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<br />., <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />~MJpy <br /> <br />homesteaded near him. <br /> <br />The Houghs always felt grateful to <br /> <br />him because at the time Gladys' birth was imminent and there was <br /> <br />not time for Mrs. Hough to go to the hospital in Glenwood springs, <br /> <br />Mr. Ruedi told them he knew of a woman "up the river" who could <br /> <br />"help out", and he went for her. <br /> <br />In addition to ranching, he conceived the clever idea <br /> <br />of turning the swampy part of his acreage into fish ponds from <br /> <br />which he sold trout to the dining-cars on the Colorado Midland. At <br /> <br />times, his customers included disappointed fishermen who were <br /> <br />reluctant to return home with empty creels. The latter market for <br /> <br />his trout increased in the late nineties when the will Smiths from <br /> <br />Iowa settled at Ruedi and built a two-story lodge for millworkers <br /> <br />and fishermen. <br /> <br />Truly revealing of the personality and character of the <br /> <br />man is the following incident which Gladys Hough Wachob remembers <br /> <br />her father telling. One time a boy about twelve years old, who <br /> <br />was stealing a ride on the train, was put off at the water tank <br /> <br />at Ruedi. The kindly bachelor took him home, fed him and kept <br /> <br />him, meantime trying to find out who he was and why he was "bum- <br /> <br />ming" a ride. The chiled was quiet and taciturn, but helped <br /> <br />willingly with whatever tasks he was asked to do. Then he would <br /> <br />slip off into the hills, returning each evening dirty and ex- <br /> <br />hausted. One day the neighbor, Mr. Hough, caught a glimpse of <br /> <br />him diggingon a hillside. Although he usually was friendly enough, <br /> <br />this time he ran quickly and hid among the rocks. When Jonce Hough <br /> <br />-2- <br />