The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-06-09
Local Happenings

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Mrs. J. Il. Mayer is the posscssor OF a
new piano, received this week.
Gilbert County Post, G. A. r., and W.
r. G. will meet at Kiowa next Saturday,
juno il.
Mrs. j. A. Parker Of Denver spent the
week visiting Mrs. Powell at The Manse,
Elizabeth.
Mrs. James Murray and baby went to
Denver Sunday, where she S;ll spend a
week visiting her sisters.
ton to Rev. and Mrs G. X Powell Tues
day evening at Elizabeth.
Mrs. J. w. Wheeldon and son George,
of Colorado City, visited at the home Of
William Deilks, east of town. last week
Floyd Knight of Junction City, Kan
sas, nephew OF Mrs. j. @. Mowrey and
the Knight boys, is visiting relatives
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Cornforth were in
Denver this week, A. G. having been
subpoenaed us a juror in the federal
court.
Mr.. Gates Woodring and Miss Dora
Cooley, both of Peyton, were granted a
license to wed Saturday at Colorado
Springs.
Messrs. Brazelton and Young, living
north OF Ramah, purchased fifty-tive
head of young steers from A. @. Corn
forth this week.
Mrs. Alex Brazelton was passenger
on Wednesdays train to Denver, where
she goes to see her daughter Clara grad
uate from the Maria Mitchell school.
Mrs. Fred Clark OF Goodland, Kansas,
is visiting friends in Ebert and vicinity
Fred is '.firingn on the Rock Island be
tween Colorado Springs and Goodland.
William Donaldson from near 81. Jos
eph, Mo-, is making an extended visit at
the home OF his daughter, Mrs. w. o.
Hathaway, living east OF Ebert, in the
Biiou valley.
N. G. Wheeler went to Denver Sunday
to act as witness for his son-in-law, vii
liam McCauley, in proving up on his
homestead claim before the register Of
the U. S. land office.
f. E. Durray has been assigned by the
Colorado & Southern company to Silver
Plume, the terminus of the Clear Creek
valley Qoop) line, and shipped his house
hold goods to that place Wednesday.
Between two and three inches of snow
fell here last Friday morning, following
rain which started at midnight. 1t
was the heaviest June snow for many
years, but did no damage to growing
crops.
w. s. Will, of the Gates company, left
Sunday for st. Louis, where he will
spend week or more at the big exposi-
ton, and from there he will go on to Yer
sailles, Indiana, where he will visit his
parents and old friends.
James Barnes left Sunday evening for
his home at Beattie, Kansas, after II two
months visit here. Mr.. Barnes expects
to return some time during the year and
establish big dairy farm on his land
adjoining town on the north.
Mr.. and Mrs d, r. Burnside returned
Saturday from n two months visit with
relatives and friends at Beathe, Kansas.
They had a very pleasant visit and must
have Jared we'll, as Dick gained ten
pounds in weight while away.
Harvey Cornforth came home last
Thursday from Fort Collins, where he
has been attending school at the State
Agricultural college. He thinks the
school a great institution of learning and
will probably return next fall.
Mr. and Mrs. b. Gaylor took their lit
tie daughter Frances to st. Francis hos,
pital, Colorado Springs, last Thursday
for treatment Mr.. Gaylor returned
Wednesday and reported the little girl
very low. Her disease is puzzle for all
physicians who have attended her.
Mr. and Mrs. j. A. Mauldin of Eliza
beth were Gilbert visitors on Wednesday
of last week, guests at the Mayer home.
Mr.. Mauldin, so we are informed, would
like to get the nomination for commits
sioner of the First district, on the Demo
cratic ticket, to succeed Benz. Mourning.
The Ladies' Aid society will give a
"hat" social on Friday evening, June II,
in Odd Fellows hall. All ladies' are re-
quested to bring untrimmed hats for the
gentlemen to trim, which will be sold at
auction. Strawberries and cream. ice
cream, cake and coffee will be served.
All invited.
Over on the Rock Island between Colo
RADIO Springs and Goodland, Kansas,
(main lineI the towns have n local freight
service of one train week each way.
We think it pretty tough to have to put
up with n tri-weekly service, but it's
much preferable to conditions along the
Rock Island.
Ebert Camp No. 1852, Woodmen OF the
World. observed the Memorial Day of
th6. order last Sunday. Thirty or more
Woodmen marched to the cemetery and
decorated the graves Of brothers buried
there, namely: William Foote, George
Elsner and Amos Baldwin. The graves
were covered with beautiful flowers by
the brothers and friends in attendance
Miss Amy Foote returned home last
week from Greeley, where she graduated
from the High School OF the training de
partment of the Colorado State Normal
school. She expects to return next fall