The Elbert County tribune., 1905-09-07
EBERT, COLO, SEPT. 7, 1905.
Local Happenings


Monday for a weeks visit with mother
and sister.
Just received car OF salt. Step in and
learn our prices on quantity lots.-Epler,
Brazelton d Co.
Clyde Corkett OF Minneapolis is visit
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Cor
kett, near Fondis.
Miss Anna Grin has position in Eliz-
abeth with the Farmers bank and com
menced work last week.
There was butter famine in Elbert
last week and until Saturday the spread
was not to be had at any price.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Edwards Of Denver
we're visitors over Sunday at the home
Of the formers parents living north OF
town.
John Perkins and grandson, J. G. Al
len, OF near Monument, visited in town
at the j. G. Perkins home several days
this week.
Attorney Vail, Jr., of Denver was in
town Friday morning and called
at the Tribune office in company with
w. w. Gibson.
Mrs. G. r. Pickard OF Ripon, Wis, and
son, f. M. Pickard, the former sister OF
Mrs. Lucy Whiting, are guests at the
Whiting home.
Mrs. Fred Nelson of Woodland Park
visited at the Nelson home in Elbert last
week. Guy Nelson was also visitor in
town over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Cornforth left hst
Thursday for Portland to see the expo
sition. They will stop over at Spokane
and Seattle on their way out.
Cool weather is coming on and you
will need coal. When the time comes go
to Epler, Brazelton & Co. and get Matt
land, the best coal sold in Elbert.
Tom Jewell has taken the management
of the cheese factory at Bijou Basin.
Tom is steady young fellow and will
give good satisfaction to the Basin peo-
pie.
Notice to Fair Fund Subscribers -
Your subscriptions to the fair fund are
now due. Please pay them to d. r.
Burnside, treasurer, or Samuel Taggart,
secretary.
Mrs. John Flurer, daughter and son,
Of the Fondis neighborhood, left on
Monday for Ambia, Indiana, for an ex-
tended visit with Mr.. Flurer's brother
and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wilson and Miss
Ella Lyon, Of Burr Oak, Kansas, arrived
here last week for ten days visit with
Mrs. Wilson's parents, Mr.. and Mrs E.
b. Baldwin, and other relatives.
Drurie Lough, Omer Roberts, James
Brown and Hans Larson, all OF the East
Cherry Creek neighborhood, went to
Cheyenne, Wyo, last Thursday to at
tend the Frontier Day celebration.
John Baginski, hard working and
prosperous ranchman, is building new
barn on his ranch, seven miles southeast
of town. The building is 24x36 feet and
Mr.. Baginski is doing his own carpenter
work.
S. s. Torrey and son Fred, of st. John,
Mo-, the former a brother-in-law of A. q.
Putnam, arrived Saturday and visited at
the Putnam home over Sunday. They
returned to Denver Monday to attend the
encampment.
The Misses Hattie and Alice Carver
and brother, Joe Carver, of Denver,
spent last week in Elbert at the Putnam
home. Their parents are packing their
goods preparatory to leaving Denver for
Topeka, Kansas.
The Elbert County fair, the big free
fair, at Elbert, Sept. 20 and 81. Admis-
sion free and no entry fees except in the
speed department. Come and see the
fine stock and poultry, grain, vegetables,
etc. Good racing and base ball tourna-
| ment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Grouse and family
OF six children arrived in Elbert this
week from Ray county, Mo-, and will To-
cate in this neighborhood. Mr.. Grouse
was resident OF the county at one time
for a year. He is a brother -in-law OF
jeff Blakely and Jacob Heffley.
Mrs. p. H. Mulligan left on Monday
for Los Angeles, Cal, where she will
spend the fall and winter with her
daughter, Mrs. H. A. Moore, and family.
Mrs. Mulligan's health has not been
good for some time, but her numerous
friends hope that she will return fully
recovered.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. o. Phillips, MIR. and
Mrs. ID. L. Epler, Mr.. and Mrs. Del Geor-
gia, Mr.. and Mrs. 1. X. Keller, Mr.. and Mrs.
f. s. Ramey, Mrs. Henry Matthews, Mrs.
E. w. Moulton, Mrs. Z. J. Depney,
Messrs. N. G. Wheeler, Taylor Green
and son Albert, L. Gatewood and son
| Harvey and ]. d. Lough were among
those who went to Denver Monday to
! attend the eencampment.