The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-15
Local and Personal

Postmaster ]. II. Purden was in Eliza
beth Sunday between trains.
William George of Colorado Springs
is visiting Ebert relatives this week.
T. L. Holden OF Biiou Rasin shipped
two cars of cattle to Denver last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. j. Ramsey were in
Colorado Springs several days last week.
j. Gear went to Denver yesterday
morning where he has been promised
employment.
Two weeks from today comes Thanks
giving Day and all Colorado has ample
cause for its proper observance.
Taylor Green writes home from Spo-
kane, Wash, that he has already secured
good job at carpentering at $3.50 per
day.
Judge and Mrs. George Fahrion of
Kiowa we're in town Saturday attending
! the monthly meeting Of the G. A. r. and
| w. II. q.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad Peterson, five
miles southeast OF Elbert, are the proud
parents Of a baby daughter, born Thurs
day, Nov, g. 1906.
A threshing outfit consisting Of sep
arator and engine was shipped out from
Denver Monday, consigned to Moreland
Bros. at Eastonville.
Robert Mcnamara and cousin Miss
Mollie O'Hara came out from Denver
Saturday and spent Sunday at the
Mcnamara home south OF town.
The following new subscribers have
been added to our list this week: Lew
is Monett, Ed Dunn, John Hoover, of
Elbert; o. Fuchs of Bijou Basin.
Oscar Motts of Cleveland, Ohio, is the
guest OF Fred Long and other friends in
Elbert this week. Mr.. Motifs is a former
neighbor OF the Long family back in
Ohio. -ta!
The Elbert County Sunday School
convention will be held at the Christian
church southwest of Elbert on Saturday
and Sunday, Dec. 10 and 16. Program
will be published later.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Elsner drove over
from Ramah Saturday and spent day
here visiting relatives, returning to
Ramah Sunday afternoon accompanied
by Miss Ethel Putnam.
Considerable Of our space is given up
to the delinquent tax list and official vote
this week. The tax list is the shortest
Elbert county has had in many years
and is good indication Of the general
prosperity of the people Of the county.
The canvassing board, composed of
County Clerk James, Justice Brazelton
of Elbert and Justice Schroeder OF Eliza
beth, completed the official vote of the
county Tuesday noon, and the result is
given in our table of the vote published
in another column. We will publish the
official county vote on all candidates in
| full in our next issue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Dittemore and fam
lily left on last Friday for Mayetta, Kan
sas, where Mr.. Dittemore will probably
engage in the hardware and lumber
business in partnership with brother
in-law. Mr.. and Mrs. Dittemore were
friends including the Tribune editor re-
gret very much to see them leave the
country. The best wishes of many
friends and neighbors go with them to
their new home.
Cal Elliott, the boss saw-mill operator
OF the divide country, has moved his
sawmill down from west OF Eastonville,
where he has been located for nine
months, during which time he sawed
| 100000 feet of lumber, and installed his
machinery and complete outfit on Jacob
Brazelton's ranch south OF Ebert, where
he will remain until spring. Eight or
ten men will be employed at the mill
where tent houses have already been
| put up and several families will reside
| there.