The daily sentinel. [volume] (Grand Junction, Colo.) 1893-current, 1906-02-02


Mr. Pizer the GIenwood jeweier.
was in town this morning en- route
TO Delta.
The Directors Of the Chamber Of
Commerce meet tonight in regular
session az their Office on Main street
The W c. T. IT, is holding a
meeting this afternoon at the home
Of Mrs MeNuHy on Grand avenue
Tomorrow evening the Humdingars
viii entertain the M Phi girls at the
home Of Fred SNYDER on Ouray ave-
me
c. s Carter. resident OF Hope
City. Alaska. was a visitor in the city
yesterday He was en- route TO the
east.
The Fraternal Union OF America
is planning for a big social to be Civ
IN on next Wednesday evening ar
Odd Fellows hall.
AIRS Mary Wolfe. Of salt Lake
cirv. who has been in the city for
for some time Wishing her daughter,
Mrs Russell Johnson, left las, night
for her home
] Van Payton left last night for
his home in North Yakima. Wash
lneron. after very pleasant visit
with his friends in Grand Junction.
bis old home
Any person holding seats for the
I lecture course who may not be able
to use them tonight viii kindly re-
port to the managers of the course
as early in the evening as possible
for all unused tickets for tonight
can easily be sold. as there is and
viii be a great demand for extra
seats.
To-day is ground hog day and there
can de no doubt about his hogship
seeing his shadow in this section Of
the country so Il the old sign or ira
diflou holds good there will be six
weeks or more Of winter weather and
who viii kick about having six weeks
more OF such winter weather as We
have been having
Today Water superintendent We'd
der has force at work flushing the
city sewers. 1t is not often that The
weather is such during the winter TO
permit Of this work but the open
weather that has prevailed during
this winter has made &c possible TO
flush The sewers with as much ease
as the work can be done in summer.
The city government has dispens-
ed with the services Of the street
cleaner the man who keeps the main
thoroughfares free from paper and
rags. The rag and paper picker will
probably be put on again when
spring opens but just now there IS
NOT enough work in this line to jus
tify the steady employment OF such
"A workman.
There viii be a sharp rivalry next
Tuesday night between the two play
houses Of the city. both the Audi
torium and the Park opera house
having attractions for thar dafe The
two shows are Of the same nature,
musical comedies. My wife's Fam
ily" az the Auditorium and .'HooH-
ean's Troubles at the Park opera
house Take your choice
Tomorrow afternoon at the county
court house the stockholders Of the
Grand Junction Fruit Growers as
sociatlon VIII elect their new board
OF directors A strong board will
be elected without much time being
required as the fruit growers of two
or three OF the districts have already
settled upon the men whom they de-
sire 10 represent their particular DIS
tricts on the board.
Tonight at the Congr
church. as the fourth number OF the
lecture course. Prof John 3 DeMotte
the famous scientific lecturer. will
deliver his great lecture entitled
The Harp Of the Senses. Prof
DeMotte is one Of the most popular
aud sought for lecturers on the Amer
lean platform and the lecture he is
to deliver here is said TO be his best
effort The church Will be filled TO
Overlooking.
Nearly all Of the business firms
report collections good yesterday
January was a pretty fair month in
the business circles OF the city. IL
is usually counted as one OF the duh
est or quietest months OF the year
as during It's course the necessary
I reaction following the holiday sea
son makes itself felt However a
number OF the merchants declare that
January this year WIS a better month
than one or two of the fall months
When Dc comes 10 writing insur-
ance Charles Clark. the district man
ager OF the Capital Life Insurance
company can hold his own with the
best record makers In the country
Since January 18th. the district
agency Of the Capital Life with Mr.
Clark ar its head has written $40
GOO worth OF insurance. and there
are now in the hands OF the district
manager p applications to be acted
upon. This is certainly a great rec
ord and among other things it shows
. N..asH o D. d ..n