The daily sentinel., 1904-10-13

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tornia shortly TO spend the winter,
may not leave from here until the
/ new year and perhaps not then. if his
health remains as good as it has been
lately in the Grand Valley.
Mrs. j. E. Weir is attending the
state meeting of the W. @. T. U. at
Colorado Springs. She represents as
delegate, the local W. @. T. q. or
ganization. Mrs. Weir will be absent
until next week as she will spend some
days with her daughter, Miss May
Weir. who is attending college, in
Colorado Springs.
Mrs. T. B. jerks. of Denver. is
visiting her brother. William New
comb, of Fruita. This afternoon she
she is the guest of the Ladies Auxil-
liary of the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen. She Will remain in the
city the guest of old time friends, Mr..
E. L. Green and sister. 562 Ute.
The defsnse presented all their tes-
timony in the Joe Harris trial, for the
killing of the late Charles r. Seiber
this morning and Samuel n. Wheeler
for the prosecution began his argu-
ment for the prosecution before the
noon hour. In all probability the
argument will be concluded this after
noon late and the case given to the
jury before evenIng.
Benton Hoover of Deer Lodge,
Montana was an arrival in the city
today and is the guest of his brother.
R. o. Hoover. the we'll known express
man. Mr.. Hoover is a pioneer west
erner. He made an overland trip
across the mountains in 1850 and
went to the gold fields of California
Mr.. Hoover is enroute to St. Louis
to visit the exposition.
Mrs. Minnie Bennett, who conducts
the Metropolitan eating house, re-
ceived the very sad intelligence this
morning that her father. David l..
Strahl. had died from the third stroke
of paralysis. at his home at Gardner,
Illinois. Mrs. Bennett will leave for
Metropolitan restaurant will be in
charge of Mrs. Hunter during her alb
senoe.
Delta. through her city conucil. has
accepted the big gravity water system
constructed tor the city bv Denver
firm. The system was built at cost
of. $50, 900. The city is now supplied
with pure mountain water which is
of the Grand Mesa and piped the en-
tire distance to and throughout the
town. Over nineteen miles of vitrified
cast iron pipe is in the system.
AL E. Lohman, in advance of
Frederick Warde and Kathryn Kidder
was pleasant visitor in tie c'y yes
terday. Mr.. Lohman says that Warde
and Kidder never presented a greater
attraction than their present one and
that they are receiving great rress
notices everywhere, that the attraction
exceeds in spectacular beauty Ben Hur,
which created such Juror last year,
IS it was presented in this western
country.
B. N. Bancroft of Grand Junction,
Colorado. a former Jefferson count;
nurseryman, is here organizing stock
company to propagate and sell the
Spencer Seedless apples. He has some
samples of these apples and they are
interesting as was the seedless orange
when it was first discovered. The
and seems to be of similar quality
of fruit. l. is of light red with
strawberry spots. -Fairbury (Neb.
Times.
Grand Junction is to have three
splendid attractions next week We'd
nesday night. Jane Corcorau and An
drew Robson in pretty Peggy. at
the oprea house, Thursday night, The
Hungarian Court Orchestra at the Con-
reGational church. Friday night.
Frederick Ward and Katherine Kidder
in 'Salammbo" at the opera house
The two theatrical attractions rank
among the seasons best offerings,
and the Hungarian orchestra is a
musical organization of international
renown. Each of the three will draw
an immense audience.
A dispatch from Boulder to the
Denver News states that Hon. J. NJ
Sampliner, of this city, was in
Boulder in the interest of his candi-
dacy for state treasurer. The special
stated that Mr.. Sampliner made a most
favorable impression in Boulder.