The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1911-02-10
STATE NEWS NOTES


tshllshment oe the Colorado collese
weather bureau In 1877 Ut Colorado
Spring.. The mean temperature for
the month wss only ~ degrees and
there ives only slight trace Of precip-
ltation.
Over . dosen of the mGst prominent
rssidsnis Of Grand Junction have bsen
notified to keep their children at home
afssr7 p. m. This step was taken by
the city authorities. The boys have
been throwing stones and bricks into
the windows Of the tabernacle, where
revival services are being held.
Al the result Of quarrel over pok-
e. game at midnight last night Jos
w. WsippeF, proprietor Of cigar
store, In Grand Junction, 10 In the hos
pltal with 20 stitches In his face, where
he Was knitted by James Gaines. .
horse trader. The latter has bullet
through his right lung. The men
have not been arrested.
Several hundred meteorites Of vari-
Gus sizes, have just been discovered on
. small plateau east Of Grover and
collection was taken to Greeley Satur-
day BY John Downer. They are from
one to SIX inches In diameter. Some
Of the larger ones were cracked and
when opened were found to be filed
with ashes. 1t 10 believed that the
meteor fell recently.
Leaving two diamond soiitalrss val
ued st $500 on . shelf above the wash.
stand at . boarding house, 725 Santa
Fe avenue, Pueblo. Friday night, Mrs.
B. l.. Sleeper, wife Of . former Okla
homa lawyer, who 10 now connected
with the legal department Of the Tel
Ter Land company. retired to her room
She missed the jewels In i've minutes
and rushed to the washroom to nnd
them gone.
Three hundred thousand feet Of luM.
Der was destroyed and property dam
aged to the extent Of e25, 600 by fire
which destroyed the lumber yards and
planning mill Of the Minnequa Lumber
company In Bessemer, . suburb Of
Pueblo, Saturday night. The plant
recently vas purchased by p. H. Foley
owner Of . large lumber yard on
Norther avenue. The cause Of the Dire
10 unknown.
Marion Ames, - years Of age, son Of
r. q. An,es. . raucher living thres
miles north west Of wellington, was
kidnapped BY . thief whom he attempt.
I'd to capture Saturday night, and car
Red SIX miles before he made his
escape. Ames discovered the man In
his fathers house and tried to detain
him until he could call help. He was
choked into snbmission and thrown
on the back Of . stolen horse on which
the robher rode away. A he rode the
boy quietly loosened . strap fastened
70 part Of the saddle, and waiting his
chance dealt the robber . blow that
knocked him unconscious. He return
ed TO the ranch on the stolen horne
aud late tonight the matter WA re-
ported to the police. A posse has
gone to the scene Ia hope Of capturing
the robber.
No more smoking In the mines Of
Colorado. Not even . stray match 10
10 20 down Into . shaft. AL compan-
les are to furnish . smokeless or ''per-
ishable" powder for blasting and every
mine 10 to have . thorough aud com.
plete telephone system. No children
or women will BE- allowed TO work In
or around any mine. Each state In.
spector, or his deputy, to be IN ofiicer
with full power TO arrest any man who
resists Leing searched before entering .
mine. The penalty for such resistance
h term In jail. Above are only few
Of the features In the mine safety bill,
presented In the house Thursday by
Representative Pearson. They en-
body oil the results Of the two nIonths
labor BY the special committee To look
Into the causes Of the recent disasters
aud the report on the proposed remed.
lee.
The semi-annuai sale Of unclaimed
property recovered by the police and
detective departments held at the en-.
trance to police hsadquarter In Den.
yer last week, differed from all prev
lous affairs Of this kind, In % far - no
revolver or other deadly weapons
were sold. In former yesrs from thirty
10 forty pistols formed . considerable
part Of the articles offered. Usually
they brought from 10 cents 10 ~ each,
After the sale last fall the point wai
made that. - the carrying Of conceal
ed weapons h against the law, the
police had NJ right IN sell unclaimed
revolver. The city officials took cog
nisancs Of this protest, aud today or