The Elbert County tribune., 1903-07-09
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

sion TINS Week.
Miss Edith Foote of Denver is visiting
at the AUX home.
Miss Finch OF Greeley is the guest Of
her former schoolmate, Miss Amy Foote.
Clarence Williams came home from
Colorado Springs to attend the celebra-
tion.
John w. Upton was up from his sheep
ranch on Horse creek, south of Calhan
Monday.
Money loaned on approved real estate
security. LEE RAMSEY. sl2 Cooper build
ing. Denver.
Joe Helgeth, Jr., Harvey Harding and
Samuel Sloan went to Denver Friday to
spend the Fourth.
For Sale Choice farms near Elbert.
Also bargains in stock ranches. -Elbert
County Bank Real Estate Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. c. jay and daughter.
Fondis people going to Denver Monday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Whiting and
children Of Colorado Springs came up
last week and spent week visiting rela-
tives here.
For Sale.-A About 20 head of saddle
and driving horses, well broken. l.. G..
Jewell, on Bastian ranch, six miles north
west Of Ebert. 40
Miss Maud Fitzpatrick Of Denver came
out Friday to spend the Fourth and Is
spending the week visiting her friend,
Miss Anna Oaks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Grebc arrived
from Kansas City Friday and will spend
several weeks visiting at the home of
Mr.. Grebe's mother.
Lou Cowdrey came in from Como last
Thursday for visit with friends. He
has been in Montana to see his children
since his last visit here.
Mr. and Mrs. ID. II. Georgia left Wed
nesday morning for Seattle, Wash, for a
three months visit, which the Tribune
hopes will be an enjoyable one.
Mrs. ]. ID. Grimes, her daughter Roxie
and son Freddie left Saturday morning
for Nashville, Illinois, for an extended
visit with Mrs. Grimes parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. b. Compton of Den
yer were guests Saturday and Sunday at
the Schrader home. The Compton and
Schrader families were neighbors back
in Illinois many years ago.
Mrs. Henry Matthews and Mrs. +. W.
Schenk went to Denver Wednesday to
attend the Christian Endeavor conven-
ton as delegates from the Sidney and
Elbert socities respectively.
IL. A. Moore has rendered his reslsna-
tion as postmaster at fondis and Mrs.
Ella Cox will probably be appointed to
fill the vacancy. Mr.. Moore 1t is said
will go to California for his health.
According to the weekly crop bulletin,
Divide crops are doing well; some rye is
being cut for hay; alfalfa cutting has
begun; millet is growing nicely; recent
rains have been beneficial to all crops.
Mrs. c. j. Schrader attended the Glea-
son Coble wedding which took place at
Elizabeth Tuesday of last week. Mrs.
g. l.. Dickerson and daughter of Denver
accompanied her home and remained
until Saturday.
William Leach has the thanks of the
Tribune family for a generous supply of
lettuce and new potatoes. The potatoes
We're the largest and finest we have seen
this season. Mr.. Leach never forgets
the editor about this time of the year.
Miss Amy Epler left Saturday for AL
bion, Illinois, to attend college, and will
probably remain until next spring. She
was accompanied as far as Mt. Carmel,
Illinois, by Robert Hare, who has been
visiting at the Knowles home for some
time.
Many people have the impression that
there Will be no state election this fall,
but there is one state officer to elect
Judge of the supreme court to succeed
Judge John Campbell. Judge Camp
bell is popular official and will proba-
bly, be reelected If he wishes another
term.
Mrs. Joseph Plant informs us that she
was over to see Mrs. James Oaks Sun
day and found her and her little daugh-
ter, who were so badly burned last week,
both getting along nicely. Mrs. Oaks
injuries were not so serious as first re
ported, but the little girl still suffers
much pain.
A tramp who has been living off the
people in the surrounding country. beg
/ ging food and clothing and repeatedly
refusing to work, was brought before
Justice Pope last Thursday on a charge
oil vagrancy. he was given the full lin
u OF the law-D days in jail Sheriff
Putnam, who made the arrest. found the
fellow in cave on the Boot ranch,
northwest of town.
We are under obligations to the Out
West Printing and Stationery Co. of
Colorado Springs for copy in pamphlet
form of the Colorado Land Title Law.
better known as the Torrens system,
with explanatory comments by Senator
Taylor, the author of the bill Similar
laws have met with much favor in other
states and it is thought that within a
few years Colorado will be brought un.
der the operation of this law.
Mrs. w. w. Gibson had disastrous
runaway Wednesday morning which re-
suited IN badly broken up wagon and a