The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1889-07-06
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air. and Mrs. j. 5. COLON and little
daughter Oracle. OF Axial, spent several
DAYS in Meeker during the current week
visiting friends.
Ed Befnudy, one Of New Castles
popular business men, is over here on
Il Two weeks fishing trip. Mr.. liernndy
Is accompanied by bis wife.
Miss Nellie Wash and Miss Maud
Major retained from Glen~ood Thurs
DAY. after spending week pleasantly
visiting friends at the Springs.
i ". 5. Taylor OF .AxiaI, WAS visitor
To Meeker Tuesday. Mr.. Taylor SAYS
u good shower OF rain would bc very ac-
cep,able IN the Basin about this time.
Air. and Airs Z. Aicher and family,
Mr.. and Mis-. Ed. Hall aud AIR. W \.
Keller, were amoag the numerous Oak
Ridge park folks who visited Meeker
on the Fourth.
Riley Hamilton. the handsomest
young bachelor caitlenan Ia the AAial
basin country, favored IiiK HERALD
with u cali the other day. Riley Is al
ways welcome.
Wm. Fell Of Irwin, Colorado. Was
among the callers at this Office during
the week. Mr.. Fell In an Old and size
cessiui pfosp.c;or and Is making u tour
through this coua,ry looking up our
resources.
Hugh Lunn.y, after n pleasant visit
Ia his brothers, Tom and Owen, the
Coal creek ca,,irmear departed Tor
Lcadvilic SUNDAY. Mr.. i.unney in
tends spending his vacations on White
river In future.
Eugene Gilley, the versatile horseman
Of upper White. ,weiled the ranks OF
the celebra,ors on the Fourth. The
BOYS say Gene was the most courteous
and accommodating gentleman In nj
tendance u, the bali, bu, lie 50, tired 40
soon.
AIR. AMI Mrs. Theodore Erien OF Den
yer. are visiting their relatives In this
town. Mr.. aud Mis-. J.. ". Fairfield.
Mr. lifien Is N :ayoTabiy Impressed
with Me.scf that lie las conciuied TO
h1 the owner Of several town lots before
leaving.
I. y. iia.srlcr. and J. II. Z.rbsy.
editor and proprietor o. the Poitsslil-.
Pa. Republican. mas.c n bfiri y.si, ;o
this country iufin. the week. Sir.
iiarseicr Is n brother ~ Mrs. Il. W.
Temples. and hi, visit was chiefly
for lie purpose Of seeing his sister.
The Nmrirk brothers. who arc anon;
tue new settlers on North Fork Of White
river. were down to the county seat On
Monday. These gentlemen bayo Travelled
over mos, ~ the West including the
Pacific Co.'s, but found no place that
suited them better than their present
location, which speaks well for White
river.
VIM. +. Patrick AMI ex-senator 4.
&. Parsons Of lradsi!ie. registered nj
the Mrck~r hotel on Tuesday. Mr. Pat.
rick Is manager IL the Sellers mine and
junior member ii the lrm Of l.imi'~'g
4 Patrick. Rio Bisneo couniy's big cat
tie raising Quilt. Air. Parsons got badly
stuck on this county and will lie here
again.
". II. Card 81 Williams Fork. cx.
changed greetings with his numerous
Meek~r friends In the fore par; Of this
week. Tie p~oP,. are blessed with
plenty II good water and grass In that
favored section and are corrrsIondin2iy
happy. Mr. Gard no,ss great deal Of
Improvement In this VALLEY since hi,
last visi, aud predicts n grand future
for the section.
Mcs.rs. Henry blake. y. q. Addl.-
man. Tully Scot, and l.. J.. bailey re-
turned from their trip To the confluence
-: White aud Green rivers Thursday.
Mr.. Scoii says the section o! Utah the
party visited Is the most God'fcrsaken
larier and more dr.olatr than Kansas
piece OF territory It has ever been his
misfortune To visit. There Is Goa! and
asphai,um In abundance. however.
which. he thinks. should b. taken In
evidence as mitigating circumstances.
Judge wa,brid-c o: Rou,t county.
"Ihtb w sH'thCT I" WV 'atN paw W
this week and will remain for eight or
ten DAYS with his wife and son, Mr..
boyd Walbrid.c. The judge Is kept so
busy nowadays tina; his visits To M.,ker
are no; rs frequent "a he would like
them 10 I've. In addition TO his duties
on the bench he has great deal Of
Land Office and other legal business in
cidcntal TO Il new growing country. He
thinks Meekcr and Steamboat are going
TO he THE towns 81 Northwestern Colo
rado. Right. You are. Judge; especially
Meeker.
The city OF Durango. situated In the
southwestern part Of the State. was Wis
tied by Tire on Monday morning. and
half the town laid IN ashes. Eight bus.
mess blocks and several residences
were consumed. and the loss estimated
at 100000. with nearly onc-third insur-
ance. No lives were lost. but from five
to seven hundred people were made
homeless bvthe fire. which Is though;
to have been tue work OF an inccndary.
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