The Elbert County tribune., 1903-01-22
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

and Saturday.
Miss Jessie Struthers of Kiowa is Wis
iting Elbert friends.
Railway Agent Maroon was In Denver
Saturday between trains.
Mrs. C. j. Schrader went to Denver
Wednesday OF last week for weeks
visit at the C. L. Dickerson home.
Rev. Gramcko will bring his family
here from Denver and occupy for the
present the building just south of Beu-
lah hotel.
Oliver Long has moved into the build
ing he purchased last week, and August
Dietrich and bride will occupy the house
vacated by Mr.. Long.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Mulligan departed
Sunday evening for Victor, where Fred
las good position with mining com
pany, and where they will reside.
Robert Mcnamara came out from
Edgewater and remained over Sunday,
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Mcnamara, living south of town.
The ELBERT County Tribune and Ell
bert County Banner have been named
by the board Of commissioners as the
official county papers for the year 1903
Miss Phoebe Hoop, teacher in district
No. 32-Fairview, was summoned to
Cripple Creek last week to attend the
funeral of brother who died OF pneu-
monia.
A baby boy was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Guthrie on Thursday, January Is,
at the home Of J. A. Boston, east Of town.
The babe died Friday and was buried
Saturday in Elbert cemetery.
The weather during the last two or
three weeks has been Just right for max
ing ice and local dealers have put up
good supply. The best ice was cut from
the nearby ponds and reservoirs.
Charlie Matthews came home yester-
day morning from trip in southern
Wyoming. The winter in that region,
he states, has been about the same as we
have had here-cold with but little snow.
G. w. Clark went to Kansas City the
first OF last week and returned Wednes-
day accompanied by his mother, whose
home is in st. Francois county, Mo, who
will spend the winter here with her son.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Oaks Of Trouble
some, Grand county, are visiting at the
home OF Joseph Oaks, north Of town. Mr..
Oaks is a great sufferer from asthma and
came here hoping to get relief from his
ailiiction.
The county high school question is
causing much interest and considerable
discussion, and the convention called to
meet at Kiowa tomorrow, to elect high
school committee, will doubtless be
largely attended.
Mrs. W. H. Walker of Bijou valley,
who was thrown from cart and her leg
broken some time ago, is expected home
from Denver hospital this week Her
health is said to have been greatly i'm
paired since her injury.
Make arrangements to attend the ball
to be given by the local tribe OF Red Men
in Odd Fellows hall Friday night, Janu-
ary %. There will be splendid music
and good floor management. Tickets
600. Everybody invited.
There was an old fashioned barn rails
ing cut at Joe Brazelton's Saturday.
Twelve or fifteen of the good neighbors
assembled at his place and when evening
came well built log stable loomei up
us the result OF their labor.
A. j. Downing, manager OF the cheese
factory at Bijou Basin, is a new TRIBUNE
subscriber. Mr.. Downing has been en-
gagged in making cheese in Colorado for
the last twenty five, ,ears, and is recog-
nized as one Of the best in the business.
The nine -months-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robot Blakley, living five miles
south of Kiowa, died Tuesday Of hron- |
ehitis and was buried Wednesday in Ell |
bert cemetery. A six-year-old daughter
in the same home is very sick with pneu |
monia and is not expected to live.
Miss Lyndell Pauline jewel gave a
creditable elocution recital at the church
last Friday evening, but owing to other
attractions that evening only small au
dience greeted the speaker. She expects
to return at future date. Halt the re-
ceipts (slo.5o) went to the Junior Christ.
ian Endeavor society.
The Kiowa Record says: "George A.
Fahrion, who has charge of the Shindle
holtz cattle in this county, put $50 head
of them in Charlie Mays pasture near
Deer Trail last week. This is the first
time in over twenty years that any Of the
cattle hava haar is.l.al