The daily sentinel., 1912-06-14

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ricultural District of Which 1t Is
the Center.
tBy Sentinel Correspondent
Margery Fralick has a girl friend
visiting her from Paisade.
Clem Miller and viii Harris are
doing carpenter work on Virginia
mesa.
j. c. Harris was sworn in as city
clerk at the council meeting Monday
evening.
H. T. DeLong came up Wednesday
evening on the Midland on matter
of business.
A. ]. Garfield of Pueblo is here,
looking after his orchard interests in
Bonita park.
The automobiles have again re-
sumed their daily trips between Coll
bran and DeBeque.
Mrs. Harry Quigley gave a birth
day party Saturday evening in hon
or Of her birthday.
c. d. Smith was up from Grand
Junction Friday, and went over into
the Plateau valley on business.
Mrs. Braam has been here visiting
her many friends for the past week.
Mr.. Braam is now operator at Pali-
sade.
Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Elder are
the proud parents of a dainty daugh-
ter, born to them Monday at Grand
Junction.
Everyone has a heavy strawberry
crop this year, and the association
will soon commence shipping to the
mountain towns.
John Corcoran and wife will leave
in a few days for Texas to make
their future home, where Mr.. Cor
coran has purchased large cattle in
terests.
w. o. Rawlings of the association
left Monday on a business trip to
Denver, stopping at number of
places on his way home to arrange
for the disposal of the local straw
berry crop.
Ralph Henderson and wife. who
are living on the Harry Hiatt place,
are moving up koan creek to work
at the ditch camp. Mr.. Henderson
is moving out because of the loss of
his crops, due to the high water.
Mrs. Gibler returned the first of
the week from Grand junction,
where she had been under DR.. Bulls
care ever since their house was
burned, when she received painful
burns about the face and head She
is somewhat better, but not yet en-
tirely recovered.
Mr.. Vaughn of Grand junction
has been here for the past week TAX
ing Scott Fralick's place at the de-
pot while Mr.. Fralick was superin-
tending the diking of his place to
keep ont the back water from the
Grand river. Mr.. Fralick was sue
cessful in his efforts. only suffering
one break in his Gke during all the
high water.
ual amount of building and remodel
ing going on. Yesterday they load
ed a chain of wagons with material
for Mr.. Lukens of Sunnyside, who is
to build very handsome residence
over there; and two days before the
same string of wagons hauled mate
rial for a large house almost to
Grand Valley. Many of the ranchers
are remodeling or repairing their
buildings
DE BEQUE WATER BONDS SOLD. /
Monday evening the council made
an award of the water bonds to John
j. Lumsden of Grand Junction. Mr.
Lumsden made the best offer for the
bonds, thus showing his faith in the
town and his home county. He took
the bonds at their face value, and
will commence work within ten days
of the signing of the contract, which
will undoubtedly be signed Thurs
day. The contract will probably call
for the completion of the entire sys-
TEN by October /.
Mr.. Lumsden further agrees to op-
crate the water system for the first
80 days after its completion without
expense to the city, thereby being
responsible for all breaks and leak
age during that time.
There is general rejoicing at the
speedy completion OF the sale and
immediate commencement of work.
Takes Vacation