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
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…]
Days Gone By: January 12, 2017
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – Being angry is like emptying the pepper pot into your own porridge. – Hon. Thos. Kilduff, retiring commissioner third district, was an outward bound passenger Tuesday, on his way to Denver to take in the stock show, and look the state lawmakers[Read More…]
Days Gone By: January 5, 2017
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – We have noted that many business houses whose cry is “Patronize Home Trade,” send out to some big jobbing house for their stationery, etc., and in the meanwhile, the home newspaperman becomes a John D. Asterbilt from fighting Montgomery Roebuck & Co.[Read More…]
Days Gone By: December 22, 2016
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – “What doth it profit a man to be a born leader of men when he has a wife who tells him where to get off?”—Luke McLuke – The saloons were put out of existence about a year ago, but we notice that[Read More…]
Days Gone By: December 15, 2016
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – It is reported by wireless the Fordites are already quarreling among themselves. Thought that “little ben” wouldn’t stand for it very long—seeing Mr. Ford occupying all of the front page space. – What has become of the old-fashioned kid who could name[Read More…]
Days Gone By: December 8, 2016
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – As per announcement, the annual winter reunion of the White River Pioneers’ society was held at Rooney’s hall. The president, pioneer L.S. Bloomfield, was in the chair, and matters in hand were soon disposed of. F.N. JoHantgen was elected president, Otto Metzger[Read More…]
Days Gone By: December 1, 2016
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – Wall Street is now complaining about there being too much gold in the land. In other words, Wall Street wants a limited amount of coin, and that in the keeping of Wall Street. – Miss Stella Calvin, formerly with McLearn’s at Rifle,[Read More…]
Throwback Thursday
Days Gone By: November 24, 2016
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – The government of Canada has placed a ban on the Hearst papers. Too bad the jurisdiction of the Canadian authorities does not extend to Denver. We would like to have John Clean’s Rocky News and Bon-Tam’s Pest banned and canned. No city[Read More…]
RBC DAYS GONE BY
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – L.C. Horal, representing the Underwood typewriter, was at the Meeker Hotel, Tuesday. – Don’t forget the county fair proposition. It’s a good move. Keep it moving. – Resignation is the only possible philosophy of life after all. – The ice harvest will[Read More…]
