NEWSPAPERS: THE STATE HERALD, Holyoke, Phillips, Colorado: 28 Feb 1890, Vol. III - No. 26 http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/phillips/newspapers/sthld1890/90feb28.txt Donated by: Vicki Conklin 12 Jun 2002 =================================================================================== STATE HERALD, Holyoke, Phillips, Colorado William R. Davis, Editor & Publisher 28 Feb 1890, Friday, Vol. III - No. 26 Page One LOCAL LORE The ladies of West Holyoke are raising funds to enlarge their house of worship. Don't fail to take part in the organization of the county fair association on tomorrow. Harrington Emerson, formerly Agent of the Lincoln Land company at Holyoke, reached our city on Sunday night last. The General Passenger Agent of the B. & M. railroad places us under renewed obligations for favors extended to us and ours, this week. Thanks. August Farnlund of Denver, has purchased the east half of section 35, township 8, range 44 and will hereafter make his home in Phillips County. The West Holyoke Union Sabbath school is a credit to our city. On each Sunday afternoon the building is crowded to over-flowing with a bright looking flock of young ladies and gentlemen. A number of the young men of our city have organized a dramatic club and propose giving their first entertainment, the proceeds to be given to our fire department, about the tenth of March. The B. & M. railroad company paid some nine thousand dollars in to the treasury of our county this week, as taxes. The Lincoln Land company paid at the same time, some sixteen hundred dollars of taxes. The Leroy Republican is the latest journalistic venture in eastern Colorado. It is under the editorial management of Mr. Mark Little and if we may judge by the advertising patronage bestowed, the Republican bids fair to "live long and prosper." We wish it success and we welcome it among our exchanges. A copy of the boom edition of the STATE HERALD of Holyoke, edited by Maj. W.R. Davis is before us. It is a very creditable showing and speaks volumes for Mr. Davis, who knows just how to get up and dust in matters of this kind. His description of Holyoke and surrounding country is a very creditable effort. - Lamar (Nebraska) News. At the meeting of the county commissioners held on last Monday, our townsman Hon. P.J. Dempster was elected county attorney. Mr. Dempster is thoroughly qualified for the station he is chosen to fill and we shall expect him to make for himself a name and fame in this county equal to that which he earned in Nebraska in days past. On Wednesday of this week Aaron Woodson made complaint against City Marshal, A.A. Temple, charging "assault with intent to commit bodily injury." The facts connected with this case are known to our readers and pending an investigation we deem it but fair to all concerned, to let the facts come out and the law take its course without any comment from us. Messrs Bennett and Kelsey appear for the defense and Mr. James Donovan for the prosecution. A movement is on foot looking to the adorning of our public school block with trees and shrubbery. A.T. Guthrie of the Holyoke Nursery has the matter in charge and through him our citizens may order one or more trees to be planted in these grounds. Let the children take part in this movement to adorn their school grounds; let the ladies encourage the work and let our citizens generally encourage in every possible way the adorning of these grounds. Every tree planted adds to the looks of our city. Think of this and give every encouragement to this laudable undertaking. In the district court on the 24th inst. the case of Jerome Lewis vs. the Holyoke Building and Loan Association was decided in favor of the plaintiff, also the case of P. Walsh against the same association was decided in favor of the plaintiff, entitling the parties to withdraw from the association. E.E. Brannon and W.D. Kelsey appeared for the plaintiffs and Bennett, Westover and Dempster for the defendants. In the case of John Madden vs. the same association the court held that he could not withdraw from the association, having failed to give the required notice in writing. Phillips County will receive the heaviest immigration the coming spring since the settlement of this country. There are many farmers coming with the determination of getting more land; they are tired of trying to farm back east, and having only forty to eighty acres to make a living from, and in six cases out of ten lose the half of that, and in many instances meet with an entire failure. Many are coming to locate in this county on account of the climate. Let the good people come. Let them make hay while the sun shines. If you want a good home and at the same time be fanned with a pure, wholesome air come to Phillips County, and the sooner you come the better. Prairie schooners are no uncommon sight on our streets lately. The beautiful snow visited Holyoke and Phillips County this week. J.N. Osborn visited Champion this week to look after his possessions there. Jesse B. Gordon is confined to his room this week with a severe cold. A Pullman chair car was destroyed by fire at Holdrege on last Sunday. The accident was caused by the bursting of a lamp. J.O. Jackson who left here last fall for Iowa has returned to Phillips County where he proposed to live hereafter. The little son of Alexander Sederburg lost two fingers of his hand on Monday last from playing with a dynamite cartridge. Dr. I.W. Waite attended the little sufferer. Hoskins Bros. general stock of goods was sold at auction on last Monday, Mr. W.E. Johnson of the Farmers & Merchants bank becoming the purchaser. Nearly fifty new subscribers have been added to our subscription list within the past month. The people of Phillips County like a newspaper that is up to the times and on the alert for all the news of importance. The STATE HERALD will hereafter sparkle with fresh and interesting news. If you want the only legitimate and reliable local paper in the county to peruse these long evenings, or to send to your friends, subscribe for the STATE HERALD. The editor of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Tribune writes to his friend County Commissioner, J.C. Elder, saying: "If your county and town of Holyoke is as your paper states I would like to learn more from you. There is several families going west from this town and they would like to know more from you." We see that Maj. W.R. Davis has taken charge of the Holyoke STATE HERALD. The Major is a thorough newspaper man and Holyoke is to be congratulated on securing his services. We predict that the HERALD will now take its former place as one of the leading journals of eastern Colorado - Leroy, Colorado Republican. With this issue of the STATE HERALD we have to bid adieu to our foreman, Charles Wolsey. He goes west to grow up with the country, and in giving him up we lose a faithful and true friend of the HERALD; a man who has labored by day and by night with us, to make it as it is, the brightest and best paper published in eastern Colorado. Mr. Wolsey will be succeeded by Mr. Robert Ewalt, who comes to us highly endorsed in this profession, and we shall expect him to merit the good will of our people. Good-bye Charlie - and may the orange blossoms of California be your carpet. Go, and take with you the kindest feelings of all of us connected with the STATE HERALD. From almost every State in the Union we are in receipt of letters of inquiry regarding Holyoke and Phillips County. From Illinois we have a gentleman coming to open a jewelry establishment and a dentist comes from Iowa. Let the good work go on. Let us write up and talk up our town. No place in the west has superior advantages to Holyoke. It's the pet town of the Lincoln Land Company. It's the favorite of the B. & M. railroad. It's the people's town and we have no fear of its future. Will you aid in the good work of building up this lovely home of ours or step back and be a drone? The time has come when men must work. Do for the love of your home; your wife and little ones say nothing but kind words of Holyoke and Phillips County. On tomorrow afternoon the farmers of Phillips County meet at Holyoke for the purpose of organizing a county fair association. No move made by the farmers of our county will do such good as this one. It gives the farmer a chance to show to the outside world what Phillips County can do. It tells the story plainly and leaves no room for the doubting man to say ought. Will you take part, farmer, in this meeting? Will you come out and encourage it? Will you labor to make the fair a success? We appeal to you as men and we beg the ladies to take this matter in hand and see that it is a success. It's with you to make the fair of 1890 a grand success and it's with you to make it a failure. Think for one moment and then attend the meeting and resolve to make your county exhibit worthy of Phillips County and the State we love. FIRST IN FIRST OUT [B. & M. NOTES] Sam Williams is on the sick list Johnnie Coleman is now on the east end from Curtis to Hastings. Pat McDermott has returned from his pleasure trip to Grand Island. Engine 229 is again out of the shops with a new coat of paint. Henry Krueger made a run to Wallace this week. L.S. Viersen is on the 121 for a trip - Engineer Clark laying off. W. Scott, machinist helper at round house, has resigned. Dr. E.A. Hall was in town yesterday, attending to some business. C.B. Moore seems a little lonesome during the absence of his wife. Fred Harris goes to Alliance this week. Business is picking up some of late as J.E. Kidd has hired four men to go to Elsie. Engineer Brace made four round trips to Cheyenne in succession this week. J.P. Lee is pulling passenger at present during the absence of Mr. Magner. R.B. Huckleberry is on the road at present, leaving Mr. Harris alone in the yards. S.E. Flory has been appointed switchman at Cheyenne, vice Mr. Nary transferred to Alliance. Mr. James Devlin of Red Cloud takes engineer James Ford's place here - Mr. Ford goes to R.C. The box car caboose, rode by Mr. Andrews, has been laid up on account of one train crew being taken off. Ed Dickerson, who has been braking out of Curtis for some time, is now at Holyoke as extra brakeman. J.W. Kester, boiler maker at the roundhouse, was sent to Curtis Saturday to do some work on engines 121 and 62. Engine 129 is again on the high line after being over hauled at back shops. Engine 146 has gone in to McCook. John S. Hult, janitor and depot helper at Holdrege, got his leg broken above the knee while unloading freight from cars. Feb. 25 train No. 3 left Holdrege and got but a short distance from depot when a lamp in chair car exploded setting car afire and burning it to the ground. The passengers in the car lost several valuable articles. Ed Peters, night wiper at the round house, is at present working days, so that his evenings may be used in rehearsing in the "Magic City" Dramatic Co. He is a good one. Joe Oshea has accepted the position as messenger boy at this place and will now endeavor to learn the lightning act - telegraphy. The B. & M. talking machine "I.F. Henderson" has again reported for duty after a severe attack of LaGrippe and lung fever, as he states it. He had no doctor and it is rumored that some wheat was sown by him. The fireman's ball, given by Hose Co. No. 1 at the B. & M. Eating House February 21st, was not as well patronized as the boys expected - contributor names will appear in next issue. YUMA TOWN SITE The decision involving the town site of Yuma, this state, which was appealed to the general land office at Washington from the court of the register and receiver in Denver, was returned yesterday reversed. The case arose from an affidavit of contest filed by George F. Emblem, October 4, 1888, involving pre-emption cash entry of George F. Weed, No. 4990, upon the southeast quarter, section 22, township 2 north range 48 west. The defendant claimed to have filed his title to the property February 26, 1885, and made final proof September 16, 1886. When the case was tried the register and receiver of the land office here dismissed the contest on its merits. The appeal to Washington set up nine grounds of error in which the court admitted certain testimony derogatory to the applicant. Lewis A. Groff, commissioner of the land office at Washington, says he is satisfied that the second allegation, and most important one, "that said Weed never before the date of said entry became a bona fide resident upon said land, or resided on the same in good faith," is established by a fair preponderance of the evidence, and should be sustained. The decision dismissing said contest is therefore reversed, and the certificate of pre-emption cash entry No. 4990 is held for cancellation. The commissioner requested that all the parties interested should be immediately notified. Beggs and Irwin are doing good work for Holyoke and Phillips County in Iowa and Illinois. Letters received from parties in those states speak in the most encouraging terms of new comers coming to our city and county in search of location at an early day. CORRESPONDENCE FAIRFIELD CLIPPINGS Quite cool, the past few days. H.C. Boggs and son Will were at Paoli the fore part of the week. Mr. J. Stone has been in Holyoke the past week. B. Bensorenson is preparing to build a grout house the coming spring. H.C. Boggs and J.W. Auten were at Ed Anderson's last Wednesday evening attending a meeting of the district school board. C.B. Timberlake, our genial county superintendent, was visiting our school last Thursday. Mr. T. is interested in our schools, and we would like to see more in the same way. BEACHVILLE ITEMS John Nelson is building an addition to his sod house. Mr. and Mrs. Robert White, formerly of this place, were in this vicinity last Saturday. J.L. Jenkins came home for a few weeks visit last Monday. John expects to farm in Gosper County, Nebraska the coming summer. Frank Burkhalter and John Jenkins were visiting W.B. Kelsey and family east of town last Sunday. Oscar Troutman assisted Charles Moore of Holyoke to move a house to that place last Thursday. The young folks of this vicinity gathered at the residence of Mrs. Margaret Peter last Friday eve to have a good time, which they did have, no doubt. Dancing and cards were the order of the evening. Israel Crater has taken charge of George Peterson's farm, which place he will farm the coming summer. A prairie fire passed over the south part of this place last Tuesday night, but did no damage as could be ascertained. The farmers of this county are organizing a "farmer's alliance." This would be a good move, but hold on, how has other like organizations resulted. It can readily be told in a few words. First, it has turned to be the means by which political tricksters have obtained offices, as the Wheelers of Missouri and Arkansas. Second, they have enriched a few and defrauded many poor men out of their last dollar. We want no Alliance in ours. James O'Brien returned from Nebraska last week. he tells us that he traded teams five times and gave his winter's wages as boot. "Shure and he has a good tame now." OLD MISERY JOTTINGS FROM 6-44 Fine weather. The only trouble with Colorado is that we have too much of it. Why do so many say "the La-Gripp," which is but a repetition of the article "the." Rev. Richards of the Evangelical church was one of the clergy who have officiated in this township, whose name we accidentally omitted in late notes. Holyoke's church and lodge directory, in the local press, sadly needs revision as investigation will prove. One hundred and forty six was the census of the "Magic City" schools for the past month. What a wonderful growth in numbers since the little band of a dozen or two first gathered under the tutorage of the late Mrs. Gleason only two years ago. Julius Poltera, an enterprising Swiss whose claim is a few miles from us in township 7, will sow eighty acres of wheat this season with which he was quite successful last year. "Shall foreign immigration be prohibited" is one of the problems of the age - certainly not if it be of the Poltera class. Our social was a success, thirty baskets being sold. And such a mixing up of partners at lunch time, was merriment enough for one evening. Two youths from abroad, too modest probably, to face the music, after purchasing baskets, glided out into the darkness and were seen no more. Neither were sundry articles of table ware, which they will please return and no questions asked. We were pleased to see the impetus given a county fair movement by the HERALD, whose editor we happen to know is no novice in that line. In the young county of Chase, Nebraska a fair association, numbering nearly five hundred, was raised in three months, and what has been done elsewhere may be done here with well-directed effort. But we imagine that under existing circumstances, the greater part of the financial burden of the affair will devolve upon our townsmen, until, with a year or two of prosperity, our farmers will be found in the van, in all projects tending to Phillips County's advantage and agricultural success. We respectfully beg leave to differ from the HERALD regarding the true object and aims of the farmers alliance. Having seen in other states too much of its workings and practical advantage to the tillers of the soil. While it may be true that some connected with the organization were more imbued with ambition for official preferment than a fraternal sympathy with the misfortunes of others and what Order is free from these ambitious barnacles, yet we can see no impropriety in agriculturists banding together for mutual protection, such as exist in nearly all other branches of labor and trade. And we believe the records prove that this organization, which cardinal tenets require noninterference with politics, or religion, in doing more today in the way of demanding equitable rates on all our railroads, discountenancing combines and trusts, exposing swindling schemes, and many other impositions upon a long suffering public, than any extant, and should receive the hearty encouragement of all lovers of fair dealing among men. L. M. R Mrs. William C. Robinson is fast regaining her health. Mrs. Dorsey, (not a typo - something missing here) of Mrs. Robinson, has returned to her home in Nebraska. We have just a letter from a gentleman in eastern Nebraska who speaks of establishing a jewelry house in Holyoke at an early day. Every farmer in Phillips County should take an active interest in the organization of a county fair association. One of our city dray teams, owned by Mr. A.W. Young, ran away on yesterday resulting in the breaking of a wagon wheel. 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Holyoke, Colorado NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS The abstract of assessment roll for the taxes of 1889 is now in my hands, and taxes are due. Note the following amendments to the revenue laws made at the last legislature. On the 1st day of March the unpaid taxes of the preceding year become delinquent, and shall draw interest at the rate of 25 per cent per annum; but the treasurer shall continue to receive payments of same after the 1st of March until the day of sale for taxes. Any person subject to military poll tax and refusing or neglecting to pay the same on roll before the 1st day of March in each year shall be considered delinquent, and the county treasurer shall within 10 days thereafter report to the county attorney of his county, a list of such delinquents in his county. Every such delinquent shall be subject to a penalty of $25. In order that the work may be performed within the time specified by law, and that you may save all additions of interest, penalties, etc. please call and pay your taxes at your very earliest convenience. - B.A. HOSKINS, Treasurer of Phillips County ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE Estate of Jacob Furrey deceased. The undersigned, having been appointed administrator of the estate of Jacob Furry late of the county of Phillips and state of Colorado, deceased, hereby gives notice that he will appear before the county court of Phillips County, at the court house in Holyoke at the January term, on the last Monday in March next, at which time all persons having claims against said estate are notified and requested to attend for the purpose of having the same adjusted. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned. 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