The Elbert County tribune., 1904-03-17
Ebert, Colo, Thursday, March II, 1904
Local Happenings

Z. ]. Hobart is new employe of the
Gates company.
Dai.r papers and magazines for sale at
the Tribune news stand.
Calban Woodmen will give a grand
ball on the night Of April list.
The Calhan News reports number of
cases OF pneumonia in that locality.
Thomas Allen is now employee. by the
Gates Mercantile company at Easton-
vile.
Peyton is to have resident physician,
d. Hutckins OF Baltimore having decided
to locate there.
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Dietrich,
living southwest of town, on Friday,
March II, son.
Miss Luella Hollinger closed success
full term OF school in Prosperity Ridge
district on March 4th.
Messrs. Asa Atnip and Lapan, of Colo
RADIO Springs, have leased and taken pos
session of the Dennis Baldwin ranch.
w. G. Helm of Denver was the guest
of ]. f. Strachan and wife at the North
Bend ranch couple Of days this week.
Sid anu Will Foreman and Elmer
Watts are working up a number OF the
big strawstacks in this locality into
bales.
Kiowa defeated Elizabeth at polo last
Sunday at the county seat. The same
teams will meet again next Sunday at
Elizabeth.
Mrs. A. @. VanCleave and children. OF
Elizabeth, visited at the Boston and
Georgia homes, east of Elbert, two days
last week.
j. F. Dietrich, relative OF AL Boston's,
was visiting in this locality last week.
He was enroute to Texas, where he ex-
poets to locate.
A new hard maple floor was laid in the
lower room OF the /. o. o. +. building
last week. The old floor had become too
rough for dancing.
James Neeley has rented the Joe
Smith place, eight miles southwest Of
Elbert, and has moved back to Elbert
county from Colorado Springs.
DIR. Wolcott, representing Drs. Cham
berlain, dentists, of Colorado Springs,
will be in Ebert on Friday and Satur-
day, March % and 26, at the Cottage
hotel.
Joseph Eisenberg, the Elizabeth ar
tist, is working up IA new Woodman or
ganization at Larkspur, in southern
Douglas county. Joe is an enthusiastic
Woodman.
j. II. Phillips OF Bjou Basin called at
this office Monday to inquire about Job
printing and advertising his Percheron
stallion, Frederick the Great, who will
open the season about May 18th.
Oliver Wood of Tara Junction, Iowa,
was visiting friends last week in the vi
cinity of Elbert and Elizabeth Mr..
Wood owns ranch north of the stone
church, being part of the George Mel
lor estate. He is railroad contractor.
A series of gospel meetings are being
held in the Eibert Presbyterian church,
The meetings begun Sunday and will be
continued till Sunday, March q, each
evening at 80. The singing is conduct
ed by Rev. M. A. Stone OF Denver, and
preaching by Rev. G. X. Powell of Colo
RADIO Springs.
Elbert singers should organize a glee
club and be up with the times. We have
the talent and there will be a constant
demand for such an organization this
fall owing to the presidential, state and
county campaigns. The Tribune will
make liberal donation of suitable mu-
sic to such an organization.
Charles I. Dowdell, superintendent OF
state fish hatcheries, of Denver, distriut-
ed 2OO rainbow trout in Kiowa creek
Monday where the stream runs through
ehe ranches Of Messrs. Brazelton and
Schenk, who purchased the fish Mr..
Dowdell says the fish should thrive in
these waters as there is an abundance of
food, and number of pools that never
freeze. The trout were from three to six
inches in length. In another wear or
two we exs?ect to have the material for
some good hsh stories, and then, you
Gunnison and Glenwood Springs editors.
watch our smoke.