Days Gone By

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…]

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…]

Days Gone By: September 7, 2017

The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – One doesn’t learn much by talking, which may explain why some people know so little. – Jimmy Johnson trapped four wolves this week, near the head of Miller Creek. – Prof. C.L. Zumwalt, principal of the high school, arrived Tuesday with his[Read More…]

Days Gone By: August 31, 2017

The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – Success doesn’t consist in never making blunders, but in never making the same one twice. – A large number of Meekerites went to Rifle last Friday and Saturday—Apple Pie Day. – Another big transfer took place last week when Mrs. Hattie Randolph[Read More…]

Days Gone By: August 24, 2017

The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – Rev. Nelson made a missionary trip to Rangely this week. – The Meeker Hotel register was covered this week with Oklahomites. This White River country seems to have an attraction for the people from Governor Haskell’s state. – Ed. Wilber left his[Read More…]

Days Gone By: August 17, 2017

The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – May we always look upon the faults of others with the same eye we look upon our own. – Nearly every night for the past two months from one to six auto parties have camped in our town park. The town government[Read More…]

Days Gone By: August 10, 2017

The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – Flora-Derma Beauty Treatment: Our unnoticeable enamel, applied as directed, gives a transparent look to the face. – M.M. Weller of Strawberry, was placed under arrest Thursday by Sheriff Lyon, charged with cattle rustling. – The Needle Club met with Mrs. Babcock and[Read More…]

Days Gone By: August 3, 2017

The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – H.H. Joy of Meeker, well known in Craig, this week was appointed Western slope general sales agent for the Maxwell and Overland automobiles with headquarters at Grand Junction, to which place he shortly will go from Meeker. n Of the 200 tickets[Read More…]