The daily sentinel., 1900-08-07

Florence will have an elaborate Labor
Day celebration this year.
The contractors on the sewerage sys-
tem are hustling things along at a live
ly rate.
Mormon Elders will hold meeting to-
night on the corner of 9th and Main st.
at 8 o'clock.
Miss Rosa Nolan and Miss Carrie
Jones of the lower valley are guests Of
friends in the city today.
This year Labor Day falls on Monday,
September 3rd. Many towns in Colora-
do will have big demonstrations.
The small showers settled the dust on
Main street far better than the sprink-
ling cart is in the habit OF doing.
Midsummer dance and festival at
Wurtz grove, next Sunday, Modern
Woodmen ban1. Dancing and games Of
all kinds.
The new hotel at Rifle is completed
and will be opened to the travelling pub
lie in few days Mrs. Alcorn will be
in charge.
The gambling house keepers at Grip
their places of business on Sunday con-
trary to a local ordinance.
The annual San Juaa excursion to
Salt Lake City will be run on the 10th
inst. The rate from this city will be on
ly SO. 90 for the round trip.
The tourist season is on in earnest and
this city seems to be getting her share
Of the trade. The hotels and board
ing houses are crowded nightly.
Even il several other fete dates con
flict with those of Peach Day the big
gest crowd ever in Grand Junction will
be here on September 11th, 18th and
18th.
flied the air and caused the heart Of the
average citizen to fill with thankfulness.
1t now looks as though the heated term
for 1900 is over.
The Turner's will give q grand mid
summer festival at the grove next Sun
day August 18th. Dancing afternoon
aud evening. Concert begins at 2 p. m.
Music by the Modern Woodmen band.
Additional selling dates Via Colorado
Midland at half rates to all eastern
points Aug. 9th Sept. 6 and 20 tor tick
cts and further information call at Mid
land city Office. w. R Peck, city agent
DR.. ]. L. Walpole, secretary OF Peach
Day, has received word that the balloon
man who is now at Ehtch's garden in
Denver, will be here two days during
the celebration and will make asceGsions
on both days. This will be nicc fea-
ture of Peach Day and ought to attract
large crowd.
Parties from Ouray were in the oity
today billing the town for the annual en-
campment OF the Knights of Pythias Of
the state. The event takes place on the
l4th, 18th and 18th of this month. The
people over in the silver San Juan
country are making ample preparations
to entertain the brave Knights and their
friends.
J.N. Corbin, editor of the Grand Val
ley Times, published at Moab, Utah, left
last night for Denver with his goodly
supply OF ores, which he is taking to that
city to be assayed While there he will
try and securs capitalists to invest mon
ey in the La Sal mining property own
ed by himself and others. Mr.. Corbin
is firm in his belief that rich mining
camp will be opened up in that country
and that with capital fortunee will be
made. The samples OF ore he took with
him to Denver were rich gold bearing.
In writing to the Beet Sugar Gazette,
published in Chicago, Manager @. N.
Cox of the Colorado Sugar Manufactur-
ing company. has tho following encour-
aging words to say Of the prospects of
the beet crop of the Grand valley: "The
outlook is very much better than last
year, and most of the farmers who plant
ed beets this year will have q full crop.
They had much to learn in the way of
raising beets and it took one season for
them to realize what it meant. This
ear the fieida look very we'll over the en-