The daily sentinel., 1905-04-08

The republican organ is making il
very hard indeed for the defeated
mayoral candidate of the republican
party. His whine is simply pitiful
90.
According to the last ceDsus this
city ranked ninth in the cities of the
state. 1t was given the largest popu-
lation of any city in western Colora-
do. not even excepting Durango. In
period of five years we should forge
ahead to the fifth or sixth position.
90.
The governmental census. taken
every ten years is five years off yet.
In that five years Grand Junction
should make a wonderful showing.
II the ratio of increase in the popula-
tion of the city is proportionate to
that of the last three years. we con-
hdently predict that the population
Of this city will be 10000 at the time
Of the taking of the next census.
90.
We believe that much disease
comes from or has its origin in foul
conditions. Every resident owning
property should take much care that
conditions of cleanliness prevail on
his own premises. We cannot tell
how soon an epidemic, which has a
foothold in the country, may reach
! here. Make every effort to clean up
your own household and premises.
and a first step of prevention viii
I have been taken.
I 90.
The people are anxiously awaiting
1 the forthcoming directory to be is
sued by the Polk company. That
company. in the directory business
| exclusively. has made most thor
ough canvass of the city. and it is
| believed that the new directory will
give us n population which Will be
astonishing, even to ourselves. OF
course, the directory will not contain
the names of all the people in the
city. but it will be an index of our
1 population
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Every republican in the city is be
ing berated by the republican organ
for the part they took in the recent
election. The editor charges up and
then down and endeavors to find out
what caused the landslide. other
people would like to forget the cleo
tion; It is over. and it shows very
weak Judgment upon the part of the
editor OF the republican organ to
pound everybody on the head. If
there We're some republicans who
voted for the writer, they doubtless
exercised the privilege that they pos
sess of voting for whom they pleased
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The country AT large is greatly eN-
cited over the incipient epidemic of
cerebro spinal meningitis, 1t is rag
ing in New York and seems to have
secured foothold in Chicago. The
same disease was prevalent in New |
York city about twenty-five years I
ago. Al that time there seemed to
be no remedy with which to combat [
the disease and today. with the great /
strides in medicine. there has nothing I
been discovered to cope with the /
strange symptoms. No toxine has
vet been discovered with which head
way can be made against IL. II is to
be hoped that something will be dis
covered soon to nullify the disease
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1t is generally conceded that the
count of the ballots in the First ward
was made in accordance with the ex-
press provisions of the statutes But
a contest has been filed in this ward
in the desperate hope that William
stockton can be counted in as al
derman. Mr.. stockton and those in
terested outside Of the republican
party should feel satisfied that he
was fairly defeated. with dozen
or more ward workers in that ward
on election day and every other
means at hand. he was defeated. and
hose interests that seem to think
that they must have him will serve
their own best interests by not start
ing an awakening in his behalf. oc-
casionally the public want to know
the why's and wherefores of such
keen interest upon the part of in
lividuals and private interests.
Mrs samuel y wheeler and ,
daughter, Miss Virginia. returned to-
day from pleasant visit to Denver.
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