The Elbert County tribune., 1906-08-16
Local and Personal

yer are visiting relatives in Elbert.
Miss Leta Jones Of Denver is out Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. Sam Taggart.
Elbert County fair, Elbert, Thursday,
Sept 20. Biggest event of the year.
Order the Sunday Denver Republican
and Sunday Post of Earl Brace, agent.
Miss Ida Hoskins OF Englewood is a
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Long this
week.
Miss Emily Harder spent las. week
with friends in Denver, enjoying well
earned vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Fahrion were in
Denver several days last week, returning
Sunday evening.
Mrs. Curt Dittemore returned from
Denver Sunday accompanied by her
sister, Miss Ora Miller.
Mrs. Taylor Green has the thanks of
the Tribune force for a beautiful bou-
quet left in our Office one day last week.
j. A. KERN, who has been employed
by the Gates company for couple of
years, is now with the Divide Supply Co.
Mrs. Nichols returned to Denver Fri
day after a pleasant two weeks here
with her daughter, Mrs. r. II. Denney.
Mrs. George Corkett and daughter
Ethel left on Saturday for Minneapolis
to visit relatives. They will be gone
several months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Peterson were in
Denver Sunday to attend the funeral of
Herbert Rasmussen, the 16-year- old son
of an old friend of the Peterson family.
Mrs. Augusta Fuchs has returned to
her home in Bijou Basin from her trip to
Nebraska. Her son Gus informs us that
she has almost entirely recovered from
her recent ailment.
Mrs. James Neeley returned to Colo
RADIO Springs Saturday after spending
two weeks with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Dittemore, and other rela-
tives west of Elbert.
Better hurry if you want some of those
choice lots fronting west on Broadway,
in Scotts addition to Elbert. The best
building sites in Elbert. See A. G. Put
nam, real estate dealer.
Rev A. Jay Garrison and Mr. McClin
took, of Denver, held services Sunday at
the Christian church southwest of Ell
bert. There will be services again at
this church on next Sunday.
The Ebert Reds, minus two of their
best players, were defeated at Kiowa
Sunday by the Elizabeth team. The
score was Ia to 6. There was a large at
tendance from Elbert and Elizabeth,
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Cornforth and DIR.
and Mrs. Il. II. Denney left on Friday
morning for their annual overland trip
through Manitou Park, via Colorado
Springs and Palmer Lake, expecting to
be gone four or five days.
B. f. Cornelius of St. Joe, Mo, came
in Sunday evening for n few days visit
with his nephew, j. d. Blakely, and fam
lily west of Ebert. Mr.. Cornelius says
crops in northwest Missouri are looking
fine and the corn crop will be big.
motor cycle ridden by Denver man
was the cause of Henry Matthews team
breaking loose from hitching post Sat
urday afternoon and making a lively
run south to the railway bridge, where
the horses were caught. No damage
was done.
Messrs. Il, c. Norman and Noel Ward.
of Boulder, were in Elbert one day last
week looking at the country. They were
both so well impressed with Elbert and
the surrounding country that they con
tracted for ranches east of town and
will return later and close the deal.
Mr. and Mrs Robert Lowman of Pitts
burg, Kansas, and Mrs Fannie Crocker
and two children of Cherryvale, Kansas,
are guests of Mr. and Mrs. George
Gresham and family, west of town, and
will remain for some time. The ladies
are sisters of Mr.. Gresham.
County Supt. Kruse was in town Sat
urday enroute home from Colorado
Springs, where he has been attending
the normal institute. He reported
very successful and profitable institute
and "A large attendance from all the coun-
ties in the district More than dozen
teachers were present from Elbert coun-
ty.
Russell Gates was in town over Sun
day looking over the new store building
now being erected by the Gates com
pany. Mr. Gates is highly pleased over
the crop prospects down this way and
also at the towns progress. He has lots
of faith in Elbert and predicts a bright
future for the town and country
hereabouts.
f. J. Mcnamara went to Fort Collins
Monday as a delegate from Satantee
Tribe No. 81, Red Men, to the Great
Council of that order. Mrs. Mary Ma
guire of Kiowa is the delegate of the de-
gree of Pocahontas. Mrs Julia Lamb
is also IN attendance at the Fort Collins
council as second great scout of the Po-
cahontas degree.
Mr.. and Mrs, j. B. Rood and family
of five children arrived here Wednesday
of last week from Narka, Kansas, and
are temporarily located on ranch west
of town. Mr.. Rood was here last sum
mer and was so well pleased with the
country that he has moved here to make
a permanent home for himself and fam
lily. They are old friends of the Brace
family.