The Elbert County tribune., 1907-10-24
Local and Personal.

John Hoover is attending the Denver
university taking course in the law
department.
Mrs. Belle Moore and little daughter
returned Saturday from the southwest
part of the state.
Carl Matthews returned last week
from visit with relatives in Yampa and
vicinity, in Rontt county.
Stockmen, Frank Long will offer for
sale w head pure bred and high grade
Shorthorn cows and heifers, etc, Kiowa,
Thursday, Oct 81.
Mrs. NJ. c. Frazier and baby daughter
spent last week with relatives in Boul.
der, returning Sunday evening with Mr..
Frazier, who went up that morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray REGISTER came up
from Trinidad yesterday morning. where
they have been engaged in Salvation
Army work, and will visit Mr. REGISTERS
mother southwest of town.
X. L. Glow, the pioneer land man, of
Denver, was in town Saturday accompa-
MED by an Omaha man who was looking
for location on the divide. The Tri.
buue acknowledges a friendly call.
Ed Clark returned Tuesday evening
from his trip to Routt county. Ed did
not succeed in killing a deer but had
venison and "bar" meat until he was
tired of it. He reports the former FL.
bert county people in that section well
and prosperous.
number OF the young friends OF Har-
yey Cornforth surprised him at Forest
Glen ranch Tuesday evening and all en-
joyed very pleasant evening, playing
games, etc. The surprise was in honor
of Harvey's birthday which occurred
early in the month.
Mr and Mrs. Thomas Reynolds, OF
Lincoln, Neb., former residents OF Elbert,
came IN Tuesday evening for visit with
the latters parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. II
Gatewood. Mr.. Reynolds is foreman
IN the freight department of the Union
Pacific railway at Lincoln.
Gus Mulligan bid ddois to his many
Elbert friends Monday and started on
the return trip to Nacozari, Sonora, Mex
leo, where he has been engaged in CON
struction work in the mining districts
for several years. Gus has promised the
Tribune letter descriptive of that inter
esting country.
Anyone subject to headache caused by
eyestrain, or weak eyes, and in need Of
oSiciltihShiig ddluSttu HlhSSeS, snOuIu
not fail to see Mr.. lcove while here. He
has been coming here for over six years
and has among his numerous patrons
some of the best known people OF this
county. He will be at the Beulah Hotel,
Eiirrs, on Tuesday, Oct. 30, for one day
only.
Preaching service next Sabbath morn
ing at ii and in the evening at 7:30 by
fha Ray 4 u
Ject, l Cor, xiii Sunday school at 10 a.
M, Christian Endeavor at p. IN. Meet
ing OF the session after the morning ser
vice, at which time Mr. Hutchison will
tender his resignation as supply pastor
of the church, which was called for early
in September.
Frank Black, local agent for the Lit
tleton Creamery company, shipped 200
cans of cream out of Ebert last month,
and his shipments are increasing right
along. There is big money in selling
cream for the ranchman who has a herd
Of good cows and takes the proper care
of them. James Miller of the North
Bend ranch near Ebert brought in one
can of cream last week which brought
him almost Sl1.
In Elbert county, and in fact all over
this big Divide country, land values are
increasing rapidly and buyers from the
east-.-principally from the Mississippi
and Missouri valleys-are arriving every
day. large proportion of them find
suitable locations and the good lands
are being bought up at rapid rate
Good crops are being raised each year
and the large amount of grain being
marketed daily right here in Elbert is an
eye-opener to these homeseekers. We
can truthfully say that no other section
Of the state offers such great opportuni
ties to people of limited means who de
sire to follow the occupation of tilling
the soil,