The Elbert County tribune., 1907-10-31
LOCAL AND
Happenings Of Local Interes
During the Week.

N. F. Brown was in Denver several
days last week on business.
The Tribune phone number is 81. Call
us up when you know OF an item Of news
Money Loaned--On real estate secur-
ity. Lee Ramsey, 605 Empire Building,
Denver.
George Boston is new clerk at the
City drug store, working evenings after
school and on Saturdays.
Miss Tillie Vardie of Denver will com.
mence a term Of school next Monday in
district No. 10, southwest of town.
Quick action and small profits on the
sale of your ranch il listed with the Di.
vide Realty & Investment Co., Ebert
For Sale-About "a head of well bred
hogs-shoats, sows and pigs; all good
ones. Lewis Monett, miles northwest
Of Elbert. 7
II. II. Dawson, 237 Coronado Building,
Denver, Colo, will make few real es.
tate loans at reasonable rate of interest.
Any amount, large or small. s
Mrs. L. L. Hull returned to Boulder
saturday after months stay with Mr..
Hull and the boys, Edgar and Leroy, on
their ranch southwest Of town.
S. L. Griffin returned from Florence
last week where he was summoned by
the serious illness OF his aged father,
former resident of this locality.
Stamping done to order, lessons and
instructions given in needle work, such
as teneriffe, eyelet, hardanger, drawn
work, etc. Mrs. j. L. Baldwin, Elbert.
Always keep a bottle OF 1. w. HAIR
PER whiskey in sight. Good to look at
and good to taste; and what's more
benefit to your health. Sold by ID. r.
Burnside.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. ]. Driever and little
daughter left for Hamburg, Iowa, Satur.
day for three weeks visit with rela-
tives and friends at their former home in
the Hawkeye state.
30 Gents for Cream.-The Littleton
Creamery Company will pay 81 cents per
pound for butter fat for the last half of
October, delivered to me at Ebert
FRANK BLACK, Agent.
The plasterers are putting the finish
ing touches to their work on the new
Maroon residence in Scott's addition to
Ebert. This will be a handsome home
and credit to the town.
When visiting Denver, stop at the new
Hotel Alamo, corner 18th and Market
streets. Strictly modern, with elevator
service. Public and private baths.
ftaleS Sl.UO per Gay ana up
Twenty Illinois farmers have recently
bought 100 acres each Of the Bijou ranch
land in eastern Elbert county. Other
Illinois men are said to be figuring on
10000 acres of the same property.
The match race between Dollie V. and
Little Steve held Saturday at the Peter
son ranch south of Elbert resulted in
victory for the Walker horse. The time
was 2314 seconds for the quarter mile.
Grandma Rinnert is reported very low
at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs.
Thomas Cantril, six miles southwest Of
Gilbert. Mrs. Rinnert is SO years of age
and has been quite feeble for some time
Miss Irene O'Neal left Saturday for
her home at Beattie, Kansas, after a
pleasant visit here at the James Barnes
nome. Mr.. and Mrs. Barnes and Mr..
md Mrs. ID. K. Burnside and daughter
accompanied her to Denver for a few
days visit.
| The corner stone OF the new Presby-
terian church at Kiowa was laid on
tuesday afternoon last week with i'm
prcssive services. The building will be
constructed of cement blocks and will be
1ne of the incest church editices in the
county when completed.
Charlie Kent closed deal Tuesday
with his fatherinlaw, j. A Melburn,
whereby he becomes the owner of 44O
acres OF choice land located about six
miles southwest of Elbert. This is a
part of the big Melburn ranch and will
make Charlie fine ranch home.
Word comes out from Denver that the
condition of August Neuman, who has
been lowering between life and death
for number of weeks, is greatly i'm
proved and his physicians and family
now have strong hopes for his recovery.
Mr.. Neuman has made brave fight for
life and all will rejoice to hear that he is
so much better.
Mr.. Marion Foote, eldest son of Lon
e. Foote, of Hugo, and Miss Anna Kath.
ryn Hoenehs. a well known Hugo young
lady, were married at Hugo on Oct. %
Mr.. Foote formerly lived in Elbert and,
with his bride, spent several days here
this week visiting his aunt, Mrs. ]. c.
Mowrey. Mr.. and Mrs Foote have the
best wishes of the many Elbert friends
Of the groom.
One OF the weather prophets predicts
an early winter this year, and finds his
reasons observing the cockleburr. He
says it is the most trustworthy cold
weather barometer of ALL Cockleburrs,
like all other plants, have in them the
instinct of reproduction and continua-
ton of the species. This instinct is so
strongly marked in the cockleburr that
it seems to know, intuitively, when a
killing frost will come, and puts forth
its burr before it is nipped. The cockle-
ourrs set on early this year, and accord
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