The Meeker herald., 1903-09-19
MEEKER, COLO, SATURDAY., SEPTEMBER 10, 1908.

am used but more Of them were hurt.
Our up.to-date town was made to ap-
pear aasA one store, water tank vii
iage. After making due allowance
for newspaper exaggeration, we must
say thatat was unfortunate that Mr..
Moulto1 went to Governor Peabody
to aak u be excused from military
duties instead Of to the commander
Of thu troop. Had he pursued the
latter epurse Meeker would have es-
capped Asing placed In the ridiculous
positio4 Of being a one-store town,
etc. Everybody here knows Mr..
Mouitdn is in very poor health most
Of the time, and therefore not physl-
cally f for military duties. This
was aleths excuse necessary.
Thir;y-flve horses are expected by
Wednesday, from Meeker. These
were ordered by The Meeker troop,
and are owned by the men them-
selves. This will give each Of the
men Of this troop two horses. The
troop has been on almost constant
duty. The men have been out all Of
escli night, patrolling the entire dis
trict, and many of the horses have
bsen almost worn out, climbing the
precipitous hills. A broncho busting
exhibition will be given on Thursday
by this troop. The men have many
horses which will always buck If
given chance.-News dispatch.
Trooper Schrontz returned to
Meeker Thursday evening. Mr..
schrontx was threatened with pneu-
monia and was ordered home by the
military doctors. Roy Williams and
Everett Young will likely be home
tonight on account of illness. Mr..
Schrontz says the boys are well
clothed and cared for, but they have
been worked harder than any other
body in the field and the climate Is
very hard on them.
According to the Denver daily pa
pers Troop d is covering more ground
than any organization in the Cripple
Creek district. The troop is looked
ON by the military authorities as the
most efficient in the state service; +;
hence 1t is always in demand when
there is anything doing.
In addition to having plenty Of
szkcunts for Troop D, 1t ID, understood
that tlse military authorities desire
to mount the Denver City troop with
White river horses. At present this
troop b plugging around on worn out
express, dray and ashwagon horses.
Capt Greer of Troop D, telegraphed
to Meeker for forty horses for the
use of the Denver cavalry, which has
been poorly mounted. The Meeker
troop brought Its own horses, which
are the best Of animals.-Derver Re-
publican dispatch.
It is reported that Frank JoHan-
tgen slapped . cook for making a re-
mark derogatory to the guard.
That's right Joe! Make'm respect
the uniform.
With the squad that left here on
Tuesday and those who joined the
detachment at Rifle, Troop ID will be
reinforced In the field by IL or 1S
men.
We look for q long stay Of the mill
tia at Camp Goldfleld, but az soon as
things become more settled it is likely
the boys will get numerous furloughs.
The men are all receiving winter
underclothing, shoes, gloves and
shirts, and are in good shape to with
stand the cold.
Frank Keel got home last night.
A bruised foot, which was troubling
him when he left, was the cause of
his retprn:
Hi, thari BOydie, old boy! Stay
right whore you are; the war isn't
over yet.
J. J. Hill, the railway magnate, de-
clares that he favors a standing army
of 100000 men. Perhaps, too, the
gentleman would be glad to transport
them to and from the Philippines
over his new transcontinel railway
and via his new Pacific steamship
line