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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-02-06
The Grand Army

Meeker Post No. 100, department
Of Colorado and Wyoming, at their
regular meeting the last Saturday in
December, elected the following
officers for the year 1916:
Post Observation-Disclosures De.
Motto.
Senior Vice Commander = Ezekiel
Allen.
Junior Vice Commander = Jacob
Redpath.
Quarter Master-E. A. Proctor.
Surgeon-J. Chrisinger.
Chaplain-John w. Williams.
Ohicer Of the Day-Alonxo Cure.
Ohicer OF the Guard Joseph N.
Smith.
Patriotic Instructor - Mckendree
DeMotte.
Adjutant-John A. Watson.
Quarter Master Sergeant r. w.
Fairfield.
Sergeant Major-D. L. Bills.
Delegate to Encampment - Nc
Kendree De eMotte.
Reserve Delegate-John.A. Watson
At the January meeting those who
were present were Installed. The
Post meets with Comrade Allen, the
last Saturday of each month. All
comrades are urged to attend.
BY THE COMMANDER.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-02-06

Our neighbor, the Empire, at Craig,
is all pulled up over the erection Of
q $4,000 business house, In that
town, past year; which, the Empire
says, "is one Of the finest structures
In northwestern Colorado. Meeker
put up, among other fine buildings,
the new First National Bank build
ing, costing close to 200, past
year, and some other up to date
structures. So Craig has to go some
to keep In the running with Meeker.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-02-06
Methodist Church Notes
BY THE PASTOR

=
Two young men enrolled in the
PASTORS Sunday School class Of
young people last Sunday. Glad to
have them.
The vocal solo sung last Sunday
morning by DIR. Englund was splen-
didly rendered and added much to
the enjoyment OF the hour.
The Ladies' Aid society entertained
by Mrs. DeMotte, assisted by Mrs.
Merritt and Mrs. Donnelly added
$3.50 to the Aid fund.
The second Quarterly Conference
for the current year will be held at
the parsonage, Monday night, Feb.
n, 7:3O. All official members look
forward to this and be ready with
full reports.
The Ladies Aid society this week
was entertained by Mrs. COudray,
assisted by Mrs. Carr and Mrs. d. O..
Montgomery. In spite Of the very
bad weather the attendance was
good and those who did go not only
had good lunch, but most enjoy
able time.
The ladies of the Methodist church
will serve a supper at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. AL Strehlke, Wednes-
day evening, February 10Th. All you
can eat for q Quarter, and q good
time besides. Everybody invited.
The less you eat the poorer you'll be;
But the more you eat the better for me.
The Ladies' Aid Of the Methodist Church,
i Are not very often caught in the lurch,
Let me give you q hunch,
They're glo1Dous bunch,
Every one Of them Is sure prize winner:
They're mighty good lookin,'
\ Whether sewin' or cOOkin,'
Darning socks or serving dinner.
..,Shey IA loyal and true, -.
And theyTi carry things through,
As wife or sister or friend,
They're not little nor narrow,
But II they get In a furrow,
They'll follow It to the end.
couId say much more II cared to.
would call them pet names II dared to
But for fear OF my wife,
must on your life,
Say only what some one can swear to.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-02-06

There is q movement on foot to do
away with the present district school
oreanisat atioDs.a In coanties like this,
and substitute instead what 10 known
as the unit system, or one general
school board for the whole county.
This system is In use in many Of the
Southern states; it is also In use In
our neighboring state of Utah, and
seems to give satisfaction wherever
tried. Governor Carlson endorsed
the plan in his incoming message,
and 1t is likely q bill will be intro
duced in the present legislature lega-
lizing the plan. All the educational
bodies of Colorado favor the county
unit system, as 1t is called.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-02-06

Lindow, Lytle & Son have secured
the agency for the Dodge car. There
will be limited number Of these
cars for this territory. Better get
your order In at once. u
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-02-06

The Meeker bunch report that Col
Charles J. Duffy made a sure enough
''lnash" on fair member of the bal
let at the Tabor. But they accuse
the colonel Of taking an unfair ad-
vantage Of them In scuring q seat In
the front row. For particulars see
DR.. French, Tom Scott or Frank
Sheriden.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-02-06

Senator Thomas H. lies has been
quite i'll In Denver the past fortnight,
and unable to attend sessions. Ac-
ccrding to. Denver papers, Senator
Hes colleagues frequently remember
him with floral offerings. EN-
pire,
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-02-06

This is the dull season, but all our
merchants are doing good business,
which shows that Rio Blanch county
10 all right.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-02-06

An irreverend scribe puts this one
over: when Adam In bliss asked
Eve for a kiss, she puckered her lips
with coo, and looking ecstatic she
aaswered emphatic, 4 don't care
A dam II you do y"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-02-06

That woman who lost her savings
through h,,le In her stocking ought
70 know that well regulated banks
are kept we'll darned.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-02-06

One provision Of the statewide pro-
hibition statue now under considera-
tion by the legislature prevents adj
vertising intoxicating liquors for
sale. That hits every Colorado news
paper man right where he lives, but
would be pie for the little ''home"
magazines that are circulated by the
millions in every state at the lowest
possible subscription rate permitted
by the authorizes. The proposed
statute WAS drawn by Rev. Finch,
who wants to do \ good job before
he is obliged to get out Of the state or
go to work. He has not gone far
enough. There are in this state cit
izens bearing such names as Beers,
Brandywine, Porter, CHM, and Others
equally obnoxious, which should by
statute be altered to fit the new or
der Of things. We move an amend
ment as stated above.-Graig EN-
pire.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-02-06
How To Prevent Bilious Attacks

"Coming events cast their shadows
before" This is especially true of
bilious attacks. Your appetite will
fail, You will feel dull and languid. II
you are subject to bilious attacks
take three OF Chamberlain Tablets
as soon as these symptoms appear
and the attack may be warded of.
For sale by All Dealers.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-02-06

Mr.. J. H. Coltharp came in from
Rangely and went on to Fort Du-
chesne and Myton. He has fully re-
covered from threatened serious
illness.-Vernal Express.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-02-06

The Crawford Hills have dineti
Governor and Mrs. Carlson. Some
things up when the Carlsons are in
vited into the holy of holies of Den
ver's -four hundred"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-02-06

II the honest farmer Is able to in
dulge In automobiles on the present
prize of wheat, he may 60 In for CO.
fott and titled sons-inlaw when 1t
reaches 3l.75.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-02-06
Giving Him Just Dues

All along 1t has been noticeable
that the Denver papers seemed to
have entered into . compact not to
give the Democratic congressman
and senators credit for any thing they
accomplished.
However the Rocky Mountain
News has broken over and yesterday
In an extended editorial under the
caption, IA Live Congressman" It
pays series Of splendid and deserved
tributes to Congressman Edward T.
Taylor of this district.
In part The News says:
Representative Edward T. Taylor
of the Fourth Colorado district IL
now completing his third term in
congress as representative at large
from this state. He has been re-
elected as representative of the
Fourth district, created in 1918. and
will begin his service In that capacity
on March 4.
I'm the six years that Mr.. Taylor
has been at Washington he has made
an enviable reputation for legislative
accomplishment. He Is recognized
there as man who does things, and
the people of Colorado have shown
their appreciation OF his services by
returning him always with larger
majorities than other candidates rum
ming on the same ticket with him.
Grand Junction Sentinel.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-02-06

Again we wish to remind our farm
ers-both wet and dry-that now's
the time to GIT your farm machinery
fixed up for the busy season that is
near at hand.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-02-06

Charles Rea entertained . number
Of his friends at very enjoyable din
ner party last Friday evening.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-02-06

Optimism Is the best ism" philo-
logically and philosophically.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-02-06

On motion, the finance committee
was instructed to add four chairs to
the council chamber furnishings.
On motion, the council adjourned.
T. b. SCOTT,
Town Clerk.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-02-06
SALE NOW ON
..The Best Laxative 1 Know or

II have sold Chamberlain's Tablets
for several years. People who have
used them will take nothing else. I
can recommend them to my Gus
TONERS as the best laxative and cure
for constipation that I know Of"
writes Frank St:ouse, Fruitland,
Iowa. For sale by All Dealers.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-02-06

New and second hand Furniture
and Stoves, at Konopik's, next door
to court house. dl8
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-02-06
Town Council Proceedings

The town board met in regular ses-
sion Monday evening, February LIST,
and was called to order by Mayor
Pro Tenn Taylor. Present: Trustees
Thompson, Rooney, Graham and
Attorney Clark. Absent. Mayor
Brown, Trustees Thomas and Lytle.
Minutes of January meeting read
and approved.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-02-06

But come to the dinner; from 8 to 8.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-18
Have Color in Your
 Cheeks
Be Better Looking-Tak Olive
 Tablets.

If your skin is yellow--conplexfon pa1lid-tongue coated-appetitey poor you have a bad taste in your mouth "a lazy. no good feeling-you should take Olive Tablets. |, pr. Edwards Olive Tablets-a sub stitute for calomel-werel prepared by Dr. Edwards after IT years of study with his patients.
 Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets are a purely vegetable compound mixed with olive oil lou will know them by their olive color.
 If you want clear. pink skin. bright eyes, no pimpIes, a feeling of buoyancy like childhood days~ you must get at the cause.
 Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets act on the liver and bowels like caIoneI-yet have no dangerous after effects.
 They start the bile and overcome constipation, That's why millions of boxes are sold annually at 10c and 25c per box. All druggists.
 Take one or two nightly and ne+e
 The Olive Tablet combbany. colum- bus, O.-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-18
UNDERSEA MINE
 LAYER IS LAKE
 CO.'S INVENTION
Germans New Terror for Allies Was First Pro-
 posed By Local Man

Tacit knowledge of the manner in which British ships were blown up in their own harbors by Germany at the outset of the present lEuropean war was made through news de- spatches from London Wednesday last when Archibald Hurd. the leading g naval authority of England, writing g for the London Daily Telegraph dis= closes that the British have discover ed a German mine laying submarine, which MT. Hurd ascribes to the plans of Simon Lake made in Germany sev- eral years ago.
 Lake, the father of the submarine, when seen in his local offices today admitted that when in Germany in 1895 he had devised plans for a, Rus sian submarine of the mine laying type to be built on the Black Sea. This was never completed as far as MT: Lake is aware and he believes that the Germans may have at least copied the plans if not taken them bodily.
 England might have avoided much of her naval losses today had she ac- cepted the Lake type of boat at the time MT. Iurd visited America in an effort to buy my patent rights" said MT. Lake, t.but I could not sell them at the figure that was offered then.
 'sThe fact that the rnine-1aying sub marine has been used by Germany and
 
 most interesting to the world for it will mean that entire ships of the enc my and possibly a fleet waiting to at tack may be completely mined by this craft where a submarine would be >un- able to attack by travelling torpedo. They are an absolute essential in coast defense. Though but little known to the general public today"
 A description of the mine layer is Included in a catalogue issued by the Lake Torpedo Boat Co. in 1906 and illustrations show that except shorter and more bulky in circumference than the modern speed-craft, it has a large of about eight knots per hour, equal to the, ordinary tramp steamer of to- day.
 The boat is so fitted that in the bow a diving chamber is located on the bottom. The central portion of the ship is compartmented into storage rooms for submarine mines. A cham Der between the storage rooms is sit uated directly above an air-pressure chamber operated upon the principal of the air-1ocks in caissons, from which the mines may be dropped without danger to the boat.
 This is effected by means of a. liquid of s~sal-amnnoniac which hardens uponNthe firing apparatus ana prevents contact eAPloS1OnS- The mine will rest in the water for IS minutes before the sal-anmo moniac dis solves. Plenty of time is allowed for the boat to retreat from the danger zone.
 As the only patents on submarine rnine-1ayers are controlled by Lake it is Nikely that Bridgeport may soon have added industry by reason of oth- CT governments purchasing the vessels now known to be used so successfully by Germany.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-18
LORD DUNRAVEN.

Windham Thomas Wyndham-Q -Quin, fourth Earl of Dunraven and Mount Earl, Viscount and Baron Adare, Wis count Mountearl and Baron Kerry, is one of the oldest of the British noblemen who are actively serving their country in the war. Lord Dun raven, although in his 75th year, has been utilizing his skill as a yachts man to transport wounded soldiers from France to England, using his own private yacht for that purpose. The task is not without it's element of danger from su ubmarines and mines, but this has not deterred many of the most prominent of English yachts
 men, too old for service at the front, from engaging in this duty. Lord Dunraven was a soldier in his youth, joining the First Life Guards about half a century ago. He acted as war correspondent for the London Daily Telegraph in Abyssiniai and in the war, towering" the siege of Paris for that paper. During the South African war he fought with the Imperial Yoemanry Sharpsho oters. Lord Dunraven' is best, known on this side of the Atlantic because of his
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-18
LITTLE GIRL sCAIDED.

Mamie Col1ett, the T. months old daughter of Henry Collett, on Fair field avenue, near Black Rock, fell into a wash boiler of scaIding water yesterday afternoon and sustained ir- juries, the seriousness of which can not~be learned. Mrs, CoHett was washing and at the time was in the backyard hanging clothes. Standing on the kitchen floor was a large boiler filled with boiling water. Mrs. Col lett heard her child scream and run ming into the house saw the little girl half way in the boiler.
 She pulled the child out as quickly as possible but not before the left side of the face and the upper part of the body were painfully burned. The in jured child-was removed to the Bridgeport hospital where her. recov- cry is looked for by attending physi- clans
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-18

attempts to lift the Americas Cup. With his yacht, the Valkyrie, he tried thrice to win the coveted trophy, but each time with out success. After his last trial, 20 years ago, Lord Dun raven accused the American defend CTS of using unfair tactics. The charges were disproved, and Lord Dunraven came in for much censure from both the British and American press. The chief seat of the Earl is Dunraven Castle, in Glamorgan, Wales, and he also owns a, large es- tate in Limerick, Ireland. The earl dom was created in 1922, and was conferred upon Baron Adare, of Adare Manor, Limerick. Lord Dunraven has served as chairman of the Irish Land Conference president of the Irish Reform Association and other Irish organizations. He has visited Ameeica many times, and is the au- thor of "'The Great Divide; the Upper Yellowstone.'
 The English House of Commons re- assemblies tomorrow.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-18
TWENTY YEARS AGO.
BR1DGEPoRr AS Ir WASN'T.

Someone who is known as the Amsterdam, N. Y. Democrats Tray el1er,' reports for the benefit of that papers readers a story of Bridgeport as told by one George Reich It is this:
 ..Weu. you see. got in Bridgeport along about noon, and as I hadn' t drank q single glass of beer all the morning, of course I was thirsty. There was water on the cars, but I hadn't touched a drop of it in 15 or 20 years and naturally I was afraid it wouldn't agree with me. We'll, went to the first hotel could find and caIl- ed for a glass of beer. and what do you thinkZ Why, the clerk told me Bridgeport was temperance town and that they didn't sell any beer. I said to him that was very thirsty favor if he would let me have some beer and that I was willing to pay weIi for it: but it was no go.
 Then { tired myself out some more walking around until I found another hotel, only to be disappointed there the same as before But the clerk told me to go around the corner to the town barber shop and ask, for a man named Jake and he would tell me where codld get some beer.
 Well. found the barber shop, but Jake was not there and the fellow who was in didn't know anything about beer. Then I went out more disgusted Fthan ever and walked around some more until found a place with a sign aNrertising bottled beer for sale l. went in with much joy and called for a bottle, and what do you think again2 Why the man behind the counter said it was a wholesale store and that he couldn't self beer by the bottle.
 Then give me case | said; but he answered: We can't let you drink it here on the premises, but if you VIII leave your address we will send it to you-' Goodness gracious alive, man said, T live in Amster- dam, N. Y. I've got hundreds of bar reIs of beer there and when I'm home drink 30. 40 or 50 glasses a day. I don't want you to send me a case, for that will do me no good want to drink it here. now, right away, quick. am starving for it.. But it didn't work I couldn't get any and when T shook the dust of that miserable one-horse town from my feet, made up my mind never to get caught in it again as long as I lived. Oh, my, that was the rerriblest day I ever had since I came to America It makes
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-18
JIM ooRBEIT IS ARRESTED.

Champion James J. Corbett has been arrested on a warrant sworn out be- fore Justice W. A. Kirk by Prosecut- ing Attorney c. V. Teague, who asked that Corbett be put under a peace bond. Corbett refused to give a bond, and his attorneys, GIeaves and Martin, applied for writ of habeas corpus.
 A Little Rock dispatch says that the chances for meeting at Hot Springs on October 31. between Corbett and Fftzsimmons appear to be much brighter than at any time during the past few days.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-18
UNE HUNDRED YEARS AGO,
LATE FOREIGN NEWS.

Translated from the Mercantile Ad-
 vertiser.i
 Paris, Aug. 14. 1915. Orders have been given that Mar ShalI Ney be transferred to Paris It Isypresumed that he will arrive in four pr five days and that the process against him will be started in four or i've days, or probably imm ediately. Marshall Macdonald, Duke of Ia rento, took on the 1st instant the command of the army-of the Loire. It constituted an effective force of about 45,090 men.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-18
ANOTHER VICTIM.

We understand that Edwin Hunt. an engineer on the Housatonic Rail road. was yesterday discharged from the employ of the company. for a similar reason for the one given for the discharge of Lyman-refusing to violate railroad rule Although bearing the name of Hunt he does not belong to the royal family now run ming the Housatonic corporation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-18
BIG TROUT.

Hon. w D. Bishop received this morning, by express, from a friend down in Maine" box containing three mammoth trout-tIae largest of which. before being dressed, weighed eight pounds, and the three together weighed nearly 20 pounds. We nev- CT before saw such i.-whaIers'' of the tro0t species. To fishermen and land Iubbers'' in these parts, they were "a sight to behold"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-18
A NEEDED ACQUISITION.

A wide field for muscular triumphs has been opened at police headquar- ters by the acquisition of a punching bag. Last night the. bIue-coated minions of the law worked them selves into a profuse precipitation by the oyer-exertion which such a novel, ty melted.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-18
Perronne, Aug IS, 1915.


 A reQuisition was made onethe 22d of July of S0O,00O francs, on the de- partment of the Somne, for She ser vice, of the troops. of the king of Netherlands This department hay ing suffered considerably by the pass sagez of 200, 1000 men was under the inn possibility of complying with this requisition. The <sub-prefect went im- mediateIy to Paris, to see the heredit- ary Prince of Orange, to expose the situation of the department; and the Prince generously dispensed with the requisition.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-18
FIFTY YEARS AGO.
LAST EVENING.

The new dramatic combination gave A very acceptable performance last evening at Baylies' Hall, to a large house, the bill including the drama of Ireland AS It Is,'' and Cousin Joe.,,' Toni ght the company essay tragedy. and will give 'Lucretia Borgia, the entertainment to conclude with the s'Limerick Boy Go and see them
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-18
A11rnst is. 1s15.

The Journal of Lausanne of the 11th of August, asserts that no Aus trian troops had crossed the line since the 10th of July. that an army Of trained reserves, of 30.00o men, with battalions of the landwher, which were destined to join the regular troops. with 72 pieces of cannon, had received orders to retrograde on the 2nd of August
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-18

Photographic communication with Bulgaria was cut off by the British government, which. advised New ork cable companies that messages for Bulgaria could no longer be accepted.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-18
POINTS OF INTEREST

We can show you the Ilandsomest hats Co be found in Bridgeport and at prices much less than you would ex- pect to pay at E. H. Dillon & Go. 1105 Main street.=Adv
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-18
 BRIDGEPORT As T WAS
1o0-5o- -2o-YEARs AGO
(Taken from the Files of The Evening Farmer)
 

me shiver every time I think of it. My mouth is parched now from telling about 1t. Have another
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-18
Irun. Spain.

It is currently reported, and gener- ally believed. that our sovereign, Fer dinand VIII. is at Paris. It is said also that the headquarters of the army of observation are at Tou- louSe.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-18

Vienna, July 30, 1s15. Madam Murat occupies the castle of Henbourg She is forbidden to appear at Viennay
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-18

IT UNION LABEL PANTS B
 USE LYFORD BROTHERS BUY E East Side and West End Y
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-18

The torpedo boat destroyer Reid, on neutrality duty in Boston harbor, was ramrned while at anchor and slightly damaged by the barge Mauch Chunk of New York.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-18
NEW LAMP AT CON-
GRESS AND MAIN.

workfnen arc engaged in putting up a post for a new1aJnt at the cor ner of Congress and Main streets, where one has long been needed