The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-02-10

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THE MEEKER HERALD.
Meelter, Colorado.
From far and near comes opposition
to Shafroth's arid land bill.
1t will be standing room only" at
the opera house this evening.
The only service at st. James church
tomorrow will be held at O'Clock in
the afternoon.
The Buford section was represented
in town yesterday by ]. b. limerick
and Scion Patterson. "
J. A. Simms returned from Rangely
Yesterday. Mr.. 8. has been running
the Coltharp store at that place for some
time past.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Keller returned
"Wednesday evening from their brief
visit at Salt Lake. They report having
had delightful time.
Harp's consignment of bull calves
came in Tuesday. and were the admira-
tion of all lovers of thoroughbreds while
being taken through town.
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W. C. 1.edbetter came in this week on
q visit to his relatives and friends In
these parts. jack is now a mining
baron Of large proportions at Battle
Lake.
J. w. Bainbrich, ST., was up from
Piceauce in the fore part OF the week
with his son-in-law, o. l.. Dudley. An
open winter is what they report from
their section.
Last Saturday W. E. Simpson killed
a porker of Poland and Chester breed
which tipped the scale beam at 465
pounds, dressed. This is doubtless the
heaviest hog ever raised in this county.
The HERALD is in receipt of resolu-
tions adopted by Crook county, Oregon,
citizens protesting against the enact
ment of the arid land leasing bill.
These papers show how wide spread is
the opposition to the Shafroth bill.
Not much change in the South Afri-
can war, but the British with large
army are making another attempt to re-
lieve Ladysmith. At last accounts the
Beers seemed to be getting the worst of
it-but another trap is possibly being
prepared.
A meeting of the stockmen of Routt,
Rio Blanco, Eagle, Pitkin, Garfield,
Mesa, Delta and Montrose counties has
been called to meet at Glenwood on the
18th inst. (next Saturday, to discuss the
arid land bill. A strong protest against
the measure will be formulated.
Mail from Rifle gets in earlier now,
and also leaves Meeker earlier. In
stead of having to wait at Rifle until II
o'clock when the train is late the stage
can now leave at 10, train or no train
Eight O'Clock is now the time for the
stage to leave here instead of o.
The government weather bulletin re-
ports that the month of January was
characterized by almost uninterrupted
fair weather and mild temperature
throughout the state. The snowfall
was unusually light, not one in a hun
dred stations reporting anything near
the usual amount.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Seymour regis.
tered at the Meeker hotel last Tuesday
evening, but neglected to inform Clerk
Pfeiffer that they were just married
that morning at Craig, so didn't get the
bridal chamber. The bridal trip will
extend to California. Mr.. Seymour is