History - Bits and Pieces: by Marie Templeton and the Rimrocker Historical Society
Taken from the 1919 Nucla Independent
Printed again in the Forum December 31,1959
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January 2, 1919.
Mrs. Sarah Chamberlain gave one of her celebrated dinners to a number of her relatives on Christmas Day. The guests were Mr. and Mrs. James Ashcroft, Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Chamberlain and Theodore Zatterstrom.
The flu situation in Montrose County seemed to be really serious. The theater, churches, public gathering places, and pool halls were placed under ban. Norwood reported 40 cases. Redvale has numerous cases. The New Year’s dance was called off in Nucla.
The portable compressor purchased, by the C. C. Co., from the Telluride County Commissioners was delivered to Nucla Wednesday and tested. The Board of Directors saved over $1,000.00.
The annual bachelors’ dinner was held on New Years Day with B.F. Logan as host.
Ma Swan built a cistern that held 200 large sized barrels of San Miguel water without slopping over.
The Nucla State Bank advertised 4% on Time Deposits.
January 9, 1919.
The Nucla Flour Mill was compelled to close down temporarily last week on account of the shortage of water.
Col. Theodore Roosevelt passed away on Monday.
J.E. and W.R. Shaw installed a broom factory.
The big garage and warehouse of Standard Chemical Company, located at Naturita, was completely destroyed by fire.
Sidney J. Roberts of Norwood and Jake Lewis were the first two boys to enlist from Montrose County.
W.J. Oberding is advertising coal for $3.85 a ton at the mine and $2.00 more delivered.
January 16, 1919
Mr. and Mrs. Leap purchased the Nucla Mercantile Company Store.
H.E. Canfield has purchased stock in the Nucla Lumber and Power Company. The owners at the time besides Mr. Canfield were: S. M. Preston, C. N. Gile, A. S. Delaplane and C. W. Lockwood.
Andy Ubel had the distinction of being the first C.C. Co. stockholder to pay the February assessment of $1.00 per share.
Mrs. Mary Zatterstrom returned home from Montrose last week after visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ellen Petersen, who had been sick with the flu.
Visiting at the Jacob Dobler home was Ex-Lieutenant William Dobler and his wife.
On account of the flu the Radium Theater was closed.
The Alcun Hotel was advertising meal tickets, 21 meals for $8.40.
January 23,1919
The Calamity cutoff road, which will connect Nucla with the state highway, will be finished by spring before high water.
Two carloads of hogs were shipped to Denver by F. C. Gibbs, G. M. Love, Shaw Brothers, W. A. Gilbert, Everett Gibbs, L. M. Veatch, and M. V. Fredericks.
Ed Nance of Naturita purchased a truck and is hauling ore from the Radium Luminous to Placerville.
January 30, 1919
Benton Blackburn purchased 40 acres of land from Mrs. Helen Lacher.
G. M. Love and daughter, Laura, returned from Denver, where Laura had the cast taken from her hip.
Will Rowley, Jr. was in a bad accident as he was driving four horses hitched to a heavy freight wagon and trailer down the hill from Long Park into Paradox.
F. Pahlke has opened a butcher shop in Telluride to sell Nucla Products.
L. Vestal, proprietor of the Nucla Garage, made it possible for the city to have lights again after being without them for several months.
The Nucla Mercantile was advertising a special on ladies fleece lined two-piece
underwear at only 35 cents per garment.
February 6, 1919
J. B. Lundahl has purchased the R. A. Taylor forty acres.
Dr. Marie Nordlund was building an addition on her hospital in Naturita.
Paul Elmer’s death announced. Paul died on October 29, 1918 in France.
The bill to have the Nucla Delta Road designated a state highway stirred up the Montrose brethren.
The Clayton Williams family of Naturita had a fire, which completely destroyed all their household goods.
February 13, 1919
Tom Elmer was released from the service.
Skeleton of a man found in Big Bucktail.
Edward Enstrom purchased the M. Franklin 120 acres.
The stork visited the Andy Ubel home and left them a fine boy last week.
Emlac Ray came in from Montrose with eight hundred sheep.
The principal topic in Naturita and everywhere else was the mud.
February 27, 1919
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hutchins moved to Long Park.
L Vestal, W.A. Hopkins and a bunch of Delta County boosters were in Denver to induce the passing of the Nucla-Delta road bill.
Hostesses for the Alpha Society were Mrs. Chamberlain, Mrs. Havard and Miss Cox.
Naturita had organized the San Miguel Civic and Sanitary League, with the sole object of putting a stop to the pollution of the San Miguel River with mill tailings or otherwise.
R. Henderson, of the Nucla State Bank, went to Montrose to have dental work done.
The big event held at the Nucla Town Hall was the high school play.
March 6, 1919
Mrs. Emily Dirrim, Bedrock teacher, was on the sick list.
Don Steele took possession of the Naturita pool hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Maupin were visitors in the Paul Cooper home.
Nucla may get a cheese factory.
Steve Swain, of Paradox, moved the George T. Specht family to the valley.
W. C. Huntley purchased the Clint Lee Sly 80 acres. Chester Blackburn bought the Marion Ray ranch and the bank block, owned by W. H. Ray, was sold to F. B. Logan. The bank block comprised the Alcun Hotel, Nucla State Bank and the Nucla Independent.
The influenza is making the rounds.
The Nucla Motor Company was accepting orders for the new Dodge or Dort.
April 3, 1919
Cashin Mine reopened.
Mr. George Bonner and Miss Dorothy Adams were united in marriage.
Mrs. Susie Puderbaugh and son Tom were in Nucla visiting.
The Nucla Motor Company advertised a new Ford for $647.50.
April 24, 1919
Funeral services held for Dr. Sage.
School closed for summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Ray stopped at the home of Mrs. Anna Doblin.
Mrs. John Galloway visited at her daughters, Mrs. C. L. Harrington, in Naturita.
The Nucla Independent was advertising Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound.
May 22, 1919
Martin Skees returned home from overseas.
LeVonne Gibbs was class valedictorian and Vesta Vestrom was next high. Others graduating were Flora Cooper, Arthur Enstrom, Russell Gibbs, Margi Hopkins, Clara Rodgers, Jennet Schnur, Louise Whetnall, Oren Wilson, and Theodore Zatterstrom.
New flumes for the ditch needed.
May 29, 1919
Mr. Kenshol sold his sawmill to McKeever of Norwood.
C. Sheats of Ute was down with a load of oats.
Leonard Zatterstrom drove his cattle to Placerville to ship them to eastern markets.
June 12, 1919
Nucla-Delta Road designated state highway.
E.G. Chamberlain elected to county high school committee.
A bad break in the ditch was discovered above the Marion Ray ranch.
Nucla still without lights.
Miss Alice Merrifield went to work in Montrose.
June 19, 1919
Placerville almost wiped off the map by fire. Buildings burned were The Mineral Springs Hotel, Freight Depot, Garage, two pool halls, Yates Merchandise Co. Store and several small warehouses and several residences.
Mr. John A. Galley and Margaret Biglin were united in marriage.
The Club Camp Carnotite mine is found to be the richest in the world.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Todd came down from Telluride and brought Mrs. Joseph F. Rice home
July 3, 1919
The cutoff road has been completed.
New minister for church here, Redvale and Paradox, Reverend J. B. Long.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Snoke visited at their daughters.
Mr. P. N. Maitland purchased a new Dodge.
July 10, 1919
Robert Locke of Naturita is expected home soon.
Dr. Nordlund and sons spent the fourth in Telluride.
On July 5, 1919, Joseph M. Dobler of Nucla and Clara Lemmon of Norwood were married.
A fine baby boy was born to the G. M. Loves on July 2nd.
Stock was becoming a public nuisance in resident’s gardens. A big Holstein bull visited Main Street.
Moving to summer sheep and cattle camps were the W. H. Rays and the E. Maupins and Fred Doblers.
September 11, 1919
R. W. Shaw dropped a bear on the Nucla-Delta road.
Mrs. Pansy Ashcroft was hurt in an auto accident.
Miss Madge Brown was notified that another teacher would not be available for the high school.
W. C. Mayfield opened a garage at Redvale.
September 25, 1919
Lee Isaacs was injured by a bucking horse on the Gaasch ranch above Ute.
The first light frost came on the 22nd.
Vesta Vestrom and W. C. Mayfield of Paradox were married Monday the 22nd.
O. J. Walker returned to Nucla last week.
Ed Cooper sold a truckload of fruit in Telluride.
October 2, 1919
Colorado State Teachers College announced tuition for Colorado students was free, but for non-Colorado students it would be $5.00 per quarter.
Bert Holden purchased the George Douglas property.
A League meeting was held.
Mrs. Anna Leaming moved into the new store building in Naturita.
Deer season opened. Fred Sly, J. W. Belfield, H. M. Bradshaw, Joseph Nixon, Harry Wittern and Claude Belfield made up the party and brought home five.
October 16, 1919
Sol Sprague discontinues Nucla cheese factory.
S. R. Cones move to California.
Mrs. Myers of Telluride visited her mother in Naturita.
Emma Full, County Superintendent, has been in the area.
Hay price was set at $15.00 per ton.
The big smokestack for the Nucla electric light plant was raised.
November 6, 1919
Weddings announced for Robert Locke and Flora Cooper and Louise Whetnall and Jake Lewis.
Schools close for Teacher’s Institute in Grand Junction.
Mrs. E. L. McKee of Redvale visited Mrs. E. S. Porter.
Directors for the C. C. Co. were: Madge Brown, W. A. Hopkins, F. G. Rice, W. J. Abbot, E. J. Gibbs, E. G. Chamberlain, Joe Weimer, Edward J. Cooper, and E. E. Nygren.