The daily sentinel., 1903-08-18

@. @. Compton, travelling freight
agent of the Midland is in the city.
Mrs. ]. W. Stephens mother of Mrs.
@. NJ Druse. is visiting in the city.
Eugene Petrie, who was with Earl
Bartlett. is home from his trip to
the Pacific coast He had fine time
and is much taken with the southern
part of California.
Sherman L. Moody has incorporated
his business and it is now The Sher-
man L. Moody, Jewelry Co. A suffi-
cient capitalization for the needs of
the business has been made
NJ NJ. Detch, of Ouray, court stem
ographer for the 7th judicial district,
was visitor to the city last night
and this morning. He left over the
narrow guage this morning for Ou
ray.
The building in which is located
the Excelsior laundry, has had new
coat of paint placed on the front.
1t was a badly needed improvement
and one W hich adds much to the ap
pearance of the place.
Arthur Marvin of Salida, young
man who is learning the civil engi-
neer's trade is in the city with the
engineers corps who are in the city
| 60 - ha
yards. tracks and depot. He is
friend of Whipple Chester.
A meeting was held on Orchard
Mesa last night to organize an irriga-
tion district. under the Wright Irriga-
tion law, at which a large percentage
of the ranchmen participated. A
committee consisting of Captain
Smithers, Mr.. Barber. Rev. Beach
and Mr.. McCaffery, was appointed to
define boundaries and to circulate the
petition for the form alton of the dis
trict.
District Attorney Samuel G. Nc
Mullin, returned home last night.
Mr.. McMullin took trip over the
Alpine Pass. on his present trip and
Notwithstanding he had travelled over
nearly every portion of the state on
railways, decides that this trip gives
opportunity of seeing the finest seen
cry in America. He is quiet enthusi
astic over the beauties of the Alpine
Pass route.
@. S. Reed shipped out last Mon
day from Palisades, the first box of
lcanraloupo-, grown in this valley this
season and shipped to Denver. Mr..
Reed has been mainly instrumental in
growing cantaloupes in that section
and he is beginning to realize results
from his work The cantaloupes
grown in the Grand valley are at
least three weeks earlier than the
there that their chance to beat them
into market and realize a big profit
for the growers. The Grand valley
nutmeg cantaloupe is Just as good as
any product ever grown in the Arkan-
sas valley. Mr.. Reed should be COM
/ Ahchhob Aoi hiS III biliS lIu ~
Editor Clarence Martin. of the Pal =
isade Tribune, is making a kick to
have the fruit that is shipped from
Palisade have marked on the boxes
that it is Palisades fruit, instead of
Grand Valley fruit. Now if Mr..
Martin will kindly take an introspec-
tive view of his suggestion he will
find that it is sectionalism. Before
there was much of Palisades fruit,
there was Graud Valley fruit, and
wherever that fruit vas sold, it ad-
vertised all of Grand Valley. not a
part of it. There is nothing of which
the average Grand Junctionite is
| quite so proud, as he refers to the
important fruit sections of the coun-
ty. as he is to say kindly words for
the glorious section in which Mr.
| Martin lives. Don't let us become
narrow because we have little pros
| perity, it is the beginning always of n
| bad end to grow narrow and to create
| sectionalism. Praise your fruit Mr..
Martin. but be broad minded about
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