The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1889-04-13


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HOME NEWS
Easter Sunday falls on April 2ist this
years. week from to morrow.
Tie regular hi.weekiy religious ser
vices ut Coal Greek have ceased until
further notice.
Aleckcr md vicinity were consider
ably refreshed this week by several
showers Of rain.
Sheriff Frank Sheridan came over
from Gienwood Saturday evening on
business, returning Wednesday.
Mayor Wa!bfidge WAS slightly indls-
posed the fore part Of tn. week. Boyd
has been connned too closely Ia business
Of late.
Thos. J. Little has been fixing up his
residence lately for the reception Of his
family who came In ,hl, week from
clrnwo1l.
Charles ". Dutand was appointed
County Commissioner of Garfield county
vice Chas. $. ARK who holds over In
this county.
The Rio Grnnic track. iaying between
Gienwooi and Ii,fc creek has trgun,
and they expect Ia reach New Castle In
few DAYS. Just what the Midland
or Rio Grandr expect to do the coming
season. regarding further extensions.
siili remains " mystery.
We
The meat market In again open and
In full blast, this time ri It's former
quarters. la the l.akamp building on
sixth street. John Wood handles the
knife and clever with his o'd.timr nc.
ceiersiio,. ani lie tells I'm hts aim Is
10 keep vegetables aud produce rs well
~ meats.
Over two hundred thousand brick
were ,nsde hcte last summer. but rs
house u,cv did not reach far. and are
how In demand. Tie brick male were
Of . superior quality. aud there II y
good opening for the pcrIrtuation Of
this industry.
On Tuesday Governor Cooper made the
following appointments for the county of
III" liianco: County Judge. George u.
Thayer; Clsst and Recorder. Harry
Evans; Sheriff. Marcus Coon; Treas
uTcr. Henry J. Hay; Assessor. u. +.
Y. Burch; Superintendent 81 Schools.
Il. $. .Aiiscbrock; Coroner, Fred ".
Gregory.
Colonel Cooke. Of the White River
Land and Cattle company. came In on
saturdays stage from Grand Island.
Nebraska. The company have been
feeding cattle there the past winter mud
made several shipments Ia Chicago this
spring. Although they hRd steers av.
eraxing over 800 and In fine condition.
they brought only $50.
In another column can be seen the
annual financial statement of the Town
Treasurer. The showing Is very god.
there being no warrants outstanding
and l37.j5 cash on hand, sj705 more
than the year previous. III. cSpsnd,-
lures during III. year Just passed were
$...75.ts'. To si.01i.ii for the previous
year. being an Increase OF 81 ..0i6..
or the fourteen thousand pounds Of
seed wheat received last Saturday by
J. W. 1lugus 4 Co. NIL was disposed Of
IN about four DAYS. Several loads. ag-
gregating nine or ton thousand pounds.
ARE expected to-day. and 1t will all lie
sold. too. In short order. The Touring
mill being assured the people are taking
hold OF the necessary adjunct 10 mutual
success.
Tie Rio Blanco Oil company filed ar
ticles OF incorporation In the Secretary
Of States last Monday. The incorpo-
rHtors are Oncy Carstarphcn, Henry ".
Hobson, A. =. Caldwell. Milton G. Cdgc
Of Denver. and James l.. Clark Of
Glcnwooj. aud the capital stock In placed
at $4,000. 1t In said that the COM
pany has u tract Of land below Meeker
TO the extent OF five thousand acres.
On Monday last Oracle Webb died
At the residence of her guardian. MIR.
Lewis Allen. and was buried Tuesday.
Rev. A. l.. Williams officiating ut the
funeral. The little one was sick for
nome time and everything possible done
for her. hut liz vain. She was about
five years VI age. and leaves two sisters
and a brother. all OF whom were thrown
upon the charities OF the world some
four years ago when their mother died.
1t may not lie generally known but IL
is nevertheless fact that final proof
can be made before any County Court
within the land district where the land
n located, and 1t is not actually neces.
saxy 10 go TO the land office, except in
contest suits. As soon as Rio Blanco