The daily sentinel., 1904-12-22
discovered near Springs may locating
THE LOCAL NEWS.

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py IT makes yourself.
A rocker makes a useful as well
as an ornamental present. Bannis-
ter has very large line.
The streets of the city present an
air of prosperity. such as is evil
denced nowhere else in the state.
John Mitchell the negro charged
with robbing Tom Charleston, has
so far been unable to furnish bail
and is still in jail.
Weather forecast for thirty-siN
hours ending pm. Friday: West
ern Colorado-Partly cloudy tonight
and Friday with local snow; colder
| Friday.
Appropriate presents for Christ
mas-music cabinets, nice picture.
couch, Princess dresser, buffet or
sideboard, parlor table, etc, at Ban
nister's.
John f, Moore, president of the
Grand Junction Fruit Growers As
sociatiou. returned yesterday from
Denver and other points on the east
ern slope.
Gentlemen, what makes nicer
present for your sweetheart. or sis
ter, or Wife, than a nice ladies' writ
ing desk or music cabinet2 Banns-
ter has them.
With the additional arc lights or
dered by the council Tuesday night
installed, the city's streets will be
lighted by fifty of the big 1900 can
dlepower lamps.
For Christmas why not buy some
thing that is useful and at the same
time ornamental such as one of
Bannister's couches. nice piece of
hand-painted china or a dresser?
Mrs. w. f. White entertains again
this evening in honor of Miss Burns,
her visitor. The entertainment this
evening will be euchre party and
about forty guests will be present.
Mrs. Lillian Mcmillan. who has
been employed in the Rich -Hutchin-
son office during Mr.. Rich's illness
has been relieved by Mr.. Rich. who
took charge of his office work this
week.
The mail carriers state that the
rush of mail for the city routes is
not as great just at this time as It
usually is, and they look for an un-
precedented rush the last two days
of the week.
J. L. Chandler of the Fruit Grow
ers' Association left last night for
his home in Kansas to spend the
holidays with his family. He will
return in February with his family
and they will make their home here.
J. p. Dray and wife and Mrs.
Charles Miller and children, of Tel
luride, were in the city with friends
short time last night. They were
en- route to oldfeld, New. the great
mining camp where they will re-
side.
w. T. Goslen has about completed
the work of raising his residence
to higher foundation. The i'm
provement greatly adds to the at
tractiveness of the pretty cottage
home, which stands on the corner
of Sixth and Ouray.
Yesterday was great day for the
business men of Grand Junction. The
stores We're crowded all day long and
the rush kept up until late in the
evening. II was perhaps the best
day from business standpoint of
the holiday season.
w. c. Scheu. general manager of
the Spencer Seedless Apple Com
pany, will resume his travels in the
east in the interest of the Spencer
Seedless Apple Company about Jan
uary 15. He will remain with his
family until that time.
message received yesterday at
Fruita announced that the remains
of Mr.. Skelly. who died in Phoenix,
Ariz.. Sunday, were en- route to Col
orado. The message did not state
whether or not the interment would
take place at Fruita or at the old
home in South Dakota.
Last night those who will take
part in the play, "A Night in Bo-
hemia," to be produced by the Elks.
met at the courthouse and the en-
tertainment was discussed with Mr..
Best. who is here to manage the re-
hearsals. Mr.. Best has put on many
| of these home talent productions in
various towns and cities of the west.
The county commissioners were in
| session again yesterday and today.
! The commissioners work for this
| year will soon be at an end and
Mr. Harris retires from the board
| after seven years service as com
missioner. The new board will be
organized in January, John Hyues,
elected in November, succeeding Mr..
| Harris.
The first of next week the Ramey
| Investment Company will move into
| the old quarters in the Currie block.
! The furniture and fixtures damaged
! by water have been retouched and
made very handsome again. The
firm is temporarily located in the
lower Currie block. The Ramey In
vestment Company is one of the
strongest institutions of its kind on
the western slope and its business
is constantly growing.
Grand Junction is getting extens-
| i've advertising just now in the Sat
urday Evening Post, the great week
| ly whose circulation exceeds a mil
| lion. through extended articles
treating of the Alpaca scheme orig
| mated by Richard II. Sullivan of the
local weather bureau. There was
| long article in the issue of two weeks
ago on the subject. The Denver
! Post is also giving the propagation
great deal of attention.
The work of Improvement still
continues at rfle Grand Hotel. A
force of painters has been at work
for the last week on the exterior
of the hostelry. and are not half
through their work. The building
Will be given three coats of paint.
The walls will be a rich cream color,
/ tara poffa trim in on 70 aayac