Meeker Locals: May 22, 2008

MEEKER — The Meeker “incident” also known as the Meeker Massacre will probably always be surrounded by a certain amount of uncertainty and mystery, since there were no reporters on hand or webcams or television crews around to document the event. However, an article in a nearby paper last week added a whole new element to the legend, describing how a “farmer John Meeker” was killed by Native Americans. Does anybody remember “Farmer John Meeker?”…