The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-16
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NEWS

II you nave cattle 10 seH-huy kluu,
at any time, notify me. j. h. BARNES
Phone Elbert 26l
You make no mistake by attending
the Eiler Show. Will exhibit at Elbert,
Saturday, April 1s.
Last month was the dryest March
eastern Colorado has experienced since
1880. So says the "old timer
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Long and daugh-
ter, Cora, moved to Denver last week,
where they will make their permanent
home.
Walter Whitmore, Eastonville's post
master and merchant prince. was a pas
senger on Saturday mornings train to
Denver.
many men are asked by their friends to
run for office" but we never hear any
body ask them.
There is lot OF building going on in
this Divide country, and local dealers
are shipping in lumber almost every day
to supply the demand.
Many ranchmen are planting small
orchards this spring, and some will ex-
pertinent with small fruits, principally
Strawberries and currants.
Mr. and Mrs Jack McKimmie and C.
w. Reed, Of Elizabeth, were Ebert visi
tors Tuesday. Jack is sporting a dandy
new II horse power runabout.
George X. Smith arrived from Balti.
more, Md, last Wednesday, and will
make his home here with his son, Dr.
George Ing Smith, the veterinarian.
B. NJ. Maroon was in Kiowa Thursday,
and closed up the sale Of the Hull 400
acres to the Misses Reed and brother
Mr.. Hull retains 2S0 acres of this land.
How about our county fair this fall?
1t is not too early to talk far, and we
should prepare to hold n bigger and bet
ter fair than ever in the fall. We can
do it.
Dexter e. Putnam, a brother OF our A.
g. Putnam, came in Saturday from Su-
gar City, Colo, his temporary home, and
is visiting this week with his brother
and family.
Frank Black has moved from the
t'rick house into the Epler building just
south of the Beulah hotel. Mr.. Bray
has moved into the Corlew property
east Of the creek.
The stork visited the home of Mr. and
Mrs. George Cannon, three miles north
q.
fine baby girl. Mother and daughter
are reported doing nicely.
Eggs are now retailing in the local
market at Is cents per dozen. Ranch
butter, however, is scarce, owing to the
high price paid for cream, and readily
commands 30 cents the pound.
Shethard Kelley, on the school section
east of Elbert. has broken 100 acres of
new land this spring and seeded it to
oats. II Sheth has anything like good
season, he will be on easy street next
fall.
Local dealers are selling many farm
implements, and they report trade in all
lines brisk, notwithstanding this is
presidential year, when business is gen
orally supposed to be duller than in
other years.
III. III. Beckman set out 1900 straw
berry plants this week on his orchard
tract in southwest Ebert. He has also
planted considerable other small fruit on
his tract and will put up wind mill for
irrigation purposes.
The woman who can make good but.
ter, darn socks to FRAGILE, cook a meal
that tickles her husband clear to the
! waistband, and keep the children's neck
and ears clean, seldom figures in a di-
vorce case, says an exchange.
Howard Williams, a well known ranch.
man of the East Cherry creek neighbor.
hood, southwest of Elbert, hauled out a
manure spreader this week. Note the
class of farmers who are buying these
manure spreaders-they are the pro
gressive ones.
Mrs. w. s. Epler was remembering
numerous friends last Thursday in
distribution of some fine California fruit
| She stopped at the Tribune office and
left some most excellent oranges and
lemons grown by the Elbert county col
ony at Glendora.
| MIR. and Mrs. A. G. Putnam, Mr. and
Mrs. A. G. Cornforth, Mr.. and Mrs. F. A
Dotson and little daughter, went to Den.
yer last Thursday for a few days visit
All expected to see "Ihe Virginian," the
well known western play, which was the
attraction at the Tabor Grand last week
| New subscribers since March 1S: Har-
ry f. Reed, III. q. Smith, George Elsner,
d. G. Epler, Elbert; Grant Shauer, Fon.
dis; Louis A. Taylor, Ramah; Z. G. Ham
lin, Colorado Springs; George w. Black,
Gilmore City, Iowa; George f. Copper,
Omaha; Ray Jones, Glendora, Cal; Abb
S. Packer, Rockwell City, Iowa: Lige
Reed, Broadus, Mont.
The President did not say anything to
the school teachers about using the big
stick on the children; but he did tell
them that he was going right on weld
ing it himself wherever and whenever he
came across wickedness and corruption
Example is mightier than precept, and
it may well be that some bad boy will
get licking pretty soon that he really
ought to- charge up to the President
And il he does. the chances are that the