The Elbert County tribune., 1904-02-25
Ebert, Colo, Thursday, February Is, 1904
Local Happenings


AL Carnahan was in Colorado Springs
and Pueblo last week, selling potatoes.
Charlie Cannon OF Ramah was an
Elbert visitor couple of days last week.
Ebert young people will organize a
Y. p. s. @. f.. society in the near future.
Miss Julia Qualley of Colorado Springs
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Dennis Bald
win.
] NJ. f. Mann has been on the sick list
for two or three days. suffering from a
bad cold.
Cal Elliott, the saw-mill man, orders
4 his paper sent to Peyton. He has been
located at Monument.
Mrs. N. T. Reno and Mrs. George
Mcguire, of Kiowa, attended the Red
Men ball Monday night.
A Mr.. Stone, state Sunday school
worker, held services in the Presbyterian
church Monday evening.
The local butter market is away down,
good ranch butter retailing as low as 10
cents per pound in Elbert.
Thomas Kelly purchased fine young
shorthorn bull Monday of j. Fl. Jones
for his Bijou Basin ranch.
The spelling school to be held at the
James school house has been postponed
till Friday night, March 4.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Schultz, of Den
yer, were here in attendance at the fu-
neral of Mr.. Schultz's brother.
Ed Monez, brakeman on the G. and
s., came out from Denver Friday to visit
his parents, southeast of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. o. Phillips have re-
turned from their California visit and
are visiting in Colorado Springs. ~
James Knight has returned to his
ranch from Denver, where he has been
employed since early in the winter.
W. G. Whiting has so far recovered
from his recent illness that he is able to
be up and around the house again.
Since the Fondis cheese factory shut
down many dairymen living in that local
ity are hauling their milk to Elbert.
Otto Wisco and John Wheeler return
ed Sunday from Boulder county, where
they have been employed for some
months.
An epidemic Of distemper and epizootic
is raging among the horses Of this local
ity, and many animals have died from
the disease.
| Miss Anna Russell and niece, Miss
Williams, of the Cherry creek locality,
were Elbert visitors this week, guests Of
Mrs. B. Grebe.
A good sized, orderly crowd attended
the Redmen dance Monday night, num-
ber being present from Kiowa and Fondis.
Thirty-six numbers were sold.
Rev. A. Jay Garrison of Denver will
preach at the James school house next
Sunday morning and evening. Every
one invited to attend these services.
Mrs William Leach returned from
Colorado Springs Saturday, where she
has been making an extended visit with
her daughter, Mrs. Maggie Peterson.
There will be preaching at the Elbert
Presbyterian church next Sunday morn
ing and evening by DIR. Williams, pastor
of the Hyde Park church at Denver.
Fred Dittemore went to Colorado
Springs Friday and rumor has it that he
will go from the Springs to st. Joseph,
Mo, and will bring his bride with him
when he returns.
Jacob Epler was in Denver last Thurs
day and Friday, and we understand he
is now authority on the latest STYLES in
silk hats. Jake is the only man in Elbert
who sports silk tile.
Daily and Sunday papers, popular
magazines, and periodicals of all kinds
for sale at the Tribune news stand. next
door to the postofllce. Leave your order
Saturday for Sunday paper.
The Tribune wants good correspond-
ents at Eastonyille, Table Rock, Ramah
I and River Bend, and will offer special
) inducements to the right persons. Ad-
| dress or call at this office for particulars.
A baseball team in Elbert is already
, being talked of. There is good talent in
,, this locality, and there is no good reason
why ElSert shouldn't have the best team
IN the Divide country during the season
Baltz Gaylor has new bike sulkv and
expects to give his trotter Spotted Boy a
record OF 2;3O before the end of the sea.
son. Baltz will send his horse 10 Over
= land park next month to be driven by a
well known trainer.
a This section has been having more
g Wihu lateiy than is usual at this time
/, oil year, March generally being regarded
|. as tne WINDY month. Tuesday while Jack
: Menor ana I'd Brumm were hauling
T. straw from the Mauldin ranch, near
r Eizaoeth, a strong gust OF wind came
uiohg, struck them broadside and hurled
straw, rack and drivers clear out of the
road and across the fence. Neither OF
une par.les were injured, though both