The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-05
Local Happenings

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Harvey Harding was in Denver a cou-
pie Of days this week.
Mrs. d. r. Burnside was a Denver yis-
itor Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. Louis Muller went to Denver
Tuesday for visit OF two or three days.
Perley Foote went to Denver last week
and will go to California soon to spend
the winter.
Elmer Watts was in Denver last week
and sold fine Team of work horses for
good price.
Mrs. Birks Cornforth of Denver was an
and family.
Miss Mamie Groussman OF Denver was
guest at the Durray home last week
and over Sunday.
JH. Lundy and Gottlieb Schreiber
each shipped car OF cattle to the Dem
yer market last Thursday.
School commenced Monday in the
James district with Miss Rigg in charge,
and in the Sidney district with Miss
Mullen as teacher.
A. G. Cornforth shipped two carloads
OF COWS and heifers to the Denver market
Wednesday. Gopher Holden shipped
one car the same morning.
You are all invited to pound social to
be given the Rev. T. " Newell at his
home in Elbert on Friday evening, Nov.
13. BY order of committee.
Mrs. William George, who has been
visiting at the Denney homes in Elbert
las.I L in X 10
time, returned to Colorado Springs Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Williams, of Chees-
man, are the happy parents of baby
girl, born some time last week. Mrs.
Williams is daughter of Mrs. Ida Els
ner.
Big turkey shoot and rattle at d. L.
Epler's, southwest of Ebert, on Friday,
Nov. 13, commencing at 10 n. m. Seven
ty turkeys and twenty ducks to be con
tested for. Get a turkey for your
Thanksgiving dinner.
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 s1.50 to 500
day. Special rates by the week. Opp.
new court house. j. Himebaugh, Propr.
From six to ten inches of snow fell on
the Divide last Thursday night and Fri
day. The snowfall will do an immense
amount of good. Stock water was get
ting scarce and the ground too dry for
fall plowing. The snow drifted badifin
places.
Report OF attendance of Elbert school
for the month ending October 30. En-
rollment, primary department, 30; prin-
cipal's room, IS. The following pupils
were neither absent nor tardy during the
month: George Aux, Minnie Aux, Louis
Baldwin, Edwin Baldwin, Charlie Gam
mon, Fred Cannon, Hazel Epler, Opal
Epler, Ethyl Putnam, Tennis Grimes,
George Grilfin, Ralph Baldwin, Herman
Beckman, Pearl Beckman, Bennie Gay
lor, Albert Green.
1t is reported here that number OF
buildings on the ranch of James Bland
near Bland postotiice, twenty-five miles
east of hiowa, were destroyed by fire on
the night Of October D. The fire is sup
posed to be of incendiary origin as an
empty bottle which had contained kero-
sene was found near the scene of the fire.
The residence of Mr.. Bland was not
burned. There has been trouble be-
N"Nth thC SbtbitiS VI lildL iucuull over
the range and fence question, and the
fire is supposed to be result of that
trouble.
Pearley kirkman was arrested and
given a preliminary trial Monday for
maliciously shooting Pat Doyle's cattle
which were feeding on his growing crops
last August. The case came up before
Squire Schroeder, who bound him over
for his appearance at the next term OF
the district court in the sum of $500.
Assistant States Attorney Black came
up from the Springs as prosecutor and
was assisted by Attorney Whitehead of
Denver, who was especially employed by
Mr.. Doyle, while Hon. G. L. Dickerson
was counsel ior the defense. - EIbert
County Banner.
Mrs. Henry II. Candy died at her
home in Spring Valley early Friday
morning after an illness of only few
hours. She had lived on the Divide for
good many years and was well known
for her kindness and her hospitality to
all. She leaves a husband and seven
childron, the youngest only few hours
old, three brothers, Messrs. Frank Smith
of Spring Valley, Grant and Chase Smith
OF Calhan, and sister, Mrs. Candy. of
Colorado Springs. The sympathy Of the
entire community is extended to the
grief-stricken family. The body was
laid to rest in the Spring Valley ceme-
terry Saturday, Oct. 4.-Monument Cor.
Colorado Springs Gazette.
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