NEWSPAPERS: THE STATE HERALD, Holyoke, Phillips, Colorado: 18 Apr 1890, Vol. III - No. 33 http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/phillips/newspapers/sthld1890/90apr18.txt Donated by: Vicki Conklin 18 Jun 2002 =================================================================================== STATE HERALD, Holyoke, Phillips, Colorado William R. Davis, Editor & Publisher 18 Apr 1890, Friday, Vol. III - No. 33 Page One LOCAL LORE City Council met last evening. The county farmers alliance meets at Holyoke on tomorrow. Our farmers report small grain doing nicely since the rain. Let us forget everything now but one thing - Phillips County’s good. Dr. F.M. Smith has enclosed his residence property with a neat and substantial fence. Drop in at the Central Drug Store and have friend Dakan tell you the sky-light story. Its good. Mr. Harvey Call and family, of Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, relatives of Mr. B.F. Moore are visiting with him this week. While the honest farmer sleeps, after his days hard toil, the three per cent shark is making ready for the morrows harvest. Dr. Smith and Waite, of the City Drug Store, have added largely to their stock of drugs and fancy articles during the past week. Prospective candidates for state offices should remember that in politics “there is many a slip twixt anticipation and realization.” The Republican County Central Committee met on Saturday last, but it proceedings were not furnished the HERALD for publication. No one is authorized to contract debts or make collections for the STATE HERALD without a written order from the Publisher. The B. & M. depot at Oxford, Nebraska was totally destroyed by fire Wednesday morning of last week. The baggage and tickets were saved. Phillips County was visited by rain the early part of this week, and our farmers are jubilant over the prospects of a bounteous harvest. Dr. I.W. Waite was called to Haxtun on Wednesday of this week to attend Mr. J.J. Yoder who is quite sick with hemorrhage of the bowels. Mrs. C.B. Timberlake was somewhat indisposed this week, occasioned by severe mental strain and loss of rest at the bedside of her little daughter. A Georgia editor in announcing his marriage says, “We have taken this step for better or for worse, but it is a poor woman that can’t support one editor.” An automatic card shuffler has been invented in England. If it can’t slip four aces up the sleeve of the dealer it will not be considered a success in Holyoke. Mrs. K. Johnson, residing near the Holyoke High School, will be pleased to do washing by the piece or for families. Terms reasonable and satisfaction guaranteed. Col. E.D. Webster, formerly of Culbertson, and now of Washington City, a partner of Mr. John Delay in the ranch southwest of town, was a visitor at Holyoke on Tuesday of this week. The little daughter, Cora, of Mr. and Mrs. W.D. Kelsey who has been quite sick with scarlet fever, we are pleased to learn, is now fast recovering her health. Dr. F.M. Smith is in charge of the case. Phillips County farmers could stand an ordinary drought and pull through; grasshoppers might come, and yet a part of a crop be left, but the ravages of the three per cent shark takes all, but wife and children, in its wake. The County Commissioners of Larimer County are made of the right material, to advance the interests of their county. At their last meeting they appropriated seven hundred and fifty dollars for the use of their county Fair Association. The latest sensational rumor on our streets points to the Tribune as being about to “give up the ghost” its Editor having, it is said, modestly retired to the greenfields of Nebraska leaving the “git up” of this weeks issue to the charitably inclined, aided by “soothing syrup” and “bile beans.” Mrs. E.M. Palmer, and daughter of Holdrege, daughter and granddaughter of our fellow townsman, Mr. L.P. Lewis, accompanied by little Miss Lorena Lewis a granddaughter of Mr. Lewis, reached Holyoke on last Friday morning and will visit at Mr. Lewis’ home for a short time. Mr. W.F. Dillon, of McCool Junction, York County, Nebraska, an old time friend of Uncle Sam Nelson, called at the STATE HERALD office on Tuesday afternoon of this week. Mr. Dillon is here looking after his tree claim, in 21-6-46, and meeting with old friends and associates of days past. MARRIED - At the Gordon House in this city, on Thursday, April 17th 1890, by Judge B.F. Moore. Mr. Bert A. Riffenburg and Miss Adaline S. Buckholtz, each of Phillips County. The STATE HERALD wishes the pair unbounded prosperity though all the unborn years, and as they journey along life’s pathway, may there be wafted to their way-side many a fragrant flower, and from heaven’s bending blue may the dews of peace descend in perennial gems until loves last adieu. The action of our Congressional delegation regarding the postmastership at Holyoke is being watched with a jealous eye and if the recommendation of the gentlemen from Greeley be heeded over the wishes of republicans here it will not take a very live prophet to predict the result to follow this fall. In a word the republicans of Phillips County will not submit to bossism whether it comes from Greeley or any other portion of Colorado. Little Bessie, daughter of County Superintendent of Schools, Charles B. Timberlake, who has been suffering with a malignant attack of Scarlet fever since Wednesday of last week, is, we are happy to announce, some better, and her attending Physician Dr. F.M. Smith is now hopeful of her recovery. This will be gratifying news to the many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Timberlake, in Holyoke, and Phillips County, who have looked with anxiety for cheering news from the bedside of the little sufferer. The Colorado delegation in Congress has, it is said, very wisely decided not to make a recommendation for Postmaster at Holyoke, until the republican patrons of the postoffice unite on one man, and ask his appointment. And this is right, just and fair. Now let the republicans interested come together like men, and by ballot settle the vexed question. This will relived the Congressional delegation from embarrassment and give to us a postmaster, the choice of the republicans of this vicinity. Mr. J.P. Clelland, of the popular real estate and loan firm of Beggs & Clelland, returned home on Monday of this week, from a business trip to Akron, Hyde, Otis, Arickaree City, Cope, Flagler, Sibert, Claremont, Friend, Wary and Burlington in Colorado. Mr. Clelland tells us that he is now more thoroughly convinced than ever, that there is no county in eastern Colorado the equal of Phillips, and that is the verdict of every one who is at all familiar with this country. All we need now is industry, pluck and push to make Phillips County a veritable garden. At the late municipal election in Holyoke, Mr. John F. Kenyon, one of McCook’s first settlers, and at present chief dispatcher of the Burlington’s Cheyenne line, was chosen mayor of that city by a complimentary majority. Mr. Kenyon is fashioned of the stuff and on the plans and specifications that make good executive officers. - McCook, (Neb) TRIBUNE Mr. H.J. Porter, one of the gentlemen designated by our board of trade to visit Grand Island and inspect the sugar beet industry, tells us that he has two hundred packages of the sugar beet seed for distribution among our farmers. Full instructions will be given as to how the seed should be planted and a test of the beets made when matured. Let our farmers give the sugar beet a fair test and id that success, which we feel confident of, be the result, a beet sugar factory will be located in Phillips County next spring. Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Colorado Industrial and Development Association will be held on Saturday, April 26th for the purpose of explaining the objects of this Association to the farming community at large and the results to be obtained by it. The beet sugar industry is one of the possibilities of this county and may prove a bonanza for this State, and we desire the farming interest to take hold of this matter and give the industry a trial. It costs nothing except a trial. Come one and all and learn something for your benefit. -- J.M. Cullins, Sec’y The Commissioners of Logan County have ordered one of their road supervisors to carry out the plan suggested in the STATE HERALD, of the 4th inst, of building a dam across the Frenchman River. If our neighboring county can make a success of this plan, at the head waters of the stream, our County commissioners might well undertake the task with no fear of failure. And just here we desire to say that this simple plan of raising the water in the Frenchman was suggested to us by Mr. C.M.C. Woolman, who deserves all the credit of formulating this feasible manner of restoring the water to its former bed in the Frenchman River. Our Commissioners will do well to follow the example set by Logan County. Will they do it? At the meeting of the farmers alliance on tomorrow afternoon, the Phillips County fair association will be organized and then will be begun the arrangements for the grandest exhibit of our farm products ever held in Phillips County. No better plan can be adopted for the advertising of the resources of Phillips County than by the holding of a first class county fair. Let the most enterprising go-ahead men in our midst be selected to fill the offices and let us go to work with a determination to make the fair in every respect worthy of our county. It can be made a grand success if the people do their duty. Every indication now is favorable to a bounteous harvest. let us look on the bright side of the picture and go to work with a will and we need have no fear whatever as to the result. Phillips County has been blessed with a copious rainfall this week, and so far as the elements go, her people have just cause to “rejoice and be glad” but the elements cut but a small figure in the farming interests of our county. We have here more damaging things to contend with than droughts, hot winds or grasshoppers. A scheming set of three per centers, eager and grasping watch the movements of the men of industry, the honest farmers, and they decoy them into their meshes as did the spider with the fly: They go in to win, and they start in with heartless carcasses as to the sufferings of the wives and little ones of their victims. to some of our readers this may appear as an over drawn picture. Is it? Take the case of Chris Johnson, a resident of this county, a man of family, a hard working, honest farmer. What was his fate? For a debt of thirty dollars he had taken from him, while at work in his field: One pair of sorrel horses - value $300.00 One pair of gray horses - value $200.00 One farm wagon - value $50.00 One spring wagon (new) - value $75.00 Two sets double harness - value $40.00 And to cap the climax, one lonely sheep was found roaming around loose and it too was gathered into the fold. We have been advised not to give publicity to this damnable work of ruin to our fellow citizens, but we say here and now, that we do not purpose to heed such advice. We shall expose every such action to the public gaze until fairness and justice is meted out to all alike in our county. It is just such cases as the one we have give above that the farmers alliance should take notice of, and denounce in the public prints. The organization owes it to itself and its membership, to denounce such work, and the sooner it is done, the sooner will a stop be put to it. The columns of the STATE HERALD are open to you, gentlemen. SCHOOL REPORT Total enrollment: Primary Department - 47 Intermediate Department - 47 Grammar Department - 37 CORRESPONDENCE BEACHVILLE Our welcome to thee, spring rains. John Nelson left for Julesburg today and expects to go to the mountains from there. Charles Nelson of Chapman, Nebraska, will be in our midst for a few days the coming week. F. Sprague is recovering slowly from the injuries received during the recent storm. T.J. Close who is teaching in District 44, has moved into our midst. We welcome Mr. and Mrs. Close to our social circles. The school census was taken the 10th inst. District 3 has 38 children of school age, and District 72 has 11 children of school age. District 44 will be reported next week. Charles Peter is building a small house on sec. 4 8-45. He says he wants something to put in it. The young folks of this vicinity gathered at the residence of Mrs. Peter on last Friday evening to celebrate the 21st birthday anniversary of their son Charles. Dancing and good music furnished the amusements of the evening. John Wright is breaking on the N.E. 1/4 of sec. 34 9-45. He tells us tat the only sure place to raise a crop is in the sand. Phil Peter stayed with Frank Buckhalter last Saturday night and Sunday; well you can guess where. After may attempts at going to Denver, Walter Mason finally succeeded by leaving for that place on last Wednesday. People should stay at home on dark nights as they are likely to get lost, or have to stay all night. Mrs. Peter was visiting her daughter Mrs. Oscar Troutman last Sunday. -- OLD MISERY JOTTINGS FROM 6-44 Thrice blessed rain. A.J. Sholes’ youngest child is thought to have the scarlet fever. Messrs Glover and Hargraves lost their windmills by the storm. Electrical disturbances were noted in some localities, notably in the Mackie and Hibbs homes where iron was a repellent force. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Slater gave a pleasant dinner party on Tuesday in honor of their relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Painter of Ohio, who have been tourists at the Pacific Coast the past three months. We favor the plan adopted by numerous states of hoisting the American flag over the public school buildings, there to wave in pleasant weather, a symbol of national unity and strength. We think Fairview would be a fine landmark to guide a certain pastor to his flock. We little thought when feeling so demoralized from the effects of our late dust storm, that near relatives were at that time homeless and bruised by a cyclone of the previous evening. Happily the Centennial State is as yet a stranger to these mysterious visitations of Providence. Dr. Irl Hicks, of St. Louis, who has achieved a remarkable reputation as a weather prophet, and who predicted with wonderful accuracy the storms that have already occurred in this month, has predicted active and violent storms from the 19th to 21st, inst moving from the west to east. Professor Root, of Missouri, another successful weather prognosticator, predicts a tornado period from the 20th to 25th inst. which he thinks will be the worst storm period of the year. It may be well for us to “watch” our roofs and wind mills about that time. -- L.M.R. WAKEMAN NEWS Mrs. Whitney is still very low, we hope soon to see her out again. Mr. Hutchinson says, “the wind we had was a regular blow out.” Mr. Will Bradford, from Yuma County, was in this burg last Friday. The farmers alliance, at the Buck school house, is growing fast, and again we say, May the good work go on. Rev. Gilroy has taken charge of Mr. Clark’s cattle. We wish him success. Mr. Gilroy expects to take in about two hundred and fifty head of cattle this season. Mr. Lee Kidder has returned from Fort Collins, Colorado. He says there is no place like Phillips County. We are truly glad to have Mr. Kidder among us. A.L. Burdette has some fine wheat that is growing fine and will soon cover the ground. He has out a very large crop of small grain. It seems the Republican central committee did not do anything on last Saturday. People generally think that it is time they were doing something. Say! what is the matter with the republicans of Phillips County calling a mass meeting and put in a central committee that the people want? It is time that the republicans were waking up. There is some grand work to be done this fall, Mr. Editor. If you will call a meeting for that purpose, the people will come and come in earnest. -- EDGAR ESTRAY NOTICE One mare pony, bay white star in face; has a brand (churn dash) on right side and counter brand on left side. Had a rope halter on when it left home with about thirty foot of rope dragging. Address: STATE HERALD, Holyoke, Colorado. ESTRAY NOTICE Estrayed from 8, 5-42 two horses; one bay and the other dun color. Both branded 110 on left hip. Will pay all expenses and reward for information leading to their recovery. - L.C. Witherbee. =================================================== 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. 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