The daily sentinel., 1901-02-19
THE CURRENT NEWS.

The Elks initiated two candidates last
night.
Fine Cigars at G. D. Smith & Co.'S,
Druggists.
Have you got ticket for tho hard
times ball tonight.
Turpers hard Times ball tonight. Go
and have good time.
Wanted-First class waitress at the
Merchants restaurant.
Orson Adams left for Denver last
night on business trip.
Wherever the postoffice is located it
will require the erection Of a new build
ing.
New meat market at Pierce & Hutton's
grocery. Try them for groceries and
meat.
Notice-Two rooms for light house.
keeping. Crawford's addition, on Colo
RADIO avenue.
G. L. Doran, postofice inspector, left
for Denver last night to make his report
on the location OF the postofice.
FOR SALE-One frst-class team OF
Norman farm horses, with harness and
wagon. Apply to S. N. Wheeler, Colo
RADIO State Bank building.
The services at st. Matthews church
on Ash Wednesday will be held at 7:45
Instead of the hour before announced.
There will be service Friday evening
at the same hour.
There 10 considerable discussion among
local railway men regarding the manage
ment Of the hospital at Salida. They
want more Of hand in its management,
as they mainly support it.
A. @. Peterson, Rio Grande express
agent at this point, returned from visit
to his family at Grand Junction on Mon
days Rio Grande. 1t had commenced to
rain little there before he loft Aspen
Tribune.
There will be reception at the Arm.
ory Thursday night by Troop A in honor
of the Visiting officers, who will be tho
guests Of tho company that night. A
dance will follow. The occasion is en-
tirely by invitation.
The LADIES' OF the Methodist church will
have chicken pie dinner on Friday, the
Odd OF February, in the room west OF the
Rio Grande second hand store. Dinner
served from 5 o'clock. Sale Of useful ar
4: al.
The Durango dry goods men, grocery
men, shoe men and jewellers, all pub
lish prices to attract trade. They in
vite trade and competition. The news
papers have to buck Denver, St. Louis
and Colorado Springs.-Durango Demo
crat.
The AL G. Field minstrels arrived in
the city today at noon, their two special
cars being attached to the Midland train.
The company gave q street parade at 2
o'clock and gave evidence that it belongs
to the very best class Of minstrelsy. The
band is most excellent, and the manner
in which the company is dressed is
pretty good evidence of we'll balanced
troupe.
The interest in tho auction sale Of tho
Thompson Jewelry and Music company's
immense stock of watches, cut glass and
silverware, is rapidly increasing. Each
sale is drawing larger crowds and more
lively bidding. 1t is an opportunity
that the people cannot afford to let pass
by, as the gooda being sold are the regu-
lar stock of the house, bought for the
holiday trade, and Of finer class than
usually carried in towns of this size.
James H. Ramey received letter this
morning from Denver, saying that parties
had seen the general inspector Of post
offices for Colorado and that there would
be zen days additional granted for the
reception Of bids for tho post-ofice. Mr..
Ramey had no official notice Of this kind
but it came from reliable sources and he
thought that it might be true. Post
master Price was seen after the arrival
Of the noon train and he stated that he
had received no official notification of
any kind regarding an extension Of tho
time for receiving bids.
One Of Marie Corelli's best novels, "The
Sorrows OF Satan," has, ~ a book, attrac.