The daily sentinel., 1910-01-26
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

supper tomorrow night.
Denver & Rio Grande earnings. de-
spite the increased severity of the
winter and the fact that two of the
company's lines were closed by snow
blockade, were within $500 the same
for the third week of January that
they were for the corresponding per-
iod year ago. according to General
Manager Clarke. Earnings are better
than 100000 per week.
The local w. C. T. U. did not invite
Carrie Nation and her hatchet to visit
Denver. In fact 1t urged her not to
make Denver visit, so Mrs. Nation
decided to go to Kansas from her
present stand in Butte. The local
w. c. 7. u. is not in favor of Carrie
Nations campaigning and has de-
clined to support the methods she
employs.-Denver Republican.
The remains of David Il. Patton,
the last of the tunnel victims, were
taken on the noon train Saturday. in
company with the boys father. David
r. Patton. to the family home at
Gore, Texas. where they will be in
TERED. The father arrived Friday
afternoon on the sad errand. The
lad was only 8 years of age having
left home only short time ago. He
had been working at the tunnel since
Christmas Enterprise.
The general adjustment committee
of the Brotherhood of Railroad En-.
gineers of the Denver & Rio Grande
are holding their biennial session in
room 400 of the Markham hotel in
Denver. The object OF the meeting is
to consider all the grievances now ex-
isting between the individuals of the
brotherhood and the company and to
elect officers for the ensuing term.
The officers state that they have no
special grievance to air and that the
majority of the work is simply rou-
tine. Further than that they are
very reticent.
Mesa county. Colorado, is rejoicing
over her victory at the big apple show
at Denver. They got both first and
second prize for carload lots. Grand
junction won first prize of 81 900.
and Fruita the second prize of $500
on car lot of Black Ben Davis. Be-
sides this the western slope won
forty prizes on plate lots, and Miss
Mabel Skinner of Fruita was crowned
Queen of the Apple World. $4,000
people were present as the governor
of Colorado spoke the words-"In
the name of King Apple. ! crown the
Queen" This is the biggest adver-
tisement the Grand valley will ever
have. Her fame as a fruit district
is now established, as displays of ap-
pies were exhibited from every fruit
growing state.-Vernal Express.
The jury was generous yesterday to
Miss Jennie Rosen in her suit against
the Denver q Rio Grande Railway
company on account of personal in
iuries received by her in an accident
at Twelfth street and the company's
tracks on Aug. 81, 1907. Miss Rosen
suffered a broken leg. She got n
verdict yesterday In the district court
to the effect that she was entitled to
$13.422.75 damages The railway
company will ask for a new trial and
II that fails will appeal the case to the
supreme court. Miss Rosen was driv-
ing in buggy when the accident hap
pened. The buggy was struck by
train as she wns about to drive across
the tracks. The horse was killed and
buggy and injured. Her leg was
broken so that 1t required wires to
hold the bone in place. An X-ray
photograph showing the wires still in
place was submitted in evidence. The
case was on trial several days.-Den-
yer Republican.
Letters telling of deplorable condi-
tions existing among the live stock
In various parts Of the state are being
sent to the police of the State HUI
name society with regrettable fire.
uuency these days. A letter from
Glenwood Springs reports that cattle
are dying on the winter range be-
| tween DeBeque and Collbran; anoth-
| er from New Castle states that many
| cattle are starving to death in the
| heavy SHOWS about six miles north of
, that place: a third letter, from South
| Park, states that 1t is feared that
| numbers of cattle in the neighbo--
hood of Park and Spinney will be un-
able to survive the winter. One of
the humane agents who rescued three
horses from the range. where he says
they were starving, turned them over
to live stock inspector at the first
| opportunity and, according to his let
| ter, the inspector was going to turn
the animals back on the range from
which they had been taken. The
humane agent says he protested
against such treatment of the horses
and finally took charge of them him
self and will he resnonsihla for tbay,,