The Elbert County tribune., 1906-09-27
Local and Personal

a. u. SornloTtu SHlppcu uiAtu car
load Of cattle and sheep to Denver Tues
day.
Mrs. james Barnes of st. Joseph, Mo,
is visiting her brother, Dick Burnside,
and family.
A baby girl arrived at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Dick Mulligan, northeast of
Elbert on Monday, Sept. 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Chapman were up
from Pueblo last week attending the fair
and visiting at the Dotson home.
Mrs. Clara Hobbs and three children,
of Idaho Springs, are guests at the Alex.
Brazelton home southwest OF town.
William Boston and DIR. L. p Evans
OF Elizabeth, and A. r. BARRETT OF
Eastonville are new Tribune subscribers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Potts came in Monday
evening from near Omaha and are visit
ing at Jacob Brazelton's, south of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor Green went to
Colorado Springs Monday to spend the
week with friends and attend the Pike
centennial.
Mrs. Frank Miller, postmistress OF
Edgewater, a Denver suburb, was the
guest of Mrs. Julia Lamb a couple OF
days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. G. DameroH went to
Colorado Springs Saturday evening to
visit relatives and attend the Pike CEN
tennial celebration.
George McKimmie lost his driving
mare last week. The animal got loose
in the barn and got into barrel of
wheat, dying the next day.
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Clarence Fulton and families, OF Denver,
we're guests at the Jewell home several
days last week while attending the fair.
A. w. Manhart, county treasurer, and
George Vosler, Republican candidate for
sheriff OF Douglas county, both of Castle
Rock, were here attending the fair last
week.
The Douglas County fair will be held
at Castle Rock on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday of this week and number OF
Elbert people will drive across the coup
try and attend the fair.
Dick Glow, the hustling Denver real
estate man, was at the fair Thursday and
took wagon load OF prize winning ex-
hibits home with him. Dick always has
an eye open for business.
Dick Burnside, wife and little girl, and
companied by Mrs. w. H. Burnside and
son left for Yampa Saturday for week
or ten days visit with w. H. Burnside.
Dick and his brothers will take part in a
deer hunt while in Routt county, the
hunters paradise.
The Elbert Cheese and Butter compa-
ny Of Elbert won first prize over all com
petitors for the best samples OF pure
cream cheese on exhibition at the state
fair held at Pueblo week before last.
This speaks well for the Elbert locality
as dairy country and is the best kind
of recommendation for our home pro-
duct.
The Eastern Colorado fair will be held
at Calhan next Wednesday and Thurs
day, Oct. 3 and 4. Liberal premiums and
purses are offered, and good program
of amusements is promised all who at
tend. band Of music has been en-
gagged for the two days and there will be
two ball games A number OF Elbert
people expect to attend.
The Tribune received word Tuesday
morning Of the death of Miss Libbie
White at her home at Grand Valley Colo,
on Sunday. Sept. %, of typhoid pneu.
monia. She was % years, IL months and
21 days Of age. Miss White formerly
and was well known in this community
where her death is greatly deplored.
She left here with her parents about
five years ago.
The banner crop of oats raised in this
locality this season, as reported to the
Tribune, was grown on Jacob Epler's
ranch one mile east of Elbert. l.. G.
Jewell threshed these oats Sunday and
from 15 acres just 1000 bushels we're
threshed testing 36 pounds per bushel OF
fine oats. Jewels threshed 1878 bushels
of grain in five hours Sunday and reset
their machine once. For non irrigated
country who can beat this yield of oats?
Among the many former residents of
the town and vicinity here last week at.
tending the fair and visiting friends, we
noticed the following: Mr.. and Mrs
Miller and daughter Ora, and L. j. Rick
etts, of Denver; Mrs. Borden, Mrs Elmer
Peterson and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs
Will Green, Misses Georgia Oden and
Daisy Rigg, of Colorado Springs; Mr. and
Mrs. Will Watts and children of Mon
ument; Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Elsner and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Brazelton, of Ramah.
II. H. Schlessman and family. R. P.
Wilson and family, Judge Breeder and
II. Ill. Woodring, were those from Calhap
attending the Elbert County fair held at
Elbert Thursday. They spoke very high
ly of the exhibits and of the days en-
tertainment. The Russell Gates Mer-
camille Co. have received notice that the
cheese made at their Calhan factory by
A. j. Downing. and entered at the Pueb-
10 state fair last week, received all the
prizes for which it was entered. This
speaks well for our home industry and
is big boost for the local cheese maker.
i--Calhan News.