The Elbert County tribune., 1905-06-08
Local Happenings


Harry Decker's family has moved back
to their ranch north Of town.
Clarence Williams was in Colorado
Springs over Saturday night.
We are headquarters for dry goods
and notions.--R. Gates Mercantile Co.
Miss Matte Cannon of Ramah is the
guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cannon
this week.
Miss Stella West of Elizabeth was an
over Sunday visitor in Ebert with her
sister, Mrs. Fred Fahrion.
Harry Vote came home early last week
from Denver, where he was successfully
operated on recently for appendicitis.
f.. f. Baldwin had one of his best
mares killed by lightning last week. The
horse was valued at one hundred dollars.
Jewell & Son, the liverymen, are build
ing an addition to their barn, is feet in
width and the full length of the build
ing.
Mrs. William Trout and daughter OF
Denver are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Curt
Dittemore and will remain two or three
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Brazelton went to
Manzanola Saturday to attend the flu
neral of WI. Watts, who died there
Friday.
Mrs John Murray and children, who
have been visiting relatives west of town
for three weeks, left on Friday for their
home at Leadville
Mrs. Roxie Cannon and daughter
Mary, of Colorado Springs, spent Satur-
day and Sunday in Gilbert, guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. Charles w. Cannon.
Check rowers and riding and walking
cultivators are now in season. We have
them for salc-the reliable John Deere,
the best there is.-R. Gates Mercantile
Co.
A considerable portion of Elbert's pop
ulation is at kiowa this week attending
district court. We go to press too early
to publish the court proceedings in this
weeks paper.
@. B. Hollems came in from Victor
Monday, having been compelled to lay
off from work owing to an injury to his
left eye. The injury, while not serious, is
n very painful one.
Joseph Oaks returned Wednesday of
last week from Excelsior Springs, Mo-,
where he spent two months for his
health. We are sorry to learn that the
expected benefit did not materialize
The local ball team defeated the Big
Sandy team here Sunday in an uninter-
esting game, the score being % to o.
Each team scored four in the last inning.
The batteries were, Ebert, Gatewood,
Peterson and Morgan; Big Sandy, Sayles
brothers.
Eiler's Rip Van Wrinkle company gave
a fairly good performance here on last
Thursday evening. The show was well
advertised and consequently had big
crowd, $50 general admission tickets be-
ing sold. An excellent band and orches-
ira accompanied the show.
away last Thursday evening, damaging
the spring wagon somewhat by coming
in contact with the corner post of Joe
Purden's fence, but doing no further
damage expect to the fence. The team
was caught near the railroad bridge.
The Woodmen of the World unveiled
a monument Sunday erected over the
remains of Amos Baldwin. Twenty-Five
Woodmen met at the hall and marched
to the cemetery, where the unwilling Ger.
emonies and ritualistic service of the or
der took place, Benz. Sautter acting as
master of ceremonies and A. Carnahan
as. orator. The graves of two other
brothers were covered with beautiful
floral tributes.
1t is astonishing how many people ap-
pear to think that it is the business of a
newspaper to jump in and lambast every
thing in sight at the request of any mod
est individual who. has not the nerve to
move hen off the nest If any honest
man has occasion to rake brother cit-
zen over the Goals on account of per-
sonal or public grievance, he can send in
letter over. his own name and il it is
not libel we shall let him see how it
looks in print.
The Colorado & Southern has a new
time card out giving this line Sunday
passenger train Colorado Springs to Den
yer and return. Thenew train will be
put on next Sunday, June IL, and its
time will be as follows: Leave Colorado
Springs $50 a. m, Ebert $40, arrive
Denver 1920. Leave Denver TOO D. M.
Gilbert 9:l0, arrive Colorado Springs
1850. Parties wishing to make the loop
trip can take this train and make close
connections at Denver both going and
returning.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. II. Ustick and chill
dren, Ina and Thomas, arrived here last
week from Brookiield, Mo-, and are visit
ing Mr.. Ustick's parents, who reside
about ten miles east of Ebert, in Bijou
valley, where Mr.. Ustick has half sec
ton of land adjoining that of his father.
They will remain a couple of weeks and
make trip to Glenwood Springs and
other points on the western slope before
returning to Missouri, where MIR. Ustick
has responsible position with the Bur
lington railway company.