Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-08-05
Elizabeth News Gossip.


and returned. Sunday.
Making paper frora rags was first
discovered by the Chinese.
New organdie trim aprons at the
Elizabeth Mercantile Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Miller enter
tained compan5 over the weekend.
Mrs. Phil Mesch of Denver ar
rived Tuesday evening FOR visit
with Elizabeth friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. e. Finnicum of
Kiowa passed through town wednes-
day, enroute for Denver.
b. T. Turner. shoe repair man
had his household goods moved ont
from Denver by truck. the first of
this week.A ....-
Messrs. H. S. Mauldin and G.
kirkpatrick returned the first of the
week from fishing jaunt to the
mountains.
L. F. Brumbaugh and Ray Phil
lips commenced this week to plaster
big. fine new residence in EIbert Of
Chas. Guthals.
Mrs. Gray and children. who have
Dcen visiting with her sister, Mrs
frank jenkins, eft last Saturday
their home in Kansas.
Mr.. Sam Morlan and family and
Mrs, Morlan's brother and family
ieit this week on camping trip to
the southern part of the state.
Messrs. Henry Bentley, VIM. Nor
gan, Lawrence Bell, and c. Poison
autoed to Denver Monday to take in
the Colorado Day events. The
party returned in the rain storm.
sugar consumd by Americans in
the fiscal year ending this month
averages 100 pounds for every man,
woman and child. That's nine
pounds more than last year and II
pounds more than 1914.
Miss Arlein Hammond prize wiz
ner of the Gates Contest closed Sat
urday evening wishes to express
her sincere thanks to those who SO
kindly assisted her by giving their
vote coupons to her. Miss Ham
mond was second in the contest and
as her reward received the fine Van
ity Case.
The local post of the American
Legion met Tuesday evening to dis
cuss the plans for receiving the body
of Jacob Heffley, who was one of the
very first of Ebert County's boys 20
nave fallen in action in France,
during the Worlds War. No de-
Unite action, as yet, has been taken
to remove the hero's remains to this
country
We have a supply of excellent
used sugar and wheat bags on hand
Which We will sen or rent to v;,. a.
very attractive prices. However,
If you need several hun drod or more
at a time. please let US know ] ng
eLGdgh in advance 50 that we can
be sure to have them. The l..sseti
Gates Mercantile Company, Eliza
beth. Colorado.
A very heavy rain drenched this
community late Tuesday afternoon.
The storms duration extended thru
the period of fifteen minutes time.
By reports from our local precipita-
tfen register. nearly one-half inch
fell in the first FIVE minutes. and
about three-quarters of inch fell in
hfteen minutes. The storm came
up from the northwest. and was ac-
companied by wind and some fine
hail.
w L. Erkenbeck and Mr.. and
day from Palmer Lake in their car
were pushed off of bridge by
larger car The occupants, car
and railing rolled to the bottom. ~
hurt other than being badly Jared
several minor bodily injuries to the
unfortunates. The larger car was
we'll loaded. and headed for. Denver
reports are that he was travelling at
a good speed, and his only excuse
was that he was in a hurry to get
home with his wife and six weeks
old baby. who had been out all day
Bill was the only unlucky one of the
party, receiving a broken bone
in his left heel, which was given
first aid by doctor inPalmer Lake.
The Ford was repaired enough to
enable 1t to be driven on to Denver
where it is undergoing repair. Last
reports are that Mr.. and Mrs. Moore
and Bill have brought suit against