The Elbert County tribune., 1903-10-15
Local Happenings

on business trip.
Mrs. George McKimmic went to Den
yer Wednesday for brief visit.
Mrs. J. II. Plant went to Denver Sat
urday to visit her son Joe and wife.
John Sloan, c. J. Schrader and Alex.
Elsner went to Denver Sunday morning.
Mrs William George of Colorado
Springs is visiting her sister, Mrs. II. H.
Denney.
"Jim" Hobbs shipped four cars OF cat
tie from Eastonville Monday to the Den.
yer market.
A big dance will be held tomorrow
friday night in d. L. Epler's new barn,
southwest of town.
Mrs. John McKimmie, Sr., of Elizabeth
was an Elbert visitor over Sunday with
her son George and wife.
Hon. John A. Holmberg, state auditor.
was in town Thursday night on business
connected with the Red Men.
Dick Burnside and Bsltz Gaylor went
to Denver Wednesday to see Gen. Lew
Wallace's great play, "Ben Hur."
Charles Parker has moved to town
from the Davidson ranch and has rented
the Danks property, east of the creek.
A. g. Putnam has temporary charge
of big sheep ranch and several thou
sand head of sheep near Fort Morgan
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. A. Carnahan,
Sunday, Oct. IL, 1903, a bouncing baby
boy. Mother and son are doing nicely.
The local spud market has dropped to
60 cents per hundred during the last ten
days. The market price at Greeley is
the same as here.
Mrs. Moreland of Juanita, Nebraska.
spent several days last week visiting her
sister-in-law, Mrs. E. Finch, and depart
ed Friday for Florence.
Mrs. A. f. Melvin OF Memphis, Tenn,
n sister of Mrs. Mowrey and "Doc" and
James Knight, arrived in Elbert last
week for a months visit.
Usage Council No. A, Degree of Poca-
hontas, will give box social and enter
tainment at Odd Fellows hall Saturday
evening, Oct. 81. All are invited.
w. f. Farris has sold his restaurant
stock and fixtures to Lou Hill, and will
leave this week for Spokane, Washing
ton. where he will engage in business of
some kind.
Will Watts came over from Monument
last week and spent several days here
with his parents and family, who have
been visiting here for several weeks.
They returned home Wednesday,
Notice.-There will be basket supper
and dance at Biiou hall on Saturday
night, Oct. IT, for benefit of school dis
trict No. 50. Baskets to be sold at auc-
ton. Music by Dietermann brothers.
The board of registration, composed of
James Cole, j. IL. Purden and j. A. Bos-
ton, was in session Tuesday. The board
will meet again on Tuesday, Oct. 27, and
Monday, Nov. ., for the registration of
voters.
Miss Emma Neuman was compelled to
give up her school in the Wrockloff dis
trict owing to ill health. She departed
for Denver Wednesday to receive treat
ment and her many friends wish for her
speedy recovery.
William Leach informs us that he has
completed the work OF digging nine acres
of white potatoes which weighed out an
average yield of 4,0OC pounds per acre.
This is the best yield reported to US this
year and is not bad for dry year in a
non-irrigatcd country.
Gordon Jones, president of the Elbert
County bank, and the Union Stock Yards
bank at Denver, and Colin s. Campbell,
cashier of the Union Stock Yards bank.
came out from Denver Sunday evening
and remained until Monday evening on
business connected with the local bank.
The ladies aid society met with Mes
danes Watts and Lalleen at the Watts
home northwest of town last Thursday
and spent delightful day They we're
served with an excellent dinner. Today
the ladies of the society go to Kiowa to
meet and take dinner with Mrs. Frank
Long
b. Nj. Maroon shipped a car of cattle
last Thursday and two cars yesterday
morning; Phillips and Keller and John
Dzuyrea, of Biiou Basin, shipped two
cars Monday; Elbert Mercantile company
shipped one car Tuesday, and A. G.
Cornforth shipped one car Wednesday.
All of these shipments were consigned
to tho Denver market.
Mr.. and Mrs Taylor Green entertained