The daily sentinel., 1905-12-06

the morning in town.
DR.. J. H. Larson, of Mesa, Is spend
ing the day in the city.
j. w. Watkins, of Eureka, Utah, is
in town today on a business trip.
Mrs. J. W. Ritter and children, of
New Castle. are visiting friends in the
city this week.
Many tourists have passed through
the city during the past week. many
of them making short stays here.
The tax sale is attracting very lit
tie attention. NJ. o. Delaplain was
the principal bidder yesterday and to-
day.
are giving a social this afternoon in
the guild room, entertaining a good
sized party of ladies.
w. G. Choate. superintendent of
the Denver & Rio Grande Junction
road was an arrival home from Den
yer at noon today.
Tonight the Rebekahs give social
at the Odd Fellows hall. A fee of ten
cents is charged. A pleasant pro-
gram. Everybody invited.
The ladies of the Congregational
church will hold their bazaar Friday
and Saturday at Spaulding's Candy
kitchen. Lunch will be served.
The funeral of Mrs. Effie Bancroft
took place this afternoon at two o.
clock at Palisade. Undertaken Gour-
ley had charge. The interment was
at Palisade cemetery.
There were many ladies' out yester-
day afternoon at the meeting of the
Woman's club at the home of Mrs.
Ursa S. Abbott A very interesting
program was carried out.
There have been no cases in the po-
lice court for several days and the
city jail is empty. Happily every
thing has been quiet in criminal cir
cles during the past week.
Feldmeier & Moore will open their
new store the first of the week. The
stock of harware is now being placed
on the shelves. The firm will occupy
the west room in the old Fair block.
The maximum temperature yester-
day was 43 degrees, the minimum
temperature this morning was 81 de-
grees. Forecast for the thirty-six
hours ending tomorrow evening at
six o'clock, fair tonight and Thursday.
John f. Grady, who died suddenly
yesterday was not member of the
Eagles as announced yesterday, con-
sequently the Eagles did not take
part in the funeral this afternoon.
Mr.. Grady was a member of the Elks
lodge and was Redman.
G.. e. Seymour. of Kansas City,
man who formerly had Colo
RADIO in his territory, was in the city
yesterday for the first time in six
years. Mr.. Seymour declared that
the growth of Grand Junction dur
ing these years has been something
George McDermaid, accompanied
by his wife, was brought to the city
last night over the narrow guage and
taken this morning to Salt Lake City
where he will undergo a serious oper-
alton at one of the hospitals. Mr.
McDermaid has been i'll for some
time. He is a telegraph operator at
Somerset.
Last night Ira. l.. Barr. of this city
and Miss Fannie Shook. a pretty and
prominent young lady of Fruita, were
united in marriage at the home of
the bride in Fruita. Mr. Barr Is con-
nected with the Colorado Telephone
company. The young people will
make their home in Grand Junction.
Last evening at the Elk's hail the
Catholic Relief Association gave
card social. There was quite a large
attendance and the card game furn-
ished amusement for nearly two
hours. Light refreshments were serv-
ed. The social was one of the most
enjoyable given by any of the so
cieties of the church this winter.
Arrangements are being perfected
for the entertainment of the-big del
egation of Knights of Columbus who
are coming to the city Sunday from
Denver. Leadville and Pueblo, as an
nounced in the Sentinel last night,
for the purpose of instituting a lodge
at this place. The visitors will come
in on n special train and will be a
bout seventy-five in number. The
lodge will be installed with large
membership.
There were several heated pow
vows yesterday among the stock
holders of the other evening daily on
the accession to the ranks of the Re
publican party of another Repubn-
can publication. which will ask and
demand a division of public pap
that has been the sole perquisite of
the other publication for so long The
rank and file of the Republican party
other than the big uns" will take a
hand and demand that the new paper
must be supported on the ground that
with the postofilce and all the public
the old organ has too much.
II is said that Mr.. Martin will go after
the game red hot, while it is contend
ed on the other hand that there will
be no division, as the bosses are too
heavily Interested in the other sheet
TO let loose of anything 1t will be
a pretty fight and one which must
have been one end-a division of the /,
spoils.
Mrs. Frank Van Fleet. the wife of
the aeronaut. who was killed in this
city on the afternoon of October 10, |
1904, has been awarded a verdict in |
the suit which she brought against
the Pacific Mutual Life insurance
for $4,000, the amount of |
the insurance on the life of her hus- /
band. The insurance company re-
fused to pay the insurance on the /
ground that Van Fleet was a railroad |
brakeman when he was insured and |
that he never stated in his applioa- |
lion for insurance that he was an /
leronaut. The courts contended that /
he insurance company knew that he |
was in the habit of making balloon |
lscensions when he made application |
for the policy on his life and that /
whether Il was stated in the applica- |
lion or not he was n baToonist the /
company knew that he was therefore |
liable for the amount of Van Fleets |
Insurance Tho many ~ tho