The Elbert County tribune., 1904-03-03
Local Happenings

Mrs. r. H. Denney and baby are visit
ling in Denver.
Carl Lehman OF Denver was visiting
Ebert friends Wednesday.
George Teenor of Union Star, Mo,
nephew OF James Cole, is visiting at the
Cole home.
AL Boston sold fine two .year-old colt
to Dick Finch last week for an even
hundred dollars.
Mrs. May Georgia was passenger to
Colorado Springs on Monday evenings
train, returning Wednesday.
Miss Katie Kinney writes from Denver
to have the address on her Tribune
changed from Colorado Springs to Den
yer.
Miss Grace and George Griffin returned
from Florence Thursday, where they
have been attending school for three
months.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ID. Reilly and Mr..
and Mrs. A. r. Georgia, Of Kiowa, were
here Friday night to hear the lecture OF
Hon. b. @. Hilliard.
School was dismissed Wednesday fore
noon owing to the high wind and dust
storm. Several windows at the school
house were blown in.
Miss Emma Rigg OF Denver, Mrs. d.
Baldwin of Ebert and 1. r. Keller Of BIZ
jou Basin are new subscribers enrolled
on our lists during the week.
II troubled with weak digestion, belch-
ing or sour stomach, use Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets and you will
get quick relief. For sale by o. r. Long.
DR.. wolcott, representing Drs. Cham
berlain, dentists, of Colorado Springs,
will be in Elbert on Friday and Satur-
day, March IL and II, at the Cottage
hotel.
There will be box social at the Sid
ney school house, south Of Elbert, Fri
day evening, Feb. IL, for the purpose Of
raising funds to purchase song books.
All invited.
J.E. Pope has purchased two and
half acres OF land OF j. G. Mowrey, being
part OF what is known as the LaVell
homestead. He will soon build house
on the land.
The many friends OF Mr.. and Mrs
John Thompson and Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Moreland gave them farewell
reception at the Mercantile hall at East
onville Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Dennis Baldwin accompanied her
husband to Colorado City last Thursday,
where Mr.. Baldwin will remain for some
time for the benefit of his health Mrs.
Baldwin returned Saturday.
F. E. Durray, local agent OF the Colo
RADIO and Southern, was seriously i'll Fri
day with high fever but was at his
post OF duty again the next day. b. M.
Maroon had charge of the depot business
Friday.
Il. r. Squires completed his well last
week at a depth Of eighty feet, having
fifty feet of water. Mr.. Squires feels
confident he will have plenty OF water
for ell the stock he can handle on his
half section.
The largest load of hogs we have ever
seen hauled into Elbert was brought in
Monday by 1. II. Keller OF Biiou Basin.
The load consisted of thirteen head, the
porkers averaging l75 pounds, and sold
at "a 40 per hundred.
Hon. B. C. Hilliard addressed teach
ers and many others at the Presbyterian
church Friday night. Mr.. Hilliard is an
entertaining speaker and held the close
attention Of his audience for an hour.
His subject was "World Wide Citizen
ship"
Sixteen Elbert county teachers we're
present at the teachers meeting held in
Elbert Saturday. An excellent program
had been prepared and number Of in
teresting papers were read and discussed.
A number Of visitors were present at the
meeting which was held in the school
house.
Mr.. Fred Dittemore of Elbert and
Miss Daisy Dean Onstot were married on
Wednesday, Feb. "a, 1904, at the brides
home near st. Joe, Mo. The newly mar
ried couple are expected home today.
They will reside on the groom's ranch,
west OF Elbert. The Tribune along with
fiosts of friends extends congratulations.
Beulah, the eleven-yea daughter
OF Jeff Blakely, living west Of town. met
with painful mishap one day last week,
falling from tank-house to the ground,
a distance OF ten feet, and badly wrench
ing her ankle. 1t was thought at first
her ankle was broken, but a careful ex-
! animation showed that there was nothing
: more serious than bad sprain.
Down at Kiowa polo team has been
r organized with the following members:
Dr. Rodgers, captain and manager; Fred
Long, Winnie Shepherd, Roy La Pierre,
Horsce Cochran, Thomas James. George
Mcguire, Paul Fahrion. They claim to
have the best trained polo ponies in the
state and have challenged the Denver
. !. professionals. Kiowa is right to the
front.
Dick Finch has leased eighty acres of
land s;;gnt miles north of Greeley and
!, two miles from Eaton, under the Larimer