The Elbert County tribune., 1904-05-19
Local Happenings

planter one day this week.
Daniel Tweedy Of near Ramah is a
new reader Of the Tribune.
Mrs. Nichols Of Denver is visiting her
daughter, Mrs, X. H. Denney.
James Barnes and Baltz Gaylor were
in Denver Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Dietrich were visit
ors over Sunday with friends near Fal-
con.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Long OF Kiowa
were guests at the Denney home Sun
day.
Miss Elsie Cornforth OF Denver is the
guest of her brother, A. G., and family
at Forest Glen ranch.
Adam Mitchell came home Sunday
from Colorado Springs, where he has
been working at his trade.
County Clerk Lindsey of Kiowa was
in town yesterday speeding his black
PAGER over our boulevards.
Mrs. C. X. Smith OF Denver returned
home Wednesday. She has been visit
ing at the home OF John Sloan, southeast
Of town.
James Nicely bought new spud plant
er one day this week. A big acreage Of
spuds is being planted in the potato belt
west of Elbert.
John Flurer, OF the Fondis locality,
went to Boulder Tuesday to see broth
or who is an inmate OF sanitarium and
very low with stomach trouble.
This office turned out a big lot of Job
printing last week, doing work for Viii
iiams Bros, Elbert Presbyterian church,
Elbert Mercantile Co., j. o. Phillips &
Son and others.
At meeting OF the school directors
Saturday Mrs. Alice Mayer was reelected
ed to the position Of primary teacher.
teacher for the upper room has not
yet been selected.
A number OF Elbert Rebekahs drove
out to the home of Alex. Brazelton last
Wednesday evening and surprised Mr..
and Mrs. John Epler. A pleasant evening
was spent playing cards and other games.
Rev. Powell preached two interesting
sermons at the church Sunday and was
greeted both morning and evening by
good sized congregations. Mrs. Powell
accompanied him up from Elizabeth to
get acquainted with our people.
otoiRt NoHdfIot VI luhtl
charge OF the Elbert- Fondis mail route.
George has good outfit and, as he is
steady and reliable young man, we be-
lieve he will take care OF the business to
the satisfaction of all concerned.
Mrs. Frank Prule, wife of ranchman
living east of Elbert, was taken by her
husband and mother to Denver hos
pital last Friday to be treated for epilep-
This IL. rarttc,aln RI sad tho
unfortunate woman being the mother OF
nine months baby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Salt departed for
their home at Leadville Monday after a
three weeks visit with Mr.. Salts par
ents, east of Elbert. Mr.. Salt has been
looking around over the country east of
Elbert and will probably buy ranch
and return to this county to live.
The Elbert vicinity was well repro
sented at the regular monthly meeting
of Ebert county Post and Corps held at
Elizabeth Saturday. The ladies report
an excellent dinner, the receipts amount
ing to SS25. This sum will be expended
for flag for the Elizabeth school.
F. w. Schenk is building a one story
cottage 14x22 feet in the pine woods near
his residence on the south edge of town.
Mr.. Schenk has already rented the cot
tage to the Rev. Mr.. Williams, pastor OF
Hyde Park Presbyterian church, Den
yer, and family for the summer season.
Editor F. P. Murray Of Elizabeth left
Friday evening for Pueblo, there to join
the Colorado editors on trip to St.
Louis and the Worlds Fair. MIR. Muir
ray will spend some time in Missouri,
visiting his old home before returning to
Elizabeth. The Tribune hopes that his
health, which has been poor for some
time, will be greatly benefited as re-
suit of the trip.
The Colorado & Southern management
is cutting down running expenses on this
line with vengeance. Agent Durray
has been notified that commencing on
Friday, May 20, the northbound train
will go north in the morning to Denver
and go south on the afternoon of the
next day. and continue to go north one
day and south the next day until further
notice. The office at Falcon will be
closed, and there are rumors OF other
changes, none Of which will be for the
benefit of the travelling public. This is
too much-but what can we do.
} I. j. Hobart met with a serious acci-
, dent while riding to town on his wheel
} Monday morning. He had his dinner
pail fastened to the handle bar of the
) wheel and, while crossing the culvert
J over the irrigating ditch in the south part
OF town, the pail swung around hitting
} him on the knee and causing him to take
} a header. He fell heavily on his left
shoulder and was badly stunned by the
fall. He was assisted to the home OF his
> daughter, Mrs John Stoddard, nearby
and DR.. Denney summoned. 1t was
| found upon examination that he had
sustained bad fracture OF the shoulder
. joint, which will probably lay him up
for some time.
A Sure Thing.
1t is said that nothing is sure except