The Elbert County tribune., 1918-10-18

Mrs Henry Rasmussen and son Nor
ris returned Tuesday from FIT Collins
where they went. on account of the
illness Of .Eiler who is suffering with
Influenza
Luther Hertei came out from Golden
Tuesday with a two-ton truck and took
back his son Harpers tractor that he
was using this past summer his
ranch.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank sAinsworth and
son Raymond and Mrs. Clyde Hover
ton and two sons were here from Dem
yer to spend the Weekend with Mrs.
Sweeney
Word has been received that Miss
Arna Orin of Eibert. who went to
Washington. D. c. two weeks ago on
a visit, is sick with the Spanish in
fluenza.
Fred AhI and his Fordson tractor
gave a very able demonstration at the
valmi KILN ranch of what real SER
veieable and econononilcal machine can
accomplish.
Lawrence Williams met with very
painful accident last Monday while
Investigating the "inncrs'' OF an auto.
Two fingers on his right hand are very
haG4y lacerated.
Mrs. w d. Reilly went to Colorado
Springs Sunday to attend the funeral
Of her nephew, Ben Appleby. who died
at Camp Dodge. Ia. last week after a
short illness of Influenza
Mr.. Appleby was young man Of "a.
Of exceptional ability and had attain
ed the rank of second Lieutenant He
was the son of Mrs II Appleby who
visited here last summer
Little Earl Deu Pree poked his fling
er in Daddy's eye Monday night which
caused Daddy some very severe pain
and also neccssitated 1t being bandag-
ed for some twenty-four hours.
Jim Call has received word from his
nephew. Eddie Breene. that he has ar
rived safely overseas. Eddie is the
son of Mrs Breene and viii be remem-
hered here as one of our former Elbert
County boys.
Little Russell BlalSely fell and broke
his arm Wednesday afternoon. The
fracture was such bad one that they
took him to Denver to ST. Lukes hos
pital TO have an examination made
and the arm set.
Miss Mary Fink came out from Dem
yer Saturday for a weeks rest Miss
Fink was run into and knocked down
about two weeks ago by an auto and
was pretty badly shaken up but sus-
tanned no serious injuries.
The Red Cross sewing room has
been closed on account of the influen-
"a epidemic. But any one desiring to
do the sewing at nome can procure the
material from either Mrs. Tom Will
Hams or Mrs. Chas. Corkett.
The following boys left Tuesday
morning for Fort Collins where they
VIII be entrained for n special course:
Robert McCausland. James Heffley.
Dewey LAWN, Kiowa; Bryan Hixson
Matheson; Theodore Coontz. Deer Trail.
a large assemblage gathered on the
court house lawn last Sunday to pay
tribute to the memory of Jake Heff
ley. Jr.. who so gloriously died in
battle June 18th. DR.. Elder delivered
a beautiful and eloquent sermon.
in the cases of Garland vH. Burn
side to obtain a writ of custer against
defendant and burnside VS.. Garland
for n specific performance in both Of
which demurrers were filed to the
complaint. arguments were made in
tl..
demurrers overruled and answers ord
cred filed.
Frank Miller has taken a progress
sive step in the Ford auto repairing
line. He has installed machine to
burn in" the main and connecting rod
bearings of Ford engines: also cy-
Under re-borer. Frank deserves credit
for his proEressiyeness and his new
apparatus should prove a boon to own
ers of old Fords
RALLY DAY POSTPONED
The Rally Day for the Boys and
Girls Club which was to have been
held October 25th at Comanche Grange
hall has been postponed on account OF
the influenza. Notice of date for rail-
ly Will appear later. q
Judge Turner and wife returned