The Elbert County tribune., 1903-12-17
Local Happenings

day presents.-El Elbert Mercantile Co.
James Dittemore was in Colorado
Springs last week, marketing load of
produce.
Pure candies, wholesome fruits and
nuts, ripe and fresh, at astonishingly low
prices at Gates.
Alfred Peterson has leased the Snyder
ranch, containing 600 acres, for one year
for his son Conrad.
The w. Il. G. served a nice dinner Sat
urday in the hall and realized almost
ten collars for their work.
George Cannon drove over from Ra-
nah Monday and went back Wednesday
with load OF merchandise.
County Treasurer Long will hold the
annual delinquent tax sale at Kiowa
Saturday, beginning at 10 a. m.
Blanke's coffee is the best. Try it once
and you will use no other -Elbert Mer-
cantile Co.
Mrs. Florence Alexander returned to
Denver last Thursday after weeks visit
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
N. c. Wheeler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lenahan and children,
Mrs. George McKimmie and Mrs. f. E.
Durray were passengers to Denver Wed
nesday morning.
Alex. Elsner went to Denver Sunday
T,tlf hn ,,f
trips, there must be bright attraction
in Denver for Alex.
Dick Mulligan went to Colorado
Springs last Thursday, going the next
day to Denver, where he spent several
days visiting friends.
We have 10ol Christmas novelties on
display that would make useful Christ
mas gifts. 1t costs you nothing to look
at them.-Gates'.
Mrs. Curt Dittemore returned to Colo
RADIO Springs Sunday to pack her house
hold goods for shipment to Park City,
Utah, where she goes to join her hus-
band. Mrs. Dittemore's parents, sister
and two brothers are also residents OF
Park City.
We have received copy of the official
program of the Colorado Teachers asso-
citation, twenty ninth annual session, to
In the county superintendent's section,
round table discussion, Mrs. May Geor-
gia is on the program for "Recipe for
managing school boards"
John A. Ross, proprietor OF the cheese
factories at Elbert and Bijou Basin, in
forms us that this has been the best year
for business in the history of the local
plant. Mr.. Ross expects next year to
build large addition to the Elbert fac
tory, to contain an office and additional
storage room, made necessary by the fast
increasing business.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. L. Epler departed
Tuesday for an extended trip to the
northwest and California. Their first
stop will be at North Yakima, Wash,
where they will visit Mrs. Epler's sister,
Mrs. j. f. Hewitt, and other relatives.
From there they will go on to Portland,
thence to San Francisco, and Long
Beach, where they will probably remain
for two or three months.
Our Hamilton Brown shoes wear long
est and look the best. Try pair.-El-
bert Mercantile Co.
The annual bazaar of the Ladies' Aid
society will be held on Thursday, Friday
and Saturday of this week in the build
ing just north of the Cottage hotel.
Many nice articles suitable for holiday
presents will be for sale, and all are cor
daily invited to attend the bazar. On
Saturday evening, commencing at $50
o'clock, the society will serve an oyster
supper in Odd Fellows hall.
w. j. Watts has sold his 16Oacre
ranch, stock and farm implements to j
F. Strachan of Manzanola, for $1,000. in
cluding the lease on school quarter.
Mr.. Watts gets a 1o-acre fruit tract, one
fourth mile from Manzanola, in the
transaction, and departed Tuesday with
his fL.uily for their new home. The
best wishes of many friends 90 with this
estimable family to their new home: may
prosperity be with them. Mr.. Strachan
w:ll arrive the latter part of the week
and take possession OF his property.
The supporting of newspaper costs a
towc scarcely cent. Though papers
may be well patronized and the business;
men may spend sums of money in adver-
tising, the cash very quickly gets back
into the channel from which it came.
Nearly every cent paper gathers IN is
spent at home and it goes to the mer-
chants whs believe in bene6ttine them
selves and tho cnrarnnniA. l.