The daily sentinel., 1906-12-10
LOCAL NEWS

Only two weeks from tomorrow is
Christmas
There is a regular meeting of the
Elks this evening
Buggiess. buggies. Harness, har-
ness-Fred Mantey.
The Woodmen of the World meet
tonight at Margery hall.
We will make special price on any
rig in stock until we get our new car
OF buggies.-Fred Mante.y
Extra ladies tickets for the I. o.
II. NJ. Mask Ball are on sale at the
Wohlfort Drug store. 315 Main street.
Mr., James Ladreth, of Shebogan.
Wiseosin. is n recent arrival in the
city and will spend some days here.
Let us show you lap robes and
make prices. you be the judge whe-
ther they are right or not.-Fred
Mantey.
Much interest is being taken in the
forthcoming bazaar of the ladies of
st. Matthews church and a large pa
tronage is certain.
Today the county commissioners
are purging the registration lists. as
required by law. and tomorrow they
viii take up the regular business of
the board.
Rev. Horace Mann has purchased
the Rifle Reyeille. which has been
owned and edited by c. L. Todd for
the past thirteen years Mr.. Mann is
the defeated republican candidate for
the Legislature from Garfield county.
The action of the Chamber Of Com
merce in deciding to make n fight be
fore the Interstate Commerce Com
mission for better freight rates, has
been widely discussed in the city and
on every hand it meets with ap-
proval.
Wednesday evening the city coun-
ell meets to open the new bids for the
construction work on the water sys-
TEN. The contractors who have en-
tered bids. have begun to arrive in
the city, and large number will be
here before Wednesday night.
If any one believes Grand Valleys
fame is mythical. perhaps this will
help dispel and doubts. This week
Lester johnson received an order for
two boxes of fancy apples from
Paris. France. II is useless to say
that the order will be forwarded
romptly.-Fruita Telegram.
The official count made by the state
board of canvassers showss that
d. te for reelection, defeated C. W.
DaS, the republican candidate for
district judge in the ninth district.
by the handsome plurality of HIS.
Judge Shumate received i,1OO votes
to 2,9S5 for Darrow
over 100000 worth of passenger
tickets We're sold at the Palisade de-
pot today most of which read "Los|
Angeles and Return" Is there an
other place in Colorado ten times the
size of Palisade that sends pleasure
seekers to the Pacific coast resorts in
as large numbers as does this place?
We think not. as there are but few
places as Palisade Tri-
bune.
Tomorrow the newly elected board
of directors of the Grand Valley Irri-
CATION company will meet for the
first time, organize and elect officers
There is no doubt but that w. S.
Wallace will be reelected secretary
and treasurer and the services of ]
S. O'Neil will be retained as manager
Of the ditch. Whether any changes
will be made in the other officers is
moot known,
q As was done last year, the Western
Sugar & Land Co., will bring scores
road points in the local factory's ter |
-itory to this city in few days for
he purpose of allowing the growers |
o inspect the factory and see how il |
s operated. Great numbers of grow
ars from Montrose. Delta, Garfield |
md this county will come to the city |
On this day.
From Denver a dispatch states that
inaugural week, when the passing of |
me governor and the entrance of an
,ther will be witnessed. will also wit
iess the execution oof John McGarvey
he murderer of Edward Innes, the
Grand Junction jailer. at the Canon
'ity penitentiary. The week begins
January 6. The governor Will be in
ugurated on Tuesday and unless Il
eprieve Is granted the young man
viii be executed one day during that
5eek.
Mine Foreman Fred Corliss, of
Dragon, fell into an old shaft n few
ayst aago and sustained n terrible
racture OF the skull. The fracture
xtended across the back of the mans
cad, at the base of the brain, and
rains were pushed out between the
dyes of the bones. Physicians We're
from Frulta and an op-
ration was performed but the mans
hances for recovery are very slight.
orliss was well known In the lower
alley.
During the campaign just ended
ne democratic party of Colorado con-
acted $13.3g1.34 worth of bills
nd paid $11,391.34, leaving an un-
aid balance of S2,100. These fig
res are given in the statement filed
ith the secretary of state by the
lairman of the state central COM
ittee. The amount is probably the
nallest ever expended by one of the
vo great political parties of the state
iring the campaign. The Republican
lrty of Colorado probably spent
yenty times this amount