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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-06-07
Is
SATISFACTORY
Three Hundred Fifty-Five Reg.
lister in Sedgwick County
In Response to Presi-
dents Call

Last Tuesday was Registration
Day in the United States, and all the
male citizens between the ages of
Fl and 80 inclusive were required to
register in their home precincts Of
fering their services to Uncle Sam
in the present war crisis with Ger
many.
Sedgwick county did her "bit" on
Registration day with total of 355
persons registering in the different
precincts in the county. We don't be-
lieve there was Stacker in the en-
tire county, and the day passed with
out any disturbance whatsoever az
far as we can learn. President Will
sons proclamation of the selective
draft was fulfilled to the letter in
this county, which is entirely graft
flying to all our citizens.
Below We publish the registration
as furnished us by County Clerk, Mrs.
Lily z. Labaree in the various pre-.
cincts of the county. We expect to
publish the names of those who reg
istered in our next issue, time not
permitting this week to secure the
list for this issue:
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-06-07
HEALTH BOARD
RAISES THE LID
Hip Theatre and Zorn Pool
Hall Opened Again For
Business After Being
Fumigated

The Hipp Theatre and the Zorn
pool hall opened yesterday for bust
ness after being thoroughly fumigat-
ed by the health officers. These
places had been recently closed by an
order of the Board of Health, owing
to the recent smallpox epidemic that
WAS evident in this community, and
was done as precautionary measure
to keep the disease from spreading
in our city.
The churches will not hold services
here next Sunday, but will continue
to be closed until the following week.
The disease is not spreading in the
community and the health authori-
ties have used every precaution for
the safety of the public. A rigid
quarantine has been enforced upon
the patients who were victims of the
disease and the epidemic has been
successfully curbed.
The picture theatre and the pool
hall had been closed for q period of
two weeks to prevent public gath
erings, and this week the Board of
Health deemed it safe to raise the
lid from these places, and they are
now doing business as usual. At
times it is hard matter to keep con-
tagious diseases from entering a COM
munity. but we can truthfully state
that Julesburg is equal to the occa-
sion and is well fortified to protect
the health of our citizens, as has
been evidenced by the recent actions
of the Board of Health.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-06-07
WILL CELEBRATE
FOURTH OF JULY
Committee Appointed Yester-
day to Make Plans For Big
Fourth of July Celebra-
ton in Julesburg

A committee composed of f. N.
Kelsey. z. N. Cleveland. G. S. Smell
ser, C. M. Robson and P. r. Mellow
ell was appointed at yesterdays
Noon day luncheon to make immedi-
ate plans for rousing big Fourth Of
July celebration to be held in Jules
burg this year The committee will
hold their first meeting tomorrow
friday afternoon at the Grit-Advo-
cate office to go into the details Of
the proposition.
1t is now practically assured that
we are going to have real big eel
ebration, and hearty cooperation by
all our citizens will be appreciated by
the committee A good program will
be arranged for and the Natal day
will be observed in grand style. No
doubt large number of people will
visit our city on that day, and every
thing possible will be done to make
the event a most enjoyable one. We
will publish a detailed program of
the occasion little later, as soon as
matters can be put in shape. No
doubt the Julesburg band will furnish
music. the Julesburg base ball team
will schedule some good ball games
and many other sports and amuse
ments will be provided for. Let's get
ready for big day on July Fourth.
This year above all is most appro-
pirate time to celebrate the Indepea-
dence of our beloved nation. and we
will all do our "bit" towards this
end. Watch this paper for further
announcement.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-06-07
GREAT WHITE WAY BEING PLANNED FOR TERRITORY FROM 0GALAA TO
SEDGWlK AND FROM EBlRG to klBAL CENTRAL POWER PLANT BE-
ING PROJECTED BY FORMER STATE ENGINEER TRIP MADE OVER TERRITORY

have be supplemented in some other
way.
Some weeks ago the Julesburg Club
voted to employ Mr.. A. A Weiland,
formerly State Engineer of Colorado,
and one of the best hydraulic engi-
neers in the West, to come here and
make careful survey of the coun-
try, with the idea of finding out def
nitely what the possibilities were as
to irrigation by pumping in the ter
ritory not supplied by reservoirs.
Mr.. Weiland came to Julesburg on
May 28th, and together with R. ].
Dobell of this city, went over the ter
ritory, and while an official report
has not yet been made, Mr.. Dobell
having travelled with Mr.. Weiland for
five days, over the territory, he in
forms us that the following is a
pretty good general idea of what the
report will be, he having submitted
it to US for publications:
First, Mr.. Weiland found through
careful investigation, that there is an
abundance of under flow water to
more than supply every acre of beet
land between Ogallala and Kimball,
not only with summer irrigation, but
during the entire year if it was need
ed.
Second, Mr. Weiland has worked out
a plan which seems almost too good
to be true, but which if it material
ICES, will put this section of the coun-
try most emphatically on the map and
will make a Great White Way from
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-06-07
BUSINESS MEN
HOLD LUNCHEON
About Twenty-Five Gatehr ut
Brown Hotel Yesterday To
Discuss Matters Of In.
pOrtance to City

1t was a most enthusiastic gather
ing which held forth at the Business
Mems MONDAY luncheon at the
Brown Hotel yesterday. About TWEEN
tyfive were in attendance and the
meeting was presided over by Presi-
dent B. d. Parker, Jr.
After all had eaten of the sumptu-
Gus dinner served by Mrs. Ritten-
house, after-dinner business talks and
discussions were in order. The first
matter of Importance brought was a
report from the chautauqua commit
tee, and Messrs. Finley Dye and C.
W. Labaree made talks in behalf Of
the committee. They suggested that
a booster trip be made advertising the
chautauqua to our neighboring towns.
This proposition met with the favor
of all and the same was agreed upon.
The matter of the location of grounds
where the chautauqua would be held
was discussed, and it was decided that
the lots Immediately south of the
Sedgwick County high school would be
most suitable for the staging of the
event. The ticket proposition was
discussed and plans were outlined for
the successful sale of these. The
chautauqua committee thoroughly ev-
denced that they were using every
effort for the best results, and they
were assured at yesterdays gather
ing that would receive a hearty CO.
operation in their work.
R. J. Dobell having made the trip
over the territory with Mr.. Weiland,
former state engineer, investigating
the water facilities, etc, made a re-
port of the trip at yesterdays meet
ing. His talk was greatly appreciat-
ed and it proved most interesting and
inspiring He stated that the pros
poets looked most encouraging, and
that Mr.. Weiland was satisfied that
there was an abundance of water
which would warrant the operation of
pumping plants most successfully. A
detailed account of the trip is pub
lished elsewhere in this paper, the
substance of which Mr.. Dobell stated
in detail at the luncheon.
County Commissioners Fischer and
Maggie were present and Mr.. Fischer
as chairman of the board of commits
sioners, made brief talk, in which
he stated that it was the wish of the
board to appoint a Ways and Means
committee in this end of the county
to work comparatively with the state
authorities on various lines to aid in
coping with the present and future
conditions that now and will exist,
owing to the present war situation.
Mr.. Fischer wishedfthe business men
TO cooperate with the board in this
matter. Some discussion was had
along this line and the commissioners
were given the assurance that they
would receive the united support Of
our business men in the matter.
The next and last proposition taken
up was the Fourth of July celebra-
ton to be held in Julesburg. A brief
discussion was had and upon motion
seconded and carried the chairman
was instructed to appoint commit
tee to make the necessary plans anG
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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-06-07
STEPS FROM WAGON AND
SUFFERS 4 BROKEN LEG

On last Saturday morning c. H.
Ericsson had the misfortune to break
his leg, when stepping down from q
wagon which WAS standing on the
scales in front of the Geiger board
ing house on Front street. DR.. Cook
was Immediately called and set the
fractured leg and the unfortunate
man was taken to the home of his
Mrs. H. O.. Virgins where
he has been confined since.
Mr.. Ericsson had been engaged in
loading his household goods and had
expected to leave last Sunday for
Brady, Nebr., in company with his
wife, where they will make their fu-
ture home. Owing to this unfortu-
nate circumstance Mr.. Ericsson will
not be able to make the trip to Bra
dy for week or SO yet. However,
we are glad to hear that the injured
man is getting along as we'll as could
be expected and is on the way to re-
cOvery.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-06-07

Ogallala to Sedgwick and from Jules
burg to Kimball. He figured that
there being an abundant underflow,
yet the cost of installing, operating
and maintaining individual pumping
plants might prove too expensive, but
by installing central power plant
and transferring electrical power ov-
err the territory, that the pumping
plants could be operated at a mini
mum charge, and in addition every
farmer could have electricity for in
dividual use in his home. To do this
it would require more business than
simply what the farmer would fur
nish, therefore each town in the dis
trict was sounded to see whether cleo
tricity could be furnished them in
stead of their operating their own in
dividual plants, and without excep-
ton we found every one more than
enthusiastic over the proposition and
especially so when it was learned that
Juice" could be furnished them at a
less rate per kilowat hour than it is
now costing them to manufacture.
- careful survey WAS iHdue ui> tHe
south side of the river to Sedgwick
and down through the valley to Jules
burg, and from here to Ogallala on
both sides of the river and up the
Lodge Pole valley to Kimball. Ev-
cry one received the proposition with
the utmost enthusiasm.
If this project goes through, and
as Mr.. Dobell states after having
been associated with Mr.. Weiland on
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-06-07
BAND CONCERT
NEXT SUNDAY
Juiesburg Rand Will Give Goa.
cert in Court House Park
Next Sunday Aftern0On
First Appearance

Several times previous We have an
nounced date for the first concert
to be given by the Julesburg band,
but each time something has happen
ed to prevent the staging of the con-
cert. However, with favorable wea-
Their conditions. the first concert will
positively be held in the court house
park next Sunday afternoon at three
o'clock. The band boys have been
doing some hard practice work, and
under the leadership of Director C.
W. Bunch. have been making good
progress. Below we publish the pro-
gram for next Sunday afternoons
concert:
1. Show Boy March Will Huff
2. Undercurrent March-S. J. Floyd
3. Golden Rod Overture
---M Mabel Mckinley
4. Take Me Back to California"
That's Where Belong. One
Step ---- Brennan and Ball
s. When Found the Way to Your
Heart" Waltz
Weslyn and VanderpooI
6. First Regiment March
Ben E. Atkinson
Part Two
7. "Our Presidents" March, written
in honor of Woodrow Wilson
8. Apple Blossoms Overture
Kathleen Roberts
9. Colonel Miners March
George Rosenkrans
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-06-07
RAE Rail- TEAM
MAKES JOURNEY
Meet Defeat ut Hands Of Seotts'
bluff (Nebr.) Rase Ball
Team on Their Grounds
In Two Days Series

The Julesburg base ball team Isft
this city last Saturday via train aad
travelled to Scottsbluff. Nebr.. where
they played two games Of ball with
the team in that city. We will state
right here that our boys lost both
games. but beg to present q Logical
argument that we were the victim Of
some very unfortunate Circumstances
The team left here short the So
vices of one pitcher to do the twirltng
for one of the games. Upon arriving
at Sidney We run onto a man by the
name of Reeves, who claimed he was
q pitcher of wide renown. Negotia-
tions were made with said Reeves to
accompany the team and pitch one Of
the games for Julesburg. The boys
journeyed on to Bridgeport Saturday
night with said Reeves on board.
The next morning, owing to bad
train connections, automobiles were
pressed into service and the trip from
there to Scottsbluff was made over
land. 1t was some trip 1.-THE last lap)
over the worst roads one could i'm
agine, and by the time we arrived i'm
Scottsbluff, the boys were indeed tjr-
ed out. But the time for the game
had arrived, and we had to rush riqht
out to the ball grounds after CRIB
bling a bite to eat and dOnning u4i-
forms.
Captain Tollefson decided to Use
Reeves on the pitchers mound for
the first game, as Mr. Reeves pro-
fessed that he just had to get back
to Sidney that night; otherwise Fred
Russell, the old standby would have
pitched the first game, and in this
case we would have won the first
game without any serious trouble
whatsoever.
Oh! the way those Scottsbluffites
did pound Reeves offerings. 1t was
a shame to take the money. They
Reeves and pounded the pill into all
corners of the lot, of course placing
the hits right where our boys wasn't.
Our boys hit their pitcher in good
shape and secured q total of six rugs
but of course this couldn't counter
act the ameteur pitching of Reeves.
We sincerely believe Reeves was max
ing his initial appearance in the box
as pitcher, as his performance was
of the rankest kind.
Had Russell been in the box dur
ing Sundays game there is no doubt
that victory would have been ours,
as the six runs would have cinched
matters. But he wasn't and the game
was lost, the Scottsbluff aggregation
securing total of some Is scores
from their slaughter Of Reeves Of
ferings. It's wonder that they did
not get twice that many.
Mondays game was different and
the score resulted in to in favor
of Scottsbluff. The game was play
ed throughout in drizzling rain
in fact it was impossible for either
team to do justice under the condi-
tions. The diamond was a regular
mud puddle and it would be an in
justice for us to criticise in any way
Mondays performance. Luck simply
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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-06-07

For some time the territory be-
tween Ogallala and Kimball, includ-
ing the Julesburg Irrigation district,
has been hearing more or less about a
sugar factory to be located some
where in the said territory.
1t is a we'll known fact that to uaisc
sugar beets in this territory success
fully, there must be certain amount
of irrigation and that the crop re-
quires a part of this water during
the months of July and August, at a
time when the natural flow of the
streams are at their lowest. 1t is
also well known that in the Big
Springs Ogallala, and the Lodge Pole
creek territory, and the land imme-
diately north of Julesburg under Pc
tersen rights and also the land on
the south side of the river, there is
is an abundance of water for both
early and late irrigation, but that Of
ten in the summer the bitches in this
territory do not have an abundance of
water, or as Mr.. Hoover, the repre-
sentative of the Great Western Sugar
Company, states, the territory is go
per cent good and 10 per cent bad
for the successful raising of the sugar
beet.
There has been no question about
the soil and other general conditions
but the question has arisen in the
minds of some as to whether the wa
ter supply at all times was amply
sufficient, and if not, could what they
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-06-07

the investigation trip, it looks nigh
of half million dollars in this ter
ritory. 1t will mean the employment
of small army for several months,
making the improvements and install
lation, and besides a considerable
force of men all of the time Every
farm can be nodernized as far as
electricity is concerned. Water for
irrigation can be furnished at min
imum cost. Land that is now bring
ing in a nominal revenue or possibly
none at all can be intensively cult
waited and be made worth as much
as any irrigated land. A large ranch
can be made into several small farms,
thereby increasing the population and
in turn increase the volume of bust
ness in every town in the territory
involved The smaller towns that are
now in darkness as far as electricity
is concerned, can be made as bright
as their neighbor, and the drudgery
in the home can be done by electric
power.
MS proposition means much TO
Julesburg and the entire territory. 1t
would take away any possible objec-
ton the sugar company might have
against establishing factory in this
territory, and a wonderful develop
ment would be the result Every per
son should.give the movement all the
moral support possible and be ready
and willing to give any assistance if
called upon.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-06-07
PICTURE SER
VICE FOR HIPP PATRONS

Manager Rozell of the Hipp Thea
tire informs US that commencing next
week he has secured the celebrated
Paramount Film service, and that
these pictures will be shown twice
each week in Julesburg in the future.
This service is of the very highest
quality and this should be good news
to the lovers of good moving pic
lures in this city. The Hipp Theatre
is leaving nothing undone to at all
times please its patrons. and this is
one of the latest progressive steps
Of this establishment.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-06-07
JULESBURG BASE BALL TEAM
WILL GO TO OGALLALA

The Julesburg base ball team will
go to Ogallala next Sunday, where
they will play the Oglalla team on
their diamond that afternoon. The
Ogallala team has just recently or
ganized and we are informed they
have pretty fast bunch of players,
as is usually the case with that city.
However, our boys have had some
good workouts and they should give
them a good run for the money.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-06-07

Chester Greedy, who has been the
assistant cashier of the First Nation
al Bank in Julesburg for the past year
or more. left Julesburg last Sunday
morning for Casper, Wyo., where he
went to accept a position in the Cas-
lser National Bank. Mr.. Greedy RE de
= host Of friends during his stay in
our city, who regret to see him leave
cur midst. However, we will all wish
him much success in his new loca-
tion.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-06-07

Mrs. w. H. Pound and Miss Frances
Lockwood returned last Thursday
night from Denver, where they had
spent several days visiting in that
city. They were accompanied home
'ky Miss Olive Pound. who has Dse,,
teaching school since Christmas at
Mancos, Colo. She will spend the
summer here with hOmefolks.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-06-07

Miss Myrtle Thunderstorm, who has
been engaged in teaching school at
Wray. Colo, returned here last Mon
day night, and will spend the sum-
mer vacation with homefolks. She
will teach at Wray again next win
ter.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-06-07

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Erb. moved into
the Brownlee residence in the north
part of Julesburg This place was
formerly occupied by C. H. Ericsson
and wife, who will move to Brady,
Nebr
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-06-07

Mrs. r. L. Cooper of Grant, Nebr..
has been spending this week with
her daughter, Mrs. L. E. Petersen an!
family in this city.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-06-07

Miss Olive McNutt went to Sidney
Monday morning for visit with her
friend, Mrs. James Payton.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-07

berries quiz, in Jail. Can't find bonds
man.
Amusement license Of Peter Conte,
1853 N. Clark, and Garden cafe, 1900
n. Clark, revoked.
Inquest into death of Mrs. Edward
Berman postponed. Relatives charge
she was poisoned.
Bandit got $116 and railroad ticket
from Wayne L. Wilson, Huntington,
w. Va, near l. c. depot.
Eight jurors selected to try three
Paisleys, owners of defunCt banks.
EdW. J. Kelly and VIM. P. O'Brien
top detective bureau efficiency list.
Herbert Shores, 7010 Michigan aV.,
fell into Jackson park lagoon. Chung
to ice for hour before pulled out.
Francis Spencer Kittoe, agent for
Eastern Iron & Steel Co., divorced by
Henrietta Nancy Kttoe, All Jack
son blvd. Drunkenness and cruelty.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-07
and Paper Hangers union,

corators and Paper Hangers union,
local 191.
Judge BoWles ordered NANNY"
Jackson to appear in court and tell
what she knows of whereabouts of
Marjorie Delbridge.
Loretto De Visco dropped $4,000
breach Of promise suit against Hugo
L. Klein, pres. Sterne & Klein, cloth
ing makers.
Twenty-Five horses burned to death
in fire that wrecked stables of L.
SOnnenschein, 2O13 Latin.
FiVe-ton meteor found on northern
bank of Lake Geneva.
Mayor revoked amusement license
Of McGOvern Bros cafe, 661 N.
Clark.
Bandit got $40 from HarIand's dry
goods store, 4238 Cottage Grove av.
Julius FriedIander, alias RED
Fries, indicted in gold coast" rob-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-07

American life will have been lost or
a drop of American blood shed.
1t is like this:
The moment the United States de-
clares war on Germany every intel
ligent German, in the trenches or
anywhere else, will know perfectly
well that it is all off; the game is up
for Germany.
Every man in the ranks of the en-
tente, trenches or anywhere else, will
know perfectly well that his side is
certain to win.
All the world will know these
things. To win Germany must beat
the United States. By no human
possibility could she beat the United
States. She might as well try to beat
the planet Mars.
You say: 'Ah, but we have no
army. And we have only a very small
navy. And we have no guns and no
ammunition. What could we do?"
No doubt at the moment we are
shy of tools. But we have the pOten-
tialities of all these things. Before
this nation faced any chance Of de-
feat it would have under arms eve y
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-07
WAR OVER IN 80 DECLARATION OF
WAR WILL BE DECLARATION OF PEACE

BY CHARLES EDWARD RUSSELL
Washington, Feb. Suppose war
does come to US because of the stand
we have taken
You believe and believe that war
is the sum of all things terrible and
hateful. ought to believe so; 1 have
seen enough of it.
Yet war between the United States
and Germany now would not be a
thing to shudder' at or be sorry for.
1t would not be war fought with
guns, shrapnel and bullets. It would
be a war where moral conviction
would be found stronger than all
such weapons and bringing a surer
and quicker victory.
If you have not thought about this
the foregoing statement will seem
too farfetched and extravagant. But
it isn't. It is just cold-blooded fact.
Ninety days after the United States
and Germany declare war it will all
be over and the war in Europe will
be over, too. Peace will be made, OF
in the making.
Meantime, in all probability, not an