The Meeker herald., 1893-10-28

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THE MEEkER HERALD,
Hecker, Colorado.
HOME NEWS
day, the 9Th of November.
\ tailoring establishment is the latest
acquisition to Meeker. j. c. Doerr, at
the hotel Antlers.
The dime social at the residence OF
Mr.. and Mrs. ". H. Clark on Thursday
evening was an ENJOYABLE affair.
Mayor Moulton left tor Rifle yester-
day morning. y brief visit TO Denver
is among tie possibilities before re
turning
The dance at Buford last evening was
evidently drawing card, as quite a
number OF our townspeople were in at
tendance.
Indian summer is still with US. not
withstanding the attempt in the fore
part of the week to choke it off and give
us winter.
J. II. Kerr, a Philadelphia druggist,
who has been q guest Of Jimmy Burch
for several weeks past, departed for his
home on Tuesday.
The Mitchell cattle some eighty odd
head, have been purchased by ;. Z.
Bretherton, the deal having been con
summated Thursday,
Samuel Martin, who had the misior-
tune several weeks ago to have leg
broken, is getting along nicely, and will
soon be up and around.
The certificate OF nominations takes
M most of our space this week, and our
readers will have to bear with us until
this cruel war is over
Mrs. Ike Baer and two children came
in on SUNDAY last and were guests at
ing to Lcadville in a day or two.
J. a. Rogers, j. NJ. Coulter, George
Crater, f. y. Moore and gill Crater, a
contingent from Salida, autographed at
the Meeker Tuesday. They came in for
hunt.
W. l.. Wakeman was down from
North Fork Monday and with his usual
generosity left sack of choice vege-
tables for the hired man aud his
family. Thanks, Wash.
r. +. Welch is having an addition
put to the house on his ranch, formerly
George Wagner's, at the old agency in
Powell park. l.. f. Nancleave is doing
the work with Joe RalstOn assistance.
The latter is living on the place.
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Among the trausients at the Miller
house the past week were: Charles NJ.
Waters, Denver; :. Il. Bretherton, Pow
ell Park; Mr.. and Mrs |. Baer and chill
dren, Leadville; Mrs. j. b. Van Cleef
and Miss NJ. Van Cleef, New York city.
L. Z. Philbrook, Rock Springs, Wyo.;
Cade Benson, Riil John Jenny, Lead
vile; Jos. lIaubrich, Rifle; a. ID. Bea-
man. Pot Hole: Frank Smith, Chas.
Neiman. Craig; and NJ. Huston, Axial,
were registered at the Meeker the past
week.
Mrs. J. 3. VanCleef and daughter,
Miss NJ, left on TUESDAYS stage for
ct, - r...-,e i, Sau Nnrl. Citv after a
pleasant visit of two months with their
brother, Duncan X. Miss A.. another
sister, will stay for the winter and keen
house for her brother.
Two POpulist candidates have with
drawn from their county ticket, viz
l.. b. Now for coroner and Joe Luyen
for commissioner. The latter's name.
we are Informed, must be printed on
the ballots, however, as declination
was not filed with the county clerk
within five days after the nomination
was fled, as required by law. In his
letter, published on the first page, Joe
LuXen says he is not Populist, nor is
he an aspirant for any office.
In going down the river the other day |
HERALD representative noticed a |
very neat job of river turning (if that !
expression is permissiblel at the II. &. |
smith ranch, where the rivers water
has been eating into the embaukment |
Tor several years to such an extent that
the residence and outhouses would, in
time, be endangered. Mr.. Smith tried
to turn the current, and Mr.. Baker, who
followed him Spent considerable Tina |