The daily sentinel., 1905-07-29
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city hall is progressing at a rapid
rate.
Max Boyer has accepted a po-
sition with the firm of Bacon &
Spaulding, at their confectionery
store.
A fine electric fan was installed
yesterday in the modern and popular
barber shop of Clary & Allen on
Fourth street.
-Af1davits for registration taken
before Joseph p. sweeney. United
states commissioner, 543 Main street,
Grand Junction.
Mayor H. P. Holt of Clifton will
leave tonight on No. for a business
trip TO Denver, expecting to return
on Monday next.
Many of the second stories of
business houses along Main and the
side streets have been fitted up as
temporary lodging houses.
Two hundred cots have been
placed in Turner hall, and that big
building has been converted into a
temporary lodging house.
There is promise of an immense
crowd out tomorrow afternoon to see
the ball game between the Grand
Junction and Fruita teams
Charles Duroy of Montruse ar
rived in the city last evening and has
accepted position with the Haskell
pharmacy. The young man has nu-
merous friends in the city.
Mrs. Reeser, who recently sold
out through the McLuen- Yelton
agency, is going to hold a public sale
of personal property at the free cor
raj on Saturday, August 3.
Many of the rooming and board
ing houses report that advance or
4 Low
who are coming to register are be
ing received on every mail.
Mrs. W. L. Runyan. returning
10 her home in Danville. Ill. from an
extended visit to the coast, arrived in
the city yesterday. and is the guest
of here daughter, Mrs. J. E. Leaver-
ton.
"A big tent was erected this
morning on lots on the corner of
Rood and Fourth. This is the first
of the big canvas lodging houses to
be placed in position. The others
viii follow rapidly.
The Fraternal Union of Amer
lea held special meeting last night
and admitted nine new members and
ballotted upon several more. Mrs.
Marks is the organizer and Is meet
ing with splendid success.
The vaudeville shows to be seen
thrice daily at the Park opera house
beginning Monday promise to prove
very popular. The Handler company
is a strong one and every program
viii be one of strong features
The following grocery stores
will close Monday, July 81. 1905.
from am. to 2 pm: The Enter
prise; Wadsworth & Sons; Lee &
Son; Hilbert & Kuhlman; Heron &
Cassells; The Progress; NJ. J. Walsh:
n. Curoso.
Sam Gourley has resigned his
position as driver for the Continen-
tai Oil Company, and will take charge
of the branch furniture store and un-
dertaking establishment at Fruita of
the Gourley-Platt Furniture Com
pany. Mr.. Gourley will be succeed
ed by man from the east.
Everybody is coming to Grand
Junction Monday to see the circus.
The excursion trains will bring hun
dreds and it looks as if more than
two-thirds the population of the val
ley will be here to witness the morn
ing performance of the Barnum e
Bailey Greatest Show on Earth
The banking houses, the grocer
les, the newspaper offices and many
of the other business houses Will be
closed Monday morning during the
hours of the circus performance.
There will not be much doing in the
old town Monday between the hours
of 10 am. and pm, save under
the great tents of the big show.
-Glenwood Avalanche: The ne
gro who was arrested on Wednesday
evening charged with kidnapping
boy from the Indian school at Grand
Junction is working on the chain
gang in this city, as il has been
learned that the boy came here of
his own accord. The negro Is charged
by the city officials with vagrancy.
Many strangers reached the
city last night from the east, and all
the hotels and regular boarding hous-
es were filled. Many of the tempor-
airy rooming and boarding houses
have received dozens OF orders for
accommodations. Tonight several
hundred people are expected to ar
rive. and the trains tomorrow will
doubtless be crowded. Thousands of
strangers will be in town by am.
Monday.
Emil Elder of Haviland. Kan,
was an arrival in the city over the
Denver & Rio Graude last night and
viii spend two days here with Hick-
man and Walter Walker. old-time
friends, all being native residents of
TO British Columbia on an extended
visit. He spent several days in Den
yer and Colorado Springs and Will
visit many other cities of the west
before going to Canada.
Mrs. Ellen Wilson. wife of G. n.
Wilson, died yesterday afternoon at
her home miles southeast of Fruita.
after an extended illness from ty-
phoid fever. Her husband and two
children survive her. The family
came to the valley about one year
ago. and purchased a ranch in the
lower valley. The deceased is
daughter of w. n. North. well known
TO many people in this city. Under
taker Gourley has charge of the re-
mains and they are now reposing in
the undertaking parlors This even
ing on No. 6 the remains will be
shipped to Plalnville, Kan, the old
home, for burial.
Additional troops. to preserve
order in the opening of the Uintah
Indian reservation and to keep soon
ers' at n respectful distance. passed
through Denver a couple OF days ago.
on route from Columbus, o., to Fort
Duchesne. The majority of them are
new recruits, and on their arrival at
Fort Duchesue they viii be mustered
into the % infantry They were nm