The daily sentinel., 1905-10-04

Our watch repairing stands tn
test-G. W. Stong. ieweler and op
Mothers. Gold baby rings givel
away at the G. V. Store. Ask To-
them.
Have your shoes repairs at Laf
fers- Mems half-soles 75 and SO cts
Opposite postohlce.
Candy at the c. V. Store at 3
cents per pound, or free with every
/ purchase of S1.OO or more
People wear the glasses we fit for
! them and they give satisfaction
/ W. Stong, jeweler and optician.
Ask to see the children's hosiery
The very finest kind that can't be
beat for the price at the c. V.
store
Mesa los is the telephone num-
Der of Barton & Platt's livery barn
When you need their services just
call them up.
Our bargain day is every day
Just get our prices on watches and
it will convince you.-G. w. Stong.
ieweler and optician.
George Blain. the well known taxi
dermist is now prepared 20 do any
work in taXidermy. Call or write
him at 233 Chipeta for estimates of
work.
A man in Montana claims to have
dtscoVeed a process by which he can
produce potatoes at any time of the
year. and without tops, raising them
in a box. layer on layer. When an
Uncompahgre ranchman brought this
office some fine potatoes last spring
before planting time, which he had
taken from the ground where they
had all winter been growing without
signs of top, n professor from the
state agricultural college who hap
pened to be here laughed at the idea
and pronounced ii a physical-impos-
sihilitV. The thcOrist and the man
who does things by simply doing
them, often clash in these days of
astonishing discoveries.
Richard 2. Clarksuu, one of Iowa's /
most prominent citizens. who died !
Monday. has for many years been a
warm personal friend of Capt. j. a
Lyons, of this city, and the announce
meut of ClarksOu's S death was receiv-
ed with sorrow ny Capt Lyons They
We're close political friends as well as
warm personal friends and Mr. Clark
son made a great fight as editor of
the Des Mones Register, for Mr.
Lyons when the latter was candidate
for auditor of Iowa. Clarkson was
most brilliant newspaper man and
the Des Moines Register was a great
power in the state during the many
years he was at its head. Some years
ago Clarkson retired from active
newspaper life and accepted the inn
portant position as pension agent Of
the national government.
This morning Manager O'Neil, of
the Grand Valley ditch stated that
the damage done to the big ditch by
the present recent rains was con
siderable The repairs necessitated
the expenditure of over S2,500 A
big siXty-foot hume was torn out and
washed away in the main ditch and
new flume is now being built in a
local lumber yard. II will not be
completed for several days but It is
thought that everything will be In
readiness for the water to be again
turned into the main ditch by Oct
oher 10th. Yesterday water was
started in the upper and lower bitches
in order to supply the domestic uses
of the ranchmen, but no water is run
ming in the main ditch The washout.
luckily. does not come al n time when
the lack of water will cause the
ranchmen and fruit growers any loss
whatever. Very little water Is need
ed this week and that for domestic
purposes only. and by the time water
is needed for the orchards and winter
wheat everything VIII be in good con-
dition and water running in the main
and minor bitches. Manager O'Neil
is pushing the repair work with all
possible speed