The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1899-12-23

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THE MEEKER HERALD,
heeker. Colorado.
The Meeker schools will have two
weeks vacation.
Hardly necessary to announce that
Monday il Christmas day-the most
joyous OF all holidays,
The Odd Fellows will give smother of
their delightful series Of dances Christ
mas night lnext Monday.
IA. Simms left for Rangely to-day
where he will take charge II the Col
tharp store during the absence of the
proprietor In Utah.
Church goers will note tie interest
ing services to be held st st. James
church tomorrow and the day follow
ing. 1t is detailed in another column.
Alexander Heron of pagoda, and
Miss Jessie Cameron of Denver. were
married at Rifle on December 18th.
Mr.. Heron is prosperous ranch and
cattleman Of Williams Fork.
The sheepmen are going to the Fort
Worth convention In force and will try
to get the convention to declare In favor
Of opening the forest reserves. Cattle.
men should be on hand In equal force to
circumvent the designs Of the former.
Christmas beeves brought q high ~
$3.50 per hundred In Chicago last week,
the highest price paid for fancy beef in
twenty years. These prices were OBJ
tanned for l-year-old Aberdeen-Ang
steers, weighing 1880 to Its pounds
each.
The running schedule OF the Meeker-
Rifle stage continues to be a source Of
Hardship to all commemorative travel.
ing public, the drivers, the local post
Office, the agents and last, but not least,
the poor horses. Won't SOMEBODY nudge
Uncle Sam.
Whether Yesterday, the day before or
to-day is or was the shortest day in the
year, is not a matter worth dispnting
about. 1t is a matter of considerable
satisfaction, however, to know that the
days are on the other turn now; and we
are duly thankful.
A cry-cis has been reached In the do
nestle affairs of E. 8. R. Sanderson,
but 1t is of the sort that is liable to CO.
cur in every we'll regulated family. The
important event occurred Monday and
mamma and the little miss are well and
Sandy imsgines himself the biggest
man In town.
Rev. William John, pastor of the
NJ. E. church will ID. w on Sunday
evening preach a Christmas sermon,
Service to commence at 7.30. On Christ
mas night, the Christmas tree services
will be held for the Sunday school.
Miss Edna Booth and Miss McMechen
will each sing solo on that occasion.
All are cordially invited.
Sanderson & Sons have moved their
secondhand store from the fire depart
ment building (across from OldIand's)
to the Ssnderson building-near the
court house. Notwithstanding the cold
snap the Sandersons' are ready to trade
In any article or commodity, and finance
any enterprise-from fencing a corner
lot to building railroad.
A. D. Basel, q Lost Greek. W. Va,
is one of the i9esst arrivals. Although
here only . wsek, Mr.. Basseil has made
good use Of his time. He went out on
Oak Ridge Thursday and bagged fine
spec,men of the mountain lion tribe. 1t
measured nine feet from tip to tip, and
is the largest captured in these parts in
a long time. 1t took three shots from
Mr.. Dasseli's ride to stop Mr.. Lions