The daily sentinel., 1904-05-10
LITTLE LOCALS.
By the WaySide.


The little son of Supt Fisher of the
Fruita schools who has been so seri-
ously i'll for the past week. is reported
better.
The total acreage of beets planted
in the Rocky Ford district this season
is three times as large as in an7 pre-
vious year.
James Rogers, who was shot at As
pen last Thursday by Joseph Mesa.
died at the hospital in that city Sun
day morning.
The thousands of acres of sugar
beets in the valley are coming up in
splendid shape and indications are for
a big crop this fall.
George A. Bible, the travelling
passenger agent of the great Rock
Island System, was business visitor
to the city this morning.
]. @. Kelly, the hustling newspa-
per solicitor. is now working for the
Fruita Record and is getting that pa
per splendid subscription list.
The grease wood on the vacant lots
on the south side of Main street be-
tween 7th and Sth has been cut down,
which adds much to the general ap-
pearance of the street.
All parties interested in the organi-
zation of the new Shot Gun Club are
requested to meet at the real estate
office of J. A. McLueu. All Main
street, tonight at 80.
Prices for real estate in the vicinity
of Palisade is increasing rapidly each
year and soon the orchard land in
that part of the county will be all
bought up by eastern people.
Some one has said that a sucker is
born n'everv minute. Last night wo-
man street fakir stood on the corner
of 4th and Main and caught few of
the aforesaid suckers" that can be
found in every city, town; village and
hamlet
A slight shock of earthquake was
reported from the western slope on
Monday. Probably, however, it was
merely the tipping of the earth caused
by the withdrawal of the war governor
and the colonels to the Mississippi ba-
sin. Lamar Sparks.
Never tefore in the history of the
state has the precipitation of moisture
been so great in the first week in May
as in that month the present year
The rain and snow covered large
area and will be of immense value to
sections that had been anticipating "a
short water supply.
A great many people of Aspen are
moving from that place to Glenwood
Springs. ami quite a number are COM
ing down the valley of the Grand and
are locating at different points in the
valley. Grand Junction is getting a
goodly number of good citizens from
the once noted mining camp.
The Biennial Convention of Wo-
mems Clubs will convene in St Louis
Monday. May 18th, and large gath
ering of the most prominent women of
the country will be gath cred there.
Grand Junction will be represented
and Colorado will send big delega-
tion of her prominent women.
Joe Lawless, editor of the Lamar
Sparks. must have been preparing
himself for the great National Editor
ial association meeting. which will be
pulled off at st Louis next week.
when he penned the following "Ar-
row Shot: "We are mighty glad
we do not feel every day like we do
some days. -
The Stockman editor says that Coll
bran has decided TO celebrate Indepen-
denoe Day this year. 1t will not be
a Little two by four Sunday school
picnic affair, but good, old fashioned
patriotic, hilarious, spectacular blow
out, destined to go. down into history
as one of the hest celebrations the
valley ever seen. - Committees on
arrangements have already been select
ed and work started to make it a grand
success. Tie people of Grand juno
tion should make arrangements and
attend this promised good time up in
the Plateau country where it is al
ways cool and pleasant along about