The daily sentinel., 1905-03-08
Joseph Murphy tonight.

holding daily Sessions.
Today is Ash Wednesday. the first
day of the Lenten season.
Civil cases are occupying the at
etntion OF the district court today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel N. Wheeler
entertain this evening at whist par
ty.
George A. Bible. travelling passen-
ger agent of the Rock Island system,
was in the city yesterday.
The funeral of George I. Atwer,
the old pioneer of the Plateau val
ley, took place this afternoon at Me
sa.
Mrs. Gray Steele returned yester-
day from Denver, after pleasant
visit with relatives in that city She
was in the capital city about one
month.
The club proposes 10 make the
dance, to be given Friday evening.
one of the most enjoyable in the his
tory of the Mesa Dancing Club. The
attendance will probably be large.
The young man arrested Saturday
night for attempting to cash worth
less checks is still being held by the
authorities. He will probably be
given a hearing before the district
court.
One of the greandest musical en-
tertainments ever offered the Grand
Junction people will be the Redpath
Recital Company. at the Congrega-
tional church this evening. Single
admission tickets, soc.
The skating carnival at Turner
hall was fairly well attended last
night and all that were out had a
good time. There were many eX.
cellent costumes. The skating kept
up until very late hour.
great many people have already
engaged their tickets and selected
seats for next years lecture course.
Judging by the sale so far, the man
agement of the course will have but
little trouble in disposing of all the
available seats.
Sunday Dan Carpenter and Whip
pie Chester broke their time record
from this city to Nothoroughfare
canon and return. Their previous
record for the distance was 2 hours
SO minutes and 2 seconds. The new
record is 2 hours, 20 minutes and
seconds. They came down on foot
in l hour, 5 minutes and 25 seconds.
Yesterday afternoon the new boil
er. purchased by the city for
the pumping plant of the water
works, at a cost of 50. 100. was con
nected with the engines by Superin-
tendent Vedder and his crew, and is
now in operation. The big boiler is
of fine build and will greatly i'm
prove the system. The plant has been
badly in need of new boiler for
some time as the old one was about
worn ont. The new boiler promises
to give satisfactory service.
There are plenty of attractions in
the city tonight, Joseph Murphy. the
veteran actor of national fame, and
his big company in Kerry Cow" at
the Park opera house; the famous
Redpath Recital Company in one of
its peerless programs at the Congre-
gational church; skating at the Au-
ditorium and Turner hall rinks, and
half a dozen or more house enter
tainments. There is plenty of var
iety. take your choice. Still there
is rarely ever a dull evening in the
social life of Grand junction.
Today the stockholders of the
Western Sugar & Land Company
hold a meeting at Colorado Springs
to consider the proposition of expend-
ing 100000 in enlarging and i'm
proving the sugar factory at this
place. The proposition will in all
probability meet with the approval
of majority of the stockholders.
Mr.. Davie will leave tonight, i'm
mediately after the meeting, for Cal
ifornia. where he will join his fam
lily and spend several weeks on the
coast.
Samuel Cohen of Fairplay,, one of
the Oldest merchants of that city, |
WAS a pltdSdhN NlSllOl W Aht
city yesterday. Mr.. Cohen has been
in business in that city a number of
years-32 he said-and is now max
ing a trip through the state looking |
over its business interests. Mr.. Co
hen is an old-time friend of w. F. |
White and A. a. Miller. who met him |
years ago in that one time flourish
ing camp. He left the city, after a
drive through the country with S. b.
greatly impressed with
the future of the city and valley.
A young son of George Hartnett
was struck on the head by ball yes
terday. while some boys were pass
ing ball from one to- another ip
the alley between the Canon block
and postoffice. The little fellow
stepped in front of one of the boys
and the ball struck him a terrific
blow in the forehead He was