The daily sentinel., 1901-01-02
The Local News.

A gang OF pickpockets are said to be
Pueblo and Denver.
Gid R. Proper, we'll known miner
and prospector, of Miners Basin, Utah,
was ia the city New Years day.
Miss Eta Hopkins of Grand Junction
is visiting friends and relatives bere
during the holidays.-Collbran Oracle.
The old year and the old century gave
us cold farewell at midnight last night
about 10 degrees below zero-Aspen
Times.
Miss Madge Cook came up from
Grand junction last Saturday to spend
the holidays with her parents.-Collbran
Oracle.
Miss Mamie Keethers and Miss Ada
Buck were guests in the city Monday
evening They were en- route from Chi
cago to Seattle, Washington.
Frank Thompson, president OF the
Thompson Jewelry and Music company,
returned home Monday night from a
business visit to Denver lasting several
days.
W. p. Dale and wife, of Grand juno
ton. came in from Durango Sunday
afternoon and we're guests at the New
Sheridan over night They left for
home this morning Telluride Journal
The Owl Whist club, true to its name,
watched the old century out and the new
one in, at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs
Orson Adams. Jr. The visit was sur
prise to Mr.. and Mrs. Adams by the
club.
DR.. Eldridge, OF Grand junction, WAS
called in consultation with DR.. Znke on
the case ot VIM. Keuney and pronounced
it tumor of the brain, but expressed his
opinion that he would recover Coll
bran Oracle.
A section of country near Rosalina,
Wash, is undergoing the thoers OF
natural gas and petroleum excitement
Spokane Falls men seem to be furnish
ing the energy and capital to develop
the finds which are said to be very
shallow.
The Mormon colony in the Bluestone
valley is growing and the assurance OF a
large acreage OF beets on those lands
next season is no longer in doubt. The
most recent arrivals consist of a com
pany of twenty -oue direct from Castle,
Utah. They reached here Saturday
last The colony assembled at the Ong
house where their first Christmas joiih-
cation was spent in the Bluestone. A
big dinner and a general good time was
the result -DeBeque Bugle.
To open the new year the Home Loan
and Investment company has been dis
tributing to their friends and patrons
beautifully bound memoranda and diary
The book is bound in leather and is one
OF the handsomest pieces OF advertising
distributed in this city for the year 1901.
The book also contains great deal OF
valuable information, useful to the busl-
ness man and of great convenience as the
book can be carried in the vest pocket.
The officers OF the Home Loan and In
vestment company are: Samuel G. Nc
Mullin, president; w A. Marsh, secre-
tary and manager
The dawn of the new century WAS
ushered in with Impressive ceremoney at
the Presbyterian church Monday even
ing, AT about eight o'clock the congreg
alton assembled and then for about
three hours enjoyed good social time.
Dainty refreshments were served. AT
eleven o'clock the service was begun
with prayer and music; then an address
was made by Prof. Shaw, OF the beet
sugar factory, on the achievements OF
the past century. At just few mo-
ments before the stroke of twelve, Father
Time entered and remained until the
last second OF time in the old century
had slipped away into the past; then,
as the bells pealed forth their glad well
come to the new year and century, he
slowly retired and bright, young boy,
impersonating the year 1901, took the
place he had occupied. Prayer was
again offered, followed by an address on
the possibilities OF the future, by Prof.
Miller, superintendent OF the local public
schools. After the singing OF America"
Al.