The Meeker herald., 1895-09-14

OH the court books for years, noticeable
among which was the Kirk criminal
case. This. with number of other
criminal and civil cases. were wiped of
the record by Judge Rucker, which,
under the circumstances, was uGdoubt-
edly the proper procedure in the
premises. Clever lawyers can clog the
wheels of justice and by staying of
trials from term to term the public
eventually forget the cases in question,
and the ends of justice are defeated. But
the way of the trarsgressor is not al
ways strewn with roses; to use a White
river classical expression-he generally
gets it in the neck in the long run.
When Billy Kirk became an offender
some years ago, against both the laws
of God and man, lie possessed a fine
down the river. Now all is gone, and
he stands i'll an equivocal position of nei-
ther being convicted nor acquitted Of a
hcinous crime. AS We said before. the
way Of the transgressor is hard.
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Manager Moulton, of the HuguS COM
pany. returned home Thursday evening.
after ten-days' absence in Denver.
Leadvil!e. Aspen and other points.
| While in Denver he met the eastern
wholesale men with whom his firm
deal, and purchased an extensive line
of fall and winter dry goods ard mems
furnishings. During his absence Mr..
| Mouiton met several of the men inter-
ested in the proposed White River Val
ley railroad and he received very en-
couraglng news relative to that propo-
sition. The project is now in better
shape than ever before, and we feel that
we will be able TO make some definite
announcements within the next six
weeks or sooner, Mr.. Dean has taken
a position with the Florence and Cripple
Greek railroad as assistant to the gen.
eral manager, but is still In active
charge of the W. II. V. r. r. interests,
and is giving them good deal of atten.
tion.
Perry Spurlock met with q serious
and very painful accident on Monday
last. He was up at the Watkin ranch
on Coal creek and seeing large buck
come down to the stream to drink, went
into the house to get rifle, in which he
had inserted cartridge and was trying
to press it into the breach when it ex-
ploded. The bulk of the charge struck |
him in the left eye and injured it SO |
badly that he will not be able to see out |
of the injured member for two Or three
months. The little finger of his left hand
was also badly lacerated and his face
considerably powder burnt. 1t was an
accident liable to happen to the most
careful, and Mr.. Spurlock cannot blame
himself on the score of carelessuess.
Our neighboring county OF Routt is
keeping up her reputation as u producer
The latest find Of the yellow metal was
made In Big Hole gulch, and the Craig
Courier says that part of the ground
will run as high as So to the yard. The
new placer territory is extensive and is
located about twenty miles southwest of
Fourmile. Big Hole gulch is twenty |
miles long and has been prospected very
little.
The Meeker-Rihe stage is loaded
down these davs. there being as many
as ten and twelve passengers aboard
some days. And Manager Harp has
the men to handle this large travel and
do it with care. Better stage men than
Fay Gorham. Phil Barnhart, Billy Or
vile and Jim Wolcott never cracked
whip. When these men handle the
lines passengers are sure to reach their
destination safely.
For the second time the SandersOn
hide case came up in the county court
for hearing, on Monday, and on being
tried before jury, consisting of j. V.
Purcell, C. l.. Haywood, II. II. Bergh,
Rev. o. Z. Ostenson, W. Ii. Berry
and VIM. +. Pratt, the defendant was
acquitted. In two previous trials, one
in a justice court and one in the county,
convictions were had.
| The outlook for last years prices for
grain is not encouraging at the present
writing, with oats selling at 12c per
bushel in Kansas and Nebraska. The
copiOus rains of the past season through
out all the regions east, north and south
of Denver, and consequent enormous
crops, is causing the depression in the
grain trade.
I. u. Riley, accompanied by force
OF men and his machine, started for
Lily Park Thursday morning where he
will operate for few days, and return
to this vicinity about the first OF the
week. Mr.. Riley has his threshing
machine in iirst-class shape this year,
and in consequence, will do first-class
work.
j. F. Purcell and wife, Of Carthage,
Mo-, A. l.. New and wife, S. w. Shep-
ard and j. A. Kicker, all OF Denver,