The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-08
Etchings from Ovid.

workers at the brick yard.
j. Ernst received the sad news of
the death of his aged father at O'Neil,
Nebraska, last Monday.
"A. V. S. Sar nders of Fort Morgan
was visitor at the home of his SON.
Z. c. Saunders, Monday.
l. Kenner of the brick yard force
was called to Denver Monday by the
sudden severe illness of his daughter
Owing SO the rainy weather the
force of wOrkmen at the brick yard
took layoH for few days this
week.
Manuel Laughlin, Mrs Finch. Miss
Carnahan and the Misses Hetzler took
dinner with Holmes Laughlin on the
south side last Sunday.
This vicinity experienced several
days of windy weather during the past
week. Some damage was done to
windmills and small buildings.
The bad weather of Monday was the
cause Of very slim turnout at the
school elections in the several dis
trcts, and general pOstpOnement
was the result. Monday, May II, it
will be tried again.
The rain and snow of Monday and
Tuesday were very beneficial to the
crops just planted, and the farmers
can be seen wearing the brOadest
smiles Of content, trimmed with an
ticipations of a bumper crop this
fall.
Alarge pelican was captured by Grant
Cannady and a. G. Reeder on Tues
day. 1t is a fine bird, measuring s
feet inches from tip to tip of wings.
and will be sent to Omaha to be
mounted This specie of bird is
very seldom seen in this section of the
country.
Z. Neugebauer and ]. II. Parker of
the south side are building a large
concrete dipping vat in which to dip
their large herds Of cattle. 1t is "A
large undertaking and they want to
be fixed in tirst-class shape, thereby
making 1t much easier and quicker to
do the work.
Our base ball team went to Sedg-
wick last Sunday and had game
with that aggregation, resulting in a
score of n 10 II In ,-r,---------~--.,'z-
team. A return game on the home
grounds is the program for next Sun
day. Try and do better next time,
boys
r. NJ. Handy of Denver, accompan-
led by a gentleman from Sterling, was
in town Thursday. They we're look
ing over the townsite and surrounding
country. Mr.. Handy is one Of the
owners of quite a body of Sekgwick
county soil and is anxious that Ovid
should make good trading point. as
he is also part owner of the townsite,
and as a capitalist is doing every
thing in his power towards getting a
number of large firms Interested in
this part of the valley.
Some of our readers have made
sport Of items which have appeared
at different times concerning d brick
yard being established here To those
pessimistic calamity howlers who are
| from Missouri and have to be shown
/ we will say: Come to Ovid any day
| and see for YOURSELF that no idle
| boast was made, as a. d. Compton,
manager for Il. Clark, arrived here
| Tuesday with a crew Of brick workers
and is now busy at work clearing off
/ the ground and getting things in
/ shape for moulding brick The kilns
| are being erected just north Of the
steel trestle of the L. F. across Lodge
| Pole creek.
What might have caused a serious
delay and perhaps a bad wreck was
prevented by the timely and prompt
action of F. D'tOnnOrs and G.. Sta
pher in putting out fire which had
got good start in the woodwork of
the L. Z. bridge across Lodge Pole
creek last Sunday morning. When
discovered it had eaten away several
of the cross ties, and with a strong
wind from the northwest tanning it
would soon have destroyed all Of the
woodwork Word was telephoned
with difficulty to Julesburg and the
section crews were ordered out from
Sedgwick and Julesburg in time to
repair the damage before any trains
we're due.
GIVEN AWAY-a free sack
Of Golden Sheaf to test its excel
lence. Durkee & Son.
Bring your school children to
the Brown hotel when Dr. Sap
erO. the we'll known eye, ear,