The Elbert County tribune., 1905-01-05
ELBERT, COLO, JANUARY 5, 1905.
Local Happenings

Jacob Epler was in Denver Monday
and Tuesday purchasing stock OF cloth
ing.
| William Deilks left last Thursday for
Arkansas City, Kansas, on visit to a
sister.
Mrs. L. Carver went to Denver Sun
day for weeks visit with her son and
family.
Mrs. j. E. Mayer was in Denver last
week attending meeting OF the state
teachers.
John w. Baxter, well known ranch
man of Bijou Basin, is new Tribune
subscriber.
Mrs. j. F. Strachan left for Brush,
Colo, Wednesday, for two weeks visit
with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs Chapman of Pueblo Wis.
tied at the Dotson home, south OF town,
over New Years.
Miss Blanche Maroon came out from
Denver last week and is visiting her
brother Ben and wife.
George Helm of Denver is .he guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Strachan, OF North
Bend ranch, this week.
Mrs. Curt Dittemore subscrbes for
the Tribune to be sent to sister, Miss
Ora Miller, at Park City, Utah.
William Leach has sold his 16O-acre
ranch south of town to Mrs. G. A. Berg
of Leadville; consideration 81 900.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Schenk and daugh-
ter Frances went to Denver Saturday to
visit over New Years with relatives.
Mrs. William Leach has gone to Colo
RADIO Springs to spend the winter with
her daughter, Mrs. Maggie Peterson.
The Red Men gave another successful
dance New Years eve, dancing till mid
night. Almost fifty numbers were Sold
"Dode" Mcnamara will go to Denver
next week to take the civil service exam
ination. II successful he may go to
Panama.
MIR. and Mrs. Will Neff and Miss Birdie
Shields, of Colorado Springs, were guests
two or three days last week of Mrs. and
Miss Oden.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Burnside, who
have been visiting here for several weeks,
left last Thursday for their home in
Yampa, Routt county.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Wrockloff and
family, Of Canon City, visited over
Christmas at the home of Theodore Neu-
man and other relatives in the Comanche
valley.
What promised to be an old time biz
zard struck this section Sunday and
ragged most Of the day. Monday morn
ing the thermometer registered twelve
below.
Rev. A. Jay Garrison of Denver will
hold services at the James school house
next Sunday morning at IL and in the
evening at 7:30. All are invited to at
tend these services.
Those who wish to contribute potatoes
for the carload shipment to Ireland may
bring them in any day and leave them
in the Russell Gates Mercantile compa-
ny's cellar, where they will be cared for.
For the National Live Stock Associa-
ton in Denver the Colorado & Southern
will sell round trip tickets at one fare,
S2.10 from Elbert. Tickets on sale Jan
uary S,9 and 10, good returning until
January IA.
Last Friday evening at Monument the
infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. John Brooks
passed away. Mr.. Brooks moved from
Elizabeth to Monument last spring. The
child was buried Sunday afternoon at
Monument.
G. G. Blair of Eastonville was in town
Saturday in the interest of the Peyton
Coach Horse Association, of which he is
manager. Mr.. Blair expects to visit Ell
bert once week during the season with
his horse Templier.
Revival meetings will begin at Sidney
school house next Sabbath evening The
meetings will be under the direction of
Revs. G. K. Powell and j. N. Davis.
They will be assisted next week by Rev.
j. w. Cleaver of Denver.
Taylor Green and DIR. Marcy we're
thrown out by the upsetting of their
buggy near j. w. Oaks one day last
week. An unruly horse caused the acci-
dent and, while the buggy was damaged
somewhat, both occupants escaped with
slight bruises.
County Treasurer Fred Hertel took
the oath of office Monday and one of his
first official acts was to withdraw the