The daily sentinel., 1901-02-13
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The indications are that winter in the
Grand valley is over.
Ex-Governor Pingree has gone to
Europe. He will write letters for publi-
cation for Detroit paper while abroad
The new residences in all parts of the
city are prima facis evidence that Grand
Junction is building up at rapid rate.
Rev. Ziegler arrived IN this city yester-
day from Grand Junction. He will be
in the city a week or 80 and will deliver
sermons for the Seventh Day Advent
lists. Aspen Democrat
The Woodmen of the World organiza.
ton in this city ls securing great many
new members at the present time. Some
fifty applications are in the hands Of the
committee, 30 it is reported.
The Loveland Reporter says that a
store building erected in Lovelfud re-
Gently at cost of e70O, has just been
rented on three-yesr lease at S720 per
annum. Such Is the power OF sugar
beets
There has been organized, at Glenwood
Springs a society for the oppression OF
slang. Such societies coIi0be organ
lied in every city, town, village and ham
let in the land, much to the benefit of
said communities.
In Ohio tho temperance crusade of
twenty five years ago is being revived.
AT Kenton, that state. bevy Of women
went to the district whore the saloons
are located and sang and prayed for an
hour one day recently.
The old delapidatsd buildings that
are an eyesors to the community are fast
disappearing from tho principal street of
tho city. Several OF them have depart
ed within week and others will follow
before the summer is gone.
Among the important measures before
the Colorado Legislature this session 10
one submitting to the people at the next
general election an amendment to the
state constitution fixing this lawful work
ing day at not more than sight hours.
The members Of the Fifth street Whist
club held a delightful session at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Miller last
evening. A good attendance, dainty re-
freshments, plenty of amusement. the
result. Mr.. and Mrs f. 4. Dean car
ried off the favors.
Tho coming season will see the srec-
tio1 of several business houses in Rifle
that will eclipse anything to be seen in
the town at present. Plans have been
received for one or two of the build
ings, and we will give the plans in full a.
soon as the contracts are lot
Rifle Reveille.
A novel ant;-saloon movement has
been announced at Three Oaks, Michi-
gan. A prominent citizen Of the place
has offered to pay into tho city treasury,
for an indefinite time, tho price of a sa-
loon license, the only consideration being
tnat the authorities refuse to permit a
saloon in the place. The offer will most
likely be accepted and there will be no
'jag joint" in Three Oaks.
Mr. Fred V. Herdlisky, of Salt Lake,
arrived in Grand junction this morning.
Mr.. Herdlisky is an expert maker Of ar
tistic Mexican carved leather goods, all
hand work. He gave The Sentinel
Office a call and showed nice line of his
goods, which consist Of belts, pursee.
stamp books and fancy novelties. For
the next six weeks Mr.. Herdlisky will
be at the shop Of b. A. Rediker, where
these goods will be manufactured, and
those desiring to know how this kind of
work is done, should pay him call.
Should there be good demand for these
novelties, he will locate in this city.
Hon. George Smith has received ssti-
mates on the cost of an electric power
plant, such as he intends erecting at
Cameo, for generating electricity to be
used in this city, from several large con-
Germs in the east. He has also received
letters from prominent capitalists asking,
for information concerning the project
and wanting to know whether he was in
need Of more capital to push the matter
and build the plant. The prospects are
fsvorsble for it's being built within the
year, and should this come to pass, al
most every piece Of machinery in the
city, that is now propelled by water or
will h, rI1v, hv AfaCt G,,ch