The Elbert County tribune., 1905-09-14
ELBERT, COLO, SEPT. IA, 1905.
Local Happenings
September IA ana no frost yet.

Edgar Hull was Boulder visitor last
week for several days.
Frank Fahrion was a Denver visitor
several days last week.
William Conarroe and Solomon Tay-
lor of Fondis, were in town Tuesday.
Miss Fayth Graves of Colorado Springs
is the guest of Miss Amy Epler this
| week.
The Ebert Reds defeated Big Sandy
again Sunday at Eastonville by score
of 6 to 5.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Epler were in Mon
ument last week, visiting at the VIII
Watts home.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Chapman of Pueblo
are guests at the f. A. Dotson home
south of Gilbert.
Take day off next week and attend
the fair and have a good time with the
rest of the people.
Money loaned on approved real estate
security. Lee Ramsey, room S12, Cooper
building, Denver.
Elbert is growing. b. M. Maroon has
opened real estate Office and new doc
tor has located here.
wv. A. Allbaugh of Leon, Iowa, is an
Elbert visitor, the guest of his daughter
Mrs. George Gardner
Mrs. Robert Fischer and Miss Myrna
Utter, of Lake Beulah, Wis, are visiting
Rev and Mrs. j. n. Davis.
The water in Kiowa creek was higher
last Thursday and Friday than at any
time before during the year.
Mrs. Lawrence Bass left last Thurs
day for Wisconsin to visit her parents.
She will be gone month or longer.
Fred Dittemore returned from Nilsson
II last Wednesday for months visit
with his parents and family, west of
Ebert.
Mrs. George Alexander and son OF
Denver are out visiting at the N. G.
Wheeler home, east of Ebert, until after
the fair.
j. E. Dittemore shipped car load of
fine three year old feeder steers Tuesday
to nephew at st. Joseph, Mo. He
bought the cattle of L. G. Bergman.
Mrs. Roxanna Coburn of Minneapolis,
Mimi, arrived here Saturday for a two
weeks visit at the home of her niece,
Mrs. }. G. Smalley, northwest of town.
Clean up around your premises before
next Wednesday. You will be surprised
at the improvement and strangers will
be more favorably impressed with the
town.
Notice to Fair Fund Subscribers -
Your subscriptions to the fair fund are
now due. Please pay them to ID. r.
Burnside, treasurer, or Samuel Taggart,
secretary.
Postmaster Purden has been making
some good improvements on his proper
ty in the south part OF town. He has
built IA large chicken house, new fences,
etc, and painted everything white.
Brigadier General Albert Botsford of
Lenora, Kansas, is guest this week of
his cousin, n. Q. Wheeler, seven miles
east of Ebert General Botsford has
been attending the encampment at Den
yer.
Miss Ada Brazelton and brother Lewis
have moved into Mrs. Aux's residence
and Miss Ada is now installed as clerk
with Epler, Brazelton and Co, which
position she will no doubt fill with abil-
ity and satisfaction.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Clark and son. Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey Overhot and Miss Eta
Overholt, all of Goodland, Kansas, are
here visiting their relatives, the
Knights, Mowreys and Clarks, and will
remain until after the fair
j. w Sandy of Troy, Kansas, is visit
ing his cousin, j. E. Dttemore. south
west of Elbert, and also the Rhudy
family west of town. Mr.. Sandy is a
veteran of the civil war and has been at
Denver attending the encampment.
Mrs. Rosa Harmon and daughter Stel
la, of Stafford, Kansas, left for home
Monday after pleasant weeks visit at
the home of Mrs. Harmon's sister, Mrs.
George Blakely, south of town. This
was the first meeting of these sisters in
Ia years and was a most enjoyable one.
The second annual Douglas county
fair will be held at Castle Rock on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 3,
6 and 7. The fair association has been
Incorporated under the laws of the state
and most of the stock has been sub
scribed. A number of Elbert people ex
pect to attend the fair.
New Stock of Clothing-Se our new
stock of ready made custom fit clothing
for men, youths and boys. Nice fitting,
nice looking and splendid wearing quail
ties at prices within the reach of all.
Come in early next week and get new
suit for yourself and the boys and spruce
up for the fair.-Epler, Brazeton & Co.
The fair officials are receiving inquiries
daily about the fair from people living
at distance. All indications point to n
successful fair and large crowd. There
will be plenty to see, and plenty to eat
at reasonable price. Remember the
dates, Sept. 20 and 2l, and come to the
fair with the entire family Nica sba,lo