The Meeker herald. [volume], February 13, 1909, Image 1

About The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current

Image provided by: History Colorado

                
THE MEEKER HERALD.
VOL. XXIX.—NO. as.
The M. M. Co
... SPECIAL...
9
Ail Wool and) Winter Underwear
Blankets
Bed Comfortables
Winter Gloves
Men’s Clothing
Men’s Hats
Wool Hose
All Furs
All Knit Goods
Special Sales in Shoes
' ALL AT SPECIAL PRICES
• Make Our Store Your Headquarters.
THE MEEKER MERCANTILE
“The Home Store.”
School Report.
Following U the report of the
Hooker oehool for the month of Jnn
nary,l9o#:
Boom Enroll. At. Attend. . Tnrdy
1 86 Mplue 80
1 88 88 *9
8 80 88 pine 4
4 80 1# 14
5 81 80 80
6 - 88 88 pins 6
7 80 18 pine 8
8 14 , 18 plus 8
Below ie gieen the reeult of the ex
aminations for the month of January
and the name of the pupil making
the highest grade in each:
Grade A
Spelling—Ppwey Gray 98.
Language—Colin Smith 100, Rob
ert Wharton 100.
Numbers—Robert Wharton 96.
OUMt
Reading—Margaret Taylor 97.
Spelling—Margaret Taylor 100.
Arithmetic —Reuben Ball 98.
Geography—Reuben Ball 87, Karl
Mstsget »7-
’ Language—Margaret Taylor 97.
Writing—Reuben Ball 98, Margaret
Taylor 88.
OUI» A
Beading—Mildred Joy 98.
Spelling—Edward Orlnstead 98.
Arithmetic—Otis Wallaoe beet gen
eral arerage.
Geography—Otis Wallace 98, Mil
dred Joy 98
History—George Lyttle 98
Language—OeneeieTe Fordham 94,
Esther Coudray 84, Mattie Scott 94.
Gunt
Hilary Smith and Keith Chwk
made best general avarage in Mini
nations, each reoelTlng three or fo&r
marks of 100.
Grad. 7.
Wright RaU made best aTerago.oa
asoh study. .
Grade 8
Beading—Francis Sheridan 98
Spoiling—Clifford Bartlett 98
Arithmetic—May Wlldbaok 90.
Geography—May Wiidhack 97.
Grammar—May Soott 91.
Writing—May Bearers 94.
IT. 8. History—Clifford Bartlett 99.
Clrlce—Jamea Sheridan 99.
Wanted.
100 Coyote skina
100 Bobcat akiiw.
100 Mink skina
800 Muskrat skina For shipment
March let, for whloh the highest cash
prises will be paid. Jwo. A. Wamon.
The naked troth can no longer be
shown on Washington billboarda
(Charter No. TOS)
Report of the Condition
or
The First National Bank,
At Meeker, In the BtsteM Colorado, at the
eloee of business, February ft, isos:
usooscn
Loans and Discounts t M
Overdrafts, secured and nnsecured 1,71 i» ®7
U. 8. Bonds to secure circulation 10,000 00
Bonds, ssonrltles. etc t,*W »1
Furniture and fixtures.., ljeo 00
Due from national Banks (not re*
serve agents) SlySSft SB
Due from state and Private Banks
and Bankers, Trnst Companies
and Savings Banks M os
Due from approved reserve agents OB
Checks and other cash Items 170 00
Notes of other National Banks SB 00
Fractional paper currency, nickels
and cents • 07 Bl
Lawful money reserve In bank.vis:
Specie J 0,107 06
Legal-tender notes OJSO 00 B6
Redemption fund with u.S. Treas
urer (6 per cent of circulation) 600 00
Total ; 1197,001 18
Lununu
Capital stock paid In .......... J SMIOO 00
Surplus fund 6,000 00
Undivided profits, less expenses
and taxes paid 4.M8 fi
National Bank notes outstanding.. SJKX) 00
Indlvldnal deposits subject to
check. 118,1*8 18
Demand certificates of deposit 476 46
Time certificates of deposit!.... 16,688 S 8
Total 1167,001 IS
STATE OF COLORADO,
County of Rio Blanco, (
I, L. B. Walbrldxe, cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
L. B. Waukumi, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
10th day of February, 1808. ,
(SBAla) E. E. FOHDHAM,
Notary Public.
My commission expires Jan. SR, lull.
Correct—Attest: R. Old land,
J. E. Rooney,
Elijah Salmon,
Directors.
Railroad Items.
It begins to look, says the Courier,
aa though Craig would hare two rail
roads before the summer is over.
The Craig Courier bae it that the
contract for building the Wamsutter-
Yampa river branch of the U. P. has
been let.
What are the Meeker-Rifle electri
cal line people doing? If they are
going to build that line between the
two rivers they will have to be mov
ing early in the season. Other peo
ple have an eye on the project.
The Meeker papers are jnst run
ning over with railroad news these
days. Just stay with it, boys, and
you'll finally land one. That's the
way we did It over here, and that's
tbs way we are going to get one from
the north meet any old time.—
Steamboat Sentinel.
[John, we'll be riding oat on the
I ‘painted ears" before next New
YenTs.l
B. H. Taylor, dentist, Mesker.
MEEKER, COLQt* SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 13. 1900.
Plain Talk from the Hills.
The deer are on the verge ofmatinc
tlon fn Colorado. Nothing prat a
dosed season ean save and pjriMpogate
the pitifully few left—the * fluttered
remnant of once great bands.j|
This deplorable exterminatfi|b Is a
direct result of one of the moeiamas
ing, ridiculous laws ever recorded in
the history of the state—the
ised slaughter" bill passed by the
laat assembly, which put lts#ugust
stamp of approval on the shameful
killing of the does and (swni The
last session of the legislature, Instead
of trying to save the deer, sajoted a
law to sell them off at so m|tb per
head—bucks, does and fawns, f What
will this session do? Put * bounty
on these animals! I
.. •% -4 4 • .
Last fall witnessed suoh ah unre
stricted (because lawful) killing of
deer, such a wanton that
old-time hunters protested jst the
gluttony of it. Thousands of |nn tors
thronged the hills; there h|lned a
hunter to every deer. Froo|fl§ornlng
till night the sound of rifle Mi)f( re
sembled an army in battW The
slaughter was an outrage, nothing
less.
It Is a conservative estlsslata to
claim that two-thirds of thefcleer in
the state were killed. One attire s ioh
open season—next fall—means the
practical extermination of the deer,
especially In the famous While River
oountry.
* *
It is now proposed, by a sports
men's bill brought before the legisla
ture, to shorten the season to ten
days and to allow hut one deer, a
buck, to each hunter. All very well
—as far as it goes. But remember
that while the state can limit the
number of deer to a hunter, It cannot
limit the number of hunters. To say
that one citisen oan hunt and that
another cannot is neither Just nor le
gaL Consequently, if this bill, or a
similar clause, is passed tbertrwiil
be as many hunters as ever, whioh
will mean, at this stage of the game,
‘ several hunters to every buck. It
doesn't require a college professor to
calculate that the inevitable and log*
leal effects of such a measure will re
sult in the bucks all being killed off
J*..* 9—wi .*-?>*•**» aro
too few deer left to permit the killing
: of any for years, that is, if the state
desires to save them.
•
4» »
Between the sportsmen, settlers
and Indians, the wild animals and
eagles, and the constant shortening
and dosing in range, the deer have a
hard time to exist The fact that
climatic conditions force these ani
mals to and from widely separated
portions of the state but makes the
problem of their preservation the
harder to solve. * * Viewing these
indisputable conditions it becomes
a grave question as to whether, even
with the best protection, the deer
can be perpetuated very Jong.
Civilisation's advance is in
exorable and the wilderness
and all therein must give way
before it, slowly but none the less
surely.
However, let us try to save the
deer as long as possible. This can
only be accomplished in one way.
Close the season for five years and
put bounties on the more destructive
of the wild animals and on eagles.
Then see that the whites, irrespective
of class, and the Indians obey the
law. This would be just to ail and
there could be no cause for complaint.
Unless this is done the deer are
DOOMED.
• • •
It is too late for halfway measures.
What is the use in paying heavy
taxes to keep up a game law which
fails of its purpose—which is, in
brief, a mockery and a farce. Either
close the season and protect the deer
so that they can increase, or else
throw the season wide open the year
around and let the hunters finish the
slaughter of these graceful animals.
And then the Great Squabble would
be ended forever and forever.
Guy Stealkv.
Buford, Rio Blanco county, Colo.
Making Taft a Mason.
A Cincinnati dispatch announces
that the grand master of Masons of
Ohio will confer the rare and high
honor on President-elect Taft of mak
ing him a Mason on sight.
It is said that Mr. Taft is the
second person in a hundred years
to have the distinguished honor of
being made a Mason at sight con
ferred on him by the grand master of ,
Ohio. ,
. Of course, it wouldn’t be polite ,
to even insinuate that the Masonic 1
goat sidestepped the time-honored
initiatory ceremonies when he gazed
on'the 800 pounds Mr. Taft usually
carries around with him. Wise old 1
Billy goat. t
Two murders, three attempted mur- j
ders, two suicides and one attempted j
suicide all in one day in Denver.
Another rich strike is reported for
Leadville. A large body of silver
bearing ore, averaging from 200 to
800 ounces to the tbn, has been struck
in the Dinero tunnel.
Last Saturday's reports from Ber
lin show that rivers throughout Ger
many are higher than for fifty years.
The country is flooded in many parts
1 and a great number of lives have
been lost.
Speaker Lubers appointed a new
; committee to he known as the com
mittee on forest reserves. Represen
tative Blakey, of Lake county, is
chairman. Representative Walbridge
Is a member of the oommittee, which
, is made up of members from forest
reserve counties.’
Seldom, if ever, in the history of
Colorado, has an appointment met
with more unanimity of approval
than that of Dr. Jefferson to be regis
ter of the state land board. Papers
all over the state, regardless of poli
tics, approve the selection as a wise
one.
Tornados and cyclonic windstorms
swept over the lower Mississippi ba
sin region from Louisville on the
North to the Gulf, and from Ala
bama to Texas on the west, last Fri
day and Saturday, killing many peo
ple and doing an immense amount of
damage to property.
We notice a great improvement in
the Steamboat Pilot since Editor
Charley Leckenby has added Del
wan Gee to his staff. Charley is a
mighty good pencil pusher himself,
but no one man, no matter how good
he is, can get out a good county news
paper. It takes two or more to do
the “editing, etc."
On the closing day for bills, Repre
sentative Walbridge introduced a
bill in relation to a state geological
survey; Senator Napier introduced
tiie Kansas anti-trust law and a bill
for a state forestry bureau with the
ultimate objeot to demand the with
' drawal of the national forestry bur
; eau from this .state; also a bill autb
. orizing the attorney general tojnves
tigate acts of the federal government
in relation to public waters of the
state, aud for employment of special
counsel.
The Weather.
Last Saturday was cold; modera
ted considerably Sunday, and Mon
day witnessed a regular old-time
Kansas bliszard accompanied by a
blinding snowstorm. Again modera
ted Tuesday; chilly Wednesday;
warmer Thursday; mild and thaw
ing yesterday.
Cold, snow and blizzards are re
ported for all sections.
The Elk Killing Case.
This case was up before Justice
Sanderson, as noted in The Herald
of last week. The complaining wit
ness was Game Warden Quinton.
E. A. Moran was fined SIOO, Wm.
Kelley SSO, J. S. Houlihan S6O and D.
V. Stewart S6O.
Costs ran the bill up to $328.70, all
of which was paid by the defendants.
Lincoln Day.
Lincoln's 100th birthday anniver
sary was very appropriately observed
in Meeker yesterday. The banks and
postofflee were closed for the day
and all stores closed at noon and re
mained closed for the balance of the
day.
The G. A. R. Post held exercises at
tfielr hall, to which the public was
invited, aud a good turn-out of citi
sens was on hand. The program ren
dered was good and appropriate to
the occasion. The Post also gave a
dance and supper.
The reason many people
never have coughs is be
cause they have learned to
use Lungaline at the first
symptoms.
If yon would have a safe yet cer
tain Cough Remedy in the home, try
Dr. Shoop's—at least once. It is
thoroughly unlike any other Cough
preparation. Its taste will be entire
ly new to you—unless it is already
your favorite Cough Remedy. No
opium, chloroform, or any other stu
pefying ingredients are used. The
tender leaves of a harmless, lung
healing, mountainous shrub give to
Dr. Shoop's Cough Remedy its won
derful curative properties. It is truly
a most certain and trustworthy pre
scription. Sold by Meeker Drug Co.
Money to Loan.
Unlimited money to loan on farm
security. Low interest. For partic
ulars apply to F, E. Sheridan, (if)
. • B • | Say, there's food for
Satisfaction!
to give satisfaction, to have your customers say, “I tell you, I J
like to trade with that man, he's on the square."
Now we just want to say that we discovered long, long ago J
that it was easier to sell a good article than a poor one. !
That's why we handle SOLITAIRE brand; it is the best on
the Meeker market We guarantee it to be as represented or re
fund its cost on return of the package.
If you want the best in groceries always call for
Solitaire Brand
J. W. Hugus & Coriipany.
“Pure Food Grocers.”
J J. C. Davis, President. V. B. Caldvill, Vtee President. |
4 A. C. Moulton. Cashier. J. W. Right, Assistant (Mahler. »
j THE BANK OF MEEKER \
J (Co-Partnership) j
• Liabilities of Partners to Depositors Exceeds One Million Dollars. |
| $1,000,000.00. |
4 »
J Interest allowed on Time Deposits. Drafts drawn on Eastern cities and £
J Europe. Collections promptly attended to. £
J CORRESPONDENTS: {
4 Denver—First National Bank and United States National Bank. »
4 Omaha—United States National Bank. New York— *
S National Bank ot Commerce. Rawlins First *
National Bans. Salt Lake City— •
4 Commercial National Bank. »
A wwsl
} OFFICERS: DIRECTORS: 1
I C. C. Pabks, R. Oldland, ]
» U. C. Pabks, President. W. A. Kbllib, J. E. Rook by, «
! R. Oldland, Vies Pres. Elijah Balkon, J. L. MoHattoh, J
| L. B. Walbridob, Cashier. L. B. Walbmidob. (
i FIRST NATIONAL BANK, j
> OF MEEKER, COLO. j
[ Capital and Surplus $45,000. J
1 [Km* . 0.n.r.1 Bulking Bu.ln.aa. I
l Drafts Issued on the Principal cities of the World. 4
LI nterest Paid on Time Deposit*. We Want Your Business. }
Denver’s Old Relieble Hotel
American House
Slxtsssth Blak« Streets,
' ° b| Y Three Blocks from Ualos Depot
41 Close to Postofflee, Theaters sad Bsaks.
'• 100 Foraiibei Rooms
Elevator ail all loien Conteiieices
Famous for Its Excellent Table and Pure Artesian Water.
AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN PLANS
Rates $2.00 Per Day and Up. Rooms 75c to $1.50
Headqumrters for Meeker People.
INDIGESTION ENDS.
You can eat anythingyonr stomach
craves without femr of a case of Indi
gestion or Dyspepsia, or that your
food will ferment or sour on your
stomach if you will occasionally take
a little Diapepsin after eating.
Yonr meals will taste good, and
anything you eat will be digested;
nothing can ferment or turn into acid
or poison or stomach gas, which
causes Belching, Dizziness, a feeling
of fullness after eating, Nausea, In
digestion (like a lamp of lead in the
stomach), Biliousness, Heartburn,
Wpter brash, Pain in stomach and
intestines or other symptoms.
Headaches from the stomach are
absolutely unknown where this ef
fective remedy is used. Diapepsin
really does all the work of a healthy
stomach. It digests your meals when
your stomach can’t. Each triangule
will digest all the food you can eat
and leave nothing to ferment or soar.
Get a large 50-cent case of Pape's
Diapepsin from yonr druggist and
start taking today and by tomorrow
you will actually brag about your
healthy, strong Stomach, for yon
then can eat anything and everything
you want without the slightest dis
comfort or misery, and every particle
of impurity and gas that is in your
stomach and intestines is going to he
.carried away without the use of laxa
tives or any other assistance.
Croup positively stopped in 20 min
utes, with Dr. Shoop's Cough Reme
dy. One test alone will surely prove
this truth. No vomiting, no distress.
A safe and pleasing syrup—6oc. Bold
by tyeeker Drag Co.
PRICE, FiyE CENTS
In sickness, if a certain hidden
nerve goes wrong, then the organ
that this nerve controls will also
surely fail. It may be a Stomach
nerve, or it may have given strength
and support to the Heart or Kidneys.
It was Dr. Shoop who first pointed to
this vital trnth. Dr. Shoop's Restor
ative was not made to dose the Stom
ach nor to temporarily stimulate the
Heart or Kidneys. The old-fash
ioned method is all wrong. Dr.
Shoop's Restorative goes directly to
these failing inside nerves. The re
markable success of this prescription
demonstrates the wisdom of treating
the actual cause of these falling or
gans. And It is indeed easy to prove.
A simple five or ten days test will
surely tell. Try it once, and see!
Sofa by Meeker Drug Co.
School Funds Apportioned.
The apportionment of school funds
to the several districts of the county
for the third quarter Is as follows:
District No. 1—5868.82; 2—586.82;
8—546.06; 4—5118.78; 5—586.32 ; 6
$00.07 ; 7—568.73 ; 8—586.66; 9—528.70;
10—526.08; Joint Dist. No. 1—518.90.
All directors have been notified
and the treasurer has credited the
districts with the amounts.
Look for the Coupon now put in
each 26c package of Dr. Shoop's
Health Coffee Imitation. A clever
26c silvered "No-Drip" Coffee Strain
er offered on this Coupon. Besides,
you get 90 large cups of Dr. Shoop’s
"Health Coffee" for 26c. And the
coffee will certainly please you. Sold
by Meeker Drug Co.
Yes, Angeline, all the girls who
get "arrested" are beautiful—except
Carrie Nation and Emma Goldman.