The Meeker herald., 1916-07-15
Steamboat Comment


Referring to the recent sociA4iity
rnn from Meeker to Stsaaaboet
Springs, under the auspices OF tbs Bio
Blanco Commercial club, the ilot
notes: stA
"The sociability run to 6teaHboat
Saturday was one Of the most supey-
able events of the year and has sefNed
to cement the friendship baeSAen
Routt and Rio Blanco counties. E1&ly
in the month the Steamboat 6psNgs
Commercial club, Joined by the bert-
ness men of Hayden, made . ran TO
Meeker and were Handsomely euees-
tanned. On Saturday the Meekerpeo-
pie, Joined by the people Of A1asi
Basin, returned the visit In force, eAd
the result was most pleasing both ITO
the visitors and the home people. The
party left Meeker In the morning apd
took dinner at Hayden, reaching
Steamboat in the afternoon. From tt1at
time on until their, departure there
WINS something doing all the ttu4e.
Some of the visitors returned home
Sunday afternoon, while others ~
moined until Monday.
"The Meeker people are the nsAet
loyal boosters and the best on esrt4
They came for good time, and heA
it, returning home with many express
sions of good will and appreciation,
promising to come again. A number
Of Steamboat ladies' formed them
selves into reception committee and
looked after the entertainment Of the
fady members of the party.
SOME PERSONAL MENTION ny THH
PILOT
Reuben and Ambrose Oldland and
their families accompanied the Meek
er sociability runners. They are piop-
eer merchants Of Meeker and live
boosters for this part of the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boyd Walbridge and
Mrs. Joshua Wslbridge, who accom-
|'panied the Meeker sociability tonr,
remained In Steamboat a couple OF
days on business matters and to visit
friends, returning home yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank f. Sheridan
were among the Meeker crowd and
had good time. Mr.. Sheridan 10 one
of the most prominent Republtcau
politicians in this part Of the state
and formerly represented this distsiet
in the legislature, being succeeded ~
Dr.. Jefierson. -- s... -s'l' -
President William 8. Montgomery
of the Meeker Commercial club, with
Mrs. Montgomery, were welcome.
guests in town during. the Meeker
visit. Mr.. Montgomery is an old-time
newspaper man with varied expert
ence In the various mining camps of
the state. Now he is practicing at
torney and the owner Of splendid
ranch on White river.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Mouiton were
delighted visitors who accompanied
the Meeker sociability run. Mr. Moul-
ton is pioneer merchant of that
part of the state, having been mana
ger of the Hugus store at Meeker
since 1880, besides being an officer of
the corporation. He is very enthusi-
astic In his praise of Steamboat
Springs and believes 1t IL destined to
become the favorite resort town of
Colorado.
Under the heading of IA Pioneer
Editor" the Pilot winds up Its notes
as follows:
"Among the welcome visitors on the
Meeker sociability run were James
Lyttle, editor of the Meeker Herald,
and his son, Richard. Mr.. Lyttle was
twice the able representative of this
district in the lower house of the leg
islature when Routt county, before its
division, was linked with Rio Blanco
in a representative district. He intro
duced the measure establishing the
fish hatchery at Steamboat Springs.
Also he is the pioneer editor of this
part Of the state, establishing the Her
aid three days after the Pilot came in
to being and has been its editor and
owner without interruption since
that time"
FROM THE SENTINEL
Among other things the Sentinel
says:
1.-The spirit Of neighborly feeling be-
tween the various communities OF
north western colorado received an
other splendid impetus Saturday and
Sunday, when large number OF au-
tomobiles from Meeker came to