The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-06-23
Local Happenings

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Msrearetha John has been appointed
administrative of the estate of Hugo
John, deceased.
Editor L. P. Murray returned home to
Elizabeth last Thursday after months
visit in Missouri.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Der
ME Gleason. living down kiowa creek,
Thursday, June 10.
Mrs. II. II. Denney and her lady guests
from Chic and Colorado Springs made
the Loop trip Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. George McElimmie are
the proud parents of an eight-pound girl.
born Saturday, June Is.
Messrs. Kenneth Henderson and viii
Sargent, OF Denver, were guests this
week at the home OF Jacob Epler.
Mrs. Alice Remus and Willard Allison,
of Fondis, and Ray REGISTER Of Canon
City are new Tribune subscribers.
Railway Agent Miller has moved into
the Oales property, on the west side Of
the creek. his wife arriving last week.
Percy banks came up from Colorado
Springs Monday to join his wife in Wis
it to Ebert and Kiowa relatives and
friends.
Mrs. Lem Cannon and son Harry
drove over from Ramah last Thursday
and spent several days visiting at the
Lee Cannon home.
Miss Lucy Bedding teacher in the
public schools of Pueblo, spent seycrni
days in Ebert last week, the guest Of
Mrs. IL. IL. Denney.
Miss Marcia Doran, who has been
teaching in South Arapahoe county, has
gone home to Morrisburg, Ontario, Can
ada, on a visit TO her folks.
Mrs. Olive A. KILN OF Kiowa was
elected president of the w. r. c., depart
mcnt OF Colorado and Wyoming, at the
convention of that order held in Canon
City last week.
Judge Fnhrion OF kiowa drove up to
Gilbert on Wednesday of last week to see
what a live little town looks like. The
judge also transacted some official bust
ness while in town.
Rev. A. Jay Garrison will preach at
the James school house next Sunday
morning and evening. Morning subject,
"Gethsemane." Evening, "Knowing: as
the Result of Believing and Doing
Will Dittemore returned home Sunday
evening from two months visit at his
old home and other points in Northwest
ern Missouri. viii says he had the time
of his life, fishing and feasting, and he
looks it, having taken on considerable
flesh.
4 merry picnic party gathered at For
est Glen ranch Saturday to spend the
day. The rain which came up soon after
noon drove the jolly crowd to the big
barn, where they spent several hours in
the big clean haymow and Toasted on ice
cream and cake.
Edgar Wise, who for many years had
been employed as clerk in the Gates
Mercantile compnny's store at Calhan,
died at Calhan last Friday morning of
Bright's disease and was buried Satur-
day at Monument. He was member of
Calhan camp, Woodmen of the World.
widow and three children survive him.
The biggest flow of water in Kiowa
creek in several years came down Tues
day night in the main valley, reaching
Ebert about o o'clock. The roaring of
the water rushing down the valley was
hoard for more than an hour before the
flood reached Ebert. A heavy rain
and cloudburst southwest OF here caused
the flood, which did no damage except
to the meadows along the valley.
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Hardy and little
daughter Alice, of Deer Trail, were look
ing over the best town in tho county
Tuesday, Mrs. Hardy and daughter 60
ing on to Canon City, where the former
will be treated for infammatory rheuma-
tism, from which She has been great
sufferer for five years. Mr.. Hardy re-
ports crops and stock in excellent condi
ton and prospects never brighter in his
locality.
Information from the districts visited
by the tornado on May 18th show that
much damage resulted from it. II. NJ.
Binkley, postmaster of Franktown, lost
two COWS and quantity Of fence. Arbid
Anderson, who lives twelve miles south
east of Castle Rock, was lucky enough to
be in Franktown and SO escaped death,
his house, barn and outbuildings with all
contents being torn to splinters, not
piece OF furniture being left intact. His
large flock OF poultry was killed.
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