The Elbert County tribune., 1909-01-21
THURSDAY. ...... JANUARY 2l, 1908
Local and Personal

John KERN returned from Denver on
Sunday.
County Surveyor James Miller was in
town Tuesday.
The Reed family have moved in the
Gardner house.
r. W. Olsen Of the Biiou was in town
after lumber this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Jones are in Denver
seeing the stock show.
Doc Knight and Mr.. Grouse were in
town on business this week.
Mrs. Sherman Epler has been visiting
in the country for few days.
Albert Neuman returned on Sunday
from business trip to Denver.
Dave Tintle and Newt Alderman were
seen at the stock show this week.
JEFF Blakely and Joseph Oaks, Sr. and
family went to Denver this week.
Hans Larson and family have been
visiting Mr.. Larsen's parents this week.
W. w. Larsen, John Helgeth and
Gettlieb Ehring are in Denver this week.
Milt Detwiler of The Pines was a So
cial caller at The Tribune office on Tues;
day.
DIR. Denny and ALI Peterson and son
went to Denver this morning to see the
fat cattle.
Mrs. S. Skovgard and family have
gone to Denver, where they will spend
the winter.
Will Dittemore came in on Monday
from Mayetta, Kansas, for visit with
relatives here.
The Divide country has fine display
OF non-irrigated grains and grasses at
the stock show.
Tom Kelly and Gopher Holden of the
Bijou basin are seeing the great stock
show in Denver.
The Tribune has installed fine new
lighting system and now the devil can
work day and night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Lundy, Dick
Burnside and A. Donaldson we're passen-
gers to Denver on Wednesday morning.
Miss Tina Griffin has taken charge OF
the telephone exchange at Elizabeth
and George Griffin is acting as central
at Elbert.
H. L. Montgomery, representing the
Colorado Monumental Works of Colora-
do Springs, was doing business in Elbert
on Friday.
Miss Kyle, who has been visiting with
the Beverlys, left op Monday for her
home in Kansas Mrs. Beverly and baby
accompanied her to Denver
John Blakely and Harry Reed went to
Denver Sunday and purchased a fine
bass violin. This will be great i'm
provement to the Elbert orchestra.
Oscar Ericsson called at The Tribune
office on Tuesday. Oscar is wearing the
finest bunch of whiskers we have seen
weather.
Mrs. McKimmie entertained at a mus
ical on Tuesday evening. Among those
present were Mr.. and and Mrs. Ray
Jones, Mrs. Moore and little daughter,
Misses Nellie Jewell and Hazel Epler,
Tom Jewell and Orlin Ellis.
John Flurer of Fondis returned on
Monday from an extended visit in Hi
nois and Indiana. He says he saw two
clear days during his three weeks stay
and was glad TO see the old mountains
and sunshine Of Colorado once more.
Gus Anderson, who has worked for
seven years in the Portland mine at
Cripple Creek, is visiting with the Berg
family. He has been unable to work for
some time on account Of rheumatism,
but Gays he is now beginning to feel like
fighting cock.
Maroon g. Packer this week sold to
Charles e. Brown of Canon City the two
hundred and fifty acres known as the
Pottinger ranch. They also sold to
Charles @. Krieger Of Kansas, two hun
dred acres northwest Of town, known as
the j. N. Mitchell ranch.
Charles Berg will leave today with
his family for Cripple Creek, where he
is foreman in the Dolly Warden mine
We are sorry to lose such an estimable
family from our community. The Trib-