The daily sentinel., 1906-07-07

Pool 1-2 cents per cue; billiards
10 cents per cue at the Palace Bill
Hard hall.
Ed. Winterburn and family return
ed today from their visit to relatives
in California.
afternoon over the Midland for Wis
it to Denver.
HAMMoCKS AT ALL PRICES
NOT EVEN BEAT IN DENVER, at
the Postofiee book store.
G. W. Myers, general representa-
tive of the International Correspond
enee schools, arrived in the city to-
day at noon and will remain over
Sunday at his home in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry L. Hiatt, Mr..
and Mrs. Jack McLuen and Mrs. Nc
Luen's mother left this morning at
an early hour for the Enoeh camp
where they viii spend a few days.
Several physicians have expressed
opinions agreeing with DR.. Mitchell,
the state bacteriologist, that the city
water is in a bad condition and all
urge that water for drinking purpos-
es be boiled.
Carl Bicllle, of Los Angeles, CAL
ifornia arrived in the city this morn
ing to accept a position as reporter
on the other daily paper. Mr.. Bickle
is an old time friend of Mr.. Bickle
William Weiser. He made a short
visit to Grand Junction about one
year ago.
1t was reported this afternoon that
a race between "Blue Sash" owned
by Mr.. Hatch, and a horse from the
Plateau valley, had been arranged
and would be pulled off within a few
days. 1t is said that $1,000 a side
has been put up on the race. but this
was not verified. The event Will
tke place in this city.
Mont C. Ramsey went up to Ouray
the first of the week and purchased
steam mobile and started for Grand
Junction in his machine When he
got TO Montrose he took a gentleman
out for a ride and the latter was so
pleased with the machine that he
made Mr.. Ramsey a handsome offer
and in a short time he had completed
the purchase and taken charge of the
mobile, consequently Mr. Ramsey re
turned to this city by rail.
Contractors state that 1t is a little
quiet in building circles just now.
They attribute this state of affairs to
| the fact that building material is so
much higher this year than ever be
| fore. One prominent contractor stat
ed this morning that he had given es-
| Inmates on the erection of several
buildings this summer but when the
parties saw that the cost would be
from Is to 25 per cent greater this
year than last year they changed
their minds. The increase in the cost
of building material has certainly
been most noticeable.
Only a fair sized audience was at
the Presbyterian church last evening
to hear Mr.. Jolly, the humorist, in
his lecture The Jolly Side of Life.
| The address was very entertaining,
though the humorist was not up to
the expectations of many who heard
him. However on the whole the en-
tertainment was very satisfactory.
A number of splendid thoughts were
presented in a beautiful manner and
there was a generous sparkling of
witticism and clean jokes through
out the lecture. The audience was
appreciative and very liberal in its
applause. Mr.. Jolly appeared under
the auspices of the Ladies Aid society
of the Presbyterian church. A neat
sum was realized for church purposes
above the expenses of the entertain
ment.
A. r. Sampliner win on Monday
morning leave the city to enter upon
, an extended vacation. Mr.. Sampln-
er viii go to Denver via the narrow
guage stopping for a few days with
relatives in Gunnison. In Denver he
will join his family who have been
visiting in that city for some time.
He will remain in the capital city un-
til after the big convention of the
Elks. Mr.. Sampliner being the req
resentative of the local lodge in tn
grand lodge. After the big doings
in that city Mr.. Sampliner and family
will leave for the east. They will
visit relatives in Cleveland and other
Ohio cities and then go to New York
city and Atlantic coast points. They
will return home about September
LIST. Mr.. Sampliner is naturally an
ticipating a highly pleasant tour and
rest from business cares.