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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-04-27

1t WAS recorded that breeze which
visited the country east Of the main
range during this week, blew trains
off the track and many people were
badly injured, but none were killed.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-04-27

1t was made mater of record that
Jim Hayes had returned after four
months visit to Leadville.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-04-27

Another railroad surveying party
was camped at Morgan's. And other,
have camped there since.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-04-27

April 10, 1887.
Another item says: "Mr. C. Aicher
of upper White, has oats up two
inches"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-04-27

The famous case of Routt county
VS.. Ora Haley was taking up some OF
our space. Among the quill pushers
in the controversy were j. NJ. Breeze
county attorney Of Routt; Thomas
H. lies, chairman OF the board of
county commissioners Of Routt
county, and Ora Haley, the cattle
baron Of northwestern Colorado.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-04-27

Sim Carter shot John ]. Mckee,
the well known and popular COW
man. The affair was the outcome of
a dispute over card game. Jack
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-04-27

Too cold for gardening.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-04-27

THE MEEKER HERALD
-
JAMES LYTTLE, Editor q Proprietor
SATURDAY. APRIL n. 1912
1t pays to advertise.
Too cold for gardening.
Weather still backward.
The good old summer time-is a.
coming.
Thursdays storm was hard on
weak stock.
ID. w. Black represented Petrolite
last Saturday.
Variable weather all week. Rain,
hail and some snow.
Mrs. Grant OF Rosedale, visited
town friends during the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Skinner of the mesa,
were town visitors Wednesday.
Claude Wilson is on the job again
at Oldland's, after short illness.
AL and Frank Lakamp of Buford,
took In the town during the week.
Ira Durham of the Park, was
among the town visitors during the
week.
Mr.. w. s. Montgomery and family
have moved to the ranch tor the
summer.
Arthur .Critchlow and Jap Bailey
were among the cattlemen in town
this week.
O. H. Luny disposed OF large
bunch of fine horses to II Denver
buyer last week.
Among the Flag creek people in
during the week were b. q. Howey
and l. Rankin.
Farming operations were held back
during the past week, owing to un-
favorable weather.
Charley Bloomfield of Oakridge
park, looked after business matters
In town Wednesday.
Oakridge park was represented
during the week by j. F. Whitlock
and David Eastridge.
l.. n. Boner was up Jordan a few
days ago and reports seeing quite Il
number of dead cattle.
Bear In mind that big dance for
the benefit of the Meeker Base Ball
club, Friday, May Bird.
Fetch Hay and James Hayes
represented Powell park at the DEM
ocratic county convention.
The sale at the old Union Trading
Co. store this week was attended by
people from sll over the county.
Top prices at Kansas City last
week was 1856. The same week
year ago the same class of stuff
brought 1850.
On Wednesday Clarence Ford and
a force Of men commenced the work
of enlarging and remodeling ST.
James rectory.
George Wear left for Juniper
Springs, Wednesday, for n two or
three weeks stay. George wants to
boil his rheumatism.
Ernest Oldland is at his post of
duty at the First National bank
again after short visit to Denver
and other outside points.
o. J. stumpf at one time drug
gist at Strehlke's drug store, Meeker,
died at his home at Erie, Colo, last
week. He was AZ years of age.
Representative Walbridge goes out
tomorrow on business trip to Dem
yer. Mr.. Walbridge will attend the
Colorado Springs convention en-
route.
There will be no services at st.
James church tomorrow. Rev. Bacon
has gone on missionary trip to
lower Yainpa river points. Sunday
school as usual.
Clifford & House are now sporting
- he. nj,
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-04-27

March IL, 1887.
Captain Jack Armit resigned as
town marshal.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-04-27

Robert Reigan Of Piceance, mingled
with the town folks. Commissioner
lies Of Routt, was registered at the
Meeker.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-04-27

Another item records the fact that
the formal opening of the Sanderson
hall took place and that the genial
+. r. 8. Sanderson was the most
generous and gracious of hosts on this
suspicious occasion. Sanderson hall
is now the county building.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-04-27

The annual meeting of the White
River Stockgrowers association was
held on previous Tuesday. Among
those in attendance and still with
u.s. were A. C. Hatch, Joe Luzen, f.
A. Proctor, A. J. Ryan, L. S. Bloom
field, w. A. Keller, R. Oldland. A.
B. Critchlow, John J. Niblock and
C. Aicher Gather of our George.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-04-27

Frank JoHantgen, the pioneer
blacksmith and wagon maker, was
rushed with work.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-04-27

A Coal Greek item says: "On the
evening of the End, a delightful sur
prise party was given to Miss
Grace Hall and her mother and
brother, by the entire neighborhood.
A happy and most enjoyable evening
WAS snent.n
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-04-27

Another Coal Creek item records:
Jim Burch has finished and is now
living in his new house. Dame
Rumor has it that Jim is about to
start east to bring out a Shooting
Creek, n. c., girl to run the house
for him.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-04-27

Ad Smith WAS president OF the
Highland ditch association.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-04-27

1t pays to advertise.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-04-27

VITA TT TT TT " w W.T. W.T. otIc
recipients of a genuine surprise party.
Messrs. Craig, Buchan and Houston
were the committee having in charge
the st. Patrick's ball, given under
the auspices of the band.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-04-27

An item reads: "Born-On Thurs
day afternoon, February "a, 1887, to
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Clark, q son.
mother and the young man doing
we'll" Robbie cannot deny his age
it's Laid up" in THE HERALD
archives.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-04-27

The Powell Park Ditch company
was Incorporated, J. L. McHatton,
George S. Allesbrook, Joe Ralston,
George G. Wagner, John Burns and
c. +. Barton were the incorporates.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-04-27

Water was running in the first
mile of the Highland ditch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08
The Electoral "UTniversityo

During the evening there was short skit on the republican electoral col lege. The eight men entered the room, four dressed as Mormons, representing Utah and four as farmers. represent ing Vermont, They were headed by a standard labeed Republican electoral college" the word college" having written underneath was the word university"
 The four Utah men carried standard labeled Utah." while the others car- ried one labeled ''Vermont."
 When questioned as to their presence they replied that they were the re- publican electoral university and that their duties were to elect candt- date for second place. one of the Utah men named Hadley, but Yer mont man, spoke up and said he was friend of his and could not be named Reed Shoot was objected to because he was a first cousin six ways of member of the Utah delegation. When Borah's name was mentioned it was declared that he had telegraphed that an important business engagement pre- vented his accepting the honor. Sen- ator LaFollette declared that he was too busy to accept anything but first place and to give the second place to oyster Bay.
 In the midst of the discussion a loud bleating was heard outside and the members shouted: It's goat. Nail it, U and they all tried to find the goat
 Woodrow Wins Carmen
 One of the features of the evening was the bull moose fight put on by the music committee as a parody on Carmen. It was announced that the Mexicans were tired of bull fighting and that they wanted a bull moose fight, and Don Jorge Perkins Sario de- clared that he was the champion bull moose trainer and asked permission to take the American bull moose to Mex leo. President Garthe announced that the President of the United States said they could have him and welcome. As the trainer started after his bull moose a mob of Mexican bull fighters and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08

Early in the evening it looked as if the dinner was to end in failure be- cause when the fish course was reached . whistle was blown and all of the walters suddenly and hurriedly left the banquet hall, declaring q strike. The end and came into the hall and sor- rowfully announced he was unable to continue the dinner as the walters had struck.
 Members as Walters
 Mir. Garthe. as the president Of the club, seemed to be at a loss to know what to do and announced that as the dinner could not be served the guests would have to be satisfied with the entertainment provided by the club. At that moment MT Snyder, mem Der of the club, addressed the presi- dent and suggested that he call upon the members of the club to act as walters so the guests would not go hungry. This suggestion was accepted and every member of the club got up from his place at the table and filed out into the pantry where he donned . long apron and was given the fish course to serve Amid much merri- ment, the sixty-odd members of the club then entered the room each bear ing the course to be served. There was some confusion at first, but each guest got his food and the volunteer wait CTS sat down and ate theirs also. After the course was eaten the manager of the hotel clapped his hands and the club members left the dining room to get the next course. They had hardly gone out of the room before Manager Flight rushed in and informed President Garthe that the walters, finding that the Gridiron club was equal to any emergency and fearing that the mem bers might get their places as walters permanently, had decided to call the strike off and were willing and anx ious to serve the rest of the dinner. Then the walters entered the room and prepared the tables for the next course. When the club members returned to their seats they were greeted with a round of applause and the act was voted one of the best the Gridiron club has ever pulled off. It was especally apropos for the walters in Washington as well as New York and elsewhere had recently gone on a strike.
 
 National Characters Present
 The dinner tonight was equal in numbers and prominence of guests of any dinner given by the Gridiron club. The banquet hall, as usual, was one mass of flowers, the tables and walls being almost covered with blossoms and fragrant buds. The guest list num- bered over 250 including President Taft and his entire cabinet, the British am bassador James Bryce; the Peruvian minister, Justice Pltney of the su-
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Mnod-Rah- -Rah-Rin

When he retired Don Perkinsario called for Don Wood-rah rah-rah- Rio Wilson. Don Wilson then appeared, flirting with Carmen. He sang to the celebrated "Toreador Chorus" I'll bowl him over with classic lore. Lines of Euripides, phrases of Stu
 phocles,
 Plato and Piutarch, at him III below
 and roar;
 Oratory in all it's glory I'll hurl at
 him with might and main, He'll get no chance to tell the story, I'll never let him explain
 Then drawing his sword he stabbed the bull moose which fell, apparently dead. Carmen then said
 Your fate has filled mo with great consternation. to which the bull moose replied: He stabbed me with a Latin conjugation. Send for doctor quick. Run like rabbit
 Carmen said: But what doctor?' and the bull moose faintly replied: Dr- Lyman Abott."
 pr. Abbott, with a pill box. came in.
 Carmen asked: "Oh, doctor. this bull moose can you restore?" and the doctor answers: "The Outlook's promising; but nothing more"
 Then Don Perkinsario declared; T fear my stout bull moose has had
 his day;
 I think I'll send for the s. P c. A"
 Removing the Moose
 Then the two Red Cross doctors. bringing in a truck, labeded IS. P. C. A." the bull moose was loaded on ii. while Don Wilson turned to Carmen and said:
 Miss Popular Applause. you spurned these chaps" and Carmen, taking his arm replied: Woodrow. I am yours for four long years-perhaps," and then 10 the Toreador chorus all left the room, preceded by the bull moose on his s. F. c. A. van.
 The Banquet Ends
 Of course, during the evening, there were speeches by some of the prom inent guests. But speeches at Gridiron dinners are always short and are never published or made public. Among those who spoke were President Taft. Speaker Clark. Governor-elect Sulzer, and Uncle Joe Cannon.
 At 12 o'clock the banquet was brought to an end by Herndon Morseil singing the Song That Reached My Heart" which always closes the Grid iron dinners.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08
Breaks a Cold in a Day. And Cures Any Cough That is Cur nbIe. Noted Doctors Formula.

From your druggist get two ounces of Glycerine and half an ounce or Globe Pine Compound Concentrated Pine); Take these two ingredients home and put them into a half pint of good whis- key. Take one to two teaspoonfuis aIter sa ch meal and at bedtime. Smaller loses to children according to age" This is the best formula known to science. There are many cheaper prep. nav 10 experiment with bad cold; Be sure to get only the genuine Globe Pine Compound Concentrated Pine). Each half ounce bottle comes Tn scaled tin screw-top case. If your drug gist does not have it in stock he will get it quickly from his wholesale house
 This has been published here every winter for six years and thousands Of families know it's value.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08
Annual Affair of Famous Club Proves Charming Success National Characters See Clever Skits Based on Late Campaign-How Wilson in Matador- Bull
 Moose Struggle Won the Flirtatious
 Carmen-Causes Merriment
By JOHN S. SERVER

vvyy yASHINGTON. December 7.-(Speeal 1.-The Gridron w club of Washington opened it's winter with
 W dinner tonight at the New Willard hotel. It a night of oity and pleasure literally tinctured with castle shafts statesmen and things political In fact dinner full of the results of the late election with good tured hits President Taft Presdeneec Wilson and the various the landslide The club stood geddon and saw the battle brought up to date The opera of Carmen twisted to make the popuace of Mexico tired of bull fights that they hngered for Bull Moose fight they were accommodated with the leading candidates the last election maadors. The Bull Moose himself slain by Matador Woodrow Wilson, who captured Carmen and led the party off to the stirring tune of the Toreadors chorus from Pizets
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08

PANDORA TEMPLE WILL HOLD ITS ANNUAL. SESSION WEDNESDAY, DE- CEMBER II, 1912, AT F. M., IN THE MASONIC TEMPLE. ELECTION AND VENTILATION OF OFFICERS. ALL MOBILES OF PANDORA ARE URGED TO BE PRESENT. J. ID. MATbOCk.
 ILLUSTRATORS POTENTATE' CHARLES J. GEOHEGAN,
 RECORDER.
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CHORUS.

When the moonbeams shine on the Ohio, And electric lights on Vine street Are all aglow, Or if over the Rhine
 You chance to be. Won't you think of us in Washing
 ton, D. C.? We have met
 Where the broad Potomac flows. With regret
 We will see the friend that goes When to Fountain Square you wander, Won't you sometimes pause and pom
 der On the friends so distant wonder
 From the Ohio.
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the way you misbehave." to which Don Hilles replied. "Im at a disadvantage in this fight. Don Taffio makes me be too damn po-
 lite"
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Sons of the Landslide

The choosing of a name for the new party was then in order and Murray Crane was asked to make a suggestion. Tiptoeing across the room. he whis- pered in the ear of the chairman, who that Mr. Crane suggested sons of the Landslide" Cy Sulloway suggested Yankee Mormon club" Dal- zell declared that he did not care what they called it just so they kept Bill Finn out Mckinley declared he had quit financing crutch clubs. A row be- tween Vermont and Utah then attract ed attention. Utah pulling off the beard of the Vermonter. declaring that he was not a Vermonter but really a bull mooser named Edward E. Clark. Yer mont then retaliated by unmasking Utah and declaring that he was Charles r. keyser. who could beat Wilson writing limericks and that he had one of them right now. He then repeated the following.
 "I belong 10 the standpat school; never could stick on mule, But the old pachyderm.
 Lies down for one term,
 And submits to ihe schoolmaster' $
 rule.
 The president of the club then de- clared thst it seemed impossible to re- organize the republican party, but that the Gridiron club goes on just the same. and he declared the new members,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08
Perkinsario Finds Carmen


 Perkinsario Finds Carmen Then Don Perkinsario discovers Car men and Carmen declares that while she Is related to that noted lady. her real name is Popular Applause" Then to the tune of "LArmour est un Oiseau," she sang a song about popular applause and how all the ambitious men tried to secure her.
 One of the Mexicans asked Don Per kinsario, Where is the bull moose ?'' and he replied: .I think it is in the national ,museum,' and went out to get him.
 To the chorus of the "Toreador" num- her from Carmen Don Perkinsario leads in member dressed as a bull moose with head and immense antlers Car men advises the toreadors to get ready to go forth and meet him when some one suggests, As meat is so high, I think we had better eat him. Don Roberto LaFollettio was the first matador to try his skill and when asked what his method of attack would be he replied: fIf I got a chance to catch my breath, I'm sure could have talked the beast
 to death."
 The bull moose made a rush at him and Don Roberto retired Then Don Champ Clarkio came forth to the in ispiring tune of the "Toreador Chorus" and announced this couplet: T know the way 10 get that moose so
 grim,
 Why don'tthey turn Bill Bryan loose
 on him? If they did that I'd have a good ex-
 cuse
 For saying. go it Bill, go 1t bull moose.' But he. like the other, retired un- successful.
 Carmen Wants Taftio
 Then Carmen said: But where is Don Taftio? That's the man I'd call By far the worthiest matador of all." Then she continued by singing: "Too good for any rough and tumble
 fray,
 Frank and forbearing and inclined to
 show;
 A liberal mind to an ungenerous foe. This little message he has paused to
 write,
 I'm busy now. Let Hilles run the
 fight
 Yet he's the kind of man I nate to
 see,
 Ponder of duty than he is of me-" Don Hiles then entered the ring and the bull moose on seeing him. declared that he was a "miscreant, robber, van dal, rogue and knave. Its scandalous
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maidens in true Mexican costume came rushing into the dining room, led by Carmen in gorgeous Spanish costume To ringine chorus from Carmen the Mexican men and women sang: Bull fights are now of no use; What we want is a bull moose, One who can paw Up the earth, Raising hell for all it's worth. All our matadors are game;
 Everyone is known to fame, To him he won't do a thing, Our hats are in the ring"
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do not forget us in Washington, D. c. It ran as follows.
 ON THE OHIO. Nesting down
 On the old Ohio shore There's a town
 Famous since the days of yore. Cincinnati, good old station For the leader of a nation. Waits with welcoming ovation
 On the O-hi-o.
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Reorganizing the e. 0. P"

With Utah came an old down east farmer, labeled Vermont, these being the only two states carried by Taft.
 Seeing Utah and Nermont.ft was sug- gested that Utah and Vermont reor- ganize the republican party as they stood for something and somebody. Then the republican reorganizers were separately asked what they thought of that idea Uncle Joe replied: Count me in; I'm for a clean deck ond a new deal"
 Nick Longworth replied: Me, too; for this cause I'll sacrifice all my wife's relations"
 Finally Vermont was asked and he replied: I'm for it." Then he recited the following limerick: "In the Green Mountain state recollec' old Taft won out by neck; An we'd 'ev elected him
 Ef they hadn't neglected him In 46 states. by heck"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08
Sore Feet
Corns. Callouses. Bunions. Frost Bites,

Aching and sWeaty Feet \ spoonful If Calocide in the foot-bath gives, in stant relief. Get 25c box at az drug store.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08
The Presidents Song

A Gridiron dinner is never complete without music. There were a number of songs. one to the president, which introduced him to make speech at a refrain: When you are back in Ohio,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08
Fun at Its Height


 Bourne declared that they were sing. ing on the battlefield and that Bill Finn was leading his forces, singing onward Christian Soldiers ana Champ Clark explained;
 ..The Penrose legion is singing. too Their song was according to Henry Watterson. Hall, Hail. the Gangs All Here"
 The sounds of the battle were re- noyved and Saul asked what happened and Lodge replied: "The spear that knows no brother has failed to recog- nize it's son-inilaw.'
 Just then William Barnes of New York dressed as d soldier, came gal loping on and when asked how the battle went he replied: Tt isn't Paf- tle it's an ambush and began to look in his book saving that he was look ine for all the synonyms for the word rotten"
 Champ Clark then startled them all by declaring that Uncle Joe cannon had been dismounted.
 Barnes replied: Yes, and by fellow named O'Hair" but declared that Uncle Joe did not pronounce it just that way,
 Saul. turning from the battlefield, de- clared that the bull moose and his followers were fleeing. The man witn the golf stick was also preparing 70 leave the green. Pinchot then galloped on and declared the battle was over, and that the forces of pr .vilege were m control.
 Lodge asked who won. and Bourne replied: Wilson, that's all
 Saul then made quick movement to straddle a stick horse and leave the room. When asked where he was go- ing. Saul replied T am off for Wash ington to get job. When told that he was not an Amer ican citizen or not even democrat, Saul replied: "Gentlemen, l have been a life-long democrat ever since the bat tie ended" and he galloped off, fol- lowed by all the others. The Presidents Song A Gridiron dinner is never complete without music. There were number of songs. one to the president. which Int ntrodllced him to make speech at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08

Messrs. Clark and Keyser. qualified as members and invited them to take their seats at the table.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08

Every purchaser of a Eu- phOna is given the priv ilege for one year of ex- changing music rolls as frequently as desired, without any charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08
HAND PLAYED MUSIC ROLLS

A 'Hand- Played" Music Roll, played on a EUPHONA Player Piano, Is not a clever imita- tion of a master musicians ef- fort-it is an exact reproduce tion of the selection, made by the musician himself. while he played. Every change of tempo, every variation of tone, every shading of notes. every run, every chord, all the technique and touch of the gifted artists who have played the compositions, are in the roll-your roll--for you to play on your own instrument. On the EUPHONA Player Q Piano, of course, you can give any composition your own in- depreciation. The Euphona easily and perfectly responds to your own expression of the composition, when you desire. In the twenty five years dur ing which music rolls have been made, Hand Played Music Rolls and the EUPHONA Player-Piano mark the acme of success in permitting ev- eryone, with or without a knowledge of music, to play perfectly. with no indication whatsoever. of mechanical playing,