The Elbert County tribune., 1907-01-03
Local and Personal

John Hoover IS home from the uniVer
sity at Boulder for the holidays
When hungry go TO the short order
restaurant and get iirstciass lunch.
Mrs. Joseph Plant was reported on the
sick list last week, suffering from Sc
we're cold.
A. w Stewart, recently of Denver, is
new clerk with the Russell Gates Mer-
camille Co.
e. Blanchard OF the Cameron neigh
borhood is out and around again after
severe sickness.
Miss Amy Epler returned to Lafayette
Monday accompanied by her sister Opal
who will remain there for some time.
Try Black d Ramsay's short order res
taurant for good meal or lunch. Ser
vice first class. Fresh oysters served
Miss Amy Foote and brother Dewey
went to Hugo last Thursday to visit
their father, Lon E. Foote, and family.
i Miss Emma Dodd returned to Denver
Wednesday after pleasant visit at the
Alex. Brazelton home southwest OF town.
Mrs. William Leach of Colorado
| springs Is vi NlSltliiE Hcr son, SIdrtuct
Williams, and numerous friends in this
locality.
A. l.. Coblentz and family have recent
ly moved here from Brush. He will
farm the Black ranch, south OF town,
this year.
John Mitchell. who has been with the
Gates Mercantile company for several
years, is out of the store since the first
of the year.
Mrs. Anna Lalleen and brother, Elmer
Watts, are guests at the Brazclton home
southwest Of town and will remain IA
couple of weeks
\ Mr. and Mrs. George II. Knifton and
daughter Leila were out from Denver
and spent New Years with A. G. Corn
forth and family at Forest Glen ranch.
S. l.. Griffin went to Florence Tuesday
evening in response to "A message inform
ing hun of the serious illness of his aged
mother formerly resident of this local
ity.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Watts of Monument
and Mr. and Mrs. John f. Epler from
west of town drove across to Ramah
Monday and spent New Years with Alex.
Elsner and wife.
The Elbert Mercantile company are
building new ice house in the rear of
their store. The building is iGx30 feet
Joseph Helgeth and Adolph John are
doing the carpenter work.
Mrs Lucy Whiting and Mrs Elmer
Dickerson went to Colorado Springs
Monday to spend New Years and visit
, during the remainder of the week with
George Whiting and family
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Long have moved
into their nice new home recently com
pleted. Fred thinks there's no place
like home, and the Tribune would like
to see more of our business men build
homes here.
Alex. Elsner of Ramah was around
town Wednesday of last week distribut-
ing some fine calendars, compliments of
, the Lem Cannon Mercantile Company
of Ramah. The Tribune acknowledges
the receipt of a calendar.
L. j. Hobart, formerly located south of
town, writes the Tribune under date of
Dec. 26, from Hulctt, Wyoming, that his
family is we'll They have had an open
winter with little snow to date. They
like the country fairly well.
w. S. Porter sold a five months old
pig the other day which dressed 16o
pounds and netted him sl2.37 Mr., Por-
ter bought the pig and its mate about
10 weeks ago for $500. Hog raising is a
profitable industry even where they do
not raise much corn.
B. M. Maroon reports the following
real estate sales made through his agen
cy this week: The Pat Alexander 160
acres three miles east of Ebert to Harry
d. Smith of Denver Also the Marshall
Benudrey l6O-acre ranch five miles north
east to j. w. Cass, an Ohio man.
Black Il Ramsey have established a
cream station in connection with their
cream for the well known Littleton
Creamery Co. They are paying 30 cents
per pound for butter fat. Cream re-
ccived daily and cans furnished when
desired.
Misses Hattie and Flora Hoover, three
miles west of Elhert, entertained about
twenty friends Friday evening in honor
of their friend, Miss Sircolomb OF Den
yer, who was "A guest at the Hoover
home. Games were played and nice re-
freshments we're served and the young
people enjoyed a very pleasant evening.
Charles Perkins of Bijou valley. a
stnnnch friend of the Tribune, called
Wednesday and squared himself for an
other years paper. Although Mr. Per-
ldus is a great reader and is 73 years of
age, he has never worn glasses and his
eycsight is almost AS good as ever.
Net many men OF ~ can read without
the aid OF glasses and Mr.. Perkins is for