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JAMES McEWEN.--On of ten
children, all born in Scotland, our subject made his appearance on this
mundane sphere on the 3rd of October, 1829, and, though well
past the 80th milestone in life’s journey, he is still active
and vigorous, looking after his business affairs as keenly as a man half
his years might be expected to do. He was a splendid type of physical
manhood when he came to Fort Collins (Larimer Co., Colorado, USA) nearly
thirty-seven years ago, tall, straight, with a hardy, well knit frame,
covered with good sound flesh, he was not one that cared to pick a quarrel
with under ordinary circumstances. He received his education in the common
schools of the period and lived in his native town until he was 24 years
of age. In 1855 he emigrated and settled on a farm in Canada, near London,
where he remained until 1874, when he came west and settled at Fort
Collins, which has since been his home. He engaged in farming and stock
raising; conducted a butcher and meat market in Fort Collins a few years
and then went back to the farm again, meeting with fairly good success in
most of his undertakings. He sold his farm in the Boxelder valley a few
years ago and moved to Fort Collins where he now resides. Since retiring
from the farm, Mr. McEwen has bought, sold and fed cattle, doing a large
business, some years feeding and fattening as many as 2,000 head. He is an
excellent judge of cattle and no man can deceive him in the weight or
value of an animal. He was one of the pioneer butchers of Fort Collins,
supplying man of the old timers with their meats, fruits and vegetables.
In 1880, Mr. McEwen married Mrs. Salina Hughes, widow of Peter Hughes who
was killed by being thrown from a fractious horse early I 1879. Mr. and
Mrs. McEwen have a cosy home at 418 Washington street, where without
children, they are spending a quiet peaceful old age, surrounded by every
comfort and many admiring friends. |
