The Elbert County tribune., 1903-02-19

hides at Gates'
Mrs. John Murray was passenger to
Denver on Tuesday mornings train, go
ing in to visit her children.
Mrs. James Dittemore went to Colo
rado Springs Tuesday to visited friends,
and expects to return Saturday.
james Graves is getting lumber on the
ground for dwelling to be built on his
homestead, six miles east Of Fondis.
Stock feed of all kinds is very scarce
all over this country. and prices promise
to go soaring before another crop is
raised
A. G. Cornforth informs us that on
last Sunday night at 10 O'Clock the gov
ernment thermometer at Forest Glen
ranch registered 2s degrees below zero.
A dance will be held in Hubers hall
at Elizabeth ON Monday night, Feb. q,
for the benefit OF st. Mary's Catholic
church. Tickets, including supper, s1.00.
A. f. Mears OF Minneapolis, Mimi,
will open the First Bank of Hugo as
speedily as arrangements can be per
fected. At present Lincoln county has
no bank.
Druggist Long will hereafter allow the
coin to fall on the floor when clipping"
with the boys. One day last week when
Tipping a coin he allowed it to fall on
the showcase, breaking four dollar
glass.
When in Colorado Springs stop at the
Spaulding House. Everything neat and
clean. Electric cars from depots and to
all parts Of the city. Rates sl50 to 800
a day. Special rates by the week. Opp.
new court house. ]. Himebaugh, Prop'r.
A man OF 60 pulled his coat of in Ell
bert one day recently and threatened to
whip man OF 30 because the latter had
owed him for long time and had never
made any effort to pay the debt. The
younger man promised to pay the debt.
Moral-A little action is sometimes more
convincing than much talk.
Mrs. George Corkett and daughter
Pearl, of Bijou valley, entertained a few
ihhl OuuNidg III MISS
Josephine Gill, who closes a successful
term of school in district 35 next Friday.
Those present were the Misses Josephine
Gill, Ella Lundy, Pearl Darnell, Elda
Conarroe, Messrs. Dick Mulligan, George
Elsner, Bert Dockum, George Lundy,
Ola Greaser.
Local pride is very essential in this
competing age. Local pride causes
home loyalty and home loyalty brings
stability to property. The town that is
up with the times in the improvements
of various kinds causes people to talk
about it and surrounding farmers have
pride in their trading town and pat
ronize it's institutions more freely than il
everything was run on the "don't care
method" So it is incumbent on every
person engaged in business to help Sc
cure the best of conveniences and every
resident to assist in what is for the
common good.
DIR. Booher reports a ten-pound girl
born to Mr.. and Mrs. X. q. Cogswell,
Tuesday Charley Walker has bought
the old Has Willard ranch, ten miles
mort of Kiowa. and will turn it into a
polo pony ranch. We shall expect much
notoriety for this ranch in the future 49,
Lee Cort, son of our fellow townsman,
Dan T. Cort, who has been attending a
commercial college at ,Salina, Kansas,
for year past, has graduated and now
holds good position at Burton, Kansas,
as agent for the Wells Fargo Express
Co james Munson, living northeast
of town, will leave by April for Seattle,
Washington, where he will take charge
of the Corrydon House, one of the fine
modern hotels of that city. We are
sorry to see Jim leave our county, but
wish him success as a landlord on the
western Elizabeth Banner.
NTlo,, ,,..,, faal Il,,a and that avary