The daily sentinel., 1905-04-29
nsoldIsrs Of Fortuna- tonIght.

Hugh Taylor of ouray is in town
this afternoon.
John d. smithson of olathe is
spending the day in the city.
Oliver Dean. the popular district
court stenographer, was in the city
yesterday.
w. w. Ashley of ouray, we'll
known business man of that place. is
in town today.
f A. Bacon of the Telluride Power
Company Of Telluride is visitor in
the city today.
The public schools of Palisade
closed yesterday afternoon after a
very successful term.
Mrs. Hattie Sullivan left today for
Sterling to join her husband. who is
employed at that point.
Mir. and Mrs. Samuel Pollock of
Fruita We're in the city last night to
attend the Masonic banquet.
Thos. H. Hadcock returned to the
city last night from Los Angeles,
Cal, after an extended stay in that
city.
Quite number of members of
the Palisade Masonic lodge came to
the city last night to attend the Ma
sonic banquet.
Several picnic parties are being or
ganized among the young people for
the purpose OF spending Sunday in
the hills and canons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Price enter
tain the members of the postofice
force this evening at dinner at their
home on Colorado avenue.
Charles Clark. the insurance man,
returned last night from an extend
ed business trip to Montrose, Delta
and other points along the narrow
gauge.
An effort is being made by a num-
ber of prominent citizens. of Fruita
to have the corporate limits of that
thriving and wide-awal<e little city
extended.
Capt. j. A. Lyons will return to-
morrow or Monday from Guthrie
Center Ia. where he has been look
ing after business interests for the
past three weeks.
Today at noon White Whittlesey
and his company, who will be seen
this evening at the Park opera house
in Soldiers of Fortune arrived in
tho eitv from aadviIIa
Monday the election of school di
rector in this district to succeed Win
liam Bomgardner will be held. 1t Ia
not probable that much interest win
be taken in the election.
Miss Helen Lynden leaves tomor-
row accompanied by young lady
friend of Gunnison, on the long jour
ney to the old home in Ireland. where
the young ladies will spend several
months, returning to Colorado late
in the summer The young ladies will
visit several of the large cities OF
the country en- route to New York
city. where they will take the steam
er.
An old gentleman by the name of
Merrill dropped dead this morning at
his home in Fruita. He was about
I 10 years of age. Undertaken Ban
mister sent down casket this morn
| ing.
Charles H. Spangler today pur-
chased a fine 15-acre tract of land
s miles east of the city from Mrs
Nettie Engert Messrs Yelton and
Gaines made the sale Consideration
$500
Charles A. Iverson and family and
Mrs. Alexander Struthers. wife of
the well known master mechanic of
the d. & r.. G., arrived in the city
yesterday and are the guests of
friends.
The meeting of the directors of the
Civic Improvement League viii I've
held on Wednesday evening instead
of Tuesday evening of next week. on
account of the visit of the Denver
business men.
\ picnic party, composed of the
children of one of the primary grades
of the city schools. spent yesterday
in the Children's park Dinner was
spread on the ground and the little
folks had a jolly time.
Announcement has been made by
the city treasurer that two sewer
bonds OF the city in district No. l .
amounting to $1,000 each, and one
bond of $500 in district No. will be
redeemed upon presentation to him
The Gunnison river is rising at a
rapid rate. There was a sudden rise
yesterday of more than > feet Much
drift is moving and the water is very
muddy. Many think that the rise in
the river this spring will be the great
est in many years.
There has been a heavy sale of
seats for the engagement of White
Whittlesey and his company of 25
/ people. at the opera house this ev-
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