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The Holly chieftain., 1923-03-08
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Holly Drainage District, County O.
Prowers, State Of Colorado.

Sealed proposals will be re
ceived for the construction of
any or all parts of the
drainage system of the Holly
Drainage District until eight O'Clock
p. NJ. on the 9th day of March 1929
by the undersigned Secretary OF the
Holly Drainage District, at the of
flee of said district, Room 3, McAIur.
try Land CO., Holly, Colorado, ac-
cording to the plans and specifica-
tions on file in said office. Copies OF
plans and specifications may be OBJ.
tained on request from the under
signed or from The Weiland Engi
neering Company. 72l Thatcher
Building, Pueblo. Colorado. The
entire system has been divided into
three parts and bidders may sub
nit proposals for any or all parts as
follows:
A. Open drainage canal and Horse
Greek syphon.
b. Closed tile lines.
c. Bridges, Fumes, and othel
structures.
Proposals must be accompanied
by certified check on solvent
bank in the SUN of 5 per cent of the
amount of the bid. payable to the
Secretary of the Holly Drainage
District, with the understanding
that if the proposal is accepted, the
bidder will, within ten days after
being notified of such acceptance.
enter into contract and give good
and sufficient bond, signed by such
surety or sureties as may be ap
proved by the Board of Directors OF
the Holly Drainage District for 25
per cent of the amount bid for said
work. In ease of failure to enter in
to a satisfactory contract and give
an acceptable bond. said check viii
be forfeited to the Holly Drainage
District as liquidated damages
Otherwise it will be returned to the
bidder The Board of Directors OF
the Holly Drainage District re
serves the right to reject.
any and all bids rendered,
and to let contract contin
gent upon its ability to sell the
Bonds authorized for said work, at
satisfactory price. All bids must
be sealed, addressed to the "Secre
tary of the Holly Drainage Dis
triet," and marked, Proposal for
construction of Holly Drainage Sys
ten with necessary Structures"
The Drainage System will approx
imately comprise:
l1.5 mixes open drainage canal with
syphon under Horse Creek.
10000 Lineal feet of closed tile
drains. 01"-12"l5".
10 inspection manholes.
1000 Lineal feet OF earth safety
dykes. slopes III, G feet wide on top
approx. 3 feet high.
10 Road culverts or bridges.
Flumes Cheyenne Creek and
Frontier Canal
IL Lateral Fumes.
l Flush ditch and concrete drop
2 Santa Fe Trail culverts or
bridges.
0 Top bitches.
BY order of the Board of Direc-
tors of the Holly Drainage District
Drainage District Seal.
N. II. GEARY,
Secretary.
j. s. McMURTRY,
President
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTER
IOR
U. S. Land Office at Lamar Colo

U. S. Land Office ut Lamar Colo
RADIO, February 6, 1923
NOTICE is hereby given that
Henry l.. Christman, OF Holly. Colo
RADIO, who. on the 18th of Nov.
1919. made Homesteady Entry No
02G7i3. for Wa S. w. u See. 5, N. E.
" N. L. "a, Section Z. N. w.
u. n. W. u. Section 8, Township
% South, Range Al West of the
Sixth Principal Meridian, has fled
notice of intention to make final
Three Year Proof, to establisi
claim to the land above described.
before Register Of Y. $. Land Office,
at Lamar, Colorado, on the 18th day
of April. 1923.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Oscar BADEN, of Holly, Colorado.
w r. DeBns, of Holly, Colorado.
]. G. McKibben. of Holly. Colo
RADIO.
Roy Clark. Of Holly, Colorado.
SILAS E. SPECKMAN,
Register.
tFirst published Feb. 81 st
FOR RENT - Two furnished
rooms for light housekeeping. Bap-
tist Parsonage. Phone II lt-pd.
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Notice Of Adiustment Day.

ESTATE of Cyrus o. Callison. De
ceased. Number 224O.
All persons having claims against
said estate are hereby notified to
present them for adjustment to
the County Court of Prowers Coun-
ty, Colorado, on the 26th day OF
March A. ID. 1929.
Frank Fl. Allen,
Administrator
First Published Feb. %. -
Last Published March 90
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Want : Ads

All readers twant ads. for sale cards
etc.l except those from regular ad-
vertisers must be paid for in adj
vance TO save the trouble of extra
bookkeeping. Five cents lines six
words to line.-Ed.-
The Holly chieftain., 1923-03-08

FOR SALE Modern five-room
house erms reasonable. L. /. Weig-
end. March-pd
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-12
Correct Our Evils First
DEED FILING QUESTIONED
Attorneys In Realty Firm Affair inquire Into Transfers to
Goodrich and Wright

Attorneys representing clients who
face possible loss through the financial
crash Of the Realty Finance and
Building Company. placed in receiver
ship last week. today were investigat-
ing transfer of the company's assets
to James p. Goodrich. president Of
the National City Bank, and L. H.
Wright of the Aetna Trust and Saw
ings Company. as trustees.
Twenty eight deeds for properties
owned by the defunct company, dated
prior to the receivership hearing, have
been filed, conveying the properties to
Wright and Goodrich. Some of them
bore the explanation that the trust
deeds were made to secure the pay
ment Of proonissory notes to James p.
Goodrich" The total loans made by
Goodrich, as shown. were $49,SO0
In the meantime police were search
ing for Lyle T. Laub, ex-president of
the company and CORNER prison in
mate, who disappeared just before his
partner, Fritz G.. Heinrich, secretary
and treasurer, was arrested on en-
bezzlement charges.
Not Bona Eide, Says Attorney
One Of the deeds transferred the
title of property which Robert J. and
Florence Miles had contracted to buy
said J. Stephen Fullen, their attorney.
The Miles gave the company their
deed to some property to get new
home built on other lots, and the COM
pany succeeded in keeping both titles,
Fulien said.
II maintain that this transfer of as
sets to Goodrich and Wright as trus-
tees is not a bona Ade affair."" said
Fullen. "The company still retains
title to my clients property. claim"
Gideon w. Blain. attorney for Will
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-12
UTILITIES BEWARE
OR CONTROL LAW
GOES, IS THREAT
Municipal League Considers
Resolution for Dry Law
Conference.

If public utilities continue to resort
to Federal Court in rate cases in
stead of first availing themselves Of
State law provisions Indiana citizens
Will ''at the next session of the Iegis-
lature demand a repeal of the public
service commission law and ask for
return Of direct control to municipalt-
ties"i
This is the gist of resolution be-
fore the Municipal League os Indiana
today.
Another resolution provides for
calling a conference of mayors of In
diana and surrounding States upon
prohibition enforcement at Chicago
soon.
The utility resolution states:
THE public utilities have at all
times an available supply of able law
yers. expert engineers. accountants,
rate and service experts and num-
ber OF other witnesses.
Cities Without Aid
"The municipalities of the State are
without expert engineers. accountants
and other expert utility witness sorv-
ice.
'"It is our opinion that since the
public utilities Of our State are al.
ways prepared to take care of them
selves and the municipalities are not,
therefore the expert engineers, &C.
countants, rate and service experts
paid out OF the aforesaid approprt-
alton of one hundred thousand $780,
000) dollars should devote their ener-
gies in finding and disclosing facts
favorable to municipalities as well as
to the utilities.
"It is further our opinion that IL
the public utilities Of Indiana con-
tinue 20 resort TO the Federal Court
in rate cases. instes OF first availIng
themselves Of the provisions of our
State laws; and IL they do not honest
ly endeavor 10 furnish service at Just
and reasonable rates. that the people
Of Indiana. win. at the next session
OF the Legislature demand a repeal OF
public regulation Of utilities and re-
turn to the municipalities of thtAr con.
troll"
Correct Our Evils First
America should correct the indus
trial evils In It's own industries before
adding millions of immigrants to our
labor market" declared Oswald Ryan.
Anderson. city attorney. in an attack
on unrestricted immigration. Tn
Continued on Page 81
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-12
COURT WILL NOT
FORCE PERSONS IN
WiImeth- Plans No Interfer-
ence With 'StIcker' Plan.

Tho traffic department can return
to the practice OF ordering motorists
to report to police headquarters on
stickers. but it need not expect city
court to punish any one for failure to
report, City Judge Delbert o. Wilmeth
said today.
Traffic Capt. Michael ]. Glenn said
the tag system had been abandoned
and the old plan revived because he
believed more good would be accom-
plished by calling motorists in and
explaining why their violations were
dangerous.
If motorists cannot give plausible
excuses in these interviews, affidavits
Will be fled, Glenn said.
The return to the old system fol-
lows dropping of cases against 94S
violators in city court by Judge VIII
meth because of an opinion by City
Attorney James M. Ogden that city
court could not act upon traffic cases
until aff1davits have been filed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-12
COMPLETE FIGHT CARD
Five Bouts Arranged by Harter for
Monday Night Show

Matchmaker Harter OF the Wash
inton A q. today announced the
complete card for the boxing show
at Tomlinson Hall Monday night
There VIII be thirtykight totinds
scheduled. The program follows:
Dick Osborne of Shelbyville VS. Reamer
Roberts of Indianapolis, 118 pounds, SIX
rounds.
Merle AIte, indianapolis, vs.. Bobbie Nc
Govern, Indianapolis. 12S pounds six
rounds.
Jimmy Gordon MiddIetown. Ohio, VS..
Happy Atherton, Indianapolis. lie pounds.
eight rounds.
Ray Hahn, Indianapolis, vs.. Joe Cooper,
West York, Ill, 135 pounds, eight rounds.
Tommy McF arland, Niles, Mich. vs. Roy
Referses- Mike Mitchell and Frank harry.
First bout et $50.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-12
INTERURBAN KILLS
UNIDENTIFIED MEN
Two Laborers Step In Front
of Traction.

Two unidentified men were Instant
ly killed when they were struck by an
east bound Union Traction Company
interurban in charge Of n. Balke.
1242 w. ThirtyThird St.. conductor
and s. w. Lennon. 6323 FurgesoH
ST., motorman. at Bates crossing, four
miles north Of Pendleton, last mid
night.
The men, according to Coroner
Jessie A. Helbert, Anderson. are be-
neved to have been section hands on
the Big Four Railroad.
One of the men appeared to be
foreigner, about 40. The other was an
American, about 35, It was said.
According to the crews report, the
men stepped in front of the car when
It was about ten feet away from
them.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-12

liam Miller, who swore out the
affidavit on which Heinrich was
arrested. stated that trust deeds are
made for purposes of temporarily
holding property with view of deed
ing 1t back.
Fullen Doubts Loan
Judging from experience and the
facts set out in the trust deeds; these
trustees win hold the properties until
the $4,000 is paid Goodrich, when
they will be redeeded by the company.
1t gives Goodrich a first lien on any
assets" Blain said.
Goodrich said that prior to the re-
ceivership, and when the company
was apparently solvent, he loaned the
company the money with the proper
ties as security.
Records of the State securities com.
mission show that the concern's Is
license to operate was revoked, and
then reinstated on Laub's plea
Records Of the Circuit Court show
Goodrich is on the bond of the re-
ceiver for the realtor company.
Some of the properties turned over
in the trust deeds are situated as fol
lows:
At 617-9 Wallace ST.; 614s-50 e.
Washington St.; 51S4-S6 z. Washing
ton st.: 81 N. fremont Ave-; 2T N.
Mount ST.; 1914 Central Ave; 30c6-s
2. Michigan St.; 1852 Hanford St;
41719 Oakland Ave-, and e2s N.
Engle st.
Bankruptcy Talked
Federal Intervention through in
voluntary bankruptcy proceedings
may be asked by customers OF the
Realty Company, Fullen said.
What we need is concerted action
to decide what shall be done to con,
serve the assets" said the attorney
"A conference of attorneys of all in
terested and the bonding companies
who were sureties for few of them
is being arranged At that time II
may be decided to ask bankruptcy
proceedings"
The proposition has been advanced
that an intervening petition in the re
ceivership suit be filed in Circuit
Court protesting the Goodrich claim,
and demanding proof, 1t was said.
"On Oct. I went to see him, and
he said 1t was In the receivers hands.
Then yesterday it was recorded as
transferred to the trustee Sept. Ia"
Fullen and a representative Of the
bonding company that was surety for
Miles have arranged to visit Wright
and demand the nature Of the trust,
and why instituted.
Wright told me today that the
loans were made. and the property
put UP as collateral. but he refused to
say when, or Tor whom he Is acting
as trustee. or why, except that he
and Goodrich ARE interested" said
Fullen-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-12

Scaling Pompier ladders to keep
fit" is only part OF the training
indianapolis aremen are now re-
ceiving.
Here are SIX OF them suspended
by safety belts from the ladders
after they had completed their climb
in just few seconds. They would
represent the first wave" In rescue
and IRE fighting work had this
training tower behind fire head
quarters been burning building
with occupants helpless.
Pompier ladders are nothing but
short cross pieces fastened on a
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-12
Fans Pay Jack
to See Ruth
Come Back
BY BERTON BRALEY
NEA Poet, Who Is Writing the
Rhyme Story of World Series
Games for The Times.
By BERToN BRALEY

By BERToN BRALEY
YER the hills and far away: that
III Yesterday: None Of those hitless
games of ball.
But session of swat and slug and maui;
Doubles and singles, fast and thick
Flew from the blows of the willow stick.
With four home-runs for the fans to view.
OF which a chappie named Ruth got two:
The Babe was present. the Babe was there,
The Babe was putting the pill for fair
He swung the bludseon with firm. strong
hands.
And drove one over the riSht-held stands.
Dropped in the stands. which the fans could
Five times the Infant came up to bat.
And twice he walked. which was good. at
And twice he hammered four-hase clcut.
And the fifth time-Mamal he lined 1t out
But Cunningham ran for mile or more.
AZ the ball proceeded to soar and soar
And finally captured the horsehide sphere,
nhie ;he Yank fans furtively dropped
Ward who plays with tbs Yankee gang.
Also Obliged with circuit bang
ANA Elmer Meusel. the Giant chap,
Battered the ball for four-base rap.
yea, there were certainly hits enough
TO make this contest the real old stuf
q ncQuiIlan pitched for the Giant team.
But the Yankees hit him with zest and
steam.
So he was yanked from the mound right
soon,
And Bentley finished the AFTERNOON.
Pennock. who pitched for tae Yankee nine
Had a pitched ball hit him upon the spine
And he writhed in pain a Iittle while
But went on pitching In splendid STYLE
N UT the feature of features, tbs hectic
LIZ thrill
D In ali this struggle of strength and
Is the fact that after his last years slump,
When Babe was acting the "dumbbeu
chump,"
He "seen the light" and he learned his lesson
And once more has the pitchers guessin'
He was there again with hts old time knacis
OF hitting the pill for circuit whack:
OF making the twirlers sag and crack
And the fans all eager to gay their lack
To hear him banging the hail-kersmack,
he has got the stun he used to lack,
Sing, "Hosanna. Babe Ruths come back"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-12
Mike Dillon Fined

When police testified they had con-
fiscated ten half-pint bottles Of white
mule and one pint of whisky belong
ing to Mike Dillon. S12 w. McCarty
ST., he was fined s1o0 and costs in
city court today. A sentence of thirty
days in Jail was suspended on pay.
ment of the fine. Dillon was arrested
Tuesday at dry beer place he and
his brother, Tom, own at 742 s. Capt.
tc1 Ave.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-12
PLEA TO Be SENT
TO FARM SCORNED
Please Send Me Back Begs
Recent Inmate.

Out of the Indiana State farm just
two days, Henry Tiebald, Lowell,
Mass, today begged City Judge Pro
Tenn. T. C. Whalen: please send
me back, Judge"
What crime have you commit
ted?" asked the Judge.
None, judge. but want to go
back"
Officers said Tiebald. released from
the farm Wednesday. came. to police
headquarters to sleep Wednesday
night. He was allowed to stay there.
When he returned for the same pur-
pose Thursday night, he was locked
up on a vagrancy charge.
The judge did not comply with his
request. Instead, he dismissed TIE
bald and told him to get out of town.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-12
PatroIman Faces Charges

Failure to report back for duty
after Police Surgeon Arthur M.
Mendenhall had pronounced him able
to carry on his duties as a patrol
man, caused charges of neglect of
duty to be placed against Walter
Jackson. by police Chief Herman F..
Rikhoff today. Jackson was suspended
Thursday night by Capt. Edward
Schubert, who said he reported of
III Oct . and failed to return on
doctors orders.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-12
MANS BODY IDENTIFIED
Victim of Alcoholism Found to Be
William Fleming.

An unknown man who was found in
in a doorway at 315 Blake ST.. by po-
lice Thursday, and who died later at
city hospital, was identified today by
Miss Bertha Fleming. 335 N. Califor-
MIA St.. as her father. William Flem-
ing, 50. She said Fleming had left
home wednesday. according to police.
Death was due to alcoholism, ac-
cording to Coroner Paul E. Robinson.
Funeral arrangements bavI not
been completed - ....s..
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-12

An inquest into the death OF Ed
ward Gaughan. 40, contracting painter,
showed he died from fusel oil poison
ing contracted from liquor purchased
from John Tokoiy, soft drink parlor
proprietor, according to the coroner's
jury verdict
Other deaths were:
Dwight Siler, 80. stock dealer.
George Baldwin, 40. insurance agent.
Charles E. Gaughan, 80, locomotive
engineer.
Edward Biehl, IS, contractor.
No recommendations were made by
the jury and police had made no ar
rests early today.
John Tokoly Jr., son Of the drink
parlor proprietor. Is among those seri.
ously Ill. The young man has only
a slight chance to recover, physicians
said.
Testimony presented to the jury
showed each victim became violently
Ill before succumbing to the poison.
Edgar Ray Hill, stock buyer, is also
dangerously III and was not expected
to live through today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-12
GUILTY THREE TIMES
Motorist Gets Fines on Separate
Charges.

Convicted on three counts, Robert
Bryson, colored, 1922 Edgemont Ave,
In city court today was fined $50 and
costs for passing a street car dis
charging passengers, $40 and costs for
passing a street car discharging pas
sengers, $40 and costs for having no
license and $40 and costs for having
no certificate of title.
Bryson was arrested by Trafficmen
Paul and Owens. Oct. 6, when, it is
alleged, he passed a street car dis
charging passengers at Thirty-Ninth
ST. and College Ave., and almost
struck Dr. and Mrs. w. e. Penning'
ton and two children, 1907 N. New
Jersey st.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-12
R. W. M'BRIDE RETURNS
Dolings Subsidiary Meeting to Be
Held Hero Next Week.

Robert w. Mcbride. receiver for
r. L. Dollings Company, returned to-
day from Cleveland, where he met
with stockholders of the Hugro Manu-
featuring Company. Warsaw, In COM
pleting plans to reorganize tho firm
and to continue operation for benefit
Of preferred stockholders.
Another meeting VIII be held hare
netx week to take up further matters
OF establishing the company. Mo-
Bride said. Harold Taylor, attorney
for Mcbride. will make a financial
report of the six companies in the
hands Of Mcbride some time next
week, he said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-12
COY GILLAND ARRESTED
Wanted for Completely In durdar Of
Peter Schmitt.

BIZ Times Special
MT. VERNON. Ind, Dot. 12--Coy
Gilland, wanted here for the murder
Of Peter Schmitt last Easter. has been
arrested in Duquoin. ILL.,, according To
a message received here today.
Schmitt, a wealthy farmer was
found murdered in his home. his head
almost severed from his body, and
deep cash inflicted by a hammer upon
his face. Suspicion was fastened on
Narlie White and Ginand. White. ar
rested later, confessed that he and
Gilland murdered Schmitt.
Motive for the murder was robbery.
Only a few dollars were obtained, how
ever. Gilland will be brought here
for trial.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-12
WouId-be Racers Fined

|. Charged with racing in trucks every
morning. Robert Boles. 2s1s English
Ave, and Clarence Priest, 430 N. Ala.
bama St., were fined $40 and costs
each on speeding charges in city court
today They were arrested at New
York st. and Arsenal Ave, Thursday,
following receipt of complaints at po-
lice headquarters.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-12
Seventy-Cents

Among debts due Boyd I. Ne
her. Kentland. Ind. merchant,
petitioning today in Federal
Court in voluntary bankruptcy,
is listed 10 cents due from Gov.
Warren T. McCray for merchan-
disc.
Neher. in his petition. says he
owes the Discount and Deposit
State Bank, Kentland, which Nc
Cray formerly was president, s392
rent, an overdraft of $145.73 with
$3.50 interest. notes payable to
the bank due Oct. II, with In
terest 1920. and one due Jan. IA,
1924. with interest 1890.
Total debts are s7.072.4s and
assets $2.7S1.o4, according to Pc
tition.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-12

long bar. An iron hook on the end,
enables one fireman to fasten a lad
der on ths sill OF the wlaaow above,
scale the distance draw up the lad
Ger. and hook 1t to the next floor
window.
For safety and speed. two or three
firemen usually form line. Such
ladders are used where an aerial
truck cannot reach. or where alleys
or courts prevent use of regular
ladders.
Fire Chief John J. O'Brien Is
daily ordering 1reaen to report for
training work including net jump
; ing, climbing. ana rescue work.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-12
Two Pinks
Saturday

Saturday The Times will issue
two Pink Editions. The first will
be out Immediately following the
close of the fourth game OF the
World Series between the Giants
and Yankees.
The second Pink will carry &C.
counts of all the big football
games on the biggest gridiron
day Of the season.
The Army meets Notre Dame
in Brooklyn.
Butler plays Illinois a. Urbana.
Indiana and Northwestern play
at Washington Park.
There are many other impor-
tant clashes. Read the results In
The Times Pink.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-12
Over1meyer,s Gar in Lima

Michael Hines, lieutenant Of auto
mobile detectives, received word Thurs
day night that an automobile stolen
from Joe Overmeyer, choir leader. 1909
N. Meridian ST.. was held BY police at
Lima. Ohio. The dispatch did not
say II ths thief y5as arrested
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-12
CITY WINS TWO
POSTAL HONORS
Robert H, Bryson Vice Presi-
dent of PoStmaSterS.

Postmaster Robert H. Bryson today
was elected vice president of the ma
tional postmasters' organization IN
convention at Washington. D. c.
Indianapolis was chosen as the 1924
convention city. Frank ]. Block,
Newark, n. J., was reelected presi-
dent.