The daily sentinel., 1900-09-25

beat them.
And q sweet little bud from Ouray
gushsd, "I'd just like to hug that dear
old lobster on first base"
The boys filed all engagements after
the games.
Everybody drank alkali water, and, OF
course, followed it up with other oever-
ages for the purpose of cyaniding the
Concentrates.
The dances were Just the jollisst OF all.
There were fine lot Of fellows to show
one things and the girls waltzed like
dreams and hirted like vixens.
And the dreamy blonds we're not of
the peroxide type, either.
Test the hairs on your coat and see.
The Bungling Bros. circus was an en-.
tertaioing travesty, though it appeared
that the brothers got their hand into
other events to some extent.
The Junctionites are good entertain
ers. They went into that desolate spot
OF Gods old earth and turned it up side
down, and it is yielding the golden har-
vest OF Pomona.
They ara whole souled lot, as gen.
erality, and many Of the finest families
opened up their palatial homes to the
vistors,-at 30 much per.
But then it is the long green that fur
nishes gasoline for the auto.
Excursionists don't kick much, as a
rule, il they even think they ale getting
0nn for their money.
Thus far the Jun ctionites are the only
ones doing any kicking. That is, part OF
the Junctiopites.
Some Of the papers complained that
the San Juaners didn't spend money
enough.
The Sentinel was one of them.
That paper grew up with the country,
and has been blowing it up ever since,
and we trust that it will not 60 up with
it some day
The Sentinel is the livest paper Of the
lot, though all OF them are devilishly
short on courtesy to Visitors, not to say
to each other.
L
Sentinel says the San Juaners held on to
their lucre.
Now the people up here have habit
of throwing their money to the birds, all
right, and perhaps the jays didn't get
their share.
Too bad, indeed. but it all comes un
der the head Of sport.
They didn't go down to buy socks, or
coats, or hats, or other plunder of that
nature.
They buy those things at home
They we're there to pay for picnics,
peaches and pretty girls, though there
were plenty of the latter to give away.
But for goodness sake, don't
The mountain people we're there two
or three thousand strong.
They paid for everything they got
and some of them for more than they
got. This is sub rosa.
Some of them brought back more than
they paid for. This is also sub rosa.
But they sat in the grand stand while
some other people thought it cheaper to
lean on wagon wheels and fences and
kick up dust.
They paid quarter for orange blends.
gin rickies and chain lightning when
some Of the kickers slipped into side
door for 5-cent beer.
They attended the balls three nights
when the economists saved their salary
by going one.
They rode in chases while the reubs
b. Jasus.
They bought fruit and souvenirs, and
let everyone have a chance at their
money.
One good fellow dropped $500 on the
pastime. He never kicked. The only
thing that he considered lost was little
sleep.
In all other legitimate channels usual
ly encountered during celebrations, they
spent money, and when it is considered
that there we're two or three thousand
people there, and they would
average $50 apiece, at the lowest esti-
mate, it will readily be seen that they
only left few dollars in Grand juno
tion.
Because the Junctionitee dropped |
few dollars on the ball game. OF course. |