The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-11-25
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HoNNE NEWS
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the season.
There was light fall of snow Tues,
day night, and again last night.
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1t has been a long time since the
Meeker Jail has had an occupant.
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The latest scheme of the ring is To
build log court hOuse-and cotton
wood at that.
The past week has been a cool one,
the zero mark being above the mercury
on several mornings.
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The Mediation stables have been re-
opened, y. Buruham having taken a
lease on the same few days ago.
Hay II Walbridge are making prepar-
ations for a fine display of holiday
goods. Christmas is only month of.
The Colorado Stage and TrausPorta-
ton company has leased the Steamboat
end of their line to Z. r. Leonard
Inter Mountain.
Mayor M0ultOu has put on an extra
force of clerks at the pioneer mercan-
tile house, which Indicates that bust
ness is booming.
Christmas comes on Monday this
year, and that evening dance will be
given at the court house hall by the
Meeker orchestra.
\ rumor became current this week
that n, +. Trayer, formerly of Meeker,
but now in the Cripple Creek country,
has fallen heir to $4,000. We trust
the report is true.
". Il. stewart, Of The Craig Touring
mill and also manager of the Meeker
mill, expects TO be in Meeker TO start
the mill early next month. The exact
date we shall give later.
llugus ~ Co. are taking in large
quantities of oats these days. They say
that owing to lack of storage room
they are taking in no grain except what
they have agreed to take on past book
accounts.
The eighth annual masquerade ball
will be given this winter on Monday
evening, January LIST, 1891, under the
auspices of the Meeker orchestra, at the
court house hall. Admission, 81 for
gentlemen; ladies free.
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The Kings Daughters will give an
entertainment, consisting of dancing
aud cards, at the Miller House on
Thanksgiving night. Refreshments
will be served, and q good time is anti
cipated. Everybody invited.
The cost OF the late election in Rio
BlanCo county i'll round numbers was
six hundred dollars-just double what it
cost under the old law. OF course, this
does not include the expenses of tho
various candidates, which also foots up
TO snug sum.
For the week ending last Saturday
the receipts of cattle at Chicago were
200 head less than for the previous
week, and 1900 less than for the cor
responding week last year, 14,OOO less
than for the same week in 1881. And
those ore the reasons why cattle are
keeping up and will keep going up.
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The Nernal (utahl Express OF last
week says: THE Indians are on their
way bdth HUM llltlI ANNUAL HulC.
This will be good news for our game
wardens. They can now look after the
Strengthening of game in the western
part of Routt and Rio Blanco without
any fear of having to make an arrest.
Bids for carving mail on the various
overland star routes will be received in
WASHINGTON I'm tn first of newt month
and the contracts awarded by the first
of February. There are three in this
section in which several of our citizens
are interested, viz: Meeker- Buford
Meeker-R angely and Riile-Axial. The
present contracts expire next July, thus
giving any new successful bidder time
in which to get the necessary parapher-
MALTA in readiness.