The daily sentinel., 1909-03-08
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

This evening the Elks Will meet IN
regular session.
w. s. Wallace leaves tonight for
Denver on short business trip.
f. NJ. Ellis and wife. of Lawrence
Kansas, visited in Grand Junction
the latter part of last week.
/. e. Lukens, linotype operator on
the morning paper, is able to be out
again.
MIR. and Mrs w. II. Haun, of Mack.
visited over Saturday and Sunday
with Mrs. Haun's mother in this city
Senator Horace T. DeLong left this
afternoon over the Midland for Den
yer
Tomorrow evening the city council
will meet in regular session and give
attention to much business of i'm
portance.
The condition of A. 7. Kraft. the
well known druggist, is still very
critical. His friends are greatly
alarmed over his condition.
Representative William Weiser re-
turned yesterday afternoon to Den
yer after spending two days at his
home here.
Mrs. Milton of Denver. well known
| in that city. has accepted position
in the Frantz speciality store in this
city as assistant milliner.
The following party of young peo-
pie from Fruita spent yesterday in
Grand Junction: Misses May Nu-
gent and Leona Hobson and Cowen
| Talley and w. NJ. Hoodenpyle.
The suspension cable for the new
railway has arrived and is being
stored in the car barn with the large
quantity of tools and apparatus
which are in readiness for work to
commence.
Walter and Joe Wells, of Denver,
i who have been visiting friends and
| relatives in the city the past few days
left last night for Bliss. Idaho, where
they expect to make their home for a
few months.
In yesterday mornings Denver Re-
publican there appeared a handsome
picture and a most interesting sketch
of Benjamin Brewster, the new bishop
of the Western Colorado diocese of
the Episcopal church.
The new shoe store of Mr.. Coen's
on Main street, just west of the
Grand Valley National bank building,
will be opened in few days. The
large building has been admirably ar
ranged for the business.
Myron Miller, prominent young
man of South Bend, Ind, is visiting
friends and looking over land in the
valley this week. He owns a small
tract of land in the Pear Park dis
| trict and will build there unless he
secures land elsewhere.
The 5000 Angora goats which have
been on the palisades above the town,
at the head of the government trail.
| were moved on Tuesday to South
Mesa. The goats belong to MacMiller
of Grand Junction.-Palisade Tri-
bune.
Grand junction will soon be sport
ing street cars and acting like any
| other city. The line will be finished
in June, and it is proposed to then
| extend the line to Palisade. Western
slope towns are all on the hustle
Olathe Criterion.
| rectors of the Palisade Fruit Grow
ers' association held on Monday the
following officers were elected for
| the ensuing year: President, H. G..
| Crissey: secretary, J. r. Bradshaw
treasurer, e. p. Updegraff: manager,
II. H. Congratulated Tribune.
The Sentinel's cartoon representing
the building of the High Line canal
was used by the Fruita Telegram in
its issue of Saturday. Several other
weekly papers in this section had
asked for the privilege of using the
cartoon which attracted so much at
Careful not to conflict with the
Mesa county fair or any other fair
in this section the Western Slope Fair
association, of Montrose, Saturday
fixed upon September 2S, 20, 80 and
II October l.. as the dates for the fair of
1903. Montrose proposes TO make
the coming fair the biggest in the
history of the association.
A. c. Ridgway. general manager
for the Denver & Rio Grande rail-
road, who has spent most of the week
in this city and in travelling over a
section of the Utah division of the
road with j. C. Daley. the new SUI
perintendent of that division. started
on his homeward journey to Denver
yesterday. While no definite infor-
nation was given out yesterday. it
was stated that Mr.. Ridgway's visit
viii result in some very substantial
; improvements in the operating ser
; vice on the Utah division. Previous
; to the visit of Mr.. hidgway n COM
; plete. list of improvements needed.
; with estimates of cost, were made up
; and rendered to the general office.
; and Mr.. RidEway has been checking
up ,on these. An announcement of
what action will be taken will prob
ably be forthcoming within a short
..me after Mr. Ridgway arrives in
/, Denver.-Sa.1 Lake Herald.