Joseph E. Bates 1885. Joseph E. Bates Joseph E. Bates (May 5, 1837 – September 22, 1900) was an American politician who served on the city council and as mayor. Bates was born in Chautauqua County, New York and raised in Muskegon County, Michigan. He moved to Denver, Colorado in 1860, where he became involved in working for various businesses. He became active in city politics being elected a city councilor in 1868. Bates established enterprises including the Denver Brewery, Denver Pacific Railroad and the Denver Smelting and Refining Works. Joseph E. Bates was twice elected Mayor of Denver, in 1872 and again
E. H. Thompson E. H. Thompson Mrs. E. H. Thompson was an American author and educator who wrote "From the Thames to the Trossachs", published by New York company Hunt and Eaton in 1890. She was an active writer in the 1870s through to the early 1900s at least. Much of her work was published by the "Zion's Herald" (later to be known as The Progressive Christian), a Methodist weekly magazine. Her contributions to the "Herald" had a moral and religious focus, recommending school activities and prayers for school children, and warning of the dangers of excessive drinking. "From the Thames to the