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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-12-29
Buford's Christmas Tree.

The Christmas tree and entertain
ment at the Buford school house was
the most attractive and pleasant
affair of its kind ever given in this
district. The teacher, Miss Melva
Day, is to be complimented on the
success of the evening, which was
due entirely to her own expenditures,
selections and careful training of her
pupils in their various parts. The
tree was tastefully and prettily dec
Grated, and the distribution of the
presents-the gifts were for the
school only-was followed by dialog-
ueA speaking and singing. All those
present had received special invitat-
ions.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-12-29
SIDE LIGHTS.

Christmas tide spirit prevailed,
Applause and praise were genuiely
appreciative.
Several amusing incidents created
much merriment.
Henry Genier had supervision over
the bachelors corner.
TIE invitations, in written form,
were unique and dainty.
The dual identity of Santa Claus
came perilously near being revealed.
For some inexplicable reason, our
weather prophets are still-very still,
this season.
The ''stragglers" of the big outside
cattle outfits have about all drifted
down out of the hills.
Mr. and Mrs III Lakamp left last
week for Nebraska, where they will
reside for time. They leased their
ranch to Cripple Creek family. This
aged couple was the first of the early
pioneers to locate on Upper White,
and their departure still further cuts
down the already thin ranks of the
old settlers.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-12-29

Mr. and Mrs L l. Devlin entertained
Mr. and Mrs J M Hayes early in the
week.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-12-29
Piceance Pencilings.

| R.bert Reigan reports splendid
market at Kansas City last week.
Our Christmas passed away very quietly
and every one seemed to enjoy them
selves.
| The dance given ut the Piceance
school house Christmas Eve was de-
ciAea Success and. lattsndad. I. 4
Tie free for ali Christmas tree. at our
school house Christmas Eve, was a de-
cided success in every particular.
Mr. and Mrs Pearson entertained Mrs
Rich ,rdson and son and two young
ladies from Meeker for Christmas
dinner.
Our weather prophet missed it pretty
bad when he said we were going to have
the coolest December in years. 1t will
have to come awfully quick or he'll lose
out.
Jim Bainbrick is wearing smile
nowadays. caused we are told, by Mrs
Bainbrick's return from two months
visit to her old home in st Joseph Mo.
Mr. and Mrs A j Ryan entertained Mr.
and Mrs Dudley, Mr. and Mrs Dixon,
Mr. and Mrs Joe Neal and the Parks
brothers at dinner Christmas, and we
are told, the guests were served with
every thing good to eat and splendid
music.
The entertainment given by the school
children was delightful and amusing,
and Miss HOwatt, Mrs Dudley, Mrs
Nina Boies and Mrs Baxter, are certain
" deserving of our highest appreciation
for the parts they took in making it such
success.
Mrs Robert Reigsu and daughter Miss
Alice returned last week from Los
Angles California where Mrs Reigan
had gone to bring her daughter home
and we sincerely trust that under the
careful and loving care which Miss Alice
will receive at home to see her regain
her list health at once.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-12-29
A Bright Outlook.

Notwithstanding feeling of de-
preston throughout the county at
the beginning of 1908 and we'll on in
to the past summer, over the busi-
ness outlook, the year has turned out
to be a prosperous one for the people
of this county.
Unexpectedly, cattle prices have
been higher than for years, which
has been a great boon to stockmen In
more ways than one, as it not only
put them on comfortable footing
financially, but encouraged them to
ship closely and thus meet the short
age in the hay crop in very satis-
factory manner.
A bumper grain crop is still un-
disposed of, but that will go out to
the railroad early next summer when
the roads are good and bring good
prices.
And this big grain crop, which is
not one-fourth what the county is
capable Of producing, forces to the
attention of the people Of Rio Blanco
county the imperative need Of rail-
way connection with Grand river.
This latter matter is now receiving
the serious attention of number Of
our citizens, and The HERALD be-
lieves that before 1907 is far advanced
a railway project will have assumed
definite shape.
The prospects for 1907 present a
very encouraging look.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-12-29
Thirst, Not Frost, Kills Plants.

With the coming of winter we are
reminded that plants do not freeze to
dealt, In the early winter, but perish
from thirst. The process is simple.
The cold causes the withdraw of the
water from the cells of the plant,
forming ice crystals outside of the
cells.
The frost, cooling and contracting
the .urface, acts as a sort of pump
and rs soon as the cell is emptied of
its life giving fluid the plant dies.
The truth of this theory has been
proved during the present fall by
nun ,rous careful experiments, great
vars ion was found in the amount of
cold necessary to cause the death of
vegt tation. Some plants dry out
quic ;ly and are killed before the
free ing point is reached.
N. ny plants will survive zero wea-
ther Ind some die only at 20 degrees
below. Certain vegetable growths
never freeze. There are forms of bac-
terth that even when immersed in
liquid air, the intensest cold avail
able, come out Of their bitter bath as
clipper and lively as ever.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-12-29
8 YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN WANTED.

WOMEN REPREsENTATlV ES
collect will
ocko the whns employer
responsibility
position Your profits VIII increase with you years you are indus
OF the
contract other
me personally MARGARET HOME
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-12-29
Social Doings

Mr. and Mrs A G Moulton gave q
most enjoyable party Thursday even
ing In honor of their son, Victor.
A'o's .ie guests pfesem. "fe'
s ,u ,' O' OooA, "...' S,..
p e, De'"' m, e.s, IL, Ny e.l..'
ness'e anu uoiuie =" iison, may "nu
Claude Wilson, A B and U 8 Nc.
Williams. w d Simms. Ernest Sprod
Gerald Oldland. George lies. Harold
McCanna. Bert Baumeartner. Percy
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-12-29

The United Kingdom measures
12l, ,O6e square miles; the British EN-
pire covers l,8O8, 376 square miles.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-12-29
The M. E. Sunday School Tree.

The M. E. Sunday School Tree.
Organ Voluntary. ary.......-.....-..M Miss Cook
Opening Carol Christmas, Etc
The School
Invocation Rev VIM Walder
Christmas Lullaby Hazel Nichols
Three Little Candies Primary Glass
Names Of Christ. Miss Reynolds Glass
Recitation. Would Like to Watch
Santa. Eva hampshire
Recitation. -...,...........-...T Two Pictures
Bertha Hossack
Song. Blessed Name. The School
Exercise...--...,,,.,.....,...,...T The Open Bible
Miss Kinsinger's Glass
Recitation. Baby's Stocking
Hazel Walder
Exercise....The Guards By Four Boys
Song...........-.............. The Snow Flakes
Miss Lemming's Glass
Exercise Jesus's Little Lambkins
Miss Valentines Glass
Song Song of the Wind The School
Exercise christmas Bells
Miss Valentines Glass
Recitation. Sing song of Christmas
May Sherlock
Song..-...Song Of the Christmas Tree
The School
Song .-.........-.....--.-.. Christmas Bells
Mrs Hulett's and Miss Kinsinger's
classes
RecitatiOn.-.--......- Christmas Hymn
Frances Ellison
Recitation. II Should See Santa
Madeline Sumner
Song Boys for Christ
Lapool Strehlke
Exercise. Our Flag.By Three Boys
Song Christmas Joy.The School
Song Somebody. Matte Scott
RecitationStill Shines the Christmas
Light Winnie Grenstaff
Song. Good Night The School
- .. l,1,,, ,,,rut aud .,,,lt
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-12-29

The above much enjoyed and well
rendered programme was followed
by the distribution Of bags of candy,
nuts and oranges. The church was
crowded. And SO closed one of the
very happy features of the closing
year.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-12-29

Hay for Sale.
o. ~ huudted tons of good hay for
sale. Apply to NJ. T. Ryan.
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Das W.tp gorstr neu. iSOubaus.

O1e ytW Dutist Wut cSpuVour.
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ftebt bier aus gOneretemaHe uno III
eeseu ben M%norang bes MaFers Bel
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len. Die 9rdser uno BaIfen oes &C.
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3%llonumenta(er Irnc6t6ou.
Sas tar cnfei Gam erri9tete neae
3plbans in Gem 9nrf.

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renes glep PORTER 3ollbaus. Die So
fen oes Baues betrageu etpa $4,000
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nod ein offi3ielles @eb6u6e, bas tbeuz
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THE OWL GROCER COMPANY
WHOLESALE GROCERY
aommiiHons.@ei6ait

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treble, Mebl, 5uttertpHen olIer Nrt. 6ah,
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Bir erIuben una goniignatioueu BOZ
9an6es.Yrooutten. ShneIe g~rlebieuns
Der @eihnfte.
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untsrri6t uno ituoirte bierauf bi. Sn-
gsnieurtunf, 4rditsttur, Malerei,
Ssulptur unO fd0ns Riinite. 0a6bem
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itdnbig. 3ablreide 9onts. 8ur.aus
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ltsen 3snsnib Don Dem boben Runf.
finn Gilberts ob.
Mower County transcript., 1906-12-19

The highest vote cast in the city Of
Luverne for any Republican candidate
on the state ticket at the last general
election was 262. The highest vote in
the same precincts for any Democratic
candidate, aside from governor and
lieutenant governor, whose vote was
abnormal, was III. At the September
primary election in the same precincts,
402 Republican ballots were voted and
the total Democratic vote was s. This
would seem to indicate a tremendous
increase in Republican strength, and a
correspondingly appalling diminution
in the ranks of the unrecruited faithful.
The primary farce evidently works
about the same in Luverne as it does
in Austin.
Mower County transcript., 1906-12-19

look after the interests Of the public
rather than the leg-pullers and grafters.
Some members of the house and senate
can make great records this winter if
they providing they know how
the job is done,
Waseca Journal Radical: Goats s.,
thread manufacturers. made profit of
$15,(00,000, last year on $50,O0O,O0O of
capital, it is reported. Fifty dollar
shares of the company sell in the mar
ket for nearly $500. The duty of spools
of 100 yards or less, is half a cent a
spool. This is only one of the little
necessities where an infant industry
has grown to a giant and is still treated
like an infant at expense of the great
mass of people. A republican congress
will do we'll, if it takes heed of these
things and revises the tariff.
Fairmont Independent Western
Oregon papers don't tell that the people
who live in Oregon are supposed to be
web footed and all able to swim; that
cattle and hogs are bred with a view
to their swimming capacity; that there
are but few days in western Oregon
when there is no rain; that the moss
on fence posts and buildings sometimes
is from three to eight inches thick.
The climate is damp, unhealthy and
malarious. If any one does not believe
this they can give it trial. Oregon
east of the mountains on the contrary.
is dry and like eastern Washington
needs irrigation. Better stick to Mar
tin County.
Lacrosse Tribune: Boys are all right,
if you understand them. In every one
of them rightly handled there is germ
of manhood and possibilities of mighty
success in the future. Grown up un-
der kindly influences, the excess energy
that made them enjoy their boJish es-
capades will be directed to the accom-
plishment of great things. SO don't
fire. the boy. Talk to him. Get him
interested in his work. Tell him of the
things before him. Teach him thrift
and industry. Remember, he is just a
little raw material, out of which you
can fashion better man than you are,
no matter how good you are.
Mower County transcript., 1906-12-19

EIGHTY English warships, represent
ing an outlay of s50,00O,OO0, but con-
demned as unfit for present warfare,
have been sold for 100000. The diff
ference between the $50O00,000 and the
100000 represents the lost value of
these ships capacity for killing and re-
sistance to killing. We are not sure
that the $5O,O0O,000 put into these war
ships was not one of the best invest
ments that could be made. They may
have prevented billion dollar war.
Mower County transcript., 1906-12-19

THE trade journal of the French
motor car makers laments the fact that
j ,st as American agricultural machines
do practically all the work in the fields
throughout Europe, so it will certainly
be in couple Of years with American
automobiles on all the roads IN Europe.
France pointed out the automobile
way. America will reap all the profit
by walking in it. We can stand this If
! the French can.
Mower County transcript., 1906-12-19

A WEALTHY New York lady who
applied for the position of Santa
Claus's substitute was turned down by
the postotlice authorities because she
had DO power of attorney from Santa.
In the name OF a charitable society she
represented, she asked that all letters
addressed to the patron saint of Yule-
tide be turned over to her. No matter
whether they called for dolls, mutfs,
bicycles or steam engines, she said she
would see that all wishes were gratifed.
We believe this could have been fixed
up SO that Santa would have been pro-
tected from imposition.
Mower County transcript., 1906-12-19

POSTMASTER GENERAL Cortelyou
says that nearly two years of admins
tration confirm him in the opinion that
the postmasters of the country should
be appointed by no party primarily as
rewards for political activity, but pri-
marily on the basis of fitness for the
work and regard for the wishes of the
communities they serve. The late po-
litical deal in connection with the Aus
tin postoftice is in direct conflict with
such ideal conditions. The office is
used strictly as a political plum with
little else in mind.
Mower County transcript., 1906-12-19

MARKETING was begun at Charles
ton, S. c., a few days ago of the first
crop of American tea grown on COM
mercial scale. Twelve thousand
pounds have been raised on a planta-
ton in Colleton county, a few miles
from Charleston. For several years
tea has been marketed from Pinehurst,
the government experimental garden at
Summervllle, but the product market
ed at Charleston is the first of purely
commercial venture. The output next
Mower County transcript., 1906-12-19

JOHN u. RoCKEFELLER's income
every day of the year is $164,383.52
Every hour of the twenty-four waking
or sleeping, playing golf or skating,
sitting in church, or experimenting his
new house at PocanticO, John D. Rookie
feller is sure that $6,84098 is accumu.
lating for him. This is at the rate of
&1!4 minute. His fortune accumu-
lates at the rate of $3.50 every time the
Clock ticks. Somebody ought to- stop
the clock.
Mower County transcript., 1906-12-19

WE need and must have further ia.
cilities for transportation, and one OF the
effective measures for effecting railway
rates is to provide for proper system
of water communications
DENT ROOSEVELT.
Mower County transcript., 1906-12-19
How Diphtheria is Contracted.

One often hears the expression, "My
child caught severe cold which de-
veloped into diphtheria," when the
truth was that the cold had simply left
the little one particularly susceptible to
the wandering diphtheria germ. When
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is given
it quickly cures the cold and lessons the
danger of dlphtheria or any other germ
disease being contracted. For sale by
all druggists.
Mower County transcript., 1906-12-19

TIE Chicago aldermen have decided
to insist on law requiring the death
penalty for the man who assaults
women or children. The crimes
against women in Chicago are becom-
ing so numerous that summary meas
ures are demanded Hanging may dis
,urage these assaults
Mower County transcript., 1906-12-19

WE wish for all our readers merry,
merry Christmas. The day should be
made one of gift giving rather than
gift seeking. We trust that during the
past year the coming of the Prince of
Peace has been fastened. May the day
soon come when in all the earth there
shall be peace, good will to men.
Mower County transcript., 1906-12-19

WISE tariff reform is not necessarily
opposed to the principle of protection
A tariff may be reformed and still be
thoroughly protective of industries that
need protection. The demand is for
the Topping off of the monopolles and
trusts which are not entitled to pro-
tectiOn
Mower County transcript., 1906-12-19
Special Holiday Excursions

The Chicago Great Western Railway
will sell round trip tickets to all points
on the line and to various other points
for one and a third fare. Tickets on
sale December Goth to 18th and Decem-
ber 10th to January 1st, good to return
until January 7th. For further infor-
nation apply to the Great Western
Agent.
Mower County transcript., 1906-12-19

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT has wisely
withdrawn his order for the use of
simpllfied spelling in public documents.
Uniformity in the printing done for
the various branches of the govern.
ment is very desirable and the extra
expense and confusion caused by the
new spelling fad was great.
Mower County transcript., 1906-12-19
BEE-BRUSHES OF BURLAP.
Better Than the Brush Made of Bris.
ties Because Softer.

The inclosed drawing illustrates my
bee-brush which I have used several
years, which is the cheapest, simplest
and best brush that I ever used. 1t is
made of burlap, writes a correspond
ent of Gleanings in Bee Culture. The
one l send you is narrow one, the
Mower County transcript., 1906-12-19
Holiday Excursion Rates.

On December 20, 81, %, %, "a, Is, 30,
and 81 and January 1st, the Iowa Gen.
tral will sell round trip excursion
tickets at rate of one and one.third fare,
limited for return to and including
January :, 1907.
For particulars and folders call on
agents,
Mower County transcript., 1906-12-19

one I made first. now use a wider
che. You can make them the whole
width of the frame if you wish.
We believe that these blTshcs would
be very satisfactory. especially az tie
bur1lD would net be, as irritating tC
the bees as the stiff bIustlcs in an
ordinary brush.
Mower County transcript., 1906-12-19

A DETROIT, Mich, firm has been
fined $4,000 for accepting rebates on
sugar shipments. This is good as far
as it goes but few months in the pen
itentiary would be more effective.
Mower County transcript., 1906-12-19
Uses Water Glass.

Most of my stock is sold for breed
ing or exhibition purposes and my
eggs sold for Matching. Such Gull
stock and market eggs as | sell make
,ip SO small part of my business that
7 have never made the effort to sell to
private customers, writes a CORES
Dondent of the Farmers Review. The
eggs furnished to me by my flock out
side of the Matching season preserve
in water glass, and sell to our grocers
here when the price suits me.
Mower County transcript., 1906-12-19

year promises to be very large. IF we
raise 10000 pounds successfully, we
can raise 12,O00,O0O pounds and thus
grow to be independent of the Orient
for our supply of tea.
Mower County transcript., 1906-12-19
Low Rates to the West and South


west.
On the. first and third Tuesday of
each month until March, 1907, inclu-
sive, the Chicago Great Western Rail-
way viii! sell one way colonist tickets
at nearly half fare to points in Arkan-
sas, Colorado, Indian Territory, Kan
sas, Louisiana, Mexico, Missouri, Ne
braska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South
Dakota, Texas and Wyoming. For
futher information apply to the Great
Western Agent.
Mower County transcript., 1906-12-19

Humanity in shipping live poultry
is Just as necessary and profitable az
in shipping cattle or horses.
Mower County transcript., 1906-12-19
INCLUDING AUSTIN JOURNAL.
AUsI1N, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 10, 1906
OFFICIAL News OF MOWER COUNTY

Entered as second-class mail matter at
the postofhce. Austin. MINI.
Mower County transcript., 1906-12-19

Park Rapids Enterprise: The world S
greatest men grew upward from the
lower classes, while the worlds mean
Dst men grew downward from the up
nor f,lacSoc