Looking Back: Old-time ingenuity came in handy

MEEKER — One of the western character traits that typified area settlers was ingenuity. Not only did a settler have to be persistent and resilient to survive the hard times, he or she had to come up with unique solutions for obstacles that arose daily. Reading the family histories of the area always amazes me, as in the middle of many of the stories is a nugget or two that reflects the true western “pioneer”…