The Elbert County tribune., 1906-10-25
Local and Personal

Stepnen Wynne OF COlOradO Springs
was in town two or three days last week.
DIR. r. II. Denney was in Denver over
Sunday with Mrs. Denney and Robert,
Jr.
Miss Minnie Morgan came out from
Denver last Thursday for weeks visit
with her parents north OF Ebert.
Mrs. George Gardner and Mrs. Elmer
Dickerson are the proud possessors of
new pianos, purchased last week.
Fred Fahrion OF The Divide Supply
Co., was on the sick list the first of the
week, suffering from severe cold.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs
William Blodgett, of the Table Rock
neighborhood, on Saturday, Oct. 6.
Maroon & Ramsey report the sale Of the
Mrs. @. X. Smith ranch Of 200 acres, six
miles east Of Elbert, to S. NJ Witbeck OF
Minnesota.
Mrs. William Helm and son w. g., Of
Denver, were guests last week OF Mr..
and Mrs. j. +. Strachan at the North
Bend ranch.
Horace d. Brooks, Republican candi-
date for county commissioner of the first
commissioners district, and Sam Stod-
dard are recent additions to our growing
subscription list.
Mildred and Grace James, daughters
Of County Clerk James OF Kiowa, left
for Belvidere, Neb., last Thursday to
spend the winter with their grandmother
and attend school.
The Record states that R. A. Mott has
purchased the property owned by L. W.
LII hp rrf ra .,f.
of residence and store building occupied
by the drug store.
Mrs. M. s. Chenoweth OF Denver came
out Saturday, expecting to go out to her
homestead southeast of Fondis, but
owing to the snow storm was compelled
to remain here for several days. "
Ira Baber and family, who have been
living on the Moulton ranch south of
town, will move to the Leslie Leonard
ranch, seven miles northeast OF Peyton,
which Mr.. Baber has leased for two
years.
Elbert is threatened with coal fam
inc. Yesterday morning there. was but
half a car load in the town for sale and
dozens clamoring for the fuel but unable
to have it delivered owing to the severe
snow storm.
w. A. James OF Ogden, Utah, son Of
A. r. James, came in Saturday for a
visit with his father and other relatives
west OF town. Mr.. James was here
last IA years ago. He was snow bound
in town several days before he could
get out to his fathers place.
The next meeting of Elbert county
G. A. r. and w. r. G. will be held at
Elbert on Saturday, Nov. 10, when the
annual camp fire will be held. The
monthly meeting and annual camp fire
which we're to have been held at Kiowa
on the 18th were postponed owing to
the storm on that day.
The candidates. dance held in Red
Men hall Friday night was quite a sue
cess, large number OF people attending.
We noticed the following candidates
present: Tom G. James, Theo Neuman,
Joseph Eisenberg, G. B. Hollems, j. j.
kruse, q. G. Cox, H. E. Brooks, P. H.
Mulligan, Jacob Brazelton.
Oliver Hand, who is moving the Rus
sell Gates store building over to town.
has been having some trouble in getting
it started. The cable broke three times
Monday, and some of the plaster is being
removed from the main room down stairs
in order to tighten the weight Moving
operations will begin again next week.
Kiowa Record.
According to the Castle Rock Record,
the Highly Mercantile store at Greenland
is completed and to properly celebrate
the event the Highly Bros. entertained
about 100 young people at a social hop
in the new building one night last week.
Good music was furnished the dancers
by Messrs. Clarence Morrison and John
Dolan and Miss Maud Dolan, and a free
supper was served by the Messrs. Highly.
The young people report jolly time and
the store properly initiated for the busi-
ness which will begin on Monday, Octo-
ber %.
The marriage Of Miss Florence Jack
son to Mr.. Donnelly Viewer was beauti-
fully solemnized on Tuesday evening,
Oct. 8, at o'clock, at the Methodist
Episcopal church, Latonia, Ky. The at
tendants were Misses Alice and Jessie,
sisters OF the bride; Messrs. Arthur Ripe
and Carl Dye. Miss Ella May Cruise rem,
dered the "Lohengrin" wedding march.
The ushers we're Mr.. Wells and Mr..
Schlapp. The bride wore dainty gown
of white French silk and lace with pearls,
and carried bride roses. The brides.
maids were charming in white French
lawn, carrying pink roses. Immediately
after the ceremony the bridal party and
guests adjourned to the brides home on
Madison pike, where covers were laid for
tifty-five guests.-Cincinnati Enquirer,
Oct. Ia The bride is nieco of Post
master ]. II. Purden and spent several
weeks in Elbert with her uncle and fam
! lily during the summer of 1905.