The Elbert County tribune., 1903-04-16
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Miss Susie Smiley left Tuesday morn
ing for her home in Denver.
The editor and wife were Denver Wis.
iiors from Friday until Monday.
to Mr.. Miller's ranch northwest Of town
Mrs. Howard Hart OF Grand Encamp
ment, Wyoming, is here visiting her par
ents.
Arthur Meader of Fondis went TO
Denver Wednesday morning for a weeks
visit.
Miss May Hedge arrived here from
Salt Lake City last week and is visiting
relatives.
Services next Sunday, April 10, in St.
Mary's church at Elizabeth at 0 a. m.
and at Known at IL II. m.
MIR, and Mrs. Charles +. Lindsey of
Kiowa were Ebert visitors TUESDAY.
guests at the Schrader home.
Miss Mcdowell of Denver arrived here
Tuesday evening and is visiting at the
Mcnamara home, south Of town
Mrs. W. f. Aux has had another well
driven and windmill erected on her
property in the south part of town
Rev. A. Jay Garrison OF Denver will
preach at the James school house Sun
day, April 10, morning and evening. All
invited.
Mrs. b. NJ. Maroon, Misses Carrie
Schimpf and Tina Griffin and George
Griffin were passengers to Denver on
yesterday mornings train.
Sundays snow storm interferred with
the Attendance at the Easter services at
the churches. disappointing many who
had hoped 10 wear their new Easter hats.
The many friends OF Miss Maureen
Pullen viii be pleased to learn that she
received a first grade teachers certificate
at the teachers examination held recent
ly at Sullivan, Arapahoe county
The building occupied by the Tribune
Office and postofiice has been moved 40
feet to the south, next to and adjoining
the Gates company's store buildings.
Oliver Hand OF Elizabeth bossed the job
and laid the new foundation walls.
Thomas f. Williams was elected may
or Of Elizabeth at last weeks election.
defeating George Huber by ten votes.
Martin Chairman and DIR. Booher tied on
the vote for councilman and will draw
straws to decide who gets the Office.
Governor Peabody has appointed Rob
ert II. Lewis of Colorado Springs to the
new judgeship in this district. Judge
Lewis is Republican and came to this
state from Missouri in 1898 He is said
to stand high among the members of his
profession.
The smallpox scare in the Fondis com
munity n a thing of the past, the quar-
antine having been raised Friday from
the last family in that neghborhood in
fected with the disease. The disease did
not spread beyond the three families first
quarantined. i"
The masquerade ball which was to
have been given on the night OF April II,
in l. o. o. f. hall, has been postponed
one week, or until Friday, April "a.
Mrs. NJ. Holly of Denver will be here on
that evening at the Bculah hotel with
everybody invited.
DIR. l.. S. Cornell of Denver left last
evening for pittsburg, where he will rep
| resent the United Brethren church in
the conference that will endeavor to
unite four denominations that are now
very similar The meeting will begin
istAA htuntSQdl. LII. Aofntli. WHO II
presiding elder OF Elbert circuit, is the
only representative from the West. He
says there will be no difficulty in agreeing
on doctrines, but some questions of
church rules and church property must
be adjusted. The other three denomi-
nations concerned are the Christian New
Light the Protestant Methodist and the
Congregational.
M.nu - ,,,r far,,1r, a.. .,..,,
raid upon the pestiferous prairie dog.
In Kansas the state Legislature has made
an appropriation for furthering their eS-
termination. The money is mostly ex-
pended in the manufacture of poison,
which is dealt out to the farmers at bare
cost Prof j. +. Payne, Of the Expert
ment station of Colorado, has just issued
an interesting pamphlet on the subject
of the prairie dog in the .'rain belt"
Mr.. Payne says that about one tenth of
the srain belt" has been pre-empted by
this saucy little animal and that he con
,sumes as much feed annually as would
support at least 6,000 head of steers. The
professor says that poison is about the
only remedy for the pest.
California. Portland, Tacoma. Seattle. sss. 90.
Via the Union Pacific. Quickest time.
Tourist sleepcrs daily. One way tickets
ON sale daily to June 10. See your local
agent or address f. X. Griffin, General
Agent, Denver. 514
Good for Children.
The pleasant to take and harmless One
Minute Cough Cure gives immediate re-
lief in all cases OF Cough, Group and La
Grippe because il does not pass imme-
diately into the stomach, but takes ef-
feet right at the seat of the trouble. 1t
draws out the inflammation. heals and