The Elbert County tribune., 1905-05-25

Local Happenings

Baltz Gaylor was in Colorado Spring
one day last week.
DIR. w. A. Brown, dentist, at Cottag'
Hotel, Gilbert, Saturday, June 8.
Young pigs for sale. Inquire OF ]. F
Strachan, 9 miles northwest OF Ebert.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Taggart went t,
Denver Sunday for two weeks visit
with relatives.
Leave your order at the Tribune new.
stand for Denver and Colorado Spring.
Sunday papers.
Miss Katie Maher left on Saturday fol
her home near Deer Trail, where she vii
spend her vacation.
Miss Mary Hathaway returned Friday
from Denver, where she has been in Q
hospital for some time.
Murray Brown of Denver came out Sat
urday and visited until Wednesday al
the home of George Corkett, east of Ell
bert, in Biiou valley.
Call and see our Banner Riding At
tachment and you will say that it is the
best device of the kind on the market
r. Gates Mercantile Co.
John f. Epler has bought the Kent
ranch of $50 acres eight miles west OF
Ebert. The Kents will leave this week
for southern Oklahoma.
Alex Elsner came in Saturday from
Fort Morgan, where he has position
with hardware and implement firm,
and remained over Sunday.
Mrs. Ida Elsner and mother and Mr..
Efitvnihhnnc of urhn hos
visiting at the Elsner home for some
time, went to Denver Monday.
For Sale or Trade for Driving Horse
New drop-head New Royal ball bearing
sewing machine. Agents sell the same
machine at s65. Cali at this office.
Chase & Sanborn's fine coffees and
Schilling's teas, extracts, spices and bak-
ing powder; quality guaranteed, or your
money back.-R. Gates Mercantile Co. !.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cannon return
ed to Gilbert Monday from their wedding
tons of many friends. They are resid-
ing in the Prick house, in East Ebert.
Lewis Jewell, the liveryman, says he
has the biggest gelding in this country.
The horse weighs 1850 pounds. Mr..
Jewell bought him from Littleton man
and is looking for mate for the horse.
In our grocery department our motto
is quality not quantity. 1t is more
satisfactory and better policy to sell a
good article at a fair price than to sell IA
poor grade at any price.-R. Gates Mer-
camille Co.
A. q. Putnam has sold his 560-acre
ranch fhraa p,tIae -
to John Perkins, who came here last fall
from northern Ell Paso county. This is
choice ranch and the new owner is to
be congratulated on his purchase
When in Colorado Springs stop at the
Spaulding House. Everything neat and
clean. Electric cars from depots and to
all parts of the city. Rates S1.50 to 800
day. Special rates by the week. Opp.
new court house. j. Himebaugh, Propr.
Nearly three inches of hail fell here
Saturday, the storm lasting for more
than an hour. Gardens suffered severe
~, and number of window lights were
broken in the country west of Gilbert.
where considerable wind accompanied
the hail.
Eiler's "trip Van Wrinkle" show an
peared in this city last Monday evening
The tent was crowded and the acting
was excellent. Those who had heard tbe
play before say that they never saw the
character OF rip" interpreted so well.
Inc speclalties were all good. A good
pand and orchestra accompanied the
show.-Atoka Il. T.) News. AT Gilbert.
Thursday, June l.
DIR. and Mrs. R. H. Denney entertained
/ N lx
and finch party Friday evening. The
following were present; Mess1s and
Mesdames A. G. Putnam, j. n. Pnrdan
A. 9. Cornforth, Frank Long. o. R. LONG
). Il. Pope; Mrs. Carver Mrs. q. ]. Den,
ney, Misses Emma Dodd, Clara Brazei.
ton, Carrie Schimpf Katie Maher. Ethel
PUTNAM, Messrs. John Epler, f. II Ma,
rrey, Harvey Cornforth, Ed Grin. Bred
long. Late IN the evening delicious re-
treshments were served, after which
prizes were awarded as follows: Rest
lady player, Mrs. Carver, book of poems.
best gentleman player, ]. r. Pope. leatber
collar and cuff boxes; BOBBY prizes NJ,
frank Long, rubber rattiebox: a q
Cornforth, box of cake. W.
A bad washout on the Colorado &
s"',u es, lour miles this side of Colo.
,auo springs late Monday afternoon has
laid OIL all regular trains on this line
sance; Inc washout was caused by a
terrilnc nan and rain-the worst ever
known IN that locality. A long fill and
Two OF tnree bridges were washed out
iwehty-iour hours after the storm a.,
DRIFTS OF hail were still lying alones;dpp
the track and the country in tho ;n 9,,ue
oiate vicinity of the washout was cn,as
ed. A number of cattle were dro,,naa
by the flood which swept away tho o orad.'
and hundreds of birds are renortsd aug
nave been killed by the hail. The AZ 20
regular tram since Monday afternoo,
was run out from Denver YESTERDAY ~
ternoon. running into Cnlnsad.. az