The Elbert County tribune., 1903-12-10

more complete than now. You must see
it.
Funeral furnishings caskets, all sizes
and grades, burial robes, etc.-w. II.
Gatewood, Elbert, Colo.
Half rates for round trip between all
points in Colorado via Colorado & South
ern Ry. Dates Of sale, December "a, %,
81 and January /; final limit, January 4.
The end OF your task in Christmas
shopping is reached when you visit our
store.-G GATES.
There will be teachers meeting at
Kiowa on Friday, Dec. is, the last day of
the teachers examination. We are in
formed that there will be lecture in
the evening.
Before buying your winter suit, over
coat, cap, gloves, etc, come in and exam
inc our stock. We have the goods and
will cheerfully show them to YOU'LL
bert Mercantile Go.
Frank Walker, the seventeen year old
boy who accidentally shot himself Mon
day Of last week near Parker, died last
Monday in Denver hospital from the
effects OF the wound.
II you are in quandary over what to
buy your friends for Christmas, visit the
Gates store and the problem is solved
Mr.. Edgar Payton and Miss Carrie
Mabel Ten Eyck, well known Eastonville
young people, were married on Wednes-
day, December ., at the home OF the
brides parents in Eastonville.
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.
There was good sized crowd in at
tendance at the sale held here yesterday
by Brazelton and Hardy, and everything
sold brought fair prices. The property
sold formerly belonged to G. s. Snyder.
Daniel Witter, the pioneer land attor-
ney Of Colorado, was knocked down and
probably fatally injured Monday by a
Welton street car in Denver. Mr.. Witter
is known by many of the old settlers Of
Elbert county.
Good, warm serviceable footwear is a
necessity and you can't afford to take
any chances experimenting with new
and unknown lines. Our Hamilton
Brown shoes have stood the test of time;
there is no better shoe made for the
money.-Elbert Mercantile Co.
Robert Hawke of Melvin was in Elbert
couple OF days last week, visiting his
daughter, Mrs. George McKimmie. He
took wagon load of potatoes home with
him. Mr.. Hawke had not been here be-
fore for ten years and was greatly sur
prised at the progress made during that
time. In 1868 Mr.. Hawke cut sawlogs
on what is now the Schimpf ranch, for
Corners saw-mill.
You cannot tell the contents of safe
by feeling of the handle, nor the rare
bargains we are offering until you visit
our store.-GATES.
Several former Elbert people have To-
Gated at and near Yampa, hourishing
town in southeastern Routt county, dur
ing the past year, and have taken home
steads. Among them are Mrs. Grace
Remington, Hardy Decker and wife and
Chauncey French and family. We no
tice in the Yampa Leader an advertise
ment of Hardy Decker, who is in the coal
and teaming business. Yampa is on the
line of the Motfat railway now under
construction and, according to the Lead
er, expects to become division point on
that line.
Don't buy your Christmas candies un-
til you have seen our line of fresh, pure
goods and got our price. Our prices will
certainly SURPRISE GATES.
W. j. Millar and Clyde Millar spent a
very pleasant week at Fondis and de
parted for Pueblo last Friday. The Mil
lar brothers entertained the people Of
Fondis Thursday night when they pre-
sented most enjoyable comedy sketch
entitled "City Folks" which created
roars of laughter and was altogether a
most finished playlet. The gentlemen
remain week at Pueblo, then go to Col
orado Springs and Denver, thence to the
Pacific coast, visiting San Francisco
Portland, Seattle and other cities. They
expect to return to Elbert county during
the coming summer.
When you want pleasant purgative
try Chamberlsin's Stomach and Liver
Tablets. They are easy to take and pro
duce no nausea, gripping or other disa
greeable effect. For sale by o. r. Long