The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-02
EBERT, COLO. NOV. 2, 1906.
Local and Personal

]. II. Lundy and James Barnes ship
ped several car loads of cattle to Denver
last week.
The board of county commissioners
will meet in adjourned session at Kiowa
next Monday.
Ranges, cook stoves and heaters of all
grades at fair prices.-Russell Gates
Mercantile Co.
The local stockyards have recently
been enlarged to about three times their
former capacity.
A new line of boys and youths ready
made suits at prices to suit every ones
pocket t-book.-Russell Gates Mercantile
Co.
County Treasurer Hertei has issued
warrant call for registered school district
warrants, published elsewhere in this
paper.
Mrs. r. H. Denney is in Denver at the
bedside of her mother, Mrs. Nichols, who
has been seriously ill but is now report
ed improving.
B. M. Maroon has more applications
for ranches than he has places to sell.
If you really want to sell, list your prop
erty with him.
How's your stove performing? We
can sell you one that will do the work,
and at Denver price.-Russell Gates
Mercantile Co.
The Old Maids Convention will be
held in Elbert on Friday evening, Nov.
II, in Odd Fellows hall. Everybody in
vited to attend.
Mrs. Mary Schiesser is building a
small house on the lot she recently pur-
chased in Scott's addition and will occu-
py it for home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Brazelton drove
over to Monument last week and visited
their daughter, Mrs. Will Watts, and
family for several days.
Mrs. Pickard of Wisconsin, who has
been here for some time visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Lucy Whiting, went to Colora-
do Springs Saturday evening.
Miss Durham OF Warrensburg Mo,
who has been visiting Mrs. b. Grebe for
two weeks, left on Tuesday evening for
Pueblo to visit friends in that city
John Mullon~ and family have moved
out from Denver and are living on the
Smalley ranch, northwest of town. Mrs.
Mullon is daughter of Mr.. Smalley.
Six cars of mixed cattle were shipped
from Elbert Sunday by Gardenswartz,
Denver buyer. James Hobbs shipped
eight cars from Falcon the same day.
The snow which fell all day Monday
put stop to threshing and potato dig
ging but did no particular damage to po-
tatoes. About three inches of snow fell.
Mr.. and Mrs. James George, who have
been visiting here at the Denney and
Grin homes, went to Colorado Springs
Saturday to visit Mr.. Georges brother
and Mrs. Georges sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
William George.
Miss Daisy Riggs, who came out from
central Illinois last summer for her
health, has almost entirely recovered,
thanks to pure air and Colorado sun
shine, and is now employed as clerk in
Jacob Epler's store.
A. Y. Harmon, the new agent of the C.
d s., has been joined by Mrs. Harmon
and they are living in the house near the
depot recently occupied by the former
agent, MIR. Haugh, who is temporarily
stationed in Elizabeth.
Mr. and Mrs James Barnes, who spent
the summer and fall here at the Burn
side home, left on Saturday evening for
: their home at St. Joseph, Mo-, where MIR.
Barnes is engaged in the stock business,
4 buying and selling cattle.
Mrs. F. w. Schenk and daughter
Frances returned to their home here
Monday after very pleasant five
months visit with relatives at Princeton.
4 Ill, and Grand Rapids, Mich, the latter
city being Mrs. Schenk's former home.
Capt Robert Johnston writes us that
he and Mrs. Johnston have moved from
San Francisco to Valencia, Santa Cruz
county, Cal, where they have bought a
10 acre fruit orchard. They are both en-
ioying good health, and send regards to
, all old friends.
Hobart Bosworth of New York the
well known actor, whom many of our
people have seen in the leading Denver
theatres, is in Elbert visiting his old
friend, George McKimmie, and will prob
ably remain some time. Mr.. Bosworth
| is troubled with his throat and is taking
vacation of several months.
Conrad G. Peterson is new Tribune
: subscriber. Conrad is farming the Sny-
der ranch, southeast of Ebert, and fin
ished his threshing Saturday, Schultz
! brothers doing the job in rush time.
Conrad had 22S2 bushels of grain, l7l6
bushels of which were oats, the thresh-
ing of which required Just six hours.
The oats averaged 30 bushels per acre
and were of excellent quality.
t The Elbert Percheron Horse comnany
Y mention of which was made in this paper
:. last week, is made up as follows: Elmer
: Royston, president; p. H Mulligan,
( treasurer; George Elsner secretary: Al.
5 fred Peterson, Alex. Brazelton, James
Foster, directors; John Rhudy, John Ba-
ginski. VIII 'Dittemore, Del Georgia, j
:, @. Perkins, Harry Lundy. Bistour 5T34l