Berthoud Weekly Surveyor January 24, 2013 Page 5
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R. M. Hubbell built the Berthoud Inn in 1889 T
he Berthoud Inn at 444 First St. occupies one of Berthouds oldest dwellings. Built by general store owner R.M. Hubbell in 1889, the residence was a cut above Surveyor other houses Columnist in town at that time because it boasted modern conveniences such as furnace heat and hot water. When Hubbell built the home in 1889 his only neighbor at Mark that junction French was Peter Turner, who was responsible for platting a new town site for Berthoud in 1883. The footprint of Turners house at that intersection is now covered by a modern trafc circle. The site where the Berthoud Inn is located was originally the extreme northwest corner of an 80-acre homestead claim led in 1877. The claim was canceled and picked up by Thomas Beeson who proved up on the property in July 1882. At that time the tiny village of Berthoud was still located on the Little Thompson river bottom where the Colorado Central Railroad had a boxcar for a depot. The exact location of Beesons homestead dwelling has been lost to time, but it is likely that his house stood on the site Hubbell selected for his house in 1889. Evidence of that is the sturdy stone building that still stands a short distance east of Hubbells house, and that appears to predate the construction of the home. During an 11-year stay in Berthoud, from 1889 to 1900, Hubbell left his mark. The house he constructed at the southeast corner of First Street and Mountain Avenue for many years served as Berthouds eastern gateway. The two-story brick business building where he operated his mercantile store at the southwest corner of Third Street and Massachusetts Avenue was the heart of Berthouds business district. The local Masonic Lodge that he helped charter met upstairs. Like many emigrants who made their way to Berthoud in the 1880s, Hubbell was a native Missourian. Born in Howard County in 1840, Richard Montgomery Hubbell took up work as a printers devil at age 16. Three years later he became part owner of a Missouri newspaper named the Richmond Observer. The Civil War pulled him away from William Jewell College when he enlisted in the Confederate army at the rst call to arms in 1861. Hubbell fought four years under Generals Sterling Old Pap Price and Samuel Wragg Ferguson. Following the war he returned to Richmond, Mo., where he entered the mercantile trade with his brother. By the time he left for the Colorado Territory in 1874, hed buried two wives who died from tuberculosis. The 34-four-year-old Hubbell arrived in Longmont in 1874 and reentered the business world with a brother-in-law. Two years later he married Anna Ferguson, the daughter of a man whod taken up land claims in Estes Park with Lord Dunraven. The marriage of Dick Hubbell and Anna Ferguson was the rst wedding performed in the park. In 1888-89, Hubbell relocated to Berthoud with partner and fellow Missourian, John. Y. Munson, and built the two-story brick building on the southwest corner of Third Street and Massachusetts Avenue. The men operated a general store there for three years until Hubbell bought Munsons interest and continued on his own. At the time, tiny Berthoud sported four general stores: Hubbells Mercantile; the Davis, Brown and McAllaster Mercantile Company; the Berthoud Golden Rule Store of Mrs. E.J. Fenters; and W.H. McCormicks hardware store that wrapped around the bank at the corner of Third Street and Mountain Avenue and had store fronts on both streets. In 1895 Hubbell sold his mercantile business to a pair of Canadian brothers-in-law named Duncan May and Charles Pollock. Three years later he formed a partnership with his son Horace and opened a hardware store on Third Street, but by 1900 hed moved to Fort Collins to live what his 1917 obituary termed as a quiet life enjoying the fruits of his labors.
THEN & NOW
Prior to Hubbells departure from Berthoud in 1900 the local newspaper noted, A real estate transfer of considerable importance has just been consummated at Berthoud involving $7,500. R.M. Hubbell has sold his farm and improvements, with ditch stock, location just east of Berthouds corporate limits, to O.J. Smith, and possession will be given by September 1st. Mr. Hubbell will continue his business interests here, in charge of himself and Dick Jr., but the family will move to Fort Collins within a week or two so as to take advantage of the college there. A residence has been rented. Mr. Smith has purchased a ne property, and some changes and improvements will be made so as to work co-operatively with his other ranch and stock interests. Four years later, in September 1904, the tabloid added, O.J. Smiths home just east of town has always been considered one of the most beautiful in this vicinity, and Mr. Smith has recently been adding additional improvements to his premises, which will add to the attractiveness of the property. The yard is being enclosed by 350 feet of iron fencing, and cement walks have been laid to and around the home. This is the rst articial stone to be used here, and should it prove a success, others will no doubt adopt it. The fence is a beauty and was furnished by C. Wray and son. In later years the Allen, Steving and Fickel families lived in the ne home that R.M. Hubbell built in 1889.
R.M. Hubbell built the dwelling where the Berthoud Inn is based in 1889. Hubbell was one of the towns early merchants and operated a general store in the building at the southwest corner of Third Street and Massachusetts Avenue that is presently occupied by Castle Rug Co.
Photo courtesy of the Berthoud Historical Society
Today the dwelling houses Berthoud Inn and Events, operated by Mark Chaffee. The structure still anchors the eastern gateway to Berthoud and serves as a reminder of those days when Civil War veterans Union and Confederate built new lives in the Berthoud community.
oor and fth on beam. Holst will be attending the University of Minnesota in the fall on a full scholarship as a Minnesota Golden Gopher gymnast. Level 7: In the Senior B Division; Kelsey Knuth placed third on oor. Level 8: In the Senior Division; Aryn Archambeau placed second in the allaround and beam, rst on vault and fth on oor. Alyssa Strong placed fth on vault. Premier will be competing in Dallas, Texas this weekend, Jan. 25-27, in the 2013 Metroplex Challenge.
Premier Gymnastics of the Rockies rocked out their rst optional meet of the season on Jan. 12 and 13. Gymnastics Unlimited of Northglenn was the host of the 2013 Rocky Invitational. Premiers Level 7 Team took rst place and the Level 8 Team took second place. Levels 9 and 10 had imSpecial to the Surveyor pressive individual placements as well. Level 7 Top 5 AllAround nishers: In the Senior Division; Kathryn Eggerling placed fth. Level 7 Top 5 Individual Event nishers: In the Junior B Division; Zoe Beard placed fth on both vault and bars. In the Senior Division; Eggerling placed fth on bars. Kelsey Knuth placed second on oor and third on vault. Level 8 Top 5 AllAround nishers: In the Child Division; Sidney Strizki placed rst, Tatum Graham placed third and Kairey Photo by Shannon Renke Vela placed fth. In the Left to right: Zoe Beard, Abbie McCrimmon, Kathryn Eggerling, Jayde Minnis, Kelsey Knuth, Abby Stoops, Katie Junior Division; Aryn Archambeau placed third. Parsons, Nikki Sims, Lauren Thomas and Reagan Ball.
Premier Gymnasts
Level 8 Top 5 Individual Event nishers: In the Child Division; Strizki placed rst on both bars and oor, fourth on beam and fth on vault. Graham placed third on vault and fth on bars. Vela placed third on bars. In the Junior Division; Archambeau placed second on oor, third on beam and fourth on vault. In the Senior Division, Alyssa Strong placed third on oor and fourth on beam. Level 10: In the Senior Division; Bailie Holst placed third in the all-around. Holst Placed rst on vault, second on oor
and fth on both bars and beam. Next optional meet that Premier Gymnastics of the Rockies participated in was the 2013 Pikes Peak Cup at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs on Jan. 18 and 19, hosted by Aerials Gymnastics. One of Premiers level 10 gymnasts, Bailie Holst, was honored with an invitation to compete in the Premier Elite Session on Saturday night. The session included some of the best level 10s and elite gymnasts from all over the country. Holsts scores were as impressive as the invitation. Holst placed seventh all-around, third on vault, fourth on
at Zion Congregational Church in Brighton. Memorial contributions can be made to Yana Baas Memorial Fund c/o Wells Fargo Bank, 15 South Main St., Brighton, CO 80601. Tabor-Rice Funeral Home, Brighton, is handling the arrangements.
OBITUARIES
Yana S. Bass Jan. 9, 1975 Jan. 17, 2013 Yana S. Baas, 38, of Hudson, passed away Jan. 17, 2013, at Platte Valley Medical Center in Brighton of complications from a pulmonary embolism. She was born in Aurora to Phil and Eva Spence on Jan. 9, 1975. She graduated from Heritage High School in 1993 and attended North Eastern Junior College in Sterling. She married Chad Baas on Aug. 30, 1997, in Loveland, Colo. Yana has been working for the State of Colorado as a Livestock Brand Inspector for the last eight years. Her passion in life was her horses. She enjoyed team roping and being mom to Harley Ann. Yana is survived by her husband, Chad, six-year-old daughter, Harley Ann Baas; her parents of Elbert, Colo.; twin sister, Jessica Bailey of Boulder City, N.V.; brothers, Ivan Spence of Limon, Colo. and Tim Spence of Austin, Texas; grandmother, Eline Heazlett of Lakeeld, Minn.; in-laws, Jan and Julie Baas of Berthoud, brother-inlaw, Rob Baas, Loveland, sister-inlaw, Melinda Oatman, Eaton; several aunts, uncles and cousins. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, at 11 a.m.
Presbyterian Church in Berthoud, Colo. Carol was also an early member of Loveland Community Theatre and the Loveland Music Guild. Her friends and family will miss her sense of humor, infectious laugh and love of conversation. Carol is survived by two daughters, Sarah Schulte (Jaeckle) and Stacey Carol Staneld Schulte Schulte of Boulder, Colo; two March 15, 1942 Dec. 24. 2012 grandsons, Louis and Henry Jaeckle of Boulder, Colo.; mother, Edith Baker of Carol Staneld Schulte, 70, of Benton, Ark.; brother David Berthoud, died at her home of Baker of Kennewick, Wash.; lung cancer on Dec. 24, 2012. brother James Baker of North Carol was born on March Little Rock, Ark.; and sister 15, 1942, in Piedmont, Mo., Jan Adams of Olive Branch, to Clark Baker and Edith Miss. Graham. A memorial service She graduated from will be held on Sunday, Clearwater High School in Jan. 27, at 3 p.m. at First 1960. In 1963, she married Presbyterian Church, 531 Louis Terry Schulte of St. Louis, Mo. The couple lived Carol Staneld Eighth St., Berthoud, Colo. There will be an opportunity in Los Angeles, Calif., and Schulte during the service to share Paris, France before settling in remembrances of Carol. The Loveland, Colo. service will be followed by a reception. Carol earned a political science In lieu of owers, please make degree from Colorado State University memorial donations to Christmas in and worked as a social worker in Berthoud, a community non-prot several Larimer County social service organization that purchases toys, agencies. gift cards and grocery cards for those Carols great passion was music. in need. Donations may be sent to She worked as a church organist Home State Bank, c/o Christmas in for over 50 years, including First Berthoud, PO Box 719, Berthoud, CO Methodist Church in Loveland, 80513. Colo., and, most recently, at First
