The daily sentinel., 1909-02-15
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Tonigt thhe Elks meet in regular
session.
Mrs. l.. Loeffler left Saturday for
Denver for visit of about thirty
days with relatives and friends.
For another week Conkey's Laying
Tonic is offered for free trial by the
Grand Junction Fruit Growers as
sociation.
Tonight one of the greatest emo
tional actresses of America, Florence
Roberts. will appear at the Park
opera house in her new play, The
House of Bondage"
Grand Junction has a few bootsers
who are advocating the paving of
their streets. It's a good move and
one that should meet with the sup
port OF all taxpayers.
Post.
Dr. j. II. Larson has been appoint
ed local surgeon of the ID. Il X. u
Railroad company. Notice of the ap-
pointment was received on Wednes-
day from DIR. j. w. O'Connor. head
surgeon for the company.-Palisade
Tribune.
Local agents report several good
/ land sales this week amounting in
the aggregate to $35,900. This is u
good showing. considering the con-
ditions of travel over the mountain
railroads, which has made Eastern
people timid about travelling this
winter.-Palisade Tribune.
The returns from fruit sold last
season show that handled by the
Grand Junction Fruit Growers assoc
iation amounted to S6l5, 5,504.62: the
Palisade Fruit Growers association
s96,411.35. and the Peach Growers
association of Palisade, $33, $685. "a.
| making grand total of $745, ,4S4.91.
The Elephant slide came down at
the Tomboy mine early Saturday
| morning and took out several thou
sand feet of telephone line. Manager
Green and his linemen went up as
soon as possible and the line was
repaired and in working order by IL
| o clock-Telluride Journal.
w. E Muse will leave the first of
the week for Grand junction to close
some business matters There he
will be Joined by Charles Koch and
together they will go to Idaho Falls,
Idaho. where Mr.. Koch will practice
his trade and Mr.. Muse engage in
optical work.-Plateau Voice.
movement is on foot to convert
the White River national forest in
northwestern Colorado into a ma
tional park. that will stand next to
Yellowstone park and Yosemite park
will be introduced in congress within
the next few months for that pur-
pose.
Announcement of the arrival of
fine nine pound baby girl at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Il. Pelton in De-
Beque was received in this city this
morning. The little stranger arrived
Saturday. Many friends here will
offer congratulations. Mr.. and Mrs.
Pelton were for n number of years
editors and owners of the Mesa
County Democrat in this city.
A, L. Zeiklc, resident on East
| White avenue, received a message
| Saturday stating that his mother
who is ninety years of age, was dying
in the old home in Wisconsin. Owing
TO the great distance and the delay
| that is being caused to many eastern
| trains by the snow storms, Mr.. Zeikle
| will not attempt to go back to the old
home.
Late Saturday afternoon Deputy
| District Attorney John II. Fry re-
ceived a message to the effect that
his mother had died at the home in
| Boulder on Saturday afternoon after
an illness of pneumonia. The mes
| sage came as a great shock to Mr,
| Fry as he did not know that his
I
ton. He left Saturd. night for
| Boulder.
John w. Lowerre, onc OF the old
est and best known tralc'ing sales
men in the entire West, died very
suddenly of heart failure at the home
of his brother in Delafield, Wis,
Friday, Feb. ,. Mr.. Lowerre trav-
eled and sold goods in Colorado from
1870 until 1908. For the last TWEEN
ty-seven and a half years of that
period he represented the c. S. AIorey
Mercantile company in the northern
part of the state-he being the first
man that Mr. Morey engaged when
he organized his business in January
1881
Incorporation papers were this
week drawn up and forwarded to the
secretary of state for the Plateau
Valley Transportation company. with
headquarters at Collbran. The in
corporators desire names and full
particulars to be withheld until plans
for future operations are perfected.
However. this much may be given
out. The company is Incorporated
for passenger, express and general
J transportation 1t is probable that "a
four-horse stage line will be run to
DeBeque. and an automobile kept in
reserve for passenger and quick
transit service Plateau Voice.