The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – WAR DECLARED: Telegraphic services came in yesterday morning announcing that Congress had empowered the President to declare a state of war as existing between this nation and Germany. – Roy Tucker departed early part of this week took after his “movie picture”[Read More…]
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Days Gone By: March 30, 2017
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – Tight, narrow shoes, high heels, tight waists and the habit of candy eating cause in many women benumbed, tender and icy feet and age them early. – Any old time you see a man grab his female companion by the wing and[Read More…]
Days Gone By: March 23, 2017
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – Roy Tucker continues to give Meeker people high-class “movie” entertainment. Show your appreciation by turning out to see them. – Assistant manager W.D. Simms of the Hugus company made a business trip to Axial during the week. Will reports that when you[Read More…]
Days Gone By: March 16, 2017
The Meeker Herald — 125 years ago – Our experience has been that the man who claims to have been converted, and who needs a brass band and a press agent to inform the world what a sinner he used to be, isn’t going to stay converted long. – The[Read More…]
Days Gone By: March 9, 2017
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago Mr. Jack Frost paid his last visit to Meeker Tuesday night. Sure! – Among the Limekiln hill settlers in during the week were Lon Moyer and George Cose. The progressive people up on the hill are getting ready to double their forming operations,[Read More…]
Days Gone By: March 2, 2017
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – The demand for a national referendum on the question of war with Germany seems to be what a New York paper calls it, “The expiring gasp of German propaganda in the United States.” – The annual St. Patrick’s Day Dance will be[Read More…]
Days Gone By: February 23, 2017
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – It had been reported about for some weeks that scarlet fever existed in this community. With a view to proper state authority investigation of the matter, the town council communicated with the state health department. The doctor appeared Friday night. He reported[Read More…]
Days Gone By: February 16, 2017
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – Outside papers are commenting on the fact that Rio Blanco and Baca counties are the only strictly “dry” counties in Colorado. On the face of the “returns,” it does look as though our citizens are reduced to the necessity of singing that[Read More…]
Days Gone By: February 9, 2017
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – The average man’s ideas do not exist beyond his own opinion. – The question of acquiring a camping ground within the town limits, on the river bank, was under discussion at the last meeting of the town council. We believe this is[Read More…]
Days Gone By: February 2, 2017
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – Ignorance places fear where courage and faith might find refuge in knowledge. – Prohibition with the lid down and riveted is the program and doubtless will go through, but none of us should take up the idea that it will result in[Read More…]
Days Gone By: January 26, 2017
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – L.R. Tucker and family are “doing” the stock show, and, incidentally, picking up features for the Meeker “movie” theatre. – For the first time in many years, Frank E. Sheridan, the Whiteface baron of these parts, did not take in the Denver[Read More…]
Days Gone By: January 19, 2017
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – When a man makes money his god, there’s the devil to pay. – There is a little saying that seems appropriate, “Get acquainted with your neighbor, you might like him.” – John Kenney, one of Rangely’s prominent citizens, was attending to business[Read More…]
