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The Meeker herald., 1899-06-10

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THE MEEKER HERALD.
Aecker. Colorado.
The Meeker herald., 1899-06-10

G. o. T..lor whiskles afs the banner bsr.ra
The Meeker herald., 1899-06-10

The roping contest is still under ad-
visement.
1t looks and feels as though summer
had arrived.
The past was the first good growing
week of the season.
The north side roundup received
several wettings during the week.
In religious circles there is a kick
against the proposed "glove contest"
Latest advices from Denver show
that Dr. French is getting along nicely.
Reduced rates over the D Il r G from
to-day up till July l4th. See agents for
particulars. ...
Excessive heat is killing people off in
the East. Here it Is just warm enough
to be pleasant.
Local carpenters. painters and
plasterers are all busy and have plenty
of work ahead.
There will be large number Of good
horses here on the Fourth and some
fine racing is looked for.
Colonel Price says there wasn't one
deer in the Coyote basin region this
season where he used to see Hfty.
Contributions to the Fourth Of July
celebration fund continue to come In.
The celebration will be a hummer this
time.
Mike Hayes says it is q mistake about
his own conversion, but he is putting In
some hard licks these days converting
broncos.
Game and Fish Commissioner John
son has issued orders to his deputies
instructing them to rigidly enforce the
new game law.
Special Agent Ryan of the interior
department, and Superintendent May
of forest reserves, paid Meeker an
official visit this week.
Friend Sanderson, who was under the
weather for several days last week, is
out again, none the worse for his brief
sojourn in the hospital.
Our enterprising meat and provision
men, Messrs. Lord & Tagert, received
large invoice of choice smoked meats
and delicacies from Denver yesterday.
A. H. Patton, who has been ill for
several weeks past, was taken to Dem
yer Tuesday for hospital treatment.
Mrs. Patton accompanied her husband.
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Notice the ad of Hartke s. Sheets in
another column. This firm will do just
as they say-furnish you with the best
quality of goods in their line at prices
as low as the lowest.
The plains country from Denver
south to the Arkansas river, is suffer
ing from lack of rain and stock are re.
ported dying ~ the result Of long
drouth and no feed.
II beef brings good prices next fall
all our cattlemen-great and small
will be wallowine in weslth BY next
Thanksgiving Day and diamonds will
be as plentiful In the valley - celluloid
collar buttons heretofore.
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The long, cold spring was beneficial
in one way: The snow in the bills has
been melting very slowly. with the re-
suit that we'll have no high water. The
retention Of the moisture in the hills
and mountains uatif lata insures plenty
ofwater for all purposes
The Meeker herald., 1899-06-10

long resided
The Meeker herald., 1899-06-10

is due to his natural bushfulness.
Thomas Brady, one of the pioneer
settlers in this this valley, dropped in
on us yesterday. Mr. Brady sold his
place on upper White several years age
and moved to Twenty-mile park, In
Routt county. He now returns to end
his days in Gods country-as he calls
White River.
This county was favored with q
steady growing rain all day last Satur.
day and most of following Sunday
Lighter rains prevailed on several
occasions during the week. These
rains have been of great benefit to the
county; especially so to the range in.
dustry.
Col. Ben Price was in town Monday
and his handsome face was wreathed In
smiles The cause of his joviality was
the copious rains of last Saturday and
Sunday. They were the best rains, the
colonel says, he ever saw in this country
and mean plenty of fat beef the coming
fall.
1t is rumored that the farmers Of the
valley have formed an oat trust. WHY
not? Nothing like being up-to-datt
and get slice Of the prevailing pros
perity. Two dollars hundred for oati
will create big demand for diamonds
among the local grangers.
C. l.. Haywood of government road
was In town Thursday but made short
stay. Said he had to hurry home and
turn the water off his meadow before
sundown. Mr.. II. says he takes every
precantion to prevent the grass getting
frost bitten.
John w. Welch has received few
barrels Of McBrayer wet goods. which
has the government certificate accom-
panying 1t certifying to its purity and
quality. Mr.. Welch takes pleasure ir
furnishing his patrons with a good
article.
Owing to the continued poor healtl
of his wife, Mr.. Cadmus had to resigr
his position as dry goods man at Old
land s. Co's. The family left for Den
YER yesterday morning where Mrs. G
will 60 under special treatment.
Late heavy rains has made travelling
tribe slower but the dust had to lay
down. which, in large measure, com
pensates for the extra time spent OF
the road. .t-
Louie Hatzenbuhler, the mode
rancher OF Josephine Park. says the
backward season hasn't interfered will
his farming operations to any grea
extent.
w. l.. Pattison and j. B. Nimericl
were among the Bufordites who saw
the sights Of the city during the earll
days of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. III. Vaughan cam,
in by private conveyance Sunday even
ing. Tho Vaughans spent the wintel
in California.
John F. Wilson Of ThornburR CANT
in Thursday and reported the arriva
of spring in his altitudinious section.
The Lord IL good to the colonel these
times. It rained over in tho basin
nearly every day this week.
J. II. Coltharp, Rangely's leading
merchant. paid the metropolis .
visit early In the week.
Major Boutwell, IL out after his late
illness and is slowly gaining strength.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-25
The Problem of Life Here and There.

In singing out the worlds constituting plan
etary system and in viewing almost innumerabIe
worlds of other systems and rejecting all these
taken together constitute but point in he universe
of systems systems that lie beyond reach the
powerful telescope beyond the reach Of mathematical
computation. and beyond the reach of imagination
ITSELF wont to wonder if other worlds have
sessng it like. Air, warmth, food and water
sary the only kinds life of which conceive yet
there be different life and different developments of it
from anything that human earthly observation mag
naon is capable. Prof Edwin c. Mason of Madison Wis
consin considering this subject phosophcay attempts
make it plain that there is life least any the
planets of the system But what
guess any farther than such life may i'm
possible such planets He that whether life origin
from certain chemical compositions combinations
unknown the result of the direct
Creator, the conditions named cannot exist life
form continue The EARTH almost certainty,
the only planet suitable sustaining life Going
regions of speculation Prof that systems
like in which enormous central furnishes light
and heat to the planets surrounding it. In that
be believed that there be- all the number
worlds suitable like the life. develop
in other worlds than thisin systems such an
animal be only of this earth. Development
as likely to take ten thousand other this
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-25

who led President Krgers Transvaa forces victory
the Jameson raid General p J. Joubert is said to be
General Grant kind OF tacturn, sefconained and
with viii that nothing He whipped the Brit
ish and he Is ready swords with them again
field in South Africa they choose Joubert is
American Uniontown. Pennsylvania in 1871,
and few have had picturesque know
much about the relation the Transvaa to the Swazes
When Of he left this country and went to Ho
land His taste for always Keen and when the
rebellion broke he to this country and served in
the under Admiral Dupont Later he captain of
coored company under General Wetzel After the war
he returned to Holland and later South Africa
When the rule of the English became inoeran the Dutch
at Cape Colony and Cape Of Good Hope and of them
went north to the Transvaa General Joubert with
them After he had assisted materially in driving the
wild beasts conquerng the settling the country
discovering and developing diamond fields, English
suddenly discovered that they had claim this
country He only plain Boer farmer. when his
fellow subjects determined British. 1881
at the head Of handful Dutch farmers the Brit
ish at Majuba Hill and it to flight after great
slaughter. This liberty the Beers and they
cordangly look General Joubert. president
of the South African republic the Washington their
con
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-25
MarrIaReahle People.

In Germany a man must be at least
eighteen years Of age before he can
marry.
In Portugal n boy Of fouyteen IS con-
sidered manageable and woman OF
twelve.
In France the man must be eighteen
and the woman sixteen. In Belgium the
same ages.
In Greece the man must have seen az
least fourteen summers and the woman
twelve.
In Spain the intended husband must
have passed his fourteenth year and the
woman her twelfth.
In Switzerland men from the. age NJ
fourteen and women from the age OF
twelve are allowed 20 marry
In Austria man" and a woman"
are supposed 20 be capable Of conducting
home OF their own from the age Of
fourteen.
In Turkey any youth ard maiden who
ca walk properly and can understand the
necessary religious service are allowed 20
marry.
In Hungary for Roman Catholics the
man must be fourteen years old and the
woman twelve: for Pro:estants the man
must be eighteen years and the woman
fifteen
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-25
Woman as a Labor Factor.
country.

Women non-unionists laborers and opposed to
strikes Women will work longer hours for less than
will her brothers fathers Women inclined
cpt and and situation the best under crcu-
stances since has entered labor field
been Systematically imposed by both in the
Der of hours labor wages. The instances of
striking for shorter hours better few In
the time she is continually widening the field
labor operations. What will result when become
both employer and employe
countries women employed motorneers and conduc
tors street That thing happened this
country The Madison Electric Street Car company
Madison Indiana has been employing conductors
their line Since the system completed there
have acted conductors during day. their
hours being from to $3.50 and have given such
good service that at meeting the directors
it unanimously decided to continue employing
them. They a rule attentive to duty, more
careful in their personal and seader in their
habits than the who the capacity. Men
take charge of the during the night
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-25
The Eagle and che canucks.

paper has translated and reproduced one OF
the Eagles the acquisition Of Canada, with
running comments French editor which makes
funny reading reranslaed back into English by Lon
don paper the article from 1857 Rue
Saint Honore, Paris suggests that could all the
inspired by editorial in the various contn
entail languages make hair curl not knowing
course that the American end Of
the High Commission Of Arbitration could but get
few of the facts by the Eagle squarey
sOdged in their cranums would be bad thing.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-25
The Eirst-Born of Kansas.

The Kansas City Journal under its head Of Kansas
Topics criticises claim Fort Scott to the
effect that the first white person
born Kansas the individual alluded to hav-
ing Leavenworth in 1888. The Journal
says that Colonel Johnson Of Topeka, who born
at Shawnee 1892 the firsborn of Kansas.
Eagle settled that controversy time since The
white person Kansas lives in Wichita and
has lived here years. His father army
officer stationed the above The official
proof Of the wanting if there should
be a denial The who the first white child born
i'm Kansas a retired retired colonel Of
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-25
9aiIu Eagle
MN. MURDOCK. Editor.
K. c., U. S. A., the Whole Thin,

That Kansas City. u S. A, Missouri not only owns
Kansas. Kansas fact well known in the east
as it is Roosevelt who is swing
ing around string presidential fences arriving at
Kansas City Missouri in his speech II should like
nothing so your brave Fred Funston" On
getting out of Missouri he alluded to the hero of cao0can
simply as Our Fred" Ted is cute, Fred is Jay
hawker and Puke Ted later learn scan
ming the votes of the Electoral College
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-25
AEueky Horse.
fFrc.m Puhlic Oplnlor. }

The Australians when they find horse
shoe throw Il over their shoulder A
lady IN Sydney found one. and threw il
gracefully over her shoulder. Il went
Trough a hsttsr's window. and hit 4 Gus
toner who was trying on a new hat Tais
gentleman. under the impression that one
Of ne Shppmsn. in a AZ OF temporary In
sanity. had PLAYED the trick. promptly
struck HIM ard sent him through the
p:aie-gsass window \ general melee en-
sued. although. OF consideration. ra5ody
knew what i was all about
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-25
CnnRndrnms.

prom the Youths Compani1n-)
What author Is meet doWn-trcdder?
Field
what author Is read (reD Al least once
a wear? Hawthorne
Name an English author who was
turned out the first time ne ever went
10 sshool7 Lamo.
Mention two authors. thereby naming .
third? Black. Nore-BlAckmore-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-25

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pnr "a covered IA TIE pstsnt gYaotsa -
Gently 10 Robert " Skies and Ernes'
n Rour,e. Of WIo;a. Ksa- AecSEearz
20 this scheme the plth Of ths cob =
sn,irelx removed and is pace nllsd sikh
a mixture a. .rfiamsrab3e nJies IKE tBF-
pentine. benzsne. etc after Uhaes iEt
enes are sealed w.ta plaster and The EA9it
dsppes y resin A match toBc9ed . "a
combination makes . r0sr5rg IRE Il = les
eecordS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-25
A Kipling tru

Kiping trust, TO control all of his works been
formed This is And still, could Shakespeare
il, he would thank his
he received the value of pound sugar keg of
for a play like Hamlet"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-25

The new minister of war in France is marquis. Some
Of these mornings the president into the
throne and find a sitting there a wafe-iron
on his head and talking about the divine right of kings
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-25

Public sentiment is powerful thing forcing AgeI
out OF the cabinet But the old isn't bending
much lodging he goes the door.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-25

Fitzsimmons says he going the saloon bust
The only way fer Fitzsmmons retaate 90
into the ministry and raise boys.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-25

Standing in nation a high price.
Spain could prolonged by bushwhacking and
lost her reputation. The Filpinos could
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-25

About $4,000 has been contributed build Dewey that
100000 home. The American people need a few more
porches their homes just AT present.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-25
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-25

President Mckinley will issue volun-
teers. The in whica the response will
good index whether Filipino unpopular or
not
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-25

The manufacturers Of overas in Chicago report
they have sold 40 year
Populists will read that sentence again will
to hear of General Prospery's guns
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-25

Anna Gould is furnishing funds the royaiss
This is strange world and just strange fifty
when Jay Gould peddling rat-traps
today.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-25

Foraker says that the Filipino is popular.
necessity, however and thank heaven. the country
duces men who equal TO emergencies, and not like
Foraker, only capable of being unpopular.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-25

4 New York woman is suing her husband because he
attention tobacco he her 1t
Rudyard Kipling who wrote: "A only a woman
but good cigar a
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-25

New York magistrate recently said: Women can not
tell the truth. would rather the man
than OF hundred women il would harder for
woman TO tell a bigger than
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-25

When he landed in England Rudyard Kiplng safe,
sluded the crowd OF spectators escaped
home. How did he conceal his head?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-25

Patty Du Clam be placed a cell Dreyfus.
II Clam has conscience about time did
a skirt dance remorse.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-25

Probably funniest thing present before the
is the the Cubans sitting around watching the way
donsf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-25
Dom PauI's General an American.

There is much interest just now centerine in the man
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-07
Diamond Ring Stolen.

Sometime between Tuesday noon
and Wednesday forenoon, $3.50 dia-
mond ring was stolen from the resi-
dence of f. A. Sims in this city. I'm
mediately upon discovering the loss,
Mr.. Sims notified the police, and yes
terday afternoon at2 o'clock Marshal
Coleman arrested hobo linesman who
for the past few days has been work
ing for the electric light company
putting in the new meters Tuesday
afternoon the man worked In the sims
residence installing meter and as his
work necessitated his passing through
several different rooms re had every
opportunity to commit the theft as he
was In the rooms alone the greater
portion of the time This and several
other minor proofs, led to the arrest,
but after he had been subjected to
about an hours severe cross question.
ing. the officers decided that, although
every indication pointed to the mans
guilt yet sufficient discriminating evil
dence of positive nature was lack
ing and yesterday evening the prisoner
was dismissed.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-07

We today received the first install
ment of our new stock of mems. boys,
and youths shoes. We have bought
the best values that money and brains
can manufacture for the money, and
will sell them on q close margin of
profit, strictly Zone Price to ALL" This
stock is entirely new and fresh from
Boston, and it is up to date in every
detail. Come and see us and we will
now show you the best equipped and
best stocked store of its kind in any
town of its size in Iowa. Everything
that man or boy wears is now or
our shelves. Soliciting trial of oul
new department. We remain,
Yours respectfully,
SO Il. w. CARLISLE.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-07
Child browns in a Water
Trough.

Late yesterday afternoon, Clara
May, the two-years and six months
old daughter Of Mr. and Mrs M 81
Teilman living in the eastern part
of this city, fell into watering
trough on the premises Of her
parents and was drowned in water
less than twenty-five inches deep.
When found the body was
floating face down on the surface
of the water.
The last seen Of the child she
was alone, playing in the yard
between the house and creamery.
This was about $50 and !,
body was taken frc-- 10 the
6:lO, death ~ the water al
- must have ensued in a
.ew minutes after the child fell
into the water.
The trough which is a common
watering trough about "a inchet
deep and Is feet long, is located
east of the house, about fifty feet
from the back door. During the
past summer the trough and the
yard surrounding has been ,
favorite haunt for the children o
the family.
1t is the superstition that tn,
little tot firing of her play in th,
yard went to the trough ant
prompted by the curious instinc
of a child climbed onto DO,
alongside the trough and was il
the act of bathing her tiny hand
in the cooling water when she be
come overbalanced and plunge,
headlong into the water. Whel
the body was found by little DO,
the bare feet Of the child wer
protuding over the edge of tn
trough while the head face dow
was barely covered. The body
Immediately removed from tn
water and DR. Chapman summoned
who, although seeing the case wa
hopeless made every effort know
to the medical profession to resus
citate the life of the child, but tn
water had accomplished whs
medical skill could not undo.
! The remains were buried
Rose Hill this afternoon.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-07

There will be an all days meet
ing at Forest View Baptist church
six miles northeast of Mondamin
in Gamers grove. Addresses will
be given by Revs. Shaftoe,of Io-
gan, and Campbell, of Mo. Valley,
and county Sunday school super
intendent Boyd. Basket dinner
in the grove. Remember the date,
Tuesday, Sept. 18th. Cordial in
vitation extended to come and en-
JOY these meetings.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-07

From . letter just received from
Mrs. Emma E. Russell, who IS now
visiting her sister in Portales, New
Mexico, she will leave for her
home In this city about the 18th of
October, and will visit the Texas state
fair, and stop In Denison few days
and In Dallas, and then start for Mo.
Valley, reaching here in due season.
We will be glad to welcome her home
sgain, sitter an absence of some six
months.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-07

Mrs. j. II. shaub of Chicago, form.
erly of this city, is in the Valley today
the guest of Mrs. j. H. Wilkinson.
She is enroute to Sioux City where she
has accepted position in a millinery
establishment.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-07

Miss Nellie Terrier returned
from Mason City this afternoon
where she has been visiting for
six weeks.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-07

BLyon says that l6 years ago
yesterday he came to the Valley,
and says that the weather was so
cold that morning that he was
compelled to wear his overcoat.
Quite q difference from yesterday.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-07

Justice Dance yesterday mar
ried at his residence, John Thom-
as Hager to Miss Nancy Ann
White, both of California juno
ton.