The daily sentinel., 1904-01-28
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Talk for Grand Junction.

The past several mornings have felt
like real winter.
The St. Louis Worlds Fair will
open on MAY LIST.
The busy man. as rule, is the
most contented man.
The Public Library is patronized
fairly well this winter.
Considerable sickness throughout
the city at the present time.
The little town of Fruita is making
advancement fast these days.
The sad accident at one of the big
mines at Victor is deplorable
The oil field at DeBeque has not
heen abandoned by any means.
The successful merchant is always
studying to please his patrons.
Some splendid Grand valley apples
are now being sold by the grocers.
Travel on the various railroads en-
tering this city is light at present.
Gunnison will yet prove one of the
richest mineral counties of Colorado.
One of the most prosperous sections
of Mesa county is the Plateau valley.
There are other evils besides gamb-
ing in the city that should be abol-
ished.
Real estate men predict a prosper
Gus season with many sales of ranch
and fruit farms.
1t took the sheriff of Mesa county
to go into the Robbers Roost' coun-
sry after his quarry.
FotoRrafer Dean took picture of
Doc Bee. the Cherokee Indian horse
thief. this afternoon.
When the new Congregational
church is completed large pipe or
gan will be installed.
With canning factory Palisade
can take care of her fruit crop each
year to better advantage.
Rifle has a Promotion Association
and good work is being done to adver-
tise that progressive place.
The lack of snow and severe cold
weather cattle on the range has not
suffered and few have died.
The hold ups have been lying low
since Fair Luna has been looking
down on Old Mother Earth.
Business at Cripple Greek has taken
on a new lease Of life since the recent
rich strikes have been made.
'rhe revival services at the Presby-
terian church, conducted by Evangel-
list Smith, are we'll attended.
Today the local sports were attract
ed to the county court, which is pre-
sided over by Judge Sullivan.
If fine artesian water is found this
city's people will enjoy better health
than ever before in its history.
The major portion of the acreage TO
be planted to sugar beets the coming
season will be in the lower valley.
A number of Garfield county ranch
men will plant sugar beets for the
Western Sugar company of this city.
Heavy SHOWS are needed in the
mountains to assure plenty of water
during the summer. So far the snow
fall has been light.
Hundreds of newcomers will arrive
in this city and county during the
next three months. Many of them will
become permanent residents.
The new residence of George E.
Haskell at the corner of 10th and
Main will be one of the most complete
homes in the city when finished.
Glenwood Springs is one of the
finest resort places in America. The
great trouble is the beauties of the
place are almost unknown to people
living in the eastern states.
The coming tourist season promises
much People from the east and in
fact all over the world to the st. Louis
exposition will want to see Colorado
and tine great Rocky mountain region.
Routt county is the Mecca for many
men With money to invest since the
Moffat railroad Is to build through
that county. There are numerous ave
nues open for Investments in that rich
undeveloped section of Colorado.
The Colorado contingent at WASH
ington are helping Thomas F. Walsh,
the man who made millions out of the