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The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28
Free "trip to Denvcr.

Each county in the state IL entitled 70
Maid Of Honor to the Queen Of the
Plains at the forthcoming Festival OF
Mountain aud Plain, and the board Of
managers have suggested novel plan
to select the same. 1t is to be done by
ballots taken from the different county
papers. and certificate from the county
clerk las to the number Of votes cast and
the number received by the successfui
candidate) will be the credentials.
Free transportation from the railway
station nearest her home to Denver and
return will be issued to the one selected
as we'll as hotel fare from Monday eve,
October 4th. till the following Friday
morning. As certificates must bo fIed
in Denver by the Goth Of September the
voting will close at p. m. September
18th, at which time the votes will be
canvassed by the county clerk. E. E.
Fordhsm.
All that is exacted from the one
chosen is that she be at,ired In white
dress and carry a white parasol Else
where will be found the ballot to be
used for voting.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28
GOOD ENOUGH TO FOOL a rcps.
A shsoter's Experience with Pa.fl
necoys on Albcsnnrle Sound.

I
shsoter,s Exper1saes with PA.fy
necoys on Albcmarle Sound.
Eltfridge Carington. New Yor4er
who went TO Albemarle sound duck
hunting a few weeks ago, tells a curious
story Of fox. reports the New York
Sun. He had his decoys off rounded
point OF land one morning, and was
waiting for it to get light enough TO
shoot. The decoys were fancy 'oses
made of iron and rubber, painted to
represent the birds the hunter was
after, and looked very natural.
At dawn it happened that for about
ten or fifteen minute. no birds .caine
vithin range, so no <ots were fired.
While the hunter WA wondering Mt this
he heard rustic up-wind from the
blind in the grnss of the point. Look
ing cautiously over the grass, he was
just in time TO see a fox crouched for
u leap Mt decoy which wns about fosr
feet distant. The fox gave quiver b
he gathered his muscles fer the jump.
and then sprang ahead and grabbed tie
dccoy with all his might. Thereupon
the fox was the most astonished beaSt
that ever hunted ducks. The rubber
bag with an iron frame was hard and
soft in spots. The rubber was pierced
by the teeth OF the animal, letting tho
air out with a pop like a firecrnckor.
The iron, however, had a serious effect
on the fox's jaw, breaking several teeth
and cutting the lips in way that made
the fox squeal. The fox turned three
somersaults in the water and then
headed for shore and got to the brush,
i'll spite Of two ahots.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28
Through pullman Service.
Denyer. colo, June l5, 1so

Denver, Colo. June Is. 1897.
Beginning July lst. the Burlington
Route" will inaugurate a daily through
Pullman car service between Pueblo
Colorado Springs and Chicago in con.
nection with the d. & r. Il. Railroad
as follows:
Eastbound-Leave Pueblo, u. & r.
c.. No. 4. 5:s5 p. IN. Leave Colorado
Springs, u. a. r. c.. No. 4, 6:57 p. N.
Leave Denver. Burlington route, No. 9,
$50 p. m. Arrive Chicago, Burlington
route, No. 2, $40 a. m.
I Westbound-Leave Chicago, Burling.
ton route. No. 3, 1890 p. III. Arrive
Denver. Burlington route, No. 3, 7:l5 a.
IN. Arrive Colorado Springs. d. 4 Il.
G.. No. !, n:lO q. m. Arrive Pueblo.
u. & II. G., No. ]. 1925 noon.
First car leaves Pueblo, going east,
July 4th, and Chicago, coming vest,
July 1st.
This virtually makes throagh train
service from all d. & Il. G. points TO
Chicago. ST. Louis, Kansas City, st.
Joe and Omaha: passengers taking d.
l. II. G. No. can move into Pullman
car at Pueblo without leaving train.
Through sleeping car tickets on sale at
Pueblo and Colorado Springs at same
rates as are in effect from Denver.
Reservations can be obtained from A.
Jackson, G. A., d. & r. e., Pueblo; J.
NJ. Ellison, G. A., ID. u r. G., Colorado
Springs, or this office.
GEO. W. VALLERY,
General Agent, Denver.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28
A Close Barrain.

One Of the closest bargains on record
rs thus described by q Phillips (Me-)
man. He says the trade involved q pair
of steers with a sled, q horse and sled,
and side of beef. Finally he offered
to the other man a big cut of the beei
to bind the bargain, and he supposed It
would be speedily settled, until hi1
friend commenced to hesitate and looi
the beef over critically. Finally b
said: Meow, William, II you'll make II
one more rib it's trade" +
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28
of the district court !:
Dissolution Notice.

Notice is hereby given that A. G.
Sanderson has dissolved her partner
ship in the Bar-Trisngle Cattle com
pany, and that Z. s. X. Sanderson has
given up his connection with 1t d man
ager. All CLAIMS against the company
to date. should be sent In % soon as
possible to II. II. Jackson. Meeker.
A. c. SANDERsON.
+. s. X. SANDERsoN.
n. II. JACKSON. President,
Bar-Triange Cattle Co.
MEEKER, Colo, Aug. 12, 1897.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28
Democratic Convention.


A Democratic county convention is
hereby called to meet at Meeker on
Saturday, Sept. 4, 1897, for the purpose
Of selecting three delegates to attend
the Democratic state convention which
meets at Denver on September 9Th.
Representation In the county conven-
tion will be as follows: Rangely, 9 del
egates; White River. 8; Piceance, 8;
.Aeeker, 7; Coal Creek, 4; Buford. .;
Powell Park. =; Angora, !.
THOMAS KILDUFr,
L.. 8, BLOOMFIELD, Chairman.
Secretary.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28

The Republican county central COM
mittee held meeting yesterday and Sc
lected Mrs. L. P Craig and DR.. Samuel
French as delegates to the state con
vention which will be held next Friday
at Denver. 1t also decided to hold the
county convention on the 25th Of Sep
tember, the call for which will appear
later.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28

In China the rolling of tea leaves is
done by hand, but in India and Ceylon
European planters prefer to employ
machinery for the purpose.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28


Cheap Rates on the Rio Gande.
The d. Il r. G. railroad announces
the following low rates over its lines for
the dates named:
Sunflower carnival, Colorado Springs,
Aug. 18th and 18th, one-half rate. Good
to Aug. 2l.
Western Slope Racing Association.
Colorado Springs, Aug. 9th and 10th.
Half rate.
Colorado conference N. E. Church,
Colorado Springs, Aug. 22d and 3Oth.
Fare one and one fifth on certificate
plan.
Annual camp meeting and conference
Seventh Day Adventists, at Colorado
Springs, Sept. lst and 18th. One and
one-fifth rate on certificate plan.
For full particulars see Agent Barnes
at Rifle. or agent at New Castle.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28

Farrell McLoughlin got s4.25 for ten
steers last Monday at Denver. They
averaged lleO. and accordingly brought
S49.3 each.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28

Fruit In the Grand valley is plentiful,
and about ten carloads are shipped
daily from that section. or these hardly
third are for Colorado points, the
balance going easterly-some as far as
Boston. AS fruit raising is still in its
infancy in Routt and Rio Blanco, much
of this product finds its way to the
White and Yampa.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28
ON the safe Side.

Mr.. Willie. didn't you go
TO the trunkmaker's yesterday and tell
him to send around the trunk ordered?''
Wiilie-''Yes, sir"
Mr.. Siimson-''Weil, here IL the trunk.
but no strap. Didn't he say anythin2
about the strspr"
Wiilie-"Yes. sir; but told him l
guessed you hadn't better have any
strap,n r.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28

The races at Glenwood this week at
tracted good deal Of attention, and
the Meeker crowd took Simp Harp
along ~ their mascot.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28
Advertise in THE HERALD.

I In a Is minutes infusion of the finest
Assam tIndian) tea, the yield of tannin
u nearly p times as much as in one Of
the finest China.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28

Game Warden Lyttle was down on
Douglas creek and vicinity in search of
large band Of Utes supposed to be
violating the game laws, but after a
weeks hard riding returned Thursday
without having seen an Indian.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28

Three scraps" on Monday enlivened
things for awhile, but nobody was very
seriously hurt.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28

Hon. John W. Lowell, State Auditor.
was among the arrivals on Wednesday
evenings stage. After stopping over a
day renewing the acquaintance of his
legion Of friends here, he proceeded to
his Lily park ranch. aud will return
next week.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28

The japanese begin building their
houses at the top. The roof is first
built and elevated on skeleton frame.
Then 1t affords shelter to the workman
from atnrma
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28

Tho call for the Populist county con-
ventiOn Is given elsewhere in this issue.
Saturday, September llth, is the date.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28

More talk about the Denver Salt Lake
short line in the late papers. particu-
lars next week.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28

Frank Sheridan, w. H. Clark and A.
G. Moulton will represent the Silver
Republicans of this county at the state
convention Of that party which will be
held at Glenwood on the Sd prox.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28

The Long party, from Missouri, who
have been spending the past month in
the vicinity Of Dick stones place on
North Fork, were brought down by
Harp's teams on Monday. They took
the Rifle stage the dav following, and
by this time are back to their respective
homes. Next year they will be in a
month later, so as not to be compelled
to live entirely on fish.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28

The past week marked the tenth ami
versary of the climax of the so-called
Ute war. Although but decade has
passed since those exciting times, it
leads one to ask what has become Of
the many who were more or less identi-
fed with the AFFAIR." For instance, Doc
Dumont, Sheriff Kendall. Fatty Ran
dali. Harry Gilmore, Lou Fowler. Jim
Buchan, viii Gardenhire, Ed Smizer.
"Pony Bill" and others.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28

iast. He came down the day before to
have some dental work done. and in
stead Of waiting for Mondays stage to
return he took advantage OF going up a
day sooner with Pete Ecklund. The
latter. however, had large load Of
water pipes and Mr.. Purroy took seat
on the top Of them. About the first
rut encountered in the road Ernest took
aheader with the result as stated above.
He will be laid up for a week or two.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28

Besides full set of county officers
Except judge) there is district attor-
ney to be elected this fall from the
counties Of Pitkin, Garfield, Rio Blanco
and Routt.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28

Don't forget that the Odd Fellows
will give . grand ball and supper on
Tuesday evening, September 7th.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28

BoRH-On Thursday morning, to the
wife OF Thomas Baker, Q big bouncing
boy. DR.. Bruner reports mother and
child getting along nicely.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28

The West India migratory crab is the
only creature that is born in the sea.
natures in fresh water, and passes its
adult life on landr
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28

In 1910 the world had II ,OOO, 900 pounds
invested in railroads; now the invest
ments exceed 5,736. 900. 600 pounds.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28

AS will he seen elsewhere in this is
sue Rio B!anco county is entitled to
send Young lady to Denver whose ex-
penses going and returning tas well as
hotel billl will be paid by tie manage
ment of the Mountain and Plain Fes-
tival. There are plenty Of them in this
county who could serve with credit.
Don't put off voting to the last minute;
this is case where you can vote early
aud as often as you please-providing
you have ballot clipped from THE
HERALD.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28
BRErHsa.s,an.

Above brand anywhere on left side, shoulder
or hip. Ear marks, underbit and overs,ope On
right ear. Also own the following brands;
H-H HHH. The 1T and other
brands Cancelled. All kinds Of ear marks are
on the cattle, and some with no ear marks as
all, having been neglected. An Increase
branded same as cut; ear marks, overslope and
underbit on right ear. Range, White river and
Thurman creek. Postonice address, John
Purcell, Neeker, Colo.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28

A few Of our rsnchmen began cutting
their second crop Of alfalfa within the
past day o. two, and more will follow.
The tonnage Of this kind Of hay alone
il assuming immense proportions.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28

Albert Strehlke and his party of AS
penites returned from the upper coun-
try Thursday, and this morning pulled
out for home, via Rifle.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28

The Bar-Triangie Land 4 Cattle
Company.
Notice is hereby given that E. II.
lines has been appointed foreman Of
this company.
n. H. Jackson, President,
2 Bar-T -Triangs Cattie GO.
MEEKER, Colo, August II, 1897.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28

A shooting affray took place at the
mouth OF North Elk creek yesterday
afternoon, in which George Young was
shot with charge Of fne shot from q
gun In the hands Of Jack Rice. 1t ap-
pears that they had a misunderstanding
about some old clothes to which both
claimed having good title thereto, but
Young had possession of them. One
word brought on another until the air
became blue with profanity, when Rice
got hold of shotgun and blazed away
at his opponent point blank In the face.
Jack then rode down to Sheriff WILDER
and gave himself up, and he was
brought to Meeker later. Young's in
juries are not thought to be fatal at last
accounts, but he may lose one or both
eyes.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28
Can for PEOPLES Party Convention.

The county convention OF tho Peoples party
of Rio Blanco county, Colo. Is hereby called
to meet ut the court house in Meeker at .
O'Clock p. M, Saturday. September II. 1sy7, for
the purpose of nominating candidates for the
following Offices, to-wit:
, Ono County Commissioner, No. 2.
One County Clerk and Recorder.
One County Treasurer.
One Sheriff.
One County Assessor.
One County Surveyor.
One County Superintendent OF Schools.
One County Coroner;
And to transact any other business which may
properly come before 1t. The various pre-
rinets shall be entitled TO representation as
follows:
RAnRcly ............. 81 Coal Creek ......... 2
white Hiver........- Huford ...-......... =
PtCeance Powell Park.
Nccker ..........-.Sl Williams Fork ......
1t Is recommended that the several precincts
hold their primaries for the election OF dele
gates at places to be designated by each pre-
einct chairman between the hours OF and p.
n. September I, 1897, at which time precinct
eflicers should also be nominated.
JNO. A. WATSON, Chairman.
A. II. ADAMS, Secretary.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28

The open season for the killing of
deer begins next Wednesday.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28

Subscribe for The Herald: read It and
then send It East. No telling how many
goldbugs 1t may convert to the true faith.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28
The Good Men and True.

Following is list of the petit jurors
who will serve at the forthcoming term
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28

lsanchmen in need of winter wheat
can get the same At Oldland s. Co.'S.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28

Send THE HERALD to your friends in
the East. Only 50.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28

C. o. Taylor wh,skie. lead the IL, for purity
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28

Ernest Pu1sy. = ths employ q W.
L. Pattison & ~ upper End oe Deer
~, had ths niseueta.s 10 break his
N sAoaldsr baads O Sanday norning
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28
Another Excuse.

Tramp-"I regret 1 am unable to cut
your fre-wood with this proverb,
madam"
Madam-"why do you call it . pro-
verbp"
Tramp-"Becanss 1t Is an old saw.
madam"
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28

Six new dwelling houses arc now
under way 10 different parts Of the
town, and ground will soon be broken
fdr the nsw Methodist shurch at the
soatheast coenae e Market and Tifth
sasssss teast Il ~ llillsr house).
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28

G. o. Taylor whiskles decidedly medic.na
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28
Holds the worlds record for
long dfstafsce fust running.

The BurlinGton's "yestibuled Flyer
which leaves Denver every evening at
9.5O-after arrival Of trains from all
points in Colorado-is the fastest. best
equipped and most comfortable train to
all points east
1t carries thro' sleepers, chair and
dining cars and offers service to
Omaha. Peoria. Chicago, st. Joseph,
Kansas City aud 1t. Louis that is
simply unrivalIed.
Tickets. timetables and information
about rates ut MI d. & r. G. and Col.
Mid. Ticket ofhees. OF BY addressing
g.. W. vALLERY, General Agent,
1850 17th Street, Denrer, Col.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28

O. o. Taylor whistles. nothing pur.- or better.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28

q. o. Taylor wn,.tis. not ereerlea in Purity.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28

The highest masts OF sailing vessels
are from 100 to $50 feet high, and spread
from 5000 to 100000 feet of canvas.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-28

Cattle branded on left side as above. Horss
brand Won left shoulder. Range, vicinity
Of Lily Park, between Yampa and whits rive
Postoflice Lily. Routt county, Colo.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-05-06
A FUNNY EYE-SiGHT.
The Indian was Immensely Proud of His
Crockery Optic.

The Indian was Immensely Proud of His
Crockery Optic.
At the battle of Stone River, or Muir.
freesboro, as some historians name it,
Lieutenant Hallack, Of the Union Army
had the misfortune to lose one of his
eyes. In 1865, he was promoted to be
first lieutenant in the regular army,
and was stationed at one Of the Indian
posts on the plains.
He had a small blue eye of glass, but
thinking that he could not obtain arti.
fetal eyes so far away from the large
cities, he bought two other glass eyes.
for use should his regular false eye be
broken.
On certain occasion, Lieutenant Hal.
leck was visited by one-eyed Indian
warrior who wished to see the white
mans funny eye.' The brave was
much pleased with the sight, and after
awhile he besought the officer to lend
him one of the extra bits of glass.
But your sound eye is as black as
coal and as big as a saucer" protested
the lieutenant, "and these eyes are lit
tie and blue"
The Indian insisted however, and
at last prevailed on the lieutenant to
lend him one Of the eyes.
The lieutenant says that he never
saw an Indian so delighted. Clad in a
long shirt and an old plug hat, the
brave walked around sthe camp as
proud as Lucifer. His big black eye
and his little blue eye were in amusing
contrast.
He succeeded in making the other
Indians believe that he could see
through the blue eye as well as
through his natural one, and no hap
pier warrior than he ever strutted be
fore admiring squaws.-GoldensD
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-05-06
Clothes Needed For an Ocean Voyage.

One may venture to refer to such
clothes as are put on at sea because
that certainly is not talking about the
fashions. Formerly people wore their
old things on shipboard and present
ed the general appearance Of guys.
This is still done with impunity, but
since the voyage has been cut down
to six days, half of which may be
spent in ones berth, less effort is
made to get little more wear out of
well worn garments. Knickerbockers
and sweaters, short skirts and CATERS,
are rather smart on deck, if the
weather is fine. The aged female
sticks to her hood, and sometimes the
pretty ones as well. 1t is the most
suitable headgear for women at sea,
for it defes the penetrating wind, and
there certainly is no comfort on deck
unless one is warm.
Gloves which come up high on the
wrist are indispensable. A black coat
and fair linen on man at dinner res
pond sufficiently to the very slight at
tempts at dressing which ladies deem
in good taste. Unless one has a
sturdy stomach, diving into trunk
and making toilet have a disturbing
effect. 1t is on the homeward voyage,
when the ship is going to her pier,
that gay hats and pretty dresses make
the decks bright, and when normal
man returns to tall hats and new
gloves and a cane.-Lewis Morris
Iddings in Scnbner's.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-05-06
A Real Oatarrh Cure.

The 10 cent trial size of Ely's Cream
Balm which can be had of the drug
gist is sufficient to demonstrate its
great merit. Send 10 cents, we will
mail it. Full size soc.
ELY BROS, Sc Warren ST., N. Y.
City.
Catarrh caused difficulty in speak
ing and to great extent loss of hear
ing. BY the use Of Ely's Cream Balm
dropping of mucus has ceased, voice
and hearing have greatly improved
]. w. Davidson, Atty at Law, Mon
mouth, Ill.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-05-06
Pine Nuts.

A small buff-colored nut called the
pignon is the fruit of a species Of pine
tree, a native Of Upper California, and
it's healthful food qualities are greatly
appreciated by California and Oregon
Indians.
1t is little nut about an inch in
length, and is rather three sided, tri-
fle longer than round. The hard thick
shell would sorely tax ones patience,
and 1t surely would be difficult to get
the sweet edible kernal free from out
side ENHANCEMENT; but, as the shell
natures, n slight crack appears upon
one side, allowing entrance for the
hlade Of a pen-knife or nut-pick, and,
presto! the walls Of the little brown
house fall apart-a small white kernal
is discovered, enveloped in thin film
Of gauzy brown. A most surprising
number Of nuts are found In one cone
this, however, does not appear so mar
velous when one takes into account the
actual size of the cone, measuring, as
In often the case, foot in length and
seven hundred inches In diameter, hav,
ing fully two hundred scales, in each
Of which lie two seeds, so that in per
fectly fertile cone n harvest of foui
hundred pretty brown nuts may be
counted on. The yield from a single
tree is often normous.-Harper's Ba
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-05-06
What Ten Dollars O Week Will 20.

In the May Ladies' Home journal
Mrs. S. T. Rorer shows that family
Of two with one servant can live well
on an expenditure of eight dollars a
week for food in Philadelphia and the
East, six dollars in the South and ten
dollars in New England. These fig.
ures, she says, cover milk, flour, meat
and marketing, as well as groceries,
and are based upon the presumption
that the woman of the family is a
practical housekeeper. " Last sum-
mer," Mrs. Rorer writes, 81 was
experimenting very closely and care
fully my own household, which num-
bered at the time eight persons. and
without the slightest difficulty | ar
ranged an exceedingly attractive table
with an expenditure of onlyten dollars
per week, and this covered everything
used on the table, three meals day.
To do this l purchased beet by the
loin, taking out the fillet, using it as a
roast one day for dinner; made stock
from the bones and rough pieces,
quite enough to last for half the week.
The back was taken off and cut into
steaks, and the tough, lean end dlvi-
ded, one portion being used for Ham
burg steaks and the other for brown
stew with vegetables. From this one
loin, which cost one dollar and seven
ty-hve cents, l had sufficient stock for
three days, and meat for four dinners,
freshly cooked for each meal, making
an average cost of forty-four cents a
meal"
Mrs. Rorer also states that a family
of six, with two servants, can live
quite we'll with an expenditure for the
table OF fourteen dollars week.
Where people have sufficient means
to live as the world calls well, bu
which, from hygienic standpoint, il
really bad, five hundred dollars yeal
is very liberal allowance. On this
in winter, you may have an occasional
dish of terrapin, providing you us'
the fresh water poultry, at leas
twice week, an entree now and then
oysters and the more dainty varieties
Of fish. The dinner may be served il
three or four courses. Breakfast ma,
consist of fruit, a cereal, eggs ol
chop, mullins and coffee luncheon
a little entree, some well-cooked veget
ables, and, perhaps, water muffin
toasted, or little fruit with ligh
cake F.; the dinner, a soup, mea
with two vegetables, salad witt
waters and cheese, light dessert anC
coffee. Now and then you may pu
in little entree following the soup.