The Elbert County tribune., 1907-11-28
LOCAL ANDPERSONAL
Happenings of Local Interest
During the Week.

ity Lee Ramsey, sos Empire Building,
Denver.
For Rainbelt land bargains see the old.
timer, II. l.. Glow, Of CLOVIS land office,
1913 Stout street, Denver. Sc
Place an advertisement in the Tribune
and watch your business grow. Best
advertising medium published,in Elbert
county.
o. B. Meader and Ross Howard, OF the
Bijou valley east OF Ebert, left Monday
morning for Polk City, Iowa, Mr.. Mead
er's home, whore they will spend the
winter.
r. T. Hawkey of Parker spent several
days here last week visiting his sisters,
Mrs. George McKimmie and Mrs. Ell
more Jewell. He purchased and took
several horses home with him.
Grand Christmas Ball.-There will be
an all night dance in Red Men hall, Ell
bert, Christmas night, Dec. 25 Good
music will be provided and all lovers of
dancing are invited. Tickets s100.
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Box Social.-There will be box social
given for the benefit of the Sidney school
Christmas tree, followed by dance for
all those that enjoy the amusement, at
Sidney hall alfred Peterson's) Friday
evening, Dec. o. Everyone invited.
Eggs have taken jump in price this
week, 30 cents n dozen being the figures
quoted. This is about the top price tori
eggs in this market. In Denver and
Colorado Springs strictly fresh eggs are
selling at 30 and 40 cents per dozen.
l.. L. Hull received the sad news last
week of the death OF his mother, Mrs
Clara Hull, at the advanced age of So
years. She died at her home at Apopka,
Florida, on Saturday, Nov. 16. Mr.. Hull
has the sympathy of the community.
Maroon & Ramsey report the sale of
the Joseph Plant 800 acre ranch, five
miles east of Elbert, to j. K Wise Of the
San Luis valley; also 400 acres of the
Melbourne ranch, five miles northwest of
town, to Fred Talbot Of Greenleaf Kan.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Packer and baby
daughter left on last Wednesday even
ing for Carroll county, Iowa, to visit rel
atives. They will also visit in Calhoun
county and at Creston before their re.
turn, which will be about the first of the
year.
Our good friend, Eli Knowles, of the
Sidney neighborhood, stopped us on the
street the other day and told us of a long
letter he received recently from Mr.. and
Mrs Oliver Long Of Glendora, Cal. The
different pages were pasted together and
the epistle measured Just nine feet in
length. Mrs Long is niece of Mrs.
Knowles.
Mrs, h. w. Moulton sends the Tribune
a copy of the Mead Messenger contain
ing cuts of the First United Brethren
Church of Mead, dedicated Nov 10, and
IT'S pastor, Rev. j. n. Davis, formerly OF
Gilbert. The Tribune learns that Mr..
Davis Is meeting with great success in
ms work at Mead and his many friends
around Elbert will be pleased to learn
Of It.
The Elbert locality loses a splendid
family 10y the removal of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. q. Cornforth and family to Eugene,
Lane county, Oregon Mrs. Cornforth
and Evelyn left Saturday expecting to
stop at Salt Lake City enroute, and MIR.
Cornforth and Harvey will leave TODAY.
Harvey going through with a car load of
household goods ard horses. Mr.. and
Mrs. Cornforth have resided southwest
OF Elbert on the well known Forest Glen
ranch for fifteen years, and Mr.. Corn
forth had been resident of the county
even longer. They are excellent people
and will be greatly missed in the com.
munlty. Ths Tribune along with a host
oil friends wishes them good health. han.
piness and prosperity in their new home
IN the willamette valley, where they ex-
pect to buy property after looking
around awhile.
Mrs: Owen Lamb, residing six miles
east OF town, entertained at progressive
nigh hve Tuesday afternoon, following
one OF her far famed dinners, in honor Of
her friend, Mrs. Hattie Sella. of Denver
me following lauies were present: Mrs.
+, II. Mulligan, Mrs. Belle Moore. Mrs
May Corkett, Mrs. Elmer Payne, Mrs. l..
y, Perkins, Mrs. L. Carver, Mrs. A. q.
tutnam, Mrs. L. Whiting. Mrs. b. Cav.
Ior, Mrs; d: +. Mayer, Mrs. J. A. KERN.
MIS- D. II: Purden, Mrs. j. f. Pope, Miss
hulua hrlekson. Mrs, Mayer, Mrs Mul
ligan and Mrs, Purden received the first.
second and consolation honors, respect
lVeiy Mrs. Sella and daughter Pauline.
% %who Is with her, will leave Friday for
Watrous, New Mexico. to Join her hus
JsnJ anu spend the winter there. Mr..