NEWSPAPERS: THE STATE HERALD, Holyoke, Phillips, Colorado: 07 Mar 1890, Vol. III - No. 27 http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/phillips/newspapers/sthld1890/90mar07.txt Donated by: Vicki Conklin 12 Jun 2002 =================================================================================== STATE HERALD, Holyoke, Phillips, Colorado William R. Davis, Editor & Publisher 7 Mar 1890, Friday, Vol. III - No. 27 Page One LOCAL LORE Attend the entertainment at Baker’s hall, Friday evening March 21st. See “McGinty take the drop,” at Baker’s hall, Friday evening, March 21st. If you want to laugh, see Razzle Dazzle,” Friday evening March 21st. Mr. M.N. Kress, an early settler at Holyoke, reached our city on a visit on Tuesday of this week. Mr. Kress is now a resident of Ayre, Adams County, Nebraska. J.L. Jenkins, who has resided north of Holyoke, left for Eustis, Nebraska on a visit last Wednesday evening. The STATE HERALD will be his weekly companion. The STATE HERALD will gladly give space for reports and other matters of interest, to the teachers of our county and would ask teachers and others to assist. Do not miss the “musical wonders” at Baker’s hall Friday evening, March 21st. There will be a meeting of the Teacher’s Association on Saturday, March 29th, at 9:30 mountain time. Ad - James Gilbert, the cigar maker, has the finest lines of chewing and smoking tobaccos of any place in town. What will our city fathers do about the planting of trees on our public streets this spring? We have as good a water system as any city in the west, and with but little care can adorn our streets with shade trees. And nothing adds more to the looks of a city than trees and shrubbery. Come now, let us all take an interest in trying to beautify our city, and in a very brief period of time we will be paid ten fold the expenditure made. Holyoke was visited by numbers of strangers during the past week. Many of the farmers of Phillips County have from two to three hundred acres of land sowed to small grain this season. Rev. Joseph Oesch, of the German Lutheran faith, was a pleasant caller at the STATE HERALD office today. Letters are pouring in from all sections of the country, making inquiry regarding Holyoke and Phillips County. Let the good work begun be continued until our lovely county has on every quarter section a home occupied by a happy prosperous people. It’s easier to build up than it is to run down your country. Try the experiment and see how much can be accomplished. A movement is on foot looking to the issuing of an edition of each the News, Tribune and HERALD week after next for free distribution in the east. We think the suggestion a good one and the STATE HERALD will do its best on that occasion not only to please its readers but in its description of Holyoke and the county of Phillips. The City Drug Store has been moved to its new quarters south of the Farmers and Merchants bank building where the genial Drs. Smith and Waite will be pleased to meet their friends and the public generally. FIRST IN FIRST OUT [B. & M. Notes] Engine 157 is again on her old run. Dr. E.A. Hall passed through Holyoke Wednesday. Engineer A.D. Clark has again reported for duty. George Ladd is firing on the road at present. D.A. Gaddy is at the throttle this week, hoostlering during the absence of Mr. Viersen. L.S. Viersen is away on business, left here Tuesday a.m. for York, Nebraska. Pat McDermott has joined the Burlington relief association. Dr. E.A. Hall was in town this week on business. D. Magner and wife are visiting in Holdrege this week. George Riddle is working in round house as “wiper” while his engine is getting repaired. Roadmaster B.T. Wickersham and wife spent Monday in Cheyenne. Engine 157 is laying in the shops this week to have some repairs made on her. Engineer Lee is officiating with engine 71. J.F. Kenyon and Mr. Wickersham took in the sights at Cheyenne Friday and Saturday. Cheyenne seems to be a great pleasure town. Our dispatcher, Ben Marvin, spent Sunday in Fleming, with his girl - Miss McAlpine of McCook. E.F. Highland will soon move in the east section house, recently occupied by Mr. Phelan. The members of the high line reading room met in the reading room Tuesday night, for the purpose of electing officers for the coming year. The following officers were elected: B.S. Marvin, Chairman; James Kidd, Secretary and Treasurer. J.S. Willard, J.C. Dye and B.S. Marvin were appointed general purchasing committee. Below is a list of contributors to the Fireman’s Dance February 21st: L. Tinkel, Andy Miller, B.S. Marvin, W.F. Slater, Mr. Baker, G.R. Ellis, R.E. Webster, Sam Williams, G.W. Garland, George Clark, John Corothers, C.E. McPherson, J.C. Reiff, Jesse Hesket, Jud Willard, Shorty Wentz, D.A. Gaddy, W. Shamp, E. Webb, John Madden, Hugh Mickey, James Campbell, E.S. Dakan, E.W. Varney, A. Hyatt, J.E. Perkins, John Dye, A.B. West, Mr. Deidle, Mr. Johnson, Jim Williams, Dr. Smith, C. Moore, Joe Clelland, John Coleman, G. Eastman, Mr. Smith, George Beggs, Mr. Bowden, Ben Hoskins, Mr. Weaver, C. Sears, Mr. Dermond, J.M. Osborn, W. Shirk, M. Tomlinson, W.I. Benham, Mr. Nelson, J. Lewis, John Kidd, L.S. Viersen, L.T. Gillett, Bert Donovan, Mr. Glover. The boys are all wondering why Andy Miller is so down in the mouth “sad” of late days. It would seem that his best friends had taken their departure. Robert Krueger from Wallace has accepted the position in the round house lately vacated by Mr. Scott. Roadmaster B.V. Haley was in town Monday night on business. He is making things quite warm for the homesteaders between Holdrege and Holyoke. S.E. Flory has been appointed yardmaster at this place. Vice, Mr. Harris transferred to Alliance as agent for the Burlington Voluntary Relief Department. Fred is all right if he can have his own way. Engineer James Devlin reported to Mr. Ballance for duty Sunday and took engine 129 east that night. Engineer James Ford left us Monday night. He will take Mr. Devlin’s place on the Main Line from McCook to Red Cloud with headquarters at latter named place. We are sorry to see Jim go and wish him much success. Engineer Moore with engine 121 brought the passenger train in from Curtis Tuesday and made a very good run. Engineer Dicerson with engine 50 brought the passenger train from Cheyenne Monday night. Engines 159 and 165 are on the road of bad luck, both engines had to be put on freight this week. SCHOOL REPORT - Fairfield School District No. 47 for the term ending 28 Feb 1890 Names - Days attendance James Boggs - 56 Felicia Boggs - 70 Fred Boggs - 76 Mary Boggs -71 Ida Anderson - 50 1/2 Emma Anderson - 76 Albert Anderson - 78 Henry Anderson - 73 Lena Auten - 60 1/2 Allison Auten - 61 Annie Benson - 58 Salina Benson - 74 Total enrollment -12 Present - 10 Number of visits by county superintendent - 2 Number of visits by Board - 9 Number of visits by parents and others - 5 Number of pupils not absent during the month of February - 8 Average daily attendance - 10.1-20 - C.R. PETER, Teacher CORRESPONDENCE WAKEMAN NEWS Weather is very fine at present Rev. Huffman preached a very good sermon at the four corners on last Sabbath. Mr. Herman Poe is putting down a well this week. Mr. A.C. Cauble is vice president of our literary and we predict he will be a good one. We are more than pleased to congratulate the editor of the STATE HERALD and wife. May you live a long and happy life, is the wish of your correspondent. W.H. Wakeman has again moved into Holyoke, this makes the third or fourth time he has moved to town. Say, Will, when will you be back to your farm? Soon like as not. Dick Greenwood was down on the Frenchman Sunday with his big herd of cattle and they are fat and fine. James A. Jefferson and G. H. Greenwood expect to start to Denver this week. Jim is going to stay in Denver while George is going to return to 7-43. Some smart aleck has been writing back east about Holyoke and Phillips County, if you can’t tell the truth, don’t tell a lie. -- TOM THUMB FIDDLERS PEAK Quite a cold snap last week. Robert White, who has been sick for some time, is improving. George Conkling has changed his boarding place from Doc Hoyt’s hotel to Sears ranch. The literary at Pickett school house is still in progress. There will be a dance at Emerson this week. Come boys, get a “bustle” on you and pay your taxes. Miss Allie Hahn is quite sick with measles. Cashiers dance at Emerson last week was a thin affair. Ed Bennett started to Nebraska last Tuesday and he will be away for quite a while. We are sorry to lose Ed. Charles Sears, of the Golden Eagle, moved his family out to the homestead last Wednesday. Frank and Gus Hoyt, Ben Strickland and Charles Crowner made a trip to Egypt last week. Mr. Blount, of Pana, Illinois, has taken up his abode among us and expects to stay. He expresses himself as being well pleased with eastern Colorado. -- CHUB BEACHVILLE ITEMS Windy Colorado. Capt. Mason went to the Platte for hay last Monday. Rev. George Norseen went to Chicago, Illinois to attend the Swedish synod. Miss May Nelson has been very sick the past week. Mrs. Charles Cook, formerly of this county, was visiting friends in this vicinity last week. Walt Mason was up in Sedgwick County last Friday. Charles Peter has returned home from Fairfield where he has been teaching school the past four months. Misses Nellie Sprague and Sophie Peter attended the teachers examination at Holyoke last Friday and Saturday. Frank Burkhalter and Walt Mason “Beachville’s famous grubbers,” were the guests of John Jenkins last Saturday evening. Walt Mason informed us that he is going to Pennsylvania the coming summer. We suppose it is to encourage immigration (of one) to Phillips County. The writer has been very much afraid, lest he should wake some morning to find himself killed, as these parts have gotten very dangerous of late. Oscar Troutman has a coming three year old gelding which is a beauty. He will weigh about thirteen hundred pounds. We are sorry to learn that Charles Wolsey, foreman of the STATE HERALD, has resigned his position with that paper. He will be long remembered by OLD MISERY as a firm friend. -- OLD MISERY JOTTINGS FROM 6-44 Mr. and Mrs. Mackie will return from their eastern trip this week. You should have seen the vim with which we tore off February from our calendar and welcomed March, the harbinger of verdure and sunny skies. The reservoir system of irrigation will hardly obtain popular favor in view of the many appalling disasters caused by the same. Why may not artesian wells be made available for the purpose? Holyoke’s new school house looms up grandly for miles around and is an honor to the town, the only criticism upon the architecture we hear, being, that the cornice is too light for the size of the building. Inquiries from abroad in regard to farming lands hereabouts have begun to come in. Phillips County land will not long “go begging,” nor immigration agents be needed. August Farnland, an industrious Swede formerly from Plum Creek, Nebraska and recently of Denver, is making arrangements to move upon his half section of land in 35-7-44, which he has held since ‘86, thus making him one of our old settlers. He is showing his faith in this country by his works, and, with his intelligent Danish wife, will make a success of it if any one another argument in favor of foreign immigration of the right stamp. Lovely mirages of late. Do the buildings rise up or the hills sink down? we often query when Holyoke seems so near that by a fifteen minutes walk we might call in and see what you have for breakfast. This phenomenon greatly amazed us when first seen “out west” and upon on occasion we were wondering as to the cause, when a gentleman present, one of the I-can-tell-you-all-about-it genus, said “why, that is easily explained, it is an optical illusion.” Well, what is an optical illusion? we asked. “Oh! it is an optical illusion,” and that was all the satisfaction we got. -- L. M. R. PRAIRIE DALE E. Angelo, G. Johnson and W.A.P. Schull were in Holyoke Saturday on business. On Monday eve February 17th ‘90, Mr. and Mrs. D. Lazarus celebrated their fiftieth anniversary at their residence six miles north of Haxtun. There was but two of the children present out of a family of ten. The names of the children present was C.O. Lazarus and Mrs. W.A.P. Scull, and among the friends and neighbors was Mr. and Mrs. M.F. Clark; Mr. and Mrs. F. Scott; Mr. and Mrs. E. Broughton; Mr. and Mrs. A. Vaughn; Mr. and Mrs. H. Epperson; Mr. and Mrs. G. Johnson; Mr. and Mrs. Flanagan; Mr. and Mrs. J. McCarty; Mr. and Mrs. W.A. P. Scull; and the Misses Mandie Haley and Katie Fletcher; and C.O. Lazarus. The party met at the residence of W.A.P. Scull and at eight o’clock formed a procession and drove to the residence of D. Lazarus which was a happy surprise to the old couple. After all was seated the ladies retired to another room where they prepared a lap supper and they all ate, drank, and were merry. After supper Mr. M.F. Clark gave a history of the married life of the old couple. Daniel Lazarus, the subject of this sketch was born in North Hampton County, Pennsylvania, April 25th 1815. Mrs. Louisa Lazarus, nee Myers, his companion, was born March 31st 1821. The two were married in the same county in which they were born on the 17th of February, 1839, and they continued to reside there for some eight years after marriage, after which they moved with their family and settled in Crawford County, Ohio. They only remained in their new home about five years, when they immigrated to the then northwest, settling in Eaton County, Michigan, where they for twenty eight years and reared a family of ten children, four of whom are now dead, six are still living at this time. The names of the children born to this aged couple are Lucy, Mary, Dianthe, Annie, Harrison, Edwin, Francis, James F. Williby and Chancey O. They then in their old age broke up the many ties that bound them home and moved first to Hall County, and thence to Buffalo County, Nebraska where they lived for some eight years. From there they moved to Phillips County, Colorado their present home and are now no doubt settled for the balance of their time on earth. This aged couple have lived beyond the time allotted to our race but we as neighbors and friends do earnestly hope that the lord will yet spare their lives for many years to be a comfort and solace to us all, and to their children and grand children around them. Rev. Wheeler, county superintendent of Logan County, was a pleasant visitor to our school last week and we are glad to have such a man come in our midst. C.B. Timberlake was also a pleasant caller, especially to the scholars, for he assisted them in a game of dare base during noontime. Come again Charlie, we enjoy your presence. On the evening of February 24th ‘90, George Johnson and wife, gave a party for their son John who was twenty one on that day, and we had the pleasure of being present, and had a kiss from most of the pretty girls of our neighborhood. There was about forty present and all had a fine time. After the young people had enjoyed themselves for a while, the ladies spread the table and loaded it with turkey, chicken, cake, pie, and all the good things a new country affords, and we all done justice to the same, after which the old and young resorted to playing games again which made us think of our boyhood days, and the party adjourned at a late hour full and happy. -- WOODLE Page Four NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Land office at Denver, Colorado, March 3, 1890 Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final 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 April 12th, 1890, viz: JOHN W. GORDON D.S. No. 31951 for the s 1/2 of ne 1/4 and n 1/2 of se 1/4 sec 22 twp 6 n in range 47 w of 6 pm. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: Mads P. 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