The daily sentinel., 1913-08-15

August l5. 1913.
The dance given Friday evening by
Mrs Hopple at the hall in compli-
ment OF her two sisters, Miss jamie
and Miss Daisy McLester of Pitts
burg, Pa, was a very enjoyable af-
fair and well attended
Mrs. NJ. II. Chapman and children
left the last of the week for Denver
to visit her sister and friends and
take in the sights during eonclave
week.
Mrs. Sucher has gone over to the
Plateau valley to spend a week or
more visiting her many friends.
Denver avenue has been receiving
some very badly needed grading dur
ing the past week and Postmaster
Heflin has added new sidewalks
around his place.
The many friends of Mrs. Frank
will be pleased to learn
that she is the very proud mother of
a nine and one-half pound boy, born
to her at her home in Indiana.
&C. Hopple of the De Beque Liy-
cry & Feed Co., has purchased five
passenger Overland car from Grand
Junction parties and will now run an
auto stage between Mesa, Collbran
and De Beque. Mr.. Hopple was COM
PEELED to make this addition to the
livery business in competition with
tho anA n olrpa1N ,-,tnninp
Phil Bum Dead.
Phil Bum an old time resident of
this locality, died Friday morning
at the sanitarium at Glenwood OF a
complication of diseases, Mr.. Bum
had lived here since 1890 and was
unmarried; neither had he any rel
atives around here. The Masons of
Glenwood took charge Of the burial
services.
Mrs. Jas. U. Harris and two daugh-
ters came up Sunday morning from
Grand Junction to spend week
camping with Mr.. and Mrs. Pelton
and children and Mrs. Fralick and
children. They went up Kimball
creek.
George Noble, the town clerk has
located an alum claim about six
miles from De Beque, this being the
first in this county. Mr.. Noble had
the government geologist analyze the
find and they pronounced it 80 per
cent pure alum. About fifty foot
length of the vein shows running
close to a foot in thickness.
Harry Quigley, cashier of the bank
went up to Glenwood Saturday even
ing to take the baths for a few
days.
Postmaster Heflin went to Grand
Junction Sunday, returning Monday
evening on No. LOG.
Mrs. e. r. Heflin and daughter OF
Grand Junction came up for Z
weeks visit with the old folks.
Mrs. Jennie Cole is preparing tC
build on her lots in front of Mrs
Crane.
Miss Villa Dean the new higl
school teacher, stopped off on hel
way home from Denver to see Prof
Walker.
Walter Walker of The Sentinel
who has been on a fishing trip ovel
at the lakes, passed through town or
Thursday.
Mrs. ncAlister and Mrs. Rawlings
took a load of girls on camping
trip down the river several days.
Another carload of material for the
new oil well was unloaded here the
other day.
Mrs. Pratt returned from Crane
Valley after a weeks visit with hel
son.
Mrs. NJ. e. Neel passed through
town Thursday on her way to the
Ostrom ranch.
Bernice Rawlings and Frances Ack'
ley went up to the ranch to spend &
few days.
In regard to the recent visit of A
H. Stokes and other local men tc
Montrose the first of the week, the
Montrose Press says: "A. H. Stokes
Benjamin Griffith, his attorney. j. b
Glover, J. NJ. Hoek and their attorney
Mr.. Tupper. all of Grand Junction
appeared before Judge Black in this
chambers Tuesday to argue the ex
tent of water rights owned by the lat
ter gentleman in the Colorado canal