The daily sentinel., 1913-05-23
ruitaNews Notes
What the People Are Doing
From Day to Day in the Live
ly Little City of the Lower
Valley.

~ Little lily or the Lower
Valley.
Mrs. Lem Lewis is reported quite
well.
Mrs. Katie Skelly has been visiting
in Grand Junction for several days.
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Miss McKibben and Charles Hin
were the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fos-
ter Sykes last Sunday.
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Miss Arlie Cooper came down from
Grand Junction to attend the COM
mencement exercises yesterday.
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The graduating exercises of the
eighth grades will he held this after
noon at the Methodist church.
Miss Grace Hunter will be the
guest Of Miss Edna Penfield and her
pupils at Mack at picnic today.
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The Progressive Womans club will
hold its regular meeting this after
noon at he home of Mrs. Carnahan.
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Mrs. S. F. Hickman and Kathryn
Nyland were entertained at dinner
Wednesday by Mrs. /. II. Whittemore.
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Mrs. r.. Rodabaugh and little son
left the latter part of the week for
an extended visit with relatives in
the east.
Messrs. T. d. Bowman, Arthur
Richardson and Harold Wagner re-
turned from an auto trip to Green
River last evening.
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The graduating class, with the
high school principal, Miss Hall.
went to Grand Junction today to have
a class picture taken.
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Charlie Garret, who had been Wis.,
iting his aunt, Mrs. John StandbroolS.
left Wednesday for Grand Junction.,
where his mother resides.
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Mrs. B. II. Kiefer and little daugh-
ter Ruth came down from Grand
Junction yesterday FOR few days
visit with relatives in F'ruita.
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Miss Mary Lakeman, teacher of
English in the high school for the
D past TWO NtulS, anu ltI illOlutT ltlNt
Tor Boulder tomorrow evening.
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As Mr. Black and family were
driving home from Fruita last even
| ing, the horse became frightened and
ran away. turning the buggy over
and throwing out its occupants; but,
[ fortunately. no one was seriously in
[ jured.
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| The six cars of Midland Trail
hposters, ~rhiuh left Fruita N..-.--d..~
AT IL am, urfrYeu ous state line
at noon The delegation met Mr.,
Miller little over the line and spent
about an hour discussing the route,
and succeeded in persuading him that
the desert route was the more feast
BILE. The Colorado delegation consist
ed of Messrs. Hamilton, Antics and
Todd of Grand Junction; Messrs.
Fellows, Mohler, White, Small, Whit
tcmore, Fromm, Hall. Lowenhagen
and Corbin OF Fruita; Messrs. Lea
witt, Sperry, Cool, Fields, Collins.
Brumbaugh, Bird and Balmer of Lo-
ma and Mr.. Cox of Mack
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The commencement exercises of the
class OF 1913 We're held at the Meth
odist church last evening. Fruita is
proud of her young people and scenes
like that of last evening fill our
hearts to overflowing with gratitude
that we live in a land where the
young people nave the means of aC-
quiring n liberal education. The
bright young faces, filled with hope
for the future and kindly remem-
branoes of the past, are an inspira-
tion to those of us who have left our
commencement days far behind Tho
music, furnished by the glee club and
the high school chorus, was excellent,
under the direction of Miss Grace
Hunter. Wallace Cooper delivered
the salutatory address in a pleasing
manner, and Foss Hunter gave the
history of the class during its four
years OF high school life. The paper
was filled with anecdotes humorous
and reminiscent, and provoked many
smiles and mods. especially from the
juniors. The class prophecy, by Miss
Vera Pehlstrom, showed a creative
faculty of unusual ability and was
much enjoyed by her hearers. To
Miss Ruth Kilby fell the lot of de-
liyering the Valedictory address,
which was more serious in nature,
as the parting of the ways is ever
filled with sadness. The addresses
of the young people We're excellent
and showed thoughtful preparation
and careful training, and the faculty
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