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This photo shows a gathering at the Standard Sheep Company ranch on Thanksgiving Day in 1895. Those pictured include George and Emily Trego, Emmons and Harriet Ellis and children Ida and Daniel, Bertrand D. and Caroline Parker and son Cuthbert F. Parker, Alfred B. and Rebecca Clark, Freedom and Susan Sprague, Mollie Lownsbury and daughter Clara, and Margaretha Peter. Founded by James A. Reichelt of Chicago, Illinois, in 1892, the sheep ranch was located north of Holyoke. Reichelt persuaded sheep breeder B.D. Parker Sr. of Gardner, Illinois, to run the business. The Parkers left Illinois for health reasons — as Colorado was famed for its health-restoring qualities, no matter the ailment — and a large two-story house was built for them about 20 miles southwest of Julesburg. Reichelt’s son Hulbert Eri Reichelt lived on the ranch later after the Parkers had moved into Julesburg. — Source: Phillips County Museum

Peekin' into the Past

Five Years Ago
Nov. 27, 2014

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