The Meeker herald., 1910-12-03

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1885. The weeks are given In order
as follows: Ed.l
Frost had damaged potatoes.
Rube Oldland's famous bull Is still
occupying a place on the front page.
l.. s. Bloomfield was hauhng lum-
Der for q frame residence or his
ranch.
j. w. Hugus & company had re-
ceived 1000 .ounds Of freight in one
shipment.
The voting place on Picsance was
changed from J. NJ. Coles place to
John Weldon's (the Ph ranch).
Messrs. Cotharp & Hill Of Rangely
had sent a lO9i-pound squash to THE
HERALD. In those days prize vege-
tables was our "long suit"
1t was noted that Jim McHatton,
Democratic candidate for county
commissioner white river DISTRICT,
wasn't doing any eIectfoneering.
w. H. Gard reported Coal creek
school about ready for occupancy and
a Miss Stevens from Grand junction
engaged to WELD the willow-or club.
f. J. Hall, mother and brother Of
Dubuque, Iowa, had located ON the
Coal creek mesa. Pony Hudson had
also located fine ranch in the same
vicinity.
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1t was noted that w. H. Hossack
and Sam Smith had pursued and cap
tured horse thief, who was trying
to run off bunch of McHatton's
Dreifuss horses.
| Agricultural pursuits had progress
ed so far at this early stage in White
rivers progress that l.. 8. Bloomfield
had left flfteen-pound turnip at this
oflice. It is recorded that Mr.. Bloom
field had pl.ntedithe seed as an ex-
pertinent
w. H. James, from Wisconsin, was
looking for location. Mr.. James
and his brothers found the desired
place and are still on 1.-THE fine
stock ranch on the ether side of Nine
mile hill, managed by Tom Jones
while w. H. puts in most of his time
in Chicago.
1t was reported that J. w. Hugus
& company had done lively bust
ness during the week with band Of
visiting Southern agency Utes, who
bought everything In sight from brass
buttons to 'old point" lace, which
the truthful scribe (who was us) re-
ported that the bucks used as trim
mings for their night shirts.
October 81, 1856
Dunk Blair visited town and-there
was something doing all the time.
Nichols (Ben) & Golf Harry had
burned kiln of the finest kind Of
lime.
A Mr.. Soper had arrived in town to
take charge of the ''deestrict' school.
1t was noted that the pedagogue had
laid in supply Of thorn clubs soaked
in oil.
Rube Oldland's famed bull calf
was again noted; but, 1t seems to us,
We took advantage of Rube's absence
on Grand river (mixed up In the po-
litical turmoiD to candidly state that
the mnch-touted prize-winner WAS
the scrubbiest looking bovine "crit-
ter" we had ever laid eyes on.
A local item states: "wednesday
was the busiest day Meeker has seen
in a long time. FAirfield's bull train
occupied all Of Main street, while
right behind it, in waiting. was
mule train about . half-mile
long, all Of which was loaded for J.
w. Hugus 4 company, and on the
north side of the park the Wilson,
Greene herd OF cattle crowded the
whole country. Things fairly hum
med for awhile"
November I, 1856
Not much outside election news.
w. H. and Mrs. Clark, J. L. Nc
Hatton and Harry Golf had started
for Rawlins.
An item in this issue reads: lotto
Metzger and Baron Rothschiid ar
rived in town from Leadville Sunday
evening. Mr.. Metzger has come to
stay and the baron to size up the
country.
"Smithy," the high-salaried chef
at the Mediation and Sheridan saw
mill, was making cOcoanut pies out
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ed them the best he had eaten since
leaving North Carolina
In q previous issue was given the