The Elbert County tribune., 1898-10-13

Money loaned on approved real
estate security. LEE RAMSEY,
707 Cooper Bld., Denver.
Mrs. Conlee and children start
cd Tuesday for Weld county,
whore they will reside this winter.
| Coles steam thresher began
work Friday at Josie Oaks place
and is now bearing in toward Pey-
ton and Calhan.
| l am now prepared to supply all
calls for coal, the first car having
arrived Monday. Prompt deIiv-
cry. j. B. KING.
Mrs. Grei,e started Tuesday for
Omaha, where Harry is engaged
| in business, and may remain away
4 yeur.
Lawrence Higgins was throwL
from his horse near Kiowa last
Saturday evening and had his
collar bone broken.
Miss Tina Griffin began school
in the George Knight district last
Monday with a good attendance
and deep interest manifested by
all the pupils.
Mrs. Middleton returned Satur-
day from Denver and now Ben
and his wife are cozily housekeep-
ing in Mrs. Grebe's residence in
the south part Of town.
We regret to announce that
Billy Danks, nm old resident Of
this county, lost a 6 year-old
daughter ut La Veta last week by
death. This is the fourth child
he has buried there in the last ten
years.
The ladies 0f the w. X. C. will
give dance in the Kiowa hall on
Monday evening, October 31st.
Admission tickets, including dance
and supper, so cents; ladies free.
Everybody is invited to attend and
help make the dance an enjoyable
one.
Charley DAnks now has the saw
mill in good running order, and
a great many logs are on the yard
waiting to be cut into lumber.
The mill is located near the road
one and n half miles east of the
James Phillips ranch in Bijou
Basin.
The county commissioners were
in Elbert Friday and went out to
look over the proposed new road
running east from town. From
what could be learned they were
favorably impressed with the route
and will no doubt establish the
road II it can be done reasonably.
James T. Hobbs & Son pur-
chased since our last issue twenty
head of steers from Adam Rinnert,
80 from Mrs. Bachmann, 25 from
Joseph Oaks and three COWS from
+. w. Moulton. w. w. Short,
of Kansas, an old stock man, is
here and tonight will ship out five
or six cars of feeders, bought of
Messrs. Hobbs & Son.
We overlooked mentioning last
week that the young man arrested
for gliding pennies and making
them look like dimes was dis
charged whom brought before the
United States commissioner in
Denver. He did not undertake to
pass them, but was showing what
a wonderful preparation he had
for Frightening silverware, &C.. j,
and used pennies to show what it
would do.
MIR. York sworc out a warrant
} yesterday charging Aslolph Lloyd,
"a potato picker known as the
chimney sweep, with petit larceny.
Henry Head arrested him and he
wac brought to Elbcrt on the noon
train. I. Green, ]. p, after
hearing the evidence fined him $25
and costs or 80 days in Jail. As
hc was unable to pay his fine he
was taken to Colorado Springs to
Jail last night by Undersheriff
Putnam.
Last Saturday DR.. Kilnmel, on
Elizabeth, removed tumor large
as a small hens egg from the neck,
just under the ear, of Leo Dieter
man of Kiowa. The fact of the
tumor being of six years growth
nnd situated Immediately upon and
near two large arteries, and the
fact that the patient stood the op-
Grafton over an hour without an
aoaesthetic, makes the operation
moro interesting and intricate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Muligan forward
Cd 70 their son Fred, at Manila,
on Monday a tin box Of regula-
tion size containing sumptuous
Thanksgiving dinner and numer-
GUS little nic-nacs, including his
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