The Meeker herald., 1899-07-29

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All communications should be addressed TO
THE MEEKER HERALD.
Mcckcr. Colorado.
p. p. Harp of Otley. Iowa, arrived
Monday evening. Mr.. Harp is an uncle
to Simp and Thad Harp.
Or. Vaughan left to-day for Battle
Lake. Wyo, The doctor will return
about the 1st of September.
They had a genuine bargain sale in
shoes at Hugus' yesterday, and you
ought to have seen the rush.
With the exception of Thursday.
when n smart rain visited this section
of the valley, 1t was very good hay
making week.
The general land Office has finally
permitted the Utah sheep men to run
their hOcks on the open spaces on the
Uintah forest reserve.
day from the Brush creek copper belt
in Utah, where he has been prospecting
for some time. Mr.. Campbell says the
outlook in that field is very promising.
Miss Percy Beard returned to Meeker
last Saturday evening, after an absence
of nearly two years, in attendance at
Campbell University, Holton, Kansas.
Miss Beard is in poor health, the result
of over study.
George A. Clark of Rifle, is in the
hotel business again, having just opened
Clark's Hotel, which he has newly fur
nished and fitted throughout. Mr..
Clark solicits the patronage of White
river people.
Fred Garrison returned from Marvine
lakes last evening after a very enjoyable
fishing and scenic photographing trip.
Mr.. Garrison will remain in Meeker for
short time only. All desiring any
thing in the photograph line should call
on him at once.
This seems to be the season of the
year when a certain class of gents get
tired making hay and become possessed
of a desire to take a vacation. They
object to travelling afoot, SO they gen.
orally saddle up one of their employers
horses and depart unceremoniously.
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By way of Washington comes reports
that the White River Utes will soon
begin their annual game slaughtering
invasion of this country. 1t is reported
that they will come in force this time.
After they have come and gone and did
all the damage they could, measures
will probably be taken to keep them
out, as usual.
Ex-cattle inspector, Chas. Chatfield
has Just driven bunch of cattle from
Wyoming to Piceance. He has bought
the Dan Taylor ranch, on Black Sulphur
creek. and will locate there permanent
iy. His father, ex-senator I. w. Chat
field, of Denver, is over from Denver
and accompanied Charley to this city
yesterday.-Ritle Reveille.
Evan G.. Thomas, son of Mr. John T.
Thomas, is in with his family. Evan
left here about seven years ago, and in
the course of his travels visited all of
the northwest states. He returned to
Colorado firmly convinced that the
Centennial state was the best in the
bunch and the White river valley in
particular about the most favored spot
he had ran across.
All settlers upon the timber reserve
who have made settlements prior to two
years ago and have not filed upon their
claims. will be required to do so before
August 10, 1899. Should they fail to
make the their filings they will loose
their rights and improvements and be
elected from the same. This informa-
tion is sent from the land office at Glen
wood Springs.-Craig Courier.
Proprietor VerschovIe of Marvine
Lodge, spent a few days in town this
week. Mr.. Verschoyle reports that he
hears of SOME violations of the game
laws In the upper country. This is not
surprising as there hasn't been game
warden in the White river country, ESQ
far as we have heard) this year. The
five state wardens are presumably
watching the fisheries east of the range
seeing that no fish less than eight
inches are caught.
r. s. Ball OF the Meeker hotel, is the
latest victim Of painful accident. On
Monday evening Mr.. Bali was divest-
ing himself of his wading boots in one
If the outhouses, and as he pulled his