The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – During the last two months 15 postmasters have lost their jobs because they kissed their female clerks. Doubtless a great many others are still holding on because nobody caught them at it. – Our “Italian Climate” is living up to its reputation[Read More…]
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Days Gone By: November 23, 2017
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – Josephine School Dist. No. 1 has purchased an organ. The instrument was paid for by proceeds from box suppers given by the teacher and pupils. Miss Thelma Fairfield teaches there. – A number of Meeker cattlemen struck it just right on the[Read More…]
Days Gone By: November 16, 2017
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – A private hospital: I will take patients at my home, or will go out nursing. Mrs. Della Hockett. – Try the Herald for a year. – Six inches of snow fell on the Rifle-Meeker divide during the storm of Tuesday-Wednesday. Here in[Read More…]
Days Gone By: November 9, 2017
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – Woman’s suffrage seems to have carried in New York state. In Ohio, latest returns indicate a “wet” victory and the defeat of woman’s suffrage. – Meeker’s hotels, boarding houses and private family inaugurated the “meatless and wheatless” days this week. Fish and[Read More…]
Days Gone By: November 2, 2017
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – Through the Tom Scott agency, Ed Wolcott has sold his Mesa farm to Arthur Amick. – If you want to hear a good one, have Mayor Simms tell you that Kansas beer story. – Due to the ample measures taken by Town[Read More…]
Days Gone By: October 26, 2017
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – LOST—A black and white, long-haired dog, about 8 months old; has a black head and a bob tail. Return to Mrs. David Smith and receive reward. – The notice which appears in these columns regarding Halloween deviltry means what it says. For[Read More…]
Days Gone By: October 19, 2017
Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – One day last week O.L. Banner and his younger brother, Frank, were walking in a cow trail, half a mile north of the old LaKamp ranch on upper White River; happened to see one rattlesnake; having a 22-rifle with them, commenced to fire;[Read More…]
The Bank of Meeker …
Days Gone By: October 5, 2017
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – Motioned and seconded that town purchase three street markers (“Turn to Right”) and four town limit signs. – Down with sedition and treason is now becoming a very forcible slogan in this country. – The Surgical Dressings Committee is in need of[Read More…]
Days Gone By: September 28, 2017
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – The woman who was too modest to wear a slit skirt and expose her calf four years ago is now wearing a skirt that exposes both knees. – Never run into debt if you can find anything else to run into. –[Read More…]
Days Gone By: September 21, 2017
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – Everywhere newspapers are trying to get sufficient increase in advertising rates in order to meet conditions and pay bills and continue publication. This is a serious matter, for a town without a newspaper has no way of speaking to its citizens; and[Read More…]
Days Gone By: September 14, 2017
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – The British Tommy’s definition of a “Slacker” as given in the dictionary of the trenches is: “An insect who stays back in England and lets other men do the fighting.” – You can’t worry and be glad at the same time—so just[Read More…]
