The daily sentinel., 1912-09-21
The Movements Of the People of One
of Mesa County's Best Towns, and
the Happenings in the Rich Ag-
ricultural District of Which 1t Is
the Center.

" uuIllbu hhA olds.
verna Beery has accepted posi-
ton as assistant telephone girl.
Mrs. A. E. Pelton was a business
visitor in the Junction Monday.
j. G. Michaels has been in Kansas
for the past % days on business.
Frost did some damage Saturday
night to melon and tomato vines.
Percy Cameron has been putting in
some new pool tables in the Pastime.
Mrs. S, b. Thalick went 10 Pali-
SADIE Saturday for a visit with Mrs.
Braam.
II is now about decided among the
growers to commence beet digging
this week.
Mrs Phillips of Collbran was in
De Beque Monday on her way home
from Palisade.
/ The Presbyterian guild are going
to serve pumpkin pie dinner Sat
uTdayr the zlst.
Frank Tanner and wife of the Mis-
sion ranch, left Thursday evening for
week in Denver.
Mrs. Clark Bugbee, who was
brought home from Palisade so sick,
is much improved.
S. n Wheeler was one of a party
who passed through De Beque in an
automobile Thursday.
The telephone gang are here coir-
structing a new telephone line from
Collbran to De Beque.
The freeze of Sunday night killed
everything even the corn for fodder
was considerably damaged.
The Christian Endeavor will hold
social Friday evening out at the
home Of Frank McPheeters.
Mr.. and Mrs. McCombs and family
returned Wednesday from Palisade,
where they have been picking peach
es. g.
Considerable snow fell Saturday
morning, enough so that the hills
were quito white, nearly to their
bases.
NJ. L. Mitchell brought a fine pair
IT deer horns from Meeker when he
returned. They are about the largest
ever seen here.
L
, ladies' furnishing goods at the post
Office building from the New York
store, at Grand Junction.
Mrs. Frank Keyes. Mrs. Herman
Barr and two children: David Mckay
and wife made up party visiting in
Grand Junction Monday and Tues
day.
Frank Harris will return home
Saturday from Fruita, where he has
been at work in the c. D. Smith Drug
store. He will again take his place
in the drug store here.
A fellow by the name of "Blackie"
who worked at the Wallace Creek
Nursery, was jailed Wednesday even
ing for drunkenness and about half
an hour later smoke was seen coming
from the Jail windows. He had sci
IRE to some papers TO burn the Jail
down, No damago was done
y double wedding occurred Tues
day, near Grand Valley at the home
ot Charlie Johnson, when Fred John
/ son and Grace Neoman, and Hattie
Carr and Jesse Yeoman We're united
IN marriaGe i'll the early morning.
Both couples are still Al the home OF
Mr., johnson, but viii soon go to.
housekeeping.
The oil well hole recently abau-
I doned by the Grand River Oil d Gas
company, is turning into an srtesian
well. The well caved in considerable
and all the casing was removed, eX-
cept one or two joints at the top.
The pipe sticks above the ground
about foot and through this the wa
Ter ana gas rises to height of l5O
teet sometimes spouting for II
hours at time.
j. j. Lumsden has encountered
considerable trouble in sinking Inc
well for the water works, The ono
on tue original location at the upper
end OF the island was only sunk
a short distance until bed rock was
struck, aud new location was nee
essary. Worhmcn worked all dav
sunday on tho new well to make up
Tor the loss of time. as the contract
calls for completion of the works Oc-
tober !, and there is yet considerable
work TO be done.