The daily sentinel., 1900-09-04
Local News.

during Peach Day.
Several flrstclass base ball games will
be among the attractions next week.
Judge Theron Stevens left for home
over the Marrow guage Sunday morning.
W. @. Urlau a we'll known and popu-
lar travelling man was in the city Monday.
Mrs. James H. Cosgrove and daughter
Agnes are home from . short visit to
Denver.
And now Palisades come forward and
claims to be the metropolis Of the west
ern slope.
Tho weather bureau has promised
special forecasts during the big celebra-
ton next week.
The band concert Saturday night was
good even il the revolver failed to do its
work in the last act.
Orson Adams Jr and George P. Smith
returned yesterday from Denver, where
they were on business.
w. M. R. Phillips, father of Eugene
Phillips, clerk at the Arthur drug store
is on a visit to the latter.
Mr.. b. T. Napier Of Glenwood Springs
spent Sunday in the city. the guest OF
his brother in law, Mr.. Terrence.
Ono week from Today the greatest
event of the year will commence and con
tinue for three days-Peach Day.
Grand Junction is preparing to make
their Peach Day" celebration this year
an event extraordinary.-Moab, (Utah,)
Times.
T. T. Firth, of Denver. general agent
Of the Lion Insurance company, was
visiting his agent, Horace 7. DeLong
yesterday.
Mrs. E. M. Slocomb and children ar
rived home last week from an extended
eastern visit which has lasted nearly all
the summer.
DR.. ]. L. Walpole and w. j. stull
spent Sunday in Glenwood Springs.
While there they talked Peach Day most
OF the time.
Mrs. @. Il. 3. Ward, wife OF REQ
Ward, arrived home from the sanitar-
ium at Boulder Saturday night. Mrs.
Ward is still quite ill.
Mr.. Ollie Thorson, one OF the prosper
GUS young merchants of Glenwood
Springs, was in the city Sunday circu-
lating among friends.
The Bargain House has received
the big consignment of fireworks
which will be used by the Arabian Orien-
tails on last night OF the celebration.
W. J. Meyer started east with the
body of his late partner Daniel A. Con-
rad Sunday morning. The funeral will
take place at Reading Pennsylvania on
arrival there.
Prof. Frank Smith, formerly superin-
tendent of schools in this city, spent the
past few days hero visiting friends, leav-
ing last night for Salt Lake City. he
will be engaged from now on in work in
Salt Lake. He proposes to open an
academy for the instruction Of teachers
in pedagogic work. .... ...
Grand Junction has made her fame
world. wide by these annual celebrations,
The growth OF the city is the extension
Of the fruit industry over that valley un-
til now it has become OF great CONNER
cial Importance. 1t is an illustration OF
what advertising does. A few years ago
the enterprising promoters OF that Sec
ton came over here to Moab and bought
supply of the peaches grown in this
valley and had them at Grand Junction
on Peach Day. With these few young
orchards, not yet in bearing or just be.
ginning, and good irrigating system
they started in to make their section "a
nous and to sell land and water rights
to new comers. How we'll they succeed
ed is matter Of history. The new
comers have been prosperous, the promo
ters increased their wealth and q growing
prosperous country was added to Uncle
Sans domain. 1t pays to advertise. 1t
pays to use push and energy. 1t pays
to cultivate the desire for better sur
roundings. 1t makes our fine cities and
towns; builds broad avenues; erects
school, churches and public buildings
and brings rapid communication with
other parts OF the world.-Moab, (Utah, J