Portrait and biographical record of the state of Colorado, containing portraits and biographies of many well known citizens of the past and present, Part 106

Author: Chapman Publishing Company, Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1899
Publisher: Chicago, Chapman Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 1530

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The most profitable enterprise in which Mr. Fullerton has engaged is that of raising stock. He has had as many as seven hundred head of cattle, but now has more horses than cattle. During his early days in the west he experienced all the hardships of pioneer existence. At one time flour was so scarce that he gave a yoke of oxen, worth $125, for two sacks of flour. For the first three years of his life in the west he slept out of doors constantly, with the exception of perhaps three months; and for three weeks at a time while on the plains he did not have a dry place to sleep, nor did he see the sun once in all that time. Notwithstanding his many hardships he is a hale and hearty man, more robust than many men of his age. Politically he was for- merly a Democrat, but now votes with the Popu- lists. When the county was organized he was elected sheriff, and afterward was chosen justice of the peace, but refused to qualify.

In 1867 Mr. Fullerton married Filiciana Trojeo, by whom he had ten children, three now de- ceased. Those living are: Mary, wife of Frank Crowley, of Holly, Colo .; Emma, who married James O' Brien, of Canon City; James B., who is in New Mexico; Humphrey, who assists his father in the stock business; Sarah, Filiciana and Thomas. Mr. Fullerton adopted and reared a niece of Sap- inero, who was the second chief of the Ute nation and ranked next in command to Ouray. Sapinero sold the papoose to Mr. Fullerton for a horse and an overcoat. He reared her as a child of his own. When she was twenty years of age she was taken with consumption and three years later she died.

HENRY LINK.

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ENRY LINK, whose home is in Colorado Springs, was born at Cape Girardeau, Mo.,

- April 10, 1850, being a son of Daniel and Nancy (Thompson) Link. When he was six years of age, in 1856, the family removed to Dade County, Mo., and while living there experienced all the hardships and losses incident to war times. His father, who enlisted under Shelby at the opening of the war, served until its close and participated in many battles, but was never wounded or captured. However, his possessions were laid waste, and by fire or theft he lost his entire fortune. While he was in active service his son Henry, then a mere boy, labored con- stantly to keep the family together and protect their interests, By hard work he succeeded in keeping under cultivation a small tract near the center of the farm, but the remainder of the land became covered with brush and briers. The war ended, his father returned home, but such was the prejudice against them in the neighborhood, owing to their sympathy with the Confederate cause, that they were obliged to leave their home to avoid persecution. After twelve months they returned, and father and son, by working out by the day, succeeded in providing food and cloth- ing for the family. In time they were rewarded by securing more of the comforts of life. It was, however, impossible for our subject to gain an education, as he had few opportunities to attend school, but he learned to read, write and cipher, and in later years, by reading and observation, became a well-informed man.

February 21, 1871, Mr. Link married Miss Bettie Dillie, who was born in Indiana, and accompanied her parents, Thompson and Jane A. (Sullivan) Dillie, to Missonri a short time before her marriage. For a time after his marriage Mr. Link engaged in cultivating the home farm, but later bought forty acres of land, which he paid for by installments of $5. In the year 1869 he made his first trip to Colorado, being employed to drive a team to Denver. He remained for a year in this western country, and returned to Missouri with a determination to remove to Colorado as soon as it would be possible to do so. That time did not come immediately, for his property interests were centered in Missouri and he could not leave without heavy financial loss. It was not until 1885 that he settled permanently in his present county. Loading two wagons with household furniture and necessities he drove across the plains and settled on what is

now Roby ranch, in El Paso County, remaining there for five years. The following five years were spent on Woodbury ranch, where he handled cattle on shares. Meantime he bought his present property, which now comprises eight thousand acres of land. In addition to this he owned a large ranch in Cheyenne and Kiowa Counties, Colo., where he and a partner had a large herd of cattle that ranged upon their property (twelve miles square). This they recently sold for $57,000, his share of which was about $30,000.

Politically Mr. Link is a Democrat and advo- cates the principles of his party with firmness, but has never participated actively in politics or public affairs. He and his wife are the parents of eight children, the eldest of whom was born in Butler County, Kan., the youngest in El Paso County, Colo., and the others in Dade County, Mo. They are named as follows: Daps, John, Ida, William, Leola, Kate, Ada and Grover. Mr. Link has purchased a fine home on the southeast corner of Corona and Dale streets, Colorado Springs, and has moved to the city for the purpose of giving his children better educa- tional advantages. However, he still gives his attention to his ranch and stock-raising interests.

EORGE E. NEWELL, M. D., who is en- gaged in a general practice as physician in Buena Vista, is regarded as one of the rising young professional men of Chaffee County. The success that he is attaining comes not from Inck nor any combination of fortuitous circumstances, but is due to his energy and determination in the face of obstacles. His boyhood years were spent in Cassville, near Clinton, Oneida County, N. Y., where he was born July 17, 1863. He had such advantages as were offered by West Winfield Academy, in Herkimer County, N. Y. While these advantages were meager, in comparison with the opportunities that come to many a youth, yet he availed himself of them to the ut- most, and gained an education that was broad and thorough.

At the age of sixteen he accompanied his mother and sister to Michigan, where he cleared a small farm in the timber and worked early and late in order to support them. He remained there until he was twenty-three, meantime placing the land under cultivation. He then left the property to them and started out for himself. Returning to New York, he earned the money necessary to secure a medical education. He

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wrote for a number of leading papers, and pub- lished Newell's hand book on cheese-making, for which he sold the copyright.

In 1891 he entered Baltimore Medical College, where he remained until his graduation in 1893. He then went to Port Washington, Wis., and opened an office for general practice. In May, 1896, he came to Buena Vista, and has since been in continuous practice here. For the past ten years he has contributed to the agricultural press articles concerning dairy improvements, cheese- making, etc., and for some of his articles has re- ceived considerable remuneration. Politically he affiliates with the silver Republican party.

In fraternal relations Dr. Newell is connected with the Woodmen of the World, and has acted as medical examiner for the local camp. His religious belief brings him into affiliation with the Free Baptist Church. As a citizen he has been actively and intimately connected with the best interests of the place, coming to the aid of worthy causes with a public-spirited response, and his liberal and active enterprise has proved of benefit to local interests. He has a pleasant home in Buena Vista, presided over by his wife, who was, prior to their marriage, September 1, 1897, Bertha H. Kramer, of Chippewa Falls., Wis.

A LEXANDER STRUTHERS has been iden- tified with railroading, in some of its varied forms, ever since he was a boy of fifteen. An expert mechanic, he has for years filled posi- tions of responsibility and importance. April 1, 1890, he came to Grand Junction to enter upon his duties as master mechanic of the joint railroad shops at this point, including the Denver & Rio Grande, Colorado Midland and Rio Grande Western roads. This position he still holds. Meantime he has become interested in farm and town property and has been actively identified with the development of local resources. One of his most helpful acts was as the principal pro- moter of the High Line Irrigating canal. He has engaged successfully in fruit-raising and is the owner of an orchard of twenty acres, in bear- ing condition.

Andrew and Margaret (Hossack) Struthers, parents of our subject, were born in Scotland, and after their marriage settled in Ontario, Can- ada, where he was employed as machinist and railroad engineer. In 1867 he became a pioneer of Nebraska, where he continued to reside until

his death, in 1882. Alexander, Jr., was born at McDonalds Corners, Ontario, April 11, 1850. At fifteen years of age he began an apprenticeship in the Grant locomotive works at Paterson, N. J., where he remained for two years. From there he went to Springfield, Ill., and was employed in the Wabash shops for a year, after which he spent five years in the Union Pacific shops at North Platte, Neb. During his residence at the latter place he served as sheriff of Lincoln Coun- ty for two years, and in 1873 he was elected treasurer of the county, which office, by re-elec- tion, he filled for six years. Meantime he had become interested in the cattle business in Neb- raska, and after retiring from office he turned his attention to that industry, in which he continued until his removal from the state.

Locating at Salida, Colo., in 1883, Mr. Stru- thers resumed work as a machinist, and for a year was employed in the Denver & Rio Grande shops at that place. In 1884 he was given the position of roundhouse foreman at Cimarron, Montrose County, and after four years in that capacity he was made master mechanic of the second division of the Denver & Rio Grande, continuing there until he came to Grand Junc- tion. As a workman he is diligent, faithful, persevering and intelligent, and his services have been appreciated by those railroad officials under whom he has been employed and by whom he is held in the highest respect. Fraternally he is a master Mason.

March 14, 1870, Mr. Struthers married Isa- bella Peters, of Paterson, N. J., and during the same year made a tour of Europe, visiting relatives in England and Scotland. In his fam- ily there are five children, namely: Andrew, who is a fireman on the Denver & Rio Grande Rail- road; David, an engineer on the same road; Isa- bella, wife of Charles S. Iverson, a merchant of Grand Junction; Alexander, Jr., a fireman on the Denver & Rio Grande; and Robert J., the youngest of the family, and still at home.

OHN H. DOYLE, deceased, was for years prominently identified with the mining inter- ests of Colorado, but afterward engaged in ranching on Saguache Creek, and was success- fully carrying on the stock business at the time of his death. He was born near Ross, County Wexford, Ireland, January 31, 1850. At the age of eighteen years he came to the United States, and for a time followed the blacksmith's trade in

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Albany, N. Y., after which he and a cousin car- ried on a wholesale liquor business for three years.

Coming to Colorado about 1870, Mr. Doyle began prospecting and mining in Gilpin County, and in time success rewarded his efforts, and he became a well-known miner. For three years he was employed as expert timberman in the Kansas mine, after which he was promoted to be fore- man, and held that position for nine years, having as many as two hundred men under him. A thorough, practical and experienced miner, he conducted the mine so successfully that the owners always had a surplus; he was held in highest regard by his employers, and also by the men who worked under his supervision.

Owing to his wife's health, a change became necessary. For this reason, and also on account of some undesirable changes in the management of the mine, in November, 1883, he resigned his position. In March, 1884, he went to Ouray, and became manager of the Gilpin mine, in which he was interested. He also had charge of the Morning Star. Afterward he had charge of the Elamadah mine, which he ran until 1886. From January, 1887, until November, 1888, he had charge of the Wheel of Fortune. Meantime, in 1885, he had purchased a ranch in Saguache County. In 1888 he decided to remove to it and assume it's management. So he abandoned min- ing and engaged in ranching. In this occupa- tion he was as successful as he had formerly been in mining. He conducted his ranch affairs on a thorough practical and business basis. Invest- ing in stock, he made this business the principal feature of his ranch. It was his ambition to make his ranch one of the finest on the creek, and he had already made many valuable improvements when, in May, 1897, death terminated his efforts.

In 1875 Mr. Doyle enlisted in Company A, First Colorado Regiment, and was promoted from the ranks successively to be sergeant, second lieutenant, first lieutenant, commissary sergeant and captain, remaining as captain for three years. Politically he voted the Democratic ticket in national issues, but in local affairs cast his ballot for the men whom he considered best fitted for office, rather than adhering to strict party lines. In religion he was a Roman Catholic.

The marriage of Mr. Doyle, July 26, 1877, united him with Kate M. Lyons, daughter of Andrew and Elizabeth (McCormick) Lyons. Her father was one of the pioneers of '59 and came to

Colorado from Virginia, after which he engaged in mining in this state. Five children were born to the union of Mr. and Mrs. Doyle. Of these, three are living: Mabel, who is attending school at Greeley; Pearl L. and Helen B. Mrs. Doyle is a woman of rare judgment and exceptional business ability, and since the death of her hus- band she has successfully and efficiently carried on the ranch. She has also taken an active interest in public affairs. For several terms she served as secretary of the school board, which position she filled with her customary energy and ability.

G ENJAMIN J. SNYDER came to Grand Junction October 13, 1884, to take charge of the storeroom department of the joint rail- road shops, and for two years he was retained in that position, since which time he has been chief clerk of the machinery department. His long experience in railroading and his keen and intelli- gent judgment combine to make him a valuable workman, and his services are appreciated by the various railroad companies in whose joint shops he is a trusted clerk.

On the People's party ticket, in the fall of 1893, Mr. Snyder was elected county commissioner, which position he filled for three years. Previous to this, in 1890, he had served a term in the city council. Soon after coming to Grand Junction he became interested in real estate, and bought some land which he subdivided into ten-acre tracts, and these he sold for fruit farms. He has also owned other town property. In Masonry he is prominent as a Knight Templar. For five years he served as prelate of Temple Commandery No. 23, and December 22, 1898, he was elected generalissimo.

Mr. Snyder was born in Chester County, Pa., June 27, 1854, a son of Joseph W. and Elizabeth (Jacobs) Snyder, natives of Pennsylvania. He was reared on the home farm and received a good common school education, after which, for five years, he taught school in Chester Valley, Chester County, Pa. Coming west in 1879, he arrived in Denver May 25, and there engaged in con- struction work on the Western Union telegraph line between Del Norte and Silverton. After spending several months at that work he was for a year employed as engineer in the Denver & Rio Grande shops at Pueblo. As chief clerk of the construction department, he went to Lead- ville during its early days, and was connected

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with the construction of the Red Cliff and Ko- komo branches, the line from Canon City to West- cliffe, from Poncho Springs to Maysville and from Maysville to Marshall Pass, also from Alamosa to Wagon Wheel Gap. He was engaged at this work until the spring of 1881, when he was made storekeeper for the master mechanic of the Salida shops, but remained there only six months. Go- ing next into the office of the master mechanic, he was employed as clerk until the spring of 1882, when he was sent to Gunnison as clerk in the machinery department, and there he remained until October 12, 1884. The following day he came to Grand Junction, where he has since re- sided. February 15, 1888, he married May East- man, of Mesa County, by whom he has a son, Fred F., born February 10, 1889. While he was still living in the east, during the noted riots in the mining regions of Pennsylvania in 1877, he was a member of the Washington troops of the Eleventh Pennsylvania Regiment, which took a very important and active part in the suppres- sion of the riots.

DWARD D. TANDY. When a young man twenty years of age, Mr. Tandy came to Colorado. His first home was in Buena Vista, where he engaged in the drug business and also for two years was interested in mining. In 1887 he removed to Aspen and clerked in a drug store in that town, but the following year came to Carbondale, Garfield County, where he has since resided. In 1890, ten years after hisarrival in Colorado, he purchased the drug business which he has since conducted. In his store he carries a large and complete assortment of drugs, with such other articles asare usually to be found in a store of this kind. As a business man he stands high in the community.

During the days of King George III, the Tandy family emigrated from England to Vir- ginia. Our subject's father, Dr. A. S. Tandy, a native of Kentucky, removed to Illinois in 1850 and engaged in the practice of medicine in Eu- reka, Woodford County, where our subject was born October 3, 1860. Afterward he practiced in Kansas, but at this writing he resides in St. Louis. At one time he was actively connected with the Odd Fellows. His wife was Martha E. Deweese, of Eureka, Ill., daughter of David Deweese. He was a native of Virginia and re- moved to Illinois, becoming a large land owner in that state. He was one of the founders of

Eureka College, a prominent educational insti- tution of the Christian Church, and of it he served as a member of the board of trustees for years. Our subject had two brothers and two sisters, viz .: Frank, who died in 1898; Charles, who was killed in St. Louis in the cyclone of 1897; Mary, wife of W. H. Sisler, of St. Louis; and Addie, who is a kindergartner in St. Louis.

The boyhood years of our subject's life were spent in Emporia, Kan., where he was educated in the high school. For four years he was em- ployed in a drug store owned by his father in that city, and it was there that he gained his fun- damental knowledge of the business. Afterward he was connected with a drug businessin Hutchin- son, Kan., for two years. From the latter town he came to Colorado in 1880. He keeps posted concerning the issues before our nation to-day and in politics affiliates with the Republican party. June 12, 1889, he married Kate E. Mahoney, of Ohio, whose father, John S. Mahoney, emigrated from England to this country. The four chil- dren of Mr. and Mrs. Tandy are: Frances, Helen, Edna and Esther. Fraternally Mr. Tandy is connected with Mount Sopris Lodge No. 75, I. O.O. F., and also belongs to the grand lodge of Colorado. He is clerk of Carbondale Camp No. 405, Woodmen of the World, in which he is an active worker.

ILLIAM A. MC ENTYRE, who issheriff of Saguache County, and a resident of Colorado since 1878, on coming to this state estab- lished his home in Pleasant Valley and engaged in the mercantile business. In the fall of 1880 he came to Saguache County, where he embarked in mining and assisted in building the first cabin in what is now Bonanza. While carrying on mining pursuits he took up the ranch which he still owns and here he has been engaged in the stock business since 1888.

The McEntyre family originated in Scotland and has been represented in America since 1830. The father of our subject, whose name was the same as his own, settled in Virginia, where he. owned a tobacco plantation of twelve hundred acres. In the political questions of the times he took a prominent part, favoring Democratic principles, but never sought office for himself. For twenty years he filled the office of county commissioner. In church matters he was an ardent supporter of the Presbyterian denomina- tion.7 By his marriage to Elizabeth McCloud he

JAMES WILL.

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had five children, viz .: Nancy, deceased; Vir- shire and died there at fifty years of age, he had ginia; Cecelia, Mrs. W. A. Skidmore, of Vir- four sons and six daughters. David, the eldest of the sons, was with our subject for some years and died at Hugo, Colo .; John H. died some years after coming to Colorado; Charles died in Scotland, as did also Margaret; Jane resides in Scotland; Isabella died December 26, 1898; Mary V., who was married, died in 1897; and Betsy died soon after her marriage. ginia; John M., a farmer of Virginia; and Will- iam A., who was born at Beverly, Va., June 20, 1849. The last-named was educated in subscrip- tion schools, and early in life took up work on the home farm, where he remained until twenty- one years of age. He then went to Pittsburg, Pa., and for eight years was connected with the police force in that city. His ability in that line was very marked and he was a popular officer. From Pittsburg he came to Colorado, where he has since resided.

Since the organization of the Republican party Mr. McEntyre has been one of its adherents. He has taken an active part in local affairs, and attends the conventions of his party, assisting in their workings and contributing his quota to the party welfare. For twelve years he has been a member of the school board at Parkville, Colo. In November, 1895, he was elected sheriff, to which office he was re-elected in 1897, by a majority that proved his popularity as an official. He is a man of robust body and fine physique, and pos- sesses a mental courage that might be expected of one with his stalwart frame. Fraternally he is connected with Centennial Lodge No. 23, I. O. O. F., and in religious belief is a Methodist.

AMES WILL, who is the owner of one of the large ranches of Lincoln County, has made his home in Colorado since 1872, and after spending some time in Byers, came to his present ranch in 1882. Here he has since engaged in raising cattle and sheep, which he ships to east- ern markets and from which he has derived a fair income. From his Scotch forefathers he in- herits a high sense of honor, unflinching integ- rity and great determination of character, qualities which have brought him the respect of all with whom he has had business or social relations.

In Forfarshire, Scotland, Mr. Will was born July 2, 1845. His father, James Will, Sr., who was a native of the same shire, was a farmer and stock-raiser, and also took a prominent part in local affairs, holding, at various times, different offices within the gift of his neighbors. For years he served as master of the lodge of Masons. A member of the Scotch Episcopal Church, he was one of its leading workers and contributed to its support generously. His death occurred when he was seventy-four years of age. By his mar- riage to Jane Richard, who was born in Forfar-

When twenty-five years of age the subject of this sketch came to America and went to the southwest, spending two years in New Mexico. From there he came to Colorado. He has gained a thorough knowledge of the cattle and sheep business, in both of which lines he has met with encouraging success. In political belief he is a Republican and has taken an interest in public affairs, but has always declined to seek office for himself. In educational matters he is especially interested, and for years he has been treasurer of the school board. Fraternally connected with the Masons, his membership is still in St. An- drews' Lodge No. 282, in Scotland. He was reared in the faith of the Scotch Episcopal Church, to which he still belongs.

In January, 1893, Mr. Will married Miss Annie Haefer, daughter of George Haefer, who was a farmer in Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Will are the parents of two children: David C. and Katie E.

ON. JOHN H. MURFITT, a well-known contractor and builder residing in Carbon- dale, has taken an active part in the work of the People's party, to which he has adhered since the presidential campaign of 1892. In the fall of 1894 he was elected a member of the state legislature, and his record as representa- tive is one most creditable to himself. Twice he has been elected mayor of Carbondale, and at this writing he holds office as an alderman. In affairs relating to the welfare of his town and county he takes a constant and intelligent in- terest.

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Portrait and biographical record of the state of Colorado, containing portraits and biographies of many well known citizens of the past and present, Part 106

Author: Chapman Publishing Company, Chicago, pub Publication date: 1899 Publisher: Chicago, Chapman Publishing Co. Number of Pages: 1530

Author: Chapman Publishing Company, Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1899
Publisher: Chicago, Chapman Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 1530