The Elbert County tribune., 1904-01-14
Local Happenings

Edgar Hull was on the sick list for
week with the grip.
Bern, to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Parker.
Friday, January s, a son.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. T. Reno Of Kiowa were
Elbert visitors Saturday.
Dick Finch has been confined to the
house with an attack Of the grip.
Sherman Epler received new piano
Wednesday, purchased for his daughter
! Hazel.
Judge Fahrion OF Kiowa was in town
Saturday attending the post and corps
meeting.
George Gresham il building new
house on his place, three miles south
west Of Elbert.
Money loaned on approved real estate
security.-LEE RAMSEY, Room 812, Cooper
Building, Denver.
F. E. Durray went to Colorado Springs
Tuesday to testify in a lawsuit between
Eastsnville parties.
Funeral furnishings -caskets, nll sizes
and grades, burial robes, etc.-W. II.
Gatewood, Elbert, Colo.
All VI ohd CoihH 10
in this community, and number of
cases OF old fashioned grip are reported.
For Sale-Dark red registered year
ling Shorthorn bull calf; also some high
grade calves F. A. Dotson, Elbert, Colo.
Sam Taggart, who, with his wife, is
spending the winter in Denver, came out
Friday and spent few days on his ranch
east OF town.
Mrs. Nels Pearson, who has been visit.
ing her daughter, Mrs. ID. Il. Burnside,
for the past month, returned last Wed
nesday to her home near Eastonville.
Z. Finch is boring well on his place
west OF town and is down thirty five feet.
He confidently expects to strike good
flow OF water at depth Of not more than
fifty feet.
Cal Elliott has completed his saw-mill
contract near Agate and will move his
mill over near Monument where he has
a contract which will take u years work
to complete.
When bilious try dose Of Chamber
lains Stomach and Liver Tablets and
realize for once how quickly first class
up to date medicine will correct the dis
order. For sale by o. r. Long.
Gordon Jones of Denver, president OF
the Elbert County bank, was in town
Tuesday and, in company with Cashier
Mayer, drove to Kiowa to interview the
board Of county commissioners.
WANTED - Have first-class pasture
for 500 head Of cattle until May LIST; rate
80 cents per head per month, at Big
Springs ranch, IL miles south of Calhan.
Address j. II. Raft, Ellicott, Colo.
The largest dressed hog we ever saw
hanging in meat market was butchered
by the Elbert Mercantile Co. The ami
NAL dressed 525 pounds and was the big
gest porker the company ever killed.
We have few copies of the Rev. Irl
r. Hicks Almanac and Weather Fore
casts for 1904 for sale at 30 cents each.
Call early il you wish one Of these valu-
able works, as our supply is limited.
G. L. Dickerson OF Denver was in town
Saturday night, guest at the Schrader
home. Mr.. Dickerson will leave this
week for Washington, d. c., and other
cities in the east on a business trip which
it is said will include some political
moves in the deal
The aged mother OF Lee Liptrap, liv-
ing near Ramah, died Thursday, January
Z, at the home of her son, after linger-
ing illness, and was buried Saturday at
Ramah. The deceased had resided in the
Ramah community for many years and
was known and esteemed by everyone.
This office has just received n stock of
felt or poster board, in assorted colors-
Just the thing for mounting pictures, and
much cheaper than framing. Sheets are
22xas inches, lO-ply. Call and see it.
Satantee Tribe No. 97, Improved Order
Redmen, installed the following officers
at last Thursday nights meeting Sa-
chem, p. II. Mulligan; prophet, H. II.
Beckman; senior sycamore, Otto Wisco;
junior sycamore, John Helgeth; chief of
records, Albert Neuman; keeper of wan
PUN, Joseph Helgeth; collector of wam-
PUN, Paul Helgeth.
Mr.. VIM. S. Crane, of California, Md,
suffered for years from rheumatism and
lumbago. He was finally advised to try
Chamberlain's Pain Balm, which he did
and it effected complete cure. For
sale By o. r. Long
James Kinney OF Prosperity Ridge af-
ter prospecting for water on his ranch
for fifteen years, during which time he
dug fifteen wells, some Of them ninety
seven Teet deep. and drilled three, one Of
which was l05 feet deep, without results,
did not give up in despair as ANYBODY
else would have done but kept working
away, and at last has struck a fine flow
of wafer at a depth of thirty-five feet,
and is now the happiest man that can be
found anywhere. We all congratulate
Jim for what the new year brought him
and hope he may continue to receive the
rewards of his Elbert County
Banner.
Department Commander II. s. Vaughn
favored the Tribune with pleasant call
Saturday, while in town for the purpose
OF installing officers Of the county post,
q. A. X. Mr.. Vaughn has recently an