The Elbert County tribune., 1906-08-02
Local and Personal


w. H. Burnside of Yampa was an Ell
bert visitor early last week.
Jack MelIor drove up from Elizabeth
Sunday and spent the day here.
Elbert County fair, Elbert, Thursday,
Sept. 20. Biggest event OF the year.
Joe Eisenberg is painting A. G. Put
nam's office building east of the G. s.
tracks.
Joseph Plant went to Denver Satur-
day to remain over Sunday and visit his
children.
Miss Hattie Rhaman OF Carrollton,
Ohio, is guest at the Orin home for
several weeks.
VIII. Walker of Bijou valley and l..
| II. Driever of the Comanche valley are
new Tribune subscribers.
Messrs. Old and Lawson are doing the
brick work on Jacob Dietrich's new
house in the south end this week.
George McMeen, general agent OF the
National Mutual Fire Insurance Co. of
Denver, was an Elbert visitor Friday.
Mrs. Gilmore Jewell and baby return
ed home Sunday from an extended visit
with Mrs. JEWELS parents near Parker.
Miss Lille Rominger OF Denver spent
last week at the home of her aunt, Mrs.
Ida Elsner, northeast of town, on the
Comanche.
Capt. Ray REGISTER, of the Salvation
Army, who has been located at Amity,
Colo, and Minden. Kansas, is again To-
Gated temporarily at Greeley.
Badgers are reported to be quite num-
erous over east in the Bijou valley. Joe
Wheeler killed two of the animals last
week on his homestead in the valley.
Misses Bertha Rose and Jennie Risley,
of Mt. Carmel, ILL.,, Mr.. and Mrs John
f. Epler and niece, Miss Putnam, of Bel
mont, ILL.,, were guests at the Jacob Ep-
ler home Sunday.
A good soaking rain is needed in this
locality and from all indications we will
get it within the next few days. Crops
are growing nicely but the rain is need
ed just the same.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hoover and family
arrived Tuesday evening from near Vim
cennes, Indiana, and will reside on their
ranch west of town recently purchased
from Fred Dlttemore.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Berger, of Prince
ton, Indiana, are guests of Mrs. Q. A.
Matthews, south of town, for couple OF
weeks, and are greatly enjoying their
visit. The ladies are cousins.
New home grown potatoes have been
on the market for week or more and
are retailing at 10 pounds for quarter.
The early potatoes are of excellent quail
ity and the crop promises to be large
Jacob Epler was in Pueblo at Clarks
mineral springs last week, trying the
medicinal waters for the rheumatism
He was compelled to return owing to a
severe spell Of asthma the latter part of
the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. d. Blakely and family
have returned to their ranch west of
town from Denver, where they have
been residing for several months past
| Mrs. Blakely's health is much improved
by the change.
George McKimmie has built an addi-
ton to his building which he will use as
a photograph gallery. George is getting
quite a reputation as photographer
and is fitting up nice gallery to accom-
modate the trade.
John Willis of Newark, New Jersey
arrived here Tuesday and will spend the
summer with his old friend, j. f. Strach-
an, at the North Bend ranch. Mr.. Will
lis is afflicted with lung trouble and is
out here for his health.
The board of county commissioners
at the July meeting granted petition
for new voting precinct. The new pre-.
cinct will be known as Agate Precinct
No 10, and the polling place will be at
the Agate school house.
President Lee Ramsey of the First
National bank of Elizabeth showed the
Tribune editor Friday the first $40 nat
ional bank note issued by the new bank.
1t was pretty piece of paper and Mr.
Ramsey naturally was real proud of it.
Who wouldn't like to be banker?
TIP Walker of Moundsville, West Va.
in company with his brother, w. H., was
pleasant caller at the Tribune office
last Thursday. Mr.. Walker came west
TO attend the Elks convention at Denver.
He said that his home state was very
prosperous. Moundsville is city Of 10
600 people II miles from Wheeling. the
state capital.
There will be a joint meeting of the
Commercial club and fair officials next
| Monday night in Narron's real estate
Office, All interested are requested to
! attend. At meeting held Monday
, night Messrs. r. II. Denney, A. q. Corn
forth and j. E. Mayer were appointed a
) committee on finance for the Ebert
r County fair.
, The following persons from Elbert and
vicinity were among those who made
, tne Loop trip Sunday: Mr.. and Mrs. s.
r and Mrs. Conrad Peterson, Misses Clara
I John, May Helgeth, Goldie Harper Min
v ME Williams, Audrey Kelley. Messrs.
I Alfred Peterson, Arthur Peterson. Arper
Jefferson, Emmet Blakely, Ed. HARPER,