Special to the Herald Times Sir: Your circular No. 27, as to the appointment of relatives, is received, and shall be shortly regarded. Respectfully, N. C. MEEKER Indian Agent HON. E.A. HAYT, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Washington, D.C. White River Agency, Colorado. March 24, 1879. Sir: In response to “remarks[Read More…]
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Guest Column – Pat’s Christmas Letters, Part 3
My mother-in-law, Pat Hendrickson lived in Meeker about a year before passing at the age of 94. She didn’t get to meet most of you, so I would like to share some of her humor with you now. Her Christmas letters from Bartlett, Kansas, population 69, were hilarious stories of[Read More…]
Museum Musings – Letters from history, No. 27
Special to the Herald Times White River Agency, Colorado. March 17, 1879 Sir: I have now not less than twelve Indians regularly at work on the farm, and it is likely that the number will be considerably increased. They are engaged in fencing, in grubbing a large bottom for potato[Read More…]
GOOD CHEER
Illuminated for Christmas, the historic Coal Creek Schoolhouse is available to rent for special events, holiday parties and gatherings. Contact the White River Museum for details and reservations at 970-878-9982. STEVEN BRICKEY photos
History Lessons – Hot off the presses! Three-quarters of SF destroyed by fire
(OK, I could not resist the “hot off the presses” pun, do not blame Niki.) In the Meeker Herald April 28, 1906, issue, there is a story about the victims of the recent earthquake (April 18) and fire that devastated San Francisco. Several of the survivors had family ties in[Read More…]
Museum Musings – Letters from history, No. 27
Special to the Herald Times White River Agency, Colorado, March 17, 1879 Sir: I am informed that some thirty White River Utes and about to start for the north, having heard of the fighting in the Upper Missouri country. Their object probably is to supply ammunition to the hostiles, and[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY – December 14th, 2023
Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago St. James church is being beautifully decorated for the Christmas tree festivities. Three tons choicest eating apples at Hay & JoHantgen’s. S.V. Shankland of White River was among the lower river people who visited the metropolis this week for business purposes. Meeker Herald ~[Read More…]
Dec. 7, 1941: Pearl Harbor Day
“War, war, war has been the all important topic of everyone since Sunday afternoon when the radios started broadcasting the news that Pearl Harbor and the Hawaiian Islands had been bombed by Japanese planes. Everyone knew that strained relations existed between the United States and Japan but no one was[Read More…]
History Lessons – Pat’s Letters, Part 2
My mother-in-law Pat Hendrickson lived in Meeker for about a year before passing at the age of 94. She didn’t get to meet most of you, so I would like to share some of her humor with you now. Her Christmas letters from Bartlett, Kansas were hilarious stories of life[Read More…]
Museum Musings – Letters from history, No. 26
White River Agency, Colorado. March 3, 1879. Sir: The first part of the last month was stormy and cold, and with deep snow covering the whole country. During the latter part warmer weather prevailed; snow disappeared from most of the valleys, and the roads settled; upon which our wheat was[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY – December 7th, 2023
Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago While branding stock at the Sheridan ranch, A.Y. Cook had a leg broken. Dr. French set the injured member. If the blizzards turned out so far in the East a fair sample of what is to come, the predictions of a hard winter will[Read More…]
Museum Musings – Letters from history, No. 25
White River Agency, Colorado. February 17, 1879 Sir: Yours of the 3d instant, (Colorado, “M. 132, T. 237, ‘79”,) giving me authority to purchase three span of mules, and a ton of grain for “seed”, is received. I wish you would correct by dropping “for seed” as I asked simply[Read More…]
