The daily sentinel. [volume] (Grand Junction, Colo.) 1893-current, 1905-12-07


town today.
The county commissioners were in
session yesterday.
Mrs. Jennie McGruder can be
found at 235 Ouray.
Miss Margaret Sutton, of Table
Rock, Neb., is visiting friends in the
city.
Thomas A. Dickerson, of Mapleton.
Iowa, arrived last night and Will
lake n look over the valley.
Orson Adams, Jr. cashier of the
Mesa County National bank, was in
Gienwood Springs last night
DIR. p. p. Collins has been quite
i'll for several days at his home on
Grand Avenue, and unable to attend
to his practice
Samuel Baker. formerly of the firm
of Baker & Levy. shoemakers of this
city, came down last night from Mont
rose for short visit.
DR.. A. F. Mckay, of the Pueblo
Chieftain, is in town in the interest
of the big New Years edition to be
put out by that paper.
Engine No. 1,702, Denver e Rio
Grande pattern, has just been put
into service on the Rio Grande Wes-
tern, It is one of the very latest make.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Roger, of Bagley,
Iowa were arrivals in the city last
night and will visit with friends and
relatives among the Iowa conting
ent.
The stockholders in the Mesa
County National bank will hold their
annual meeting. for the purpose of
electing nine directors for the ensu-
ing year, on January ninth.
j. r. Weaver, the man who was run
down by a train two weeks ago, is
still at the hospital but is now i'm
proving at a rapid rate and will soon
be able to leave the hospital.
Lee Hall, president of the hide
pendent Fruit Growers association
leaves tonight for Los Angeles. Cali
fornia to join his family. They will
spend the winter in that state.
George Eachus, the young man who
was injured in the railroad yards
Tuesday afternoon, is improving in
very satisfactory manner and there
is little doubt of his recovery.
John Christner and wife, of Lost
Spdings, Kansas, arrived in the city
last night for a visit with friends in
the valley They were accompanied
by c. NJ. Malley. of Lost Springs.
Florence is suffering from whoop
ing cough epidemic. The malady
proved fatal in the case of child on
Monday. 1t is reported that there
Mrs. e. C. Benson, of Denver, a
sister of George J. d. Williams was
in the city yesterday the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Williams, en- route to
California where she will spend the
winter
A party of prominent business
men of Provo. Utah were in the city
yesterday. The members of the /,
party were ]. d. Frazier, J. A. Olsen,
G. ID. Barnett, Charles Regan, John
Carter and A. S. Kietch.
Last evening at the Methodist
church the quarterly meeting was
held with N. II. Lee, presiding elder
of this district. in charge. There was
a large attendance and the meeting
was both interesting and profitable.
In the list of officials elected by the
Eastern Star at the meeting night
before last we omitted two names
Miss Erickson was chosen as assist
ant conductress and Alexander Seq
miller was elected worthy patron.
I lie maximum temperture yester-
day was 40 degrees. The minimum
temperature this morning was is de-
grees. The forecast for Western
Colorado for the SO hours ending at
G Pm, tomorrow morning, fair to-
night and Friday.
rem family who formerly resided here
is visitor to the city, Mr. Overn
has been residing in Leadville for a
number of years past. but always
holds warm spot in his heart for
Grand Junction, the scene of his boy
hood days.
Frank NJ. Burger, of Palisade, re-
turned home the first of the week
from Chicago where he has been for
the past two weeks on a combined
business and pleasure trip. Mr.. Bur
ger and family win leave in a few
days for California to spend the
winter months.
The S. w. Moody Jewellery COM
pany, of Grand Junction surely have
the best holiday goods in their line
west of Pueblo. Mr.. Moody says: |
You can take a morning train at
Grand Valley, have five to six hours
in Grand Junction and buy your 1
Christmas gifts at our stores and be (
home the same evening No need go /
ing or sending to Denver, come and |
see for yourself, Grand Valley 1
News.
On Saturday, December 10th n I
farmers institute will be held in this 4
city. The institute will convene at /
the high school building. Several /
prominent fruit men from other sec
lions of the state will be in attend
ance. Fruit culture will be the /
principal subject for discussion at |
the three sessions. II is hoped that II
the fruit growers of the county will |
attend the institute and take part in
the programs.
With It's many homely rural types
Way Down East" viii be seen at the
Park opera house Friday night. The Il
record of this rural play from sta
tistical standpoint is truly remark
able. II is estimated that it has been
seen by more than 100000 men,
women and children and its gross
takings have been in the neighbor-
hood of 100000. II has more
runs to its credit than
any other play of the present time.
The local knights of Columbus are
making elaborate preparations for
the excursion to Grand Junction
where new lodge is to be instituted
Already sixty have signi-
fed their intention of going and a
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