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At this time S.C. Wright was the only female member of the Town
Company and known for intelligence, generosity and hospitality (and
the colorful habit of being a late 1800's female who enjoyed a nice
mild cigar!) It is said that S..C. Wright would never turn
anyone in need away from the Meeker Hotel. When she passed
away in 1893 she willed the hotel to her younger brother, Rueben S.
Ball. R.S. Ball had come to Colorado June 6, 1890 at 23 years
old and established a saloon in Creede, Colorado. It was later
destroyed in the Creede fire at which time R.S. Ball returned to
Meeker to help his sister run the Meeker Hotel. R.S. was
responsible for building the structure that stands today. He
erected the two story center in 1896 using 200,000 bricks!
(Many believed he was still apprehensive after losing his saloon in
Creede's fire). He added the east and west wings in 1904 and
it is his enthusiasm for hunting that we have to thank for the
beginnings of the trophy collection in the lobby. |
