Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-08-11
STATECAPlTOL
NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
PIONEERS RECALL STRUGGLES.

Men and Women Who Took Part In
Stirring Scenes Of coIorado's
Youth at sFortieth Anniver-
sary Celebration.
Denver-Scores of the men and
women who helped make history in
ed the Colorado day celebration at
City Park Aug. l. They were gath
cred at the rest tents of the Pioneer
Society, Pioneers Aid Society, Unit.
ed Daughters of the Confederacy, e..
A. r., w. r. c., Sons and Daughters
of Veterans and other organizations.
Many an interesting ancedote of
early days was retold as the "old
timers" lived again the days gone by.
An interesting early Coloradoan was
A. T. Galbreath, who lives at Six
breath came to Colorado in July,
1860, from Missouri. When the Civil
War broke out he became sharp
shooter for the Confederates. After
the war he came back to Colorado
and engaged in the cattle business.
And you might add" he smiled.
that l am the only pioneer in Colo
RADIO who never tasted beer, whisky.
wines or cider and never used to-
bacco."
When Mrs. John Thomas, another
Colorado day celebrator, came to
Colorado as bride, she came near
being an Indians wife as the result
OF joke. Her husband was asked
by the Indian chief to trade squaws.
Sure" he said. with four ponies to
boot" The next day the Indian came
back to claim his bride.
Latone LIE Brie of GIG Florida
avenue came to Colorado in 1857 and
was employed by "Old Man Ben"
trading with the Indians forty miles
below Pueblo. He and his wife were
at the Colorado Veterans tent.
The man who drove into Denver
OH the first stage coach to enter the
capital was at the City Park. He is
w. F. Eubank, 909 Fourteenth street.
MIR. Eubank left his home in Boone
Vile, Mo-, in 1850. with the gold
rush to California.
Another distinguished pioneer was
Jacob Scherrer. He is IS years old.
but doesn't look it. Mr.. Scherrer
owned a ranch on the South Fork of
tie Republican river and in 1861,
when Apache Indians stole his horses,
he went alone to the Indian camp.
They were 5000 strong, but he told
Chief Washington he must have the
hcrses again and the chief returned
them.
Mrs. r. J. Walter of 213O Down
ing street, who was present at the
celebration, rode in a float in the first
Colorado day forty years ago. She
vas then Miss Gussie Schinner, who
ran the first confectionery store. Mrs.
Walter has seen Denver grow from n
village to city and thinks the prog
ress during the next fifty years will
lie even greater.
K. Sigle, another pioneer who at
tended the celebration, has been a
Eiiner for forty years. He retired
three years ago. He is so years old.
c. H. Judkins. "a, bailiff of the
court at Golden. lays claim to being
the Oldest resident of jefferson
county.
Frank Girardod, rs: John Pendle-
ton. "a; Mrs. Geo. w. Drake. Mrs. N.
A. Duncan. "the brave white squaw,"
and Mrs. Adolph Schuier were among
the many old timers at Denver City
Park on Colorado's fortieth birthday.
Forest Service Income Breaks Record
Increased demand for all forest
products has caused a new record in
receipts of the Forest Service Depart
ment of the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture, the income for
the fiscal year of 1856 being ST.
$4,000, an increase OF $341 900, ac-
cording to report Just received at
the Denver office. Total receipts for
the Denver office, which has jurisdic
ton over Colorado. Wyoming, South
Dakota, Nebraska, Michigan and Min
nesota were $464,797.96, an increase
of $14.355.39. The largest source OF
revenue in the department was from
timber sales, these bringing s2O3, 900
A gain of $4,000 was shown in graz
ing fees, and an increase of $4,000
from water power development.
University Men Ready to Serve.
Feeling that a wrong Interpretation
may be placed on the order from
Washington mastering out college
students from the militia in time for
the opening of college, members of
Troop d. First Cavalry, of Colorado.
have prepared a statement. The troop
is composed of students at the Uni.