The daily sentinel., 1901-04-04

Postmaster Edwin Price returned
home at noon today from a visit to Dem
YER
Ladies of the Christian church will
have a cake sale at Gourley's Saturday,
beginning at ten o'clock.
Mrs. j. W. Hofstra aud children left
this morning tor Michigan. Mrs. Hof-
stra is the wife of Draughtsman Hofstra.
B F. Stickley, of Leadville, OF the
firm of Stickley & Shaw. insurance and
realty brokers, was in the city yesterday.
DR. King and Manager Fullerton OF
the Webster City Cattle company, will
| leave for their range tomorrow at noon.
Edward Majors, OF Delta, a friend OF
j. e. Logan, clerk in the Office Of Horace
7. DeLong, is in the city on visit Of a
few days.
There is a great lsxity about cleaning z
side walks after a snow fall. There is
an ordinance commanding that it must
be done.
The last session Of the old council will
be held Tueeday. April 9th. The new
council will sit for the first time Tues
day, April l6.
| Tho annual C ,ngre rational meeting OF
the Presbyterian church will be held at
the church this 'eniug at 80 All in.
tsrested in the welfare OF the church are
urged to he present Refreshments will
be served.
| Water was turned into the High Line
Mutual ditch yesterday. The machinery
OF the pumpiog plant and tho ditch
proper has all been overhauled the past
season and an added capacity given the
machinery
Representative Rawalt OF Gunnison
county was successful in landing a state
Office for his county, state boiler in
spector. and also an appropriation for
the establishment OF state normal
school at Gunnison.
Since April lst the Colorado Telephone
company has issued an order that no
ground phones shall be used. The larger
phones are now used entirely, or the
metallic circuit. This gives oetter sat
isfaction and better service to their pat
rons.
Miss Ethel Thompson has accepted
position as stenographer and book keep
er in the office Of Delaplain & Cr~sby.
Miss Thompson is a recommended scholar
of the Grand junction business college
and her position was secured on their
recommendation.
F. L. Chase, Of Durango. was looking
over the field here yesterday with the
idea Of growing sugar bests He is an
extensive farmer and gardener and would
bring over sope OF the Navajo Indians
to help him These men have been hired
by him for several years and have been
proven to be first class gardeners.
The Modern Woodmen band, under
the leadership Of Prof Alexander, ser
enaded the euccessful candidates on the
municipal ticket last night. The band
WAS out until nearly midnight on their
complimentary serenade. Mayor Sam
pliner and the newly elected aldermen
all responded, thanking the boys for the
music aud giving them substantial re
membranes Of their call.
The Ghost Dance last nj hit at the
Armory was pronounced success. A
good sized crowd OF masked dancers were
in attendance and the scene was weired
enough to give the spectators the cold
shivers. There was very little variation
from-,he loose flowing robes, in the cos
tunes and it WAS an impossibility almost
to identify anyone. All those present
had good time and the ladies OF the
Womans Relief Corps, under whose aus
pices the entertainment was given, will
realize quite neat little sum from their
efforts.