The Elbert County tribune., 1906-12-06
THURSDAY. DEC. 8, 1906
Local and Personal


Mrs. Fred Fahrion has been quite ill
and was not improving very rapidly at
last report.
The Denney, Long and Grin families
spent Thanksgiving at Kiowa, guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Long.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Mowrey went to
Denver Wednesday Of last week to spend
Thanksgiving with friends.
Mrs. Sid Foreman and baby went to
Denver Sunday where they will spend
several days visiting friends.
Now is the time to get new hat. Miss
Totten will sell all millinery goods at a
great reduction during December.
Mr.. and Mrs. James G. Phillips of
Bijou Basin are the proud parents OF a
baby girl, born Monday, Nov. 26, 1905.
Flour-Try our Golden Rod, high pat
ent, and White Rose flour; every sack
guaranteed. None better.-The Divide
Supply Co.
Send the Tribune back east to some
of your friends as Christmas present
Nothing Of an equal value would be
more highly appreciated.
There will be box social at the Sid
ney school house south of Elbert. Satur-
day evening, Dec. 15. to raise funds for
the annual Christmas tree. Program Of
music and recitations. All invited.
TURKEY SHooT.-Big turkey shoot and
rattle at Alfred Peterson's, six miles
south OF Elbert, Friday, Dec. 81, lasting
all day. Lots Of fine, fat turkeys for
your Christmas dinner. Come and get
a turkey.
Miss Amy Epler, who is teaching in
the Lafayette public schools, came home
Thursday evening in time to eat Thanks
giving dinner with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Epler, and family. She re-
turned to Lafayette Sunday.
New subscribers enrolled since our
last issue are H. e. Vote of Fondis and
Will Jones and Emmett Blakely, of Ell
bert. The Tribune list is growing more
rapidly than ever before, new subscrip-
tions being added every week. s.
Christmas Gifts.-We have a nice line
of goods suitable for Christmas gifts.
Handkerchief, suspender and necktie
boxes, fancy handkerchiefs, ties, etc, to
put in them. Also nice line of jewelry,
always acceptable and useful.-The Di-
vide Supply Co.
The Tribune would like a good cor
respondent in every school district in
Elbert county. Anyone wishing to act
as correspondent, please write to this
office for stationery, etc. The Tribune
and other reading matter will be mailed
free to all correspondents.
J. A. Boston has the foundation com
pleted for his new house, Adam Mitch
ell doing the work. The building will
be 16x26 feet, story and a half, and "Al"
hopes to have it completed by Jan. l.
Work on the foundation walls for l.. w.
Parkhursts new dwelling will be com
menced this week.
l.. q. Jewell received a new engine for
his threshing outfit last week and has
commenced work again after an enforced
layoff of several weeks. While unloading
the new engine some of the cogs were
broken off wheel which caused fur
ther loss of valuable time to threshers
Just at this time of year.
This has been busy week for the
local grain buyers, grain coming in from
every direction. Every warehouse, cellar
and numerous other buildings are filed
with grain awaiting shipment. The
scarcity OF cars is a serious handicap to
grain dealers, but the same conditions
prevail all over the west.
Lawrence Holden of Fondis locality
shipped five carloads of cattle to Denver
Monday. Joseph Oaks also shipped a
load in Monday. B. Nj. Maroon shipped
one load in Tuesday morning. The bulk
of the cattle shipments have probably
been made from this locality, though
occasional small shipments will be made
throughout the winter.
Dick Burnside closed deal Saturday
whereby he becomes the proprietor of
the lower saloon, purchasing the bust
ness from w. N. Clark, who has been
conducting it for the past eight months.
Dick now has monopoly on the
saloons and billiard halls of the town,
owning both of tbem. Mr.. Clark and
family will move to Denver.
Mrs. William Anderson and little son
William, of Colorado Springs, were Ell
bert visitors Tuesday and we're pleasant
callers at the Tribune office. Mrs.
Anderson recently returned from six
weeks stay in Salt Lake City, where her
husband is located. She informs us
that her mother, Mrs. Mary Frick, is just
recovering from severe illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Schenk and daugh-
ter Frances went to Denver Saturday,
where Mrs. Schenk and Frances will re-
main until the latter part of the month
when Mr.. Schenk will join them and the
family will leave for Princeton, Ills,
where they will visit MIR. Schenk's par
ents and sisters. Later they expect to
90 to Virginia and may decide to locate
there permanently. Wherever they may
conclude to locate this excellent family
will be followed by the best wishes of