The Meeker herald., 1892-10-01

Sam Wear and Mayor Moulton re-
turned yesterday from Miller creek,
where they have been on q prospecting
iaunt for few DAYS.
DR.. w, II. Young and family will ar
rive in Meeker next Friday or Saturday
eYering. as they leave Salem, Oregon,
for this place on the 18th.
ANDY Wiseman and several other OF
Rifles citizens who attended court at
Hahn Peak last week, arrived in town
Tuesday and took the following day S
stage for home.
The county commissioners convene on
Monday next in regular quarterly SEES.
sion. Making the annual tax levy and
settling district court bills will receive
most Of their attention.
George W. Thayer. who has spent the
past month with relatives on Snake
river, returned Wednesday. He will be
ut lis Old post, as Buford mali carrier,
OF ana after Monday next.
\ forest fire OF no small dimensions
seems 10 be raging east Of Meeker, as
the atmosphere is very smoky this
morning. aud last night the smell OF
burning timber was very strong.
As the evenings are getting longer,
aud will so continue for nearly three
months, the question presents Itself:
Are we going TO have continuation Of
the literary meetings the coming season;
I'D
Hon. Samuel ". Jones. Republican
candidate Tor State senator for this dis
irict, dropped into Moekcr on Tuesday
last, and departed Wednesday after
noon. lie was accompanied by his son.
Master Sammy.
The White river valley is now enjoy
ing the delights OF an indian summer.
There have been no rains for about two
months, and harvesting has been going
on uniuterruptediy. Taken altogether
we are having fine fall.
Ira Mitchell Is said to be doing well
with the first installment of liuletl X
florence horses, and has 40 fears of
having TO carry over the winter amy of
the three hundred head. lie Will soon
be in after the second lot.
The lime kiln country has been at
tracting good many prospectors tregu-
lars as well as teuderfeet) during tie
past ten days. Plenty Of mineral has
been uncovered, and samples have been
sent TO LoaGvile for analysis.
r.. l.. Bloomfield sol. Meyers and
lvogam Horton and wife, all of Illinois,
were among yesterdays arrivals, and
are the guests of MesSrs. Keller. Bloom
field and Youukps OF the Oak Ridge
rarl, region. They viii tasry about
ten days.
At the Democratic primaries last Sat
u,rlay the following gentlemen were Sc
leeted to represent MeeSer precinct at
the county convention which viii be
held this afternoon: S. =. Wear. l.. b
Walbtidge, +. n. Juhau!gen, r. Hartkc
II. Tovey and Jno. y. Watson.
The H. w. Richards hunting party
registered at the Miller on Monday last
With MIR. Richards are Messrs. G. a
Bockiinger, $, b. Clark. Fred J.. An
dsews, W. 5. Kent and Fred a. Coady
After days fishing in the vicinity OF
Meeker, meeting with splendid success
The party proceeded up the river, aud
are nGY reveling with deer, elk, bear
aad Kindred animals.
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The ic0th anniversary Of the discovery
of America by Columbus will be cele.
brated hy dedicatins the Worlds FAN
buildings at Chicago. Throughout the
continent the 2lst day OF October will
be observed, and Governor Route has
issued proclamation, designating it a
general holiday and requesting the vaFi-
Gus schools to hold exercises beiittiDg
the occasion.
Tie hide-hunter is still abroad, and
to cover his tracks he gathers dead wood
around the carcases and sets Ere to it.
This soon communicates to adjacent
trees. aud forest fire results. Such
was evidently the case at the head OF
Moor Rapids abont week ago, where
D. D. Ferguson and the Wilson boys
investigated acannonading. They came
Across young man in the net OF skin