The Elbert County tribune., 1907-01-24
THURSDAY JAN. "a, 1907
Local and Personal

Mrs. j. A. KERN and children spent
Sunday with friends at Elizabeth.
Mrs. f. III. Denney was quite sick last
week, suffering from severe cold.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. +. Cook are visiting
friends in Denver and Boulder this
week.
Mrs. J. E. Pope went TO Denver Fri
day for few days visit with an aunt
and family.
Eugene Gatewood went to Denver
Sunday to visit relatives and attend the
stock show.
John Mitchell is said to have secured
good position with a mercantile CON
pany at Lafayette.
Mrs. ID. ID. Detwiler and daughters
Clyde and Minnie went to Denver Sat
urday to visit friends.
Harry Lundy came out from Denver
Friday eveEing and spent couple of
days on the ranch east of town.
Earl Rhudy returned home last Wed.
nesday from a two months visit with
relatives around st. Joseph, Mo.
Dan Epler. Jr., returned last Thurs
day from Illinois, where he has been
visiting relatives for several months.
Joseph Brazelton is making some good
improvements on his ranch west of
town, building new cattle sheds, etc
Miss Matte Cannon of Ramah is an
hn
George and Charles Cannon homes.
j. A. KERN is among those who have
been under the weather, being confined
to the house last week Il couple of days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Grin have moved
into the residence recently vacated by
F. w. Schenk, where they will reside
temporarily.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Bass have renttd
n 10 room house and 13 lots near Engle-
wood, south of Denver, and will soon
leave the ranch. IN
Eugene Cannon of Ramah and james
Hobbs of Eastonville were on the north
bound train Sunday enroute to Denver
to attend the stock show.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Bass, former
residents of the Prosperity Ridge neigh
borhood, are the proud parents of n baby
boy, born on Jan. 6 at their home near
Lucerne, Mo.
Maroon & Ramsey have installed
telephone in their real estate Office and
are connected with the Farmers Mutual
Telephone company's lines running
south and southwest from Elbert.
Assessor Martin Chairman of Eliza
beth was called here Friday evening by
the serious illness Of his mother at the
Alex. Brazelton home southwest OF town
He returned to Elizabeth Saturday.
Joseph Eisenberg of Elizabeth and
brother-in-l law, Albert Nolkart of Platte
vile, were in town Thursday. Joe has
just completed painting j. ID. Louph's
new house and has big Job on hand
for David Tintle.
Mrs. Alex. Brazeltons mother who is
making her home with her daughter
near town, was stricken with paralysis
late last Wednesday afternoon and,
owing to her advanced age-SO wears.
mas been IN critical condition since
DR.. r. Fl. Denney has been kept on
the Jump for several weeks attending to
numerous cases of lagrippe and bad
colds. 1t is thought the extreme drv
ness OF the atmosphere and blowing
dust Is largely responsible for the epi
demic of severe colds.
Last Thursday the county commits.
sioners named the following Elbert
county citizens as delegates to the Dry
Farming Congress to be held in Denver
this week: AL Carnahan, A. G. Corn
forth, Jacob Brazelton, b. G. KILN.
Iom q. James, George Fahrion, John
ttinnert, August Beuck, F. p. Murray.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Callaway of nenr
Wray, Colo, spent several days here this
week visiting Mrs. Callaway's brother.
Sid Foreman and family, west OF EIbert,
Mr.. Callaway who is delegate from
Yuma county to the Dry Farming Con
gress held in Denver this week, is one of
the successful farmers of Yuma county.
HIS wheat crop of % acres last season
yielded 66 bushels per acre.
j. A. Miller and cousin, r. w. Fullar
were out from Denver several DAYS last
week visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Curt Dittemore. Mr.. Miller has
leased the North Bend ranch. north west
of Elbert, of j. f. Strachan and viii
move out with his family and take nos
session about Feb. L. MIR. and Mrs.
Strachan, in company with Mr.. and Mrs
b. blanchard, will 90 to California to
reside. ~
J. c. Brace has bought f. S. Ramey's
4ooacre ranch six miles northwest of in.
bert and will take possession about March
Isl, rms Is one of the real choice
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