The daily sentinel., 1912-07-23
ruitaNews Notes
G.. A. R. MATTER.
lPaid Advertisementl

In the month of April 1912, Post
No. 80 sent a committee to see the
county commissioners and say to
them that Post No. 80 did not ask for
an Appropriation of money to pay eX-
penses of Memorial and Decoration
Days but that if they (meaning the
commissioners) did make an appro-
priation for them to remember that
| there were two Posts located here in
Grand Junction (the above was sad
to Commissioner Thompson). He
said he was glad that we called his
attention to this matter and further
said that there would be nothing do
ing this year in way of an appropria-
tion to either Post and was glad we
| called his attention to this matter.
Later, In looking over the records
of the county for another purpose, a
later committee appointed by Post
No. 35, found that, on May 20, 1911,
the county commissioners did donate
$4,000 and that on May 2lst, 1912,
that they did donate another 5000.
for the purpose of Decorating, Flow
ers, etc, ,of old soldiers graves anc
as will be more fully shown that the
money was used, (more particularly
etc than for the purpose of Decora-
tion and Flowers for The Old Soldier
Dead.)
Later on another committee waited
on the county commissioners when in
session Namely July list, 1922 ana
called their attention of the above ap-
propriations to Post No. is, and ig-
noring Post No. 80, a Post that had
been in existence since April 1898,
the commissioners asked the commit
tee to return on Saturday CJuiy C,
1922 and they would have an itemiz-
ed statement of Phil Sheridan Post
No. Is showing how they had spent
the county's money for Decoration,
Flowers, etc.
The following is their statement OF
money expended:
Flags, $3.50; Evergreens and
Flowers, $3.50; Rent, Opera House.
10; Express Wagons, Sl5; Painting
and Lettering Banner, 81; Rent of 6
Dozen Chairs, S1.75; 4 Doz. Flags.
sL60; Milk and Cream, s3.25; Car
riages, SIP; Bailey's, Groceries,
s5.75; Bliss, Black Crepe and Rib
bons 45c: Fruit Growers association,
Bananas, etc. $3.50; Bakery, SITS;
Wadsworth, Groceries, SIS; Help, So;
Water, soc; Sugar and Salad, 75c;
Expense. of committee, s75c. A to-
tai of $S4.25.
Then followed another ItemiZed
statement by the county commission
ers from Post No. IS, showing the
items was contracted mostly by the
w. r. c., to-wit as follows
Express, $3.50; One trip to ceme-'
terry. $3.50; Hauling load to cemetery
$3.50; Dodgion, one load to cemetery,
$3.50; ]. R. Parsons, to cemetery,
$3.50; To Dodgion, by E, D. Adkins,
$3.50; To Dodgion, for hauling flow
ers, $3.50; w. r. c., to Pickles and
Roast, $500; w. R. c. to Mrs.
Sharp, Salad Dressing, 75c; w. R. c.,
at Bailey's, Sugar, Salt, Ham, Coffee,
Cheese, 1878; w. r. c., gallons
Cream, Milk, and Help, 1925; w. R.
c.. to c. p. Bliss, Ribbon and Pins,
45c; w. r. c., to Miss Robins, Work,
s1O0; w. r, c., doz. Flags, Grand
Junction Book Store, $3.50; Frutt
Growers Assn. to sundries, Cabbage,
Bananas, etc, $3.50; Paid to NJ. Tro-
bitz, 81 90; w r. c., TO Bannister, 8
doz. chairs. s1.75; w. R. c., Letter
ing Banner, S1.O0: w. R. c, to Paint
for cemetery, 800; Pickles and Meat
S15.10. Total amount OF last state
ment, sS3.65.
To Post No. IS:
Do you think if John A. Logan
could see you performing in Grand
junction after taking such obliga
tiCns of Fraternity and Charity to
your comrades and loyalty to your
country in being law breaking veter-
ans would he be proud of your his
tory for these two years. He would
say, "You transgressed my law, made
mockery of all its meaning"
You had better bury the words
fraternity, charity and loyalty. Do
the citizens of Grand Junction ad-
mire your history. We want some
one to tell us some time soon what
they think of you.
You have killed every vestage or
good name and credit the G. A r.
Post of Grand Junction, No. 35, ever
gave you, with your selfish greed.
Do you think you can go into
churches on the Sabbath Day and
order your old comrades that have
been your friends for all these years,
out of their rightfsl seats and call
them names unfit TO print and allow
your wives to call the old soldiers
liars without cause? Suppose Phil
Sheridan should raise from his tomb
and see your record of the past two
years would he be proud to see you
try to destroy your old post and take
away its money and fixtures and call
them your own. Phil Sheridan Gid
not leave such a record.
BY Committee of Post No. 50, G.
A. r.