The daily sentinel., 1909-05-07

Contractor J. R. Gordon. well
known in Grand Junction, and who.
with John j. Lumsden OF this city.
has the contract for the Canon City
water works. was injured painfully
Wednesday as yesterdays Canon City
I Record announces in part as follows
Contractor J. r. Gordon of the wat
er works system was taken TO his
home in Pueblo this morning to be
/ treated for an injury to his right
knee resulting from an accident in
] the Royal gorge on Tuesday. Mr.
Gordon had occasion to go up into
I the gorge Tuesday afternoon on BUSH
ness, and boarded Denver < Rio
Grande freight train here for that
purpose. In getting of at Gorge sta
tion Mr. Gordon fell in such a man
ner as to severely bruise his knee,
rendering it impossible for him to
walk without assistance \ IOcomo-
tive was summoned and Mr. Gordon
was brought to town and placed IN
der q physicians care No bones
were broken. but his leg was so badly
wrenched by the fall that it is feared
that it will be some time before he
IS able 10 get about"
\ large number greatly enjoyed
the social dance given by Prof Flint
feature of the evening was the intro
duction of the popular German" to
the Grand Junction lovers of dane
ing. and this event caused much
laughter and pleasure.
Miss Minnie Smith, daughter Of
Rev j. H. Smith, pastor OF the Afri-
can NJ. E. church, was operated upon
this morning at the parsonage for
the relief OF an enlargement OF the
bone between the knee and the an
kle. She is getting along nicely
Mothers day is Sunday. May 9.
day when every man. woman and
child should wear a white flower in
honor OF their mother II possible
get white, wear some sort of a flower
on this date.
The newest paper in western Colo
RADIO is the Marble Age. a bright
weekly publication. which started in
on its career at Marble, Gunnison
county. this week
The Grand Valley Irrigation COM
pany began the work this morning of
building a large fIume near Rhone
on the Independent ditch on the new
waste way.
W. w Murray. of Springfield. Ill.
chief clerk of the board of election
is visiting in the val
ley. He is here for his health but
may locate in the valley.
Karl Merghantham arrived in the
city this morning on No. for four
months visit in this state and Cali
fornia for the benefit OF his health
G. A. Winston. who has been Wis
iting in the valley the past few
months left last night for his home
in st. Louis, Mo.
Mrs Thomas WardWell arrived in
the city this morning for a visit of
couple of months with her sister. Mrs.
Swythe of FruitvaIe
c. II. Arthur. who has been in
Webster City. la. being called there
a short time ago by the death of his
brother. returned home today.
House moving ano raising. C. L.
Hawkins, 1926 Rood. Phone Red
654.
No. 8 arrived thirty minutes late
today The Midland was marked up
one hour and half late
Chas. Coen, a well known ranch |
man is uewn from Cole creek today
on business.
Tonight the board of directors of
the Chamber OF Commerce will meet
in regular session
V. Wanner. of Delta, visited friends
in the city yesterday, and returned
to his home this morning.
E. o. Eastman, a large business
man Of Oakland. Cal, is in the city
today.
Bargains in hammocks at Post
office Book Store.
w NJ. Clark leaves tonight on No.
for Los Angeles. Cal.