The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-08-28
BIGSPRING ITEMS.

table land. The property is occupied
by w. F. Stafford. The considera-
tion in the deal was 1000.
Grain stacking, haying and thresh-
Ing are coming on slow on account of
the rains.
Corn and alfalfa are growing very
fast.
Mr.. Archie Condy is going to build
on his lots in the west part of town.
Mr.. Frank Dorn's new house is com
pleted. 1t is a large and commodious
dwelling and, with the new picket
fence in front. is vast improvement
to Main street
Miss Marguerite Welpton of Ogal
ALA, is visiting at the home of DR..
Smith and family.
Mcssers Dolson and Welton of OSh-
kosh, the well drillers who are putting
down some wells on the north table
land, were in town Wednesday of last
week
Steps are being taken to have sam
pies of the grain and garden products
of this vicinity brought in for show
and comparison at the Old Settlers
Reunion on the first Saturday in Sep
tember
Rev. Beach transacted business in
Chappell Thursday of last week.
Miss Fate, a sister of J. e. Fate,
who lives twelve miles southeast in
Keith county, has been visiting Mrs.
ii. a. Prithard, drove out to her home
last Friday morning.
Claude Z. Miller, who has beeen in
Chicago for the past four months TAX
ing lessons in voice culture. returned
home on No. II Thursday forenoon.
We are very glad to have Claud at
home again. We think he intends to
back again.
Wednesday another was added to
the number of Peter Pctersons, who
resides six miles east of Bigspring.
Good for Peter.
Still another land Office for Big
spring. Tate Brothers. Of Lodge Pole,
win erect new Office near the Farm
crs State bank.
We understand that IA newspaper is
to be started at Lewellen. 1t will rep
resent both Lewellen and BigSpring-
each town having news department
OF its own.
DR.. II. l.. Scroggin, the dentist
from Bridgeport, who was operating
in town Thursday and Friday Of last
week, went to Lewellcn Saturday y
morning.
Col. a. b. Persinger of Lodge Po.o
was in town Saturday.
Six car loads of cattle belonging t.
various parties were shipped from this
station Tuesday.
Mr.. J W. Spindler arrived on No.
II Sunday evening from Denver and
went to work Monday morning for
the BigSpring Mercantile Co.
Revs, Beach and Richardson and
son went to Lodge Pole Tuesday to
attend the Epworth League conycu-
tion.
Another big rain. Rather discour-
aging for threshing. stacking and hay
Ia, l,,1 4 IL, 4 ~
Couraged.
The following premiums will be
given at the Old Settlers Reunion at
Bigspring on Saturday, September f.,
| 1905. Al! articles brought in that win
a prize to become the property of the
person giving the prize. All decisions
to be made by committee OF thre"
appointed by the Old Settlers Reunion
committee.
H. a. Pritchard, water melons, first
| 81: second 80 cents.
w. B, Beach, ripe tomatoes, | peek
each, first 81: I'd 80 cents.
DR.. c. H. Smith, potatoes / peck
each, lst 81: ID 80 cents.
Bigspring Drug Company, two best
roosters, lst 81: I'd 80 cents.
J. K. Holcomb, wheat, peck each,
lst 81; I'd 80 cents.
w. F. Thurnagie, oats, peck each,
lst 81; I'd 30 cents.
c. NJ. Bristol! onions, 10 pounds,
lst IS cents I'd 50 cents
a. G.. Ryburn, best heads cabbage,
lst 10 cents; I'd % cents.
r. +. McGrale. butter, pound,
lst 81; "a 90 cents.
f. A. Phelps, best dozen corn
stalks. 1st 10 cents; I'd % cents.
Frank Dorm, barley, peck each
lst 81: I'd 50 cents
John Morrison best peck of beets,