The Meeker herald., 1894-04-14


An communications should be addressed to
THE MEEKER HERALD,
acckcr, Colorado.
HOMIE ~ EVVS
sToCKMEN's MEETING.
The annual meeting of the White
River Stock Growers association will
be held in Meeker, Tuesday, April II,
1891, at O'Clock p. IN.
BEN PRICE,
l.. 5. BLOOMFIELD, PRESIDENT
all Secretary.
=osESS -
Mayor smith! When you meet him
on tine street please take off your hat.
Load after load of freight, consigned
TO Hugus X Co, continue to roll in
these days.
Ewin Amick made final proof on his
pre-emption before Judge Wildhack on
Tuesday last,
Next Friday is Arbor day and our cili-
zens should set out TO observe it in
Il practical way.
The attentionof range men is directed
to the Bretherton brand, which appears
in another column.
DOerr. the tailor, has moved into the
rooms formerly occupied by Saltmarsh
and the stage Office.
Dehorning is now all the rage among
White river cattlemen. 1t is generally
conceded to be a good practice.
Billy Thompson, the Rifle saddler,
comes out on the first page of this issue
with an "ad.' Don't overlook it.
Assessor Hayes is still building and
Improving his ranch. Jim says now's
the time TO do such things as lumber is
unrap.
The town ditch is about to receive
its annual spring cleansing, and water
will likely be turned on before the first
of May.
\ welcome rain visited this vicinity
Wednesday evening. Up the river i'll
the neighborhood of Buford and above
-four inches OF SNOW fell,
Ut.
Patrick Tennyson, esq, left on Mon
day for Florence, and with him went
the familiar and intelligent Baby
sand, old Tussey, sand fleetwood
Ledger.
The Odd Fellows of Meeker will com
memorate the seventy-hfty anniversary
of that order in an appropriate manner
on Thursday, the 26th of April. Messrs.
Kelly. Niblock and Wildhack have the
matter in hand.
Clarence Sawyer, of Piceance creek,
was also among the unfortunates last
week. lie fell oil OF house and broke
an arm, the same one which he had
broken about a year ago by being
thrown ont of a wagon.
There was rumor aflOat few DAYS
ago that Miss Matte Grier had died in
Denver in the fore part of the week
Such is not the case, however, as let
ter received by a relative Thursday
evening announced that Miss Grier was
improving, she having been very i'll.
Rev. Mr.. Ostenson left for Leadvile
yesterday morning, where he was
ordered by the bishop to ill the pulpit
of st. Georges church on Sunday, sc
st. James will be vacant tomorrow
morning and evening. Sunday school
however, will be held at the usual hOui
in the afternoon.
Thursday evenings entertainment
revealed the fact that there is plenty OF
fine dramatic talent in Meeker laying in
dormant state and only needs such an
occasion to bring it out. This was par
ticularly noticeable in the case of Mrs.
Paul. whose superior abilities as an elo-
cutionist excited wonder and admira-
ton.
AT the next entertainment for the
church, Boyd Walbridge will deliver an
essay on What i Know About Farm
ing and another well known Young
man is to be down for soul stirring
tenor solo. The individual last refer
red to is extremely modest and doesn't
wish his name to appear before the
public until the proper time.
The portly form of the Hen. Phil
Barnhart, division superintendent on
the southern end of the G. S. Il L. Co.,
doomed up in the rotunda of the Meeker
hotel this week. Mr.. Barnhart was in
tow of the governor of South Carolina
from which it can be inferred that they