People

: Louis Merlin Cowden; He was born in Gypsum, Colorado to Jacob Cowden and Lillie M. (Sykes) Cowden. US Census records show Louis growing up in Garfield County, where his father was a coal miner in New Castle, a farmer on Divide Creek, and then the owner of a flour mill in Silt. His mother was a homemaker. He married Mabel Harp, a teacher, in Rifle on June 17, 1919, shortly after his service in World War I. With his wife, he owned and ran a general store in Silt.

: Louis Pavetti; He was one of the founders of the Mesa County Sheriff Posse. He was an active trail rider. He also worked to organize the Colorado Stampede, a local rodeo. Also, he was a veterinarian who ran Pavetti's Animal Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado.

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