The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-30

The directors of the Julesburg
Irrigation district held an ad-
journcd session last Saturday.
The second issue of bonds had
been received and Attorney +.
NJ. Kelsey, representing the Set
tiers Ditch company, was present
to receive the bonds due that
company. Owing to the fact that
all matters between the ditch
company and water owners had
not been adjusted the bonds were
not turned over to Mr.. Kelsey.
The regular monthly meeting of
the board will occur July 5, at
which time this matter will prob
ably be finally adjusted.
The many Julesburg friends of
A. G. Cornish were glad to see
him in town last Saturday for the
first time in six months. Mr..
Cornish has been suffering from
severe attack of asthma, and
for nearly half year he has been
confined to his home. He stated
to The Grit-Advocate that, thanks
to the excellent medical service
he had received, he was now feel
ing first rate, and that he expect.
ell to be in his usual health in a
short time. Mr.. Cornish makes
his home with Mr.. and Mrs. II.
S. Hartman, ten miles west of
Julesburg.
w. E. Coumbc and family are
now IN Los Angeles, California,
where they will remain for time
before proceeding north to Port
land. Under date of June 30, Mr..
Coumbe writes The Grit-Advocate
that he is very favorably impress
sed with the climate of southern
California; it is quite similar to
that Of Colorado, with the excep-
tion that there is but little wind
there.
Clark Harris went to Denver
Monday morning to begin his du,
ties US extra fireman for the Union
Pacific Railroad company. His
first run will be between Denver
and Cheyenne. For some time
he has been working in the round
house at this place, and his new
position is quite a promotion.
Jerry Twomey has taken Mr..
Harris place in the roundhouse,
Clark Allen, a large ranch own.
er residing just south Of the
Scdgwick county line in Phillips
county, was in Julesburg Monday
and made a pleasant call at this
office. Mr.. Allen had come to
town to meet q. H. Johnson and
wife, of Omaha, who arrived on
the ev ening train and accompan.
led him home for an extended
visit.
We acknowledge the receipt
last Saturday evening of cash on
subscription from B. M. Gilbert.
MIR. Gilbert has the contract for
remodeling the Pioneer hotel and
he is pushing the work as rapidly
as the weather and the scarcity OF
labor will permit This building,
| when the repairs are completed,
will present very attractive ap'
pearance.
IT. J. Harrison, manager for
the c. F. Iddings lumber business
in Julesburg, informs The Grit
Advocate that he expects to move
into his new artificial stone office
building this week. The elevator
and coal sheds will be moved to
the north side of the track as soon
as a man can be secured to move
them.
The spirit of improvement
which pcrvades this locality hus
! touched the railroad company,
probably upon the solicitation OF
Agent Kinsman. Anyhow the
company is improving Mr.. Kins.
| mans residence by the addition
OF a porch to the front, and a
board fence around the grounds.
Kelley Bros, the south divide
stockmen, sold a fine bunch OF
young hogs to w. T. Bower last
Monday. The hogs were seven
months old and weighed 24C
pounds each; they had been fat
tened entirely upon The products
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