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Phillips County Herald i
J. C. McCREARY, Publisher j
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Entered at the postofflce at Holyoke. .
Colorado, as second claw mall matter. ,
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6lx months, not in advance $1.50 I
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HOLYOKE, COLO., NOV. 4, 1921 1
TO THE FRIENDS AND
READERS OF THE HERALD
Beginning with this week’s issle, |
The Herald changes ownership and ;
management, the writer having sold ,
the paper to Mr. .T. C. McCreary of ;
Colorado Springs. *
In terminating my connection with |
the publication I do so with a mixed i
feeling of regret and relief. The re- >
gret is the natural result of a break- j
Ing up of business relations and re- i
signing the duties of a position in ,
which I hpve for two years been giv- ,
Ing my best efforts to make it a sue- t
cess. My relief is occasioned by the (
knowledge that while the publication
was expanded greatly during the past |
two years its opportunities for ser- (
vice will be greatly increased under j
the direction of an editor whose past »
experience and training better fit him
for the work. c
The Herald was purchased by the t
writer during the apex of high prices c
and is relinquished when the other Y.
extreme has been reached. With no c
previous experience in the publication
of a newspaper we have met these
changing conditions to the best of
our ability, and can only hope that in
the judgment of our readers we have
not wholly failed. c
Mrs. Dame wood and myself will v
continue to reside in the county, 1
where for the past fifteen years we r
have followed its varying fortunes. v
and in which we have more and more
confidence as to its wonderful future '
as the years go by.
We feel a pardonable pride in the i:
firt fhat we are leaving the paper **
with more than double the number '
of subscribers we found on the list j.
when we took charge. T
Mr. McCreary, the new editor, '
comes to Holyoke with the very high
est recommendations from his for- t
mer home, both as a citizen and a s
newspaper man, and we ure sure ■<
that under Ills able and experienced J
direction The Herald will prove a „
real community asset and that the b
public spirited citizens of Holyoke b
and the county will accord him the °
support necessary to that achieve- a
ment. (
In conclusion we wish to thank b
the farmers and business men for 1
their co-operation and business pnt
ronage. which has made the path a
comparatively smooth for a green **
band.
C. E. DA ME WOOD. t ,
TO THE PUBLIC
In taking charge of The Herald we
are not unmindful of the fact that it „
Is a man’s Job Such Is true In tack- ft
ling any newspaper In these uncer- 11
tain times.
When we wore here some weeks w
ago I)r Smith addressed us us “son.” v\
As we ure whiskerless, and will soon "
b» huirless. If “shedding” continues, “
the doctor may be right, although we
have played around print shops for
thirty-six years, during which time {
we have found that the printing bust* J
in ss like woman’s work, nev r j,
done. >
The second shop we worked In j
down In southern Missouri in 18H7,
the foreman, a Jolly good fellow, was t
a bit dressy. The rest of us were v
quit** ordinary, due to “salary.” in
Fo: 1- of the llftaraJfhCh at quitting ,
time lie often got h. *-T.,t!i* . soiled. i
H' would look at us with a grin and «
*>• • Hoys. It pays to be decent" !
While said In a Josh, there is a world J
of truth in the remark We never •
forgot it atul have always made it u
rule to be decent at all times If *
tie re me any Ku Klnx Klaus here,
tie ; need not be afraid of us In :
early days in Missouri we lived In 1
tin* land of the Ozarks, where the *
Bald Kuobbers thrlvod. ami were
In ver railed on by them between
tuns or decorated with hemp or 1
feathers.
We were born on a farm In the |
Slicker state over half a century ago. !
Spent nearly twenty years ut the '
print lug trade In southwest Missouri, ■
font teen years in Colorado City, now I
a pari of Colorado Springs; four
years in Central Ohio, returned to
Colorado Springs last May, and ure
now a resident of Holyoke We were
lint «based out of any of the towns
In which we lived, und would be wel
come back We have no Idea bow
long the good people or Holyoke will,
allow its to reiinilii here Life Is un
certain and as a cold winter Is pre- j
dieted by some of th« oldest Inhuhl
tants, we may flicker out soon
Holyoke looks good to tis. or wo
would not have lit bare. Editor j
Damewood has ussured us that he got .
TO THE HERALD ???
The subscription price of The Her
aid will remain at $2 per year in ad
vance. The date opposite your name
tells when your subscription expires.
A large number of subscriptions have
jj|st expired, and we hope to have
renewals at once.
We expect to make The Herald a
paper you will want to read, and wllj
refund the money to anyone believ
1 iiig he is not getting value received
for his subscription.
by. and intimates that we have a
fighting chance.
We hardly knew there was such a
town in the state as Holyoke, until
a short time ago. and come here with
clean hands, and unbiased mind, no
t ax to grind, and a kindly feeling for
all. We expect to boost for the whole
town and county. We know no fac
tion, if any there be, and will treat
all individuals, churches, lodges and
societies ulike. We are interested in
the future .have no time ror the past,
and skeletons, be they funiily, politi
cal or sectarian, will be permitted
to rest in pence, so far as we are con
cerned.
Politically, The Herald will remain
Republican. That has always been
our party, though we do not believe ,
it infallible or that the Democrats j
are ulwa.vs wrong.
We ask the people to call and get i
acquainted. We have been up against !
the jagged corners of the world suffi
ciently to be worn smooth, and are i
harmless. The shop latchstring hangs
out. The door is ajar. Drop in.
J. C. McCREARV, I
AS OTHERS SEE US
That the people of Holyoke ami vi
cihity may know something about the
views other people have of the new ,
Herald man, the following items ure
published which appeared In papers
when he left Ohio last spring:
"J. C. McCreary, for the past four
years editor and owner of the Fred
ericktown Free Press, recently dis
posed of that newspaper property and i
is motoring with bis family to Colo
rado Springs, whence he went to Ohio •
in 1!'17. Mr. McCreary made an en-j
viable record at Frederlcktown dur-;
in bis stay there. Not only does the i
Fre« Press boast of a large! v In
creased list of paid up subscribers.'
but th advertising - patronage has as
sumed a creditab! ■ proportion despite
the close proximity of the county
seat. Mt. Vernon, with Its two dailies
and two semi-weeklies. Mr. McCreary
is held in hlull esteem by tile people
of Frederlcktown and the newspaper
men of Knox county. Mutiv of th *
b ret hern paid him high compliments
in tl'.eir editorial columns at the time
of hjs going away. /»r:or a well
earned vacation Mr. McCreary will
again take up newspaper work in
Colorado. The Auxiliary extends
•test wishes for his future success."
Publishers Auxiliary. Chicago.
"The cull ol the west has been too
strong for Brother McCreary, publish
er of the Frederlcktown Fret* Press,
and next mouth lie is going hack to
tilt* land of the Rot-ares. Frederlck
town will miss McCreary, for h * has
given that community a real, live 1
newspaper. With all due respect to
firmer publishers, we believe Mc-
Creary gave FredericKtown by far the (
best newspaper It ever had. The Ban
ner has always lutd a kindly feeling
for McCreary. We shall never forget
the great help he gave us over two
years ago. when, with out entire me
chanical force ill with influenza, he
wus good enough to let Ills newspaper
work go anti conn* down to help us in
whatever manner he could. Goodbye. |
ami good luck. Mac!"—Dally Banner,
Mt. Vernon. Ohio.
"J. C. McCreary, who edited the
Lamar Itepublicau many years ago,
has hold tint ut Frederlcktown, Ohio,
and will return to Colorado, where
h ■ formerly . ran u newspaper. Mr.
McCreary Is an uliuroumi printer.
He has been everything in the shop
from d. .11 to angel. He lias lie*
right itlea about what should go In
tile paper as news. In his fare
well to tb«- folks ut Frederlcktown
h. sa\a. .anong othei good things:
” ’There ure happenings is every
town that would make news for those
liking to read about tin* misfortunes
of others, tint shrinking from public
ity of anything about themselves It
bus been our policy to avoid such
news i?l Matters ur>* published ev
ery day which should be suppressed.
Thin Is why there ure what ure right
ly I lined 'yellow sheets
"We would rather lie called a low
geared newspaper limn than a scand
al monger Kv.-ry home Ims a family
skeleton. Wo huve our troubles. The
Golden Rule Is best " Leader. I.a
mar. Missouri.
"It is Indeed with seen regret that
Ho* l.*-ader Is obliged to see the Fred
erlcktown Free Press pass from the
hands of .1 C McCreary, who for the
past four years hus had charge of
that newspaper. Last weeks Issue
was Hi i losing one for Mr. McCreary,
who, with lilt- family, will depart
some time next week for his former
home In Colomdo
"Although the writer did not In*,
•'fine acquainted with Mr McCreary
until less Ilian a year ago. our deni
lugs with him since tint Him* have
been most cordial and It has linen a
real pleasure to have an a eontcuijio
run a gentleman of such sterling
oiiulltlcN as possessed by the depart
ing editor publisher. When he took
jiharjri! of the Free Press ofllce lie
found Ihe paper In a badly run-down
stale and uu equipment that required
both nerve and capital to holster up.
in iplta "i dtahaartaning handicaps
through Illness In his family ami Ills
•nubility to secure ecompetent help.
Mr. McCreary, with typical western
grll and energy, stuck to his man
sized job and lifted the Free Press
p u ILI. IP> COMJITV HIRALP
from the class of mediocrity to a dig- I
nlty and standing among the best 1
- and brightest country newspapers of
. Ohio.
"A tireless worker, straightforward, |
3 honest and honorable in his dealings,
• Editor McCreary made friends every-;
3 where, commanding the esteem and
3 respect of the good people of Fred
erlcktown and community, who are
almost a unit in the open expression
1 of disappointment that he is to re
-1 linquish control of their old home
. paper. ,
. "Under the heading. May Be Safa
for us to Return West.’ Editor Mc-
Creary last week published a letter,
from the assessor of El Paso county,
Colorado, of which the following is
i pnrt: 'Your many friends will bo glad
to see you, and I assure you that
your good work while In our midst has
1 never been forgotten. I do not un-
I derstand why your friends there in j
i Ohio will let you get away.’
, Such big, broad-minded men us Me
p Creary are a credit to the newspaper
r profession, und thus not alone will
' the people of Frederlcktown sustain
• a great loss in the departure of that
I I tireless, capable editor, but also will
. the newspaper fraternity lose a val-;
ued member.
1 "In transforming the Free Press
. from a palsied, sickly sheet to u live,
. readable newspaper. Editor McCreary
. became more or less contaminated.
But only with printers' ink, which is
• i almost positive assurance of his re*-.
( turn to editorul harness. His army
, of friends are unanimous in wishing'
I lie will find his way hack to these
1 : parts of Ohio. The Leader would be
“ glad to have him always as a com-'
i | petitor. None could be more fair,
considerate or honorable. —Richland
i County Leader, Bellville, Ohio.
RAPID DEVELOPMENT SHOWN
IN NON-IRRIGATED DISTRICTS
! j
Thp rapid development of aprlrul-i
; ture In the non-irrigated districts of
I Colorado in the past dozen years is J
| forcefully illustrated by the reports.
iof the census bureau for 1909 and
11919 and by the reports or county as- 4
sensors to the State Immigration Do> 1
partment for 1921, which show that (
, acreage cultivated under irrigation lir!
the state has increased only about'
118 per cent since 1909. while acreage.
I cultivated without irrigation has In-.
i creased considerably more than 100
per cent.
Th« census reports show that 62
per cent of all crops acreage harvest
ed In Colorado In 1909 were irrigat
ed, while in 1919 only 38 per cent of
the acreage harvested was irrigated.
Tin total acreage harvested in the
I I state in 1919. according to the con
. bus report, was 5,052.955 acres, an in
crease of 93.3 per cent over the acre
age harvested. The acreage area har
vested in 1919, according to the same i
census report was 1.925.951 acres,
an increase of but IS per cent over
the irrigated acreage harvested in
1909.
Reports of county assessors to the I
Immigration Department show that j
close to 5,800,000 acres were devoted j
to crops., exclusive of orchards, in' ,
th“ state this year, of which approxi
mately 70 per cent was non-irrigated.
Figures arc not yet available show
ing the acreage harvested In the !
state this year, though the acreage i
abandonded was light except in the
northeast corner of the stut*. whire
drought caused heavy damage to non- *
irrigated crops. 1
Wheat, corn and sorghums have i
shown larger increases In acreuge ,
in non-lrrigateed districts in the past
decade than any other crops, the two
lust named being grown utmost ex- i
dusively on non-lrriguted land. In
1909 the census bureau found that (
51.1 per cent of the wheat harvested
in the state was irrigated, while re- 1
ports of county assessors show that i
only 16.55 percent of the wheut plant- (
ed for the 1921 harvest was irrigated. ,
In 1909, according to the census bu
reau, 7.9 per cent of the corn harvest
mi for gruln in the state was Irrigat
ed. while this year, according to as- <
sessors’ reports. 8.36 per cent of the
corn planted in the slate was irri
gated. The non-irrlgutea acreage de- *
1 voted to the crop, however, has In- <
• reused nearly 200 per cent In the i
decade. About 70 per cent of the .
oats harvested in the state In 1909
was irrigated, while tills year 15.13 ‘
; per cent of the acreage planted was
irrigated About 9-1 per cent of the j
alfalfa grown in the stute In 909 was (
Irrigated, while In 1919 only 34 per
cent of the crop was irrigated. Only 1
about S 5 per cent of the sugar beets I
i iwn In the state In 1919 was Irrl- <
gated, according to tin* census re
on. compared with 98.9 per cen In
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BASEBALL BACKERS PLAN
NEW COLORADO LEAGUE
One of the most comprehensive and
1 elaborate plum* for organization of .•
baseball league for Colorulo anil ud
olnlii! dates ever considered Is now
junderwuy. Indications are that it will
' re -It in the formation or either one
. or i o high diamond h laiea. a 111 Hat
. ed with class 1) in organised base
ball.
Representatives of towns ami cities
t In Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming
will meet at Sterling early In this
month to complete tentative plans
f for the organization ami financing of
, th** proposed league or lougnes.
A committee of Sterling fans, head
-1 >il by A T. C'ronqiP-Ht ami Dr. J. E
/.cellman lire behind the movement
which Is expected fo result In great
i er Interest throughout the state In
1 has ball and the development of keen
rivalry In the pennant races,
, Among the cities which will bo rep
i? resented at the meet log at Sterling
are Denver. Fort .Morgan. Mrneley.
~ Fort Collins and Sterling. Colorado;
ii Cheyenne. Wyoming: and North
il (Matte, Sidney, and Hcnttshliiff, No
brapkn. The session Is to be held at
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’■ Buy where you can buy the cheap-
j 1 est. quality considered. Wo do. J.
n B. Hyurs Company, Holyoke, Colorado.
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WHY THEY LEAD
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If you will look over the following price* on Ford
cars, you will readily see why three-fourths of the peo
ple are buying Fords. When money is plentiful and
* everything looks rosy, then is the time when people buy S
geld bricks, but today a dollar is worth a dollar, and
you must show the public that you have the goods and
are willing to sell for what they are worth. There is
a reason—Ford prices are lower than ever before.
CASH OR TERMS --
PRICES ON FORD PRODUCTS
Description List Freight War Gas, Oil Total
Price Rate Tax Grease
TOURlNG—Clincher 355.00 84.15 18.85 4.35 462.35
TOURlNG—Demountable 380.00 84.15 19.88 4.35 488.38
TOURlNG—Clincher—Starter 425.00 84.15 21.74 4.35 535.24
TOURING—D. R.—Starter 450.00 84.15 22.77 4.35 561.27
RUNABOUT—Clincher 325.00 84.15 17.81 4.36 431.11
RUNABOUT—D. R 350.00 84.15 18.86 4.35 457.15
RUNABOUT—Clincher—Starter 395.00 . 84.15 2CXSO 4,35 604.00
RUNABOUT—O. R.—Starter 420.00 84.15 21.53 4.36 530.03
COUPE—D. R.—Starter 595.00 84.15 28.76 4.36 712.25
SEDAN—D. R.—Starter 680.00 84.15 31.43 4.35 779.93
TRUCK—D. R.—Pneumatic 445.00 84.15 13.53 4.35 547.03
FORDSON TRACTOR 625.00 59.45 684.45
BRUCE’S SERVICE
p Holyoke, Colorado
Stirling owing to its central location
in the circuit.
Plans are already on foot for the
organization of a Nebraska state
league, it is understood. If the league
should be completed, it is probable
that the Colorado points will con
fine the new league to the state und
muke it a Colorado league only.
Following a trip to Kansas City,
recently, George Tebeau, owner of the ;
Denver Bronchos and one of the pro- • j
moters of the Midwest league, an- :
nounced that the Midwest league!
would he in the field “bigger and j
better" thuu ever this year.
He intimated that several Kunsus
cities and towns hud made applica
tion, or were considering forming
teams to join the league, and pre
dicted that several lurger towns than
were in the league last year will have
teams in the league during the com
ing seuson.
One of the features of the plan lie
ing discussed for Hie formation of a
Colorado league is a championship
series between the state league cham
pion team ami the title nines in ad
joining states.-Itocky Mountain Nows
AMITIE
Mr. It. 11. Lock -*nd son Albert re
turned hoiiiw from Wyoming, Monday
after looking for u location.
Bill ami John Schulz returned houic
Sutunln> from Sutton, Nebraska,
after being called tli'*ro by the death
ol their mother. Mrs. Paul Hchulc.
Mrs. Currie Robinson. Mrs. Fred
Borland und Mrs. Charles Worley
spent Friday with Mrs, William Stout.
Mrs. Juntos Taylor uml son came
Thursday to visit her sister, Mrs.
MVehstor Mitchell.
Otis Cuuble has been on the sick
list.
Mrs. McVoy or Kimball, Nebraska
cumo Sunday via Julesburg to visit
with In i daughter, Mrs. Billie Schulz.
Albert Patrick Is giving his house
a coat of paint.
Mrs Albert Lock and children re
turned to her home Tuesday after
spending two months with her par
ents. Mr mid. Mrs. Jones of llnxtun
Mr. and Mrs G. Nmionsnhwamler |
called Hunduy on Miss Emma and*
Frank Skiipa.
lie sure of u man's ability ns a
scrapper before asking him to apolo
gize.
If you want good goods cheap, go l
to fK? 11 RUN E M ANN'S, They have I
(lie stock to select from.
WORLEY HOME SCENE
OF HALLOWE’EN PARTY
The Bible class of the Baptist
church was entertained ut the home
of their teacher, S. S. Worley, Mon
day night at a Hallowe’en party. Ap
propriate games had been prepared
urn! ghosts of the family put In their
appearance during the hilarity.
The judge was his old self again
I und all proceeded to have a good time.
■ The Worley home Is noted for its hos
| pitality, and nothing was lacking on
' this occasion.
During the evening a luifch of
j pumpkin pie und coffee was served.
Standpatters: Anybody who isn’t
required to stand the gafT.
The man with a boil on the buck
; of his neck lakes no pleasure In scon
! nlng the heuvens for airships.
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| PHILLIPS COUNTY t
j STATE BANK |
Shoes Half Soled %
Men's Shoes, Half Soled $l.OO and $1.25 t
Ladies Shoes, Half Soled . 75c and 80c f
; Children’s Shoes, Half Soled -30 c and 60c S
“•And we can do it cheaper yet— t
ALL WORK GUARANTEED 1
i CHAS. FINCHER SHOE SHOP {
Holyoke, Colorado |
Murat Hal s tea (lid ways held that
murder Isn’t news. It Isn’t In our
day, at any rate.
"No beer, no work" wasn't very
successful as u protest, hut It was an
excellent prophecy.
A DOZEN
Photographs
:: will «olve twelve Christ- \
mas problem*. It is time 1
I for the sittings now.
:: Ralston’s Studio : •