The daily sentinel., 1906-06-27
wagon umbrellas at the Fashion.

Wagon umbrellas at the Fashion.
Mr.. G. W. Marchant of Fruita is
in Grand Junction visiting today.
Mr.. J. s. Oliver of Palisade, was
in Grand JUNCTION today attending
the circus.
One scent chip or check with each
game of pool or billiards at the Pal
ace resort.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
r. Rhone was gladdened this after
noon by the appearance of a bright
little baby boy.
Mr. John p. Phipps bought the
house and lot on the corner of Ouray
and Second streets of Mr.. w. C. Mes
erve this afternoon.
Sarah Wallace, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Wallace, was taken to
st. Mary's hospital today, suffering
from a severe case of appendicitis.
Sheriff Struthers will leave in the
morning for a short vacation trip up
3 the Gunnison. Cebolla will be his
headquarters and he expects to find
good pool for trout not many miles
from there.
Mr.. John Heckard, of Denver, rep
resenting the Coors' Golden Brewery
of that city. arrived in Grand juno
llOH TINS nOInlnB anu VIII remain
several days looking after the inter
ests of his company.
Last evening at the parsonage of
the Baptist church, Rev. Miller of
ficiating, G. r. Stamm, of this city
and Miss Clara Lloyd, were united
in marriage. The contracting part
les are both residents of this city.
The county clerks Office did pret-
ty good business in the marriage IL
cense line. Three certificates were is
sued today to people of this county.
One was issued to Mr.. Herbert Storm
of Fruita and Miss Idella Palmer of
Grand Junction. A license was also
issued to Mr.. G. r. Stamm and Miss
Clara Lloyd both of this city, and
another license was issued to Mr.. j
Warren Davis OF Bruita and Miss
Carrie Esther of Lebanon, Missouri.
Two men from Fruita, said to be
prominent ranchmen from that sec
tion of the valley passed the night
in the city Jail and were fined five
dollars and costs in police court this
morning, but their sentence. was sus-
pending upon the condition that
they get back home and sober up and
stay sober on their next visit to Grand
junction. The two men are said to
have been quarreling and otherwise
creating disturbance in the neigh
borhood of Third street and Colorado
avenue.
John Armstrong, the city street
commissioner, was on the water
wagon today. Mr.. Armstrong is not
generally known to be frequent
passenger on that famous vehicle
hence one reason for the ovation he
received on Main street this after
noon shortly after dinner. Just a
little before noon this morning n
strong wind sprang up from the east
and swept down Main street carry
ing a cloud of dust which almost
blinded pedestrians on the street
The appearance of the wind was sud
den and it did not come on gradual
ly but caught up score of hats when
their owners were unaware and
wrecked a good many tempers This
sort of thing went on for several
hours and by one o'clock one was
pretty badly choked up with dust
About one o'clock Mr.. Armstrong
took matters into his own hands and
hitched up the first watering cart
he could get hold of and made his
appearance on Main street. He was
greeted with cheers all the way down
the street. People ran to the Win
dows to see If another circus parade
was passing but saw only the well
known figure of the street commits
sioner sitting up ON the water wagon
driving slowly down the street.
Manager Ridgway's special train
which passed through Grand juno
tion the other day on its way to
Montrose, got stuck in the tail grass
down about Montrose and was de
layed forty minutes while a couple
or engines were trying to pull them
out. The Montrose Enterprise has
the following to say about the acct
dent: General Manager RGdgway
and Superintendant Lake of the Rio
Grande were here on a special train
Friday, enroute to Telluride. where
they inspected the mountain that is
moving the Southern tracks near
Keystone placer. They proceeded
up to Riverside and when they got
there the Ouray passenger train,
coming into Montrose took the switch
there. 1t seems that there is long
grass all over the side track, and at
the further end of the switch there is |
n slight grade also. The engine went
in and continued down grade, but
when the special passed and they
tried to pull out on the main track |
the grass was so thick and the grade |
so steep they could not pull the train |
out. Sand was put on the track, but
without avail, and the train, accord |
ing to passengers, was tied up forty |
minutes irving tn pq sand annp1l, a., |