The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-04-27
GILBERT, COLO, APRIL 81, 1905
Local Happenings

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Harness repairing done while you
wait-W. s. Epler.
Mrs. Fred Fahrion visited friends at
Elizabeth three or four days last week.
Popular mems clothing at popular
prices. AT Jacob Epler's.
Mrs. Albert Edwards returned home
Saturday after four months visit with
friends in Denver.
A complete and stylish line of ladies'
and gentlemen's dress shoes at Jacob
Epler s.
Albert Edwards, who bought the Ken
nedy place north OF Gilbert last May, is a
new Tribune subscriber.
Chinaware.-I have a small stock for
sale cheap. Come in and investigate
W. S. Epler.
A fine 10 pound boy was born to Mr..
and Mrs. John ]. Blandford, of the Cot
tage Hotel, Monday, April "a.
Leave your order at the Tribune news
stand for Denver and Colorado Springs
Sunday papers.
Miss Anna Russell and niece, Miss
Anna Williams, OF the East Cherry creek
neighborhood, were pleasant callers at
the Tribune Office Friday.
Second hand bicycles-I have few
which will sell at bargain prices for
cash.-W. s. Epler.
G. Z. Kracaw, former Ebert business
man, and well known by most of our
older residents, was elected mayor Of
Telluride at the spring election.
County Treasurer Fred Hertel was
called to Colorado Springs last week by
the serious illness of his mother. He re-
turned Friday, reporting his mother i'm
proving.
Taylor Green has been quite ill since
Wednesday of last week, and for day
or two was threatened with pneumonia.
He is some better during the last few
days and is able to sit up.
Rev. j. N. Davis will conduct regular
preaching services at Eastonville next
Sunday, April 30, at IL a. m. There will
also be communion service. All are in
vited to attend these services.
Frank Muller, who has been spending
the winter in Platte canon for the benefit
of his health, returned home on Wednes-
day of last week greatly improved in
health. This will be good news to his
many friends
We have a car load of "Pioneer" brand
tomatoes, the best packed in the state of
Utah. We bought them when prices
were "right." Get our special prices on
these goods by the dozen, case or larger
lots.-R. Gates Mercantile Co.
William Title, brother of Mrs. Rachel
Knight, was an Ebert visitor several
days last week, stopping over here en-
route from his home in Washington to
Oklahoma. This was the first meeting
of brother and sister in "a years, and was
a most happy one for all concerned.
B. M. Maroon informs us that he will
open new bank at Calhan next week.
Ben is good business man and hus-
tier, and the people of the Calhan local
ity will find him courteous and obliging.
He has had some experience in the bank
ing business, having been president of a
bank at Arvada for some time. Success
to him.
Rev. Q. X. Powell will preach his fare
well sermon in Elbert Sunday morning
at IL o'clock, and should be greeted by a
large audience. Rev. Powell is one OF
the ablest ministers that has ever filled
pulpit here and his departure from the
field will be regretted by all. Mr.. and
Mrs. Powell will remove to Norton, Kan.
sas, to reside.
Capt. r. Johnston came out from Den.
yer Sunday and has shipped his house
hold goods to San Francisco. He re-
turned to Denver Wednesday and with
Mrs. Johnston will leave some time this
week for San Francisco, their former
home. Their many friends in this local
ity wish them safe journey, and good
health and prosperity in their new home
The rain and snow storm which struck
this section early Sunday morning ex
tended all over Eastern Colorado, anc
from Wyoming down into Arizona. The
snowfall here Sunday night was fully 1:
inches. 1t is estimated that more thar
two inches of water fell during the time
of the storm. Roads were badly drifted
in some places, making travel difficult or
Monday and Tuesday. The weather
man has promised us that this will be
the last big storm Of the season, and il
is to be hoped that he has guessed il
correctly. This locality has plenty OF
moisture for the present and for some
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