The Elbert County tribune., 1903-05-21
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Market prices paid for marketable
hides at Gates.
Notice the change in Hugo Johns ad-
vertisement this week.
Miss May Epler came out from Den
yer Tuesday for short visit.
Miss Ella Orcutt went to Colorado
Springs Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. b. Gaylor was quite i'll Tuesday,
but at last accounts was better.
Joseph Helgeth sold % head OF steers
to A. q. Putnam this week for 800.
Smoke Cuban Buds Scent cigar. Best
on earth. For sale by Burnside Bros.
Mrs. Bacia Grebe went to Denver
Tuesday, where she will visit friends.
ID. II. Georgia and wife, Of Fondis,
visited ]. A. Boston and wife Sunday.
Mrs. F. W. Schenk was passenger on
the Sunday morning train, to Denver.
Jos. Oaks is building tank house for
his windmill tank, on his ranch north OF
town.
Ira Coe and family started one day
last week for Idaho by the overland
route.
Roy Barnes of Denver came out Tues
day evening for few days visit with his
mother.
Russell Gates is putting in gasoline
engine and pump for N. b. Alderman Of
Cherry creek.
Miss Bessie Plumb Of Eastonyille Wis
tied her friend Miss Amy Epler few
days this week.
Lawrence Holden OF Fondis came over
to Elbert Thursday morning and took
the train for Denver.
Mrs. b. Lenahan and children went to
Denver Sunday morning for visit to
relatives and friends.
Clarence Williams OF Colorado Springs
came up Sunday for visit to his parents,
VIM. Leach and wife.
Found: Lady's gold watch. Enquire
at Gus Wrights, five miles east OF Elbert,
and give description.
Mrs. Charles Smith and children came
out Monday from Denver for short
stay on their ranch east of town.
Mrs. NJ. Borden and daughter, Mrs
Gertrude Watts OF Colorado City will
spend Decoration Day in Elbert.
Sidney school, district No. 4, will open
for three months term Monday, May
%, with Miss Katie Curran as teacher.
For Sale Choice farms near Eltert.
Also bargains in stock ranchcs.-Eibert
County Bank Real Estate Co.
Err. Squires Of Elbert and The Colo
al ~ 10
Springs are new cash subscribers OF the
tribune.
Mrs. Theodore Neuman went to Den
ver Sunday morning to stay week or
two with her sister-in-law, Miss Emma
Neuman.
Through oversight the date OF Deco
ration Day was given last week as Mon
day, May 30: it should have read "Satur-
day, May 80"
Alex. Oaks went to Pueblo Tuesday
evening to be examined for pension,
and try the curative properties of the
mineral wells there.
l.. Il. Squires and family moved this
week from Colorado Springs to their
ranch recently purchased from Pearl
Foote, west Of town.
The Russell Gates Mercantile Co.
shipped out car Of potatoes this week,
and received car Of shingles, one OF
-four, and one Of salt
The butter market has made big drop
in the past 10 days and will still go low
er-the cheese market is still good and
will range high all summer.
JIG. Mowrey and family returned to
their home in Elbert Wednesday, from
Greeley, where they have resided while
the children attended school.
Very little change is noticeable in the
strike situation in Denver, though strong
hopes are entertained for an early settle
ment OF the difficulty. About 10000
men are out so far.
All patrons are invited to call at the
Elbert Cheese Factory and sec your milk
and cream tested. We want you to know
what is in your cream and milk and we
intend that you shall get it.
r. S. Foreman and brother Will left
Elbert early this week on an overland
trip to Vernon, Yuma county, where
they intend staying until fall. They
will stop in Denver few days on their
way.
The Elbert Cheese Factory will buy
your milk by the test or by the hundred
and is willing to contract for it all sum-
mer. Think over this and let us know
if you would like deal of this kind.
The weather the past week has been
quite variable. Hail and rain fell Friday,
II light shower fell Saturday, while Sun
day the wind was very high all day; and
Monday was cool, and light snow fell.
The thermometer was down to the freez-
ing point several nights this week
New patrons are coming to the Elbert
Cheese Factory every week. They know
they will get the cash, and the highest
market price for both cream and milk,
also an honest deal and fair treatment.
j. G. Mowrey has commenced building
an addition, 16x22 feet, to his house, and