The Elbert County tribune., 1906-12-20
Local and Personal

Stag smoking sets Of all kinds at the
City Drug Store.
Souvenir postal cards of all kinds at
the City Drug Store.
Christmas is next on the list. 1t will
be here next Tuesday.
Charlie Matthews, south Of town.
drove home Friday in tine new buggy.
II A, Tanner has gone to Denver
where he will remain until about Feb. /. .
The two Wills. Boston and Workman.
of Elizabeth. were in town over Friday
night.
Our edition consists Of y pages this
week How do you like our Christmas
cuvery
The Divide Supply Co. are giving out
handsome 1907 calendars 10 their Gus
toners.
Mrs. Fred Long and Mrs. J. II, Pope
spent last week in Denver visiting
friends
Those who hadn't turkey for Thanks.
giving expect to have one on Christmas
perhaps.
II H. Clark of Aledo. Ills, spent sever
al days here last week visiting his broth
er, W. n. Clark.
The Elbert Mercantile company are
presenting their customers with pretty
calendars for the new year
Flour Try our Golden Rod. high pat
ent, and White Rose HJur: every sack
guaranteed None better The Divide
Supply Co.
Notice All persons knowing them
selves indebted to me on account are re
quested to pay the same to -. Il. Burn
side.-W. y. Clark
Send the Tribune back east to some
of your friends as "A Christmas present.
Nothing of an equal value would be
more highly appreciated.
Mrs l.. w. Parkhurst has not been
improving in health and Mr. Parkhurst
took her to Denver Saturday for treat
ment. They returned Monday evening.
Dick Burnside has installed gas
lighting plant in each OF his two saloons.
two lights in each place. These new
gasoline lamps certainly make fine
light.
w. o. Hathaway and family Of the
Biiou valley expect to move to the Den
yer vicinity soon after the first of the
year. by their removal the county will
lose good family.
Joseph Smith and family have moved
out from Denver and taken possession
of their ranch, about eight miles south
west of Ebert They are former resi-
dents of that locality.
Both Of the Elbert hotel. are doing
nice business this fail and scarcely a
night puS-es when all their rooms are
Of the prosperous condition Of the peu-
pie of the community.
We notice that the farmers uf the
Fondis locality are hauling a lot of grain
to Ebert this fall This locality has
been especially favored during the past
season and, a. "A consequence. its people
are enjoying micl prosperity.
The editor of this paper has warm
place in his heart for the friends who
bring around news items. lt is the Je
sire of this paper tn give ali the news ali
the time and those who lCnd US their
assistance to that end have our unbound.
ed gratitude.
Christmas Giits. We haye nice line
of goods suitable Tor Christmas gifts.
Handkerchief, suspender and neckuc
boxes, fancy handkerchiefs, ties. etc to
put in them. Also nice line Of jewelry.
always acceptable and useful The Di-
vide supply Co.
The coal situation here has been some
what relieved, barely enough coal ar
irving to supply the local demand A
ear load generally lasts about five hours
and dealers have not had an opportunity
for some time to put any into their coal
houses, selling it right from the car
Operations at Elliott's saw mill south
Of town were suspended last week
owing to break down in some part of
the machinery. Cal loaded the broken
part on a wagon and hauled it to Colo
rado Springs for repairs. He returned
Saturday and the mill Is now running
again.
The tree bark prophet, the goose bone
prophet and the abundant corn husks
this fall all predict a hard winter. IT
the approaching winter is not severe. it
will go contrary to the foregoing augur-
les. One weather prophet predicts "A
hard winter, another an open one: so
take your choice.
Eli Knowles, whose crop of oats has
been mentioned in the Tribune as
amounting to 5000 bushels, grown on 200
acres Of land, says we did not report the
total crop grown on his land Nate
Iwombly, a renter of Mr.. Knowles, raised
3,4OO bushels of oats and George Jessup.
another renter, raised I,200 bushels.
making total of l260O bushels in which
Mr.. Knowles had an interest Mr.
Knowles believes that his land. decided
and under lease. produced the biggest
oat crop grown on the Divide this year