The Elbert County tribune., 1902-08-21
LOCAL AND PERSONAL


over from Fondis Saturday.
IF. II. Miller and family have moved
to their new home in Colorado City.
Mrs. viii Watts and baby Of Monu-
ment are visiting friends in Elbert this
week.
Mrs. f. l.. Page and two little daugh-
ters went to Denver Tuesday to visit
relatives.
/ Postmaster Dockum OF Fondis was II
passenger on Wednesday mornings train
to Denver.
Mrs. Grace Remington and daughter
Florence went to Denver Sunday for
weeks visit.
Chauncey French and family have
moved from Lucerne, Colo, to Bridge.
port, Nebraska.
Mrs. Anna Lalleen has returned from
an extended visit at the VIII Watts
home in Monument.
Section Foreman Lenahan has had his
working force increased by the addition
of n couple OF new men.
Mrs. ]. l.. Mcdowell and son Sylycs-
ter, Of Denver, are guests at Forest Glen
ranch, the Cornforth home.
Rev. Childs will preach at the Sidney
school house next Sunday afternoon at
3 o'clock. Everybody invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. l.. Richmond and
two little grandchildren, OF Fondis, were
over Sunday visitors in Denver.
Mrs. d. H. White of Colorado Springs
has bought the Holcomb place, south Of
town, and will make Elbert county her
home.
Mrs. b. Grebe, assisted by Mrs. F. N.
I.aVell, entertained number Of ladies
Tuesday afternoon from 2 to 7, at the
Bculah hotel.
DIR. Denney shot coyote Tuesday
morning on the bluff back Of his house.
The animal had been stealing the doc
tors chickens.
Mrs. Eva Childs and daughter, Miss
Elsie, of Florence, Kansas, have been
visiting Rev. and Mrs. II. S. Childs since
last Thursday.
The Sidney school closed Friday after
successful term of ten weeks with Miss
Chrysler as teacher Miss Chrysler will
teach in the Denver schools.
Frank and Guy Young OF Denver rode
out on their wheels last week and spent
several days visiting at the home Of
Charlie Diggs, northwest of town.
1t is reported that small band Of an
tclope have been seen recently in the
eastern part OF the county. A Denver
man shot one last week in the vicinity
OF Agate.
Mrs. j. L. Mayer has been engaged to
teach the fall and winter term Of school
in the Elsner district, northeast Of town.
The school will begin about the first OF
October.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs James Cole, liv-
ing six miles south of Elbcrt, on Sunday,
August II, daughter. Since the event
the squire has been busy passing around
the cigars.
STRAyEp OR STOLEN. One bay horse,
weight about 800: left hind foot white,
with ringbone: small white spot on head:
no brand. VIII pay for information lead
ing to recovery. V. d. Selby, Ebert,
Colo.
j. L. Caldwell has traded his ranch
seven miles southeast OF town for resi-
dence property in Colorado Springs and
will move his family to that city this
week. The well wishes OF many friends
go with them.
Ray REGISTER, who has been engaged
in Salvation Army work for several years,
has recently been appointed captain and
now has charge Of the work of the army
at Laramie, Wyoming Rays many
friends around Elbert will be pleased to
hear OF his promotion and success.
The school directors are making some
needed repairs on the interior of the
school house. The partition walls and
ceilings are receiving new coats OF plaster
and the board will probably replace the
old blackboards with slate. School will
commence on Monday, September 8.
The social held at Edgcwood, the
Schenk home, Friday evening, under the
auspices of the Ladies' Aid society, was
attended by large crowd and was in
every way u success. There was music
and guessing contest in the curiosity
shop for prize of box of candy. o.
r. Long was awarded the prize for the
best guess. The receipts were SIG
The Masons petitioning for dispen-
sation to organize lodge at Kiowa met
Saturday in Reilly's hall and transacted
all preliminary business necessary to or