The Elbert County tribune., 1903-04-09
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

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The county commissioners are in regu-
liar session at Kiowa this week.
DIR. and Mrs. r. II. Denney were pas
scngers on Sunday mornings train to
Denver.
Mrs. Frank Long and daughter were
visitors at the Denney home several days
this week.
Easter services will be held in both
Presbyterian and U. b. churches next
Sunday.
Sunday school at Bethel chapel at 80
n. m. April IL, preaching at 2:3O, same
date. II. v. NEWELL, Pastor.
The condition OF the egg market would
Indicate that spring has come. Saturday
eggs dropped to twelve cents dozen.
MIR. and Mrs. Richard Maui, living
northeast Of here, on the Comanche, are
the parents Of n new boy, born April l.
The snow which fell here last Thurs
day was OF much benefit, as the ground
is now in good condition to absorb every
bit Of moisture.
George McKimmies father has bought
the Elizabeth bakery. He would proba-
bly, have located in Elbert had there
been a suitable building obtainable.
Purley Foote has leased his 160 acres
four miles northwest of town to Dick
Finch for one year. Dick Will begin
work at once by building three-quarters
OF mile of fence.
Miss Fannie McCorkenale of Harding
Mo-, arrived last week, and is visiting
relatives in this vicinity. She is well
pleased with this part of Colorado and
will probably make her home here.
A. G. Cornforth informs us that he ex-
poets to plant 40 acres in potatoes and
will commence next week. From all re-
ports the acreage planted in potatoes
this year will be much larger than that
of last season.
The masquerade ball which was to
have been given on the night of April II,
in l. o. o. +. hall, has been postponed
one week, or until Friday April. "a.
Mrs NJ. Holly of Denver will be here on
that evening at the Beulah hotel with
masks and costumes. Good music; and
everybody invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Watts were sur
prised last Friday evening by number
OF friends dropping in on them to spend
the evening" To say they were surprised
would be putting it mildly-the crowd
caught them in bed. A pleasant even
ing was spent in games, etc, and refresh
ments we're served at late hour.
Governor Peabody last week appointed
Rev. j p. Lucas Of Colorado City chap
lain of the penitentiary at Canon City.
Rev. II. S. Childs, a former pastor Of the
Elbert Presbyterian church, was an ap-
plicant for the position, and his many
Elbert friends will be exceedingly sorry
to hear that he did not get the coveted
position.
| w. b. Rankin, state agent for the Col
orado State Home for dependent and
neglected children, was in town Tuesday
and called at this office. Mr.. Rankin
had been over in the Fondis community
and placed girl from the home with
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. w. Parkhurst, and also
found a home for a sixteen year-old girl
with the family of James Molloy.
Mrs. D. c. Corbett, living seven miles
east of Ebert, was agreeably surprised
one evening last week by number of
her friends, who brought bountiful
supply Of refreshments. Card and other
games were INDUCED in until the wee
small hours of morning. The crowd left
with happy hearts, yowing to soon sur
prise her again, being SO cordially well
coined
Frank Euhank came out from Den
yer last Thursday and will spend month
here building up his shattered health.
Mr.. Eu5ank has been employed with a
Denver commission house for nine years,
without vacation, and too close con
finemeht TO business has greatly i'm
paired his health. His many friends
around here hope he will receive the
expected benefits.
Charlie Hall, a nine-year- old boy re-
siding here with his parents, was taken
before Judge Fahrion at Kiowa, Satur-
day, who ordered him taken to the State
Industrial school at Golden. The boy
had been caught stealing several times
recently and he was sent to the school
as the best thing to do for himself and the
community. Sheriff Putnam took the
boy to Golden Sunday
The soil is in line condition for farm
work and the farmers OF this section are
putting in big crops OF grain of all kinds.
The acreage planted will be greater than
last years. We have hunch that this
is to be banner year for Colorado farm
ers, and that the crops to be harvested
this fall will be bountiful ones. Keep
your eyes on Elbert county when the re-
turns come in this fall.
The editor returned last Thursday
from Iowa, where he was called to attend
the funeral of his youngest sister, The
spring in the Hawkeye state has been
an unusually wet one and the roads have
been almost impossible. Wagons were
discarded and stone boats were in use in
many localities. A number of the rural
mail routes were temporarily discontin-
ued. The last few days in March saw
the weather clearedup, the roads driving
and farm work had begun in the more
favored localities.
School closed Friday with appropriate
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