The Elbert County tribune., 1906-09-20
THURSDAY. SEPT. 20, 1906
Local and Personal

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bert from Hot Sulphur Springs in Grand
county.
Robert Mcnamara came out Saturday
to spend week with his parents south
of town.
Mrs. W. III. Burnside and son Dick. of
Yampa, are visiting here with Mr.. and
Mrs. Dick Burnside.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Neely of Colorado
Springs are up looking after the crops
on their ranch southwest of Elbert.
James Cole, Sam Taggart and ]. E.
Pope were in Denver several days last
week attending the state convention.
Taylor Green is putting the finishing
touches on Jacob Dietrich's new house in
the south end. Dan Detwiler will occupy
the property.
Mrs. Thomas Burnside and son Glen
and Dick Burnsides mother, who have
been visiting here for some time past,
left last week for their home at Beattie,
Kansas.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Haugh and son
Darrell were Elbert visitors several days
last week. They are now located at
Loveland, where Mr.. Haugh is an oper-
ator for the Colorado & Southern Ry.
The Republican county convention
has been called to meet at Kiowa on
October 8. The Democratic convention
will be held at Kiowa on Saturday. Oct.
6. Both calls are published on the first
page of this issue.
Threshers are all busy in this locality
and it will require three or four months
time to thresh all the grain raised on the
Divide this season. The wheat crop
promises to be the largest IN the history
of farming on the Divide.
J. II. Cross OF Colorado Springs was
in town couple of days last week look
ing after his ranch property east of town.
This was MIR. Gross first visit here in three
years and he was much impressed at
the progress made in the town and sur
rounding country.
After raining the greater part of Sat
urday night, Sunday and Monday, the
weather cleared up Monday night and
heavy fros; visited this section early
Tuesday morning. A little snow fell
Monday afternoon in the country be
tween Elbert and Eastonvlle.
In addition to the special premiums
published heretofore, the Barteldes Seed
Co. of Denver offer $500 worth of seeds
for best display of grain at this weeks
fair, and Moreland Bros. of Eastonville
offer $3.50 for best bushel of white oats.
The last named firm also gives $3.50 to
the fair association.
Mrs. George Gardner and little son
Aubrey returned home Sunday from
Leon, Iowa, where they spent IL weeks
enjoying very pleasant visit with rela-
tives. They were accompanied home by
Miss Clara Gardner, sister of Mr..
Gardner, and Miss Jennie Hickman, a
friend, who will remain month or six
weeks.
j. ID. Dillenback, editor of the Western
Newspaper Union at Denver, and daugh
ter Miss May, were Elbert visitors Tues
day and "Wednesday, stopping here owing
to the rain. They were enroute from
Denver to Calhan, travelling overland to
visit Mr.. Dillenback's brother. Mr. Dill
lenback made a fraternal call at the
Tribune office.
Rev. j. n. Davis and wife we're at
Il
Pueblo last week attending the Colorado
conference of the United Brethren
church. They returned Monday. Mr..
Davis will be transferred from the Elbert
circuit to Mt. Zion, eight miles east of
Longmont, and with his family will leave
for his new charge the latter part of next
week. Their many friends here will
regret to lose this good family from the
community. The change, however, is in
the nature of well merited promotion
for Mr.. Davis.
Mrs. A. Fuchs, residing near Bijou
Basin postoffice in this county, was ad.
judged insane last Thursday, after
trial before Judge Fahrion at Kiowa,
and Sheriff Mcguire took the demented
woman to Pueblo Friday evening. Mrs.
Fuchs has had considerable trouble
lately in an effort to secure share of
her former husbands estate in Nebraska
and it is thought this trouble has unbal-
anced her mind. 1t is thought that
few months rest and good care will re-
| store her to her right mind.