The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-07-14

Hugh O'Neil is out again after II
bad attack of typhoid fever.
Haying is now on. The crop will
be better than was expected.
Refreshing rains visited this part
of the valley last Friday night and
Saturday morning.
s. p. Wear lost the main racing
event at Craig on the Fourth, and
won the next best event.
After filling his mission at Salt
Lake City, Rev. George will resume
Manifestations at St. James church
tomorrow.
There is u moral and instructive
sermon, which all should read and
heed, in our article in this issue on
1.-THE Reign of Law"
Water was turned off in the Miller
creek ditch last Saturday owing to
slump under one of the fumes. The
defect WAS soon repaired.
While loading freight at Rifle the
other day, our old friend Mr.. William
Maniece was overcome with the heat
and threatened with serious illness.
r. C. Thornton, the barber, is keep
ing up his lick as the big trout catch
or of Meeker. Mr.. T. caught another
Ia pound rainbow Sunday after
noon.
Another refreshing shower yester-
day, and-we'l have more as haying
is now In full sway. 1t is reported
that heavy hail storm visited Flag
creek district.
Steamboat Springs has raised 5000
to outfit band. Evidently Steam
boat ia going to get into the band
wagon along with the rest OF u.s.
Craig Courier.
Rifle took q step in the right last
week when it voted by II large major
ity to bond the town for 100000 for
the purpose of installing gravity
water system.
r. F. WEIGH opened ",rhe Green
Light Club At Lander, Wyo., July
LIT. Lander is now hustling town,
and Pete's Meeker friends hope he
will do well up there.
Nels Frederickson, Of the lower
country, was in Monday. Nels has
been prospecting for some time in
the Blue mountain region, but is not
very enthusiastic over the prospects.
The official proceedings of the
board Of county commissioners will
be found on page 3 Of this issue Of
THE HERALD. The session was a
long one, and n large amount Of BUSH
pess was disposed of.
Carpenter Emmert Vancleave laid
4 fine birdseye maple floor in Mason
ic hall this week. The local Masons
now pride themselves on possessing
one Of the most elegantly fitted up
lodge rooms in the state.
Now II the courts of New York
will send young Mr.. Thaw, the killer
Of Architect White, to the peniten-
tiary for life, society mt large will be
rid of two undesirable citizens.-La-
mar Sparks. Second the motion.
The county commissioners took
commendable action at late session
when they issued formal notice rela-
tive to the matter Of allowing irriga-
ton waters to flood the public roads.
Hereafter, farmers who indulge in
this pernicious practice will be prose-
cuted, as provided by state laws.
The editor OF Kansas paper states
that he borrowed u Winchester rifle
recently and started up street to de-
liver the weapon to its owner. The
delinquent subscribers got it into
their heads that he was on the war
path and everyone he met insisted on
paying what he owed him. VIII
somebody loan us Winchester?
This office is in receipt of fine
specimen OF bronze grass, grown
without water on the Otto Metzger
ranch. The grass makes good hay
and 1t Is a wonder more of our ranch
men do not grow it. Bronze grass
thrives without water. For years,
we understand, Mr.. Jacques Freund.
Of Ninemile hill, has raised bronze
grass successfully.