The Elbert County tribune., 1904-09-08
Ebert, coIos Thursday, Sept. s, M
Local Happenings

day.
Miss Clara Brazelton went to Denver
Sunday to attend school.
Miss Louise Mcnamara spent last
week visiting friends in Denver.
DIR. and Mrs. r. H. Denney and baby
are visiting friends. in Denver this week.
Mrs. John Schillinger Of Colorado
Springs visited relatives in this locality
over Sunday.
CLARK Bennington, who has been spend
ing the sursmer on his mothers ranch in
Routt county, returned to Gilbert Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Reilly Of KIowa
were Ebert visitors Tuesday evening.
Billy reports business good at the county
seat
Mrs. Ella f. Trip OF Denver has been
out visiting her sister, Mrs. Owen Lamb,
and spent several days on her ranch near
Fondis.
Miss Pearl Corkett left for Brecken-
ridge Sunday, where she will attend
school this TALL and winter and reside
with n sister.
John Stoddard, ST., has gone to st.
Louis to attend the Worlds Fair and
will 90 on to Illinois for an extended visit
with relatives.
John Murray and son James pur-
chased new, Milwaukee binder last
week, having so much grain to cut and
bind their old one was not equal to the
task.
o. r. Long has sold his drug store to
his brother Fred and the stock is now
being invoiced. Oliver, we understand,
will seek lower altitude on account Of
poor health.
School commenced Monday with Mrs.
Alice Mayer in charge OF the lower
the upper room. The total enrolment
the first day was thirty-eight.
A dance will be held in Red Men hall,
Gilbert, Thursday night, Sept. 10. Music
by the Dietermann brothers orchestra.
Tickets, including supper, s1.25. All are
invited.-By order of committee
Some OF the best broncho busters in
Eastern Colorado will ride some Of the
worst horses ever gotten together, at the
broncho busting contest at the Ebert
County Fair, at Gilbert on Thursday,
Sept %.
Foreman brothers opened the thresh-
ing season in the Gilbert locality Satur-
day, threshing out the rye from field OF
about eight acres just south Of town.
The yield per acre was about twenty five
bushels.
John Conarroe of Fondis purchased a
new Case horse power separator Monday
and hauled it over east into the Fondis
locality. where they haveethe best grain
crop raised in that section of country in
many years.
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.
Let no food impair the powers OF the
stomach. Eat DR.. Prices Wheat Flake
Celery Food, which is the most perfect
food for the brain workers, clergymen,
lawyers, merchants, growing children
and the muscle working classes.-The
Russell Gates Mercantile Go.
The Tribune editor, wife and mother
were entertained at dinner Sunday by
Mr.. and Mrs. John Murray, west Of town.
Mrs. Murray has suffered much during
the past year with running sore on one
OF her lower limbs, but she is now i'm
proving and it is hoped will soon be en-
tirely recovered.
A. Carnahan, who for three years has
been member of the Ebert Mercantile
company, on Monday sold his interest in
the business to Lee Cannon, president
OF the company. Mr.. Carnahan does not
contemplate leaving Gilbert, the Tribune
is pleased to note, but will probably buy
some land and try ranching for awhile.
Fair exhibits should all be in place by
evening on the 2lst, SO as to insure cor
rect classification. Positively no entries
Will be received after $50 o'clock on the
morning OF the 22nd. Persons expecting
to make exhibits will please take notice
and get their exhibits in early. Exhib-
its will be received Monday, Tuesday and
"Wednesday before the fair.
Is. M. Maroon returned from Warrens-
burg, Mo, Saturday, where he was called
) by the death OF his father. Mr.. Maroon
was notified OF his fathers serious illness
and started for Missouri the next day.
) HIS father died before Mr. Narron's ar
riva. and, as the family had not been
notified Of his coming, the funeral was
arrived home.
Gordon Jones, president Of the Gilbert
county Bank and Denver Stock Yard,
Bank, has Interested himself and other
prominent and wealthy men in organic
ing National bank in Denver. II is to
be known as the United States National
Bank, with a capital of $4,000 The
: Danieis bank on Sixteenth street is to be
absorbed 10y the new concern. Mr.. Jones
rs rapidly coming to the front in western
oanking affairs. He is an able manager
ana mas the confidence of all his associ-
ates. Elbcrt is fortunate indeed that it
aas such man, with strong financial
backing, at the head OF its local harIx