The Elbert County tribune., 1904-12-22
Local Happenings


S. c. Williams OF near Bland is new
Tribune subscriber.
Mrs. Alice Kent, living eight miles
west of town, is reported seriously i'll.
Messrs. Cornforth and Putnam ship
ped two cars Of cattle to Denver Tues
day.
L. w. Hill and family left Tuesday for
Portland, Oregon, where they expect to
locate.
Miss Jeannie Duncan and Elmore
Jewell spent Sunday with friends at
Parker.
Rev.J. N. Davis will preach Christ
mas sermon at Bethel on Sunday, Dec.
rs, at II o'clock.
The Bethel church Sunday school will
have Christmas entertainment and
tree Saturday evening.
The town of Elizabeth will build a
new town hall, and advertises for bids
elsewhere in this paper.
Morton Jones of Colorado Springs was
in town Friday enroute to Kiowa to at
tend the annual tax sale.
John Perkins of near Eastonville has
moved his family to Elbert and has rent
ed the house vacated by l.. w. Hill.
Mrs. ID. A. Georgia went to Denver
yesterday to spend Christmas with her
daughter, Mrs. w. S. Thompson, and
family.
John Bradford, who has been staying
at +. j. McNamara's, south of town, for
a couple of months, returned to Denver
Saturday.
DIR. j. w. Cleaver of Denver, presiding
telder of the Colorado conference, u. b.
church, was an Elbert visitor Wednes-
day, the guest of Rev. Mr.. Davis.
Joseph Oaks, Jr, is building an addi-
tion to his house on his ranch southeast
of Elbert. The new part is 12x20 feet.
Taylor Green is doing the carpenter
work.
Clothing.-Need nice new overcoat
or suit? Our line is up to date and new.
Stylish appearing, latest patterns and
perfect IN fit and make.-Russell Gates
Mercantile Co.
The Sidney district school and Sun
day school have united for their Christ
mas entertainment and tree, which will
be held Friday evening, Dec. %, at the
school house.
Fred Fahrion is putting up some
buildings on the lots he recently bought
of the Gates Mercantile company, in
Scott's addition. Fred will probably
build residence on his lots next year.
Underwear.-Fit, finish, fashion, com
fort all found in our line of underwear.
Special sale now on; you'll remember it,
il you hear the prices and see the goods.
Russell Gates Mercantile Co.
There will be services New Years day
at st. Mary's Catholic church, Elizabeth,
at o'clock n. M, and at ST. AIMS Cath
olic church, Kiowa, at IL a. M, conduct
ed by Rev. Father Aloysius of Denver.
Commissioner Oloff Olson and Jack
Williams accompanied the remains of
William Stringham over from near Nor
ton last Thursday and we're welcome
callers at the Tribune Office while here.
Jacob Heffley, one of our good friends
of the Fairview neighborhood, northeast
of Elbert, was caller last Thursday and
subscribed for the Tribune to be sent to
brother, Simpson Hetiiey, at Easton,
Mo.
The following teachers from the south
western part of the county took the ex-
animation held at Kiowa last Thursday
and Friday: Misses Ella Lundy, Cora
Wight, Nora Tamlin and Lille Spark
man, Ben Sparkman.
At a special session of district court
held at Kiowa Friday, Fred Merrick
plead guilty to the crime OF grand lar
ceny and was sentenced by Judge Seeds
to the state reformatory at Buena Vista
for an indefinite period.
Spud growers predict slight advance
in the spud market within the next two
or three weeks. Thousands of tons are
stored throughout this divide country
only waiting for an advance in price,
when they will be thrown on the market
Elbert will have building boom next
year such as the town has never before
experienced in any one year. Several
business houses and number of resi-
dences are now being planned and will
undoubtedly be built some time during
the year.
The funeral of William Stringham
took place at Elbert last Thursday, Rev.
j. N. Davis conducting brief service at
the cemetery. Sympathetic friends of
the family purchased lot in the ceme-
terry and presented deed for same to
the widow.
| j. j. McFarlin, of the Fondis neigh
borhood, plead guilty to charge of as
sault and battery before Justice James
Cole, at Elbert, Saturday, and was fined
$40 and costs, the latter amounting to
s469O. McFarlin paid the fine and
promised to pay the costs.
The first full carload of mexican beans
ever sent out of Elbert was shipped yes
terday to Las Vegas, New Mexico. The |
Gates and Elbert Mercantile companies |
loaded the car, which contained about
1900 pounds, the beans having been
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A well known Elbert young man was
seen walking up and down the depot
platform yesterday morning, awaiting |
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