The Elbert County tribune., 1906-03-08
ELBERT, colo, MARCH s, 1906.
Local and Personal

Household paints in all colors at the
City Drug Store.
Mrs. L. G. Dameron is visiting her
mother in Colorado Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ. Bodett went to
! Denver Monday to have some dental
work done.
There was no school last Thursday
owing to the severe snow storm that
ragged all day.
Roy Wheeler had his ankle seriously
injured one day last week by horse
falling on him.
L. W. Moultou has rented Mrs Grebe's
house in the south end and will move to
town this week
Mr.. and Mrs. d. r. Burnside and little
daughter were in Denver several days
the latter part of last week.
Mrs. w. S. Thompson and children, of
Denver, left last week for California for
"A two or three months visit
Mrs. H. A. Pope arrived here Sunday
evening from Sgourney, Iowa, for an
extended visit with her sons, j. e. and
w. b. Pope, of the Tribune.
As the paper goes to press this week
the weather has the appearance of early
spring. The thermometer Wednesday
noon was above go and the snow melting
rapidly.
j. c. Grouse, living south of town. in
FL Paso county, has been quite ill with
pneumonia, but was reported yesterday
to be much better and thought to be out
of danger.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Squires and
children came down from Cripple Creek
last Thursday and spent several days
visiting with Mr.. Squires' parents living
west of town.
Last weeks snow storm left the roads
in the worst condition they have been in
five years. The high wind that accom-
panied the snow piled it in drifts two to
hive feet deep in many places.
j. ID. Grimes formerly resident Of
Elbert, is now engaged as a contractor
and builder at Loveland. Mr. Grimes
writes the Tribune that he has built -
houses in the past 10 months.
C. e. Wright, who resides on the
Brumm place, west of town. is a new
Tribune subscriber. H. f. Willis of the
Fairview neighborhood northeast of
town, is also a new subscriber.
Farmers and stockmen, don't forget
the institute meeting at 2:30 o'clock Sat
urday afternoon, March 10, at the Ebert
County bank. We are promised good
corps of speakers for March 81 and wish
to complete arrangements for good
time on that day.-Committee.
There will be box social in 1. o. o. f.
hall, Elbert, Tuesday evening, March 13.
given by the Ladies' Aid Society of the
Presbyterian church. Three sets of
boxes will be auctioned separately, viz;
tor married folks, young folks, and
children. All are invited to attend
The Tribune has special proposition
to make to its subscribers who would
like to subscribe for The Dry Farming
Magazine. If you are interested in the
Campbell System of soil culture and
would like copy of this magazine each
month for year, call at this office for
further information.
j. A. Melburn left on Sunday evening
Tor East Tennessee to close deal for a
lOO-acre farm adjoining that of a sister.
whom he will visit while away. The
farm grows all kinds of grain, vegetables
and fruit, including, peaches, plums,
| aprlcots, pears, mullberries. etc. Mr.
Melburn came in and ordered the Trib
une sent to HIM in Tennessee.
A. E. Southworth came in from the
Telluride district Monday morning and
went out to his ranch east of town for a
visit with his wife. Mr.. Southworth SAYS
that Elmer Watts is over in the Tellur-
lde district and has good job running
an electric hoist at $500 per day.
EImers many friends around Ebert will
be glad to hear of his prosperity.
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protectorgraph, the use of which is to
prevent anyone from raising drafts on
the bank. The many friends here of
Roy Dickerson will be sorry to learn
that he is in poor health and had to give
up his studies at the Denver University.
ana is now IN Tucson, Arizona, with his
mother, recuperating. Elizabeth Ban
ner.
W. ). Thompson has recently bouoht
OF Ed Green the fine young Shorthorn
pun lmproYer, by Imp. Aberdeen, out of
Leon Cambria Is, for his fine big ranch
over east OF Elbert in the Bijou valley
Inns hne young animal is one of the best
bred ever brought into Elbert county
and cost MIR. Thompson 500. Ii will he
valuable addition to his already fine
nerd OF cattle. Mr.. Thompson is also
ilgurlhg on engaging in the draft horse
business IN the near future.
March came in like a lion all right
iast Ihursdays and Fridays storm be-
ing regular blizzard Not more than
SIX inches OF snow fell during the two
days but the wind was fierce one and
piled the snow up in deep drifts everv-
where' The northbound train Friday
morning got stuck in drift near Falcon
ana no regular mail arrived until sun
uay morning. The storm commenced
early thursday morning and was practi-
cally over by Friday noon, but il was n
aisagreeable one while it lasted and
travel oil all kinds was seriously interfer.
eo with, The storm extended all over