The daily sentinel., 1906-02-24
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There was a meeting Of the Mesa
County Bar association last night
al the court house
Mr.. and Mrs. MN. Shores and
granddaughter are spending few
days in Delta.
mere was heavy attendance last
night at the meeting Of the Rebek-
ans and the session was quite lengthy
/. H. Whittemore of the Grand Val
ley National Bank is building "A mod
efn residence on North Fifth street
There was no meeting of the Cham
Der of Commerce board of directors
last night as a quorum was not avail
able
There have been no new develop
ments In the Fruita robbery affair.
Every effort is being made to locate
the thieves.
Harry Sage, well known Rio
Grande fireman and his brother.
Lawrence. have purchased the old
Pitzer ranch in the Fruitvale dist
rict.
The maximum temperature yester-
day was > degrees; the minimum
temperature was 2S degrees Pair
tonight and Sunday" is the official
forecast.
A number of the members OF the
Grand Valley Gun club were out to the
grounds yesterday afternoon enjoy
ing "A shoot. Some prTty good scores
were made.
Fred II. Newton. secretary of the
Grand Junction Electric and Gas com
pany. celebrated his fortieth birth
day yesterday. Had the gentleman
conec3led his age. none would have
guessed him as having reached that
age Of delightful maturity.
Secretary Aupperle of the Chamber
of Commerce has received sections
of the Congressional record cover
Ing the present session of congress
from its beginning to Feb. 1st. These
records are on file at the Chamber of
Commerce Offices and are for the use
of the public.
Hon. s. r.. Fitzgafald was a Denver
bound passenger this morning going
by the way of Grand~Junction. II is
suspected that the Barrister's prin-
cipal business this trip is of politi-
cal nature, as he has designs upon the
Democratic senatorial nomination
Telluride Journal.
Tonight the closing auction sale
at the Moody Jewelry house will be
held. Every sale has been largely at
tended every afternoon and evening
IL being impossible for all who desir-
ed to attend the sale to get inside
of the store. The fine punch bowl
viii be given away tonight
Senator Horace T. DeTong arrived
home today at noon from his visit
to Denver and Pueblo The senator
delivered an address before the G..
A. r. posts of Pueblo Thursday night
and the audience that listened to his
address on Washington and Lin
coin was an extremely large one.
Mr.. Davis. the new representative
of the Peters Paper company of DEN
yer. The successor of +. A. Frank
lin who recently severed his connec-
tion with that house to take up an
other line OF business after many
years of service. was in town yester-
day calling upon the company's local
patrons.
49, On Wednesday evening of next
week Paul Gilmore. the distinguished
and popular young romantic actor
viii be seen at the Park opera house
in his newest play. Captain Debon-
Mere and from the more recent criti-
cisms passed upon the production by
the Denver papers this week II is a
rare trat in store for the Grand June
ton amusement lovers
Mrs. A. l.. Gourley and children
arrived home last night from Los
Getos California, where they have
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs Willis
Smith Jr.. for the past two months
Mrs. Smith is a daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. l.. Gourley The stay In Cal
ifornia was greatly enjoyed by Mrs.
Guurley and the children
To-day the big auction sale of the
Mesa County Auction company Is in
progress at tho Free corral. corner
of 9th and Ute avenue The sale
started at ten o'clock and there has
been large crowd in attendance all
day Fifty horses and mules, farm
Implements. household goods and n
large quantity of other goods are
being offered for sale. j. A. McLuen
has charge of the auction.
At five o'clock yesterday afternoon
the man arrested the night before by
Night Marshal O'Neil for striking a
woman of the half world was arraign-
ed before Justice sweeney on the
charge of fighting and disorderly con
duet. He plead guilty and was fin
ed $1,000, the whole amount being
s1S.75. The defendant paid up and
was released. He has been employed
as a piano player at 2tO Colorado.
Throughout the play, between the
lines Of the lesson, runs thread of
really wholesome comedy that is good
TO see and hear. The piece Is good.
Morning Oregonian. Portland
This about the missouri Girl" to be
seen at the Auditorium March 5th.
ing like getting the news to quote
exclusively in the Sentinel Thursday
afternoon are made leading items In
the other paper last night Moth
ing like getting the news" to quote
favorite expression of the other
paper. ''and getting It first might
[ be added
Thomas b. Mcclure, one of The
city's oldest residents, has been en-
ployed by the city authorities TO keep
| the streets in the business section
free from paper and such rubbish
Mr.. Mcclure entered upon his worl,
this morning. Untll spring he will
only work three DAYS in the week
but IN a few weeks he win be employ
ed constantly The value Of the serv-
Ices OF IA workman of this kind were
not fully appreciated until the form
er street cleaner was discharged but