The daily sentinel., 1906-04-19

] \ civil service examination IS III
progress at the county court house.
It was reported at the hour we
went to press that daughter of
County Commissioner Dittman who
has been ill at the hospital for some
time, died about three o'clock.
This morning the Kempton Kom-
edy Kompany left for Aspen where
three nights engagement will be
played commencing tonight. The
company will go into Leadyille Sun
day for a weeks engagement at the
Elks opera house in that city.
The missionary society of the Pres
byterian church is holding a meeting
this afternoon with j. H. Rankin.
The "Mothers' Meeting" of the w. c.
7. U. viii meet tomorrow with Mrs
J. NJ. P. Martin on North Seventh
street.
j. s. Neil, whose home is in Phila-
delphla, but who has spent the past
winter in Fruita, came up from the
lower valley last evening to attend
the confirmation service at st. Mat
| thews church. Mr.. Neil came to
Colorado seeking better health.
There have been scores of inquir-
les at this office from Grand June
tion people and people living out in
the country, who were anxious for
complete details Of the earthquake
that they might know whether rela-
tives or friends in the stricken city
were safe.
Until way in the night the Seniin-
el Office was being called up by phone
from many points in the country by
anxious inquiriers who desired 10
know the latest news from the scene
of the great disaster at San Francis
co. All inquiries were promptly ans
wered with all possible information.
Work is expected to begin upon
the new $4,000 addition to the
chemistry laboratory to be erected
this summer at the state university.
Chemical engineering is becoming n
more and more important thing in
the state of sugar factories, smelters
and steel mills.
c. II. Speers, of Denver, general
passenger agent of the Colorado Mid
land railroad was an arrival in the
city last night. Mr.. Speers was con
graduating himself that the FIRST
tickets sold in the new station was
sold by the Midland road to two col
orcd women bound for Glenwood
Springs.
i Tomorrow is Arbor day and the
city schools will properly celebrate
the occasion by carrying out a pleas
| ing program. There will be no plant
ing of trees owing to the lateness OF
the season. The base ball game be
tween the high school boys and the
Palisade team will take place tomor-
row sfternoon.
The May Delineator with com
plete display. pictorial and descrip
tive of the latest Spring fashions
contains u wealth of suggestions fol
those who wish to be smartly gown
ed. and many other features of in
terest to women. There are many in
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many noted writer's.
The Fraternal Union of Americi
had rousing meeting last night al
odd Fellows hall and after routine
business opened the doors to the pub
lie. \ splendid program was rem
dered and If anyone present did not
have good time, it certainly was
not the fault of the committee who
deserves a great deal of praise fol
their untiring efforts and complete
success.
Last night the ladies and gentle
men who make their home with Mrs
Anna r. Collins and the ladies and
gentlemen who reside at the w. c
Boyer home. made up two bowling
teams that contested at the Mesa
alleys Mrs. Collins chaparoned one
: of the teams and Mrs. Boyer the
other. II was an enjoyable contest
and some pretty good scores were