The Elbert County tribune., 1903-03-12
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

To D1plde Saturuuy anu fehoheu over
Sunday.
Ebert County Post. G. A. r., and the
W. r. c.. will meet at Kiowa Saturday,
March IL.
Local dealers are doing big business
in COW feed, owing to the scarcity and
high price of hay.
William Hanna Of Fondis and Rudolph
Frick of Colorado Springs are new sub
scribers to this paper
A. G. Putnam is holding public sale
Of horses and cattle today on the Rim
merit ranch, south OF town.
For Sale Choice farms near Elbert
Also bargains in stock ranches.-Elbert
County Bank Real Estate Co.
Eocs FOR HAToHISo.-B Black Langshan
eggs for sale from pure bred fowls, 10
cents setting-A. G. Cornforth.
NJ. v. Sides OF Bland was in town
Saturday. He reports everything pros
porous in that section OF the county.
w. S. Wills, with the Gates company,
took layoH and went to Denver last
Thursday, returning Tuesday evening,
Are you going to paper this springY
have fine line of samples. See them.
II you want anything done, give me
call H. l.. Gear.
Thomas Kelly, that jolly Irishman, is
again in charge of the G. & s. pumping
stations along this line, after an absence
OF several months.
Rudolph Frick of Colorado Springs.
son of Mrs. Mary Frick, spent several days
in Ebert last week, looking after the
property of the Frick estate.
One OF the heaviest SHOWS Of the sea
son fell Friday afternoon and night
about seven inches of the beautiful fall
ing between o'clock and midnight.
Correspondents will please sign their
attention will be paid to unsigned com
munications of any kind received at this
Office.
The Elbert cheese factory has no high
priced goods to ring in on you for your
cream or milk, but will hand you out the
ready money. Go and try them. II
will pay you.
Cash buys more goods than trade and
swap every time. Go to the Elbert
cheese factory and get the money for
your milk and cream; buy your goods
where you please and be independent.
J. d. Ross OF Denver was in town Sat
urday. looking after his cheese factory
interests here and at Bijou Basin. Our
furmer readers will be Interested in Mr..
in this paper.
EsrRAy. Taken up on February 2l, at
my ranch, 3 miles north and miles east
OF Fondis, one four year-old bay mare,
weight about 700, branded on left
hip; one white hind foot.-James c. Mol
10y, Fondis. Colo.
An oyster supper and social will be
given by the Ladies' Aid society of Pros
perity u B. church on Tuesday evening,
March II. A good social time is expect
ed. All are cordially invited to be pres
ent.-Ola Coe, Cor. Secretary.
| b. Gaylor, the blacksmith, has Just
installed in his shop the Barcus horse
stock, mechanism for tying up and
holding vicious and kicking horses
while being shod. 1t is the only ma
chine of its kind between Denver and
Colorado Springs.
| A. G. Csrnforth and wife and j. III.
Jones, all from near Elbert, were guests
OF County Treasurer Long and wife on
Monday There were two deaths in
Elizabeth Thursday night One was
Jesse Matthews, who has been sufferer
for years with consumption, and the
other was little Carl, the second son of
Mrs. Z. Q. Talbot. Kiowa Record.
The High School board met with an
obstacle Saturday, at Kiowa, in the shape
oil an Injunction, restraining them from
locating the high school at any point
other than the county seat. The board
has twenty days in which to file an an
swer to the complaint, when the matter
Will be given hearing before the dis
trict judge,probably at Colorado Springs.
A eoasting party at the home of Mr..
and Mrs F. w. Schenk Saturday even
ing was on enjoyable affair to merry
crowd. The fine moonlight, the bracing
atmosphere, and the eighth of mile
swift glide over the frozen snow made
the sport exhilarating. Delicious re-
freshments of ice cream, cake and coffee
were served at 10 o'clock, after which
the sport was renewed.
A number of A. G. Cornforths friends
surprised him Friday night. the occasion
being his birthday nnnirar.nr,.