The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1889-05-25
THE PRAIRIE DOC MUST CO
A Hes~dy Found That 1akes Them
Hery Tirsd and In War ENi1r,mina.
stom to be eBnAugurassd AZ Once.

As suggested some weeks ago In these
columns the cat,l.men aai ranchmcn
have concluded 10 combine forces and
begin war of determination against
the prairie dogs. |, has been matter
Of serious debate among the residents
OF this valley during the past two Years
as TO who should eventually gain pos.
session OF the country--,hc settlers or
the prairie dogs. The latter. believing,
no doubt, In priority OF possession, We're
fast asserting sovereignty, but the
former are strong IN their alhrrance 10
that ineSorablc Law OF nature founded
on the principles underlying the
doctrine pertaining 10 n survival OF
tie htiest, and have resolved 10 nc, ac-
eordingly.
These Of The stockmen and ranchtncn
In tho vicinity of Meeker Who could bc
communicated with on short notice mst
at the old school house Thursday evening
FOR the purpose Of taking some artion In
the premises calculated Ia arose the gen
efal public 10 sense Of the grave i'm.
poriance Of this matter OF ridiing the
country OF tie blishtlng little pests
the prairie dogs.
The stock interests OF this section
MAS represented by aicasts. Walter +.
Dendy, John j. N!blocl. J. l.. MciIa,-
ton. ". \. Keller, II. N. Dre!i,iss, Tom
Lunney and Harry Niblock, and the
ranchMen were represented b. Messrs.
LII Hall, j. ". Wolfe, Al Buinliain, q.
a. iIlghton and Others. The neeiin.
was on the Informal order bu, the mat.
ter under consideration was discussed
In "A lui-, and busincss.li.c wnv.
Nr. D.udy stated ,ha, al, eomp,ny
had bought the right TO us. lii. com.
pound manufactured by Hall A Helm
o. fs,; Collins. and which In, n.een,ly
been introduced with meh era,if,ius
s,,rers, I'm th, C.,i c,,..s JI,i,I, ~,
p.ndy had pc,,,naIly ,,n.rim,n.,-l
with lh, eo,nn,,,u., nul found Tin, I,
would do nil that WI, elaln.I for IL
II. had bon.h, ,lic tvr.l,., lu,.ndln. Ia
us. 4, or hi, own and n.ia.hborin.
ran.h., Int v., u-.,f.r,ly w3iii,. In ,,t
tho public ,,,y, III. b.u,1t of m, r,,,iy,
frrc of ,i,utu, N, i,,n,,.i,, nj, .u,,,
should IL, mad. 4, c,.,r ia. ,,nv, nj,
dog. and when ,h, uro,-r Tim, arrived
his company wo,,li n, out una +, ,soy,,ion
waron. w,,ie,, tl,y wo,,ii ,,,s, N, IN,
tispo,al Of nil v lo wished In ,,l, mn c,,
prdI,Ion In %, mn, al, I'M, ,,,,r srl
max, N clean ,u,cp ,ir J,h, + Nu,.
iorl al,o .fY,.,,i 4. m o,,t Bri ,,,x,.,,,
wa.,u, and ,,h.,. az ,i,, i,,,- ,,,,i.
ou,i,,. vii, ,,x,iy ,lo III, same.
Mr.. Drutly stated t,,,, Nt. Major of.
f-s-,i To esn,tI,,u,r 10 the cau,naIru
a.ains, the prairie dog, 30 sound, Of
wheat f,il J. ". iiuru, A e., hnyr M,
hand and .ii that ia ,oi.Ll In In,
yail-,l. Mr, Major desired 1, hay. ,hi,
whca; used on III. r,pr. IL wa,
though, b..,t 10 Luy Mr.. Major. whra.
and tic 4, m far m, IL would ro on ,h,
yancl,., In thi, vicinity nui iu li.u
,hr..o. ,o ucr.p, from NJ, NJ. go
pound, Tor any aunn,i,y II. nav wish 10
riy.l after bary.s, time wh. a ,,ic vnY
a. determination, will ic imam ,ut.,r,, ou
III. range.
No, much ran liz arc.muli, ,b.a uu,,,
after har,.a;. but .y.ty,n. present nj,
IL,us.iny evenings m-c,iny ,,n. ~ ,bc
opipiou that Tie ,,m, b,d ,,riyc,, vine,
i, b.e,m. al,s,u,,,iv mecca, =, TIT.
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