The daily sentinel. [volume] (Grand Junction, Colo.) 1893-current, 1905-12-09

in town today.
NJ. J. McHugh. of Palisade. is in
il town this afternoon.
George Preston, of Delta, was in
the city yesterday
Frank S. Pearson. of Glenwood
Springs. is in town today
w. J. Collins. of Montrose, was an
arrival in the city last night.
w. II. Stieff. of Dragon. is in town
looking after business matters.
Mrs. r. c. Walker has been quite
i'll for several days. She is improving
today.
The front of the old Fair block is
being reprinted. The work started
today.
The business men report that the
holiday trade is slow IN opening up
this year.
E. l. Rogers. Fred Donley and S.
A. Bent, of Montrose, were in town
last night
John d. Cameron left last night
for Chicago where he will resume his
musical studies.
Several Palisade and Fruita peo-
pie we're in the audience at the Park
opera house last night.
William Bomgardner will leave to-
day or tomorrow for California where
he will spend the winter months.
H. o. Kaiser. the ranchman, leaves
tonight for Lookout Mountain, Tenn.
where he will visit for several weeks.
Miss Ethel Griffith returned home
yesterday from Salt Lake City after
a very pleasant visit of several weeks
in the Mormon capital.
Il F. A. Franklin, the representative
of the Peters Paper company, of Den
yer, is visiting the Grand Junction
newspaper offices today.
l Steam heat is being installed in
|.n.- IA
& Plat and also in the millinery
store of Mrs NJ. T. Holland.
St Matthews: Second Sunday in
/ Advent Holy communion at s a.
m. Morning prayer at liam. ara
evening prayer at 1880. c. w. G.
! Lyon. rector.
Mrs. Frazee the clerk who has
been the Montrose and Grand juno
ton run as mail clerk for c. w w
Smith. the regular clerk. left last
night on No. 6. for Denver.
The members of the Way Down
East" company were guests at the
| Grand hotel during their stay in the
city The company left last night at
Midnight for Salt Lake City.
The skating season has opened in
Grand Junction. Last night a large
party of boys and girls enjoyed the
sport on the river near the round
/
! for skating.
Rev Frederick Grimes, of Craw-
louisville, Indiana, who has accepted
| the passionate of the Christian church
of this city. will occupy the pulpit
of the church for the first time tomor-
row morning.
/ As usual Lutes leads in a beautiful
display of Christmas confectionery
boxes. the most elegant ever shown
: n Grand IIucf inn n hp Hllan
order with their matchless creams
and chocolates.
The maximum temperature yester-
day was 80 degrees. the minimum
temperature this morning was % de
grees. Fair tonight and Sunday is
the forecast for the thirty-six hours
ending tomorrow evening at six o.
clock.
The annual fruit crop of the
| United States has n value of $132,-
100000. The orchard fruits produc-
ed each year have value of $S4.-
600. 900. small fruits, $4,000, 200
grapes $14,000,00O and citrus fruits
grown principally in California and
Florida SS,549,00O
Last night while the second act Of
the play at the opera house was IN
progress lady sitting in the dress
circle tainted. She was carried froll
the building and Dr. Bull who was in
the audience was summoned The
lady was very i'll for a short time
but soon became better
Last evening Mrs. Josephine Pierce
at her home on Ouray avenue enter
tanned one of the finch clubs of the
city in very happy manner. About
Twenty-siX ladies and gentlemen were
present and the always interesting
game was enjoyed for more than two
hours. Refreshments of a. most ele-
giant quality We're served by the host
ess. The club has never had mer-
rier gathering.
On Monday evening Frederick
| Warde, the great tragedian will ap-
pear at the CONGREGATIONAL church as
the third attraction of the Grand
Junction lyceum course. Mr.. Warde
VIII have for his subject Shakes
pears and His Plays" lecture re-
cital that has received the highest
commentator from audiences and
the press. II is great entertain
ment and will prove one of the best
of the course.
Saturday, December 18th there
Will he an institute held in the high
school building. meeting in the fore
noon at 10 o'clock. afternoon at 2 /
O'Clock and again in the evening at
1880. Every farmer and stoclSman can
take part in this meeting or at least
lend his presence at the same, and |
learn how to make farming, tree
planting, stockraising and selection I
of orchard ground more successful. /
and raise the best material ever sold 1
in the Grand valley. The above sub
Jects will be brought up and discuss |
ed at this meeting Fruita Record. /
F. NJ. Burger returned Thursday |
from Chicago and other eastern
points. While in Chicago he inspect
ed the apples and pears which were
shipped from Palisade for cold storage
mere. He has six cars of apples and
one car of pears, and there are 10
cars in all from this place. Jonathans
are now selling for 50. 25 to $500 per
box and more than that will be OBJ
tanned when the Palisade apples are
put on the market a little after the
first of the year. Mr. Burger gained
many new ideas while away on pack
ing. etc. and these he will present