The daily sentinel., 1908-12-28

MIR f. S. Thomas has sold his in
terest in The Fruita Furniture and
Undertaking company TO his partner,
r. O. Brown who will continue the
business Mr. Thomas is yet unde-
cided as to what he will engage in,
but he is certain to remain in Fruita
-Fruita Telegram.
Mrs. Joseph Stewart will be the
hostess to a few of her lady friends
al a one O'Clock luncheon tomorrow
afternoon, at her home on Chipeta, in
honor of Miss Brenda Floyd. who is
home from Greeley. spending her
Christmas vacation with her friends
in this city.
The body of the suicide engineer,
Fitzpatrick. was shipped to Cimaron
this morning. accompanied by two
brothers and the wife of the deceas-
ed, who arrived in the city. Saturday.
The father was expected but was un-
able to leave on account of illness.
You do not want to fail TO get
that new house of yours listed in the
big building summary The Sentinel
VIII publish on New Years Day. Call
up the office today and give the To-
cation, size and cost of your home,
your big barn or any large addition
to your property you have made this
year.
Clara Humphrey. negress of Pu-
eblo, serving a forty to siXty-year
sentence for murder, will be the re-
cipient of Governor Buchtel's New
Year pardon. She killed Richard
Payne, also colored, and also of Pu-
eblo. in 1902, during a quarrel over
$1.75. The woman's pardon was
recommended by Warden Clegborn.
On Christmas eve, a battle between
members of two families of Navajo
Indians occurred at the camp located
at the mouth of McElmo canon, near
Aneth, Utah. and thirty-five miles
southwest of Cortez. Colo. according
to a dispatch from the latter place.
Two squaws, an Indian buck and one
Indian boy were killed, and another
buck was seriously injured. The
trouble was purely domestic and no
whites were concerned in the affray.
Grand Junction. ever alert to her
interests, will act on suggestion ad-
vanced by Lee Haney, advertising
agent of the Colorado Midland, and
at the proper time next spring will
call attention TO her chief industry by
a blossom festival which it is be-
lieved will prove "A most effective
scheme for advertising the entire
Grand valley and it's fruit growing
industry. Post.
The lady. Mrs Bertha Stone. for
whom $2o. 900 reward had been
advertised, payable when her where
abouts had been discovered to the
husband. was found Saturday in Sc
attle. by "A detective who had been
on her track since she left her home
in Pennsylvania No charge was fill
ed against her by her husband al
though she eioped with another man,
the husband stated that he feared
that she was somewhat demented |
She had three children who pleaded
for her return and in advertising Mr.. |
Stone stated that he bore her no
malice and that he loved her still |
She returned willingly
Yesterday morning hundreds OF
people crowded into the postof1ice be
tween the hours of 9 and 10 O'Clock |
in an effort to get belated Christmas
packages and mail. \ bigger crowd |
was never seen in the building The |
jam was terrific and the windows had |
to be kept open for some time after |
10 o'clock in order to accommodate |
the long lines of waiting people.
This. is the longest spell of contin-
ued cold weather that the valley has |
experienced in many years. For at |
least ten consecutive days the tenn |
perature has registered at and be- |
low zero during the early morning |
hours and has not risen higher than |
25 degrees at any time during any
of these days. However, the days
have been clear and bright. and it |
has really been ideal winter weather. !