Kluge's store, Palisade, Colorado 1919 Palisade Mesa Colorado USA A general store in the early 1900s. It was owned and operated by Herman W. Kluge. Kluge, an incorporator of the town of Palisade, was also an elected representative. According to US Representative Wayne Aspinall, anti-German sentiment during World War I drove Kluge and his family out of Palisade. yes yes