The Meeker Herald | 125 years ago
• An editor who has been dealing with the average mankind, draws the following conclusion: “A few complimentary notices will often puff a man up like a balloon, and often swell his head so big that everybody can notice that he is overconscious of this own popularity, but say one word contrary to his own inflated ideas and he will at once come to the conclusion that the editor is a d__ fool, just what the other said when the editor was puffing him.”
• An editor died and slowly wended his way to hell. The devil saw him and said, “For many years thou hast borne the blame for the errors thy printers made in thy paper. Thy printers have deviled thee on Saturday even for wages when thou hadst not a red to thy name. Men have taken thy paper without paying a cent, verily, and curse thee for not issuing a better one. All these things thou hast borne in silence. There will be a continual dunning of delinquent subscribers (for hell is full of them) and discord will be created in my kingdom. Begone! Heaven is your home.
The Meeker Herald | 100 years ago
• After a convention they tear down the decorations but the platform is kept until after the election.
• Every time a new oil company is formed the value of the dollar decreases.
• No city in the nation is removed from starvation more than two weeks.
The Meeker Herald | 50 years ago
• Everyone knows that the husband is the head of the household and that pedestrians have the right of way. The trouble begins when you try to prove it.
• Grand Champion Steer, owned by David Morlan, was purchased by Jim Wilson, for the First National Bank of the Meeker for 85¢ per pound.
• The 1970 assessed valuation of Rio Blanco County is down $5-½ million, according to figures released by County Assessor Dale Frisby this week. The big drop came almost primarily from the assessed value of oil and gas and is due primarily to the declining oil production in the Rangely oil fields.
The Meeker Herald | 25 years ago
• The pickup truck in which four Meeker young men were riding Aug. 26 was heavily damaged when it flipped over on RBC 8 upriver from Meeker. Although two of the youths were riding in the bed, nobody was killed or maimed. Someone was looking out for them that day.
• Emma Vaughn, daughter of Boone and Barbara Vaughn of Piceance Creek, entered a conservation contest with her poster. It placed first in Meeker and went on to place first in state. Emma’s poster was based on the effect grazing can have in preventing forest fires.
Rangely Times | 50 years ago
• Be sure to attend the annual Elks barbecue Sunday at city park.
• A man seldom makes the same mistake twice. Generally, it’s three times or more.
Rangely Times | 25 years ago
• The west side of the Family Video Store at 117 W. Main St. underwent a transformation this week thanks to Dawna Wardell and the Eagle Scouts with a new mural.
• Mark your calendars, because it’s almost time for the Rangely Days Picnic in Grand Junction. The picnic, to be held Sept. 9 at Lincoln Park, will start at 10 a.m.
