NEWSPAPERS: THE STATE HERALD, Holyoke, Phillips, Colorado: 12 Jul 1889, Vol. II - No. 45 http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/phillips/newspapers/sthld1889/89jul12.txt Donated by: Vicki Conklin June 16, 2002 =================================================================================== STATE HERALD, Holyoke, Phillips, Colorado A.A. Spahr, Editor & Publisher 12 Jul 1889, Friday, Vol. II - No. 45 Page One See the fine harvest now being gathered, and then say no more about Colorado being a failure in the rainbelt. E.E. Brannon is a business visitor at Sterling this week. Judge Painter was a business visitor to Sterling last Wednesday. A.M. Woodford’s sister started for her home Wednesday afternoon. D.M. Reeves, of Yuma, was an over-night visitor in Holyoke last Tuesday. A slight washout east of Holyoke occurred on the B. & M. last Tuesday. Miss Jo Adair has been quite sick during the past week. We are glad to learn she is now convalescent. The county judge of Logan County is at present refusing to transfer the cases belonging to Phillips County to our court. James Glynn and family moved from Denver to Holyoke on last Monday, and now intend making this their permanent home. The Lincoln Land company purchased a fine windmill and pump of Will Lonsbury last Monday to put in their well at Bryant. D.A. Gaddy is again seen on our streets after an attack of the fever, and his many friends will welcome the news of his recovery. The first annual institute of the teachers of Phillips County will convene July 29th, lasting two weeks. Let every teacher attend. G.R. Ellis returned from his visit to Iowa, where he had been attending a family reunion last Tuesday. George reports a splendid time. C.F. Frank has been very attentive to his left hand for the past week. He says it’s a boil. We looked at him, but didn’t offer any remedy! Mr. Clark informs us that the company intends erecting the stand pipe with a view to some time increasing the height to one hundred feet. There are about thirty men employed on the ditches for the water mains, and under the management of Mr. Clark the work is progressing finely. Mr. Anderson, who purchased Mr. Blakely’s claim just west of town, made a valuable improvement this week by putting up a new wind mill. BORN - To C.M. Pickett and wife, July 9th, a son. Our assessor has now thrown away his pipe and smokes only the best cigars; likewise his friends. Messrs. Webster, Westover, McPherrin, Rose and Woolman were Cheyenne visitors during the week, attending the fireman’s tournament and sight seeing. In umpiring a practice game of baseball the other evening Gene Hughes played backstop with his nose, resulting in a superflui(d)ty of nose. Fortunately no bones were broken. The HERALD has enlarged to an eight-column folio, making it the same size of the News. We extend the hand of friendship to Bro. Spahr, and trust he may succeed. - [News. Sam Shriner has made arrangements with our business men to sprinkle the streets of our city every day. He has his sprinkler almost completed, and thinks he can commence tomorrow. Good. A.B. Clark, who lives twelve miles northwest of town, purchased a Halladay wind mill and pump of P. Raymond last week. Thus it is that one after another improvement is added to our farms and county, and the first thing we are aware of we have the finest farms and the neatest improvements in the country. The new elevator foundation is almost completed and will be pushed to a finish just as rapidly as possible. This will be greatly appreciated by all our farmers, and be quite an addition to our city. The Field and Farm came out in a fine new summer dress last week. This as well as everything else indicates an increase in the value of stock in Colorado’s agricultural resources and prospects. Mr. Bryant of Bryant, Colorado was a welcome visitor at this office yesterday. He reports five times the acreage of crops in his locality to what there was last season, and every prospect of a bounteous crop. D. Brizendine, who lives seven miles northeast of our city, remained away from his farm long enough to load up a fine windmill and pump at P. Raymond’s this week. Dave says water is good enough for him when he gets his mill up. T.D. Tipton has on exhibition at the hardware store of P. Raymond a Champion mower that has been quite a wonder. The machine was built for exhibition at the Centennial and since then has crossed the Atlantic and been on exhibition at several European cities. The seat and many of the mountings are heavily gold plated, all the other mountings being silver. It is the most handsomely finished machine in the country. Go and look at it. We acknowledge a very pleasant call from L.E. Sherman of 7-48, father of our C.G., and A.F. Sherman, his brother, on last Tuesday. Mr. L.E. Sherman was showing his brother the wonders of our agricultural resources and the progress of Holyoke. Mr. A. is an extensive traveler, his home being in Ludlow, Vermont, and in all his experience and travels he does not think he has seen the equal of Phillips County nor a two-year-old of Holyoke’s size and attractions for investment. Our correspondent VIRGO mailed the usual newsy budget of items for the HERALD in the mail box located in the post office, which had, until recently, been used jointly by the HERALD and News. These items were captured by the antique gentleman who presides over the destinies of the News and published. He says it was an oversight. We request VIRGO, as well as our other correspondents, to bring the items to the HERALD office in the future, that no such oversights may occur in the future. There are two samples of Phillips County wheat now on exhibition at Boden & Weaver’s real estate office equal to anything the writer ever saw. If there are any people in Phillips County who are skeptical, let them not fail to see these splendid specimens of Colorado’s productiveness. One of the bundles is from the crop grown upon the farm of Mr. Yingst, and he has twenty five acres of the same kind. The other is from the farm of A.W. Young, near town. He says it took two pounds of twine per ace to bind it. Mr. M. Troutman, father of our Oscar, was a pleasant caller last week. Mr. Troutman lives in York County, Nebraska and is now spending a few weeks visiting his son and wondering at the wonderful development of our town and country, and there is no question at all in the mind of Mr. T. that this is destined to be one of the finest counties in the country and Holyoke a city of more than ordinary proportions, and this opinion is based upon an experience reaching back over the history of York County, when the same wail came up from their county, and the prospects were indeed anything but promising. But he and his sons passed through it all and now are numbered among the most successful of York’s prosperous farmers, and the same thing will happen right here in Phillips County, the fairest and the most favored county in Colorado. The consent of the company has been obtained to decorate the waiting rooms of the depot building with specimens of Phillips County products, and all farmers are requested to bring in samples of their wheat, oats, rye, corn, grasses and vegetables, and in fact every thing raised by them in our productive county. This will be one of the most effective advertisements that can be given to our county. The passenger trains all stop here half an hour and abundant time is given all travelers to fully examine the exhibit, and there is nothing so convincing as seeing. Farmers, here is an excellent opportunity to materially aid our county and mutually benefit the advertiser and those who may come in. Do not fail to take advantage of this opportunity. All samples brought either to the office of Beggs & Bybee or to the HERALD office will be arranged in the depot in the most attractive manner. MARRIED - At the residence of the groom’s father, near Crete, Nebraska on Tuesday, July 9th, at 10 a.m., Mr. A. H. Boden of this city, and Miss Tena Eigenburg of Golden, Illinois, Rev. Welch officiating. On last Wednesday morning, as our people saw our townsman, Mr. Albert Boden, coming up from the train in the company with his brother-in-law, Mr. Weaver, no one mistrusted the best laid plan of his life had been so completely successful. But Dr. Blair, by some special foresight, discovered the cause of Albert’s lofty demeanor and ere many minutes had passed it was a well known fact among a special few that A.H. Boden was no longer a single man; that his pretended visit to Crete to attend the meeting of the Chautauqua was but a ruse to throw off suspicion, when in fact it was his intention when he left our fair city to bring a Mrs. Boden when he returned. And while we think Albert cruelly deceived us, we heartily welcome the happy couple back to Holyoke, and the HERALD sends greetings and happy wishes ever after them. OUR COURTS In Squire Helland’s court the following decisions were rendered during the week ending July 12th: - July 9 - State of Colorado vs George Gregory for selling liquor unlawfully; defendant was fined $20 and costs. - July 10 - Valentine Gruber vs. L.C. Witherbee, Chris Johnson and J.N. Osborn; judgment rendered against Witherbee and Johnson for return of property to plaintiff and $25 damages. Defendant Osborn dismissed. In Squire Moore’s court the following cases were determined for the same time: -July 9 - H.S. Lake vs Peter Faust. Attachment; judgment rendered for the sum of $22.70 and costs, and goods ordered sold. - July 10 - Chris Johnson vs. J. Atteberry; case dismissed at plaintiff’s cost. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS [As reported to the HERALD from the Phillips County Abstract Office by Beggs & Bybee, for the week ending July 12th] Jacob Smithers to A.H. Boden and Gade Weaver, n-e 1/4 sec. 32-7-46 $880 Albert Mason to Nannie B. Westover, n-w 1/4 21-8-46 $1600 John A. Jacobson to Jacob J. Yoder, n-w 1/4 5-6-47 $900 George D. Walker to J.N. Osborn and J.T. Anderson, n-w 1/4 33-7-44 $1200 Andrew J. Miller to J.H. Einsel, n-e 1/4 26-6-45 $1100 Daniel W. Sullivan to Patrick E. Sullivan, n-w 1/4 21-7-45 Lincoln Land Co. to Maria Sawyer lot 1 blk 4, Holyoke $400 Maria Sawyer to Nathaniel B. Woodruff, lots 1 and 2 blk 4, Holyoke $500 Albert G. Jarvis to Sarah J. Heed, s-e 1/4 9-6-46 $850 Albert H. Boden and Gade Weaver to John H. Smith, s-e 1/4 33-7-47 $1100 RAILROAD HAPPENINGS M.A. Snyder is now a hotler as well as a hustler. Shorty McClellan went to Cheyenne last Wednesday to work in the yard there for ten days, switching. Al Gaddy, we are pleased to note, has again recovered the use of himself after a severe spell of mountain fever. Jim Ford’s smiling countenance is good for all aches and pains - always good humored and on deck as one of the boys. Bert Donovan returned from his Fourth of July sojourn at Grover, on Monday last. Bert’s face was longer than a yard stick. Wonder what’s the matter. Frank O’Shea brought Holyoke’s delegation back from Cheyenne on 154 Thursday, and being out of tags, opened the stove and smutted each passenger at Sterling to avoid confusion. L.S. Vierson, more familiarly known as “our man Friday,” has returned from a trip in eastern Nebraska. Weeping Water is a pretty place, Friday, but what the h--- were you doing in Crete at the Chautauqua? What’s struck the gang? A sicker lot of faces than now greets one upon the street, shaven of moustaches, is hard to find. Candidly, boys, it don’t improve your beauty a bit. Lee Rose, for instance, and Snyder, too. Oh, Heavens!! Have you seen the new stationery received by the High Line Club? Their letter heads and membership cards are dandies, and cost the boys a pretty penny. All the boys should join that institution, as it is an honor to our railroad men, both morally and financially, and it is the only one on the whole Q system. FARMERS’ ALLIANCE Holyoke, July 4th, 1889 At a meeting of the executive committee of the farmers alliance today the following members were present: G.W. Huffman, Jr., P.B. Reynolds, W.J. Peterson, Chris Yeager, W.C. Heller, G.S. Bruner, F.W. Hawks, John Fisher and T.D. Tipton. J.W. Whipple was elected president and S. G. Duley secretary. The following motions were carried, viz; - That F.W. Hawks and C. Yeager act as committee on program for Haxtun meeting, July 13th, and hereafter it shall be enjoined on the committee nearest the place of meeting be and are a committee on program for that meeting. - That it be the expression of this committee to change the name of this institute to farmers’ alliance. - That a committee of three be appointed to obtain a copy of the constitution and by-laws of the Nebraska state alliance to be presented at the Haxtun meeting. - That the city of Holyoke be requested to co-operate with the farmers' alliance to encourage a county fair at Holyoke the coming fall. - That it be the expression of the executive committee to procure products from the several townships, and also procure a bureau at Holyoke to contain such products of Phillips County for future exhibition. - That the treasurer of F.A. be required to file $500 bond. - That the secretary be authorized to buy books and such other stationery as he may need, and draw order on treasurer to pay for same. - To have the August meeting at the Daggy school house. - The above motions will be presented at the next regular meeting at Haxtun, July 13th, for adoption. All farmers are cordially invited to attend the meetings of F.A. and become members. The executive committee has received some very fair propositions from C.E. McPherson concerning grounds upon which to have a county fair, and every farmer interested should lend a helping hand and his influence to make the F.A. a grand success. As the farmer raises all the products that go to make up a fair exhibit, why not the farmer be the chief element in this county fair move? Let the farmer come to the front and take charge of his interests, or some one else will for him. - S.G. Duley, Sec’y COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS, Holyoke, Colorado, July 1, 1889 Board of county commissioners met July 1st, at 9 a.m., as a board of equalization; full board present. Minutes of last meeting read and approved. Bills allowed: J.S. Smith, pauper supplies $15.27 J. Fisher, deputy assessor $80.00 F.N. Hauks, deputy assessor $40.00 G.S. Bruner, deputy assessor $28.00 Whitman & Sons, hardware $10.70 S.M. Sherman, janitor 2 mo’s $25.00 S.H. Shriner, guarding prisoner $5.00 F.H. Harris, expert in co. treasurer’s office, 1 mo $30.00 D.C. Spencer, carpenter work on court house $49.50 W.W. Ware, for transcribing Phillips County records $600.00 L.C. Witherbee, sheriff $60.00 Board adjourned until 1 p.m. C.M. Pickett, assessor $169.35 Farmers Lumber Yard $19.35 J.O. Spaulding, painting $12.00 Republican Pub. Co., blanks $5.13 S. A. Nelson, deputy assessor $40.00 Board adjourned to July 2 at 9 a.m. Board met July 2, 1889, pursuant to adjournment; members all present; board acting as a board of equalization. The following bills were allowed: O. Trego, postage and office rent $11.25 B.F. Moore, justice fees $11.32 C.B. Timberlake, deputy assessor $40.00 Board adjourned to 2 o’clock p.m. Board met at 2 o’clock p.m.; members all present. The following bills were allowed: Hoskins Brothers, pauper supplies $10.90 C.E. McPherson, services $10.85 P.B. Reynolds, services and mileage $22.40 C.C. Washburn, services and mileage $22.70 I.W. Waite, services $20.00 B.F. Moore, justice fees $4.80 George Kropp, Ed E. Davis, Lizzie Brophy, and A. Golter, witness fees, each $7.00 The following is a list of all schedules changed by the board of county commissioners at their July meeting: All lands deeded in sections 7, 8, 17 and 18 in and around the town of Holyoke raised from $10 to $25 an acre. William Rhoe schedule reduced $150 to $100. Holyoke State Bank raised from $1550 bank stock to $10,000. George E. Clark raised from $1,500 to $4,500. A.E. Webb raised from $1,300 to $3,000 moneys and credits. Hogs were reduced from $2 to $1 per hundred. Whitham & Sons raised on stock from $560 to $700. On motion board adjourned until July 15th, 1889. WANTED - Some one to put down a good well about twelve miles northwest of Holyoke - OSCAR TREGO Ad - If you want a machine that will embroider, work button-holes and do all kinds of fancy work, buy the Love sewing machine - sold by Raymond. Ad - Buy your salt pork of Witherbee Bros. Home manufacture, and sells for 10 cents. no danger of getting cholera meat. Ad - Pump and gas pipe and all necessary fittings for tubular wells - at Raymond’s. Ad - THE HERALD Until after election for 50 cents. Ad - Hotel Gordon. The most convenient to business center, the most liberally managed and best patronized hotel in the city, and there is no better furnished or more commodious hotel on the Cheyenne line or in eastern Colorado. Rates: $2.00 per day. F.O. Frazier, Proprietor and Manager. Ad - ATLAS LUMBER COMPANY. Get our figures and save Money. Ad - E.S. DAKAN DRUG COMPANY. DRUGS, PAINTS, Oils, Chemicals, Perfumeries, TOILET ARTICLES Ad - THE HOLYOKE STATE BANK. L. Tinkel, President. H.W. Webster, Cashier. Transacts a GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS. Correspondence: Omaha National Bank, Kauntze Bros. New York, Union Bank, Denver Ad - TINKEL, WILLIAMS & CO. MERCHANTS! Dealers in Dry Goods, Groceries, Queensware, Boots, Shoes and Clothes. HIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR ALL FARM PRODUCE. And Lowest Prices For Goods of Any House in the West. Page Four BUSINESS CARDS W.D. KELSEY ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW. Will practice in all the courts of the state. Contest cases a specialty. Office one door south of post office. R.R. BLAIR, M.D. PHYSICIAN & SURGEON. Office on second floor Dallstream building. Can be found at office day and night. Leave orders at Central Drug Store. F.F. CRONKITE, D.D.S. DENTIST. Tinkel Block. ALBERTS WEST SIDE BARBER SHOP For First-class Work. Ladies and Childrens Hair-cutting and Shampooing a specialty. GEORGE WILCOX GENERAL BLACKSMITH. All kinds of work done neatly, and satisfaction guaranteed. Call at shop, two doors west of Whitham’s hardware store. THE FARMERS LUMBER YARD Dealers In LUMBER, Lath, SHINGLE, Hard and Soft Coal. Fresh mined Canon Coal constantly on hand. BEACHVILLE ITEMS Hot weather the past week. William Rohe has advertised to prove up in the near future. Miss Georgia Mason was the guest of Mary Peter last Monday. Frank Burkhalter and John Jenkins came home from Denver Sunday. Robert White and son Robert of Holyoke were out on the claim the past week. Michael Troutman, of York, Nebraska, is here for a few weeks’ visit with his son Oscar Troutman. The dance at Harry Trego’s on the eve of the 4th was a grand success. Quite a number of our young folks attended. The 4th has come and gone, and we are glad to know that Beachville did her duty toward paying the homage due to the immortal patriots on that day. DIED - July 5th, Mrs. Newell Porter, after a brief illness, of typhoid fever. She leaves a husband and seven children to mourn her loss. The funeral took place from the M.E. church in Holyoke, and she was laid to rest in the new cemetery. The neighbors extend the hand of sympathy to the bereaved family. We agree with VIRGO in regard to his remarks in last issue. If economy is to be the watchword of the county officials we would like to see it manifested in some way, and we think it would be a good plan for them to commence right at home in their official capacity. Practice what you preach, or keep still on the subject. -- OLD MISERY =================================================== Contributed for use by the USGenWeb Archive Project (http://www.usgenweb.org) and by the COGenWeb Archive Project USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.