The daily sentinel., 1908-11-18
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

| The report in The Sentinel yester-
day to the effect that Oakland Bar
ton, well known young man of the
j city. had been married. proves to be
untrue. Some friends of the young
man who evidently think that such
reports are very funny when they are
anything but funny gave the report
to a Sentinel reporter in such a man
ner that il was accepted in good
faith. The Sentinel gladly corrects
the error Mr.. Barton has no inten-
tions of becoming benedict at any
early date.
Perry Rogers and A p. Fix of this
city have secured possession of
valuable 100-acre lime quarry. near
Domingus, south of this city. and are
Imaking a trial shipment of three cars
today to the local sugar factory The
lime is of very good quality and the
only question which stands in the
way of making this a very valuable
proposition is whether or not they
can handle it in large enough guam
titles to get large contracts.
Police Judge Hill had three cases
in police court this morning. VIM.
Allen. arrested on the charge of
drunkenness, pleaded guilty and re-
ceived $500 and costs. VIM. Young.
a laborer from Shoshone, pleaded not
guilty and received sentence of
| $500 and costs. Jas Tennessee.
another Shoshone laborer. pleaded
not guilty and received $3.50 and
costs. All will serve out their SEN
| tences.
Harold NJ. Mayo. the young man
who has been visiting with Mr. and
Mrs. Monroe Stewart stopping over
on an inspection tour of the smelter
! business in the West, was taken quite
seriously i'll with ptomaine poison
| ing. While attending the Peer
Gypt' performance Monday night he
was taken i'll and has been confined
to his bed under the care of doctor.
ever since. He expected to continue
on his trip yesterday but was obliged
to postpone this.
The . new passenger locomotives
ordered by the Denver & Rio Grande
from the American Locomotive com
pany. will begin arriving in Colorado
Springs, Denver and Pueblo: January
|. They will cost approximately a
quarter of million dollars. The
average cost of a LOGON otive is S1S,-
600 to $4,000. The Denver Il Rio
Grande now has 533 locomotives in
use, % of which We're received last
February. The year prior IT bought
10 freight engines. The additional
power has been required by an ex-
pany. -Ir4 r-
One of the judges who served in
the recent election at Moberly. tells
of how he was making out ticket
for negro voter who could not read.
When he came 10 the constitutional
amendments he asked the darkey if
he wanted to cast his ballot for good
roads. Il do it he's republican.
was the darkey's quick response
A Missouri Exchange.
Geo. A. Linton. the aged man who
was found dead in the corral at the
hospital, Sunday, was buried this .af-
terncon. from the undertakins parl-
Org of w. IL. Bannister. The services
were held under the ausnicSst of the
G. A. r. Nothing futhcr has been
heard fromsthe relatives of the de-
ceased. M l,
There was "A goodly number of old
soldiers out this afternoon to attend
the funeral of George A. Linton, and
he was buried with military honors.
That the anti-saloon people of the
city are planning to make a hard
fight to make Grand Junction dry
at the coming election. is very ap-
parent. Plans are now being laid
quietly but extensively most in
teresting and spirited campaign may
be expected.
Miss Bessie Scarborough. daughter
of Bishop John Scarborough, of New
Jersey and sister of Mrs. f. j .lKnight
arrived in the city last night She
was on her way from her eastern
home to assist her sister during the
illness of the bishop. but death claim
ed him before her arrival She will
accompany Mrs. Knight backfto Tren-
tion. leaving here this peeenng.
Glenwood Post.
George Dibett. remembered by
more than a few people as a con-
3 tractor who helped to start the work
on the Gunnison tunnel and who has
: worked on many other big projects
in Colorado, is now hunted by the
sheriff and police of Denver for cash
ing check for Sl6O. which was not
his own, and leaving with the funds.
From a once wealthy builder of irri-
! CATION bitches to a criminal. all in
the course of five years. is the record
that George Dipett has made. His
fortunes became so low through
drink and fast living that he was
forced to work as a porter. He was
employed at the Bruce saloon in Den
l Yer. and Monday the proprietors gave
him check to take to the Central
National Bank to have cashed. He
did not return. A search revealed
that he had cashed the check and
, then left the city.