The Elbert County tribune., 1909-01-07
THURSDAY. JANUARY 7, 1908
Local and Personal


Mr.. and Mrs. Bodett went to Denver
this morning.
Mrs. Cora Clark is visiting the family
Of Ed Clark.
Frank Long, cousin OF Fred, is visit
ing in Elbert.
Miss Louise McNamara is suffering
from pleurisy.
Earl Oaks is hauling saw dust for the
Gates company.
Fred Long accompanied his parents
to Denver on Saturday.
Lem Cannon went to Denver to at
tend the democratic parade.
Jim Mitchell went to Eastonville to
play for the New Year dance.
Walter Carver is out from Denver vis-
iting his grandmother and friends.
William Peterson went to Denver on
Saturday to work in the Moffat shops.
Lundy brothers received car Of hay
this week and are busy hauling it to the
ranch
Misses Anna and HuIda Peterson went
to Denver on Saturday to resume their
studies.
W. A. Allbaugh and son John have
purchased bus and dray business in
Leon, Iowa.
The New Year ball was we'll attended
and large crowd came up from Kiowa
and Elizabeth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Neuman moved
on January to Denver, where they will
reside in the future.
John and Tony Dieteman came up
from the Commanche to attend the New
Year dance in Elbert.
D. r. Burnside has filed his two ice
houses. The ice is extra fine and is
about seventeen inches thick. q;
What does not fatten, fills up. The
Elbert farmers say that this is perfectly
true in regard to Nebraska hay. Il 81
J.A. Ross and his son John were in
town last week. Mr.. Ross was looking
over his business interests here.
Mrs. Hancock, the popular milliner of
Kiowa, went on business trip to Den
yer by way Of Elbert on Sunday.
Arthur McCracken was in town this
week taking orders for Nebraska hay.
He received orders for fourteen cars.
Jacob Brazelton went to Kiowa Mon
day to fulfill his duties as commissioner.
This is the final meeting Of the old board.
George Elsner has moved with his
family to the Neuman ranch on Com
manche, which he has leased for term
Of years.
Lee Foote is home from Concordia,
Kansas, where he has been feeding
sheep. He reports fine weather and lit
tie snow.
A big boy arrived at the home of
M. " Sides Jan. Mother and son are
doing we'll. Mrs Sides is sister of Mrs
j. H. Purden of this place.
Jacob Brazelton has returned from an
extended trip through Iowa and Okla
homa. His health was much improved
l
and he weighs more than he ever did.
Messrs. Willis. Blakley. and Heffley
we're hauling lumber on Monday from
the Gates company to the Carlson &
Frink Cream company Of Kiowa, who
are building an ice house.
The w. r. G. will meet in Elbert on
Saturday, January 9. Three new mem
bers will be initiated and the officers
elect will be installed. The department
president will be present and every
member is requested to attend.
The southbound flyer was stopped on
New Year day by George Pullen's horse,
which became frightened and ran upon
the railroad bridge south OF town and
fell through. 1t took the train crew
some time to extricate the animal, which
was fortunately unhurt.
JEFF Blakely and Eugene Gatewood
are still hauling ice to the Russell Gates
company's big new ice house. At pres
ent it contains a hundred loads. but still
requires another hundred to FIJI it up.
This looks as though the Gates company
will be able to keep as cool as cucum-
Der during the sultry summer months.
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United Brethren Church
SUNDAY, JANUARY 3