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The Meeker herald., 1888-02-04
lsO1e NALE.

\ nca; frame residence aud two lots.
corner Market and Sixth streets. One
hundred fec; from, on MRrkc; by 100 on
Sixth street. Inquire on the premises
10! additional information. Ed. REA..
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-04
An Old Acquaintance.

Collector have n little bill here
sir. that would like Ia have.
Sian OF the World-fes; please lay II
down in that easy chair. sir.
Easy chair!
Yes. It's been running so long 1,
must lie tired.
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-04
The Palace Mar

II open 10 the public and rs propose Ia
keep nothing but the very best grades
OF wines. liquors and cigars I am pre-
pared TO NEE; the demands of all WHO
arc In search Of the best.
J. f.. ROONEY. L. J. LITTLE.
Manager. Proprietor.
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-04
Notice sG Htast Settlement.
In The Natter of tho Estate
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Of t,aiftsA il-issn. si.,-a...i. Z
NoriCE ~ HEREBY .ivEN. That oa sat.
~ ur'iay. The -;zh isy uf February. \. u.
t.--. t-ins .n- ~ tic rcsulaf daps uf tho IN
..nii-'t 4. 4. ts.. Trim Of the ,usln'y t.surf uf
aafn.'ii so'inty. Ia ,b- state ef Cal.sssis. I.
H"i-rtt H-issn. tssuinistr.Ius 81 ..si s'stst-.
I'LL spt--r i-fas the Jvis- uf salj ttsirt.
p.-.-nt my Ensi s-til-m-rt as such .t.ifninis-
iTptrf. p.ay The sJtsu,aI II the same. and Az
th.n svpi, sn t-c II shars-i a. such Aimini..
ifaiur. ~ -hich ena. and rias- any t--r-sln
In Interest MAY stt-af Ana isss-ns objection.
q. tho e,rss. " sny tsrs- t-.
thtst ct Ut.u~h-.i rysirss. c..Asuin, IL
.sui-s -, '>ss uSpnEtgr uI.ttAN.
-utiaint.sr~iis II IN. tstst~
H. T. ssir. .ffatshA h.sssn. de -,ss.i.
Auoru.,.
lrir; pat Jsn - Last f-b Z. ts~>i
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-04
s..,,,nu wei, En,vun A,,uc.

Land'ady-Jame. pass Mr.. Dumlcy
the salt for his egg
Dumley-rhanks. not any salt, This
egg Is none too fresh rs IL Is.
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-04

On u,e nm, page of THE HgnALi
will be seen the professional card o'
Henry u. Rhone. attorney-at-is~ vi
Glcnwood Springs.
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-04

The ladies' OF this district had Il
chance TO exercise ,heir right Of suffrage
las, Tuesday, but very few Of then
done ~.
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-04

Drugs. medicines, oils. paints. and
everything III the drug iinc at J. ".
liugu, x Co.'S.
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-04

Yesterday evening u light snow began
Sailing. aud ir"m present indications II
will not EXCEED two inches
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-04

The New York Mail and Express
says that picturesque" is u great $50
ciety" word now. II is used to de-
scribe almost everything except griddie
cakes.
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-04
rs.SssONAL


ID. X. Van Cleef of Morsansburg,
was around among his MeckeF friend,
during the past week.
Senator Eddy, Hugh Terrence, ". 5,
raylnr. G, L.. Wilson and r. l.. shaver.
all of the .Axial precinct. came In Tues
day. sicssfs. Eddy. Wilson ami la, lof
left Wednesday for slcnwooj. wiirr
Land Office business will dc;a!n them
for few days.
Henry II. Mekcal. Who Is located on
the Government Road. paid M-ekrr n
visit THURSDAY. As this was his Hrs,
L .t,p for over lwo years. ho WAS not n
little lit surprised ai the progress w
have made. The next tim. YOU come
In. Iicnry. you will hardly recognize
Mcrkcr.
James Cherry. one Of Dcn,ets pfomi.
ncnt rial estate men. arrived In Mcekrt
"Wednesday on n visit to his brother In.
law. Morris DrcifuSs Mr.. Cherry says
Mrrkrr Is full, up 10 his expectations
aud has siIniiici his intention q! In.
v-siing extensively Ia real estate before
returning 10 Denver.
Mcssrs. Thoma, II. lies ard Charlie.
Dickinson of the Hear river country
autographed nj the Mecscr hotel sun.
day. Before coming To M--icr Tom
pridcd himself on being somewhat of n
csibbagc player but wen, away with
ihnt hal,ucinaiion knocked cut OF his
head. Tom. YOU must no, get mad bc
cause Mage says 1t WAS only In fun.
T.cy couldn't help 1t. yr know.
Commissioner Gregory returned to
Mecker "Wednesday after an absence oi
about three weeks ut the county seat
attending the initial meeting Of the
board Of Commissioners for isSs. Mr..
Gregory SAYS certain sure and reliable
signs I,oin, To grca, activity in railwa,
circles before many months roll by. all
OF which conclusivcly indicates that
Meckeriics will bc going and coming
In palace cars ere the leaves begin to
fall again.
Frank Morgan. mine host at Morgans-
burg. registered nj the Mcckcr Monday.
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-04
oh.r,-r o.. Co..,nx s,.,r..

\ full lin. of the above celebrated
cooking stoves, NIL sik.s. n, }. ". Iugus
\ Co.'S. Also p.,flor aud heating stoves.
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-04

Tho demand for town property wa
brisk yesterday AMI u number Of trans
f-rs took place. Mr.. 4. J. Gr~gor,
Loush, three lots on Main street and
Mr.. iLcrr,ck three on Ninth street.
Several other onr and two lot Aaies werv
made. Mr. iicfrick will commence
LutLiing al once.
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-04

\ large 10; Of the very hest buck
wheat just received u, J. ". Ifueus 4
Co.'S.
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-04
s,vss., Msa,r,s.., g,s.

They dress most extensively who 60
TO the LAWYER for their suits.
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-04

iions,on receives candy every weel;
from Denver. and therefore 1t is always
fresh.
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-04
Rsyest, 0OSkxSA~AS,

Constantly on draught nj the Palac,
I.lr
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-04

Do not forget that the only place Il
get good cigar is at llOustons.
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-04

Monarch 10. Hermitage and I. u.
Rippey brand OF 'sol WHISTLES, Imported
cognae brandy and the famous Lemp
beer lin Kegs at the Palace Bar.
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-04
Furniture.

Furnitnr. and honsc-furnishing good,
OF all descriptions ut J. ". iInsus !,
Co. Is, ut bottom prices.
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-04

Coal is going mp IN smoke. AMI III
price Is following scot.
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-04
I.~,np's :Aeg ts~~v

An editor can collect his senses easie
than he can his dollars.
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-04

ton, or in any way reveal his identity,
vet he visited the Office Tuesday and
stated he had been insulted and badly
misused md as he edged u the door las
We went in the direction OF u ''side
stick" with which to mash the veneInous
old liar in the head relieved himself of
few blackguard expressions char
acterist!c OF his tribe. We know the
bark Of such mongrel curs hurt nobody
but we are hardly endowed with enough
Christian spirit To pass them by with
ont giving them n well mcritcd kick.
II it's fight you're hunting, Mr..
Cobbler, call again
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-04

Travel between Mceker and Glen
wood Is on the increase.
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-04

All kinds Of fancy smoking and cigar
ettc tobacco at llouston's.
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-04

Wednesday rvrnin. every available
rig In the town was brought into usc t.
take tho lovers Of ,erp,ichorc TO the
dance n, the Nv ranch. Mcsss.
Harm Niblock and Ed. will~r ~~r-
ind-fa,igabi- nnd successful In their
efforts lo entertain their guests. n ,i'orr
In attendance will testify.
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-04

Fresh figs and dates at iIoustons.
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-04

Preparations for the leap year ball
are progressing fayorably.
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-04

The business men of Salida have or.
ganized company whose object it is TO
sink an artesian well. a thousand feet II
necessary. to secure more abundant
supply OF water. Owing to the in.
creased amount of water used for irri-
eating purposes above Salida the town
was short in its supply last summer, and
d repetition is an!thing but desirable.
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-04
FOR SALE,

Ar A BAIoAIN-A good ranch on
Lower White river. Inquire at The
HERALD Office.
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-04

Where's aii our local brick manniac.
;arrrs who have brcn taking Of burning
n brick kim letter bc getting down
10 business. boys. Of u i've thousand dol.
lar brick school house, NOT Ia mention
n number of contemplated private brick
buildings, will br sufficient induc~m~ni
tn cause outsiders io come In and tax.
hold.
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-04
UNCHANGED.

In the merry days OF boyhood
OF mischief he was fun;
And lt the teachers face, made
Behind their backs al school.
He's now IA Irrtlrii painter
Soic.l for his skill.
And tn his predictions uuc
l. making faces still.
--RonRT WAGNER.
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-04
wEATssEm sULLErIS.

The following shows the range Of the
thermometer since our report last Sat
urdny noon:
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-04

liy tho financial statement OF the
standing Of Garfield county on January
I. is>-, wo notice that our Indebtedness
/. si.s.Tfi n an January I. 1851. Il wa.
sii..a,av. and IN January I. iss-S
s~1 vi ~ 'rA. cSp~0ssiinsss dus,rg
iss7 were 81. .ttis,: In is>si. S,s,77t7t
Indrb,ssincs, paid OF In iss', -. .t7si
IN isss. S.s.;pt5t.
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-04

Smoke Soils c,gars, at Hous,on's.
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-04

In pursuance OF the call issued by tie
Secretary Of the School Board the quail
filed electors OF this school district met
ut the lumber Office OF Mediation X
Sheridan last Monday morning for the
purpose OF determining whether n
bonded debt liz contracted TO erect and
furnish n school house In the district.
Tie first In order WAS Ia decide on the
amount Of bonds IA bc voted on. \
motion WIS made tina. the amount be
placed at $3.50. which WAS duly sec
onde,l. \ general discussion then t"oa
place, In which nearly every one PRES
rni had his say. some were OF the op!n'
lon that the amount should ir placed III
sio.oasI. and others thought s:s,,ttc ampi,
sufficient. As III. extremists We're de-
cidediy In the minority the original
motion prevailed. I, was then ordered
that the meeting adjourn and bailotiag
for or against the bonds bc proceeded
with. The polls were cicn abon, fiy-
hours. during which time ninety y-onr
ballots were cast. T,'e count resulted
In 81 Votes for and 81 .siinsi. making Il
majority Of u In favor OF the prupo,i
lion.
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-04

Young ladies' now have the great
privilege OF doing their own courtlng, as
leap year again takes precedence. While
We do not believe in young ladies being
too bold or forward. We think that u
little argumen, brought To bear on some
Of our young men in II way that only II
woman knows, would make the matri-
monial market u little more lively. Il!
our young ladies' would only consent to
live little more economically after
marriage. We are certain that would
help the young msn To propose wonder
fully. We don't want you 10 live on
cold air nnd love entirely, but bs con
tent with pretty It'll. home with its
usual comforts, and u handsome man
around to do the chores and the cook
ing and was:ing.
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-04

standing of Garfield county on January
I. isS-, wo notice that our ndebt-sincss
is si.s.Tfi n On January I. 1851. IL wa
sii..ai5~. and oa January l. tssS
s~1 Nj ~ tn. cSv~s~siinss~ dus,Sg
iss7 were 81. sIj IS: In isSI. -, NAN
lnd~b,r,incs,, paid OF In iss'. So. .t7s sS
iu iss,. 80. .'pt5i.
William lfa!!oraa. who visited TIT.
section las; fall and invested In Mcekrt
io~n property. has been sojourning H.
the vicinity Of San Diego. California.
the pas, two months. lie writes thai
n rcod many people arc leaving there
fpr Western Colorado and Utah. Nv the
country IL not what Us cracked up a.
L., and those of limited means arc ad
yissd Ia Keep away. Mr.. Ilalloran will
rriurn To Mccsor In the spring.
Al n lat. meeting Of the Glcnvotsi
Springs Boaid Of Trade Mr.. Henry Il.
l:honc offered the following timely reso
luton which was unanimously adopted I:
1T IL the duty of the United States
Government, 10 assume and pay all cx.
rcnscs connected With the late Ute
trouble In Garfield county. and 1t Is the
s,nsc cf this bcsi, that II Is the duty Of
tie County Commissioners Ia make out.
present and n possible collect. claim
for the full amoun, Of this indebtedness
fiom the United States Government
~
The Mcekcr Cotnc, Hand. We are
pleased ;o note. Is SIN among the living.
Although there are bu, six Of the nine
members practictns twice u week, they
can grind out very fair music under the
leadership Of J. v. Houston. Lou
Csaig and Frank Jchap,gen assist with
iirs, and second Bb c",nc;s. and Frank
Sheridan fills the tenor. while Robert
Wagner and Henry wildliack play
riihc! alto VI baritone Us occasion rc-
1uires. The boys arc ,ack!iug new mu.
sic, and doubtless by the time the roses
bloom will Il. in shape 10 treat our ci,i.
gems 10 olsn mir concerts FROM the band
stand with la,tr effect than last year.
Tie bond question WAS carried by a
good majority notwithstanding con.
siderable "shoo'-mouth'- opposition in
Mcckcr. II would have been p.rf.ctl,
proper for the residents Of Pice-ancc o,
Rangely or any down river section Ia
have opposed and voted against tn,
bonds as those sec,ions will derive bu,
little, II any. benefit from the measure:
but IL seems hard Ia account :or op.
position in the community tha, will ,e
ceivc the chief benefit aud where Il
school house was SO badly needed. o,h.,
Than on the score OF icnoranc, and
extreme stupidity. The amount voted
was so small tina, IL will never be hard.
ship To the largest or smalssst ,axp,,ye,
ia the district.
The HERALD last week made men
ton Of the receipt Of communicable,
on the bond question which we refuse,
TO publish and gave sufficient rea,o,
therefor, namely. that the writer faile,
to attach his name to the communica
ton. This is u rule that every edito
and publisher in The land adhcr~s I,
and we don't propose TO deviatc in tn,
least from established custom. Th,
real name Of writer Is hardly eve
put in print without he so desires 1t. hu
it is necessary that 1t should he attache.
to the communication intended 70
publication. We did not name tn
writer Of tho communication In qucs
The Meeker herald., 1888-02-04
Letter Ltss.

The following letters remain In III.
pns;oflicc ut Mceker. Colorado, uncallcl
for. for the month ending January u.
isss.
Acorn. II o. Hawkins. Chas,
Bruhl. &. lcwton, q Is.
Concy. J 4. Mejows. JAS,
Donovan. Thos. McQucary. Dick.
GoIacn. l. 5. Peterson. j y.
Griffith, Joseph. Pridcmoyc. WIN.
ilafrop. T.. Raymond. Eddie.
In calling FOR any OF the above letters
please say advertised
J. V. llousroN. r. NJ.
50.
The Telluride Republican in n reccn,
issue Inserts the following very pert.
nent item. and we ask our friends TO
kindly make n noic Il IL. and follow out
its sentiment: "Th. person who fur.
nisbcs the most item. for ncwtpnrer
Is the best friend an editor has. Many
persons hesitate in sending personal. To
newspaper regarding the moveme n,s
of themselves or friends. least the news
paper man should think them TOO
anxious TO sec their names in print. He
will think nothing of the kind. but oh
the contrary is always glad to get s,icl,
news notes where the simple facts are
stated and there is no rnercenary or sci.
fish object in view. Grand junction,
| Nn,,,
, 1888-07-25
FOundering of an Emigrant Ship
with all Hands.
(FrOm the Daily Telegraph.

The Cape Mail steamer Drummond
CASTLE arrived at Plymouth yester-
day with The news Of the laundering
of a large emigrant ship off Cape
AguIhas, South Africa. The Drum
mOnd Castle noticed that The vessel
was in distress, and stood by her for
some time, but she went down sud
denly with all hands, amid most fear
tul shrieks from the drowning people.
The name Of the unfortunate craft is
unknown. 1t appears that at half
past nine o'clock or the night of
Sunday, June 8, when the Drummond
Castle was off Cape Agulhas, in a
most tempestuous sea and bowling
storm, those on board saw a large
sailihg-sh having painted ports,
throw up signals of distress. Her
foremost was standing with tattered
sails, but her mainmast was gone,
and only a stump of her miz3nmast
was remaining. The Drummond
Castle approached as neal as possible
TO the distressed vessel, which con-
tinued showing blue lights, throwing
up rockets, and burning tar-barrels
as all Indication Of her desperate
condition. On one occasion the
, 1888-07-25

to light new horrors. At Lagan
about four miles north of Leon the
loss of life and property is nearly
equaIIy,,as terrible as at Leon. Many
people and cattle are being swept
away in the rushing waters. Mines
are filing with water and miners are
trying to escape drowning. The cOun-
try from Celagn to Logas is one i'm
mense sea of water, while the railroad
is in a deplorabIe condition. Hun
dreds of families are homeless at all
points and many are starving before
relief can be sen to them. The crops
are ruined. There is no telegraphic
communication by railroad to the city
Of Mexico and it is still raining over
the entire republic.
City of Mexico, June 26.-Tele-
graphic communication has been re-
stored between Leon and Silas on the
line of the Mexican Central railway.
Particulars OF terrible floods that oc-
CURED in lhat district have been OBJ
lqined. A telegram from SiIaS says
it commenced raining on the 18th
inst, and continued a heavy down
pour for rwenty-fout hours. About
1926 houses have been destroyed. The
station buildings are occupied by
homeless people, who are unable to
obtain anything to eat except water
melons and fruit floating in the water.
Several dykes have given way and
the whole country around is flooded,
At Leon on the night of the 18th the
people, believing themselves safe from
the food, went to bed in those parts
of the town where the water had not
found it's way. The flood increased
during the night the houses tumDled
in rapidly, and as the buildings fell,
the unfortunate sleepers were either
crushed TO death or drowned. The
rain continuedin necessarily till Wednes-
day, the Goth inst, and it is estimated
that fully seven hundred persons per-
ished. One hundred and eleven
bodies have been recovered without
moving any ruins of houses. There
are supposed to be hundreds of bodies
buried. The total number of houses
destroyed is estimated at 1000 and
the loss $4,000, 000.- Vict0rGaC OlOnjSt.
, 1888-07-25

"OONJ 0SO OOAAAuCOO 0ONI V~S h4
possible to get one of my boats away
with any prospect Of success, We
remained in close proximity to the
distressed ship never losing sight of
her until $50 am. on June 4, when
suddenly she disappeared. After this
we saw a light at intervals for two
hours, so thinking some of the crew
might be on the wreckage, we re-
manned in position until $50 a. M,
when | went ahead over the course we
had drifted, but failed to see anything,
so we proceeded the place where
the ship was supposed to have foun-
dered in was Cape Agulhas W.S.W.,
fifteen miles"
One of the officers who was on the
watch on the night OF the calamity
furnishes the following narrative:
On the night of Sunday, June 3,
shortly after nine, | went on deck to
keep my watch. There was a terri
fc hurricane blowing from the W.NW.
the seas being tremendous, the at
mosphere pitch dark, and the wind
bowling in fearful gusts. | had nor
been there halt an hour before one of
my brother officers attention was
attracted by a fare-up coming straight
towards the Drummond Castle, whose
whereabouts had evidently been
perceived by a vessel in distress.
We Immediately began throwing up
IA blue light, aud through this ilInmi-
nation we saw tn at The distressed
ship was of great size and without
doubt carrying a number of emigrants.
Her main and mlZen masts had gone
by The board. We hailed her and
learned that she was quite disabled.
AT this time we saw ON the deck of
the toun lering vessel only the captain,
who was apparently free, two OF the
crew, who were dashed TO the wheel,
while there was no doubt, from the
heartrending walls that arose in
volumes from time to time, hat the
passengers and the rest of the crew
whose number a only in that way
be guessed-were battened down be-
low. Atone time the two vessels we're
driven so closely to one another that
they narrowly escaped c%olIiding, and
there was no possibility of launching
boats while the storm was at It's
height. Thrreupon Captain Win
chester signaIled that he would stand
by until day break, with a view OF
rendering assistance, and prepara-
lions were made to this end. The
distres sed vessel continued showing
blue lights and rockets, and we kept
as near as possible to her, going
round and round her. The night
was dark, and the sea running noun
tains high, so much so that any
attempt to launch "a boat must have
been inevitably attended with loss
of life. Suddenly, at $50 on Mon
day morning, when a huge sen
was running and amid screams and
shouts, the lights disappeared, and
from the moment we could entertain
no doubt that the unfortunate vessel
f0undered with all hands on board.
The Drummond Castle at once sailed
, 1888-07-25

Wy AO'NAT A"N - ~
the weather, and her master, Captain
Winchester, caused her to be hailed,
stating hat he would be prepared to
take The crew on board if ii could be
possibly managed. The reply came
back hat the boats were gone, and
that the vessel was in IA most disa,
bled state, which rendered her neon
trolIable. Thereupon Captain Win
chester intimated that he would
stand by until day break, with a view
of rendering assistance, and prepara-'
tons were made to this end. The
distressed ship continued showing
blue lights and rockets, and the
Drummond castle kept as near as
possible 10 her, going round and
round her. The night was dark, and
the sea running mountains high, so
much So that any attempt to launch
a boat must inevitably have been
attended with further loss of life.
Suddenly, ut $50 on Monday morning
when "a high sea was running, the
lights disappeared under circumstan-
ces which leave little doubt that the
unfortunate ship foundered, with all
hands on board. The Drummond
Castle at once sailed to and over the
place where the vessel was last seen;
but nothing more was to be perceived.
After cruising about until daylight
and finding nothing, The DrummOnd
Castle continued her voyage, and
arrived in Table Bay thirteen hours
behind her usual time. The name OF
the distressed vessel could not be
ascertained, and up to the present
there is nothing to lead TO her identI-
fcatIon. 1t is considered by one OF
the crew of the DrummOnd Castle
that the lost craft was a large emf
grant ship, She was running before
the wind, and there appeared 10 be
no u Oh deck but the captain and
two or three men, who were dashed
to the wheel. All the remainder of
the crew and passengers appeared 10
be baltened down, for just as the
captain shouted, Il have lost my
boats" Il fearful and heartrending
wall was borne through the air. The
ship was then driven before the gale
ahead Of the Drum uond Castle but
agonisin9 cries were heard at inter,
walls. When the vessel so suddenly
disappeared andlhe DrummOnd Castle
steamed to the spot, nothing could be
seen but one seething mass of foam.
1t is said that one of the officers of the
Drummond Castle volunteered to put
off 10 the unfortunate vessel 4; but
Captain Winchester, recognising the
almost certainty OF failure and further
loss of life from such an attempt,
declined TO allow the proceeding.
The weather is described as m
thing terrific, and such as to render a
rescue impossible. The following
official report as to the circumstances
was furnished by Captain Winchester:
June 3.-During a fresh gale from
w, when Angulhas Light bore
K. by N. 13 miles, at $40 pm, we
observed signals of distress TO west
ward. We bore down to the distressed