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Cheyenne Wells Record The Traveling Representative of Eastern Colorado end Cheyenne County fall No3S WT ®l{c of fl ihnnnm UrUa ■ CARROLL. BROWN, CASHIER Banking ■kat Keeps the Pace with Your Requirements X THIS BANK offers you every conven | ience of modern banking methods, coupl m | ed with a cordial spirit of co-operation I | —the earnest desire of our organization ■ I to help you transact your business I | pleasantly and satisfactorily. ■ ' 1 Capital and Surplus,$27,5000 — - (???)-Childers Engage ment Announced ■ and Mrs. L. W. Wells, 930 I Mountain avenue, an ■a the encasement of their ■ter, Genevieve Elizabeth, Kghen T. Childers. An- Bment was also made last ■at the Alpha Delta Pi soror- Bise with the arrival of the ■fire pounds of candy. B Wells is a senior in the Baity of Colorado and a Br member of the Alpha IPisorortiy. She is a mem ■ Mortar Board, honoraly I women’s society, is presi ■f the Mandolin club, and a Ber of the Women's League ■tra. She is also active in ■C. A. and Big Sister work, ■coming to Boulder several lago she made her home in Bnne Wells, Colo. I Childers, who is the son land Mrs. T. H. Childers, Rent street, is a graduate I State Preparatory school, Ihe was a member of the Ball team and a member of pfappa fraternity. He is |a special student in the le of Arts and Sciences in ■niversity, where he is a lerof the Sigma Phi Epsilon laity. He is a member of I E- G. club and is now ped in the mechanical de pot of the Boulder News- I above article was taken |he Boulder News-Herald, 1 C 0 A l1 LUMBER | | CEMENT I | POST - WIRE 1 May be had at all times at the Eichenberger Yards eyenne Wells, Colo :: Phone No. 29 *xxx&xxxKxxxKxxxxxxcxxxxxxxxxxxx»J*&dM 3 &&iXfilx CHEYENNE WELLS, CHEYENNE COUNTY, COLORADO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7. 1922 of November 28th, which was handed to the Record office this week by Mrs. Don Corliss, a sister of the bride-to-be. This announcement comes as a great surprise to the many friends i n this city of the young lady, whom all join with the Record at this time in extending our congratula tions and best wishes. Takes Up Old Stand Mr. and Mr. P. A. Dutton have returned to Cheyenne Wells after an absence of about six months, the time given them by the Record when they departed, which was spent atLimnn, Colo., as proprietors of a hotel in that city. The Dutton’s are again located at their old stand, in the restaurant sold by them at the time of their departure from our city for Limon, they have "come home” with a vow that Cheyenne Wells is the best little town on earth. Their many friends here are pleased to know that they have located with us again and wish them success. The Dutton’s are good business people and we welcome them "home”. If you want ’em to buy ’em early you should advertise em early. Beginning Monday, December 11th, our store will be open until 8 p.m., this for the convenience of the shoppers. Now is the time for first choice, a small deposit reserves anything you may select. Valore Hardware Co Catholic Bazaar Dates The Catholic Ladle* will be given December 16th. and 16th, in the building formerly thf Rialto theatre. A good place to buy your Christmas presents at there will be all kinds of fancy and useful articles, dolls, toys, candies, Christmas cookies and fruit cakes for sale. There will also be a farm products booth. Lunches consisting of sand wiches, pies, doughnuts and coffee will be served both dayF of the bazaar. A card party will be given the first night and the Kangaroo court will be held the last night. All those wish ing to bring in their donations before the bazaar dates may leave them with either Mrs. Cahill or Mrs. W. H. Siebert FIRST VIEW Word from Irvyn Dwyer lo cates him at Denver. Harvy Larson was a Sunday caller at Fir*t View. Aug. Peltz, Jr., and Earl Call were in Cheyenne Wells Satur day. J. L. Mouse! and 0. B. Fry went to the Wells on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Rothmeyer transacted business matters at Cheyenne Wells on Saturday. Mrs. Thos. Dwyer and daught er. Marjorie, came out from Cheyenne Wells Saturday morn ing to take in the dance at H. Schubers. Miss Bernice Dwyer of Chey enne Wells, spent the week end at the Geo. Patterson ranch. Two car loads of wheat were loaded here this week and one of cattle. HIGH SCHOOL The boy* are now wearing neckties which improves their looks a great deal. The Freshmen had latin exam inations on comparison of ad jective last Monday. Vern Dwyer was absent from school last Wednesday afternoon and all day Monday. We have made arrangements with Mr. Paul to do the janitor work in our school house. A new set of encyclopedias, consisting of twenty-four vol umns were brought to our school last week. We appreciate them very much. The Christmas program is now started and preparations have begun for the treats which are to be given away December 22. Tell your friends to come. We wish that those who have books from the Colorado Travel ing Library would return them as soon as possible so everyone may have a chance to read those which they like. While on her way from school Emma Spillman lost the book entitled “Little Men” which belonged to the Traveling Library and she wishes if anyone finds it that they will please return it to her. School was closed Tuesday afternoon November 28th. on account of the shooti. g match. Everyone reported a good time. There will be another shooting match here Dec.. 22, at First View, followed by a dance in the evening. Read the changes in the ad vertisements this week, they will interest you. Wanted:— Hides and furs; see ms at the Farmer’s store on gutmday p. m. Chas. Mitchek, We Are Located In One of the Best Fanning Districts of This State Cream quotations the first of he week was fourty-four cents. Your attention ia called to the nany changes in the lineup of tdvertising in this issue today. Hen fruit is quoated on the local market at fourty cents per lozen this week, and few coming n. Bert Herrick came down from Limon the letter part of last week ind spent the week end with home folks. Where in the wide, wide world could you find nicer weather than this section has been favored with this fall, Dr. Murray will be in Cheyenne Wells from Monday, December 11th, to Saturday night Decem ber 16th. The Community dance held at the Rialto theatre Tuesday even ing was well attended and every body had a good time. Henry Bomgardner. connected with the Tri-Motors company at Burlington, was a Cheyenne Wells visitor last Friday. Cheyenne Wells has been visit ed during the past week by sever al strangers, who have been look ing after business matters in several different ways. Lorren Ferguson has taken charge of the battery department at the D. & M., Motors company this week and is prepared to take care cf your troubles on short notice. Tomorrow night at the Legion hall, the Legion Auxiliary will give their public card party and from all reports there is going to be a hot time in the old town that night Frank Lippold accepted a posi tion at the Farmer's store last week as assistant “chief clerk” for this establishment Frank is an old hand at the business and will make the store a valuable assistant A car load of lumber arrived in Cheyenne Wells this week for the new Luthern church building which is being erected in the west part of the city and is being transferred at this time to the building site. The big Thanksgiving dance given by the Sacred Heart school last Thursday evening was indeed a big success, socially, as well as financially. The dance hall was filled to overflowing and every body had a big time. It isnt too early to think about sending the Record to that boy or girl who has left the old home nest. You may be sure it would be a welcome present We will send it anywhere in the United States for only >1.60 a year. The first number of the Lyceum program of the Sacred Heart School will be a lecture on “Joan of Arc”, by one of the most prominent speakers of the country. The lecture will be held at the I. 0. O. F., hall on Thurs day. Decembi r 14th. A. D. Schultz came down from Denver the latter part of last week for a few days visit with relatives and his many old time friends in our city. Albert dis covers that there are many new changes made in the old town since his departure and that we are putting on style of a real city. Why not, we boast of one of the best little towns in the state. Having disposed of the Royal Cafe all persons know ing themselves indebted to us please call and settle at ,once. Maddox Bros. hqudaySap^arters!^ I Games, Sleds, Dolls, Mechanical and friction toys ! and many other things that make children happy, are , here in large assortments. Bring the children to see t TOY-LAND | Do your shopping early, while stocks are complete. A Q small deposit will hold any gift you may select 8§ CHEYENNE WELLS, - - - COLORADO IH-.i.tME ■ - ,iBE3gl fab,.aa L» , ißE—adE Read the Record at $1.50 per. Word has been received in Cheyenne Wells this week from Arapahoe statins; that diphtheria has again started in and around that hamlet Diphtheria is a dangerous and contageous disease and should be very carefully guarded against. We ought, as a people, to pay more attention to law enforce ment It doesn’t matter if the law violation does not effect us personally, we ought to make an effort to prevent infractions be cause some time they are mighty apt to effect all of us. Lee Herrick has this week com pleted the plastering job at Rhei Pfosts newly acquired property. Rhee now has one of the nicest little cottages in this city but we are in no position to state when he will occupy same, as he is put ting out no “inside dope” at this time. Ideals are alright, but you should try and gather up a bunch of ideals that are possible of realization. Not something so featherbrained that nobody will have anything to do with it or so expensive that it cannot be handled by the ordinary com munity. Our First View readers will especially be interested in the new advertisement in this issue of the Record of the Ekhoff Mer cantile store, recently established in their city. Mr. Ekhoff has, and will have some very interest ing reading matter for their at tention from time to time. Last Sunday evening at their home, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Baker delightfully entertained about thirty friends to a Five Hundred party which was highly enjoyed by all. Delicious refreshments were served and prizes awarded, after which all returned to their homes with the thought that the evening had been well spent. Attorney F. E. Miller, is the latest individual in Cheyenne Wella to be afflicted with the radio bug, and has installed a receiving set in his home. Mr. Miller tells us that he is getting value received for his money in vested. In conversing with him this week he tells us that he has been able to receive the concerts given by the largest orchestras in the east, and if we understood him right, he received the Sunday evening sermons from Caman ayagua, or Yaguaramas, Cuba, or was it some other seaport, IF. E.T $1.60 THE YEAR Frank Kennedy and wife came down from their home at Denver the first of last week and spent Thanksgiving with their relatives and many friends here. Frank informs us that he is now in the employment of the Union Pacific and is working as a fireman, hav ing a run between Denver and Wyoming; Last Thursday evening the local lodge I. O. O. F., put on a Thanksgiving feed at their hall that was indeed a stem winder, when the “feed committee” com posed of Dr. H. C. Homer and Don Wolfe, proved to their brothers that they were onto their job from a domestic view point Turkey, and all the real fixin’s, iicltled beets and the like were >n the menu. A marriage license was issued last Friday morning out of the County Clerk’s office to Jack Starr and Miss Fern McMann, both young people of this com munity. The young people were married at the M. E. parsonage by the Rev. M. P. Dixon. The Record extends congratulations and best wishes for a long and happy wedded life. The Record has already started on its 1923 campaign to secure all the orders possible for good printing. We have all the equip ment that is needed to turn out the highest class of work. Our paper stocks consist of nothing but the highest grade of paper that is made by any mill, and all the work going into jobs turned out is equal to the standard of our stocks; Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Davis, who have been conducting the Manhattan cafe in this city for the last few months sold their interests on Monday morning of this week to Mrs. Maude Hook and Mrs. Louretta Stukenburg who immediately took charge of the business. Just what the Davis’s intend to do now, we are in no position to state, but we hope they will decide to again locate in our little city. James Bell has been appointed division engineer of the state highway by Major Blauvelt. Since the regsination of Engineer Byrnes last May, Mr. Bell has been acting in his Btead, but the regular appointment was not made until last week. There are eleven counties in this division, and the appointment carries with it a heavy responsibility, as the voting of the $6,000,000 bond is sue practically insures the con struction of a large mileage of good roads in the next four years.