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The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26
AGood Enterprise.


II. S. Ball received word Thursday
that his lease Of Marvine Lodge had
been consumated.
Mr.. Ball will convert the lodge
property into private fish hatchery
in which laudable enterprise he will
have the assistance of Mr.. J. c..
Davis, Mr.W. l.. Parrotte and others.
Fish will be distributed free In White
river and tributaries and this made
the best fishing region In Colorado.
The state fish and game commits
sioner will furnish man to run the
hatchery. RUDE will get the plant
ready for operation next spring.
Mr.. Ball also received word that
another shipment of 10000 was about
ready to be sent In.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26
Fred Nichols came in Wednesday

Fred Nichols came In Wednesday
evening and will visit the folks for
week or no before returning to Utah,
where he takes charge Of one OF the
American Trading company's stores
(the new name of the Coltharp COM
psny, now capitalized for &25O,OOW.
Owing to the Ill health of his wife
Fred has resigned the management
Of the Ely store, but as the new COM
pany ID running string OF stores he
will have his choice Of locations after
o brief rest.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26
A New Bishop.

The Rev. Edward Jennings Knight
of Trenton, N. j., has been chosen
bishop Of the Episcopal church for
Western Colorado.
All will regret to hear that that
able and popular Bishop Spalding
will no longer have spiritual charge
of this missionary diocese, but 1t is
admitted he had too much territory
to cover-Utah, Nevada and Western
Colorado.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26

As briefly noted In last weeks
HERALD, e. w. Hornbek ID home on
= visit after an absence Of about nine
months "Ellie's" many friends
hereabouts are glad to see him look
ing we'll and In good health. He II
holding . good position with the
Nevada Northern railway, and In .
couple Of weeks will return to Ely.
Mrs- Hornbek and the children will
continue to reside here.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26

Tbs electric light people are kept
on the jump tRese days installing
wires in various town residences.
Messrs. Lindow and Graham do their
work we'll and at rates about Is per
cent cheaper than the Baumgartner
management.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26

J. w. Risby Il at his post Of duty
1t the Aeeker bank again, after a
months vacation In which Glen
wood, Denver and other outside
points were visited. While out Mr..
Rigby also made trip up into Wy
ominn. tsits ,al.t1e i,f, ~
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26
Administrators Sale.

A public sale of the effects of the
late DR.. Bruner mot previously sold
at private sale, which sale is now on)
will be had at his former office adj
joining the City drugstore on Thurs
day, October 8ist, commencing at 10
O'Clock a. m.
H. A. WILDHAoK, Administrator.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26

The Baer family departed for Dem
ver Sunday, where they will tarry
for some time before going south for
the winter. Mr.. Baer expects to be
here most Of the winter looking after
business matters.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26

Boyd Walbridge returned from
Rife early In the week and reported
that the accident in which Mrs. Law
ton sustained a sprained foot was not
~ bad rs ut first supposed. After a
days rest at Rifle the Lawtons were
able to continue their trip eastward.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26

The RickArt Kansas City stock let
Ter reports that J. NJ. Hayes OF this
town had IA car loads Of cattle on the
X. @. market last week.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26

These are tho days you catch cold.
KsAp asupply of BROMO-FEBRIN
on hand. 1t Ia the best remedy for a
cold on the market. AT Strehlke's
Drug Store.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26

Henry Murray is becoming quite a
farmer. This season Henry put up
500 tons Of hay on the Bari ranch,
and has just finished threshing out
1900 bushels Of oats and 1900 bushels
Of wheat The oats ran 80 bushels to
the acre and wheat 46, and were
raised with but one irrigation.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26

Jim Coltharp who used to be the
"Peck's Bad Boy" Of this town, was
registered at the Meeker . few days
ago. Jim ID no longer kid" but Is
now rounding out into fine young
fellow.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26

A. Burnham is another Of our
ranchmen who believer that dry
farming will pay in this valley. Mr..
Burnham raised 40 bushels of rye to
the acre on his Sulphur creek ranch
this summer without irripation.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26

Some rain, accompanied by slight
fall in temperature, visited this Sec
tion Thursday. Yesterday there was
little more rain.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26

Talk about raising grainl Henry
Wilson has patch Of about 80 acres
on his Flag creek ranch and the
shocks are 30 close together that 1t is
almost impossible to drive . team
through them.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26

Ed Hampshire continues to furnish
the threshers with coal. Up to last
evening Ed had disposed Of to this
source alone los tons.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26

Farmer AL Cole came in from his
lower White ranch Monday and took
. look ut the city just to see that this
busy mart Of trade didn't grow out
Of his recollection, ~ Al expressed It
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26

Dwight Ryland and Miss Gene
We've Cooper, Of Denver, were mar
ried in Boston last Wednesday.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26

You can now get a good bath at
the Meeker hotel barber shop.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26

After spending q couple Of weeks
with the family here, J. A. Taylor
left for OurAy Thursday whore he
holdsa good position In one Of the
big mines.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26

There are thirty-seven pages of
Smiths In the New York city direc-
tory. The Smith /. mighty clan is
he!
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26

The Rifle Reveille reports the death
Of Mrs. w. P. Calvin at that place
last Sunday.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26

A report from London has 1t that
horse prices are up to stay up. That's
our view Of the matter.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Hartke returned from
Salida Tuesday. They report fine
time while attending the sessions Of
the Odd Fellows' grand bodies.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26

A report comss from Assam that
District Attorney qentry vss quite
III ct that place during last week, but
laesst report shows that he ID able 10
attend to his oficial duties once
moro. So
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26

Tho d. 4 R. g. will soon have 70
new locomotives and 1000 new
freight cars In service,
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26

w. b. Balter Of Powell park is now
through with harvesting operations,
and now has his fall blowing well
under way, thus getting ready for
next seasons farming.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26

w. 4. Ports, tho Grand Valley
fruit man, was doing business In
Meeker yesterday.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26

Crowned as it is, the department of
chemical engineering in the Univer-
demands for chemists throughout
Colorado. Especially is this true Of
the beet-sugar and smelling indus
tries.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26

James brothers of Axial topped
the Denver market last week at SAB
for 1l22-lb killers.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26

Hay 4 Walbrldge and E. o. Lloyd
received $3.50 for feeders at Denver
last week.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26

Mrs. d. l.. Edwards has returned
from California.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26

Mr.. A. J. Denton of upper Coal
creek visited town Monday.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26
SATURDAY. OCTOBER 81. 1907.

EntsrsA In the Meeksr, Colo, postofnce n
sscond-ciass mail matter.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26

Family Sunday dinners at the
Meeker hotel.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26

Services Mt St. James church to-
morrow at the usual hours.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26

Hallow' cen entertainment by st
James Guild next Thursday.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26

After Miss Gladys wedding, the
millions will not be
countless.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26

No doubt Brother Fairbanks never
dreamed they had put so much Bit
ters in his cocktail.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26
The PL outft got t4.46 for 114l-
pound steers at Kansas City.

Carney 4 Edwards received s4.25
for l0o7-pound steers at Kansas City.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26
WRITE TO-DAY
For the New STARK
Jewelry Book-Christ-
mas Edition.

1t is FREE, and II postal will bring
it to you. The catalogue Is filed
with new and serviceable jewelry,
and 1T prices as low as any one
can offer the same grade Of goods.
The pictures are exact photo
graphs from the articles, and all
orders by mail are Allied with the
distinct understanding that they
must prove satisfactory in every
way, or we will refund the entire
amount paid us. 3: 3: 8: ::
Can we not have your request for
= catalogue, and q trial order
based on above guarantee?
A. j. STARK & co
Jewellers and Silversmiths,
7O9-7lt 10th ST., Denver.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26

Fine Sunday dinners at thr Meeker
hotel.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26

BKOMO-FEBRIN will cure your
cold while you sleep. At Strehlke
Bros City Drug store.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26
Services at St. James Church.

Services at st. James church on
Sunday as follows:
Holy Communion at 1870 n. m.
Sunday school at 1000 u. m.
Morning prayer mt 11.00a. IN.
Evensong mt 7.30 p. III.
Morning sermon, Religious En-
thusiasm.
Evening, historical lecture, "Thc
Celtic Period of the Anglican
Church."
Monday, Oct. 2sth-Feast of Saints
Simon and Jude. Services, 1880 and
lOa. m, and APP. IN.
Friday, Nov. 1st-All Saints Day.
Services, 1880 and 10 a. m and 1870
p. IN.
1t looks like Bryan and Chanler ms
the next Democratic national ticket.
Fine Sunday dinners at thr Meeker
hotel.
Read THE HERALD for the news.
Take BROMO-FEBRIN for your
cold. AT Strehlke Bros.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26
Read THE HERALD for the news.

Take BROMO-FEBRIN for your
cold. AT Strehlke Bros.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26

1t looks like Bryan and Chanler MS
the next Democratic national ticket.
The Meeker herald., 1907-10-26
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:

THE NEWS THE TIMES.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-07
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Coin 70 the Fair.

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XXI, ~ No on, Ma. an Pa went to the
Fair, X
Ma borried Misz Rollins-uz rlsg 10 ~
there,
Cause our buggy'sS new. an AMa "a =
Mercy sake!
II wouldn't hold half the folRs ohe}s
got to take!
An, she took Marindy an James TWINS
an 10,
An, Aunty Van Meters-us girls-an ola
slo'
Magee. ats so fat, corne a-scrouglns
in there,
When me an Ma an Pa Went TO ahe
Fair.
The roads full O. loads-f full list ready
to bust,
An, all hot. an shnokir' and chokin
with dust;
The VOLTS an their wagon, an Bril-
entines, too
An horses list r'ared when the toot-
cars come thru.
An way from fur off we coufd near
the band play,
An peoples all there 'u'd list whoop
an hooray
An, T stood on the dash board, an Pa
boost me there
most high as the fence, when we went
to the Fair!
An, when we 'uz there an inside, we
could see,
Where the flags on pole wher d
shows go to be;
An boys up in trees, an the grea Dig
balloon
AT didn't goned up a-tall all AFTER
noon!
An a man in the crowd there gived
money away
An Pa says he'd ruthe.r earn his by
the day!'-
An he gimme some, an says amt
nothin' there
Too good fer his boy when we went
to the fair.
VISIT the Raggedy Man WIS there,
too!-but he says,
Don't talk fairs to me, child! / went
| to one; yes
An there wus swing there We rode
an rode,
An thing UNI a iing' at ye bowed
an ! blowed;
An they wus a game at we played
am I played.
An a hitch in the same v'her' We paid
| an ! paid;
An they wuz two bad to one good
peoples there
Like you an your Pa an Ma went to
the Fair.
James whtconb Riley.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-07
y.ree 1e,ualicas, rs,a to1a,r gnab srprnrher s9o7

secure the passage of state laws which
will put local inspections on a basis
with federal inspection, and give pro-
lection to the purchaser from local
packing house against the use of dis
eased animals or the sale of unwhole-
some food products, and state lawmak
ers should justify the hope.
Wife (scdrnfully)EOh, I've no doubt
you were at your literary club recitins
poetry till this hour Of the night. And
pray. what were you reciting?
Husband (reminiscently)- think
wash something bout e"Chips thai
Pash in the Night"-Baltimore AmerL
can.
..Nor knovest thou what argument
Thy thought to thy neighbours creed
has lent.
All are needed by each one;
Nothing is fair or good alone.
Emerson.
The "tightness" of money VIII no
keep the farmers from the county
fairs. In fact money isn't tight among
the farm ers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-07
1He FARM AND OTHER INDUSTRIES.

Is the fact that farming is Tag
gard Industry responsible for nigh
err rates of interest. A writer in the
American Review of Reviews offers the
lags,ardliness of farmers in taking adj
vantage of new methods and adding
new and labor saving machinery as
one of the causes of high interest
rates, He includes the mills and fac
tories with the farm and asserts econ
omv on the farm, in factories and
mills, has not kept pace with econ
o1ny in the modern mine, smeltery,
blast furnace or railroad"
Is this true, and if so, why? The Re-
view Of Reviews argues it's case thus
First of all, to take an extreme case,
when the railroad engineer takes up
light rails and lays heavy ones, he re-
duces the cost of hAulage one half.
No such prize may be so readily
grasped by the wheat grower or the
dailyman. Then, too, a great trunk
line, such as the Pennsylvania, has a
property worth hundreds of millions,
one which the utmost possible net in
come is to be earned, despite rising
wages, advancing prices for coal, steel
and ties Such a corporation, both in
its finances and engineering, is direct
ed by men of the highest ability; part
of their daily work is to examine COM
plete and accurate accounts of reT
ceipts and expenditures of profit or
loss in each department, in every new
path of experiment A salesman with
a new form Of rail, or switch, signal
car, brake, engine, or dynamo, goes
f1rststo such buyers. because their bus
mess is best worth while Compare
that. business with the sale Of new
win mills, or pumps, to thousands OF
scatter farmers, whose cash sur
pluses, for the most part, are small. 1t
would undoubtedly pay well thoroughly
to improve the common roads in Am
erica so as to bring all to the excel
lence of the best. But who is to edu-
cate and persuade the thousands Of
municipal boards concerned. the mil-
!, lions Of taxpayers, jealously guarding
county funds?
Selected seed lin planting wheat or
iscoTr m cans rs per cent, or SO, more
! harvest; and yet selected seed is
h plan ted much less generally than II
should be. In the northern states and
Canada crop rotation, on the best lines.
returns about one fourth more than
the average crop, and vet the lesson
makes converts but slowly. It is be-
cause a basic production, such as
farming, hangs behind the quality of a
derived industry, such as transporta-
\ tion, that new capital is asked for by
RAILROADS faster than it is created. il,
the grain field.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-07

in his speech at the Jamestown exposi-
ton, said: whether we are to have
prosperity, or serious industrial de-
preston. lies wholly in the public nina
and temper. There is no inherent rea-
son in the conditions OF agriculture
trade, industry, and finance in the I'm
tied States that would make necessary
a period of further disturbance and de-
preston. There are a thousand ,nfiu-
ences that should lead toward coIin-
.ued prosperity and renewed accom-
plishments turnout the fields of indus
try and commerce
II the general public, the men who
make and grow and the men who buy
and use, say, let there be good times
there will be good times. They are
able to have good times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-07
Toaic's d ~ Tines |! 4

III The Chicago & Alton seems to have
worked the old game of putting the
property in the wife's name"
The Philadelphia preacher who says
kissing is a barbaric blunder," shows
how little he knows about it. kissing
is the civilest thing in civilization.
II never talk unless have facts
says ]. Pierpont Morgan, which leads
to wonder what he would do under
cross examination before Judge Lam
dis. III
TIE Sioux City Journal is satisfied
to thy over the Gear precedent" ana
permit governor to appoint a senator
who should be named by the people.
Uncle Georges bruises ache with ev-
cry recurrence OF breeze from the
direction of Des. Moines.
Thirteen thousand 1-cent stamps
We're sold during August by the Clear
Lake postoffice The cyclone scenes
reproduced on post cards are given
the credit for the big sales tho the fact
that twenty-five stamps were sold for
a cent and a quarter may have had
something to do with it.. sa
The report that Archbishop Keane,
who is soiourning in search of health
at Bad Nautheinl, Germany, has fairly
recovered from his threatening illness.
will be gladly received in Iowa, ire
spectiye of ,creeds. Archbishop Keane
is a force for practical betterment.
II any man eighty years old should
stand for mayor of any Iowa city the
story would draW Slug head on the
Sioux City Journal.
Speak softly Summers name. oh
questing trees,
Der meadows brown,
Among the pensive thorng of list'ning
breeze.
Or thru the town;
Behind the purple curtains Of the Fall,
| In golden gown,
Yielding to Natures tender mother
call
She lays her down.
Edwin l.. Sabin in the Metropolitan.
Uncle Joe Cannon seems to con-
| stitute an absolute monarchy all by
| himself. After a conference with him
Fairbanks managers claim to have ar
rangements made to deliver the ILL
nois delegation and the doughty Joseph
has already given warning of what
congress may and may not do.
The department of agriculture hopes
to be able. thru various channels of
publicity, and recommendations, 70
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-07

iowa happenings A business man IN
Tama knows what the Iowa board OF
control is doing Few business men
here that depend on outside papers,
know how, where or when their tax
money goes. Congressman Haugen's
constituents cause him much less
trouble than ex-Congressman Lacey
aid Haugen could be bold, BAD
standpatter, or as progressive as
Cummins, and cause him little OF no
Euneasiness But If he. had large
list of Iowa dailies In town ano couh-
try in his district, then Good py'
John." If he dared to open his mouth.
TO offset this are the prominent men
in town and country. thnt take an iowa
dailv and It is a fact they run
things" They get the offices and the
business of the towns. Cause or Ell
feet as YOU please, the subscribers OF
some Iowa daily are the men prominent
in all things in these towns along the
line of Iowa and Minnesota.
& The winter read with much interest
the discussion concerning Iowa state
fair advertising in the daily and weekly
naners. He is not posted on what, pol
lev was pursued. 1t will come UP again
next year, and this can be stated as
part Of such discussion. The Mlh-
nesota state fair, the largest in the
world. does advertise and pays ca a.
They commenced it weeks ago, IN reaa-
ing mattel. so much per column. |.
was followed up with display ads. ana
an this at prices per inch in the Min,
nesota and st. Paul papers. that wouio
make the secretary of the Iowa sta'e
fair adrop dead in his tracks. MOI
only this. all the big advertisers IN the
Twin cities weeks before, began TO
weave in" references in their pald
ads "two dollars per inch" to the
state fair. September End to 18th. Ana
the railroads advertised the trans
the leaving and returning time. IN J,
towns hundred miles away Ana ali
This use of printers ink for the Min
nesota state fair called for cold casn.
Passes are not as good as money IN
Minnesota.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-07
N THE MATER OF .BELIEF."

A New York artist of considerable
prominence has cast off his wife IN OF
der that he may live with announcer
I woman. The wife has gone aoroaa
ner arran cement and as soon as pos
sibIe divorce will follow the separation
that the husband may marry his new
inamorata. The husband has arrived
at the point Of separation from wife
and child and taken up with the other
woman thru a fixed belief. He puts II
d thus.
Il believe that we are married before
we are born thru Heaven-directed al
finities and that marriage. continues
after our death. Believing this. ! came
to see that my wife was not my saf-
tinity.
Belief is not uninclined to follow
inclination. Certain natures are prone
is set up desire as a basis of belief.
This artist who appears to rank
among the peculiar artistic tempera-
\ ments" of the city where artistic tenn
nerament, is another name for license.
is simply a plain liar Offering q weak
perjury in palliation of a crime He
deceives no one. not even himself. ss He
sSis simply libidinous scoundrel willing
to desert his family for q woman no
better than himself.
We are inclined in this country
go.
speech are milestones in national his
Y tory to excuse and permit much that
5 general judgement condemns as evil. by
reason of our fear that we may ap-
proach irreverently the holy casket
that contains the right of all men to
their own consciences. So DoWie and
4 a dozen or more charlatans have run
unWhipped thru the country. So such
Z theories as that brought forward by
4 the gentleman Of the artistic tempera-
lnent' have been openly promulgated
and such men as he escaped the coat
of tar and feathers that an earlier and
4 ia some respects more discriminating
4 generation would have applied without
Z much hesitation. Such beliefs" as tbs
New York man avows are Al not rpe punish III
s. able, but the action that follows on be-
s lief is something in which the general
public Is interested and with which it
may properly deal.
W when men and women who have
reared children together find that they
are not "affinities," the case affords a
simple diagnosis. There are some
things worse than white caps