The daily sentinel., 1903-08-17

from Leadville. where he went to
rangements to secure some of the fly
ers at Leadville to come to Grand
Junction during the Peach Day Cele-
bration. Mr. Bedwell says he believes
The case of the state VS.. George
Boyd, charged with assault and bat
terry which was heard before Justice
Sweeney last Saturday. was concluded
this morning by Boyd being given a
fine of So and costs on the charge of
assault. The information charging
him with threats. being dismissed.
Civil Service examinations for As
sistant Observer in the U. s. Weather
Bureau will be held at Grand juno
tion ON October 81, 1908. Persons de-
string to take this examination should
apply to the U. S. Civil Service Com
mission. Washington, d. c.. for the
necessary papers and other informa
tion.
In the group of nearly 100 DELEGATES
to the great council of the Improved
Order of Redmen. of Colorado, at
their twentieth annual session at Ida
no Springs. is seen the very sedate
face of r. A. Jacobs, in Saturdays
issue of the Post Mr.. Jacobs shows
up we'll with the other delegates.
comprising fine looking body of men
T. A. Lee. a Denver man is ex-
plotting today to the citizens the
Playa Vicente rubber plantation IN
the city of Mexico If the rubber
plantation business was as excellent
as. the descriptive circular, it must be
a delightful occupation and a profita-
BILE one. The book which he hands to
prospective stock buyers is work of
art.
During and preceding the celebra-
tion of the Peach day event. Chair
man Miller will be installed in the
east room on the floor of the lobby in
the Park opera house. Here he will
have telephone communication with
all parts of the city. the Colorado
Telephone company having agreed to
place phone in the room for the
use of the committee.
DIR. Bull comes back delighted with
his trip to the mountains and says
that n double effort must be made to
secure the completion of the road up
to the Grand Mesa. He says with
that road finished that the Alexander
lake country is readily accessible in a
day. DR.. Bull believes much in the
benefits to be derived from a trip to
the hills during the torrid period.
John Waller holds the belt in the
upper country for being the only man
that ever roped coyote. One day
last week while riding on Buzzard lie
ran across an old coyote and one about
half grown. The old ono succeeded
in getting away. but after spirited
ihase of about three hundred yards
the younger one and captured it alive
-Plateau Valley Stockman
We published last week letter
from the Grand Junction Chamber of
Commerce inviting the valley to con-
tribute toward the Peach Day exhibit
If any thing is done, it will be neces-
sary for some one to interest himself
in this matter sufficiently to try to
create little enthusiasm-cal a
meeting or make canvass to see
what can be done. Plateau valley
could make display of products that
would be worth seeing if it could be
arranged. -PlateauV Valley Stockman.
AS Jess Snipes had not been in the
woods with his hounds hunting bear
for some time we supposed they must
have got lonesome, for one day last
week while jess was in the field hay
ing large old bruin-supposed to lie
an investigator-sta leisurely
into the field where the men were at
work. When the bear was discovered
there was a rush to the house for guns
horses and houds. but before the party
could get started on the chase. Mr.
Bear, seeing he had stirred up the
desired excitement vamoosed into the
brush and the hounds were unable TO
stop him. Plateau Valley Stockman
James Barton Adams finds two
things worthy of comment in his
Colorado Chances in the last issue
of the Post He saws ''Grand Juno