History of Colorado; Volume II, Part 38

Author: Stone, Wilbur Fiske, 1833-1920, ed
Publication date: 1918
Publisher: Chicago, S. J. Clarke
Number of Pages: 944

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On April 22, 1903, Mr. Tedrow married Camilla Roberts, a Denver born young woman, daughter of Sidney E. and Eudora A. (Loomis) Roberts. Mr. and Mrs. Tedrow are the parents of two daughters: Irene, born August 3, 1907, and Imogene, born April 28, 1910.

JAMES G. KILPATRICK.

The material development, the moral progress and the civic affairs of Denver, all profited by the efforts of James G. Kilpatrick, who for many years was a leading 'business man and honored citizen of Denver. A native of Ireland, he was born in County Armagh, May 2, 1848, a son of James and Sarah (Gass) Kilpatrick. His an- cestors for generations lived in Ireland and in his native country James G. Kilpatrick acquired a good common school education. He was a youth of eighteen years when he came to the United States in 1866. In May of that year he became a resident of St. Louis, Missouri, and secured the position of bookkeeper in a notion house, becoming an employe of his uncle, James Gass, and there he remained for two and a half years. In 1869 he purchased land near Pleasant Hill, Missouri, and turned his attention to farming, but a little later he sold the property and removed to Baxter Springs, Kansas, where he entered commercial circles, and found a more congenial field to which he was evidently more adapted. He was employed as clerk and bookkeeper for about a year at Baxter Springs and then entered into relationship with Guren & Hunter and soon bought an interest in the firm, engaged in dealing in dry goods and general merchandise. A year later the firm of Hunter & Kilpatrick succeeded to the business, the junior partner remaining in the firm for about a year. They then sold their interests and in July, 1872, Mr. Kilpatrick removed to Denver.

Throughout the period of his residence in this city he remained one of its repre- sentative merchants and business men. His original position was that of clerk in a dry goods store, but gradually he worked his way upward. After a short time he became bookkeeper for the firm of Smith & Doll, furniture dealers, with whom he remained for a year and a half. In 1874 he entered into partnership with Robert Brown, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and established a furniture store conducted under the firm style of Kilpatrick & Brown. This relationship was maintained until 1884, when Mr. Kilpatrick became sole proprietor of what was the first large retail and wholesale store in the state. A man of executive force, administrative ability, unfal- tering enterprise and unwearied industry, he built up the business to extensive proportions until the wholesale trade covered a wide territory. The house remains today one of the foremost commercial enterprises of the city. The business was continued under the style of Kilpatrick & Brown until the death of Mr. Kilpatrick, when the James G. Kilpatrick Furniture Company was organized, with Mrs. Annie L. Kilpatrick, the widow, as president and Julian T. Clarke, her brother, as vice president and general manager. A further change in organization has led to the adoption of the firm style of the Kilpatrick-Spengel Furniture Company, which exists today. This is the oldest furniture house continuously in business in Denver and has ever maintained a place in the front ranks of the commercial interests of the city. An extensive stock of medium-priced and high grade furniture is carried, displaying the output of leading manufacturers of the country. The substantial

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business methods established by Mr. Kilpatrick have ever been maintained and the house has ever borne the unsullied reputation which became associated with it under his guidance.

In Denver, on the 28th of July, 1873, Mr. Kilpatrick married Annie Laurie Clarke, of East Haddam, Connecticut, a daughter of Jonathan Tillotson and Emma (Webb) Clarke, of East Haddam, and a descendant in the maternal line of the Willard family, the ancestry being traced back through eight generations to Colonel Simon Willard, one of the founders of Concord, Massachusetts.

James G. Kilpatrick passed away in the city of Denver October 17, 1895, at the age of forty-seven years. A contemporary biographer has said: "Mr. Kilpatrick is remembered as a merchant of great enterprise, a progressive and public-spirited citizen, contributing in large measure to the advancement and prosperity of the city, and as an exemplary man in business and in all relations of life." At the time of his demise he was president of the Denver Athletic Club and was a devout member and active worker in the Central Presbyterian church, in which he served as a trustee. He was a member of the building committee of both the club and the church and supervised the erection of both buildings. By reason of the integrity of his business methods he left an untarnished name as well as a most substantial fortune. He exerted a marked influence for good and his example is one well worthy of emulation. Mrs. Kilpatrick survives her husband and resides in a beautiful home at No. 1541 Logan street, in Denver. She has given evidence of her ability in business and enjoys great popularity in Denver's social circles, and through a residence in Denver of forty-five years has ever been classed with those women who have done much for the upbuilding of the state and the upholding of its social and moral status.

FRED T. ANDERSON.

Fred T. Anderson is a self-made man and one who deserves all the credit which that term implies. He came empty-handed to the new world and started out to provide for his own support. Since that time he has steadily worked his way upward and what- ever success he has achieved is the direct reward of his labors. He was born in Sweden, May 29, 1888, and is a son of Eric and Johanna Anderson, who in the year 1891 came to the new world and established their home in Sherman county, Kansas. The father devoted his attention to the occupation of farming, taking up a homestead claim, which he converted into productive fields. After eleven years spent in the Sunflower state he removed to Greeley, Colorado, and for four years rented a farm of eighty acres but later purchased land and successfully carried on general agricultural pursuits to the time of his retirement from active business. His energy and enterprise brought to him a substantial measure of success and the competence which he acquired enabled him to rest from further labor. Both he and his wife are still residents of Greeley.

Fred T. Anderson was but two years of age when the family came to the new world. He pursued his education in the public schools near his father's home, but put aside his textbooks when quite young, for he was anxious to start out in the business world and earn his own living. He assisted his father in order to acquaint himself with the methods of farming and then decided to stay with his father for a time, remaining his active assistant for eight years. He next started out independently by renting a farm near Greeley, leasing eighty acres of land which he successfully cultivated for five years. During that period he carefully saved his earnings, so that at the end of the time he was able to take an advanced step by purchasing land, acquiring eighty acres two miles west of Kersey. He is a very ambitious, energetic young farmer who has made a success of life and has reason to be proud of what he has accomplished. His energies are intelligently directed and excellent results accrue. He is now chiefly engaged in the production of beets, potatoes, hay and grain. His farm presents a neat and thrifty appearance, indicative of the careful supervision and the practical and progressive methods of the owner.

In 1912 Mr. Anderson was united in marriage to Miss Martha Anderson, who was born in Sweden, where her parents and the rest of the family still reside, having never come to the United States. Her father is a carpenter by trade and has been very suc- cessful. Mrs. Anderson came to the new world when a maiden of twelve summers and has since remained on this side of the Atlantic. By her marriage she has become the mother of two children: Ruth, who was born on the 12th of August, 1914; and Eleanor, born on the 13th of August, 1917.

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taken an active part in promoting Red Cross work. Mr. Anderson gives his political allegiance to the republican party but has never sought or desired office, preferring to concentrate his energies and attention upon his business affairs, which he has always carefully directed, and by the wise conduct of his farm work he has gained a place among the substantial and highly respected residents of his part of the state.

CARL H. COCHRAN.

Carl H. Cochran, devoting his attention to an important and growing law practice in Denver, comes to the west from Illinois, his birth having occurred at Carmi, that state, on the 13th of January, 1873. He is a son of Sanford and Marie (Dickens) Cochran, who were also natives of Illinois, where they resided for some years and then removed with their family to Iowa, where the father is still engaged in the practice of law, but his wife has now passed away.

Carl H. Cochran began his education in the public schools of Carmi, Illinois, and afterward continued his studies in a preparatory school at Tabor, Iowa. He next entered the University of Indiana at Bloomington and completed a course there in the class of 1892, at which time the LL. B. degree was conferred upon him. He was then admitted to the bar at Omaha, where he practiced for two years in association with his father, the firm having offices in both Omaha, Nebraska, and Council Bluffs, Iowa. He thus received his initial training and experience under favorable conditions, but believing the west offered still better opportunities, he came to Denver in 1897 and has since engaged in the practice of his profession. Mr. Cochran continues in the general practice of law, having never concentrated his efforts and attention along a single line. He is well versed in various departments of jurisprudence and most carefully and thoroughly prepares his cases, while the strength of his argument is based upon a clear under- standing of the facts and of the law applicable thereto.

Mr. Cochran is a stalwart republican in his political views and has been very active in local ranks of the party. For twelve years he served as republican committeeman from the fifteenth ward, but though he works earnestly for the adoption of party prin- ciples and the success of party candidates, he does not seek nor desire official rewards for his party fealty. He is a Mason, belonging to Highlands Lodge, No. 86, A. F. & A. M .; to Denver Chapter, No. 39, R. A. M .; to Highland Commandery, No. 30, K. T .; and to El Jebel Temple of the Mystic Shrine. He is also a past grand of United Lodge, No. 4. I. O. O. F., and has membership in the Elks lodge. He turns to fishing and hunting for recreation and greatly enjoys those phases of outdoor life. For more than two decades he has been a member of the Denver bar and in this connection has made steady progress. working his way upward until his position is today a most creditable one in the ranks of the legal fraternity.

JOHN H. MCGILL.

John H. McGill, devoting his energies to general agricultural pursuits on section 27, township 6, range 66, in Weld county, was horn near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in April, 1854, and is a son of William and Jane (Keyes) McGill, who were natives of Scotland. Coming to America in early life, they settled near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and there the father engaged in gardening with his brother. He was a marble cutter by trade but never followed that pursuit in the new world. He continued farming at Baden, Pennsyl- vania, throughout his remaining days and brought his land under a high state of cul- tivation and improvement. He died in August, 1899, at the age of seventy-six years, while his wife, surviving him for more than a decade, passed away in 1912, at the advanced age of eighty-four years.

John H. McGill was reared and educated in Baden and continued his studies in the college at Sewickley, Pennsylvania, and when his textbooks were put aside he learned the trade of carpentering and stair building but did not find this a congenial occupation and turned his attention to gardening in Pennsylvania. He then had a chance to go to Columbus, Nebraska, with a colony and did so in 1880 but remained for only a short time. In the same year he came to Greeley, Weld county, and began work as a farm hand, being employed in that way for three years. He next rented land, which he con- tinued to cultivate and improve for about ten years, on the expiration of which period he purchased his present place of eighty acres, situated on section 27, township 6,

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range 66. With characteristic energy he began to improve and develop this property and now has one of the nicest farms in his part of the state. He has planted all of the trees upon this place and has continuously cultivated his land, which he has transformed into rich and productive fields. At the same time he has bought and sold several farms and has been very successful in carrying on this business.

On the 24th of December, 1884, Mr. McGill was united in marriage to Miss Nancy J. Evans, a daughter of Henry J. and Mary (Foster) Evans, who were natives of the Key- stone state. Mrs. McGill was born in Beaver county, Pennsylvania, April 19, 1861, which was the day on which the first blood was shed in the Civil war. Her father was a river man and worked on boats as first mate, making a run between Pittsburgh and New Orleans. He followed that business throughout his entire life, his death occurring in July, 1915. He had long survived his wife, who passed away in 1901. To Mr. and Mrs. McGill were born seven children: William H., who is engaged in farming near Barnes- ville, Colorado; Ethel B., whose demise occurred on the 30th of March, 1891; Mabel F., at home; Margaret, who is the wife of Milton K. Eads, of Greeley; John Donald and Mary Dorothy, twins; and Joseph F.

Politically Mr. McGill is a democrat and has served in several local offices, acting as constable and also as school director for six years. Fraternally he is connected with the Woodmen of the World and his religious belief is that of the Presbyterian church. His life has been one of industry and thrift. There has been nothing spectacular in his record but by persistency of purpose and indefatigable energy he has reached the place which he now occupies as a representative citizen and leading farmer of Weld county.

HON. JAMES OWEN.

Hon. James Owen, of Denver, lawyer and law maker, who has been identified with the legislative history of the state as a member of the senate and who for six years sat upon the bench of the district court, was born upon a farm in Marshall county, Iowa, on the 7th of June, 1872. Prior to this time his parents, Dr. William R. and Martha (Andrews) Owen, had become residents of Colorado. The father was born in Indianapo- lis, Indiana, and was the son of a Quaker preacher. The Owen family came to America with William Penn. The mother was a representative of one of the old families of Virginia but her birth occurred in Ohio. They became pioneer residents of Pueblo, Colorado, where Dr. Owen practiced as one of the first physicians.

James Owen of this review pursued his education in the public schools of Pueblo until he had completed the high school course, after which he became a student in the University of Kansas at Lawrence and there won the Bachelor of Arts degree as a graduate of the class of 1893 and the LL. B. degree as a graduate of the class of 1895. For one year he also studied law in Chicago. Admitted to practice at the Kansas bar, he later returned to Colorado and has represented the profession as a practitioner at Pueblo, at Cripple Creek and at Denver, taking up his abode in the latter city in 1905. The public offices that he has held have been in the strict path of his profession. He served as district attorney of the fourth district and later was chosen to aid in framing the laws of the state as a member of the senate, representing the third senatorial dis- trict in the upper house of the general assembly from 1903 until 1905. In the fall of 1906 he was elected judge of the fourth judicial district and served in that position for a term of six years, or until January, 1913. This district comprised seven or eight counties and his work upon the bench was of an arduous nature but was most capably performed, his decisions being strictly fair and impartial, based upon a thorough under- standing of the facts and of the law applicable to them.

In 1896 Judge Owen was united in marriage to Miss Winifred Churchill, a daughter of S. J. Churchill, and their children are: Margaret Owen, eighteen years of age, now a student at Wellesley College; James Churchill Owen, sixteen years of age, a third year student in the East Denver high school; and William Myron Owen, thirteen years of age, who is an Eagle scout.

Judge Owen is a member of the Denver Club and of Phi Kappa Psi, a national Greek letter fraternity. He belongs to the various local, state and national bar associations and is a distinguished representative of the legal profession in Colorado. He is now attorney for the Midwest Oil Company and for the Midwest Refining Company, as well as for other large corporations. Nature endowed him with strong intellect and he has used his talents wisely and well. On several occasions he has been offered most re- munerative professional connections in New York city but his love for Colorado is such that he does not care to leave the state. His interest centers in his family and in

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this commonwealth and while he is undoubtedly not without that laudable ambition which is so useful as an incentive in business life, he has never regarded the attainment of wealth as his sole aim but only as one factor in his activities. He has ever felt that there should be hours of leisure, hours of study, hours of recreation, as well as of business, and the wise use that he has made of his time has led to a splendidly balanced character, making Judge Owen one of the esteemed and honored residents of Colorado.

CHARLES V. MULLEN.

Charles V. Mullen, a native son of Denver now practicing successfully at the Colorado bar, was born November 6, 1884, his parents being Dennis W. and Anne (Hughes) Mullen. The father was born in County Galway, Ireland, in May, 1849, and the mother's birth occurred in Oneida county, New York. Mr. Mullen, Sr., was but seven years of age when brought to this country by his parents, who settled in Oneida county, where he acquired a common school education. He became a resident of Colorado in 1873 and nine years later, or in June, 1882, returned to New York for his bride, Miss Anne Hughes, then living at Oriskany Falls. Dennis W. Mullen became associated with his brother, J. K. Mullen, in the Colorado Milling & Elevator Company and he was also recognized as a leader in democratic circles throughout the state. He was widely known as "Honest Dennis," a title by which his friends and acquaintances frequently mentioned him. During the period of his great activity in politics he became one of the founders of the Evening Post, which later became the Denver Post. He was one of those who were most influential in inducing Mayor Robert W. Speer to take an active part in politics and it was Mr. Mullen who influenced Mr. Speer to become a candidate for city clerk in 1884. Mr. Mullen, however, never accepted office himself save on one occasion when he was elected to represent his district in the eighth general assembly. His wife passed away February 19, 1915, and it is believd that his sorrow over her demise hastened his own death, which occurred May 19, 1916. In their family were four children, John J., Charles V., Edward and Raymond H.

Charles V. Mullen was a pupil in the Franklin school of Denver and later attended the Sacred Heart College, from which he was graduated in 1904 with the Bachelor of Arts degree. He next entered Georgetown University at Washington, D. C., and was graduated on the completion of the law course in 1907, in which year he won the degrees of Bachelor of Law and Doctor of Philosophy. He then returned to Denver and entered upon the practice of his profession, in which he has since won an enviable reputation, working his way steadily upward and proving his ability by the competent and able manner in which he presents his causes before the court. He is a member of the City & County Bar Association, the Colorado State Bar Association and the American Bar Asso- ciation. Aside from his profession he is a director in a number of the leading business and manufacturing enterprises of the city.

On the 26th of October, 1909, Mr. Mullen was married to Miss Mary Ann Dolan, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Dolan, Denver pioneer people but now residents of Cheyenne, Wyoming. Mr. and Mrs. Mullen are members of the Roman Catholic church and he has membership with the Ancient Order of Hibernians. He is also a charter member of the Sons of Colorado. He has wide acquaintance in Denver, where his entire life has been passed, and his sterling traits of character have established him further in public regard.

FRANK A. CHAFFEE.

Frank A. Chaffee, manager of the Collins Cash Clothing Company at Fort Collins, was born near Loveland, in Larimer county, on the 30th of June, 1862, a son of A. R. and Sarah (Piper) Chaffee, who were natives of Michigan and of Pennsylvania respectively. The father was a lumber dealer in the east and in 1860 removed westward to Colorado, settling first at Georgetown, where he remained for a year and then took up his abode in Larimer county, where he entered land and began the development of a farm. He also worked for the stage company but later concentrated his efforts and attention upon his agricultural interests. He improved his place and continued its further development and cultivation throughout his remaining days. He raised large herds of cattle, giving

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his attention principally to the cattle industry. He departed this life April 30, 1908, and is still survived by his widow, who now makes her home with her son Frank.

The latter spent his youthful days in Larimer county and is indebted to its public school system for the educational opportunities which he enjoyed. He remained with his parents until he had passed the period of minority and then came to Fort Collins, where he secured a clerkship in a clothing store. He was thus employed for ten years and in 1892, in company with others, he organized the Collins Cash Clothing Company, of which he has since been the manager. This company carries an extensive stock of ready-made clothing and men's furnishing goods and enjoys a very large patronage by reason of the integrity of its business methods and the enterprise of the proprietors, who put forth every effort to please their patrons.

On the 10th of November, 1892, Mr. Chaffee was united in marriage to Miss Anna Hawley and to them have been born two children, but one died when but three days old. The surviving daughter is Gladys M., who was born November 28, 1900.

The religious faith of the family is that of the Presbyterian church and Mr. Chaffee is also an active worker in the Young Men's Christian Association, in which he is serving as a director. He is likewise one of the trustees of the church and is deeply interested in all that has to do with the moral progress and development of the community. Fra- ternally he is identified with the Modern Woodmen of America, the Knights of Pythias and with the Masonic order. His political belief is that of the democratic party and for four years he filled the office of county commissioner of Larimer county, making an excellent record in that connection. He stands today as one of the progressive business men of Fort Collins and has contributed largely to the material, social, political and moral advancement of the community in which he makes his home.

FRANK D. DARROW.

Frank D. Darrow is well known in music trade circles, having been identified with the music business in Denver for the past eighteen years, During this time, The Darrow Music Company, of which he is president, has grown from a small beginning to one of the prominent music houses of the city, doing an extensive business throughout Colorado and adjoining states.

A native son of the Empire state, he was born in Cazenovia, New York, April 26, 1870. The founder of the Darrow family in the new world came from England in the early colonial days and settled in Connecticut. Of rugged Puritan stock, the family became active in the development and growth of New England, two of its members taking part in the Revolutionary war, one of them serving on the personal staff of George Washington. Some time later the grandfather of Frank D. Darrow emigrated to western New York which was then but little settled except by Indians who had made friends with the whites. Here the Darrow family prospered as hard working farmers and later established the town of West Eaton in Madison county, where William Harrison Darrow, father of Frank D. Darrow, was born. He was married to Margaret Anna Tackabury, who was also a native of New York state and belonged to one of the old New England families of English and Scotch descent. They were both consistent members of the Methodist church and devout Christian people. The death of Mr. Darrow occurred in 1878, while his widow lived to the advanced age of over eighty-two years and passed away on March 4, 1914, leaving five sons to mourn her loss.

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History of Colorado; Volume II, Part 38

Author: Stone, Wilbur Fiske, 1833-1920, ed Publication date: 1918 Publisher: Chicago, S. J. Clarke Number of Pages: 944

Author: Stone, Wilbur Fiske, 1833-1920, ed
Publication date: 1918
Publisher: Chicago, S. J. Clarke
Number of Pages: 944