The daily sentinel., 1903-11-05


tomorrow.
City Clerk Frank Leslie is out
hunting today.
New Coatsl New Suitsl at the
Mesa Dry Goods Co.
The R. G. ". forwarded 40 cars of
fruit from Fruita last week.
The Seventh Day Adventists are
erecting a church at Palisade.
A. e. Collins, prominent Fruita
fruit grower. is in town today.
Halibut two pounds for twenty five
cents at Ocean Wave tomorrow.
Miss Eloise Anderson. stenographer
for Gaines and Rose. is quite i'll.
@. B. Rich has some very fine large
apples grown on the farm of ]. V.
Payton.
DIR. A B. Craig. forest reserve
commissioner at Plateau is in town
today.
Robert Billingsly will build new
residence at the corner of 10th and
White.
O. r. Beach. a prominent Fruita
merchant, is doing business in this
city today.
The company that produced the
cantata "Queen Esther. is talking of
reproducing the play at Fruita.
Mrs. D. K Torrance is entertain
ing this afternoon in honor of her
sister Mrs B. T. Napier of Glenwood
Springs.
J. V. Payton bought two lots to-
day from G. B. Rich on White street
between 1lth and 18th and will erect
residence.
G.. M. Hagner has sold his residence
in the Crawford addition, and moved
his family into the Druse house ON
Grand avenue.
James W. Bucklin is erecting new
residence on Gunnison avenue be-
tween 9th and 9th streets. Contrac-
tor Rawlins is doing the work.
The boys of the High School have
organized two foot ball teams aud are
practicing quite regularly as thev are
expecting game with the Fruita
High School about Thanksgiving
time.
A Mr.. Walker of Kentucky, for
mer newspaper man, will who is at
present in Grand Junction is expect
ing his family in a few davs. He
will engage in soms mercantile busi-
ness here.
The ladies aid society of the Con-
gregational church is holding a very
interesting meeting at the home of
Mrs. J. ID. Best. The subject of dis
cussion is Micronesia. A feature is
a micronei sian costume worn by one
of the ladies.
II, B. Carr. who returned from
Kansas City yesterday reports that
prices on cattle are verv low. only |
the very best cattle bringing a fair |
price. He states that some of the |
shippers simply turned their cattle |
over to the stock yards to pay the ex-
penses of shipping.
farmer living west of town tell i, |
MS that the sun has been so warm
there this fall that it scorched many |
apples in its direct rays. 1t even |
scorched some covered with tent at |
places where the canvas touched the
apples. No particular damage was
done, but it Just shows how extreme
ly mild is the Grand valley fall eli
mate.
Under the chaperonage of Superin-
tendent Vedder. of the Grand June
tion City waterworks, Mayor Sampli-
ner and party of neswpaper people
are visiting the reservoir this after
noon. Superintendent Vedder. under
whose charge the construction of the
reservoir was made, is proud of the
work accomplished and he wants the
public to be exactly informed as to
Edwin Schimpf. formerly job print
er in the Sentinel office. who for the
past year has been foreman of the
Moab Times. is now doing the local
work on the Durango Telegraph. Mr..
Schimpf was trustworthy boy when
in the employ of this Office and the
Telegraph will find that they have
young man upon whom they may
depend. and who will be a valuable
to their force.