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Days Gone By: Nov 26, 2020

The Meeker Herald – 125 years ago J.E. Collins, the jeweler, is now located two doors above the Oldland store. A large number of out-of-town people spent Thanksgiving day in Meeker and all seemed to thoroughly enjoy themselves. In the evening a very pleasant and well-attended dance was given at[Read More…]

November 26, 2020 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

RIO BLANCO COUNTY DAYS GONE BY

The Meeker Herald — 125 years ago • A lady and gentleman accompanied by an attendant and two pack horses passed through town about two weeks ago going up river. The entire party was on horseback and apparently rigged for a fishing trip.

August 21, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Rio Blanco County Days Gone By

The Meeker Herald — 125 years ago

June 30, 2013 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

RIO BLANCO COUNTY DAYS GONE BY

The Meeker Herald — 125 years ago n Joseph H. Thomas has sold his Spring Creek ranch on the lower White River to Leroy White who intends to go into fruit culture on a larger scale than ordinary.

October 16, 2012 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago • The K-T pushed a large bunch of cattle up river yesterday.

April 9, 2012 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Rio Blanco County Days Gone By

The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – The town was furnished with a mild sensation last Saturday night when it was found that two prisoners had escaped from the county jail. – Buy a new Easter hat at Mrs. Brown’s, if you wish the correct thing. – A fool[Read More…]

March 14, 2012 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

Rio Blanco County Days Gone By

The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago • Grand Junction has a “50,000 club” and is boosting for that number of inhabitants, while Steamboat has hitched its wagon to the star marked “10,000.”

November 27, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Rio Blanco County Days Gone By

The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago • Owing to delay in getting material from the outside, work on the new Catholic church has been suspended till next spring.

November 23, 2011 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

Rio Blanco County Days Gone By

The Meeker Herald — 125 years ago • Perry Spurlock, proprietor of the Meeker-Rifle stage line, this week received and placed in commission between Rifle and the White River metropolis a fine four-seated tally-ho coach. Twelve passengers can be carried comfortably in the new vehicle.

October 5, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Days Gone By in Rio Blanco County

The Meeker Herald — 125 years ago n To the teachers of Rio Blanco County: I ask you to be circumspect, and so act in the wild, unsettled country, that there will be no gossip about you. I do not think that girls should go to public dances without chaperonage,[Read More…]

September 10, 2011 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

Rio Blanco County Days Gone By

The Meeker Herald — 120 years ago • The man who gets mad at what the newspaper says about him should return thanks three times a day for what the newspaper knew about him and suppressed.

September 1, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Rio Blanco County Days Gone By

The Meeker Herald — 125 years ago Owing to a landslide near Shosone, in the vicinity of Glenwood Springs, Monday, Meeker was without mail for three days. On Wednesday night, after the mails finally got through, they had accumulated to such an extent that the stage could not bring it[Read More…]

August 29, 2011 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled