Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago Owing to bad roads the stage from Rifle has been late every day during the past few weeks. The roads were never before so bad, but will improve every day from now on Messrs. Harp and Cole and their operating force have been doing[Read More…]

Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago Ben Nichols donned the marshal’s badge Wednesday morning. A few rains during the past week freshened things up considerably in this section. Those who had planted seed were fortunate.  Water will be turned into the town ditch the coming week. The laterals around town[Read More…]

Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago Monday morning the thermometer registered zero. This was the first zero weather since the 14th of February.  Indications point to the election of L.B. Walbridge for mayor next Tuesday. The campaign was brief, but in his canvass Boyd hasn’t overlooked a voter. Mark the[Read More…]

Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago The first house built in Rifle was torn down this week, says the Reveille. It was the the old adobe house built by A. W. Maxfield in ‘82. Dr. Bell is putting in a private telephone between his residence and office, with a switch[Read More…]

Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago The festive woodtick is getting in his work on mankind as well as livestock.  Tomorrow is the day we Irish celebrate, and if you should happen to see anything green in the course of the day, you want to pay due respect to it. [Read More…]

Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago Knowing that there will be a shortage of water in the Piceance creek the coming season, some of the ranchmen there are already diverting water onto their land. They want at least one cutting. St. Patrick’s Day falls on a Sunday this year, but[Read More…]

Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago A lone blue-bottle fly made its appearance in this office one day this week, buzzed the force occasionally to let them know that he was here, and then lit out–presumably for Craig. There were no brands on him. Bicycles were out in force this[Read More…]

Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago There has been quite a lot of sickness among the school children lately. It is of slight consequence, however, being in the nature of colds and coughing. Another boarding and lodging house for Meeker was informally thrown open this week. It is located a[Read More…]

Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago After a full of good many years, the various oil fields of Rio Blanco county are again attracting attention. It is said that Colonel Roosevelt will bring his outing to a close next week. He will leave the Keystone ranch on the 15th, stop[Read More…]

Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago Today is ground-hog day. He could have seen his shadow this morning. Several jags of snow fell during the week, and since yesterday morning it has been snowing nearly continuously. The tingle of the sleigh bells is again heard.  On Tuesday Judge Gray was the[Read More…]

Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago Quite a lot of snow fell yesterday and last night, and this morning there were no signs of a let up. From eighty to one hundred people have died in Leadville since the first of the year. Pneumonia and grip which have been the[Read More…]