The daily sentinel., 1904-07-29

IN regular down pour Tor ABOUT ten
or fifteen minutes. 1t was hailed with
delight by almost every body. as it has
been extremity dry and dusty in the
valley for the past few weeks.
Ora Barton writes to his friends in
this city that the Second regiment
band, of which his brother. Prof.
Willet Barton is leader. will be re-
cruited up to So pieces and will go to
the exposition at st. Louis. September
18th. The baud will take part in the
Colorado day exercises which takes
place two days later
Commissioner Dittman was looking
at the heavy cloud overhanging
Grand Mesa this morning and said to
some friends in half co1gratulatory
tone of voice, that looks good to me.
we have been short of water in the
Palteau Valley and think that rain
cloud is getting in it's work all from
the looks of the portending cloud.
undoubtedly the valley is getting its
share of water
Night Marshal Chris O'Neil arrest
ed man. who was acting in a crazy
manner, last night in Charles Boyd's
cigar store. The man. who is Mex
lean sheep herder made desperate
effort to get away from O'Neil, but he
was safely landed in the city bastile.
Afer he was arrested and put in jail
he kept saying. II never killed that
man. He repeated this time and
tiTe again. From papers found in
his pockets he is from Montrose.
Many of the bicycliBts of several
years ago in this city will remember
o. B. HackenburRer, who rode some
phenomenal races in Denver and
throughout the state. He has devel-
oped into great traveller and has Just
returned from trip to South America
and through Central America and is
telling the press of Denver some of
the thrilling episodes of his life as a
traveller. Mr.. Hackeuburger was
always liked as a bioyclist. He rode
in this citv four or five years ago.
Mrs. D. W. Dunsworth and her
son Andrew. arrived in Mohler Tues
day and will visit few weeks with
the family of her son, Willis j. Pegg.
Mrs. Dunsworth's home is in Grand
Junction. Colorado, the home of the
famous Grand Valley peach, and she
says that the peach crop this veal
shows indications of being record
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first trip to Idaho and she expresses
herself as being much pleased with
our country and the thrifty appearance
of Mohler. - 'Mohler, Idaho Times
In the competition for plans for the
new district High school at Fruita,
the plans of Architect ]. B. Bower of
this city were selected unanimously
as being the best adapted for the use
of the school district and better in
every other way. Mr. Boyer is now
preparing the plans i'm detail. The
building will be a two story brick
structure. 10 bv II with full basement
and all modern improvements. The
building when completed will cost
about s22. 600. Mr.. Boyer feels much
elated over the successful competition
which is in his favor.
Three thunder storms occurred last
night and this morning. Two of them
occurred between 10 O'Clock last night
and three O'Clock this morning, or
about that time. According to Weather
Observer Sullivan rain began falling
here at 6 30 o'cock this morning and
continued until 1880. During that
period II of an inch of rain fell.
During eight minutes from 6 ;56
O'Clock to Z :04 O'Clock 10 of this en-
tire amount fell The two storms
that occurred during the night fol-
lowed the range north and south of
the city, but this mornings shower
came right down the valley.
O. W. Tinsley. who has been in
the employ of the Elk's Club, left
this morning for an extended visit
to his home in Illinois and will re-
turn via st. Louis and see the exposi-
tion. Mr.. Tinsley goes direct to
Jacksonville, his home, and then to
Springfield. where he will go in camp
with Co. L., Sth Illinois of which he
is member. He is a state officer of
the U. o. B. F. and has been invited
to address that organization, which is
composed of some of the foremost men
in Illinois. We certainly expect
Charlie to capably represent Grand
Junction as his gift of eloquence
knowledge and versatility will enable
HIM to do so