The daily sentinel., 1912-07-08

From Day TO Day in the Live
ly Little City of the Lower
Valley.
Engineer Harris and Contractor
Smith came in from the Eulice camp
yesterday for supplies and will return
today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Minton were
| here Saturday from Grand Junction
and spent several hours at the home
or Mrs. Minton's father, o. A. Swan
son.
James Lane of a timing and heating
| concern of Grand Junction is placing
new roof on the building of S. G.
Lane of this place. now occupied by
the plumbing shop of j. n. Corbin.
Lee Warner, the only young man
in Fruita who is sufficiently FORUM
ate to possess a motorcycle. rode out
TO the ]. b. Turner ranch yesterday.
accompanied by Miss Kathryn HamiI-
ton, who enjoyed the novel means of
locomotion.
James d. Turner. a member of the
town council, came in from his ranch
yesterday TO take out men to help
during the haying season. Mr.. Turner
was quite Ill for several weeks. but
has entirely recovered his usual good
health and perennial good humor.
l.. F. Richardson of Conrad, Mont.
was an unexpected arrival yesterday
at the home of his brother merchant.
A. r. Richardson, where the Goth
birthday of their father was being
celebrated by a 5-o'clock luncheon at
tended by friends from Grand juno
tion.
Miss Hazel Bunce and her guest of
the past week. j. h. p. Kettle of Can
on City. drove to Clifton today to re-
main until tomorrow, guests of Mrs.
Josie Daniel. former classmate of
Miss Bunce. They will visit in
Grand Junction tomorrow on the
way home.
Miss Sybil Bunce while on duty at
the telephone board was taken sud
denly seriously i'll last Sunday. She
was taken to her home at once.
where she is still confined to her
bed She is one of the most popular
young ladies of the lower valley and
her friends will rejoice to hear of
her early and complete recovery.
At called meeting of the town
council last Saturday evening bids
were received for caretaser at the
Fruita ranch, whose duty it is to keep
the pipe line in repair and see that
intakes are in good condition, Four
bids were considered. James T.
Nichols, former marshal of Fruita
presented tho lowest bid. $50 per
month. and was awarded the posi-
ton.
The new mule team which the
Fruita Mercantile company has been
breaking In for use on the delivery
| route, ran away early this morning
| throwing the driver. Oscar Olsen. un-
der the wheels. While considerably
shaken up and bruised, Mr.. Olsen es-
capped with no serious injuries, unless
internal injury should later develop
The team was stopped before they
did damage to themselves or the
wagon.
Some OF the visitors to Monument
canon from Fruita yesterday were:
o. +. Reames. wife and niece. Miss
Margaret Whitney. John Vaughn,
| wife and daughter, Kathryn. They
expected to see flag raising from
| the top of Independence monument.
which had been advertised. but at 5
O'Clock John Otto and party had
failed to show up with the flag 1t
is now stated that the flag raising
will occur at later date when the
| flag will be placed nearer the mouth
| of the canon,
/ Miss Ruth Mainard, one of the sa-
| lutatorians of the class of 1912. gave
birthday dinner party yesterday at
her home. The color scheme was red
white and blue, the flowers used were
red and white carnations and blue
| lark spur. Plates were laid for 10
| and a four-course dinner was served
| to Miss Bertha Combs, Messrs. Fran
| els Mckinney and Harold Hill, be-
| sides members of the family After
| dinner there was music and the fu-
ture of the young people was foretold
as found from the finch deck. Sew
eral gifts were received.
S. G.. Wonder of Montrose will
speak in Fruita next Thursday at
Masonic hall on matter that vitally
concerns Modern Woodmen. namely,
| High Rates" Mr.. Wonder repre-