The Elbert County tribune., 1906-03-29
ELBERr, COLO, MARCH %. 1906.
Local and Personal

L. @. Jewell was in Elizabeth Monday
on business.
Household paints in all colors at the
City Drug Store.
Miss Anna Grin spent Sunday in Ell
bert with her folks.
BaItz Gaylor was in Denver and idaho
Springs last week on business.
TAYLOR Green returned Friday from a
business trip to Colorado Springs.
Mrs. j. G. Grouse and two sons, south
east Of Elbert, are down with the pneu-
monia.
Mrs. L. 6. Dameron went to Colorado
Springs Monday evening for visit with
her parents.
n. c. Wheeler and son Joe have rent,
ed the Mcpherson place, southeast OF
Ebert for this year.
Frank Fahrion, who has been laid up
with the grippe for several days, IS now
back to work in the store
MIR. and Mrs. Fred Long spent Sun
day in Kiowa with Mr.. Longs parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Long.
! w. S. Thompson returned to Denver
Tuesday morning after spending few
days on his ranch, near fondis.
Mr. and Mrs. George Gardner and Mr..
and Mrs. Curt Dittemore spent Sunday
in the country at the William Dittemore
home.
Miss Daisy Rigg.sthe efficient clerk at
Jacob Eplers store since last fall has
gone to Colorado Springs to spend the
summer
Elmer DiclSerson will open new
blacksmith shop next week in the build
ing west of the Elbert Mercantile com
pnny's store.
Rev. j. n. Davis returned from Wis
consin Monday evening and has ar
ranged to preach at Bethel and Sidney
next Sunday. See mis- announcements
this week.
The best evidence OF the near ap-
proach of spring is the number of cases
OF spring fever reported The uimrods
have already cominenced to look around
for u good place to dig bait.
Mr.. Louis Weiss and Miss Anna Diet
ermann. well known young people OF El
bert county, were married "Wednesday.
March %, at the home of the brides par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Dietermann,
east of kiowa. on the Bijou.
b. f, Cook, who lives four miles south
of Elbert. received word of the death of
his mother, Mrs. William George Cook
ersetshire, England, at the advanced
age of n years.
Mrs. Lillian E. Foote of Eastonyille
and Mr. w. Il. Barron of Colorado
Springs were married on Thursday,
March 90, 1905, at the home OF Rev ]. f.
Walker, the officiating minister, north
west of Bastonyille.
Dir. Charles II. Alter, representing Drs.
Chamberlain and Brown, dentists, Of
Colorado Springs. will be in Ebert at
Beulah hotel, Wednesday,. April ], one
day only, prepared to do tirst-class dem
tai work. Wait for him.
Forty friends and neighbors gave Miss
Hilda Erickson pleasant surprise Sat
urday evening, March "a. in honor OF hei.
/ 18th birthday. Miss Hilda was the rcci-
pient of several nice presents. A pleas
ant evening was spent by all.
W. S. Epler went to Denver Monday
to commence work on a system of rural
1 phone lines he is putting in for the far.
yer. 1t will take him about ten DAYS to
complete the job after which sherman
will return to Elbert to put in several
new phones and connect them with the
rural lines.
w. $. Lapham. who recently sold his
10000 acre ranch eight miles below
kiowa, on the creek, for $4,000, will
probably go to the Pacific,Northwesta
engage in business after he gives posses
sion OF the property. This paper regrets
to see such good citizens as Mr.. Lapham
leave this country. We can i'll afford 10
lose them
Farm work has commenced in earnest
IN the Divide country, last Monday find
ing farmers Mt work in the fields an the
way from Elbert to University Park.
The abundant snowfalls since March |
have placed the ground IN first class con.
dltlon for plowing and the farmers are
not bit slow in taking advantage of
these conditions. Although the past
winter has been exceedingly dry. we be-
leye there will be an abundance of
spring moisture for all needs and that
lsOo will be year of good crops for the
Divide farmers.
Chas Larson, son of Robert Larson
ana Miss Mary Hagspeil, u daughter Of
ahioh hagsplel, were married at Castle
Rock on March II, 1905. They went 10
Denver for short wedding trip, then
VISITED with the brides sister Miss
Josephine Hagspel and Mrs. John Hill
burger and family near Castle Rock. and
returned to Case Wednesday. where n
hearty welcome awaited them. They
VIII visit with home folks the remainder
OF this month and commence house
Keeping on the ranch of Clinton and
Anna Whittier April first Castle Rock
Journal. i''e'N