The Meeker herald., 1916-08-26
Rangely Notes
Rangely, Colo. August sist,


with very little rain.
4 Auto travel continues brisk regard
less of rain, mud and bad roads.
| c, A. Banta of West Creek, was a
Rangely visitor during the week.
| Mrs. A. w. Powers returned from
Dragon, Sunday, where she has been
visiting Mrs. J. H. Mcclure.
| Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Coltharp, Jim
Cohhsrp and Minta Nichols left
Thursday for Marvine on a week.
outing.
Johnnie and Mrs. Miller and Billie
and Mrs. Williams spent the past
week at the Bob-cat ranch. The party
returned yesterday.
While our roads are not In good
shape, it seems that it is the only
passable route at this time between
Denver and Salt Lake City.
Archie Ridgeway, on the Powers
ranch, and Charles Hefley are busy
with their second crop Of hay, and
work Is being retarded on account of
continued rains.
J. A. CoItharp has sold the Dragon
store one hundred tons of baled hay,
and Fred A. Nichols has sold them
thirty-fve tons. Dragon has always
been a good market for hay.
Practically all bridges on the
Douglas Creek road have been wash
ed out during the past two weeks
and Roy Coltharp and Charlie Banta
say there is not decent trail left up
the creek.
Second haying has commenced. A.
w. Powers and Chas. Hefiey have
their second cutting practically in
the stack. J. l.. Coltharp, }. NJ.
Walsh and Fred A. Nichols will be
stacking by the time these items are
In press. Second crop is reported
good.
Ed Ginzel arrived at Buriey, Idaho,
three days prior to his fathers death.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Gross were also
| there to attend the burial rites Of Mr..
Ginzel. 1t is rumored that Cecil and
Mrs. Gross will locate near Burley,
but we hope for their return to Range
ly as good citizens are missed.
With sincere regret we learn Of the
death sof Mr.. George L. Ginzel 1t
4 BurleF fdaRfo, on orr shout the 9th
inst. The Ginzel family were resi-
dents OF Rangely for several years
and left here only a few months ago.
The family have the sympathy OF
many friends here in their bereave-
ment.
Mrs. G. S. Wagner OF Canon City,
will teach the upper Rangely school.
and Mrs. Lulu Ridgeway of Fruita,
this school. We hope and trust the
directors have elected good teachers
and that we will have successful
term. Parents can help make the
schools success II they will support
the teacher in her work.
John GOthard, the store freighter,
turned over q load of baled hay while
going down Waterhole hill, last Tues
day. Fortunately no damage was
done. Mr.. Gothard, with Fred A.
Nichols, spent two days working the
road, and several bad places were
made passable. If everyone using the
road would do days work on 1t, 1t
would be put in good shape.
The rainy spell of the last few
weeks has done considerable damage
to roads, bitches. crops, etc. In this
section. The Douglas creek bridge
was washed out and practically lost !;
all the bitches taken out below Doug
las creek are badly filled with mud
small quantity of hay was caught
down, and grain is getting too wet
and commencing to fall and lodge,
which means quite a loss. We prayed
for moisture for six months-will it
take that long to stop the rain?
1t was again reported this week
that the Rangely post office would be
discontinued II some one did not
respond to the advertisement calling
for postmaster. We should attend
to this without further delay rs 1t
may soon be too late as the depart
ment is not going to give us a great
deal more time to make arrange
ments, and without post office we
certainly would he lost to the outside
world. With purely selfish interests
in view, a few very few Of our citi-
zens wish the route abandoned, but
the great majority realize the need OF
the Office, and something should be
done to make the Office pay enough
to be an object.
| A NEIGHBOR.
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