FRIENDS OF RAYMER New Raymer, Colorado November 1, 2019

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Saturday, September 7, 2019

In a post earlier this year, we looked at Merritt Gneiser’s his-tory and his marriage to Irene Feyerherm in 1940. The Corn Shelling ad was placed by Merritt’s father, Paul Gneiser, in the December 3, 1925 issue of the Raymer Enterprise. Paul married Bertha Nickerson, who was one of Albert Nickerson’s daughters, a family who came to New Raymer from Nebras-ka. The Gneiser farm, southwest of town, is shown here.

The Raymer Enterprise on September 27, 1928, ran this article about the sale of the station. Earl Giles is mentioned in this article as running the sta-tion up to that time in 1928. We had the photo for awhile but now we can read about it in The Raymer Enterprise!!

Thanks, Dorene, for this photo of your family--the Ben Walker family. Ben's station, the Star Filling Station on Centre Avenue, is nominated to the National Historic Register. The History Colorado Review Committee will make their final selections on September 20, 2019. The State Bank of Raymer will be considered for designa-tion to the State Historic Register on the same

The presentation of the Star Filling Station was done on September 20, 2019. The Review Committee approved the nomination to the National Historic Register but it is not official yet.

As written on the back of the photo, the girl on the left is Andy Berks’ daughter. IAndy may be taking this photo-graph. Andy was a dear old guy who the kids in town would visit and play piano or enjoy playing in his back-yard which had a wishing well and a large garden. Be-fore Andy, Mrs. Pinkerton lived in the bank building.

The official designation was on September 25, 2019 in recognition of this property’s contribution to the heritage of the State of Colorado.