The Elbert County tribune., 1908-03-19
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NEWS

Remember L. L. Hull's sale on Satur-
day, the 2Sth.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Whit
ing, Saturday, March IA, a daughter.
2. B. Knight and mother, Mrs. Rachel
Knight, went to Denver Tuesday, for a
few days visit.
For Sale.-Success Beardless Barley
for seed, 81 40 per hundred, in bulk
ELBERT ELEVATOR Co.
Cal, are the parents OF new daughter,
born couple of weeks ago.
Sid Foreman has built a house on
wheels. ska feet, which he will use while
out with his steam plow and threshing
outfit this season.
United Brethren Church Services
Preaching on Sunday, March %; Bethel
at IL a. m. and Sidney at 3 q. m. All
are invited. A. j. SPRISosroN, Pastor.
Misses Georgia and Laura Hull ac-
companied their brother Edgar home
from Boulder last week for visit on the
ranch southwest of town. Miss Laura
returned to Boulder Sunday.
The Home department OF the Presby-
sciiah ouhuag SCaooi gave quite SUI
cessful entertainment and box social
Friday evening. The proceeds-almost
Sl2-will be used to purchase new song
books.
George Elsner has leased and moved
onto A. f. Kunze's big ranch on Run
Mig creek, about midway between Ell
bert and Elizabeth, and Mr.. Kunze has
moved onto the Mauldin ranch, near
Elizabeth.
G. F. Osborn and bride, of Wellington,
Colo, were guests for several days early
last week at Forest Glen ranch, Mr..
Osborn being nephew of Mrs. Corn
forth. He is field agent of the Fort Col
Inns beet sugar factory.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Oaks and family
returned home Friday from their Cali
fornIa visit, all having enjoyed their trip,
but glad to get back to Elbert county.
They report the Elbert colony prosper
ing, but number of its members home
sick and talking of returning soon.
w. H. Burnside and wife, who arrived
home Sunday from a couple of weeks
visit at Denver, Glenwood Springs, Ell
bert and other points, we're alarmed
Tuesday by their little son Dick coming
down with what appeared to be scarlet
fever. The trouble turned out to be
measles, however, and the little fellow is
getting along niceJy.-Yampa Leader.
Up at Eastonville Saturday night, an
interesting debate was held. The sub.
ject was "The Farmers Position Rela-
tive to the Commercial Question:" Hor-
ace Meloy representing the Farmers
Union, and P. III. Gookins, of the Gates
company, representing the commercial
side. Our informant stated that Cook.
ms had decidedly the best of the argu.
ment, although there were no judges
and no decision was rendered.
Residents of the south end had a bad
scare Saturday just before noon by a
small sized prairie fire which started in
Mrs. Green's garden lot where her son
Albert was clearing off the ground. The
wind raising suddenly drove the flames
out OF the lot towards the bluffs west of
Mrs. Green's residence. By hard work
the flames were kept away from the
barn, and subdued after burning their
way almost to the top of the bluff Many
citizens turned out and fought the
flames with wet grain sacks.
b. M. Maroon, the real estate man, is
showing prospective land buyers over
the country in a new 20.horse power,
five passenger Cartercar, purchased in
Denver last week and brought out to
Elbert by w. A. Melbourne, who is al
ready quite an expert Chauffeur, with Mr..
Maroon close second. Our neighbor-
ing town Of Elizabeth which has two
autos within its borders, had better look
to its laurels, as there are others headed
this way. Watch Elbert's smoke and
dust We're coming!
"Bill' Boston, of Elizabeth, Elbert
county, this state, was visiting old
friends in Hugo this week while here
looking after his wife's interests in her
fathers (Wm. Swan estate. "Bill" is
one of the old time cowpunchers who
used to make Hugo his headquarters
and he had not been in Hugo for over
ten years. He was naturally surprised
to note the many Improvements here and
says the old town does not look much
like it did twenty or twenty-five years
ago. However he icund several OF his
old Hugo friends here and they enjoyed
the occasion by talking reminiscently of
the good old times in early days.-Range