The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – We don’t believe the Lord ever intended to combine a preacher and a politician. No man can serve two masters and do it successfully. – The prisoner, who has been in the county jail for some weeks charged with horse stealing, made his[Read More…]
Tag: Days Gone By
Days Gone By: October 20, 2016
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – One of the highly amusing things of this campaign, is the assumed virtue of the Republican congressional candidates, who are all loudly declaiming against the so-called “pork barrel.” The “pork barrel” had its inception and highest development during the long years of Republican[Read More…]
Days Gone By…
Meeker Herald — 100 years ago • Tuesday was Columbus Day. Nobody would have known or suspected it, if our banks hadn’t be closed for the day. This Day business is getting to be a good deal of d— –n farce.
Days Gone By: October 6, 2016
Meeker Herald — 100 years ago It’s so, if you see it in the Herlad (sic). Watch the other fellows and profit by their mistakes. Willard Simms was escorting his Grandma Rees and Aunt Russell in town, Saturday. Fred Kracht of Oakridge park spent Saturday in town. Mr. Kracht is[Read More…]
Days Gone By: September 29, 2016
Meeker Herald — 100 years ago There are some 550 volumes in the Meeker Library, not including the Harvard classics, which have just been put in, and will give an inexhaustible mine of pleasure to any who love the cream of all classics. The Meeker Garage company have now established[Read More…]
Days Gone By: September 15, 2016
The Meeker Herald — 125 years ago The board of town trustees met in regular monthly session. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Simms. Trustees present: Rooney, Kyser, Purdy and JoHangen. Absent: trustee Thompson. H.H. Joy appeared before the board and asked the board to extend the water[Read More…]
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The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago Sept. 9, 1916 • As a rule, the Herald does not advise people as to how to vote in the primary. • Dave Musselman, the most popular Hibernian on Limekiln Hill, was exchanging greeting with his town friends this week. • Charley Charlton,[Read More…]
Rio Blanco County Days Gone By
The Meeker Herald — 125 years ago • The Midland directors held a meeting at Colorado Springs this week for the purpose, it is supposed, of considering the question of extending the road westward. The results of their deliberations have not yet leaked out.
Rio Blanco County Days Gone By
The Meeker Herald — 125 years ago • Burke Brothers, who recently bought the Metz ranch on Piceance Creek, have brought in a fine bunch of cattle which they have turned loose on Piceance and the lower country.
Rio Blanco County Days Gone By
The Meeker Herald — 125 years ago • Those who have used it say we have the best forging coal in the state. Mr. F. N. Johantgen considers it is the best coal for fine work he has ever used. It is his No. 1 welding coal and he has[Read More…]
Rio Blanco County Days Gone By
The Meeker Herald — 125 years ago • Mr. J. A. Martin and Mrs. Leana Collins were united in marriage last Wednesday by Judge Charles Attix. Mr. Martin is well known on White River, and identified as a rising young cattleman, and the bridge comes from Dillon.
Rio Blanco County Days Gone By
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago • A new schedule went into effect yesterday on the Rifle-Meeker mail route that affects incoming and outgoing stages. Instead of leaving Rifle at 7 in the morning, they now leave after the arrival of the Denver mail train, all the way from[Read More…]
