The Elbert County tribune., 1902-07-03
LOCAL AND PERSONAL


or in Denver, sightseeing.
County Surveyor Halliday was doing
some surveying in town Tuesday.
G. W. Clark has rented the Cottage
hotel and took possession Tuesday.
DIR. and Mrs. r. II. Denney were pas
sengcrs to Colorado Springs Tuesday.
Robert McNamara went to Colorado
SPRING. Monday for an extended stay.
Mrs. T. Green and son Albert went to
Denver Friday for weeks visit with
friends.
For SALE Five good milch cows.
some fresh. Joseph Plant, miles east
OF Elbert.
Money loaned on approved real estate
security. LEE RAMSEY, Sl2 Cooper build
ing, Denver.
Il. H. Miles, who recently moved from
the Sidney neighborhood, has located
near Limon.
Mrs. W. s. Thompson and children
went to Denver Tuesday and will re-
main some time.
Floyd jackson has transferred his
property here to his attorney, John T.
Bottom of Denver.
George Allison and W. Fl. Grenser,
both of Fondis, are recent additions to
the TRIBUNE subscription list.
]. II. Lundy returned home Thursday
from, M,sa,ur, ,,n,;daral,I,, ;,,,,.....al IL,
health and looking much better.
Tomorrow we celebrate the 126th an
niversary Of the birth Of our indepcnd-
ence. Hurrah for the Fourth of July.
Mrs. J. r. Russell returned to Denver
Monday, after a pleasant visit at the
parental Ricketts, home near Fondis.
We have treated ourselves to a new
dress tof BREWER type which we believe
will be much appreciated by our read
ers.
NJ. l.. linus, who has a good position
with a Fort Morgan paper, came out
Saturday and remained until Tuesday,
the guest of friends.
Painting, paper hanging, kalsomining,
etc. Fine line OF wall papers. All work
first-class. Get your buggy painted. E.
B. Childs, Elbert, Colo.
The printing plant of the defunct Fon-
dis Herald was packed up Monday by u
representative of the Denver Type Foun-
dry and hauled to Denver.
Miss Senia Decker has gone to Excel
sior Springs, Mo-, for the benefit of her
health and may remain until fall il she
receives the expected relief
b. Cassidy of Colorado Springs, piano
and organ tuner, was tuning instru-
ments in Elbcrt and vicinity the first of
the week. See Mr.. Cassidy's ad in an
other column.
Sheriff Putnam bought 100 head of
exceptionally fine three year-old steers
last week from Jack Hogan, near Kiowa,
and will feed them until fall on his ranch
southeast of Elbert.
For SALE OR TRApE-New 32-40 Win
chester Repeating Rifle, 1894 model.
viii sell at a bargain or will trade for a
good driving horse and pay difference.
Enquire at this office.
Julian Cannon of Ramah, president
of the Elbert Mercantile company, was
successfully operated on Saturday, at
Colorado Springs, for something re-
sembling appendicitis.
Ira Goes team tore loose portion of
the hitching rack in front Of the Gates
store yesterday morning and started for
home, bu. were caught by bystander
before doing any damage.
Several cases OF diphtheria are report
ed in northern Ell Paso county, in the
neighborhood lying between Eastonville
and Peyton. A fifteen-year-old boy
named Cheese died last Thursday of the
dread disease.
The Denver Union stockyards last
month broke all records for cattle re-
ceipts. The total number received dur
ing June was 75,491 head of cattle, 500
hogs and 5029 sheep. This beats any
month in the history of the yards.
J. A. Stoddard sold his crop, farm i'm
plements and stock to George Schilling-
er and left Tuesday evening for the
Soldiers and Sailors home at Monte
Vista. d. Z. Epler accompanied Mr..
Stoddard to the home and made brief
visit.
Fine rains fell all over this section Of
country Friday night, Saturday and
Saturday night, doing an immense
amount of good to small grain especial
ly. Hail fell in some sections doing con
siderable damage southwest of Elbert
eight or nine miles, and also north and