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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-09-30

Other points in the parish we have
not heard from.
A regular meeting of the Parish
School Board will be held in Benton
Thursday of next week.
Another laughable sight: bare
foot school boy wearing an overcoat.
We saw it yesterday evening
Mr.. Dolphus johnson. OF North
Bossier, was among the business Wis
itors i'll Benton one day the latter part
of last week.
Visitors in BENTON Sunday We're
Mr. and Mrs. r. II. Lee. of Minden,
who stopped ut the home of Mrs. Lees
mother. Mrs. Teresa Ogilvie.
Little Eloise Burt, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Il. Burt, was quite i'll
the latter part of last week and the
first of this week. hut is now better.
After spending some days at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Belcher.
her husbands parents, Mrs. W. T..
Belcher returned to her home in Bos-
sier City Monday.
DIR. and Mrs. A. Il. BHsg, of Belch-
er. who were Joined here by Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. NJ. Henderson. attended ser
vices at Rocky Mount Sunday. Rev.
II. NJ. McLaill. of Shreveport. preached.
New made friends of Mr.. ]. Gaynor
Hart, Of vidalia. who spent week or
l. y, ar
will regret to learn of the death of his
father. which occurred at his home IN
yidalia one day last week.
Rev. &C. Dennis, OF Sinsboro. was
here Sunday to preach ut the Baptist
Church - morning and evening - ;lnt
also preached at the Ivan Church III
three o'clock that afternoon. All the
] services were well attended.
/ Mr.. j. q. Ogden. Il planter OF this
community. said to the reporter Tues
day (iYefore the rain of that afternoon
4 that about one-t ird of the cotton OF
his place had heeI picked. Also. IL
4 said lie and others of his comlnunit.
will make more cotton than they di'
| last season.
/ There are plenty of people VIII
/ will tell You that frost is due siNt
days after the first fog during August
4 If we remember rightly. there wer
fogs on the mornings Of the list an
18th Of August and others soon followed
Wonder If there is to he a frost befor
| tiiS week closes?
! "A Plain Dealing business man |
ordering the Banner mailed to Il mi
J tual friend for nine months has +.
mitted 81 Our forgetful friends kee
on sending III more than the price {
, subscription. Perhaps they are tryin
to pass us the Mint that the Banner
really worth mere than the price aske'
In answer to Il query made by IL
} reporter Monday morning Sheriff Ada
! said that it has cost about 81 CEN
per pound to produce the North Bessie
cotton cro;, this season, and that 80
). GO per cent OF it has already bee
. picked. The farmers won't sell the
: cotton ut present prices. he added
! not even to merchants who have mat
, advances to then-but are hauling
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-09-30
Railway Mail Clerk Exsmination.

The United St;stes a'iyil Service ont
mission announces all open competitive
examination for railway mail clerk on
October 9th at Alexandria, Baton
Rouge. Lake Charles. Monroe. New
Iberia New Orleans and Shreveport.
Vacancies III fire Railway Mail Ser
vice throughout the United States. at
the entrance salary Of $1,000 l, year.
will he filled from this examination,
unless it is found i'm the interest Of the
service to fill any vacancy by reiiistate-
nlent. transfer or promotion.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-09-30
EStrayed

From my home. at Ivan, during May,
two mares described as follows: One
hay, six1years old. hip deforned, one
white foot: one dark brown, six years
old. wearing EeH when last seen !;
branded u on left jaw has long name.
y reasonable reward will be paid for
information leading to their recovery.
E36-tfl r. ID. WHrrTINGToN.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-09-30
Lumber

For DERRICK PATTERNS, also lum-
Der of other dimensions. Prices right !:
immediate delivery at Benton. or
within any reasonable haul Address.
Benton, la. I31-tfl g. L. PEACE.
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Prairie Hay

Good Prairie IIay-1as2O cutting for
sale at my home. two miles south
of Bellevue. ANY quantity desired.
Price. CD cents per bale.
4O-4-pl J. Y. Brown.
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For Sale

\ residence and four lots iii the grow
ing town of Plain Dealing. For partic-
ulars address Mrs. LIMA BAIRD Gen
er;il Delivery. Shreveport. La. jI-ll
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-09-30
Honey

Extracted Honey for sale. Five gallon
Gains. - per gallon: guaranteed pure.
crop is short :: get 1t While you can.
I36-tfl J. PERRY. I,llin Dealing, La.
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Ill or q

Please notify me at Plain Dealing il
You see any cattle branded rs above
shown. I26-tfl J. II. CORNISH.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-07-22

George Jones Has
2 Valuable Horses
Killed by Lightning

George Jones, who lives just north
OF this city, had two valuable draft
horses killed by lightning during the
ram strom which visited this section
last Thursday evening. The lightning
struck the barn and killed the horses
while they were in their stalls. No
other damage was done to the barn
OF any nature except to burn up an
the switches for electric lights which
Mr. Jones was having installed. Mr..
Jones and Bud Anderson had just left
the barn and gone to the house whaa
the bolt struck Each of the horsao
was insured for S125.0O. so the none
tary loss is not great to Mr.. Jones,
but it comes at time when ths holua1
are in great demand and it is hard
to replace them.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-07-22
Root Disp0ses of
His Interests in
The Sedgwick Sun

A deal was made late last week
whereby Loren Root disposed Of his
interests in the Sedgwick Sun and has
stepped down and out. The Sun is
now under the management of an old
hand ut the printers game by the
name of Kielgass. Mr.. Kielgass was
once publisher of the Fleming News
and has the reputation of being a
hustler. He will no doubt make some
improvements in the Sun. especially
in the mechanical end of the business
and the appearance of the paper in
general. Mr.. Root has had charge of
the paper for little over a year,
and prior to taking over the plant
was a school teacher. His future
plans are not yet divulged to us but
if we were to hazard guess we would
say he has the political bee in his bon
net and would guess that he will either
try for the office of state represent
ative or county Judge. We are sorry
to see Mr. Root thus retire from the
ranks of the great Fourth Estate
and had been looking forward to hav-
ing lots of fun with him when the
political campaign opened up this fall
To the new man at the helm the Grit
Advocate extends the glad hand and
wishes him well.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-07-22
old Timer Makes
Visit to Old
Fort Julesburg

Although not many of our people
Knew it, Julesburg entertained an old
soldier last Saturday and Sunday who
was serving in the army in this coun
try and fighting around Julesburg in
1868 and 1866. He had never seen the
country or been near here since. That
means that it was fifty-four years ago
that this old soldier left here and this
is some stretch of time when you
come to think of it. The soldiers
name was J. A. Towers. He has been
in business in Minneapolis, but sold
out recently and was on his way to
the coast. Naturally strong desire
came over him to stop off and see
if he could catch trip out to the
site of old Fort Julesburg and look
the ground over again. This fort was
on the south side of the Platte, near
Ovid. Through the kindness of Post
master Dye, Mr.. Towers was given
this opportunity to go out and see
the spot where twice he and his COM
rades had fights with the Indians and
where he spent two years of his life,
Mr. and Mrs. Dye taking the writer
and our friend out in their Ford. The
old gentleman was certainly pleased
TO view the hills and valley again
and recall the scenes which had meant
So much to him in those early days.
lu one of the fights they had with
the Indians the white men buried fif-
teen of their comrades in one hole.
OF course, there were some dead
Indians to balance accounts in this
respect, too. We found the spot where
the fort stood and all of us were
splendidly entertained while Mr.. Tow
ers told us of the incidents of those
early days. While he was here, Mr..
Towers called on Harry Entriken.
Mr. Entriken was also an old soldier
lief expedition that came to the rescue
of Mr.. Towers and the company he was
in when they were hard pressed by
the Indians
After looking over the site of the
old fort, Mr.. Dye. took us up to Jumbo
Reservoir and this gave our visitor
chance to see, as in no other way,
the wonderful transformation of this
country and what can be done when
water is turned on the land 1t was
a marvellous sight to the old gentle
man to see the great crops of growing
wheat. beets, potatoes and alfalfa and
the flowing bitches Of the refreshing
water, where once the Indians and
buffaloes roamed and where only the
horc of the rattle snake and the
prairie dog was Mr.. Towers has pro-
missed us letter for the Grit-Advo-
cate, soon, and we hope we will have
his impressions first hand. He left
Monday morning on his journey west
ward.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-07-22
THREE Big DAYS
COUNTY FAIR
IN SEPTEMBER
NEW MILE TRACK WILL GIVE US
GOOD RACES-MANYF FREE AT
FRACTIONS ARE BOOKED BY
SECRETARY

Wednesday,, Thursday and Friday.
September Is, 16 and II, l92O-write
these dates in your memory so that
you do not forget them. for these
are the dates of The Sedgwick County
Fair. There should not be man,
woman or child that does not attend
one or more days of this fair. So
make your plans now and lay aside
all other things that will interfere
with these dates and be one of the
boosters for our big fair.
jim Stone and mis- big crew of men
are busy pre- airing the track for the
races on the new grounds east of
this city and they will be finished
in ample time fer the fair. It's a
busy place at the grounds these days
and will be so up to the opening days.
There is the grand stand to be built
and sheds erected for the various ex-
hibits. This will all take time and
many men will be required to com
plete the job before September 18th.
There will be some excellent races
this year. These races will be under
the direct charge of George Reed, as
sisted by w. J. Mccoy and G. w..
Rozell. 1t is expected to have horse
races, automobile races and motor
cycle races. The track will be espe-
cially fitted for auto races as the turns
will be of sufficient size to permit
fast time being made.
Secretary Deily has already booked
several free attractions of especial
merit and has partially completed
contracts with several more and this
paper will announce these as soon
as the contracts are signed. We can
assure you that they are good ones.
It will be three days of real en-
joyment for every one.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-07-22
NEWS ITEMS BY
OUR SEDGWICK
CORRESPONDENT

! Mrs Minnie Hamilton left Tuesday
on No. 13, for Denver, where she ex-
poets to visit for few weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Stewart and fam
lily are visiting at the Hugh Wood
burn home, prior to the completion
of their own home north of town. And
Owen BettertOn and his mother have
moved into the house formerly oc-
cupied by them.
John Upson, brother of Mrs. C. p.
Stockham is visiting in Sedgwick this
week.
Mrs. Maud Webster and children
are spending their vacation in Denver
visiting relativ and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Barry and
children returned to Sedgwick, last
Sunday from Woodriver, Nebr.. and
expect to make their home here
Miss Ethel Seeley is visiting at
the home of her aunt Mrs. Mark Gygsr
this week.
Mrs. Harvey, an aunt of Mrs. N.
johnson was a passenger to Sedgwick
Saturday, returning home to Suther-
land, Sunday.
Mrs. NJ. Foyer and John Buchanan
left Monday for Sterling, where they
expect to visit for few days.
Gus Mccormick took car load of
stock to Denver, Sunday.
Mrs. Mort johnson and four child
rem left Wednesday afternoon for
Julesburg, where they boarded No. z,
expecting to make a six weeks visit
in Oregon, with relatives and friends.
Chappell and Sedgwick played a
very interesting game of ball Sun
I IL tp I toI
in victory for Chappell, it was not
were really turned, for the score stood
to / up to that time.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hamilton were
Sedgwick visitors, Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Miller and fam
family spent last Sunday in Big
Springs.
The Sedgwick Sun has changed
hands. Hereafter; Mr.. Kielgass, from
Fleming. Colo, will be it's editor.
Miss Birdie Mussey left Sunday to
visit with her sister, Mrs. Arthur
Lundberg, who lives south of Sedg-
wick
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Robinson and
small daughter, Elizabeth. left Sunday
1Or SOlOraCO SpTiHSS, "NeFe LHey Will
spend their ten-day vacation.
Mrs. C. R. Stockham and children
expect to leave next Sunday for Den
yer to visit relatives.
Mr.. Fred Sherman arrived the first
of the week to spend few days with
his brother Frank Sherman.
Miss Hartense Burks. the Chautau-
qua promoter was in Sedgwick the
first of the week selling tickets and
getting ready for Chautauqua, which
opened Thursday afternoon. July 90.
The Chautauqua meetings will be held
in the Community Hall, rather than
in the regular tent.
The editors of the Julesburg Grit
Advocate were in town Monday, get
ting acquainted with all the business
men fand womenl.
Miss Carolyn Sherman. Mrs. F. L.
Sherman and daughter irene left on
No. Is Thursday morning for Denver,
where they will spend a few days,
seeing the sights.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-07-22

Mrs. w. j. Mccoy enjoyed pleas
ant visit this week from her cousin,
Mrs, Marie Sidwell, who comes from
Topeka, Kans. Mrs. Sidwell has en-
dured severe tribulations during the
last few months. Her father-in-law
and mother in law and her husband
were all called to the Great Beyond
within a short time of each others
death. The home life was ideal and
the loss almost unbearable yet our
visitor has been patient and uncom-
planning. She left early in the week
to continue on her way to the coast.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-07-22
&,l5O,OOO WHEAT
CROP IN SEDG
WICK CO. FOR 1920
10000 ACRES OF LAND PLANTED
TO WHEAT THIS YEAR-YIELD
TURNING OUT BIG-HAIL DOES
DOES LITTLE DAMAGE

All Sedgwick County looks with
keen interest to the harvesting and
care of the nearly one and half mil
lion bushel wheat crop that is rapidly
turning golden to the harvester and
thrasher The chief anxiety of the
farmers for the past few weeks has
been the harvesting and marketing
of their grain and assurances come
of every cooperation from our busi-
ness men.
Work began in the harvest fields
last week and by the end OF the pre-
sent week will be in full swing. FROM
machinery men have been especially
busy this week getting out new har-
vesters, combines, threshers, tractors
trucks and repairs, and are working
long hours to accommodate their Gus
toners in this respect that no gram
NAV 20 to waste for lack of adequate
machinery to harvest the crop.
Elevator men are making all pre-
parations to assist the farmers IN
caring for their wheat as rapidly as
is possible; though their shortage OF
facilities are limited and the car short
age will likely handicap them to a
greater extent than in former years.
Wheat now in storage is being ship
ped to make room for the new crop.
Labor for the harvest field has not
become a problem as yet, but 1t Is
likely that the supply will not equal
the demand. The various banks IN
the country are making every effort
to finance the harvesting OF the crop
and are giving their assistance to
their fullest extent:
The acreage of wheat in Sedgwick
county this year according to men
who are in a position to know is ap-
proximately 10000 acres. Ample
rainfall has brought full heads and
while hail has caused some loss tins
IA small in comparison to the large
acreage which is to be harvested. Even
some of those farmers who suffered
nv much of their wheat being blown
ont by the severe wind storms IN
the early spring will harvest some
It is estimated by farmers and grain
men that the average yield this year
will be twenty bushels per acre. TAX
ing the figure as basis it means
a Weld in Sedgwick county alone OF
400 900 bushels of wheat. or 1888 bush
els for every man, woman and chilo
in the county, according to the cen
sus returns just issued by the govern
ment for this county. 3.
Figuring the value of the crop IN
dollars and cents and pricing. the
wheat at 1925 per bushel. which Is
under the present market price. the
Sedewick county crop will be worth
a 150OOO.OO. Think of it, over three
million dollars for the wheat crop
alone in Sedgwick county. 1t repre-
sents a total Of $748.75 for every
man. woman and child in the county.
A few years ago this would never
have been dreamed possible. =
The corn. rye and millet crops IN
the county also promise to be ex-
centional. All over the country these
crops are in excellent shape and the
farmers look for record in this crop.
The county never has had Detter
season for the growing Of alfalfa the
Weld being exceptionally heavy:
The wheat acreage which in closely
adjacent to Julesburg is approximate-
" 10000 which means 60O,0oo oush-
.is worth 81 100000.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-07-22
Contractors Begin
Work on County
High School Building.

Gordon NJ. Tamblyn. Of Denver. to
whom the contract was let for the
new Sedgwick County High School
in this city arrived here the first
of the week and is on the job in real
earnest. The basement of the build
ing is nearly excavated and before
the first of next week they will be
ready for the laying of the cement
foundations. f. NJ. Sigbee was a.
warded the contract for the plumbing
by the board on the rebids asked for
by him and Wallace of Denver. Mr..
Sigsbee bid was $4,000.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-07-22
SOUTHWEST TABLE

Mr. and Mrs. NJ. Allen are riding
around the country in brand ne"
Overland. .,
Mrs. W. Schultz and Mrs. M. Allen
visited with Mrs. ]. Eeckhout and new
baby on Thursday.
Mr.. T. f. Thompson is hauling ce-
ment and lumber for his new granary'
He will start building on Monday.
Jack McQuine arrived here from
Boston to help his brothers Eddie ana
Harold thru thrashing time.
Mrs. Skaggs from Cozad; Ne6r.,
visited at NJ. Aliens on Sunday. she
will start for Calf, Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. C. McNally called
at Hogan's on Wednesday. !hey at
tended the ball game at Holyoke IN
the afternoon.
Mrs. ]. Liddle was taken to the
home of her grandmother in Ovid
on account of ill health.
G. A. Hogan took T. E. Thompson
to town Wednesday to get his teams
which he left there Tuesday.
Mr., and Mrs. Frank Allen visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Allen Sunday
Mr.. Chester Fuller was rounding
nm cattle for ]. B. Richard on Mon
day morning.
Miss Martha ,Hagemeyer and or9sn-
er. Harold arrived here from alll,
dale, Wyo., to help their cousin, Fred
Williams out thru harvest.
Joe Bailey started cutting his second
crop of alfalfa on Monday:
Art Snooks visited with I. E. Thom'
pson's on Sunday.
Mr.. McCone and family from the
north table visited at the M. Allen
home on Sunday.
Mrs. Grover Benson and son Roy
were in town on Monday.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-07-22

Jesse Jones and wife returned Sun
day from their mountain trip. Jesse
enjoyed the trip so much he VOWS
everybody ought to take vacation
each summer and spend part of
the time in the mountains and fur
ther vows they would feel so much
better for doing so that it would
really be paying proposition. Leave
the business behind for week or two
and you will feel enough better on
your return that you can buckle in
to your work with twice the vim
and success that you had before.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-07-22
CENSUS RETURNS FOR SEDG-
WICK COUNTY RECEIVED

The census bureau at Washington
announced the 1920 population figures
for several Colorado counties last
Saturday. Among the list was Sedg-
wick county. The official figures
show that our population now is 4,2O7
an increase Of LAG over the figures
of 1910, or an increase of 37.4 per
cent. Out of list Of eight other
counties given only four of them show
this large a per cent. of gain.
Byheeaencoun-
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-07-22
GUARANTEE TIRE SHOP
QUIT BUSINESS THIS WEEK

Messrs. Watson and Farrell who
have been living in Julesburg the past
several weeks as proprietors of the
Guarantee Tire Company. decided this
week that there was not enough work
for thm to justify their staying here,
so they packed up their tools and re-
turned to their home county, Louis
vile, being their home city. The boys
were fine young men and we are sorry
to see them leave
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-07-22
Miss Tewell's Pupils
Give Recital at Her
Home Wednesday

Miss Alice Tewell held recital at
her home Wednesday afternoon fol her
piano pupils and rendered the fol-
lowing program:
Hungarian Dance Brahms
Hazel Clark
With Song and Dance Rolfe
Ruth Archer
Fairies of Dawn Lincoln
Mabel Johnson
March of the Soldiers Schuman
Ruth Fender
Crusader March Schmoll
Scotch Doll
Lewetta Gibson
Little Things Rowe
The Snail
Virginia Showalter
Easter Bells Bugbee
Edith Nagel
Vacation March o.. Spenser
Esther Sprick
By the Fireside Fearis
Edna Nagel
The Barefoot Trail (Solo)
Helen Thesis
Meath Whispering Palms Lieurance
Velma Friskopp
Barcarolle F. Behr
Alma Johnson
April Showers Won Wilm
Virginia Mccoy
Nocturne in Eb Chopin
Alice Tcwell
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-07-22
w. F. NJ. s. MEET AT mccoy
HOME LAST THURSDAY

Last Thursday evening at the w.
J. Mccoy home in this city the Wo
mans Foreign Missionary Society
held most interesting meeting. About
sixty members and friends were pre-
sent The feature of the evening was
portrayal Of scene Of day in a
dispensary in India by Miss Porter,
a returned missionary from India.
1t was most realistic and brought
home to all those present the great
needs of foreign missionary work.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-07-22
THE FEDERATED CHURCHES.
CA Com munity church,
E.. II. Inmap. Pastor.

Slogan: THE greatest good to the
greatest number"
1000 a. m. Sunday School
200 a. M. Morning Sermon. Rev.
William NJ. Dye, former pastor
here, is expected here this week, and
it is hoped that he will consent -
preach this sermon.
TOO p. m., Epworth- -Endeavor.
500 p. m, Evening Sermon hour.
Mid-week service every Wednes-
day night at the Congregational build
ing, 300 to 800 o'clock.
Everybody welcome at any and IN
of the above services.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-07-22

Theodore Coleman has been in these
parts this week looking after the har-
vesting of his wheat. Mr.. Coleman
lived here for several years but moved
down to Wichita, Kans., two years
ago, where he now resides. He owns
a half section of land north of Jules
burg on which he has 300 acres of
good wheat and also owns land in
Perkins County, Nebr.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-07-22

Eva Hiatt and Stella Conyers were
Sterling visitors Tuesday, the latter
being at leave on her vacation for
short time. Miss Hiatt has COM
pleted her teachers institute work
in the Denver Institute and is all
ready for her school work when school
opens this fall.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-07-22
CALL FOR COUNTY ASSEMBLY

There will be a meeting of the
Democratic County Assembly for
Sedgwick County at the court house
III the town of Julesburg. on Saturday
July oath, 1920. for the purpose Of
clecting eight delegates to the Demo
cratic State Assembly at Denver,
Colorado, on Thursday, July 29th, 1920.
S. T. McKellip,
Chairman.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-07-22
CALLED TO LOGAN, IOWA
BY DEATH OF NEPHEW

Mrs. P. L. Etchison and daughter
Irene, left Monday morning for Logan,
Iowa, being called there by the death
of nephew of Mrs. Etchison, James
Lusk. The young man IVES killed in
an auto accident in which the car he
was driving tipped causing the steer
ing wheel to crush his lungs. Mrs.
Etchison and daughter are expected
to return today.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1920-07-22

Dewey French who left this country
not long ago returned to Julesburg,
Wednesday, of last week He had been
clear down to Kentucky from which
state his family came, but from all
reports he did not like the country
as we'll as Colorado and decided to
come back