The Elbert County tribune., 1904-06-02
Local Happenings

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Mrs Samuel Taggart went TO Denver
Monday - visit her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Il. Baldwin are visit
ing friends in Colorado Springs . this
week.
Thomas Williams and family will live
on ranch near the Comanche, recently
bought by Mr. Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Watts ana children
are over from Monument this week visit
ing at the Brazelton home.
There viii be services next Sunday in
the Elizabeth Catholic church at 8 a. IN.
and at kiowa Catholic church at IL a. M.
Mrs.J. f.. Mayer visited friends at Eliz
abeth Friday and Saturday. Little Miss
Lola Mann accompanied her heme for
brief visit.
Rev. C. X. Powell purchased horse,
buggy and harness Monday and drove
home to Elizabeth, independent of any
railway company.
Gus Mulligan returned home Satur-
day from Alamagordo, New Mexico,
looking fat and hearty, and Will remain
| AT nome tllS summer.
George Dotson was suddenly taken i'll
Saturday while at work on the Red Men
hall, having several fainting spells. He
is now recovered and at work again.
Manager Al Neuman, of the cheese
factory. is one OF the busiest men in El.
bert, having taken charge Of the railway
water tank in addition to his work in
the factory.
/ Mrs. Louisa Carver returned home
last week from Castle Rock, where she
had been visiting the family of her son,
who has been in very poor health for
several months.
/. The Tribune is indebted to Richard
Broad, Jr., Of Golden, new subscriber,
for n years subscription. George Don
aldson and James Oaks, of Elbert, are
also new subscribers.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. L. Gleason and Mrs.
Blazer, of Elizabeth, Mrs. Frank Long,
Mrs. William Brown and Judge Fahron.
of Kiowa, Mr.. and Mrs. J. o. Phillips, of
Bijou Basin, and Mr. and Mrs. james ii.
Johnston, of Fondis, representatives of
the county post and corps, were in Elbert
Decoration Day.
Rev and Mrs. G. X. Powell were ten
8 to 10 at the Presbyterian church. A
large number OF our people were present
and paid their respects to the new pas
tor and his estimable wife, and a very
pleasant evening was spent. Light
refreshments were served.
A movement is on foot to sink a well
in the Elbert cemetery and n fund mas
already been started for that purpose.
With plenty of water at hand, and a
wind mill to pump the same, the GENE
terry could be made beautiful place.
Our people should all be interested in
this movement and contribute to the
fund as liberally as their means will per
NIT. The cemetery association, we un-
derstand, will have charge of the fund.
Stock raisers throughout the west will
watch with great interest the expert
ments soon to be conducted by DIR. II. II.
True, of the federal bureau of plant in
dustry, and Prof. w. l.. Carlyle, of the
agricultural experiment station, at Fort
Collins, to determine the exact compost
ton of the "locon weed. This weed,
when eaten by cattle and horses, makes
the animals foolish" and it has always
furnished a great mystery for the stock
men 70 puzzle over.
The Joe Newman entertainment at the
church last Thursday night was the best
we have heard in Elbert in a long time.
Mr.. Newman is a pleasing entertainer
and was ably assisted by Mrs. Schrader
at the piano and George MclSimmie, who
recited some excellent selections. Ow-
ing to the rainy weather the attendance
was not up to expectations, but the La
dies Aid society, under whose auspices
the entertainment was given, realized
enough to pay all expenses.