The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1892-10-15

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IOAIE N EVVS
Forty cars of White River live stock
were shipped from Rife last week.
+. 7. WEIGH and Byron McKeown
took the extra Thursday, bound for
Colorado Springs on "A brief visit.
$. pGrges and family left on Tues
days stage for Denver, where the lat
ter will spend the winter. Mr.. Porgcs
returns to morrow.
The Meeker hotel is still doing rush
ing business, the arrivals for the past
week showing no perceptiblc falling of
from the usual run.
II. Rominr has purchased from G. w.
1hayer the Meaker- Buford mail CON
tract, together with the stock and con-
veyauces. lie will take possession on
Monday next.
The speech delivered at the court
house Tuesday evening By populst Me
Dowell will be given verbatim in our
next issue. Limited space prevents its
reproduction this week.
Frank Sheridan leaves tomorrow for
Aspen. where lie will attend the annual
session of the Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows as representative from Nalen-
tine Lodge, No, Il, Of Meeker.
Miss Annie Ryan returned from Den
yer Sunday evening, her continued ill
ness, we are 10th TO chronicle, prevent
ing her from attending school regularly
She will remain with her parents till
the January term begins.
MCCker and vicinity was visited by n
delightful, rain OH sunday night, and Il
nlAbh -SNRl w iiAlbh'b va
Tuesday. Thursday it cleared up, and
yesterday morning the ground was
frozen 10 the depth of an inch.
Why don't the postal authorities make
provision for mail service between
Hhite River and Dudley's? y post
office WAS established at the latter place
many months ago, but the service is toe
haphazzard to be OF much benefit.
The next State representative from
Routt and Rio Bllnco counties was in
Meeker the first of the week. lie has
already canvassed large portion OF
Routt county and is well pleased Will
The outlook. He left here for steam
boat Springs on Monday.
VIII McNutt was Meekering a few
days this week. lie impaired to
HERALD scribe that few days ago h,
took four trout from his ponds whicl
averaged Is inches in length and weigh
ing in the aggregate over l. pounds
Billy go. $40 for the four.
-NNNtlNlhe " Niit N'ISINlln VI sum
upper White people the forest fires hay
been blessing in Disguise The dow
timber has been quite an impedimen
10 travellers, but now no trouble is eX
perenced. Raspberries will also b
more plentiful there from now on.
Al Ellison brought a crowd of promi
nent visitors down from the upper coun
try Thursday and they took quarters q
the Miller house. The party consisted
of ex Mayor Geo. NJ. Scott of Salt Lake
ex-Mayor Il. j. Coleman of Buen
Vista, Mayor J. L. Foutz, Eben Smith
r. j. Cary and George Z. Brown o
Leadvlle. In conversation with one O
the gentlemen we learn that they cam
in by way of Egeria park, but they wi
never 20 that way again, rs the accom-
modations are very limited.
The Rifle stage due here Wednesda
evening encountered a snow-storm OF
the government road, and put up at TIL
l3.mile station at n late hour. Al
extra was sent out from here Thursda
morning. and upon meeting the delaye
stage IN exchange of mail and passen
gers took place. The extra returned t
Meeker. while the regular went back t
Rifle. The regular leaving here til
same morning "wednesday met with
similar fate, having only made seven
teen miles before o'clock that night.
sit is surprising" says County Cler
Walbridge. "how many errors are mad
by the election officers. Last fall onl
two of the seven precincts made return
according to law, and more or les
trouble is resultant. The mistakes wer
not altogether attributable to the ney
system of voting. but mainly under tn
old law relating to registering and fix
ing up the books after the votes ar
polled. / hope the incoming judges vii
post themselves on the law, and en-
deavor to carry out the instructions t.
the letter."
The Democratic committee, to whom
was referred the nomination Of candi
date for county Judge. met on TuesIa'