NEWSPAPERS: THE STATE HERALD, Holyoke, Phillips, Colorado: 26 Dec 1890, Vol IV - No 20 http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/phillips/newspapers/sthld1890/90dec26.txt Donated by: Vicki Conklin 2 Aug 2006 ====================================================================== STATE HERALD, Holyoke, Phillips, Colorado J.H. PAINTER Editor & Publisher 26 Dec 1890, Friday, Vol. IV - No. 20 Page One 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. Andrew Cain is back from his visit to Denver. Lou Witherbee returned Tuesday from a trip to Denver. John Dye visited a few days at Lincoln, Nebraska this week. Mr. Slater came in Monday to spend Christmas with his family. C.M.C. Woolman was in Julesburg the first of the week. Applications for final proof made out at this office free of charge. Advertise in the HERALD if you expect to do a rushing business. B.F. Williams, of the NEWS, spent a few days in Denver this week. Rev. W.L. Bailey took the train for Denver Monday on a business trip. A good house for rent, in North Holyoke. Free water. L.P. Lewis, Agent. Alex Smith, clerk at the B & M eating house, spent Christmas at Curtis, Nebraska, with his best girl. Bert Smith, of the lumber firm of I. Smith & Son Co., spent a few days in Holyoke last week. Theodore Chalberg went to Omaha some time ago to have a surgical operation performed on his foot. The Social Club held a ball at the B & M Hotel Thursday of last week and a pleasant time is reported. Subscribe for the STATE HERALD and you will be better satisfied with life in Phillips County than you have ever been. E.E. Brannon took the train Monday for Des Moines, Iowa on business in connection with the Iowa Building and Loan Association. Mrs. Eaton with her daughter Katie, of Albion, Iowa, arrived in Holyoke last week on a visit to her son and daughter, Will Eaton and Mrs. Gaddy. The regular meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Phillips County is called for the first Monday in January 1891. - J.C. Elder, Chairman. NOTICE. Parties owing on subscription to the HOLYOKE TRIBUNE, will please call at the office of STATE HERALD and pay same to J.H. Painter. - H.J. Porter A.M. Woodford took the train Wednesday, for a few days visit at Holdrege and Hastings, Nebraska. There seems to be some attraction for A.M. at Holdrege lately. Gene Hughes met with a very unfortunate accident one day last week while coupling cars at Hastings. His right hand was caught and his thumb and two fingers badly mashed. Mrs. Andrews returned the first of the week from a visit with friends in Iowa and Jo was so rejoiced at the news of her return that he brought his train in considerably ahead of time. Ed Dickerson came into the office Tuesday on his return from his wedding trip, and subscribed for the HERALD. Ed evidently realizes the fact that to have peace in the family, he must have the home paper. In a card from George R. Ellis, postmarked Carbonate, South Dakota he says: “I am here going up and down the earth as a prospector and gold miner and am now developing some ground in which I have purchased an interest.” He also asks to have the HERALD sent to him that he may keep posted on the news of Phillips County. TAKEN UP. A bay mare colt, about 2 ½ 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 The city council has decided that the condition of the city finances will not justify them in the purchase of a hook and ladder outfit at present. They will, however, purchase ladders and hooks and hope to be able to purchase ladder trucks in the near future. Some of the boys wanted to celebrate Kinnan’s birthday last week, but before they had completed their arrangements he had retreated through the back door of the HERALD office and very mysteriously disappeared. The presumption is that he had some slight objections to the manner in which they proposed to celebrate. MARRIED - Wednesday evening, December 24, at the residence of Phil Churchfield, Holyoke, Colorado, Joseph O’Shea to Miss Carrie Kidd, Justice P.B. Reynolds officiating. Jo is one of the most popular of the B & M boys and Miss Carrie is the daughter of John Kidd one of Holyoke’s enterprising citizens. The young couple has the best wishes of a large circle of friends and the HERALD wishes them long life, prosperity and happiness. MARRIED - Sunday, December 21st at the M.E. Parsonage, Elsie, Nebraska, W.E. Dickerson of Holyoke, Colorado to Miss Isabelle Gregg of Elsie. Rev. Miles officiating. Ed is one of the popular B & M boys of Holyoke. The newly married couple have many friends in Holyoke who wish them happiness and prosperity without limit. The HERALD extends congratulations and best wishes. The young couple will make their future home in Holyoke. It is reported that in boring a well near Chase, in Chase County, Nebraska, at the depth of 80 feet, a strong vein of water was struck, the water rising to the surface and at last accounts, the water was still flowing from the well. This is certainly encouraging news to all who are interested in the matter of water supply. If a flowing well can be obtained at a depth of 80 feet, there is certainly strong reasons for believing that we can obtain artesian wells. Ed Dickerson had a narrow escape from being charivaried at Elsie. The boys of the town had gathered up all the tin horns, cow bells and such other instruments of music used on such occasions and were proceeding to the hotel where the newly married couple were stopping when they were met by a friend of Ed’s who finally convinced them that it would not be just the proper thing to do to charivari Ed, as he was a stranger in a strange land and the celebration was abandoned. We are not informed as to how Ed expressed his gratitude to his friend for this timely interference in his behalf, but the presumption is that he at least set up the cigars. The Christmas entertainment given by the West Holyoke Sunday School, at Baker’s hall, Christmas Eve, was well attended and was a decided success. The literary and music program was good and was much enjoyed by all present. The music was furnished by the children of the school and they deserve much credit for that part of the program. Everet Ambler’s recitation, in which he personated a convict, was rendered in a most excellent manner. As trees are scare in this part of the country, the committee on tree had one built for the occasion and the imitation was so good that the children could not tell that it was not a genuine tree. The tree was well covered with presents and presented a nice appearance. Among the presents was a folding chair for Rev. Bailey. After the distribution of the presents and a treat of popcorn and candy to the children, all went home feeling in better spirits for having attended another Christmas entertainment. TEACHER’S INSTITUTE Program for the Phillips County Teacher’s Institute to be held at Holyoke, January 10, 1891, at 10 o’clock, c.t. Opening exercises; How would you conduct them in your school; H.W. Barr Geography, South America; Mrs. M.E. Close Arithmetic, Fractions; Henry G. Warren. NOON Language Lessons, Miss Madge Crowner Grammar, November examination questions; S.H. Johnson History, Revolutionary Period; G. A. Fickel Civil Government, Legislative Department; T.J. Close By order of Committee - M.E. Close, Secretary The Sunday School entertainment at the M.E. church Christmas Eve passed off very pleasantly. The literary and musical program seemed to be well appreciated by all present. The school children deserve credit for the manner in which they carried out their part of program. The cutest performance of the evening was a Christmas song by little Cora Kelsey. Just before she went onto the stage to sing she was given a doll and while singing she seemed so intent upon examining the doll that she apparently paid no attention to the audience. The tableaux by Grace Garland, Cora Kelsey and Fay Clark, representing scenes of Christmas Eve, and morning, were very good and carried one back, in memory to his childhood days. A snow house had been prepared in which were old “Kris” and his presents and at the close of the literary exercises old “Kris” opened the front of his house revealing to the little folks the many nice presents he had for them. A sack containing 52 silver dollars, which a few of the enterprising ladies had collected as a present for Rev. W.L. Bailey, was the most valuable present taken from the snow house. The ladies deserve credit for their thoughtfulness and work in securing this present for the minister. There was a good attendance and all seemed to enjoy themselves. C.M.C. Woolman informs us that the North Ditch Co., of Julesburg, has recently been reorganized and the management of the work is now in the hands of Mr. Robinson, who has had a number of years experience in the construction of irrigation ditches in California. The U P Railroad Co. are using their influence in behalf of the enterprise and already heavy capitalists are becoming interested and there is no longer any question but that the necessary funds will be secured to complete the ditch. The construction of this irrigating ditch means a big boom for Julesburg and we congratulate our sister town on her future prospects. Mr. Robinson has also expressed himself as interested in the irrigation of the country south of the Platte and claims that there is no doubt about there being enough water in the South Platte to irrigate Phillips County and the south part of Sedgwick. He intends, in the near future, to take a trip through this county to talk with our people and examine the lay of the land. Our people should interest themselves in this matter at once and leave nothing undone that will lend any aid to this enterprise. When a man, with the practical experience in this line of work that Mr. Robinson is said to have had, expresses an opinion as to the ultimate success of such an undertaking, it should have much weight with the people and steps should be taken to, at least, make a satisfactory test of the correctness of the opinion. We believe that the time will come when Phillips County will be one of the best agricultural counties in the state, but in order that this time may be hastened as much as possible, it will require that we be wide awake to our interests and improve every opportunity afforded for securing a better supply of water. Page Four (First Publication December 26, 1890) No. 91 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Land office at Sterling, Colorado, December 24, 1890 Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final commutation proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the clerk of the district court of Phillips County, Colorado, at Holyoke, Colorado, on January 31st, 1891, viz: CHARLES E. GLEASON, Hde No. 12232 for the nw ¼ sec 39 tp No. 6n r No 46 w. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon, and cultivation of, said land, viz: Newton Clegg, Bryant, Colorado William Lowe, Bryant, Colorado William W. Baldwin, Bryant, Colorado Mads P. Jensen, Bryant, Colorado ================================================================= All files are contributed for use by the USGenWeb Archives Project (http://www.usgwarchives.net/). 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