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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-01-11
EARLY PIONEER
PASSES AWAY
AT HOME HERE

Swan P. Johnson, one of the early
pioneers of Deuel. county, Nebraska
and this section, passed away at his
nome in Julesburg last Friday night,
January 5th, after an illness of sever
al weeks, death being caused from
neart trouble. Mr.. Johnson was born
IN Smoland, Sweden, July 2l. 1857,
oelng 65 years, 5 months and l5 days
OF age at the time of death.
Mr.. Johnson came to America in
1879 and settled in Henry county,
Illinois. He was united in marriage
FEBRUARY 9, 1884 at Cambridge, ILL.,,
to Miss Augusta Matilda Bergman,
Who survives him. To this union nine
children were born, seven of whom are
now living, two sons dying in infancy.
The surviving children are: Mrs. Fan
ME Swanberg, Turlock, California; !;
Mrs, Amanda Anderson, Mrs. Anna
Ness, Edwin johnson, Harry johnson,
victor johnson and Herman johnson,
all residing north of Julesburg in
Deuel. county, Nebr. All were at the
bedside when the end came with the
exception of one daughter, Mrs. Swan,
berg, who resides in California and
was unable to be present.
Besides the wife and seven children,
the deceased leaves sister. Mrs.
Vim. Duff, Colorado Springs, two sis
ters and one brother who reside IN
Sweden, two brothers, Chas. johnson
Of Julesburg and Claus johnson OF
Chappell, Nebr., and numerous other
relatives and friends, among whom
are seven grandchildren.
Continued on page four)
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-01-11
ANNUAL MEETING IS HELD
AND NEW OFFICERS ARE
ELECTED FOR NEW YEAR
'ollowing Annual Business Meeting OF Club
Program Is Held, Big Feature Of Which Is
Debate On Question: "Resolved, That the
Playing Of Sports On Sunday Is Beneficial
To the Morals OF the Community"

About seventy-five members of the
Julesburg Community Club gathered
around the festive tables at banquet
held in the cafeteria of the Sedgwicl
County High School building las,
Monday evening.
The losing three teams of a recent
volley ball tournament were hosts tc
the winners on this occasion, and the
hosts are to be highly complimentec
for the efforts to give their guests
some real entertainment. A sumptu
Gus feed" prepared by the manage
ment of the cafeteria was served al
seven o'clock, The high school or.
chestra furnished music.
This night being the date of the an.
nual meeting of the Julesburg Com
munity Club, following the banquet
president &. H. Austin presided at the
business meeting which followed. As
a prelude to the business session, all
joined in the singing of America.
Mr.. Austin called on l.. E. Wise,
manager of the Julesburg Cooperative
Grain Co., for a talk on the seed
wheat situation, Mr.. Wise having re-
Gently been appointed as a member
of a committee to investigate this
proposition. Mr.. Wise clearly ex-
planned the urgent need for better
seed wheat in this section, and stated
that he had made thorough investi.
cation of the matter, having en-
deavored to secure as low a freight
rate as possible from the railroad
company in order to make it possible
to ship in this seed. Mr.. Wise out
lined the advantages to be derived
from securing good grade of seed
wheat, and gave figures showing the
greatly increased benefits derived
during the past year by the potato
growers in this section who year ago
secured certified seed potatoes. Fol
lowing Mr.. Wise's remarks Mr.. Jacob
Frickel, Jr., president Of the First
National Bank announced that his
bank was making arrangements to
ship in at least two car loads of seed
wheat for the benefit of the farmers
in this section.
After hearing partial report OF
the secretary, who announced that he
did not have his annual report COM
pleted, the next order of business was
the election of officers of the com
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-01-11
NEW MANHATTAN CAFE Is
SCENE OF "GET-TOGETHER"
EVENT FRIDAY EVENING
Firemen And City Officials Enjoy Big Feed;
Following Banquet Annual Meeting Of Fire
Department Is Held In Council Room At
Power Plant And Officers Are reelected For
Ensuing Year

Round the festive table at the New
Manhattan Cafe last Friday evening
the members of the Julesburg Volun-
teer Fire Department hobnobbed with
the members of the city council and
city officials at banquet given by
the fire department. It was a gala
occasion and one that will leave
pleasant memories for some time to
come.
AS prelude to the banquet, the
firemeh gathered at the fire station,
going to the New Manhattan Cafe in
body, in parade formation with the
new fire truck. At about $3.50 o'clock
the firemen and city officials assem-
bied around the banquet table and
partook of sumptuous feed" of
such bounteous and toothsome ma
ture that the management of the New
Manhattan came in for numerous
compliments.
The feed" was followed by post.
dinner program of an impromptu ma
ture, Jacob Frickel, Jr., president of
the First National Bank and charter
member of the Julesburg Volunteer
Fire Department, presiding as toast
master. Mr.. Frickel made some well
chosen remarks relative to the bene-
fits to be derived by the citizens of
the community from an active volun-
teer fire department, and expressed
heartfelt appreciation to the city Of
ficials, in behalf of the Julesburg
Volunteer Fire Department, for the
moral and financial support given the
department during the past year,
which has resulted in materially in
creasing the efficiency of the organi-
cation.
Secretary VIM. Brandt gave his
tory of the Julesburg Volunteer Fire
Department from the beginning Of the
organization over year ago, review
ing the various activities of the fire
men up to the present time, the sum-
mary of which shows that the fire
department has not been idle, but to
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-01-11
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
RECORDED DURING WEEh

Jan. 4-E, NJ. Kelsey to S. A. Par,
ker. the S1s of NEA 35-l2-46. $l.oo
and other valuable considerations.
ker, the VIZ of SEA 35.l2-46: $l'oo
and other valuable considerations.
Jan, 6-Louis Zajic to Pearl {.
zajic, the ny of lot 4, block 20, ~ u
P. 1st. $l.0o and other valuable con-
siderations.
Ian, Jacob Sanger and June
Sanger to Columbia Life Insurance
Co., SEA 34-12-45. sl2,993o.oo: D..
Jan, 5-Willard s. BeanblosSom 70
], F. Smith, lot 8. block 81, U. r. 2na'
$4,000 and other valuable consider
alton.
Ian 2-Theodore Kindig and Rose
Kindig to Elizabeth Schutt, Sc OF
SWA 2-9-44. $4s0o.OO.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-01-11
LAST SERIES OF
TOURNAMENT
NEXT TUES. NIGHT

On account of the lyceum course
entertainment, which will be held at
the high school auditorium next
Monday evening. the next and last
series of the present volley ball tour
nament of the Julesburg Community
Club will be held next Tuesday even
ing, Jan. 10Th, instead of Monday
evening All volley ball players are
urged to take notice of this change in
the schedule.
Tournament Schedule
Tuesday, Jan. 18th, 1928
Brown VS.. Princeton; Yale VS.. Cen
ire; Harvard VS.. Cornell; Centre VS..
Harvard; Cornell VS.. Brown; Yale VS..
Princeton.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-01-11
WILLIAM E. SWEET
BEGINS HIS DUTIES
AS GOVERNOR

William z. Sweet, Democrat, was
inaugurated governor of Colorado less
than minute after the clock in the
house of representatives licked the
hour of high noon Tuesday.
Chief Justice Tully Scott admins
tered the oath of office to the cover
nor-elect and other newly elected sen
ate executive officers. Hundreds
which packed the chamber stood and
sang america" and after few brief
words of introduction by Retirihe
Governor o. H. Shoup, Governor
Sweet began to read his message.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-01-11
OPENS NEW BUSINESS

H. II. Hodges this week is opening
up a radio store and electric shop
in the basement Of the Citizens Ma
tional Bank building. Mr.. Hodges,
who recently disposed of his interests
in the Julesburg Tractor & imple-
ment Co., is now devoting his time to
the radio and electrical business, and
we predict that he will make a sue
cess in his new venture.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-01-11
Tournament Schedule
Tuesday, Jan. 18th, 1928
Standing Of Teams
RELIEF STATION OPEN
NEXT SATURDAY AFTERNOON

There is a considerable amount of
clsthing for men, women and child
rem at the Community Relief Station
in the basement of the Rozell build
ing. Those who desire clothing may
call at the station next Saturday af-
ternoon, at which time it will be open
for the distribution of clothing to
those who are in need of the same
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-01-11
LADIES' AID WILL MEET
THURSDAY. JANUARY 18TH

The Ladies Aid of the Church of
Christ will meet at the home of Mrs.
John Snyder on next Thursday after
noon, January 18th.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-02-22

League OF Women Voters an
nounce plans for Des Moines conyea-
ton.
Jury in Brooklyn finds Mrs. Raizen
.uilty of murder in second degree
fter twelve hours elaboration.
Democrats scott 9t Wallis account
1g of 100000 fund to elect &C :.
NTH.
Bandits shoot two and flee with
400 pay roll in downtown Manhat-
tap, New York.
Nan Hoogstraten named to sue
coed Stransky as New York Philhar-
moqic conductor.
Gpethals threatens drastic action to
get coal for shivering northern New
York; towns; embargo definitely re-
fused ! at Washington.
Mouptainside Hospital at Glen
RIDGE N. j., was closed because OF
an epidemic of scarlet fever in the
town which invaded the hospital it
self, where nine cases developed. Pa
tients were transferred to the county
hospital at Soho.
New York Stock Exchange probes
charge that member firms aided buck
bishops.
Extension of coastwise shipping
laws to Philippines to be urged or
President Harding by Lasker.
Senator Borah introduces resolu-
ton to outlaw war by treaty and set
up international court on lines OF
United States Supreme Court
Congestion of the steel trade makes
early deliveries almost impossible and
likelihood Of double price standard
depending on shipment date, is pre-.
diCted.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-02-22
LATEST EVENTS
AT WASHINGTON

Best Judgment in Senate circles is
that shipping bill will be prevented
from coming TO vote.
Hundred arrests made in fifty-sx liq-
uor raids in Washington after two
agents, disguised as strolling min
streIs, collect evidence.
According 10 a preliminary estimate
IMPORTS during November, 1922, to-
tailed S294,oo0,O0o, an increase Of
S117,5o7 900 over preceding month.
Administration proposes amendments
to ship subsidy bill to remove op-
position, but refuses to yield on pro-
vision for permanent instead Of an.
nual appropriation.
Interstate Commerce 2mmission re-
fuses priority orders on coal for
northern New York.
Proposal by Martin GiIlen of Wiscon-
sin for Government to create four
commissioners to study and report
on European economic conditions
placed on Senate record by Senator
Underwood.
House, following charges that boot
leggers obtain supplies from foreign
embassies, calls upon Secretary Of
Treasury for statement as to
amount of liquor brought into Unit
ed States for diplomats since enact
ment of Volstead act.
(. Mont Rely resigns as governor
general of Porto Rico.
Ship subsidy bill with passage Of
debt measure, regains vantage
place on senate calendar.
House passes Cramton measure, au-
thorizing Secretary Mellon to fur
nish data on liquor importations by
foreign embassies.
President asks Congress for S2o,95o,-
600 appropriation for warship scrap
ping program, while house affirms
naVy's program to modernize thir-
teen dreadnoughts, provided they
stay within the limits Of Washing
ton naval treaties.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-02-22

So Says F. P. Walsh, Who Is De.
Tending Communists Caught
at Bridgeman, Mich.

Chico on - Phantom radicals r0z>
Ar,arican indus+r,, prrdrads o4 mil.
lions IF doIIsrs dr~ino +1o no ton
vaars Fra,1, p WaIsb Iab6r ,t+or.
nov assartad At tha raonarfng If fbe
paiIi1 donositiop booriro bero
oFiftv r,iIIinn dorlars have bae7
Mid ont in The 1,g+ dacodo For 45a
rrre-,it of radicaIs who ovfstad on1v
in the minds If nrfvata datacrive
sgancio= " Mr. v-algb dacIarod
the stagga,,i1q, toII nafd nv indrs.
trv ae tho rosur+ of stril,es yvaIl-orts
end 1ocILouts caused NV u7Drincinrad
da.actfva onarafivas only ran he s1~.
missed II viii RIM into the hundreds
op millions "
Mr. walsh is attorney for ALLEGED
Communists cartrred in . raid at
Bridrman. Mich last wear. He is
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-02-22
SPORTING

Art Staff breaks worlds skating
records p 100 and $50 yards.
George Pickering is victor IN 440-
yard skating race at Woodland Lake
Richards defeats THden in two sets
Of exhibition tennis match, liz,
IL.
Charles Jewtraw wins information
al amateur speed skating champion
ship in meet at st. John, n. B.
Jay Gould and R, Earl Fink easily
win opening and round matches in
national championship squash tennis
tournament.
Mercersburg Academy swimmers
break national schoolboy relay rec
ord in meet at Columbia University,
New York
Art Staff wins American profess
sional skating championship in meet
at Saranac Lake, New York.
Mickey Walker, welterweight cham
pion, received an offer of S37,50O from
George Mcdonald Of London to fight
Ted Kid" Lewis over there during
Derby Week.
Battling Sikh and Georges Carpen-
tier have been matched, the Temps
understands. for bout next Septem-
Der, to be staged in The Buffalo VelO-
drome in Paris.
Carl Tremaiue, Cleveland bantam
weight, was awarded a referees de-
cision over Johnny Curtin, Of Jersey
City, when Curtin quit boxing in the
sixth round OF their 12-round match
in Madison Square Garden, New
York, claiming he had been fouled.
Referee Patsy Haley said he did not
think a foul blow had been struck.
Intercollegiate regatta distance re-
mains fixed at three miles.
Charles Jewtraw skates 220 yards
in fast time in International title
meet at st. John, y. 3.
Ted Kid Lewis lost his title of
European middleweight champion to
Roland Todd of Doncaster in a 20
round fight in London.
There cant be any holdOuts in the
New York Giants training camp this
spring, it was made known by Sec
rotary James Tierney, who declared
that no ball player whould be taken
to camp who hadn't signed his con
tract
PanCho Villa knocks out frankie
Mason in fifth round at Boston.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-02-22
FOREIGN

Further burnings and bombings in
ireland.
French order all Ruhr towns which
harbor German cabinet ministers be
fined and such ministers court
martialed
Tomb of King Tut-ankh-amen Off
cially opened, and scientists and dis
tinguished guests marvel at added
splendors not afforded by cursory
view of day before.
Dozens reported killed and hun
dreds wounded when Poles and Lith-
uanians clash in neutral zone recent
ly assigned to Poland by the League
of Nations.
Neutral association of Irish repub-
lican army members, representing 20
600, frame peace proposals.
Sarcophagus OF Tut-ankh-amen
found intact when scientists at Luxor,
Lower Egypt, enter inner crypt of
tomb
Essen in tense state, with French
military parading streets, following
NAt'HAAN' b'LNNNlA bNNubJ ms lOACES ana
German police.
Chancellor Cuno, in appeal to Ger
man agriculturists to keep prices
down, announces Germany is ready
for longtime resistance to Franco
Belgian occupation.
France votes 100000, 000-franc loan
to Poland and Socialists bitterly as
sail act as war measure.
France decides to disarm 10000
German security police in Ruhr as re-
suit of numerous shootings.
Paris sees tentative feeler toward
British mediation in Ruhr in London
note asking French intentions in
British occupied area.
British, at conference with French
cabinet members IN London, insist
Paris alter plan Of operation in Ruhr
before England grants permission for
use of railways across British oc-
cupied area
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-02-22
GENERAL

Columbia Teachers College, New
York, receives 100000 from Rookie
Teller to aid foreign students.
Twenty-Five patients and three
guards burn to death in Wards
island Insane Asylum, New York
City, fire while hundreds Of inmates
scream Officials blame city for lack
Vi IRE apparatus.
Miss Alice Davis, seventy-two
years old, OF Whitehall, n. Y, was
found frozen to death in her home. A
coroners investigation revealed that
there was no coal in the house and
that the woman's attempt to start a
fire with green wood had failed.
Civilization failure, the Rev. DR..
Leighton Parks tells fashionable ST
Bartholomew congregation in New
York
Anderson and other dry leaders or
dered TO court in Albany, n. Y, to
tell where funds come from and how
I they are spent.
Residents Of Fort Edward, White
hail and other communities in the
Fourth District Of New York State
have notified Clarence b. Kilmer of
Saratoga Springs, fuel administrator
that they will seize coal from passing
railroad cars or in yards unless re-
lief arrives shortly.
Ship subsidy advocates win Skin
mish with opponents in senate.
The administration shipping bill
was restored to its former place as
the unfinished business of'the Senate
after having been laid aside to allow
| consideration of the British debt set
tlement legislation.
Acting District Attorney Pecora in
Dictated for the first time, In a letter
to Edgar r. Bracket, counsel for
William II. Anderson, Anti-Saloon
League agent, that he intends to lay
the information he has received in
bis investigation Of charges against
the dry leader before a grand jury.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-02-22
WORLDS NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

ALBANY, N. Y.-Fuel administra.
tors in northern New York counties
indorse seizure of coal to relieve acute
suffering of villagers.
LUXOR.-CeIebrities paid homage
to King Tuthankhamen on the day Of
the official opening of the inner tomb
Of the monarch who ruled $500 years
ago.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES lead
crs in a conference at Eskchehr map
ped out the course the Moslem nation
is to pursue in view Of the refusal Of
the Allies to withdraw their bat
tleships from the harbor of
Smyrna.
NEW YORK.-Fire of undetermined
origin which destroyed the CosmopoIi-
tan Studio at 10th street and Second
avenue, home of Paramount motion
pictures, and also wiped out the In
ternational News Studio, caused loss
estimated to be more than $1,000 900.
BROOKLYN.-LilIian Raizen was
found guilty Of murder in the second
degree. She must pay with her free
dom for the killing of Dr. Abraham
GHckstein in his Brooklyn office Dec.
10, 1921 The conviction carries the
immutable penalty Of from twenty
years to life behind the bars of Au-
burn Prison
ROME.-The next American card-
nal win probably be from west Of the
Rocky Mountains, officials OF the Vat
lean minated.
MoScOW.-The next world war is
some way of, Georges Tchitcherin.
Soviet envoy to Lausanne, reported
to a delegation from Russian border
States upon his return here.
LUXOR.-When excavators broke
through into the inner tomb Of King
Tutankhamen and found what is be-
lieved to be the Pharaoh's sarco-
phagus, an adjoining room was dis
covered, filed with the most magnif-
cent treasures ye. grearthed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-02-22
SEES I
..EASURE
to House With
.'roviding for Ap-
iaI of Congress.
JLT OF VOTE, 70 TO 10
snse Hostility Shown by Minority
lighting Against Terms to Britain
Opponents Say Plan Makes U.
S. Borrow at AZ .-er Cent.

Washington.--Appr of the
British debt funding agreement was
given by the senate when it passed
the administration bill amending the
Debt Commission ct by vote Of 70
to 10. Four Republicans voted
against the bill, while - Democrats
were recorded in the Affirmative.
Amendments were made which will
necessitate an adjustment of differ
ences in the senate and house bills.
An agreement viii be reached By
conferees of the senate and house
without delay and the bill viii so to
the President when the conference
Tenort is approved by the two houses.
Under the bill as passed by the SEN
ate settlements of the debts of other
nations must be submitted to Con
gross for ratification. The senate
without a roll call adopted an amend
ment Of Senator Robinson, Democrat,
Of Arkansas. authorizing the commits
sion to make settlements with other
So' 60 Il7-ll9 upon 7-'I-- .@'- aus '9 ''.'
commission may heAeFe 10 ne gust
subject to the approval Of the Con
gress by act or joint resolution"
The bill as passed by the house au-
thOrized the commission to make set
Elements with other nations upon
terms similar huJ nos more La'oFao.H
IMAM the BRUSH agreement. ana WIN
ou' SppToFaI ny CONGRESS- me 40 o.-'-
son ameuumeht was accepted by
senator Smoot, hePHAAeaA,. OIL IAN
member OIL tle Deo5 COMMISSION, VINO
had h0lcaled during the o'a2jG ll2-
7HeFed II mlSh. ne necessary 10
-e settlements WITH other nations
5oh terms more favorable 10 tAe
eplorS.
Inc BRUSH dent agreement as ap-
proved win qua-lHcatloA IN the Dill
IS PASSED by both houses provides
1cl me payment OF the S4.5'J,uo3uJJ
pHncpaI over period Of ~ years.
with interest at per cent for the
Hrst ten years and 81 per cent there
after.
Another amendment added to the
bill on the aoor Of the senate without
roll call was one by Senator Harris,
Democrat OF Georgia. providing for
the enlargement OF the debt commits
sion from live to eight members. the
three new members to be Democrats.
President Harding in selecting the
present i've members named only Re
publicans.
The senate rejected an amendment
1y Senator Hitchcock, Democrat Of
Nebraska, providing that interest
should be paid by Great Britain upon
unpaid balances on December i and
June - Of each year at a rate of
June Is Of each year at a rate
interest paid by the United States for
the same year upon bonds issued by
this country since April Is, 1917, and
still outstanding. This was voted
down on roll call by vote Of p to
81.