The daily sentinel., 1902-12-27

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MIR. and Mrs. Ed. Wishon left for
Denver last night.
| Mems and boys overshoes and
heavy Arctics -Ackerman.
The two burnt buildings on Main
street present most unsightly ap-
pearance.
Ed Burnes of Denver who has been
at the Bargain house for the past
week has returned to his home.
| The Christmas express business in
this city was we'll handled by both
companies, and excellent service rem
dered
Mr.. and Mrs. Loeffier are spending
the Christmas holidays with the par
ents of Mrs. Loeffler in Glenwood
Springs.
Operator Day of Shoshone. former
ly one of the day force in this city Of
the railway telegraph office has been
a visitor over Christmas.
Gates Ker sburg of Meeker, who is
plCUbS 1alRSly lhtSl SSUCo III lCdlbJ III
this city. being the owner of the
postotfice block. was an arrival in the
city last evening and will spend a few
days here looking after his interests.
Andy Peterson, who was connected
for long time with the Rio Grande
express, but who is now located at
Redstone. spent Christmas in this
CITY Mrs. Peterson accompanied
him and is the guest of friends in this
city
The Elks are working very hard to
occupy their new quarters by the
first of the year. The carpets for the
arrived and will be laid at once
When completed the lodge and club
rooms will be the handsomest on the
western slope.
There has been considerable letup
in business of the Rio Grande the
past month. This il not unusua, at
this time of year. Five regular
freight crews have been pulled off
and also the crews of two work
trains. AS soon as warm weather
commences again there will be an in
crease in the forces.
The main incident which furnished
the basis for the plot of ga Stranger
in New York" which will be at the
opera house on December the 31st, did
actually occur at the Arion ball in
New York some years ago. The play
is extremely funny bright as button
and keen as a brier. and has for its
plot an actual happening. pae.
Harry Layton son of J. A. Layton,
who is now and has been Il resident
of New York city. saw many changes
in the city of his boyhood on his
present visit to Grand Junction. Mr..
Layton left here seven years ago and
he marks II noted change in the busi
ness interests of the city. He is now
partner with William Gelder in
number of enterprises in which Mr..
Gelder is the promoter.
The banquet given last night by
the Colored Masonic fraternity of this
city at the Buena Vista hotel was an
entire success. The program of after
dinner speeches was carried out to the
letter and the banquet itself was most
enjoyable. There We're forty three
Masons and their guests who sat down
at the table and the event marks an
eventful period in the social life of
the colored people of Grand Junction.
At a recent meeting of the Minis
terial Association of this city. it was
decided that it was the sense of the
meeting that there be established in
this city Young Mems Christian
Association. To that end there was a
committee appointed to look into the
matter and see what could be done.
The committee VISA also instructed to
confer with the Rio Grande system
about the matter, as it is the policy
of the Gould roads to encourage the
establishment of associations wherever
there was central point in railway
matters. 1t is anticipated that the
railroads will give encouragement to
such a scheme.