The Elbert County tribune., 1907-01-31
Local and Personal

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Deputy Clerk "Abby" Rinuert of Kio
wa was in town Sunday.
County Treasurer Hertel publishes
warrant call in this issue.
When hungry go to the short order
restaurant and get tirst-class lunch.
A. G. Cornforth of Forest Glen ranch
was elected director of the Western
Live Stock show.
]. A. Boston has moved from his old
home on the ranch east of Ebert to his
new home in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mart Chairman we're up
from Elizabeth one night last week to
see Mr.. Charman's mother.
Albert Neuman, manager of the FL
bert Cheese and Butter Co., returned
Monday evening from trip to Denver
N. Christensen of the "Fairview'
neighborhood, northeast of Elbert, has
plastered l.. w. Parkhurst's new resi-
dence.
Mr.. and Mrs Alex. Elsner drove over
| from Ramah Sunday and Mrs. Elsner
will remain week with her parents
near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. . H. Jones, residing four
miles north of Elbert, entertained mum
Der of friends at dinner Sunday, given in
honor of their son Ray and bride
Mrs w. D. Watts and two little girls
returned to Monument Saturday Will
returned some time ago and has gone to
work again for the Highly Mercantile Co.
James Knight, former Elbert county
citizen, has recently moved from Marys-
vile, Kansas, to Choctaw, Oklahoma,
and orders the Tribune sent to his new
home.
Mrs. Julian Cannon and daughter
Mary returned to Colorado Springs Suns
day evening after a pleasant visit here
at the homes of George and Charles
Cannon.
The James Donaldson 100 acres, which
the Tribune stated last week had been
bought by Denver parties was purchased
by j. G. Brace, who recently bought the
Ramey ranch.
The annual crop of ice is now being
put up for next years use in this locality.
In the ponds and reservoirs along Kiowa
creek the ice is IL inches thick and of a
very fine quality.
The Elbert Presbyterian church has
recently received the following persons
into the church membership; Mr.. and
Mrs. L. W. Parkhurst, Mrs. Mary Grin,
Mr.. G. s. Treadway.
Allen Carnahan's prize car load of fat
steers exhibited at the stock show
brought him $3.50 per hundred. They
were bought by the John Thompson
Grocery Co. of Denver.
S. L. Griffin returned Sunday morning
from Florence, where he was summoned
again last week owing to the serious ill
ness of his aged mother. Mr.. Griffin
reports his mother failing rapidly.
j. B. Rood, who came here last fall
from Republic county, Kansas, has
leased from Jacob Epler the school sec
on which Mr., Boston has been located
for number of years, and has moved
onto the place with his family.
Joseph Brazelton of Southern Cal
ifornia, so miles south of San Francisco.
an uncle of Alex. Brazelton, arrived here
Monday and is visiting with his nephew
and family, southwest of town. Mr..
Brazeiton is enroute to Des Moines.
Iowa.
Z. F. Green has moved onto the Joseph
Oaks place east of town, which he has
leased for year together with 100 acres
adjoining from Jacob Epler Mr.. Green
has been living on the James Neely
ranch, southwest of Elbert, for some
time.
w. S. Porter has sold through Maroon
y Ramsey his 4S0-acre ranch one mile
north of town to Mr.. Packer from
Iowa, who will takeo possession about
March L. Mr.. Porter will probably buy
another place in this locality as he is
pretty well pleased with Elbert county.
Mrs. Senia Clark returned from Yampn
wednesday OF last week, where she was
called by the serious illness of her mother
Mrs. Phoebe Decker. She left her
mother greatly improved and able To be
up again. Mrs. Harry Decker of Yamna
has also been down with the pneumonia
Mrs. Clara Hobbs of Idaho Springs is
at the Alex. BraZelton home southwest
OF town, called here by the iious illness
of her mother, who was recently stricken
with paralysis, but is now reported To ha
slowly improving. Mrs. Alex. Brazelton
has also been quite i'll from a severe nj,
tack of lagrippe.
The Colorado Springs Gazette of Ian
p was whopper and fine edition. One
entire page was devoted to a write mn of
Elbert and Elbert county, the matter
being copied largely from the folder
issued by the Elbert Commercial club
1t was a good advertisement for tb;s
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