The Elbert County tribune., 1904-04-21
Ebert, Colo, Thursday, April q, 1904
Local Happenings

our growing subscription ist.
Just received, new line OF hats, trim
mings and ladies' clothing at Mrs. Johns
Sam w. Mellor and family have moved
from Fort Collins to Hood River, Ore
gon.
Commissioners Mulligan and Olson
we're viewing roads in this locality last
Thursday.
Miss Tina Griffin and Miss Florence
Bergman went to Colorado Springs
Monday evening.
s2ud growers in the country west OF
Elbert are planting potatoes. A large
acreage will be put in.
Richard Welch and w. w. Comstock,
OF Leadville, have bought quarter sec
tions OF land near Fondis.
A hard time social and dance will be
held in the hall at Fondis on Friday
night, April %. All invited.
NJ. II. French has sold his s0-acre
farm west of town to Jacob Epler and
wnl move to Denver to spend the sum
mer.
Gus Dietrich is putting in crop on
the Schenk ranch, and William Deilhs
will put IN crop on the Barnes place,
north Of town.
Saturday was one OF the most disa-
greeable days we have had this year, the
snow, dust and strong wind forming
combination hard TO Withstand.
The topic of the Endeavor for Sunday
evening, April "a, will be ''Christian Ed
ucation in Missionary Lands" Matthew
4: 1917. Mrs. Schrader will lead.
Mrs. A. e. Southworth left on Tuesday
evening for Colorado Springs, where she
will spend the summer. Mr.. Southworth
is mining at the Liberty Bell, near Tel
luride.
The ladies' auxiliary will give an ice
cream social at Bethel church in Pros
perity Ridge on Wednesday evening,
May A, for the benefit of the church. All
invited.
The Redmen have let the contract for
building their new hall to ID. Rupert of
Colorado Springs. The contract calls
for the completion of the building by
July 4th.
School closes Friday until next Sep
tember. On Friday afternoon Mt 2
o'clock there will be closing day exercises
and all those interested in the school are
cordially invited.
Usage Council No. A, degree Of Poca.
hontas, of Elbert, will give a grand ball
and supper at Kiowa on Saturday night,
April %. Tickets, including supper,
sl00. All invited.
Rev. A Jay Garrison Of Denver will fill
his regular appointment at the James
school house next Sunday, preaching
both morning and evening. Everybody
invited to attend these services.
We are sorry to hear that L. G. Jewell
of Prosperity Ridge has been confined to
his home for the past four weeks with
badly sprained ankle, and is able to get
around only by the aid of crutches.
The general school fund collected by
the county treasurer for the quarter end
ing March 81 amounts to "a ,l9073. This
will be apportioned among the school
districts of the county according to their
school population.
The Colorado & Southern has work
train distributing ties along this line and
it is reported that the entire roadbed
from Denver to Colorado Springs will be
put in better condition than it has been
for number of years.
Much damage to fall wheat has been
caused by the wire worm, which bores
down the stalk of the grain. The recent
strong winds have also played havoc
with wheat wherever planted on upland
ground in sandy soil, blowing it over the
country.
the Rebekah ladies and their hus-
bands sprung a pleasant surprise on Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Purden Saturday night,
and itwas all the more agreeable be-
cause entirely unexpected. The ladies
brought refreshments with them and all
present thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
Messrs. Brazelton and Schenk, who
have been circulating the subscription
mar fnrt thap st.xst..
ary, report that they have met with fat
tering success thus far, the people con
tributing most iberally. The required
amount will be subscribed without any
difficulty, they think.
M. and Mrs. Lee Cannon left on
Monday evening for Glenwood Springs,
where Mrs. Cannon will try the cura-
tive powers of the well known and famed
hot mineral baths. She has been great
sufferer from rheumatism for number
OF years and during the past winter has
suffered greatly. Her many friends hope
to hear of her early improvement.
Williams Bros. drilled 2S foot well
for j. Il. Pope last week, striking seem
ingly inexhaustible flow of water at
depth of eighteen feet. They are now
drilling well for the Gates Mercantile
company Just south of their warehouse.
on on the Colorado Southern right of way.
ihis well Will be used as public water
ing place and will be great convenience
for -anchmen and travellers coming in
from the south.
kev: e. X. Powell is attending ses-
sion of the Denver Presbytery this week
Kew. Powell will probably be assigned to
the Elbert- Elizabeth field, as arrange
ments have been made to that end. and
VIII take charge of the work in May
Issse communities, as well as Kiowa
and Sidney, are to be congratulated on