The Elbert County tribune., 1905-01-05

Gus Dietrich has bought the house on
the lot recently purchased by the Elbert
County Bank and will move it on to his
lots in Scott's addition.
Will close out my stock OF queensware
and glassware, paints, oils and window
glass at cost for spot cash, to make room
for big stock Of clothing to arrive about
January 15.-JAcoB EPLER.
G. A. Snow & Co., patent lawyers of
Washington, d. c., will send to anyone,
free, pocket memorandum book and
dairy for 1905 on receipt of actual post
age, two-cent stamp. We have one.
1t is worth several times the money.
w. P. Herman, we'll known citizen,
died at his home at Elizabeth Friday
morning, Dec. so, of consumption, and
was buried Sunday. He was about fifty
four years of age. He is survived
by a wife, postmistress at Elizabeth, and
one son.
All of the state daily papers published
New Year editions, but of those received
at this office the Gazette Telegraph OF
Colorado Springs was the finest and
best. geographically and in point Of
news and information about the Pixies
Peak region and Colorado in general, it
was gem.
Our good friend B. F. Cook remember
ed the Tribune family with some pure
Elbert county buckwheat -four, raising
the buckwheat on his ranch southwest
of town. If there's anything the editor
likes better than buckwheat cakes these
cold mornings, its buckwheat cakes and
pork gravy.
A team of horses belonging to Frank
Clingan, left standing unhitched near
Gates cellar, ran away Saturday and
crashed into the rear end Of Harrison
Collins buggy in front of the Tribune
office, breaking the vehicle up badly.
Mr. Collins was in the act Of unhitching
his team when the accident occurred.
The second quarterly meeting of the
Elbert United Brethren circuit will be
held next Saturday and Sunday. The
conference will be held at the home OF
Rev. j. N. Davis, in Elbert, Saturday at
p. M, and the meeting at Bethel church
Sunday at IL a. m. Presiding Elder j
w. Cleaver of Denver will be present.
F,ifty-nine carloads of freight we're
shipped from Elbert during December,
an increase of 81 cars over same month
in 1903. Twelve carloads were received.
The increase in the local shipments dur
ing the month was 26,100 pounds ship
ped out and 72,S40 pounds received.
Local ticket sales for the month amount
ed to S282.05.
A teacher in country school took an
unruly pupil across her knee and pad
died him until his pants actually smoked.
This is no joke. The boy had hip
pocket well filled with matches which
ignited under the pressure by the pad
die, and a small conhagration was only
averted by pouring a dipper of water
into his pocket!
A farmer over in Ell Paso county in re-
turning home from hunting the other
day found his neighbor just leaving the
house, and being of jealous nature,
drew his gun and filed the mans legs
full of fine shot. A lawsuit followed and
it was learned that the man was there to
borrow the local paper. The lawsuit
cost S75 and the doctor bill was 1926, and
81 so would have saved the trouble.
A delightful social event which mark
ed the closing of the old year occurred
at Forest Glen ranch New Years eve,
MIR. and Mrs. A. G.. Cornforth entertain
ing at cards-high five and finch. The
evening was spent until II at cards,
when delicious refreshments were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Epler we're awarded
the prizes for best gentleman and lady
player, respectively, and Mrs. Lee Gam
mon and j. II. Purden captured the
BOBBY prizes. The score cards were ar
tistic and pretty. The guests we're:
Messrs. and Mesdames j. II. Lundy, Tay-
lor Green, A. G. Putnam, B. M. Maroon,
j. H. Purden, j. E. Mayer, j. F. Epler,
Lee Cannon, r. H. Denney, j. E. Pope,
Misses Blanche Maroon, Carrie Schimpf,
Mabel Anderson, Ethel Putnam, Messrs.
F. A. Marcy, Fred Long, Alex. Elsner.
New Stock of Clothina.