The Grit-advocate., 1905-09-29
LOCAL NEWS.

ney Pound prosecuted and Attorney
Perrier represented McCully. Attor-
ney Pound asked leave of the court to
change 7 g Indictment against McCul
ly to tina OF simple assault and asked
further that he be fined for the Of
fense. Attorney Perrier agreed to
this after Il consultation with his eli
ent, and McCully was fined $1,000 and
costs, fine and costs amounting to
si5 81. As McCully had no money
with which to pay his fine he was COM
iuitted to Jail, and is now languishing
therein. In the meantime, Fogelsong
and his wife having kissed and made
up--dre endeavoring to raise the mon
ey necessary to get McCully out OF Jail.
1t would probably oe the best thing
that could happen to the community if
FugelSong and his wife succeed in Sc.
curing McCulIy's release from Jail, aud
then the whole outfit leave town.
Any community is better off without
such people.
Several arrests were made this week
in connection with the alleged land
frauds, but those in Interest insist
that the charges will amount to nuth
should, in pub bile opinion, be held not
facts will all come out in due time and
then the animus will be shown up.
Reports have it. that Uncle Peter
Campbell, D. w. Irwin, p. f. Beeney
and Dave Townsend are in the TOLLS
Akron Press.
Next Wednesday. October 4, w. f.
Stafford will hold public sale of hogs
and horses at his ranch, five miles
southeast of Bigspring, in Keith coun-
ty, Nebraska. A detailed list Of the
stock that will be offered for sale will
be found in another column of this
paper. Mr.. Stafford's object in sell
ing his hogs is to 60 into the sheep
business, as he believes that his ranch
il better adapted to the raising of
sheep than OF hogs.
J. F.. Watts, county assessor OF
Logan county, was guest at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. o. S. Corpe
Tuesday. Mr.. Watts bears the dstinc-
tion af being the only republican elect
el in Logan county last November: he
is gentleman Of pieaeing address and
his success at the polls does not seem
strange to one who meets him. Mr.
Watts and Mr.. C,rpe are brothers in
law, they having married sisters.
Charles W. Rook and son. of Bowen,
Illinois, were in Julesburg last Satur-
day and were shown over the irriga-
ted district Of the county by Il. w.
Jenkins, the genial proprietor of the
Commercial hotel. They were ex-
ceedingly well pleased with the coun-
try and will probably return later and
make some investments. Mr.. Rook
enrolled his name upon our Subscrip-
ton list while here.
Hon. o. c. Zingg, of Holyoke. state
representative from this district, WAS
in JuIesburg Tuesday night interview
ing some OF the members of the repub-
lican party in referenne to securing an
appointment to the u. 5. land Office at
Sterling. Mr.. Zingg desires to be re-
ceiver of the land ottire-succeeding
ID. c. Fleming whose term expires in
December-and he believes that his
chances of securing the appointment
are good.
S. Miller and wife, of Monroe, Wis
cnnsin. stopped in Julesburg last Mon
day when enroute to their home from
q visit to Denver and other Colorado
points. Mr.. Miller is il brother Of the
man who owns the brick building oc-
cupied by o. J. Meline, and while in
town he examined the building with a
view to having it repaired. However,
he took no steps tO'rards that end.
Chester Reeves was in town Tues
day from his home north Of Oshkosh
and made pleasant business visit to
our office. Some time ago Mr.. Reeves
filed upon section homestead and he
has been farming upon his own account
this season, He has All excellent crop
of corn and as his homestead is only
twelve miles from Oshkosh he believes
that he will in time be the owner of a
fine farm.
Ralph Wright, who is working in a
department store at Green River,
Wyoming, orders The Grit-Advocate
sent to his address for a year. He ac-
companied the order with the sub
scription price of the paper, hence
there is no doubt but that he will re-
ceiye it.
Ernest Weishaar, wife and son, of
Rhodes, Iowa. were the guests OF
Mark Burke last Friday. Mr. Welsh
aar and Mr.. Burke both resided in
Venango about sixteen years ago, and
the friendship formed at that time
has not been allowed to lapse.
l.. w. Pidgeon was in from the east
divide yesterday with a load OF water
melons that netted him over $40 %.
He says he will have at least TWO more
loads. and at the same price us this
one it means over $4,000 from about
0ne-half acre Of ground. .-Chappell
Register.
The contract fer the new Methodist
parsonage has been let to G. II.
Wright l. Son. The building Will be
4 one and one-half story cottage and
will cost about $1400. 90.
Sheriff C. L. Morgan spent Sunday
and Monday at the home Of his parents
" Denver.