The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-03-02
EBERT, COLO, MARCH 2, 1905
Local Happenings


Jacob Epler has complete line Of
dress and work shirts. See them.
JIG. Brace OF Ebert and j. c. Clifford
OF Ell Pnso county are new Tribune sub
scribcrs.
:. Charlie Blackman received n bad fall
tho other day, dislocating his left arm at
the elbow.
Mrs. Thomas Cantril is confined to her
home, suffering with n severe attack OF
rheumatism.
N. T. Reno OF Kiowa was in town Mon
live town looked like.
We sell only such goods as will give
satisfaction, meyer lowering quality to
meet price.-Jacob Epler.
Charlie banks and Sam Stoddard left
for Durango Monday evening having Sc
cured work in saw-mill camp near that
city.
w. X. Starbird of Greeley is here buy
ing seed potatoes He is an old college
chum OF Ed Clark, whose guest he is
. while here.
Mrs. Clarence Squires and baby have
returned to their home at Cripple Creek
after weeks visit at the Squires home,
west OF town.
Spring is coming along fast. Postmas-
ter Purden has been distributing govern
ment seeds for week or more, and this
IS sign that seldom fails.
George Gresham has bought of Mrs.
Decker her quarter section of land three
miles west of town. A portion of this
place joins Mr.. Gresham's ranch.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Strachan entertain
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Curt Dittemore, Mr..
and Mrs. James Dittemore and the edi-
tor and wife at dinner Sunday at North
. Bend ranch.
II you want bargain, such as you
often read about but seldom get, you
should come for one Of our suits. We
can suit you insmen's, youths or boys
clothing.-Jacob Epler.
Sam Taggart has sold his 320-acre
Elmer Payne Of Seward, Neb. Mr. and
Mrs. Payne have moved on to the place.
They are former neighbors OF the Hath
away family.
sd: G. Brace may save his finger which
was so badly mangled the other day in a
Windmill gearing. The entire left hand
was badly bruised as result of the acct
dent, but it is thought that amputation
will not be necessary.
q. E. Ramey and family left for Sweet,
Idaho, Saturday. f. s. Ramey and fam
lily expected TO go to Idaho but we're pre-
vented by the serious illness Of their
daughter, Mrs. Hardy Decker, who is
suffering with rheumatism.
/. Sheriff Shaughnessy was in Colorado
Springs last week inspecting the Ell Paso
county jail. The county commissioners
may make change and send Elbert
bounty prisoners to the Springs in place
of Denver for safe keeping. Such a
change would mean considerable saw
Ing in railway fares and would be more
convenient in other respects.
Potatoes are being rushed to this mar
ket again since the advent of moderate
weather The price for choice seed
spuds remains at 40 cents, and Greeley
buyers are numerous and buying daily.
The superiority of the divide potatoes
over the irrigated product is demonstrat-
ed by the present difference in price.
Greeley spuds are worth % cents per
hundred.
:. Elbert County Post, G. A. R., and the
w. r. @. will meet at Gilbert Saturday,
March IL, and it is expected that this
meeting will be of more than ordinary
interest. The department commander
and department president will be pres
ent on that day and large attendance
of the post and corps members will prob
ably be present to greet their dstin-
guished guests.
William Riggs was given preliminary
hearing before Justice Cole Monday on
a change OF venue from Justice Brazel-
toms court. Additional charges were
preferred against Riggs that of assault
with intent to commit murder, made by
Constable w. S. Epler. Attorney Trow-
bridge and Deputy District Attorney
Price represented the prosecution and
state, while Riggs conducted his own
defense. About dozen witnesses were
examined, the evidence being almost en-
tirely against the defendant. Justice
Cole bound the defendant over to appear
at district court, bond being fixed at
$3.50, which wa. furnished and the pris-
oner released.