The Elbert County tribune., 1906-06-28
THURSDAY. JUNE %, 1906
Local and Personal

A. G. Putnam shipped three cars Of
cattle in to the Denver market Tuesday
morning.
Will Longbeck is out from Denver
staying on his homestead claim in the
Bijou valley.
Russell Gates of Denver and j. j. Eu
banks of Colorado Springs were in town
over Sunday.
A. u. Harmon, local agent OF the c. &
s., returned Saturday from his trip to
Middle Park.
Roy Carver of Topeks, Kansas, grand
son of Mrs. Louisa Carver, is visiting at
the Putnam home.
Mrs E. Gatewood returned home Sat
urday from Denver, where she had been
visiting her parents for several days.
The Helgeth brothers have built fine
large granary on their big ranch north
of town, with large cellar or cave un-
derneath.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Balm of Limon
were Elbert visitors several days last and
this week. They will soon move to Toll
and, on the new Motfat line.
l.. w. Parkhurst is having a fence
built around the two lots he recently
purchased of A. G.. Putnam in SCOTS
addition and will build house on the
lots some time during the summer.
Tom Cantril shipped two car loads of
choice native hay to Denver last week
for which he received Sl2 per ton, f. o. b.
Elbert. portion of the hay was timo-
thy and it was all of excellent quality.
Elbert will not celebrate July 4th,
but there will be a picnic on the fair
grounds given by the Sunday schools of
Sidney and Prosperity Ridge U. b.
churches. All invited. There will be
sports and good program to entertain
you.
The ID. & r. G.. base ball team of Den
yer, which played here Sunday, were en-
tertained at the +. j. Mcnamara home
south of town. "Dode" Mcnamara is
the center fielder of the Denver team,
and accepted three chances in the game
here Sunday without an error.
The Elbert base ball team received
trouncing on the home grounds Sunday
by the ID. d r. G. team of Denver. the
score resulting 10 to TO- 1t Vas poorly
played game all around and there was
not single brilliant play made by the
home team. A few more such farces
and the Ebert fans will lose all interest
in the great national game.
The Elbert Rebekahs will give a big
dance on the night of the Fourth in l. o.
o. f. hall. They have engaged good
music and invite all to attend, assuring
them a good time. Tickets s1.00 per
couple. Owing to the dance on the 4th.
the dance advertised for the night of
July 7th will be abandoned Come to
Elbert the night of the 4th and "trip the
light fantastic"
County Supt. J. j. Kruse was in town
Friday and drove out south in the after
noon and visited the "Sidney" school.
This school enjoys the distinction of be-
ing the largest in point of attendance in
Elbert county, outside of Elbert, kiowa
and Elizabeth. Mrs. Shethard Kelley is
teaching the summer term in the Sidney
district and is said to be giving the best
of satisfaction.
Fred Long, the druggist, has bought
the Taylor Green residence property in
the north part of town, occupied by Mr..
Green and family as home for a num-
Der of years previous to building their
new home. The property consists of
seven room story and a half house and
l00xlS0 feet of ground. The price paid
was $1,000 cash, and in our opinion Fred
has secured great bargain and nice
home as well.
j. e. Dittemore and sons, Will and
Fred, started on Tuesday of last week
for the far northwest, Alberta, Canada,
being the objective point, where Mr..
Dittemore ST. has nephew residing.
They make the outgoing trip via Port.
land and after completing their visit in
Canada will make tour of the Pacific
coast states and Southern California on
their return trip. They will probably be
gone several months.
Assessor Mart Chairman was in town
Monday, coming over from the east end
of the county, where he was attending to
official duties of his office. Mr.. Char
man reports great activity in Eastern
Gilbert real estate deals, one man. G. M
Gregory, having purchased during the
past year u sections of railway lands
from the U. p. company for speculative
purposes. He says during 1905 the U.
p. company sold 13S sections of land in
Elbert county and now has but 46 sec
tions left. New settlers are buying and
homesteading land in the east end, the
country Is Deing settleu rapidly and land
is steadily increasing in price as a con
sequence.
The Gates Mercantile Co have large
force of men at work excavating for their
new store building north of the Tribune
office and the masons will commence
work some time this week. j. NJ. Cocb-
ran of Elizabeth will have charge of the
carpenter work and William Olds. from
near Elizabeth, will do the brick work
The building will be "a feet front and