The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-31
ELBERT, COLO, AUGUST 81, 1905.
Local Happenings

Miss Clara John has returned to El-
bert after an extended stay in Denver.
Longs drug store is headquarters for
all kinds of school supplies at reasonable
prices.
Misses Anna and Mary Grin were Col
orado Springs visitors last week, return.
ing Saturday.
Just received 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
purchase. 1t will pay you big.-Epler,
Brazelton Il Co.
Buy pen and pencil tablets, compost
ton and scratch pads for school use at
Longs drug store.
Miss Louise Carver of Steamboat
Springs is a guest at the Putnam home
and will remain some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Taggart went TO
Denver Sunday for n two weeks visit at
the home of Mrs. Taggart's parents.
Miss Edith Shotwell of Denver is visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. j. +. Strachan at the
North Bend ranch northwest of town.
Miss Tina Griffin, one of Elberts pro-
gressive teachers, has gone to Greeley.
where she will attend the State Normal
school.
Mrs. Sellmeyer and daughter, Mrs.
Robbette, of Colorado Springs, visited
III r.,
last week.
Miss BERTHE Cornforth came out from
Denver Monday evening and is visiting
her brother, A. G., and family at Forest
Glen ranch.
Mrs. ID. G. Corbett and sister, Miss Jo-
sephine Magee, who has been visiting at
the Corbett ranch, east of Elbert, went
to Denver Monday.
Rev. E. A. Blodgett of Flagler, who
holds services once month at the Fon-
dis brick church, was in town Tuesday
and called at the Tribune Office
School will commence Monday, Sept.
IL. Miss Kate Maher will have charge of
the advanced grades and her sister Miss
Dora, will teach the loyer grades.
Charles Diggs, at one time resident
OF Prosperity Ridge neighborhood, has
moved from Denver to Boise City, Idaho,
and writes us to send him the Tribune
there.
b. +. Cook received a road grader
Monday from Exeter, Neb. The ma
chine will be used on the race track for
| the fair and work will be rushed as rap
| idly as possible.
In
j. G. Mowrey's houses in the south part
OF town. Charlie Danks has moved into
his property east of the creek, recently
occupied by Mr.. Jewell.
large number of Elbert people will
go to Denver next week to attend the
National encampment of the q. A. r.
Accommodations have been secured at the
Weston hotel for Elbert county veterans
Mrs. Thomas Reynolds and Mrs. d. L.
George returned to their homes at Lin
coin, Neb., Monday, after pleasant visit
here with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs
W. I'll. Gatewood, and brother, Eugene
Gatewood
Account OF the G. A. R. encampment
at Denver next week the Colorado and
Southern will make n rate from Elbert
OF s2.1O for the round trip. Tickets on
sale Sept. 3, A and 5, good returning up
to the 11th.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Dittemore of St.
Joseph, Mo-, the latter a sister Of John
Rhudy, arrived yesterday morning ON
their way home from the Portland expo
sition, and will make brief visit at the
Rhudy ranch west of town.
The new crop of wheat and rye is com
ing into this market and the quality of
the grain is good. The yield from best
reports obtainable will not be up to last
years figures. New wheat is bringing
the growers S100 to SLIP per hundred
pounds and rye sells at 65 cents.
A. j. Downing, for five years manager
of Ross Bijou BASIN cheese factory. has
gone to Calhan, where he will take
charge of the Russell Gates Mercantile
companys factory, where he was former
ly employed for five years. Downing is
the boss cheese maker of the divide
country.
The fair association expects to have
Prof. Carlyle of the State Agricultural
college, or some other competetent man
from the college to judge the live stock
exhibits at the fair. Vice President Dot
son has received word from Mr.. CARLYLE
to the effect that he will probably he
here on Sept. 81. Every stockmnn in
this locality should exhibit some of their
! best stock on this occasion