The Elbert County tribune., 1907-08-15
LOCAL AND DPERSONAL
Happenings of Local Interest
During the Week.

his cousin, Druggist Fred Long.
Fred Beach visited with friends il
Denver and Brighton several days las
and this week.
Mrs Anna Otis and children OF Den
yer came out last week for a visit at thu
John Murray home west of town.
+. Gatewood left for Packwood, Iowa
Saturday, where his brother Charlie il
very low and not expected to live but I
short time.
Mrs. John McKimmie, ST., came VI
from Elizabeth last week and spent sew
eral days visiting with her son George
and family.
Frank Lamar OF Ray county, Mo, ar
rived here last week for two months
visit ut the home of j. C. Grouse, south
of town seven miles.
Mrs. Mollie George of Lincoln, Neb.,
her parents, Mr., and Mrs. w. II Gate
wood, for couple of weeks.
,udIltS IlhlbtTt Vi iOutTluuHs w gDHl-
ing former newspaper man in the state
of Missouri, is an Elbert visitor this
week, the guest of his sister, Mrs. j. j.
Ramsey
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Taggart returned
home Friday from three weeks visit
in Denver. Mrs Taggart's mother and
sister came with them and remained
over Sunday.
Il. NJ. Travers and family arrived here
yesterday afternoon from Illinois and
will be the guests for couple of weeks
OF the formers cousin, Mrs. ID. G. Cor
bett, and family east OF Ebert.
Mrs j. D. Blakely and two younger
daughters returned home Monday from
very pleasant ten weeks visit with rel
atives at Logan and Norton, Kansas.
Mrs. Blakely returns home feeling much
improved as result Of her trip
Harvey Squires, well known in Ebert,
is in hospital at Colorado Springs re-.
covering from an operation for a severe
case OF appendicitis performed last week.
His brother Jesse was down to see him
and found him getting along nicely with
every chance for an early recovery.
One of the attractions at the fair to be
held on Oct will be the Denver Post
Newsboy's Band OF 35 pieces, which Sec
Long informs us has been engaged for
the occasion. The Post band is one OF
the best known musical organizations in
Denver and will be popular attraction
for the big day.
The new elevator building is going uI
with rush, Contractor Chesman hay
ing large force at work this week in an
endeavor to complete the work by Sept
l. 1t is an immense building for this
country and towers into the air almost
90 feet above the ground. An iron roo
will cover the entire building which will
have capacity of 25 car loads of grain
During the electrical storm on August
2nd the Table Rock church, Is mile.
southwest OF Elbert, was struck by light
ming and considerable damage done tc
the building. 1t struck first the spire
tearing off the shingles in its path, ant
went downward through one side, break
ing one window and casing tearing loose
the plastering and one seat as it passed
into the ground.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Wilson left on Wed
nesday of last week for visit with the
Williams and Aulesbrook families on tn,
Divide, going by way of Monument
They returned home Sunday, reporting
very enjoyable trip. Mr.. Wilson tell,
us that he saw the best crops IN the vi
cinity OF Cherry that he ever saw in thai
section of the country. Everybody seem.
prosperous and happy.-Douglas Count,
Record.
George Black of Gilmore City, Iowa
where he is engaged in the lumber bus
mess, spent last week here visiting hi.
brother Frank and family Mr. Black
was so well pleased with the Elberl
country that he invested in some lane
while here, purchasing $50 acres of the
well known Forest Glen ranch for him
self and son Charles, the tract lying wesl
OF and adjoining his brother Franks
ranch. and about four miles south oi
Elbert.