The daily sentinel., 1905-09-16

next week.
The band concert will be given
this evening at the corner of Fifth
and Main streets.
E. j. Davis. prominent citizen
of Guthrie Center. Iowa is visiting
with friends in the valley.
Nearly every business honse has
or expects to arrange ex-
beautiful window displays
for fair week.
There was no meeting of the
directors of the Chamber of Com
merce last evening. A quorum was
not available.
"A number of business men have
already started the work of decorat-
ing their windows in colors of the
Mesa county fair.
&C. w. Stong is just back from
Uintah and will tell you all about it,
also all about the best watch for the
money ever sold.
Good horses, clean attractive We
hlcles, are to be found at the Barton
& Platt livery stable. Corner Fifth
and Colorado avenue.
Where is my pen filler? Oh,
forgot | don't need one with this
self-hlling pen that l got at Stong's,
Jeweler and Optician.
Man exhibits are now being plac-
ed in the big hall at the fair grounds
and all OF the exhibits will be in
place by Monday night,
The work of putting on the first
coat OF plastering on the walls of the
lower story of the new Fair block
was completed this morning.
The Rio Grande Western pay
car arrived yesterday afternoon but
the Denver & Rio Grande car did
not reach the city until noon today.
Heavy hauling is made a special
ty by Barton & Platt who have heavy
transfer wagons for that work. All
orders promptly attended to and
prices reasonable.
Can you children see the work
put on the blackboard by the teach
err If not have their eyes tested
free by G. W. Stong, Optician and
Jeweler.
First class workmen, courteous
treatment, modern appliances char
in the postofIice block. The best SER
vice possible is secured for every
customer.
Mrs. Frank Andrews. of Santa
Fe. New Mexico, arrived in the city
yesterday for visit with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. II. Downer on West
Main street. Mrs. Andrews will
make an extended visit.
A ministerial matinee was held
at McVicker's theatre in Chicago
Thursday by invitation of William
a. Brady and Joseph Scrimer. the
well known theatrical men. to witness
a performance of "As You So" writ
ten by Rev. John Snyder the first
play written by minister ever pre-
sented on the American stage. Over
900 ministers were present. The
play was warmly received.
The citizens of Glenwood should
attend in liberal numbers the Mesa
county fair next week at Grand juno
tion. The Junctionites are liberal
attendants at Glenwood's Strawberry
day and other entertainments and be
sides they always give a good fair.
play no favorites and do not conduct
their show in the interest of pets or
bosses, but for the benefit of the
/ whole people.-Glenwoo Post
Tomorrow the Kempton Komedy
Kompany will arrive in the city and
on Monday Will open weeks engage
ment at the Park opera hause. There
will be an entire change of program
each evening. Strong plays will be
presented with splendid specialties
between the acts. The Kempton
company is one of the oldest. strong
est and largest repertoire organiza-
tions touring the west
Capt b. f. Rockafellow in
formed the Record yesterday that the
apple crop on his Fruitmere orchard
thos season would exceed that of any
year in its history. excepting 1896,
and that the total product would be
ready shipped about 5000 boxes. He
redy shipped about 600 boxes. He
has contracted with the railroad com
pany for nine cars. which he com
putes will be necessary to carry his
apple crop to market.-Canon City
Record
One OF the special contests at the
fair next week will be a ring catch
ing contest for girls and ladies on
horseback. II is novel contest
as a javelin or lance is used. to run
through a ring suspended in the air.
As a preliminary the management
has arranged for demonstration
at the Book Cliff railroad yards on
saturday afternoon from 8 to o.
clock. All girl and lady horsebacl,
riders are invited to attend
The first airship race ever sail
ed in America occurred at Los Angel
es. California, Tuesday when Alva
Reynolds Man Angel No. sailed
against Trimbly's bullet. The craft
II were SntuuAtu 10 SAL over Il inlflN-
mile course and return but failed to
make the return trip although full
filling all other conditions as to al
titude and manuvering The Bullet
Is an immense machine. seyenty-five
feet long and fifty-five feet wide and
is propelled in the same manner as
the Baldwin -Knabebshue airship and
is guided with a rudder. The Man
Angel is a tiny craft one-third the
dimensions of the Bullet II is pro-
PEELED by hand oars. The Bullet at
tained an altitude of 5000 feet and
lost its rudder which interfered with
its maneuvers but the ship sailed on
It's course. The Man Angel attained
an elevation of 5000 feet. responded
perfectly to attempts at maneuver-
ing and sailed in its course. Neither
ship returned according to conditions
that could not be overcome and this
causes the judges to declare the race
draw. The Man Angel would have
won the decision had It returned over
the course
When Robert Louis Stevens
wrote the strange play of DR.. JelxvI
and Mr.. Hyde. he was not sure if
he dared have it published, but when
the first edition was placed on the
market it was sold out in few davs.
The dramatist eagerly grasped the