The silver star., 1901-01-11
OUR sEloAsoss.
Snowslides are becoming unpleas
antly frequent up the country.

Armour, the multi-millionaire, died
of heart disease, at Chicago, He
began life as farm hand,
The general desirability of fiux-
ing ores is attracting capital to the
San Juan, and the first year of the
3oth century promises to be busy
one for southwestern Colorado
Gunnison now has quartette of
newspapers, the latest being The
News, published by H. +. Lake, jr.
Public opinion should be pretty
thoroughly moulded in Gunnison.
TUE STAR has, with pleasure,
added to its exchange list the
Rocky Mountain Globe, published
in Denver by w. L. Pabor, former
ly editor of Western Colorado, at
Grand Junction. Mr.. Pabor as
sumed control Of the Globe at the
beginning of the new year and CEN
tury.
NJ. B. Colt, of the San Luis val
ley, favors the abolishment of state
superintendent of irrigation, and is
in Denver with the idea of having a
bill introduced doing away with
these officers. Mr.. Colt holds that
the superintendents are wholly un-
necessary, as the water commission
ers in the several districts do all
the work.
Joe Dewitt, Of Dolores, is night
watch in the lower branch of the
Colorado legislature and there will
be much to watch day and night.
Burwell's anti-treating bill should
be most carefully guarded, as it is
the salvation of the printers and
barbers.-Durango Democrat. Joe
is, it is true, in accord with the anti
treating measure, but advocates re-
ciprocity.
Says the Durango Democrat:
1--WE received letter from d. K. B
Sellers, of Pennington, announcing
that he would issue the first num-
Der of a new weekly next Thursday.
We are not advised as to name of
the publication, but that is inmate
rial anyhow as the stuff that's in it
will do the counting. No section
can grow without the assistance of
a live and fearless publication, pa
per that will put section above self.
Mr.. Sellers is one of the real rust
lers who have gone into the great
Pennington district and we hope he
will reap a reward in keeping with
his industry and enterprise"
One feature of the fruit trade that
may seem very strange to many is
that the demand is increasing al
though the planting of trees is in
creasing more rapidly in proportion
than our population. People buy
more fruit per capita than they did
formerly because they are learning
that it is food instead of a mere
luxury. The lower prices are also
inducing people to buy it. When
it was very high fewer people
thought they could afford it. Now
they are being encouraged to buy
partly by the fact of its cheapness.
This the fruit grower can we'll
afford, for he can grow and market
large quantity proportionately
cheaper than he can small guam.
tity--Field and Farm.
On the night of the 4th inst, at
about II O'Clock fire occurred at
Mancos completely demolishing the
building Of the Mancos Trading Co.
Adjacent buildings were also igni..
ed, but as there was little or nc
wind the progress of tho flames was
arrested in time to avert a general
coniagration. The building was
the property of E. o. holland and
carried $1,000 insurance. The
stock Of the Mancos Trading Co.,
consisting Of general merchandise
valued at $7o,o was only partly
covered by $1,000 insurance. At
the time the FIRE broke out the local
lodge Of Odd Fellows was engaged