Days Gone By

Days Gone By: October 20, 2016

The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – One of the highly amusing things of this campaign, is the assumed virtue of the Republican congressional candidates, who are all loudly declaiming against the so-called “pork barrel.” The “pork barrel” had its inception and highest development during the long years of Republican[Read More…]

October 26, 2016 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Days Gone By…

Meeker Herald — 100 years ago • Tuesday was Columbus Day. Nobody would have known or suspected it, if our banks hadn’t be closed for the day. This Day business is getting to be a good deal of d— –n farce.

October 15, 2016 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

Days Gone By: October 6, 2016

Meeker Herald — 100 years ago It’s so, if you see it in the Herlad (sic). Watch the other fellows and profit by their mistakes. Willard Simms was escorting his Grandma Rees and Aunt Russell in town, Saturday. Fred Kracht of Oakridge park spent Saturday in town. Mr. Kracht is[Read More…]

October 12, 2016 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

Days Gone By: September 29, 2016

Meeker Herald — 100 years ago There are some 550 volumes in the Meeker Library, not including the Harvard classics, which have just been put in, and will give an inexhaustible mine of pleasure to any who love the cream of all classics. The Meeker Garage company have now established[Read More…]

October 5, 2016 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Days Gone By: September 22, 2016

Meeker Herald — 100 years ago Every man and woman in America—every youth and girl over 15 years should see “The Escape” tin seven stirring reels at The Princess, Wednesday night. Endorsed by press and pulpit. Admission, 35 cents, children 20 cents. Ignorant natures view with suspicion all things that[Read More…]

September 27, 2016 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Days Gone By: September 15, 2016

The Meeker Herald — 125 years ago The board of town trustees met in regular monthly session. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Simms. Trustees present: Rooney, Kyser, Purdy and JoHangen. Absent: trustee Thompson. H.H. Joy appeared before the board and asked the board to extend the water[Read More…]

September 21, 2016 by Special to the Herald Times 1 comment

Days Gone By: December 29, 2016

The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – Miss DeHart, the Little Beaver teacher, was in Wednesday, making arrangements for an entertainment to be given at the school house Friday evening, Dec. 31. – Quack, quack, quack. The world is well supplied with quacks. There are quack doctors, quack philosophers,[Read More…]

January 4, 2016 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled