““On January 21, 1919, Jeu Gong purchased a plot of land next to the railway depot on the east side of Rosedale. The barren lot, scraggled with brush, belonged to the Radjeskys, a family of Jewish immigrants from Germany. Katherine had known the family for most of her life. The patriarch, Jake Radjesky, was something of a real estate mogul in Gunnison, where Katherine had been raised. He was one of the town’s first settlers, buying up property while land was cheap. He owned the town’s livery stable, hotel, and mercantile business.””
