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The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25
Arrested and Fined

Last week Forest Ranger Parkin-
son Of the White River Forest arrest
ed Geo. Benton, Frank Deitrict, VIII
Albertson, A. L. Bullock and Foster
Evans at the South Derby lake for
unlawful fishing. They were using
grab hooks and had caught 142 trout
that averaged about . pound each.
They were taken before Judge Al
bertson who found them guilty and
fined each $25 and costs.-Ysmpa
Leader.
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25

Headed by Martin slifka and Lon
Meyer, nearly all Of the Limekiln
hill settlers were In town, Wednes-
day. The object was the purchase
Of 3 good horse power threshing
machine from the Sprague brothers
Harvey and Galatia. These hardy
and enterprising settlers on the hill
now have machine which they can
use and keep In their own community.
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25

J. w. and Mrs. McMahan, and
children, from Grand Junction, spent
few days early part Of the week In
this community. Mr.. McMahan was
. pioneer resident Of this section, but
for number Of years has been .
trusted employe of the Rio Grande.
Mrs. McMahan, ~ Lizxie Eckel, was
raised In Meeker. Many old time
friends were glad to welcome the
McMahans even for brief visit.
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25

Many Of our readers will remember
r. M. Herrick, who visited Mr.. e. A.
Proctor here some years ago. For
years Mr.. Herrick has ranked as one
Of the ablest educators In his native
state, Illinois. Under the title OF
Mathematics Made Easy For All,'
Mr.. Herrick has recently added to
the standard works on this ail-im-
portAnt subject q. book that is attrac-
ting national attention.
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25

Don't ask H. H. Joy II he wa,
thrown out Of one of his autos. II
you do you are liable to be hit with
one Of the crutches he is packing
around. Herbert just had . slight
surgical operation performed on one
Of his legs. He was lame In conse-
quence, but will soon be ready Ia
warm the cinder path with the best
Of them.
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25
Notice for Publication
ReriaI ORl06

Department Of the Interior, U. q. Land Once at
dienwood springs, Colo, July ", 1914.
NOTICE IL hereby given that William H.
Caywood, Of Sulphur, Colorado, who, on
September, 10, 1909. made Homestead Applics-
ton, Serial No. 084S6. for ~ ueA, ~ nwA. M
awL, nek nek, Sec Is, nwL nw3@, Sec 81, TIP I y,
h 90 W. 9Th p n, has filed nOttce Of intention to
make Final Three Year Proof, to establIsh claim
to the land above described, before Henry j.
Hay, U. 8. Commissioner at Neeker, Colorado,
on the LIST day Of September, 1914.
Claimant names as Witnesses:
Walter Horn, Of Sulphur, Colorado. Nettie
Dudley, OF Rio Bianco, Colorado, Dan W. Giliis,
Of Meeker, Colorado, and Joseph N. Neal, Of
E. e. FORDHAN,
jy25aug9 Register.
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25
Helping Rural Schools

Upon the urgent appeal of County
Superintendent Of Schools Lyttle,
the State Superintendent of Public
Instruction, Hon. Mary G. G. Brad
ford, has made special Appropria-
tion Of $3.50 for the benefit Of School
District No. 8 (Angora). and 500 for
District No. II (Pyramid). Both dis
tricts have plenty of pupils but are
short on taxable property.
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Cassidy, Mr..
and Mrs. Claude Wilson, Miss Stella
Stern Of Mack, Colo, Miss Raney Of
Craig, Colo, Miss Bertha Lamb Of
Meeker, and Louis Ford Of Meeker.
composed . jolly party to north
branch of White, last week. They
had . splendid time, and, the only
mishap was the loss of Claude's tlOC
merschaum, which he dropped In the
river while landing pound trout.
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25

After pitching hay for over = week
Ambrose Oldland showed up In town
Wednesday with his hands covered
with blisters. The hands on the
Oldland ranch say Ambrose inten-
tionally broke hay fork In order to
get to come to to town to buy . new
one. Sure he did.
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25

J. H. Coltharp, of Meeker, Rangely,
vernal. and sundry other places, pull
led in Monday, and made It pleasant
for his legion Of friends for . brief
time. Horace 10 . prince among
boosters and 10 always welcome.
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25
l Want Your Business

Office one door west of Court house /;
five years experience In the land
business; all kinds Of property ex-
changed; trading is my speciality.
viii sell your land II 1t Is priced
right. ID. F. McCARvILLE,
my30 Meeker, Colo.
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25

Willie Rescorla and Miss frankie
Sampson, were recently married at
Gunnison. Mr.. RescorlA, we'll known
in this section as an Oskridge park
boy, is located in the Gunnison
country, the owner of . good cattle
ranch. His bride is popular young
lady, and graduate Of the Gunnison
Normal school.
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25

Craig is an awful slow town, 20
Henry Kurz, the old Meeker pioneer,
came over Thursday and spent few
days with his White river friends.
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25
Glenvood- Rifle-Meeker-
Vernal Route The Best

The following from the last Issue
Of the Vernal Express tells the whole
story:
IN. X. Rodgers, prominent busi-
ness man of Los Angeles, accom-
panied by his wife. son. daughter
and brother Samuel, passed through
Vernal last Saturday snroute home
from New York In . seven passenger
Pierce-Arrow automobile. The party
came from Denver via Colorado
Springs. Leadville, Glenwood Spring.,
Rife and Meeker.
"Mr. Rodgers said he was advised
In Denver to travel the Lincoln
Highwae through Wyoming, but
knowing the Uintah basin route to
be the best and shortest he decided
to come this way. The party left
New York the last of May and plenty
Of time was consumed ~ there was
no hurry. The car had travelled 4, 4,oOO
miles when it reached Vernal but it
was In the pink of condition for the
rest of the journey. The roads all the
way across the continent are In good
condition.
"Mr. Rodgers was we'll pleased
with the roads from Meeker to
Vernal. Needless to say he will find
good roads from Vernal to Salt Lake
City"
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25
Furnished Rooms-At Rifle

Large, we'll ventilated, newly fur
nished rooms; good beds; for the
transcient trade; over Munro's store,
Rifle, Colorado, Mrs. c. A. Borton,
Manager, Phone Rifle 442 j25-al5
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25

While In town this week, Galatia
Sprague gave Col. Frank e. Kimball,
the J. I. Case man, an order for one
Of the Latest up-tO-date separators.
The boys will be prepared to take
care OF the threshing on Picsanes
and Government road with the new
machine, about September 1st.
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25

1T will be remembered that Mr..
Rodgers passed through Meeker last
week, we'll pleased with the going to
this point. We are pleased to hear
that he reached Vernal without any
difficulties.-Ed Herald.]
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25

Chaplin 4 Joy are always up with
the "band wagon.s This week they
placed . large and artistic electric
sign in front Of their garage. Keep 1t
up and Main street will soon be .
"Great White Way"
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25

Death Of Mrs. Peter johnson
After many years Of treatment, at
= private sanitarium, at Pueblo, Mrs.
Peter johnson Of Powell Park, died
this week.
The remains will be brought to
Meeker for burial.
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25

John Coltharp represented Range
ly, last part Of the week. Mr.. Col
tharp reports that there are num-
Der Of government geologic experts
In the lower country testing the oil
rocks from which they are extract
Ing big percentage of high grade
oil.
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25

Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Clark and J.
NJ. Burch, were among the Oakridge
park people who visited Meeker
during the week.
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25

The Executive committee of the
Commercial club met Monday even
Ing and arranged for the reception Of
the Colorado Springs pathflnders.
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25

Mrs. Stella Moon Of Piceance, who
has autoed all over the West, was an
interested guest At the Meeker hotel
Wednesday. Mrs. Moon 10 . good
roads enthusiast.
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25

This is the time of the year when
. cold 10 easily contracted. Check
1t and cure 1t by using Strehlke's
BrOm0-Febrln.
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25

e. Pauls, one Of the livest wires on
Piceance creek, was In Wednesday
and represented his section ut BAN
qust given In honor Of the Colorado
Springs pathflnders.
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25
St. James Church

Services, Sunday July %, conduc-
ted by Mr.. Walter H. Stowe.
Sunday school, 10 .. m.
Morning prayer and address, II
O. m.
Evening prayer and address, 8
p. m.
You are welcome.
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25
Machinery Machinerv!!

New arrival Of Emerson Branding
ham farm machinery. Mowers,
Stackers. Rakes, Discs, Seeders and
Plows. Come and see the new line
before purchasing.-F. N. JoHantgen
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25

Joe Rooney IL back from Denver
Joe attended the Elks doings for the
purpose Of setting . proper pace fol
the timid boys like DR.. French and
Lark Craig.
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25

William Laidlaw, manager of the
light plant, IL again at his post Of
duty, after mixing with the "Bill'
boys In Denver for about week, and
running with such swift company ~
DR.. French aud Lark Craig.
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25

B. @. Howey, son Bert, and J. +
Wilson Of Flag creek, looked tn
town folks over during the week.
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25

Mrs. R. R. Mcmillan, daughter OF
Mr.. John Rescola, is visiting her
sister, Mrs. John Murray, and other
relatives.
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25

Among the prominent RAngely
people in town during the week,
were Charley Hsfley and r. h. Ellis.
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25

8. v. Shankland and John Queen
were amoug the Angora folks at the
county seat during the week.
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25

R. II. Wear and Reid Moore wer,
among the Whiterock visitors dur
Ing the week.
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25

LOST-Between Meeker and Goa
creek, June 80, one white hat. Findel
please return to Oldland's store. 1l-l'
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25

People of this community are nov
beginning to see the advantages Of
good roads.
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25

J. w. and Mrs. Shepard of lower
White. were town visitors, Wednes-
day.
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25

Fred and Mrs. Burke and the chill.
dren, were in from Piceance, Mon.
day.
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25

Mrs. Sobernheimer has returned
from Colorado Springs.
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25

Miss Hattie Hubbard 10 In on Z
visit to the docter and Miss Myrtle.
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25

John and Mrs. Holland were town
visitors Thursday.
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25

Mrs. Bassett of lower White, wa
town visitor Wednesday.
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25

J. G. Sullivan of Ninemile park
was town visitor Tuesday.
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25

Ed Davis Of Rosedale, mingled with
his Meeker friends Saturday.
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25

Old papers at Herald Office, 26
cents per 100.
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25

Love at first sight isn't always love
by adurn sight
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25

Messrs w. J. and John w. White,
and Master White, Of Buford, were
town visitors early part Of the week.
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25
Auction Sale

Will sell ut Public Auction, to the
highest bidder, at my shop on Main
street, Meeker
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25
sATURDAY. JULY Is. islA
Good progress 10 being made on the
bank building these days.
Hsying is progressing In fine shap'
despite occasional showers

Branded steers brought 1895 u
the Kansas City market last week.
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25

J. b. Nimerick of Buford, regis
tered at the Meeker Tuesday.
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25
August lst:

Second hand household goods;
Furniture, Carpets, etc; Tools. Also
new Carpets, Linoleums; hand made
Kitchen Cabinets, and many other
useful articles, too numerous to men,
tion. w. A. THOMAS,
The Meeker herald., 1914-07-25

DR.. Ellis was In Monday to attend
the executive committee meeting Of
the Commercial club.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-04-02
WASHINGTON STATE
NEWS OF INTEREST
Important Happenings Of the
Week From Towns In Our
State.
Land Seekers viii File.

Vancouver.-The 1717.86 acres Of
land in Rainier national forest, thrown
open for entry under an act of June
II, 1905. allowing entry to be made on
agricultural land within the national
forests, will be filed in the local land
office May 10, when 10 entrants will
be permitted to file. Several others
will file May IA: All of the land
thrown open is already taken by per-
sons who have prior right by reason
of their making application to the for
est service first. This land is in the
eastern end of Lewis county, near
Vance and Randle.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-04-02
(By David Powell)
(Copvriphted)

(Copyrighted)
A fact that in most cases is ig-
nored by the mail-order buyer
when comparing prices quoted in
the catalogues with prices charg-
ed by his home merchant, is the
very important one Of transpor-
tation charges. The catalogue
house says Here it is, come and
get it., /" and your local merchant
says Here it is. / have been to
(! the expense Of bringing it to you
and have added it to the cost. I"
There has been no way yet devils
ed to evade transportation charg-
es and the consumer is the man
that always pays it. It is right
in connection with this matter of
transportation charges that the
mail-order houses put over their
biggest business-getting lemon
and in the explanation Of how it
is done will be given an illustra-
ton of one Of the ways they use
to create the impression that they
sell cheaper than your home mer-
chant.
It is a well known fact that all
classes of merchants throughout
the country, big, little. honest
and dishonest, at different times
put out what are called leaders"
some article of common use
priced at or below cost. This is
a perfectly legitimate practice.
It is followed by your local mer-
chant as well as by the catalogue
houses. Its purpose, Of course,
is very evident. A merchant
hopes by this means to draw you
to his store, believing that he can
sell you enough other articles at
regular prices to warrant the loss
on the leader. If you wish,
of course, you can step in to your
local store and buy the leader and
nothing else and really save some
money at the expense of the deal
er's advertising fund. But how
does it work with the mail-order
concerns? tits a potent fact we'll
known and admitted by every
student that in the catalogues of
a few of the larger concerns do
ing an exclusive mail order BUSH
ness in one of the large eastern
cities there are several articles
that are priced less than your To-
cal dealer could buy them direct
from the factory. These, of
course, are leaders. If you
will take the time to run through
one of their catalogues and pick
out these articles you will be very
forcibly struck with several sig
nificant facts. First, you will
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-04-02
Digs Way. Out of Concrete Jail.

Digs Way. Out Of Concrete Jail.
Montesano.-A. M. Cowan, awaiting
trial on a charge of forgery, broke
from the Chehalis county Jail and au-
thorities along the coast have been
wired to be on the lookout for him.
Cowan, with the aid of a few nails
and small saw, dug his way through
a concrete wall supposed to be burg
lar proof" and used blankets for a
rope to lawer himself 20 feet to the
ground. He operated in the Grays
Harbor district for a number Of
months and is charged with raising
approximately $1,000 by a system Of
forgeries.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-04-02

mail-order catalogues in his store
for the use of such of his custom
ers as may wish to compare pric-
es, and would be we'll satisfied if
the people of his town would send
away for Things that can be
bought cheaper, but it naturally
goes against the grain when he
knows that some one of his towns
men is actually paying some for
eign concern more for an article
than some merchant in his town
could sell it to him for.
Overbsyisg-lts Attendant Evils
Almost every merchant affect
ed by mail-order competition
seems to be of the same opinion
as to the greatest evil of the cata-
logue houses-overbuying.
"Overbuying," they say, sis a
device that goes with the mail
order catalogue. Go into any
home that draws its supplies from
this source and you will find goods
that the family does not need and
never would have bought from a
local merchant. In many cases
these unneeded goods these
freak purchases-amount to a
surprising percentage of the total
family outlay. If the mail-order
houses were suddenly cut out this
class of sales their dividends
would suffer a decided shrinkage.
These buyers see something
alluringly described in a cata-
logue and become facinated by it.
This silent salesman in the home
keeps on teasing them with it un-
til they find some excuse for justi-
flying their purchase of the covet-
ed article. The within sales, utter
ly unjustified by anything like
good buying judgement, amount
to millions of dollars a year.
with some women freak buy
ing becomes a passion. Why will
a customer make an outright
foolish purchase from a mail-or-
der house that she would not
think of making from the local
merchant? Perhaps because the
customer feels that the storekeep-
er knows her needs and circum-
stances, and would. understand
that the purchase could not be
justified by good common sense"
Anyhow this matter of freak
buying, of overbuying, is a fact
of average human nature. It is
so universal that the statement
may be safely made that not one
catalogue buyer in a thousand is
wholly exempt from it or exercis-
es the same restraint in ordering
from the catalogue that she does
in buying from the store. The
mail-order catalogue appears in
the guise of an apostle of pru-
dence; it is, in fact, a most subtle
and successful agent of household
extravaganza.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-04-02
CATALOGUE CONCERNS USE
CLEVER SELLING METHODS
Really Sell Many Article. Or Below Co-Ado Use Made Of the
Hundred Pound Minimum Freight Package

note that they are all articles of
general use or consumption in
nearly every home in the land.
Next to that they are articles of
standard price in every store in
the country. Prices with which
every farmer and housewife are
familiar. But the one fact that
will stand out most prominently
is that such articles are always
of small value. very rarely ex-
ceeding fifty cents. Here is
where they have decidedly the
best of the local merchant. You
can not walk into their store and
pick out these leaders" and put
them in your buggy and drive
home like you can with the local
mans leaders" You have to
have them shipped to you by
either freight, express or post.
BY an easy mental computation
ii is at once apparent that the
charges for shipping by any Of
these means added to the cost
would make the article cost more
when it reaches you than you
could buy it from your local mer-
chant. On every page of the
mail-order merchants catalogue
the prospective buyer is urged to
order his purchases shipped by
freight whenever possible as it is
the most economical way. Very
thoughtful and considerate.
Here is the niger in the wood
pile. They well know their
Leaders" will attract the thrifty
farmer and housewife, but they
know just as we'll that for the
said thrifty farmer or housewife
to profit by the low price Of their
leaders that they must have them
shipped in a minimum freight
package 100 lbs. land that they
must buy many other articles to
be included in the shipment in
order that the freight charges
can be distributed over a number
of articles according to weight.
thus enabling the purchaser to
really get the leaders" at a less
price than his home merchant can.
sell them. You can very readily
see that the bulk of such orders,
both as to weight and value,
would be composed of what is
known in the trade as blind
stock, :" meaning goods that the
general public knows very little
about either as to value or price.
It is in this class of merchan-
disc that it it behooves the buyer
to put forth a little effort in COM
pairing qualities and prices. Every
lp-to- date merchant now keeps
from two to half a dozen Of the
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-04-02
Headache Tablet Fatal to Woman.

Spokane.-An hour after taking q
tablet containing four grains Of ace
tanilid. for headache, Alice Miller, %
years old, died at Winters station. The
headache medicine was patent prep
aration and declared by physicians to
contain almost the maximum dose Of
acetanilid. The woman died an hour
after taking the tablet
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-13
UNION OF CENTRAL AND
LAKE SHORE APPROVED
Consent Obtained of More Than
TwO-thirds Of Both Roads
Stockholders.

Tho consolidation OF the New York
Central and Hudson River Railroad with
the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
has been authorized by more than two.
thirds Of the stockholders in the two COM
paniss and the directors of the two COM
panies will proceed Immediately to the
execution of the agreement The accom-
plshment of the cons 0lidation will then
wait upon the approval Of the agre ement
by the stockholders and the consent OF
railroad commissions through whose juris-
d!ction the two lines run.
Consent TO the consolidation has been
siven by more than rs per cent. OF the
holders OF tho New York Central's 81.
per cent. gold bonds, Lake Shore col
lateral. and the Guaranty Trust Company
OF New York. the trustee In the ndenture
under which the bonds were issued, has
signihtd its readiness to execute to the
New York Central a proxy authori2ing
the voting OF 452,S92 shares OF Lake
Shore stock In favor OF the consolidation.
Plans for the consolidation have been
delayed because the bonds were Wild Is
scattered The amount Of the collateral
bonds outstanding was s90,57s, 400 and 1t
was therefore necessary that consents be
obtained from the holders OF about s6s,-
100000. President Smith in making
known that these consents had been
gained said the work of consolidation
would not be delayed. but that In every
thing done the New York Central would
respect its obligation AS the holder OF
nine-tenths of the Lake Shore commands
stock to see that the minority holders
were treated fairly. II has not yet been
determined at what ratio the stock of the
two companies will stand In the consoii-
dalton.