The daily sentinel., 1905-10-28

Mrs. s. ii. Bell, OF Montrose, IS
the guest of friends in the city.
J. A. Drummer, a prominent citi-
zen of Leadville, is in the city today.
A fine new boy arrived last night
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. w. II.
Coe.
Yesterday the sheriff of Boulder
county paid warrant of 5000
which leaves Boulder county entire
ly out of debt and she has little
over $4,000 left in the treasury. So
far as is known Boulder is the only
county in the state entirely out Of
debt The valuation as placed on
the property in that county by the as
SCISSOR is $10.50O.OOO.
The scarcely of freight cars con-
tinues. The fruit growers associa-
tions are having trouble in securing
cars to properly handle the outgoing
fruit The coal men are still com
planning and If conditions are not re
lieyed soon coal famine is not i'm
probable The railroads are swamp
ed with traffic ali along the lines and
necessarily rolling stock is suffering.
This afternoon the board of di-
rectors of the Water Users associa-
tion and the committee representing
the local Chamber of Commerce are
holding joint conference for the pur-
pose of discussing the matter of send
ing "a committee to Washington to
urge immediate action on the build
ing of the High Line canal. The
meeting is being held at the office
of Secretary Wallace, of the associa-
ton.
The week just closing has perhaps
been the greatest and busiest week
the apple growers have had this year.
Many of the big orchards have been
stripped OF their crops and although
great quantities of apples are yet to
be brought to the associations where
they are protected from the frosts
The fruit picking is practically over
in the Palisade district. However.
much picking is yet to be done around
Grand Junction.
The number of cars of beets to be
shipped out of Rifle this fall to the
Grand Junction sugar factory is
estimated at 150. There are
numbers of farmers down there who
feel that they have 90 to 80 tons to
the acre. Just now they are at great
disadvantage in handling their beets
because they have TO be forked from
the wagon into the car. Next year
they are promised that dumps will he
built so that a wagon can be dumped
I into the car as quick as you can say
Jack Robinson. -Glenwood Ava
lanehe.
A concrete sidewalk is being laid
in front of the vacant lots on the cor
/ ner of Third and Main street. north
side John j. Lumsden's men are
doing the work, With this walk com
plete the short space in front of the
I Levy shoe store and between the Moss
second hand store and the Crown Fur
niture company will be the only side
walk spaces on the north side of Main
street between Third and Sixth streets
not laid with concrete and It is only
a matter of a few weeks until these
[ short lengths of wooden walks Will
give place to concrete.
The coming of Haverly's Minstrels
/ is announced for Thursday night at
the Auditorium and it would be
| reasonable to assume that owing to
the splendid impression left through
previous engagements that they will
be greeted by house filled to over
flowing. Fred Russell. by his quaint
comedy methods proves the brilliant
light of this organization. and will
provide this season new invoice OF
all that is new and funny in song
and story. He viii be ably assisted
! by the best and most carefully select
ed company seen in years.
c. Bower and II. G. Crissy met as a
special committee with M. p. Walker
water deal. No agreement could be
reached as the latter gentleman asked
$1,000 for their claim. Rev Watson
has ten acres of young trees depend
ent upon the springs and NJ. +.
] Walker has 40 acres of raw land
which can be watered in no other
way except from the springs contem-
plated as source for the water sup
I ply for the town The matter Will
,i.., II h., 1aafIa1 in fhA district
Palisade Tribune,
While the country is burdened the
atrically with tramp plays, few have
attained any standing with the
theatre-goers. "a Thoroughbred
Tramp" which was the first in the
field. has outlived all its imitators,
and nightly proves its popularity
4 with theatre-goers by being greeted
with overflowing patronage. But "A
Thoroughbred Tramp contains much
interesting dialogue, excellent com
edy and splendid climaNes The fun
is the uproarious sort and brings
forth laughter and applause of last
ing duration. At the Auditorium
Monday night.
Arguments We're heard before the
assistant attorney general in Wash
ington Thursday in support OF the
contention of the Raven Mining COM
the old Uintah Indian reservation in
Utah. that Il should be relieved from
payment of any compensation for
lands taken by ii under the laws OF
1902 mad 1905 The company owns
siNtv-three mining claims. The com
missioner of the general land Office
has held that these claims should be
! paid for and the case Is before the
secretary of the interior on appeal.
Last night at an early hour sneak
thief was found in one of the hotels
of the city but before he could be
captured made his escape by jump
ing from second story window. II
was during the dinner hour when
most of the guests We're in the dining
room. 4 gentleman returning to his
room surprised the thief who crawled
under the bed on hearing the door
to the room open. The gentleman
l quickly noting the fellows presence
4 simply stepped back into the hall,
Y locked the door and notified the pro-