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The Holly chieftain., 1921-12-22
THE cHR1sraaAs THOUGHT.

1t Is interesting to gOback to the
original Christmas story. and see
what idea most impressed itself on
those who first received the mes.
sage of Tesus. According TO the
traditional account, there ap-
peared to men a multitude of the
heavenly host. saying Peace on
Earth. good will to men," How
ever one may interpret this record
OF strange occurrences, the fact re-
mains that the people who remem-
bered and chrOnicled these events
were impressed with the idea that
the fundamental message OF Jesus
was peace and good will.
This message is OF esual impOr-
tance to man with the idea of Civ
ing which we associate chiefly with
Christmas. Humanity has made
slow progress all these 1900 years
chiefly because of the spirit Of Ill
will. hostility and warfare that has
filled the world.
Men have preyed on each other
much as wild beasts prey on lesser
orders Of creation. Man with his
remnant of bestial nature, has
roamed about the earth seeking for
weaker nations or persons whom he
could crush down, making war on
his fellow creatures. robbing them
by murder and violence. or depriv-
ing them Of their rights through
chicanery.
So as the world hears the Christ
mas bells this year. 1t should do
something other than engage in the
game of exchanging gifts. beautiful
as this custom may be In many of
its aspects. Every individual end
every nation should o all that 1t
can. to live at peace with all men.
4 country may at some time have
to rise to defend all that ia righte-
ous and holy. But the message Of
Christmas commands us to live at
peace with all men so far. as we
may. having regard to other peo-
pies rights quite as much as to our
own.
If Christmas day brings settle
ment of such disputes as the Irish
question and the Pacific Ocean con,
troversies, the world will have re
ceived the best Christmas present
offered since that far away day
1921 years ago.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-12-22
Unusual List of Attractions.

The Cow Club has an unusual list
of attractions for the next ten week
and will show the following pict.
cres which are comparatively new
and the best of this years releases
Jackie Coogan in "Peck's Bad Boy"
Constance Talmadge in "A Virtous
Vamp"
Cosmopolitan = "Humoresque..'
Wallace Reid THE Charm School. !"
Dorothy Gish Ghost in the Garret"
Thomas Meighan The City OF Silent
Men"
Wallace Reid Too Much Speed"
Marguerite Clark EASY to Get"
William 8. Hart THE Whistle"
The price vii be 80 and 10 cents
except Pecks Bad Boy this week
for which the charge will be 40 and
20 cents. There wili'she . Mutt and
JEFF or Paramount Comedy each
week.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-12-22
Christmas Social.

The Philathea class Of the Meth.
Odist Sunday School was delight
fully entertained by their teacher
Mrs. Arthur Wells, Wednesday
evening. The evening was spent
in music and games. Miss Hoffman
shows great talent as mind read
er and when George catches on he
will know how too.
Refreshments of apples pop corn
balls and home made candy was
served by the hostess.
Those present were Misses Eta
Judd, Gertrude Cain. Clara Kenne-
dy, Vera Citizens. Myrtle Barnes,
and Helen Suttle. Messrs. Jacob
Wilson, Clarence Wilson. John Wal
ton, John Marsh. George Marsh, Gee.
II Gyger and Elmer Wright.
Miss Lulu LefYel OF Lycan, was
honor guest of the evening. At a
late hour the guests departed all
glad they are Philatheans. XXX
The Holly chieftain., 1921-12-22
Power Service Crippled.

While necessary changes were be.
ing made at the plant. light. pow
er and water users were shut of all
day Sunday and Monday. The Chief
tain with other places of business
depending upon electricity for. pow.
er was unable to turn out its work.
However, the shutdown was nee.
cessiity to make the changes nee
essary In the installation Of the new
machinery.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-12-22
DR.. Likes 70 Limit Practice
To Surgery and Office.

1t was learned today that Lannnig
f.. LIKES. M. D., commencing Janu-
ary 1, 1922, will limit his practice to
general surgery and general office
work. which means that after the
first Of the year DR.. Likes will not
go out on calls, but will devote his
entire time to surgery and office
work.
DR.. Likes is one of the leading
surgeons in southeast Colorado and
the growth of his practice in that
department has made imperative
that the work Of other lines be lin.
tied, hence the announcement to
take effect on January lst.-Lamar
Daily News.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-12-22
Franci. wsiland Diss IN Hospital.

:
Francis Marion Weiland. son Of
Mr.. and Mrs Adelbert A. Weiland.
died Monday morning following an
illness Of short duration. Francis
was II years old and pupil Of Cen
tennial school, where he was a fav.
orlte. He was taken III last We'd
nesday AMI removed to q hospital.
He is survived by the parents and
one sister. Gretchen all residing at
the family home. 1910 Court street.
The funeral will take place from the
residence Wednesday morning at
10 o'clock.-Pueblo Chieftain
Francs was known to many Holly
people, his father being chief en-
gineer of the Land company.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-12-22
Entertained Teachers Club

A most delightful evening was
spent at the home Of Mrs. f. J.
Thayer Monday by the members
of the Teachers Sewing Club when
Mrs. Thayer extended her hospital
ity to the organization. The men,
bers brought their work which con.
sisted mostly Of Christmas gifts and
this occupied the greater part OF
the evening. Several musical Sc
lections were enjoyed by the
guests as were also the delightful
refreshments served by the hostess.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-12-22
FREQ Matinee For Kiddiss.

The Holly Elks following their
usual custom of spreading good
cheer at all times. will give the kid
dies OF Holly and vicinity a free
matinee Friday afternoon at 2:30 at
the Star Theatre. At the same time
a treat will be given the children.
The only requirements are that
no children over 10 years of age will
be admitted without an admission
charge of 20 cents.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-12-22
you CAN TELL HIM.

When you find man who is we'll
posted In the details and principles
of his own business: who II well ac-
quainted with conditions and their
effects on business In general. who
is always familiar with the many
subjects that affects ones life to
doy-directly and indirectly. com
mercially and socially-when you
find such a man, you have found q
man who READS.
The reading Of good literature Is
an education, and the reading Of
weekly and semtweekly and daily
newspapers brightens any man or
woman to the point where their ad.
vice or suggestions are worth hav.
ing. The man or woman who reads
profits by the experience of others.
and they always seem to get along
better than those whe depend up
on snatches of conservation picked
up here and there for their informa.
tion of world affairs and business
conditions. You car always tell
he man who reads, because he ans
wers quickly questions put to him
about subjects that are of vital i'm
portance to humanity. He realizes
that the earth doesn't come to an
end just at the edge Of town, but
that events which may mean woe or
happiness to the entire human race
are transpl ing somewhere Else. AMI
will be felt later on In t+c... he Is
usually the one in ,he community
best prepared for Whatever comes.
be 1t sun ,i'in or elO,il
Next to being good man relig-
iously. nothing is Of more value to
yOu--than to be well read.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-12-22


STAR THEATRE, HOLLY, COLO.
A new serial educational and
historical, built up with actual
events in American history in the
early days OF 40. 1t is clean
wholesome and unobjectionable and
at the same time entertaining and
thrilling 1t is also red-blooded
American history depicting the ad
ventures Of Gen. j. c. Fremont and
Kit Carson in the gold rush from
Missouri to California in l849
We have prepared twenty-five
questions to be answered by the
school children Of Holly. A first
prize of $500 will be awarded at the
showing of the twelfth episode and
the next five best answers will be
given tickets good for the remainder
of the serial. The professor OF the
school will hand out the questions
about January 2 and the serial will
start o "Wednesday, January 4.
Questions must all be turned In to
the professor on or before March l.
the professor being the Judges as to
the winners. We will also give
away caps to all children attending
the first serial-ages 6 to IL.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-12-22

Hutchinson, Kans., Dec. N.lThe
grade of the Byars road, being built
northwest from Liberal. through
Hugoton, to the Colorado state
line, has been completed for seven
miles from Liberal
Steel has been laid for three and
a quarter miles. according to ofiic-
ials of the company. and work IL
being pushed as fast as the deliver
les of steel are received.
This railroad is being built by o
p. Byers, is said to be the only
railroad now under construction In
the United States. It is Mr.. Byers'
purpose to push the new road west
to the Trinidad, Colo, coal field
eventually, but the present contrace
calls for completion to the Colorado
state, line, through Stevens and Nor
ton counties.
The new road will cross the Santa
Fes Elkhart line at HugOtOn max
ing that a railway junction. 1t will
also pass through Richfield, county
scat of Morton county, which Is now
about 20 miles from railroad.
a party of Garden City and Liber
al men were taken on an inspection
trip over the new road last week, In
a special train of five coaches. The
Garden City Elks' band furnished
music on the trip. The visitors saw
the construction crew laying the
track for the new road.
Overton Hodges. superintendent
Of construction, reports that AGO.
feet of track was laid In six hours
the other day.
The graders are now out about
seven miles from Liberal Work
was slow in getting through some
hills west of Liberal, but these are
passed now. One-half of the $4,000
township aid bonds voted by Lib
eral township have been delivered
and the balance will be delivered
when the road h completed to the
township line.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-12-22
Cecil England Escapes.

According to reports reaching The
Chieftain, Cecil England who was
recently convicted on a charge of
seduction in the district court at
Syracuse, escaped from the jail last
Friday evening and has not been
apprehended. England ha a long
term in the state penitentiary star
ing him in the face and he decided
his chances Of escape were better
from the Hamilton county Jail than
from the pen.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-12-22
Craven.rayior.

Calvin Craven and Miss Frances
Taylor were married at Syracuse last
Friday evening and will make their
home in Lamar where Mr.. Craven is
employed by the Santa Fe.
Mrs. Craven is the daughter OF
MIR. and Mrs. E. N. Taylor OF Holly
and is very popular among the
younger set. Mr.. Craven is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. d. w. Craven of
Coolidge.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-12-22
Surprise Birthday Party.

About 20 of the little friends of Miss
Blendena White gave her q surprise
last Friday evening at the home Of
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
White, the occasion being her
twelfth birthday. The little folks
spent the evening In games after
which delightful refreshments was
served by the Mrs White.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-12-22
saturday Good Trade Day.

Saturday was q good day for Holly
merchants, Christmas shoppers
taking advantage Of the many bar
gains offered. The stores were all
thronged with buyers who had been
kept from town by the bad roads
and who were anxious to purchase
their Christmas supplies.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-12-22
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SCHOOL NOTES.
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maynard wood

lhe ledcnerS SEWING circle met
Monday evening at the home OF
Mrs f. J. Thayer. A very enjoy
able evening was spent by the
teachers, sewing on Christmas pres
ents. The hostess served dainty re-
freshments to the assembled guests.
The debate trYouts were held
Tuesday afternoon In the auditor
ium. Many interesting facts were
brought out and some promising
material was discovered. Those
who made the team are: Edgar
Cantwcll Maynard Wosd and Char
lie, WrfEfit. Russell Taylor and
Maurice Kimmel are alternatives
The judges were: Rev. N. r. Stone.
Rev. c. B. Lewis OF Holly and Supt.
Briggs and Prin. Worley Of Gran
ada.
School is to be dismissed Thurs
day evening. Thursday afternoon
will be taken up by program, pre-
pared and given by the high school.
Two plays, with Christmas music by
the Glee Club will constitute a
very interesting program.
Many of the teachers are plan
ming on spending the Christmas
vacation at their homes.
The school was rather incOnvienc-
ed Monday by the lack Of water.
The water In the boilers was low.
consequently sufficient heat could
not be generated to keep the
building warm.
The weather has been ideal for
ice skating and many OF the stud
ents are spending their evenings
on the various ponds around town.
A basket ball game between the
town team and the High School
team was played Wednesday night
in the gym. The final score was 17-9
in favor OF the high school. The
high school team showed excellent
training and conducted themselves
very creditably throughout the
game. This was the first game of
the season and was very well play
ed.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-12-22
Notice To Keepers Of Dogs.

The 1922 Dog Tax is now due and
tags are ready. All dogs with tax
unpaid will be subject to be shot
after January l, 1922.
w. E. FRENCH Marshall.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-12-22
REWARD

$500 reward will be paid for I'm.
formation of anyone destroying
property or breaking insulatOrs
Holly-Stonington Telephone Co.
34t.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-12-22
ANOTHER RAILROAD IS HEADED
FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Save your tickets for the big free
phonograph at the Holly Jewelry
q Music Co.
Tom Wilson was q Lamar visitor
Monday afternoon.
John Schlager received message
the latter part of the week announc-
ing that brother had been serious
ly injured in Oklahoma. Mr..
Schlager left to be with his brother.
Don't forget the free phonograph
at the Holly Jewelry & Music Co.
J. q. Byars & Co., will be open
Friday and Saturday evening for
Xmas shoppers.
Miss Georgia Shively arrived from
Wheatland. Wyo, Sunday night and
is visiting with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs w. H. Shively. Miss Shiyely
has recently completed a threcyear
course Of nurses training at Wheat
land and Is now u graduate nurse.
Big Sale at J. B. Byars Co., Dec.
2s to 3lst. See our ad in this issue.
Nixon Elliott, president of the
Western Alfalfa Milling CO., was
the guest of r. o. Blair, on a trip
inspecting the Wildwood plant of
the company.
Special price on Bungalow Ap-
rons next week, CSC each. Big as
sortment. J. B. Byars & Co.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Lee expect
to leave tomorrow for Wichita.
Kansas. where they will spend the
holidays.
Nothing makes a man madder
than for his wife to- 60 to sleep
right away after they have had a
violent quarrel
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Lee are NOV
ing today from the Thomas proper
ty on West Cheyenne street to the
Clark property on the Santa Fe
Trail.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Imroth of
La Junta, were Sunday visitors at
the home Of Mrs. Imroth's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. M. s. Robson.
Barton White arrived home the
latter part OF the week from Salina,
Kansas. and Is the guest OF his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs Leonard White
during the holidays
The trade territory of Holly is lin
tied only by the distance it is pos
sible to drive, as was demonstrated
on Tuesday when shoppers were in
Holly from south of Syracuse.
The Baptist Ladies Aid will meet
Thursday. December 20. with Mrs.
Mary Marsh. Q o'clock sharp
Oct your Xmas tres ornaments at
J. B. Byars %.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Deyine left on
No. 70 Wednesday evening for
Topeka. Kansas, where they will
make their future home.
Mrs. J. N. Citizens arrived home
Sunday evening from Pueblo.
Miss Ruth Knuckey is home from
Colorado for the holidays. Miss
Knuckey is a student at Colorado
College.
Mrs. Julia Knuckey attended the
funeral OF Albert NewtsOn at Wiley
on Monday. Mr.. Newtson was kill
ed last Friday when he was struck
by q freight train northwest OF
Wiley.
George Beamon has accepted a
position with the Santa Fe at La
mar.
J. g. Wadswworth is confined to
his home today as the result of
having q tooth extracted yesterday.
Eyes tested and lenses fitted. In
visible bi focal lense and latest style
frames. Don't neglect your eyes
Holly Jewelry and Music Co.
REWARD
The Holly chieftain., 1921-12-22
TAX LEvIES FOR 1922
WHERE YOUR MONEY is SPENT
NOTICE TO rAxPAYERs.

Onahalf of the taxes is payable
between January LIST and February
2Sth: and the other half is payable
on or before July 3lst ensuing.
II one-half Of the tax is not paid
before March 1st, penalty of one
per cent per month or fractional
part thereof, attaches. On what
ever is unpaid on August lst inter
est at the rate of Is per cent per
annum attaches.
Real estate Onwhich the taxes are
not paid the first of November will
be advertised. and will be sold on
or about December lst.
TAX LEVIEs OF PROWERs
The Holly chieftain., 1921-12-22
HOLLY MARKET REPORT

Big free photograph at the Holly
Jewelry & Music Co. Save your
tickets.
There's only one thing as funny
as a fat woman trying to get lean,
and that Is thin woman trying to
get fat.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-12-22
Sale Of Christmas Seals.

The amount of Christmas Seals
sold by pupils OF the Rockwell
schools now amounts to $3.50. Tn:
pupils have earned $50 crosses. q
cross being given for the sale Of q
certain number of seals. The sixth
grade have made thegreatest mum
ber Of sale $l640. while the fifth
grade have earned the most cross
5es--26.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-12-22

your tickets for the big free
phonograph at the Holly Jewelry
q Music Co
The Holly chieftain., 1921-12-22

l.. N. Swafford was Lamar visitor
Monday.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-12-22

TAX LEvIEs OF PROWERs
COUNTY. 1921 ON EACH $1,000 90
VAJUATJON
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-12-09
POLICEMAN SAW The LIGHT
Absence of illumination on Autono-
bile Perfectly justified Under the
Circumstances.

"A certain town depended entirely
on electricity for its lighting, sad as
one large generating station sufficed
for the whole town, an accident at
the station suddenly plunged the town
into darkness one night.
The manager of the station was at
his private house at the time, but he
at once set out in his car for the
works. In his haste, however, he for
got to switch on the electric lights on
his car, which were, of course. gen
Grated off dry battery and the cars
accumulation
On his way to the electric power
station he was stopped by police-
man, who asked him why he had no
lights. The manager did a little quick
thinking, then answered, half-humor-
ously:
"Of course my lights are outl
Haven't they failed all over the
town.
The policeman touched his hat. and
said:
beg pardon, sir, | forgotl Go
straight ahead r
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-12-09
MERRY WITH PuBLIC
In His Book. "MindmiIIs," Gilbert
Canaan Pokes Fun at Many ven-
cradle European Institutions.

Gilbert Canaan admits misunder-
standing of his pacif1st attitude to-
ward the war in his preface to the
American edition Of .sWindmills,p but
avows firmly that ''the attempt to re-
move. militarism and military concep-
'tions from among human preoccupa-
lions is. a good cause and / will serve
with the only weapon Know how to
use-the pen (which they say is
mightier than the sword or even the
howitzer. Having applied myself to
this service before the outbreak Of.
the great war, which for me began in
1911, was not to be diverted from
it by the panic confusion Of chose who,
were overtaken by the calamity rath-
er than prepared for it,
With. a solemnity which is grot-
esque, he recounts In "Sannays Is
land, the wars between the Fattish
empire and Fatterland. The reader
will recognize many European insti-
buttons and events at which Mr..
Canaan is poking fun. A second read
ing reveals more of his sly illusions.
remarks the Springfield Republican,.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-12-09

still in the lead with killing record
Of 63.4 persons for every 100000 of
population. The safest Of 81 cities
for which figures were tabulated was
Rochester, N. Y, where the rate was
but 1.3 for every 100000.
In general, the tables showed that
Southern states, with large negro
populations, had the highest homicide
rate, and that the proportion of ne
groes slain was from three and a half
to seven times that Of whites.
Tabulations for the period 1915
1919, grouped geographically, showed
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-12-09

the New England states to be most
law-abiding so far as homicide was
concerned. with a rate of % for each
100000. The Southern group had the
highest rate, 1913. In the middle At
lantic states, the rate was 81; cen
trail states, 81; Rocky mountain
states, "a, and in the Pacific coast
states the rate was o.
OF larger cities, Boston had the low
est rate, 81. New York was second,
with so. The Chicago rate was 1913;
San Francisco, re; st. Louis, 1876 and
Cleveland, 12.5.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-12-09
Eats. Then Goes out to Eat.


Living under abnormal conditions
because your wife is trying to reduce
on some sort Of an internal diet is
not what it might be cracked up to
be- complained Mr.. Detroiter to a
neighbor the other evening. '.Well, I
seldom eat much, but when do eat
I like to eat like human being, so
every morning and every evening /
am compelled to eat two meals one
inhuman and one human. At home
breakfast on nuts, fruits and berries
and dine on fruits, berries and
nuts. But the minute I am out
of the house I steal away to lunch
room for my wheatcaIies ard coffee,
or a beefsteak with saw trimmings
and pot of tea. Detroit News
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-12-09
Takino Him Down.

W. L. George, the English novelist,
declared at a woman's club in Chicago
during his lecture tour that women
novelists were inferior to men,
Men," he said, with their larger
outlook, can write about all sorts Of.
things. Women, however, only write
about love-
"Well, said a woman novelist who
was present, that is as it should be.
The best way to stir your readers is
with a spoon
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-12-09
DAHLIA REALLY MEXICAN

There seems to be an impression
that the first dahlfas to be cultivated
in Europe and Americas were single
lowered forms. This is a mistake; the
very first species to be described and
figured, dahlia pinnata, was a form
with duplex or double head. 1t was
propagated in the royal gardens at
Madrid from roots of Mexican origin,
.and was named by the botanist Caya-
Miles in 1791 in honor of Andreas
Dahl, a distinguished pupil of Lineus.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-12-09
SAVE THE REPAIR BILL

When the bells refuse to respond
do not send for the electrician be-
fore you examine the battery. Per-
haps the water has eyaporated; in
that case a little water added will
repair the bell. If this does not
prove satisfactory empty the jar
and refill with water, then add sal
ammoniac, allowing a quarter pound
to one quart Of water. The prob
abilities are you will save the repair
bill
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-12-09
FEWER HoMIcIDEs IN 1920
gr the United States There Is Shown
a Decrease of Five Hundred
From Year 1919.

New York.-Homicides in the United
States during 1920 totaled approx
mately 5000, a decrease Of 800 from
the 1919 record, according to q COM
putation by a statistician of lead
ing life insurance company.
The figures, made public through
the Spectator, showed Memphis, Tenn,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-12-09
Mhaf Money Cannot Buy.

The death of Sir Earnest Cassell, the
famous English fiEancier, recalls an
Interview he gave some years ago.
shortly after the death of his daughter.
He said:
"There is nothing in the greatest
financial success to equal the love Of
a devoted wife and the delight Of a
family of happy children"