The daily sentinel., 1909-04-28
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

The horse lost two weeks ago b,
the Glasco-Lee Agency was located
through the sheriff's office on a farm
near Fruita yesterday and was re
covered The brand had been tam
pered with.
Chief Faulkner OF the fire depart
ment gave fire drill in the Lowell
building yesterday afternoon. There
will not be many more sounded this
year as the final examinations are
coming ON and there is scarcely any
danger of fire as there is no steam
in the buildings.
Alfalfa hay is reported to have
reached the high mark this morning
when it was sold by the farmers for
$27 per ton. If the price of this
commodity increases as speedily the
next year or so as II has in the past
year, alfalfa acreage will be almost
as valuable as fruit land.
A team hitched to light lumber
wagon became frightened this morn
ing in front of the DeLong real estate
office and attracted considerable at
tention by running to the end of
Main street. where they were caught,
after they had slackened down. with
very little damage TO either the
wagon or horses Runaways are of
Frank E. Welsh, the concrete con-
tractor. and his brother. S. r. Welsh,
leave tonight for their old home near
Dixon, Ills, to be at the Sedside of q
sister who is thought to be fatally
i'll. A message received this morn
ing announced the critical condition
of the sister and the brothers decided
to leave at once. They have not seen
their sister for seven years.
II the city council passes the pend
ing ordinance no master or journey
man plumber can do business in
Grand Junction until he passes an
examination directed by a board of
examiners which board will include
one master plumber, one journeyman
plumber and two or three city offic-
ials. Any plumber who attempts to
do business without the necessary
certificate from this board will be
liable to fine of not less than $500
or more than $4,000.
Orson Adams. Supt j. II, Allen.
Mrs. Il. Il. Cole, f.. e. Udlock and
G. b. Rich have been appointed by
President Cherrington. of the Cham
Der of Commerce. as the delegates to
represent Grand Junction at the sec
ond annual National Peace Confer
ence to be held in Chicago May 3 to 3.
II is expected that there will be be-
tween 10000 and 10000 people in
attendance at the great meeting
Hon. j. NJ. Dickson, secretary of war.
is president of the Congress, Mrs.
lane Adams, of Hull House. and a
number of other internationally fam
GUS people hold offices in the Con-
gress.
Miss Ida c. Clothier. of Manltou.
Colorado, who will address the City
loci
church Saturday p. IN. is speaker
OF national reputation, having spoken
in more than forty states. and must
be heard to be appreciated. She viii
also address the young peoples so
cieties of the city at the Christian
church at Gas Sunday evening. Ev-
erybody invited Miss Clothier has
the art of infusing some of her great
enthusiasm into her audience and
inspired all present with the wish to
do something to further the great
work. ."-Assembly Herald, Chau-
tauqua. n. Y
Forest reserve lands. closed by
Clifford Pmchot as power withdraw
ads, We're thrown open to public use
ON April 6. All public lands closed
by Pinchot rules to he thrown open
by the Taft administration and con-
trolled only by the provisions of the
forest reserve law A tariff bill,
which will be satisfactory in every
respect to the people of the Rocky
mountain country, including protec-
tive duties on sugar. lead. zinc. coal
and hides. The setting aside within
the next two or three days of vast
areas of land in Eastern Colorado
which may be taken under the new
law which provides for 320-acre
homesteads on non-irrigable lands.
These and many other important an
yesterday by Congressman Frank w.
Mondell of Wyoming. who had just
returned from Washington. He call
ed on Governor Shafroth to give the
latest news from the nations capital.
In story regarding the coming to
Grand valley of the big crowd of beet
growers. announced by The Sentinel
yesterday. the Denver Republican
says in part: The beets have already
been planted. and the mission of the
immigrants Is to thin. top and care
for generally the new crop until the
time of digging. This work the inn
migrants have contracted to do for
$40 pcr acre. and it is calculated that
an average family can care for 90
acres in season. This requires only
two months actual work on the av-
erage. and the caretakers and their
families are at liberty to do extra
work. such as fruit picking. etc. for
which they get good pay. Also IL is
figured that many of the caretakers.
most OF whom are Scanainayians. wills
take up homesteads in the new coun-
try and evento toally make thaifty, in-i
teiiigent citizeus.