The Elbert County tribune., 1903-12-24
Local Happenings

Tuesday.
Lots Of Christmas presents yet at
Gates, at cut prices
Mrs. Il. v. Newell is able to be out
again after severe sick spell.
The Elbcrt Mercantile Co. shipped out
five car loads of potatoes last week.
See our line of goods suitable for holi-
day presents.-Elbcrt Mercantile Co.
The Tribune wishes its readers and all
merry Christmas and happy New
Year.
We have Just received car Of first
ciass lump coal and it is going fast
Gates.
Harvey Cornforth returned homo last
week from Denver university TO spend
his vacation.
Money loaned on approved real estate
security. LEE RAMSEY, S12 Cooper build
ing, Denver.
Jacob Fpler has bought the two Cad
well ranches, consisting OF 16O acres each,
west of town.
You will find everything that is neces-
sary to prepare first-class Christmas
dinner, at Gates
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Wilkinson, of Denver,
are visiting at the James and Murray
homes, west OF town.
Our Hamilton Brown shoes wear long
est and look the best Try pair. Ell
bert Mercantile Co.
Miss Minnie Porter returned Saturday
evening from Denver, where she has
bven spending the summer.
Funeral furnishings-c caskets, all sizes
and grades, burial robes, etc.-W. H.
Gatewood, Elbert, Colo.
w. 1. Jones bought 16O acres OF land
last week from Mrs. Conroy. The land
joins J. II. Lundy's ranch on the east.
For Sale-Choice farms near Gilbert.
Also bargains in stock Elbert
County Bank Real Estate Co.
The coal famine in Ebert came to an
end Tuesday when the Gates company
received a car of southern coal from
Walsenburg.
Our stock of underwear, hosiery, gloves
and mittens is worthy OF your most crit
ical inspection.-E Elbert Mercantile Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Williams arrived
Tuesday evening from Cheesman to
spend Christmas at the home Of Mrs.
Williams mother, Mrs. Ida Elsner.
Half rates for round trip between all
points in Colorado via Colorado q South
ern Ry. Dates Of sale, December "a, %,
81 and January L; final limit, January 4.
There will be a spelling slxule at the
school house in district No. 33, known as
the .Will Dittemore" school, Wednesday
evening, Dec. 30. All invited to come for
spell.
We have few copies Of the Rev. Irl
r. Hicks Almanac and Weather Fore
casts for 1904 for sale at 30 cents each.
Call early il you wish one Of these valu-
able works, as our supply is limited.
Rising Star Rebekah lodge No. Ss will
give dance New Years eve, Dec. 81, in
I. o. o. F. hall Tickets, 10 cents. All
come and have good time.-By order Of
committee.
Wnen you want n pleasant purgative
try Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets. They are easy to take and pro-
0uce no nausea, gripping or other disa-
greeaple effect. For sale by o. r. Long.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. James Murray,
five miles west of Elbert, Friday. Dec.
Is, 1903, at n. m., son, weight seven
pounds. Mother and child are reported
doing nicely.
Miss Amy Foote came home Saturday
from Greeley, where she is attending
hign school, and will remain until after
Christmas. Miss Amy expects to grad
uate next spring.
Little Dewey, the four-ycar- son of
Joseph Oaks, met with painful mishap
Monday by falling off wagon. The
right side Of his face was cut and the
ear hurt, but the little fellow is not
seriously injured.
The Ladies' Aid bazar and supper held
last week were financial success. The
total receipts from all sources amounted
to between s35 and $40, and the society
has a number Of articles yet to dispose
of. After all expenses are paid the soci-
ETY. will have nice sum left as a result
of its work.
Will Dittemore came in last week and
paid for the Tribune to be sent to Mrs.
Dittemore's mother, Mrs Maggie Go
heen, at Dekalb, Mo-, as a Christmas
present. What could be more appreci-
ated by "folks back east" than the paper
giving them the news of their relatives,
friends and neighbors.
As we go to press Wednesday after
noon the indications are good for a
"whito Christmas" snow falling STEADILY
and coming from the north. Old Santa
Claus will now be able to make his
rounds with reindeers and sled and the
little folks are greatly elated over the
outlook. 1t seems more like Christmas,
anyway, to see mother earth covered
with mantle OF snow.
B. M. Maroon OF Elbert and B. U. jam
ison of Denver, formerly of Elizabeth,
have organized the Jefferson County
bank, at Aryada. seven and a b,if ,,,,Ios