The daily sentinel., 1909-04-26
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

w A Simmons spent yesterday in
the town of Fruita.
Judge Shackleford's next term of
the district court is at Telluride on
May II.
e. b. Lutes was among the many
Grand Junction visitors to Palisade
yesterday
Ed. NJ. Hardy today sold to w. E.
Page two lots on Orchard Mesa.
NJ o. Martlsching today transfer
red to Mary A. Martisching 160 acres
for $1,000
NJ. A. Cornwall today transferred
TO f. l.. Brockmeir 8 acres of or
chard for $4,000.
Clarence Kurtz, of the Independent
Lumber Co. made a short visit in
Palisade yesterday.
John Cox and wife. well known
Hannah creek people, are visiting
friends in the city this afternoon.
Harold Lutes, the well known
young business man, made flying
business trip to Fruita this morning.
Hartman Smith is new arrival in
the city this afternoon from Ouray.
He expects to make his future home
here.
Ralph II. Howard, who has been
visiting in the city the past ten days,
leaves tonight on No. 6 for Long
Beach. Cal.
This afternoon license TO wed
was issued to E. e. Deeming and
Miss Hazel Wasson, prominent young
people of the Clifton community.
Frank Lee and wife left this af-
ternoon over the Midland for Denver
on a business and pleasure visit of
several days in that city.
C. +. Wadsworth, of Denver. rep
a
Union. auxiliary publishers, is in the
city visiting the trade today.
Miss Edith Kindle, the popular
young lady of Fruita who has been
visiting friends in the city for the
past few days, returned to her home
this morning.
X. X. Cox, wife and daughter, are
visitors in the valley this week from
Cleveland, Ohio. They are visiting
Mr.. Cox's brothers family in this city
and may decide to locate in the city.
They viii go to the coast after leav-
ing here.
The trial of the locally celebrated
automobile case, with H. II. Henges
as plaintiff and Sheriff Schrader and
w. H. Bannister as the defendants,
which began in the county court Sat
urday morning, is still in progress.
The case will so to the jury late this
afternoon.
The fact that some seventy-five
people visited one portion or another
of Monument Canon and its tributary
canons, yesterday, shows plainly that
the interest in the plan to make that
beautiful territory great pleasure
resort is arousing much enthusiasm.
George Wampler, popular youth
of the city and son of T. j. Wampler,
the well known carpenter and con-
tractor. is quite seriously i'll at st.
Mary's hospital. He is suffering
from a severe attack of the mumps.
Tomorrow evening the city council
Will meet in regular session. Much
business will probably come up for
attention. The question of the legal
ity of the selection of appointive Of
Ulcers may again be given attention,
John p. Brockway. well known In
Grand junction as the man who sold
the big canal to the Grand Valley
Irrigation company number of
years ago, has returned to Denver
and resumed the practice of law. He
has been enjoying very extended
vacation, vacation extending over
several years.
Upon request MIR. Pease reports to
the office that 800 feet have been
bored at the tunnel from April l to
23. noon. OF this 25S feet were
bored from the West Portal and III
on the east side The ground on the
west is good. while that on the east
is soft and treacherous. requiring
timbering. This leaves but 1,S7C
feet between headings. Montross
Western Empire.
Senator DeLong of Grand Junction
seems doomed to lose what little
reputation he saved from the seven
n eAl ~
chancellor of the Denver university
has rendered him an invitation tC
accept the degree of Master of Arts
from that institution. II is pas
comprehension how bad luck follow:
some very lovable characters.-Pa
onia Newspaper.
j. w Campbell gives the following
interesting experience in apple rails
ing in n frost belt of the east several
years ago: In tho winter when the
ground was very wet, and frozer
deep, Mr.. Campbell hauled sawdus'
and piled around the trees in hall
mis- orchard. to conserve the ice ano
check the spring budding. In the
spring when the trees without the
sawdust mulch were covered with
green buds and blossoms the mulched
trees actually appeared to be dead
80 dormant was the sap. Later the
troes camo into blossom, but the frost
season was gone. A good crop OF
apples resulted from the mulching,
while tho trees which budded early
were barren. In Colorado whore one
can fiji the soil with moisture at his
pleasure tho conditions for checking
sbring budding are ideal Tho plan
. Would probably be cheaper and surer
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