The Elbert County tribune., 1904-06-30
Ebert, Colo, Thursday, June %, Del
Local Happenings


FL. Mcnamara is a new Tribune sub
scriber.
Several cases OF diphtheria are report
ed at Elizabeth.
Miss May Epler went to Denver Sun
day to visit friends.
W. S. Epler was in Colorado Springs
over Saturday night.
j. ID. Blakely, two miles west Of town,
is painting his house.
Mrs. J. E. Mayer went to Denver Mon
day to attend the normal institute.
Arthur Stoddard is. in Colorado
Springs, where he has good position.
Will Foreman had his right thumb
split wide open last Sunday while play
ing ball.
Mrs. A. E. Southworth has returned
from Colorado Springs and is visiting
her parents east of town.
james Mitchell returned Sunday from
Colorado Springs, where he has been
working with his father for couple Of
months.
A. G. Cornforth and wife started Mon
day for buggy ride to Colorado Springs.
They will return via Ute Pass, Woodland
Park aud Palmer Lake.
Mrs. Elmer Peterson and baby, who
have been visiting at the Leach home,
south of town, for month, returned to
Colorado Springs Tuesday.
Miss Amy Foote entertained number
Of young people Tuesday evening in hon
or OF her guest, Miss Midget, who left
Wednesday for her home at Greeley.
The Tribune will gladly publish the
names OF the newly elected lodge officers
of any and all these organizations il the
clerks Of the different lodges will hand
in their lists.
The first shipment of wool from Ebert
was sent out by A. G. Cornforth Monday
Of last week. The wool was Of extra fine
quality and the clip was ten pounds
head for yearlings.
Mrs. May Georgia was in this locality
last week visiting the schools in the Sid
dey, James and Dittemore districts. So
far as we can ascertain these three are
the only summer schools in Ebert
county,
Mrs. John Epler has been seriously i'll
for the past week, but was reported some
better yesterday. Miss Emma Dodd of
Denver, a cousin, and nurse Of long
experience, came out Tuesday and is
taking care of Mrs. Epler.
Persons will never know what delic-
ious breakfast food is until they have
eaten DIR. Prices Wheat Flake Celery
Food, the ideal food for all classes, the
result of years of investigation The
Russell Gates Mercantile Co.
Mrs. George Mcguire and son George,
OF Kiowa, left last Friday via Denver for
st. Louis, to take in the sights Of the big
exposition. Mrs. Mcguire formerly re-
sided in st. Louis, but has not visited
there before for twenty years.
Mrs. Q. w. Reed and children, of Eliz-
abeth, and Mrs. j. r. Close and children,
OF Kiowa, left Sunday for an extended
visit to their former home, in Carroll
county, Ohio. They will visit the expo
sition at st. Louis before returning
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. King, the former
brother Of Mrs. j. H. Lundy, visited at
the Lundy home several days and left
Tuesday for their home at Seattle, Wash.
They came direct from st. Louis, where
they visited the exposition after having
visited all Of Mr.. Kings brothers and
sisters residing in Iowa and Illinois.
Proprietor John A. Ross has had an
addition, 16x28 feet, built on to the local
cheese factory, and the new part will be
used as an Office, and curing room. The
Gilbert cheese factory is the biggest
thing OF its kind in Ebert county and is
paying out one thousand dollars each
month to the dairymen and ranchmen OF
this locality. The factory is now taking
in $500 pounds Of milk daily, SO Manager
| Neuman informs us, and four persons
are employed through the summer
| months.