The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-05
LOCAL AND Personal
Happenings of Local Interest
During the Week.


Christmas is only three weeks away.
Come to Elbert Saturday and attend
the Farmers Institute picnic.
Real Estate Loans made promptly
H. II. Dawson, 237 Coronado bldg, DEN
. yer. 9tf
Mrs. Owen Lamb and Mrs. Sella and
daughter Pauline went to Denver Fri
day.
Charlie Cannon was over from his
ranch near Calhan Wednesday Of last
week.
Mrs E. J. Denney and sister, Mrs
George, returned Tuesday from month
visit with a sister in Colorado Springs.
Mrs r. A. Dotson and little Miss Mar.
guerite spent Thanksgiving with Mrs.
/ Dotsons mother and family near Eliza.
beth.
To Trade-Three lots and neat cottage
and tourist livery business IN Manitou,
for ranch on the Divide.=-Divide Realty
& Investment Co.
Will Nelson left for his home in Gree
ley Friday after pleasant months visit
at the home of his uncle, Richard Maui
of the Bijou valley.
Mrs. Roxie Cannon, Miss Mary and
Eugene Cannon, of Ramah, were guests
at the Allbaugh and Gardner homes
here Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. w. II. Teagarden and little
daughter from east OF town left Tuesday
morning for Olympia, Wash, where Mrs
Teagarden's father lies dangerously i'll.
The following named persons are new
Tribune subscribers: Paul Jones, q. w.
Reel, w. L, Parish, Elbert; Miss Amy
Foote, Limon; Ray REGISTER, Greeley,
Colo. q slt
James Barnes left Saturday for ST.
Joe, Mo-, ard Beattie, Kan, on business.
He expects to be gone month or six
weeks. Mrs. Barnes accompanied HIM
to Denver. 1f
The local gun club held a shoot on the
afternoon of Thanksgiving. Some very
good scores were made, Fred Long max
ing the best with II straight bluerocks
to his credit %
} Turkey Shoot and Raff1e-At Joseph
Stanner's, 8 miles east of Elbert, We'd
nesday, Dec. lS. Free lunch at noon.
Come and get nice fat turkey for your
, Christmas dinner.
Every lady in Elbert and vicinity has
been appointed member OF the commit
tee to look after the picnic dinner Satur-
day. Be on hand early, as there will be
a lot OF people to feed.
1t is intended for those who appreci-
: ate quality; for those gentlemen who en-
J JOY thoroughly matured, rick old Ken
lucky liquor-I. w. Harper whiskey
J Sold by D. r. Burnside.
Box Social-There will be an enter
tainment and box social at the school
: house in district No "a Friday evening"
Dec. l3, given for benefit of the school,
All invited.-HArTIE JOHNSON, Teacher
Mr.. and Mrs. N. c. Wheeler, from east
. of town, went to Denver Sunday and
may spend the winter in that city Mr..
! Wheeler, who recently had a severe at
Z tack of his old trouble, is consideraly i'm
n proved
D Ye editor can safely recommend the new
u Hotel Alamo, corner 17th and Market
y streets, Denver, as being strictly first
B lass, with every modern convenience,
and reasonable rates. We stop there
70 ourselves.
II Mr.. and Mrs. Gilmore Jewell and baby
boy and Mr.: and Mrs. George McKim-
mie and little daughters spent Thanks
giving at the parental Hawkey home
n near Melvin, Arapahoe county, where a
jolly family reunion was held.
" 1t requires money to publish news
" paper, the same as any other business,
70 and the Tribune would appreciate set
tlement from all Of its subscribers now
in arrears. Don't wait for statement
y to be mailed you; come in now.
n A Junior Christian Endeayor society
was organized Sunday afternoon at the
4, Presbyterian church with 10 members.
,S Mrs. Frank Black is superintendent.
Ihe Juniors will meet in the church
each Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
j. G. Molloy came out from Denver
Monday evening and went over to his
ranch north Of Fondis. He has been
- engaged putting in a power plant in
W Gore canon on the Moffat railway for an
important power and irrigation project
10 All farmers and ranchmen attending
10 the Farmers Institute picnic Saturday
"a are earnestly requested to bring with
10 them samples of grain, potatoes, grasses
II etc, and some Of their fat horses and
colts for Judging purposes. Bring any
: thing else Of merit that you have raised
on the ranch.
Preaching services at thu Presbyter
ian church next Sunday, morning and
evening. Rev. j. P. Hutchison will
preach in the morning: subject, "Able t.
Possess the Land" Rev. X. G. FarmeI
OF the Christian church will preach in
the evening. This will be Mr.. Hutchi
sons last service here.