The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-06-07
HERE AND THERE

And now they say that moonshine
Jokes are stimulating the sale of il
licit booze, and that people should be
prohibited from ioking each other
about their favorite bootlegger or
their choice of hootch. The deduc-
tionS are evidently based upon the
results obtained from the Ford car
jokes of ten wears ago.
i. o. O. F.
Woman flies high" read the head
line of news dispatch in leading
daily paper Started out like real
live society scandal, but proved only
to be an account of a woman who had
taken to aviation and had reached an
altitude of $4,000 feet on her initial
flight Bet that headline writer gets
a good salary.
i. o. O. F.
100000 books of all kinds are to be
sold at the Brooklyn army base. These
books were used during the war in
recreational and educational work
among the soldiers of the United
States and Europe. Receipts from
their sale might be well employed in
fund for welfare of disabled sold
iers and means provided to see that
they get it.
i. O. O. F.
The news dispatches are telling of
men of families who have been found
maintaining three and four homes
"love nests" they are termed. These
disclosures are usually made only
after the defalcation or suicide of the
IL s,nIc ho%
anyhow? The majority of married
men can get into enough hot water
without going out and building up
trouble for themselves.
II. O. O. F.
. A woman leaving home without
cause does not constitute wife aban-
donment on the part of the husband.
rules an eastern court. This decision
will no doubt be the means of keeping
many a worthy man out of Jail and
will also eliminate favorite ground
for divorce.
i. O. o. F.
A young couple seated on the steps
of Texas court house were shot and
instantly killed. Rather a queer coin
.cdent that they should meet violent
death in the very shadow of the law.
i. O. o. F.
An underwriters report gives out
the figures that 81 900 minute is
what the fire fiend costs the United
States. A very unwelcome and costly
guest, yet is constantly entertained.
Numerous resident and business
houses leave open invitations solicit
ing visits from the fire fiend. That old
rubbish heap, that collection of trash
that they intend to have removed, but
neglect from day to day, may soon
forcibly remind you that you are host
to this 1000 a-minute guest.
Il. o. o. F.
This town has no one that can boast
of long nonstop dancing record, but
we have several who could post mar
athon talk-fest record that would be
hard to beat.
Il. O. o. F.
Why is it that some Julesburg hus-
bands expect about $50 worth of cook
ing and petting for about IS month
spending money?
i. O. O. F.
We want to remind Julesburg boys
that it is always best to keep both
hands on the steering wheel. even
after you are engaged.
l. o. o. F.
Not much progress can be noted
fro m neutrality-suspicious.
from the fact that horse thieves and
saloon keepers have been superseded
by auto bandits and bootleggers.
i o. o. F.
A merchant in a neighboring town
has just married his third wife. "Und-
er entirly new management" would
prove a catchy advertising slogan for
that merchant.
i. O. o. F.
Church pride seldom finds an equal.
One church member who got into the
tolls of the law and was finally sent to