The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-04-01

times, but also in making the times
rustic to keep up with them.
The enterprising vestrY OF St. james
church realizing that the time OF house
cleaning was nj hand. held a meeting
the fore part of this week and the sub
ject OF scrubbing the church WAS
preached. discussed and finally referred
/ to the Ladies' Aid society. The beniii-
cent society, just mentioned, called Il
/ special meeting, appointed committees,
passed resolutions and made all the
necessary preliminary arrangements
/ that had buen overlooked by the vestry.
I On Thursday Sam, the celestial, went
I up and scrubbed out the church. IAN
the rest had been done by the Ladies
1 Aid society and the vestry.)
| The ditch on Second street to carr
off the water from the sulphur region
when made was only three feet in
depth, bnt now is from eight to ten, and
in few years will be from twenty to
thirty feet deep. 1t some time in the
future the town viii l,.ely have TO con
vert 1t into a sewer and cover it over.
The sooner this is done the cheaper it
viii be for the town. Why not aOat
bonds sufficient to DO this work? The
coming g,uerliion could easier afford
to pay of such an Indebtedness than
construct it themselves.
Fred Ames came In on Thursday
evening" stage to attend To some bust
lucss matters. lie received a hearty
reception from his many friends here.
Very recently Fred went an gone an
done it-daub!cd up, as it were-but he
failed to bring his better half along. lie
lis now permanently located ut Creole,
and will remain with Us but a short
time.
Theo. Castiduy came over from Craig
last Saturday and says its very nice TO
be yice-presidcut of stage company,
but when it comes to bucking snow on
the Upper Yampa river end of the line
the glory is more imaginary than real.
So inc came over TO enjoy Nleeker's trOp-
zeal climate. and hear the meadow
larks sing while he is rtcupolating.
c. \. Booth returned from Denver
SUNDAY. He has the credit of bringing
in the first safety bicycle. and we under
stand about ninety per cent Of our pop
ulace have ordered enc. We fear that
about ninety per cent Of these viii fail
to arrive.
Among the arrivals at the Meeker
carayansary we notice the following:
Chas. II. Taylor, Craig; +. L. Baxter.
Colo. Springs; Chas. 7. IIulott, AXial;
r. b. HUderhraud, Denver; Fred
Ames, Creole; james Belknap, Hill
side.
W. ". Wayman, the genial horse
dealer Of Craig. dnfted in on Wedues-
day 5 stage from southern Illinois where
he has been disposing Of a large ship
ment Of horses taken out by himself
and William Lowell few weeks ago.
rai,s, ". La"-olt, jr., oui Johnny
McMannis. who have spent the winter
in til Queen City Of tie West. came in
on Tuesday last and are now making
preparations to punch the festive bovine.
Reed Marl,la came over from Lily
Park last Monday AMI SAYS that the
snow is from one and a-half to two fee,
in depth and crusted SO rs TO make
travel almost impossible.
The familiar cJuuteuance Of W. II.
Card, of Pagoda, was noticed on our
streets Monday. lie reports that SNOW
averages len feet deep over in his sec
ton Of country.
Il : Ball and his brother took Tues
days outgoing stage. Rube went as
far rs G,euwood, from whence his
brother departed for South Carolina.
--ss
Attorney Ryan showed up on our
streets few days ago after having been
confined TO his house for nearly two
months with fractured leg.
| J. V. Rector, Of Raugely. who has
been visiting friends and relatives in
Minnesota for the past few weeks, re-
turned last Tuesday.
Mrs. l.. kuneman, Of Rock Island,
MS, was passenger ON Sundays in
coming stage. She is visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Wlldhack.
Mrs +. W. Fairfield, who enjoyed an
extended visit among relatives in the
southeastern part OF the State, returned
on Sunday.
John W. WEIGH left Meeker Tuesday
morning for n visit to Denver.
Simp Harp went over to the railroad
III the fore part OF the week.
STOCKMEN'S MEETING.
The annual meeting of the White
River Stock Growers association will
be held in Mceker. Tuesday, April Is