The daily sentinel., 1909-03-12


rival in the city on No. l last night.
c. A. Nichols is new arrival in
the city this morning from Pueblo.
He is here on business.
J. H. Bell of Des Moines, Ia,
prominent citizen of that city. is a
business visitor in the city today.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Halpin of the
little town of Mack are visitors in
Grand Junction this afternoon.
Ed Fist of Pueblo is a guest at
the st. Regis this week. He is in
terested in city property and is look
ing over the orchards.
Miss Mary Thompson leaves this
afternoon for Los Angeles, Cal, for
visit of a few months with her
parents of that city.
]. l.. Branson and brother. c.. l..
Branson, of Thornburg, Ia, are WIS.,
itors in the city.
Hear the famous old songs and
melodies of Dixie land; hear the ju-
bilee shouting and the many other
features that VIII make up the great
program to be rendered next Monday
night at the Congregational church
by the Dixie Quintette, appearing un-
der the auspices of the High School
Athletic Association. Admission rs
and so cents. Seats selling at Lutes'.
There will doubtless be a large at
tendance at the musicale, social and
general good time to take place on
the evening of st. Patrick's day at
Margery hall. Everybody invited.
Admission so cents. including lunch
con. Miss Anna Zerwas, the mem
bers of her music class and other tai
ented people will assist in the pro-
gram. There will be big series of
merry features.
A popular pastime of late among
the wayfarers of the road seems to
be to order meals at the Toxic res
taurant and then run off without
was the latest gentleman to try this
stunt; but, to his sorrow, it failed
to work, and he found himself be-
hind the prison bars this morning
with $5 and costs tackled after his
name. The judge. however, relented
and gave him until night to leave the
city, which he did at once.
A very interesting and creditable
edition of the Railroad Red Book. is
sued by the Denver & Rio Grande
railway for March, is now being dis
tributed. 1t is overflowing with
splendid articles and a world of time
ly and accurate information concern
ing Colorado. Grand Junction and
the Grand valley is given much
space. as usual. One of the best feat
-ures of the March edition of the Red
Book is a special poem by James Bar
ton Adams. entitled ''The Grand Riv-
er Ranchman's Gratitude"
Sheriff DeGuelle received tele-
phone from Delta last evening to in
tercept two boys=John Doyle. aged
5 years, son of j. J. Doyle, formerly
of Montrose. and Merle Cochrehan.
aged 13 years, son of Assessor Coch-
rehan of Delta county-who had run
away. The sheriff looked all over
the city for the lads. but was unable
to locate them anywhere. About
O'Clock, however, he received a tele-
phone from the light works to the
effect that the boys had come in there
and were asleep on the floor. Sher-
iff DeGuelle got them and took them
up to the Jail for the rest of the
night Early this morning he wired
their parents at Delta, and the fa-
theirs came up on the noon train and
took the boys back.-Montrose Press.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Little.
and three daughters, Misses Eliza
beth. Katherine and Esther, of Ly-
ons, Nebr.. arrived in the city today
for a brief visit with their relatives,
T. S. Ramey and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. Werner b. Lee. Lyons. Nebr.. is
the old home of the Ramey family.
Mrs. Little is a sister of Mr.. T. s..
Ramey Misses Elizabeth and Kath-
crime Little are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee while the other members of
the family are guests at the Ramey
home. After spending a few days
here the family will so to points in
California to remain the greater por-
tion of the summer They will spend
most of the time in Los Angeles with
the families of J II. Ramey and U.
G Ramey. well known former resi-,
dents of Grand Junction.
Every effort is to be made by the
pcople of Montrose and the Gunni-
son valley to get President William
H. Taft to visit M0ntrose on the day
that the great Gunnison tunnel IS
opened and the waters turned into
il. The opening will occur about
August l. It is planned to have the
president visit Aontrose for this oc-
casion while heeis en- route to Salt
Lake City to attend the G. \. r. en-
campment. or as he returns from
that city. \ great time was had at
the big banquet celebrating the fact
that the canal is nearly completed
held in Mcntrose Wednesday night.
Nearly $4,000 was subscribed to
meet the expenses of advertising and
carrying out an extensive program
for the opening. II is proposed to
make the opening of the Gunnison
tunnel a notable affair in Colorado
annals. In an address delivered at
this meeting District Engineer Nc
Connell urged that Montrose cooper
ate with Grand Junction in making
known to the world the possibilities
of the western sloDe nf Colorado.