NEWSPAPERS: THE STATE HERALD, Holyoke, Phillips, Colorado: 9 Jan 1891, Vol IV - No 22 http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/phillips/newspapers/sthld1891/91jan09.txt Donated by: Vicki Conklin 9 May 2007 ====================================================================== STATE HERALD, Holyoke, Phillips, Colorado J.H. PAINTER Editor & Publisher 9 Jan 1891, Friday, Vol. IV - No. 22 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. W.D. Post of York, Nebraska orders the HERALD sent to him. Remember the G.A.R. basket supper at the hall tonight. A.D. Gibbs of Arapahoe, Nebraska was in Holyoke, Monday on business. Dr. I.W. Waite was quite sick the first of the week, but is up and around again. A feast of good things and a good social time at the G.A.R. hall tonight. Mrs. George Brooks returned last Wednesday from a visit with friends at Cheyenne. N.J. Peterson left on the evening freight Wednesday, with his stock, for Bancroft, Nebraska. G.E. Leming returned Monday from a short visit with friends at Homesville, Nebraska. Miss Emma Whitham came home Wednesday from a visit with friends at Holdrege. Miss Ida Johnson returned to Holyoke the first of the week from a visit to Hastings, Nebraska. B.F. Anderson of Denver was in Holyoke this week looking after his case in the District Court. Judge J.M. Abbott of Denver was in attendance upon the District Court this week as attorney for B.F. Anderson. J.C. Reiff, H.J. Johnson, A.L. Burdette, John Jones and J.M. Smith are recent additions to the HERALD subscription list. Go to the supper at the G.A.R. hall tonight and you will be helping a good cause and will be sure to have a jolly, good time. J.B. Symonds of Elsie, Nebraska was shaking hands with friends in Holyoke Monday while the east bound train stopped for dinner. Attorney C.L. Allen of Sterling was in attendance upon the District Court at Holyoke Wednesday, as attorney for W.G. Helland. The revival services at the M.E. church are still in progress. There is a good attendance and much interest is being taken in the meetings. Dr. F.M. Smith was called to Julesburg Monday evening by telegram, to counsel with Dr. Mason of that place on case of one of his patients. Some excitement was created last Saturday by some rather promiscuous shooting, by a couple of parties in town, but as they both proved to be poor shots, no blood was shed. W.H. Gleason went over to Holyoke this week to be examined before the board of doctors, consisting of Messrs. Waite and Smith, in regard to getting a pension. Bill says these two gentlemen are way-up in their profession. - STERLING ADVOCATE The election contest case in Yuma County, by consent of the parties to the case, was tried last week before Judge Armour of Logan County. A special telegram to the Republican speaks in high praise of the fairness and good judgment shown by Judge Armour in the trial of the case. TO WATER CONSUMERS Holyoke, Colorado, January 1, 1891 Water tax for the 1st quarter of 1891 becomes due and payable upon this date. All water consumers are hereby notified to call at the agent’s office and settle their respective accounts on or before the 15th day of January 1891. Ten per cent will be added to all taxes delinquent after that date. Also, notice is hereby given that no person supplied by the company will be allowed to furnish others with water unless granted a special permit in writing by the company’s agent. A violation of this rule, No. 7, will result in shutting off the supply at hydrants where the rule is not complied with - C.M.C Woolman, Agent The grand jury made quick work of the business before them, remaining in session but two days. The jury returned two indictments. H.H. Mason, the foreman of the grand jury, C. Varney, and W.E. Pugh were appointed by Judge Downer to examine the County Treasurer’s book. Mr. Max Kuner of Denver, father of Mrs. Lee Witherbee of this place, shipped five barrels of kraut to Lee Witherbee to be distributed among the needy of this county. This is a donation from the Kuner Pickle Company. This is the first donation of the kind received here and shows the good will of Mr. Kuner toward those of our people needing aid. McDonald came into the HERALD office the other day with his nose mutilated in a very suspicious looking manner. He explained that he had been felling a tree and a limb struck him on the nose. We are something of a liar ourselves, but we surrender the belt to the man who has the audacity to talk about felling trees in eastern Colorado. Williams, in this week’s issue of the NEWS, seems to object to the chairman of the Board of Commissioners calling a meeting of the board by a notice in the HERALD. If Williams knows of any good reason why such a notice should not be published in the HERALD, when it costs neither him nor the county anything for such notice, he should either state his reasons or refrain from kicking about it. The District Court convened last Monday, Judge Downer on the bench, J.W. Christy reporter and J.E. Garrigues prosecuting attorney, being in attendance. There was a light docket and Judge Downer disposed of the business in three days, adjourning court for the term Wednesday evening. Judge Downer permits no time to be wasted during a session of court and by his uniformly courteous and fair treatment, commands the highest respect and esteem of all who have business before his court. HELP THE OLD SOLDIERS Basket supper at the G.A.R. Hall Friday evening, January 9, 1891, with music, speaking and other exercises. Proceeds to be used for the benefit of the Post and needy comrades. Old soldiers who are not members of the Post, cordially invited to attend. By order of the Post, M. Francis & D.R. Wilson, Commanders The latest set of figures produced by our friend the statistical sharp (we add at his request that he has nothing to do with Mr. Porter’s census bureau) are these: from a bushel of corn the distiller gets four gallons of whiskey, which will retain at 16 dollars. Of this the farmer gets 40 cents, the railroad gets $1, the government gets $3.60, the distiller gets $4, the saloonkeeper gets $7, and the consumer (in too many cases) gets intoxicated. The social economist has still to answer the most important question, who gets the most satisfaction out of the whole series of transactions? - MUNSEY’S WEEKLY Mr. and Mrs. C.B. Timberlake express themselves as highly pleased with the meeting of the State Teacher’s Association, held at Denver last week. There was a good attendance and the session was interesting and instructive. Phillips County was represented on the program by C.B. Timberlake who opened the discussion on “How to best enforce compulsory education.” It speaks well for the educational abilities of as new a county as Phillips to be thus recognized by the State Teacher’s Association. DISTRICT COURT PROCEEDINGS In the case of E.E. Brannon vs. B.F. Anderson, debt, the jury returned verdict of $67.70 for plaintiff. Motion by defendant for new trial denied and defendant gave notice the he would file bill of exceptions. Farmer’s Lumber Yard vs Aaron Woodson and Walter Moise, foreclosure of mechanics lien, decree of foreclosure granted. The People of the State of Colorado vs W.G. Helland, malicious mischief, change of venue to Sedgwick County, granted. This section of the country has this week been treated to the heaviest snow storm that we have had for three years. It began snowing Wednesday night about nine o’clock and is still snowing as we go to press. It is a regular old fashioned eastern snow. It is high time that some move was made to procure seed grain for the farmers of Phillips County for the coming season. There are a number of the farmers who have neither seed nor the means with which to purchase it and those who have the means to purchase seed can ill afford to pay the price that will be asked of them. Some arrangements should be made if possible to provide seed for those who are unable to buy and also to furnish seed at the lowest possible price to those who have means to purchase it with. Of course, it is still early, but it always takes time to accomplish anything in a move of this kind. The people of Denver have very kindly taken in hand the matter of raising money for the aid of such of the people of eastern Colorado as need help, and have already raised a large sum of money for that purpose. Mr. G.F. Whitehead, representing the Denver Aid Society, after visiting Akron, Yuma and Wray, arrived in Holyoke Wednesday and a meeting was held at the G.A.R. hall that evening for the purpose of selecting a committee for distributing the supplies forwarded to them for that purpose. The meeting was well attended and the Holyoke Aid Society, which was organized some time ago, was selected to receive and distribute the supplies. This society was organized for the purpose of collecting and distributing to those in need the supplies that would be raised within Phillips County for that purpose and the people of the town and county have responded very liberally to their call, but the society finds that, owing to the limited means at their command, they are unable to furnish aid to all who are in need and deserving of aid. The population of Phillips County is composed of as plucky a class of people as ever settled a new country. They have come here to make themselves homes, realizing that, in doing so, they would in all probability be compelled to endure many hardships which are always incident to the settlement of a new country. The drouth of last season cut the crop so short that those who had no means to fall back on find themselves in very straightened circumstances. Many of these are so independent and gritty that they will endure much actual want rather than ask for the least help. The Holyoke Aid Society has done much good work toward relieving those to actual need and now with the increased means at their command, through the liberality of the good people of Denver, they will be in a position to relieve the wants of all the needy. BEACHVILLE Oscar Troutman was up to Sterling one day last week. H.H. Mason and family were the guests of Isaac Saylor on New Year’s. Mr. and Mrs. F. Sprague were the guests of Mrs. Peter last Friday. The pupils of Pleasant Hill school were given a New Year’s dinner and a treat by their teacher. Among others present were Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Troutman, Frank Burkhalter and Harry Sprague. The spelling school at the Trego school house was a grand success: Miss Clara Trego was the champion speller. Remember the next: January 16, 1891 at the same place. Miss May Nelson came home from Denver last Saturday. John Sherman is home from Grant, Nebraska for a short visit. Mr. and Mrs. C.M. Mowry were the guests of Mary Peter last Sunday. H.H. Mason and F. Sprague are attending District Court as jurors this week. There seems to be some people not from this vicinity who turn their stock loose on other people’s crops at night. This is mean and un- neighborly and should be stopped at once, as people have no feed to waste of be wasted. List of officers elected by the county alliance for the ensuing six months: E.E.T. Hazen, president, F.C. Churning, vice president, Charles R. Peter, secretary treasurer, Perry Moore lecturer, G.W. Norris, Chaplain, L.M. Reynolds, stewardess, J.W. Wash, doorkeeper, James Blackstone, ass’t doorkeeper, P.B. Reynolds, purchasing agent. The following others will be installed at next meeting: C.R. Peter, secretary, A.C. Cauble, president protem. - OLD MISERY ================================================================= All files are contributed for use by the USGenWeb Archives Project (http://www.usgwarchives.net/). 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