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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-05-19
Public Trustees Sale

Whereas, James X. Horn, whose addres.
4. Meeker, grantor by his Trust Deed dated a. =,
as n!sl ooiorads. n Book s. .. page q
Of sad
section Sect S. TWP north, neN mex, seetioa Z.
s saeti n% n Twps North. Range ioS West.
NJ. containing 2AO.do acres, more Or isse;
together with the entire interest lh tne ma. Mn
and all ditch and wafer rights used on said
land, in trust to secure the payment 81 one
psed Tor I ss,@S, payable TO The order Of
Henry stadtman eight years after date WITH
interest thereon from date al the rate OF
Eight percent per anuum payable annually,
And Whereas, Default has been made by
the said grantor In said Trust Deed IN the
lions imposed upon him by the terms q
said Trust Deed In this. to.wit: That said
grantor has failed to pay the Annual int 1s,
est due on safd principal note on April ISL
And " hereas, The legal holder of the In.
sn ssss
and electinE to declare ne whole ,h aeet
ma nc ing the Il s sale Of said land Under said
Now, Therefore, Public Notice is hereby
given that. pursuant to said notice. election
and demand, and under and by virtue Of the
authority SesteO IN NE ny sniu - uat LooN
and the law, /. J. l.. Tagert, Public Trustee
OF said Rio Bisnco County, will sell the
above described land for cash, At pubiio
door OF the County Court House, Meeker:
in the County of Rio Blanco and state OF
| A d. 1917, at 10 O'Clock In the forenoon for
| the purpose of paying said no,e. interest to
date OF sale. l9l8 taxes and the expenses OF
| this sale, and will give to the purchaser
thereof certificate Of purchase therefor -
provided by law.
| Dated, May 2, 1917.
Public Trustee Of Rio BlancO County, Colo
RADIO.
First publication May s, 1917.
Last publication June 2, 1917.
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sunksn Ship. Mark HI. Grave.

There are many monuments to the
"father of the British navy" Sir Fran.
els Drake. throughout the world. but
his tomb" Is in the great deep upon
which he made his everlasting fame
He died Jan. %. 1908. in his ship the
Defiance. near the town Of Nombre de
Dios. West Indies. and in a lenden
coffin his body was lowered into the
waves some six miles from shore. As
a last honor to him two Of his ships.
with all the prizes that were In the
fleet at the time. were sunk beside his
cnsket, At the time OF his death the
great admiral was In his fiftieth year
and In the prime Of his physical and
intellectual powers. Since his death
the British navy has never been with
out "a ship benring his name.-Ex-
change.
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In Kentucky Is II self made man who
has acquired considerable fortune In
the building and renting Of small cot
tages. Most of his building operations
are personally superintended by the
owner.
One day not SO very long ago he was
watching a gang of workmen as they
put the finishing touches upon couple
Of dwellings. when citizen happened
along and halted to view the progress
of the work.
Uncle Nike" he Inquired Of the cap
ltalist. "how do you aim TO finish up
the walls inside?'
Same ms I always do" stated the
proprietor. II leave 'em like they are
now till the plasterin' gifts dirty and
then paper en-
II should think you would paint the
walls at the beginning" said the other
man. "You know they say germs breed
behind wall paper"
II don't take no stock In those lies. :"
said Uncle Mike. I'm seventy I've
year old. and ! been putin up md
tearin' down houses NIL my life. and !
amt never seen one Of them germs
yet. saturday Evening Post.
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His Salt and His Catch.


Although the notice plainly stated
that fishing was prohibited there. the
angler sat pIacidly dangling his line
over the stream.
The irate keeper. who approached
him. was surprised to see that the line
was halted with a potato In an anus
ed voice he asked the intruder what he
was doing.
"Fishing," was the reply. "You zee
my health has been upset by financial
worries. and l came down here to see
II fresh air would help me-"
Thinking that perhaps the poor chap
was mentally afflicted. the keeper went
away without denouncing him.
That evening the keeper was In the
local tavern telling his friends about
the potato baited line. when in walked
the angler.
ANY luckr' said the innkeeper
kindly.
"Oh. fair" was the reply as the fish
erman opened his basket and displayed
a fine catch.
Look here" stormed the Infatuated
keeper. you didn't catch that lot with
a potato?"
"Oh. no." said the angler coolly.
THAT was what caught you with
New York Globe.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Coal I,and-Conl.W Waived

Department OF the Interior, U. z. Land Once at
GienwuOd Springs, Colo, April 81. 1917.
NOTICE Ia hereby given that Calvin Cover.
of Price Creek, Colorado, who. on May 10. 1913,
made Homestead Entry, Serial No. U1aH. for
Lots !, ., nw4 sw1+, Sec u, Lots ID. -, ne.A
seA. Sec Is. and who on October 8, 1914, made
additional Homestead Entry. Serial No. 0s57s,
for ~ nwis. al ncis, Sec u. Tp3 N. rs W 9th
p N, has filed notice of intention to make Final
Three Year Proof. to establish claim to
the land above described. before Henry J. Hay.
y. $. Commissioner. at Meeker, Colorado. ON
theBth day Of June. lNi1.
Claimant names as witnesses:
John +. Wilson, Charles d. Fly. Theodore X.
Ely, all of Price reek, Colorado, and John s..
Ely, of Meeker, Colorado.
DC. WEYAND,
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Gems In Verse
A VILLAGE MonopoL,sr.

IAN evolution.l
r Under a sign that reads Garage
The village smithy stands.
The smith . wealthy man has
grown
From autos of all brands.
The profit he makes on gasoline
Emacks OF pirates and robber bands.
He looks the whole world in the face.
For he shows not any man
Tho inside work of his red gas pump.
He's fingered 1t all he can;
His brow 10 wet with honest sweat.
And his conscience Ii like the tan.
Week in. week out. from morn till night.
His bellows no longer blow.
You can hear him flll from his red gas
pump
With measure that's beaten slow;
Like a sections, the face Of each customer
Whose gas tanks exhausted low.
Pumping. rejoicing. profitins.
Onward through life he goes.
He's got the only gas In town.
And the cars line up In rows.
Something attempted, some one done.
Has earned . nights repose.
Stanley Hofiund in Life.
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- The
Scrap Book
Emotions.

emotionos
Emotions are what You have when
you are all stirred up--fOr example.
when you are In love or when note
which you had previously forgotten
suddenly falls due; also when you
think you are writing poetry and when
you ure leading one who Is practically
a total stranger up TO an altar where
by previous arrangement and design
you have stationed a gentleman with
power to cause you more future trOti-
BILE than you have ever dreamed Of.
Science tells US TINT sometN can
not come out Of nothing. yet emotions
seem to do this. A calm. plncid lady
whom you have known and trusted for
years will suddenly have emotions
which will crente an area Of disturb
ance extending for miles In all direc.
lions.
Emotions are felt. but not seen. II
you could see an emotion coming with
the naked eye you might be able to
avoid 1t. Some men can thus avoid
emotions when they see their wives
coming. but not when they have emo
tons themselves.
Emotions nre Of various kinds and
are vnriously expressed. A New York
policeman expresses his with a club
and every dog with the end Of bis tail
Life.
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Summons
In The
County Court

SfATE Ut -
COUNTY OF RIO bLANco. County court
Margrette b. Millholion.
Plaintiff.
Alvin e. Millhollon,
Defendant.
The People Of the State Of Colorado,
To Alvin Il. Millhollon, the defendant above
named, Greeting:
You are hereby required to appear in An
action brought against you by the above
named plaintiff In the County Court OF Rio
Blanco County, State of Colorado, and plead
to the complaint therein within thirty
days after the service hereof. II served with.
In the state Of Colorado; or, u served out OF
the State Of Colorado, or by publication,
within nifty days after the service hereof.
exclusive Of the day Of service; or said ac-
tion may be regularly set for trial the same
rs though such appearance had been made
and issue had been Joined on such COM
plant.
obtain n decree OF divorce, dtss"lying the
bonds Of matrimony now existing between
plaintiff and defendant. on the ground Of
extreme cruelty on the part of the defend
ant towards plaintiff, and on the further
ground that defendant. for period OF over
one year prior to the commencement OF q ID
action, failed. neglected and refused to pro.
vide reasonable means for IN support OF
the plaintiff as his wife, and as will more
fully appear from the complaint In said
action to which reference IL hereby made.
Aud you are hereby notified that II you
fall to appear. and to plead to the said conf
plant as above required, the said plaintiff
will apply to the Court for the relief therein
demanded.
Court, this 18th day Of April. A. D. 1917.
[sEALl A l.. STREHl.KE
m5-j2 Clerk.
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ROMANCE OF THE BAHAMAS.
Life In Nassau Was Once . "Purpls
PrinesIx Thing"

Prinesiy Thing"
During the American war between
the states Nassau of the Bahamas was
very much on the tongues Of men. n
the devilmay-care emporium Of contra
band cotton. whereby hangs many q
dashing sea story. some Of which you
can still hear from the lips of the men
who took part in them.
The whole history of the Bahamas,
since Columbus made his first landfall
In the western seas on Watllng's is
land. has been fantastic record Of
desperate opportnnism. The prose Of
Legitimate" business has seldom dull.
ed the edge Of precarious prosperity on
these derelict islands, whose very ex-
istence still seems ut the grudging mer-
cy Of the sea.
Buccaneering, wrecking and blockade
running-no more tedious employ than
these masculine professions occupied
the Bahamians for generations, and SO
long as there were merchantmen to be
boarded or scuttled. rich cargoes to be
harvested from the white fanged reefs
or cotton to be run to Wilmington at a
profit Of 100000 the trip life in Mas
sau was 4 purple princely thing, and
even the shoeblacks in Bay street play
ed pitch and toss with gold.-Richard
lie Caffeine in Harper's Magazine.
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ml2ja
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION - ISOLATED
TRACT
PUBLIC LAND SAIL

PUBLIC LAND SALE
Department of the Interior, U. 8. Land Once a.
Glenwood Springs. Colo, April Il, 1917.
NOTICE is hereby given that. as directed BY
the Commissioner Of the General Land Once
under provisions OF Sec. Ass, X. s., pursuant
to the application Of Peter Uehlein. Axiai, Col
RADIO. Serial No; 0lGpl, we will offer at public
sale. to the highest bidder hut at not less than
e.15 per acre. at i0:l5 o'clock a. M, on the 4th
day OF June, 1917. next, at this once, the fol-
lowing tract OF land: Lots 10 and !, Sec :, Lots
ands. eli nwA. Sec ~, TIP - N. X 70 W, 9Th P. N.
This tract Is ordered into the market on a
showing that the greater portion thereof 10
mountainous or too rough for cultivation.
This land will be sold subject to the provi-
sions and reservations Of the Act Of June =.
1910 t3B Stat. $780,
The sale will not be kept open. but will he
declared closed when those present at the hour
named have ceased bidding. The person max
ing the highest bid will be required to immedi-
steIy pay to the Receiver the amount thereof.
ANY persons claiming adversely the above
described land are advised to file their claims.
or objections, on or before the time DESIGNATED
for sale. D. q wEY AND Rexiater
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sAcKING A THEATER.
What New Workers In 17e5 Did For an
Offensive Play.


Offensive Play.
Here is an account Of the sacking Of
q theater in New York from the Ga
zette of that city of May 3, 1765:
1.-The play advertised to be acted last
Monday evening having given offense
to sundry and divers inha bitants of
this city, who thought 1t highly i'm
proper that such entertainment should
be exhibited at this time of public dis
tress, when great numbers Of poor peo-
pie can scarce find means Of subsist-
ence, whereby many persons might be
tempted to neglect their business and
squander that money which is neces-
sary to the payment Of their debts and
the support of their families, rumor
was spread about the town that II the
play went on the audience would meet
tude.
"Thls prevented the greatest part Of
those who intended to have been there
from going However, many people
came, and the play was begun. but
soon interrupted by the multitude. who
burst open the doors and entered with
noise and tumult. The audience es-
capped in the best manner they could.
Many lost their hats and other articles
Of raiment. A boy had his skull frac-
tured and was yesterday trepanned.
Death is his. Several others were
sorely set upon and injured. But we
heard of no lives lost. The multitude
Immediately demolished the house and
carried the pieces to the common.
where they consumed them in a bon
Gre"
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WHEN COTTON BALES BURN.
F;rsnsn Always Dread That Type Of
Warshouss Confiagration.

A type Of Are that the firemen dread
. grent deal Is blaze In a cotton ware
house. These fires generate an i'm
mense amount Of dense. suffocating
smoke and because Of this fact have to
be fought almost exclusively from the
oantside Of the building. The smoke is
OF too dangerous character to allow
the men to remain any length of time
inside. Therefore the fire fighting has
to be done entirely from the outside.
by pouring great streams Of water
through the windows and doorNrayR
until It Is finally drowned out"
There Is m added danger at Ores OF
this type that IL not generally known.
The cotton bales are packed SO clio sely
In these buildings. with practically no
space between them. and such an enor.
nous amount Of water must be used
to extinguIsh the fire. that the cotton
absorbs the water and begins to swell.
And the Swelling" or expansion Of the
cotton has been suficient In a number
of eases to force out the walls Of the
building. causng the structure to tum-
bic into the street and within a short
time after the outbreak Of the Ore.
This was the case at fire In cot
ton warehouse In South Brooklyn sew
eral years ago. Within three-quartefs
of nm hour after this FIRE started. al
though 1t was in a substantial looking
stone building. the walls suddenly
bulced out and crashed into the street,
and number of firemen working near
by narrowly escaped being killed
Charles T. Hill In st. Nicholas.
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A travelling man was spending Sun
day m quiet Georgia town. The eve
ming was beautiful. The only sound
breaking the stiffness came from Q
small church belonging to colored PEG
pie few hundred yards away.
At intervals hymns were sung In the
manner peculiar to the race. One fe
male voice high and shrill could he
heard prominently above the others.
At the close of the services the CON
gregation struggled past the veranda
Of the hotel. The voice referred to had
evidently inspired envy and jealousy.
As a group Of colored sisters went by
one of them exclaimed:
''Ah declnr'.. All do think dat Mis-
Mandy Culpeppab done got de mos
selfish voice." Saturday Evening Post
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Notice Of Adjustment Day

Notice Is hereby given that on Monday,
the ith day OF June, a. d. lDl7, l.. $. Bloom.
field, the Administrator OF the Estate OF
Charley Bloomfield. deceased;
Will attend before the Judge of the County
Court ut the Court House in Meeker. In the
County of Rio Blanco, Colorado, at 10
O'Clock In the forenoon OF said day for the
purpose OF settling and adjusting claI ms. Mt
which time all persons having claims and
demands against said Estate are notified
and requested to present the same TO the
Court. All persons indebted to said Estate
are requested to make immediate payment.
WITH ESS, A. l.. Strehlke. Clerk of the
County Court within and for the County of
Rio Blanco, In the state of Colorado and the
seal OF said Court this 3rd day of May,
A. d. 1917. A. l.. STREHLkE,
[sEALl m5-N Clerk.
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Tina to Be . Friend.

Whom fellers down an out
Then'a the time he needs friend.
When his heart amt overstout
An his nerve 10 At an end.
When he don't know where to turn.
When he don't know what to do.
Then's the time he'd like to learn
That he's got a friend In you.
When he's plumb tagged out an worn
An his cheeks are pale an white.
When his clothes are old an torn
An he's lost his grit to fight.
When he's tagging far behind
An he hasn't got 4 sou.
Then.s tho time he'd like to find
That he's got q friend In you.
Edgar Guest
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
NOu-COAl Land

Department of the Interior. q. g. Land Once at
Glenwood Springs, Colorado. May s, 1917.
NOTICE Is hereby given that Andrew W.
Con Of Meeker, Colorado, who, on February q
1872, made Homestead Application, No. 081l4
for as amended. Lot 4, VIZ sen swk. Sec ~, 7
nwia. Sec 8, T 8, X ~ W, 9th r N. has filed
notice Of intention to make Final Three Y ear
Proof, to establish claim to the land above
described, before Henry J. Hay. U. 8. Commits
sioner. Al Meeker, Colorado, on the It'll day Of
July. 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Charles W. Bills. EddieP WILDER. Clinton 8.
Valentine. all Of Meeker. Colorado, Hugh
Jones, Of Buford, Colorado.
DC. WEYAND,
ml2-ja Register.
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Classifying Him,

A gentleman who dined regularly At
certain restaurant often ordered a
dozen clans. One day he counted them
and found but eleven. Still another
day the dozen was one short. He
called the waiter and asked him, "Why
do you give only eleven CLANS when
order twelvey"
"oh. sir" replied the waiter. II didn't
think you'd want to be sitting thirteen
at table. r."-Christian Herald.
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Origin Of the Pitcher.

Some Of the earliest drinking vessels
were made Of skins, sewed together
In such manner as to be water tight
The skins were well tanned, and the
vessels made from them were well
nigh indestructible. Leather drinking
vessels in England were called "black-
jacks" and were made In about the
same shape as the pitcher of modern
times. The inside was coated with a
layer Of pitch. thus giving rise to our
word pitcher" 1t Is believed.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Coal Waived

Department Of the Interior, U. 8. Land Once at
Glenwood Springs. Colo. April 81, 1917.
NOTICE Is hereby given that Harry Norris.
Of Axial, Colorado, who, on April 2a, 1910,
made Homestead Entry. No. 04e5e, tor Lot Is:
N, X ~ W. 9Th N, has filed notice OF intention
to make Final Five Year Proof, to establish
claim to the land above described, before
Henry J. Hay. U. 8. Commissioner. at Meeker,
Colorado, on the 9th day OF June, 1917.
Claimant names as Witnesses:
Joseph COLON, Of Axtal, Colorado, Catherine
Colloui, Thomas Lynch, Marshall Hopkins, all
of Meeker. Colorado.
d. c. wEYAND.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Non-cOul Land.

NOIl-GHnI LhHu.
Department of the Interior, U. s. Land Once at
Glenwood Springs, Colo, April n, 1917.
NOTICE Ia hereby given that Ransom Dalton,
of Meekcr, Colorado. who, on August 8, 1910,
made Homestead Application. Serial No. O48S7.
for the swl4 neia, eli nwl4, neia sw14, Sec "A. T
-. Il o. ", 9TH p. NJ, has filed notice Of inten-
tion to make Final Five Year Proof. to es-
tabish claim TO the land above described, be-
fore Henry J. Hay. u. s. Commissioner at
Meeker, Colorado, on the End day of July, 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Samuel A. Wright. Thomas N. Russell,
Robert q. Nelson and Horace q. Miles, all OF
Meeker, Colorado.
DC. WEYAND,
aaS-in.8 Register.
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Willy CECIL RHODES.
The Way He Discovered the Diamond
Fields Of South Africa.

The Way he Discovered the Diamond
Fields Of South Africa.
Havs you ever heard how diamonds
were discovered In South Africa? And
did you know that Cecil Rhodes was
the man who made the discovery? But
here is the story:
A German trader In skins and ostrich
feathers from the interior. with Pieter-
maritzburg as his frontier station.
drove into Cape Town one afternoon.
He had been two months bringing In
his wagons. each drawn by ten yoke
Of long horned oxen. from the frontier
trading post named.
This trader, among other curious
things, had dozen or so very brilliant
pebbles. which be was showing to bis
friends
Fine specimens OF globular quartz"
said doctor newly arrived. who had
just enough Of smattering Of geology
b know nothing at all about 1t.
Would you mind giving me one or
two of those pebbles?" said tall.
dark skinned. slender young man. "Or
! will buy them from you at whatever
you may consider them worth. have
no such stones in my collection at
home"
MY dear SIR" the other replied.
with the heartiness Of a dweller on
the veldt. you are very welcome to q
couple. Pick out any two you may
fancy"
The dark young man selected two
about as large as a medium sized hick-
DRY nut. thanked the trader and i'm
mediately sent the 'globular quartz"
or to Amsterdam. As he thought,
the report came back saying that the
stones were diamonds Of incompara-
BILE hawlessness. Then started the
rush TO the diamond nelds.-Philadel-
phia North American.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Non Coal Land

Department of the Interior, U. g. Land Once at
Glcnwood Springs, Colo. April q, 1917.
NOTICE Is hereby given that Claude J.
Wilson, of Meeker, Colorado, who. on Novem-
ber 10, 1903, made Homestead Entry Serial No.
U37i1, for sw4 swL, Sec ~, nj nwH, sell
nw,a. Sec IS. and on May 10, 1916 made add.
tional entry Serial No. Glhs5, for ed swh. nwl4
swA, Sec 2G, and nehS SELL. Sec q. TIP 4, IL
" W, 9Th P NJ. has filed notice Of intention ia
make Final Five-year Proof. to establish claim
to the land above described. before Henry j.
Hay, U. 3. Commissioner, at Meeker, Colorado,
on the eth day of June. 1917.
Claimant names witnesses:
Henry Il. Wilson, George l.. Baelz, Charles
F. brown and Edgar W. Johnson, all OF
Meeker, Colorado.
DC. WEYAND,
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It's Water 10 Saline Simply esesuse Il
Has No Outlet.

It's Water 10 Saline Simply Because h
Has No Outlet.
Great Salt lake has no outlet The
Jordan river, which enters 1t from the
south. Is the outlet Of Utah lake. Bear
river. coming from the north, carries
the outflow from Bear lake. The wa
.ers of Utah and Bear lakes and OF
Jordan and Bear rivers are fresh, and
so is the water OF Weber river. the
third great tributary Of Great Salt
lake. but the lake into which the three
rivers flow is saline. 1t is saline be-
cause 1t has no outlet.
The fresh waters Of the rivers con-
tain some saline matter. but the guam
tity Is too small to be discovered by
taste.
As stated by the chemist, in parts
per million, the quantity seems minute.
but when account Is taken OF the total
volume of water brought by the
streams to the lake in year their bur-
really great. amounting annu., to
more than 100000 tons.
Year by year and century by century
the water which they pour into the
lake is evaporated. but the dissolved
solids cannot escape in that way and
therefore remain.
They have accumulated until the
lake water is approximately saturated,
holding nearly rs much mineral matter
as it can retain in solution. The lake
contains over 5000. OO0,O 600 tons Of COM
mon salt and 0OO.OOO,OOO tons of glau-
Der salt Sodium sulphate, as well as
other mineral matter.-New York Tele-
Ornm