The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-24
EBERT, COLO, AUGUST "a, 1905.
Local Happenings

James Barnes of st. Joseph, Mo-, is an
Elbert visitor and will remain until after
the fair.
just received a car Of salt. Step in and
learn our prices on quantity lots .-Epler,
Brazelton & Co.
Leave your order at the Tribune news
stand for Denver and Colorado Springs
Sunday papers.
See our line of buggies before making
a purchase. 1t will pay you big.-Epler,
Brazelton IL Co.
Benz. Sautter was granted a months
lay off and left last week for Kansas to
visit his mother.
A large number OF Elbert people took
advantage of the cheap rate and made
the Loop" trip Sunday.
Gilmore Jewell has sold his running
horse to James Barnes, but retains pos
session OF the animal until after the fair.
w. w. Gibson, east of Elbert. and Il.
A. Dotson, on the Schlmpf ranch south
of town, purchased new binders last
week
Harry Grebe came in last week from
El Paso, Texas, and is visiting his mother.
His health is quite poor and he is here
TO recuperate.
Threshing has begun in this section
and the steam whistle of the thresher
early in the morning will soon be a
familiar sound once more.
When in Denver stop at the Inter
Ocean Hotel, corner 10th and Blake sts.,
George N. Stein, proprietor. American
and European plans. Rooms Soc, T5c,
Sl.OO. Neat and clean. Steam heat
| We would caution our correspondents
to be very particular when sending in
their weekly letters that they contain
nothing that cannot be substantiated.
| Unfounded reports sometimes cause a
lot of trouble.
| The Y. p. G. u. of Bethel church will
| give cobweb social at the home of Mr..
Beitch, on the Boot ranch, Tuesday
evening, August 20. Ice cream and cake
will be served. All are invited to come
and get prize.
Mrs. ID. l.. George of Lincoln, Neb, is
here visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
w. IL. Gatewood, and brother, Eugene
Gatewood. Fred Gatewood of Oska-
loosa, Iowa, grandson, is also visiting
at the Gatewood home in Ebert and
will remain some time.
Mrs. Mary Nannander of Sigourney,
Iowa, Mrs. 4. e. Middaugh and daugh-
ter Ruth, of Des Mones, Iowa, and Mrs.
Frank Breon of Norton county, Kansas,
mother and sisters, respectively, of Mrs.
j. h. Pope, arrived in Elbert Tuesday
afternoon and are guests of the Tribune
editor and family
If the increased sale of binders is any
indication of an increase over last years
n n h. -. u
record breaker. Local merchants report
more binders already sold than during
the entire season last year, notwith-
standing the fact that this has been a
season with more than the usual number
of hail storms.
The country town is a wonderful CON
venience to the residents of the country.
The better the town the more valuable is
the farming land near it. A good live
town is always an excellent market for
the products of the farm. 1t should be
the aim OF every owner of land near a
town TO help build up place, for by SO
doing he assists himself, his neiphbors
and his country as well.
Citizen, have you subscribed your mite
toward defraying the expenses of the FL
bert County fair? If you haven't maid
anything, and desire to do so call on the
secretary and subscribe dollar or more.
Every. property owner in the county
should be interested at least dollars
worth inasmuch as the fair is to be free
to every one. Don't palm this expense
of onto your neighbor. 1t isn't right.
Kiowa will hold one day race meet
ing Friday, Sept. 10. The program will
consist OF green trot or pace, purse s25;
free Tor all trot or pace, purse $50; 1s
mile dash running, purse s35; i mile
dash running, purse $780, Il mile dash
for ponies, purse so; 21s mile relay race.
race horses barred, purse $40. There
Will also be ball game for a $40 nurse.
lake day off and go to Kiowa Sent.
10. You will be well entertained
We have frequently admonisbed our
readers to protect their cattle AGAINST
lightning but still fatalities occur with
every storm. The cattle back up AGAINST
a barb wire fence for protection. then
the lightning runs along the wires until
1t reaches the, cattle against the fence
and usually gets them To prevent this.
take SIX feet OF smooth wire. thrusting
the lower end of it into the ground about
10 inches, alongside the post, every 20 or
80 rods. The lightning Will then 90 into
the ground instead of into the cattle.
and the Divide cattleman will anve GOOD
money at a small expense.