NEWSPAPERS: THE STATE HERALD, Holyoke, Phillips, Colorado: 5 Dec 1890, Vol IV - No 17 http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/phillips/newspapers/sthld1890/90dec05.txt Donated by: Vicki Conklin 2 Aug 2006 ====================================================================== STATE HERALD, Holyoke, Phillips, Colorado J.H. PAINTER Editor & Publisher 5 Dec 1890, Friday, Vol. IV - No. 17 Page One COUNTY OFFICERS County Clerk - C.E. McPherson Sheriff - L.C. Witherbee Judge - James Glynn Treasurer - B.A. Hoskins Supt. of Schools - C.B. Timberlake Assessor - Otis Castetter Surveyor - William Lowe Commissioners - Mike Francis J.C. Elder Theodore Chalberg CITY OFFICERS Mayor - J.F. Kenyon Police Judge - E.E. Brannon Recorder - C.M.C. Woolman Marshal - A.A. Temple Treasurer - R.E. Webster Trustees - A.A. Temple C.B. Timberline Gade Weaver R.E. Webster Jerome Lewis I.W. Waite LOCAL LORE It is our purpose to note the arrival and departure of all guests to our city, and request those who have visitors to inform us of the fact. Local news items are always thankfully received. L. Tinkel started last week for a trip to the western part of the state. J.N. Largent came down from Denver last week on a business trip to Holyoke. County Clerk, C.E. McPherson, went to Republican City, Nebraska last week on business. R.A. Hoskins left Holyoke Tuesday for Olympia, Washington, where he expects to locate. Cyrus Waugh left for Cheyenne, Friday morning, where he intends to open a barber shop. S.A. Nelson was down from Denver last week and made commutation proof on his homestead. Elijah Heller returned to Holyoke Monday, from Denver, where he has been for several months. J.T. Anderson has located at Roseburg, Oregon, and the HERALD will keep him posted on Holyoke news. We have at this office a sample of the beet sugar made at Grand Island. It is as fine a quality of sugar as any in the market. Mrs. J.T. Anderson and family took the train Monday morning for Roseburg, Oregon, where Mr. Anderson has located. The party who has a key to the HERALD coal box will please register, hereafter, when he coals up and avoid the danger of a collision. Williams has told the members of the state legislature what the salaries for Phillips County officials should be, for which, no doubt, he will receive the heartfelt thanks of that body, as that might have proven a very perplexing question to them. Albert Gilroy returned home last week from a trip to the western part of the state. He is not very favorably impressed with the mountain climate and says that we have a much more desirable climate here than that of the mountains. TAKEN UP A bay mare colt, about 2½ years old white star in the forehead, on the north-east ¼ sec 8, tp 8 n, range 46 w, Phillips County, Colorado. Owner can have the same by proving his property and paying for this notice and other expenses. - Gustaf F. Palmer Williams in referring to the county printing says: “We do not need to ask Painter how and what to charge for.” We suppose that must be true or he would not say so and yet, we have no doubt, but the county would be better off, if he would condescend to ask someone “how” to charge. Walter Shamp rushed into the HERALD sanctum Monday morning with a broad smile on his countenance and said, “Do you smoke?” When asked for the cause of his inquiry he remarked “We have a new girl at our house.” We have no doubts that Walter will sell goods cheaper than ever now, regardless of the McKinley bill. Price Raymond returned last Friday from a prospecting trip through the western part of the state. He reports himself very much pleased with the future prospects of Delta County and says that the newspaper accounts of the superior advantages for raising fruit in that county have not been exaggerated in the least. He brought back some fine samples of apples which were grown on trees that have been planted only three years. He is thinking of locating in Delta County. One day last week, William Lowe sent into town by M.P. Jensen for his mail, and some time after dark, on hearing a wagon and, supposing it was Mr. Jensen returning from Holyoke, he stepped out of the door to get his mail, when some one threw a stone striking him just over the eye. Mr. Jensen soon drove up, but the party who threw the stone could not be found. It is thought that the party who threw the stone did so, with the intention of taking money from Mr. Lowe but that the near approach of Mr. Jensen frightened him away. C.H. Harman, assistant superintendent of the Burlington at Denver has changed places with E.F. Highland, assistant superintendent at Holyoke, the duties of each will be the same as before. The reason for the change is that Mr. Harmon’s family has not been healthy here and he had to change to a more favorable location, so it was arranged for him to exchange with Mr. Highland. Mr. Highland has been with the Burlington ten years, and is a thoroughly experienced and competent man. The work of the office in Denver will go on under him as if no change had been made. - DENVER NEWS MARRIED - At the residence of the bride’s parents, in Holyoke, Colorado, on Wednesday evening, December 3, 1890 Whitney Irwin, to Miss Anna B. Reynolds. Rev. W.L. Bailey officiating. The newly married couple has a host of friends in and around Holyoke who wish for them all the prosperity and happiness that can possibly be crowded into a lifetime. They took the train Thursday morning for Lexington, Nebraska where they will visit with friends and from there will go to Augusta, Illinois to visit at Whitney’s old home. They will make Holyoke their future home. Dr. R.R. Blair and family took the train, Sunday morning, for Denver, where they go to make their future home. Dr. Blair was one of the early settlers of Phillips County having taken a claim in the spring of 1887. He was among the first to move to Holyoke where he has had a good professional practice. He and Mrs. Blair have a large circle of acquaintances in the town and county and will be much missed. He has always taken an active part in all matters pertaining to the good of the town and has for several months occupied the position of Mayor of Holyoke. The HERALD wishes him and his wife success and happiness in their new home. A fisticuff in the HERALD office, by two angry prints, is the latest sensation. - PHILLIPS COUNTY NEWS. Yes, a tramp printer came in to the HERALD office, last Saturday, and insisted upon being permitted to run the office. When informed that his services and presence were not needed in the office, instead of quietly retiring from the scene of action, he proceeded to call the fighting editor some very uncomplimentary names, whereupon the said fighting editor straightened out his arm a couple of times in the direction of the said tramp who thereupon made his exit in a very hasty and undignified manner not even taking time to say “good day.” As to whether this occurrence caused any sensation on the part of the tramp print, this office has not been informed, but no doubt it did, as Williams said it did. Last Thursday afternoon Coroner Lewis received notice that a man had been found dead on the prairie eight or ten miles north-west of town. The Coroner and Dr. L.W. Waite immediately proceeded to where the body was found. The body was identified as Lars Larson, a man nearly 80 years of age who had been living alone on his claim. He was found by the roadside about 40 rods from his house where the remains had been, probably for about 24 hours. After a careful examination of the body and surroundings and hearing statements of John L. Wilson and others and the opinion of Dr. Waite, that the man had died of heart disease, the coroner being satisfied that no crime had been committed, did not consider it necessary to call a jury. Relatives took charge of the remains for burial. The committee appointed by the Holyoke Board of Trade to confer with the farmers in regard to plans for securing a beet sugar factory at Holyoke, met with the County Alliance last Saturday. The members of the alliance showed great interest in the enterprise and selected E.E.T. Hazen and G.W. Huffman as a committee to accompany the committee from Board of Trade to Grand Island, Nebraska to ascertain what terms can be made with the beet sugar company for locating a plant at Holyoke. Committees were named by the alliance to make a more thorough canvass of the county for the purpose of ascertaining the number of acres of beets the farmers will plant in case they have a market for the beets. These committees are to report at Holyoke on Saturday the 6th, and next Monday was the date decided upon for the committee to start to Grand Island. BEACHVILLE Charles Nelson, of Grand Island, Nebraska, was out the past week looking after the interests of his claim in this vicinity. R. Cooperider, east of town, was helping C.C. Lonsbury get his well in repair the past week. The baptist revival closed in this vicinity last Friday evening. The schools in districts 3 and 7 will close this coming Friday for a short vacation. Charles R. Peter was a pleasant caller at John Green’s last Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Troutman spent a pleasant evening at Harry Trego’s last Wednesday evening. J.H. Daggy, of Fairview, stopped over night in Beachville one night last week. Captain Mason and family were the guests of F. Sprague and family last Sunday. Oscar Troutman is husking corn for John Hageman this week. Preaching at Israel Crater’s house on 10-8-15 Saturday December 6, at 2 o’clock and Sunday following at 11. Israel Crater was down to Champion last Friday. Mrs. Clara Crosier made final proof on her homestead last Saturday. B.A. Riffenburg is shaking hands with friends having returned home from Boulder County. Remember the old fashioned spelling school at the Mason school house on Friday night, December 12, every body cordially invited. Mrs. G.S. Trego and Mrs. Emma Green attended the teacher’s institute at Holyoke last week. Oscar Troutman went to Champion to mill this week. On last Saturday evening between 10 and 11 o’clock, some miscreant broke into J.L. Jenken’s house, used by parties in this neighborhood for storing away grain, with the intention of carrying away some of the grain, but were frightened away before taking any quantity. They being on horses could be easily tracked, which went in an easterly direction and was tracked almost to Amherst. Judging from the tracks made, there must have been a gang of 9 or 10 out on a raid that night. Any more of such might call forth a band of vigilantes to hunt the offenders to justice. - OLD MISERY Denver, Colorado, December 1, 1890 EDITOR STATE HERALD: It is with the greatest pleasure that I see some of the results of the time and money I spent in the endeavor to introduce sugar beet culture in Phillips County. I see by the HERALD of November 28, that Mr. Yoder figures 13 tons to the acre as a sugar beet crop, but when the black sandy land in Phillips County is thoroughly fitted for sugar beets, 20 tons per acre will be at least an average yield, and I believe below the average yield. I know it to be hard work to make the average farmer believe the figures we make on the profits of sugar beet raising, but as I have, during the past two years, been over and examined some of the best sugar beet land in the United States, as so pronounced by experts from Germany, I can say with the most complete assurance that the black sandy lands of north- eastern Colorado and western Nebraska are the best of any, and considering the climatic advantages, the conditions are all there for the most profitable sugar beet culture in the west. It was, and is yet, my dearest wish to see a beet sugar factory at Holyoke, and I believe that if the people will put as much energy into this movement as they have previously put into political efforts, there will be a factory there, soon. The greatest obstacle to be overcome in establishing the enterprise is the necessary labor required to grow the beets and run a factory, but as soon as the enterprise becomes an established fact, the problem will solve itself, and labor will travel toward Holyoke as fast as it has traveled away from it in the past. I shall watch this effort with a great deal of interest and regret that I am not at present in a position to help push the matter to a successful conclusion. You will get a vast amount of information from Bulletin No. 3, Experiment Station of Nebraska, Address H.H. Nicholson, State University, Lincoln, Nebraska, for a copy. Yours for sugar beets. H.J. Porter Page Four EDITORIAL Artesian Wells The question of developing plans for securing more water has been much agitated throughout eastern Colorado during the past year but, so far, to all appearances at least, agitation is all that has been accomplished. Several plans have been proposed, but no steps taken to carry them into effect. The time has certainly come when it is necessary to act as well as agitate. There has been much said in favor of trying to obtain water by artesian wells and while it is generally believed that it is possible to do so, yet no steps have been taken to ascertain whether that belief is well founded or not. This, of course, is largely owing to the fact that the people of this part of the state are not burdened with money and cannot afford to take the risk of losing money which they would be required to expend in making such a test. A test artesian well should be put down at the expense of the general government and then, if successful in obtaining artesian water, there would be no lack of private capital for putting down wells throughout this part of the state. This was the course pursued in South Dakota and the result is that the artesian well system is being rapidly developed in that state. The general government made a survey of the state and then appropriated money for putting down test wells. Recently a similar survey has been made of western Nebraska and eastern Colorado, the results of which have not been made public. This survey having been made, the time has come for the people of this part of the state to act in the matter. What this part of the state should have and should have from the present session of congress, is an appropriation to put down test artesian wells. There is no question, but that Colorado has able and influential representatives in congress and, if they are induced to take hold of the matter, there is no doubt about obtaining the appropriation. But, if nothing is done to lay before our representatives the wish of the people, nothing, of course, will be done. Our representatives in congress should be petitioned by every county in eastern Colorado to do everything that can be done to secure an appropriation for this purpose and this should be done at once. Congress will be in session only ten weeks and if anything is expected in this line, there is not a day to lose. The people in western Nebraska are urging upon their representatives in congress the necessity for such an appropriation and, if Nebraska and Colorado work together in this matter, they can hardly fail of success. Petitions should be circulated for signers, at once, and nothing left undone to convince our representatives that eastern Colorado needs such help and that the people expect them to obtain it, if it is possible to do so. The following is a list of the jurors drawn for the January term of the district court of Phillips County, Colorado. GRAND JURORS - Pat Connor, A.A. Spahr, C. Varney, W.E. Pugh, E. Angelo, Rufus Cooperider, Gust Newman, H.H. Mason, Theodore Chalberg, W.H. Lane, Ira Delay and John Holmquist. PETIT JURORS - William Deneke, J.O. Jacobson, August Larson, Ed Gillette, Patrick Burns, Ben Hoskins, Perry Moore, T.J. McDonald, James Bryant, Victor Ean, H.R. Perkins, John Reiff, R.E. Webster, Claude Greenwood, G.R. Barbour, John A.J. Buck, F. Sprague, William Kipling, J.H. Chilcott, Gust Ekstrom, R.D. Elder, J.V. 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