The daily sentinel., 1900-09-25
Local News.

Have you seen those French Flannels
at The Lay & Garst companys' store.
Col. W. F. White, who has been alb
sent in Denver for the past several weeks
returned home at noon today.
The dance Saturday will probably be
the most largely attended affair OF the
kind ever given in the city. 1t should
be.
Mrs. P A. Sampliner, sister-in-law OF
A. r. Sampliner left for her home at
Crested Butte Sunday after very pleas
ant visit in the city of several weeks.
The Sentinel reports an immense fruit
crop for Grand valley this year. The
Peach Day visitors didn't get started on
box of it, figuratively speaking.-Ophir
Mail.
Ticket No. 945 was the one which
drew the big lamp in the Bargain store
of A. N. Anderson. The holder of the
ticket can have the lamp on presenta-
tion Of the ticket.
W. e. Gracey, former resident Of
this city brother OF Mrs. M. G. Ram
soy has returned to this city to make it
his permanent home. Since leaving
here Mr. Gracey has resided in Summit
vile and Del Norte.
Account annual convention State
Christian Endeavor union Denver Ath to
7th. the Midland will sell tickets to
Denver and return at one and one fifth
fare on the certificate plan. Call at the
city Office for tickets etc. w. h. Peck,
city agent.
Horace T. DeLong advertises in this
issue to purchase 10000 acres OF land in
the Grand valley. This order of pur-
chase was given Mr.. DeLong on his re-
cent visit to Denver, where he met the
parties for whom he is attempting to
make the purchase. 1t is the largest Of
fer to purchase land ever advertised in
this city. The land will be bought in
twenty acre bodies and upwards, the lar
ger the better.
An eastern syndicate has secured con-
troll of 800 acres of coal land near Grand
Junction, and will at once commence ex-
tensive development. Four splendid bi-
luminous veins exist, thus affording an
inexhaustible supply, and it is stated
that the product Twill be shipped to
Salt Lake and other Utah points and to
Leadville, Ouray, Ophir and other Col
orado cities in competition with the Color
ado Fuel and Iron company."-Ophir
Mail.
The Sentinel was in error yesterday
when it stated that there was no fire,
which warranted the alarm Saturday
night. There was fire, although the
majority of the people did not know it
and the fire department took long
time in finding it out. The fire was at
the electric lignt plant and the manner
in which they whistled was to give no.
tice to the Ore department that a fire
was raging. Manager Bentley informs
The Sentinel that there is a regular
whistle used when call is made for him
but it is not OF the character which was
blown Saturday night. The Sentinel is
glad to make the correction
Hon. r. d. Cole, OF Hancock county,
Ohio, companied by G. L. Schuck,
connected with the Columbus Dispatch,
OF Columbus, Ohio, we're pleasant visl-
tors to the city this morning enroute
east after visit to Salt Lake City. Mr..
Cole is native of Findlay, Ohio, and
was the youngest representative in the
Ohio legislature at the last session. The
young gentlemen called at the Office Of
The Sentinel and met in the person Of
the foreman of the Office, MIR. RIM Horn,
an old Findlayite with whom both the
gentlemen were acquainted. In their
tour of Colorado they will visit Cripple
Creek. Victor and other great gold min
ing camps beside remaining few days
in Colorado Springs. They are delight
ed with the west and its prospects offer.
ed to young men and may some day
make it their home. They spoke high
ly of the fruit of this valley and were
only sorry that their itinerary was such
that they could spend more time in the
city. They left over the Narrow guage
for the east. The gentlemen are both
wide awake citizens of the Buckeye state