The daily sentinel., 1903-07-15
5 LOCAL NEWS.

Feed for all kinds of stock. Hay.
grain and chops. Valley Feed COM
pany.
There was no council meeting last
night ON account of there being no
quorum present.
A. J. Condor, president of the Mesa
Dry Goods company. left this morn
ing over the narrow gauge.
Miss Nellie Worcester. of Marshall,
Iowa, arrived in the city yesterday to
pay a visit to her aunt, Mrs. Laurence
Hvnes.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Ryders. of
Hamilton, Missouri. were visitors to
the city yesterday They were the
guests of their old time friend. Mrs.
Floye Eaton. Mr. Ryders is the editor
of the Hamilton Advance.
Frank S. Harding and wife, of Nc
Minnville, Oregon, were visitors to
the city last night. Mr.. Harding is
the editor of the Telephone Register
at that place and is enroute home
from Omaha, where he was in attend
ance as delegate to the National
Editorial association.
The old burned building occupied
by the Sibeck shoe store last fall, is
being rapidly dismantled and torn
down by the contractors to make room
for the modern two story building to
be erected by Story and Story of Ou-
ray. The people OF this city will be
glad to see this hideous old wreck of
| building torn down.
w. H Crawford, of this city. the
we'll known railway grade contractor,
has received the contract from the Rio
Grande, for the grade of the spur to
be built into the city pumping plant.
1t is small contract, the distance to
be graded being only few hundred
| feet. The contract was sub let by
Mr.. Crawford to Post, Boyd & Ter
williger.
A stranger who was laying over in
this city. between trains, took walk
up town and when he arrived on Main
street he exclaimed. "Why, this is
quite town and from the depot it
looks like a mere village. the view
from the depot is deceiviDg l must
say This is only too true as our pres
ent depot gives Que the impession that
| the town is an exceedingly small
one. while big and fine depot would
give one a true Interpretation of the
size of the city.
DR.. E. F. Eldridge, received tel
egram this morning from Cortland,
New York. stating that his father
William F. Eldridge, who has been
residing in this city for several years
past had arrived ile!c safe and sound
after the long trip. DR.. Eldridge's
father is eighty eight years of age
and his son expected that he would
like to live in this section of the
country and he came, but there was
a ways longing to go back and be
with old friends.
The new horse lawn mower and
iron seats for the city park have ar
rived and Commissioner Armstrong is
busy today locating the seats in the
park. He says that as soon as posi-
BILE he will have the lawn mower at
work and he hopes to work big
change in the appearance of the parks
of the city. City council is to be
congratulated upon the purchase of
the seats and the lawn mower. The
latter will pay for itself many times
over in the work it will be able to ac-
complish.
Miss Matte, ''Dot'' Dunsmire. who
has been member of DIR. Eldridge's
family for the past six years. together
with her mother, left ON No. 6 last
night for Colorado Springs, where Miss
Dot expects to secure position. in
the up town office, of the Western
Union, as assistant operator. Miss
Dunmire has been studying telegraphy
for the last two years, and has become
quite proficient, having had the best
advantages i'll the city. Her many
friends wish her success in her chos-
en- profession and happiness in her
new home. of which she is most de-
serving.