The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-10-11
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BIG SPRINGS NEWS

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Born to Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Nitzel
on Oct. 7th, daughter.
Ray Parker left last Wednesday for
Veteran. Wyo., to look after his farm
near that place, expecting to return in
about ten days.
The Fred Schlake family visited Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Schlake Sunday.
Mrs. C. B. Younger returned last
Wednesday from a three weeks visit
in the eastern part of the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Archer an d
son were Sunday dinner guests at the
Paul Pidgeon home.
c. l.. Holtorf visited Wednesday
and Sunday at d. ]. Parker's.
: Earl Robinson and Celious Peterson
, went to Venango last Friday after
J noon as the Big Springs r. H. school
base ball team crossed bats with the
Venango team, the latter being badly
defeated.
Elex and Lee Bilyeu returned last
Thursday evening and Elmer and Ted
Bilyeu Friday evening from Scotia.
t Nebr., their sister, Mrs. Les Steward,
: of Greeley, Colo, accompanying them
home. She expects to remain about
week.
Mrs. George Robinson spent last
Wednesday with Mrs. John Weems.
Mr.. Robinson was also a guest for
: supper.
3 Mrs. A. j. Parker spent Monday af-
ternoon with Mrs. Roy Stevens.
: A large crowd attended the sale of
{ Sam Robb's Wednesday.
: A great deal of moisture has fallen
4 in this section of the country during
Z the past week which will be fine for
4 the fall wheat. Some are still SOW
3 ing.
Z Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Ward and Mr.
= and Mrs. Southard and children Wis.
7 tied Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Chas
4 Mauser.
( The Row Stevens family called or
Z the Bilyeu family Saturday evening.
: Miss Lillian Swan and her schoo
+ from Dist. No. II will put on car
I nival in the Community Hall on Fri
f day evening, October 26th.
2 George Grace returned last Wednes
- day from Denver. While there he
+ purchased two car loads of yearline
& steers which he expects to feed out.
+ Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Mauser took din
i ner at the G. C. Mauser home in Big
I Springs Saturday.
& Mrs. George Grace and Mrs. Elmer
+ Abel attended club at the home Of
I Mrs. j. o. Whitney last week.
+ Tom Dixon has been delivering tn,
= mail during the absence of our con
+ genial M. c. Armstrong, who in com
4 pany with Cecil Stanley, went on 1
trip to Hay Springs.
There will be an old-time dance a
the Community Hall Saturday even
ing, October 18th. Good music, sand
wiches and coffee.
Obituary
Estella Sybil Fuller was born al
Belle Plaine, Iowa, April 10, 1868, anc
died at Greeley. Colo, Oct. list, 1928
age SIS years, 5 months and II days
When nine years of age she came with
her parents to St. Paul, Nebr. She
was married to Charley E. Bileu OF
Scotia, April IL, 1892, and to this un,
ion eight children were born, two OF
whom died in infancy. The surviving
children are: Mrs. Leslie Steward Of
Greeley, Colo; Elmer, Lee, Elex anG
Ted of Big Springs, and Mrs. Ernest
Steward of California, all of whom
were at the funeral except the latter
These with three grandchildren, hel
aged mother, one sister and two bro
Tiers, many neighbors and friends re-
main to mourn her loss. The husband
and father preceded her in death some
seven years previous, soon after they
moved to Big Springs. The deceased
was a member of the NJ. E. church
having united while in her youth. The
body of Mrs. Bilyeu arrived in Scotia
Tuesday morning, accompanied by
members of the family and was al
once taken to the home of Mrs. Emily
Bilyeu, to remain until the funeral
which was held in the NJ. E. church
Tuesday afternoon. at 2:30 o'clock. The
pastor, Rev. Jesse A. Monkman con,
Quoted the service after which the flu.
neral cortege accompanied the re
MICKIE SAYS