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I n 1918 Fenton Matthews sold Harroun automobiles in Berthoud. At that time local residents who wanted to purchase cars in town could shop with Matthews or at the Bashor & Wray Ford Garage at the southeast corner of Fourth Street and Mountain Avenue. John Fahrenbruch also offered the Elgin “Six” at the Berthoud Garage on East Moun- tain Avenue, and Linn McKanna sold Dodges from an agency he operated at an unknown loca- tion. Matthews, who had once been one of the town’s barbers, based his new-and-used automobile business in the Lovejoy Brothers warehouse that sat north of the train depot on Third Street. F.A. Matthews and his family lived at 616 Sixth St. in Berthoud. The Harroun automobile that was sold by Matthews was manufactured in Wayne, Mich. The vehicle took its name from Ray Harroun who won the first Indianapolis 500 car race in 1911 to earn the first-place purse of $27,550. One year earlier Harroun had been hired by Howard C. Marmon to design and build a streamlined race car that covered the 500-mile course at Indianapolis in a time of 6 hours and 42 minutes and averaged a speed of nearly 75 miles per hour. In 1916 Harroun founded Harroun Mo- tors Corporation. The company produced three models that included a three-seat roadster, five-passenger touring car and a sedan. In the spring of 1918 production was suspended at the Michigan factory so the facility could be used to produce mu- nitions for use by the U.S. Army in World War I. The company returned to the pro- duction of automobiles at the conclusion of the war, but still only a few thousand Harrouns were assembled before the plant closed in 1921. The Harroun auto- mobiles that Matthews sold in Berthoud were all produced before production was suspended for the war effort in 1918. In April 1918 Matthews used the pages of The Berthoud Bulletin to arouse the curiosity of prospective automobile buyers when he proclaimed: “Harroun owners are getting an average of 25 miles to the gallon of gasoline in the mountain district and the saving on oil is wonderful. The upholstering is leather. MARSHALL TYPE SPRINGS WITHIN SPRINGS used in the Packard, Marmon, Cadillac and other high-priced cars. — F.A. Matthews.” In the same issue of the tabloid Mat- thews added: “Ask to see one of our ques- tionnaires for four-cylinder motor cars. It will set you right on many points that you should know before buying an auto. F.A. Matthews is the dealer for Berthoud, Johnstown, Milliken, Mead and surround- ing country.” It evidently took Matthews several months to sell a Harroun, because it was not until Sept. 28, 1918, that The Berthoud Bulletin finally announced that car dealer had sold a new Harroun to Irvin Edmondson. The newspaper did not identify the model that Edmondson purchased, but a few months earlier, in June 1918, the tabloid noted that the price of a Harroun would increase $100 to $1,100 on July 1, 1918. Edmondson, a 27-year-old farmer, lived with his wife and children on the old John Kerr homestead one mile south of Berthoud on the Little Thompson river bottom. That property is currently owned and occupied by Kay Green. The local newspaper never made men- tion of Matthews selling another Har- roun, and it is likely that when the Har- roun factory in Michigan shifted from the manufacture of automobiles to munitions in 1918, Matthews’ supply of vehicles dried up and he closed his Berthoud agen- cy. Harroun Motors Corporation resumed the production of automobiles after the war, but by 1921 the company was out of business for good. Berthoud Weekly Surveyor October 17, 2013 Page 5 A LOOK AT BERTHOUD The historical society and Mark French are interested in obtaining and copying old photos from Berthoud’s past. Please contact Mark at 532-2147 if you have any photos you would like to share. Surveyor Columnist Mark French Harroun automobile sold in Berthoud in 1918 OBITUARIES Alison Marie Fasse Aug. 3, 1973 — Oct. 10, 2013 Alison Marie Fasse went to be with her Lord Jesus Christ on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013, at her home in rural Berthoud. Alison was born in Fort Collins, Colo., on Aug. 3, 1973, to Charles and Barbara (Heryford) Fasse. She is survived by her parents and older brother Chuck Fasse, Paonia, Colo., twin brother Andrew Fasse, Fort Collins, Colo., and numerous relatives. Alison attended elementary school in Loveland, Turner Middle School in Berthoud, and graduated from Berthoud High School in 1992. She also graduated from Community Connections of Colorado State University. Alison loved music and was a good singer. She learned new songs quickly and liked to sing along with her Karaoke ma- chine. She also sang solos in church and at Aglow meetings. She attended church at Resurrection Fellowship in Loveland. Alison liked to play her guitar, especially at friends’ birthdays. She also liked to eat out, particularly at Subway. She was known at every Subway in the area. Her hobbies included horse-back riding, bicy- cling on her three-wheeler, and the latest was dance class. Alison never let her dis- abilities stop her from doing the things she loved. Alison was very social and loved being with her friends. She enjoyed spending time with her caregivers, Carol Carpenter and Carolyn Ryer, Jeanne Braden and Joni Jendzel. She was beloved by everyone who met her and will be greatly missed. A celebration of Alison’s life will be held Thursday, Oct. 24 at 6 p.m. at Mountain View Presbyterian Church at 2500 N. Garfield Ave., Loveland. Eugene “Gene” Jay Howell Aug. 1, 1923 — Sept. 14, 2013 Eugene “Gene” Jay Howell, 90, of Loveland, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013. Gene was born on Aug. 1, 1923, to Harry and Margaret (Hilzer) Howell in Lafayette, Colo. Growing up on a farm with six brothers and sisters, Gene was never one for sitting around doing noth- ing. He herded turkeys in the late 1930s, finished high school in Mead, Colo., and then felt the call to serve his country during World War II. In November 1940, at 17 years of age, he fudged his birth date so he could join the U.S. Navy. After his stint in the Navy, Gene went into business for himself. He loved wrench- ing on cars and was a heck of a mechanic — there was almost nothing he couldn’t do. He owned numerous service stations and garages over the years, including Gene’s Petroleum (in Littleton), Howell’s Texaco Service Station (in Lakewood), Ted’s Place, and Owl Canyon Trading Post. In October 1972, Gene went to work for the Great Western Sugar Co. factory (GWSC) in Loveland. He started out as Utility Man and worked his way up to Top Mechanic (Pipe Fitting), where he was in charge of re-piping the old lines. He retired in March 1985, when the sugar factory shut down. He took part in the salvage of the GWSC factory before moving on to his next adven- ture, and the next, and the next, “retiring” many more times. Gene, a longtime resident of Berthoud, worked hard his entire life. He was generous and loved helping people. He liked to shoot pool, play cards, and especially enjoyed playing cribbage with his daughters and letting his grand- daughter beat him at checkers. He had a great sense of humor and liked pulling your leg, even in his final days. Gene is survived by his loving daugh- ter, Jaki Reddington; his granddaughter, Shelan Golightly; his great-granddaughter Alena Golightly; his sisters Helen Teeple, Virginia Kelly and Madeline Hamilton; numerous nieces and nephews; and close friends Gary Krogmeier and Terry Wright. Gene was preceded in death by his wife, Maxine (George) Howell; parents, Harry and Margaret Howell; brothers, Harry E. Howell and William Glen Howell; sister, Marjorie McAnally; daughter, Connie Golightly; son-in-law, Jan Golightly; and his son, Richard J. Howell. Memorial services were held Sunday, Sept. 29. Cremation and interment have been completed. “Our country is in mourning, a veteran died today.” Leah M. Moore: March 30, 1916-Oct. 8, 2013 Leah M. Moore March 30, 1916 — Oct. 8, 2013 Leah M. Moore, 97, of Loveland died peacefully at her daughter’s home Oct. 8, 2013. She was born March 30, 1916, in Severance, Colo., to Fred and Katherine Brunner. Leah graduated from Eaton High School in 1934 and graduated with a nursing degree at Presbyterian School of Nursing in 1937. She was surgical nurse at Loveland Memorial Hospital for many years, retiring in 1975. She had lived in Loveland for 51 years before moving to Berthoud seven years ago. Leah married Paul Moore on Dec. 21, 1946, in Loveland. Paul died July, 1989. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church and a volunteer at Meals-on- Wheels for many years. Leah proudly served her country as a nurse in the U.S. Army during World War II from 1943 to 1944. She is survived by her sons Randall J. Moore (Mary) of Loveland and Thomas D. Moore (Cindy) of Las Vegas, Nev.; daugh- ter Denice Lyon (Earl) of Berthoud; grand- son Kevin Paul Moore (Jessica); great- granddaughter Avery Lyn Moore; and many nieces and nephews. Leah is preceded in death by her husband, two broth- ers and three sisters. Funeral services were held Sunday Oct. 13, 2013, 2 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church. Memorials may be made to Meals-on-Wheels or Halcyon Hospice in care of Viegut Funeral Home. Go to www.viegutfuneralhome for condolences. Leah M. Moore $1 of every ticket sold will be donated to the No. Colo. Flood Relief Fund Tickets selling fast Fall fest ‘Tis the season to be scary! To advertise in this special fall fest section contact Diane Wells at 970.532-2252 for information. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @berthoudsurvey AND “LIKE” US ON FACEBOOK CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.BERTHOUDSURVEYOR.COM AND COMMENT ON TOP 3 STORIES EACH WEEK Internet photo In 1918 Berthoud’s Fenton Matthews sold Harroun automobiles. In September of that year he sold a Harroun to Irvin Edmondson who farmed one mile south of Berthoud. The Harroun was built and designed by Ray Harroun, the winner of the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911. Gene Howell Alison Fassi
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In 1918 Fenton Matthews sold Harroun automobiles in Berthoud. At that time local residents who
wanted to purchase cars in town could shop with Matthews or at the Bashor
& Wray Ford Garage at the southeast corner of Fourth Street and Mountain Avenue. John Fahrenbruch also offered the Elgin “Six” at the Berthoud Garage on East Moun-tain Avenue, and Linn McKanna sold Dodges from an agency he operated at an unknown loca-tion.
Matthews, who had once
been one of the town’s barbers, based his new-and-used automobile business in the Lovejoy Brothers warehouse that sat north of the train depot on Third Street. F.A. Matthews and his family lived at 616 Sixth St. in Berthoud.
The Harroun automobile that was
sold by Matthews was manufactured in Wayne, Mich. The vehicle took its name from Ray Harroun who won the fi rst Indianapolis 500 car race in 1911 to earn the fi rst-place purse of $27,550. One year earlier Harroun had been hired by Howard C. Marmon to design and build a streamlined race car that covered the 500-mile course at Indianapolis in a time of 6 hours and 42 minutes and averaged a speed of nearly 75 miles per hour.
In 1916 Harroun founded Harroun Mo-tors Corporation. The company produced three models that included a three-seat roadster, fi ve-passenger touring car and a sedan. In the spring of 1918 production was suspended at the Michigan factory so the facility could be used to produce mu-nitions for use by the U.S. Army in World War I. The company returned to the pro-duction of automobiles at the conclusion of the war, but still only a few thousand Harrouns were assembled before the plant closed in 1921. The Harroun auto-mobiles that Matthews sold in Berthoud were all produced before production was suspended for the war effort in 1918.
In April 1918 Matthews used the pages of The Berthoud Bulletin to arouse the curiosity of prospective automobile buyers when he proclaimed: “Harroun owners are getting an average of 25 miles
to the gallon of gasoline in the mountain district and the saving on oil is wonderful. The upholstering is leather. MARSHALL TYPE SPRINGS WITHIN SPRINGS used in the Packard, Marmon, Cadillac and other high-priced cars. — F.A. Matthews.”
In the same issue of the tabloid Mat-thews added: “Ask to see one of our ques-tionnaires for four-cylinder motor cars. It will set you right on many points that you should know before buying an auto. F.A. Matthews is the dealer for Berthoud, Johnstown, Milliken, Mead and surround-ing country.”
It evidently took Matthews several months to sell a Harroun, because it was not until Sept. 28, 1918, that The Berthoud Bulletin fi nally announced that car dealer had sold a new Harroun to Irvin Edmondson. The newspaper did not identify the model that Edmondson purchased, but a few months earlier, in June 1918, the tabloid noted that the price of a Harroun would increase $100 to $1,100 on July 1, 1918. Edmondson, a 27-year-old farmer, lived with his wife and children on the old John Kerr homestead one mile south of Berthoud on the Little Thompson river bottom. That property is currently owned and occupied by Kay Green.
The local newspaper never made men-
tion of Matthews selling another Har-roun, and it is likely that when the Har-roun factory in Michigan shifted from the manufacture of automobiles to munitions in 1918, Matthews’ supply of vehicles dried up and he closed his Berthoud agen-
cy. Harroun Motors Corporation resumed the production of automobiles after the war, but by 1921 the company was out of business for good.
Berthoud Weekly Surveyor October 17, 2013 Page 5
A LOOK AT BERTHOUD
The historical society and Mark French are interested in obtaining and copying old photos from Berthoud’s past. Please contact Mark at 532-2147 if you have any photos you would like to share.
Surveyor Columnist
Mark French
Harroun automobile sold in Berthoud in 1918
OBITUARIESAlison Marie Fasse
Aug. 3, 1973 — Oct. 10, 2013Alison Marie Fasse went to
be with her Lord Jesus Christ on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013, at her home in rural Berthoud. Alison was born in Fort Collins, Colo., on Aug. 3, 1973, to Charles and Barbara (Heryford) Fasse. She is survived by her parents and older brother Chuck Fasse, Paonia, Colo., twin brother Andrew Fasse, Fort Collins, Colo., and numerous relatives.
Alison attended elementary school in Loveland, Turner Middle School in Berthoud, and graduated from Berthoud High School in 1992. She also graduated from Community Connections of Colorado State University.
Alison loved music and was a good singer. She learned new songs quickly and liked to sing along with her Karaoke ma-chine. She also sang solos in church and at Aglow meetings. She attended church at Resurrection Fellowship in Loveland. Alison liked to play her guitar, especially at friends’ birthdays. She also liked to eat out, particularly at Subway. She was
known at every Subway in the area. Her hobbies included horse-back riding, bicy-cling on her three-wheeler, and the latest was dance class. Alison never let her dis-abilities stop her from doing the things she
loved.Alison was very social and loved
being with her friends. She enjoyed spending time with her caregivers, Carol Carpenter and Carolyn Ryer, Jeanne Braden and Joni Jendzel. She was beloved by everyone who met her and will be greatly missed.
A celebration of Alison’s life will be held Thursday, Oct. 24 at 6 p.m. at Mountain View Presbyterian Church at 2500 N. Garfi eld Ave., Loveland.
Eugene “Gene” Jay Howell Aug. 1, 1923 — Sept. 14, 2013
Eugene “Gene” Jay Howell, 90, of Loveland, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013. Gene was born on Aug. 1, 1923, to Harry and Margaret (Hilzer) Howell in Lafayette, Colo. Growing up on a farm with six brothers and sisters, Gene was never one for sitting around doing noth-ing. He herded turkeys in the late 1930s, fi nished high school in Mead, Colo., and then felt the call to serve his country during World War II. In November 1940, at 17 years of age,
he fudged his birth date so he could join the U.S. Navy.
After his stint in the Navy, Gene went into business for himself. He loved wrench-ing on cars and was a heck of a mechanic — there was almost nothing he couldn’t do. He owned numerous service stations and garages over the years, including Gene’s Petroleum (in Littleton), Howell’s Texaco Service Station (in Lakewood), Ted’s Place, and Owl Canyon Trading Post. In October 1972, Gene went to work for the Great Western Sugar Co. factory (GWSC) in Loveland. He started out as Utility Man and worked his way up to Top Mechanic (Pipe Fitting), where he was in charge of re-piping the old lines. He retired in March 1985, when the sugar factory shut down. He took part in the salvage of the GWSC factory before moving on to his next adven-ture, and the next, and the next, “retiring”
many more times. Gene, a longtime resident of
Berthoud, worked hard his entire life. He was generous and loved helping people. He liked to shoot pool, play cards, and especially enjoyed playing cribbage with his daughters and letting his grand-daughter beat him at checkers. He had a great sense of humor and liked pulling your leg, even in his
fi nal days.Gene is survived by his loving daugh-
ter, Jaki Reddington; his granddaughter, Shelan Golightly; his great-granddaughter Alena Golightly; his sisters Helen Teeple, Virginia Kelly and Madeline Hamilton; numerous nieces and nephews; and close friends Gary Krogmeier and Terry Wright.
Gene was preceded in death by his wife, Maxine (George) Howell; parents, Harry and Margaret Howell; brothers, Harry E. Howell and William Glen Howell; sister, Marjorie McAnally; daughter, Connie Golightly; son-in-law, Jan Golightly; and his son, Richard J. Howell.
Memorial services were held Sunday, Sept. 29. Cremation and interment have been completed.
“Our country is in mourning, a veteran died today.”
Leah M. Moore: March 30, 1916-Oct. 8, 2013
Leah M. MooreMarch 30, 1916 — Oct. 8, 2013
Leah M. Moore, 97, of Loveland died peacefully at her daughter’s home Oct. 8, 2013. She was born March 30, 1916, in Severance, Colo., to Fred and Katherine Brunner.
Leah graduated from Eaton High School in 1934 and graduated with a nursing degree at Presbyterian School of
Nursing in 1937. She was surgical nurse at Loveland Memorial Hospital for many years, retiring in 1975. She had lived in Loveland for 51 years before moving to Berthoud seven years ago.
Leah married Paul Moore on Dec. 21, 1946, in Loveland. Paul died July, 1989. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church and a volunteer at Meals-on-Wheels for many years. Leah proudly served her country as a nurse in the U.S. Army during World War II from 1943 to 1944.
She is survived by her sons Randall J. Moore (Mary) of Loveland and Thomas D. Moore (Cindy) of Las Vegas, Nev.; daugh-ter Denice Lyon (Earl) of Berthoud; grand-son Kevin Paul Moore (Jessica); great-granddaughter Avery Lyn Moore; and many nieces and nephews.
Leah is preceded in death by her husband, two broth-ers and three sisters.
Funeral services were held Sunday Oct. 13, 2013, 2 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church. Memorials may be made to Meals-on-Wheels or Halcyon Hospice in care of Viegut Funeral Home. Go to www.viegutfuneralhome for condolences.
Leah M. Moore
$1 of every ticket sold will be donated to the
No. Colo. Flood Relief Fund
Tickets selling fast
Fall fest‘Tis the season
to be scary!
To advertise in this special fall fest section contact Diane Wells at 970.532-2252
for information.
FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @berthoudsurvey
AND “LIKE” US ON FACEBOOKCHECK OUT OUR
WEBSITE AT WWW.BERTHOUDSURVEYOR.COM
AND COMMENT ON TOP 3 STORIES EACH WEEK
Internet photoIn 1918 Berthoud’s Fenton Matthews sold Harroun automobiles. In September of that year he sold a Harroun to Irvin Edmondson who farmed one mile south of Berthoud. The Harroun was built and designed by Ray Harroun, the winner of the fi rst Indianapolis 500 in 1911.
Gene Howell
Alison Fassi
