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Coal Mining company established in 1889. David Carlton married Jane Trimble Carlton in Cumberland, England in 1868. Shortly after arriving in Louisville, David Carlton died in 1892, leaving his widow, Jane, with six daughters and several properties on Main St. Jane Carlton was an astute businesswoman and continued to buy and invest in properties throughout the downtown area. In 1904, Jane Carlton, along with her married daughters, signed a Deed of Trust with the Louisville - Lafayette Supply Store owned by R.M. Davis and N. A. Kullgren who already owned a store in Lafayette. A Louisville Times notice in 1904 calls for contractors to help build the new store located in Louisville which was expected to be completed in November of that year. The Boulder County Assessor card from 1948 lists the year of construction as 1906. However, Louisville Times reports list the year of construction as early as 1904 with an advertisement calling for contractors and an estimated completion date of November 1904. A 1907 photo of Main Street shows the J. Stoiber General Merchandise store open at this location. The Drumm's Map of Louisville shows a building in existence on Lot 11 Block 5 in 1909. The actual date of construction then is not known but can be estimated as 1904-1906. J. Stoiber store can be seen on the right at 813 Main.