The Senior Voice - February 2009

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The Story of ‘Cattle Kate’

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Ft. Collins and Greeley (970) 229-9204 Loveland and Estes Park (970) 482-8344 Ella Watson was wrongly called Cattle Kate and wrongly hanged for rustling. Wyoming History Museum. By Peggy Hunt

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hen a group of Wyoming ranchers hanged “Cattle Kate” in 1889, they said she was a worn-out Rawlins prostitute who stole their cattle. In fact, Ellen Watson was an educated, 27-year-old woman trying to make a living on a small homestead west of Casper along the Oregon Trail. Her name was not Kate, said researcher George Hufsmith and others. A reporter deliberately confused Ellen Watson’s name with a prostitute called Kate Maxwell, which is why Ellen mistakenly came to be called Cattle Kate. The ranchers also hanged Ellen’s fiance, James Averell. The reason: The big cattle outfits didn’t want homesteaders on free grazing lands; so they charged Ellen and James with rustling. James had written several letters to local newspapers protesting the actions of big ranchers, who controlled the stockgrowers’ association and would not allow him to register his cattle brand. On July 20, 1889, six ranchers rode up to Ellen’s house and forced her into a wagon. They then drove to

a nearby store that James owned and, at gun point, forced him to join them. Some cowboys who worked for Ellen and James tried to follow but were turned back. One, however, witnessed at least part of the incident from a distance. There were no large trees in the area; so the ranchers tied ropes to a scrub pine next to an embankment and forced Ellen and James to jump off the edge. It was a drop of only a few feet. People later figured that Ellen and James probably did not break their necks but strangled slowly. One man who worked for James rode to Casper and told the sheriff what was happening. It took the sheriff nearly three days to arrive at the desolate place where Ellen and James still swung from the ropes. Some wondered why it took the sheriff so long to arrive. Others wondered about newspaper stories that excused the action of the ranchers and gave suspicious reports of the incident. One newspaper said: “The female...exhausted a blasphemous vocabulary upon the

visitors...When preparations for the short trip to the scaffold were made, she called for her own horse and vaulted to its back from the ground... “Ropes were hung from the limb of a big cottonwood tree...It is doubtful if any attempt will be made to punish the lynchers. They acted in self protection...” That and other reports contained many distortions. There was no large cottonwood tree, no scaffold, Ellen didn’t have her horse with her, and it seems preposterous that she would have “vaulted to its back from the ground” just before being hanged. The men who killed Ellen and her husband were never punished. By the time a trial was held, anyone who might testify had mysteriously disappeared. Most of Wyoming’s early settlers were decent people, but not the bunch that hanged Ellen Watson. ________________ COVER PICTURE: A young woman in native American dress. Courtesy of the Cheyenne Visitors’ Bureau. See cheyenne.org for other photos and visitor information. I

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Estate Planning: About Gift Taxes By Ron Rutz, Attorney Legal Correspondent Q: I went to an estate-planning seminar recently but became totally confused about “gift taxes.” A: If you gift something, that is a taxable event. Why? Otherwise, death taxes could be avoided by simply giving everything away. However, not all gifts are taxable. Starting January 1, 2009, $13,000 (up from $12,000) can be given away each year per person with no limit on the number of recipients. For example, you can give each resident of Severance, Colorado (assume a population of 2000) $13,000, for a total of $26 million tax-free. Then do the same the next year. No tax returns need to be filed. A second gift tax exemption consisting of a $1 million lifetime credit is also available. It can all be used all at once or in any amount desired by the giver over his or her lifetime to any number of recipients. However, the amount of the $1million that is used to eliminate gift taxes is offset against the estate tax exclusion.

In order to shelter transfers from gift taxes, a gift tax return needs to be filed each time the $1 million exemption is used. Let’s say that $500,000 of the $1million lifetime exclusion was used. A person dies with an estate of $1million in 2011 when the estate tax exemption is $1 million. The $500,000 is added back to the taxable estate, thus producing $1.5 million of tax liability exposure with only a $1million offset. Thus, the estate has $500,000 of tax exposure. A third gift tax exemption is that any spouse can give any amount to a surviving spouse (just as one spouse can inherit any amount from a deceased spouse). A fourth category involves various other, less used exemptions. Any medical bills paid for another person is not subject to gift tax. Tuition paid to a school directly on behalf of another is exempt. There are several additional such exemptions. The value received does not have to be reported as income by the person receiving the gift. In addition, the basis to the receiver (for capital gains

purposes) is the same as the giver’s basis, increased by any gift taxes paid. But, why the big deal about gift tax exposure? If the IRS determines that gift taxes are due, the giver (in addition to the initial gift transferred to the recipient) must then pay to the IRS up to 45 percent of the amount given away that exceeds the various tax exemptions. Thus, when making gifts, be

concerned about transfers for less than adequate consideration in return. The amounts and liability can accumulate quicker and have a much more significant impact than anticipated. ________________ Attorney Ron Rutz will answer questions sent to 2625 Redwing Road, #180, Fort Collins, CO 80525. Email [email protected]. Phone 223-8388.

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Remembering the CCC D By Bill Lambdin

uring the Great Depression of the 1930s, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was one of the most successful government programs ever devised. Over 3 million young men ages 18 to 25 built national parks, planted forests, and improved America’s public lands from 1933 to 1942. Some of them worked in Colorado near Estes Park, Fort Collins,

Loveland and other places. Nationally they developed 800 state parks, built 125,000 miles of roads, planted 4 billion trees, constructed over 63,000 buildings, and did many other things. President Franklin D. Roosevelt started the program to help poor families by putting their sons to work and requiring them to send most of their wages home. The government spent about $1,000 a year on each young man’s food, clothing and a $25

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bout 25 miles northeast of Fort Collins is the little prairie town of Carr, named in 1872 for Robert Carr, an early president of the Denver Pacific Railroad that ran between Greeley and Cheyenne. Early trappers passed through the area headed to the fur-trading posts of Fort Lupton, Fort Vasquez and Fort Saint Vrain that were south of what later became Greeley. Herds of buffalo then roamed the

plains of Carr; today antelope and deer can still be seen on the grasslands. A rock outcropping known as the Natural Fort is seven miles northwest of Carr. In 1811 Blackfoot warriors took refuge in the rocks when Crow warriors attacked them in a dispute over buffalo hunting rights for the area. Carr’s first post office opened in 1872, closed in 1878 and re-opened in 1884.

Hazel Gallatin Slater served as postmaster there from 1951 to 1981. She was raised in Wellington. Willa Chadwick Hintergardt later became postmaster, and a modern post office was built in 1983. The Chadwick families have ranched in the area for many years. They also owned the Chadwick Mercantile years ago. It was robbed in the 1940s. The Carr area was opened for homesteading after 1862, and the prairie was

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Fossil Treasures at Pawnee Buttes (Editor’s Note: Greeley historian Hazel E. Johnson wrote the following story years ago.) By Hazel Johnson The Pawnee Buttes northeast of Greeley were famous landmarks to pioneers crossing the great plains in

the l800s. Later the Buttes became recognized as one of the West’s finest fossil areas. Early scientists found fossils here of camels, rhinoceros, elephants and many other animals they hadn’t previously known existed on this part of the continent. Professor George A. Barker, who

Million-year-old fossils found in Weld County. Photo Hazel Johnson Collection. once taught geology at Colorado State College in Greeley (now UNC), took a deep interest in the Pawnee Buttes and wrote many articles about them. He said, “All the country round about them was once at the level of the top of the buttes and was removed later by the work of streams, leaving the buttes as lonely, un-eroded islets of the previous higher plain. Giant pigs once lived in this area, and their fossil remains can be seen in the Natural Museum of History in Denver.” Barker added, “The great pig, Elotherium, grew taller and narrower than his descendants now bred for profit over this one-time range. The dorsal bones of the Elotherium suggest the razorback that he must have been. Lighter built, he was undoubtedly a swift runner. “Back from the rivers, the tiny Merycodus, a 20-inch deer with three-tined antlers, grazed,” said Barker. “The Alticamelus, the giraffe camel, browsed. The plainsdwelling horse, Parahippus, fled from the swift, sabre-tooth cat. And powerful dog-like animals worried the ancestors of the prong-horned

antelope and deer.” Another person who found the Buttes fascinating was a Greeley judge, George Bradfield. He once wrote of the traditional hatred between the Utes and Sioux tribes in this region, when the Utes came down from the mountains to hunt buffalo on the plains. Many battles took place between the tribes around the Buttes. Once nearly 600 dead warriors were said to have been left on a battlefield there. Bradfield also wrote of the “mud canyon at the head of Wild Cat Creek with its weird and grotesque rock formations and the natural rock bridge 20 to 30 feet long that spans the canyon.” Later the east butte became part of the Nelson Ranch and the west butte ended up in the Pawnee National Grassland. The area is a vast, lonely region reminding us of the awesome stretches of time that have passed on this continent. It also reminds us of the ancient people who lived in our area thousands of years before us. It is a unique place, with air so clear you can see forever—far across the horizon and far back in time. I

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Medical Research Questionable By Bill Lambdin

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onflicts of interest between academic researchers and drug companies continue to surface. The latest involves Emory University professor Dr. Charles B. Nemeroff, according to investigations by Senator Charles Grassley (R-Iowa). Professor Nemeroff accepted nearly $3 million from several drug companies over a seven-year period while conducting what was supposed to be unbiased research on psychological drugs and publishing articles in medical journals recommending the drugs. He is a nationally recognized expert on child psychology and was supposed to tell university officials how much money he received from drug companies, but he reported only about half of the amount he got. Some money also came from taxpayers through grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which requires researchers to avoid conflicts of interest. Sen. Grassley has learned that similar conflicts of interest exist at many universities. A recent report revealed that renowned Harvard psychiatrist Dr. Joseph Biederman

accepted at least $1.6 million from drug companies while publishing articles in respected medical journals recommending drugs he was paid to investigate. Sen. Grassley also learned that professor Melissa DelBello at the University of Cincinnati told university officials she was paid about $100,000 from drug companies from 2005 to 2007, but one company alone (AstraZeneca) paid her over $230,000 in that period. Sen. Grassley said, “After questioning about 20 doctors and research institutions, it looks like problems with transparency are everywhere. The current system for tracking financial relationships isn’t working.” The system doesn’t work because universities rely entirely on professors to report how much money they get from drug companies, and the universities don’t check to make sure the professors report the truth. Universities have their own selfish reasons for allowing lax reporting, Sen. Grassley discovered. They are allowed to own the patents on drugs their professors discover with taxpayers’ money—a huge potential money-maker for universities.

Some analysts believe this situation automatically puts universities in a conflict-of-interest position. They are funded with taxpayer money and are supposed to represent the public’s interest. But they want money from private companies like drug firms that may not represent the public’s interest. In fact, Sen. Grassley found numerous reports showing that drug companies are eager to pay researchers to publish studies that mislead the public. In 2006, for instance, professor Nemeroff published a journal article recommending a controversial medical device made by a company he had financial ties to. That article prompted one of Nemeroff ’s colleagues, Dr. Claudia Adkison, to write Nemeroff: “I can’t believe that anyone in the public or in academia would believe anything except that this paper was a piece of paid marketing.” Sen. Grassley is trying to introduce legislation that would require universities and professors to avoid such conflicts of interest, but some analysts doubt he will succeed because drug company lobbyists are so powerful. I

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Rio ___ County between Moffat and Garfield counties “Good job!” – slangily Town on I-70 where travelers often need to bed down during winter snowstorms ___ ___ ___ you know the answer? (Teacher’s query) The ___ Colony settled: Greeley Gal’s first name Cheaper by the dozen? Camera support Imitated a cow Police on a base Gab endlessly or babble Spring mo. Estefan or DeHaven San Luis Valley river Ordway is its county seat Messy (3 wds.) This might be found in a jar of mixed nuts Popular television brand of the 60s, 70s and 80s Hard workers are said to have a good work ___ Forensic cop show set in New York which stars Gary Sinise (abbr.) French river flowing through Paris to the English Channel Daisy variety Leadville family name associated with a rags to riches, then back to rags scenario A person who can’t carry a tune might have one of these County home of the LaJunta and Rocky Ford How dateless people might attend a movie or party

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Largest reservoir in Colorado Jargon or slang Jose’s buddies Hangman’s tool Larry King’s network (briefly) “___ to Billie Joe” (Bobbie Gentry hit) Word before Collins or Morgan Park County locale’ south of Breckenridge Golf club rarely found in a player’s bag Cowboy’s dressy neck wear Community north of Berthoud Cowboy’s friend, informally Marijuana grower or seller’s foe (abbr.) Cattleman John Wesley ___, married to an Indian girl, Amache, was honored by having a county on the Kansas border named for him. Indian missle Garbo of film fame ___ Gorge in RMNP Delivery option, in brief “Charlie Hustle,” more formally Chaffee County locale’ south of Buena Vista named for a German miner turned store owner State agency which investigates work place mishaps (abbr.) Canadian ___ is a noxious weed which sports a purple flower head French pronoun Untruths in print Artificial opening in the body to allow for drawing or discharge of waste Neighbor of Ault and Greeley Rio Grande County town northwest of Monte Vista: Del ___ The “A” in A.D. Conger

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Wyoming Pioneers By Margaret Laybourn

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n 1894 an effort was made to create a mail route between Rock Springs and Lander, Wyoming, and a contract was given to Mr. H. L. Kykendall, a stagecoach operator. Great plans were made in the preparation of the line, setting up convenient stage stops and relay stations. Four stations were prepared: Fourteen Mile, Luman’s Sand Ranch, Washington near Pacific Springs and Atlantic City. Town coffers were made available to the planners, and management of the line provided five Concord stagecoaches, some 40 head of horses, and sufficient employees to operate the line. The coaches were massive conveyances, suitable for carrying six passengers inside, four on the roof, and a boot big enough for baggage and mail. Success was promised from the beginning. The first trip was cause for celebration. The best band in Rock Springs was sent to Atlantic City where the grand opening ceremonies would be held. Five stagecoaches were filled

with city officials and business men, and there were a dozen private conveyances in the caravan. No accident marred the beautiful spring day as the party went to Atlantic City. The big brass band was blasting away, and a huge feast was provided for the visitors and town folk. After that, the band played for dancing into the wee hours of the night. The following morning, the coaches proceed to Lander with one stop outside the town where a large golden key to the city was presented along with welcoming speeches and more band music. The caravan, now including about half of the population of Atlantic City, proceeded into Lander where feasting and festivities lasted for two more days. After the Rock Springs contingent returned home, the stage made daily trips throughout the summer. However, federal officials failed to approve the mail contract and the line closed. Once again, Washington had failed Wyoming. I

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Early School Days in North Colorado Editor’s Note: Fort Collins historian Josephine Clements wrote the following story years ago. By Josephine Clements

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n the fall of 1946, Goldie Hutchison went to teach at a little mountain school called Upper Boxelder, District 33, in Larimer County. It was north of Livermore and east of Virginia Dale. Goldie was 19 years old, and this was her first teaching assignment. The students at Upper Boxelder that year were the six children of a combined family, when Ernest Swanson married Mrs. Odie Juvinall. The children ranged in ages from first grader Helen Swanson to eighth grader Joanne Juvinall. In between were Linda Swanson, grade 2; Hazel Swanson, grade 3; Joy Lynne Juvinall, grade 3; and Donald Swanson, grade 5.

The old one-room schoolhouse, which had been built many years before, was well constructed, solid and without holes or cracks. The front door had a transom above the door and opened onto a wooden front step. The eight-pane pulley windows were nicely framed and boasted tieback curtains. The one room was heated by a tall potbelly stove, and an organ was part of the furnishings. Teacher Goldie Hutchison stayed at the home of Dick and Gynith Nauta and walked to school, often seeing deer and other animals on the way. Dick Nauta and Oscar Boyd were members of the school board. Goldie’s picture of her school children in the spring of 1947 showed herself in the back row, right. In front were, from left: Donald Swanson, Joanne Juvinall, Joy Lynne Juvinall, Hazel Swanson, Helen Swanson and Linda Swanson. Goldie taught at the log Upper

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f you have questions about Medicare or a problem with a Medicare provider such as a doctor or hospital, call your local Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP). SHIP is a service paid for by Medicare and operated by the states, which train counselors and place them in towns throughout each state. For instance, the counselors in Fort Collins are at the Aspen Club, phone 495-8560. In Greeley, at the RSVP office, 351-2590. Counselor services are free; they are independent specialists who do not represent any insurance company. To find the SHIP services in your area, call the Colorado state office toll free at 888-696-7213 or email [email protected]. In Wyoming, call 800-856-4398 or email [email protected]. If you do not get the information you need from the local SHIP office, contact the state SHIP director at your state insurance department or state regulatory agency. I

Goldie, back right, in 1947. Photo courtesy Josephine Clements. Boxelder School the one year of 1946-47. The following year, she went to teach at Wellington, where she taught second grade for six years. In 1952, she married my cousin, Edward Harris, and went to live in Cheyenne, Wyoming, where Ed worked for the Union Pacific Railroad for 35 years, from 1951 to 1986. The Upper Boxelder schoolhouse was used for a few more years, then

abandoned when the Swansons moved away and there were no longer enough children in the area to warrant holding school there. In 1977 the old Boxelder schoolhouse was given to the City of Fort Collins and moved from the Fred Maxwell Ranch to Fort Collins’ Lincoln Park, where it stands as part of the Museum complex on Mathews Street. I

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mericans do a poor job of taking their medicines—so poor that millions endanger their lives, according to research by the National Council on Patient Information and Education. Nearly half of the people with high blood pressure fail to take their medicine, risking death by stroke. Nearly 20 percent of kidney transplant recipients don’t follow instructions to avoid organ rejection, said researchers. Problems with taking medicines account for nearly 40 percent of

nursing home admissions and a very high percentage of hospital admissions. Even doctors fail to take their own medicines correctly 20 percent of the time, according to one study. So do well educated people. Former President Bill Clinton stopped taking medicine to lower his cholesterol and had to have open-heart surgery to avoid a major heart attack. Problems occur because of forgetfulness, confusion, misleading instructions and other things—but perhaps mostly from carelessness.

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Laughter Is the Best Medicine A

little boy came in the house from playing and asked his mother, “What’s it called when two people sleep in the same bedroom and one is on top of the other?” She was surprised and thought for a long time before deciding to give him an answer. “It’s called sexual intercourse.” He went outside but came back in a few minutes and said, “Mom, it isn’t called that. It’s bunk beds. And Jimmy’s mom wants to talk to you.” A young man crossing a desert was dying from thirst when he came upon an old man sitting behind a booth. “Do you have water?” said the young man. “No, but I have neckties,” said the old man. “Would you like to buy a necktie?” “Are you crazy! I’m dying of thirst and you want to sell me a tie? I don’t want a tie. I should kill you!” “I’m sorry you feel that way. But to prove I bear you no hard feelings, I will tell you that over that far hill

my brother has a cafe, and there is water there.” The young man staggered off. Hours later, he returned, nearly dead, and managed to tell the old man, “Your damn brother won’t let me in without a tie!” A blonde visiting Florida wanted to buy a pair of alligator shoes. She went to numerous stores but found the shoes too expensive. Finally she told a clerk, “Maybe I’ll just go out to the swamp, shoot an alligator and get my own shoes.” “You could try that, I guess,” said the clerk, and she told the blonde where the swamp was. Later that day the clerk drove by the swamp, and there was the blonde with a dozen dead alligators on the bank next to her. The clerk watched her shoot another one, drag it up on the bank and exclaim, “Darn, this one is barefoot too.” Young school kids’ answers on a

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