The Elbert County tribune., 1903-05-07
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Ed Marty Of Elizabeth was in Elbert
and Kiowa Tuesday.
Mrs. Ed Clark went to Denver on the
Wednesday morning train.
Our station agent is putting on airs
over the arrival OF new truck.
]. A. Boston and family visited ID. II.
Georgia and wife, Of Fondis, Friday.
The Grand Army and Woman's Relief
Corps will meet at Elbert Saturday.
Smoke Cuban Buds scent cigar. Best
on earth. For sale by Burnside Bros.
Sherman Epler is improving his resi-
dence by the erection of new addition.
For Thoroughbred Plymouth
Rock BOOSTERS. Address w. III. Walker,
Fondis. 5-l4.
Miss Minnie Porter left Tuesday morn
ing for Denver, where she will reside
this summer.
Notice the call, by the High School
committee, for bond election. which
appears in another column.
|. A frost last Wednesday night killed
great deal OF garden stuff around Ell
bert, even pie plant suffering.
| For Sale-C Choice farms near Elbert.
Also bargains in stock renches.- Elbcrt
County Bank Real Estate Co.
VIM. Reilly, the manager of the Cort-
Hames Mercantile Co. store at Kiowa, is
a new subscriber OF the Tribune.
Mrs. II. Hart and Miss Fannie Nc
Corkendale went to Colorado Springs
Sunday to visit friends few days.
@. W. Clark and family moved Friday
from the Cottage Hotel to the jackson
property, in the south end OF town.
James Reid Of Denver was in Elbert
this week putting up a fine granite tomb
stone at the grave Of Mrs. Alex. Oaks.
Albert Neuman went to Denver Tues
day morning, having received news that
his sister, Miss Emma Neuman, is worse.
Pearl Foote came out on the morning
train from Denver Tuesday and will re-
new old acquaintances here for Il few
days.
Mrs. A. G. Putnam and daughter Ethel,
and G. w. Clark and wife we're passen-
gers on the Sunday morning train to
Denver.
Il. G. Lopez was elected president of
the school board at Elizabeth Monday
to succeed C. w. Reed, the retiring
member.
Mrs. Garwood Of Pueblo, who has been
visiting her niece Mrs. A. G. Cornforth
the past two weeks, returned to her home
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Saturday night.
Postmaster Purden is enlarging his
office room, and putting in a money order
window, which will be great conven-
ience to the public.
Lee Cannon Of the Elbert Mercantile
Co. moved Friday from the house Just
north of the Cottage Hotel into the Frick
property east OF the creek.
NJ. I,,rt n;tt.,x.oro ~ae,,....l -. H..
home in Colorado Springs last Wednes-
day after pleasant two weeks visit with
friends living west Of town.
We have heard of "high" winds before
but the windstorm Tuesday evening was
higher than the ordinary. The dust was
almost binding for short time.
John Lundy has built woven wire
fence both strong and neat around the
house and yard on his ranch east of town
and will set out trees in the enclosure.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott and son, of Cali
fornia, are visiting their nephew, Thomas
| Cantril. They are evangelists, and are
on their way to Colorado Springs where
they will preach.
Evangelist James Elliott and wife,
assisted by II. J. Elliott, will hold ser,
vices at the James school house Sunday
at IL a. m. and p. m. to which all are
cordially invited.
Miss Tina Griffin assumed charge of
| the Cottage Hotel the first of May, and
will give the public the benefit of good
table and first class accommodations.
We bespeak for Miss Griffin liberal
patronage in her new enterprise.
| Arthur Garrison came up from East
onville Friday to look after the interests
of the Mccormick Harvesting Machinery
Co. and spent couple of days in Elbert
and vicinity. Mr.. Garrison was until re-
Gently clerk in the Russell Gates store
at Elizabeth.
John Brazelton of the Summit Fuel
Co. of Denver came out Friday eve to
measure and receive some cord wood
near Elizabeth. MIR. Brazelton always
has tender spot in his heart for this
part of the country, so he came to Elbert
and spent the night with his brother
Alex Brazelton.
The school election Monday resulted
in the election Of Lee Cannon as presi-
dent, to succeed Jacob Epler, whose
term expired A. G. Cornforth also re-
ceived large number of votes for the
position. A friendly interest was shown
in the election, total of 4S votes being
cast.
A. G. Putnam, d. l.. Eplcr and Milt
Forster, constituting n majority of the
high school committee, met Wednesday
at Elbert and voted to locate the high
school at Elbert, acting on the decision
of Judge Lewis that the school could be
located at any point agreed upon by a
majority Of the board.
L. r. Squires of Colorado Springs came
out from Denver Tuesday, and com
pleted the purchase of the Pearl Foote
ranch west of town, paying 500 per
acre for the property, which consists of
30l acres, most OF which is tillable, and
80 acres Of which is already under culti-