The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1913-08-08
STATE NEWS
Items Of News From all Parts
Of Colorado.
THE WEEKS RECORD
OF Important Events CONDENSED
For the Busy Reader.

rsdo Sunday. All VI those who were
victims we're drowned IN lakes st SUN
mer resorts. Charles Adams, aged 20
years, persisted In Thurston Lake, near
Lamar. George Rockefeller. aged 10
years, and an unknown farm hand,
perished In Lake George, . summer re-
sort near Buffalo on the South Platte.
More than 1000 automobile parties,
representing about 5000 people, are
camping out along the high ways aud
parks near Colorado Springs. This
number 10 far In excess Of all other
years. All over the Pixies Peak region
small tents, sometimes no larger than
the big touring cars In which the tour
lists came overland to Colorado, dot the
landscape.
Several thousand coal miners from
every camp In the northern Colorado
coal fields paraded at Lafayette last
Friday, celebrating Colorado day.
Part Of the demonstration Ia planned
to show how they are faring during the
strike, which has lasted three years,
four months. This Is the longest strike
on record. Women and children
marched with the men.
Tourist travel into Colorado from,
Texas this season 10 thrice that Of any
preceding season, and the Increase h
largely due TO the activity OF the Triui-
dad Chamber Of Commerce. Repre-
sentatives Of the local commercial club
have visited every Texas city between
Texline and San Angelo In the Lone
Star state, making the journey In auto
mobiles and advertising the north and
south scenic high way running between
Ration, N. NJ, through Trinidad to
Denver.
The coroner's jury 1t the inquest held
ut Grand Junction Saturday exoner-
Aied Henry Paslsnou, aesd Is ysaes,
Nrom blame becauss a. tie death Of
eorse Dewey Zsller, his chun,.
YoYpg Zeller was killed Friday night
about $50 O'Clock In nst fight during
which he was struck . blow over the
heart, which was thought To have been
the cause Of death, - large discolor-
alton was afterwards found In that
region Of the dead lads body. The
DE- held the death to have been acct
dental.
John saunden Saturday confessed
he killed bis brother-in.law, Stephen
Wood, who was shot to death ct hts
ranch near Nsturita Tuesday night.
He said be killed Wood because he sus-
pected the latter Of stealing horses. II
10 believed, however, that . long stand
Ing family quarrel had something to do
with the tragedy. Saunders h being
brought TO Montroee by automobile.
The confession followed the verdict NJ
- coroner's jury. holding saunders for
the crime. While te-tifying at the In.
quest, Saundsrs had denied oil know
ledge ~ the homicide.
Fire which Was discovered In the
Clark. Hotel -four mill ut Montrose
about l o'clock Monday morning
burned that structure to the ground
aud seriously damaged several adj,ln.
Ing buildings. When the lire was dis
covered in the mill ut about o'clock
az alarm WAS turned In aud the Mont
rose volunteer lire department re~pan.
ded. The volunteers aided by bucket
brigade Of citizens worked hard and
faithfully but the flames had gotten
such . start that their efforts were to
no avail, aud the bi. milling plant to-
gether with number Of buildings close
by were consumed by the flames. The
loss 10 estimated st s3S,0Q0 with but
$4,000 insurance.