Fort Collins, Colorado - History (part 2 of 2)

Louis R. Blackstock. - Born in Atlanta, Georgia, November 5th, 1842; die.d at Fort Collins, Colorado, April 12th, 1904. He came to Larimer county in 1869 and settled on a farm in Pleasant valley near the present town of Bellvue, where he lived for more than a third of a century. In 1902 Mr. Blackstock gave up farming and moved his family to Fort Collins and opened and successfully conducted the Blackstock hotel on Jefferson street until death supervened. He was twice married, his first wife being a sister of former county commissioner W. P. Bosworth and P. J. Bosworth of Fort Collins, and of Harlan P. Bosworth of Stove Prairie. Two children, Lee Blackstock and Mrs. Ernest Honnold were born of the union, both of whom are living. His second wife was Mrs. Wiseman whom he married in 1894, and who survives him. He was a man of many sterling qualities of heart and mind, and, though tenacious of what he believed to be his rights, was well liked.

Walter E. Mansfield, D. C, was born November 25, 1871, at Meridian, Mississippi; came to Colorado in 1873, locating first at Las Animas, coming thence to Fort Collins, in September, 1910; married Mary M. Morgan in 1907; graduate of the Cleveland school of Psychology and at the National school of Metaphysical Science ; the National school of Chiropractic; chiropractor by profession having an office at the northeast corner of College avenue and Oak street. Fort Collins. He contends that from a Chiropractic standpoint disease emanates from a pressure upon the nerves leading from the spinal cord.

Ulysses S. Hankins, was bom January 9th, 1868, at New Market, Iowa; received his education in the public schools and at the Colorado Agricultural college. He was reared on a farm and is a son of W. A. Hankins of Loveland. He came from Iowa with his parents to Colorado in 1879 and the family settled on a homestead claim near Loveland, Larimer county. Our subject was married November 18th, 1891, to Cora Pegg in Fort Collins. They have one child, a son, named Harlan who is at home with his parents. For the past seven years has most acceptably filled the post of field superintendent for the Great Western Sugar company in the Berthoud district. In the spring of 1910, Mr. Hankins moved from his farm into the town of Berthoud, where he now resides.

Thomas J. Montgomery

Macoupin county, Illinois. He was reared on a farm until 16 years of age when he came to Golden, Colorado, with his uncle, W. A. H. Loveland. This was in 1866. He clerked in his uncle's store at Golden when that place was the Capital of Colorado, learning telegraphy of R. E. Gamble at night after the store was closed. In 1867 he applied for a position as government telegrapher, was accepted and sent to Fort Sedgwick and from there to Mud Springs on the North Platte; had charge of this station eight months and was then transferred to Bovay's ranch and then to Alkali Flats. That year he entered the employ of the Union Pacific and was sent to Cheyenne to superintend the installation of telegraph offices along the line of the railroad west of that point, opening the office at Colorado Junction, Granite Canon, Tie Siding, Buford, Laramie and others on west. He witnessed some stirring times at Mud Springs and Bovays, as the Indians were very troublesome that year. He went back to his Illinois home in the fall of 1870 and took a complete course in bookkeeping and commercial law at the Commercial college in Springfield. In the winter of 1873 he was appointed night operator at Martinsburg on what is now the Wabash road, remaining in the company's employ about a year. In February, 1875, he married Addie Z. Eberman, and moved to Golden in 1876, and was employed by the Colorado Central railroad as operator at Longraont until October 7, when he came to Fort Collins to take charge of the station as agent and telegraph operator. He first opened an office in Joseph Mason's store on Jefferson street remaining there until October 22, when he moved the office into the unfinished depot. In 1881, Mr. Montgomery was elected county clerk and re-elected in 1883, serving two full terms. He then moved on to a stock ranch near St. Cloud and engaged in the cattle business, selling ranch and stock In 1890 and returning to Fort Collins, which has since been his home. His first wife died in October, 1893, and in January, 1899, he married Helen E. Lunn, who died a few years ago. He has one son, Hugh, child by his first wife, who is now general manager of the Electric Light and Heating plant at Auburn, New York. His present occupation is that of conveyancer and dealer in real estate, placing loans, etc.

S. W. Johnson. - Born November 25th, 1852, in Perry county, Ohio ; educated at Sterling, Whiteside county, Illinois; married Maud M. Cochrane, February 16th, 1898; three children, Wesley, Lovina and Ephriam ; came to Fort Collins, March 1st, 1904 and engaged in farming; stockholder in and director of the Fort Collins National bank and is recognized as a high class citizen.