The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-18
ELBERT, COLO, JANUARY IS. l9d6
Local and Personal

tor Monday.
Mrs. A. Z. Harmon was passenger to
Denver on Mondays train.
Mr.. and Mrs Owen Lamb returned on
Monday from a visit to Denver.
Alex. Elsner drove over from Ramah
Saturday and spent Sunday here.
MIR. and Mrs. George Cannon went to
Denver Sunday for few days visit with
friends.
d. r. Burnside and B. Gaylor were in
Denver and Idaho Springs several days
last week.
Dewey Foote went to Hugo Monday
to stay with his father Lon r. Foote.
until spring.
Miss Tina Griffin came out from Den
yer Saturday and is visiting this week
at thd Purden home.
Prin. l.. f. Cowan of the Elizabeth
school was an Ebert visitor Sunday,
driving across with Rev. j. w. Pressly.
Rev. Mr.. Cameron of Brush. was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. Srachan at
North Bend ranch a couple OF days this
week.
7.
of Denver came out Saturday and spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Curt Ditte.
more.
A. G. Coruforth and J. III. Lundy are
in Fort Collins this week taking the far
mers' short course at the State Agricul-
tural College.
Jacob Dietrich has been seriously i'll
for several weeks with rheumatism oi
the heart, but was somewhat improved
the first of the week.
Frank Edinger has given up his lease
on the Old Homestead saloon and Char
lie Beckman, the proprietor, has again
taken charge of the business.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Gibson,
four miles northeast of Elbert, Wednes
dny, January 3, daughter. Mother
and child are reported doing nicely. -.
The w. C. I. U. will hold their regu-
lar meeting at the home of Mrs. Curt
Dittemore on Wednesday, Jan. "a, at
:45 p. m. All members are requested to
be present
j. G. Grouse, who came here last fall
from Missouri and bought quarter sec
ton of land in FL Paso county, just
across the county line, is "A new subscrib-
er to this paper.
l.. H. Driever and family arrived here
last Thursday from Sidney, Iowa, and
have taken possession of the 4S0 acre
ranch east of Elbert purchased last fall
from Gottlieb Ehring.
Commissioner P. II. Mulligan has APP
pointed the following road overseers for
the year August Dietrich, Joseph
Brazelton, II. Ii. Beckman, of Ebert:
Henry Rubeck and John Molloy, of Fon-
dis.
Don't keep your insurance policies,
deeds and other valuable papers where
they may be lost or destroyed by fire
Ebert County bank. 1t may save you
trouble.
Photos.-I have purchased A. &. Corn
forth S camera and complete photograph
ing outfit and am prepared to do first
class work. Children's photos special
ty. Developing done. Satisfaction guar
anteed- G. w. McKimmie.
W. X. Starbird, of the Greeley district.
is in Elbert for the purpose of buying
two or three car loads of seed potatoes.
Mr.. Starbird is a regularly buyer of Ell
bert seed which. he says, is the best he
can secure for the Greeley district.
Justice McFarlin of Fondis was in
town last Wednesday ard called at the
Tribune Office The Judge had fine
two year-old lilly killed recently in pc
culiar way. The animal took fright at a
stray hog running in the pasture and
ran into wire fence, cutting its throat
and bleeding to death.
Local merchants have drawn trade
during the last few months from a dis
tance of % miles, number living at
that distance hauling their gram and
potatoes regularly to this market This
speaks well for Ebert as a market place
and trade center and shows that our
merchants are live ones.
Sheriff George Mcguire of Kiowa was
an Elbert visitor Tuesday and made a
friendly call at the Tribune office. Mr..
Mcguire is well known to the older set
tiers of the county, having resided here
| for 30 years or more. He was a resident
of Elbert in the early days of the town.
The Tribune believes he will be a capa-
ble official
j. IL. Purden received letter Friday
informing him of the death of Noel Gross
at Lamander Park, Cal Mr.. Cross came
to Gilbert from New York City about
three years ago for his health, being af-
tiicted with lung trouble, and made a
number of friends who will regret very
much to learn of his death. He went to
California about six weeks ago to reside
with brother.
Prof. Ireland gave an entertainment
at Myrtle Hill, Denver, on recent date.
He is trained whistler who initiates
the music of birds. His art is rare. He
demonstrates that bird music is real
music, being reduced readily to scale
Rocky Mountain Christian Advocate
At Presbyterian church, Elbert, Satur-
! day evening, Jan. u, auspices w c. r.