The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1911-05-12
WHAT HAPPENED OF LOCAL
INTEREST DURING THE week
Interesting Items Gathered the
Past Week By Our Special
Correspondents

j. E. Pope. editor of the Wellington
Sun and former editor of this paper left
last Friday for his old home in Sigour-
ney, Iowa, where he will visit his mother
and other relatives for the next two or
three weeks.
Born to Mr. and Mrs c. E. Danks a
fine baby girl, mother and daughter are
doing nicely
Mr. 'Bensen has been busy painting
the past week; he has finished painting
the two Mowrey residences aud is now
painting Mrs Green's residence.
Albert Neuman has been very busy
for the past two months hanging paper,
he is now papering the Beulah hotel
Born to Mr. and Mrs Sharold Acsms
bouncing baby boy.
Miss Edith and Grace Shane of Pros
perity Ridge had runaway on the way
home from Elizabeth last week, no one
was hurt, only shaken up considerably.
The Elbert White Sox will play the
Elizabeth Maidens 8 inning game of
Base ball on the formers diamond next
Sunday May IA.
Fritz Schissor left Monday morning
for Seattle Washington where be will
join his brother Carl, they intend to 10
cate in Salt Lake City soon.
Frank Long was passenger on the
Tuesday morning train for Denver.
lMr ]. r. Close is in Colorado Springs
on business,
Mrs d. D. Detwiler and daughter
Clyde we're visitors in Denver Monday
and Tuesday.
B. Nj. Maroon has sold out his stock
of shoes to the Cort Mercantile Go.
Walter Black is again working in his
fathers cream station.
Misses Anna Grin, Hattie Hoover and
Agness Flynn were visitors in Kiowa
Sunday
Mr. and Mrs A. G. Cornforth and
daughter Evelyn and Miss Vera Close
took an auto ride to Kiawa Sun day.
The eighth grade of the Elbert school
are preparing program for the com
mencement exercises to be held in the
Presbyterian Church.
The new gasoline engine arrived for
the Tribune Monday, but on account of
the lack of material has not oeen Install
ed yet.
Mr. I. Silstrop has moved into the Joe
town.
Mr. A. IL. Prince and wife are occupy
ing rooms in the joe Purden residence
Mr. and Mrs Tom Jewell have moved
into the new residence just compl eted
by Mr. Joseph Helgeth
Mr. Lee Cort and family have moved
farm this summer.
Mr. Fred Lafferty left Saturday morn
ing for eastern Kansas where he will go
into business.
Rev. Humphrey of Elizabeth left last
week for Hoxie Kansas where he will
make his future home.
Gfoiyo"e aNPcStnS " ScHo iauuuiy
to Denver will please leave it at the
Tribune Office before Tuesday OF next
week as we now have the agency.
Quite crowd attended the card party
Wednesday night.
Remember. The Chamber OF Com
merce meets in Elizabeth tomorrow.
They have a splendid program arranged
Tomorrow night the E. A G. will give
their dance at Case Colo, Everyone IS
invited.
Mr. Ed Grin planted hs1awn the first
of the week, and expects to install an
engine next week to supply it with
water.
A special meeting Of the Alter Society
will be held at 2:;}0 o'clock Sunday after
hoon at Mrs Greens. Special business.
The Commencement exercises of the
Ebert Public School will be held at the
Church Friday night May 10. 1911 at s
o'clock.
Mr. u G. Renolds who recently pur-
chased the Cort Mere. Co has moved
his family to Ebert and will occupy the
Gardner residence in the north end of
town.
John Dieterman of K;owa was bust
ness caller in Elbert Wednesday even
ing.