The Meeker herald., 1894-06-02

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An Communications should be addressed TO
THE NEEKER HERALD,
Mccker. Colorado.
HoME N NEWS.
Regular services at st. James church
tomorrow morning and evening.
f. W. Fairfield was able to be around
town the past week, with the assistance
of pair OF crutchcs.
The festive swallow is making him
self very offensive these days in build
ing nests OF mud on nearly every house
in town.
MAERIED-On Monday, May 25, 1891,
at the Miller House, George Balm, of
Rangcly, Colo. and Augusta NJ. Roth, of
Jersey City, y. j., Justice Now oilici-
ating,
Nj. Southerlin, the Methodist preach
er. favored his hearers with tine adj
dress, SUNDAY evening, commemorative
of Decoration Day and the deeds of the
Northern arms.
The school board has concluded to
open the school library to the public, OF
to those who will take proper care OF
the books. on one day of each week
Friday, from to , p. m.
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The drought of the past month was
slightly interrupted Thursday by rain
of small proportions in Meeker but cori-
ous in the upper country. Give us some
more, Mr.. Jupiter Piuvius.
Valentine Lodge. No. Il, |. o. o. F.,
desires THE HERALD1o extend vote
OF thanks to the ladies and gentlemen
who so kindly rendered their services at
Tuesday nights entertainment.
The bilurcatcd skirt has been intro
duced in Meeker. Miss Dell Ferris is
the heroine and as she rides a horse
like centaur, makes a striking figure
astride the regulation cowboy saddle.
J. II. Durfee, a matchmaker of twenty |
years experience. arrived IN Meeker dur
ing the week and struck n very good |
trade in his line. He will be found at |
the Meeker hotel during the coming |
week, after which he will take in the
lower White aud Ashley valleys.
Those of our readers who wish 10 buy
blOOded horses should correspond with
Mr. Chas. I. Limberg, Leadyille. Colo,
who is disposing of the entire Quarter
are from 5000 sire and high bred
Kentucky mares. See advertisement
in another column.
1t is reported from Washington that
the Interior department has authorized
Colonel Ensign 10 re-examine and com
pete his investigation of the White
River and Grand Mesa reserves, with
view to the modl lication of their bound
aries-which, we presume, means less
rning them. The work is to be COM
menced ut once.
Tuesday evenings entertainment at
the court house hall drew out goodly
number of our citizens, and they were
We'll entertained with an excellent pro-
gram of vocal and instrumental eXer-
cises, concluding with very laughable
farce. Al those taking part did them
selves proud. and lack of space prevents
us giving a more extended notice.
Decoration Day was duly observed
here on Wednesday by the old soldiers
and citizens. In the morning the vet
Grams, accompanied by Rev. Ostenson,
the choir of St James and other vocal
lists, repaired to the town park and with
appropriate ceremonies, inspiring music
and a very able address by Mr.. Osten-
son, raised the national colors (draped
in mourningl to halfmast.
The prize fight billed for the 5th of
July will not materialize. just as every
thing was being satisfactorily arranged
johnny Blair had to go out and look
after his horses, but our local sports are
dead game''-they're raising $4,000
purse and will try and have the Corbett
jackson fight come off here. When it
comes to raising purse Meeker
throws dust in the eyes of such would
be rival towns as New Castle, Rifle,
Craig and Escalante.
John Carson. who was formerly in the
livery business here, returned Monday
after year spent in vainly hunting for
better country. Mr.. Carson was in
southern and eastern Kansas; was pres
ent at the late opening of the Okla.
homa country and witnessed the suffer
ings connected therewith-both before
and after the opening; examined the
country and found it over rated; passed