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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-02-02

Washington. Carrying a total of
$l25, ,42l, 53S, the naval appropriation
bill was reported to the house by chair
man Foss of the naval affairs COM
mittee. The bill carries S., 929, 526 less
than the current appropriation bill and
So, 466, OIL less than the estimates SUBJ
mitted by the navy department.
TIE increase of the navy program
calls for an appropriation $34, ,27O, ,sl6 of
which $l5,2s3, 1874 for the first year
is inserted in the present bill. This in
crease contemplate two battleships of
q, 900 tons at $11, 1886, ,40S each; two
colliers at 81 ZOO, 600 each; eight torpedo
boat destroyers at 1926, 900 and four
submarines at $500. 600 each. The cost
as given is estimated on the basis of
building by private contract without
restriction.
The bill increases the limit of the
cost of the battleship Florida, now be-
ing built at the New York navy yard
for hull and machinery exclusive of
armor and armament from Sc, ,0OO, 900 to
S., 400, 900.
Because of the expense the bill re-
peals the provisions in last years ma
val act which authorized one battle
ship to be built in a. navy yard. The
contract for the F1orida's sister ship
was let by contract well within the
limit of cost, while the total estimates
for building the Florida in the navy
yard exceeded limit of cost for hull
and machinery by 81, SOC, 900, or total
of 81, 500, 900.
Both these ships are directed to be
built under the eight-hour law re-
strictions. The committee recommends
the repeal of this requirement and also
of the provision that no more than
one of the battleships provided for in
the last years naval act shall be built
by the same contracting party.
The committee recommends that the
collier authorized in the naval act of
1908 to be built in Pacific coast yard
be constructed by private contract
with cost limit of 81, 900, 900, against
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-02-02

That New Mexico will make more
progress in the next ten yrars than any
other state in the Union is the opinion
of l. Sparks, former mayor of Santa
Fe and now chairman of the board of
county commissioners of Santa Fe
county. Outside of his political activ-
tiles he gives his time to the telephone
company of Santa Fe, of which he is
principal owner.
Mr.. Sparks bases shis statement on
The results that he believes sure to ac-
crue from statehood. Advances in ed
ucation, he says, will do more than
anything else to raise the general
standard of the state, feature of
New Mexico life sadly neglected before
the advent of statehood.
''The government had given US prac-
tically no aid along educational lines, "
he said at the Albany, "but now there
will be sufficient money to put our
school system on firm basis.
1.-THE enabling act provides for a
donation of 5000, 600 acres of land for
public school purposes, for which the
minimum price is to be So per acre.
We will have practically $50, 900, 900 in
public lands as result. The money
realized from the sale of lands cannot
be expended. 1t must be placed on in
terest, which computed at per cent,
means an income of over 1880, 900 a
year. This means that each school
district will have an annual income of
at least 81, 900. The state constitution
guarantees to each district at least five
months of school, These things cannot
help being of great benefit to the state
as whole. We have found the lack
of educational facilities our greatest
drawbacks
Mr.. Sparks is particularly enthusias tic
over the showing of the Spanish Ameri-
cans in the constitutional election,
when those ALLOW ed the franchise voted
practically as unite for the titu-
tion. The native people are in the
nojority in New Mexico, but they have
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-02-02

place in open the world bread making
contest at the National Corn exposition.
The Minneapolis Board of Trade grain
inspector in speaking of this wheat said,
81 have tested wheat for forty years,
but this is the best wheat | ever saw
in my life" We can do as we'll
There is no need for us to be tied to
old customs and sow Macaroni because
our fathers did, for this is the age of
progress. Some have tried this wheat
and failed, but let US try ag lin, as
faint heart will never succeed. The
above statements are in regard to
spring wheat only. Seed alone will not
make the crop as you must needs have
a well prepared seed bed to put this
seed in. Let our motto be, "Not how
much but how well.
Farmer.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-02-02
Price of Beets to Remain Same

At meeting of the beet growers,
the committee appointed by the Pres
idents of the commercial clubs of
Julesburg, Sedgwick and Ovid to in.
vestigate the advisabiiity of negotiat-
ing with the Great Western Sugar
company with the idea of establishing
a sliding scale in this valley reportes
that in their opinion the season was
too far advanced to attempt anything
this year. The Sugar Company has
made its plans for the coming year and
established rates throughout all of its
beet growing territory and those
rates would have to maintain for the
coming season. 1t was thought ad-
visable by all parties concerned to
have a meeting of representatives of
the sugar company and of the beet
growers next fall and if different ar
rangement as to prices seemed prac-
tical, then was the time to take it up
for consideration. The report was
unanimously approved and accepted.
Since this meeting several hundred
acres have been contracted by farmeas
and the beet area in this valley pro-
misses to be larger than last year.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-02-02
Sincerely,
P. r. Mcdowell.
ficient to warrant such donations.

ficient to warrant such donations.
The church paid him 81, 900 and the
city 81, 200 per year. He has wife
and eight small children who will be
left in destitute circumstances if he is
prosecuted and convicted. Thompson
was called to this pastorate three years
ago from Norton, Kan, where he bore
good reputation, and prior to that
time was engaged in field work for the
the State Sunday School association of
Kansas. Men residing here who
knew Thompson in Kansas declare he
always bore an excellent reputation
there for honesty and integrity. He
was appointed city clerk about a year
ago to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Miss Laura Galloway. Prior
to that time he was water collector
and upon the death of Miss Galloway
the Offices were combined. Thompson
is about so.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-02-02
Queen Victoria Will Quit Alfonso

Madrid-(Via Hendaye, France. J.
Queen Victaria has grown tired of the
openness of King Alfonso's neglect of
her and has decided to return to her
home in England for an indefinite stay.
From confidential court circles it is
learned that the queens forthcoming
visit virtually will amount to a royal
separation. as she has declared that she
can no longer tolerate the insults of
the king, whose treatment of her is
now an open book throughout Spain.
There is long list of Alfonso's fem
inine charmers, past and present, and
in the number is Gaby Desly, one of
the chief causes of King Manuel's loss
of his throne.
Alfonso's frequent incognito trips to
Paris knowledge of which the cabinet
tried hard to suppress by officials an
nouncements that the king was spend
ing few days in retirement of his
home, it now transpires, have been
nothing more than fragrant escapades
in the gay life at the French capital.
On one of these trips Alfonso remained
in Paris for nearly three months. Dur
ing this prolong visit in Paris Alfonso s
movements were such that the Paris
police were driven frantic in their eff
forts to guard him and keep his identity
unknown.
English detectives had a similar ex-
perience on Alfonso's last visit to Eng
land.
All the stories about the marriage of
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-02-02
Sums in Naval Bill For New Ships

an estimated navy yard cost of 81, ,8OO,-
900.
Owing to the increased number of
officers and raise in the pay of many
officers due to length of service, an in
crease of 81, 4os, 49o in the pay of the
navy Is provided for. An increase of
Of $3.50, 900 for torpedoes and appliances
is made.
The subject of the discontinuance of
the bt1eau of equipment, under the re-
organization of the depar tment was
made, which has given rise to prolong-
ed controversy, is dismissed by the
committee with the recommendation
that the trial of the present bill be ex-
tended for another year in order to test
it thoroughly.
To facilitate better coordination in
public works, the committee has con.
solidated under the bureau of yards and
docks al the public works of the entire
naval establishment.
Under this head the bill makes the
following appropriations for 1911:
Pearl Harbor naval station, designed
to be the principal naval station to the
Pacific, 81, $4,000 together with $780,
600 for 1O0-ton floating crane for use
there ard appropriations for various
stations ranging from So, 800 to $50, 900.
The department recommends 81 ZOO, 900
for coal stations at strategic points.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-02-02
Reservoir Gradually Beir
Filled

The water in the Julesburg Reser-
voir has reached the outlet at the east
fill. There was big ice jam at the
mouth of the inlet Tuesday but all the
ice was cleared by four o'clock and
good head running in the big lake. All
the ice that remains in the ditch is
very soft and few more warm days
will see it entirely cleared. After the
ice is out an increased head can be turn
ed in and should the weather remain
favorable the work of filling will pro-
gress rapidly.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-02-02
\ Snowslide Hits Mine And
Kills Three

Three men are reported to have been
killed and ten others are missing as the
result of snowslide at the Utah Coal
ition mine in big Cotton canon near
Alt. Rescue parties have gone out
from Salt Lake and Park city. A heavy
rainstorm is prevailing in the canon
and the roads are almost impossible
The men known to have peen killed
were in the office of the mine, a flimsy
structure. The missing men were in
the bunkhouse. which was overwhelmed
by the slide. The known dead are Vic
tor Person and two foreign labores.'
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-02-02
P. R. Mcdowell Rstires as
ManaRer

With this weeks issue of the Grit
Advocate l retire as manager, having
sold my interest in this paper. have
endeavOred to give the readers of the
Grit-Advocate bright and newsy
paper during the time have been at
the helm. have had the cooperation
of the citizens of Julesburg and Sedg-
wick county as whole in this work,
and assure you that the same has
been fully appreciated. This paper
has been very successful the past five
months and l sincerely hope that it
will have successful career in the
future. have had the hearty sup
port of the merchants as a whole and
have endeavored to give them value
received.
Mr.. ]. Leroy Strattan, who takes
charge of the paper Monday. February
6. has been the competent foreman of
this Office for the past three months.
He will no doubt keep the paper up to
its present standard and in all prob
ability will improve it. Mr.. Strattan
is first class printer in every respect
and khSws the art of printing from
"a" to a." wish for him abun-
dance of success in his new venture.
With these parting ords l wish to ex-
press my sincere gratitude towards
those who have been such ardent sup
porters of this paper during my man.
agement.
Sincerely,
P, r, Mcdowell.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-02-02
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Property

Governor Shafroth received tele-
gram from Senator Simon Guggenhein,
Jan. 26, informing him that the SEN
ate had refused to reconsider the act
of congress passed at the previous
session giving to Colorado the 5000
acres and buildings at the Fort Lewis
Indian school reservation.
The effect of the grant is, to give to
Colorado, first. well equipped agricul-
tural college, and, ultimately, an en-
dowment of millions of dollars for the
schools of the state, for underlying a
large part of the surface of the 5000
acres are vast deposits of coal and oil.
1t was known that Secretary Bal
linger and his assistants were working
industriously to secure revocation of
the grant, and they were using as one
of their arguments the evidence of neg
lect on the part of the Colorado legis-
lature to enact law formally accept
ing the federal grant.
The formal act of congress in refus-
ing to repeal the law granting the Fort
Lewis school to Colorado was the sus-
tanning of point of order by Senator
Guggenheim against the amendment
to the appropriation bill offered by
Senator Clapp at the request of Sec
retary Ballinger.
Senator Guggenheim supported his
point of order by evidence that the
state of Colorado had formally accept
ed the grant and had made provisions
for the maintenance of the school.
The federal act stipulates that Indians
may be admitted to the school and re-
ceive free instruction, but as there are
no Indians within many miles of the
reservation this becomes an obligation
of no consequence.
Some months ago it was reported to
the department of the interior that the
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-02-02
Amend Game Law to Protect
Wild Fowl

In response to petition from citi-
zens and sportsmen of Gunnison county,
in which they say that wild fowl are in
danger of being exterminated owing to
the fact that the open season allows
them to be hunted in breeding times.
Representatives ]. F. Pearson of Gun
nison couty introduced bill in the
house Of representatives to amend the
present game and fish laws.
The open season on ducks, geese,
cranes, brants, and swans is fixed at
from Sept. 10 to March Is. The pre-
sent law allows the killing of wild fowl
up to April Is The later date is in the
nesting time.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-02-02
A Minister Confesses To Stealing

H. Nc D. Thompson, late city clerk.
who has been found she rt So, 200 in his
accounts by Expert Harry F. Mulnix,
has confessed to the city council that
the figures are correct and made a
clean breast of the whole affair.
He says he had spent various sums
in making additions to the First Baptist
church. of which he was pastor, and
thA other demands upon him had
caused him to take the money from the
city funds as he collected them. While
he was drawing his salary Of 500 per
month as city clerk, he was paying out
to employees of the office for doing the
city clerks work $40 per month, or
$40 more than his salary.
When his confession was made known
to Mayor Allen, the latter placed the
matter in the hands Of Crosse & Mowry,
deputy district attorneys, and an infor-
nation was filed against Thompson,
charging him with embezzlement of city
funds.
Thompson was arrested and his bond
fixed at $1,000. An effort is being
made to secure bondsmen, but if his
friends fail. he will be compelled to lie
in Jail.
Thompson declares he will plead guilty
at the first opportunity and throw him
self upon the mercy of the court.
The confession created great sensa-
ton here, owing to the prominence of
Rev. Thompson since he came here as
pastor of the Baptist church, three years
ago. He is man of pleasant person
ality and good education. and his friends
are loathe to believe that he had any
criminal intent in taking funds which
did not belong to him. During his in
cumbency as pastor of the church a new
parsonage has been erected. also Sun
dal \ehool chapel in the suburbs. The
church has also been much improved.
1t is said that Thompson has been
liberal in contributions to theseimprove-
ments and the money was undoubtedly
city funds, as his salary was not suf-
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-02-02

lands were rich in coal and oil and
Secretary Ballinger at once dispatched
experts to make Investigations. Their
reports more than confirmed the first
news of the character of the land and
since then Ballipger has been straining
every effort to get the land back.
Governor Shafroth sent a wire or
warm congratulation to Senator Gug-
genheim for the success that attended
his efforts.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-02-02
Real Estate Transfers

List of realestate transfers entered
for record in the county Clerks office
during the past week:
Warranty Deed; Geo. Moody and
wife to R. J. Moody, $35OO.OO.
Warranty Deed; Ovid Land Co., to
A. c. Berry, $4,000
Warranty Deed; Geo. H. Thompson
to M. T. Convey, $24OO.OO
Deed; Begole- VanArsdale Co., to
Sarah V. Begole and Stella N. VanArs-
dale, $25OOO. 90.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-02-02
Mortgage Sale.

Under chattel mortgage I have
taken into my possession and on the
9th day of February at 2 P. M. will
offer for sale at public auction in the
bakery building next to the city garage
in Julesburg, all of the furniture, fix
lures and equipments heretofore used
in the bakery business at that place,
Clabe Putnam.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-02-02
Julesburg Lodge Directory

l. o. o. F.-Every Monday.
A. F. & A. M.--Every Friday.
M. w. A.-Each Thursday of Month.
Royal Highlanders-Every Wednesday
Rebekahs-lst and 3rd Tuesdays.
Eastern Star-Once a Month,
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-02-02
Averaqe Rainfall for Past 36 Years

sufficient to grow crop. 1t will be
seen that at no time during the past IS
years have we had an insufficient sup
ply of moisture to grow a crop under
scientific methods.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-02-02
For Sale

For Sale:-The w ! of the S W t of
Section 26 Twp IL North Range 45.
about two and one half miles west of
Julesburg. How much am l offered!
J. M. Walsh, Adair, Iowa.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-02-02

Following is a table giving the av-
erage precipitation in this locality by
months for the past SO years. which
shows that we receive more rain from
April to August, when it is most need
ed than in the rest of the months:
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-09-07
$1,000 GIVEN TO
COLLEGE BY TOWN
OF REOF|tLD ALONE
Subscription %Surpasses
the Record for South
Dakota
HILL WILL HELP
Planned to Provide Endow-
ment of $3.50, 900 and $780,
600 Building Fund
HILL WILL HELP
Planned to Provide Endow-

Redtield, S. D.-The campaign for
a greater Redtield college culminat-
ed last night by a total subscription
Of S5S,000 BY the citizens of Red
field and Sphinx Co. This is a great
err amount than has ever been sub
scribed by any South Dakota city.
Redtield has a population of 5000
and in proportion to population the
subscription has never been equal
led in the United States.
This campaign is a part of ag en-
eral campaign to provide an endow-
men of s25O.O0O and a building
fund of $1,000. 900. OF this amount
$4,000 was secured several years
ago. James j. Hill has promised fif-
ty thousand and the association of
German Congregational churches a
like sum. Andrew Carnegie has
promised $4,000 for the building
fund and the Northwestern Railway
has donated land for new buildings
and a campus valued at fifteen thou
sand.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-09-07
CRAWFORD PARTS
COMPANY WITH
PRESIDENT TAFT
Makes Announcement
Concerning the Speech
at Hamilton
IS A PROGRESSIVE
Declares Against Reactionarv
Control of the Next Ma
tional Control
IS A PROGREsslVE

Huron, S. D.-That Senator Coe /.
Crawford will stand with the pre-
sressiNe republicans even though in
dong so he must part company with
the president, is his positive state
ment ill response to am inquiry from
the presidents attack upon the pro-
gressives in his recent speech at
Hamilton, Mass. Senator Crawford
said:
II think the president has made a
mistake which he will regret in
charging the republican progressiyes
with no higher motive than small
personal policies in cooperating
With the democrats in the passage
OF the La Toilette WOODEN bill. He
did not hesitate to cooperate with
the democrats in securing the pas
sage of the one sided "reciprocity"
measure, but he accuses US OF small
politics because we workc. with the
same democrats TO secure some re-
auctions which would in a measure
offset the discrimination against the
farmers in the reciprocity bill. | am
Il progressive republican, and shall
stand with the ~progressives no mat
ter whether ] must part with the
president. of whom ! am personally
sond. Free trade for the farmer and
protection for the manufacturer can
not win. 1t is Fundamentally wrong
and must not by silence be placed
in the attitude of approving it. Nor
do ! want to see the reactionaries
who stand for that principle control
the next republican convention"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-09-07
SHOULDER BROKEN
WHEN CARS BUMPED
y. NJ. WOOD SUFFERED a PAIN.
FUL INJURY WHEN HE WAS
THROWN LENGTH OF
CABOOSE.

j. NJ. Wood was the victim of ar
accident which happened Wednesday
afternoon while he was the sole oc'
cupant of a caboose on a Milwaukee
freight train. He was coming west
on the freight and at Emery he was
seated in the caboose while the crew
was doing some switching. The en-
CINE backed into the train with
such terrific force that Mr.. Wood was
thrown the length of the caboose by
the result of the impact, and fell on
his right shoulder, ~dislocating it and
breaking the socket. The injury is
a very painful one, and doubtless he
will be laid up for some time.
He was brought to the city on the
freight and taken to his home at 40s
Third Avenue west.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-09-07
POTATO CROP is
GOOD AT PIERRE

Pierre, S. D.-The potato crop in
this part of the state promises to
show up w. this fall, and there
will be plenty of the tubers to sup
ply the home market, with probabili-
ties of a surplus. One gardner near
Canning will have over two thou
sand bushels to market, and all of
good size and quality. These we're
raised without irrigation. and it is
claimed that in quality they will ex-
cell the irrigated product. On the
irrigated gardens along the river
there is a large crop, and the harvest
promises to be a good one in all of
these gardens. The fear of a short
age in that line earlier in the sea-
son does not appear to have been
we'll founded, and the price is not
going to range as high as many ex-
it would.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-09-07

compare the pieces. There is nc
chance to find any of the remains of
those who were in this part of the
ship, as they have undoubtedly been
swept away with the tides and storms
of years.
Much mud and wreckage remains
in the hold of the after part of the
ship. and this is being removed, the
water tign, compartments enabling
the workmen to go below the, pres
ent water surface. Many of those
engaged on the work think the wreck
will be towed TO some American port,
even to the Canal Exposition at San
Francisco. The raising of the Maine,
at least the expensive manner in
which the work is being done is the
result of the sentiments of American
people and it is not, thought. that the
people will permit the wreck to be
taken out to deep water and sunk
before they have had a chance to see
it.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-09-07
.HE|RESS MARR|ES
A SHOE SALESMAN
YOUNG WOMAN OF THE RICH
SWOPE FAMILY CHOOSES
"HANroOME BILLY BYRNE."

Colorado Springs, Colt was
learned today that Miss Lucy Lee
Swope, daughter of Mrs. Margaret
Swope and heiress Of the Swope mil
mions in Kansas City. who is spend
ing the summer here. had eloped
with William B. Byrne, a shoe
salesman.
The young mi confessed to
her mother this morning that she and
Byrne went in an automobile to Pu-
eblo, Col, and were married there
by an Episcopalian minister. They
returned the same evening and the
bride kept her secret until today.
Byrne is known as Handsome
Billy Byrne," Mrs. Swope was bit
terly opposed to the match. Byrne
is about %thirty-fve and Mrs. Byrne
is twenty-five. The attachment be-
tween them started in Kansas City
ten ears ago.
MRS. Byrne was one OF the prln-
cipal witnesses in the trial of DR.. b.
G. Hyde in Kansas City last year for
the murder of Col. Swope, multi
millionaire. She was in Europe
shortly before an epidemic of ty-
phoid broke out in the Swope family.
On her return DR.. Hyde accompanied
her from New York. She was strick-
Ell with typhoid soon after her ar
rival. The prosecution attempted to
show that typhoid germs were aGA
ministered to her in a cup of water
which DR.. Hyde gave her on the
train. 4 fVuI
She will testify at the second trial
Of DIR. Hyde here next October.