The daily sentinel., 1912-06-14
FruitaNews Notes
What the People Are Doing
From Day to Day in the Live
ly Little City of the Lower
Valley.

Mrs. Z. l.. Penfield was a Grand
Junction visitor yesterday.
Pianomen Harris and Copnor OF
Grand Junction were here on busi
ness yesterday.
II. S. Gates. travelling lumber
salesman from Spokane, Wash. was
in town yesterday.
The Methodist Ladies Aid Society
met at the home of Mrs. Bodkin, east
of town, yesterday.
Messrs. Jones and Sargent left yes
terday to assist with the pruning in
the Palisade peach district.
Z. +. Mohler, the live real estate
man of Fruita, made a trip to Cliff
ton last evening on business.
The Epworthians are planning
big time at their social, which will
be held tonight at the Combs resi-
dence
: People came on the interurban and
motor cars from Grand Junction last
night to hear the lecture given by
o. c. Fluno.
Photographer II. A. Woods and
family arrived yesterday from Hotch-
kiss with a view to locating and op-
ening up studio.
The Rev. Z. l.. Eckhardt and fam
lily are expected to arrive from Dem
yer today to make their home. Rev.
Eckhardt is pastor Of the Methodist
Church.
Miss Flora Green entertained Mes
danes Crawford and Harvey of the
county seat last evening at O'Clock
tea, afterward attending the Chris
tian Science lecture.
+. Il. Christy, a prominent busi-
ness man of the Telluride district,
was here on business yesterday. He
visited at the pretty ranch home of
h. II. Warner, 2 u miles east of town.
Miss Emma Mitchell of Salt Lake
City, Utah, who has been the house
guest of Mesdames w. r. Warren
and B. l.. Chambers for the past ten
days, left yesterday to visit with rel
atives in Oklahoma
Mr.. and Mrs. B. P. Belden are the
proud possessors of baby daughter,
born yesterday Mr.. Belden is the
reliable salesman in the mems clo-
thing department of the Fruita Mer-
camille Company's store.
To prove the efficiency of Prof. o.
X. Maynard, teacher of piano, the
send name was enrolled yesterday.
Prof. Maynard is a musician of rare
ability, and is one of the best If not
the best on the western slope.
The regular bi-monthly meeting of
the Progressive Woman's Club oc-
ours this afternoon at the home of
Mrs. J. C. Carnahan. AS officers for
the ensuing year are to be elected at
this meeting, large attendance is
The up-to-date plumber. B. l..
Chambers, has opened we'll
equipped shop in the rear of his res
idence, and has moved all the fix
lures from the building he recently
occupied. The building in which he
is now located being larger, his ia
cilities for work will be better.
Agent Charles Vedder of the in
terurban station, in an attempt to
capture a runaway chicken, which
had FLEW the COOP just'at shipment
time, sprained his foot, and was COM
PEELED to take couple of days lay
off. He went on duty again this
BY invitation, a large number of
young people of the Brethren Church
assembled at the home of Miss Emma
Horning, foreign missionary to Chi
ma, and were entertained in truly
oriental style. The Americanized
taste of some of the young people did
not take kindly to the perfumed tea
served, but showed an aptitude for
before the luncheon was
finished
Arrangements are being made for
leasing the Sam Pollock building on
Aspen avenue for the establishment
of newspaper to be known as the
Free Lance. Mr.. and Mrs. w. c.
Lance, recent arrivals from New
Hampshire, will be in charge of the
new publication. and will leave for
Denver Sunday to select an entirely
new and up-to-date plant. consisting
of a cylinder press and an abundant
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