The Meeker Herald 125 years ago – Sheriff Wilber returned in the fore part of the week from Pueblo where he left Robert McKee with the asylum authorities. For his services the sheriff has a charge of $240.15, which with the expense of the inquisition proceedings, will come out of[Read More…]
Days Gone By
Days Gone By: Feb. 7, 2019
The Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago – The town council has rented the old Hugus building at the southwest corner of Main and Fifth streets and will make it the headquarters of the fire department, after necessary repairs and remodeling. – Tom Kilduff and other cattlemen rode the range between Sulphur and[Read More…]
Days Gone By: Jan. 31, 2019
The Meeker Herald 125 years ago – The town council has rented the old Hugus building at the southwest corner of Main and Fifth streets and will make it the headquarters of the fire department, after necessary repairs and remodeling. The Meeker Herald 100 years ago – The brick work on[Read More…]
Days Gone By: Jan. 24, 2019
The Meeker Herald 125 years ago – The bounteous snows of the past few weeks has caused the elk to seek lower altitudes, and as a consequence, some of their citizens are replenishing their larders. The Meeker Herald 100 years ago – As usual, hundreds of suckers throughout the state[Read More…]
Days Gone By: Jan. 17, 2019
The Meeker Herald 125 years ago – The Meeker Bank received a new typewriter the other day and now everybody from the manager down to Vic is too busy and preoccupied to say “How-dydoo” – Sheriff Searles of Uintah County, Utah, arrived in town in the early part of the week in[Read More…]
Days Gone By: Jan. 10, 2019
The Meeker Herald 125 years ago – On Tuesday the new county officers stepped in and the old ones stepped out –the official metamorphosis taking place without ostentatious display or ceremony. Those two eminent members of “the ring.” Hay and Walbridge, succeed themselves as treasurer and clerk and recorder respectively;[Read More…]
Days Gone By: Jan. 3, 2019
The Meeker Herald 125 years ago – On Saturday evening, Dec. 30, 1893, to the wife of David Smith, a daughter. Mother and child are doing nicely, while David is being besieged with the usual congratulations, in which The Herald most cordially joins. – Bill George of Powell Park, is now[Read More…]
Days Gone By: December 27, 2018
The Meeker Herald 125 years ago – Buford had a Christmas tree for little ones and a dance for the big ones Monday evening and both elements had a thoroughly good time. – On Wednesday last the Rifle stage came in on runners, the road being in the condition for sleighing[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY …
Montey Franklin and his fellow sixth grade classmates at Barone Middle School visited the residents of the Walbridge Wing—including centenarian Ethel Starbuck—just before Christmas and read aloud from the Days Gone By section of the Herald Times. To see more photos, grab a copy of this week’s newspaper, download the[Read More…]
Days Gone By: December 20, 2018
The Meeker Herald 125 years ago – The flour mill is now running and ranchers who wish to dispose of their wheat can bring it in. – Under the supervision of Harry Niblock, Rev. Ostenson is having some needed repairs done on St. James Church, which will add much to[Read More…]
Days Gone By: December 13, 2018
The Meeker Herald 125 years ago – Henry Daum, wife and little daughter, of Leadville, registered at the Meeker Hotel yesterday. They are on a visit to Mr. and Mrs. John P. Thomas, of lower White, parents of Mrs. Daum. – The tendency among our large cattlemen is to work into[Read More…]
Days Gone By: December 6, 2018
The Meeker Herald 125 years ago – There are a larger number of cattlemen (and some of them big ones, too) feeding this winter than ever before. The knowing ones are beginning to realize that it pays, with good hay bringing only $5 per ton. – The local lodge of Odd Fellows[Read More…]
