The Meeker herald., 1893-06-03
In Grecner (?) Fields.
Man is migratory.
lie comes and goes.

lie comes and goes.
He is after the dollars.
To get them he comes west.
Did you ever notice how many peo-
pie have come to Meeker, stayed awhile
and then departed for pastures new?
Well, there are more than you may
imagine. For a few days past THf
HERALD has been stirring up its mem
ory regarding these itinerants, and the
list is surprising. The majority will
perhaps, never show themselves again
land their places have been taken b,
an equal number of acceptable citizens
but goodly number of them are still
interested in holdings hereabouts and
visit occasionally on business. Doubt
less we have overlooked a number, but
enough arc given to make interesting
reading, especially for the old-timers
Our researches extend over period OF
nearly seven years, and here goes:
a. +. Randall, known here as Fatty
has soft snap on the Midland roac
near Aspen Junction.
Jim Kendall, our ex-sheriff, is sup
posed to be dead as he has never bee,
heard from since he left, in 1850.
ii. c. Smith, better known as Char
ley" is running restaurant adjoining
the Markham hotel in Denver.
l.. j. Beemer is working for the Sai
Juan Hardware Co., at Durango.
Tom Shelton is ranching below Rifle
on the Grand river.
The last we heard of Jim Tate he
was in Montana.
John Mckee has been in Utah unit
few weeks ago when he started fol
the worlds fair.
John Nicholas is carpentering in
Florence, Colo,
AL Gregory well, the last we heard
of him he was going down the Colorado
river in the interest of some mining
company.
S. porges has clothing store at Grip
pie Creek.
Billy Thompson is making his cele'
brated saddles at Rifle Creek.
Harry Evans is in the county treas
urer's Office at Denver.
Geo. Wagner, who formerly run the
stage line between Meeker and Rihe
lone trip a week., poor fellow, is in ar
insane asylum.
John w. Cox can be found in Fair
field, Iowa.
Billy Gardenhire was in the wids OF
Arkansaw when last heard from.
Eugene Taylor is prospecting in the
Henry mountains, Utah.
John Niblock is in Denver.
Charley Werdenhoff is either in Ore
gon or Alaska.
Mike Drum occasionally drops into
Meeker, but spends most OF his time
in Utah.
Jacob Chandler is working at Re
public, Kansas.
Cobbler Donovan is down In Utah
and occasionally runs foot race.
Ed Rea is at Grand Junction.
Jay Iloif whiles away the weary
hours up at his horse ranch near Elk.
head.
Geo. Searles is down in Mormondom
Jesse Lamb, the familiar Rawlins-
Meeker stage driver, is taking it easy
in California.
Chas Grymes is now full-fledged
eHpounder of the Episcopalian gospel
Patsy Hebron is raising pedigreed
stock near Denver.
w. ii. Card is located at Pagoda, bui
occasionally comes over to Meeker.
Arthur Davis divides his time about
equally between rich mine in Summit
county and his old home in Rhode Island
John Jubb is ranching over on the
Grand near Gypsum.
His brother Robert is again resident
of his native land-England.
j. III. Bloodsworth is performing
Pueblo. His son is with him.
Billy Mcdowell is running the prin.
cipal hotel in De Beque.
Lawrence Daum, together with his
brothers John and Hank are in Lead
vile, mining.
Gil Wesson has struck it rich in some
mining property near the Cripple Greek
district and is holding it down.
Frank Tulle is dispensing moist
goods over the bar at Rifle hospice.
Fred Gregory is butchering wood al
his old home in East Corinth, Maine.
DR.. Spinning is in the bucolic regions
of Indiana, settling up his father s
estate.
L. II. Watson has left Glenwood and
is now in Denver taking retainers.
Smith Holden is breaking horses
near Colorado Springs.
Ed Smizer is in Four Mile.
DR.. Dumont is doing dental work in
California.
DR.. Squire lives in Wyoming at d
place called Sundance.
Jacob Matter has gone to the land OF
his birth and letter will reach him il
addressed Dresden. KGnigreich Sax
ony, Germany.
Lawyer Tebbetts was practicing in
Denver according to last accounts.
The Zitzman brothers, Geo. and Jim
are in the smoky city coming money
not counterfeiting, however.
Ex- Postmaster j. v. Hous ton is in
Linkville, Oregon, in mercantile busi-
ness.