The Elbert County tribune., 1898-12-22

Rev. Geo. K. Tuttie Is spending
several weeks with Mr.. Snyder;
near Perry, iowa.
Mrs. Maggie Simmons, o.
Donver, is visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Phillips.
VIM. Stromsoe win have {
family Christmas tree at the sec
ton house Saturday night.
Mrs. Grcaser returned Saturday
from st. Anthony's hospita
greatly improved in health.
Money loaned On approved rsa
estate security. LEE RAMSEY,
707 Cooper Bid, Denver,
ssAre yon going to the masl
balli" is the question now agitat-
ing the mind Of our people.
A. L. Carver has received the
contract to build q now house fol-
Adam Rinnert on his Kiowa
ranch
Rev. J. r. Walker delivered an
interesting sermon Mt the Irwin
school house Sunday afternoon tc
q hrge audience.
A fine new 0 pound girl arrived
Mt the home of Mr.. and Mrs. W..
F. Aux Monday morning. DR..
Ridlon officiated.
Mrs. S. A. Hardy, who has
been spending several weeks with
friends in Chicago, returns next
week, glad to get back to Colo.
The afternoon passenger tram
from the south has been late for
several days the past week, owing
TO storms and blocknded roads in
Texas.
Ice is how being put up for the
new creamery which is TO he built
soon in Kiowa. Lumber for the
creamery is boing delivered on the
ground.
"In the course of human
events" as reads the preamble,
the Colorado Legislature will meet
and for 80 days hot times are
expected.
Jim Harlow, of Fondis, who
has been in st. Anthony's hospit-
al, Denver, for treatment, came
out Saturday much improved in
health, but looking quite pale.
f. w. Fitzpatrick, brother Of
our George L. Fitzpatrick, came
Friday TO visit him before going
to California to reside permancnt>
ly. He formerly lived in Idaho
Springs.
Charles May was on the Denver
market Friday with a load of
choice steers Weighing 1870,
which be loaded at Deer Trail.
They topped the market at S4.20.
Hugo Ledger.
Tho battleship Massachusetts is
now laid up for repairs. While
ploughing through shallow water
recently this monstrous ship struck
a mass of rock, damaging her to
the extent of $50, 900.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Neeley
started yesterday for Missouri to
spend the winter at his old home
They have been very successful ON
the divide and earned a rest and
good time, which they will surely
have.
The Gates Live Stock company
will try un experiment. They will
build n snow fence around their
sheep corrals north of town to
catch the snow 50 it may not drift
in the corrals. Harry Taylor
hauled the lumber last week.
Limon Independent.
VIM. Dougherty, rancbman.
living near Surber, FL Paso
county, was visited by disastrous
fire last week. The loss is
serious one, as four bead of horses,
two COWS, three hogs and mum
bcr of chickens, besides a winters
supply of feed, were entirely
consumed by the flames.
The following gentlemen have
been appointed by the board of
county commissioners Us delegates
tc the cattle convention to be held
in Denver january "a, 25, 26 and
"a: John p. @. Anderson, Agate;
A. q. Putnam, Elbert; Bernard
q. KILN, Kiow,; N. w. Jones,
Ramah; Frank Girardot, Glenn
mons.
For hospitality and good fellow
ship, the Denver people are hard
TO beat. This week Chief Farley,
Of the police force, received $5e
bill to be given TO Mrs. w. F.
Hubbard of that city. The name
of the donor is unknown, but the
good deed will DO marked up
against the giver us a reward for
their kind and generous act.
r. s. Amtnops of f,astla Rock