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.MEEKER HERALD.
August 15, ls«6.
JAMES LYTTLE. Editor & Publisher.
HATHlItAY. BB1*TBMBElt-9. !«■&
Eutt-nni In ll*« I'lwtnfllr** at Meeker,. llio
Ulunco (Joint ty, Co!o.,uh wcond*
rliis* mail mutter.
HOMS NEWS.
The Affair at Honor.
M«*e nun hll Poerson are n k»Iii too rttu
Ik* It 1 11 < I Hie Stulml nftur *lco >1 t until t a.
five* blggem met* butt Ive gull it noo trick
That henry Itm'imn wz ull innlk him sick.
Ann henry seat Just look how I'nvltl hIuo
Kolluth inin lie war n glttnt too.
WVnn cnnybudtly walk:* liontu every nltc
With ure tu-at gurl wl uve Just gott too file
Mo henry tieinuH ne* ur ull uno
Ulo l»ee n toward I IT u let hint go.
nftcrwuriU
henry so/. I iiiumIs Htmtur.l
mt hiiihmcIs ur uli I wuae overt railed.
Knnyhow he pull lntnfstukw on nit eyon
mm sex I nm it terror (ur mt sighs
lint lit I wnx too big fur me. Ho my fuse
donut hurt ho ImuIU becus Ills no it I Kg nils
too lie licked henry »ez If tin* owtcliiKHcd
In Highs. ( think that file ull tun* my liunit
Vur kuiii time nun 1 gen* Its good enuf
fur uie fur bollevim lira golluth stud
Tho Russlan-Japanese pence treaty
has boon signed.
The creamery project in making
satisfactory progress.
Every day it is becoming jnore evi
dent that, it pays to breed good cattle;
likewise horses.
-Dr. H.C. Dolph wishes to announce
that lie will close up Ids dental prac
tice on September 20, 1905.
Uuhc Dull Says if the present rush
keeps up lie will have to build an
other addition to the Meeker hotel.
This valley is gaining an enviable
reputation for the fine class of beef it
is turning out. Breeding up does It,
C. J. Dickinson moved Ills family
back to town last Saturday, after a
four months' sojourn on the ranch.—
Rifle Reveille.
Fred Kracht has fifty acres of fine
grain on the Wilber mesa ranch tinder
the Miller creek ditch—the wheat is
noticeably good.
Albert Pierce and brother Horace,
loft for Dead villa Sunday. Albert
will enter tho Denver University the
coming school year.
W. A. Keller has a carload of
thoroughbred shorthorn bulls on the
way In. They am said to tie the fin
est lot ever brought to this valley.
An eight pound girl arrived at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Miller
on Curtis creek, on Thursday, Sep
tember 7. I)r. French attended the
ceremonies and reports all well.
Those who have been on South Fork
lately report one of the best grain
crops in the county up there. The
showing is especially fine at Winder
mere lodge. Good for Fanner Pat
terson, “l*y cracky.”
The maw friends-of the Rev. O. F.
Os ten son will bo sorry to learn that
ho is now in St. Duke’s hospital, Den
ver, severely ill, with faint hopes of
recovery. Bishop F. S. Spalding
paid him a visit a few days ago.
Tho county com miss loners mat this
week and sat as a board of equaliza
tion, but practically no business ap
peared for consideration. Commis
sioners Kililuif and Crawford were
oi. hand to attend to tho ccmplain s.
The weather looked bad in the fore
part of tho week. Many thought it
would turn to snow, hut fortunately
the elements produced nothing but
liberal downpours of rain during
most of the week, which had no other
had effect than that of retarding the
ripening of standing grain.
W.- A. Keller, Bud Sandy, John
Crook, S. P. Wear and W. A. Fair
field were on the Kansas City market
last week. Mr. Keller topped the
market with his two-year-old steers,
which averaged 9!(1‘ pounds and
brought $1.00; his cows weighed over
1100 and brought $3.10. The others
got $3.75 for their steers.
Tho case of Hayes Bros, against
Reignu, concerning tho water in Sta
ger gulch, which was tried in the
District Court last fall, has just been
(1‘clded by Judge Shumate in favor
of the Hayes boys. E. A. Martin
was titfc lrney for the boys, Sena
tor Taylor being associated with him.
Hon. J. C. Gentry was attorney for
Mr. Beigan.
The stories in the Salt Lake papers
by disgruntled hoiiieseek- r.« who have
home from the reservation,
ull have a tendency to keep others
•way who have drawn lucky num
bers. At tho rate they are dropping
out every day, half of the agricultural
kind will b * loft, and then at the end
of sixty days there will be a rush for
the land by people living here who
know the country, and who did not
draw tow numbers.—Vernal Express.
COMING AND GOING.
* S.«n» Queen of Angom got caught
on the Jury.
G W Carson and son are in town
after a visit to the reserve.
Mrs. Fred Nichols is up from
Raugely visiting her folks here.
John Delaney of White River
looked in on the court proceedings.
Assessor Thompson spent this week
In town attending to ofllcial duties.
Mrs Fletcher Hay and the chUdreu
have moved to town for tho school
year. *
Elmo Foreman of White River |
spout the week in town attending
court.
James Mikkelsoh and George
Letch mere of Piceance were drawn
o i tho jury.
Mr and Mrs Thos H lies and tho
hoys took possession of their resi
dence Monday.
Mrs Givens is again looking after
Bert after a very pleasant visit with
Mr and Mrs W H Tomlinson.
State tinuio Watden Nichols cnltio
in Saturday after “making” all tho
flattop region during tiie month.
Mr J H Aldrich of Thornbury is
entertaining a large party of friends
from Dos Moines and Anita, lowa.
Will Simms, one of the Hugos com
pany's popular clerks, left for Denver
and other outside points today for a
brief outing.
0 Mrs C M Thompson and sister Miss
Minnie Beavers, drove to Craig Sun
day on a visit with a brother residing
near that place.
Mrs A LStrehlkeand son, Lal’oole,
returned homo Monday after a two
month’s visit with relatives and
friends in Aspen.
Among tho late arrivals in Meeker
are Mr and Mrs Ira J Brown and
Frank Brown. The Browns are here
with a view to locating.
Among the Angoraites in town
during tho week were noticed W B
Barnes, M Fletcher, Horn Fletcher,
Sain Queen and Mr Melton.
Mr and Mrs A L Durham and the
children returned to their city resi
dence the first of the week after
spending the hot months on the
ranch.
Win Bailey was in from Blue moun
tain Monday and Tuesday. Mr Bai
ley and sons have a good stock ranch
down there but had a very dry sum
mer and will be shorter than usual on
hay.
Miss Anna Ryan came in from Den
ver Wednesday evening. Miss Ryan
will spend a few days with he? father
Judge Ryan, and then return to the
capital city to resume her duties as
one of the principal teachers in the
Miss Wolcott academy.
Mrs George Zitzman returned from
Portland Saturday, after a short but
very enjoyable visit to the fair and
other points of interest in the north
west. Mr» Zitzman. accompanied by
her mother, Mrs McDowell, and sis
ter, Mrs J Kinney, leave for their re
spective homes tomorrow.
Paul E Gregg and wife of Denver
registered at the Meeker hotel Mon
day. Mr Gregg Is on the Denver
Post staff, and is an able cartoonist.
The Greggs will spend a month or six
weeks in the Trappers Lake region
and In duo season tho scenic wonders
and beauties of that section will be
given to the public.
Death of Fred Johnson.
Fred Johnson died Tuesday even
ing, September 6, at 6 p. m.—appen
dicitis being tiie cause of his un
timely end. He hud been sick for
alMnit two weeks and was under the
care of Doctor Bruner. Tuesday
morning his condition became so
alarming that Doctors French and
Bell were called in for consultation.
It was decided to operate as soon ns
possible and the operation was per
formed about three o’clock that after
noon. The physicians found that tho
appendix was ruptured and realized,
as they had from tho first, that the
chance for saving tho young man’s
life was exceedingly slim. He died
without regaining consciousness.
The body was taken to Rifle for in
termient, the deceased’s parents and
other relatives residing at that place.
Mr. Johnson was a young man, 25
or 28 years of age, of good habits ana
commanded the respect and good will
of all who knew him. He leaves a
wife and other relatives and a large
circle of friends to mourn his loss.
overalls
made from
materials
Piceance Pencilings.
We are having some nasty tifeather
—rain; cloud bursts and inora'fctm
d L. Dudley has sold his big team
to John P. Schsrtnarhorn, the con
sideration being s£*).
Oscar Collins, who has been stay i ng
with his brother Kus«aii, depart, d
for outside points Thursday.
George Letch mere, Jens Mikkei
son. Perry Boies and A. J. Ryan are
the lucky (?) jurors this year.
R. A. Collins, who has been cutting
grain for Perry Boles, went toM -ker
after some repairs for his binder.
Jesse Buckner, manager for Joe
Ehler, up Hunters gulch, mad * a
four-horse trip to Rifle tbL week after
supplies.
Harry Cook, with his outfit, passed
up Piceanco Monday with a bunch of I
cattlo which ho had brought from
Browns park.
J. W. Bainbrck, Sr., is taking a
layoff these days, the first in throe
years. The Dudley hoys are driving
t ic mail wagon In ills stead.
Mrs. Fremont Dixon has given up
g dng to Rifle to send her children to
school this winter, concluding to
send them to Piceance instead.
Alfred Redden says that fits saw
mill is on the road and here
■lnside of ten days. He experts to do
business shortly*, good for Shorty.
J. B. Deacon ha**severed his con
nection witii the Plateau Live Stock
company, being succeeded by Clar
ence Lamb. We are sorry, Jud, to
see you leave for you have made a
iiost of friends during your stay with
us.
John Byron, wife and son, of Mil
waukee, Wisconsin, who have been
touring the West, are now visiting
Mrs. By roil’* father and brother, J.
W. Bainbrick, Hr., and Jr., and hor
sister, Mrs. O. L. Dudley, of Pice
ance. rj"
Aiitone Wood, the youthful mur
derer, has been parolled.
The G A R encampment at Denver
is one of the largest and will be the
most successful in tho history of tho
body.
It is to be hoped that when Polly
Pry goes to New York she will take
her staff of grafters along with her.
Colorado can well spare them.—Den
ver Democrat.
According to the semi-annual finan
cial statement just published, the
total indebtedness of Garfield county
on July 1, 1905, was $*16,935.37.
Enough and more than enough.—Ri
fle Reveille. r,
J udd Deacon has severed his con
nection with the PL outfit, being suc
ceeded as foreman by Clarenoe Lamb.
Tho latter, who has bean local repre
sentative of Clay, Robinson A Co., Is
succeeded by W. C. Worthington of
Denver. —Rifle Roveille.
Pierce A Reef shipped 601 killers
last week from Wolcott. Twenty
four of the best, weighing on an aver
age of 1205 pounds brought $3.60 at
the Kansas City market last Friday.
The balance averaged 1101 and sold
for s3.4o.—Eagle Enterprise.
After being out but ten minutes
the jury in the third trial of E. M.
Johnson, president of the defunct fi
delity Savings association, found him
guilty as charged in the indictment
of mnking, stating and publishing a
false report on the financial condition
of that concern.
A son and daughter were born last
Friday night to Mr. and Mrs. Dave
Corbett, and tho happy parents are
rt. coving the congratulations of many
friends. Dave will have the pleasure
of being called “papa” by the first
pair of twins born in the town of Rifle.
—Rifle Reveille.
Tiie Moffat road surveyors who
came into Steamboat the fore part of
the week and pitched camp on the
island received orders Wednesday to
procetkl to McCoy’s and survey from
there to Steamboat over an eiftirely
new route into this city. Tho whole
outfit pulled out yesterday morning.
—Steamboat Sentinel.
Mrs. L S. Miner and son of Meeker
are in the vicinity of Mamm and Di
vide creeks with a view to locating a
ranch. A number of persons from
Palisade and Grand Junction are also
camped on the Hunter mesa and will
likely lake up land under the High
Line ditch. Thus the country con
tinues to increase in population.—Ri
fle Telegram.
Jacob R. Harding says dry ranches
la Routt county are not being boosted
to the sky like irrigated ranches, but
that they get there just the same, am!
Mr. Harding generally knows what
lie is talking about. He and George
Wither have a dry ranch, but it pro
duces better than most of the “wet”
ranches because the owners know
how' to handle the soil. This year,
Mr. Harding tells us, the ranch will
produce- 8,000 bushels of oats. Plow
deep and harrow often is what Is
needed to make a Routt county ranch
produce without water, according to
Mr. Harding’s way of handling • dry
farm.— Steamboat SentLuuL .
IHIj Yaars ffcs Slastol
mm
mm
Mi fraa part cram af
tartar darlvad frm grapta.
ram bakimo powdbr 00.
CHIOAQO.
Old King Corn shows sings of trn: -
scendiiig himself this year. At prer
ent tho prospects are for a bumper
crop exceeding anything in the coun
try’s history. Great is King Corn
and lie makes Ills homo in the centrul
valleys of the United States.
Over 20 miles of telephone wire is
being used in connecting the various
part of the Cary ranch with the home
office. Later on a wire will be run to
tho Lily park ranch of the company.
Everything is being done on a large
scale by these enterprising gentle
men. —8 team bon t Pi lo t.
Of all the great land schemes pro
posed wo think tho Davis-West syn
dicate w-ill knock the spots off any
thing else. Juan Davis of the Den
ver Post draws No. 18,880 in the Uin
tah lottery and the West family of
the Transcript drew 23,987 and 37,585
respectively, and we propose to pool
Issues with Davis and thus make of
It the biggest thing in the mountains.
When we put Junn's joy with our
booby prize it ought to send the stock
kiting.—Golden Transcript
Bro. Riland of the Review, who
drew 29,424 might get into this pool
by presenting the proper credentials.
Ayers
You know the medicine that
makes pure, rich blood —
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla. Your
mother, grandmother, alt your
folks, used it. They trusted
Sarsaparilla
it. Their doctors trusted it.
Your doctor trusts it. Then
trust It yourself. There is
health and strength in it.
M I att(f*r«4 terribly from Intlljrostlon nnd
thlu blood. 1 found n» rrllof until I look
Ayor’a HsraapariiU. pour bottle* pernio-
MfiUf eurrd me."
Mk». ». n. If A tiT, Ml. Klaro.N. Y.
fl.oo A bottle. J. c. ATKIt ro„
■■■aMi&MMaßaaa ffoi*
Ayer s PJIla ur© gently laxatlvo.
T»*•»/ £ar9ar>r>«
St. James’ Episcopal Church.
Services tomorrow (tho twelfth
Sunday after Trinity) as follows:
10 a. m.—Sunday School.
11 a. in.—Morning Service.
12 rn.—Holy Communion.
4 p. in.r-Service for tho young.
8 p. ill. —Evening Service.
The 5e Capital pencil tablet Is the
one you want for school. Sold only
at Dikeinan & Robertson’s.
Hunting Guides.
From deer season on, we will be
prepared to take parties out for any
kind of game. Have the only pack
of trained dogs in the county. D. W.
Black, J. M. Clark and Sain Ray.
For prices address D. W. Black &
Co., Meeker, Colorado.
ATTENTION
HORSE
BREEDERS
Tfie Season Now Open.
j lmported Pcreheron !
, stallion, French number •fCi-.f, I
! number :U92i) who won
; a (?okl medal in France In nxsi,
; now owned by tho Hlo Rlnncn
I Perchcrun Horse association, will
| muke the season at Harp's barn,
i Beo Poster for particulars. ! •
j Free pasture for maros; best of .
j care but no responsibility as- j
j sumed for accidents.
This horse weighs 18.7) pounds, j
black with star In forehead, a per- •
feetly formed horse, four years i
old and Is considered one of tho ;
best stallions In this country.
Prizes offered—s.lo for t,he best
colt six months old, |2f> for the
next best and free service for the
I third best.
’ Terms—lls, six months' negotl
| able note, with Insurance.
stock nxiANDS.
SMIIUOSE OLD!,AND.
Cattle branded same n>
HrThMgjf part »nhnuf.
Also B 3 Range.
prj K 59 vicinity
of jjjjy
on left Shoulder.
Pf> address. Mocker, (bio.
L. D. WALimiDGU.
branded ns or
llaiiKO, Lime Kiln Hit
TUB DA Eli BROS*. LAND k CATTLE CO.
Cottle branded on left
K "° POL Bxl
Horse branded
mme as cut. IfurmolUe
J. P. NIELSON.
Cuttle branded or l«*ft
ttfijßHnßk sble.
WflKCßfg stiiiie left shoulder.
BK3KB| linage, upper W bite
aunTHsH er Itetween North hik
creek ami Dry creek.
I JWf P O Meeker.
JOHN I* SVK KS
mark, underslopo and
» Barge, Hulphur and
’VnynS’g.V* . j, Meeker. Colorado
, b; Own hrnntl W - 3 and
rtv- cattle carrying same.
Also own cattle carrying tho following
1) 1) TAYLOIL
F A ('AIISTENB & CO.
Cattle hniud
_ ed same its cut.
f tie
natawsOTf-soAfft i* ■ - ■ tK j MHinp UH Cl! t.
Rmifto W'est Miller creek. P O Meeker.
L. P. CilAloT
THOHAS DAKEIL
SrfJT ' Cattlo branded same ns
cut Also
VHkwSI ° WI> <alt,le bran tied Trl
angle 11. Horses biand
o«l Triangle on left hip.
Itauge, governuieni
, am I road.
p ° Meoker
H. 8. HAKP.
rtMto Cattlo nisi hm||
horses. AlsoßJMyfi
* >wlt nnr| rtmBSiBSiM
I following brands:
EBI
Kaiige, NlnoMllc Hill
anti Coal Creek. P O Meeker.
s Summer Tourist Tickets I
L I Is
* From Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo to @ ■*
o ® St. Louis $2B 50 Chicago $33 50 !§ U
® Buffalo 57 75 Detroit 4« 35 § P
® Ht- Paul 31 50 Boston 73 50 ® _
Minneapolis 31 50 Montreal 58 50 & E
i Correspondingly Low Rates from all Colorado Points § R
® On sale daily until October l«t —return limit October Slst via ® j
• Special Excursion Rates—One Fare Plus $2.00 ®
0 Detroit and return—August 12-13—Tiiipit August 19 ft
® Kansas City and return—August 27-28—Limit Hept. 7 ®
® Hieinnond, Va., and return—Sept. 7-B—Hept. 21 ®
ft Piiiladolphia, Pa., and return—Sept. 13-14 Final Limit Oct. 5 ft
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® From Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo to Kansas City ®
g and St. Louis, making direct connections at Uuion Stations for S
ft all points East and South. Pulrman standard sleeping cars — ft
® Reclining chair bars; seats free. Through tourist sleeping cars ®
ft to Kansas City, St. Louis and Chicago. ®
ft H. B. Kooser, O. W. F. AP. A.. J. H. Glnet, Jr., T. P. A., ft
ft 17W Stout Street, Denvor,Colorado. ft
§ . MIDLAND ROUTE |
| CHEAP RATESf
California and Northwest |
Sept. 15 to Oct. 31. ■
San Francisco - - - - $25 (X) ®
Los Angeles - - - - 25 00 ft
San Diego ----- 25 00 ft
Portland ------ 25 00 ®
Seattle ------- 25 00 ft
Vancouver ----- 25 00 ft
Helena - - - - - -*- 20 00 ®
Butte - -- -- -- 20 00 ®
Spokane 22 50 %
® ft
® Correspondingly low rates to ft
ft many other points. 5,!
ft c- • ft i
THE WHITE 151VF.R CATTLE A INVEST
MENT COMPANY.
Cattlo Itraniltsl game it •
ml on riff hr side. AI-*.
7 F. L ‘ Il left title.
Ifcfnge, Jißpcr U'hit.-
winitr range.
MB IM Angt.m. PO lb.x i>.
Mirki r. J W ('
herd, nmtmger.
VA
•ms
~y 11 WAUKEN.
Cattle bruodctl emno .-it
lturw*B stmie
Ka v* Jtungr M liter ereek amt
iipi>or White river.
gj | I’estnltice^addresH
S hrnndrd on lefi
Range. Lime
... W 1 and upper White river. *
Po8toflh?o Meeker. j
V. n. R °
J L McIIATTON.
Cattlo branded same at
cut mi left hide. Some
cattle Erandetl Oar left
J. P. KC’ll HUM Eli HORN.
' l same as
f&gjg&a Ma n g irovenanetil
CHARLES FARNSWORTH.
(For Ruth C. Bartlett.)
Cntlle > a*
“lti/ieoii left; also umlei
etichenr. Young
raiigt.iowor White river
nml Mnrvine creek.
P O address llox iCIA, Meeker, Colo.
D. M. VACO HAN.
•MRAp Cuttle brandetl ns above
cattlo brand-
Horses branded
All young stock branded
Range but ween North Elk Creek and South
Fork of White river. P O address : A C Elll
son. Meeker. Colorado,
M. L. SANDY. V
Cuttle branded on lefß
side. Additional brnndj^*
Also horses ■■■■El
W m 1 HI and cattle. fflKB
Range, upper ■■■■»
White, prlnelpanF on
south aide of river. P O Meeker.
~ C A CMIKETZ.
Cattle brandml same
as rut on lelt side. t
or7*e/titer side. Far
mark—left ear, under
Range, Miller creek
# and I,hue Kiln hill.
Address 11. F. Wheaton.Meeker,Colorado.
j I J. S. Needham *g
I TAILOR I
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j Clothing made to J
J cleaned, pressed *
J and repaired. J
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\ H. A. Wildhack, *
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« NOTARY PUBLIC and l
J CONVEYANCER J
< United States Land Commissioner*
Attend to Pre-emption and Desert J
- Land filings, lake and acknowledger
t annual or final proofs'on Desert J
j claims ns well us Pre-empt lons. In**i I
- lut»* contests, etc. Necessary blanks f
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