1901 Bio - Balmer, Horace M., Larimer County, Colorado Transcribed by Marta Norton January 30, 2000 The Berthoud Bulleton Newspaper Saturday, October 19, 1901 Republican Favorites Portraits and Biographical Sketches of the Candidates on the Republican County Ticket Horace M. Balmer For the office of coroner, an office that is yearly increasing in importance in Larimer County, the choice of a large majority of the delegates attending the republican county convention, fell upon Horace M. Balmer of Fort Collins. Mr. Balmer is one of the bright and active young business men of this city, whose uprightness and devotion to duty has gained him an enviable reputation in the business world and among his fellows. He is a native of Illinois and about thirty years old. The past six years of his life have been spent in Larimer County and the past year and a half in Fort Collins. He is a thorough going republican and socially one of the most charming of gentlemen. His is an undertaker by occupation and a complete master of his business. A vote for him for coroner will be a vote cast for an intelligent, honest and very capable gentleman. Mr. Balmer is a Knight of Pythias, and a member of the Woodmen of the World. =================================================== Contributed for use by the USGenWeb Archive Project (http://www.usgenweb.org) and by the COGenWeb Archive Project USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.