The Elbert County tribune., 1904-11-24
Ebert, Colo, Thursday, Nov. "A, 1904
Local Happenings

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friends in Denver last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gresham went to
Denver Monday for a brief visit.
Jerome Williams is drilling a well for
John Brace on his ranch west of Elbert
Curt Dittemore has secured employ
ment with the Elbert Mercantile com
pany.
August Kunze and Mrs H. H. Beck
man we're Denver visitors several days
last week.
Good bedstead and extra quality WOW
en- wire springs for sale cheap. Enquire
at this office.
f. w. ScKenk has improved the looks
of his "Edgewood" home by the applica-
tion of a coat of paint.
Mrs. l.. E. Foote of Eastonville was in
Elbert Wednesday of last week looking
up pupils for music class.
See Harold Richard Manell at l. o. o.
f. hall Monday evening, Nov. IS. A rare
treat. Admission, % and 10 cents.
We publish this week the complete of
fetal vote of Elbert county. Cut the
table out and file it away for future ref
erence.
Miss Libby White of Grand Valley,
Colo, and Rev. j. f. Walker. of Table
Rock, both Ebert county residents at
one time, are new subscribers to the
Tribune.
N. V. Piper of Holly, Colo, is here
looking after his ranch, east of Elbert,
formerly the property of his son Virgil,
now deceased.
Spud shippers are having trouble get
ting cars in which to ship their product,
though the situation is some better this
week than last
Mrs. A. Carnahan and little boys and
Mrs. August Dietrich visited friends at
Colorado Springs and Falcon last week,
returning Sunday.
Rising Star RebelSah Lodge will elect
officers on the night of the first Wednes-
day In December. All members are re-
quested to be present.
f. N. LaVell returned to Elbert Tues
day from an extended visit with rela-
tives and friends in Missouri, and will
remain week or ten days before return
ing home to Spokane, Wash.
A Thanksgiving service will be held at
Eastonville Thursday evening at 1896
o'clock. Special music is being pre-.
pared. Preaching by the pastor, Rev. j
n. Davis.
Gus Dietrich has sold his residence
property to Mrs. Mary Griffin, who has
rented the same to Curt Dittemore. Gus
will soon commence the erection of new
residence on his lots in Scott's addition
Rev. A. Jay Garrison of Denver will
ill his regular appointment at the james
school house, southwest of Elbert, next
Sunday, Nov. 27, preaching both morn
ing and evXing All are invited to at
l.. l.. Hull received telegram SUNDAY
stating that w. j. Humphreys, Mrs
Hull's only brother, was dead at Sar
Antonio, Texas. The deceased was
resident of Kansas City and is survived
by wife and one child.
A couple of jew stock buyers were ar
rested and fined twenty dollars and cost:
each at Elizabeth last week for pulling
crippled steer from a car of stock anC
leaving it to die near the railway tracks
The Humane society prosecuted thu
case.
Eggs have been mighty scarce arti
Gle III this locality for several weeks, tn,
hens seemingly having struck for highe
prices for their product. The price re
mains at twenty cents dozen
Good ranch butter retails for twent,
cents the pound.
A. j. Downing, resident manager of th'
Biiou Basin cheese factory, left Frida.
for trip to Kansas City, st. Louis an,
| Cleveland, Ohio, for months visit
George Myers, of the local plant, ha
charge of the Basin factory during MI
Downing's absence.
Rev. j. n. Davis preached at Bio,
Basin Sunday evening. There was
good interest shown and the people hav
invited Mr.. Davis to preach for then
semi monthly for the rest of the confer
ence year. His next service will be he'll
Friday evening, Dec. =, at 7:30 o'clock.
Mrs Thomas Rutherford and two son.
James and Wallace, who have been Wis
lting for three months at the home c
Mrs. Rutherford's parents, Mr. and Mr.,
John Murray, west of Elbert, left Satul
day for their home at Santa Barbara
California. They expect to stop at Leao
vile on their way home and visit job
Murray, Jr.
A scarcity of turkeys is reported a
over the country and prices are so hig
that many will eat some other fowl fC
their thanksgiving dinner. Down d
gh-priced Colorado Springs turkey
are quoted at twenty-five cents and q
Denver two cents less. Here in Elbel
live turkeys sell at twelve and ha
cents per pound.
Fred Merrick, residing near Blan,
was arrested and taken before Justic
Parkhurst at Fondis Tuesday, ~harge
with larceny, and bound over to appea
at district court, bond being fixed 8
SDln Sheriff pntpn,, t,,1r NJ