The daily sentinel., 1902-02-21

| Orson Adams jr. and w. 8 Wallace
left for Denver last night on business
connected with oil lands.
Mrs. J. r. Perry. sister OF Mrs. e. G.
Morris, is a visitor here from Denver.
She will remain some time.
j. o. Reber. travelling freight agent Of
the Missouri Pacific railway, is pleas
ant visitor to the city today.
Samuel Sampliner, who has been WIS.,
iting his brother, A. r. Sampliner, leaves
tonight for his trip To the coast.
G. w. Martin, general western agent
OF the st. Louis & San Francisco railroad.
is in the city today from Denver.
Edwin K Price, son OF Postmaster
Price, was an arrival in the city last
night Mr.. Price is working for several
insurance companies.
Commemorative services Of Miss Will
lard will be held Sunday afternoon at
2:3O at the Presbyterian church. Good
music and everyone invited.
The Colorado delegation in congress
has been worked by an impecunious
stranger who has been given at various
times a half dollar each by the members.
A meeting will be held at the court
house Saturday night for the purpose OF
forming new mining district OF the ter
ritory in which the many placer mining
claims have been filed.
| The Citizens band will give their last
ball OF the season on Washington's birth
day All music, except the novelty dan
ces, will be new and played for the first
time in Grand Junction. Orchestra of
| ten pieces
! j. X. Chester and afe OF Sterhng, H.
linoie, are visitors to the city with their
relatives, MIR. and Mrs. e. P. Chester.
j. X. Chester is n prominent dry goods
merchant in his home town and is en-
route home from a trip to the coast.
A petition is IN circulation today
among the depositors OF the deiunct Col
orado State Bank, asking that a new re-
ceiver in the person OF w. G. McCurdy
be appointed in place OF w 7. Dowrey.
This petition will have to go before
Judge Stevens, as he is the only author
ity who can remove courts officer
which the receiver OF state bank is.
A Sabbath school convention is to be
held tomorrow in tho Seventh Day Ad
ventst's church. The morning session
begins at 10 am; the afternoon session
at 2 pm. Several papers will be read by
the ladies OF the church, bearing on dit
ferent phases OF the Sabbath school
work. All are invited to attend espe-
| cially those interested in that line OF
| christian work.
A telegram WAS received at Fruita yes
terday asking that a man be intercepted d
there on the Western train, who had a
very bad case OF the smallpox. He was
arrested, but escaped aud came TO this
city Sheriff Struthers and Marshal
| alison were notified and the arrest of
the man WAS consumated this morning.
He evidently had very bad case OF the
smallpox as the room where he was
taken to be examined was most thor
oughly fumigated.
The Palisade Oil & Development Co.
is now issuing its stock. The st ock can
be obtained by calling on Il. H Ban
croft secretary OF the company, at Pail
sade, or remitting to him and same will
| be forwarded at once. The machinery
| for this company has been shipped and
the derrick erected and the tools work
ing in less than ten days
A. o. Barton, the new travelling audi
tor for the D. Il X. G. railroad, is in the
city on his first "Trip.