The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-06-23
hitch is very funny and no, at all

which is very funny and not at all
nice.
U course. could not 20 to church.
3reat shooting seemed very near. A
mouse near us searched. and two Slim
seners and a quantity OF ammunition
FOUND Great excitement Jim and
Aargaret make friends with sentry
outside gate. and give Jim his badge
Gave him tea. ETC..
In the afternoon not allowed oue.
side the garden gate. and rs Jim and
Mafgaret stood there Just after tea
pip-pip. and bullet went past their
neads. which FASTENED their steps In.
aoors In great state OF fright. After
sais much shooting round about They
seemed TO store up their energy until
ordinary people are trying to sleep.
Horrible roar at night, and noise
seems to come along the road and also
IN the back garden. I found out next
DAY that two snipers were caught on
the roofs Of houses near by, which &C
counted for much. Went to bed feel.
ing very shaky. Rumors said the ma
1ority OF the rebels In town had sur
rendered, which, in view of the great
noise near at hand. we found hard to
believe.
Firing Continues After Week.
"Monday.-The trouble has lasted q
whole week. and the tirinE still con.
tinues. but nearer town. ! am thank.
ful TO say. Went for q walk In the
AFTERNOON, the sentries having been re-
moved. Went to our friends as before.
and found them terribly frightened
Houses near by had been shelled and a
lot Of fighting had taken place around
their house. Sentries still posted at
number Of roads. and no one allowed
into town without military permit
Firing gradually decreasing, but broke
out again at night as usual. Rumors
OF rebels surrender confirmed. and
We seem to be near the end. Still NO
mail
"Tuesday.-A Newspaper at last. but
only four pages and cost twopence. At
about eleven O'Clock at night q great
lot of firing broke out very near at
hand and continued till twelve, when,
being used to such noise, we fell
asleep. Still no trains, and great food
famine in the city. We have no meat,
but otherwise are very fortunate In
the food line. forgot to say that the
soldiers came around Tuesday and or.
dered us to get all the bread we could.
a. flour and yeast were running short.
No women were allowed beyond the
station, so dad started of with linen
bag to get loaves from . bakery about
one-half mile away. After great din.
Guilty he got, with three other men, as
far as the bakery and bought 45 loaves
ut nine cents each. which is very dear.
There were riots around the bakery
and people were there from all parts
Of the city. very hungry.
"Wednesday.-Dadd determined to 70
to town and got q pass for the purpose
from headquarters. Uncle Jack went
with him, and both came home very
upset at the dreadful sights they had
seen. Pools of blood along the road
and in town. The ruin IL terrible
Nearly all Sackville street 10 burnt
down. including Uncle Jacks ONCE.
which means that at the age Of sixty
he will have to start life again. His 10
only one OF dozens Of cases, and 30 far
the misery and distress among work.
men and shophands is awful Uncle
Jack 10 very cut up. and when he saw
the ONCE and hundreds Of pounds
worth Of valuable machinery wrecked
he nearly cried.
Our friends next door also have
lost their office. but as they are very
wealthy they will not feel it so much.
| The general post ONCE was opened
having undergone very extensive alter.
atoms. only about a month ago, but all
that 10 left now 10 the empty shell, the
four walls and no roof A new theater,
opened Just over year ago, is also in
ruins. also one Of our biggest dry
goods stores. It Is impossible to tell
on paper the awful destruction that
these lunatics have wrought, as II
there were not sufficient blood beins
shed I'm the world at present without
their miserable efforts to add to It.
Trains and trans are beginning to
run within very limited area and
business 70 quite at standstill. No
mail az yet or wires, and newspapers
cost twopence each still.
This IL Thursday, and l have nm.
ished my tale. 1t was very exciting
while 1t lasted. and now we are to
taste the sorrow Of It. Dad has gone
to town again to try to get to Kings.
bridge, to let mother know that she
may come up again. couldn't begin
to tell you how glad I'll be to see her
again and to have her back safe and
sound. am dreadfully afraid she will
have been worrying herself crazy. for
II the reality was bad enough the ru.
mors were ten times worse.
As one old man remarked, Glory
be to God! They've fine weather for