland. relative TO fac
tors entering into the transportation
question.
Mr.. witt II one Of those rapid
fire speakers and quite like Col
Dawes. imagine. in emphasixing
his points in argument. when In
quired II he had any literature per.
tanning 70 traction matters which !
might take back home--Seattie--
with me for the information Of those
who ar. striving 20 solve our street
transportation problem. he replied:
NO. | have no literature upon the
subject. All I know about trans
portation I've got in my head" And
then he cut loose and gave me about
rs minutes talk on transportation
which was indeed very interesting
and instructive.
ITO begin Mr.. witt asked. what
II a street carr" And no answered
the question by saying. a stree,
car II a moving public highway" He
went back Ia she toll bridge and the
privately owned turnpike and
brought the subject down. evolution
srliy. to the present day. and hs
wound up by stating. Some day
street car service will be ms free q
the public as are the streets and
sidewalks now This Is the firsi
time that had ever heard OF 4
free public service Of this nature. CT
cept the free service rendered al
Johastown Immediately following tn,
flood there. II struck me. however
that such service would soon adjua
our jiiney controversy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-18
Urges Use of Common Sense

the present superintendent could op-
crate the railway and make II a sue
cess II he were given full power and
unhampered by the city council and
city hall combination. As IL is. Mr..
Henderson Is like motorman. oper.
ating the controller. and the condur,
tor. or city council. In the rear. op-
erHtinR the brake. Picture the com.
bination OF thla kind on a street car
or city, What would be the result :
Disaster. of course.
IL any commercial business were
operated on the same lines as our
city utilities are operated, II would
80 bankrupt In 90 days.
Please use little common sense
Yours truly. c. X. HOOPER.
1877 23th Ave. w.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-18

Editor the star.
a sure cure for our street railway
dilemma:
First. take the municipal railway
out OF politics. Place some able.
experienced man ia full charge. with
the understanding that II he does
not make good. he win BIO replaced
by some one who viii.
This man Ehould be Of the West.
who Is Interested n this part OF tho
country. as we have had our fiii Of
the Eastern book varIety-to our
sorrow. financially We don't need
any 81. oo0.a.week expert 10 show uu
how 10 run our system-junt n little
common horse sense.
Second. believe SIR. Henderson.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-18
THE HILLS OF YOUTH

Once on blue hills.
pine high and sul
Alone will a whisper OF ferns and cbuekle OF riir
nd the that mrrored the angels faces.
Pools that greybiue feather.
And al my thstledown they drifted along;
oh onceo hills thro the rcdbloomed heather
followed nm eifn
Once weisprings OF
brooks eapng
Overt the rocks a seramblnK barefoot boy
That hash a world old with weeping;
Once. the golden do the echoes inger
In the foam OF the wldD
1 OF a ightfoot ein singer.
godw a child
Once san o m
From crag a thyme gIsened;
like the spirit OF Spring in that dawnfu shed
whole listened:
IA OF a rainbow could H.
Beating TO heaven. wings that Apri's own;
brave for the heart bear IT
Had the heart OF the known.
ahf
youth In those holy places.
height.
TIL the sky with the angels faces!
NINE
Al midnight now in ebb OF the loud worlds
/ a
hills
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-18

Reynolds. for having $50 quarts OF
beer In his possession. and his bonds
fixed at ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS Does Chief Soaring have n
sliding scale OF bail for these Of.
fenaes-.the more man Ia caught
with. the less his haii7 Yea. verify.
the application OF justice ms applied
In Seattle In truly wonderful af.
fair. CHARLES ANDERSON,
3s42 Admiral Way.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-18

Editor TIC SUR;
We Wish 10 ask you. how the diff.
ference In the onormity OF crime IL
determined In re a bootlegger---aa
instance. at various times turnout
the past year. We have noticed that
a man was held under $500 bail"
for having from 10 10 30 quarts OF
forbidden fruit. and now comes
Charles II. Brown. "a years old. ar.
rested by Walter Dcneh and Geo. Il.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-18
What the Middleman Does

There is also another nclghbor
who bought a pair OF logger shoes
TINT cost thin $3.50.
what I'D like TO know Is. what II
keeping shoes up so high7 II any
Star readers can solve the problem.
I would like TO hear from them.
A FARMER
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-18

luitof Inv slaF.
There Ia a neighbor OF mine, a
farmer. who sent two beeves and
seven large beef hides to Seattle. and
after he paid expenses OF shipping
and butchering. his net profit was
s2.63
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-18
WHEN HAIR Trims,
FADES OR FALLS,
USE "DANDERlNE"

IS cents buys .
bottle of "Dander.
Inc" within ten min.
utcs after the first
application You can
not find a single trace
OF dandruff or falling
hair. Danderine Is
TO the hair what
fresh showers OF rain
and sunshine are TO
vegetation. II goes
right TO the roots.
invig crates and
strengthens h e m.
helping your hair TO
grow long, thick and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-18

luxuriauf.
Girlsl Girls, Don't let your hair
stay lifeless. coiorless. thin. scraggy.
A single application OF delightful
Danderinc viii double the beauty and
radiance of your hair and make u
look twice as abundant.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-18
LETTERS TO EDITOR
A Letter From Avridge Woman


DO Avrdge fooiishness7 We take The
star. and evenings the thing letters We
10
getting awful them and make he a
IL E. r, Eima. washJ
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-18
CROSS THE a
CONTINENT


1906 Lewis ana
Clark made their
memorable tour
of exploration.
Three years be-
fore the G e n Z
President JET
ferson had asked
congress to apr
propriate $500
to cover the ex-
penses OF { b o
undertaking.
There " a b
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-18

What the Citizens of
AlkaH Center Learned

- ways packed a sawed
off "45."
And Rawhide Luke toted a
short ga"
!. Then Deadwood bought a
gat to hang on the other hip.
And Rawhide saw it. So,
he, too, added a big, new
shooting iron to his collec-
ton.
What happened is what al
ways happens in such cases.
Deadwood, being the swag-
gering bully of the village,
announced in a gruff, whisky
bass that he didn't like the
looks of Rawhide. Both
Deadwood and Rawhide
found they could shoot faster
with two guns than with one.
Deadwood's friends and Raw
hides pals leaped into the
party. When it was all over
they-the non-shooters-got
a shovel and buried Dead
wood and Rawhide and sew
eral of their mates. And the
town took up a collection for
the widows and kiddies.
WHO WON? THE MAN
UFACTURERS OF THE
GUNS AND AMMUNI-
TION AND THE MEN
WHO SOLD THEM. Mo-
body else won anything-but
debts, for the families were
in debt because the hus-
bands spent 50 much Of their
time and cash toting guns.
EOLKS, that's exactly what
= happened in this old
world in 1914. Germany had
a lot of guns. and a lot of men
to use Them Germany didn't
like England's looks, or
Frances disposition, or Rus
sia's necktie. So she started
shooting. But wait-what
happened back in Wolfville?
Let's see.
THE state legislature look
= ed over the casualty lists
from Wolfville, and Alkali
Center, and Sage Hill, and
Red Neck, And then made it
a crime to pack a gun.
So Deadwood Junior and little Raw
hide weren't allowed to emulate their
daddies. And, not having gats strapped
to their shanks as they grew into their
up. Oh, yes, they fought Certainly.
Dut LuSJ Ulu IL III Lie OlQ-1dSfiOH6u
American way--with their knuckles
Or, they went to court. And they
learned to give and take, and to talk
things over like humans. Eventually
Wolfville became an orderly place with
paved street and movie theatre and
high school. And young Mrs. Dead
wood didn't have to pay the expenses
of friend husbands gun toting.
They didn't call it limita.
ton of ornaments in Wolf.
vile. They said it was just
plain horse sense to stop all
this unnecessary killing. But
disarmament or limitation oil
armament-that's what j,
was.
WI ELL, Germany put up a scrap, al
w right. And, England and Franc
and Russia chimed right in. We go
into it just in time to keep the kaiser
gun toters from making it unanimous
Over in Europe, where they did tn
shooting, they're still looking for tn
bones Of the victims, and they're bury
ing the dead men.
Rut there isn't ANYBODY TO take III
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-18

WI ELL, Germany put up a scrap, all
w right. And, England and France
and Russia chimed right in. We got
into it just in time to keep the kaiser's
gun toters from making it unanimous.
Over in Europe, where they did the
shooting, they're still looking for the
bones of the victims, and they're bury
ing the dead men.
But, there isn't anybody to take up
a collection for the widows and orphans,
for everybodys "busted flat"
Debts? Oh, my, yes. They owe for
the whole blamed war.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-10-07

committee will also complete its
,ampaign to secure the manufactur-
rs quota
The workers will call back again
N Sunday, October 10th, for the sub
icription cards left in the homes. The
ubscribers can facilitate the work of
he workers very much by having
heir cards and payments ready when
,he workers call The workers are
Volunteering their services and the
,itizens of Hamilton should assist
hem in every way they possibly can.
The subscriptions may be paid month
or quarterly The various agencies
'or which the drive is being made are
n dire need, therefore it is requested
5hat whenever possible, at least one
fourth be paid with the pledge. 1t is
he purpose of the committee to secure
enough funds in this one drive to meet
all needs for one year.
1t is hoped that every citizen ap-
preached will respond generously SC
that at the close of the campaign
Hamilton will again go on record as
having gone "over the top" when call.
ed upon