The Meeker herald., 1913-06-14


certs.
Sheriff Kendall was over from
Glenwood.
The postoffice at Axlal was dis
continued.
Tom Kilduf was mingling with
the town people.
The following item would indicate
that our old-time friend, w. r. Simp-
son, is now full fiedged pioneer
NV. f. Simpson and wife came in
Thursday via the Rawlins stage.
They come from North Point, Penn
sylvannia, where Mr.. Simpson was
engaged in the mercantile business.
He also carries first-class credentials
of being u schoOl-teacher Of several
years experience. Mr.. Simpson Is de-
lighted with the climate, and II he
makes satisfactory arrangements
will stay in our midst"
The following item shows that
some people were about the same as
now, twenty-five years ago-they
want great deal for nothing:
"Postmaster Houston received a
letter from somewhere In Nebraska
written by woman In quest Of son
In the West. All she wanted was
the names and addresses of every
in Colorado, Montana.
Wyoming and Utah, and also the
names OF all the different COW
camps. And Jack. in his usual ur-
bane manner, promptly commenced
responding to the anxious mothers
request, sending of a list at each
mail since last Sunday. This MORN
ing he WAS down to p on the alpha
betIcal list furnished by the Depart
ment.
April 81, lsss
w. II. Miller, now of Curtis creek.
resigned the Axial postmastership.
Colonel Ben Price returned from
Pennsy spending three
months "back east"
SANDY" was running the Antiers
hotel, In the Sanderson building
now the county building.
f. O. Lloyd was made captain Of
the north side roundup. A. G..
Hatch was captain Of lower White
and A. B. Critchlow acted
in like capacity for the south side. 4
April -, iss
Tom Dunn was in from Leadville,
Visiting his Big Beaver farm.
The taxpayers Of this community
voted to bond District No. for $780,
600 to build new school house. The
result was the beginning of the pre-
sent Meeker grade school building.
May 8. 1873
Nothing doing worth noting.
Henry Wolcott made his usual
visit to town.
Frank JoHantgen and J. V. Hous-
ton were moving for Fourth of July
celebration.
Frank Sheridan was elected presi-
dent, John w. WEIGH, treasurer and
H. A. Wildhack. secretly, of the
Meeker school board.
A large force of men, under the
foremanship Of Frank Sheridan, was
doing the good roads" act on the
Meeker- New Castle road.
Among the delegates to the Demo-
cratic state convention from Garfield
county Qrom White river side) were
C. w. Foreman, Barney Napier and
James Lyttle.
Water was turned into the High
land ditch, Monday, May 4, 1888. OF
the original owners and projectors
there are now living in the valley
H. w. Tomlihson, Frank Harker,
Oscar Morse, Otto Metzger, Robert
Metzger and Frank Keel.
John NJ. Hulett, father of the HUI
lett boys of Axial, died at the HUI
lett ranch, May 9Th. The record
shows that Mr.. Hulett had left his
home in Vermont but two weeks pre-
viously, on n visit to his boys; that
he had contracted bad cold on the
way In, which turned to pneumonia.
The remain were taken east for bur
ial. Mr.. Hulett was in his eighty
first year.
May 10, 1881
Mayor Thayer went out to Dem
yer.
w. A. Keller arrived from Lead
vile.
Tom lies had returned from Cali
fornia trip.
On May 18th, Harry and Mrs. Gill
,,,1r., ho1 a ctNrk vinft-u ri