The Elbert County tribune., 1902-07-10
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Mrs. L. e. Baldwin has been quite i'll
since the Fourth
Floyd Brown spent the Fourth with
friends in Cripple Creek.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. II. Dcnney returned
Friday from Colorado Springs.
Miss Bessie George OF Colorado Springs
is the guest Of the Dcnney family.
Clarence Phillips of Victor was visiting
his parents in Biiou Basin over Sunday.
| Misses Winnie and Mora Bell Of Love
land arc visiting at the Henry Matthews
and Moulton homes.
Misses Anna and Mary Helgeth and
Joseph Helgeth, Jr., spent the Fourth
with friends in Denver.
Miss Anna Sampson of DeKalb, Mo-,
arrived last Friday for an extended visit
with her sister, Mrs. James Dittemorc.
Frank Nicely started for Wayne coun-
ty, Mo, Tuesday for visit at his old
home.
The county commissioners met at Kio-
wa Monday and will probably be in ses-
sion all week.
Miss Ada Bender of Denver is guest
this week at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
f. w Schenk,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Gear were admitted
into tho membership of the Presbyterian
church Sunday.
A ,,,n., - .,,,rtr,,,o,, h,v., hso,, AZ ,vorlr
here since Monday extending sidetrack
800 feet to the south.
A. r. Barrett of Eastonville and M. T.
Alumbaugh of Peyton are recent addi-
tions to our subscription list.
The regular monthly meeting of Elbert
County corps, G. A. R., and the W. r. G.
will be held at Elizabeth Saturday.
Mrs. G. A. Joseph and children, Ger
trude and Charlie, left Monday for Den
yer, after pleasant visit with Elbert
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Wheeler, who
have been spending a month with their
relatives near town, returned to Denver
Sunday
Mrs. Carl Stoddard and two children
came out from Denver Saturday and are
visiting at the parental J. II. Jones home,
north Of town.
Mrs. @. A. Cromwell, of Atwood, Kan
sas, former resident OF this county, is
visiting at the home of J. A. Melburn,
| southwest OF town.
Preaching services at the Presbyterian
church next Sunday at the usual hour,
morning and evening. All are invited.
H. s. Childs, Pastor.
Gus Mulligan returned Saturday to
Altman, accompanied by his brother
John, who will make short visit in the
highest Incorporated town in the world.
There will be preaching services at
the James school house, next Sunday,
July 13, both morning and evening at
the usual hour. A cordial invitation is
extended to all.
Frost was reported on Friday and Sat
urday nights in various localities in this
section. Potatoes along the valleys and
low lands were damaged some and the
bear crop also suffered.
Rev. Mr.. Mendell is conducting ser
les of meetings at Bethel church, north
west of Ebert, and will continue every
evening during this week and as much
longer as seems favorable.
Misses Lucy and Eliza Corlew give
notice that they will make final proof on
their homestead claims in sections 30
and 81, township 0, on August 10 before
the clerk Of the county court.
Hardy Decker left Monday for Gunni-
son, where he will join his brother Lee,
and together they will make trip into
Routt county on horseback. II the boys
like that part of the country they may
conclude to locate there permanently.
Mrs. Carl Peterson visited last week at
the Alumbaugh home, near Peyton, and
Mrs. Alumbaugh accompanied her on
her return home Monday. Charlie Ben
nett OF Sedalia, a brother of Mrs. Peter
son, is also visiting at the Peterson home.
AL Carnahan is the boss machinery
salesman around here. Al says there
was time when he thought he hadn't
the nerve to talk ''machine" to anyone,
but now he viii exploit the merits of a
machine as long as anyone will listen to
him.
Capt. n Johnston, a close observer,
informs us that last month was the dry
est June this section of country has seen
during his residence of eleven years in
the county. The captain thinks the
wheat crop considerably damaged as a
consequence.