The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-12-12

fine quality and has made a splendid
yield. The farmers from the east are
surely showing that this country will
raise any crop that is properlp tended.
Editor MrNew was in Ogallala one
day last week attending to some i'm
portant matters in connection with
his paper here.
Floyd Herring is very sick with the
Spanish influenza. His father came
in from Kearney. Sunday morning to
take care of things and be with his
son until he is some what improved.
A son of Mr. Dobendick of the
south table died Tuesday morning.
We understand he had an attack of the
influenza This is the first death in
this vicinity from this dreaded desease
1t is reported that Dr. C. H. Smith
has taken care of something like $50
cases of the flu and this being the only
death among his patients speaks well
for Doc. and shows that he knows
what he is doing in caring for the sick.
Mrs. ThOrnburg and daughter re-
turned to their home at Potter, Negr.,
Sunday evening after visiting here
for a week adi taking care Of Mrs.
Thornsburg's mother. Mrs. Mary s.
Brown.
The county commissioners have mad
the county grading machine in this
end of the county for some time past
while here they did some badly neen-
! ed work and have put some bad roads
up in good shape however we are sor-
ry to see this outfit taken out of
this locality when there is yet SO much
/ road that needs working badly how
+. ever the commissioner tell US that
they have purchased another big
grading outfit which will give one
to each side of the county which will
assure US of better roads and ven-
ture to say that in year from this
time the Deuel. county roads will be
as good as any in the state. Let
the good work go on.
Ed Hackney is very busy delivering
his large crop of corn to Lagrange
and Chase. They will feed it to cat
tie and hogs which they will use for
the shop through the winter months:
G. F. Dority came up from Ogal-
lala Saturday evening and spent Sun
day with his family on the farm. Geo.
has been very busy at Ogallala remod
cling house which he recently bot
at the place. :,
Peter Podelinski of Brule, one of
Keith county's wheat kings spent a
short time in town Saturday.
Mr.. O. Baldwin of Denver has been
in the city for few Mays past. Wis
iting with his brother, NJ. E. Bald
yin, while here he sold his wheat to
Mr.. Frank Dorm. drawing check in
the sum Of $500 pretty good for
share off Of 100 acres We claim.
A big shoot for turkeys, ducks and
geese will be pulled off at the Big
Springs gun club grounds Monday,
December 23rd. if you want a good
days sport do not miss this gather
ing all of the leading sportsmen will
be here. Don't forget the date and
bring your gun.
Bernard and Viola Jensen autoed
to Julesburg. Tuesday where they did
some Xmas shopping.
NJ. F. Baldwin made business
trip to Julcsburg, Tuesday.
We hear rumor that W. X. Brown
and Miss Iva Bush are contemplating
taking short trip to some OF the ad-
Joining towns and that wher they
return Miss Bush will have changed
her name. Full particulars next week.
That is, if w. X. survives the ordeal.
Chas. Emerson and Antoine Nelson
drove over from their farms near
Grant, Tuesday. and were shaking
hands with friends around town. Mr..
Emerson informs the sports that he
will pull off turkey rattle at his
farm Thursday evening, December
10, and invites them all to be pre-
sent.
A couple Of trouble shooters for the
Nebr, Telephone Co. were in town a
short time Tuesday making some re-
pairs to the line.
Wilbur Hume of Brule drove fine
bunch of fat heifers up to this place
which he sold to Chase and LaGrange.
These boys have their eye open for
the good ones at all times and are
putting out to their trade a first
class grade of meat. Big Springs is
certainly fortunate to get as efficient
a pair of men in the butcher shop.
Mr.. Chase is as good meat cutter as
will be found anywhere and Mr.. La
Grange is a good judge of beef on
the hoof and is a good buyer.
The War Work committee nladcS its
report to the county chairman and
we learn that nearly everyone in Big
Springs responded with their full
amount VI tlcIf uuplt, "HINh was SSIl
them by the committee. OF course,
as usual, there is some who object
to doing their equal share. The most
conspicuous of these being Herman
Kiihne. He caused the Liberty Loan
committees lot of trouble and has
persistently objected to doing his
equal share, even though he has son
in the Service In the last Liberty
Loan he, so far as records show here,
only subscribed for trifle over one
sixth of his quota and on this War
Work drive he has subscribed tri-
file better than one fifth of his quo
ia. Mr. Adam Zimmerman and Mr..
Frank Dorm were the largest donaters
here. Both of these gentlemen paid
their quota in full as sent them by
the committee and are to be much
commended, as are all others who so
willingly did their bit"
1t is interesting to know that some
recently awakened Germans are clam
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