The silver star., 1899-01-05

'Asie' .she ra'ls -MlsslSSsIppl ltx-
position held at Omaha, fruit raised
on the ranch of Jasper Hall in the
McElmo Canon, carried off several
of the first and Lest prizes, and at
the Festival of Mountain and Plain
held at Denver a little over a year
ago, the Montezuma county exhibit
attracted more attention and receiv-
ed more favorable mention thar anv
other. Montezuma fruit is noted
for its size and excellency of quail
ity.
Fruit raising will sooner or later
be Gne of the leading industries of
these great valleys and one cannot
predict or even guess at the proper
tions it will assume. The climate,
soil and altitude are all strongly in
favor of successful fruit raising, this
having been proven hy the numer-
Gus experiments that have been
tried. Practical horticulturists pre-
dict glorious future for these val
leys.
But aside from the fruit there can
be no better place for the raising of
grain. Numerous fields are plant
ed each year to wheat and oats and
each year bring their owners hand
some incomes. Alfalfa also forms
goodly portion oftheir income and
is the principal hay crop of the
county.
Good schools are & necessity in
any community and in this respect
Dolores is i'll the lead Of many older
towns. The school here is one of
the best, being graded school and
presided over by two teachers, one
for the primary department and one
for the more advanced pupils. The
school house is a nice building, two
stories high, the first floor being
used for a public hall and provided
with a small stage; the second floor
occupied by the school The dis
trict is out Of debt, which is attes.cd
by the fact that its warrants 90 at
par whenever presented. and has an
income that will always keep il so.
The school building was erected in
1892 at cost of $1,000 and is fur
nished i'll an UP to date manner.
About all lines of business are
represented here, including two
general merchandise stores, hotel,
two meat markets, two livery and
feed stables, blacksmith and wagon
shop, two saloons, gents furnish
ing goods and dry goods. 10 barrel
flour mill, barber shop and newspa-
per.
Socially but few towns can boast
of such qualifications as Dolores is
favored with. Two fraternal orders
are organized here and in flourish
ing condition; Silver Star Lodge
No. Io5, X. ofP., and Narrasuinup
Tribe No. o2, |. %. X. NJ, each hav-
ing the ladies auxilliary.
1t had been the intention of THE
SILVER STAR to get out an ilustrat-
ed edition at this time, but for sew
eral reasons, mainly the lack ofpress
facilities, we are unable to do so.
Almost every residence and busi-
ness building in the town would
furnish an excellent picture for a
paper. During the past year sew
eral buildings have been erected
and form neat and attractive addi-
tions to the town; among them are
the Dolores -four mill, II. B. Wal
lace's saloon building, ]. J. Harris
residence and Chas. Johnson S resi-
dence. Business lots are placed at
reasonable prices, location consider
cd, and residence lots in proportion.
The water supply of the town is of
good quality and never failing.
Facilities for water works are the
best and good plant can be put in
at small cost, afiotding ample fire
protection tor large city.
Being the gateway to the Monte
yuma valley. Mcl.lmo Canon and
the Southern country heretofore
mention ed. Dolores is especially de-