The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-04

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the Holden cattle Tuestiay--156
head in all. About half the herd
was at once sold by the firm to
another party and they will retain
the balance.
Pnrl Foote left yesterday for
Divide, where he has been offered
a good position in restaurant.
He hns about recovered from his
painful injury received several
months ago.
Measles arc very prevalent at
Calhan. The children of Messrs.
Eubanks, Palmer and Mott have
been i'll with the disease; also the
Misses Katie Shane and Lucy
Wood.
+. Dininny, who went to Ore
gon year ago from Bijou Basin,
Is back again and glad Of it, too.
He will farm his ranch this season
for all it is worth and expects a
large crop.
Edward Kracaw has accepted q
position as manager of his
brothers store at Newmnrch near
Telluride. He will leave for there
tonight. The family will follow
in a few days.-Castle Rock Jour-
nal.
Lorenzo Cady's mother, Mrs.
Elizabeth Cady, a apioneer resident
of Colorado, is visiting her son at
Bijou Basin. Mrs. Cndy, a short
time ago, received a large sum OF
money in payment of an old In
dian cattle claim against the gov
crnmcnt.
The school election in EIbert
was quite an animated affair, fifty
votes being cast. For president
s. l.. Griffin received thirty three
and DR.. Denney seventeen. For
secretary A. G. Putnam twenty
six and Mrs. Mowrey twenty four.
In the Sidney school district on
Monday Mr.. Alfred Peterson was
elected president and Mr.. James
Cole secretary by large majorities.
Both are old and well known citi-
zens and take a deep interest in
their school, which insures that il
will be good one.
VIM. G. Luplow and Miss
Tressa Lamb, the popular post
mistress at Chenoweth, were mar
ried ON Tuesday of last week,
Rev. A. T. Gilkey pronouncing
the magic words that made them
man and wife. Both have many
friends in the county who extend
hearty congratulations.
Elliott & Danks' sawmill is now
located on Cady's ranch at Bijou
Basin. Thoy have about so, 900
feet of lumber to saw. A fine
spring of water has been opened
up on the hill above the mill,
which furnishes a continuous
stream sufficient for the mill and
the stock ON the ranch.
Governor C. S.Thomas has an
that Hon. Charles l..
Dickerson, representative in the
Twelfth general assembly from
Elbert county, would be appointed
on the Paris commission. MIR.
Dickerson was the author of the
bill creating the commission, and
takes pride in Colorado and the
progress of her domains.
District Judge Lunt of Colora-
do Springs has resigned and E. q.
Simpson of Cripple creek has
beon appointed by Governor
Thomas to succeed him. Judge
Stimson is an able lawyer, a high
minded gentleman, and one nf
those consistent and clean-handed
citizens who give respectability to
politics. We congratulate him on
his appointment.
Robert q. McNamara and Har-
old f. Holt, members Of the Col
orado National Guards, have been
authorized to organize a company
of thirty eight men at Elbert and
are now circulating paper for
signatures. Several young men
have already signiiied their desire
TO join and the boys are very con-
6denl they will secure the required
number.
q. ii. Cheese, a prosperous
ranchman living three miles north
Of Peyton, has made a number of
improvements on his. place recent
ly in the way of new buildings,
etc. He now has thifty-one
calves and expects about twenty
more. a settlement has been
made With the Martha J. Holden
estate by which Mr.. Cheese re-
ceived $500 in cash and 100 acres
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