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The Meeker herald., 1907-10-12

J. d. Amick's daughter, upon whom
DR.. French operated over two
weeks ago for appendicitis, Is getting
along very well and is now consider
cd out Of danger. This WAS about
the worst case Of appendicitis ever
handled In the county. Indeed, II
the operation Tor the two operations
for 1t took two to save the girls
life) had taken place In Denver or
some other big city, 1t would have
gone down in surgical history as .
CELEBRATED case; but medical and sur
gical ability is not appreciated to
any very great extent in this out-of-
the way community.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-12

Mn. p. w. Hockett, with her lit
Tie daughter, Jessie, 10 home again
after . short visit with her aged
parents, st Hotchkiss. Mrs. Hook
cts mother has been quite Ill Of late,
bat when she left was much better.
Since her last visit 10 the Gunnison
region, Mra Hockett noticed wonder
full improvement particularly In
Delta county.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-12

Hugh O'Neil who has been logging
for Riley 4 90. for some months
past came In Saturday and tarried in
town few days. Hugh il not only
ths bsst ditch and reservoir man In
the country, but II likewise good at
anything he turns his hand to.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-12

The total earnings in the county
court OF this county Including Judge
and clerks fees) during July, August
and September amounted to s8O.10.
Won't there be . scramble for this
ONCE year hence?
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-12

Frank q. Vaughn and Dr.. Sullivan
Of Lsadville, registered 1t The Meek
Or Monday. Later, Frits Carstens
and Billy Cunningham took them In
charge and they will be royalty en-
tertAined 1t tho Boxelder ranch.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-12

Mr.. and Mrs. r. Hartke leave for
6alida tomorrow to attend the ses-
sion Of the Odd Fellows Grand Lodge
Of Colorado. Mr.. Hartke goes ~ the
representative Of the local I. O. o. r.
lodge and Mrs. HArtke will repre-
sent the local Rebekah lodge at the
grand session Of that body.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-12

Mrs.. John Delaney Of White River,
spent the past week or SO with her
boys here, who are attending the
grade and high school.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-12

Lost--Red Leather Cushion,
Between town and Bloomfield ranch,
on Wednesday. Finder will please
leave at the Meeker Mercantile store
and receive reward.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-12

Mr.. and Mrs r. N. Taylor and
Henry Genier Of Taylor lodge, Deer
vale, were guests Mt the Meeker on
Tuesday.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Williams
returned Saturday from Kansas City
where IN extensive visit was made
with Mr.. Williams relatives, and an
enjoyable time had generally.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-12

John Colthsrp, one Of Rangely's
prominent citizens, was doing land
business In Clerk Wildhack's office
early this week. Mr.. G. reports
everything quiet In oildom.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-12

Manager Shepherd Of the White
Bear Cattle company struck 1t rich
In Kansas City. John received $3.50
for cowh His entire shipment aver
aged over - per head, net.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-12

Tho nrst game in the worlds
championship series between Chi
cago and Detroit resulted In . tie
after twelve hard fought innings, 8
to 3 Tho second game was won by
CHICAGO.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-12
Eye Specialist.

DR.. 8. R. Berger, the eye specialist,
from Leadville, will be in Meeker
October lS, 10, 70 and 81. II there is
anything the matter with your eyes,
don't fail to call on him. Consulta-
ton free. At Meeker hotel.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-12

A Grand function dispatch reports
that Captain George L. Greer and
Nellie Davis sailed for japan last
Saturday. Miss Davis was the pro-
pRfetress Of '.msison de ioie" est
ablishment at the Junction. II our
French ID faulty correct it yourself !;
you know what We are driving At
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-12

DR.. Paul R. siberts il among the
LATEST arrivals, having autographed
ct the Meeker hotel Tuesday even
Ing. Tho doctor has heard of the
coming boom in this town, and IL
here 10 locate and be on the ground
6oof when things commence to
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-12

We are sorry TO announce that Mrs.
Lou Mitchell and ono Of the children
10 seriously III with typhoid fever,
which they contracted ct one Of the
logging camps In tho Sleepy Cat re-
zion.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-12

Dr.. Hughes, DR.. Hill and G. e.
Hooper, all, prominent rDenveritss,
autographed At the Mssksr hotel
yesterday after . successful hunt at
Raines' on Flag creek.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-12

Mr.. Andrew Carnegie admits that
he has not voted in twenty-five years.
Then what right has he to kick II
the government isn't conducted to
suit him.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-12

Owing 70 lack Of quorum there was
no meeting Of the town council Nom
day night.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-12

DR.. Berger, the eye specialist, will
be In Meekor four days, October 18th
to 3lst. Consult him for all eye
troubles. At Meeker hotel.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-12

Mrs. J. M. Hayes and Mr.. Pat
Hayes Of Thurman creek, visited the
city Saturday.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-12
Services at St. James Church.

Services at St. James Church.
Services at st. James church on
Sunday as follows:
Holy Communion at 100 a. m.
Sunday school at 1000 a. m.
Morning prayer at HOO a. m.
Evensong at 7.3O p. IN.
Morning sermon, "a Substitute for
Christianity" Evening, 1.-THE Gem
eral Convention Now in Session."
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-12

BRoMo-FEBRIN will prevent n
cold coming on. AT Strehlke Bros.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-12

Lost---Canvas Hunting Bag
And contents, between Rifle and
Meeker, Thursday. Finder will leave
at this office and receive reward.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-12
Selling Out.

Having returned from California
for the purpose Of disposing of my
remaining property interests here, I
am now ready to sell cattle, horses,
household effects, ETC., at figures and
terms to suit purchasers. wish to
dispose of all property and settle up
everything here as soon as possible.
J. p. SYKES.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-12

Wait for DIR, Berger, the eye special
list. At Meeker hotel between Octo-
Der 18th and 2lst.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-12

Family Sunday dinners at the
Meeker hotel.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-12

Graham's Bulls have good color,
bone and shape; thick, heavy set;
some with more range.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-12
Everybody gathering beef these
days.

See the advertisement Of Graham
Shorthorn sale In this issue.
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sIrI.RIncK HOLMES

Fire and kindling wood for sale at
The superior planning MIL =
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Special Engagement Tonight.
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show. ln Jerry. The Tramp
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"A few sewing machines, slightly
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SINGER SEWING MACHINE 60.
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LADIES Desiring stylish millinery
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ON Miss G.. z. Crane. sig y. Second.
Apprentices wanted.
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SHERLOCK HOLMES
couldn't find the Il nan in TINS town
that wants that saddle or driving
horse Of yours as surely and as quock-
ly as a for sale al can Go; and Sher
locks fee would be larger.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-17

on Squires II they can get him over
here. I am ready now to place $1,000
on deposit as evidence of good faith
regarding q $4,000 side bet that I can
beat him. n Squires does not come
through the offer stands for any white
man in the world"
In the same letter Burns intimates
that Jimmy Burns George Memsic)
will be matched with Charlie Neary
for twenty-round battle to occur at
Milwaukee, the Neary boys home.
Should Jimmy defeat Neary at the
brewing town he will surely be hailed
as an idol as Neary has appeared to
hold a hypnotic power over all corners
who venture to come within the con-
fines Of his native heath.
Distant though the O'Brien-Burns
affair is interest is fast accumulating
and Fiesta week will doubtless be a
gala one when it finally arrives. AS
an advertising medium to both men
the time could not be more propitious.
Los Angeles will then be in the ma
tlonal limelight and the clever ring
sters are to come i'm for their share
of attention.
Naturally every returning eastern
Shriner will be asked If he saw the
bout and the man who proves victor
Will certainly need no press agent for
some time to come.
Buckets of cold v-- ter thrown on the
prospective match have found a thick
coating of oil. 1t has teen intimated
that McCarey would gladly witness
the affair fall through should either
man show disposition to become
fractious.
Little chance, however, of O'Brien
or Burns making trouble. The day of
the 100000 purse has in all probability
come to an end Nevada promoters
who instituted the recent rise in fight
stock are coming to a realization of
their own folly and little is heard con-
corning the wildcat offers of a few
months ago.
The mining mismanagers of ring af-
fairs have apparently done little to
boost their communities, and on the
other hand are making laughing stock
of themselves. So varied have been
rumors and counter rumors of late that
conservative sporting writer's are re-
fusing to comment unless in a highly
sarcastic manner. Probably little or
no attention will be paid the Nevada
promoters until they actually bring
two men together in the ring.
1t would now appear as though Bat
Nelson and Joe Cans are to meet
again in the not far distant future.
Everything would tend that way, judg-
ing from the manner in which Joe
avoids becoming entanged with ar
ticles of another nature Bat is getting
away with no end of talk in England
and has made a mighty impression
upon the sports of the tight little isle
Cans in the meanwhile continues to
be the American idol md doubtless
great interest would attend a second
meeting. True the former battle was
uninteresting so far as fast fighting
| went, but there is stii a question in
certain quarters as to the condition of
both men when the famous foul oc-
Cured.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-17

Then Glade hustled over to the
corner and got the chappie out Of the
rocking chair and hiked him over to
the room across the street where he
had the phony instrument fixed in, the
pool room man passing Glade the sa-
turnine wink as Glade went out Of the
door with the goslinB.
When Glade knew that the result Of
the first Gravesend race was about due
he slammed into the pool room with the
chappie following on his heels. Glade
slipped over to the counter again, and
again Mayhew was waiting for him.
It's in whispered the pool room
man to Glade, and he named the even
money favorite that had won the race.
Here's the Holsters check for SIS,
000,' said Glade, handing the pool room
man a duly made out check for S15,OUO
on st. Louis national bank. I had to
let him make the check over the way
to get away with it.
az told him I had the winner but
that / couldn't hand 1t to him until nc
gave me an evidence of good faith and
showed that he was game. Then he
wrote the check. He'll take the har-
poon after he drags down this try-out
bet
"The pool room man glanced at the
check only I'm a casual sort of way for
by this time Glade had famed him into
the belief that they were scheduled to
make the killing of the decade out Of
the angels bank wad.
Mayhem slipped the check into his
pocket and then gave the operator the
nod to call off the race, the result of
which had come in moment or so be.
fore, and had been delayed i'm the call
ing off at the proprietor's command.
"Glade was over in the corner with
3 ri Nthp
ment came from the operator that the
even-money faVorte had won. The
Chappie slapped his thigh and looked
more tickled than a village cutup that's
just won a crocheted necktie at a
church rattle. Then Eddie introduced
the angel chappie to the pool room man.
"'That's a pretty good dent you put
in me, old pail said Mayhem to the
chappie, with phony ioviality, but it's
! just like the luck Of you fellows who
just butt into the phony game-always
win everything in sight for the first
few months that they're on the turf.
Hope you're going to give me chance
to get hunk?'
"The chappie made some lisping re-
ply to the effect that he liked things
that were so easy as his first essay at
the horse betting game had been, and
| Mayhem beamed upon him with more
bogus good nature than ever.
"Glade and the angel walked around
back of the counter when the race was
confirmed.
LETS see,' said Mayhew to the
angel, it's thirty thousand for yours,
| eh?
Well, you can make 1t fifteen thou
sand and slip him back the check Jim,
put in Glade. That will save you the
bother of having the check cashed.'
"The pool room man meant to make
the payoff that way, anyhow, of course,
and Glade knew it, but he made it
stronger by suggesting that the check
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-17
TAPPERS WIN
SIS, 900 FROMPOOLROOM

Every time catch a glimpse of the
title of that serial story, The Wire
Tappers,' / fall to thinking of some
wireless tappers I've met up with and
heard about" observed a horseman,
who Is wintering his string at Benning.
The wireless tappers Lave got away
with more biz Jobs, 10 to 1, than the
actual wire tappers ever dreamed of
nudging through. I happened to be
somewhere in the eighborhod of st.
Louis, back in 93, when one Of the
slinkiest Jobs ever framed up BY one
of the wireless workers got by.
"One summer afternoon in that year
Eddie Glade, a Dhony wireless Taper,
whose shoes were running down for the
lack of a trick to turn and trim, edged
into the private office of Jim Mayhem,
who was then running one Of the big
gest pool rooms in st. Louis.
Jim wasn't very scrupuous-he had
to jump the country a year or so later
on account of some job in which 1t
appeared that he was after a drunken
young millionaire's bank roll with q
mallet, and he has never shown up
since.
Eddie Glade knew that Mayhem
was on the crook and that he would
listen to anything that had any kind
of a money end to 1t, even If q piece
of gas pipe wadded up in a newspaper
formed one of the props of the scheme.
Jim said Glade to the pool room
man, I've got an angel with q gos-
lings pinfeathers. He's more than q
million worth and he's just got hold
of It, That's too much money for him.
Well, you're In - you want to be nice
to me-
"'That means. l s'p1se, me for the
core, seeds and stem after you've baked
the apple and gulped 1t, hey? was the
cautious reply of the pool room man.
Nope, not that way said Glade.
Half and half, pay or play. I'll make
that I'm caging the angel, 1t really
of the gate
who's the chick?' inquired May
hew, after a short think 1t over.
Tells of Angel
ooh, nobody except and Glade
named a young Memphis chap who
upon attaining his majority had slid
into a million and a quarter stack that
had been bequeathed to him by his
father.
"'Say, you don't mean to hand it
to me that you've snagged that bulgy
little tike? said Mayhem, warming up,
the greedy CLEAN beginning to show in
his lamps.
"Oh [ only order his clothes for him
and then wear 'em, that's ALL, replied
Glade, careless like-ho told the story
to friend of mine, and I'm unwinding
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-17

be returned instead Of the equivalent
in cash. For reasons Of their own Glade
and the chappie wanted that check
back anyway.
"The angel stuffed the fifteen thou
sand into one kick and the check that
was returned to him into another, and
Glade planted him in the rocking chair
for a minute.
"'Ill nudge him along to a twenty
five thousand wallop on loser later
on in the afternoon whispered Glade
to tho pool room man-and then Glade
and the angel chappic went out.
"That's about all. Glade and the
chappie started for San Francisco
about half an hour later with $4,000
velvet The chappie was himself a fa-
nous New York crook who had been
working the wireless tapping game on
Manhattan island for years.
HE had never before done anything
so audacious, however as to make a
pool room proprietor, a foxy one like
Jim Mayhew, at that, gouge himself
out Of $1,000 bundle.
Mayhem got his sniffer at work
when Glade and the chappie failed to
come back that afternoon. But even
when he found that Glade and the chap
pie had left town he wasn't positive
that he had stood for the big shred.
He was positive of it, however, when
he made some inquiries about that
Memphis lad who had fallen heir to
the million and q quarter and found
that that lad had left for Europe with
his mother and sisters very shortly aft
er coming into the money.
1T takes a crook to double-cross a
crook"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-17

"If I drag him down a good-sized
bet, ten or twenty thousand, on the
first try-out, he'll want It all. Once
he gets the fin on the real money
from the other side Of the counter he'll
be Interested.
The pony game is new to him, and
he wouldn't believe that the real kale
was slowed away in a dlnky and dingy
plant IKE a pool room unless he got a
peek at a nifty bunch of It. After he
warns up, I'll see that he puts on the
weight-llfters vest and gets strong
Got your plant rugged up YETI In
quired the pool room man, the greed
beginning to stick out all over him
again.
Nope, but rye got room picked
out across the street. replied the wire
less Taper. You'd better peel me Off
couple Of hundred to fix up the
phony room-my tools are in hook
"The pool room man skinned the two
hundred from his roll and passed It
over, and then Glade knew that there
was going to be something transpir-
ing.
"On the following morning Glade
had the fake Instruments installed In
the room across the street and took
MayheN there to look the dump over.
I'll bring my Tiny Tim around to
youI pltiCt lulS dllbIHOOlls Bdlu NTldut,
and he'll have his check book along.
"'Say,' said the pool room man then,
n bit nervously, cant you get the
tomcod to make his bets in cash? He
might get squeaky and stop payment
on checks
"'No chance" replied Glade in his
off-hand way. He's as safe as a cy-
clone cellar. Besides, yllke all the
shines that have just come into the
large moneys, he's so stuck on his
check book that he scrawls checks
when he stakes himself to a bottle of
pop or pack of Cigarettes
And so Glade got the pool room
man lulled.
"a short time before the result Of the
first race at Gravesend was due Eddie
Glade trickled into the pool room of
jim Mayhem with the angel chappie.
And he was a chappie right.
He had pinkish mustache and baby
blue lamps and white -and-pink banu
around his straw lid. His makeup was
of the kind, according to Glade, that
would have made almost anybody feel
like giving him a horrid slap on the
elbow.
THE chappie seemed to be laboring
under great mental excitement as he
entered the pool room with Glade, and
he tugged awfully hard at his wispy
mustache. Glade deposited him in a
rocking chair in corner of the pUul
room and then slid down over to the
counter behind which the pool room
proprietor was waiting for him.
Its e., shame to do it. hey?' said
Glade, grinning and jerking his thumb
in the direction of the boy with the
chappie rig.
"'Oh, he won't miss it, replied May
hew, easy in his mind about things by
this time. Somebody 'ud be taking II
away from him soon anyhow, and we
might just as wen take the first plunk
from the taW-line.' N az
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-17
ANGEL ATHLETE
EASTERN COACH
PERCY HAGERMAN SECURED
BY KANSAS UNIVERSITY
Former Student Of Occidental College
Has Become Popular at the
Jayhswker lnsti-
tuition

spceial to Tile Herald.
LAWRENCE, Kas., Feb. 16.-J. p.
Haperman, who donated his services
free to Kansas university as track
coach. has just finished the first two
weeks of work. lie now makes the
announcement that there Is plenty of
material in the Jayhawker camp to
make winning team by the end or
March.
Hagerman is the Pacific coast cham
plon in the hurdles and broad jump,
and has had experience in track work
In America and England having made
q record in the worlds championship
series at Tewksbury, England, in the
broad jump.
Hagerman represents the highest
type of a sportsman, having given up
n fellowship at Oxford, England, uni
versty to become amateur coach at
Kansas without salary. Such sacri-
fee to ideals is seldom met with, and
has maze Hagerman q lion at the uni
versty.
Hagerman does not get paid for his
work, yet he works more than the av-
erage football coach. He even rubs
out the sore spots on his favorite ath-
letes. The fellows, too, think that
"Hagie" is about the best fellow on
earth.
They brave the cold in order to get
In shape for the indoor meet at Kansas
City in March. Kansas has never won
track meet from Missouri or Nebras-
ka, and this year Kansas has the only
real coach in the history of the sport
at Lawrence.
There are many doubters when
Hagerman says that he can develop a
winning team, but they show a will
lingness to try as soon as he orders
them around the indoor track for a
half mile tryout.
Hagerman says that he will get to-
gether team for the Jamestown ex-
position if the management will take
them east The management is fur
training but there Is a tendency to
wait and see the team deliver the
goods before anything is promised.