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The Meeker herald., 1909-11-06

Last weeks Fort Collins Courier,
In its Happenings Of Twenty-Five
Years Ago." noCes the marriage of
w. H. Miller and Miss Araminta
Hamilton. Rev. Francis Byrne, the
noted pioneer Episcopal missionary
clergyman, performing the ceremony.
The event took place October 10, 1884.
Needless to say Mr.. and Mrs. Miller,
surrounded by = happy and prosper
GUS family, are now residents of this
town, Mr.. Miller moving to Axial the
year after his marriage and to this
county . few years later.
The Meeker herald., 1909-11-06

There should be . spontaneous out
pouring of the citizens of Meeker
and the surrounding country on the
occasion Of the testimonial dance to
be given In honor of Uncle Tom
Shervin, the event occurring Friday
evening, the 18th inst. This is one
occasion when the proverbial Friday
''hoodoo" must be rendered inOcuOus,
owing to the worthiness Of the cause.
II your Methodist foot" will not al
low you to actively participate, come
to the front with your iron dollar
just the same and go watch the other
fellows enjoy themselves. You can
not afford to be 'piker'' on this oc-
cssion. Follow the crowd and help
give Uncle Tom the rousing testimo-
NAL he SO richly deserves.
The Meeker herald., 1909-11-06

w. w. Cooper, grand lecturer Of
the grand lodge, A. F. 4 A. NJ, of
Colorado, WAS in Meeker Wednesday
and Thursday Of this week, and as a
result the local Masons had one Of
those pleasant and profitable oc-
casions which mark epochs In the
vista Of time. Mr.. Cooper found Rio
Blanco lodge, A. F. 4 A. NJ, in -four
ishing condition, and he departed
Friday morning, leaving behind him
pleasant recollections and the seeds
Of work which will bear inspection
on some future occasion. He Is q
courteous gentleman and Mason of
high degree.
The Meeker herald., 1909-11-06
Coming and Going.

CT Duffy made . business trip to
town this week.
Henry Conant 10 mingling with the
elite once more.
The Nelson family, Of Oakridge
park, shopped Saturday.
Mrs Baer and Miss Ruth are spend
ing few days In Denver.
Sam Hines and family are down
from Elk lodge for the winter.
Miss Fredda Frizzell Is up from
Rangelv to enter the high school.
Tom and Mrs Warren, of Rose
dale. visited town friends Saturday.
G N Houston, the big ditch man,
was gues, ut the Meeker early in
the week.
Lark Craig spread his Spencerian
autograph on the Meeker register
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs Wilson and Mrs Low
Of Thornburg, were guests at the
Meeker Thursday.
Among the Powell park people In
town Saturday were the Anderson
boys and L. N. Boner.
Mr. and Mrs Lytle and Miss Mar
guerete Of White River, were regis
istered At the Meeker Thursday. g.
Thomas H lies departed for his
Axial ranch Monday to start another
shipment Of cattle to the railroad.
Rev Dennis left for Grand Junction
Wednesday to attend to church mat
ters. He expects to be back tonight.
Mrs Kuneman and Miss May Wild
hack returned to Meeker Saturday
after several months spent visiting
Wyoming relatives.
Mrs Claude GOT came up from
Rangely Monday and Joined her hus-
band here. The young folks will re-
side in town the coming winter.
VIII Clark, accompanied by Robert
Clark and Robert Pratt returned to
Meeker Sunday after being absent
from town five months, during which
time he surveyed nearly all Of south
eastern Colorado. Mr.. Clark and the
boys were glad to get back to Gods
country, as the lower Arkansas re-
gion is not the most delightful place
In the world during the summer
months.
The Meeker herald., 1909-11-06
Will You Do This7

Send US your name and address
and we will send you our cata-
logue of Diamonds, Watches,
Solid Gold Jewelry, Sterling
Silver and Cut Glass. We pay
mail or express charges on all
articles except Cut Glass. Do
not throw away any old jewelry
because it is broken. "Send 1t to
u.s." We will make it look like
new, at very reasonable cost.
The Meeker herald., 1909-11-06

Group is most prevalent during the dry,
cold weather Of the early winter months.
Parents Of young children should be pre-
pared for 1t. All that IL needed is bottle Of
Chamberlain Cough Remedy. Many moth
ers are never without It in their homes, and
1t hat never disappointed them. Sold by
City Drug Store.
The Meeker herald., 1909-11-06

]. d. Moog:
Assuming as heretofore the elevation Of
the center at the intersection Of Sixth and
Market streets to be 20 feet above datum
plane, then the northwestern corner of block
u is soe.0s feet above said datum plane.
The northeast corner Of block IL is s07.2s
feet above said datum plane.
The southwest corner Of block is 9l7.ss
feet above said datum plane.
The northwest corner Of block 4 is 912.0s
feet above said datum plane.
The center of Intersection of Fourth street
and Park avenue Is 2l0.ll5 feet above said
datum plane.
Respectfully, J. D. Mooa.
On motion q X inch lateral or water ex-
tension was ordered from First street to the
John Williams property.
On motion the GARFIELD street water main
was ordered extended to L. F. Halls pro-
perty, the extension to be Of ~ and " inch
pipe.
The street and alley committee were au-
most feasible route, to Smith Holden's pro-
perty.
On motion It was ordered that the street
and alley committee procure sand and
gravel for new cement sidewalk on the
west side Of the town park, the walk to be
put in in the spring as early as practicable
The marshal was instructed to notify E.E.
Fordham to put down sidewalk in front OF
his property on Main street, block 10; the
marshal was also instructed to put In a
crossing on Seventh street, on the south side
OF Main street.
On motion warrant for $3.50 was ordered
drawn in favor of w. 4. saltmarsh, for
money advanced, as fire chief. The marshal
was instructed to have q key made for the
hose house, and to turn the same bver to the
chief.
A petition was received from three tax.
payers requesting the board to ask Hon. Ed.
7. Taylor, congressman at-large, to intro
duce bill in congress providing for setting
aside certain lands adjacent to Meeker for
public park. Trustee simms was appointed
. committee Of one to consult with the
signers of the petition and get description
Of the property, and report At the next
meeting.
On motion the board adjourned.
7. B. SCOTT. Town Clerk.
The Meeker herald., 1909-11-06

Halloween falling on Sunday this
year Aeeker's mischievous young
seers land sometimes maliciously in
olined older ones) behaved pretty de-
csntly and didn't do much damage
largely due to Marshal Nichols and
his deputies, who were Watching
them,
The Meeker herald., 1909-11-06

TIL. Western Slope Development
congr-SH, which will be held at Grand
Jumctinn next "Wednesday and Thurs.
day. promises to b+ an important af-
fsir. Col. b. F. Montgomery and Mr..
Isaac Ba.r will represent this county
Ut thu congress-.
The Meeker herald., 1909-11-06

"A G. Tesk. former postmaster at
Nssker, returned . few days ago, af-
tor an absence Of = year spent In the
northwest. He will resume his old
position ut Meeker." Above 10 the
way w. 8. Fisk's name appears In
the last issue Of the Rifle Rsveille.
Say, "6herm," next time you spread
your autograph on the Clark Win
chester register give 1t the right
hand slope In Spencerisn script 50
those Rids reporters will make bet
tsr stagysr At It than the above.
The Meeker herald., 1909-11-06

John }. Davitt has got him . ranch
over In the Sleepy Cat mountain re-
gion. It's near timber-line, but that's
what John wsnted-something up In
the pines and rarifled air.
The Meeker herald., 1909-11-06

And the good building weather con-
tinuea. And here's hopin' that Mr..
Weather Man will keep the present
brand on tap for six more weeks.
The Meeker herald., 1909-11-06

Commissioner Harry Goh, who
who was up from the lower country
Monday, reports that the initial steps
have been taken 70 construct = large
reservoir on Redw ash to irrigate a
big tract Of the finest land In this
county. The lands In question are
bsttsr than anything on Grand river
for fruit raising purposes.
The Meeker herald., 1909-11-06

Many school children suifer from consti-
patton, which Is often the cause OF seemin
stupidity at lessons. Chamberlain stom-
ache and Liver Tablets are an ideal medi-
cine 10 give child, for they are mild and
gentle In their effect, and will cure even
chronic constipation. Sold by City Drug
Store,
The Meeker herald., 1909-11-06
Tho Rifle boys had . cold drive
coming In Friday night.

Riley 4 Co. lately got out 5000 logs
(big ones) In three weeks In the Will
son park region.
The Meeker herald., 1909-11-06
A. ]. STARK & co
jewelers. and Silversmiths,
70e-7l1 10th ST., Denver.
Cement at the lumber yard.

The old, old story, told times without
number and repeated over and over again
for the last 81 years, but 1t Is always well
come story to those in search Of health
there 10 nothing in the world that cures
coughs and colds as quickly as Chamber
lafns Cough Remedy. Sold by City Drug
Store.
The Meeker herald., 1909-11-06

The work Of laying cement side
walk In front Of the st. James church
property WAS begun this week by
Contractor Joy. Who will be the
next to continue the good work?
The Meeker herald., 1909-11-06

When cold becomes settled in the system
It will take several days treatment to cure
It, and the hest remedy to use is Chamber
lains Cough Remedy. 1t will cure quicker
than any other, and also leaves the system
in natural and healthy condition. eold by
City Drug Store.
The Meeker herald., 1909-11-06

Just ~ Thu HERALD predicted,
the storm promised for Saturday was
only squsll here. It was bowling
blissard every where else.
The Meeker herald., 1909-11-06

Latest reports have Mr.. David H.
Mofiat In New York negotiating d
sale Of his railroad to the Burlington.
(30Odi
The Meeker herald., 1909-11-06

When 1t COMES TO Akin up the
Masonic hall for u festive occasion,
Ligs Salmon aud Ed. Saltmarsh have
all competitions beaten to q finish.
The Meeker herald., 1909-11-06
Restaurant for Sale

Owing to inability to get competent
help, I will sell my restaurant in the
Baer block. Doing good business.
A bargain and easy terms.
MRS, A, CLINARD.
The Meeker herald., 1909-11-06

Brick and Lime
For sale at the White River Lumber
Company's yards.
The Meeker herald., 1909-11-06
For Sale

My stock Of undertaking goods,
pictures, picture mouldings, room
mouldings, picture frames and other
goods. H E HOLLOWAY,
Meeker, Colo.
The Meeker herald., 1909-11-06

The subject Of the sermon 1T st.
James church Sunday will be on the
life Of the late Bishop Hare, who spent
. lifetime principally In missionary
work among the Indians Of the Da-
The Meeker herald., 1909-11-06

After . short stop, owing to q
breakage In machinery, the Sleepy
Cat eAwmtll has resumed operations.
The Meeker herald., 1909-11-06

Postof1ice lock-boxes are In de-
mand. There are always several ap-
plicsnts ahead for vacant ones.
The Meeker herald., 1909-11-06

Numerous commercial travellers are
making" Meefer these days. Our
growing trade Ia the magnet which
attracts them.
The Meeker herald., 1909-11-06
Will cure your cold
BROMO- FEBRIN
while you sleep.

Have your harness repaired and
oiled. Hartke 4 Sheets will do the
work,
The Meeker herald., 1909-11-06
poinps Of Town Council

The board of town trustees met in regular
monthly session on Monday, November LIST.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor
JoHantgen, Trustees Riley, suttles. Spur
lock and Lindlow responding to roll call.
Trustee Hulett being absent.
The minutes of the meeting Of October 9th
were read and approved.
The marshal turned in $3.50 for plumbing
work, collected from James l.. Mediation
and 4. l.. Coudray.
John Williams appeared before the board
and asked that the water mains be extended
to his property.
The following claims against the town
were examined and allowed, and warrants
ordered drawn for their payment:
The Meeker herald., 1909-11-06

J. B. limerick and J. r. Bartlett
received e4.S0 Tor steers and $3.50 for
their cows, at Denver.
The Meeker herald., 1909-11-06

Ernest Oldland 10 now assistant
general manager Of A. Oldland 4
The Meeker herald., 1909-11-06

Modern Woodmen will meet to-
night. Special business.
The Meeker herald., 1909-11-06

Tho many friends OF w. 8. Fisk
were glad to welcome him back to
Meeksr after lengthy absence in Or
sgon. Mrs.. Fisk and the children
will not return to this town for some
time, but they will be welcome when
they como. Sherman has taken his
old position as assistant postmaster,
vios H. A. Wildhack, who has re-
signed owing to Ill health.
The Meeker herald., 1909-11-06

Mrs. G. NJ. Burnes is home again
and will be ready to commence Dress
making and sewing after the 10Th.
The Meeker herald., 1909-11-06

R. H. Taylor, dentist, Meeker.
The Meeker herald., 1909-11-06

Metal bread boards at Holloway,
The National tribune., 1909-04-08
sTHE RECALL

Los Angeles is now having its first
experience with the new fad in politics,
the recall. Mayor Harper has been ac-
cused of running the city wide open,
and being in collusion with the classes
which make money out of vice. The
case against him has been made so
strong as to bring about resort to the
device of circulating petition asking
for the election of a successor to him.
ordered upon the presentation of a Pc
tition signed by 25 per cent of the vot-
ers. The Mayor saw the force of the
wave rolling against him, and antici-
pated it by resigning. 1t seems that
other cities besides Los Angeles have
included this process in their organic
law. Among them are Des Moines and
Berkeley. st. Joseph, Mo-. is consider
ing its adoption, and there is a clause
to the same effect in the draft for Chi
cago's new charter, which is now before
the Illinois Legislature. 1t is question
whether this feature has all, or even
any. of the virtues claimed for it by it's
u
good public officer in carrying out a
policy which may be temporarily very
unpopular. 1t is pointed out that Gov
ernor Hughes might at one time have
been made the subject of recall cleo
ton by acts the wisdom of which have
since been fully vindicated. Under our
form of Government. with official terms
generally very short, it would seem that
much the better way is to let an obnox-
ious official continue until the end of
his term; that is, unless he does some
thing flagrantly and abnormally wrong
when he can be impeached or other
wise adequately handled without STIR
ring up the municipality, County or
otherwise. by another general election.
The recall is In the same class with the
primaries. the initiative and referen-
dunn and other imported follies from
The National tribune., 1909-04-08
OHIO POLITICS.

The Weather Bureau may as well
get ready for prediction of marked
perturbation in the political skies of
Ohio. Edward L. Taylor. the young
Representative of the 18th District, has
been brought out as a candidate for the
nomination for Governor.
and is said to be strongly favored by
Senator Burton. Taylor is one of the
"kids" of the House of Representatives,
having been born in 1869. and repre-
sents Franklin County, which consti-
tutes the 18TH Congressional District,
and in which Is the Capital City, Co
Iumbus. He is a lawyer by profession,
and was elected to the seth Congress.
He was reelected to the 60th Congress
by a very decisive majority over his
Democratic competitor, and had still
less difficulty in securing his reelection
to the 61st Congress. He is a man of
fine abilities and blameless life. and it
would seem that he would be acceptable
to the more liberal element in Ohio.
where the temperance issue is as usual
in burning evidence. Naturally he will
be opposed by the more radical Prohi-
bition element which wants to center
everything upon absolute prohibition.
The National tribune., 1909-04-08

The Attorney General of Illinois Is
trying to guard against one of the
abuses Of the primary law, where the
Democrats will vote in the primaries
for the weakest Republican candidate
to secure the nomination for him, so
that he can be easily beaten. It was
claimed that this was done in Oregon.
and similar reports come from other
States where the primary system is in
vogue. According to the rule OF the At
torney- General of Illinois, man who
leaves his own party to vote in the pri-
maries cuts himself off from affiliation
with his party for two years. There is
a great outcry that this throttles the
independent voter. If the aforesaid in
dependent voter will only vote as regu-
larly with his own party as he does out
side, he can insure that only men of the
best character will be nominated. and
therefore there will be no necessity for
him being Independent. This is a con-
sideration that never seems to occur to
the independent voter. If he will exert
himself in his own party he can force
good nominations in spite of any ring,
and If he forces good nominations in
his own party the other will be COM
PEELED to follow suit.
The National tribune., 1909-04-08

While we believe that the tax on
whisky could not be increased to ad-
vantage, yet that on beer might have
been doubled with great benefit to the
Treasury and the community The tax
on beer is now 81 on barrel of 81
gallons. As a barrel contains from $50
TO 800 glasses, the proportion TO each
glass is infinitesmal, and it could be
doubled without the consumers feeling
It if that is desirable. 1t is one of the
few taxes that might be increased. In
the fiscal year of 1907 there were S.
622,002 barrels of 81 gallons of beer
produced in the United States, or much
more than one-half barrel for every
man, woman and child in the country.
TO double the tax on beer, therefore,
would have brought in over SIS, 900,
and no one would have felt it except
the brewers. whose swollen fortunes are
banking up with incredible rapidity
from year to year.
The National tribune., 1909-04-08
GEN. coRB1N FOR EMBAssADoR.
rha pil,ssA .Ip 1pa Index Saws:

The Pfttsburg ga ihueN says
Lieut.. Gen. Henry c. Corbin. U. 3;
Army. retEed, is credited with desiring ~
diplomatic post under Presloeut Aat.,
preferablxr the Embassadorship at
Rome The General has served ms
country we'll and with distinction. He
is eminently equipped for an Embassa-
dorship or, any other position TO Wnich
he may aspire. The Corblns nave long
been prominent IN the society OF Wasn-
ington. There is no reason why coun-
try should not have the service OF lts
retired officers, Army or Navy, Wneh
they possess the required quainca-
tions."
This is all true and much more could
be said. Gen. Corbin would make
most admirable representative ABROAD
and his embassy would have the dig
nifty which attaches to the American
Army. The Americas Army stands high
in European estimation now, ana II
would add much TO the prestige OF our
representation in any of the ieadlng
courts if the post of Embassador or
Minister should be held by one who mas
lately retired from the command OF the
Army and was connected with it during
would count far more for the Iame or
the country than having representa-
tives whose main qualification Is that
they will spend hundreds of thousands
of dollars in entertaining. There has
been zoo much of this in the past, and
what the European people want to see
coming from this country are attain
ments and character, instead of money
bags. Gen. Corbin's soldierly appear
ance, his high rank in our army and
his thoro knowledge of the world
should make him particularly efficient
and acceptable as an ambassador to
any of the great Nations in Europe.
The Grand Army of the Republic would
feel especially pleased at seeing one of
its members occupying such distin-
guished post.
The National tribune., 1909-04-08

Philadelphia is in the throes of dis
cussion over the question of naming
one of the public school buildings after
Robert e. Lee. What mushy sentimen-
talist first started this folly is not
known, but he apparently has a num-
ber of sympathizers in Philadelphia,
who have nothing better to do than to
write lackadaisical letters to the Phila-
delphia papers praising the merits of
the Confederate chieftain. Possibly if
these men could be gotten to study the
history of their own glorious Common
wealth they would find number of
men who have shed luster upon Penn
sylvania's history and who deserve re-
membrance for having fought for the
right instead of the wrong. With lit
tie examination of history they would
be able to make out quite list of Penn.
syiyanians who were just as good SOL
diers as Robert E. Lee. just as high in
every attribute of manhood, and who.
in addition, deserve the supreme credit
of having fought for the right.
The National tribune., 1909-04-08

The dense silence which surrounds
the person of the junior Senator from
Arkansas might be cut with a knife. 1t
is as agreeable as it is dense. For awhile
Jeff Davis's barbaric yawp filled the at
mosphere and drowned the voices of
sensible men. His mouth was contin-
ually in action, and he was struggling
hard to make a bad imitation Of the
Senator from South Carolina. He la
bored under several disadvantages in
this, as he has nothing like the brains
or the courage of Tillman. The end
came with gratifying suddenness. Some
unknown benefactor of his species grew
so incensed at Davis's blackguardism
that he knocked him down. and Davis
got up and /ran-vulgarly ran. Later
he said that he ran into building to
get a weapon to fight the man with,
but as he did not pursue his assailant
and never made any noticeable effort
to bring him to account, he passed into
the class of exploded bullies, and there
was an end of him. The best thing
about Davis is that he recognizes his
finish and keeps still.
The National tribune., 1909-04-08
ITINERARY OF THE COMMANDER
JN-CHIEF.

The following are the appointments
of Commander-in-Chief Nevius for
April:
April 6, and 8, in Washington. d.
c., meeting with committees.
April 9 and 10, at Baltimore, attend
ing Encampment of Maryland.
April IL and 13, on Bull Run battle
fields with committees.
Night of April 13 in Richmond, Va
April IA. at National Soldiers Home,
attending Encappment of Virginia and
North Carolina.
April Is, at Atlanta, Ga.
April 16, at Tallapoosa, attending En-
campment of Georgia and South Caro-
lima.
April IT, visiting Andersonville Pris-
on.
April 10, at Birmingham, attending
Encampment of Alabama.
April 81, at Denison. attending En-
campment of Texas.
April %, at Sloan Springs, attending
Encampment Of Arkansas.
From Sloan Springs to Salt Lake
City, Utah. in conference with Execu-
tive Committee of G. A. r. there.
April 29. at Salt Lake City attending
the Encampment of Utah.
The National tribune., 1909-04-08
HENS AND HENS.

If case row in hearing by a New |
Jersey court is all that the newspaper |
reports make out, there is something
which demands investigation by a Con-
gressional commission. Certainly 1t
ought to be taken notice of by the In
terstate Commerce Commission, or that
which has been formed for the conser-I
walton of our natural resources. In the
case mentioned Paul Vaudeville. OF Chi
cago. brought suit to recover 1857 paid
for a carload of Missouri eggs. The
plaintiff complains that the DEFENDANT
worked off on him carload OF INFERIOR
Iowa eggs. This naturally startled the
court. which, in common with the rest
of the people, believed that eggs IS
eggs" whatever their origin. One ex-
pert witness testified that he could tell
a Missouri egg from an Iowa one at
sight as the Missouri eggs were big
and brown, while the Iowa variety were
smaller, white and different shaped.
This expert even went so far as to as
sert that he could tell what part of
Missouri eggs came from, there being
a marked difference between those from
central and southern Missouri. Still
more startling was the witness's testi-
mony that the Iowa farmers were en-
tirely too thrifty, and forced their hens
to lay two eggs a day. with conse-
ouent deterioration of the product. He
saws that they fool the hens by turning
on electric light in the coops about 2
o'clock in the morning, which is hint
to the hens to get busy. Iowa farmers
have always had reputation for thrift,
but this is new wrinkle, and we would
like to hear from some Of the comrades
of that State whether this aspersion
upon the fair fame of the Hawkeyes is
well founded or not.