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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-02-28
CITIZENS HONOR
FIRST PRESIDENT
ON HIS BIRTHDAY
PLEASING ADDRESS MADE
BY STERLING MINISTER
HiGh School Stu1eatS Give Num-
Der Of ReadiAgs and Recita-
tions-Julesburg Orches-
ira Readers Appre-
ciated SelectiOas

The high school auditorium was
filled to overflowing at the patriotic
meeting held last Friday evening, Feb
END The program rendered during
the evening was first class and entire
ly appropriate for the occasion-in
memory of the birthday anniversary
Of that great and beloved mantle
Father of our Country-George Wash
ington.
The evenings program was COM
menced by number of selections be-
ing rendered by the Julesburg Orches-
tra. which was greatly appreciated
BY the large audience.
Readings and recitations were civ
en- by Misses Nettie Shepherd. Vivian
Rood, Ruth Huntley and Jettie Pyle,
students of the Sedgwick County high
school, and the audience evidenced
their appreciation by hearty applauds.
Steven Rook, accompanied by Miss
Evelyn Petersen at the piano rendered
a vocal selection which was very pleas
ing, and responded to an encore in
a like manner. Charles Dobell, stu
dent of the Julesburg public schools,
in q commendable manner, made a
short talk outlining the work of the
school in the sale of thrift and War
Savings stamps, and clearly explained
the plan, appealing to all to cooperate
in every possible way to further the
successful sale of the War-Savings
Stamps in this community.
Last, but not least on the program
was the splendid address of Rev. R. H.
Ayres of Sterling. Those who' had
been favored with the privilege of
hearing Rev. Ayres on previous occa-
sions, were expecting rare treat, and
they were not in the least disappoint-
ed last Friday evening in his patri-
otic address to the citizens of this COM
munity. His was fervent appeal
for greater patriotism and clearly
illustrated the justice of this great
war against kaiserism and autocracy.
Those who heard the splendid patriot
ic address of Rev. Ayres last Friday
evening were unanimous in their de-
cision that it was one of the best
they had ever heard.
At the conclusion of the address by
Rev. Ayres the meeting was closed
by the audience standing and singing
America, after which all departed
for their respective homes feeling that
it was an evening we'll spent.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-02-28
Business Houses Close in Honor of Dead Soldier
Boy Who was Returned Here from Camp
SEVER, South Carolina Many Citi-
zens Pay Last Respects to Soldier

October 81, 1900, and died at Camp
Sever, South Carolina, Sunday night,
Feb. II, 1918. age II years, 3 months
and q days.
The cause of his death was bron-
chial pneumonia. The deceased WAS
sick only four days.
Roy enlisted into the aviation corps
Jan. %, 1918, and left home and
friends behind, to serve his country,
Jan. "a, 1918. He served his coun-
try only three weeks when the Mas
ter called him home.
Roy was kind, loving boy and WAS
liked by all who knew him, but the
Lord said, "Come unto Me all ye that
are weary and heavy laden and shall
give you rest" He was always willing
to lend helping hand; and we know
he served his country with his whole
heart Roy leaves to mourn his
death father and~mother, one bro
ther. Earl Henry and one sister, Ber-
tina May. al! residing northwest of
Julesburg, besides many relatives
and friends.
The Grit-Advocate joins with the
many friends of the family in extend
ing deepest sympathy to the bereav
ed relatives.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-02-28

This community was shocked last
Monday morning, when the sad news
was received here that Charlie Corpe
had died in a hospital at Denver.
Only a short time ago Mr.. Corpe,
who has been living at Chappeli for
the past several years, was taken to
a hospital in Denver to undergo an
operation, and his condition was not
considered as serious. But he was not
able to stand the ordeal.
Charlie Corpe was born August 25,
1888, at Bradshaw, Nebr., and died
in Denver, Colo, Feb. 25, 1918, being
at the time of death "a years and 6
months Of age. He was married to
Miss Ora Lundy in 1908, and to this
union one child was born, Geraldine,
who with the mother remain to mourn
their loss, as we'll as father, mother,
four sisters and two brothers. They
are: Mr.. and Mrs. August Polzin, of
Julesburg; Mrs. F. A. Bullock, Long
mont, Colo; Mrs J. w. Richardson,
Sterling, Colo; Mrs. ]. w. Campbell,
Ault, Colo; Mrs. Mary Smith, Canada;
Oscar S. Corpe, Julesburg and Tom
Corpe, Sheridan, Wyo. All were pres
ant at the funeral with the exception
Of Mrs. Smith and Tom Corpe.
The entire community bowed its
head in sorrow as it laid away the re-
main of we'll loved citizen last Wed,
aesday afternoon, at o'clock, a,
which time host of friends, despite
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-02-28

Interested themselves in the candi-
dates success, and all are working
hard to win.
"Impartiality" will continue to be
as it has been all during the cam
paign. The motto of the Grit-Advo-
cate and the campaign manager, and
those interested may rest assured that
the automobile and other prizes will
go to the candidates who win them
fairly
The candidate at the foot Of the
list now, who has done very little
up to date, could yet start and make
a successful try for the leading prize
if they made up their mind to do so.
Those who have been getting along
very nicely without very much Of an
CONTINUED on last page
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-02-28

b. D. Parker, member of the com
mittce recently appointed by Food Ad-
ministrator Hoover to investigate the
cost of the production of sugar beets
in Colorado. returned home the latter
part of last week, after having spent
about two weeks in various parts of
the state with the commission TAX
ing the testimony of the beet grow
ers in the various beet growing sec
tons.
Mr.. Parker informs Us that the
commission has completed its hearings
and that in very short time they
will have their detailed report ready
to send into Washington. 1t will
then remain for the Administration
to govern itself accordingly in the
matter of recommending the price to
be paid for sugar beets this year by
the sugar company.
There is general feeling among
the beet growers that they should be
paid not less than $1,000 per ton for
the 1918 crop of sugar bects, owing
to to increased cost Of production In
that event the beet growers feel that
they will only be getting fair deal
at the hands of the sugar company.
The beet growers are anxiously
awaiting developments in the matter.
In some beet growing sections the
growers have intimated that they will
discontinue the raising of sugar beets
unless they receive the increased price
they are asking for their bects for
the 1918 crop, as it is pointed out
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-02-28
FORNALIN WILL EVENT SMUT
IN GRA!'ES
Sprinkle Method Effective; Means of
Applying the Solution

The formalin sprinkle method of
seed treatment is very much in favor
as "a means of eliminating the stink
ing smut of wheat closed smut of
barley, oat smut, millet smut, and
some other forms of smut The main
steps in the treatment are as follows:
1. Purchase~the needed amount Of
40 per cent formalin and mix it with
water at the rate of ] pint to 40-4J
gallons of water for wheat, barley,
oats and millet smuts.
2. Use a clean floor or wagon
bed, or canvas in the open. A few
bushels of grain should be spread a
few inches deep upon the floor, and
sprinkled with the above mentioned
formalin solution. If the grain is bad
ly smutted, or otherwise dirty, it
should by all means be famed before
being treated.
3. Sprinkle the solution over the
grain with ordinary garden sprink-
ling can. Use about one gallon of So
luton to each bushel of grain. BY
all means use enough to thoroughly
wet the kernels.
4. Then the grain should be well
shoveled. A thorough mixing while
the solution is being applied will in
sure contact of the solution with the
grain, which is necessary to make the
treatment entirely successful. One
person can handle the sprinkler while
mixes the grain.
5. Shovel treated grain into pile
and cover with canvas or gunny sack
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-02-28

A little over two weeks remain IN
which to determine the ownership OF
the handsome and valuable prizes to
be awarded on March 16. 1913 in the
Grit-Advocate's Automobile ard Pop
ularity campaign. Saturday, March
16, 1918 is the last day that the can
didates have to hustle for votes and
every day is now valuable. as the eX-
ira votes are growing less each week.
The Grit Advocates campaign for
subscriptions is now the theme of c>n-
versation in hundreds Of homes N
Julcsburg. Sedgwick and adjoining
counties, and the success is due to the
fact that the candidates who have
tnlIen such an interest in it and have
urged their cause to their numerous
friends. These friends, in turn, have
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-02-28
INTERESTING NOTES FROM
THE COUNTY'S BUSY AGENT

Demonstration of seed treatment
will be given next week by Mr.. Blaine
from the Department of Agriculture,
at the following places and times:
Frank w. Sherman, miles west
of Sedgwicl,. Thursday at 200 p. NJ
Elevator at Ovid. Tuesday at 200
P. NJ.
George +. McCone, 10 miles south
east of Julesburg, Thursday at 1000
A. NJ.
Adolph Lanckrict, y miles south
west of Julesburg, Wednesday at 2:30
p. NJ.
Julcsburg, Farmers Elevator. Fri
day at 200 p NJ.
Mr.. Sandbourn. the poultry expert,
will be with Mr.. Blaine at each of the
above meetings. and will be glad to
help you with your poultry problems,
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-02-28
TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE

Who knows but what some day we
VIII come to the realization that this
section is large oil field, and there
will be large producing wells right
within our midst. Now of course we
shouldn't take this too serious, and
be hasty in our actions but there has
been more or less falkland indica-
tions are this section bids fair to op-
en- up a rich oil field. Some scoft
at the very idea, while others regard
it as iikely-so there you are. At any
rate, it looks as though the Standard
Oil Co. had their optics cast this way
owing to the fact that this company
has been engaged recently in securing
oil leases in this section-and they
are in the oil business too, if our mem-
orv serves US right. Who knows wha.
may happen, even if the matter is at
the present time in its infancy.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-02-28
r. d. PARKER RETURNS FROM TAKING TES-
TIMONY OF BEET GROWERS COMMISSION
WILL SOON SEND REPORT TO WASHINGTON

that the growing of other crops would
prove more profitable at the present
high prices for grain.
Wen wager that the sugar compa
ny comes to terms in order to pro-
tect their own interests and also t..
comply with the governments request
for an increased production of sugar
during the coming year.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-02-28
BEANS

A large per cent of the 1917 Pinto
bean crop of Sedgwick county has
been contracted for at 3 cents per
pound during the past week. lndica-
tions are that the farmers are salts
fled with the price, and good acre
age of beans will probably be put
out this spring
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-02-28

Oscar jacobson and son Elmer, of
Venango vicinity, were Julesburg Wis
itors last Saturday and made this Of
flee a pleasant call.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-02-28

c. G. Gould left last Saturday eve
ming for Idaho where he goes to buy
cattle for the firm of Bower &
- ruld Of this city,
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-02-28
LIVE STOCK

Have you any live stock for sale. or
do you want to buy some? The Coun-
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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-02-28

MIR. F. E. FARLEY OF VENANGO IS NOW
LEADING in BIG SUBSCRIPTION BUILD
ING CAMPAIGN ON YESTERDAYS COUNT
MISS PEARL REMINGTON OF BIG SPRINGS GOING; TO SEC.
Nearing Final Big
Votes the Energetic Workers Grit Advocates
Big Subscription Building Campaign In Which
Valuable Prizes will be Given Winners
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-02-28
LIST OF CANDIDATES

Count of all votes deposited in ballot box Wednes-
day night, February ~. 1918.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-11-29
Gas Made From Straw.

The production of fuel and lighting
gas from straw is now made possible
by a Canadian invention. This pro-
ducer, which is designed for individual
farm use, offers practical means for
utilizing the vast quantities of straw
that now go to waste on the Western
plains.
The gas Is made in retort equipped
with three cylinders, each of which
molds bale Of straw seven feet
long, two feet wide, and six inches
thick.
After filling and closing these cham
bers, straw or gas fire is lighted
under them and allowed to burn 80
or 40 minutes. One firing with wheat,
oat, barley, or fax straw In this man
ner produces 1900 cubic feet Of gas,
having fuel value of. 400 B. t. u. About
1900 cubic feet Of gas can usu.
ally be generated from one ton Of
straw, and In addition six to eight gal
Ions Of tar and $40 pounds Of carbon,
from which lampblack can be OBJ
tained.-Popular Mechanics Maga-
zine.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-11-29
First Tennis In America,

Forty-four years ago the game of
lawn tennis was introduced by Bos-
tonian, according to records in the pos
session of George Wright, father Of
the former national title holder, Beals
Wright. After visit to England the
Massachusetts man brought home nets,
racquets and balls, as well as book
of rules then governing the game, and
set up court at Nahant. A little later
courts were laid out at Newport, r. l.,
md also on the grounds Of the Staten
Island Cricket club, Livingston, Staten
Island.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-11-29
PRESERVING SCENES OF WAR
Future Generations VIII Realize How
Much They Owe to Courage and
Skill OF Photographers.

When the history of the great war
comes to be written In the days after
the tumult and the shouting have died
away, the fortunate chroniclers of the
momentous events now in progress will
have access to enormously valuable
and enormously numerous documents"
OF kind with which their predeces-
sors Of the nineteenth century were
but scantlly supplied, and those of
earlier times next to not at oil.
photography can hardly be called
new, and as long ago as our war be-
tween the states we had photographers,
notably the never to be sufficiently
thai ked Brady, who immortalized the
leading figures and some of the events
In that conflict. But what was done
with the clumsy cameras Of that era
can hardly be mentioned In comparison
with the achievements Of the men who
today follow every army. often to the
very front Of battle. The products of
their courage and skill will constitute
q priceless treasure In the future, and
the students Of this war, even In re-
mote ages, will be able actually to see
its every phase and operation.
The reproduction Of photographs by
printing processes is equally far ad-
yanced beyond the old standards Of ex-
cellence, and reproductions have be-
come wonderfully cheap. Indeed, SO
cheap are they and so abundant that
few of us realize the need Of their
preservation, and the result is that
already foreslghted collectors of care
iessly treated magazines and supple
ments are storing away the founda-
tions of fortunes not to be scorned,
even In these days Of multlmill!2nalres.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-11-29
Scorpio.


Scorpio is constellation and the
eighth sign Of the zodiac. The con-
stellation is conspicuous in early sum-
mer in the skies Of the southern Unit
ed States, where the whole of the mag
nificent tail clears the horizon. With
the Chaldeans and Greeks 1t extended
over one-sixth of the planetary circle,
the Scorpion being represented with
exaggerated claws embracing a circu-
lar space where Libra is now placed.
From this irregularity 1t may be in
ferred that the constellation is older
than the zodiac, which was formed be-
fore 1000 B. G. Libra, though later, is
Of no small antiquity, since it appears
in the Egyptian zodiacs. It's adoption
by Julius Caesar in his calendar made
1t familiar. Ptolemy, however, though
living in Egypt nearly two centuries
later, follows Babylonian and Greek
astronomers in covering the place of
Libra with the Scorpions claws.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-11-29

An unknown genius at Camp Kear.
ney is entitled to monument "every.
where in America" He'd been a
naughty boy or something and was as.
signed to cut onions for camp mess as
punishment. Imagine the surprise
Of the corporal of the guard when he
discovered the offender blithely dis
secting the Bermudas under the pro-
lection of his gas mask. "Youse amt
sufferin' no punishment" scoffed the
officer, adding, "but it's a ghrand idea
and tits the wimmen o. the country
will bless ye, me ladp
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-11-29
History Repeats Itsef.

Not for the first time have German
invaders been checked at Chateau.
Thierry. 1t was there, in February,
1914, that Napoleon, by one Of those
extraordinary forced marches Of his,
fell upon Blucher, who was confidently
marching upon Paris. By swift blows
on succeeding days he shattered the
second and third divisions of the Prus-
sian army, capturing almost all their
artillery, and then fell upon Blucher's
main force, in the vicinity of Chateau
Thierry, and compelled him to fall
back, with heavy losses.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-11-29
500 Reward, $1OO

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages and
that is catarrh. Catarrh being greatly
influenced by constitutional conditions
requires constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and
acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Sur
the foundation of the disease, giving the
patient strength by building up the con-
stitution and assisting nature in doing its
work. The propretors have so much
faith in the curative powers of Halls
Hundred Dollars for any case that 1t fails
to cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address r. ]. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo,
Ohio. Sold by all Druggist. 75c.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-11-29
Origin of "Doughboy."

A phrase, strictly American in its
modern usage, is that of "doughboy"
as applied to an American soldier. An
American infantry soldier recently ex.
planned the origin Of the term to the
correspondent in Paris of the London
Times after this fashion: "In the Civ.
II war a great number Of federal troops
were waiting for uniforms, which were
made but lacked buttons. So great
was the hnrrv that avantnallv tha man
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-11-29

went round the houses In the town and
collected buttons off the women's cloth.
Ing. These were for the most part
large buttons from overcoats. Natural
ly the infantry looked funny with their
uniforms fastened by great overcoat
buttons. Those resembled hard tach
Oarge, round, dry biscuits made OF
dough- and hence sprang the word
'doughboy,' which has been kept In the
United States army as a slang phrase
for an infantry soldier"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-11-29

with the war less than -FOUR years Ola,
copies Of periodicals that cost only a
few pennies now fetch as many dol
lars, and complete sets" are becoming
hard to get at any price.-From Topics
of the Times, In New York Times.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-22
800 Reward 800

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages, aud
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity Catarrh being
constitutional disease, requires con-
stitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in do.
ing its work. The proprietors have SO
much faith in its curative powers that
they offer One Hundred Dollars for
any case that it fails to cure. Send for
list of testimonials.
Address T. J. CHENEY & co, Toledo, Ohio
Sold by all druggists,'7sc
Take Hall's Family pills for constipation.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-22
AUGUST DRAFT

The following is the list of men
called for the August draft from Bon
Homme county who will be called to
Camp Funston during the week COM
mencing August 26th. There will be
20 men in the regular call and three
men for limited service will be called
to Camp Dodge on August 3Oth.
These with the eleven men sent a
short time ago will make 43 men sent
during the month of August.
Fred Medina, Broadland
Frank J.. Kostal, Tyndall
Oscar B. Thompson, Springfield
VIM. B. Zilko, Tripp
Wesley McClanahan, Springfield
VIM. Bambas, TyndaH
David D. Brokofksy, Avon
Emil j. Marek, Avon
Robt. Weidenbach. Trip
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-22

those who had promised her friend
ship. Ukrania is now in open revolt
against the Germans and against the
bolsheviki, the party that surrendered
the liberties of the Russian people by
signing the Brest-Litovsk treaty. At
a recent Pan-Soviet congress held in
Moscow, Alexander Alexandroff, a
delegate from Ukrania,, said:
.Imprisonments and executions
without trial are now the rule in
Ukraine. These measures are used
by the Germans in order to suppr ess
the revolt of the Ukranian workmen
and peasants. But we Ukranians
know how to fight even if you Rus
slams don't, and we shall continue to
night. The Germans have come to
the Ukraine to obtain bread They
won't get it. The peasants are re-
fusing to surrender grain. and when
ever the Germans succeed in loading
trains we blow them up. We have
blown up all the artillery magazines
in the Ukraine. The Germans sought
to transfer immense quantities of avi-
alton machinery from Odessa and Nj
kclaief to Krupps. We blew them
up. The Germans will be wiped out
of the Ukraine. They have already
paid thousand lives for their tyran-
ny. | desire to inform you, in the
name of the workmen and peasants of
the Ukraine, that the whole of the
Ukraine is now in q state of revolt
against the Austro-G German yoke.
You people concluded the Brest-Lit-
ovsk peace at the price of the Uk-
raine's liberty. / now call on you to
aid US in our fight. -
These remarks were made in the
presence of Count Mirbach, the Ger
man ambassador, who left the hall in
passion, followed by cries of 'tDown
with Mirbachv' "Down with the
Brest- Lltovsk peace. "Down with
the Brest-Litovsk lackeys-the Boil
sheyiki. Three days later they
killed Count Mirbach. The condition
of these devastated countries is the
condition in which every country will
find itself that trusts to negotiated
peace with the central powers for
thess countries are destitute of honor
or sense of justice, and are devoid
Of any sense of humanitarianism. The
only effective peace is one negotiated
at the point of gun and four million
guns will be better