The Elbert County tribune., 1903-12-24


You will find fruits of all kinds at the
Gates store.
For Sale-Old newspapers 20 cents per
hundred, at this office.
We will have n car OF bran. corn,
cracked corn and chop in few days.
Gates.
Mrs. Lou Hill has been confined to the
house for week, suffering with throat
trouble
Blanke's coffee is the best. Try it once
and you will use no other.-Elbert Mer
camille Co.
Roger Smith killed wild cat that
measured forty inches from tip TO tip,
while hunting recently near the Castle
Rock stone quarry, in Douglas county.
We have all the delicacies OF the season
for your Christmas and New Years din
ner. Try us.-Elbert Mercantile Co.
Mr.. William ]. Harper and Miss Myr-
tie A. Trip, both of Elbert county, near
Ramah, were united in marriage at Hugo
on Saturday, Dec. Il, by Justice Wilson.
II you want Christmas candy you will
have to hurry for it is going fast, and it
is the purest on the market. The price
is away down.-Gates'.
This office has just received stock of
felt or poster board, in assorted colors-
Just the thing for mounting pictures, and
much cheaper than framing. Sheets are
22x2s inches, 10-ply. Call and sec it.
For good, servicenble and stylish cloth
ing, we take back sent for none OF them.
See our line and you'll agree with u.s.
Elbert Mercantile Co.
Ed Lundy came out from Denver Sat
urday and remained on his claim over
night. Ed is working for the Burkhart
Packing company.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Lundy, Miss Ella
and Master Glen Lundy, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
e. Mayer, Mrs. A. j. Pope and ye editor
and wife were entertained at dinner
Sunday by Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Cannon.
Mrs. Cannon is an excellent cook and
Lee is pretty fair carver Of roast goose,
and we're casting no reflections ON any
one when we say that the dinner was
one of the best we have ever partaken of.
The Pope Bicycle Daily Memoranda Calendar.
The reissue Of the Pope bicycle daily
leaf calendar may be considered the open
ing gun proclaiming the natural and
healthful return of bicycling. Col. Albert
A. Pope, the founder of our bicycle in
dustries and the pioneer in the Good
Roads Movement, is again at the head of
the bicycle industry. Upon the 366 cal
endar leaves are freshly written lines,
from the pens of our greatest college
presidents, doctors, clergymen, states
men, and other eminent men and women,
all OF them enthusiastically supporting
bicycling. Half OF each leaf is blank for
memoranda. This calendar is free at the
Pope Manufacturing Company's stores,
Or any of our readers can obtain it by
sending five 2-cent stamps to the Pope
Manufacturing Co., Hartford, Conn.,, or
l43 Sigel Street, Chicago, Ill.
Rochus Schopf, living north OF town,
has just finished burning kiln of 25,00O
brick, and was exhibiting some of them
in town Wednesday which seemed to be
well made and Of good quality w. L.
Potter has traded his farm near Kiowa
to ii. II. Chapman for his residence and
second hand store. While we are sorry
to lose Mr.. Chapman from our town, we
welcome Mr.. Potter and wish him pros
perity in his new venture d. Thomas
Bowman is back in Missouri, where we
learn he will move some time shortly.
Mr.. Bowman and family, who came here
some two years ago, have become very
popular, and their many friends will be
sorry to see them leave.-Elizabeth Ban
ner.
Fight Win Be Bitter.
Those who will persist in closing their
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