The daily sentinel., 1909-10-13
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

IL IL s1hf So III q NFtt
known realty man OF this city, is now
located in Omaha, Neb.
\ new arc light has Just been in
stalled on the corner OF Seventh and
Main streets.
Saul. the champion footracer won
the ten-mile marathon race in Ala
mosa yesterday. lie made the race
in 50 minutes and - seconds
James Moorehead. the popular
member of the summers baseball
team left for Denver yesterday on
the Colorado Midland where he will
spend the winter.
Mrs George Williams left this
morning for Gunuison. where she is
called by the serious illness OF her
mother, Mrs. Mary Haigler who is
well known in this city.
Mrs. r. G.. Strauss arrived Satur-
day night and IS a guest OF Mrs. e.
". Ankeny. Mrs. Strauss came from
Portland, ore, but spent some time
in Grand Junction en- route to Teimr-
ide.-Tenurfde Journal
The letters Of notification to the
members OF the advisory committee
OF the Western Slope Development
Congress are beng mailed out today.
also copies Of the official call.
The car shortage situation is still
serious; Uut Manager John +. Moore
ana the otner iruit men OF the west
ern slope are keeping right after the
railway officials, and their persist
enCe Is certain 10 BRING results.
The Grand Junction Fruit Grow
ers ASSOCIATION are paying out Sl2,-
900 this week TO the growers on 81
cars OF Elbertas sent out curing the
peach movement.
There is strong probability that
the local Offices of the Western Union
Telegraph Company viii occupy one
OF tue ground moor rooms In the new
/ Center block. on Main street between
Sixth and seventh streets.
Three new public fountains were
installed yesterday, one at the corner
of Third and Main, one at Fourth
and Main and the other at Sixth and
Main. One will probably be installed
at the corner of Fifth and Rood.
AT the fire drill in the Lowell
school building yesterday. the build
ing was emptied in little over one
minute. Considering the size of the
building and the long halls this is a
remarkable record.
! After being out several hours. the
| jury that heard the evidence and ar
! guments in the suit of Knowles VS..
! Pfeifenger. for payment on a con
tract, brought in a verdict late yes
terday afternoon. granting the plain
tiff damages to the extent of s165.
| Mr. and Mrs George Williams have
again taken possession of their resi-
| dence at i13 0uray avenue in this
I city The residence had been rented
\ to another family most of the sum
mer and fall owing to the fact that
Mr.. and Mrs. Williams were out of
the city for long period.
Today the Grand JUNCTION Fruit
Growers association was able to get
hold of about a dozen cars for apple
shipments, although it needed at least
! 80 cars Thirteen carloads were
! shipped out last night About that
many will 90 out tonight, Each day
sees the apple picking and packing
grow heavier
y cylinder head blew out of the
engine pulling second number two
out OF this city on Monday night, so
that il required the tine from about
| . p. m. to nearly 3 o'clock the next
morning for the train to 20 from
! Grand Junction to Palislde. This is
one of the pleasures of train service
in the West
Salhe A. Ridsway, agsd 81 years.
/ who lived three miles QUE OF town on
the Indian school road. died last
night al s o'clock of old age and
Bright's disease The funeral was
held from the Baptis church at
] Pear Park al q o'clock tuday and was
/ largely attended. Airs Hattie G.
! Pearson is The undertak ar.
The following patents wore issued
this week TO Colorado Inventors, re-
| ported by d. Swift & Company. pat
ent lawyers, Washington. D. G.. Il.
/ ii. nowmam Canon CiE hand lever;
/ w. } Casey. Denver instantaneous
7 hose couplings r. C. CON. Denver.
pressure and vacuum steam heating
| valve; j. Il. Nuan Denver. musical
[ device.
In relation 10 the shortage OF cars
] for Tie apple crop ON the western
slope, an Investigation Slows that on
lJune 80 OF this year the Rio Grande
/ bad only ITO Refrigerator cars. aud
I the Colorado Midland anly twenty.
I Ibis Is not enough Tor the apple crop
I for one day. However. the Rio
/ Gr8ude has rented cars from the
tramp car companies as Tar as possi-
be and its reports show that last
year ID paid out In rents for cars The
sum OF St26,0o0.
Tho Sentinel is able l give 10 the
I people on Grand IunC, 3u The Crst
publication OF the eaE rly awaited
statement from Comug ldgr Robert
q, Peary. i'm which be undertakes tu
show that Dr. Frederinl Cook never
reached the North Pole Tho stat
meut is given IN fun 5day by The
sentinel as furnishcd r1is paper hy
the Associated Press It Is OF in-
tense. Interest md forms most im-
portland chapter in the Grand coulro-
vetsy over the discovery Of the North