The Elbert County tribune., 1906-10-11
THURSDAY. !. OCT. IL, 1908
Local and Personal

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Frances visited over Sunday in Denver
with Mrs. Schenk's brothers.
L. W. Parkhurst and Frank Dondero
have been nominated for justices Of the
peace in the Kiowa precinct.
Mrs. B. Cornforth returned to Denver
Friday after visiting a week here with
her son and family at Forest Glen ranch.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. NJ. Maroon were in
Calhan last week attending the fair.
which is said to have been quite a success.
Elmer Watts has returned from Tel
luride and has taken charge Of the sep.
arator of Sid Foreman's threshing outfit.
Mrs. A. G. Cornforth went to Love
land Wednesday to visit sister. She
will also visit sister at Fort Collins be-
fore her return.
DR.. and Mrs. Chenoweth of Denver
spent Sunday night in Elbert at the
Jacob Epler home. They were making
trip through the country in an auto
mobile.
The first snow storm OF the season
came last Thursday, snow falling to
the depth OF an inch or more, melting
almost as rapidly as it touched the
ground.
Next Tuesday, October 16, you will
have the first opportunity to register.
The registration board will meet in
/. o. .. F. hall and remember, you must
register il you want to vote.
John Lough has just completed a new
dwelling house on his ranch southwest
of Elbert and will move into his new
residence this week. Messrs. Davis and
Bowling erected the building.
The Elbert county W. r. G. and
G. A. r. will meet at Kiowa Saturday
when their annual camp fire will be held
All comrades are requested to be present
and the public is cordially invited.
Jacob Brazelton shipped seven car
loads Of cattle to Denver Monday, the
property of himself and brother John,
who was unable to accompany the ship
ment owing to injuries received by being
thrown from horse.
q. H. Shay is now manager of The
News Free Press, published at Lafay-
ette, where Mr.. Shay is also engaged as
assistant principal and teacher in the
public schools. Success to you, Bro.
Shay, in your new venture.
NoN. duu 4urS. u. IN. DaVlS ana son FL
dred left for their new home east OF
Longmont Wednesday, where Mr. Davis
will have charge of the Mt Zion circuit
OF the U. B. church. This good family
leaves Elbert with the best wishes of a
host of friends.
Mrs. j. E. Pope went to Denver Satur-
day, leaving that city Monday for Des
MONIES, Iowa, where she will visit a
couple Of sisters, afterwards going to Sig.
Quincy, where she will visit her mother
and other relatives. She will be gone a
month or six weeks.
Maroon & Ramsey report the sale OF
the Mrs. May Corkett 400 acre ranch.
eight miles east of Elbert, to Mr.. %. Nj
Stills of Boulder. Mr.. Stills will take
possession of the place Nov. l. Mrs. Cor.
kett will probably move to Fort Collins.
where her son Charlie is attending school
at the state agricultural college.
John Brazelton was painfully injured
Sunday while driving cattle on his ranch
near kamah. Mr.. Brazelton was riding
horse and the animal bucked throw
ing him on to the saddle horn and finally
throwing him to the ground. His broth.
er Jacob informs the Tribune that John
will be laid up for some time owing to
his injuries.
A voter must have been in the state
one year, in the county 60 days, in the
city 30 days, in the precinct 10 days. II
foreign born he must have received his
full naturalization papers. The regis.
tration books will be open up to Is days
before election, and changes in the resi-.
dences OF those already registered may
be made up to within 10 days of election.
Next Saturday night, Oct. 13. the Ell.
bert Rebekahs will give their last dance
OF the season in /. o. o. F. hall and ali
are cordially invited to attend. The Re-
bekah dances have been liberally nat.
ronized in the past and have at all times
given excellent satisfaction. Their last
dance will be special event and II will
be made as enjoyable as possible for ali
those in attendance.
Milton Detwiler returned to Elbert
from Adair county, Iowa, Monday, after
an absence OF six months, during which
time he has been farming the "old home
place in Iowa. Considering the reIa.
tive value Of farm lands Milt thinks
Colorado away ahead of Iowa His
tsther SlOO-an-ac land raised As bush-
els OF oats per acre, which he sold at
26 cents per bushel or about so CENTS
per hundred. Here in Elbert county
land valued at an average price of sI9 n
per acre produces Just as good or better
oats. which are worth slOO01 o5 nor
hundred pounds. 1t is not hard to
reason why Milt likes Colorado h.st
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