The daily sentinel. [volume] (Grand Junction, Colo.) 1893-current, 1904-08-18


this city half dozen years ago. is a
visitor here at present.
The decrease in the earnings of the
Rio Grande for the month of July of
this year was $50 300.
Boys found the sum of five dollars
and over, under the old sidewalk that
was removed in front of the Fair
building yesterday.
Before starting on your trip you
should have The Rich Hutchinson
Realty Co., write you some accident
ins urance in the Travellers. 537 Main
st.
Malcolm Swanson and wife of
Aurora. Nebraska. arrived in the city
last night Mr.. Swanson is the gentle
man who recently purchased the Otto
Forty place.
There was a rock slide between
Gunnison and Sapinero yesterday
afternoon that put the Narrow guage
out of the running and it did not ar
rive in this city last night.
The Grand Junction Aerating wat
er company sold its business yesterday
to H. H. Greek. They will occupy
one of the rooms in the A. A. Miller
building, which was recently burned.
telephone message from Glen
wood Springs at noon today SAYS
that it was raining there this morn
ing and the weather was lowering at
that time. threatening to spoil the
races.
The Maximum temperature yester-
day was 50. Weather forecast for Sc
hours ending 6 p. m. Friday is part
ly cloudy tonight and Friday. with
local showers and thunder storms
warmer Friday.
On the races at Glenwood Springs
yesterday Silsby's little Girl in the
mile pace or trot. 2. 10 class did the
best heat in 2 :26. Guy Bedwell was
to have driven Juliet. the Murray
horse, but she did not start.
Edwin Marsh, the mixologist at the
Windsor, has discovered the art of
making the now famous Bishop
cocktail. which takes its name after
Bishop Potter. who lately engaged in
the saloon business, ON a new plan in
the city of New York.
j. W. Osborn and wife, who have
been making an extensive southern
trip to Mr.. Osborn's old home in
| Georgia. returned home this morn
ing. Mr.. Osborn says they had
most delightful trip and he returns
home greatly invigorated and rested.
An unconfirmed rumor was rife
on the streets all morning that. train
No. 3 had been wrecked ON Tennessee
Pass, by running away down the
mountain side and that thirty persons
had been killed. AS the train came
in fifty minutes late, it effectually
refuted the story.
Rev. J. NJ. P. Martin has issued
his fall catalogue of the Grand juno
tion Business college. The catalogue
contains twenty four pages and cover
and is very handsomely gotten up.
1t contains cuts of the exterior and
interior of the school and also of
the public schools of the city.
Secretary Ealconer. of the Chamber
of Commerce. has received the second
folder containing page of matter re-
lating to this valley. 1t is upon the
subject of health this time and is a
we'll compiled article. The Midland
is certainly endeavoring to help ad-
vertise Grand Junction and Mesa
county in their folders.
The Midland is preparing to have
another bicycle road race. to be run on
September 18th. The contest will be
between Beard, of Fruita. Buffher, of
Leadville, Hanson, of Aspen and
Broughten, of Glenwood Springs.
All of the entrymen have ridden in
the road race before and they are all
scorchers of ability. The road pro-
poses to offer some big prizes for the
race.
Last year the section of country a.
round Greeley and Fort Collins got
chesty and said they would raise can
teloupes. They Furthermore said
that they thong they could raise
Just as good canteloupes for the mar
ket as the Rocky Ford product. The
latter section thought that it could
also raise potatoes, it had been buy
ing them from the Greeley section
for years. The potatoes grown in the
Arkansas valley turned out all right