The Elbert County tribune., 1904-09-15
Ebert, Colo, Thursday, Sept Is, no.
Local Happenings

Tribune.
Miss Barker OF Denver was guest at
the Il. f. Cook home, southwest of town,
last week.
James Cole and A. G.. Putnam went
to Denver to attend the Republican state
convention.
W. S. Will went to Denver "Wednesday
OF last week, where he has position at
Republican state headquarters.
Adam Georgia OF Known and Frank
Garland OF Elizabeth attended the CON
yention at Colorado Springs Tuesday.
A special stock train was made up at
Gilbert and Elizabeth Wednesday, the
stock being consigned to Denver
buyer.
Work on the regulation half mile race
track is progressing steadily and the
speedway will be completed in ample
time for the fair.
Misses Ella and Rose circuit left Sun
day for VEGA, Idaho, where they will
Join brother, who moved to that state
about year ago.
Mrs. II. A. Pope, who has been visiting
her son, the Tribune editor, since last
November, left Saturday for her home
at Sigourney, Iowa.
Mrs. b. Grebe, who has been visiting
her son Harry and wife, at Kansas City,
since last April, returned to Elbcrt We'd
nesday OF last week.
Miss Minnie Elsncr, who was recently
operated on in Denver for hip trouble,
is said to be getting along nicely and
will soon be able to return home.
special train loaded with sugar beet
syrup from the Northern Colorado fac
tories passed through Ebert Wednes-
day, consigned to n st. Louis refinery.
Mrs. NJ. A. Borden and daughter, Mrs.
Gertrude Watts, of Colorado City, will
visit the Elbert County fair next week
and also look up old friends while bere.
Considerable damage was done to late
vegetables, etc, in this locality Monday
night by heavy frost. In number of
places a thin coating of ice formed on
the water.
Mrs. William Leach will serve meals
in the Epler building Just south of Beu-
lab hotel, all day and night during the
fair. Prices reasonable and everything
guaranteed frst-class.
Mrs. f. p. Murray returned home to
Elizabeth Sunday after pleasant visit
of two months with relatives at Kansas
City and Omaha. She returns home
much improved in health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Schrader left
Sunday for Limon, where Mr. Schrader
will take charge of the Gates company's
store. The best wishes of many friends
go with them to their new home.
Miss Anna and Walter Sampson, who
have been visiting their sister, Mrs.
Jnmes Dttemore, for the past five weeks,
were called home to Dekalb, Mo-, Mon
day, hs the illness OF their mother.
The members of the Christian Union
church will serve meals and lunch dur
ing the fair on the lots north of the
Tribune office. The proceeds will be
used to complete their new church.
The finance committee OF the Ebert
County Fair has been very successful in
making collections and sufficient funds
are noS deposited in the Ebert. County
bank to deffay all expenses of the fair.
The citizens of Ebert are earnestly re-
quested to clean up their premises, adj
joining vacant lots, streets and alleys, SO
as to show the many fair visitors what
neat town we Ebert County Fair
Association.
ID. L. Cort OF Elizabeth accompanied
his daughter Isabel to Colorado Springs
Monday, where she joined party of fif-
teen young ladies, all going to Nevada,
No.. to enter a'well known private school
for yo.:ng ladies.
The Gates Mercantile company is re-
building and improving its telephone
line between Elbert and Jacksonville.
Thomas Williams and Roy Brown, of
Elizabeth, Jack Baldwin and w. S. Por-
ter are doing the work.
A special term OF district court will be
called at kiowa tomorrow, the 10th, to
try N. j. Nicholson, who was recently
arrested and put under bonds, charged
with the crime OF incest, his fifteen year
old daughter making the charge.
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Leslie's, Success, Smart Set. Woman's
Home Companion and Ladies' Home
journal magazines, Denver, Colorado
Springs, Pueblo and st. Louis daily
paper for sale at the Tribune news stand.
Those who have subscribed to the fair
fund are hereby notified that their sub
scriptions are now due and should be
paid Immediately to b. NJ. Maroon. treas
urer. Please be prompt, as it requires
money to carry on any successful enter
prise.
! will sell the remainder of my stock
of dry goods at cost to close out. All
shoes, wool pants and gloves at reduced
prices. A new line of dress patterns.
winter underwear, waists, skirts and
wrappers Just received -MRs MARCIA
RErHA JoHN.
The best yield of rye we have heard of
this fall is reported by William Leach.
His entire crop of fall rye yielded better
than "A bushels per acre, and one field
of something less than six acres Welded
30 bushels per acre. The grain was of
excellent quality.