The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-13
Local and Personal

l.. L. Hull spent several days in Boul-
der recently, visiting his wife and daugh-
ters
Mrs. B. Gaylor and son Bennie were
Denver visitors a couple of days this
week.
A. Y. Harmon, local agent of the Colo
RADIO d Southern, has moved into the u
B. parsonage.
Mrs. +. A. Dotson and little daughter
Marguerite spent Sunday with friends
at Elizabeth.
Joe Carver returned to Denver Mon
day after pleasant visit of several days
at the Putnam home.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. c. Whiting and two
little boys were over Sunday visitors
with relatives in Colorado Springs.
A. G. Cornforth left here Saturday
morning for a trip to California and the
Northwest. He will be gone for two or
three weeks.
There were two dentists in town this
week and number Of our people are
nursing sore jaws, the result of parting
with an aching tooth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Brazelton and son
days visit with Mr.. and Mrs viii Watts
and family at Monument.
Joseph ii. Purden OF Elbert, Charles
w. Reed of Elizabeth and Eben Hughes
of Kiowa have been appointed commit
tee to examine the county treasurer's
books.
Mr.. and Mrs, b. NJ. Maroon will move
into the Barnes cottage this week, the
property they have been occupying for
several years having been sold to w. A.
Allbaugh.
Glen Lundy went to Denver Monday
to have an ingrowing toe nail cut out.
The nail has troubled Glen since he was
little fellow, and recently became SO
painful that it seriously crippled him.
j. A. Melburn, who has been visiting
in Canada since December last, returned
home Monday. He reports having fine
time and seeing lot of the Canadian
soil, familiar country to Mr.. Melburn.
Jacob Epler and daughter, Miss Amy,
left for Glendora, Calf, Sunday. where
they expect to remain until the latter
part of August. Mr.. Epler sold his prop
erty south of the Beulah hotel last week
to Dan Epler, ir.
The Elbert Red Stockings defeated
the Elizabeth Mistits here Sunday after
great national game. The score was 10
to 5. The Elbert team will play at Par
ker next Sunday.
Commissioners Olson, Brazelton and
Brooks were viewing some proposed
highways this week in the country south
of town. The commissioners have been
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the Elbert Ell Paso county line, running
east from james Coles place.
banks e. Huddle received lot of new
machiney last week for their saw mill
which they will set up and operate on
Tom Cantrils place seven miles south
west of Elbert. The motive power will
be furnished by their traction engine, a
new Aultman q Taylor machine.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Jones returned
from Southern California Monday after
an absence of six weeks They enjoyed
their visit very much and expect to re-
turn in November to reside at Glendora,
where they have purchased a home. Mr..
and Mrs. Jones will go to New York and
\ spend the summer.
Ed Peterson, of Norton, Kansas, rep
resenting the Aultman & Taylor Machin-
cry Co. of Kansas City, was in Elbert
again this week looking after the com
pany's interests in this locality. Mr..
Peterson has nice business in this ter
ritory and is working up considerable
new business for his company
Rising Star Rebekah Lodge No. IS, of
Elbert, will celebrate its fifth anniver-
sary on Friday evening" June %, with
reception, card party and entertainment
in |. .. o. f. hall There will be music.
recitations, cards and other games, light
refreshments, etc, for which there will
be no charge. A most cordial invitation
is extended to the public to be present
and enjoy the event with the Rebekahs.
Elmer Peterson came up from Colo
RADIO Springs yesterday morning and
spent the day here, his first visit in two
years. He is employed as an express
agent and runs between the Springs and
1 Cripple Creek over the Colorado Mid
land and Midland Terminal railways.
He is taking few days lay off, nursing
a very sore finger, the injury resulting
from running splinter into his finger
causing blood poisoning.
J. d. Lougb, from southwest of town.
was caller at this office Monday. He
has Just completed planting his crop of
200 acres-175 acres of grain and y Of
potatoes. Mr.. Lough was back in Kan
sas some time ago and visited brother
at Atwood whom he had not seen before
for number of years. At Atwood he
also met the Gilmore boys, formerly resi-
dents of the country southwest of town,
who were enjoying good health and pros
! Darity