The Holly chieftain., 1922-06-15

ected since the town started in
1886. 1t ia an array OF buildings
whose mere mention fills three col
umns. The Chieftain now appears
with smaller size sheet but with
twice the number of pages The
size of the paper was still further
enlarged In 1905.
In 1902 another paper appeared
in Holly. THE Holly News with
w. Frank Crowley as proprietor
and w. H. Ham as editor. 1t had
short life though well patronized by
the business men.
In 1902 the town was well stocked
with lodges. The Knights of Pythias
Odd Fellows. Wooman, Royal Neigh
bors and several others. One would
not know from the Chieftain now
that there were any lodges in town
but the lodges in those days carried
cards in the paper The Catholic
church began in 1904, with Sunday
School in the school house and the
Baptist and Christian churches still
later.
1905 was . memorable year. In
the issue of Feb. IA, the Chieftain
announces q telegram from New
York that sugar factory would
he established at Holly by the A.
V. Sugar Beet and Irrigated Land
Co. Manager w. NJ. Wiley is given
the credit as he is in later papers
for other improvements in town.
In the issue OF April Z we read that
the General Assembly appropriated
5000 for bridge over the Arkan-
sas River, opening up to Holly
trade the nonirrigated lands to the
south.
It was in the latter part of 1905
that j. nj. Miner took over the
paper. He soon also started pa
per for Amity The Amity Observ-
cr" and published both till he sold
out about Jan. l, 1903 to L. N. Zal-
niger. an old experienced news
paper man who was destined to run
the paper for several years. In 1909
Arkansas Valley CALI was pub
lished in Holly for time but soon
went the way Of it's predecessor,
The Holly News 1t was a six
column. 8 page paper published
by ]. H. Conard
In Mr.. Zalinger's day May Is mark
ed the beginning of new volume
Of the paper, just as once Feb. II
was the initial day. With the pro
cess of time our paper today has
its initial number in the midst of
Iure. -iune 22nd this year. So while
This iss'le OF today nolninally marks
che end OF the tweaty-fifth year,
it is really 25 years and A months
sinc.' the paper saw the light .! day.
Mr.. Zalinger moved the Chieftain
Office from its original hite, the old
wooden building south of the post
office, to new building built BY
aim Oil Cheyenne Ave, now oc-
cupicd by the Wardrobe Cleaners.
1t was pretentiOus structure for
che time and was fittingly dedicat
ed by banquet given by the Pres
byterian ladies. This was Feb. 26
1909.
The Chieftain was moved to its
present more commOdious quarters
the latter part of last year.
About April G. 1917 Mr.. Zalinger
sold the paper to Lee Meadows of
Gaylord, Kansas. About months
later the paper was again sold, this
time to w. H. WOodhouse, Nov. 30,
1917. The next year, August 10, 1918
Or thereabouts, c. Clinton Page
bought the paper.
On Oct. Z, 1920. r. +. Wood took
possession OF the paper. He came
here from Lamar where had pub
lished the Lamar Daily News. He
was previously editor oft he Wiley
Journal. He sold the paper to the
present owner Jan. lst of this year.
Mr. Wood took over the publish,
ing OF The Granada Leader about
] a month before the present owner
ship and the two papers were as
sumed by the present management
The editor had 1t In mind to take
q typical year of long ago and fol
low the growth and progress OF the
city as revealed in the columns OF
the paper. This may yet be done
in a subsequent issue, but this ar
ticle Is already too long. Let us
all boost and make this the best
J wear Holly has ever had