The Meeker herald., 1893-11-18


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..n,.na,,.,,n,, uay ou.ues un rre oo'n
this year.
About four inches of the beautiful
fell here last night.
S.P. Wear returned Wednesday from
his extended eastern trip,
G. T. McITcnry, of Denver, was quar-
tered at the Meekcr this week.
Commissioner Critchlow wears his
new honors-tnat of being a papa-with
dignity.
William McKeown returned from a
trip to Pennsylvania on Wednesday
evening.
The official count shows that Harry
Niblock has pulled through for the
third time.
Wool looking mp. This will be glad
tidings to number of Rio Blanco
county people.
Rev. Ostenson put in the largest part
of the week circulating among the up
per river folks.
The vote in Rio Blanco county this
year figures up from twenty-five to
thirty more than last year.
Simp Harp returned from Steamboat
Tuesday after a week spent in looking
over the stage compauy's affairs at that
end of the line.
Hon. George VI. Scott of salt Lake,
and NJ. II. Switzerland of Denver, were
among the guests registered at the Mil
Ter house this week,
But sixty. eight per cent of the voters
of this county voted on the equal suf-
frage question, thirty-nine per cent
favoring and Twenty-Five per cent op-
posing the measure.
y light snow-storm has been prevail
ing in this section since early Yesterday
morning. The depth of the beautiful
is not very great as yet, and signs of
clearing up soon are visible.
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Water was turned oil in the town
ditch in the fore part of the week, and
in consequence Waterman Jones is sell
ing more water. As they say in the
classics, Ills an i'll wind that blows no.
body over.
The county commissioners were in
session the latter part of this week, and
the principal business transacted was
the auditing of the election bills. An
abstract of the proceedings will be given
in next weeks issue.
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Now that the election is over and
preparations are making to ward off the
still little life into the Dramatic club
An occasional drama or comedy would
prove u success, both socially and finan-
cially.
Elsewhere will be found the official
canvass OF the recent election in this
county. About the only material change
from last weeks figures were on the
commissionership and resulted in the
election of Mr.. Oldland by eight ma
jorily.
Father Z. 5. Dagnault arrived on last
Saturdays stage, and on Sunday occu-
pied tie pulpit Of st. James church
which was kindly rendered him by Rev
o. +. Ostenson. In the morning he
held the regular service of his church
and in the evening delivered an inter
esting lecture.
Cattle continue to hold up in price at
the selling centers with the prospects
good for still higher figures. So far this
month the arrivals at Chicago have been
something like 1900 head less than fol
the same time last year, and the re-
mainder of November is likely to show
n still greater deficit.
Elder Brooks held services at the
Methodist church last Sunday morning
and evening, at each of which large and
appreciative audiences were in attend
ance. On Monday evening Mr. Brooks
delivered a lecture on army reminiscent