The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1913-09-27


Weather continued dry and warm.
and grass was burning up.
Capt. Ben Nichols was appointed
road oveTsssr for this district
Harp. Wright 4 Daum Transferred
the Meeker-New Castle stage line TO
Kit Carson.
Ed 8. r. 8anderson left for Glen
wood TO meet his sister who came
direct from England.
Frank Sheridan, Thomas Warren,
John Williams and Frank Eblsr
were advertised TO prove up on their
preemptions.
Frank Harker, with the Reef 4
Nuckolls cattle OUTFIT ON the Piney
In Eagle county, came In on . visit
TO his folks here.
A contract was awarded John A.
Nicholas, by the school board to
erect school house, the price being
1850. Bonds TO the amount Of &c, 900
had previously been voted BY our
citizens, and the townsits company
had donated eight lots upon which to
build. It took . few months TO COM
plets the building, which served It's
purpose we'll for many years. How
ever, the number Of scholars In
creased, the quarters became crowded
and another addition had to be built.
This occurred about ten year, ago.
July II. lAs
Fay Gorham was pilot on the Car
son stage line.
Four wagon loads Of emigrants ar
rived looking up locations to settle
upon.
Rubs OldlAnd exchanged greet
ings with bis numerous Meeker
friends.
Efforts were being made to got .
wagon road from Big Beaver creek
10 the Little Beaver section.
Ligs Craven, who killed George
Fuller, 1t Glenwood Springs In 1885
was found guilty Of involuntary
manslaushter.
A railroad from Glsnwood, vla
Rifle, Flag creek and Mseker to Salt
Lake City, was being spoken Of. The
line was not built. This 10 ofncial.
J. b. Hanna alias Russell, made .
murderous assault on Chasiss Ellis
as the Bari Circle ranch on Picssncs
creek. A bullet from . revolver went
through Ellis' right cheek, and
Hanna made bis getaway.
Frank JoHantgen got the worst Of
1t, in preparing . decoction Of
muriatic acid for soldering purposes
Becoming heated the bottle exploded
and . piece of glass struck the eye
ball Of his right eye making an In
cision quarter Of an inch long and
an eighth in depth.
Ground was broken for the now
school house.
Sheriff Kendall wass missing and
he hasn't been heard Of since.
The Ora Haley Routt county tax
case was decided In the Supreme
court against Haley. Other cases
between the Same parties were In the
courts for . number Of years fol-
lowing.
Herman Richner refused to pay .
bill he owed T. e. Bailey and the
latter gave Herman > good thump-
Ing. Bailey was exonorated by =
Jury before Justice John A. Watson
and even assessed the costs, 1890 on
Richner.
Senator Eddy spent few days In
town.
The Cleveland Harrison presiden-
tial race was on.
Fred Gregory had the contract for
building the Powell Park school
house.
Jim Con II erecting new resi-
dence building on the Mesa for
Julius Strehlke. It will be one Of the
finest houses in the valley. Several
years later, this house was entirely
destroyed BY IRE.
A new road was laid out from
Frank Sheridan's ranch to the Geo.
Martin ranch (now Wsrlick's). This
road cut Oh . mile or two between
Meeker and the saw mill, and Is the
present road passing the Rees, Rus
sell and III ran ches.
August II, iaeB
August 10th, was the FIRST ami
versary Of the Ute war.
The Meeksr board of trustees raised