The Elbert County tribune., 1902-08-14
LOCAL AND PERSONAL


a trip to California.
Mrs. Belding OF Akron, Ohio, is a guest
at the II. II. Denney home.
Miss Anna Phar of Colorado Springs
is the guest OF Mrs. Grebe.
Hardy Decker returned home Sunday
from a trip in Routt county.
Mrs. Graham of Denver is visiting at
the home OF her sister, Mrs. X. II. Den
/ ney.
Miss Virgie James OF Denver is visit
ing her father and sister, living west of
town.
Rev. Childs will preach at the Potter
school house next Sunday afternoon at
o'clock.
Harvey Cornforth visited in Denver a
couple of days last week and saw Buffalo
Bills show.
Carl Rhudy and his Missouri cousins,
Mr.. and Miss Dittemore, are sightseeing
in Colorado Springs.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. II. o. Campbell,
three miles southwest OF town, on Satur-
day, August 8, son.
Dick Burnside has plastered his sa-
loon building and made other improve
ments on the property.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Tainter of Colorado
City were visiting at the James home
east of town, last week.
The county is building new 45-foot
bridge across Running creek on the road
leading north from Bethel church.
Mrs. Anna Kavle Of Colorado City has
been visiting at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Dennis Baldwin, for couple of
weeks.
Mrs. Morris OConncll and children,
who have been staying on their ranch
near Fondis for several weeks, returned
yesterday to Denver.
Mrs. G. A. Bliss left for Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, Saturday, after pleasant seven
weeks visit with her brother, the TRIB-
UNE editor, and family
Simon Hefiley Of st. Joseph, Mo-, and
Robert Heflley of Denver have been Wis
iting for several days at the j. d. Blak-
ley home, two miles west of town.
J. d. Grimes and family, who have
been living on the Miller ranch, north of
town, have moved to town and are occu-
pying the property recently vacated by
George Clark.
Mrs. Elizabeth Stowe of Denver re
turned to her home last week after a
Mrs. George Schultz, living five miles
southeast of town.
Charlie Schrader OF Elizabeth, secrc-
| tary of the Gates company, was in town
Monday looking for house to rent. Mr..
Schrader expects to move here soon and
make this town his home.
On next Sunday afternoon, August II,
at 2 p. m., the w. r. G. will hold pub
lie memorial service in the Odd Fellows
hall in memory of their deceased sister,
Mrs. Elwilda Stoddard. All friends are
invited to be present.
j. B. Brazelton, a cousin Of Alex. Braz-
elton, accompanied by his wife, stopped
off here Friday, while enroute to their
home at Santa Cruz, California, from a
visit in Iowa, and made brief stay of
one day with relatives here.
Miss May Epler and W. S. Epler left
last Thursday for Mt. Carmel and other
points in Illinois for an extended visit
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ing in this vicinity for several weeks, ac-
companied them to her home.
Rev. 7. t. Thompson will preach at
the James school house next Saturday
evening and Sunday morning and even
ing. Services at the usual hour and
baptizing of candidates in Running
creek after the morning service.
This office has stock OF XXX white
envelopes, No. rag stock, size 81 and
8s,, which we will furnish with return
card printed theron at Sl.00 per quarter
thousand box This is first-class en-
velope and bargain at the price named
Rattlesnakes are reported to be quite
numerous in the country east and south
east of Elbert. George Schultz killed
two big ones recently. One was four
feet long and had eight rattles, and the
other was six inches longer and had
eleven rattles.
Rev. H. S. Childs on last Sunday ten
dered his resignation as pastor of the
E,bert Presbyterian church, to take effect
the last Sunday in October, by which
time Rev. Childs will have completed
his third years work here. No action
has as yet been taken in the matter on
the part of the church.