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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1922-09-21
RUNAWAY TEAM
DOES DAMAGE

A team belonging to A. H. Wolfe
and being driven by him hauling po-
tatoes, became frightened at train
last Friday afternoon while standing
near the railroad tracks east of the
Julesburg Cooperative Grain Co.'S ele-
tator, and ran away. The team was
hitched to a wagon and no one holding
the reins. Mr.. Wolfehaving left the
horses standing. The team ran pell
nell up First street. turning north at
the corner of Elm ST., near the Con-
tinental Oil Co.'s Filling Station. In
the center of this block the wagon
struck one of the white-way light
poles and demolished it. The rum
aways then continued north on Elm
street to third street, where they
turned west. They were stopped near
the Catholic church. The wagon was
badly damaged, but fortunately no
person was injured by being caught in
the path of the runaway team.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1922-09-21
FORMER JULESBURG BASE
BALL PLAYER SIGNS CON-
TRACT WITH THE "CIBS''
Lefty" Fussell, Former Julesburg Pitching Ace
And Recent Denver Post Tournament Hero
Goes to Chicago National League Club, Re-
porting to the Team at New York Last Fri
day for "Big Show" Work

Most of the baseball fans in this
section well remember Fred Fussell,
former pitching star on the Julesburg
team. Fussell has brought joy to
many Julesburg fan in former days
by his wonderful twirling and thru
his efforts many an old ball game
has been won for the local team of
former days. During the past sum-
mer Mr.. RUSSELL has been pitching a
very classy brand of base ball for the
Exeter, Nebr. team, and recently he
came into the limelight as the star
pitcher in the Denver Post tourna-
ment.
Now comes the news that Fussell
has signed a contract with the Chicago
Cubs in the National league, and his
numerous friends and admirers here
will watch with much interest his sue
cess in tho big show.
We herewith publish an article
which appeared in the Lincoln, Nebr.
Daily Star:
Fred (Lefty) Fussell. product of
backlots baseball at Geneva, Nebr.,
and phenomenal southpaw in semi
pro cirlces of Nebraska and Colorado
the past six or seven years, is on his
way to the "big show" Fussell
pulled out of Exeter, Nebr., Tuesday
night in the company of Jack Doyle,
scout for the Chicago Cubs of the Ma
tional league. The ex-German pro-
dizzy has signed Chicago contract
and is due to report to Manager Kille-
fer Friday in New York.
Scout Doyle drifted out to Denver
ten days ago to inspect the pastiming
talent participating in the annual Den
yer Post tournament. Fussell, whose
pitching was a prime factor in the
success of the Friend, Nebr. club in
winning first tournament money, i'm
pressed Doyle, who lost no time in
approaching the former Geneva ath-
lete on the subject of signing with the
Cubs.
Turned Down Other Offers
Other major league clubs, notably
the New York Yankees and Washing
ton Senators, had filed bids for Fus-
sells services, but without success
Russell preferred to stay in the
"sticks" and earn fairly good money
making monkeys of the semi-pro
hitters. Doyle, however, was persist
ent, sticking on Fussells trail and
accompanying the Friend team back
to Nebraska. Fussell capitulated yes
terday, attached his signature to a
Chicago contract and accompanied
Doyle to the east, passing through
Lincoln late Tuesday night.
Fussell's career with the Cubs will
be closely watched by Nebraska fans.
The ex-Geneva boy pitched for Ex-
eter this year. compiling fancy rec
ord. Joining the Exeter club in Au-
gust last year and continuing in Exc
ter duds this season, Fussell won
nearly thirty games and lost only
three.-Lincoln (Nebr.) Star.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1922-09-21
NUMEROUS MAR
RIAGE LICENSES
ISSUED THIS WEEK

Sent. 13-Roy Smith of Sedgwick
and Stella Belle Clark of Sedgwick.
Married by Justice of Peace Mark
Gyger.
Sept. 13-Harvey Gray of Sedgwick
and Miss Jessie Clark of Sedgwick.
Married by Justice of Peace Mark
Gy2er. ~-..
Sept. 13-Ora Wil1sey of Sterling
and Ona Trotter of Sterling. Mar
ried by County Judge j. S. Labaree.
Sept. 15-Earle H. Wright of North
Platte and Miss Edythe Kidd of North
Platte. Married by County Judge j.
S. Labaree.
Sept. 16-I. w. Glaze of McCook,
Nebr.. and Fern Munhell of Julesburg.
Married by County Judge j. S.
Labaree.
Sept. 19-J. P. Smith of Champion,
Nebr. and Mildred Mead of Cham
pion, Nebr. Married by Rev. A. j.
Waller, pastor of the M. E. church.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1922-09-21
LARGE CROWDS EXPECTED
TO BE In ATTENDANCE
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
1922 County Fair Opened Here Wednesday With
Average Attendance For First Day; Program
Consists of Many Pleasing Entertainment
Features; Fair Continues Thursday and Fri
day, Closing Friday Evening

The 1922 sedgwck County Fair opened the fair grounds
Wednesday there being the usual say attendance
The fair will be held today hursday) and Friday closing Friday
night Large crowds expected to be after
noon and Friday.
The first days off smoothly there being many
features consisting of horse
balloon ascension There excitement galore
ing the feeling that there's time fair-tme This
years for each day provides variety
There's the boys bicycle relay running
race etc, providing full afternoons program.
In addition to splendid there's the agricultural
livestock and educational exhibits products
ton The exhibits Of great interest large number who
visit the annual Fall Festival considerable
will be awarded premiums those winning exhibits
addition to these exhibits there's the Baby
by the Sedgwck County Red Cross which pleasing
ture of the Fair
The fair this being conducted by the u1esburg
muniy Club the Sedgck County Association having grant,
led the club the of the for this
Music being furnished by the ulesburg Concert Band under
the leadership Prof L. R. Smith, and the is inter-
by musical selections from the band This assists mater
tally in keeping things lively Bart stickneys orchestra fur
nshng music for dances each evening held the opena
wilton the fairgrounds and Bunch 7pece orchestra of Ho
furnishing for dances each evening at loves hail.
Below publish the afternoon program, which will be held
both Thursday and Friday:
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1922-09-21
RE-
CORDED DURING
THE PAST WEEK

Sept. Godfrey Benzen to Emma
C. Benzen, the SEA of % and all 27-
12-46. 100000.
Sept. &c. w. Rozell to Beatrice
Creamery Co., portion of lot 8,
block II, 0. T. $1,000 and other valu-
able considerations.
Sept. Harry C. Shaw and Flora
M. Shaw to The Beatrice Creamery
Co., a portion of land 18 feet wide by
seventy feet long in lot 8. block II, o.
T. Consideration $4,000.
CONTINUED on last page)
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1922-09-21

IL Mile Pony Race ponies 13 hands high
2-h Mile Boys Bicycle Race for boys Is years
3-1h Relay Race, string to
saddles o be changed
each " mile post rs 45 80
-Free-For- All Night Shirt Race foot 8 3
5-3-4 Mile Walk, Trot and Run Is
6-5-s Mile Free For-Al Running Race rs As 30
7-Chair Race, novelty
8-1-8 Mile Shetland Pony Race
9-k Mile All Running Race, Deuel.
Phillips and Sedgwck counties only - so 80 20
10-Tug of-Wa between North and South
table land farmers 10 10
11-A Girls Bicycle Race --------------5 2
12-Free-For-AH Night Shirt Race horse
back Is
13-1 Mile Novelty Running Race $500
each Y mile ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS so 60
Mile ------------10O SO 30 20
, 1922-11-26

whom he dearly loved. About isas.
David jackson. the partner beloved.
went to trap in the wilderness beyond
the Snake river. For some time be
failed to communicate with the main
body OF ;rap5ers and great fears were
entertained for his safety. sublette
could not rest but went in search
and found the company somevshere in
the region OF the Teions. So great
was subiet;e's JOY that he named the
region as far as the mouth of the
little Gros ventre. Jackson Hole.
and not being c~onversant with Wash
ington Irving. perhaps Hoback river
was called Jackson Fork. David
made a fortune in the fur trade and
returned to st, Louis.
The narrative of sfr. zenas Leo
nArd. written by Himself" and the
diary Of n. J. wye,h uay be read
for especial information as to location.
Bonneville. Parker and Ferris belong
TO the list. all havinR passed down on
this route and were eye witnesses to
these facts.
In the year 1851 a company o;
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for want q food. The rurs. OF which
they had secured a good quantity.
were cached on a far away mountain
While the party fingered not know
ing what TO do. Leonard. Smith and
Folly made a trip for beaver some
distance from camp. They were very
wen rewarded for their trouble.
While they were absent Captain
Stephens hired the men to take n
mules and go for the furs. on the
mountain. which they dill. These
men were in deb: to the company
for their outfit. Shortly after their
return. Fitzpatrick with a large
party on thelr way Il the rendezvous
at Pierre's Hole. came 10 the camp
stephens. being in need OF horses.
traded the furs % Fitzpatrick. He
also traded one hundred and twenty
beaver skins which belonged TO Cap
ain Grant. This was all done with
out consulting the thrle trappers who
were absent, but had a share An the
furs. On their rcturn. being three
against eighteen. there was no re
dress. and they were obliged to lose
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trappers. under the leadership OF
Grant and Blackwell. mostly Ar
kansas men. lef. St. Louis. on M
expedition to the far west after n
fortune in Beaver. The experiences
OF the company were well worth re-
eording. as Mr.. Leonard discioses.
on reaching the mouth or the Lara.
mle river the company formed into
three divisions of twenty men each.
The merchandise for Indian traffic
was cached, the men provided witt.
traps and animals for bringing back
the furs. Two mules belonged to
Mr.. Leonard's outfit. The mules viii
appear again at times. All parties
agreed to meet at the mouth of the
Laramie in December and spend the
winter together. Mr.. A. X. Stephens
was leader OF the Leonard party.
The party did not return to the
Laramie until May snd found that
no one had been hero since the au.
tumn partying. The animals with the
exceptions Of the mules had persisted
, 1922-11-26

the profits of a hard winters toll.
Mr.. Leonard's remarks on the dis
honesty Of this transaction.
Fitzpatrick cached the furs and all
moved on to the Rendezvous. In
July the CONVOY reached the Tetons
having journeyed up the swee;water
and across the Divide to Horse Creek.
down the Hoback. fordlng tho Snake.
Here they found a large company OF
men. white men and Indians. OF
the company were Sinclair and his
free trappers, n. ]. wyeth and com
pany. George More from Boston. and
Mr.. Foy from Mississippi. Mr.. More
had come west for his health and was
M most OF the time.
Then followed the battle with the
B'aekfeet. Sinclair was killed and
William subiette severely wounded
80 severely that he could not be re
moved from camp for the return
Journey.
And now stephens and Fitzpat
rick had trouble over the price Of tn,
, 1922-11-26

who survived 4 o tell the tale Of
events that followed. In 1919 John
Reei anne from Astoria TO trap IN
the Snake river country to pur-
chase horses FOR the return trip o.
the Hunt parry. He built n log
house en- n Boise river. then caIsei
Reeds river In January OF the fol
lowing year a party went i've days
journey firm Reeds house 10 trap.
Hoback. with others Of course. form
ed the party. Having buit a house
for the squaw. for Pierre Dorien.
good man. would not go any place
without this wife and children. and
provided every comfort. she men be
gan the trapping. One day lie Cierc
staggered into the cabin to warn
the Isw. Taey mounted their
horzcs and started for Reeds house.
Le cierc dieo IN n e way. At the
leg house no one was alive.
The story OF the woman escape
is marvellous. Passing through perils
with two children. perfectly helpless.
she reached Astoria in safety. But
her descendants stn live in oregon.
Hoback. Risner, Robertson and Dor
len. died OF the Boise river. This
was one hundred and nine years ago.
Hoback was not buried in the canyon
I that heara HE rau,a
with the death OF Hoback. his.
tory IL silent concerning the river
for some time, bu. 1t opens again
and the record continues for the
q great fur companies that came to
know it well. Trailing ~leisurely
down the Gros ventre. a traveller
may notice a path worn deep in
solid rock by many. many feet.
Within the path large trees have
grown from little twigs. The hills
about are red sandstone and shale.
Coyotes hearing you call will answer
from the hills. Should you hid by
the river brink they may appear In
sight, There was. and perhaps still
is. a tran coming from Horse Greek
across the Divide and leading to the
Hoback.
These are the trails Of HobacS
and jackson. Fitzpatrick and Rrldger
wyeth and Bonneville. More and Fay.
with a long list of names besides
Tears Inc raves arc along these
lonely paths.
Little jackson Hole was the first
Encnmpment after crossing the Di
vide from Horse Creek. 1t was al
the head OF the canyon and here
Father De smit held services. as DID
also Rev. Samuel Parker. 1t was a
times b scene of wild escapades
Buffalo haunted the meadows for th'
rich. thick grass with the sprinklini
OF salt sage.
William sublette a a partner
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River Then on 10 Horse Creek for
the rendezvous At Mr. Bonnevme's
for. Here he resolved letters from
home. Gong forward he passed
through ire site Of Pineisie. erosssi
the NewfoFk and encampod on the
Big Sandy. The plain was black with
buffalo. They eneam3ed at the same
place as the previous year. where the
nervous Mr.. BAH had left his gun
The 5ournai Is quite interesting He
made a Ions Journey down the Sweet
water n aerOss the desert TO the
Big Horn and the Yellowstone. Three
miles below the junction stood Fort
Cass. The Biackfcet were Il evi-
dence but GA not dare modest the
party. which was large and composed
, 1922-11-26

their lives. The pos; was abandoned
Among the employs were three mun
who new the country well. Jacob
FISHER. Edward Robinson. John Ho-
back. all from Ketucky. and from the
little that Is recorded Of them. fine
men. OF experience anG bravery Hav-
ing saved somewhat Of their lahors.
on .he breaking VI OF the post. they
resolved to visit old Kentucky where
they had comfortable homes m fam
lies.
Ben Jones ana Aka Carson. with
with others. formed a party <hat re
crossed the divide and padd ed down
the Missouri river.
One morning In May. 1911. Wilson
r. Hunt and party. under the employ
Of the Pacific Fur company. on their
way to Astoria across the continent
were breakfastinT on the banks OF
m river. Looking across tho stream
at the dimDlinE water and the ducks
on h wing, they were surprised to
see two canoes approaching. Through
the glass they discovered the men
were not Indians and beckoned them
10 come over. The sailors proved &c
be our thros friends on their way
home. They remained for breakfast
and so fascinated were they with ths
undertaking. and by the enterprise
Of Mr.. Hunt. that they postponed the
Z visit to Kentucky. engaged with the
( company as Euices and trappers. and
once more returned to the west. Der
Jones and Alex Carson also Joined
as hunters.
Late in September the party gal
Hoped into the yale OF Bondurant'
where Indians hunting buffalo fled be
fore them N dlsinay. They finally
succeeded in making friends with
them and remained n few days. and
ii is plainly stated hat John Hobacb
: recognized the stream on which he
had trapped when In the service o.
An6rew Henry. The recorder wrote
in Hohack's river. Laden with buf
falo meat. and the good wishes OF
their Indian friends, they again jour
neyed for two days upon the bsater
Indian .vail along the banks OF thu
river. They gazed with wonder a
the scenery. the peaks of snow. tbs
narrow dangerous path and. crossing
and r~ecrossing the stream. encampes
at Its confluence with the Snake
river.
In October the party reached thu
deserted post on :he Henry's Fork
The log houses were still there. un
destroyed by the Biackfeet by mis-
tnkeANo one was there. At this plac'
a 6etnchment OF hunters were SEN
out and 1, seems strange that. aftei
fleeing for their lives, these sam
men should nave boldly returned t.
take up this perllous life.
An Indian woman with two child
rem accompanied the Hunt party
Her husband. Pierre Dorien. acted al
interpreter for several nations. Sh'
was allowed an extra horse for thu
conveyance of the babes and house
hold equipment. 1t was This woman
, 1922-11-26
OMANCE LIVES IN HOBACK EGION OF STA

TUE Upper Green River and Jack
son Hole country Is a region OF
charming beauty. Rough. jolly trails
lead into Wild. dark forests. Mountain
ridges circle about forming valleys
n basins aud canyons. During the
winter season snow lies deep very
where. n the existence Of life
o the hill creatures Is a srbjecs
Of many IMAGINED tale.
Yet when spring returns n Is ap-
parent the cold hand has woven a
flowery rug and tossed It on every
are sDot n vacant rock. The
masses OF color, OF b.ue. OF white
and red. tho frinEss OF dropping buds.
the trailing vines are a wonder to the
eyes. Upon the Geld. each in its tine.
blossoms tho rose. the violet. the pink
and my, and so many other plants.
most lovely.
also the streams burst from the
ice and trickle. bounding and dash
ing to the ocean. The little birds
sing. the eagles soar. the Elk, the
moose and the mountain sheep frolsc
on the green. The beaver gnaws the
bark. the bear awakes. the cougar.
the timber wolf. the fierce wild kitty
cat. with all the denizens Of the I'M
d~erbrush. come OUT TO enjoy h sun
shine on this fiowery rug.
The history OF this region is of no
less interest bar the scenery. The
sources OF It and the many facts
have been secured from the Journals
OF trappers. the writings OF travellers
from letters on file In old commercial
houses and fur companies. These
faded yellow manuscripts lay In dus-
Is archives for nan years. until a
growing Interest in the west brought
them once more TO the light.
The return Of the Lewis and Clark
expedition in 1906. bringing with
them the Mandan chief and wonder
ful information concerning the vast
unknown territory beyond the Mis-
souri, gave renewed life 20 tho fur
companies about st Louis. The Nils
souri, Fur company reorganized and
under Andrew Henry sent west a
party OF trappers TO build n post at
the mouth OF the Big Horn river. By
agreement with the United States
government this company was TO safe
ly return the Mandan chief IND fam
lily 20 his home. After much trouble
he was finally returned to his tribe
in September 1903. The onvoy jour
Nneyed on TO the new post. Beaver were
plentiful and wild game abundant
but scarcely were h traps well
planted when the Biackfoot Indians
drove the trappers from the region.
Andrew Henry with his company,
moving in a sou:hwesteriy direction
crossing the divide. located another
post on ~ north fork of the Snake
=, river. yhe fork was afterwards call.
ed Henry's Fork. From this post The
venturesomc trapDers united the
beaver in lonely canyons, or noun
tain streams. and felt themselves Sc
cure from danger. Suddenly the
Blackfoot Indians were again on the
warpath and the company fled for
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Of several companies. Here he was
supplied with a boat and SIR Pat-ea
shovel v-vcth a powder flask which
he had traded from the Indians. Nr
Wyeth recognized Id flask as ons
from his outfit. and on examination
found No. & r. C. o. IL craven with
a point. 1t was the Task Of George
More. who was killed in Little Jack
son Hole he year before.
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fur and the horses. stephens. col.
lse;ing a party Of seven. started for
the Laramie river. intending 10 re-
take hi furs eaehed there before
Fitzpatrick could reach them. SIR.
George More and AR. FOy. with the
two Erandsons of Daniel Boone. were
OF this prAty. Stephens had the two
mules and the men were on horse
back. More and Foy were poor rid
ers. They CROSSED the Te.ons and
forded the Snake by the regular tran
without molestation. Reaching a
small stream flowing into the Snake.
they were ascending a hill when a
party OF Blaekreet. hidten in ambush
burs. upon them. More and Foy
were killed and stephens so wounded
that with difficulty HI was returned
to subletts's' camp. He died a few
days after OF blood poison. sublette's
company returned by another route
lower down In the mountains and
leading across tho sandys and over
South Pass.
A few weeks after Captain Bon.
neville. coming into Jackson Hole.
found the remains OF the unfortunate
men bleaching upon the rocks. He
caused them to be ceeentiy inferred.
Three years later Rev. Parker. after
passing Sulphur Spring with Jim
Bridger and Joe Meek. encamped on
a fertile plain near a sm=ii stream
not far from the scene o. the attack.
In 1919 Robert Stuart from Astoria,
going east with dispatches. came up
Moback Canyon. With him were two
at least who were of the Hunt party
and had seen enough OF western life
; They were nearly starved for food
where once there had been album
dance. However. they reached St
Louis In safety, OF the two faithful.
mules. one was killed at the ambus
cade and the other carried Stephens
back 10 the encampmcnt.
The OF the River ant
4. canyon is a tale Of the past. Ions
ago. bu. as the tourist journey,
Z down the modern highway h water,
dash as wild and the mountains nr'
; the same old hills of Rlsner and Rob
= ~ertson and Hobaek.
1 Addendum.
In early days It was quite the styi,
5 to add an addendum to the recital
We VIII do the same md the follow
E ing viii be explained.
On the returning journey in 1894
N. J.. wye:h one year after the fam
GUS battle came again to the snak
n river and followed It's course on tn
regular trail TO the Hoback. From
the Hoback he reached the Divide an,
@ the streams that flow TO the Gree,
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EARLY HISTORY REVIEWED
BY MRS. NJ. A. PATTERSON

The Hoback Canon highway, trayersing a route Of exceptions
al beauty through the mountain Businesses of western Wyoming.
holds it's own story of romance in common with other beauty parts
of the state and the colorful article on this page, written by Mrs.
Mary A. Patterson of Rock Springs, wyo- for the Lions club of
Rock Springs, viii be appreciated by all loyal Wyoming people
because of its many valuable historical references.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-12
France Unable to
Meet Her Bills in
Next Four Years
,By Associated Presss

Paris, Oct. 12-France will be I'M
able to meet any part of her debt for
the next four years, as all available
receipts for that period must be de-
voted to reconstruction of the devas-
tated regions, according to the Paris
Herald which quotes zone of the high
est authorities of the French minis
try of finance"
The government, adds the newspa-
per, is doing it's utmost to find a new
formula for the settlement of Eu-
ropean debts and Preparations tangle,
and probably will submit a detailed
scheme drawn up by M. Poincare
when the inter-allied financial con-
,gress meets at Brussels.
This plan calls for revision of the
total of Germany's indebtedness ON a
basis Of actual PREPARATIONS only, the
charges for pensions, war allowances
and the like being wiped from the
slate. This would reduce the French
claim by nearly twenty-five percent.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-12
Work Is Begun on
oVlusia County's
End of Road No. g.;

News has been received here that
one contingent of convicts have. ar
rived in Volusia county to begin
work on paving the Volusia county
end of Road No. 8, and that material
and equipment is also on the ground
and arriving daily.
This announcement will be good
news here, as it will mean that with
in the nxet few months it will be pos
sible to go from Palatka to DeLand
in about half the time that it requir-
ed now and over road of which at
least a portion is the best in the state
that portion in the Crescent City
distric.
Work is progressing rapidly on
he Crescent City road now that cars
are available for hauling material,
and it is expected that by January l
it will be turned over to the county
completed