By ED PECK As we come upon the 127th anniversary of the famous Oct. 13, 1896, Meeker Bank Robbery [attempt], I would like to take a different slant on the event. With exception of our Ute conflicts, sheep wars, and the various Roosevelts, Meeker and Rio Blanco County did not[Read More…]
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Museum Musings: Letters from History, No. 18
White River Agency, Colorado Jan. 13, 1879 Sir: I have the honor to report that, during the fourth quarter of 1878, I have collected the sum $16.50 on account of miscellaneous receipts, which added to the amount previously reported (10.50) makes a total on hand of seventy-seven dollars. Respectfully, N.[Read More…]
Days Gone By: October 12th, 2023
The Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago A car-load of dry goods has been dumped into Hugus & Co.’s store this week, and clerks have been busy getting them in shape. The shelves and connectors show the results of the work. A large and better selected stock was never shown[Read More…]
History Lessons: The Water Street pool
What better place to build a swimming pool than on Water Street? Meeker’s first pools were natural hot water pools outside town. Our first pool in town was located at Third and Water Street. According to the Herald issue of Aug. 11, 2012, it was built in 1957 where the[Read More…]
Museum Musings: Letters from History, No. 17
Special to the Herald Times White River Agency, Colorado January 13, 1879 Sir: I beg leave to call your attention to the fact that if I should succeed, as I think I certainly shall, in getting the Indians to engage in agriculture, and by this means more and more keep[Read More…]
Guest Column: The first agency
This June a new sign was placed along RBC County Road 8. If you are traveling east toward Buford and Trappers Lake you will pass right by it. Look for it just past the 6-mile marker on the right-hand side. It is worth the time. The sign is a culmination[Read More…]
Letters from History, No. 16
Special to the Herald Times Department of the Interior Office of Indian Affairs, Jan. 7, 1879. Sir: In reply to your letter of the 19th ultimo, asking authority to buy 2,000 paper sacks for use in making issues, you are informed that the sacks have been ordered shipped to you[Read More…]
Days Gone By Sept 28th, 2023
The Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago Rio Blanco County should be represented at the mountain and plain festival with some kind of a float. A chunk of coal weighing a ton or so (if nothing else) would be quite the advertisement for this section. “Broncho John” Martin had a[Read More…]
Museum Musings: Letters from History, No 15
Editor’s Note: For those of you who are keeping track of this series, we inadvertently skipped a week in numbering. There was no No. 10. Our apologies for the confusion. White River Agency, Colorado. Jan. 6, 1879. Sir: I am convinced that, with the working teams on hand, I shall[Read More…]
Guest Column: Sweet Sisters
Headline in the Steamboat Pilot May 22, 1947: RANGELY OFFICER WANTS LARGE SUM FOR ALLEGED LIBEL. Town Marshal John Howlett alleged in the complaint that an article published in the Rangely News was libelous and “brought great shame, humiliation and mortification to the plaintiff.” The article in question was published[Read More…]
Days Gone By: September 21st, 2023
The Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago The railroad accident referred to in last week’s issue turned out to have been as bad as at first reported. It happened just below New Castle. An eastern bound Midland freight train and a Rio Grande passenger, both running at the usual speed,[Read More…]
Letters from History, No. 14
White River Agency, Colorado. January 6, 1876. Sir: It is reported to me that the relations between some of our Indians and certain white men on Snake River, at and around Perkin’s store, are disgraceful, and so leading to great demoralization. For I am told that there are several Indian[Read More…]
