The Elbert County tribune., 1902-07-17
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Joseph Oaks was Colorado Springs
visitor Friday.
Miss Bessie Gresham of Pittsburg.
Kansas, is visiting her brother George.
Kenneth Osborn OF Loveland visited a
couple of weeks with his cousins. Harvey
and Evelyn Cornforth-
Mrs. F. W. Schenk and her guests,
Misses Hunt and Bender, are spending
the week in Colorado Springs.
Miss Blanche Maroon of Harrisonville,
Mo-, arrived Saturday and is the guest
of her brother, b. M, and wife.
Miss Mary Rominger, who has been
visiting at the Elsncr home, northeast of
town, returned to Denver Sunday.
Mrs. Erma Ritchart of Boston is
guest for the summer of her brother, C.
b. Hollems, and family, near Fondis.
Miss Gertrude George of Lincoln, Neb.,
is here for an extended visit with her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Gate
wood.
Mrs. McClay and children, who have
been visiting at the Alex. Brazelton
home for several weeks, returned Satur-
day to Denver.
Jack Rhudy left for st. Joseph, Mo-,
yesterday, having received word of the
serious illness of brother who was
stricken with paralysis.
An ice cream social, given under the
auspices of the Ladies' Aid society. will
be held Friday evening, July 1s, at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Epler. All
invited.
State Organizer Heath attended the
meeting of Elbert camp w. o. w. Tues
day night and made an excellent talk
which was much appreciated by those
present.
Thomas Salen was in Denver last week
delivering enlarged portrait work. He
was accompanied home from Sullivan by
Miss Maureen Pullen, who is visiting
friends here.
A crowd of Elbert young folks drove
out to the home of Eli Knowles last
Thursday evening to attend party Civ
en- in honor Of Miss Bertha Munday. An
enjoyable evening is reported.
The Ebert barber shop has been re-
opened for business on Wednesdays and
Saturdays. First-class work at popular
prices 10 and % cents. Painting, paper
hanging, etc. +. B. Childs, proprietor.
Mrs. Sarah Brady of st. Joseph, Mo-.
arrived Sunday evening for an extended
visit at the home of her sister, Mrs. j.
E. Dittemore. She was accompanied by
her daughter, Mrs. Williams, and grand
daughter.
Thomas Mcguire, j. E. Mayer and Je-
rome Mathews have been appointed by
the county commissioners to make the
regular yearly inspection Of the books of
the county treasurer. The committee
commenced work Monday.
Uncompahgre Tribe Red Men OF East
onville hau public ceremony at the
raising up OF their chiefs on Wednesday
night of last week. District Deputy
Dickinson ofiiciated. After the work
was completed refreshments were served.
f. #. Haley, who has been ranching
for several years with Sam Taggnrt. near
the Biiou, left Friday for Pittsburg, the
home of his parents, and will likely re-
main in that city. Eds many friends
in Elbert and vicinity regret very much
his departure.
s. H. Petit, who was sentenced to six
ty days in jail in the district court last
month, was granted a pardon Monday by
Governor Orman and has returned to
his home. Petit has been in the hospi-
tai most of the time, crippled with rheu-
matism, and the pardon was granted on
account of his disability.
Beginning May 18th the Colorado &
Southern railway will sell round trip
tickets Elbert to Denver or Colorado
Springs on Saturday or Sunday, good
returning until Monday, at one fare for
the round trip, and to Denver on Sun
day, returning same day, at s1.5O for the
round trip. b. NJ. Maroon, Agent.
t. L. Thompson of Denver, assisted by
o. E. Hamilton, evangelist, and j. p.
Garmung, singer, of Des Moines, Iowa,
is conducting series OF gospel meetings
at the James school house, six miles
southwest OF Elbert. The meetings
commenced Sunday night and will con-
tinue for two weeks. On Wednesday,
July %, there will be basket dinner
and preaching in Dittemore's grove, near
the school house.
The last week has been the hottest Of
the year to date. The thermometer on
Monday registered eighty-nine in the
shade. Rain is needed for the small
grain and it will require a soaking one