The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-25
EBERT, COLO, JANUARY 25, 1905
Local and Personal

subscriber to TINS paper.
County Supt j. J. Kruse was in town
yesterday visiting the schools.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. S. Stewart were in
Colorado Springs one day last week
Mrs Fred Long went to Denver Wed
nesday morning to visit her parents.
Marvin James went to Denver Monday
where he has good position for the
winter.
seDgers on Wednesday mornings train
TO Denver.
Mrs. Charles Harding went to Col
orado Springs Monday evening to visit
her parents.
The local egg market took drop Mon
day to 17ls cents, a record low price for
eggs in January.
Frank Muller shipped as fine lot Of
veals to Denver Wednesday as we ever
saw go out of Elbert.
The Gates company sold their big team
Saturday to a Colorado Springs man,
who purchased them for Ell Paso county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Trout and daugh-
ter returned to Denver Monday after
weeks visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Curt Ditto
more.
The frs; sleigh to be seen on the road
this winter was out Sunday and. as
usual, Alex. Brazelton was the man be-
hind the horses.
Mrs. j. M. Knight and three children
went to Denver Monday to visit relatives
while Mr.. Knight is settling up his bus
iness affairs here.
Mrs. A. M. Hamilton and son Rudolph
arrived from Denver Sunday evening
and will make their home with r. W.
Olsen, near Fondis.
M. W. Craft of Denver. recently of
Chicago, has leased the Old Homestead
saloon of II III. Beckman and took charge
the first of the week. II
Sunday morning was the coolest OF
the winter to date, the mercury Mt day
light registering 30 below. Monday
morning it was was 16 below.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Gilmore Jewell,
at the Hawke home, 2440 Williams ST.,
Denver, Friday, Jan. 10, 1906, 10 pound
boy. All concerned are reported to be
doing nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Fl. Strobell of
Denver are the proud parents of baby
daughter, born Dec. H. 1905. Mrs. Stro
bell will be remembered by Elbert peo-
pie as Maude Fitzpatrick.
L. G. Jewell and son, Underwood, re-
turned last week from Ault, where they
had contract to construct ditch.
They will return in the spring and com
plete the work when the ground thaws
out.
Don't keep your insurance policies,
deeds and other valuable papers where
they may be lost or destroyed by fire.
Better rent safety deposit box at the
Elbert County bank. 1t may save you
trouble.
Mrs. j. d. Haugh received telegram
tuesday afternoon announcing the ser
ious illness of her father at Des Moines,
Iowa. She left on the evening train for
Des Moines, accompanied by her son
Darrell.
Fl. A. Tanner of the Fondis neighbor-
hood was in town Monday for the first
time since fair week and made his regu.
lar call at this Office He went to Den
yer Tuesday and expects to remain there
several weeks
number OF the stockmen of South
western Elbert county will attend the
stock show and convention at Denver
next week. The Colorado & Southern
has made rate of one fare lS2 l0 for
the round trip Elbert to Denver
strong wind resem bling hurricane
swept over this section last Thursday
night and considerable damage was done
throughout the country, hay and straw
stacks being scattered everywhere. Sew
eral small buildings were upset by the
wind.
There was large crowd in attend
ance at j. Nj. knights sale held Monday
and everything offered sold at good prices.
Mr.. Knight will go to Denver soon and
from there will probably go to Arkansas
to look over the country. His family
will accompany him from Denver.
e. L. Evans of near Elizabeth was in
town Monday in company with E. G. Ed
wards of Littleton and Ellis W. Hughes
OF New York state, the latter a brother
in-law of Mr.. Evans who is looking for
location. All were very favorably i'm
pressed with this section of the country.
Recognizing the good services of
capable man, the Russell Gates Mercap-
tile company have reappointed Fred
tahrion manager of their Ebert store.
Fred has had charge here for more than
two years and has given excellent salts
faction to the company and its many
patrons
Prof. Ireland gave an entertainment
at Myrtle Hill, Denver, on a recent date.
lie is trained whistler who initiates
lhe music OF birds. His art is rare. He
demonstrates that bird music is real
music, being reduced readily to a SCALE
Rocky Mountain Christian Advocate.
At Presbyterian church, Elbert, Satur-
day evening, Jan. 27, auspices W. c. T.
~ Popular. prices of admission.