NEWSPAPERS: THE STATE HERALD, Holyoke, Phillips, Colorado:31 Jan 1908, Vol. 21 - No. 27 http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/phillips/newspapers/sthld1908/08jan31.txt Donated by: Vicki Conklin June 07, 2002 =================================================================================== THE STATE HERALD, Holyoke, Phillips, Colorado J.H. Painter, Editor and Publisher 31 Jan 1908, Friday, Vol. 21 - No. 27 Page One HAXTUN The building boom has struck Haxtun in earnest and the noise of the hammer and saw is heard early and late. Kinzie Daniels is building a business house on Colorado Avenue to be used as a meat market. George Smith is building an addition to and remodeling his residence on Raymond Street in East Haxtun. D.W. Scott’s new residence is enclosed and it will be modern in all respects. His large barn is completed and painted. Grant Smith is building a barn on Washington Avenue and contemplates a new residence soon. S.S. Myers and L.H. Warren are building residences in North Haxtun. Mrs. Gleeson has built a residence on the east side of Logan avenue. Three cars of emigrant goods were unloaded at Haxtun last week, two from western Iowa and one from Nebraska. Ely Hayden from Holt County, Nebraska and Charles G. Mayberry from Glenwood, Iowa have taken homesteads in the Bryant neighborhood. J.B. Johnson is around again after a sick spell. We are glad to see him out. Edward James is up after quite a severe sickness. Rev. Winterbourne’s family is quite sick. D.W, Scott, Ed Finch, I.E. Yates and Ira Gray who attended the stock show in Denver returned Saturday and report the stock show a grand success. Eben Johnson returned Tuesday evening from a visit at Bertrand, Nebraska, where he has been visiting friends and relatives. His brother, George, accompanied him for a visit here with a view to securing some of the Haxtun country real estate. J.P. Anderson has lost some cattle in the corn stalks. A large amount of building material is going out of town every day and judging from that and the amount of grain coming in to market every day one would think there was something doing in the country. A small stable belonging to L.L. Myers caught fire and burned. Help arriving in time saved the house which was threatened. Cause of fire children and matches. The sparks from the R.R. pump engine set fire to the rubbish close to Scott’s livery barn which was put out as people were at hand. Had it got under way no telling what the result would have been as the wind was blowing toward town. The R.R. Co. just paid $6000 damage caused by the same engine. It is a wonder that they would take such chances by keeping the old trap any longer. Haxtun is to have a brass band of 16 pieces. Prof. C. Clark is to be the leader. J. Jones has disposed of his land near town and returned to his former home in Texas. A.F. Walz, who was looking after his land south of town returned to his home at Lawrence, Nebraska. Axel Peterson who bought a farm south of town last summer and went back to his old home in Sweden returned last week with a bride. She is well pleased with the country. The Haxtun reporter has been off of duty lately but will try and do better in the future. -- Haxtun Reporter. Page Four John Peterson made a business trip to Holdrege Wednesday. Mrs. O. Canaday returned Monday from a visit in Nebraska. Mrs. Jennie Cramer returned last week from a visit in Nebraska. Mrs. Anna McKee took the evening train Monday for a trip to Boulder. Born to Mr. and Mrs. E.N. McPherrin on Tuesday January 21st, a daughter. Floyd Burnett returned last week from a visit with relatives at Carthage, Illinois. Emmet Trego and Dave Lounsbury attended the big stock show in Denver last week. Mrs. R.G. McKibben left Holyoke Monday for a visit with relatives in Ohio. Mrs. John Crater returned Tuesday from a visit with her daughter at Lincoln, Nebraska. F.L. Hoyt spent a few days at Imperial, Nebraska, the first of the week taking photographic views. S.N. Dille has rented his farm south east of Holyoke to Mr. Edmundson and has moved to his farm near town. Frank Arnold of Chase County, Nebraska is talking seriously of purchasing property in Holyoke and becoming a resident of our town. Mr. and Mrs. C.G. Cramer and daughter, Minnie, returned Tuesday from a visit of a couple of months with relatives in Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Allen and children of York, Nebraska came up to Holyoke last week and visited a few days with his brother C.E. L. LeBlanc and August Scheunemann are in St. Joseph, Missouri this week buying the largest stock of spring good they have ever bought since they went into business. Fred Borland and his sisters, Mrs. S. S. Worley and Mrs. A.A. Shafer, of this county took the train at Holyoke Monday for a visit with their parents at Shenandoah, Iowa. They have never all been back there on a visit together since coming west. They will be joined by another sister at Omaha and expect to give quite an enjoyable surprise to their parents who were not informed of the proposed visit. Orville Ferris who was conducting the Pioneer Meat Market is not in the employ of Shepard & Slack in the Holyoke Meat Market. The Pioneer Meat Market has been leased by Charles J. Johnson of the western part of the county. He has had considerable experience in this line of business in Holyoke, Haxtun and Holdrege, Nebraska, and is well known to the people of the county. Rev. Spence of Holyoke and Rev. Winterbourne of Haxtun were to have changed pulpits last Sunday but sickness in the family of Rev. Winterbourne prevented it. A YOUNG LIFE CUT SHORT Mrs. Charles H. Moore received the sad news of the death of her niece, Mrs. Harry Vech, of Hillsboro, Oregon, on Monday evening. Formerly this young wife and mother lived in Holyoke with her mother, Mrs. Walter Bennett. Her maiden name was Effie E. Brooks, or Bennett as she was better known here. Her death took place Sunday December 29th and was due to acute pleurisy. her husband and baby Florence are left to mourn the irreparable loss. PUBLIC SALE Rev. A. Johnson will sell at public auction at his farm 12 miles northeast of Haxtun and 16 miles northwest of Holyoke on February 18th beginning at 10 o’clock a.m. the following property: 5 head of good horses well broke and in fine shape, 12 head of milch cows and calves, 8 head of hogs, chickens, 2 two row cultivators, lister, 2 walking plows, breaking plow, mower, hay rake, hay rack, buggy, spring wagon, 3 sets work harness, flynets, 2 corn cribs and all household goods. All sums of $10 and under, cash, all over $10, 8 months time with 8 per cent interest, 2 per cent discount for cash. -- G.M. Hitt, Auctioneer. EVERGREEN (Received too late for last issue.) The Amitie telephone company held their annual meeting January 4. E.L. Mathers was down helping Doc Norris thresh last week. On Monday evening, the 20th, a few friends of Miss Dora Carpenter came in and surprised her, she had forgotten it was her birthday, so we reminded her of it. The evening was spent in singing and instrumental music till Mrs. Carpenter called for supper, which was served at six o’clock. We did not need the second call for we were ready. Oh, say! the good things that were there. Well to tell the truth about it, they were not there long. The oysters were fine; tasted like more. After supper all got ready and went over to the revival meeting at the state line. Those present were Miss Rook, Della Cauble, Miss Nellie Johnson, S.D. Van Meter, Roy Cauble, Lee Johnson, E.L. Mathers and Rev. Frank Harmon. A surprise party was given on Frieda Eichley last Wednesday evening. All report a good time. -- Rattle Snake Pete Page Five Mrs. Walter Nye was called to her home in Iowa the first of the week by the sad news of the death of her father. MARRIED - At the Holyoke Hotel in Holyoke, on Monday, January 27th, 1908, Harry Wilson, justice of the peace, officiating, A.C. Nye and Oda McCarty. The bride is a daughter of Mrs. McCarty of Holyoke and Mr. Nye has resided in this county for the past year coming to this place from Seymour, Iowa. They will make their home on Mr. Nye’s farm south of town. AMHERST E.D. Gamewell and family have taken up residence on their homestead about four miles southeast of Amherst. Miss Nellie Williams departed for Dakota last week. William Morris plastered Mr. Kropp’s house this week. Miss Marie Utard has been on the sick list, but has resumed her duties in the school room again. J. Sloan went to Venango on business Tuesday. George Shepard is visiting in Illinois. Mr. Hanway has been suffering from an attack of lagrippe but is reported better at this writing. The Amherst school was honored by a visit from Mrs. Summers last Monday. Joe Sloan and family spent Sunday with Charlie Morris. -- Guess Who. J.S. Bennett made a trip to Denver this week. Page Eight TRUSTEE’S SALE Whereas, Mary Kavanaugh of the county of Logan (now Phillips) did by her trust deed, dated Sep 28 1888 and filed for record on Sep 29 1888...... The northeast quarter of section twenty (20) township six (6) north of range forty seven (47) west of the 6th p.m. .... will sell at the front door of the court house in the town of Holyoke county of Phillips and state of Colorado ...3 Mar 1908 at 2 o’clock p.m. =================================================== Contributed for use by the USGenWeb Archive Project (http://www.usgenweb.org) and by the COGenWeb Archive Project USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.