The Elbert County tribune., 1908-01-23
Local and Personal.


timer, X. L. Glow, of CLOVIS land office,
1913 Stout street, Denver 80
For Sale-Work horses. One years
time will be given on bankable note
Divide Realty q Investment Co.
Allen Carnahan, the well known Kio-
wa valley stockman, has several cars of
fat cattle on exhibition at the stock show
at Denver this week.
Wanted.-A few choice milk COWS also
young steers or good stock COWS. Will
also buy few young mares; weight,
200 or over. A. G. CoRNFoRrH.
Lumber-M saw-mill is now located
on the George Blakely ranch south of
Elbert, where | will saw lumber to or
der. Get your orders in early by phone
or mail. CHARLIE DANKs.
United Brethren Church Services
There will be preaching services on Sun.
day, FEB. 2nd, as follows: Bethel at IL
a. m. and Sidney at 3 p. m. All are vel
come. A. j. SPRINGsToN, Pastor
Yeeditorc can safely recommend the new
Hotel Alamo, corner 18th and Market
streets, Denver, as being strictly first
class, with every modern convenience,
and reasonable rates. We stop there
ourselves.
Fresh Fish, Fresh Oysters and Lob
sters.-All kinds OF fresh fish, Holsters,
and fresh oysters New York counts) in
half pint, pint and quart cans received
and on sale every Friday.-The Gates
Mercantile Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Jewell, Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmore Jewell and Mrs. George
Mckimmie went to Parker Monday to
attend the funeral OF Mrs Ernest Jewell,
whose death occurred Sunday. She was
about % years of age and is survived by
husband and two little children, ore
an infant but few days old.
1t is reported here that Hardy Decker
of Yampa, Colo, former Elbert man,
stands good chance OF losing some.
thing like $1,000 by the failure of Orman
d Crook, railroad contractors of Pueblo,
whose failure was announced by the
state papers last week. Hardy had
contract on the new Moffat road under
the above named firm. 1t is possible he
may get part OF what is due him.
j. B, King of Spokane, Wash, founder
OF the Tribune and formerly well
known Ebert citizen, sends the Tribune
picture of his handsome new business
block in Spokane-the King block, a
two story and basement brick structure.
Mr.. Kings residence is on the same
block. j. b. is evidently enjoying pros
iperity IN the northwest, and his many
fricnds here are pleased to know OF it.
We are told that several OF the young
men OF Elbert and vicinity are contem-
plating organizing mo wedding bells
| for me club for mutual protection, this
being leap year. 1t is said that Floyd
| Brown, Perley Foote, Albert Newman,
Arthur Peterson, Paul Jones, Edgar
Hull, Dan Epler, Joe Helgeth, Joe
Wheeler, Richard Elsner and others ex.
pect to become charter members. That
this leap year will catch some OF these
young fellows we haven't doubt.
Mr. and Mrs. j. ]. Ramsey, daughter
Birdie and sons Calvin and Lee, left
| Sunday for Pendleton, Oregon, and will
locate somewhere in that north western
country. Mr.. Ramsey and family have
been residents of Elbert for the past
| year and half and have made many
friends here, all of whom unite in wish
ing them good health and prosperity
wherever they may decide to locate.
Charles Halbert, Mrs. Ramsey's brother.
and q. McCurtain accompanied the par
| ty, who made the trip via the Colorado
| Mldland from Colorado Springs to
Ogden, and the Oregon Short Line from
there on.
The farmers OF 1908 don't know much
about the troubles Of the farmers around
Longmont in the early seventies.
George Myers, who has been here for
forty four years, tells that one year he
bought seed wheat for seventy acres,
paid 10 cents pound, and when the
wheat got just high enough, the grass
hoppers ate it up He had the fun of
raising corn on that ground after that.
The same season he got tub of pota
toes, not to be proud of, soaked them
one night, planted them, raised good
crop and sold them for l5 cents pound.
He says: "Times are not as good now
as they we're before the railroads came
-Longmont Ledger.
ShOrt-hOrn Bulls for Sale.