The Glenwood post., 1918-04-06

a few remain: Philip Van Cleve,
Charles Harris, Perry Malaby, F. G..
Childs, Ed Wilson, Albert Robertson and
Perry Coryell. Of the 1882 ranch To-
Gators are Louis L. Reynolds and Will
liam Grant. Time takes its toll and all
things must yield to the inevitable.
George Banning, ]. G. Mease and Johu
Ritter located in town in 1888. John
McReavy came in 1884, J L. Noonan,
H. T. Sale and E. B. Everett came in
1884 and located ranches near town.
Judge Noonan established q law prac-
tice and had his office in the building
with the county officers above mon
toned. J. L. Hodges located in town
in November, 1884, when he was ap-
pointed first register of the land office,
with J. w. Ross as receiver. George
Yule came in 1884.
The first term Of district court held
in Glenwood Springs was in the fall Of
1884 with Judge Goddard ON the bench
The principal case was the trial Of
Pete Stuart charged with the murde.
Of Dunbar at Meeker on election day,
1888. Joe Taylor, and the greatest
criminal lawyer in the west at that
time defended the accused. At inter
walls during the hearing court was re-
cessed that all present might step into
an adjoining tent and partake of thirst
quenchers. Sheriff Rock had been
drowned and Perry Malaby was ap-
pointed to complete his term. The
friends of Stuart were numerous and it
was generally understood that if the
accused were found guilty an an at.
tempt were made to take him to prison
at Canon City they would take him
away from the officers even though
they had to kill the sheriff. The pris.
oner was found "not guilty. and the
sheriff was saved to recall the incident.
The first city election was held Sep
tember 81, 1885, when the following
officers were chosen: j. +. Schram,
mayor; J. H. Pierce, William Young,
Perry Malaby, W. E. Sehaffer, Thomas
kendrick and E. NJ. Carlton, trustees.
William Gelder and Frank Enzensperger
plated the town and fathered its in-
terests. Isaac Cooper planned a water
works system and he, with Gelder,
started the development of the mineral
springs. Cooper died before the work
was completed; the franchise was sold
and the work continued later
The first school in Garfield county
was conducted in Glenwood Springs in
1884 with Miss Lucy PEBBLES, now Mrs.
G. W. Fravert, as teacher. The st.
James hotel was erected by F. A. Bar
low in 1883 and stood on the present
site of the Grand hotel. The Hotel
Glenwood was built in 1884 by Cooper,
Gelder and Enzensperger. 1t was
frame structure. Later it was rebuilt
into the present commodious hotel.
William Raglan built the first black
smith shop and DR.. Baldwin ran the
first drug store. The latter was con-
structed on wheels, having been used
by travelling photographer. J. B.
Hardcastle and A. J. Rock were the
pioneer carpenters. The first postof-
flee in the county was established at
Glenwood Springs, and was conducted
by Mrs. Garrison; the town was then
called Barlow, hence the Office was SO
named. Barlow and Sanderson estab-
lished the original stage line from
Aspen to Glenwood Springs. The coun-
ty road down the river was built in
1885 at cost of $4,000. The first
bank was established in 1885 by G. A..
Rice & Company. It was private in
stitution with capital Of 100000. The
first newspaper was the Ute Chief, \
weekly started in the fall of 1885 by
]. 8. Swan and W. J. Reid. In 1887
the first daily appeared. It was called
the Daily News and was edited by H.
J. Holmes.
Through the efforts of W. B. Dever-
eaux the Glenwood Light g Water com
pany and the Colorado Land and I'M
provement company were organized II
1886. The former soon had established
an electric lighting system. A system
of water pipes was laid, the water for
the town being brought from No-name
creek. The Colorado Land and Improve
ment company gave its attention to the
improvement Of the many springs and