The daily sentinel., 1905-05-22

town today
George A. Riggs of Fruita spent
yesterday in town.
One hobo was run Saturday
night by the night marshal.
Mrs. J. H. McClain of Malta is the
guest of friends in the city
New signs were placed on the win
dows of the Pastlme today.
The city council meets Wednesday
evening in adjourned session.
/ Robert VanArsdale is now on the
Pacific coast seeking a position.
! w. p. Dale of Delta is in town to-
day looking after business matters.
Paul j. Case, a prominent citizen
of Montrose, was in town yesterday
Mr. and Mrs. Chaplin of Telluride
were visitors in the city yesterday.
c. r.. Merkely of Storm Lake Ia,
was an arrival last night from the
east.
Mrs. Mary Welser left yesterday
for Pueblo after spending several
months in this city.
James p. Baldridge. one of the best
v
ley is in the city today.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Treague have
moved into Engineer Frank Robin
sons house on First and Chipeta.
The social tonight at the Elks hall
for the enjoyment of the Elks and
their wives or sweethearts will be
largely attended.
Mrs. Mary Murphy has opened a
boarding house in the old Whistler
residence on First street.
The carpenter work on the addi-
ton to the LaCourt is about com
pleted and the plasterers are at work
a handsomely lettered sign at
tracts the attention of the passerby
to the location of c. w Stong. the
jeweler.
Miss Bessie Primrose has been
quite i'll for several days and unable
to attend to her duties at the Post
Office book store.
John II. Hill. who has been suf-
fering from asthma. has been in a
serious condition for several days.
buN 10 slightly DtlltI
The Grand and Gunnison rivers
are still rising at pretty rapid rate.
1t is probable that the Grand will
soon pass the high water mark.
Wednesday evening the seniors of
the high school viii entertain the
juniors at the home of Miss Ida
Wadsworth on Gunnison avenue.
Seats are now selling for the regu-
lar commencement exercises Thurs
day evening at the opera house. The
house will be crowded on that even
ing.
Six hoboes were run in last night
and this morning by the city police,
and are assisting today in the work
of cleaning up the streets and alleys.
The hobo gang now numbers more
than twenty.
Preparations are now being made
to move the railroad eating house to
its new site north of the new depot.
a number of improvements will be
made on the building when it is re-
moved.
Work on the buildings of the In
dependent Fruit Growers Associa
tion will begin this week on the lots
purchased by the association on South
Fifth street. All the details have
been arranged.
There was a pretty exciting game
of ball yesterday afternoon on the
hospital grounds between the Grand
junction team and the Rural Rubes.
The local team won out with score
OF II to 10. large crowd watched
the game.
The program rendered by the band
Saturday evening was pronounced by
many to be one ofthe best concert
programs ever rendered by that or
ganization. Every number was splen-
didly given and the great throngs of
people that crowded the streets
around the band stand gave evident
appreciation of the fine work of the
band The crowds on the streets
Saturday evening were even larger
than those out on the two previous
Saturday evenings. Scores of coun-
the concert,
Today is the 25th anniversary of
the ordination of Father Conway of
St Joseph's Catholic church of this
city. He will celebrate the event by
short visit with friends at De
| Beque. Next Sunday Father Con
way will conduct the last service at
the church before taking his extend
ed vacation. He will leave the city
next week for the west, and will not
return until September or October.
The crowd of hoboes run in yester-
day and this morning was the tough
est lot of individuals yet corraled
as hoboes in the city. There We're
ten in the gang. but four succeeded
in proving that they were not hoboes
and had money to defray their tray
cling expenses. The others were typ
| ical tramps and will get plenty of
| healthful and much-needed exercise