The daily sentinel. [volume] (Grand Junction, Colo.) 1893-current, 1906-01-10

Everybody always has a good time
at the mid-week dances at the Audi
torium. Don't miss the one tonight.
Mayor and Mrs. l. n. Bunting re-
turned at noon today. from a two
days business and pressure trip to
the capital city.
Last evening the school board met
in regular session. A number of
bills were allowed but no business of
general interest was transacted. The
session wa a short one.
Don't miss the regular mid-week
dance tonight at the Auditorium.
Good music. everything arranged for
jolly time
Sherlock Holmes" or "a Study
in Scarlet dramatization of Conan
Doyle's great work of mystery. to-
night at the Park opera house. Spec
ial scenery and mechanical and cleo
trieal effects. One of the stellar at
fractions of the Wolfe repertoire.
The union services will be held
tonight at the Congregational church
Rev. Grimes. of the Christian church
will have charge of tonight's meet
ing. There was an exceptionally good
/ attendance at the meeting held last
night. The meeting Will begin to-
night promptly at seven-thirty.
This morning Rev. James A.
Becker, of the Congregational church
addressed the pupils of the Grand
Junction Business college, He con-
Quoted the usual devotional exercises
and then delivered discourse of
special interest and value to the
young ladies and gentlemen. He was
given the closest attention and the
excellent talk was highly appreciated
by the pupils.
The largest semi-annual distribu-
ton of funds from the state land
board to the school fund in the his
tory of the state was made yesterday
According to the statement issued by
the state auditor, s126,1O0.67 is to
be distributed among the several
counties. The last distribution. June
80. 1905, amounting TO $7S.122.41
This is an increase of s47.97S.26
which is the largest increase ever
known.
The suggestion made 10 the school
board by Mr.. Corey, the heating ex-
pert heating plant man of Colorado
Springs, who came down several days
ago to investigate the heating sys-
TEN at the Emerson school, were ioI-
lowed and with one or two CHANGES
in the operation of the system made
the building is now being nicely and
comfortably heated every day. Tho
lew heating system at the Whittier
school is giving satisfaction also.
The union meeting at the Chris
ed by largeetaonicaolan Sis no
;ein church last evening was attend
"a BY a large cong csItion and Rev
H. y. Miller, pastor of tac Baptist
Church delivered It splendid sermon.
rhe entire service vas ergo able and
impressive. The service tonight VIII
be held at the Congregational church
Articles of corporation of the Pail
SADIE Fruit and Land company were
filed with the secretary of state, at
Denver yesterday. The company is
capitalized at 100000 and will make
big investments in fruit lands and
farming lands in the Palisade dis
trict. Denver, Pueblo and Palisade
men are the incorporators.
Howart T. Lee, ex-state commits
sioner of printing, and John T. Joyce
ex-register of the the land board,
were Silverton bound passengers last
night. They have purchased out
right the Silverton Standard and will
take possession Immediately. It is
useless to say that the politics of
the paper will be Democratic. Both
men are of wide experience in state
affairs and should be capable of dis
cussing issues with thoroughness and
force. They will bring the Standard
that which 1t has never possessed. a
personnel of standing and repute. To
them the Democrat extends a welcome
to the journalistic field of the south
west and wishes them all kinds of
prosperity which we know they will
deserve. The paper will have life,
as Mr.. Lee is somewhat himself when
1t comes to stirring up old bones. He
was formerly editor of the Grand
Junction sentinel4~Durango Demo-
crat
Charles Clark, the well known in
surance agent, arrived home at noon
today from Denver, where he had |
been called by the Mutual Life In
surance general agency for the state. |
Mr.. Clark has severed his connection
with the Mutual Life Insurance com
pany after seventeen years of loyal
and faithful service. In the spirit
of retrenchment which is animating
that great company. the sub agent as
well as the chiefs have been compell-
ed to stand the cut Mr.. Clark does
not believe that the agent should be
compelled TO stand for retrenchment.
not due at all to their work and which
work largely provides the business of
the company. On that theory when
the general agent for this state at
tempted to make a reduction in the