The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1890-05-24

had no fears Of being elected. They
probably the ticket would have been
successful had not some OF the political
enemies OF Brown seen through his
scheme for revenge and issued another
ticket with the same ladies' on IL, but
with the addition of the name OF
Browns wife in the place OF that Of
Strong.
So much Tor the history of how Eiser-
ton MAS placed in the hands OF the la
dies. They carried the day by good
majority, and took charge OF the city d
Affairs with the determination Of run
ming things on u clean and heathiul ba-
sis, both morally and physically. The
council met and appointed Miss Mollio
Tunney. handsome sirl Of 10, IA city
marshal and began rule.
Mrs, Kelly is probably the younsos,
mayor In III. country. She Is but -
yc1rs old and Ii the mother Of "A line ba-
by which helps hsr preside. She Is u
believer In woman's rights.
Mrs. Greer. the police Judge. is also
very young, being only -. She admits
that she ices not know much about law
bu; thinks that hhe knows right from
wrong. and dispcns.s Justice with an
impartial hand So far ~ the merits OF
the cases demand.
Miss Tunn-y. the marshal, has very
crude idea OF III. duties oi her uIilcc,
but she went IN with the determination
OF showing that she WAS capable. When
asked whether she knew wliat ,h. had
To do. she replied that she had 10 clean
lh- lamps OF the council chamber and
sweep out. When told that she would
bc expected ,o make arrests oi all men
who drank too much hard cider and be-
came uniily. she Was little daked at
inst, but she closed her teeth with u
snap and said: well. guess can do
IT,"
All went well ms marriage hell for n
while. but soon there began 10 creep In
la III. minds oi III. men symptoms OF ~
volt. Tic n-w broom idea Of the woin,
NtN ANf hA'A'A'
WAS doubling the taxes. Now, o: course,
the women did no, have 10 pay the taxes
and they oniy saw that things were
needed Ia make u much pt-tticr town
Of IL and ih.y went ahead ia their own
sweet WAY regulating things. In the
iiis, place they could not think Of spend
in. their time In such gtimy old room
"a, the men had used for council cham
bcr - they began their reform by hay.
Ing the place painted. cslcimln.i aud
pap-fcd. Then they had IL decorated
with all those knIcknacks which women
all the world oy-t Ind use for. bu, which
nj. the ai,omina,ion Of men. such ~ u.
dies. etc.
Then they concluded thu, great i'm
ptuycmrnt could b- made In the app-ar
marshal to have them cleaned and side.
walks put down from every council.
nina's house Ia tile church. Then the
men began 10 grurbi-, bu; not yer,
loudly. soon the innovation went n lit
tie farther, and one oi tho ladies who
had no chickens. bu, had line flower
and ,c.-;abl. garden. introduced MI OF
pIohibilin. chicken, from run
ming n, large. II 10 happened ,ha, all
OF the members of the council except,
one wcr. In favor Of keeping III. chick
ems down. aud the oriincncc went
through 10y larg. majority. 1'lign the
trouble began Ia brew In earnest. II
was chicken and Anii'cliickcn, AMI when
the matter came to n showdown the
anti chicken element had the best II II
and openly refused 10 Shu; up their
fowls.
The marshal was ordered 10 arrest all
those who refused TO comply with the
ordinance and she was laughed Mt for
her pains. The men absolutely refused
to he arrested and the poor girl did NOT
know how 10 make them behave. II re-
suited In the marshal going b-fnr. the
board Of cuuncilnicn ani rendering her
resignation. She said the men were too
mean for ANYTHING, and she would have
nothing more to do with them. This
was followed 10y n general break up of
the political machine Of the city, and In
the quarrel which followed Mrs. Kelly
resigned and went houIc, leaving the
council without head. She was follow
cd by the other women and Edgcrton
had no officers except the police judge.
Now Mrs. Greer had become very tired
Of her position and rs soon rs she heard
that she had been left alone with NIL the
power OF city government on her
hands she iiad no one TO resign 10. so she
Just quit dealing out justice and went
home.
In this condition Of things the men
took charge again long enough TO make
10 have n now election
and one was called for May ~. The
better class of men were IN favor Of the
ladies' retaining their power and ut once
them TO the positions
which they had thrown down In disgust.
The ladies' say that il they are rc.elcct.
ed they will serve, but that they will mp.
point a man as marshal, and when an
arrest is made they will see TO it that
the arrested party goes to Jail II he has
10 be pounded by the officer before he
Mrs Kelly was seen by correspon-
dent and asked what she thought of
rule in municipal affairs. She
was very willing TO talk and said that