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

/ be worth about $4,000. The Sem
tinel was requested by one of the city
commissioners not to publish this re-
port as it might endanger the city S
interests if the report later proved
not to be true, and The Sentinel re-
Trained from doing so. None of the
appraisers will confirm the report.
Miss Ruby Davis leaves Saturday
evening on the Midland accompanied
by her mother for Denver where she
will be Clifton's representative at the
apple show and battle for the queen
honors. An extensive program of
entertainment has been mapped out
by the management of the apple
show, who promise the delegates the
time of their life. While in Denver
they will also attend the wedding of
relative, returning late in January.
Clifton Success.
S. II. Barnes has been appointed
by General Manager II. w. Clarke
of the Rio Grande as superintendent
of the fourth division of the Rio
Grande with headquarters at Ala
mosa, succeeding =. b. McAtee. Mr..
Barnes before going to Alamosa was
connected with the International and
Great Northern railroad in Texas. He
will take charge of his office Jan. l..
Mr.. McAtee will be transferred to
Durango where he will act as general
agent for the Denver and Rio Grande.
Rev. ID. d. Forsyth, of this city,
who declined a formal offer to take
the office at the handsome salary of
$3.50 per month, it Is announced from
Denver that II. G. Fisher president
of the Christian Citizenship Union,
has been been chosen secretary and
treasurer .of the Federation of
churches and will be in practical
charge of the campaign to make
Denver dry town. The position
carries with it the united backing of
the w. c. T. IT,. the Anti-Saloon
league, the Christian Citizenship un-
ion. the Woman's Public Service
league and 100 churches, all being
included in the Federation of
churches. Fisher will have charge
of organizing for the spring election
when the saloon question will be
decided at the polls.
The bootlegging question is get
ting fierce in Montrose. Drunks are
continually seen on the streets and
it is alleged that liquor men at Ridg-
way. Ouray and Telluride give away
the booze and star the men down
that way on the train. Montrose
liquor men now out Of a job are
also accused of giving it away and
putting up money for fines in order
to queer the dry proposition. How
ever. city authorities are vigorously
enforcing the law and each drunk is
fined $50 and costs, a total of some
S65 apiece. As the present run is
q, IaN# e. Nl,a
city treasurery and is hard on some
body's pocketbook. Evidently "hcay-
en- is not reached at single bound,
nor moral reform secured by a
single days voting g,-Gunnison News
Champion.
According to A. S. Potts, manager
| of the sheep interests of c. B. Stew
art in Wasatch county, there is little
suffering among the flocks of that
section. Potts made this statement
on the subject Monday. There is
little snow. little more than a skim
ming on the flats. OF course, in the
| highlands and foothills there has
been heavier fall. but nothing yet
that would cause any serious degree
of suffering among the herds. There
| is just plenty of snow, and the winter
ranges could not be in better condi-
] ton. The snow in the hills promises
good for next year, and there isn't
enough in the valleys and flats to dc
any harm. | haven't heard of any
serious losses among the herds, and
the sheepmen l have met and talked
with seem to be thoroughly satisfied
with the present conditions and pros
poets. Price (Utah) Advocate.
A ruling, which may have far
reaching effect, defining the rights
of municipalities in relation to public
utility corporations and deciding how
far those rights extend, was laid down
in the United States circuit court
yesterday afternoon by Judge Lewis
He declared that a city has the right
to purchase or condemn the plant OF
public utility corporation, but il
has not the right to construct plant
of its own with the purpose of de-
stroying that of the private corpora
ton by competition. The ruling was
made in the Injunction suit brought
| by the Glenwood Electric Light &
Water company against the city OF
| Glenwood Springs. The company
sought to prevent the holding of an
election January 4, called to decide
whether the city shall purchase the
company's plant or build one of its
own.