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The Holly chieftain., 1924-04-03
GIVES PLEASING PROGRAM


Last Saturday evening the people
of Holly were given quite treat
in the music line when the Boys
Glee Club of Sterling College OF
Sterling, Kansas, appeared on the
local stage in the high school audi
tor um The Medley 1927 was re-
ceived by the audience as the best
number in part one program.
Part two was a.he Imperial
Court Orchestra of Zigansly," direct
ed by Ivan Offul Itch This was an
excellent take-otf on the symphony
Orchestra of the large cites. The
number presented The Toy Sym
phony' was n very spirited selec-
tion with four tempos.
Part three was given over to
singing comical and college songs,
The final number Garry Me Back
to Virginia was rendered in an eX.
cellcnt manner. All through this
part the club were seated around
a red light to represent n camp
gram missed an ideal evening of
gram missed ideal evening OF
entertainment.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-04-03
BASEBALL FANS CALLED TO
ORGANIZE
--0-

The baseball fans, business men
and everyone interested in promot-
ing an active baseball club in Holly
are urged to meet in the Chieftain
building Friday evening at eight
o'clock for the purpose of discuss
ing the questions connected with
the 1924 organization
1t is planned to hold benefit
game to open the season, with
two local teams known as the
Fats and the Leans" rs the con
tenders. No definite date has been
'set for the game. but final arrange
ments will be completed at the
meeting Friday evening.
Under the able management of
II. o. Blair. the 1923 club made all
exceptionally good record. About
26 games were played and of this
number the local club won 20. 1t
is hoped that the high standard of
playing will be maintained.
The club was given good support
last year ad If this is forthcoming
for the reorganized club, Holly
should be able to battlee her way.
to victory in 1924.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-04-03
GROWERS CHOOSE DIRECTORS

Mcmebcrs of the Colorado Wheat
Growers Assertion viii vote dur.
ing the next two weeks on their
choice of candidates for the ten
directors of the association for the
next year. Ballots were sent each
member this week in The Colo
RADIO Wheat Grower" and the pri-
mary election polls will close April
Dist.
For the purpose of the election,
the wheat growing territory of the
state was divided into 10 districts,
each district comprising about 800
members of the association Two
candidates for director; the two
candidates being the two members
who secure the most votes in the
primary.
The final contest. which closes on
May II, will be- between the two
candidates in each district, The
association is governed by ten po-
pularly elected directors and one
additional director appointed in
the interests of the general public
by the president of the Colorado
Agricultural College
The election committee chairman
in the various districts are as fol
lows: Gene Fcllcrs. Julesburg, Fr.
kleve. Ilolyoke: w. F. Mentgeen,
Sterling: Claude Lacock, New Ray
mer; Fred Cummings. Fort Collins,
Arthur Nelson, Longmont; John
Crane, kecnesburg; George Ten
nant, Fort Morgan; E, o. Smith,
Akron; Henry Dccring, Yuma; Jim
Mason, Wray: j. w. Poulter, Stra-
ton; and W, a. MACPHERSON, La
mar.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-04-03
LOCAL MaSONS ATTEND
DISTRICT MEETING


Twelve members of East Gate
Lodge No. l13 F q A. NJ Of Holly,
attended Masonic school of in.
struction at Coolidge, Kansas. last
Wednesday afternoon and evening
The school Of instruction was held
as a session of the district meeting
of the Fifty-seventh District The
local Masons made the trip by
automobile, leaving Holly at 1870
p. m. and returning at 1890
About 20 Masons. including re-
presentatives from the five lodges
comprising the district, besides the
visiting members from Holly were
present. Addresses by delegates
and the work of instruction made
up the program for the afternoon
meeting. At six O'Clock a banquet
was served and the business meet
ing was resumed at seven o'clock
The five lodges of the Fiity-sev.
enth district are: Coolidge Lodge
No. 3lG: Syracuse Lodge No. 300:
Emerald Lodge No. 2SJ Lakin;
Deerfield Lodge No. 1872 and Ty-
rian Lodge No Dag, Garden City
The Holly chieftain., 1924-04-03
BOYS WILL RENTER

l59 applications have already been
received Tor the Citizens Military
Training Camp to be held at Fort
Logan. Colorado, during August OF
this number G2 are from young
men who attended last years camp,
The applications indicate the
schools and colleges of Colorado,
New Mexico. Oklahoma and Texas
will be represented at the camp.
1t is intended this year to form an
Infantry battalion from the stu
dents and hold many parades and
ceremonies The parades have been
found ii very popular featuree of
the camp and last year attracted
many visitors from Denver
One hattlion OF the 3Sth lnfan-
try Will be at the camp and will
give demonstrations This batta
lion is noted for the smartness of
appearance of its men and the snap
and precision with which it exc
cutes its drills and cermonies.
The program this year will take
care Of all specialized training. A
splendid cooperation is being Civ
en- by the Chamber of Commerce
Of the various cities and citizens
committees everywhere are rapid
ly enrolling students
1t il expected to have 800 stu
dents enrolled by Iune lst, The
quota has been set at 800 but re-
Gently receipts OF applications
would Indicate that this number
will be exceeded.
Young men, in order not to miss
this wonderful opportunity for
training. should promptly get in
touch with their local committee
or write direct to the c. NJ T. c.
Officer, Fort Sam Huston, Texas.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-04-03
MOVES TO La JUNTA

VIII Kaplicky and family moved
this week to La Junta where with
his brother. Lad. he purchased a
barber shop three weeks ago. VIII
has been in the barber business
in this city for the last II or IA
years. outside of year he spent on
his farm north Of town, trying to
make his many Holly friends be
lieve that he was farmer as well
us ''chin-scraper." Though regret
ting to see the Kaplickys leave
Holly their many friends wish
them well at their new home in
La .Iunta
The Holly chieftain., 1924-04-03

forward for Windsor sank a basket
from the field. Law scored total
of four field goals and F. Van Matre
right guard, scored four baskets
and two free throws. Low1nan, cen.
ter for Warrensburg. made three
field goals and three free throws
All four western teams entered
in the early games Tuesday, were
eliminated, while the east, repres-
ented by Manchester n. H.. the
south by Florence, Miss, and cent
raj west by Columbus, Ohio, and
FL Reno, Okla, remained in play.
The far west. representatives, eli
minated were Boise. albuquerque,
\. NJ, and Spokane. Wash.
Wichita, Kansas defeated one
southern representative, Briming-
ham, Ala. Emporia Kansas. defeat
ed Elgin, H., 30 to Is.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-04-03
SCHOOLS EQUIPPED WITH
MORE FIRE EXTINGUIsHERS

Additional precautions have been
taken by the Board of Education
to protect the three Holly school
buildings from fire. Five hand fire
cXtinguishcrs have been purchased
from the Fyr Fytr 90, OF Dayton,
Ohio. and have been installed In
all the buildings. Numerous fires
have recently occurred in school
buildings, causing very serious
losses, and the local school auth
critics have deemed it advisable
to take these extra precautionary
measures to prevent similar Gala
nifty in our local schools.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-04-03
COW CLUB WILL MEET ON
SATURDAY EVENING

The members of the Cow Club
will hold a meeting in their hall in
the A. V. S. b. e. T. Land Company
building Saturday evening. This
was postponed from March
22ud on account Of the inclement
prevailing at that time.
J. II. Leonard and Ed Klein will
have charge of the program and it
is expected to be very interesting,
A Gang Comedy will complete the
and the evening entertain
lnent will be brought to a close
with the serving of refreshments
The Holly chieftain., 1924-04-03
BOYS BAND REHEARSING
FOR CONCERT

The Boys Band. under the lead
ership of DR.. A, w. Leonard, held
their regular rehearsal meeting at
the Commercial Club rooms last
Thursday evening. During the time
in which the schools were closed
the boys We're able to hold two
meetings a week and they have
made great progress.
The band has thirty-two members
all of whom are eagerly interested
and have great confidence in their
leader.
In addition to the work the boys
are doing at their meetings. each
of them is being given individual
instruction by Dr. Leonard. The
boys have not been organized; they
are being held together solely by
theih desire to follow their leader
toward something worth while.
They are planning concert for
Friday evening, April II, and the
progress they have made in re-
hearsing indicates that the enter
tainment will be exceptionally
good. A meeting will be held at
the Commercial Club rooms sun
day afternoon, and final rehear-
sal will be held Just before pre-
senting the concert.
The Commercial Club has given
the band active and laudible sup
port. The boys are showing their
appreciation by putting their whole
heart into the work
The Holly chieftain., 1924-04-03
MARX & WHEELER GROCERY
HAS NEW MANAGER

C. G. Languein, who has been
manager of the local Marx & Wheel
er grocery store for the last eight
months, has accepted position
with the Swift & Company pack
ing plant at Pueblo and will leave
Tuesday to assume the duties OF
his new position. j. Fl. Rogers OF
Lamar, who has been in the em-
ploy of the Marx & Wheeler store
at that place, has been selected to
conduct the local store, and is now
at work famiiarizing himself with
the details of the local establish
nent.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-04-03
PARTIES DIVIDE HONORS
in ANNUAL ELECTION
Peoples Party Re elect It's Candidate for Mayor
In Tight Race, While Citizens Party Returns
The Trustees Largest Vote in Years

tied and passed by the vote for
J. T. Adkins. and the battle was on
During the tabulation of the first
200 votes Adkins held ten vote
lead. This was then tied by Smelt-
ger and they tied inte,mittently
for the next 100 votes. As the count
ing passed the 300 mark SmeltZer
took lead of 10 votes. AT the
end of the tabulatiOn tine margin
was cut down to I, making the final
record lis for Smeltzer and III
for Adkins.
In the race for trustees for the
two years tealn. X. w, Afford. H
w. Woods and Sam s. Smith, Citi.
Zen's Party candidates won over
J. r. .Jagow and Leonard White
Peoples candidates. the vote be
ing as follows: Afford $50 Woods
2D2 and Smith 179 against JagOW
1856 and White l29
For trustees for the one year
term A. A. Morich, Citizens candi
date received n vote of 223 as
against SO for Robert King, Peo
pies candidate.
The largest vote pOlIed for any
candidate was that recorded for
r. w Afford running on both
the Citizens and the Peoples tick
ct who received $50 votes.
S. N. Edgmon, Leonard White
and Frank Smith were the trustees
who vacated office by this election,
while j. F. Schlager and A, b. Conk
lin are the holdover members of
the board The elected candidates
will take office Immediately.
A tab,liation Of the yoies In the
order in which they appeared on
the ballot is given below;
The Holly chieftain., 1924-04-03
THE HooDooED COON"

Through the courtesy of the
teachers and citizens Of Cheney
Center, "rhe Hoodoocd Coon" a
play which lasts over two hours
will be given at the Lycan school
on Saturday night, ApriI jth There
are nine characters in the play.
There will also be concert by
Prof BacuS and his band. The play
will be given for the benefit of the
Lycan Band. Remember the date.
Prices only Is and IS cents for over
two hours of fun.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-04-03
PROTECTION WEEK

President Coolidge has designat-
ed April q to q, inclusive as this
wears Forest Protection Week, ac-
cording to Information received by
the Forest Service. Forest Protec-
ton Week this spring will mark
the fourth annual observance of an
intensive campaign to acquaint the
public with serious and unneces.
sary damage caused by forest fires
More than 10000 fires are reported
in the United States every year
and an area of about 100000 acres
is swept by the fines.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-04-03
144 CANS OF MILK SHIPPED
LAST WEDNESDAY

L. G. Noble. manager of the local
station of the Pet Milk Company
of Lamar states that he shipped
IA cans of milk to the company's
condensory at Lamar Wednesday
This is the largest amount ever
sent out from this station In one
day, and establishes a new high
record that will be hard to beat.
The price now being paid is $40
per hundred pounds for milk hav-
ing 3.5 per cent butter fat con
tent.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-04-03

With the polling of the largest
votes that has been recorded at a
city election for several years, the
political parties of Holly fought
their way to division of honors
in the annual city election held
Tuesday q. w Smeltzer, Peoples
Party candidate for reelection to
the office of mayor won the laurels
by margin of seven votes over
his opponent, j. r. Adkins OF the
Citizens Party, while the Citizen $
Party retaliated by returning their
candidates for trustees with sub
stantial maiorities.
Out of registration of 4i0. there
We're $50 votes cast representing
poll over four times as large as
that of last year when only SO
votes we've recorded OF the $50
ballots entered, one was spoiled,
leaving 3i9 to decide the contest
About half the votes were east by
WolileiL.
John Rich and ], G. WadswOrth
served as polling clerks and W. j.
Pratt. Harry Lee and S, n Edgmon
were the judges.
Only passing interest was mani.
fest in the contest during the slow
process of balloting throughout the
day, but as the time for the count.
ing of the votes approached interest
became keen, and for the small
group who gathered In the city
clerks office to witness the Off
cial tabulation there We're some
real thrills as they watched the
close race for the mayorslty
The counting and recording be
gan at ZOO o'clock. In the mayor.
atty vote G. w Smeltzer received
the first Is ballots. This was soon
The Holly chieftain., 1924-04-03
H. S. ORCHESTRA WILL ENTER
CONTEST AT LAMAR

Last Tuesday noon Mr.. llse called
the clarinet. saXaphone, violin bass,
alto and drum players OF Holly
school together and after n few
minutes discussion, organized an
orchestra to represent the Holly
school in the orchestra contest at
Lamar on May 2nd. On the same
date there will be held a track
meet, tennis meet, and Declama-
tion Grafton contest.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-04-03
CONFERENCE NEWS

The Pueblo District Conference
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church
convened in Rocky Ford at the NJ
f. Church there on March 25 and
26, a goodly delegation was pre-.
sent and from part of the district
where the roads are all open, there
were good number of laymun of
the church present.
About forty of the pastors of
the district were there for part
or all of the session. The speakers
for this conference were pastors
with the exception of -four or five
On Tuesday afternoon there were
five speeches, after which a fine
complementary dinner was served
the delegates by the ladies of the
Rocky Ford church Tuesday even
ing. Charles Schofield of Fort Col.
lins. spoke on ''rhe Foundations of
a Democracy after which District
Superintendent, DR.. r. II. Ayers,
of this district delivered an evan.
gelistic sermon. On Wednesday
morning and afternoon, a goOdly
number of speeches were made but
the fine evangelistic sermon of
Bishop Mead Wednesday evening
put all these In the back ground.
The conference adjourned Wednes-
day, with all the pastors and every
one feeling that everything had
been done in fine shape.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-04-03
DICKS GOES TO Topeka

Hughie Dicks left last week for
Topeka where he has accepted a
position with the Santa Fe Rail
road Company Mrs. Dicks and
son will remain in the city until
Mr. Dicks gets permanently locat'
ed. The many friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dicks Of this city wish them
well in their new home.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-04-03
SEN. PHIPPs IN COLORADO

Senator Phipps has returned to
Colorado on a very short trip. De-
spite the warning of President
Coolidge, Senator Warren and other
Republican leaders, little headway
Is being made in Congress toward
constructive legislation at this
time. The Colorado Senator has
taken advantage of this unfortu-
nate situation to visit the state
The Holly chieftain., 1924-04-03
TABULATED RETURNS OF CITY ELECTION
VOTES CAST $50 SPOILED

T. Cizesn Ticket III
G. Peoples Ticket
1FORD For Trustee Citizens and People
R, JAGOW, Trustee Peoples Ticket l56
SAM SMITH For Trustee Citizens Ticket l79
LEONARD WHITE For Trustee Peoples Ticket
WOODS For Trustee Citizens Ticket-"~
A. Citizens Ticket 225
The Holly chieftain., 1924-04-03

Tor a few days but will be found
act.
at the Capital next week
While opposition senators as
sert roundly that they are anxious
to expedite action on important
measures. a casual reading of thee
Congressional Record or the daily
newspapers will reveal the causes
OF delay and show where the re
sponsibility lies. There is needed
legislation for the Congress to ell
The Holly chieftain., 1924-04-03

j. l., Oliver living near Lycan
returned from a visit to Oklaho.
ma City, by the way OF Holly last
Friday noon. He reports it very
warm in Oklahoma.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-04-03

For Sale:-50O0 bundles of good
cane fodder See Mrs. Alice Hughes
6 ~ miles southwest of Cheney
Center, address, Granada. Colo.
4l.i2pd
The Holly chieftain., 1924-04-03

The Baptist Ladies will hold Il
Rummage Sale on April 26th.---
Watch for their window.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-04-03

Farm Wanted:-L want farms for
cash buyers. Describe and state
price-R McNown, 1863 Wilkinson
Bldg, Omaha, Neb. 42-43
The Holly chieftain., 1924-04-03

We have received another ship
ment of new millinery. Our hats
are priced very reasonable.-J. b.
ByarS Co.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-04-03

Buy your children's slippers at
j. b. Byars Co.., and save the diff
ference.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-04-03

Mrs L. E Casburn and Mrs. H
L. Simms went to Lamar last Fri
day.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-04-03
OLD RS

Old papers at the Chieftain Office
at five and ten cents a bundla
The Holly chieftain., 1924-04-03

Now is good time for you men
to buy that new suit. b. Byars
Co.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-04-03
LOCAL NEWS

See the new imported ginghams
at j. B. Byars Co.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-04-03

or few days but will be found
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the characteristic Of prophet and pa
triot thru all the years, and while all
did not follow it it was still the ideal
standard. Washington's sclf-sacrifice
still lives in the heart of America in
spite of various Teapot Dome affairs.
It was in every case an eddy and not
the current Of either Democracy'8
life.
Geographically they were becoming
more and more fixed in the laad ard
more determined to hold it against
any other claimant. Politically they
We're losing the old desert forms of
government and becoming imbued
with ideas favorable TO united rule.
Attacked on this side and that the
local spirit was being beaten out into
collective leadership tho this had not
included all the tribes at any single
time, Socially they were changing
greatly as they advanced from tent to
town. Religiously many were already
sacred in the territory and Jehovah
and the local god sometimes merged
(Baal of the Covenant, $3.50 and were
always tolerant CT each other. Yet
individual homes like Hannah's and
Boaz's kept the soul of the nation
alive and preserved the hope of de-
mocracy and the world.
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leadership and called for followers
who came to him from the northern
section of the land only $4,000 strong.
But the shrewd old farmer was not
satisfied. He wanted quality, so the
question Of fearfulness was raised
and only the daring remained. The
test of alertness and singleness of
purpose still further reduced the
force that now circled the camp on
three sides in a hare-brained scheme
to win a weapOnless victory Pitch
ers and lamps and trumpets were all
that were needed to send the host in
panic toward the fords where they
were met and decimated. 1t was Gods
battle but it was Gideon's planning, a
form Of partnership that God invari-
ably follows. Brain and religious pas
sion are ever the parents of victory,
whatever the field.
THE SLOW PROGRESS
American democracy is still colored
by the Colonial ideals and the same
thing is true of Israel. Those CEN
turtles wove into that developing group
something of the abiding texture of
the later years. Gideon passed and
refused to profit by his official posi-,
ton. BE a king" was the cry in
his ears as it was in Washington's,
but he refused. He served God and
country, not himself, and that became
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Jewett's rugged dependability has been
proved by $4,000 owners in all sorts of
hard service.
In spite of Jewett's extreme weight and
strength, its ample power gives it the ad-
vantage in power for weight. Power for
weight governs performance. Jewett
has a cubic inch of motor displacement for
every liz pounds of weight. In certain
Eight" skies each cubic inch of motor
must pull 1875 pounds-13.7-12.8-14.3
not one but will be sluggish compared
with Jewett.
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Match This Performance!

disadvantage in power forweight accounts
for Jewett's amazing performance. Drive
it from 2 to 90 miles an hour, or more, in
high; take most any hill in high; pick up
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The New Jewett Six is unique. In all the
world no car like this. It's true. Jewett
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approached only by cars costing $500 to
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of convenience and economy. For Jewett
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Drive the Jewett. Let your wife drive
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evening, which Of course included the
eats"
The Lutheran Adult Bible class also
held a social the same week at the
home Of Mrs. Lydia Wiley on Thurs
day evening. Valentine decorations
made the room attractive; boxes were
sold; also soup, coffee and sandwiches,
the proceeds being for the building
fund.
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"Don't Worry, Daddy, I Can
Get the Jewett in Here Nicely''

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Jewett tucks itself into handy parking
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The New Jewett's tremendous power
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249 cubic inches piston displacement. This
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An ocean of power is yours in the New
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Il Sturdy Six
Jewett is sturdy six, not eight" six.
Touring car weighs 28O5 pounds 400
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