The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-22
ELBERT, COLO, FEB. %, 1906.
Local and Personal

A. Is. MOultOn OF Denver was IN Town
the first of the week.
Dr. Wilmer Culver had new phone
put in his office recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. NJ Maroon went to
Denver Tuesday morning.
No . salt in five barrel lots at sl3O
per barrel, cash.-Jacob Epler.
Mrs ]. e. Pope went to Denver Tues
day morning for weeks visit.
Fred Eubanks of Eastonville was an
Elbert visitor one day last week.
Mrs. Jacob Epler went to Lafayette
Friday to see her new grandson.
Not much sickness in the Elbert local
ity except several cases of bad colds
Jack Baldwin is building large barn
on his residerce lots in the north part of
town.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs c. H. Shay, at
Lafayette, Colo, Thursday, Feb. 10, 1906,
son.
Percy Nelson went to Woodland Park
last week, having in charge a bunch Of
cattle for his brother.
Mis-. Louisa Carver left on Sunday for
her son Arthur and family.
John Allbaugh of Leon, Iowa, arrived
here last week and is visiting at the
home of his sister, Mrs. George Gardner
Talk up the farmers institute among
your neighbors, farmers and ranchmen.
All should be interested in this enter
prise.
Miss Matte Dody OF Omaha is CUES,
at the Owen Lamb home, east of town.
and will probably remain month or
longer.
b. r. Squires has just completed five
room addition to his house on the "Seven
Pines" ranch, four and a half miles west
OF Ebert.
Mrs j. A. Miller and daughter Ora re
turned to Denver Monday after pleas.
ant weeks visit at the home of Mrs. Curt
Dittcmore, a daughter of Mrs. Miller.
Mrs William Leach, who has been Wis
iting her son, Clarence Williams, and
friends in Elbert for three weeks, return
ed to Colorado Springs Tuesday evening.
We have 100 Mems Dress Shirts which
formerly sold at 75 cents and Sl00 each;
we are now closing them out at the re-
duced price of 30 cents each.-The Rus
sell Gates Mere. Co.
Mrs. Mary FriclS, OF Colorado Springs.
was an Elbert visitor Friday. Mrs
Prick has leased her large ranch adjoin-
ing town TO the Elbert Mercantile COM
pany, the present lessees, for term of
three years.
A. G. Putnam is the proud possessor of
fine riding bride, received as special
prize at the fat stock show. The leather
work is all hand carved and the trim
mings are of silver 1t is valued at SO
and is II beautiful piece of work.
There will be box social in l. o. o. T..
hall, Elbert, Tuesday evening, Feb ~,
given by the Ladies Aid society of the
Presbyterian church. Three sets of box
es will be auctioned separately, viz: For
the married folks, young folks, and chill
dren. All are invited to attend
| p. II. Mulligan went to Denver Tues
day on business. He will inject consid-
cradle pleasure in the trip, however, as
he has bid to the annual spread of the
| Denver bar association and will minrle
with the legal lights at the Savoy. p.
III. took an extra billed shirt along with
him.
Our Spring and Summer samples OF
tailor rmade clothing from the celebrated
houses of Lamm & Co. and Ed V Price
have Just arrived and are on display at
our store, and we ask you to bear in
mind that we guarantee workmanship
and a perfect tit-The Russell Gates
Mere. Co.
From the large amount of farm ma
chnery and wagons being unloaded AT
] the Colorado IL Southern deDot almost
every day, it is evident that spring work
will soon be commenced in earnest by
the ranchmen in this locality. Farmers
would like to see heavy snowfall to
moisten the ground as it is too dry for
plowing.
Nelson Bros. have sold their bakery to
William Gray, who recently came here
from Pueblo, the new proprietor taking
possession yesterday morning Walter
| Nelson is tirst-class baker and the
Tribune is sorry to see him give up the
business. The bakery, however, passes
into capable hands, Mrs. Gray being ex,
perienced in the business.
A congregational meeting was held in
the Presbyterian church "Wednesday af
ternoon of last week and the sentiment
was unanimous to extend a call to Rev.
j. w. Pressly to preside over the church
for another year. Mr.. Pressly's year as
pastor expires April l, and it will not be
definitely known until the presbytery
meets in Denver whether or not he will
be returned to the Ebert Elizabeth pas
torate. Elizabeth people also wish to
retain Mr.. Pressly's services for another
year.