The daily sentinel., 1914-04-30

Mrs. +. r. Kirk OF Denver arrived
in Iona Tuesday and will be the
house guest of Mr.. and Mrs. A. e.
.Swartzlander for the summer
The missionary society of the Pres
byterian church met at the Rosema-
ry Wednesday afternoon.
The Methodist tea was held at the
home u Miss May Mead Thursday.
Sam Larson is busy baling hay for
Chesterficlds.
Fred Leach of Grand Junction was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie
Chesterfield Saturday and Sunday.
Sunday, Mrs. Mat Nelson and Miss
Naomi Elliott celebrated their birth
Iday anniversary at Mrs. Nelson's
home. Mrs. Nelson served an ele-
giant three-course dinner in honor of
the occasion. Besides the honor
guest and hostess, Misses Ethel and
Ruth Elliott were also present.
Mrs. Clark Clayton and Mrs. Frank
.Sperry attended the meeting of the
Progressive Woman's club at Fruita
Friday afternoon.
Wilbur Scott has lost his lap robe.
1t is a plain reddish brown robe and
was last used by Mr.. Scott on the
night of the first performance of
THE Village Skewl," April 6. Some
one evidently picked it up by mistake
and will be glad to know to whom it
belongs. If the person finding it will
kindly leave II down town and phone
Mr. Scott the favor will be appre-
ciated.
The d. & R. G. has put in a new
cattle loading station at Iona.
The meeting of the Progressive
Woman's club at Fruita Friday after
noon was a very enjoyable one. Sew
eral instructive, well written and
interesting papers were read by diff
ferent members. A class of young
girls sang two numbers. Just opened
their mouths and warbled like silyery
throated thruses. The high school
quartette-Alva Corder, Eugene
Baker, Paul Byers and Everett Fill
bert, four good-looklng youths.
sang some college songs, making
splendid harmony. Miss Bently gave
an interesting talk on the compara-
tive methods of the Frobel and Mont
essori systems of child training.
While Dave Cool was loading car
of steers from the Reed ranch Tues
day afternoon one fractions steer OBJ
jected to taking ride on the choo
choo train and bolted. Dave, mount
ed on a handsome horse, tore out af-
ter the reluctant tourist and gave
splendid exhibition of horsemanship.
Away went the steer and away went
Mr.. Cool pell nell through the mud,
in and out and up and down. Dave
Fields, mounted on George Cools po-
ny. ioined the chase, but not being a
direct descendant of Paul Revere or
John Gilpin. he could not keep his
seat and was tossed contemptuously
aside into the mud while the pony
turned and cantered easily toward his
master. George mounted, and look
ing like a Remington drawing.
straight and handsome and part of
the horse, Joined the elder Cool and
the two of them played prisoners
base with the poor, harrassed steer
until it finally acknowledged defeat
and ambled submissively toward the
loading station to bye and bye be-
come beefsteaks. roasts, soup bones
and Irish stews.
/ have friend who is always
priding herself on her mechanical
head" She thinks because she can
drive nail straight home, or un-
screw a rusty hinge, that she is
master workman and because | can
do none of these things she has a
kindly contempt for me and treats
me as though | were useless hum
ming bird. Usually | think to my
self | should worry and go about my
business. | have never minded that
/ had no desire whatever to wind bits
of rusty wire on spool, or save