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JULESBURG GRIT-ADVOCATE
VOLUME XXI
CYCLONE SWEEPS SOUTH TABLE
SEDGWICK COUNTY RED
CROSS CHAPTER IS VERY
LIVE ORGANIZATION
Miss Edna Collins, Division Repre-l
sentative of the Southwestern Divis
jon has spent several days in Jules
burg the past week to realign the
personnel of the local Red Cross
chapter. ,
At a meeting of the interested
workers, called for a general discus- |
sion of the problem as far as lucall
interest is concerned, the following |
staff officers were elected:
Chairman—Mrs. Marie C. Thomp
sen.
Vice-Chairman—Mrs. C. V. Parker.)
Secretary-Treasurer—Mrs. W. W.
Vaught. . : |
Chairman of Nursing Committee—
Dr. C. W. Rook.
Chairman of Home Service Com
mittee—Geo. H. Thompson.
Secretary of Home Service Com
rittee—Dr. R. C. Van Aken.
Chairman of Junior Red Cross—
Mrs. Charles Schroeder.
Directors—Mesdames E. N. Kelsey,
A. J. Waller, J. C. Wagner and E. D.
Charles.
The choice of this body of officials
i= a very fortunate one, since every
one selected is noted for his or her
capable and able handling of just
such difficult tasks as the stable or
ganization and efficient working of
such a far-reaching undertaking as
the County Red Cross work involves.
Therefore, the ultimate result will,
from now on, be a coordination of
all factions involved and a completed
and well balanced working machinei
-will henceforth drive ever onwlrd. |
The hearty cooperation -of all citi- |
zens, especially so of mothers, is re
quired and essential, so that a united
iront, all along the line may be pre
sented to those diseases and physical
imperfections, which cause so much
child- defectiveness and to forstall
which is the first and foremost pur
pose of the Red Cross society.
Miss Collins spoke most instructive
ly as follows:
“It is a pleasure to me to appear
before this assembly and to give my
help i npushing the Red Cross work
in Sedgwick county to fruition.
“The Red Cross does not stand alone
in its activity, but rather, although
its field is unique in some respects,
it purposes to join hands with other
local societies and work out the wel
fare of the entire community with a
special regard for ex-service men and
their needs. Hence, the Red Cross
does not exact a following of its
Jeadership, rather does it’stand ready
to give service and assistance in that
great work of general uplift and bet
terment of citizens, which must inter
e?]t all because it means benefit to
all
“But the program in which we join
laust be one of broad helpfulness and
the far flung line must embrace all
of Sedgwick county. This comprehen
sive policy is truly democratic and in
keeping with the wider vision which
everywhere characterizes the Red
Cross ‘service.
“It becomes imperative that every
Chapter fully understand that all lo
cal funds are only held in trust by in-
R R
MAY TERM DIST. COURT
District court convened in Julesburg
Tuesday morning, with Hon. H. E.
Munson of Sterling as the presiding
judge.
The petit jury consisting of thirty
six men from various parts of the
county reported for jury duty fTues
day morning at ten o’clock.
The first case to come before _the
court was that of The People vs. John
Bush, grand larceny. On account of
ihe state’s chief witness being absent
from the county, the court continued
this case until a later date.
The next case was that of The Peo
ple vs. C. W. Tucker and A. L. Mor
ris, charged with grand larceny. A
good share of Tuesday morning and
an hour in the afternoon was taken
up in securing a jury in this case. Dis
trict Attorney Roy T. Johnson of
Sterling and deputy district attorney,
W. H. Pound of Julesburg represent
ed the prosecution and Attorney T. E.
Munson of Sterling appeared in behalf
of the defendants. After the jury
had been accepted by both sides, the
case came to sudden ending when an
agreement was reached in which the
defendants were allowed to enter a
plea of guilty upon a charge of petit
Jarceny instead of grand larceny as
originally charged. Tucker and Mor
ris were each fined SIOO.OO and costs
and given a sentence of 60 days in
e e ey iR PR R Se S LU SR Nee AR RRS ) T
THE CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK — JULESBURG, COLORADO — A GOOD BANK IN A GOOD TOWN
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK, JULESBURG, COLORADO, CAPIT AL AND SURPLUS S6O,OOO.O6—“THE BANK FOR EVERYBODY™
-Iimli\'i(iual chapters, and if this fund
| lies dormant and is not used to pro
| mote the work advocated by Red Cross
| principles that it can be rightfully
. commandeered by the National Treas
| ury in Washington, to be set to work
| in other localities and places.
i Of course this is not going to hap
| pen in Julesburg where the citizens
| are now aligned for a progressive and
active advancement in Red Cross
work, that will put this chapter among
the most prominent in the district.
) “By way of suggestion, I would
,1say that this chapter reach out into
the more distant localities of Sedg
| wick county and weld the whole terri- |-
tory into a compact, well knit unit to
present an unbroken front when pro
moting the general welfare of this |-
section, Thereby you will be aligned
for efficiency all along the line and
the financing of the undertaking will
become a light and easy task.
‘ “I would suggest as a basis of op
eration that you divide your inter
ests and activities into three divi
slons:
1. Home Service or assistance to
discharged soldiers, whether it be
to assist our boys to adjust claims,
or to secure medical or hospital at
tention, or to aid them in their hizh
er aspirations to obtain vocational
training; or we must even g far
as to extend financial assistance I
whenever any legitimate reason dic- |
tates the necessity thereof. t
| “2. Nursing and Health Program. |t
!This class of work is already being
|done most efficiently by your local |,
nurse, Miss McGowan, whose untiring |,
[energy is attested to by all who had t
occasion to call upon her for service. | ;
But her field of labor is as wide as |,
this county and every district must t
benefit by her presence. Therefore, :
transportation must be provided by ]
the chapter so that her duties may be
made possible and that all who give f
may exercise their right to take. , .
! “3. The Junior Red Cross should t
be organized in all of the schools of -
the county. The very motto “I serve” 1
which is instilled into the child by the
Red Cross policy is bound to produce
one result, namely, to train the com- “‘
ing man or woman to service and use- I &
fulness to the community—the lega- 1
cy of the Greatest Mother on Earth. 1'
“In conclusion I will say, that an )
executive meeting be held once each t
month to receive reports from your |¢
secretary-treasurer; past work be dis- 1
cussed and new plans be formulated | ¢
for the future. All outlying places |
should be asked to send representa- |¢
tives that they may form centers of |}
enthusiasm for the greatest & cause é
which blesses the world today. - ¢
“Needless to say, I, as district rep- |¢
resentative, or the Denver offices are
ever at your disposal, to help solve |,
problems and to give guidance to your |
energetic and enthusiastic labors. |
Miss McGowan’s report should be |«
heard at each monthly meeting, her |,
needs should be supplied and every |
assistanck cheerfully extended, so |-
that her work may receive a manifes- |
tation of your interest and glory as |,
We“." " ]
B
r | the county jail. The jurors in this
. | case as well as all the other jurors
r | were excused until Wednesday morn
ling at 9:00 o’clock.
K In the case of The People vs. Geo.
» { Youngblood and John Youngblood,
_| a plea of guilty to the charge of grand |,
larceny was entered by the defend
ants. These young men were the ones
2 | apprehended a few weeks ago by the
1| Wyoming authorities, and brought to
f | Julesburg to face the charge of hav- ]
t|ing stolen the Ford automobile of
1| Joe Zersen, a well known farmer re
siding south of Ovid. The car was
.| stolen on the streets of Julesburg.
.| Judge Munson sentenced George and
\ | John Youngblood to a term of from
i|two to three years in the state peni- |,
2| tiary at Canon City.
-| A few civil matters were disposed
f]of by the court before adjournment
'»| Tuesday afternoon. :
.| Court convened again Wednesday
¢ | morning just long enough to excuse
v the jurors for the term, and then ad
e | journed until next Wednesday, June
n | Ist, at which time Judge. Munson will
e| be here and dispose of % number of
a | civil cases.
t Citizenship papers were granted
s | this term to Christian Frederick Pan-|
._| zer and Basilios George Dracépulos. ‘
« | The latter was permitted to (‘han;rel
n | his name to William George Dracon. |
#
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY OF JULESBURG AND OF SEDGWICK COUNTY
JULESBURG, COLORADO, THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1921
The End of a Perfect Day
MEMORIAL DAY WILL BE
FITTINGLY OBSERVED
IN JULESBURG MONDAY
Monday, May 30th is Memorial
Day—a 'day that all red-blooded
Americans reverence. On that day
the nation will fittingly pay homage
to our heroic dead.
For two decades the recurrent ob
servance of Memorial Day has-been
the regretful text for comment upon
the dwindling line of “The Boys In
Blue.” The World War has given an
added, gignificance to the exercises of
the day, which in all the years to come
will be dedicated also to “The Boys
In Khaki,” the young men of this
generation who so nobly carried on
the noble record established by the
men of the early sixties. And in be
tween room will be preserved for the
veterans of the war with Spain in Cu
ba and the Phillipines.
It is a proud tradition that in each
of these wars the armies beneath the
Stars and Stripes fought for human
liberty, not for greed of territory or
lust of power, but in the immortal
words of Lincoln, that government of
the people should not perish. And the
outcome in each has justified the
faith that ‘“conquer we must when
our cause it is just.” A people that
takes up the sword only in such cir
cumstances and with such spirit finds
in the solemn ceremonies of Memori
al day a symbolism of patriotism, an
avowal of faith that can never be
quenched. .
None will know so well as the boys
who have come back how to help us
observe our new sort of Memorial
day. They can tell us best. how their
“buddies” who “went west” will be
most pleased to see us observing the
‘day if they can look down and see us.
'That they should die did not seem
unthinkable to that great man who
said: “They hover as a cloud of wit
nesses about the nation.”
Dead Heroes
They sleep! No music of bugle calls
Can break the calm of that dream
less rest;
The rattling volley of musket falls
In swift farewell o’er each quiet
breast.
You would not wake them with
battle cry!
You would not call them to fight
and die!
They rest! The treasure of peace
they won,
Through weary marches, and pain,
and blood,
Illumes our way, as the shining sun
Sheds glorious light over land and
flood.
No flag so fair as above them
waves!
No flower too sweet for Ouf He
roes’ graves.
They ];lidd the price for our peaceful
and;
They saved the banner with all its
stars.
And now they are resting, a silent
band;
Neither strife nor danger their
slumber mars.
You would not call them to earth
again!
To face its sorrow, its toil and
pain!
President Harding has issued the
‘following proclamation:
“Whereas, the nation has been
| conceived in prayer and devotion
~
1, by men %nd women who were
i moved under God to found a na
y tion where principles of right
| should form a lasting corner
stone; and
§ “Whereas, these principles, pur-
N chased at the price of great sac
\ rifice, have been fostered by wor
,| thy posterity; and
n! “Whereas, a great war has
¢ lately laid its costly demands up
.| on our land; r
. “Now, therefore, I, Warren G.
" Harding, president of the United
A States of America, do hereby pro
,| claim MONDAY, THE THIR
.| TIETH DAY OF MAY, a day al
> ready freighted with sacred and
3 stimulating memories, a day of
public memorial. I invite my
S fellow citizens fittingly to pay
.| homage on this day to a noble
i dead who sleep in homeland, be
. neath the sea or on foreign field,
] that we who survive might enjoy
7 the blessing of peace and happi
-3 ness, and to the end that liberty
3 and justice, without which no na
; tion can exist, shall live forever.”
"l The following programs will be
" |held in Julesburg on Memorial Sun
*|day, May 29th and Memorial Day,
; Monday, May 30th:
; PROGRAM
Memorial Sunday, May 29
Union Memorial service at the
5 | Methodist church.
S Leigon Quartet and Quoir. .
1 Amerjcan Legion and all Ex-Service
| men to be present in uniform.
e G. A. R. and Spanish War Veter
¢ lans especially urged to be present.
- | Cars will call for G. A. R. members.
L Memorial Day, Monday, May 30
| 10:00 A, M.—Assemble at the Flag
- | Pole at the intersection of First and
| Main streets. |
Program as follows: |
Address by Post Commander C. A.
Jones.
3 Music—“ Memorial Hymn”—Jules
burg Band.
Memorial address—G. H. Austin.
t Reading—“ln Flanders Field”—
Rev. A. J. Waller. |
h Memorial address—Father H. A.
Geisert.
t Music—*“At the Cross”—Julesburg
Band.
g Benediction—Rev.' A. J. Waller. |
A After this program the following |
service will be held at the Hillside
' | cemetery. ‘
Address—Commander C. A. Jones.
i Music—“ Nearer My God To Thee”
—Community Chorus and Julesburg
, | Band.
Prayer—Chaplain.
-| Address—Commander C. A. Jones.
Tribute to the Dead—Sergeant-at-
Arms.
1| Salute to the Dead.
Hymn—*“My Country "Tis of Thee”
s | —AIL :
Benediction.
t Bugler Taps.
At two o'clock in the afternoon the
I | same program will be held at Ovid
and Ovid cemetery.
| Thefollowing business houses in
’Julesburg have agreed to close on
1| Memorial Day, Monday, May 30th, be
|tween the hours of 9:00 A. M. and
| 4:00 P. M:
o | Practically all of the business es
| tablishments in Julesburg have agreed
| to close on Monday, May 30th between
the hours of 9:00 A. M. and 4:00 P. M. |
e S S S
HOUSES, BARNS AND
OTHER PROPERTY DE
STROYED: NO LIVES LOST
A cyclone destroyed houses,
barns, garages, outbuildings, etc., on |
the south table Wednesday after- |
noon about 5:30 o'clock, and as a re- |
sult thousands of dollars’ worth of |1
damage was incurred to a number of |}
farmers residing in the path of the|.
| twister. t
Perhaps the most serious damage :
done was at the Wm. Buchholz place I
about thirteen miles and a half |
southeast of Julesburg. The cyclone :
swept down upon this place, taking
everything in its destrudtive path. |
Mrs. Buchholz and two childrer® were |
in the house at the time. Without |
scarcely a moment’s notice the house }
was torn asunder, being completely
destroyed, and it was nothing short |
of a miracle that Mrs. Buchholz and |'
children escaped with their lives. |
They were hurled in the air and onto
the ground several feet away. Mrs. |
Buchholz suffered painful injuries
about the head, but Dr. G. F. Ewing, l
who was called to render medical aid, |’
reports that it is probable that her |
injuries are not of a serious nature. |
| The children suffered only minoriJ
bruises. Mr. Buchholz was at the |
Earl Green place a short distance west l
and witnessed the destruction of his |
place. He immediately went to the as- |
sistance of his family. ;
At the Buchholz farm the house, |
barn and outbuildings all were des- i
troyed. A large truck was thrown 60 ]
feet and badly damaged, windmill des- ‘
troyed, and in fact, the twister made :
a clean sweep, incurring damage es
timated at several thousand dollars,
with no insurance.
The cyclone travelled in a north
easterly direction, leaving a path of
destruction in its course. Numerous
barns, windmills, outbuildings, etc.
were blown down. As an illustration, |
at the J. C. Penney place about fif- |
teen miles south of this city practi
cally 4all of the buildings except the |.
house were wrecked. At the Hugh |
Green farm 13 miles southeast of here
the garage, outbuildings and wind
mill were destroyed. One peculiar|
thing at this place was the fact that |
the garage here was blown do‘ but |,
a Ford car that was housed Thside
withstood the storm without dam
age, the windshield not ‘even being
broken. At the Penney place horses
were found a considerable distance
away after the storm and still tied to
the manger that had been in the
| barn that was wrecked. 3
: At the various farms which were
| in the path of the cyclone consider
able damage was done, such as barns
blown down, wind-mills and outbuild
ings wrecked, etc. A large amount of
, | rain fell, and the fields and roads at
different places were veritable lakes.
.| As far as we have been abie to as
, | certain, there were no lives lost,
which is a most fortunate circum
.| stance, although thousands of dollars’ l
.| worth of property were destroyed.
HOSPITAL IN JULESBURG
: [ The new hospital association 1s rap
‘idly working towards the opening of
. its institution. The most favorable |
aspect of the question, up to date, is |,
;the strange and unexpected enthusi- l
- asm in which the movement is re
| ceived by the people not only of Jules
.! burg, nor of Sedgwick county alone,
but from all outlying districts. Even
7 | from our sister state does the cheer
| ful reception of the venture make the |
| heart feel glad and assure success. «
) Nor is this surprising. Every fami- |
| ly, yes every indjvidual, is bound to|
benefit immeasurably by this hospit- |
al. Here is offered the opportunity to | :
, | obtain skilled care for any disease,|!
.| wherewith anyone may be unfortu- |
' | nately stricken, and at a cost less by |
far than can be had when sending pa- | ¢
tients to a far distant city. Not only
is the nursing scientific which each |
| patient receives, but should any sud- |
den emergency arise, requiring the |
,| prompt attention of the doctor, there J
will be no long hours spent in autoing
over the country roads and perhaps ||
that very difference in time alone may
mean the saving of the life of one|!
| near and dear. Again when your hus
| | band and wife or one of the children | ¢
or some other cherished member of
| the family needs hospital care, what | .
| a saving in time, money and worry
.| to know that you can visit them with- | ]
| {in one hour’s journey from your own
door. l .
. In fact every good reason and the
|| dictates of every loving sentiment|.
| furnish arguments in favor of thel
,Ine\vl_\' proposed hospital. And it re-|!
e
NUMBER §8:
In other sections of the county the
effects of the storm was felt, and
while not quite so terrific as was the
case on the south table, the wind did:
more or less damage, and came very.
near being of a cyclonic nature. In
Julesburg trees were blown down in
the railroad park and other damage in
curred, but not of a serious nature.
One freak of the storm was that of a
box car which was standing in the
Union Pacific yards here. The wind
‘was $0 terrific that the car was blown
down the track eastward onto the
main line, gaining speed all the while.
When on the main gne the wind took
it down the track eastward at a live
ly gait and the car was later found
about three-quarters of a mile east
of Big Springs, or almost thirteen
miles east of Julesburg. {
A large amount of rain accompan
ied the storm here as well as west of
this city, there being considarable
hail in the latter sectiom, especially
in the vicinity of Ovid, and the grow
ing crops suffered quite a little dam
‘age. At various places the fields and
‘roads were temporarily converted in
to lakes.
l Wednesday evening's storm was one
of the most terrific and damaging|
that has visied this section for
years. Every hour new reports come
in of additional damage done at var
ious farms in this locality, and it is
hard to estimate the total amount of
loss incurred, but it is suffice to say
that it is a heavy one to the residem.s-l
of this section. i
“YARD BEAUTIFUL” CONTEST '
Further suggestions for those in-\
terested in the “Yard Beautiful” Con- {
test being conducted by the Civie De-{‘
| partment of the Julesburg Woman'’s
Club are published below. Remember |
that sixteen prizes are to be given, |
four in each of the four fire wards, |
two for the most beautiful yards and |
two for the yards showing the most
improvement during the summer. The
prizes will be given in October, so
there is plenty of chance for every- .
one to enter the contest. Decided to
day that you will have the honor of
being one of the prize winners in your |
ward and start in beautifying your
premises.
Backyard and Alley
No prize will be awarded any place
however beautiful, where bac¢kyard
and alley are not kept neat and clean.
The backyard needs grass more than
the front yard.
All unsightly objects should be
screened with vines, shrubs or trees.
If there is a vegetable garden it
should be well kept.
There should be some neat and san
itary arrangement for the temporary
disposal of rubbish.
All garbage should be burned, bur
lihd or fed up.
(Continued on page four)
|
sounds to the good sense and intelli-|
gence of the citizens of this county
and vicinity that they have taken such
'a solid stand regarding this problem,
and their generous contributions show |
that their head is sound and their
hearts are good.
‘ The Medical Staff has been fortu
‘nate in securing Mrs. Finley Dye as
Business Manager of the hospital. She
'will have entire management of the
~operation of the hospital. The build
ing to be used is the large S. H. Carl
‘son residence in the northwest part
‘of the city. This is a particularly
suitable location because of the ar
‘rangement of the house and the large
‘grounds adjacent. The house has
fourteen rooms with hot water heat in
every room.
. Following are the names of organ
izations and individuals who have so
far shown their good will by making
donations as follows:
Drs. Rook, Dutton, Cook, Ew
ing and Hart, equipment__s2,soo.oo
Dr. C. H. Smith, Big Springs,
equipment ______________ 500.00
First National Bank, furnish one
room complete.
Citizens National Bank, furnish one
room complete.
Julesburg Woman’s Club, furnish one
room complete.
Home Missionary Societies of Jules
burg, furnish one room complete.
Austin & McCoy, furnish one room
complete.
Julesburg Players’ Club, furnish one
room complete.
Rev. H. A. Geisert, six chart racks.