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The Dolores star., 1908-05-01
Lol It is Nigh Thee.

The surprise of life always comes in
finding how we missed the things that
have lain nearest to us; how we have
gone far away to seek that which was
close by our side all the time. Men
who live best and longest are apt to
come, as the result Of all their living,
to the conviction that life is not only
richer, but simpler, than it seemed to
them at first. Men go to vast labor
seeking after peace and happiness. 1t
seems to them as if it were far away
from them, as if they must 60 through
vast and strange regions to getit. They
must pile up wealth, they must see
every possible danger of mishap guard
ed against, before they can have peace.
Upon how many old men has it come
with strange surprise that peace
would come to rich or poor only with
pontentment, and that they might as
well have been content at the very
beginning as at the very enc of life!
They have made long journey for
their treasure, and when at last they
stoop to pick it up, 10! it is shining
close beside the footprint which they
left when they set out to travel in a
circle.
The Dolores star., 1908-05-01
Summit Ridge Items.

A Sunday school was organized on
the ridge Sunday by the election of the
following officers: E. r. Ellis, super
intendent; Mrs. w. H. Beaber, assist
ant superintendent; Merle Ellis,
secretary-treasurer Three classes
were formed with DIR. NJ. d. Hill teach
er of the Bible class, Mrs. A. b. Cole,
intermediate teacher; and Mrs. ]. n.
Withers. primary teacher. There
were S5 persons present. DIR. and Mrs.
Hill were elected to represent the
school at the county convention to be
held in Cortez May 12 and l3.
The citizens of this part of the school
district held mass meeting Saturday
and decided to have school building.
An acre of ground was donated by j.
N. Withers and $50 subscribed by
those in attendance at the meeting.
Carl Wilson Of Delta, has been look
ing oyer this section Of the country
during the past week.
H. r. McKeever of Chicago, bought
the Perry Wheatland place this week.
Seaborn Rentx and Charlie Jones are
busy with their engine and go-devil
harvesting sage brush for C. E. Rentz.
This machine is grand success.
clearing the ground perfectly and
placing the brush in windrows.
The spring sowing Of small grain ie
about completed In this neighborhood
Henry c. Wood finished . contract
of clearing 20 acres Of plnion land fol
J. n. Withers on Wednesday.
The Dolores star., 1908-05-01

IT is the fashion to make fun OF
the Department Of Agriculture, but
there is no department of the gov.
ernment which is doing more en-
during and valuable service in be-
half Of so great and important a
part of the nation. An interesting
comparison was made the other day
by Representative Gambler of Mis-
sissippi. He showed that in the
last ten years the War and Navy
Department had cost the country
two billions and a half, while the
Department Of Agriculture had cost
Just ope-flftieth of that. Fifty
dollars for swords and spears and
one dollar for ploughshares and
pruning -hooksl And yet the value
of the nations farm products last
year was seven billions and a half,
having doubled in seven years.
The work of the Department Of
Agriculture has had direct infu-
ence upon this amazing increase of
our agricultural prosperity, and
there is no place for regret in look
ing back over the money thus spent
But the billions which have been
spent on war material and equip
ment have brought no such wonder
full gain to us, either in prosperity
or in prestige. That outlay has
been simply yotiye offering to the
spirit of war.
The Dolores star., 1908-05-01
Roultry Notes.

Eggs from fully matured fowls will
hatch better and produce stronger
chicks than those from pullets under
adult age.
A ration that is hard to beat is COM
posed of one-third each Of wheat, corn
and oats, with ten per cent of finely
cut green bone.
One of the advantages of good flock
Of poultry is you have something to
sell every month in the year-a quick
return crop.
Poultry is one of the best paying
things on the farm when properly
cared for, and brings in something
every month of the year.
1t does no pay to doctor the hens
with hot mashes filled with pepper II
you want them to continue as layers
any great length of time.
If your hens are kept In dirty quar-
ters and fed on stale, musty food, you
must not expect to gather eggs that
will be well favored.
If one wishes to breed from twenty
or thirty-five hens, two males should be
used, on alternate days. While one is
with the hens the other should be
pened up out of sight.
Whenever a man cannot make a
dozen hens pay fair profit on the
investment, it is safe to say he would
fail with larger number.
The Dolores star., 1908-05-01

Nearly an eighth of an inch."
"well, sir, how many of them can
you put in an inch9"
"Between eight and nine"
"Giye the benefit of the doubt; call
it ming. Hoy many ihches would It
require to pile these isoo, 200 200 in?'
'ilo0, 100000 inches.n
"Ho@ MANY feet would that bei''
$3.50, ,3sS feet.';i
Chow many rods Is that2i
'5O5 ,O5O rods.n
"How many miles is that2''
T,57s miles"
"Miles of gh9t
"l,E7s miles Of silver doliars laid
down, packed closely together, our
national liquor bill would make. This
is for one year,
Boys, if you need facts about this
temperance question, nail that TO a
post and read # occasionally. It
would take ten men with scoop shovels
to throw sway money ss fast as we ere
wasting it for grog. Christian Observer
The Dolores star., 1908-05-01
Half A Point Wrong,

A gentleman crossing the English
Channel stood near the helmsman. 1t
was calm and pleasant evening, and
no one dreamed of a possible danger to
their good ship, but sudden tapping
of sail, as if the wind had shifted,
caught the ear of the officer on watch,
and he sprang at once to the wheel,
examining closely the compass.
"You are half-point off the course!
he said sharply to the man at the
wheel. The deviation was corrected,
and the officer returned to his post.
''You must steer very accurately" I"
said the looker-on, "when only half a
point is so much thought Of"
"Ah, half point in many places
might bring us directly on the rock, I"
he said.
So it is in life. Half q point from
strict truthfulness stands us upon the
rocks of falsehood.
Half a point from perfect honesty,
and we are steering for the rocks of
crime. And. SO of kindred vices. The
beginnings are always small. 1t is
often the half point that sets us on the
road that leads to destruction.
The Dolores star., 1908-05-01
School Election.

An election of the qualified voters of
DISTRICT No. 4, will he held in the
Dolores school house Monday, May 4,
from Q a. III. to 4 p. m. According to
instructions from the state superin tend
ent Of schools Q full board will be elect
ed; President, for term Of three years;
Secretary, for two years; Treasurer,
for one year. The business meeting
will convene at 4 p. NJ. Every oitigen
in the district should be present at this
meeting.
The Dolores star., 1908-05-01
Live Stock Market.

Denver Union Stock Yards, April 81
The market here was active last
week and prices advanced Toto 20 cents
ON steers and 25 to 35 cents on cows.
There was nothing very choice offered
in the steer line, most of the good
grades here selling at $500 to $5.65
though choice stuff would bring $500
and better. Cows were wanted and
selling to good advantage. A bunch
of choice cows brought $3.50, the high
est price paid here for several weeks,
and other good grades sold at $4.25 to
$4.S5. Medium to fair COWS brought
So. rs to 1925 and Gamers and stock
cows sold from $3.50 down. Bulls
brought $3.50 to $4.25, which is higher
than week ago. Veal calves were
also higher, tops selling at $6.75. Feeder
and stocker trade was light as receipts
were light. Bulk of the good steers
offered sold at $3.50 to $40 and right
fancy stuff would have brought little
more. Fair to good grades went at
$4.00 to $3.50. Today's Market was
weak to 10 cents lower because of heavy
receipts and lower markets east. A
string of fancy steers sold at $6.25 and
choice cows and heifers brought $50
and $500.
Hog trade was good during the week
but prices at the close are lower than q
week ago. Bulk of hogs sold today at
$5.27} to $5.35.
Sheep trade was light as receipts
here was light. Demand was fair but
prices weak to lower because Of declines
east. Ewes sold at $5.75 to 81. 80, lambs
at 81. 90, yearlings and wethers mixed
at s6.l24 and spring lambs At So 90 to
5000.
h. N. FrLroN.
The Dolores star., 1908-05-01

RKFoRTs are coming in from all
over the state that the frosts of
Saturday and Sunday nights great
ly damaged the fruit crop aud, in
places, completely destroyed It.
bf course the orchards Of Monte
yuma county have suffered along
with those of other parts Of the
state, and we have heard persons
Expressing doubts as to this being
p fruit country. Several years ago
the orange crop throughout the
South was damaged by frosts. The
freeze in FLORIDA was so severe fiat
1t killed the trees. Did the people
bf that state come to the conclusion
that their climate was not adapted
10 the growing Of oranges. Indeed
not. They went to work and
planted new and larger groves and
are raising more AND better oranges
than they eyer did. a person who
once tastes a ripe Florida orange
will not be convinced that they
can't be grown no difference what
difficulties may arise. The same
is true Of the fruit grown ip the
Montezuma valley. It is going to
take more than one or two failures
10 CONVINCE those who haye had
this fruit at their disposal that the
Monteyupa country is not a fruit
country. The people Of this county
are very fortunate compared with
those living in other fruit sections,
for in this section there are no
exclusive fruit growers. Our
orchards are in connection with
ranches and we grow q variety of
other crops along with our fruit,
besides, prices asked and paid for
land here are not those Of fruit
land bit less than half what ordi-
nary farm land is selling for in
other sections of the country. In
the exclusive fruit regions where
persons have paid from $500 to
1900 per acre for orchards there
are reasons for encouragement.
The trouble with the fruit growers
of Montezuma county is that they
never had a fruit failure until last
year and this led them to expect
TOO much, We have no reason to
be discouraged for the Montezuma
valley is just as good a fruit country
as it eyer was, and the wise boy is
the fellow wha is planting apple
trees and lots Of them.
The Dolores star., 1908-05-01

Every blessed time a man bethipks
himself that he has been forgetting his
high calling, and sends up to the
Father for aid: every time u man
resolves that what he has been doing,
he will do no more; every time that
the love of God, or the feeling of truth,
rouses man to look, first up at the
light, then down on the skirts of his
own garment-that moment divine
resurrection is wrought upon the earth.
The Dolores star., 1908-05-01

Little Fred was visiting his grand
motherin in the country and was watch
ing the turkeys. "Look, grandmother"
he saidi "the old gobbler has had his
fan up for half an hour and his face is
as red as if he wasn't bit cooler.n
The Dolores star., 1908-05-01
RELIGIOUS.

Show often DO we look upon God as
our last end feeblest resource! We 90
to him because we have no where else
to 90. And then we learn that the
storms Of life have driven US not ON the
rocks bqt into the desired haven"
The Dolores star., 1908-05-01
PROGRAMME


Given by Miss Josephine RentY's music pupils in
Dolores Opera House, Saturday May snd, s:ao p m.
Pehr, "Gaily Chanting Wslar-op: 50 No, (duettl
Eeita RelmeaF and Lola Morrison.
Payre ..'3Ehe Dead Kittens
NadSe Rergh, "
Leo nehmler. ,'Sweet Rose Bud Nine fvocaD
Reulat Hughes
ib) Giulan The Young pancers,
Lola Morrison,
irving ing".......:,,-.:..s.."T THE Bag pol freaaingl
Eeits Belmear.
Spindler r,-.,,,f.i... Flying Leaf-Op. t23, No, Io
Lula Walker.
Albert Smith,
Ringuet ...,..,, ."Vase Venitenne''-Op A. lduettl
Beulah Hughes and Josephine Bentz..
The Morning Nap 0eading) .:.,.... Lola Morrison
Holcomhe. ,,..i..,,I........ Little Blonde Waltz
I.eita ReHeaf
Merle Ellis. ."
la) Mack. -.i-., .t,t,.. "pyer the Bppug Tide
lb) Koelling :........tti "SerenadsH-Op 81
Reulah Hughes "
The Dolores star., 1908-05-01

Lady Ito country butcher calling for
orders can you let me have side Of
bacon this week?
Butcher-Not nQhow, mum; since
lost my wife haven't never kept an
other pig.
The Dolores star., 1908-05-01

Pride 4 Co. report doing Q nice bpsi-
ness SINCE opening up the Dolores
hotel The building has been newly
painted and papered and furnished
throughout with new furniture.
The Dolores star., 1908-05-01
DESERT LAND, FINAL PROOF.

DEPARTMENT of the Interior,
United States Lard Office,
Durango. Colo, March 2s. 1908.
.hptice 10 hereby given that Alonzo b. Cole,
Of Dolores, Colorado. haa filed notice of inten:.
tion to make final proof on his desert-la claim
township 81 north, range Is W. N M + NJ, be:
fore the county judge Of Montezuma county
at his office at Cortez, Colorado, on Friday,
the sth, day of May, 1905.
He names the following witnesses to prove
the complete irrigation and reclamation OF
said land: George l.. Walksr. Berry w. Wheat.
land, Arthur b, Gray, John y. Withers, all Of
DOLORES, Colo,
F, C, PERKINS, Register.
First pub April Bird, last pub May 8. 1905
The Dolores star., 1908-05-01

Mrs. Qutertown-I think you worked
for me once before. Can you recall?
The New Cook-Shure, it amt un-
likely. It's sich bother layin' out
new routes ! concluded to use wan av
me ovid vans this thrip.
The Dolores star., 1908-05-01

HRuth," said the mother of little
miss who was entertaining . couple of
small playmates, "why don't you play
something instead Of sitting and look
ing miserable?"
Ruth-We're playing we're grown
up women making q call.
The Dolores star., 1908-05-01

Send your orders to d. Mayer. Man.
cos, Colo, for your safety flues, tin,
galvanized iron and sheet iron work,
roofing and spouting.
The Dolores star., 1908-05-01

@. Il. Mattisan and wife Of Clinton,
Iowa, arrived In Dolores yesterday.
MI. Mattison is . young attorney and
will probably locate In this place.
The Dolores star., 1908-05-01
NOTICE For PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior.

Land Office at Durango, Colorado.
April 6th, 1903.
Notice is hereby given that Reese j. Ray,
Of Cartez, Colorado, has filed notice OF his in.
tention to make final Communication proof in
No: 3063 made December l2th, 1901, for the VI
OF W and " of w Of section Is, in
township 36 Of R IA w NJ p NJ and the f
Of E Of section 1s, township 36 north, range
bW, p N, and that said proof will be
made before the county judge, Of Montezuma
county, Colorado, at his office in Cortcz,
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
OF. the land, viz;
Frank; w Pustt. Albert N. Puett, William
Lucas all Of Cortez, Colorado; and James Ker.
nan, OF Dolores. Colorado.
-. F. G, PERKINS, Register.
First pub Apr 10. 1905 last May ID, 1905
The Dolores star., 1908-05-01

Martin Rush Of Manoos, visited with
bis son, Martin Jr., afthis place We'd
nesdsy. Mr. Rush Just recently return
ed from . four nonths' yisit IN Texas.
The Dolores star., 1908-05-01

John Becher and family have moved
from Rico to the ranch formerly owned
by Clyde White. Johnny is helping
his brother, Philip, on the ranch.
The Dolores star., 1908-05-01

Joseph Dixon received a letter yester-
day form his wife, who has been in the
hospital at Durango for the past three
weeks, stating that she was improving
in health and would le home next
week,
The Dolores star., 1908-05-01

Gerald--Somebody advised man to
hitch his wagon to 2 star.
Gerald!ne-Is that cheaper than b ir-
ing q boy to hold your horse2
The Dolores star., 1908-05-01

The cattlemen Of Dolores and yicin-
ity will hold q meeting Saturday, May
3, at 2 O'clock, In the Dolores opera
The Dolores star., 1908-05-01

'There was a strange man here to
see you today, papa," said little Ethel
as she ran to meet her father in the
ball.
ibid he have bilI?'
"No, papa; he had just o plain nose. +"
The Dolores star., 1908-05-01
Liquor Arithmetic

Boy at the head Of the class, 'what
are we paying for liquor as nation?"
$1,000, 600, 600 annually"
"Step to the blackboard, my boy.
First, take a rule and measure this
silver dollar. How thick is it?n
The Dolores star., 1908-05-01
HORSE sHQE1NG.
First-elass horse siaoeing done
at Allen Hammond's horse shoeing
shop at Upper Mildred.
Subscribe for The Dolores Star.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO LEASH
STATE LANDS.
Office Of the stats Board Sf Land Commits:
Denver, Colo, March 26. 1908.
Notice is hereby given that c. 4; Bopp whose
application No 4s20 to lease the following des:
cribed School Lands, situated in MoBtezump
county Colorado. to wit:
E2ofS r Of sec, 10, T 81 N R w.
No other application to lease the above de.
scribed lands will be considered after April "a
JQHS F. VIVIAN.
Register State Board Land Commissioners
First pub April 3 last pub May = 1908.
The Dolores star., 1908-05-01

E,,,E. Broad returned Monday from
Manpos where he was ip attendance at
the district convention ofthe San Juan
Odd Fellows Association. He reports
a grand time.
The Dolores star., 1908-05-01

d. J.. Rees was In town Tuesday and
had with him some Of the many curios
he has collected in this part Of the
country. He had an idol, supposed to
have belonged to the Aztecs, that he
prizes very highly. 1t is an image
about sixteen inches long and looks as
If It was made Of clay and burned or
baked. 1t was covered with some
bright material, probably gold, which
was eithar sprinkled on before it was
baked or else mixed with the mud,
This idol was found in cliff dwelling
in Ruin canon. A stone leaf made
from moss agate was found four miles
below Dolores. 1t Is almost as large as
a mans hand and the perfect shape of
a leaf. How the maker Clipped the
pieces from this hard stone to form it
into the shape of leaf, or what tool he
used in doing so Mr.. Rees does not at
tempt to explain. A large wooden
spool, found on the Gunnison, six feet
under ground, is also part of this COL
lection; the marks Of coarse thread
can be plainly seen on it. A prairie
dog, about an inch long made from
stone, has hole drilled through it in
such a way that when a string is at
tached and pulled the head bobs
like that of dog standing over
its burrow. He also has piece of rock
covered with hieroglyphics which was
found in an old fort. Mr.. Rees has a
large collection of relics and it is a treat
to see them
The Dolores star., 1908-05-01

Mr.. Slowpoke-I'm thinking serious
ly Of studying law, Blanche.
Miss Cpyle-Where win you begin,
George-with the new marriage license
lave
The Dolores star., 1908-05-01

The Child-Are ylg the trained
nurse mother said was coming?
The Hqrse-Yes, DEAR I'm the train
ed nuFse.
The Child-Let's see y9u do soms of
your tricks.
The Dolores star., 1908-05-01

During the past week many i'm
provements have been made around
town in the way Of cleaning up rub
hish from the back yards and alleys.
Let the good work go ON.
The Dolores star., 1908-05-01

Ernest Wellington of Telluride, was
a caller at The Star Office the first of
the week. He came down two weeks
ago to attend the Higman-Wellington
marriage and was OH his way home.
The Dolores star., 1908-05-01
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior.

DSpaEement OI tne Interior,
Land Office at Durango, Colorado.
March 20. 1905
Notice is hereby given that Jay f. b. Hind.
man of Dolores Colorado. has filed notice of his
intention to mike final five year proof in sup.
port OF his claim, viz: Homestead Entry No,
s.oi made September 5th, 1901, for the S " 1 OF
section II, township 81 north, range II W. N
Al NJ, and that said proof will be made before
the County Judge of Montezuma county, Colo.
sado at his Office III Cortez, Colorado on May
He names the. following witnesses to proys
of. the land, vz:.
Hubert Hall of Cortez Calo Ca,l n Hind
man OF Dolores, Colo. Willis F. Hindman OF
Doloros' Colo, Lee D; Eaton of Dolores, Colo
First pub Mar p, 1908 last May ist. 1873.
The Dolores star., 1908-05-01

Once when Rudyard Kipling was a
boy he ran out OIL the yard.arm of a
ship.
"Mr. Kipling," yelled scared sailor,
"your boy is on yard-arm, and if he
lets go he'll drown"
"Ah," responded Mr.. Kipling with
a yawn, "but he won't let CO."
This incident also happened to Jim
Fiske, Horace Walpole, Napoleon Bon
aparte,. Dick Turpin, Julius Caesar,
and the poet Byron.
The Dolores star., 1908-05-01

''There are great things in store for
YOU" said the fortune teller to the
young man; "but there will be many
obstacles to overcome. There is
woman continually crossing your path,
a large woman with dark hair and
eyes. She will dog your footsteps
untiringly."
"Yes; know who that is"
"Ah, you have seen her?''
"Yes. She's my washerwoman."
The Dolores star., 1908-05-01
BORROWED WIT:
r~~v~~~~~

"Rape, what FOR it gets dark so soson?'
"Becahse, my boy, winter is comip',
and it gets late early now.n
The Dolores star., 1908-05-01

The boys have located ball ground
between Seventh and Ninth streets,
on the south side of Central avenue.
This will make good ground but 1t
will take some work to put 1t in shape.
The Dolores star., 1908-05-01
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
For Every Day.

For Every Day.
A cheerful cong for every day,
And not for glad days only;
A song to clear misty way,
And soothe q heart that's lonely;
A s0ng that's not too late to bring
Joy unto one that may not sing.
/ A song whose mission tits to find
And cheer the place of sorrow,
And have its message glad and kind,
Fulfilled before Tomorrow
Whether the skies be blue or gray.
A cheerful song for every day.
Frank Walcott HUT
Mics Minnie Rush visited from
Friday to Monday with Miss Thelma
Denney at Lake View.
C. r. Thoman, who has been work
ing for Exon & Rush for the past three
months, left Sunday for Durango.
WAxTED-Fencing contracts, wells
il dig OF any thing In that line.
HAIRY DENOTE,
asnxa Dolores, Colo.
The Dolores star., 1908-05-01

Vice President c. H. Schlacks and
party, officials Of the d. 4, p. g., came
in on special Wednesday noon and
were met by w. T. Rozmqn who took
them OIL q tour of the valley In his
automobile, meeting their train at
Mancos at 4 O'Clock in the AFTERNOON.
The Dolores star., 1908-05-01

Lee Lynton Is reported IS improving
In health.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-27
sAaaArn ALLIANCE MEETS TOMORROW.

The December meeting or the Wonan's National
sabbath Alliance viii Dc hsld tomorrow morning
A. No 1Ss Fifth avenue Room -. The alliarcs -
.,t.rtnr On its nftisth year and has elected -
ofacsrs for ISes.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-27
REPORTS so TUBERCULOSIS CURES.
Forty-ons Patients Nov at Sea Breeze Hos
pitaI Said To Be on Road to Recovery.

The New York Association FOR Improving ths
Condition Of the Poor, which conducts the Sea
Breeze Hospital at Coney Island. reports that in
the last two years fifty patients have been cured
there Of tuberculosis Of the bones, glands and
Joints There are forty-one patients there now,
and all are said be making satisfactory prog
ress toward recovery II was said that this record
demonstrated the value and advantages of seaside
treatment in these cases
The association is still awaiting the acquisition
bv the city OF In appropriate site for what is in
tended shall be adequate municipal hospital for
the car. OF non-surgtcaI tuberculosis in children
T-ba nIan. for this hospital have been drawn. The
association has raised fund OF s25o.coO to con-
strtlct the first division.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-27

f-1.- g., g., quarantine ar TaIique With
- - On roarf Three Of ths chIn7men on
ne vessel made their escape and s.e u. ft5I.
- hiding oi th5re Il g ie@Tea li'A' III
Hiu spread.