The Greeley tribune., 1912-12-12

usual number OF ancient" land
mariners" still remaining here and
there among us would OF itself dis
credit our presumption. Are you
aware, in this connection, Mr.. Edi-
tor, that we have Il veritable "Old
Settlers Row" in this part OF the
city? II not. allow me to demon
strate to yourself and others whom
1t may interest or concern.
Let me begin. then. with Mr..
Thayer, Gene" Thayer, for short,
az all the old settlers designate
him. He came to Colorado in 1876;
went back east in ~, but returned
in '7S and went into the stock busi-
ness Coming to Greeley year
later he bought the lot previously
owned and for some time occupied
as residence by Captain Arthur
Hotchkiss, an original colonist, now
dead, and erected upon 1t in 1880
the dwelling in which he has ever
since resided.
Mr.. Thayer's next door neighbor
north is our we'll known farmer,
stock grower, feeder and banker,
Jesse Gale. He came to Colorado
in 1881, and in 1883 erected on the
corner of Sixth street and Eleventh
avenue the house in which he also
has lived from that day to this.
Across the street from Mr.. Gale
lives. on the corner to the north,
Charles Mason, who came to Colo
RADIO in 1878, where he soon acauir-
ed good farm he still owns, north
Of town, under canal No. 2, and af-
ter gaining the means therefrom he
bought the lot originally owned by
John NJ. G. Wadlin and in 1891
built upon 1t the house in which he
has ever since lived.
My brother-in-law, E. f. Baker
came to Greeley in May, 1871, be-
ing preceded by his brother, Abner
and myself the year before. Mr.
Baker for time engaged in farm
ing operations, but later turned his
attention to irrigation engineering,
in which profession he is known all
over the state. In 1880 Mr.. Baker
bought the lot opposite to me on
the south side of the street ana
built the house where he now re-
sides. Here lived with the family
for many years before he died Madi-
son Smith. Mr.. Bakers father-in-
law. and one of the original colon
lists. Here grew to man and
womanhood his son. Herbert. re-
Gently elected county judge, and
Ruth. one of his daughters. now the
wife of Harry Thompson, the engi-
} neer. and who together with her
husband and child lives in the house
next to 1t on the south, built on the
old home lot. Mr.. Thompson was
himself born in the vicinity of
Greeley, and although both himself
and wife are yet young in years,
! q N 1AI
to be classed with the old settlers
Coming myself to Greeley in
june, 1870. l selected as my resi-
dence lot. apportioned to me by the
colony, the one on which l erected
my first dwelling and in which my
self and wife lived for thirty-nine
years before moving into the new
residence put up alongside of the
old one three years ago. There
grew up with us Claud, now with
us again for the winter, Maud, who
ever since her graduation from the
university at Boulder, has resided
in that city, and Daisy, for the
present in California.
Thus, as l have shown, We have
here, all living on the same side OF
the avenue. their properties occupy
ing exclusively the frontage of two
blocks and more. six families of old
settlers. averaging a residence of
more than a third of a century to
the family, and not one of them of
less than thirty years. l doubt
whether duplicate of this can be
found in any city or town of this or
any other western state.
Here and there in this quarter of
the city live. also. many old settlers,
although not in contiguous build
ings and not always in the houses
originally occupied as earlier homes
For instances. Dr. S. X. Thompson,
who came to Greeley as an original
colonist in 1870. and who for more
than a quarter of century lived
in the house just across the alley
north of the Camfield hotel, now
lives. with his wife. on Sixth street
west of Mr.. Gale and in the same
block. II. n. Haynes. long known
as one Of the foremost attorneys Of
northern Colorado. lives just west
of the north ward school house,
while Ovid Plumb. another original