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Many Cases Of Leprosy,.

OTTAWA. Dec. Ca gentleman just
from British Columbia states he has
been investigating the prevalence Of
leprosy in that province and found that
while in cities there are only one or
two cases, the disease exists to consid-
cradle extent among the Indian tribes,
to whom 1t has been communicated
through the Chinese.
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Sims Reerea Is 6s years old. His
tenor voice IL still charming
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1890-12-12

Reports of crop correspondents of the
Illinois state board of agriculture show
that the Hess!nn fly has been discovered In
the fields OF nearly Il not I'll of The coun.
ties where winter wheat is grown. The
extent Of the damage already done Is not
yet known.
sonator Carlisle has receiyed two drafts
vscentIy cashed in the City Of Mexico
drawn on him by q swintiler representing
himself as the SENATOR'S son and calling
eimsslf 3ohn g. Carlisle, ir. The nnly j.
G Cariisie ~. 4. the senator. grandson
vAiy 2 ysAs. ui,i. S 9fs
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Hon. ". n. Fhelps En Route.

NEW YORK, Dec 6.Hon. VIM. WAL
ter Phelps, the minister TO Germany,
sailed today for hin post Of duty On The
WorrA. as
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In the House


WAsHlNeToN, Dec. .-Representatives
Bartine Of Nevada, Townsend Of Colorado,
Bland OF Missouri, Clements OF Georgia,
and Wheeler of Alabama, introduced bills
for the free coinage of silver.
Mr.. Picker, Of South Dakota, intro
duccd a bill for the free coinage Of gold
and bullion.
Mr.. Carter, Of Montana, introduced a
bill amending the act authorizing the re-
ceipt Of United States gold coin in exchange
for gold bars by providing that the super
intendents of coinage at the mints and at
the United States assay Office at New York
may, with the approval of the director of
the mint, but not otherwise, receive
United States gold coin from any holder in
sums not less than $500 and deliver in ex-
change gold bars.
Mr.. Wike, of Illinois, introduced q pre-
anble and resolution on the subject OF the
tariff, reciting that it is.manifeat that The
people at the recent election most emphat-
ica!ly repudiated the policy and principles
s of taxation and protection embraced 10 the
Mckinley law and instructing the commits
tee of ways and means to report bills to
repeal any and all increases In tho rates Of
tari6 duties occasioned by that enactment
and to place upon the free list wool, lum-
ber, salt, coal, ores Of all kinds, dye stuffs,
tin plates, agricultural and manufacturfne
machinery. binding twine and Its raw ma
5terial, bagEsng, cotton ties, and sucb other
arsialss sf rsv isstsrtst - tbs sosA lstse
The Meeker herald., 1890-03-08
IsA>t.t.lN NOTES.

Srhupl closed February als', having
completed it, tifth month. There was
not sufficient money 10 continue the
school for longer period, although 1t
was tho desire Of many To dn ~. PT,scs
were offered by III. teacher. To the read
ing classes. for the best real selections
ut the close Of the term M,uy pupil,
mad. srca; Improvement in realm. in
the last few weeks of school.
The pupils who were sncc 's,ful In
winning the prizes are ~ follows:
Emma Owens. hfih reader; Mark
Fletcher. fourth reader; Nina studcr.
third reader: Allie stuicr. first reader.
Four families have just arrived and
will settle on ranches below Rangcly.
The people OF this district are very
happy over the prospect for new road
up the river.
\ special meeting of the legal voters
will be held ut Rangely on March eth.
for the purpose of Lowing n special tax
for building the new school house now
in contemplation. There Ii some
money in the Treasury for this purpose
but no, sufficient To build a good house
Cattle are looking poorer every day
The last cold snap killed some, but til,
loss of cattle in these parts will probably
not be very heavy.
A dance took place in the schoo
house on the .,2nd OF February. Every
body reports having good time.
RASGELS.
The Meeker herald., 1890-03-08

Colonel John Shakespeare. u retired
officer of til. British army. who n few
wears ago visited this country and WAS
III, guest Of General Phil Sheridan.
will he rem. mberrd 10y many people In
Colorado WHO met him on that occasion.
Recently he wrote his remembrance of
In. Light Brigade aud the famous
charge of the six Hundred" ut Balak.
lava. The charge Of the Light Bri-
gaic took place. says the Colonel, DC
tober 9th, 1851. and Is still household
memory with ny, though many years
have slipped BY. and have been asked
by many to place on record some occur.
rcuccs other than mere go!loping. cut
ting. thrustipg and strong language. oil
Of which are very similar on like occa.
sions, and are often told In prose and
yuIse. short auu 10 the point is best
suited TO what is required Of me. So tc
begin my story:
"Mauhe's horse artillery, with me
second in command, opened lire Mt day
light End kept In action until ita ammu
milton was exhausted. when IL retired {
few ya,ds down the I'LL and RENAME,
there for awhile. screened from tn,
Russian shot and shell, with the hop,
Of giving confidence TO some wavcrint
Turks. Maudc was seriously wounded
! by u shell bursting near his horse, ant
there were also several casualitic:
among officers, men horses. and gun
wheels. Some of our field batteries
soon arrived and continued the can
nonade.
I'm the course of an hour or so our tw,
brigades of cavalry and horse ARTILLERY
formed columns near the heights OF tn,
plateau of Sehas,oppl. when suddenly ;
line of cavalry. with supports in column
probably 1000 poured down the gras!
slopes toward Balaklava. and were glori
ously defeated by our heavy brigade o.
cavalry under General Scarlet.
"1n the pause that followed l deemed
1t desirable to learn what the Russians
were doing. and "a the horse had rid
den was wounded by n splinter of
shell. / mounted a baggage pony an,
rode up the grass slope to the near ores
of the famed valley. where teth
cred him to q tent peg, and crept OF
The Meeker herald., 1890-03-08
10oW 1.oug :
To the rinar Of rnr lirn,Loi

r" the f,iiIar 81 Tnr iirHttDi
How long. oh. City Fathers, shall we
hay. TO endure tile mud that Is daily
growing on our streets!
Having had TO hop. skip and jump for
several da'- past. la get over the various
ditch crossing, IN the very hear, OF III.
city led us To- investigate the why and
the wherefore OF til. trouble. We found
sulphur Creek running unois;Tuct.i IN
To the citS limits, aud then spreading
ont over the Hat until It reaches the
town ditch. and from there II breaks It's
banks and goes rolling aud iumbiing
aud surging. aud gurglIng. aud splash
| ing. and dashing like the Waters at La
dor. through the streets. through theccl'
lars. through the stables and the Yards,
seeking more outlets than the bangcs
has mouths.
Why not. o Fathers, apply the remedy
u. oncey Why not make one clear
open channel under the town dilcU
large enough to convey all the water ol
\ sulphur creek 10 the rivcrr small
ditch has been made along the east side
of Second street. and less money than Is
required 10 repair Tic agina:" already
done would enlarge that ditch To asuf
.icient capacity for ANYTHING but NJ
extraordinary uutburst from sulphur
creek. We may safely expect quite
stream TO How until late In June and Il
is not best to wait until June To open
way for the water next year.
\ SUFFERING CITIZEN.
The Meeker herald., 1890-03-08

through the long grass until my iele
scope cautioned: beware The brisi
wood on the hills opposite MAS full OF
guns, and down the valley were troop
by thousands. Captain Charters, ONT
Of Lord LueaH's aides de-camp, nov
rode by. but As hc did not see me hail
ed him with the information, when he
replied; The Light Brigade is ordered
To attack" and Will. We We're speaking
they hove In sight, advancing and lie.
pioying al the trot ami canter. There
MAS not time for warning. 50 ! ran la
my pony, and getting back 10 the guns
as fast as he could carry me, brought
them up al full speed and placed them
over the ridge, where best abb. Ia aid
the remains Of the Six Hundred in
their Inevitable retreat.
AT this time Lord Cardigan refined
up and told me what had happened. at
the same Tin. pointing Ia n long rent In
his cherry oyeralls made by Cassack
I.aAsrss Who ha4i otherwise nAi.--i his
aim. Others rode up or ran up To the
guns. Among the last Was Captain
Godfrey Morgan. Seventeenth l.inc-rs,
now Loni Irrd.gar. whose horse had
been killed aud his helmet lost. How
ever. lie cam. Ia III. sword III hand, and
speaking as cool ~ h. would on parade,
said: lis no, this an awful business,
Shakespeare What shall dor' My
reply WAS: Quick; jump on IA gun-
The Meeker herald., 1890-03-08

Cupid las got In his deadly work here
aud all caused 10y love. franci, Gun
ninsham and James Dowd arr cousins
and both loved the same girl. who was
about their age; but hold. the age Of
Francis Is nine. and thu, Of Jimmie is
seven. The maiden coIn-i,-d with
each and las; Sunday the rivals escorted
their aior-d one from Sunday school.
Jimmie. tortured by suspense. forced
matter, nv d.maniin. tha, the young
lady settle 10y stating. wi,hou, .auiyoca'
ton. her choice of Tire two. Then n
bitter quarrel cnsucd. word, ran hisl,
and they decided to have n duel with
clubs. Each got .ravy stick md
Observation-Disclosures .,1.'lams .Ths
from the contest. md Cunningham got
"a blow OH the head which caused Him
such pain tia, lac In u burst Of anger
drew a common poke, knife aud stab
l,-,l hi, cousin. lie knife blade l'-nc-
tralr,I the little fellows back between
the nth and sixth rib, ani entered ,hc
pl-ural cavity. hg, fortunately did not
strike the lung.
Francis. WHEN lac saw tic h'"od, h''
came frightened aud, running To q
marsh. threw the knit. into "a rool o'
water. lie Is now locked up IN - room
In his fathers house.
ppwd was carried 10 Ills home ~
Howard stree, In M exhausted c"ndi
ton. anil afterwards W., removed IL
til. hospital. where the attending sur
gcun pronounced the wound dangerous
aud probably fatal.
The maine 81 the irnoccni cause %
the sal affair is withheld OH accoun, o
her parents. who move In the best 80
ci-ty Denver News.
The Meeker herald., 1890-03-08

Stanley Woods Great Divide for
March has reached our table and more
than ever sustains the excellent rcpnin.
ton OF that interesting Journal. The
illustrations, all Of which are original.
are the best that have yet appeared. and
some of them are fully equal to those
of the Century. So great IS he variety
and novelty Of the articles in this num-
Der That all tastes will 20 sure TO find
something of interest. The editor an
nounccs FOR April a two PAGE illustrated
article on Leadyillc and an art supple
ment the latter being a portrait in seven
colofs of famous Indian chief. The
Great Divide is now wear old, and al
though published it Denver, Colorado
would do credit to sew York.
The Meeker herald., 1890-03-08

1
The death OF John Jacob Aston, one
the tLree richest men in this country
has served 10 again bring the Aston
family into prominence, and u remind
US OF the vast amount OF real estate
which they own in New York city,
Fifty acres and upwards OF the mos,
valuable land covered with buildings,
In the heart Of the city, is undoubtedly
within the mark Of their holdings,
Thousands OF people live in houses
belonging TO the Astors without ever
knowing II, this renting, Se., being done
through agents. II You wish to rent "A
house or an Office perhaps You are re-
ferred by the little printed notice 10 the
eomfortable-lookinc office IN Twenty
sixth street. No names are mentioned
and YOU would never suspect that the
property Is part OF the great As,or
estate. The bulk OF the estate now
deeends to William Waldorf Aston, the
hon. but theirs Ia tribe of soO,UOo,UOo
in the possession OF William A,lor,
brother Of John Jacob. whose vii. is
the undispuied leader OF New York
society.
One of the notable characteristics of
Mr.. As,or WAS his Ien.yol-ne-, Dur
In. his wifc's life they acted together
in this direction, dey0,ing large sums
for n.wsboy = io.iin. houses, iransi-or'
,ation Of children 10 comfortable homes
In thc IVES, and similar good purposes.
The Cancer Hospital was another b-n'
.,iei.fy. hut few people knew ih-s.
charitable gifts, for the donors wrr.
always ayeTs- 10 their ba!ns known.
Mrs. Asior WIS ALWAYS the leader Of
fashionable society and was WARMLY
-ndrayor.i 10 ind recreation and resi-
from liz. drudg-ry attending III. care
%! his enormous estates. This T-,il1nsi.
bility now fall, an the shoulders Of
william Waldorf As,or Noon knows
the precise vain. Of the AstOF estate.
which may reach s5o."1.oUo. II IN
from the vast tracks OF land In tile
northern par, OF III. city that the in
crease To their wealth came. As,nr
AWAY, pu; away VIVA, lie could spare
from his r-n, receipts for III, purpose
OF Investing Ia NOR. land. l, is said an
good authority, tina, a sum amoun,ln.
la sa,r'pnp III cash in kept on deposit
Ia ,fu>, companies Ia be applied 10 new
purchases whenever gcoi bargain Is
secured. The A,,ors never sell real
The Meeker herald., 1890-03-08
swim Rrtribution.

Salida dispatch TO the Loadville Her
aid Democrat says: Mcagre particulars
were received here last Friday of the
murder of a railroad man. whose name
is ut present unknown, by y. NJ. Was
son. the proprietor of dance house and
saloon ut Vale Station, IL miles below
Salida. In n quarrel during the even.
ing the railroad man knocked WATSON
down when WATSON pulled his revolver
and sho, the man, who died almost in.
stantly.
A mob soon gathered and took Was
son and hung HIM to a tree near by Will
gunnysacks. being unable to procure
ropes sufficient for that purpose. at The
station. Not an hour elapsed between
the murder and the lynching.
The Meeker herald., 1890-03-08
Another Gr.sA ssd1pss tor Beaver.

Another GraNa - ~ tor beaver.
The Grand Cn0G1ondery Knight,
Templar of CoioraAe are formulating
plans. upon most extensive scale, 10,
the entertainment = dslsca,es To the
trienniai conclavs feg1e United States
which is to be held 0xpenyer in isea.
l, is proposed to ratoopfund Of at least
$4,000 for this Du19pse, $1,000 OF
whicl, is to liz expaq111 In the erection
of a mammoth audo1s,n which will
cover AN entire bloo I'D accumulate
an ass4mblage Of a. people.
The plans for this eBueture have re-
Gently been completely Architects +.
T.. Edbrooke \ Co.. - ere for u build
ing go feet long - % feet wide.
Around the buildiu9 eoIthe outside are
iiny-two rooms. ess6 I'D feet in sire.
In the center Is The rnoia hall, isox2,S
feet in sire. la froat tho grand re-
cep,ion parIors. 30x1oottst In nixe. and
upon either side Of WelpA arc 10 lie six
siaeaaiiy squipps1 A,aDR reauA.> -
The walls arc q b. OF Colorado
granite, with All srcbed ruo! OF glass
Al each corner " the building, and an
the center on either side. al. To b.
located handsomely designed towers.
those on the corners having entrances
ff,m both streets. Tie exact location
Of the building has not yet been deii-
na,ciy settled upon. hut II Will L. where
most excellent transportation facilities
can b. secured. together will com
mandins yirN OF the surrounding eoun'
try.
II I. .Spe ted that the commandcTi
viii Dr c..iigd upon To entertain upward
al 'o.oU1 guests upon this no,abi. occs'
sion. ana /, Is proposed 10 do II IN "A
manner which will eclipse anything Of
the kind ever attempted In this country.
On. OF III. principal features Of Ill.
entertainment, will bc u grand reception
and hall IN the great auditorium. which
II Is intended shall surpas, the inangn-
raj hall at Washington OF III. Meal.
lister ball In New York. - Denver
Times.
The Meeker herald., 1890-03-08

From ,ra'l.'' ~ ',ii- nm. v,-." .'-,
plcasan, aud warm during middle 81 'he
dsv. with iiIhi living clouds; s,h, clraI
aud cold: nh. clear and very warm' io'h.
most sewers storm II th- Winter. nth
To- 18th. clear nnt warm; li'h, ii'Ii aud
iG;h. fair; i5,h To eth. chanrcai'!r and
siormine alnu, half il,r iii"r, 1i.i'. rira'
aud pleasant; .s;h. severe storm 'ls,n.
ali iay; 9Th To- 2,,h clear and u'li,
There Is quite a striking contrast hc'
tween February i,,'. aud irhuU1ty
$50. While The former WIS ali iiig'
couli bc desired. ilic Latter h9s-!fon
the 5,h-bscn just tie opposite. l-'ins
stormy. cold aud wiiiiall, ii-lgrrclb.'
winter month.
The Meeker herald., 1890-03-08
1ssG WssStsss.Ss.
V.sr.., issn SID s..,..,, 1870,


From the II, T. iiih. clear aud warm;
i2ih. cloudy; i5Ih 10 18th. clear and
pleasant; cold night, only par, u the
time nui snuw all gone. ouly on tie
divides; nth. stormy.
The month 81 month II February.
isS,,. was au exceptionally fair month.
th-i. h-ing u. 0nn siutmy dHy ihc
:.i,is the !. h was u cloudy day and
s,ofmcd on The divides ouly.
The Meeker herald., 1890-03-08

sinners were m,kiug wh,sl.y far pro.
hibition kansas and we,. doing n
THRIVING business b.fo,c T,c,s sam.
onIcia,s ,nt in ~, ,,,.,r,,c.
us reported mat pans nave oeei'
i"'r'N perfected III montreal Tor AN OF
The Meeker herald., 1890-03-08

No need to-Charles-"I have just
come back from sail" RObert-"Did
you hug the shoreY" Charlcs-"No !
had Miss Mildred along, Epoch.
The Meeker herald., 1890-03-08

Miss Neverthink-Tsn't il too awfu
about Miss Mildekatt having to be put
in the lunatic asylum
The Meeker herald., 1890-03-08

The lis; Of vic,iuis Of the Walnu;
Grove. Arizona. dam disaster will reach
six,y.iiyc or seventy.
The Meeker herald., 1890-03-08
NEWS AND CURRENT conuEsr.

Senator Allison has been reelected "a
tile United States Senate by the Iowa
Legislature.
The Meeker herald., 1890-03-08

Colorado, three new land Offices ar.
to I've located Mt Akron. Sterling and
Hugo. all rain belt towns.
The Meeker herald., 1890-03-08

Through the laundering Of the last
General Assembly Tyson, Medley and
Savage three Denver murdcrcts, will
escape the gallows.
The Meeker herald., 1890-03-08

senate! .NlIiAuft Hi- bf'u l'-clctA't 10
tile United States Senate by the Iowa
Legislature.
The list Of viciiuH Of the Walnut
Grove. Arizona. dam disaster will reach
sixiy.iiyc or seventy.
Colorado's three new land Offices ar.
to he located Mt Akron. Sterling and
Hugo. all rain belt towns.
=.
Through the laundering Of the las,
General Assembly TYSON, Medley and
Savage three Denver murdcrcts, will
escape the gallows.
-
Instead OF ahoiishiDg the secret SEES.
sions Of the Senate certain members OF
tina; boiy are now engaged in trying Ia
make them more secret thnn ever.
-
Engineer Stanton and party have
emerged from the Grand Canon Of the
Colorado river in safety. Mr.. Stanton
says railroad can be built through the
Canon.
Atawfld West show in Rome Tuesday
1900 people saw Buffalo Bills COWBOYS
subiuc the Duke of Sermonetn's wild
horses. which hitherto had been con
siaered un,amcable.
A h,rt ,ohh.r held nm tho cashie,
of the Valley Falls. Kansas. bank. LAS
saturday. and got away with $1,000. bu
The Meeker herald., 1890-03-08

Fine SUNDAY dinners at the Meeker.
The Meeker herald., 1890-03-08
NV. HuGUs. J.c DAVIS.
J. w. Hugus e. Co.,
BANKERS,
MEEKER, COLORADO.

Transact u General banking business.
highest price paid for County Warrants. In
erect slio~e.i on Tim. Deposits, Dut.
trzwn on Eastern Cities and Europe.
Correspondents, kount1o Hro.-, New York :
First National Bank, omahai Colorado
ksIonni Hank, Dcnv.ri }. ". iIugus s Co,
tlawiin., wyo.
Collections ssroosrsiS Attended to.
The Meeker herald., 1890-03-08
Dry Goods, Hardware, Hats and
Caps, Boots and Shoes, Car.
pets and Furniture, Harness
and Saddles, Groceries,
Drugs Medicines, Paints Oils, Etc.. Stoves and Kitchen
Furniture, Qusenswars and Crockey
J. c. DAVIS.

It is Our Aim to Keep a Full
Stock Of Everything Usually
found in a General Store, and
by Fair Dealing to Merit Our
Share Of the Public Patronage.
We Have the Largest Stock in
the County, and Buy Exclu-
sively for Cash from First
Hands, and are Therefore Pre-
pared to Make Low Prices.
The Meeker herald., 1890-03-08

Land one day last week. The Moon
sinners were making whiskey for Pro
hibition Kansas, and We're doing II
thriving business before Uncle sam :
officials put in an appearance.
The Meeker herald., 1890-03-08

Instead OF aholisl,iDg the secret SEES.
sions Of the Senate certain members Of
tia; boly are now engaged in trying Ia
make them more scrre, thin ever.
The Meeker herald., 1890-03-08

1t is reported that plans have been
quietly perfected in Montreal for an or
ganization 10 work systematically for
Canadian Independence. The expecta-
ton is Ia bring 1t To pass in lsoa. at the
commemoration of the discovery Of
America.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-16
n n STOCKS.


o. anA Downs IN Market Values On the
New York
New YORK, Jan. 1b.-The stock market
to-day was dull. marrow and contracted ms
usual of late. hut there was n better dis
tribution OF business done. The tone of
the market after the first half hour was
Arm to strong. Chairman Walkers opin-
ION upon the Union Pacific-Northwcstern
alliance was again made tn do duty
against those stocks, hut stocks were
scarcely moved at all. The close was
dull hut strong and generally at the hest
prices Of the day, though i'm all but two
cases these were but f~ractionally better
than last evenings figures. Oregon Short
Line is down one per cent, hut sugar rose
~ and Manhattan IA.
government were dull and steady.
Petroleum-The market opened weak
mt lO4k. and after yielding slightly i'm the
first sales became strong and tn
lO4L and closed firm at 1OAT.
Stock MISUNDERSTANDING, 104aT; high
est 1O4X; lowest 1O4H; closing lO4T.
Consolidated MISUNDERSTANDING ,1O4H;
highest, lO6L; lowest, 1O4X; closing,
I.
Total sales 2l3.OOO barrels.
Copper Nominal; Lake, January,
$14.50.
Lead-Dull; domestic, S3.s7L.
Tin Quiet aud easier ; Straits,
$3O.4O.
Bar silver-9G.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-16
Tl.s AeronAut's Luck.

"Yes. i saw that account of the aeronaut
who made an from Honolulu
and fell into the sen to be dcvoured by
sharks,'' replied the man la the plaid III
stcr, 'aud il forcibly reminded me of my
own adventure on the Pacific coast"
Being urged to give Ia the story i'm all
Its details lac hcsitatinxly consented and
said:
..ln the year 1860 l made an ascension
from San Francisco. The upper current
of air took me out to sea, as in this case.
We had no p~arachutes in those days, but
the balloon was inflated for only IA short
trip. When ~ miles at sen il began to
descend, and where do You suppose I
landed!'
.'Iu the water Of COURSE" replied the
man from Milwaukee.
hut 1 d.uu Z. 1 gently descended ON
the deck of u Large ship. which had been
dissnsA sted ii "A storm and afterward aban-
doned ~ her crew: b was loaded with
into port and got $175,OOO salvage as my
"You dido You say she was dis
mnsted?"
"Yes, sir"
.Then how did you sail her in?"
you doubt my word, sir?
"Oh, mo-; but I want the particulars"
"wcll, sir, l sailed her in, MS i said he
fore. and that's enough. Any one who
wants further particulars will be consid-
needless to add that the man VIII doubt
Here, says the New York San. he took
from his pocket N large long knife. tried
the edge OH his thumb nail. and after a
glance around. returned IL tai its sheath.
No further particulars were asked for, and
the subject OF the conversation WAS
Ia other pL-iar.s.