The Elbert County tribune., 1903-04-30
LOCAL AND Personal

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Tuesday.
Market prices paid for marketable
hides at Gates.
F. w. Schenk is having the foundation
laid for an addition to his residence
Jack McKimmie and Mr.. Stein of
Elizabeth were Elbert visitors Thurs
day.
Red seed potatoes for sale at 10 cents
per hundred. William Leach, Elbert,
Colo.
Jacob Epler sports stylish new trap.
Jake Is getting to be quite English, you
know"
w. II. Gatewood has erected neat
woven wire fence around his residence
property.
We understand that J. G. Mowrcy and
family will return to Elbert to reside
about June LIST.
Hon. c. L. Dickerson and Lee Ramsey,
both OF Denver, were In town last week
on legal business.
Miss Tina Griffin is new subscriber
to the Tribune. Charles Parker is also
new subscriber.
For Sale Choice farms near Ebert
Also bargains in stock ranchcs.-Elbert
County Bank Real Estate Co.
The high school committee met here
yesterday afternoon, but we go to press
too early to give the proceedings Of the
meeting.
Dave Tintlc, living over west on
Cherry creek, has let the contract for a
new barn, 40x60 feet, to be erected on
his place.
Mrs. l.. T. Hill and family, who have
been living in the jackson property since
last fall, departed Wednesday for their
hoEe at Bussey, Iowa.
Abbic Rinnert and A. G. c. Kaempfer
are taking course Of shorthand in a
Denver business college and report that
they are making good progress.
The Tribune office has been all torn
up since the first OF the week-house-
cleaning, calcimining, painting, etc.
Charles Parker is welding the brush.
Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Lamb went to
Denver Tuesday, where they will spend
the summer. Mr.. Lamb has employ
ment there on government contract.
Thirty-five couple attended the mas
querade dance given in the hall Friday
night. Music was furnished by the
McKimmie brothers and George Vance.
Our Valley Home correspondent was
in error last week in stating that Sam
Taggart had sold his ranch. Mr.. Tag
gart informs us that he has not sold his
place.
There will be an entertainment and
box social and dance at the school house
in school district No. 80 on Saturday
night, May 2, for the benefit Of the dist
rict. All invited.
Among those from outside of town who
attended the masquerade dance we're
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack McKimmie Of Eliza
beth, Miss Corrina Hawke and Rich
Hawke OF Melvin.
What is Elbert going to do about base
Dall this season? The Sidney team
wants game for July 4th. Al Carna-
han, Joe Purden, George McKimmie,
get the boys together and organize.
J.O. Phillips Of Colorado Springs was
in town Saturday evening enroute from
Kiowa to Bijou Basin. Mr.. Phillips is
using cane on account Of being atfiict-
ed with rheumatism in the lower limbs.
Commissioner Mulligan tells us that
the new bridges across Station and
| Spring gulches, in the vicinity OF Norton
postoffice, have been completed and will
be inspected by the board Of commits
sioners this week.
President Roosevelt will be in Denver,
Colorado Springs and Pueblo next Mon
day, May 4. He will stop an hour or
two only in each city. The railroads
have made round trip rate OF fare
and third for the occasion.
Mrs. j. H. Purden, Mrs. W. F. Aux
and Mrs. b. Gaylor went to Colorado
meeting Of the Rebekahs of that city,
and visited friends several days, return
ing home Tuesday morning.
When in Colorado Springs stop at the
Spaulding House. Everything neat and
clean. Electric cars from depots and to
all parts of the city. Rates si.50 to 500
day. Special rates by the week. Opp.
new court house. j. Himebaugh, Prop'r.
Remember, we are sole agents for the
De Laval cream separators, the best sep
arator on the market. Three hundred
thousand sold last year. Sales will dou-
BILE this year. This is sufficient proof of
its popularity.-R. Gates Mercantile Co.
There will be meeting in l. o. o. f.
hall on Friday evening, May 10, for the
purpose Of arranging for 4th of July
celebration in Elbert. All people in
terested in having big celebration on
that date are invited to attend. BY
order OF committee.
just when our people were congratu-
lating themselves that they were going
to go through April without the usual
snow storm, blizzard set in Tuesday
night and continued all day Wednesday.
The snowfall did not amount to much.
The Thermometer dropped to 30 above.
j. H. Ebright, the popular mail agent
on this line of the c. & S. Ry, and wife