The Elbert County tribune., 1907-02-07
Local and Personal

Joseph N Barnes, from south OF town,
went to Denver Saturday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Stoddard have
moved to Colorado Springs to reside.
country purchased fine new piano last
week.
Cannon Bros. shipped carload of
fine hogs to the Denver market last
week.
The balmy spring like weather we
have been having this week has put
stop Temporarily to the ice harvest.
George Blakely, south of town, one Of
our prosperous ranchmen, hauled out
nice new carriage one day last week.
Alex. Brazelton filed Dick Burnsides
ice houses last week, cutting the ice
from the ponds on his ranch along kio-
wa creek.
All members of the w. c. L. U. are
requested to meet at the home of Mrs.
George Gardner on Wednesday, Feb. 13,
at 2:'I0 p. IN.
Mrs. June Mackie and baby have
moved to Fort Morgan, where Mr..
Mackie is now located, working at his
trade de-carpenter.
Wallace Whiting and family have
moved to town from the Prosperity
Ridge neighborhood and are occupying
the Hedge property.
Wanted-A good reliable correspond
ent from the southwest corner of the
county. Call at this office or write the
Tribune for particulars.
The Calhan News has been enlarged
from a six to a seven-column quarto, two
pages home print. Bro. Sparkman is
improving the News right along.
Jacob Dietrich is building new barn,
14x20 feet on his residence lots in the
south part of town. Gus Dietrich and
j. A. Boston are doing the work.
William Allbaugh of Leon, Iowa. is
here visiting his daughter, Mrs. George
Gardner, and family. He has been visit
ing brother at Estabrook, Colo.
Mrs. Dora Clark of Lucerne, Mo-, a
former resident of the Sidney neighbor-
hood, arrived here last week and is visit
ing numerous friends in this locality.
The Tribune printery has turned out
sale bills during the past week for Louis
Muller, Stoker Bros. and w. Nj. Carlile
and will print bills today for the f. S.
Ramey public sale.
Fred Mulligan, who has been in Cali
fornia for several years, has recently
located at Los Angeles, and writes the
Tribune requesting us to send the paper
to him at that city.
Earl Oaks, who has been suffering
from severe attack of bronchitis, is
able to sit up this week and it is thought
he will soon be out again. Mrs. Oaks is
also much better and is able to be up
portion of the time.
The Tribune publishes an excellent
news letter this week from the East
Bijou and Ramah locality. We have
engaged the services of a correspondent
and expect to publish the news of that
locality each week hereafter
The hog market is soaring sky high.
On Monday top hogs in Denver sold for
S6.9719. 1t is predicted by those in a
position to know that we will see the
highest priced hogs we have seen for
years before the market breaks.
Fred Long, the popular druggist of
Elbert, was here Thursday assisting in
taking an invoice of the Palace Drug
store before Mrs. Van Cleave turns it
over to VIM. Workman, who will run it
in the future. Grandma Rinnert, who
has been stopping with Mrs. Lennie Van
Cleave for several months, went home
with Mrs. Graham, south of Kiowa,
Wednesday for an indefinite stay
Elizabeth Banner.
The neighbors and friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. Nj. Beaudrey, residing five and
half miles northeast of Elbert, pleasantly
surprised them in their cozy home last
Thursday evening to bid them farewell
before their departure for the Puget
Sound country The evening was spent
very pleasantly with music and games;
delicious refreshments were served and
those present went away with the feel
ing of having spent delightful evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beaudrey leave host OF
friends in this locality who wish them
success and happiness in their new
home.
Dan Montague. who worked a few
days for Arthur Devlin at Case, on last
Sunday. during Mr.. Devlin's absence
from home, stole rifle and quantity
of clothing and walked across s-country
to Monument where he took the train
for Colorado Springs. On Monday, less
than "a hours after the crime had been
committed, Sheriff Vosler of this city
captured the thief in Colorado City and
brought him to Castle Rock, where he
plead guilty of the charge before Judge
Webster and is now in custody in the
county Jail in Colorado Springs, awaiting