The Elbert County tribune., 1909-02-11
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY II, 1909
Local and Personal

Charlie Corkett spent Sunday in El-
bort.
W. N. Clark returned from Denver on
Monday.
II. H. Beckman is filling his ice house
this week.
Will Dittemore is hauling lumber for
his new house.
Baltz Gaylor returned from Denver
on Wednesday.
Curt Dittemore shipped his goods to
Denver on Tuesday.
Sheth Kelley received two cars of fine
alfalfa hay on Monday.
Miss Gertie LAWN returned on Friday
to her nome in Elizabeth.
Simon Skovgard shipped his house
hold goods to Denver Monday.
Schvensgaard's sAwmill has been re-
moved to the John Upton ranch.
J. B. Masters left for Denver yester
day after visit with J. A. Miller.
Little Alice Moore has been quite i'll
this week, but is rapidly recovering.
A. G. Putnam arrived from Pagosa
Springs, where he has been for some
time.
The livery barn has installed new
telephone. George Griffin was the cleo
trician.
Lambert & Williams. who own place
west Of town, are out from Denver, look
ing up their business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Jones returned on
Tuesday from Parker after visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilmore Jewell.
George Blakely, D. A. Cox and Curtis
Dittemors were substantial callers at
The Tribune office this week.
Miss Marguerite Talbot returned to
Elizabeth on Saturday after > pleasant
visit with Mrs. Fred Fahrion.
A. G. Putnam and w. N. Clark have
rented the Neuuan building and will
conduct real estate business.
Moritz Stall Of Ramah was doing bus
mess in Elbert on Tuesday, He raised
his subscription notch while here.
The W. r. c. will meet in Kiowa on
Saturday, February 13.
NINA PuRDEr, Sec.
This week has been about the coolest
Of the season. Tuesday morning the
thermometer in Elbert registered IA be-
low zero.
j. r. Close came down from Kiowa on
Tuesday to take charge Of the Gates
store here. Tom Williams is the new
manager at Kiowa.
Elbert still continues to be the great
hay market Of the Divide. cars Of hay
arrive on nearly every train and are sold
right on the track.
Miss Minnie Aux finished successful
term OF school last week and has been
visiting in Elbert with her grandmother,
Mrs. E. E. Baldwin.
The children in town are nearly all
afflicted with peculiar disease Of the
eyes, called pink eye. Some Of them
suffer quite severely.
Elmer Dickerson has improved his
blacksmith shop by building two win
dows in the front for the upstairs, where
| tha vrood work M i'll la dcra
August Mulligan has accepted posi-
ton at Las Cruces, New Mexico, with
the Stevens Bennett Mining company
and will leave in the morning.
Bible readings will be held at the
church at 7:3O o'clock every night next
week, beginning on Monday night.
welcome is extended to all to attend
these services. -
The candy club held another session
this afternoon. The results were more
readily masticated than those Of pre-
vious meeting and were highly appre
ciated by The Tribune force.
F. A. Dotson moved his live stock to
Pueblo Saturday. going overland. Louis
Baldwin helped him in the drive. They
expected to make the trip in two days.
Mrs. Dotson went down on the train.
GIN. Bodett returned from the Springs
on Sunday. We understand that Mr..
Bodett has resigned as manager for Rus
apll Gatea and will ha anccoadod hv I p
Close, who was with the company at
Kiowa.
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