The daily sentinel., 1905-07-20

Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Drake of Mad
rid, Ia, are the guests of friends in
the city.
Mrs. A. c. BIohm and Miss Anita
Blohm of Carol, Ia, were arrivals
last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Drake of Fort
Collins are in the city for short
visit with friends.
First section of No. was three
hours late this morning, reaching
the city about $50. the second sec
tion came in several minutes later.
The Progress is the place to get
the finest and sweetest of bread and
the cakes and pies for your table.
| Everything fresh. Prompt deliver
les. If you are not a patron of the
| Progress, see that you become one.
The best of service is guaranteed
to every patron of Barton & Platt,
/ the liverymen. Good horses, nice
| rigs. always available. orders for
heavy transferring given prompt at
| tention. Patronize them and you
will not regret it. Telephone your
orders or call at the barn corner of
| Fifth street and Colorado avenue.
This evening the city council will
meet in adjourned session and again
take up the question of granting ex-
tension of the franchise of the Grand
Junction Electric & Gas Company.
Special police officers for duty dur
ing the registration period will be
selected and other matters of general
| importance will be given attention
The big rooming house on the cor
ner of Second street and Rood ave
nue.. owned by Mrs. Katie Smith, has
been repainted, inside and out, re
papered and many other improve
ments made on the building. The
furnishings throughout the house
are entirely new. Mrs Smith will
in the future call her house "The
Argile." and it is now undoubtedly
one of the handsomest rooming hous-
es in the city.
The building just vacated by S. r.
| Vols and DR.. Ramsey adjoining the
/ Boston shoe store, will be remod-
elled and completely renovated un-
der the direction of A. B. Stoddart,
who owns the building. A hand
some new front will be put in, and
with the other improvements COM
| pleted the building will be very de
! sirable business house, as the loca-
tion is an admirable one. The repair
work started this morning.
Is that so? Never traded at the
Primrose Jewelry & Music Company's
store? Well, if you want to be treat
ed right. you want to trade there
They make a specially of remodel
ing and resetting old rings. Watch
and case repairing. We make your
old jewelry look like new, and our
prices and work are right. Just ar
rived-a complete line of kodaks and
supplies.
w. b. Nichols of Chicago was an
arrival in a aff
ing on a visit to his brother, r. l..
Nichols, the manager of the Grand
Junction Planning Mill Company Mr.
Nichols visited the city two years
ago, and he is surprised at the rapid
growth the city has enjoyed during
the two years that have passed Such
a substantial growth he thinks is re-
markable. Mr.. Nichols is engaged
in the printing business in Chica-
go, owning and operating large
plant. He may spend several weeks
in the west.
Last evening the handsome cafe
of the LaCourt hotel was opened for
the first time and IL guests were
served at dinner, as every guest room
in the popular hotel was occupied.
The cafe of the LaCourt is a per-
feet dream of beauty. The same
style of furnishings, the old mission,
that prevails throughout the house,
is carried out in the cafe. The light
ing effects are most superb. Mr.. |
Nearing has secured the services of
noted Denver chef, and gives his
patrons a service equal to that af-
forded by any of the Denver cafes. |
Sunday. July %. many people |
will go from Grand Junction to wit
ness the bicycle road race to be run |
between Glenwood Springs and Ba- |
TttA In f.t,
boys will enter the race. and many of |
their friends propose to attend The !
race will prove interesting to every |
body, and with the arrangements |
prevailing that have been made by |
the Colorado Midland most en-
joyable day is guaranteed everybody |
who will take in the races Very |
low rates will prevail and there will |
be numerous other attractions be
sides the bicycle race.
Tomorrow morning Gentry Broth
ers big trained animal show will |
arrive in Grand junction from As
pen and will pitch the big tents on
South Fifth street. Two perform
ances will be given-one in the af-
ternoon and one in the evening The
street parade will take place about
II am. The admission prices will
be so cents for adults. % cents for
D
a clean, first class show. being the
best and oldest trained animal show
in the country, and the Gentry
shows are widely known throughout
the country. There is every indica-
tion that an immense crowd will
witness each performance
Robert G. Mitchell. the popular
representative of the Hamilton
Brown Shoe Company, is in the city
today. Mr.. Mitchell states that he
had an experience yesterday which
he does not care TO have repeated
While driving from DeBeQue to Mesa
he was caught in a terrific electrical
storm, and the fierceness of the thun-
der and lightning was most appal-
ling. The storm continued for some
time. and Mr.. Mitchell and his team
were at its mercy while on the noun
tain road. and a most frightful flash ;
of lightning followed by a mighty
peal of thunder succeeded in badly
shocking Mr.. Mitchell and stunning
his horses. II was several minutes
before they were able to proceed.
Judging by the force of the shock. !