The daily sentinel. [volume] (Grand Junction, Colo.) 1893-current, 1910-10-05

valley in which he had spent twenty
nine happy years though busy years
of his life, was endeared to him by
too many pleasant recollections and
associates, to make possible to leave.
Coming to the Grand valley long
before the railroad built through he
bore the reputation of being the old
est booster of this section. He was
vital yinterested in the welfare of
the valley and was an ardent worker
for all which would benefit the city
and surrounding country. The High
Line canal was one of his pet subjects
and he never gave up hope of its
being built or tired of working to
quicken its progress. AS the owner
of Slocombs Addition he was very
DESTROYS OF seeing II become one OF
The man 3resiS-.lca uisl.Acts of Grand
Junction and there is brHnsii;k. doijSt
but what his mission would na~c
been realized had he lived a few years
longer.
His name has been identified with
every worthy proposition for the past
twenty years which would benefit
western Colorado. Last spring in
company with Mr.. l. n. Bunting of
this city he worked weeks circulating
the petition for paving doing the
work gratutously out of love for his
town. Being here when it was but
name he watched with pride its pro-
gress and growth. He took an I'M
usual interest in the progress of the
new Grand Valley National bank
building as the building of the first
five-story structure meant to him the
marking of a new epoch in the his
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unusual and constant that he was
popularity known by the construction
men as the assistant inspector" and
he was given at all times the free
dom of the work. His death today
deprives him of the pleasure of see
ing it finished as the fifth story is
yet to be completed.
He was present when the old Grand
Valley bank building, which was torn
down to make room for the one now
being constructed was dedicated and
he observed the progress of that
building with the interest with which
he observed the Roadway made on
the new bank, twenty years later. AS
historian of the valley. remember
ing the little incidents and humorous
happenings of the town from the time
was unfailing and an unerring auth
GRITTY. He remembered clearly the
most minute happening which had
bearing on the growth of the times
or the expansion of Grand Junction
from almost nothing to city of TO-,
900 people. He never held public
office of the city but was a candidate
for mayor in the past election. He
absolutely refused to solicit votes and
sternly forbade the men who had per-
suaded him to enter the race from
asking for votes or STOPPING to what
is known as "old line politics." He
ran as a radical prohibitionist and as
Temperance man he was known all
his life.
He was trustee OF the Y. NJ. C. A,
of this city and was the heaviest con-
tributor. giving over 81 500 for the
magnificent structure to which people
of Grand Junction point with pride.
He did not take an active interest In
the management of the same and ask
ed nothing In return for his money
being perfectly content with having
given what he could afford for the
benefit of the young men Of the city,
and being satisfied to sit back and see
the result of his generosity in the
achievement OF this noble institution
on the lives and characters Of the
young men for whom the work was
done.
He was liberal and an exception
ally broad-minded man being salts
| fled to hold his own opinions and to
permit those who thought otherwise