The daily sentinel., 1914-05-14
Iona NEWS
(By ADELINE H. sPERRY.) }

John Collins Leavitt were the guests
oil Mrs. Frank Sperry at the Rosema-
ry the first part of the week.
Mrs. Merrill Brooks Wolfe very
delightfully."- entertained the Betty
Ross club Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Wilbur Scott was hostess TO
the ladies union of the Presbyterian
church Wednesday afternoon.
The Village Skewl. having given
three successful entertainments in
Iona and Fruita. will be at the
Park opera house in Grand Junction
one week from next Friday night.
This time the play will be given to
help raise money for the Midland
Trail fund. and we hope our big sis
ter OF The southeast will give us
helping hand. The entertainment is
really worthy of the name, and is
out of the ordinary class of amateur
performances. People who have seen
the Village Skewl, both in Chicago
and Denver. say our production is by
far the best. and. with all due mod
esty, We are quite willing to believe
they are speaking the truth.
Mrs. Il. G. Galloway entertained
the Betty Ross club Tuesday after
noon in her usual charming manner.
Mrs. Frank Sperry entertained at
Kensington and a 5 o'clock Marguer-
lite luncheon Monday afternoon in
compliment to Mrs. w. f. Leavitt of
Grand Junction and Mrs. Henry
Krause of Chicago.
j. F. Sperry returned Saturday
from an important business trip to
De Beque.
Sunday afternoon Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Sperry and Mrs. Mary Jane
Sperry called on Mrs. William Cor
man and her mother, Mrs. Sims, at
Scheure View.
Wednesday evening Frank Sperry
went to Grand Junction to spend a
few days on business.
| There may be a few things which
tue operry family have done this
week which | have omitted to men
ticn. II so. it was an oversight,
assure you.
In the wild and woodsey tangle on
High Point we found bush of bri-
dal wreath which was shower
bouquet of loveliness, and lilacs of
faintest mauve and deepest violet
But the king of this sylvan dell was
the Old Soldier rose. This rose grows
on a gigantic bush. and is mar
velous blossom. The petals of the
.
richest wine. An old soldier several
years ago gave the rose tree to Mr..
Groves and he gave it the name OF
"Old Soldier" 1t reaches the full
ness of its bloom on Memorial day,
which is singularly appropriate. Mr..
Groves sent a cutting of the rose tree
to the Army and Navy home at Hot
Springs. and 1t has been planted
there, and is in a foluring condition
The rose is very rare one and noted
florists have marveled at its peculiar
coloring and have found its tinst of
claret and gold of an unusual beau
ty.
Mrs. G.. II. Rice attended the meet
ing of the Royal Neighbors In
Grand Junction THURSDAY. taa
The next time we go to Montrose
We won't forget to take along al
Thermos bottle full of iced, filtered
water, copy of Diane of the Cross
Roads to read while we wait at the
road side for punctures to be re-
paired and tempting lunch of some
sort. 1t isn't such great sport as
one may imagine to stop out in the
middle of blazing desert, tired, hun
cry and thirsty and have the car
ahead OF you come to a stand still
right in your face, and the big strong
men in it eat moist, pink bologna,
crispy ginger snaps and golden cheese
and drink something that looks like
iced tea from bottle with a picture
of blue ribbon on it, while you sit |
there with nothing whatever to do
but look on and starve to death. No
where but on the desert. about four
hours from lunch and goodness
knows how many hours from dinner
time, no where else could bologna
sausage and ginger snaps prove such
tempting morsels. and crackers and
cheese drive one fairly mad with
their tempting allure.
At the invitation of the taxpayers
of the Iona district No. 23, County
Assessor John T. Brown met with
the local people of Iona at the
schoolhouse Monday night to talk
over property valuations. Mr.. Brown
gave very interesting talk and
made many complicated tax prob
lens plain and comprehensive so
that every man left with a feeling of
satisfaction that they had not had
heretofore in regard to taxes. A dis
cussion was held as to what would be
a fair classification and valuation of
the agricultural lands in and around
Iona and the taxpayers and Mr.
Brown agreed on what was to be a
fair basis of valuation for the COM
ing year. If every district in this
county would do as Iona has done
and invite Mr.. Brown to meet with
them. there would ge a great deal
less dissatisfaction among the tax
payers.
Monday evening Charles Bethurm
drove into his barnyard with load
of potatoes. The mules attached to
the load became frightened and threw
the wagon box off the running gear
on top of Mr.. Bethurm, who was un-
able to get out of the way. Mr..
Bethurm suffered a broken collar
bone and other acute, but minor in
jures.
B. c. Dew. who is connected with
the Davis County Nurseries, and who
has been in California for the past