The Elbert County tribune., 1907-02-21
Local and Personal

Conrad Peterson, a well known young
ranchman southeast Of Elbert, is serious
ly afflicted with an attack of rheuma-
tism.
Born, to Dir. and Mrs. James Murray,
five miles west Of Elhert, Saturday, Feb.
16, 1907, daughter. Both mother and
daughter are reported doing nicely.
s. b. Work of Chanute, Kansas, an ex
perienced salesman, has recently been
employed by the Gates company and has
taken n position in their local lstore.
L. &. Jewell sold his fine standard
bred pacing stallion, Ben Hur, last week
to VIII Boston of Elizabeth. Ben Hur
is fine horse and it is hoped he will be
kept in the county.
SEED PorATeEs - (White) to let on
shares. viii take fifth of crop OF
same nurnbe of pounds Of large potatoes
next fall. Apply to A. K. James, 51S
miles west of Ebert.
This is the time OF year when the Di-
vide ranchmen market their seed pota-
toes and a number OF buyers from the
Greeley district have been here recently
and contracted for seed.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Salt returned last
| week from a visit to their old home in
southern Ohio They enjoyed their visit
very much although it rained the greater
part of the time they we're in the Buck
eye state.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. L. Epler and Mrs
Jacob Epler and daughter Ruby arrived
here Monday morning from their Cali
fornia trip. They had splendid visit
and all were benefited by the change to
a low altitude.
The Elbert locality lost two good fam
ihes this week in the removal of Mr. and
Mrs. j. f. Strachan and Mr.. and Mrs E.
| Blanchard to Los Angeles, Cal. The
well wishes of many friends go with
them to their new home.
Frank b. Hall Of Rife, an old friend
of the Tribune editor, came in last Wed
| nesday evening from Denver and went
over into the Fondis neighborhood on
| Thursday to look after his ranch proper
/ ty located southeast Of Fondis.
L. M. Reed of Allen, Neb., has bought
of q. X. Andrus of Denver 100 acres of
choice farm land five miles east of town
The land is unimproved but Mr.. Reed
will commence building rs soon as he
returns from Nebraska. The sale was
1 made through Narron a. Ramsey.
The hard times dance given by the
| Rebekahs last Thursday evening was
well attended and some unique costumes
were worn. Mr.. and Mrs Gilmore Jewell
were awarded prizes for wearing the
raggedest clothes. The Rebekahs served
u nice supper in Gates old store room.
| l.. Detson of West Liberty, Iowa, ar
rived here Friday for an extended visit
with his son Frank and family. His
daughter, Mrs. Chapman, accompanied
him from Pueblo and spent several days
| here. They we re on the wrecked train
and received severe shaking up but no
| injuries.
| Manager Neuman is making some sub
stantial improvements at the cheese fac
4 tory, painting and kalsomining the inter-
Tor wood work throughout the building
New hardwood floors will be laid in the
main building and other extensive i'm
| propements are contemplated. The fac
tory is coming rapidly to the front. 1t
pays out big sum of money each month
to the ranchmen of the kibert locality.
Losr-Three pet cats, in transferring
them from one home to another Must
be somewhere in the vicinity east of Sid
ney school house. Two were unregener-
ative maidstone black named "Teddy."
the other grey, named Tiger and
black female, .'Nigger." Anyone seeing
or hearing of their whereabouts will
please notify Mrs. Joseph N. Barnes, near
Sidney, or ID. r. Burnside, Elbert, and
greatly ob.ige Mrs. Il. Blanchard.
l.. G. Dameron, who has been connect
ed with the Gates Mercantile company
for several years, for the past year as one
OF the managers of their local store, has
severed his connection with the company
and will leave this week for Amarillo.
Texas, whore he has lucrative position
offered him. Mr. Dameron is frst-class
business man and will make good in al
most any capacity, and the we'll wishes
of host of friends go with him and his
estimable wife to their new home in the
Texas panhandle
Rising Star Rebekah Lodge No. ss. /.
.. o. F., installed the following officers
at special meeting held Saturday after
neon= Noble grand, Tina Griffin: vice
grand, Clara KERN; secretary, Nina Pur
den; treasurer, Georgia Putnam; warden,
Margaret John: conductor, Ida Epler:
inside guardian, Ethel Putnam; outside
guardian, b. +. Cook; chaplain, Rachel
Whiting; r. S. to N g., Belle Gaylor:
u. S. to N. G., Lottie Fahron. r. s TO
V. g., Lucy Whiting; l.. s. V. e.. An
ma Oaks. Mrs. Nina Purden was the in
cta1linu offioar -