Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago John F. Wilson of Thornburg says 13 feet of snow fell during the past season on Wilson flat tops and adjacent ridges of the Milk Creek and Morapos watersheds. Strehlke and Givens received a beautiful soda fountain Tuesday, and the City Drug store will[Read More…]

Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago Rube Ball returned from Glenwood Monday where he tried to boil out his rheumatism. Rube is still lame but much better. In keeping with the usual custom of this town, the school election passed off quietly and without any friction Monday. Postmaster Sheridan, a[Read More…]

Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago It wouldn’t be a bad idea if the town council would plant a row of native cottonwood trees around the outside of the town park. These trees will grow. It is doubtful whether any other kind will. Meeker business houses could be made a[Read More…]

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…]