The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1919-01-09
BIG SPRINGS NEWS


spending few days here looking for
inson is good buyer and is also a
first-class Judge Of horses.
DR.. Smith made trip to Denver on
Sunday morning, taking with him u
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Leder
The little fellow was operated on an
is reported to be doing fine and will
soon be brought back.
The Robert Everett family took din
ner with the f. L. Moore family New
Years day.
W. II. Klindt sold the furniture and
fixtures in his pool hall building to
some parties from Julesburg. They
have also rented the building and will
take possession January 18th. We
understand the new proprietors will
conduct restaurant in connection
with the pool hall.
Miss Ines Penny has returned to
the city after an absence Of several
days.
Otto Nelson and r. d. Brown were
in the eastern part Of the state few
days the first Of ths month, where
they were settling few January LIST
hand deals. The boys report nighty
cold weather east, bat not very mueh
snow. g..
N. F. Junge va east few .days
attending to some Important bisiASss
mattefs.. - i
Big Springs end vicinity 10 expsr-
iencing . stretch Of the severest win
ter weather that We have known for
many years. Snow lays on the level
at a depth Of about inches. roads are
almost impossible for q wagon and
autos are out Of use altogether. Most
Of the farmers are coming to town in
sleds. The largest acreage of winter
wheat ever put out in this locality
was sown last fall. 1t is all q perfect
stand. and with this great amount Of
fall rains, and the present amount of
snow, there should be wonderful har-
vest here this coming summer
VIM. Engle has purchased some
more land adjoining town from Otto
Nelson. Mr.. Engle will build mod
ern home in the very near future. He
came here from the eastern part Of
the state last spring and engaged in
the business of contracting and build
ing. We are told by Mr.. Engle that
he has completed his fourteenth resi-
dence for farmers since coming here
last spring and that he has more or
ders for houses that he can get at,
owing to the shortage Of good carpen-
ter help.
Mary s. Brown is speidieg few
weeks visitiag with her daughters at
Potter. Nebr.
W. X. Brown will soon move into
the maintainer's house west of town.
Ao. h
since commencing to wcyk as a main
Gently taken unto himself wife and
must nor occupy the ho 'se provi'ied
fer tic main:a:n"rs by Tie ra'roa"
c"nl:a'"
The flu situation is clearing up
about our city. Just few mild cases
left. Schools, churches, etc. have op-
ened. and Big Springs has taken on
quite change from what it was dur
ing the Flu scare.
Some stranger met with a bad ac-
cident Wednesday morning at the de-
pot. He attempted to climb between
cars on freight train that was
standing on the crossing. In some
way he got foot caught in the COUP
lings and was thrown to the ground,
bruising his face very badly and in
jurfng himself otherwise. Dr.. Smith
was called. We have not learned just
how serious he was hurt.
Chas & Lagrange have finished
putting up ice and they have a splen
did lot of it and fine quality. E. L.
Moore, Remington. Ryburn and others
are intending filling their houses
this week.
Dewey Root. the mail carrier for
the north table mail route has been
unable to get over his route for sew
eral days owing to the deep snow.
Floyd Herring of the north table,
is at Kearney, Nebr. Mr.. Herring re-
Gently had a very bad case of the flu.
from which he had not yet fully re-
covered when he went to Kearney.
We are told that he is improving at
kearney under the care of doctors at
that place.
Word has reached here that Mrs.
John Steinwall had died at Deer Park,
Washington where she went to regain
hcr health Mrs. Steinwall was well
known by most Of the old settlers Of
this locality. as she lived with her
husband on homestead about nine