The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-07-01
SEEGNiCk ITEMS

While the japanese were hOeing
beets Monday on the Stamm farm )
miles north east of Sedgwick, T. Hama
da was struck by tightening, his fel-
low laborers rushed to him and found
that life was extinct They at once
started to the house with him when a
second bolt struck Mrs. T. Sugai who
was also working in the field and she
too was instantly killed
The former showed no marks what
ever of the lightning while the latters
hair on the back of the head was
burned and burned streak the entire
the abdomen and ankles
The double funeral services were
! held at the home of Mr. Honda on
Tuesday afternoon at 200 o'clock.
Mrs. Sugai was % years of age.
leaves husband. and infant months
old
| lIamada is about II years old, AID
came from Pueblo about 8 weeks ago.
Emanuo! Barron and Frank Aveta
had some trouble over the beet work
last Saturday, and about p. m. Sat
rrday night Avcta called at Brron's
home and calling him to the door
struck him with razor cutting his
right arm and hand requiring twelve
stitches. Aveta then disappeared and
has not been seen since. Barron's
wounds are doing nicely at this writ
ing and will make an uneventful re-
oOvery.
Wm. Palmer left Tuesday for Kan
sas where he will work in the har-
vest fields.
Ed Jackson has been appointed local
agent of the Capitol Life Insurance
Company.
Miss Seeley of Denver was here Mon
day interviewing the school board.
They employed her to teach the pri-
mary department.
Miss Kiska Epley was taken to Dem
yer last Thursday morning and enter
ed St Lukes hospital where she was
operated on that evening for appendi-
ci,is and her friends will be glad to
know that she is rapidly recovering
and will be able to leave the hospital
within the next week
.,ir c. G. MillaT OF Denver; rcpresen
ting the American bankera Insurance
Co. is doing business here
Mrs. Margaret Foyer and Miss Helen
Buchanan, went to Denver Saturday
morning for a two weeks visit
/ \, a. Splitter of Sterling, Colorado,
representing the Capitol Life Insur-
ance &C. is here doing business.
N,r. and Mrs. GODFREY BeHzcn who
went to Iowa for visit were called
home because OF the unexpected death
Of Mi Benzens father.
Mr. VIM. Ray and wifd and daught-
er Gladys and Mrs. Emma Flattery
went to Sterling Sunday.
This section of the country was Wis
tied by a severe storm on Tuesday of
this week The lightning did much
damage to telephone lines ard many
| farmers lost horses and cattle By light
ming. In the afternoon the south ta-
| bic land was visited with a severe
hail storm. The path of the hail was
about three miles wide and the fol-
| lowing farmers lost all or part of their
wheat crops: Frank Barry, G. Z. But
terfeld. Chas. Whaley. Chas. Webster
Fred Meinekc, Sam Boyer, Geo. Veg
man. John Wegman, Len Davis, Wm
Woodlands, Fred Wegman, Frank
Sprague and Chas. Kicker. Forum
ately few of these had the week be-
fore taken out hail insurance so Their
loss is partially covered
Mr. AMI Mrs Yaunglurd of Stroms-
burg, Iowa, are visiting their daugh-
ter Mrs Godfrey Benzen.
Mrs. J. r. Hubble of Glenwood, Iowa
is visiting her daughter Mrs Len Dav-
IS
Miss Helen Bothel of Bedford. Iowa
came Saturday afternoon for an exten-
dc'i visit with her brother and sisters