The daily sentinel., 1909-12-28
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

The weather continues clear and
cold in the Grand valley.
The enjoyment of sleigh rides con
tinues enthusiastically in the city and
valley.
Tonight many cottage prayer meet
ings will be held in the city in the
interest of the big revival.
More frozen water pipes in various
residences in the city were reported
this morning and the plumbers are
being kept on the jump making the
repairs.
In order to permit repairs to its
boilers the Excelsior laundry plant
was closed down Friday night until
last night
Skating is the most popular pas
time among the boys and girls of the
city Just now, even exceeding the
popularity of sleighing.
This is certainly u busy week in
the criminal prosecution circles of
the city and county. Many trials and
preliminary hearings take place this
week.
The increase in coal production in
the state for the year ending Dec. 81,
including the estimated amount for
December, is 936,i52 tons, and the
Increase in coke production for the
same period is 237,22O tons, accord
ing to the report of Coal Mine In
spector Jones, filed yesterday with
Governor Shafroth. During the year
Colorado produced 1O,736,459 tons
of coal and l.O9l,SS2 tons of coke,
and there were employed in the mines
l3, ,156 men and in the coke industry
l,OS9, with 1913 mines in operation.
1t is said that Grand junction pro-
poses to charge water rates on vacant
lots. We have heard of one other
town that is proposing the same
thing. Some of the fellows who have
been opposing the ownership of water
by Glenwood Springs have said they
would do most anything to compel
lot owners living away from Glen
wood to pay tax to help keep up the
city government. Now here is their
chance as the constitution provides
for 1t, and as we are to have an cleo
tion to take over the water works.
Now be true sport, Mr. Parks, and
stand up for square deal for Glen
wood Springs.-Glenwood Avalanche
The Glenwood Light and Water
company of Nevada, served summons
on the town of Glenwood Springs,
through Mayor +. f. Drach, on Dec.
"a, asking for an injunction, to be
heard before Judge Lewis in the fed
eral court in Denver, on Dec. 30,
1909. restraining the people of Glen
wood from holding a special election
on January 4, 1910. or any other
time on the bonds proposition. The
Glenwood Light and Water company
brings service as citizens of Nevada,
whose attorneys are named in the
subpoena, as c. w. Darrow of this
city and Thomas, Bryant and NAL
burn, of Denver.-Glenwood Springs
Avalanche.
Say, Mr.. Good Citizen do you know
that a dozen men. with Ballreich and
Costello as leaders, are framing up
the charter that 1t is proposed by
them to make you swallow? How
do you like these men for your lead
ers? The Committee of Forty" is a
myth, yet sane men are permitting
this charter election to go as did poor
old Grand Junction when only 20 per
cent of the voters voted on the ques-
ton for or against charter. Grand
functions first benefit of its COM
mish system is an increase of 60 per
cent in taxes. This will surely be
what will be coming to Pueblo If our
people vote for a charter-Pueblo
Opinion.
Some people should be arrested
and prosecuted for cruelty to animals.
During the recent coolest days, when
the thermometer hovered away down
around ten below. you could see a
string of horses standing from morn
ing until night on the shady side of a
building, covered all over with ice
frozen from perspiration. The own
ers of those horses should be com
PEELED to blanket them. A horse suf-
fers the same as a person. but he
cant complain. If the owner of one
or these horses were drixen to town
on dead run for n dozen miles or
SO and then compelled to stand out
In the cold all day he would not quit
hollerine as long as he had voice.
Vernal Express.