The Elbert County tribune., 1904-04-07
Local Happenings

Daily papers and magazines Tor sale at
the Tribune news stand.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. ]. Schrader and w. S.
Win we're in Elizabeth Sunday.
Mrs. Anna Lalleen is visiting at the
viii Watts home in Monument.
Cssrhe Cannon OF Ramah was an El-
bert visitor couple Of days last week.
j. II. Purden is putting up wind mill
to pump water for his garden and small
fruit.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Close of Kiowa
nesday.
Mrs. ID. II. Georgia went to Denver
Tuesday to visit her daughter, Mrs. w. s.
Thompson.
Little Miss Edith Foote OF Denver was
guest last week at the home OF Mrs.
Emma Aux.
Elber. County Post No. 1o3, G. A. r.,
and the W. r. C. will meet at Elbert
next Saturday.
NJ H. French lost fine milch COW last
week, the animal throwing itself in the
barn and breaking its neck.
Ed L. Bundy, the one-armed Elbert
county printer, has again taken charge
Of the Jefferson County Graphic at Nor
rison.
1t is reported from Fondis that the
postotfice at that place is seeking Gus
todian, the present incumbent wishing to
retire.
The board Of county commissioners is
in session at Kiowa this week. Jurors
will be drawn for the June term Of the
district court.
w. G. Whiting and family have moved
into the Maxson house. They expect to
buy the property when the title to the
same is cleared up.
Miss Ella Lundy went to Denver Fri
day, where she will attend a normal
school for teachers. Miss Ella is one OF
Elbert county's brightest young teachers.
Many Of our citizens are setting out
shade trees this spring, the Columbia
poplar seeming to have the preference,
being very hardy and suited to this clim-
ate.
Mrs. d. L. Baldwin and son Jimmie
left on Monday evening for Colorado
City, where they will join Mr.. Baldwin.
The latter is not improving much in
health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coy Perkins visited Mrs.
Perkins parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Monez,
over Sunday on their return home to
Denver from Peyton, where they buried
Mr.. Perkins mother.
We are in receipt of copy of the Colo
RADIO Arbor and Bird Day booklet for
1904, issued by State Superintendent
Grenfell. We are indebted to our county
superintendent for the booklet.
Miss Tina Griffin, landlady of the Cot
tage hotel, has rented the building just
north of the hotel for sleeping rooms in
order to better care for the increasing
business of this popular hostelry.
Those from Elbert who attended the
public sale held on the Brothers ranch,
near Case postofiice, Saturday report
everything sold at good prices, some
stock selling for more than it was worth.
Mrs. B. Grcbe has leased the Beulah
hotel to a Ramah lady who will take
charge this week or next. Mrs. Grebe
expects to leave next week for Kansas
City to spend the summer with her son
Harry and wife.
~ have used Chamberlain's Stomach
and Liver Tablets with most satisfactory
results" says Mrs. +. L. Phelps, Hous-
ton, Texas. For indigestion, hiliousness
and constipation these tablets are most
excellent Sold by o. r. Long.
Elbert base ball enthusiasts expect to
have meeting soon to determine
whether or not we will have ball team
this season. A good ball team is a big
advertisement for any town and our citi-
zens should encourage the boys in every
way possible.
S. A. Heckethorn, the last publisher
Of the defuhct Eastonville World, later
publisher of the Black Diamond World
at Louisville, and still later editor Of the
Montrose Press, has recently disposed of
his interest in the last named paper to
Gunnison parties.
The subject for Christian Endeayor at
the Presbyterian church next Sunday at
7:30 p. N. will be "The Standards: How
the Worlds Standards Conflict with
Christs. Scripture; Matt. 5: 43-4S;
! John 2; 1917. The public is cordially
invited to all these services.
Three surveyors spent day here last
week surveying the railroad property
and the townsite. 1t is reported that
the stockynrds are to be moved from
their present location, likewise the sec
tion house and outbuildings, Mrs. Frick
having notified the railway company to
remove their buildings, etc, from the
Fiick land.
Mrs A. M. Leonard, who was visiting
hcr son, Coy Perkins, at Denver, was
taken suddenly i'll and, after being sick
seventeen hours, died on Thursday,
March 81. She was sixty-seven years Of
age and had lived on the Big Sandy for
twelve years. She leaves seven children,
two daughters and five sons. She was