The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-08
Local and Personal

Mrs. A. G. Putnam visited friends in
Denver last week.
w. S. Epler is building a new barn on
his property in the north end.
John Mitchell and Miss Mary Grin
spent Sunday with friends in Elizabeth.
Mrs Fred Long was an over Sunday
visitor at the Frank Long home at Kio-
wa.
Mrs. Charles Cannon and baby are
visiting friends in Colorado Springs this
week.
Mrs. Lucy Whiting has returned from
Wisconsin, where she spent the summer
with relatives.
Rufus Loper Of Elizabeth has return
ed to Elbert and is at work on the new
Gates building.
The total registration in Elbcrt pre-
cinct was 404, five voters registering
Monday by making oath.
Jos. N. Barnes, who recently bought
the Henry Matthews place south Of Ell
bert, is a new Tribune subscriber.
A. G. Cornforth went to Denver Sat
urday to attend smoker OF the Stock
mems club held Saturday evening.
Mrs. d. Baldwin and son James went
to Colorado City Saturday to visit Mrs.
Baldwin's mother and sister for few
days.
Mrs. Ida Elsner and daughter Miss
Minnie went to Denver today where
Miss Minnie will receive medical treat
ment.
Mrs. A. G. Cornforth returned home
last Wednesday from three weeks visit
with her sisters in the northern part of
the state.
DIR. Charles Alter, the popular young
dentist, was in town Tuesday anu We'd
nesday and had all the work he could
attend to. ~
Robert johnson, one of our good young
friends from the Prosperity Ridge neigh
borhood, accompanied by John Tamney
was Tribune caller Tuesday.
S. G. McCurtain, who recently pur-
chased the Nelson ranch adjoining town,
il a new Tribune subscriber. Walter
Dittemore is also new subscriber.
Tuesdays northbound Colorado &
Manitou Junction and did not arrive
in Elbert until late in the afternoon.
Miss Lille Vardie OF Denver commen-
ced term OF school in the James district
southwest OF Elbert Monday. This is
Miss Vardie's second term in this dis
trict.
Rev. j. w. Pressly announces that ar
rangements have been made for holding
special services at the Elizabeth Presby-
terian church commencing next Sunday
Nov. IL.
The carpenters have Fred Longs new
house enclosed and are pushing the
working in order to get the plastering
on the walls and dried before cold
weather.
Miss Amy Foote, who is attending
came up Saturday and spent several
days here ut the home OF her mother,
Mrs. j. G. Mowrey.
Charles M. Kirk Of Denver, one of the
Kirk brothers, proprietors of the well
known Xxx" ranch located west Of East
onville in El Paso county, is new sub
scriber to this paper.
e. M. Stills, who recently bought the
May Corkett ranch in the Bijou valley
east Of Elbert, moved out from Boulder
last week with his family and took pos
session Of the property.
A fair sized crowd attended the enter
tainment and spelling school Friday
night and we're well entertained. Prof.
Treadway was awarded a china cup and
saucer as prize for the best speller.
viii Workman and George Hymer of
Elizabeth were here with load of Gano
apples Tuesday and Wednesday which
sold at two cents pound. The apples
were raised near Sedalia, in Douglas
county.
r. j. Welch, who has a homestead
claim near Fondis, cane out Tuesday
afternoon from Denver to vote, expect
ing to drive across to Fondis. The train
being an hour late he found that his
trip was for nothing and returned to
Denver via Colorado Springs.
The Prosperity Ridge literary society
has recontly been organized and
the following officers elected: Pres
ident, w. A. Melbourne; secretary, Mrs.
N. s. Grow; treasurer, w. H. Bass. The
society will hold its first meeting on
Wednesday evening, Nov. Ia, and will
meet every two weeks thereafter in the
Bass school house.
L. A. Kelly and son Roy killed wild
cat Sunday on their ranch in Bijou Basin
that measured four feet from tip to tip.
Mr.. kelly's son chased the animal with
a horse until it took refuge in a tree.
With the aid OF dog they got it to the
ground when it was killed. The
cats claws were three fourths of an inch
long and it put up good fight before it
was killed; Mr.. Kelly brought the hide
Ito llbert Tuesday to get it tanned.