The Dolores star., 1909-07-23

Prof. Levey Of Cortez, was . Dolores
visitor over Sunday.
A dance will be given at the Dolores
Opera House Friday evening July 30, it
will be well managed, all will be treated
well and good. Come one and all.
w. o. McGlochlin, who has accepted
the principalship Of the Dolores schools
for the ensuing term, was q business
caller at The Star office Saturday. He
was accompanied to town by his wife
and they were looking for q house to
rent.
The Dolores Lumber 4 Supply COM
pany Is improving its Fourth street
property by filling In front Of thew ware
houses and wagon shed with ground
from the hillside north Of town. This
earth is Of the very best quality for
filling streets and driveways as it packs
almost - solid rs cement.
The Durango Democrat says that
Harry T. Freeman Of the Colorado
Telephone company, and Miss Ila
McEwen, daughter OF Hi McEwen Of
Cortez, were married Monday evening
at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. w. q.
Otton Of Durango. Rev. w. H. Dog
gett Of the Episcopal church officiating.
The carpenters are busy on George
Ditchfield's new house on Sixth street
north Of the opera house. MIR. Ditch
field purchased four lots between Mr..
Belmear's property and the opera
house which he filed In and leveled
and now has fine property where
only few weeks ago WAS al unsightly
swamp.
Reports come from Durango that the
town Is full Of hoboes who have q camp
and cooking outfit on the outskirts of
the town and who canvas the back
doors for "chuck". 1t may be that
the information convention Of the ANAL
gsmated hoboes union IL now In session
in that city.
Steve Elkins aud Scott Tague with
their families and about twenty five
hounds passed through town Friday
morning on their way to Routt county.
They had teams, rigs and saddle
horses, and expect to spend few
months in that part Of the state.
A number OF homeseekers from the
East, who had been to the Ignacio
drawing, returned home by way of the
Southern. A few stopped over at this
place and were shown about the valley
and expressed themselves as much
pleased with the soil, crops and eli
mate.
The Sunday school picnic held In
the town park last Friday afternoon
was well attended and was grand sue
cess In every respect. A bountiful sup
per was served at 9 o'clock to which
both young and old done ample justice.
Mrs. LuellA Goodwin en- tertained those
present with excellent music on the
graphaphone.
Misses Ethel Patten, Pearl English
and Clara Rusch arrived from Chicago
Wednesday and were met at the train
by George Walker and VIM. Blowney
and wife. Miss Rusch Is sister OF Mrs.
Blowney, Mrs. Walker and George
Rusch. The young ladies are all en-
ployed in the general offices of the C.
B. 4 Q. at Chicago, and will spend
their vacation visiting in Montezuma
county.
Dr.. Bruce came in from his Arriola
ranch Tuesday en- route up the river on
fishing trip. The Doctor says that
sufficient money has been subscribed
by the citizens Of that prosperous COM
munity to erect a canning factory.
This is certainly good news as that
part Of the valley has long been in
need Of a good canning factory to
handle its fruit and vegetables.
]. L. Trimble and wife returned Fri
day from Durango where Mrs. Trimble
had been visiting with friends for
wesk while J. L. was at Ignacio boost
Ing for Dolores and Montezuma county.
He reports much dissatisfaction on the
part Of homeseekers at the drawing,
and says there was good grounds for
much of 1t. He fears that as an adver-
tisement for this southw country, 1t