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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-03-09
FRUIT LAXATIVE
FOR SICK CHILD
"California Syrup Of Figs" can't
harm tender stomach,
liver and bowels.

Every mother realizes, after giving
her children California Syrup OF
Figs" that this is their ideal laxative,
because they love its pleasant taste
and it thoroughly cleanses the tender
little stomach, liver and bowels with
out gripping.
When cross, irritable, feverish, or
breath i. bad, stomach sour. look at
the tongue, mother! II coated, give a
teaspoonful of this harmless fruit
laxative" and in few hours all the
foul, constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out Of the bow
els, and you have a we'll, playful child
again. When its little system is full
of cold, throat sore, has stomach.ache,
diarrhoea. Indigestion, colic-remem-
ber, good inside cleaning should
always be the first treatment given.
Millions of mothers keep California
Syrup of Figs" handy: they know a
teaspoonful today saves sick child
tomorrow. Ask at the store for 60
cent bottle Of California Syrup of
Figs" which has directions for babies,
children Of all ages and grown.ups
printed on the bottle. Adv.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-03-09
SPORT.

Ever Hammer defeated Joe Willing
at kenosha, Wis, in tame ten-round
bout.
Another player has been added to
the list of 1916 Grizzlies who have
signed contracts He is Johnny Kelle.
her of shortstop fame.
Creighton University has requested
University of Denver officials to holo
open football date for them at Omaha
either on Nov. II or 28.
Les darcy, champion middleweight
pugilist of Australia, has Joined the
aviation corps. He will go to the
scene of war for active service at
once.
Fred Fulton, Minnesota, and Jim
Flynn, Pueblo, Colo, were matched
for ten-round heavyweight bout be.
fore the National A. C. at Milwaukee
on March H.
Battling Nelson, former lightweight
champion pugilist of the world, has
completed the legal formula at Chi.
cago for divesting himself of his wife,
Fay King Nelson, formerly of Denver.
A shipment of Texas polo ponies
for the Speedway Park Polo Club
was sent to the club from Thornton.
ILL.,, for training and pasturage, pre-
paratory to the opening of the Chi
cago polo season.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-03-09
GENERAL.

y new national organization 20 be
known as THE Friends of Irish Free
DOM was formed in New York.
Five thousand employees of Armour,
Swift and Morris packing plants In
East st. Louis, ILL.,, have received al
unsolicited increase in wages.
Henry Ford said at Detroit that
he was not to be seriously con.
sdered as Republican candidate for
the presidency
The firse recorded elopement in an
aeroplane encountered its second
smash at San Francisco when Arthur
tArD Smith, aviator, filed suit for d.
vorce from his wife who was Aimee
Cour OF Fort Wayne, Ind. He charged
cruelty and that his wife's affections
We're always on the wing.
Noah Lundy, a farmer living near
Areola, ILL.,, is mourning the loss of
$3.50 in crisp United States cur.
rency. Lundy had secreted the bills
in a mail order company's catalog,
and while away from home his wife,
while cleaning house, burned the
book along with other waste papers.
Col. Everett O. Foss, formerly a
newspaper publisher of Dover, N, H.,
who claimed the distinction of being
the only man to witness the assas-
sination of two presidents Is dead.
He was at Ford's theater when Lin.
coin was shot and also was present
a. the shooting of Garfield. He was
So years of age.
Between 5000 and $500 men were
thrown out of employment as the re.
suit of the strike called at Buffalo
N. Y, by the International Associa
tion of Machinists in nearly a score
of shops, according to figures of both
manufacturers and employees.
The Italian ambassador at Washing.
ton, Count Macchi, has been instruct
ed to notify the American government
that notwithstanding the German and
Austrian DEGREES regarding the sink
ing of armed merchantmen, Italian
merchantmen will continue to carr
! armameut
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-03-09
WESTERN

James William Lee, a cousin of
Tex. aged II.
Bankers in Colorado and Wyoming
are unit in reporting prosperous
conditions everywhere.
The Sioux City packing house
strike has been settled, and the men
are returning to work.
John E. Eshelman, lieutenant gov
ernor OF California, died at Indio, Cal,
where he was taken from a train.
Many of the Leadville, Colo, strik-
ers have returned to work, and four
Of the five furnaces are in operation.
The national encampment of the
Grand Army Of the Republic will he
held in Kansas City from Aug. 20 to
Sept. 1.
Detectives are investigating the
theft at Chicago of jewels valued at
between s25,O0O and $4,000 from a
jewelry shop.
Eleven cases of smallpox in the
home of r. T. Springer, farmer near
Assumption, ILL.,, were reported and
the place was Quarantined. Mr.. and
Mrs. Springer, eight sons and young
woman are afflicted.
The Democratic State Central Com
mittee met at Phoenix, Ariz., and
adopted resolutions indorsing the ad-
ministration of President Wilson and
piedging Arizona's six delegates to
support the President for renomina-
tion at the national convention of the
Democratic party at St. Louis.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-03-09
THREE SHOT Over SUIT
MOTHER FATALLY INJURED 40
SHg RAN TOWARD HOUSE.
rssHimeny Givea N csvrt Shaved for
Asfrsy Near oss~s. rSsaty Miles
East q pvebio.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
PueblO.-W. c. Sparks was instant
ly killed and John Akens and the lat
ter's mother were shot and seriously
injured In an affray near Boone.
twenty miles east of Pueblo. The af-
fair is said to have been due to tes-
timony given regarding . land claim.
II is said Sparks went to the Akens
ranch and. with = revolver in hand.
stated that he was going to settle
the question" and Immediately
opened fire on Soha Akeas. The first
shot hit Akens. The mother ran to.
ward the house, but bullet from
Sparks revolver struck her In the
shoulder and she fell. It In said.
Chester Akens. a brother Of John.
was in the house and. seeing the af-
fray. is said to have seized rifle and
shot Sparks. killing him instantly.
Chester Akens u in the custody OF
the sheriff of Pueblo county. John
Akens and his mother are In Pu-
eblo hospital Little hope is enter
tanned for their recovery.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-03-09
WASHINGTON.

The army bill has been reported to
the Senate.
The annual agricultural appropria-
tion bill, carrying $24,5O1 ,O9S, an in
crease of $1,529,311 over the current
appropriation, was reported to the
House.
By vote of 6S to II the Senate
carried out President Wilson's wish
and killed Senator Cores resolution
to warn Americans off armed belliger-
ent ships.
An encouraging report on the con
dition and. efficiency of the nation S
sea forces was given the House naval
committee by Admiral Frank Fletch-
er, communicated Of the Atlantic
fleet. In individual fighting effici-
ency, Admiral Fletcher declared, the
dreadnoughts of the United States led
the world, while in the skill of its
officers and men the navy had no
reason to fear comparison of that of
any other power
John W. Foster, Secretary of State
under Harrison, former minister to
CHINA and for the last thirty years
legal adviser to the Chinese gov
ernment, has been honored on his
eightieth birthday by President Yuan
Shi kai with the first class of the
Order OF the Golden Grain, the high
est decoration that can be bestowed
by the Chinese executive.
The United States is preparing to
make formal demands upon Austria.
Hungary as result of the attack by
An Austrian submarine upon the
American tank steamer Petrolite,
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-03-09
FoRGioal

II = reported that both villa and
zApats have accepted amnesty froo
Diaz, and offered to end their careers
as outlaws TO fight under his banner.
John Redmond the Irish leader, II
sending every Irishman in the army
and navy on active service . sprig Of
shamrock for st. Patrick's Day.
A Bucharest dispatch received by
Reuters Telegram Company by way
of Amsterdam says that the queen
mother. Elizabeth of humania (Car-
men SYLVIA is dead
The operation OF Ireland's Home
Rule Act which was passed shortly
before the outbreak of the war has
again been postponed by an order in
council for six months. unless the war
is ended before that time.
The naval prize fund derived from
the sale Of contraband goods seized
by the British navy and condemned BY
prize courts now amounts to over
$3O.00O.OOO. This fund will be distrib
uted among all men OF the navy, after
the war.
An official statement was issued by
the Japanese consul at Manila, T.
Sugimura, In which denial is made
that the Japanese government had
any connection with recent extensive
investment in the Philippines by its
nationals.
That the liner Maloja, sunk off
Dover with loss of more than $50
lives. was tOrpedoed and did not
strike q mine, was the sensational
testimony offered at the coroner's in.
quest by Chief Officer Forbes At
Dover, England.
Mrs. viereck. mother of the editor
of the Fatherland. New York pro-
German publication, was stripped and
searched by British authorities at
Falmouth and also at the Downs when
the Dutch liner Nieuw Amsterdam
stopped at those ports according to
reports from The Hague.
Sir Edward Grey secretary for
foreign affairs, expressed the opin-
ion in the House of Commons that It
was very desirable at present that
published articles, cartoons, moving
pictures, etc, should not give offense
to friendly nations, but he said they
could not be prevented unless they
contravened the law.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-03-09
THE FIRST TASTE
Learned to Drink Coffee When q 0ov

II parents realized the fact that cof-
fee contains drug-caffeine-vhich
Is especially harmful to children, they
would doubtless hesitate before giving
them coffee to drink.
when I was a child in my mothers
arms and first began to nibble things
at the table, mother used to give me-
sips of coffee. And so I contracted
the coffee habit early.
I continued to use coffee until vas
~, and when got into ONCE work I
began to have nervous spells. Espe-
cially after breakfast I was SO neev-
Gus l could scarcely attend to my cor
respondence.
AT night, after having had coffee
for supper. could hardly sleep, and
on rising in the morning would feel
weak and nervous.
"A friend persuaded me to try Pos
tum.
Il can now get good sleep, am tree
nom nervousness and headaches. I
recommend Postum to all coffee drink.
ers."
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek, Mich.
Postum comes in two forms:
Postum cereal-the original form
must be we'll boiled. 15c and 26c pack
ages.
Instant Postum-a soluble powder
aissolves quickly in cup Of hot Va
ter, and, with cream and sugar, makes
delicious beverage Instantly, soc and
Soc tins.
Both forms are equally delicious and
cost about the same per cup.
There's Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocses.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-03-09
Colorado Democrats Back President.

Denver.-Fixing the time and place
for the Democratic state convention
at May 1S In Colorado Springs and OF
the state assembly at Aug. in Dan
yer, and apportioning the represeE-
tation Of each county in both at two
delegates at large and one delegate
for each 100 votes cast for Thomas
NJ. Patterson for governor, the Demo-
cratic state central committee adopt
ed a set of resolutions pledging the
support of the party in Colorado to
the national administration and cali
ing upon each and every senator
and representative in Congress" to
support the President as a part OF
their American duty.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-03-09
Pao0 TGlGcRANNie 0GeoATo
THAv COVER THG WG1xO
gvEhYA.
OF MOST INTEREST
KEEPING the REAoEA poSYGo
ON MOST IMPoRTAMv
CURRENT VoPics.
ABOUT the WAR.

Two Zeppelins raid northeast coast
of Hagiand
Russians capture town of Bitlis In
Turkish Armenia.
German commerce raider Moewe
arrives safely in Teuton port.
German infantry attacks at Douau-
mont and east of Vacherauville re-
pulsed
Germans have launched twenty-six
seaesai attacks by infantry since
drive segan.
Tsrkish war minister, Enver Pasha,
recorted wounded in attempt to as
sassinate him.
R1ssians drive wedge between flee
ing Turkish armies, Bagdad's fall re-
ported Imminent
Germans evacuate trenches in for
est q Thiayille. Lorraine, recently
captsseA from French.
Besiia reports that 1876 men and
rs officers have been captured SO
far II the Verdun fighting.
More than 5000 men drowned when
French auxiliary cruiser Provence ii
was sunk in Mediterranean.
Freach hold Germans to positions
they occupy at Verdun, no changes
in lines being effected Sunday.
Paris semi-official estimates place
the number OF German dead lying OH
the field before Verdun at $4,000.
Revised figures shows that 122 per-
sons. including fifty-five passengers,
are missing and probably lost in the
sinking Of the Peninsular and Oriental
liner MRloja. The bodies of forty
seven have been landed at Dover.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-03-09
Gives cutieIe to Save woman's Life.

Longmont.-To save his fiancee,
Miss Grace Marks, from death, Leo
Sprague. a widely known young man
OF Longmont, allowed physicians to
peel more than sixty square inches OF
skin from his body and place 1t upon
that Of the girl. Eighty square inches
of skin were required and the balance
was furnished by Glenn Vale. a friend
of Sprague and Miss Marks. The
skin-grafting operation was pro-
nounced successful and the complete
recovery Of Miss Marks is antici-
pated by the doctors.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-03-09
AMERICANS GROW
RICH N CANADA
Testimony Proves Falsensss Of
Statements as to Onerous
Taxation and conseription.


from the United States to our prairie
provinces by publishing alarming state
ments about the enormous war taxes
that are being paid here-$5OO on a
quarter section yearly-about forcing
young men to enlist for the war:
about the cold. no crops and any old
story that by their extravagant bold
ness might influence men and women
from venturing north to Canada. 10 real
ly In the list of curiOs to our people.
Knowing the country. we can hardly
take II seriously. Our governments,
however. dominion and provincial. are
taking steps to expose the false state
ments that are being made. and there
by keep the channel open for continu-
ing the stream of settlers that has
been flowing to us for the past decade.
We have thought to assist In this
work, and to do 30 purpose giving,
from time to time. actual experiences
Of Americans who have come to
Saskatchewan during late years. We
give the statements of two farmers in
this issue as follows
STATEMENT OF NJ. P. TYSDAL
lived near Lee. Illinois. for 46
years. l came to Saskatchewan In the
spring of 1912 and bought land near
Briercrest. l have farmed this land.
1850 acres, ever since. l have had
grand crops. In 1914 l had 100 acres
Of wheat that yielded 40 bushels to
the acre. l sold this wheat at Sl.50
per bushel.
like the country and my neighbors.
My taxes on each quarter section (160
acres) are about $32 year. This COW
ers municipal tax, school tax. hail in
surance tax-everything. There is no
,odr tar, so-cdllcd. like the laws in
force here. There is no compulsion to
me in any way. am just as independ-
ent here as was in Illinois, and feel
that my family and are just as we'll
protected by the laws of the province
as we were In our old home in Illinois.
What earn here is my own. have
seven children and they take their
places at school, III sports and at all
public gatherings the same as the
Canadian born.
(Signed) NJ. P. TYSDAL.
February 9th. 1916.
STATEMENT OF STEVE SCHWEITZ-
BERGER
was born in Wisconsin, but moved
with my parents when = boy to
Stephen Co, Iowa. l was there farm.
ing for so years. I sold my land then
for over 5000 an acre. moved to
Saskatchewan, and located near Brier-
crest in the spring of 1912. l bought
half section of land. l have good
neighbors. I feel quite at home here
the same as in Iowa. We have per-
feet safety and no trouble in living up
to the laws in force. My taxes are
about SOS a year, on the half section
for everything.
l have had splendid crops. Wheat
in 1915 yielded me over so bushels to
the acre. That is more than | ever
had in Iowa and yet the land there
costs four times as much as it does
here. The man who comes here now
and buys land at $50 an acre or less
gets a bargain.
(Signed S. SCHWElTZBERGER
February 9th. 1916"
Saskatchewan Farmer, February.
l6.-Advertisement.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-03-09
Reseuers Find Missing Postma aster

DuraLgo-F. o. Sherwood, post
master of Animas Forks, Colo, who
became lost in blizzard when he at.
tempted to bring a mail pouch from
Silverton to Anlmas Forks, overland
on snowshoes, was found in a dazed
condition by the second rescue party
sent out to find him. Sherwood, after
losing his sense of direction, wan
dered, without his snowshoes or mail
pouch, into a tunnel, where he found
firewood and started a fire which
kept him from freezing to death.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-03-09
Bullet Removed From Cocks Body.

Denver. - The bullet on which
rested Oscar Cooks claim of inno-
cence for the murder of Patrolman
William Mcpherson, for which he was
hanged at the state penitentiary, was
extracted from his body at the re-
quest of his family The bullet was
found to be .32-calibei leaden mis-
sile. AS the result OF comparison
with the guns used by Mcpherson and
Siewald, companion Of Cook the night
Of the murder, Cooks contention of
innocence was neither proved nor dis
proved
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-03-09
cortez Has First eootlea Suspect,

Cortez.-The first arrest for boot
Logging in Montezuma county since
the state went dry was made by Sher-
iff Crawford and Deputy Ince when
they took into custody Victor Alex
ander, IS, Hungarian living about
ten miles north OF Cortez. The au-
thorities searched the premises and
found seven barrels of pint bottled
whisky and part of barrel. all con-
cealed in an old cellar
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-03-09

Two Freight Cars Blown from Rails.
Pueblo.-Two freight cars of the
Denver G Rio Grande railroad were
blown off the track near Fountain ty
the heavy wind Sunday morning.
About 100 telephone and telegraph
poles as well as sign boards, were
blown down,
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-03-09
School Superintendent Dies.

Salida.-M. D. L. Buell. died at his
home here at the age of 81 years,
after lingering illness. Mr.. Buell.
was a prominent knight of Pythias.
and member of the G. A. r. For
many years he was superintendent of
the high school of Salida
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-03-09
Miners Acquitted in Lester Case.

Castle Rock.-A verdict of not
guilty was returned by jury in the
case of four former strikers, charged
with murder in connection with the
killing April %, 1914, cT Maj. p. P.
Lester, during coal strike disorders
near Walsenburg.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-03-09
Brides Brother chokes BRIDEGROOM

Colorado Springs. Angered be
cause Alma Davis, 10, and Charles L.
Dynes, 20, were married, the brides
14-year-old brother attacked ths
bridegroom and choked him almost
into insensibility.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-03-09

The camelia was carried from Japan
mel.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-03-09
Wisdom Of Experience.

Wisdom Of Experience.
Little Lemuel treading)-Say. paw,
what is prolonged conflict?
Paw-lt's something you'll never be
able to understand, son. until after
you grow up and get married
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-03-09

The czar of Russia has an income Of
about $50 a minute
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-03-09
BLACK
.E(s

Fbs supsrsor.ty & C.sass pscdSss: Il dss 10 y. n
ysen e spcaalistns 4 vaslsess esd ssrvas go
!sesS e e.escG n unoaesia.hlA order dirs4
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-03-09
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
w..,er. Newspaper Union N.., ssrvso..
UArcs r,oa cou,no evCsr,

DATES S'O0 CONshO eVEHTa.
march so-Aprl 1.-CoIsPaAo . Rstat
Merchants AssoctAtiOao Food aa1
Industrial Exposition at Denver
April 13-De0eeratte State Convsati0a
At Pueblo
Republican Cenvsn. .ion at Colorado
Springs.
May 2.-RepublicaR State and Third
and Fourth Congressional District
Convention at Pueblo.
May ls-Democratic State Convention
at Colorado Springa.
Aug. s-Democratic state Assembly at
Denver.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-03-09
l0SSes SUQ0v Noev

b. csasNe osaskise PMis. ~
ksiecd. fresA. reliable: prsfersll q
MssGn Nocmen bscauss tAeV -.
Writs fos bssSies and ts:si1s
ie.tsas skos. 0ioskise PiIis m
Se.ssss eaes. e,sekis0 Pills a.
Putnam patriot., 1916-09-29
Infantiie Paralysis Case iu Abingdon
Joseph Sheehan. 2, Gypsy Moth Hunt
 ter, Has Disease

Joseph Sheehan. 22. of Weston. Mass, Is i'll at Abingdon with inlan- tile paralysis but it is expected that he will recover.
 Sbeehan Is a member of gang Of gypsy moth hunters working in the town of Pomfret. He went 10 his home on Labor Day. A few days Ia. ter he returned to Abingdon his young. CT sister developed infantile paralysis. It is understood that Sheehan had not come in contast with her.
 Sheehan played in a game Of foot bali, perspired freely, and il was thought contracted a cold, as he com. plained of being iii the following day. He was sore and stiff but no especial attention was paid to this as 1t was all thought to be from the strenuous game in which he participated.
 Friday last he became nauseated and showed other signs of the dread disease and Dr Perry was called. He called in Dr, $. D, Overlook for consultation and it was decided that it was case of infantile paralysis.
 Sheehan is III at the home of Henry 1.aForte where he was boarder Mrs. LaForte and children went 10 her fathers and il is understood are quar- antined there, The LaForte home is also under quarantine.
 The health authorities, local and state. were notified of the case. The town school committee held meet. ing Friday night and schools in the district were ordered closed
 As there are students from Abing- ton in the Putnam high school local authorities were speeulating as what was best to do should they come to school. This emergency did not arise as none of the pupils came here Mon day mornins
Putnam patriot., 1916-09-29
D. 4. K. Annual Pilgrimage to Wolf Den
Entertain State Forestry Association

The Elizabeth Porter Putnam Chap ter, D. A. R., held it's annual pilgrim age on Saturday at the Wolf Den. The chapter had for it's guests members o the Connecticut Forestry Association the Connecticut Park Commission and the Rhode Island Historical Society, as well as many friends from this To. enlity. Nearly 125 gathered al noon for the basket lunch, which was sup pIemenled by the punch and fruit pro yided by the hostesses.
 After the luncheon Mrs. N, A. Bal lard, regent, introduced Prof. J W. Tourney, president of the Yale Forest school, N ho presided at the program wAiea followed The subjects discus sed were The White Pine Blister Rust, State Forests, and the Gypsy Moth Pest Dr. George F. Clinton, state botanist, and assistant state forester, E. l.. Moss, spoke, respectively, on the nature and control of the White Pine Blister Rust.
 The discussion of State Forests was opened by State Forester w. 0. Filley, who outlined the extent of the present state forests. MT. Gallup of the Tray ellers Insurance Company, presented an original plan for the acquiring of forest land. Admiral Goodrich urged the need of State Play Grounds, and of the protection of wild life. General Bradley, president of the State Park Commission, told of the work of his com mission and made strong plea for the state appropriation of funds. Prof. Tourney emphasized the need of community ownership of forests, and gave examples of it's success inEurope.
 Dr. BIitton, state etymologist, sketched briefly the history of theGyp- sy Moth Pest and the fight against it, and his assistant etymologist, Irving Davis, told of this work in this imme- diate locality.
 Many were especially interested in seeing the results of the scientific cut ting and planting which has been re. gently done on the Wolf Den property and during the .day iall followed the flag marked path to the den.