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Hagus, Andrew

Andrew Hagus. who for many years was a leading and representative farmer of Adams county, passed away on the 5th of May, 1917. He had been identified with the pioneer development of Colorado, where for nearly si.xty years he had made his home, and as the years were added to the cycle of the century he bore his full share in the work of general improvement and progress. He was born in Prussia, Germany, near Cologne, on the 21st of June, 1837, his parents being Joseph P. and Elizabeth (Leasch) Hagus. He was a public school pupil until 1849 and then accompanied his parents to
the new world, the family home being established at Galena, Illinois, where the father followed the tailoring trade, which he had learned in his native country. The son acquired a knowledge of the English language in the public schools of Galena and when a youth of fourteen years started out in the business world by securing employment in a nursery. His first wage was four dollars per month. Later this was advanced to six dollars and during the last two years he spent at the nursery he received eight dollars per month. In 1857 he became a clerk in a merchandise establishment, in which he remained for two years.

In 1859, attracted by the opportunities of the growing and developing west, Mr. Hagus started for Colorado with three companions, each man driving his own team. They left in March and after two months arrived in Denver. They then proceeded to Deadwood and soon afterward were busily engaged in mining. In June of the same year they made their way to the Gregory mines, where they successfully worked for a brief period and then sold their interests, returning to Denver with the intention of spending the winter there. However, they soon left the city to remove to Brighton and Mr. Hagus began raising vegetables and supplies for the miners. He and his companion were the first to engage in this line of business at Brighton and they found ready sale for their products. They brought the first mowing machine, rake and other farming implements that were ever brought into the locality. In the fall of 1860, however, Mr. Hagus again made his way to the mines, where he made a profitable discovery, and later he began hauling supplies to the miners in different parts of the mountains. Under the homestead act he preempted his farm in 1863 and secured a quarter section of land, to which he afterward added by purchase until he became the owner of two hundred acres, which he brought under a high state of cultivation. He was interested in all that pertained to progressive agriculture and was largely instrumental in furthering the Fulton ditch, being one of the stockholders and the vice president of the company. He also extended his business activities in other directions, becoming financially interested in the Brighton Mills, and from time to time he invested in Denver property until his real estate holdings were quite extensive.

In 1864 Mr. Hagus was married in Galena, Illinois, to Miss Kate Ziegler, a native of Germany, who passed away in 1883. Their children were five in number: Emma, who became the wife of Frederick Milheim; Henry J., who has devoted his life to farming; Louise, the wife of Albert R. Ritter, of Denver; Katie, the wife of John Barnard, of Steamboat Springs; and Fred, also a farmer. The elder son, Henry J., married Miss Martha Bruhart and has two children, William Louis and Lydia Elizabeth. After losing his first wife Mr. Hagus was married on the 10th of July, 1885, to Magdalena Baden and they had two sons, Andrew, Jr., and John L., and a daughter, Lucelle.

Mr. Hagus gave his political allegiance to the republican party from the time when he cast his first presidential ballot for Rutherford B. Hayes in 1876. He was never ambitious to hold office, preferring to give his time and attention to his business affairs and family interests. His religious faith was that of the Catholic church, he being a communicant of the Brighton parish. Those who knew him, and he had a wide acquaintance, esteemed him as a man of sterling personal worth and in his life record he illustrated what it is possible to accomplish through personal effort when industry is guided by diligence and determination. The many years spent by Mr. Hagus in Colorado made him a most valued citizen of the state, for he was loyal to its interests and active in promoting its growth and development in the community in wliich he made his home.

History of Colorado, Vol. 4, by Stone, Wilbur Fiske, 1833-1920, ed., (c) 1918, pp. 693-694

Hanscome, Alfred H.

Alfred H. Hanscome, deceased, was well known as a representative of the farming interests of Adams county. He was born in New Hampshire on the 21st of June, 1840, and his parents, Oliver and Mary J. Hanscome, were also natives of that state, where they spent their entire lives. The son passed his youthful days under the parental roof and acquired his education in the public schools among the Granite hills of New Hampshire. At length he determined to try the opportunities offered in the west and made his way to Kansas in 1858. There he remained for a year and then, still attracted by the lure of "farther west," he made his way to Colorado, arriving in Denver in 1S59. From that time until his demise he was connected with the state.

He cast in his lot with its early agriculturists, taking up a homestead in Adams county of one hundred and sixty acres, upon which his widow yet resides. Mr. Hanscome bravely faced the hardships and privations incident to the settlement of the frontier. It was many years before the district in which he lived had a railroad and the long distances to market had to be covered with team and wagon, while crops brought but low prices and it was difficult to obtain a start; out as the years passed on the labors of the pioneers brought about decided changes in the conditions at first prevailing. Mr. Hanscome bore his full share in the work of general improvement and development, becoming recognized as one of the representative farmers of the community.

On December 12, 1878, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Hanscome and Miss Alice Ike, a native of Nebraska, born September 1, 1861, and a daughter of Jacob Ike, who crossed the plains in 1866 and took up his abode in what is now Adams county, Colorado. Mr. and Mrs. Hanscome became the parents of four children: Mary L., now the wife of Otis G. Mathews; Bertha Alice, the wife of L. E. Gier, living in Denver; Walter O., occupying the old homestead; and Roy E., also a resident farmer of Adams county.

Mr. Hanscome passed away on the 5th of May, 1893, and was laid to rest in the Riverside cemetery in Denver. His long residence in this section of the state had made him widely known and his demise was the occasion of deep and widespread regret to his many friends. Those who knew him esteemed him as a man of genuine worth and his family found in him a devoted husband and father whose first interest was their welfare and happiness. As a pioneer he contributed to the development and upbuilding of his section of the state, being among the first to penetrate into the
wilderness of Adams county and aid in the work of converting the plains into productive fields.

History of Colorado, Vol. 4, by Stone, Wilbur Fiske, 1833-1920, ed., (c) 1918, pp. 497-498

Hartley, Robert H.

Robert H. Hartley, deceased, who for many years was actively identified with farming interests in Adams county, was born in Illinois on the 18th of December, 1854, a son of Basil and Mary Hartley, who were also natives of the Prairie state, where the father followed the occupation of farming throughout his active business career, making his home in Fulton county, where both he and his wife passed away.

Robert H. Hartley was the thirteenth child born to his parents and all have now departed this life. He was reared in Illinois in the usual manner of the farmbred boy and pursued his education in the district schools near his home. On attaining his majority he left his native state and made his way to Nebraska, where he was united in marriage to Miss Isabel McCracken, a daughter of Robert and Edith (Boyle) McCracken. Her mother was a native of Indiana, while her father was born in Ireland. Following their marriage they removed to Ohio and afterward became residents of Nebraska, where they continued to reside until called to their final rest. They had a family of nine children, including two pairs of twins, and eight of the children are yet living.

It was in the year 1S95 that Mr. and Mrs. Hartley removed to Colorado and settled upon a farm a mile north of East Lake in Adams county. Mr. Hartley purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land, which he at once began to develop and improve, transforming it into productive fields. It is all irrigated land and responds readily to the care and labor which is bestowed upon it, large crops being annually gathered.

To Mr. and Mrs. Hartley were born four children: Grace, who is the wife of Stephen H. McMonigal; Lida, the wife of O. W. Poitz; George M.; and Edith, the wife of W. L. Murphy. The husband and father passed away in October, 1905, and was laid to rest in the Wesley Chapel cemetery, his death being deeply deplored by his widow and children and also by many friends who had held him in the highest esteem. Mrs. Hartley still occupies the homestead farm and is one of the highly respected residents of the community. She has now made her home in Colorado for almost a quarter of a century, living throughout the entire period on the farm which she yet occupies, and she has therefore witnessed much of the growth and development of this section of the state.

History of Colorado, Vol. 4, by Stone, Wilbur Fiske, 1833-1920, ed., (c) 1918, p. 424

Hattendorf, August

August Hattendorf, numbered among the ranchmen of Adams county, was born in Germany, December 31, 1867, a son of George and Carlina (Weiland) Hattendorf. He came to the United States with his parents and the education that he received was obtained in the schools of Chicago. He afterward worked at Lincoln, Nebraska, for four years and then made his way to western Nebraska, settling in Cheyenne county, where he engaged in farming in connection with his father. About 1885 he came to Colorado and settled in Brighton, where he resided for a time and also at Fort Lupton until 1906, when he purchased forty acres of land near Brighton and has since devoted his time and attention to its cultivation and improvement. His work is systematically done, productive of good results, and he is now meeting with a substantial measure of success.

In May, 1898, Mr. Hattendorf was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Costello. a daughter of John and Ellen (Kenahan) Costello, natives of England. To Mr. and Mrs. Hattendorf have been born five children: George E., who is now in the United States navy; Cecil; Albert; Rose; and John. Mrs. Hattendorf came to America with her people, arriving in Denver in 1894. Her parents are both now deceased. Mrs. Hattendorf is a Catholic in religious faith, attending St. Augustine's church at Brighton. Fraternally Mr. Hattendorf is connected with the Woodmen of the World and his political support is given to the democratic party, with which he has affiliated since attaining his majority. He is well known in the community in which he makes his home as an enterprising agriculturist and one who has gained his success by determined and individual effort.

History of Colorado, Vol. 4, by Stone, Wilbur Fiske, 1833-1920, ed., (c) 1918, p. 513

Heebner, William

William Heebner is one of the active, energetic farmers of Adams county, busily engaged In the cultivation of four hundred and ninety-five acres of land. He was born in Schenectady, New York, October 6, 1880, a son of William and Julia (Snell) Heebner, in whose family of three children William was the second in order of birth. The father was a machinist by trade.

In the schools of the Empire state William Heebner pursued his education to the age of fourteen or fifteen years and then started out to provide for his own support, being employed at the General Electric Works for two years. In 1899 he arrived in Colorado, making his way to Fort Collins, where he spent three months. Responding to the country's call for troops for service in the Spanish-American war, he had enlisted in the Thirty-fourth United States Volunteer Infantry, becoming a member of Company M, and took part in several engagements, being discharged with the rank of corporal. After the war was over he returned to Colorado and settled in Denver but after a brief period removed to Adams county and for two years was in the employ
of his aunt, Mrs. Mary Snell.

Mr. Heebner then married and leased one hundred and sixty acres of land, which he cultivated for two years. He is now leasing four hundred and ninety-five acres and is actively and successfully engaged in farming, devoting his attention to the raising of wheat and alfalfa, and he also has one hundred and forty-five acres planted to beans.

On the 2d of May, 1906, Mr. Heebner was married to Miss Elma Ora Brewer, a daughter of James and Elizabeth Brewer. Mrs. Hebner was born in Arapahoe county. Colorado, her people having come to this state at a very early period in its development and improvement. By her marriage she has become the motheF of five daughters: Elizabeth, Julia E., Alice 0., Edna May and Dorothy Mary.

Mr. Heebner is a democrat in his political views and he has served as school director in District No. 97 but has never sought political office. His time and interests have ever l)een concentrated upon his business affairs and he may truly be called a self-made man, for from the age of fourteen years he has depended entirely upon his own resources and whatever success he has achieved is the direct result of his persistency of purpose, his energy and his Integrity in business affairs.

History of Colorado, Vol. 4, by Stone, Wilbur Fiske, 1833-1920, ed., (c) 1918, p. 759

Hoeffer, Charles

Charles Hoeffer, a resident farmer of Adams county and proprietor of the Alpine Creamery of Denver, was born in Germany, October 28, 1859, a son of John Henry and Mary (Dick) Hoeffer, who were natives of that country, where they spent their entire lives and there reared their family of thirteen children, seven of whom are living. John Henry Hoeffer was for fifty years a teacher in Germany, his home being at Birk, in the government district of Siegburg on the Rhine.

Charles Hoeffer spent the days of his boyhood and youth in Germany, where he attended public school. He came to America in 1878, when a youth of nineteen years, and first settled in Tipton, Missouri, where he remained for two years. He then came to Georgetown, Colorado, where he engaged in mining, and in 1881 he purchased the farm in Adams county upon which he now resides. Taking up his abode upon this place, he bent his energies to its development and cultivation and has lived thereon throughout the intervening period save for six years when he was a resident of Denver, during which time he conducted a meat market in that city. Tiring, however, of city life, he returned to the farm and has since given his efforts and attention to its management, while he is also operating the Alpine Creamery of Denver, of which he is the owner and from which source he derives a very gratifying revenue.

In the year 1883 Mr. Hoeffer was married to Miss Katherine Summerhauser, a native of Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. Hoeffer became the parents of four children: Katherine, who is conducting a hotel at Limon, Colorado; Mary, ia business in Limon; Elizabeth ; and Charles, who is living in Denver. These children were born of Mr. Hoeffer's first marriage and the wife and mother passed away in 1892. In 1900 Mr. Hoeffer was again married, his second union being with Miss Amelia Frederici and they became the parents of four children: Amelia G., at home; Gertrude, who is teaching
school; Henry, who is attending Sacred Heart College; and Helen, who is also in Sacred Heart College. Again Mr. Hoeffer was called upon to mourn the loss of his wife, for In 1914 Mrs. Amelia Hoeffer passed away.

Mr. Hoeffer is a member of the Catholic church and In his political allegiance has given support to the democratic party, but has never been an office seeker. He now is a valued member of the Grange and belongs to the Farmers Non-Partisan League. His entire time and attention have been concentrated upon his business affairs and the careful direction of his farming and creamery interests has brought to him the success which is now his.

History of Colorado, Vol. 4, by Stone, Wilbur Fiske, 1833-1920, ed., (c) 1918, pp. 142-143

Hopkins, Henry Arthur

Among the active, well known residents of Colorado, who have had part in the development of the state, is Henry Arthur Hopkins, who though born in the state of Kansas, April 13, 1867, has spent the greater part of his life in Colorado, having been brought to this state when a lad of but seven years by his parents, Ira K. and Martha E. (Suggs) Hopkins.

Ira K. Hopkins resided for many years in Mattoon, Illinois, where he was engaged in agricultural pursuits, the while he was also known as an expert horse-shoer and wagon smith. He served with distinction as a member of the Eleventh Illinois Cavalry during the Civil war, participating in all of the various campaigns and engagements of that organization. Following the close of the war, he located in Kansas and there had part in the development of the then new state. In 1874, he came with his family to Colorado and here became numbered among those sturdy men who braved the dangers of a frontier community in the reclamation of the wilderness. The long trip across the plains had been made by wagon and by the time Denver was
reached, the scanty cash capital had been exhausted almost to the last penny, and the father cast about for some means of earning a livelihood for himself and family. The country was new at that time, and about the only means of employment were such as were afforded by nature in a sparsely settled community. However these determined settlers of the early '70s, and before, were not to be dismayed by ordinary difiiculties. They had come prepared to meet and overcome privations and the greater the sacrifice, the greater was to be their reward in the winning of a state.

The first location of the Hopkins family in Colorado was at Arvada, on Ralston creek. Having established a domicile, the father busied himself cutting wood which he hauled to Denver, where it found ready sale, though it must be said that the price was low, barely affording a decent wage for the time and labor invested. However, it helped to tide over the winter until a more profitable opening could be found.

Mr. Hopkins later found employment in Golden, where he worked for seventy-five cents a day. However, the requirements of those early pioneers were limited to the meager necessities of a humble existence and they were able to prosper, even under such) adverse conditions. In later years, Mr. Hopkins engaged in market gardening, also in farming, and became widely and favorably known among the early settlers. He is now living retired in California, at the ripe age of eighty-two years. The wife and mother passed to her final rest in 1916, aged eighty years.

Heni;y A. Hopkins came with his parents to Colorado in 1874, and recalls with much pleasure the impressions made upon his youthful mind and imagination by the long journey overland when the buffalo were plentiful and Indians were looked for on every hand. He shared in the privations of the new country, and his opportunities of every kind were limited to those common to the boys of the period. His educational advantages were those of the district school, which he attended during the winter, and at such other times as the hard work would permit. He remained with his parents, assisting in the support of the family, until he had attained the age of twenty-four. He then started out for himself, leasing a farm in Adams county, then Arapahoe county, and began the career which has made him one of the best known and most extensive farmers and ranchers of this section of the state. He is now the owner of a section of valuable land, near Eastlake and, in addition thereto, he is conducting active farming operations on large tracts of leased land, making a specialty of dry farming, in which he has won not only marked financial success, but also recognition as one of the foremost exponents of dry farming in Colorado. His entire life has been an active one, and the success which he has achieved, has come as the result of untiring energy,
coupled with a keen discrimination and business sagacity which has won deserving recognition among those who know him well.

In political matters, Mr. Hopkins is a republican, though he has never sought office, and reserves to himself the right to disregard the party label, when the interests of the community demand. Fraternally, he is a member of Brighton Lodge, No. 78, A. F. & A. M., while he has also attained the thirty-second grade in Colorado Consistory, Scottish Rite Masons. He also holds membership in El Jebel Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.

On January 5, 1892. Mr. Hopkins was united in marriage with Miss Alice E. Johns, a native of Denver and a daughter of John and Catherine Johns, who were also numbered among the pioneers of Colorado. John Johns came first to Denver in 1859, when he brought freight from Omaha, driving an ox team across the plains. He continued as a freighter, making numerous trips between Denver and Omaha, until he enlisted in the Union service, and was assigned to service on the gunboat squadron which did such effective service on the Mississippi during the Civil war. He married Catherine E. Cahill, and they came to Denver in 1868, establishing there, a permanent home. Mr. Johns became one of the early contractors and builders of the
city, and his death occurred in Denver, in 1909, at the age of sixty-nine years. Mrs. Johns died in 1904. aged fifty-five years.

To Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins have been born three children. Earl H., Faye Marie and Gladys E.

History of Colorado, Vol. 4, by Stone, Wilbur Fiske, 1833-1920, ed., (c) 1918, pp. 632-633

Johnson, Andrew C.

Andrew C. Johnson, who is engaged in raising wheat and alfalfa on a forty-acre farm in the vicinity of Eastlake, Adams county, was bom in Sweden on the 8th of November, 1857, a son of Gustaf and Johanna Johnson, the former a farmer by occupation.

In the acquirement of his education Andrew C. Johnson attended the public schools until he reached the age of fifteen, after which he concentrated his efforts and attention upon farm work in his native country until 1884. He then bade adieu to Sweden and to the friends of his youth and early manhood, and sailed for the United States, for the reports which he heard concerning the opportunities of the new world led to his desire to try his fortune on this side of the Atlantic. Reaching American shores, he at once crossed the continent to Denver and thence went to Georgetown, where he engaged in
mining. He was employed in that way at various points in the Rocky Mountains until 1900, when he came to Adams county. Colorado, and purchased forty acres of land near Eastlake. He has since devoted his time and energies to the development and improvement of this property, which is largely devoted to the raising of wheat and alfalfa, and he annually gathers good crops.

Mr. Johnson was married in Golden on the 16th of October, 1891, to Miss Carrie Peterson and they have two children, Helen and Catherine. Mr. Johnson votes with the democratic party, having taken out his naturalization papers at Georgetown. He has served as secretary of School District No. 4. His religious belief is that of the Presbyterian church and he contributes generously to its support and is actively interested in its work. He has many substantial qualities worthy of all praise and as a representative farmer of Adams county he is well known, tor his labors have been wisely and carefully directed, bringing to him the success which he now enjoys.

History of Colorado, Vol. 4, by Stone, Wilbur Fiske, 1833-1920, ed., (c) 1918, p. 506

Knapp, George W.

For twenty-two years George W. Knapp has resided upon the farm in Adams county which he now occupies. It was in 1896 that he purchased the property and it has since been his place of residence, while throughout the intervening years he has concentrated his energies upon its development and improvement. That his labors have been attended with excellent results is indicated in the fine appearance of his place. Mr. Knapp was born in Monroe county. New York, on the 14th of March, 1862, a son of Joseph and Mary (Sigler) Knapp. The mother was also a native of the Empire state,
and in Monroe county the father followed the occupation of farming and there reared his family, numbering nine children.

George W. Knapp is indebted to the district school system of his native county for the educational privileges which he enjoyed. He continued to attend school through the winter seasons until he reached his majority, after which he began farming on the old home place, devoting his energies to its further development and improvement until he reached the age of twenty-six years. He then went to Michigan, establishing his home in Kalamazoo, where he conducted a grocery store for two years. He then sold his business at that point and returned to the Empire state, where he resumed agricultural pursuits, devoting six years to farm life at that period. The lure of the west, however, was upon him and in 1896 he came to Colorado, making his way to Adams county, where he purchased eighty acres of land, which he has since farmed. He has brought the place to a high state of development and improvement. The fields annually bring forth good crops as a result of the care and labor which he bestows upon them, and his farm is an excellent property which any man might well desire to possess.

In Monroe county, New York, on the 1st of January, 1888, Mr. Knapp was married to Miss Lucy Snook, who was born in New York and was there reared and educated. The children of this marriage are: Mrs. Mattie Snyder; John S., who married a Miss Snyder; Ruby, the wife of W. C. Miller; Clara; Ora; Florence; Merrick; Archibald; Frank; and Ruby.

Mr. Knapp is identified with the Grange and is much interested in its work and purposes. In fact he keeps in close touch with various movements that tend to promote agricultural development and render the labors of the farmer of more avail in promoting the productivity of the district. His political allegiance is given to the republican party and while he has never sought nor filled political office, he is serving as a member of the school board. His aid and influence are always given on the side of advancement, and the county numbers him among her citizens of worth.

History of Colorado, Vol. 4, by Stone, Wilbur Fiske, 1833-1920, ed., (c) 1918, p. 787

Kortum, William C.

A well improved farm property is that owned and operated by William C. Kortum in the vicinity of East Lake. He has been the owner of this place since 1915, in which year he purchased one hundred and forty-four acres of land that now constitutes one of the fine farms of Adams county. Mr. Kortum is a native of Holstein, Germany. He was born July 17, 1864. a son of Detlev and Lena Kortum. The father came to the United States in 1893 and remained for four years, after which he returned to Germany but again made his way to the new world in 1912. Both he and his wife have now
passed away. In their family were six children.

William C. Kortum was educated in the schools of his native country and there worked at farm labor, while for three years he was a member of the German army. In 1890 he came to Colorado, making his way to Denver, and for eight years he conducted a dairy. In 1915 he made investment in his present home place of one hundred and forty-four acres near East Lake, in Adams county, and has since engaged in farming it, devoting his attention largely to the production of wheat and hay. He has a fine house upon his place and large substantial barns, and in fact all of the improvements are in keeping with the progressive spirit of modern farming.

On the 9th of April, 1902, Mr. Kortum was married in Denver to Miss Sophie Bunz, a daughter of Henry Bunz and also a native of Germany who came to America in 1891. The children of this marriage are: William, who is operating a threshing machine; Mary, now Mrs. Louis Dierks; Gustaf; and Anna.

In his political views Mr. Kortum is a democrat, having always supported the party since becoming a naturalized American citizen. His religious faith is that of the Lutheran church, his membership being with the congregation that has its house of worship at Twenty-sixth and Lawrence streets in Denver. He has never had occasion to regret his determination to come to the new world. Having voluntarily chosen to become an American citizen and therefore owing his allegiance to this land, he has cooperated in well defined plans and measures for the advancement and progress of community and commonwealth.

History of Colorado, Vol. 4, by Stone, Wilbur Fiske, 1833-1920, ed., (c) 1918, pp. 447-448

Kuhn, Philip

Philip Kuhn, superintendent of the Denver county farm, which is located in Adams county, was born in Germany, April 5, 1861, a son of Jacob and Katherine (Cramer) Kuhn, who were also natives of that county, where they spent their entire lives. They had a family of nine children, six of whom are now living, three being in America and three in Germany.

Philip Kuhn acquired his education in a high school of Germany and at the age of thirteen years crossed the Atalntic to the new world, settling in Colorado in 1874. He learned the blacksmith's trade in early life and in 1876 entered the employ of Senator Bowen at Summitville, Colorado, continuing with him for three years. In 1879 he went to Leadville, where he was employed until 1881, after which he engaged in mining until 1885. At the end of that four year period he returned to Denver, where he remained until 1890, when he went to Cripple Creek, Colorado, where he followed mining until 1896. Again he returned to Denver and later went to the gold fields of Nevada, where he remained for a year. Subsequently he returned to
Denver and engaged in the sheep and cattle dip business in connection with J. L. L. Russell but sold his interest in the business in 1909, when he opened the State Capitol cigar store. This he conducted for three years and in 1912 he sold that business and engaged in mining at Atlantic, Wyoming, for a year and a half. He next returned to Colorado, after which he was appointed superintendent of the Denver county farm, with which he was connected until the expiration of the term of Mr. Arnold. He was afterward out of the position for about a year but in 1916 was reappointed aud is
still active in that capacity.

In 1898 Mr. Kuhn was married to Miss Anna Percen, a native of Sweden, who came to the United States in 1885. They have a daughter, Alma, who is a student in the high school at Brighton.

History of Colorado, Vol. 4, by Stone, Wilbur Fiske, 1833-1920, ed., (c) 1918, p. 676