The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-13
LOCAL NEWS.

A corps OF Union Pacific surveyors
arrived in JqlesbQrg last Monday
evening and are now engaged in sur
veying a short line from Eigspring to
Chappell. II this route proves practi-
cable and should the company decide
TO build the line beGween these two
towns, the junction Of the Juleshurg
branch ond the main line will be at
Bigspring instead OF at Julesburg
The proposed change would shorten
the line between Chappell and Big
spring about miles, and as the policy
Df the company seems to DO to shorten
distances and eliWinate curves, the
cutoff may be built. The effect upon
Julesburg OF this change in route
would be but slight, as it is probable
tiiat the old main line between Chap
pell and Bigspring will continue in
use, and the cutoff be used only for
fast freight and passenger traffic.
There is y scarcity Of carpenters ia
Julesburg at the present time and the
completion Of a number Of buildings
will be delayed in consequence, Con-
tractors have complained throughout
the season of their inability to secure
o sufficient number of men to push
their work and these complaints seam
TO grow louder as the season advances.
A dozen good carpenters could proba-
bly, find employment here at onoe, and
the work would possibly continue
Through the winter. NOtwithstand-
This scarcity Of labor the building rec
ord will be broken in Julesbuvg this
year.
On the first of next March John
Olsen will take possession of the ranch
On the south side OF the river, which
he purchased few weeks ago from
Chris Scllaner. Mr., Schaper will
probably move to ncrthern Kansas, as
he has been in that part Of the state
his farm in the irrigation district and
decided to 20 into ranching because of
his inability TO secure help to oulti-
vate his land. Besides he received a
fair. price-S30.O0 per acre-for his
farm and he believes there is
good money 10 the stock business.
A second irrigation district has been
organized in Morgan county and the
Bijou ditch has been purchased from
D. A. Garfield and associates. An is
que of $3.50. 900. 90 in bonds will be vot-
ed to pay for this ditch and to build a
reservoir. This amount OF bonds puts
a lien of $1,000 per acre against the
land in the district, but the landOwn-
ers therein are not frightened at this
Indebtedness. They have witnessed
the rapid increase in values OF land in
the Jack son Lake district and they
want reservoir water, be the COST what
it may.
Last Sunday night Marshal Twomey
arrested man named David Rlumen-
thai in the railroad yards at this place
upon the charge of bhating a board
bill in Sterling The arrest was made
ut the request of the sheriff Of Logan
county and that officer came TO Jules
burg on the evening train and took
his prisoner to Sterling the following
morning. Rlumenthal had been work
ing on the sugar factory in Sterling
and had left town without settling an
account Of Il4.C0 at his boarding
house.
F.. L. Miller, a prosperous Farmer
residing in the vicinity OF itlgsprlng,,
was in Juleshurg last Saturday and
made pleasant business call at our
office. Mr.. Miller is working hard for
the success of the harvest jubilee and
old settlers meeting which will be
held in Bigspring next Saturday, ano
to I he Grit-Advocate he stated that
no trouble would be spared to make
the meeting pleasant one Ior all VINO
attend.
The harvest OF sugar bects In this
county did not begin the first OF tins
week as was expected it woulc. Ihe
factory is not yet ready to receive the
beets hence the delay in starting the
work. 1t is probable that the Work or
pulling and topping the heots will be
commenced early next week, and II
the factory is not ready to receive
them they will be hauled to the rail-
road tracks and piled up.
D. A. Camfeld, OF Greeley, was IN
Julesburg last Tuesday and held a con
sultation with the directors OF the
Julespurglrrigation district in refer
ence to some part of the work on the
reservoir which has been completed;
To The Grit.Advocate MIR. Camheid
stated that the reservoir will be com
ple,ed BY December !, and that water
can be turned in on that date.
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