The Julesburg grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1907-1972, 1919-01-16
LOCAL NEWS AND
PERSONALITIES

E. J. Elliott of near Ovid was q
Julesburg visitor last Saturday.
L. L. Bending Of Ovid was 4 Jules
burg business visitor Wednesday.
Roy Alexander of Ovid was Jules
burg visitor last Saturday.
C. B. McKinstry Of Sedgwick was
Julesburg visitor Wednesday.
A few pair of boys and girls shoes
left at special price. H. A. Con-
overs.
Dr. Myron L. Babcock will be in
DR.. Cooks office on Saturday, Jan. 10
for one day. JIG
DR.. Myron L. Babcock will be In
for one day. JIG
Miss Marvel Corpe returned home
last Thursday, her school having again
been closed on account of the influ-
enza.
At 4 meeting of the Eastern Star
held here last Tuesday night the initi-
atory degree was conferred on three
candidates, they being Mr.. and Hrs.
Dale Harrison and DR.. G. F. Ewing.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Clark and FAM
lily Of the south table returned home
Monday night from several points in
Nebraska, where they had been visit
ing with relatives for two weeks.
Word has been received here to the
effect that Lieut.. F. G. Dutton, who y
now in charge of the Base Hospital
at Camp Custer, Mich, will soon re-
turn to Julesburg to resume his naedt-
cal practice with DR.. D. N. Cook.
]. Steinway Scoville Of Ogallala,
Nebr., was 4 pleasant caller 1t the
Grit-Advocate office Friday, enroute
from Camp Funston, Kas., where he
has been in training for military ser
vice for the past year; He has re-
At q recent meeting Of the board
of directors of the Julesburg Irriga-
ton District the resignation Of G. S:
Kinsman as secretary was rendered
to the board and accepted. Fred K.
Huffman was appointed to fill the
vacancy of secretary of the Julesburg
irrigation District for the ensueing
year.
A careful inventory of the stocks of
knitted articles on hand show suf-
ficient quantity to care for the needs
of all men now in camps and for
those returning from the other side.
The Red Cross will therefore suspend
knitting. All knitted garments and
yarns must be returned to Mrs. E. +.
Clayton before Feb. LIST.
Fred Maier, Field Manager of the
Great Western Sugar Co. and Buck
Wilson, an able assistant have been
busy these days interviewing the beet
growers in this section for the 1919
beet contracts. A $1,000 flat rate per
ton will be paid by the Sugar Co. for
beets this year which is the same price
as that paid for the 1918 crop.
The Board of County Commissioners
held session here the first of the week.
On Tuesday the old Board met with
the new board and reorganization
was affected, Edward Fischer, the old
member retiring in favor OF H.. n.
Hodges, the newly elected commission:
err. The new board is now composed
of Frank Nagel, chairman; John
Mowbray, and H. H. Hodges.
E. ]. Elliott, who lives northwest of
Ovid recently shipped car load OF
hogs to Denver. There was ninty
head of porkers in the shipment, aver
aging POT pounds each. This ship
ment topped the market in Denver
bringing $3.50 per cwt. This is
another evidence Of the fine quality of
live stock raised in Sedgwick county
by our progressive farmers.
The Grit-Advocate this week print
ed sale bills for Messrs. W. H. and
Roy Alexander, who are going to hold
a public sale at the Great Western
Stock farm in Ovid on Thursday,
Jan. 80. 1919. H. M. Gilchrist is the
auctioneer and E. F. Clayton, clerk.
A large advertisement will appear in
next weeks issue of the Grit-Advo-
cate giving complete details Of this
sale. Watch fer it.
II At a meeting Of the board of Coun.
ty Commissioners held here last Tues
day a resolution was adopted that the
members of the board the county at.
torney, and the county clerk attend
the sessions Of the convention Of coun.
ty commissioners and also the meet.
ing of the Colorado Good Roads AS.
sociation which will be held in Den.
yer next week. Meetings of this ma
ture are very beneficial as they fur.
nish an avenue Of Interrogation by get
ting better acquainted with a line o.
work that is Of beneficial nature Il
: the best interests of this county.