The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-06-07

sing favorably.
Impromptu ring events without the
ring were of frequent occurrence IN
the early part of thu week.
Lawyer Gentry has one of the best
running horses in this vicinity. and any
of our horse sharps can get a race with
him almost any day. Try him.
Meeker received some unenviabie
notoriety last week when one of our
former citizens allowed himself to fall
into the hands of Denver bunco-men.
Bob Jones. who is farming in Powell
Park this season. SAYS crops are back
ward in that section owing largely to
the prevailing cold nights OF the last
two weeks.
I'VE" lost our running mare last Sun
ihy. but thanks to Owen q. Jones of
Powell Park. we are again in possession
of Sally-Split. the Wind and her IIamil-
tonian colt.
While riding an .unbroke colt (bare-
backl Yesterday morning. Willie Weleh
WAS thrown and had his collar bone
broke DIR. French ID attending the
boy. and lie will ba all right In week
or so.
The Grand Army veterans. their
friends and the public generally filled
ST. James church comfortably last Sun
day to listen to memorial services.
which. as usual, were impressive and
grand.
It's triile dull just now, but Just
wait; yes, wait. Wen show the doubt
ing Thomas a2.carat boom some day
before long that will take their breath
away with astonishment. It's a hatch.
ing right now.
George Gonterman of the mesa was
in from the ditcl, camp Monday. The
ditch crew is working on Veatch hill
but will be down on the mesa this week
and the ditch will I've finished TO Smith
gulch by first of July.
Jones. the jeweler. is erecting Il neat
little store building on Fifth street.
south of the Oldland store. Mr.. Jones
will move in next week and as soon rs
lie gets his shop to rights will put in Il
nice stock OF goods in his line.
That it pays tn raise blOoded stock
was evidenced this week when j.
Ere,md sold three fine Durham beef
steers to the Coltharp Mercantile com
plny wilich dressed 900 pounds. They
were only long rs, and tho only hay-fed
the meat was rs tender as curn-fed Stock
Aiessrs. Scott Il Goss have pur.
chased the hay and grain business here
t0fore carried on bv ID. Smith n Co.
These enterprising gentlemen will erect
u suitable building adjoining the Scott
grocery store and carry on their newly
acquired business in an up-to-d date man
ner.
On complaint Of George W. ellis OF
White River. II. Il. Bittenger. one of
Powell Parks prominent cattlemen.
was bound over tn the district court
last Tuesday by Justice Now. 1t is
alleged that Mr.. Bittenger took shot
at Mr.. ellis, and that the same wasn't
justified.
Harry NiblOck is not superstItious.
To prove this we have only to assert
that he went into the Hugus ware rooms
yesterday and bought one of the largest
plows in the establishments regular
tour-horse affair. This means that
Harry is getting ready to tear up n
large strip OF the mesa this summer and
fall.
J. W. Spragne of Piceance creek. was
in town Saturday putting in a claim
against the Rio Grande railway. Mr..
Sprague camped in the canon between
Glenwood Springs and New Castle Fri
day night on his way home with bunch
of fifty horses. Rio Grande train No. 5
struck the drove, and it is claimed.
killed twenty-o one of them Avalanche.
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