The daily sentinel., 1905-06-19

Souvenirs of Grand Junction, 25c,
at G. v Store.
Fire Chief Perry Rogers and his
two assistants are wearing hand
some new regulation firemeu's caps
today
It is estimated that Strawberries
and cream were served free of charge
to $500 people at Glenwood Springs
Saturday.
A small party of young people
went to Red canon yesterday on a
pleasure trip and had a most delight
full time.
There will be an open session of
the c. r. & b. A. Tuesday evening at
Elks hall Admission, Zoe Refresh
ments will be served. Everybody in
yited.
The ball game at the fair grounds
yesterday afternoon was largely at
tended and the game was pretty in
teresting from start to finish. The
Grand Junction boys won out. The
Rhone boys have fairly good team.
Mrs. John j. Lumsden will leave
tonight for Chicago, where she goes
to meet her daughter, Miss Della,
who has spent the last two years in
Boston as a student. Mrs. Lumsden
and Della expect to return about the
middle of next week.
A marriage license was issued Sat
urday TO John S. Woody and Miss
Emma J Bindernagel, both of Fruita.
The marriage was solemnized at the
home of the bride yesterday after
noon The young people are well
known in the lower valley.
\ marriage license was issued this
morning to Carl Webb and Miss Myr-
tle Mcintosh, both of Collbran, and
among the best known young people
of that section. 1t is whispered that
an elopement figured in this affair,
but full particulars are not forth
coming at this time.
Lantern slides in the park tonight.
The Fourth of July committee OPP
ened their big shipment of fireworks
Yesterday and made an invoice. There
is a world of the noise-producers
novelties in the fireworks line of ev-
cry description. The display of fire
works will be the finest ever seen
in the city and will surpass that of
TWO years ago two to one. The big
shipment was found to be in fine CON
dition.
Tonight Judge W. A. Marsh will
leave for Colorado Springs to attend
the Colorado State Realty Associa-
lion which convenes in that city to-
morrow. Judge Marsh goes for the
purpose of making a strong effort to
secure the next meeting of the asso-
ciatiou for Grand Junction. He car
ries resolution adopted by the
chamber of Commerce extending a
hearty invitation to the real estate
men to hold their 1906 convention
in this city. Judge Marsh is determ-
ined TO make a hard fight for Grand
junction and il is to be hoped that
his efforts will prove successful. He
will return home Friday.
Aneut the accident in which John
Connors lost his life, Fire Chief Per
rv Rogers states that Connors
brought his hay to the fire depart
meut scales to be weighed Saturday
gfternoon. Later in the afternoon,
he came down to the department
house in an intoxicated condition and
strnck at Messrs. Rogers and Woody
with n new blacksnake whip he was
carving. Mr Rogers told him that
he was inclined to arrest him until
he had sobered up, but would not
faI,e him in charge If he would leave
5or home at once. Connor LETT the
fire house. and about O'Clock re
,urned and had his empty wagon
Weighed. Mr.. Rogers again told him
10 20 home before he got too intoXi-
cated to ride. The old man shortly
afterward started for home and three
5ours later met death in a horrible
manner.