The Meeker herald., 1893-04-29

At Wolf creek on Thursday, MAY 18th.
Z. o. LLOYD,
Captain.
The South side roundup will meet at
Rargeiy Oh Tuesday, June 9th.
r. OLDLAND,
Captain.
Get Among the Breakers" and see
Reed, Allen, and Mooiz. At the school
house tonight.
The tools and camp outfit for the
mesa ditch are expected III next weel,
ami active operations VIII then begin.
BoEE-Oa Wednesday, Apr. 70, 1888.
at 1905 p. M. to the wife of Henry \.
WiIlhacs, 0.pound gir. Mother and
daughter getting along finely.
Alessrs Fuller, McNutt, and Ouimet,
trio of skilled knights OF the saw and
hammer, started for the -Four Mile dis
tTict prepared 10 do contracting job
work, and general mountaineering.
On Thursday. MAY ll,h. at p m.
there will he grand lunch social IN the
NJ. L. church. Followed 10y a program
consisting of music, singing. readings
and reci'atiIns. Admission - cents.
a cordial invitation is extended to all.
Tom Mcneil, the erstwhile White
river cow-puucher, was mp from Ashley
this week. On this trip Tom brought
ny about $50 head of cattle for T. b.
Ryan X Co, which he and Lou Wood
ard purchased some time ago for the
above named firm.
On Friday morning two Of Meekcr's
s'nunCheSt citi2eus-W. II. Clark and
Herman Pfeincr-hitched four horses
10 4 spring wagon and loaded up tthe
wagon and started Fuu,milewardly in
search of the tickle goddess of fortuue
VINO Is SAN To reside IN the Immediate
vicinity Of the new Eidorado.
One reason given by the Jury in the
Engc! ease Tor their ridiculous verdict
w.R that Routt county couldn't stand
the expense of another trial which
would have been demanded if verdict
Of murder in the first degree had been
rendered. y rather illmsy excuse for
the non fulhllmGnt uf a sworn duty.
For ten days past the town ditch has
been undergoing a cleaning out. and
yesterday water WIS turned into it at
the hcadGate Towards evening, how
ever. break occurred just this side of
the Sheridan rsuch. but Ed wilher
went mp early this morning to repair it.
Water VIII likely be running through
town this afternoon.
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On and after May first the Rawlins
road over the Nine nile hill will be
closed to public travel and the roao
thrown open VIA the IIcIrick ranch
much better gy,de. For two or tire,
years ffeighters and others have been
trying TO get this change made and Mr.
ilerrick has finally consented.
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\ copy Of the Worlds almanac Giyei
as premium to every cash subscribe
to TIE HERALD. Del.nGueutS can ge
in on the ground floor Of this offer b,
paying mp. The almanac itself is WORT
the price Of "a years subscription. 1t i
compendium Of information and fact
that very few Who wish TO be abreast o
the times cau afford to be without.
Through the courtesy Of our deputy
game warden, John W. WEIGH. we learI
that the State fish and game warder
has granted permission TO j. j. Mooa
10 extract eggs from trout for Matching
purposes, with the understanding. how
ever. that at least ten per cent OF til,
Matched young be turned back into til,
public waters. Mr.. Moog is residen
of Miller creek, residing at the old CIV
place. some fifteen miles from Mseker
and he intends establishing trou
hatchery. We wish him success.
4 few weeks ago the Nernal Express
announced the coming marriage of on
former fellow townSman MIR. Louis ii
Woodland. to Miss Helen Budley, o
Jensen L. o.. Utah. This week repor
comes TO us that Lon has finally sue
cumbed to the charms of the fair Sc,
and entered the bourne of cOnnubia
felicity from which 10 benedict eve
returns alone. Here's our hand, Lou
shake and may the succeeding year;
of your life be as sunny as your owl
disposition, and your shadow neve
grow less.
Rev. y. +. OStenson got back from
Grand Junction last Saturday evening
as per announcement. and on Sunda,
occupied the pulpit of st. James churci
both morning and evening. on which
occasions he delivered two very ablt
and instructive sermons. Judging by
the comments of the Junction papers
the people over there, regardless OF
church or creed, made a determined
Kick against giving up Mr.. Ostenson,