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VOL. 8
Every man wears the pants in
his own home, but it is what his
wife says that goes.
The surest way of becoming
light hearted, is to quit being
heavy hearted.
The man who is eternally in
debt is generally a great spend
thrift with other people’s
money. [
All men are born equal, yes.
But that is probably because
profiteering does not interest
them at their first squawk.
“A little money is a dangerous
thing”' says an exchange. Of
course. It is just another temp
tation in the path of the innocent
profiteer.
Some people do not believe in
tooting their own horns, but are
even more averse to having them
remain untooted.
A former American in Canada
thinks the United States made a
poor showing in the war. But
he only thinks--be hasn’t brains
enough to know.
The kaiser went up like a rock
et, soared like an eagle, and came
down like a chunk of mnd-flat
tened out bayon'i all possibility
of future mischief.
Cupid, we admit, is the god of
love. But these be the days
when the little devil flits around
with a dart in one hand and a
pocketbook in the other.
While discussing the anarchy
that prevails ia Mexico, • let us
forget the same brand that is
rearing its head in our country.
Housa cleaning at home is a gook
policy at times.
The profiteer is on the down
grade. Man the side lines and
swat him in the arctic regions as
he rushes by. No greater sport j
could be afforded the American
consumer today.
American ministers are about
the po r ;st paid class of men in '
the country. We suggest, how
ever, that their salaries might be
materially enhanced by putting a
tax on snoring in church.
The young lady who recently
remained away from a party be
cause she “simply didn’t have
a thing to wear,” quite overlook
ed the fact she would have been
the observed of all observers.
Bolshevism has spread its red
wines very ge-erai’y over Eu ope
and is even invading this country
to a dangerous degree. The man
who cannot respect the American
flag and American institutions
should be conducted to the border
line and kicked across.
The oldest person in the world
has been located. lie is John
Shell, of Kentucky. Shell has
131 years to his credit, is hale,
hearty, and says he never ate,
drank or used tobaco to excess.
It is needless to remark, however
that he was never the editor of a
country paper.
The king and queen of England
are encouraging royal princess
«s to marrv commoners, their be
ing not suffident royal moles to.
go around. Bit possibly their
majesties are far seeing, and are
providing a bulwark among the
common people against the day
•when the throne begins to wab
ble.
Cheyenne Record.
CHEYENNE WELLS, CHEYENNE COUNTY, COLORADO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2'». 1910
Twenty-six per cent of the men
mobolized by France were lost in
the,war. The injection of Am
erican blood in the repopulation
of the country would do much to
ward raising France again to the
proud position of eminence it
once occupied in the~communicy
of nations.
The police in many communi
ties are giving a good report of
prohibition. There is a notable
decrease in crimes of certain
kinds. Disorderly hoodlums grow
scarcer, wife-beaters diminish;
cases of cruelty to children are
fewer.
But the need of caution is not
gone. Prohibition is a national
confession that we cannot be
trusted to control our appetites.
We behave better with light
handcuffs on, and herein is the
wisdom of prohibition. But we
have appetites to which alcohol
never ministered, and their mas
tery of us is a commonplace to
all who read the daily history of
our larger towns.
Never Again
! It was not altogether unnalur
j al that the members of the Amer
ican Legion should have seemed
! disposed to neglect universal mil
itary training as part of their
program and purpose.
The most recent recollections
of army men will hardly nourish
in them an abiding affection for
army life. Their vivid retro
siects will not be pleasant ones.
T.iey will feel like men who have
lately recovered from a lingering
disease.
And it is not so much the thot
o a lgers faced and hardships
u .jergone that paints a sombre
color on the pictuie. It is the
deadly monotony of the daily
routine, and the more trivial
grievances, such as unpalatable
meals, ill-cooked food, bad sleep
ing quarters, and the like.
And one thing even worse.
The misery of being everlastingly
“bossed,” without the divinely
sweet alleviation of being able to
"jaw back,” which every laborer
enjoys, who does not mind being
fired- and few of us do. Most
of the army men were, necessar
ily, privates or non-coms; and a
man who has gone thru continu
ous hectoring—very often from
junior olficers whose mental
equipment was, all tilings includ
ed, inferior to his own, has little
enthusiasm for making military
training universal.
Now that the flag-waving and
band-playing is over, we are get
ting cold facts, instead of senti
ment and hysteria; and we know
that conditions in the army were
bad. Our private soldiers do not
whine, bu. when we ask them
for the plain truth we can get it.
The food was often unhealthy,
even in training camps. Hospit
al facilities were, in many case-,
far from adequate. Many offi
cers were only half trained, and,
like most incompetent men in au
thority, inclined to substitute pet
ty tyranny for the leadership
which real efficiency guaranties. '
So the members of the Legion
do not wax zealous over univer
sal military training.
But they overlook a vital fact.
All the evils of which the/ com-:
plain were caused by lack of that
very preparation which they now
discountenance. If we had been
ready, officers would have been
fully trained, rations would have
been efficiently handled and dis
tributed, hospital facilities would
hava b een ample. Considering
o*:r unreadiness, we did remark
ably well—though badly. It is
surprising that our officers learn
ed a3 much as they did—in the
time allotted.
If we get ready for war, we are
not likely to have one. If the
members of the Legion wish to
heep out of khaki, let them in
dorse military preparedness.
Labor and Incident
“Labor is good for man, bra
cing up his energies for conquest
and without it life is dull, the
man perceiving himself useless.’
“No excellence without great
labor.” Recently the writer has
been exerting himself in several
departments of labor. The first
stunt was lending a hand to ce
ment pavement work—it was
great labor and only for ‘Shorty’
Larson we would have been an
excellent failure. Then we board
ed a truck and matched Jas. Me
Crumb for a few days storing
lumber in Eichengerger’s great
store house for building material.
Then as if to the manor born, we
found ourself- at the steering
wheel of a corn binder helping J
W. Adams fill three silo 3 with
fine experimental corn. Our next
move along labors checker board
was obeying Commissioner Ram
say’s request to aid in auditing
their semi-annual accounts. Now
as variety is the spice of life,
who can show a greater variety
of work in a week. In addition
to the above, which we overlook
ed, we furnished the gas aod the
wheels to run Reed Calkins 23
miles to Jasse James’ southeast
of Arapahoe in the small hours
of the night, to cure a sick hoise
The fine stallion yielded to treat
ment and recovered. 'Aftere re
freshing breakfast- with the
James’ we hastened for home,
We saw this family at the county
fair who told us, that we had
scarcely gotten out of sight when
one of their good geldings fell in
to a cistern, and only for the
timely help of a hastily devised
derrick and two automobiles
hitched to his head and heels it
would have perished.
•‘ln works of labor and of skill
I must be busy too
For Satan finds some mischief st ! ll
For idle hands to do ’’ J A .1
ILLINOIS TOWNSHIP
Miss Gerheartof Kiowa county
visited with Mrs. W. H. Skinner
part of last week.
Qiite a number from this vici
i nity attended the Fair at Chey
' enne Wells last week.
I This vicinity has been visited
by several rains during the past
two weeks, also a light frost the
night of September 22nd.
' R. E. Skinner went to Kansas
City with cattle last Saturday.
There were eight hundred head
of cattle shipped from Towner
j that day.
S. W. T. Bair and daughter
Geneva, and Miss Sheeley, who
is teaching the Waltman school,
I were in Cheyenne Wells last Sat
j urday.
Mr. and Mrs. S. W. T. Bairen
ertained about twenty of their
' friends Monday evening in honor
| of their daughter Geneva’s birth
day. All spent a very pleasant
evening and left wishing that
they might help Miss Geneva cel
ebrate ininy bioo/ bircila/s.
' Mrs. Johnstone, Mother of
Thomas S. Johnstone, of this
place was buried in the Cheyenne
Wells ctmeey, Tuesday. We
did not learn any of the particu
lars leading to her death. Mr.
Johnstone has the sympathy of
this community in the death of
his beloved Mother.
SWEETLY RESTING
Joseph Robinson was born in
West Newton Cumberland, Eng
land, April 9, 1846, died at Chey
enne Wells, Colorado, Thursday
September 18, 1919, aged 73 years
5 months and 9 days.
In 1872 he came from England
to Detroit, Michigan, and in 1875
he was married to Miss Mary
Gilchrist to which union four
children were born, 3 sons and 1
daughter, 2 sons having preceded
him in death and were buried at
Hugo, Colo.
He came to Hugo in 1882 and
resided there until 1892 when he
moved to Cheyenne Wells.
He has served this county for
a number of years as County
Judge, County Treasurer and
Postmaster which positions of
trust he filled to the entire satis
| faction of all parties.
"Uncle Joe.” as he was called
I by'both old and young, was at
| tending our County Fair on Wed
j nesday feeling as well as usual
| and while there was taxen with
i a sinking spell, he was immedi
ately brought home and all that
could be done by medical aid was
done but of no avail, he sank in
to an unconscious condition, and
lingered until about 1:30 P. M.
Thursday Sept. 18th when death
released him from his sufferings.
Uncle Joe was of a kindly dis
position and believed in giving
everyone possible a word of time
ly advice and a helping hand to
all who were in need, and was
kind to all. His works, deeds and
acts in this community will lopg
dietfcherished by all.
The funeral services were held
Sunday Sept. 21, 1919, at 3 P. M
at the Odd Fellows Hall (the
churches not being large enough
to accommodate the public) by
Rev. Ellis, of the Episcopal
church of Denver, to which a
| very large and sympathizing au
! dience had assembled to pay their
last tribute of respect to our
j former fellow citizen.
He leaves to mourn bis death,
a wife, daughter , Mrs. Jennie
Ross, son, Joseph, 3 grand-chil
dren, Lee, Sybil and Joe Ross,
; all of Cheyenne Wells, Colo.
The remains were laid at rest
jin the Cheyenne Wells Cemetery
followed by a large concourse of
| sorrowing friends. This whole
community sympathize with the
wife and family in their great
sorrow.
Last Thursday ended one of the
most successful county fairs that
has bten held here in many a day
considering the weather condi
tens. Had the weather tvtn
nice we would iiave had one of
the largest crowds that Waa ever
at Cheyenne Well?. The exhib
its were fine, and showed that
all kinds of forage, feed, grain
and garden crops could be raised
here as well as in eastern states.
The races and entertainment
committees put go >d clean races
and shows, and the Wild West
show put on by our home beys
was one that Cheyenne county
should Le proud of, as it was good
and clean, aid equal to, if not
better than last year, and every
one seemed well pleased with it
Lutheran services will again
be held in the public school of
Cheyenne Wells Sunday October
5, at 10:3') A. M. They will be;
conducted by Rev. B Skov of i
Perth Amboy N. J. Rev. Skov j
intends to make Cheyenne Wells !
his fnture home. All are cordially j
nvited to attend the services. j
WANTED—Good assistant to
help with work at Girls Dormi
tory, Mrs. G. K. Gwathmey
Cheyenne Wells Colorado.
NOTICE.
All Odd Fellows and families
and all Rebekahs and lheir fami
lies are invited to attend the
celebration, which will be (riven
at the I. O. O. F. Hall on Mon
day evening, September 29th, at
six o’clock.
By order of committee.
FOR SALE-Sec 3-15-44, 2 1-2
miies south of Cheyenne Wells,
Colo. Reasonable terms. Com
mission to agents. Address,
Thos. Morris. Owner,
48 E Superior St
26 2p Chicago, Ills.
Mr. Purdy, of Akron. C«lo.
has commenced the erection of a
fine bungalow, on his three lots
iu=l recently purchased on main
street just west of PeteEibvs resi
donee which will add greatly to
that part of our town.
T. M. Kist.ler and wife of the
Arapahoe country wore social
callers at this office Wednesday
Mr. Kist.ler has been away at
Idahoe Springs for medical treat
ment for several months, and
looks as if be bad been benefit
ed, we hope so at least. j
Five auto loads of people from j
the Mt Zion Union 'hmdav schso'
north-hest of First View, attend
ed camp meeting at Lamar, last
week. They repert. as having
' had a very enjoyable time and
also of receiving very courteous
treatment at the hands of the
citizens of Lamar.
George Marolf and wife, of
Hehron Nebraska who have been
Here taking care of their son,
who has been sick with diptheria
were in Cheyenne Wells the first
of the week. They report their
son as getting along nicely at
present and think he is entirely
nit of danger, which we are
pleased to report.
George Clossen, of Arena pur
chased from W. 0. Schultz. 35
head of young pedigreed white
face cattle last week. Mr. Clos
sen was very fortunate in secur
ing some of these cattle, as they
are thoroughbred cattle, and we
are glad some of this stock will
remain in this county. Some of
these cattle were prize winners
at the Stock show at Denver.
ROLL OF HONOR
The follnwine parties have re
newed their subscriptions to the
Record since our last issue.
G D Hutton Sent. 1820
T J Reese Jan. 1 20 j
NOTICE.
Preaching services will be held i
at the Arapahoe Chapel on Fri
day October 3rd Instead of Thurs |
day as announced. Subject, will ;
he. Which is the true Church.
Communion Service with bap
tism and reception of new mem j
hers will take place on Sunday |
October sth at 11 o’clock a. m. !
The attendance has been very i
encouraging on the recent Son- 1
days end good interest prevails. ,
Subject for October sth will be
Why join the Church service at
11 A. M. and at 7.30 P. M. the ;
subject will be. From the Gal
lows to Glory. All are cordially
invited to attend those services. ;
W Eadie, Faster.
Letters Unclaimed
Letters addressed to the fol
lowing- remain unclaimed in the
;Cheyenne Wells postoffice, Sept.
25th. Ln calling for them please
I state that t' ey are advertised.
! Rose Shaffer, A. E. Boon, 2 En-
I vnv Martha Sutro. George Zebb
12, D. C. Harvey, W. P. Lamp
-1 man, R. O. Drew. Noble Canaday
|G. B Denkie, Edward McGowan
Vivian Sadler Postmaster.
FEED FOR SALE
120 tons alfalfa hay, ICO tons
wheat straw, 50 acres corn and
30 acres cane in field.
Will sell thi3 feed and give use
of the ranch until March Ist,
Ranch. 6 miles north of Cheyenne
Wells, Colo. 5 section pasture,
fenced, plenty of water, barns,
sheds, corrals and ieed to winter
1000 head. See W. C. Schultz.
Cheyenne Wells Colo. 27tf
List of Jurors For October
Term of Court
Cheyenne Wells. J. V. Aitkin,
Geo. Brooker, John Marolf, VV.
1). Seiner!; Arapahoe, 11. E. Mes
sick, Sam Snyder, C. O. Riggs,
K. Horton; First View, Harold
Woodrow, J. F. Derry, Giover
Calvert; Arena, II H Clemens,
II D Wheeler, W F Wood; Kit
Carson, C I Watkins, Paul Gitb
ler. Cyrus Platner, Clovis Depee;
Wild Horse, Adolph Nelson, E C
(Aaby, Anton Olsen; Atoya, O J
jEvey, John Gillespie, C GBrown.
Last Saturday evening W. T,
ilollenbaugh and family, J. L.
Atnbrosier, wife and four young
er children also their son Ivan,
who is staying with his ur.cla and
aunt Mr. end Mrs. C. T. Bugert,
attending high school. Jl. C.
Korrell and family and C. T.
BigertanJ family, ail autoed
our to tils h mi of Air. and Mrs'
G. H. Ambroiiers, where there
was a dance that evening. The
young folks went to dance and
the Editor and wife to loo!: on.
There was a large crowd there
and every one enjoyed the even
ing. VV. T. a (1 lanily and J. L
remained over Sunday to visit *U
H. and wife.
I Report of the condition of the
CHEYENNE COUNTY
STATE BANK
At Cheyenne Wells, in the State of
Colorado, at tin* close of business
September i 2, 11)19.
RESOURCES
Loans & Discounts unsecured lS3.Gto.ti7
L >ans £ Discounts secured by collateral 121.0512 03
i Loans on Real Estate 12,18-i.ltO
Overdrafts 4 *>24.
Other Bonds and securities I.F 4 77
Furniture and fixtures 2.UA00
liaitkinK House 4.bud.Go
Due from Reserve Bunks 71,1 13.18
Cash on hand 1 u. 276. it
Older Kesoutccs, mber.y bonds I h' , o.l | O
Total 422.83'J.da
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock 30.000. 0
Suiplus ....s.<*/» W>
Undivided FioliUi css « xpenses a* <1
taxes paid) ... .3.hiiti.73
Individual Deposits 32". ••51.54
Demi.nd Cei tilic.it* sof Deposit • 2.70U.00
Time Certificates of Deposit 11'.383I 1 '.383 06
Cashier’s Checks -7.2.'7.72
Reserved for Taxes 7>».00
Total 42-*.h;u.os
ST A re OF COLORADO l
Ccur.ty of Cheyenne f *
We. J. E Jlnycs. Vice-President, and Pitd
Kelier. Cashier of the above i i'i.im
do solemnly twei.r that the above abatement ia
true to the best of our knowlriige ar.i!
J. E Hayes. Vice President
Fiod Kei’.er. Cashier
ATTEST 11. C. Nelson
M. M. Lenihan
.1. F. Kayes
DIRECTORS
fhihscribed and sworn to before rna this SOth day
j! i>ep timber lUI9
iSoaM E. H. Akcrly. County Clerk
AUCTIONEER
of FA KM & FF.RSO.N'AI.PKOPF.KTV
P. J. JOHNSON.
Cheyenne Wells. Colo
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