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A Great (S>/7 A ° reat Ribbon Sale 'CO'CTh' Ribbon Sal « 0g SOLE HOMY SOMHQ When we say "Great" we mean that it is the GREATEST VALUE in Ribbons you ever saw in Grand Junction. Owing to certain changes we will make in this department they necessitate this sale. If yon want values in Ribbons don’t forget to come in. THE QOOP QUQLITY STORE 432 Meiin Street A Great A Great Ribbon Sale Ribbon Sale " Groceries and Meats Either by Phone or in Person. Correct Measure. - - Full Weight Wadsworth & Son. Special attention to telephone orders. 'Phone, Red 342. Lumber It means money in your pocket to trade with us. The Grand Junction Lumber Co., Corner Main and Spruce St. ’Phone Junction 14 fI DAVIES, THE PAINT MAn!| I SIGNS j I* FULL LINE OF HIGH GRADE I WALL PAPER j • Don't Forget the Place—233 Main St. Phone 673 Black. ■ c. : j f WATCH OUR WINDOW I BROWN’S IN TOWN | \Lqeff[er, Tajjor\ 407 MAIN STREET The Most of the Best for the Least at " FURNITM^^MPANY. 332 334- It* BIN ST. The Store that koeps the prices clown on House Furnishing Goods. No Trouble co Show Goods. Undertaking Parlors in Connection. •E. A. KROHN IN CHARGE. Lmdv Assistant. Phone, J 69-2 Junction. C. H. Johnson of Canon City is in the city today. O. J. Lindsey of Zion. Utah, is a new arrival in the city. No. 3 was two hours and thirty minutes late this afternoon Mrs. J. V. A. Lay is quite ill and is threatened with typhoid fevsr. Alfred Williams of the Oriental Tea company is on a visit to Aspen. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Kellar of Meeker aro visitors in the city today. E. G. Duncan and J. J. Myers of Minturn, are spending the week in town. W. A. Campbell and wife of Vega in the Platean valley are in the city todav. Mrs. C. A. Smith and children re turned yesterday from a visit to friends in Denver. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Dodgion, form erly of this city, now of Whitewater, spent the day in town. Aaron O. Fay, tho well known Rio Grande Western conductor has gone to Seattle to look up a location. R. 11. Sullivan, the weather man, will probaby return from his eastern trip the latter part of next week. W. E. DeutsHi left this morning over tho narrow guage to sell for Bowman Brothers along the route. Mrs. W. Eyanum and sister of Salt Lake city arrived in the city yesterday and will visit here daring the week. Three good ball games will be among the attractions at the fair next week. Excellent teams will cross bats. Miss Anna Cotrell returned last night from Glenwood after a visit with her sister, Mrs. Katie Bender of that place. Messrs. Boyer and DeLaMar, orga nizers for the Order of Washington, return this evening from a trip up tho narrow gauge. Capt. J. A. Lyons was a member of the G. A. R. delegation that left this city this morning for Paouia to attend the reunion. Mrs A. W. Ramsey of Leadville. who has been tho guest of Mrs. M. V iußuren for several days loft this morning for her home. Miss Gladys Ives Brainard. the popular music instructor, will give a private rooital at her home, (505 North Seventh street Friday evening. Mrs. Darnell and daughter Eilie are now in Norfolk, Va., where Miss Bffie has entered a conservatory and will remain nutil her studies are completed. Tho funeral services over S. M. Cox who died vosterday at his homo near Friuta took place this afternoon at Fruita. Intormeut in the Fruita cem etery. Mrs. J. L. Montague uud son, resid ing at number 429 north Tiiird stieet, returned yesterday from a visit to friends and relatives at Dodge city, Kansas. A dancing party to attend tho dance at the Auditorium this evening was formed today in honor of Miss Rae of Salt Lake City, the guost of Mrs. Suydor. Mrs. C. D. Fisher is at home this afternoon to hor ladv friends to meet her mother, Mrs. Patterson of Frank lin. Pen., wiio arrived Monday on a visit to hor daughter. Preparations aro beiug inaie for a big masked ball to bo given at tho Auditorinm Thursday evening of noxt week. This will bo one of the social features of fair woek. A hunting party composed of Mr. Reed and three other gentlemen re turned today from a trip to Meeker country. They killed four flue bucks aud had a great time. Conductor T. Couwav who owns and resides on a fine ranch near Fruita is in town fer a few days. Mr. Conway was in the railroad service as a con ductor for more than twenty years. John Holland who rido9 for Bow man Bros., in the Kauuah creek country, was the victim of a serious accident this morning which may prove fatal. Ho was driving his horse at a vory rapid rate when the animal stumbled and fell, throwing tlie ridor aud then falling npon him. Mr. Holland received a hard blow on the head. At noon he was still in an unconscious condition. Ho is at tho home of his father, Mike Holland on Kauuah creek. Physicians from this city wore summoned. The .young man is twenty years of age, and is well known here. I represent O. W. Richardson & Co. of Chicago, who are the largest wholesalers of CUT CARPETS in the WORLD. By my plan of selling I guarantee to save you 20 per cent, besides any waste in matching, and your carpets will be made and laid as they should be. My New Fall Samples are now in and ready for your inspection. Estimates Furnished. CHAS. A. SMITH Manufacturers’ Agent 130 South Fourth Street. Mr and Mrs. G. E Lance left Mon day evening for a visit in Pueblo, from there they will go to St. Louis jto attend the fair. J. R. McKinney of this city and Miss Anna McCarty of Denver were married in St. Louis September 20th aud aie taking their honeymoon at the fair. Mr. Harteman. one of the leading wholesale liquor men of Chicago, is in the city todav visiting Kersburg aud other liquor men of the city. Mr. Harteman is making a combined busi ness and pleasure trip through the ■ west. t£rs. J. H. Rogers aud daughter Miss Greua of Guthrie Center. lowa, I are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. I Lyons. Mrs. Rogers is a 6ister of Mrs. Lyons. The visitors have many friends among tiie lowa people in the valley. Maximum temperature yesterday was 74 dgs. Minimum this morning 37 dgs. Light frost was observed this morning. Forecast for 36 hours end ing at 6 p. m. tomorrow, Western Colorado: fair tonight and Tiiursday. frost tonight. A Gila monster was received last night from Arizona, the native home of the venomous reptile, by C.C. Price, the veterinary surgeon of this city. The hideous creature is attracting much attention. The sting of the Gila is awlavs followed bv almost in stautauous death whether the victim be man or beast. A special meeting of tiie Chamber of Commerce will be held this even ling for the purpose of making arrauge- I meats for the meeting to be held next Monday night at which timo the high | line canal project will be discussed by Mr. Fellows, of the government survey. Ureat interest is being taken in the coming meeting by the citizens. Prof. Houseley, the most talented pipe organist in the west, and winner cf the first honors in the great com petitive contest at the Worlds Fair, will give a pipo oragn recital at the Congregational chruch next Tuesday evening. Seats can be seenred at the church every afternoon between four aud five o'clock. Securo tickets at once. •For the haudsomest child between the ages of one and two years the management of the fair offers a prem ium of $5.00 in gold. A premium of $3.00 is offered by W. J. Moyer and Co., tor the seooud handsomest child. The contest will take place next Fri day morning at the same hour of the baby show. Childron of either sex may compete. Ross Reynolds, tho popular young stenographer in the law offioe of Car uaiian aud VauHoorebeke, foil while exercising in the gymnasium at Turucr Hall last oveniug and sustained a broken arm. The right arm is tiie iujured one aud the youug man will be uuable to attend to his work for some timo. Miss Ga'nes holds his position in the meantime. Tiie Women of Woodcraft hold a social at Elks Hall tomorrow evening A short program will be rendered. — Address of welcome by Mrs. Blooming kemper. Piano duet, Mesdamos Hards andVoil*; Song, Miss Lillian Sawyer: Piano solo. Mrs. Baker; Recitation. Mrs. Leslie; Piano solo, Mrs Haskell, Song Mrs. DeLaMar. Refresiiments will be served aud various games en joyed during tho evening. This morning about thirty members of the local G. A. R. post left on a special car over the narrow* goage for | Paouia to attend the annual reuuiou ; of the Western Slope Veteran Associa- 1 tion. The veterans marched to the ! station in a body with colors flying ! and they presented a very handsome | appearance. At Fruita the crowd was joined by a delegation numbering about 20. The reunion begins tomor row and will last three davs . Old soldiers from almost every point on the western slope will be in attend ance and tho meeting is always a joy. ous occasion. A1 Smith, tho well known carpen ter. and Miss Edna Groves, both of this city were united in marriage Sun day in Denver. Miss Groves was en route homo froi i a visit to her old home at Greencastle, Ind., and Mr. Smith left here last week to meet her in Denver. The bride has made Grand Junotiou her home for several years and has many warm friends who will wish her much happiness. Mr. aud Mrs. Smith will return to this city this woek aud will make their home here The groom is a sou of F. A. Smith a prominent raueii man of the Highland Park community. We have just received the Fall Line of the Celebrated Stetson Hay in the stiff and soft blocks. The styles arefl';> very nobby. You know the quality. Sampl i n e ri “W ho do as they Advertise.'* "roominc" house" ~ We have for sale a fine, medium sized rooming- house. Good loca tion. Price very reasonable. Cal and let us show you this'property lacents grand junction town CO. Largest list of lots for sale of any firm in the city. We also have farms for sale or trade. Call aud let us show you what we have on our list. THE RAMEY INVESTMENT 00. LOANS. INSURANCE. INVESTMENTS. Currie Building, South Fifth Street. * LEE & SON Telephone your orders to us. * Staple and Fancy Groceries, Meats, • Vegetables, Etc. • Goods delivered free anywhere in city. LEE & SON a GRAND JUNCTION ' ELECTRIC & GAS CO. We have plenty of Electric Capacity and are fully prepared to wire your house promptly to suit your requirements. Call and see our ntw line of Plain and Fancy • Electroliers and Shades. Phone 323 Black Mesa Co. Bank Bldg., 4th Sf. f FMtLYUQIiFsiiRE^ I AND DELICATESSEN S S | Everythingjin that line strictly first class. New things not J found elsewhere. A full line of finest »il Wines, Brandies and Liquors. Bottle Goods and in bulk. Special attention to familyJ trade. 348 Colorado avenue. Junction 9 phon.. M |jHptESALE_ M. HERT M BUY BEFORE THE RUSH Q| 40 acres High Line land, cheap at $ 400 4 lots, corner Bth and Rood -!P Porer " er Pair 450 ( inside pair 400 10 acres, half full bearing apples 12 00 30 acres; 10 acres bearing fruit 2 e oo 10 acres; full bearing orchard 2 600 20 acres near Palisade g OO , HOME LOAN. & INV. Co.™ffi KT W. A. MARSH, Mgr. GEO. SMITH, Mgr. Real Estate.