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The Dolores star., 1915-08-13
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be received BY the
County Commissioners of Montezuma county,
Colorado up to 10 o'clock a. m. of the sd day
Of August, 1918, for constructing concrete abut-
ments, erecting lO0-foot highway steel truss
bridge and making concrete floor for same.
The bridge to be built over McElmo creek
about ten miles west of Cortez, Colorado.
County will furnish cement and steel for
bridge at or near bridge site.
Bids will not be considered for abutments
and bridge floor from parties who have not had
experience in concrete work.
II possible bidders should make a personal
examination Of the location of the bridge be-
fore submitting bid. -
Bids will be received for the concrete work
and the assembling of the bridge combined or
for the two separate.
A certified check to the amount OF 2 Der cent
Of bid must be deposited with bid, to insure
the execution Of contract and bond all checks
Of unsuccessful bidders will be returned at once
upon award Of contract
Written contract together with bond with ap-
proved security for the faithful performance Of
the contract as per plans and specifications
and in a good and workmanlike manner will be
required Of successful bidders. =
Plans and specifications can be seen. and
blank forms for bids procured at the office Of
the county Clerk, ,ortez, Colorado.
Tho Hoard reserves the right to reject any
and all bids.
- By order OF the Board
SAMUEL NJ. BURKE, Clerk,
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13
A s.er...son to Country Moth.r..

n SaeGestaon 10 Country Mothefl
All intelligent mothers want their
daughters to be modest and pure. their
sons to be clean and noble. Sanitation
80 hygiene are bound in textbooks
0Aare suppose to be taught in schools,
but text book knowledge is dead stuff
until put into practice. The next step
Is to bring this information down to
earth and connect it up with the daily
lives Of the children. and these lessons
must be SO thoroughly taught that they
will stick. not only by precept, but
even more by practice.
Physicians use to treat symptoms,
now they try to locate the cause of the
disease. They used to dope patients
for malaria and yellow fever, now they
kerosene the mosquito. They still pre-
scribe for typhoid, but at the same
time they ''Swat" the fly. Most
teachers give some attention to dress,
cleanliness and personal appearance of
their pupils while in the school-room,
but in most cases it ends with that.
The most unspeaksble spot on the
school grounds or in the district is the
privy. A few schools have none.
Some have but one for both boys and
girls. More have the two Joined to-
gether and separated only by single
board partition, while many are partly
'caved in" or "caved out" or with
the doors off, and very few are
screened and 80 separated as to insure
any privacy. Most Of them are reek-
ing with filth and covered with obscen-
ity. breeders of disease and corrupters of
the morals and manners of innocent
children.
Teachers pay little attention to this
subject, school boards pay less and
parents scarcely any at all. Yet it is
far more important to know what
teacher will do to protect the child
from a foul closet, with floor and
seat covered with human filth and wall
with lewd words and pictures, than to
know how she will grade in arithmetic,
or what is the grade of her certificate.
1t is more necessary for the school
board to properly look after this mat
ter than to buy dustless crayons and
felt erasers, for scars on character do
not erase, And it is even more impor-
tant for parents to guard the morals of
their children from the evils of the
school privy than to protect their health
IN the schoolroom. G.. Sargent, C.
A. C. Fort Collins, Colorado. .,
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13
Lebanon Items.

B. H. Humes and wife and Carl
Tebbs and wife were up above Dolores
fishing last week. They enjoyed a
good soaking rain while there.
F. E. Kimball and Forrest Bradfield
were out from Dolores last week to
help w. E. Campbell close a deal for a
threshing outfit which was sold to Reed
Tebbs and w. A. Carpenter.
See Tebbs & Carpenter if you want
a good job of threshing done as they
have a bran new Case outfit and will
be ready to thrash in two weeks.
A little baby girl came to make her
home with Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Wedell
Tuesday.
P. M. Chappell and sons, Will Chap
pell, Homer Wallace, and e. E. Bis
hop composed a fishing party to Dunton
this week.
C. E. Rentz was visiting his brother
S. M. Rentz last week.
Bernard Smith is in from the dry
land ranch and says they are having
plenty OF. rain out there now.
E. E. Calhoun and S. w. Bryant re-
turned to the ranch in Cross Canon
after visit at the Bryant home.
DR.. Lace delivered very good
sermon to a good crowd at the church
Monday night.
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13
YELLOW JACKET
Holloway Speaks at Salida.

Holloway Speaks at Salida.
Special to The Star:
Salida, Aug. 9-The water wagon
special ran circles around itself here
yesterday when G. A. Holloway. who
drafted Colorado's prohibition law,
made two speeches before the largest
audiences ever assembled. Despite
the rain which came down in torrents
Sunday evening the Methodist church
was crowded to capacity and the vast
audience were united in their verdict
that no greater and more powerful
speaker ever addressed Salida gath
ering. Scores Of men who never at:
tend church were among the first to
clamor for seats, and the ovation given
at the conclusion Of the address lasted
fully two minutes. With unimpeach.
able logic, magic eloquence and burn
ing sarcasm, Mr.. Galloway tore into
shreds every argument against prohibi-
ton; and as result the whole town Is
talking prohibition today.
The water wagon has pushed on over
Marshall Pass and will reach Dolores
on Thursday. August 10. where great
mass meeting will be held ct eigh,
o'clock.
Mr.. Holloway Is spsaking under. tn
auspices Of The Colorsao An1 Gxtssa
League.
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13
Arriola items.

Mrs. Mont Mccall and her sister,
Mrs. Bell, spent two weeks at Dunton
enjoying the quiet of the mountains
and feasting on fish.
Mrs. Leona Morgan is on the sick
list this week.
Miss Delphia Hough spent a few
days last week with Miss Gladys Pit
tenger.
Miss Shirley was taken violently i'll
last Friday and called DR.. Calkins.
She is now out of danger.
The ball game Saturday between the
Arriola and Yellow Jacket teams drew
a big crowd in spite of the rain and
very much enthusiasm was shown.
The game was played on the home
grounds and resulted in victory for
the home team.
Mr.. and Mrs. Overton were visiting
at Summit Ridge Saturday and Sunday.
The school rooms are looking very
fresh and inviting in the new coat Of
paper which was put on last week.
DIR. Lace made his quarterly trip to
this section and preached at Arriola
Sunday afternoon. The house was
full and all enjoyed the sermon which
was a masterpiece.
The relatives and children gathered
at the Dillon home Sunday for their
annual dinner in honor of the birthday
anniversary of Mrs. Dillon. This year
her brother shared in the honors as his
natal day was two weeks later; it is
the first time since they were children
that they had celebrated their birth
days together.
Mrs. Wyman is enjoying visit from
her brother and his wife from Kansas
City. They came Friday.
Mr.. Roberts, the X. X, X. man, is
making his usual rounds this week but
this time he traveles in Ford and has
his family with him.
Mrs. Winnie Akin and daughter,
Evelyn, and Mrs. Roy Akin and children,
Eva, Mildred and Leroy. came out
from Dolores Sunday to attend the
birthday dinner at Dillon's.
We received the sad news of the
death of Mrs. Duncan which occurred
Monday at the hospital in Durango.
Though her death was not q surprise
yet it came as q shock for we had a
hope that she might be spared to her
family but such was not to- be and
everything avails not when the grim
visitor comes. Our sympathy goes out
to the bereft family.
Mr.. Muse took DR.. Lace to Dolores
Sunday evening and returned Monday.
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13
Death Of Nellie Kennedy.

Nellie Kennedy died at her home at
the Walker ranch on Summit Ridge
Sunday. Rev. H. E. Dill of Cortez,
conducted the funeral services from
the home Tuesday afternoon. The re-
mains were laid to rest in the new
Dolores cemetery.
Nellie Gwendollen Kennedy was born
May 8, 1905. in Nemeha county. Kan
sas, and passed to the Great Beyond
August 8, 1915, at 4:30 p. m, aged IL
years and 8 months. The deceased has
been in poor health for the past four
years, and was confined to her bed for
the past month. She leaves to mourn
her departure a stepfather, w. E.
Smith, mother, sister and two brothers.
Mr.. Smith and family moved to Mon
tezuma county from Kansas in April of
this year, and the sympathy of the
whole community goes out to them in
their bereavement.
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13

Sundays south-bound train arrived
in Dolores several hours late on account
of wreck between Telluride and Rico.
The baggage car and two coaches that
laid down the other side of Mancos last
week were in the freight on their way
to Ridgway for repairs when they
again dropped on their -sides and OBJ
structed traffic for about five hours.
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13

Mrs. Fannie Duncan, wife of C. p
Duncan of Lewis, died Monday at the
Osconer hospital in Durango where she
had gone some time ago for medical
treatment. The remains were brought
to this place Tuesday and were laid to
rest in the Lewis cemetery Wednesday.
Deceased leaves a husband, three
daughters, two sons and host of
friends to mourn her departure.
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13

The farmers on the mesa north of
Dolores are making good and proving
that profitable crops can be grown. 1t
takes considerable nerve and muscular
energy to hew out a farm on this new
land, but when the oak brush are grub
bed and the land gotten under cultiva-
ton there is no better wheat and
potato land in the world.
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13
Tbs pirsy s.osy


It sdvertises your own business.
1t displays your lack Of . sense Of
deeency.
1t indicates the state Of your inner
character.
It exhibits the nature Of your inner
soul.
1t shows your better self IL being
suppressed.
It illustrates the sordidness Of your
soul.
1t typifies the mesgerness Of your
resources of entertainment.
1t proclaims the coarseness Of your
ideas of humor.
II tells of the inadequacy Of your
means Of expression.
It reveals the depth of defilement
you have already reached.
1t proves to your friends how greatly
they may be disappointed in you.
1t stultifies the testimony Of those
who have said you where good fellow.
It soil the imagination Of your hear
ers. .,a
1t hangs vulgar pictures on the inner
chamber Of the imagination Of other
men from which they can never escape.
II disgusts men of finer sensibilities
who care for the clean and wholesome
things of life.
1t nauseates good men who love fun
but hate dirt.
It dishonors your parents and your
wife and your children and your friends
and your home and your business and
God.
It proves nothing but your own un-
worthiness.
1t acconplishes nothing but your own
undoing.
1t convinces other thst you are good
man not to do business with.
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13

Plan to attend the District VIC. T.
U. convention to be held in Dolores,
August %, "a and rs. Mrs. Adrianna
Hungerford, state president of the W.
C. 7. u, and the delegates from this
district will arrive Monday noon and
the first session will be Monday eve
ming, then Tuesday forenoon, after
noon and evening and Wednesday
morning. These sessions will one and
all be of interest to every man and
woman of Dolores and vicinity and all
should plan to attend every one. Don t
wait until the convention is over and
then when others are telling how
splendid it was, you will regret that
you didn't think it would amount to
much and SO let . golden opportunity
pass you by. But just you be there
and get some Of the good things first
handed. In the n. e. church Monday
evening at 7:30. Tuesday all day and
"Wednesday morning.
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13

The Durango Exchange has fitted up
a rest room for ladies in the Century
Building, Durango, and the ladies' of
Dolores and Montezuma county are
invited to make themselves at home at
this rest room when visiting Durango.
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13

H. J. Porter, Mrs. Minnie Walters
and daughters, Mrs. Hattie Burgwin
and Mrs. Salabar left Monday for Du-
range and the Pine river country in
Mr.. Porter's car. Mrs. Salabar return
ing to her home after visit in this
place, and Mrs. Walters will visit with
frtends'on Pine river for couple weeks.
Mr.. Porter retured home Wednesday.
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13

Do you know that you can get your
name and address printed on stationery
at The Star Office for a very little more
than you pay for the blank paper and
envelopes elsewhere. Why don't you
let your friends and the public in gen.
eral know that you are awake and
strictly up to snuff by using printed
stationery.
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13

J. T. Rush has on exhibition at Harry
Pyle's Office a few heads of wheat
grown on his ranch on the mesa north
of town. If you want to see some
good wheat take a look at it.
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13

What will happen when the State
goes dry? Regardless whether you are
wet, dry or neutral, as a good citizen
you should know the meaning, effect
and the anticipated results of the prohi-
bition law which becomes effective on
January 1st. Mr.. Guy Arthur Hollo-
way who drafted the main provisions
of the prohibition law will speak at a
mass meeting to be held in the Dolores
Methodist church Thursday evening,
August 10, at 8 o clock.
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13

Tie Ladies Aid will meet with Mrs.
Hattie Porter next Wednesday after
noon August ls. Bring your thimbles.
Important business.
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13

District Superintendent Lace arr
rived in Dolores Saturday and spent
Sunday and Monday looking after the
interests Of the M. E. churches in the
valley. He preached at Dolores Sun
day evening,
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13

G. w. Goodwin has purchased the
lots south of the Baptist church on
Seventh street and Central avenue,
from the Knights of Pythias and will
erect q modern cottage on them this
fall, n
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13

P. H. McCabe was in from his sum-
mer camp at Beaver mountain Satur-
day and made The Star Office a pleasant
call.
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13

Ars F. l. Smith. vice president OF
the state W. c. T. u. will lecture in
Baptist church Sunday night, August
2 Special music.
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13

The annual excursion to Salt Lake
will leave Dolores next Tuesday,
August 18th. Tickets $3.50 for round
trip. Return limit September 18th.
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13

The Lost Canon Mining Company has
been formed to work the prospect re-
Gently opened in Lost Canon by the
Nutter Bros and others.
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13

George Goodwin is busy removing
the trees from the lots recently bought
from the Knights. The contract has
been let for fiye-room bungalow and
work on the same will begin at once.
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13

I. E. Padgett left Tuesday for Kan
sas City to look after business matters.
He will be away ten or fifteen days.
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13

II you have any back numbers of
The Dolores Star laying around your
home please look them over and if you
find one Of the date of July End, 1915,
mail or bring to The Star office.
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13

The resources of the mesa north of
Dolores is sufficient to support q town
ten times the size of Dolores when the
mesa is all put under cultivation.
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13

c. s. Fink was in from Yellow Jacket
Saturday. In reply to our inquiry re-
gardihg the dry country, Mr.. Fink said
that there was no dry country it had
been raining
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13

Be sure the garden gate is securely
wired for the town cows are especially
fond of corn and cabbage.
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13
Gard Of Thanks.

We wish TO publicly thank the friends
and neighbors for their kind help and
sympathy during the illness and at the
death of our beloved daughter, and for
the many pretty bouquets that helped
~ nakA - eiek asesn moro -GhAsyfnl.
~ m. AND MRs. W. s. Snrn.
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13

McElmo canon peaches for sale on
the streets this week. 1t is reported
that the Canon will have big peach
crop this season. Canned peached are
q fine fruit for winter use.
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13

Harry v. Pyle and family went up to
Bear Creek Wednesday for few days
outing.
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13

Rev. Wood Of Durango, preached in
the Baptist church Sunday both morn
ing and evening.
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13

The Dolores Star and the Toledo
Blade one year for only $500.
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13

Plymouth binding Irvine. None bet
ter. At The Rust Lumber & Mercan-
tile Company.
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13

Ivan M. May and son of Denver,
have been looking over the valley the
past week and have bought the
REIMBURSEMENT of the O'Shaughnessy
place. .
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13
Gurch Services.

Sunday school every Sunday after.
noon at 2 p. m. DR.. Bell superintend.
ent. Preaching every End and 4th
Sunday afternoon. All are invited to
these services.
YELLOW JACKET
In Fairview school house. Sunday
school every Sunday at 10 q m. Mr..
Banter superintendent. Christian En-.
deavor every Sunday evening at
O'Clock. Mr.. Seelig. president.
Preaching every LIST and Bird Sunday
both morning and evening.
H. w. c. AfNLEY
Minister.
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.

Harlan Beaber WINS up from Cortex
Sunday evening calling on friends.
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13

Plymouth binding twins. None bot.
ter. At The Rust Lumber & Mercan-
tile Company.
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13

, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lowell and Mrs.
Applegate of Cheyenne, Wyoming,
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett
Nutter the first of the week.
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13

Hrs. S. ]. Bradfield and Mrs. Chas.
AnAerson of Alta, Iowa, are visiting
with Dolores relatives.
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13

Plymouth binding twine None bet
ter. At The Rust Lumber & Mercan-
tile Company.
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13

Cleanest beds in Durango 25 and IS
cents . night; Windsor Rooms, over
Democrat. Jas. Van Banker, prop.
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13

J. j., Johnny and Mary Harris and
Morey Plumley went up to Bear Creek
yesterday for weeks outing.
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13

For Sale or Trade Second hand five-
foot Deering binder. Inquire Of X. z.
Walker. Dolores. Colo.
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13

Toy Akin returned yesterday from a
fishing trip up the river.
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13
Baptist o.eh s

Baptist Ch0eh SsrvieA.
Sunday school At 10 o'clock.
Everyone 10 invited to attend these
services.
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13

Don't forget the date, August q, q.
a Ind rs.
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13

Sunday school at 10 O'Clock.
You and your friends are invited Z.
attend.
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13

For results advertise in The Star.
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13

Services will be held In De Catholic
church the third Sunday Of each month.
The Dolores star., 1915-08-13

Rev. McKowen left Monday for Kan
sas to visit with relatives.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-14
A Fine Time was Had.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 13.-Pat
Toomey had $500 thirst. He &C
uuired it while travelling over the arid
expanses Of east Texas enroute from
New Orleans here, to close negotia-
lions for big contracting job.
His business completed. Toomey
hunted up a place that made a spe-
cialty Of thirsts. He had $500. 1t
lasted just thirty minutes. So did
Toomey.
Unable to spend the amount for
drinks, Toomey just gave it away.
One of his beneficiaries was thought
full enough to see Toomey safely in
bed in a hotel where he awoke this
morning with one of those headaches.
Toomey told the police about IT.
They located two men on whom the
celebrant had pressed $25 loans, which
were readily returned.
Never mind the rest" said Toomey
as he started toward the depot. "a
fine time was had by all, but, never
againforme,"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-14
PLANS. CHALK TALK
IN SERMON TONIGHT
Rev. r. 3. McAlIister Will Preach
Along unique Lines, He
Has Announced.

This evening Rev. F. McAlllster or
the First Baptist church will get out
his crayons and spend the evening
giving an illustrated address or chalk
talk. as they have been more popular
Nv called. Scenes and objects will be
taken from all walks OF life, animate
and inaminate, serious and humorous,
to bear out the lesson to its fullest
extent. Rev. McAll!ster believes that
the picture has come to have great
part of our educational and recrea-
tional life, and IL Is equally effective
in developing the spiritual life. This
fact was first brought to h%l when
he sat under DR.. R. F. Y. Pierce, then
pastor of the down town church In
Scranton, Pa. but now pastor IN one
Of the larger churches N New York.
for this method of teaching ana
preaching was used largely by Pierce
and was exceedingly popular. Only
short time ago II was stated that Dr..
Pierce had and does go down on Wall
street every week TO give short crayon
lectures to the men during the noon
rest hour. Seeing the power or the
concrete illustration to the mind, Rev,
McAllister states he began to use
them and although he has never
drawn in his Keol<uk pulpit before
these talks were very enthusiastically
received in his Rochester church.
The subject of this particular ad.
dress will be. Getting 1t Finished
While You Wait"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-14
PROMISE NEVER. TO
HOOK CARS AGAIN
Seven Penitent Boys Make Solemn
Vow In Superior Court on
Friday Afternoon.

Seven penitent boys stood up in the
superior court Friday afternoon and
promised never to do 1t again.
They represented the initial haul Of
street car hookers that was made
through the efforts of the Keokuk
Electric company and the Keokuk po-
lice department. George West, Harry
West. Leroy Chaknine. George Chalk
nine, Happy Cruze, Ralph Sargent
and Carl Bossler promised faithfully
that If they were released, they would
never hook a car again as long as
they lived.
Manager J. p. Ingle of the Keokuk
Electric company. who was present,
did not care to push the prosecution,
but wanted It firmly impressed on the
boys that there should be no recur-
rance of the matter.
Two of the nine were found not
guilty. Infcrmations were dismissed
AGAINST Delbert Ially and Frank
Thoney.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-14
HENRY CoUNTY'S
POULTRY SHOW
Annual Exhibition Of Birds Will Be
Held at Nj. Pleasant
January 24-2a.

MT. PLEASANT, Ia, Nov. 1s.-The
annual poultry show Of the Henry
County Poultry association is an
nounced for January 21-29 inclusive,
and to be held at Mt. Pleasant. An
attempt Is being made to get all the
breeders of poultry into the assocta-
ton. All breeders are urged to join
the association, the annual dues being
the nominal sum of s1.00. The asso-
citation now consists Of forty-f1ve mem
bers and the aim Of the officers is to
make it an even hundred. Last year
there were about 500 birds in the eS-
hibit and this year it is hoped to make
the number one thousand.
The following are the officers of
the association:
President-R. p Westfass.
Secretary-W. S. Moore.
Treasurer-Fred Gheen.
Vice spresidents-Jas. T. Gillis, D.
w. Rich and r. P, Hobbs.
Directors-Iedru Willis. F. c. Tow
rea, Mrs. F. Stice, Ralph Westfall,
Allen Wittenmyer, Mt. Union; p. F.
Benson, Winfield: Orlando Jacobs.
New London: Harris NJ. Logan.
Salem; A. J. Schultz, Hillsboro; Jacob
Gerig, Wayland.