The daily sentinel., 1909-05-01


C. II. Robinson, of the Mesa Paint
& Wall Paper Co. is suffering from
a severe attack of la grippe.
Mrs. Enoch. one of the pioneer
residents of the city. is reported TO
be seriously ill.
Mrs. Harry Youngerman and Mrs.
| Clarence Wykes. of Rifle. are in the
city today
The city and high school baseball
teams are practicing this afternoon at
the fair grounds.
Reports of several female volun-
teer smudge parties last night. reach
ed this office today.
NJ C. Goerty. who has been visit
ing in the city the past few days, left
for his home in Indiana. first of the
week.
Merchant Policeman A. L.. Halli-
gan and family, have moved from 429
North Third street to their newly
purchased home at $40 Belford ave
nue..
This afternoon a license to wed
was issued to William Frances Wet
more and Miss Myrtle A. Crane. we'll
known young people of Collbran.
Thomas j. Atkinson today sold to
l.. l.. Morrison lots l and .. block 81,
Grand Junction. and the residence
thereon, Tor $32OU.
S. E. Winterburn today transfer
red to w. H. Mcdonald lots 10 and
20. block 90, Grand Junction for s3.-
500.
1t is said that several "drunks"
were to be seen on the streets of the
city during the late hours of last
evening. No arrests are reported.
Photographer Ewing this after
noon took picture of Elmer Miller.
winner of the individual champion
ship in the big inter-class field meet.
for the High School Annual.
The people yesterday and today
looked to The Sentinel for the COM
plete. reliable and conservative in
formation regarding the fruit situa-
tion. There have been great demands |
for copies of the editions of yester-
day and today.
The local sheriff's office was noti- |
fled today by the sheriff at Glenwood |
Springs that a number of hoboes |
were in that city today trying to |
peddle a lot of ladies' shoes. 1t is |
believed that a robbery has been |
committed somewhere. probably in |
some western slope town. So far as !
can be learned no robbery of cloth |
ing house has occurred here within |
the past few weeks. Al
me non w illldHn u. Ewing vi |
Chicago, ILL.,. a member of the official |
board of lectureship of the First /
Church of Christ, Scientist. in Bos-
ton. Mass. will lecture on christian |
science at the Congregational church,
corner of Sixth and Rood. on Tuesday |
evening, May A. at o'clock. under
the auspices of the First Church of /
Christ, Scientist. of Grand Junction, |
Colorado. The public is cordially. in
vited. Admission free.
The work of stringing the trolley |,
lines on the street car system is pro-
crossing again today very rapidly.
Real estate is moving very rapidly |
around Fruita these days. Land is |
being sold at from so to 75 per cent |
advance in price. at which the land |
could be bought for two or three |
years ago. If you have any surplus |
cash not working. better get in some |
Fruita real estate and IL will work |
for you. Then you can't find bet |
ter place to build your home. Don't |
make mistake, see Fruita from all |
sides and you will cast your lot with |
us.-Fruita Telegram
Never before in the history of |
Plateau has hay reached the price |
where it would now sell If there were
any to sell. The last lots sold at 500 |
in the stack and If there were any to |
sell now 1t would easily bring that |
figure. The severe winter has taken |
practically twice the usual amount |
of hay. and as the hay crop is coming |
on very slowly there is no indication |
of early relief. The most heartrend- |
ering feature of the situation is that |
many ranchers have very little hay ON
hand which to feed teams while put !
ting In spring crops. Our valley has
ever taken pride in its fat sleek
horses. the result of superabund-
ance of the best of feed. For the
first time 1t has become no uncom-
mon sight to see thin horses-and
some which are downright poor,