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VOL. XXXII NO. 38
Local and Personal
George Garner was a Sunday visitor ,
in Denver.
Mrs. John R. Hines of St. Louis Mo ,
is here visiting her sister in-law, Mr
John Christian.
Miss Lilly Lomeyer of Evansville, Ind ,
arrived here Tuesday for a visit with
Mrs. J. C. Schmidt. She is on route to
Salt Lake City.
Sam Blakely, who disappeared from
Elbert three years ago, was heard from
recently in California, he having joined
the militia to go to Mexico
Mr. John Flinu was in Denver, Sun
day, to see Mrs. Flinn who had been taken
to the hospital a week ago. Her couch
tion gives her friends considerable un
easiness.
Mrs. A. Z. Harmon arrived home Mon
day evening from Mn<|Uoketa, lowa,
where she had been for several months i
staying with her mother and taking j
Osteopath treatments. Her health i
considerably improved.
Mrs, John Hoover and family returned
from their auto trip to Indiana. Sunday
evening, having had an enjoyable time.
They report it very wet in that state, so
much so that it interfered with farm
work, and that they did not got into tin
dry section until they reached Topeka,
Kans.
Mr. and Mrs.'J. E, Barnes left Sunday
morning for a two months absence, and
while away will visit Mrs. Barnes’ mother
at -Beattie, Kans., and go from there t-«
St. Joe and thence to Excelsior Springs,
Mo., where J. E. will test the eflleacy of
the waters at that place for kidney
complaint.
l\ C. Berryman, an o’d and highly re
spected citizen of this section, was buried
in Elbert, Sunday, having died at a Col
orado Springs hospital last Friday. He
was the father of Wni. Berryman and
Mrs. Florence Gleason. Wo expected
an obituary of the deceased but failed
to receive it.
While returning from ColoradoSpring
one day last week Harvoy Cornforth and
family had a narrow escape in < rossing
a bridge in El Paso county which was
being repaired. Three boards had been
removed from the floor of the bridge and
without any warning from the workmen
or danger signals being displayed, h.-
was on the structure before he saw it
condition, but got over the opening on
the stringers. Harvey has no desire to
repeat the experiment. It was n case of
gross carelessness on the part of the
workmen in not having danger signaL
displayed or the bridge closed to traffic.
We are Reducing
Gas Bills Every Day
Some one of our customers is buy
ing a IJeitz Auxiliary Carburetor
every day and cutting bis gasoline
bills from 10 to 30 per cent.
Why Not You?
Ever}- car owner should have one
of these, devices. It will save the
price of itself in a very short time.
Nothing to look after, nothing to
wear out. They last forever. $6.00
installed with a ten daj-s trial, your
money back if not satisfied.
We sell gas for 26c too.
Come and See Us.
AHL-RICE MACHINERY & SUPPLY CO.
Elizabeth, - - Colorado
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Elbert County Tribune
DEVOTED TO THE INTEREST OF ELBERT, ELBERT COUNTY AND THE DIVIDE COUNTRY
i Mr. F. C. Anderson spent the Fourth
- at the Win. Morgan home, returning to
Denver Wednesday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Emmetto Blakely and
.Vir. and Mrs. Henry Gensch made an
• auto trip to Denver and back Sunday.
Mrs Lida Rote and Mr. I. M. Shreve
of Boulder, the mother and uncle of
Prof. Kote, visited in Elbert over tha
Fourth.
i
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Cornforth spent
several day fishing in Goose creek, where
they had fine success in catching the
tinny tribe.
Mrs. George Garner and the children
left la.-st Friday morning for Bladen, Neb.,
to visit a sister and her father, whose
health is very poor.
The Grange picnic was all, and in fact
more, than its promoters expected it
would be, the large crowd present hav
ing tlio time of their livos.
I A dance will be given in Oaks’ hall on
Saturday evening, July 22. Music will
lie furnished by Denver parties and sup
‘ per served by tho Altar society.
The Lewis company held forth at
Oaks’ hall Monday and Tuesday even ;
I ings and gave very creditable eatertain
juents considering the size of the troupe.
Dick Morgan returned yesterday from
Woodland Park with tho championship
anti a purse of 850 tucked away in hi
inside pockot, which ho won in a riding
contest on tho Fourth.
Miss Mabol Foster and Mrs. Nellie
Tussellman of Goodland, Kan., aecompu
nit cl by Albert Green of Idaho Springs,
stopped Wednesday night with Mrs.
Gertrude Green. They are making h
trip on a motorcycle.
I)r. Denney and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Edgar Orin, Mrs. Smith, Miss Anna
Grin and mother. Mrs. Jamos George
and Mr. and Mrs. C. 11. Corkott of Ki
own, made an auto trip Sunday to Colo
rado Springs and Stone Canon, roturn
ing home late in the evoning.
Mr. and >frs. Louis Bigg reached here
from Fowler, Colo., Sunday afternoon
and will remain a week. Mrs. Riga’s
health is much Letter than when she
lived here. They report extremely hot
weather in that section and very dry in
tho non-irrigated portions.
A meeting of the Elbert County Fair
association is called to meet in the W
O. W. hall, Tuesday evening, July 10, at
7 o'clock, for the purpose of electing ofli
cers and making plans for the annual
county fair. Everybody attend.
G. E. Gresham, See.
Dr. Henderson, Dentist, 210-11-12
Central Savings Bank, Denver
Will be in
Kiowa, Thursday and Saturday,
July 6 and 8.
ELBERT, COLORADO, FRIDAY, JULY 7. 1916
Correspondence
By Our Regular Correspondents
From Upper Comanche.
L Mrs. Rlioda Keith of Denver visited
with t.or sister, Mrs. Ed Monez, July Ist !
to 6th.
Mr. and Mrs. llila Crouse, Edw. Monez
j and wife, Gus Wright and wife, Mrs.
Rhoda Keith, Russell McKay nods, Ed I
and George Keith attended the dance at
Henry Rubeck's July 4th.
Messrs, and Mesdames Hila Crouse.
Gus Wright, Frank Lamar, Edw. Monez,
J. C. Crouse, C. H. Mcßeynolds, Mrs.
Salt, Mrs. It hod a Keith, Miss Lillian
Crouse, Leo und Ed Crouse, Edward
and George Keith and Russell Mcßey
nolds held a picnic in the Salt grove on
tho Fourth.
Big Springs
i Donald Good has the measles, so wo
are told.
J. W. Good is under tho doctor’s can
in Denver since Saturday.
Our church has just received two and
one half dozen now chairs.
Mrs. D. C. Corbett and daughters,
Ethel and Ruby, got hurt in a runaway j
last week.
Mrs. H. A. Roehling and Mrs. J. A.
Bohlen were visiting at the homo of I)
C. < ’orbett last Sunday.
There was a large attendance at the
•lance at Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ru bock's,
•July 4th, and about fifty people were
present at tho picnic near tho Koohling (
place the sumo day.
Cameron Notes.
C. E. Brown had his buildings rodded j
by Mr. Wilkins from Fountain.
Miss Ferry of Denver has been on- i
gaged to teach tho Cameron school the j
i coming term.
Work on A. Kunzo’s new house is pro- j
grossing rapidly. The building at this I
j writing is'euclosod,
Still no rain, yet winter wheat seems
1 to be filling nicely, and there will be
considerable wheat after all.
Fred Saudnor, who has been working
fur Adolph Kunze, went back to his
. homo at Denver to assist his father at
prospect work in the mountains.
Mrs. MoKeehnn from Knobnoser, Mo., ;
a sister of C. E. Brown, and her tyus I
band, are visiting at tho latter’s home. !
Mr. Brown autoed to Denver on Wed !
nesday to meet them there.
Quite a number from this neighbor |
hood wont to Elizabeth tho Fourth to ■
celebrato and witness the ball game, j
Some of tho young people took in the
dance at the pavillion in the evening.
Bison Valley
(From Lazy Bill.)
Hope everybody enjoyed the Fourth.
The black leg has started again in the
Dugan pasture.
The Misses Allison nre taking piano
lessons of Mrs. Reynolds.
Mrs. N. C. Wheeler went to Denver
for a week's visit with her children.
Mrs. Forrest Head called at tho Jan
ner home Friday to give the girls their
first piano lessons.
Mr. Jee Stanner made a quick trip to
Denver to consult a lawyer in regard to
i the hail insurance.
II Mr. and Mrs. Rubeck entertained their
friends Tuesday night, giving a barn
dance and a fine lunch. A large crowd
was present and everybody stepped oM
the fantastic until daylight.
Mr. and Mrs. Casey and sons, Mr. and
Mrs. McCauley and son, Mr. and Mrs.
Geo Conarroe and children, Mr. and
Mrs. Harlow and Mr. and Mrs. Head
Auto Repairing
1 do not claim to have the beat
equipped garage in this aection of
the country, but am equipped with
all the tools that are needed to do
good work, and do it just as cheap an
jou can get it done anywhere. We
can reline your transmission bands
and not cut your transmission drum
all to pieces, as has been done in so
called lir.st class garages.
No matter how many tools may bo
in a garage, they do no good without
a man who understands his lusiness.
We also know what parts needs re I
placing when wo look at them.
EMMETTE BLAKELY
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Interesting News About
I
SUMMER DRESS GOODS
I :
11 I July nearly here you will he sure to need some real
Summer IDresses. I low much more you will enjoy those
hot days of mid-summer if you can slip into a light, cool, at
tractive summer dress made from the goods bought in our
| Dry Goods Department.
Don t put off this important item of dress, for the dainty
things that women wear are what help to make our “better
i halves” the joy of creation.
Let us show you what a nice assortment of goods we
have at particularly reasonable prices. The following will he
j p especially interesting: 1
Zephyr Ginghams, per yard.. 15 c
Galatea Cloth, per yard ... 20 and 22 ‘/jc
White Lawn, per yard 15 and 20c
Plain and Flowered Crepe, per yard 25c
Batiste, per yard .. __ 25c
Taffeta Silks, per yard . $l.lO
• Organdy, per yard .... 125 c j
Wool Cliallies, per yard 45c
in mmm Gif re nipr iiitiii co
'"KlllSki Jim Jly
R. J. ELSNER, Manager
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Elbert, - - - Colorado
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motored to Lytle, Sunday, and visited
1 with the Conarroe and Dockum families
Rocli Butte
Earl Mann of Brighton is visiting rel
atives in Elizabeth.
Mrs. D. Mesch of Denver is visiting
at the Gust Johnson homo.
Howard McLean, who has had a very
sore hand caused by running a nail into
it, is getting better.
Tho Elizabeth base ball team defeated
ihe C. &. S. team on tho old boll grounds ;
near the school house Sunday.
Mrs. Vanderhoof and two children
from Red Oak, lowa, are visiting Mr. E.
T. Evans, her brother. This is tho first
time she has visited him in thirty years.
Mrs. Dennison and daughters returned
. home Sunday from a prolonged visit in
Denver, where Helen has been receiving
medical treatment and is considerably
i improved.
One of Charles Everett’s boys was
badly cut by a mowing machine. One
1 boy was running tho mower and the
other jumped over tho sickle bar to got
something and his leg was drawn be
tween the guards, badly lacerating it.
The Fourth of July celebration at
Elizabeth was attended by a large crowd
and all seemed to enjoy themselves A
boautiful day and everything passed off i
very nicely There was one horse race
and Mr. Kathren’s horse «on. Ladies' J
race, Mrs. Louis Miller winning a beau
tiful Cassarolo. In the girls' race Miss
i Vandella Miller won. The ball game
I between Elizabeth and the Wews and
Times teams, Elizabeth defeating the!
Denver team.
Fondis and Vicinity
j Mrs. Frank Boyd cauie ou: from Den- *
ver Saturday for a two weeks visit on j
the ranch.
Mrs. Albert Roehling visited with Mrs. '
Gheen Saturday.
Albert Roehling helped J. S. Ghoen in
the shop Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Gheen spent last Sun
day at Hila Crouse’s.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Boyd spent the j
Fourth at J. S. Gheen's.
Mrs. Dora Bender bought a Muxwcll
car of Emmetto Blakely.
| A largo crowd attended tho barn dance
at Henry Rubeck’s tho night of the 4th. !
Mr. and Mrs. Remus and daughter
Martha spent tho Fourth at tho Jannor
; home.
Madam rumor says those wedding i
bells will bo ringing again before many
moons.
Wm. Hanna and granddaughter, Mar
garet Moader, attended the Grange pic
nic in Elbert.
Everton Howard and Robert Tinmen
are working on the road with Ross How
ard near Elizabeth.
Geo. Conarroe and family and Charley
Schauer and wife visited at Jiiu Har
per's iu Elbert on the Fourth.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Monez and sister,
Mrs. Keith, of Denver, nttendeo' tjie
dance at Fondis Saturday night given
| for tho benefit of the Fondis ball team.
Patronize Home Merchants.
When buying a phonograph buy a
Landard. advertised make, and one with
a reputation. We sell the Grnfonola
line, cash or payment plan, ranging in
, price from $15.00 up. No notes, no red
; tape, and home people.
City Drug Store.
I _ Mrs. N. C. Wheeler went to Denver,
j Tuesday, to visit her daughter, Mrs.
Alexander.
$1.50 PER YEAR
■ ■ ' if [ i i
E. E. Baldwin suggests that a camp
| meeting bo hold in this locality, the
I Fourth of July festivities having failed
j to bring the much needed rain.
Classified Advertising.
Just received a new lot of Col
umbia records. City Drug Store.
Real Estate Loans. If you want
a real estate loan see
J. E. Mayeu.
Try our baby chick food. A
food that is 75 per cent mechanic
ally predigested. City Drug Store.
Painter and paperhanger at the
I Beulah hotel wishes contract
work. First class work done.
Estimates given free. 39
If you want first-class shoe re
pairing done on short notice give
me a call. I guarantee satisfac
tion. H. H. Beckman.
Lumber for sale. Straight edge
$20 per M; rough edge. $10 per
M; posts, 12 cents each. On the
Charley Perkins ranch, Bijou
bluffs. Apply at mill.
Soda fountain now open. Cool,
sparkling soda water, root beer,
etc. We use crushed fruits in all
our sundaes and ice cream sodas.
City Drug Store.
Let the Kodak tell your story.
Autographic Kodaks. $9.00 to
$22.50; Kodaks. $7.50 to $20;
Brownies, $2.00 to $4.00; Fold
ing Brownies, $5.00 to $10. Films
and Kodak supplies. Roll Films
developed, 10c; 0 or 12 exposure.
Prints, 3c and up. Kodak Al
| bums. City Drug Store.