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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-04-09
BON V0YACERS
The Butcher, the Baker, the Candle
stick Maker, All Went to Sea IN a
Rotten POtatef.

Rub dub dub,
Three men in a tub; >,
The Butcher, the Baker, the Candle
stick Maker,
All went to sea,
In a rotten potater.
The three County Commissioners,
Assistant County Attorney Cudhle,
County Treasurer Rex Movious,
Banker Beiseker, together with their
retinue and clients and patrons and
several other interested parties leit
on We bon voyage for M Minneapohs p,
last Thursday morning, Why! Iney In
needed change, and there is still a
few cents in the county treasury not
otherwise appropriated.
There is a long, long tale wound
into the cause Of this curious expedl,
ton. The bond election was called
in a iifffy-not a moments extra
time was allowed for such trifling
items as posting the notices of eiecc
tion and other legal requirements OF
hond elections. The reason for the
n1sh was that the bankers, seed
Grain spectators and others, who
We're interested in putting the bond
issue across, were fearsonae that II
the farmers and taxpayers had time
to consider the issue on its merits,
thew would vote against the bonding
proposition. The only safe way was
a stampeded election, so they ng-
ured. Each banker or seed grain
sneculator was to go out IN his par
ticular neighborhood and peddle 8
line Of bunk particularly attractive
to his locality calculated to influence
voters. the bankers shut down credit
and refused to let out a donar' tel
ing all comers that they were Dank'
rupt and could not loan another DOL
lar. and that the only hope OF salva
|tion for the, farmers was a county
bond issue in the sum OF four hund
rod thousand dollars. All sorts 0.
nice stories were told as to how hon
leet the county commissioners Wer'
Going to be, how carefully and hon
est1v they would handle the fund
For the farmers, that County Agen
Anderson would attend to the d1strl
hntion of the money, and large guam
, t;t;es Of similar untruths. !.
Hundreds of. the farmers were Il
dire necessity, the election was Gale
and went over with large majority
, al, ane Dolin rejoiced. The County Com
missioners rejoiced. The Spectator
, re;oiced. They all could taste tn
iuice Of nice fat slice. The
, mouths watered. They waited fo
) the great distribution of the aims t
the needy, farmers, when they Woul
! get theirs
{ But what one hears?
5 The faint voice Of rumor. !,
) It became noised about that II
: election is illegal. That lnenclei
d county officials has made q mess
things. That little Joe Dolln :
usual, with his avilly-ma,liy q, plInsil
outfit down the street had 1allea
deliver % the. elstion notices in tim
J, Ielsd qnstaad Of eNtsng ont the. electit
Q notices, he skas own in the cou
: ! (ContinAed on page eight
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-04-09

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Jens Gron-
void. Thursday, April 9th, early IN
the morning, a seven pound and a
half boy. The mother and baby are
doing nicely. This is Mr.. and Mrs.
Gronyold's fourth child, but one
would think that the little boy is the
first,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-04-09

rnsT sTRAYED OR STOLEN STOLEN Z
Luoa ra,d;ng m - weight 1850, branded :,
Gray geia;miI, a;reIe III. on thigh, also
quarter crd c,e an thigh. Notify Grant
etaner. st1n Outlook, for reward. '1-'''
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-04-09

Rodger Burke, editor of the SEQ,
bey Sentinel, is in the county capltol
on business today.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-04-09
N. D. TAXES LOWER
FOR FARMERS WHO
WORK THEIR LAND
JOHN HAFFNER OF RICHLAND
COUNTY PAYS LESS FOR 1919
THAN FOR 1918.


THAN FOR 1918.
Fargo, N. D.-North Dakota farm
ers who work their own farms on the
average pay less taxes this year than
last, according to John Hafner,
prominent Richland county farmer,
who was in Fargo recently.
Mr.. Haffner called at the editorial
rooms of the Courier News and
brought with him his tax receipts for
1918 and 1919 to prove by the official
records that he knew what he was
talking about.
Here are the tax figures for the
two years as taken from Mr.. Hail
ner's receipts:
1918 Real and Personal Taxes
Real estate taxes s............-$157.20
Personal property taxes. 94.s2
Total otal.........,-$252.O2
1919 Real and Personal Taxes
Real estate taxes -.-.-----$268.48
Deduct hail insurance .-- 43.45 s
Leaves net real estate tax $225.03
| Personal property tax ---.--, 25.O3
Total .s25O.06
Haffner chuckles when he contem
plates his tax receipts. The real es
tate taxes are on 24O acres in sectlo1
25, township 1873 and range 50 il
Richland county. The personal pro
perty tax for both years is on tn
improvements, livestock, machinery
etc, on this land. Mr.. Haffner de
clares that the amount Of persona
| property in 1919 was not less bu
rather more than in 1913. Still whe
he adds his real and personal take
together he finds that he was take
inst 81 1.96 less in 1919 than in 1913.
This is not all. Mr.. Haffner az
mits that he got his hail insurane
! for only fraction Of what it cost hi
! the wear before.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-04-09
bte Supreme Court Issues Writ of CertiMari

-, Annearing That District Court Has Exceeded It's
sig i, Records Must Be Certified to Supreme Court
y' Conner Ordered to Desist From Further Activities
kso Natter
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-04-09
GOLDEN VALLEY DELINQUENT
Tollon Vallev county IN. d. OIL

Gals were delinquent in furnishing
ballot and election supplies to a num-
ber Of the rural precincts with the
results that they were not able to
hold elections, according to reports
reaching Bismarck.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-06-24
JulesburH Post
Office Advances
To Second Class

On July LIST the Julesburg post
office will Be advanced from . third
class pOst0ffice to one Of the second
class. This marks . distinct step up
ward in our rank and progress. 1t
shows that Julesburx is growing. The
ne classification is made on the basis
Of increased business and the enlarged
volume Of mail matter handled. 1t
means that the Julesburg psstoffics
will henceforth be directly under civil
service regulations and all clerks and
helpers will be paid directly by the
postoffice department. Heretofore
an allowance for clerk hire was made
and If anything additional had to be
paid the extra amount came out of
the postmasters pocket. From now on
the department will pay all salaries
direct It puts our postoffice on a
much more satisfactory basis. and,
besides, gives US pride to think we
are growing sufficiently to be put IL
a higher class.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-06-24
LOGAN COUNTY
FISHERMEN WIN
FIRST ROUND
SULLIVAN OF CROOK ACQUFE.
TED IN JUSTICE COURT AT
STERLING-LOCAL MEN WILL
TAKE IT TO HIGHER COURT

T. A. jenkins, warden for the SsdG.
wick County Country Club at the Jun
bo reservoir, swore out . complAin1
against J. W. Sullivan of Crook SoP
fishing in the Jumbo reservoir witA-
out q club license. The case was ca0-
ed before justice court In SteFlinG
last Friday before jury Of six nsA
Sullivan was acquitted on . techM-
cality Of the law although admitting
that he was fishing there without Q
club license. He was acquitted on .
claim that the board Of directors ~
the Julesburg Irrigation District d.
not have the right to lease the resef.
voir for fishing purposes although the
club has lease from the directors and
a charter issued by the State Game
department. Secretary Roy Steven
son Of the Sedgwick County Country
Club left this morning TO consult with
the attorney for the club in Sterling.
and from there will go to Denver 10
see the attorney general in the matter
and IL is the intention Of the club 10
fight this proposition to finish.
The trouble seems to be that there
are a large number Of sportsmen J!
in Logan County who like to fish but
are not willing to stand their propof-
tionate share in making this one Of
the best fishing grounds in the state.
They would like to reap the BENEFITS,
hut want the country club to stand
the expense. It costs money to main
tain this fishing ground and the club
is planning to make many improve
ments in the way Of accommodations,
but it is the action Of few men
like the one in the above case that
makes it discouraging trying to better
these conditions. a.
The club is this week planting 10,-
600 has. ffngerlings and this means
that in few years with such plant
lake fishing sport not to be equaled
ings every year there will be in this
within many miles Of here.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-06-24
Sedgwick Lady
Makes Success
Growing Flowers

Tuesday of this week while one of
the editors Of this paper was in Sedg-
wick he was invited to view the flower
garden of Mrs. L. C. Peyton. 1t was
a treat that is not usually accorded
one in this part of the country. Mrs.
Peyton has most beautiful arrange
ment of flowers that gives her bloom
ing plants every day during the sum-
mer, and any lover of flowers and
beauty could spend hours in her gar
den looking them over. She also has
vegetable garden that is model
in its arrangement and luxurious
growth. OF especial note is the straw
berry bed. She is now specializing
on the everbearing variety which are
of most excellent flavor and are pro-
ducing abundantly. We would espe-
cially like to see a flower exhibit at
the coming county fair and we feel
confident that Mrs. Peyton would give
any Of the horticulturalists in this
county run for their money Any
time any one is in SedRwick make it
a point il the opportunity is offered
you to visit her flower garden and
spend a pleasant half hour or more.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-06-24
Grit-AdvOcate
Will Quote Mar
ket Each Week

Julesburg has the best market for
the handling of the farmers produce of
any town within many miles of here
and realizing the big advantage this
should give our city, the Grit-Advo-
cate this week has started a new
department and we will have quota
tions of the market prices paid to
farmers corrected to just before we
60 to press each week. The Grit
Advocate has made arrangements with
the dealers to furnish US this informa-
tion and we believe that it will be
Of great value to all farmers and
produce raisers.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-06-24
Editor Root of
Sedgwick Turns
Over New Leaf

Loren Root. editor of the Sedgwick
Sun. has turned over q new leaf. He
informs his readers to this effect in
a frank statement" recently pub
lished. He says that from now on
he is going to be "true to his inner
nature" that he purposes henceforth
to be frank in everything and speak
the truth forever" This is the first
inkling we have had that Bro. Root
has not been telling the truth and it
pained and shocked US to hear it. We
had always supposed he was man
of truth and veracity. Now comes
Mr. Root himself. evidently, and clas-
sifies himself otherwise.
But there is a ray Of hope. From
now on, Loren vows he will tell the
truth. Good. We are glad to hear
it. Why. oh why, Loren, did you ever
depart from the paths of truth and
rectitude in the first place? How
did YOU get that way? But listen,
brother, you do net need to tell. Let
the question go unanswered. Since
YOU have confessed your sins and re-
solved to speak the truth hereafter,
that ought to be enough. We vel
come you back into the fold. We warn
YOU; though. to be more careful in
the future. You'll have temptations.
They'll come. rest assured OF that.
Especially this fall. when you try to
defend W. w. and tell what paradise
of a shane he has gotten everything
into. But don't do it. Stand firm.
Don't prevaricate Tell the truth and
stick to it. let the chips fall where
they NAV. Well stand with you and
see YOU through.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-06-24
City Officers Now
Situated In New
Municipal BuiIdin9

The city council held thsir fieut
nesting in their new qua1tsrs st ~
municipal Light plant Monday svoaia4,
!ns council chamber ID located n ~
west front room of the main ~
of the building and all msstinss r.
~ future will be held thsre. Cit1
Clerk kinsman has also nsvsd ~
office to this building and hs can n
found there from now on instead Of r
the court house.
The council has bought several nsV
chair. for their room and also some
new desks and other supplies are sx-
pected soon. It makes sxesllsnt Quae.
ters and will undoubtly be appfod-
ated by everyone as the offices q
the city will now an be housed IN oao
building.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-06-24
ChiIdren's Day Fit
tingly Observed at
Community Church

Sunday. June 20th. vas ChiIlrea's
Sunday in Julesburg and ths services
IN the community church in tie aaesn-
ing consisted Of . beautiful program
rendsrsd BY the primary and inter
mediate departments Of the Sunday
school.
The church Was bssutifully decor
atsd with flowers and streamers with
the words God's Flower Garden in
lsttsrs made with flowers across the
rostrum Of the church. This was the
title Of the beautiful piece rendered
preciated by the large audience which
by the children and which was ap-
filled the church.
Miss Hannah Theiss had the super
vision Of the program and she was
ably assisted by . score Of willing
workers. Much praise il due this COM
mittee for the splendid work done.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-06-24
JULEBURG HIRES
BNOfT TEAM
= REST OF SEASON
PLENTY OF BACKING HAS BEEN
SECURED 10 CARRY OUT PRO.
jet GAMES TO be CON.
TRACTRD WITH BEST TEAMS

A move was started last week "a
organize base hers and put in . team
that would be one Of the best in this
section of the country. A meeting
was called by several Of ths hive boost
ers Of the town and after much dis
cussi0n Q committee Of three were
appointed consisting Of Ralph Roxell.
Oscar C0rpe and John Spells to 60
to Brush and meet the manager Of the
Bsloit, Kansas, team and see what
arrangements could be made in regard
to the hiring Of the entire team to
represent JulesburG for the balance
Of the season. The committee report
day and . permanent organization was
formed TO back the proposition. Jacob
Frickel, c. 8. Deily and Geo. A. Reed
were elected as . board Of directors
to close the deal and make all arrange
ments. Mr.. Diamond, manager Of the
base ball team arrived in the city
Saturday night and arrangements
were definitely made to hire the team
for the balance Of the season, with
few changes. New men are to be
secured for a few places which will
make the team even stronger than
when it played here in Julesburg. Tom
Blodgett, their leading left handed
pitcher could not be secured at any
price but there will be Fussell to take
his place and another pitcher from the
Western league. besides q new second,
short. third and center fielder. Mr.
Diamond and his wife left Sunday for
Beloit TO close up his business matters
there and is expected back the first of
the week to be in charge Of the work
of organizing and preparing the team
for the games which will follow.
In completing the plans as they are
now made it will mean that we will
have base ball here for the next three
months nearly every day and they will
b games that every one will be glad
to witness. 1t is the intentions to play
the very best teams in this section OF
the country and we feel confident that
Julesburg win more than hold their
own with any of them.
Mr.. Diamond. the new manager
comes here with the reputation of
being one of the very hest managers
outside of organized base ball and is
able to give this town brand of ball
that is not to be bettered outside of
the bigger leagues Everyone can feel
that the team deserves the very best
support we can give them. He says
that he will not have ball player on
the team that is not a gentleman in
every sense Of the word and from the
team he had with him while here we
feel that he means what he SAYS.
At a meeting of the board OF di-
rectors A. r. Lanning was appointed
business manager and he is already
busy arranging games and making an
effort to get everv game possible for
the next three months.
Now watch .Iu1esburg go.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-06-24
WAUTAUQUA
OPENS NEXT
SATURDAY
FIVE DAYS OF REAL ENTE4fAIN.
.NENT-TICKEf SELLERS ARE
MAKING A STRENUOUS CAN.
RAl0N FOR rs 0UCCE9S

h chautauqua opens in Julesbufg
day after tomorrow. The tie9HS ~
len hevs been busy. It 10 still p
eessasy TO keep on being busy Tor the
reouirsd number Of tickets have mol
- ZEN sold. Every man who guar,
s.taod the course should gst busy and
Seip ssH tieksts. The program y q
~ool one. It il . program Of Amer
~ ideals, in support Of honor, law
ma erder against idleness, waste: an
srchy and iawlessness. It will ne
Saocv uuxpossful week. 1t opens Sat
.r3sy. Get your ticket Attend. 1t
h a vorth while week. The following
u '"' p''FIR FIRST DAY
rotus Company, aftrnoon and night.
Chsries n. Pattenburg. night
Afs';HsssSso ssSosS IS; Dk9 Ditst ''e
Raymond B. Tolber, afternoon. Eu-
rene Laurant 4 Co. night
Afternoon. 35c: night Soc.
THIRD DAY
The Premier Artists. afternoon ana
night. J. H. Dickson afternoon
Afternoon. 36c: night eoc' r,o
Clarrissa Harold. afternoon. NJ
Cnmedy-Drama. "It Pays to Al
vertise," night.
Afternoon. 35c: night Toe.
FIFTH DAY -.
The lawmakers. afternoon ana nlRn''
George c. Aydelott. afternoon.
Afternoon, 35c; night 5Oc. oo,
Single Admission for Chiidren. 1Vc q
Season Ticket. Adult: $500. Enio Ma,ot ~
Wsr ~ tax must be added to all t'cke'
prices. o.ax
Afternoon programs begin N1.iE
N;rht programs begin at TO. s.v
. eonnetent Superintendent ana rs,s crew
Iii "a H' he in charge Of the Ch.utaoau'
Will a during the entire session; ~.
The following is the list q .,, the the
names mes signed to the contract C1s" w for for
psdnsth- Palma -Horner Chautauaua 20. ,.ve .v
tSis wears Chautauqua ana wno no nsst co.t
sSnsrssnteed sn,s the payment OF et tne. tS;s tS;s
e T the Chautauqua. The contrssc. se. The The
yen. ssds ~ ~ sSo sessoW tscalss: a. ss;s. srS
s;"a Each 1S IL per cent given the iosa foa
s.mon;ttee s,om IL out Of this amount ,,,.. n..
Sofraving local EXPENSES. Inc n .,e ga as
oertay ntays who signed the contrac. s-s ~ =
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-06-24
SHORT ITEMS OF PERSONAL
INTEREST TO OUR READERS

Mrs. L. M. johnson of York, Nebr.
came down from Kimball, Monday,
where she had been visiting her daugh-
ter. She came to Julesburg to visit
another daughter, Mrs. Edwin Rad
chffe.
The Woman's Club were highly
pleased with the fine reception given
their home talent play at Chappell,
Friday night. Over 500 was realized
from the receipts, mostly clear as the
expenses were light.
Rev. T. D. Parkin and Mr.. Harrison
of Big Springs, Nebr., antoed up from
that thriving burg, on business, Mon
day afternoon. They were much in
terested in taking trip through our
power house and new mill.
Miss Alice Eversman has gone to
Greeley to enroll in the summer school
for teachers. She left Sunday. She
was one of the teachers in the Jules
burg schools last year and has been
re-employed for next year.
DR.. G. F. Ewing was in North
Platte Tuesday assisting DR.. Redfield
of that city in an operation on one
of DR.. Ewing's patients. The doc
tors removed a piece of the frontal
bone in the forehead and performed a
most successful operation.
Rev. A. o. Wright's church in What
Cheer, Ia, is preparing to build new
church building at a cost Of $50, 900.
Since coming here he learns that the
Methodists have purchased site that
is Just across the street from them
and they, too. will build.
VIM. Dye and family left Tuesday
morning for his vacation in the noun
tains, going by auto. They will visit
part Of the time in Boulder at
the home Of Mrs. Dyes parents. They
expect to be gone about two weeks.
Mrs. C. W. Hollinshead of Monroe,
Nebr.. came in Monday to see her
brother. j. B. Fellers. This is her
first trip to Colorado and she will
remain for some time. She was a
delegate to the state Sunday School
Convention at SCOTS Bluffs, from her
home school, and being near here pays
Julesburg visit.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-06-24
FAIR ASSOUA-
IONPURCHASE
GROUNDS SITE
WILL BEGIN AT ONCE TO I'M
PROVE GROUNDS AND ERECT
MISUNDERSTANDING TO
BE BUILT PERMANENT

The Fair Association made one Of
the most important strides in their
career this week that they have ever
made when they purchased . site and
grounds for permanent location Tor
the Fair. Heretofore, the AssOcia-
ton has had to rent grounds each
year. This not only entailed great ex-
pense and much work, but the associa-
ton had nothing left to show for it
after the work was over with.
A different situation now exists.
The association this week purchased
the 254 acre tract lying just east OF
town, and belonging to Chas. White.
The purchase price was $4,000 and It
is a bargain. They may sell off 100
or l2O acres of the total, keeping the
balance. 1t gives ample room for
a race track and an aviation field
where aeroplanes may land. The as.
sociation plans to begin the work OF
Iaying out and grading the race track
Il once. Also, work will start on
the erection of buildings. right away.
A grand stand will be built, barns
for the use of the livestock exhlbl-
tors and probably barns for the stabi-
inc of the race horses. While all the
needed buildings can not be put up
at once. those that are built will be
constructed with an eye for the future
and will be of the very best. FRO
badly a surveyor who understands
something about how fair grounds
should be laid out, will he employed
to permanently survey the grounds
and locate the various building sites.
That is, the whole thing will be done
in both a systematic and an artistic
manner, and Sedgwick County will
have a Fair Ground that it can be
proud Of. 80
Fortunately, the association Will
have plenty Of funds TO pay for all this
and to finance much Of the building
program. The association has owned
and now owns q fine half-section OF
land on the south table which was
set aside to them and which is gen
erally known as the county Expert
ment Farm. It was secured years
ago when land was cheap but It is
now very valuable. Permission has
been obtained from the state to sell
this and convert the proceeds INTO
permanent County Fair Organization.
When the farm is sold it will bring
fine price and will put the fair as
sociation in splendid shape, financial
~:
on this happy turn Of events and sug-
gest that everybody get behind the
Board Of Directors now and boost Tor
a bigger and better fair.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-06-24
Hail Damages y
Crops on South
Table Sunday

Julesburg and vicinity was visited
with another heavy shower Sunday
afternoon. The rain was accompanied
by considerable hail but not much
damage was done in this particular
section. Over towards Venango the
hail was worse and A. E. Kammersf
was quite a heavy loser. The hail
damaged about rs acres Of wheat on
one farm for him but it was covered
by insurance so it will only mean a
partial loss. He had 120 acres on an
other farm that was not damaged
much.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-06-24
PROF. ROWLAND IN DENVER
SEEKING NEW TEACHER

Prof. Rowland left for Denver, Wed
nesday morning to look up another
teacher for the agricultural course in
the County High School. Edward
Bender, whom the board hired this
iPSs r for oSv that 500 pSstSn ser u%pd n,es ans
most of this increase will be swamped
in his moving costs. He goes clear
to New Mexico for his new job. He
had been employed by our board at a
salary of $4,000 per year. The New
Mexico position gives him $4,000.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-06-24
NOTICE TO ALL
AMERICAN LEGION MEN

All members Of Gateway Post No.
lO5 of The American Legion are ur-
gently requested to be present at a
special meeting to be held at the
Court House at $500 P. NJ, Friday,
June 25th. Definite action Is expect
ed in the matter Of club rooms for
this organization and the views Of
each member on this subject are de-
sired. Buddy If you want a real club
in this town and are willing to back
it. why, come out Friday night and
say 30.