The Dickinson press., 1903-10-03
Notes By the Way.

One of the oldest and most loyal set
tiers Of Stark county is VIM. B. Powers
who landed in Gladstone on the goth of
April, I882,:sand who has resided on his
Green river homestead for 20 years.
Mr.. Powers was born in Vermont, in
the town of Orange, on the 10th day of
July, 1926. Forty years of his early life
was spent in Wisconsin,, 90 in Waupaca.
Mr.. Powers enlisted in the 18th Wiscon-
sin and served four years in tho civil
war.
-Four years ago. soon after the death
of his first wife, after an absence of sixty
seven years, Mr.. Powers visited the place
of his birth in the Green Mountain state
and spent some time with eastern rela-
tives.
Subsequently he was married to Miss
Mallon Of Brooklyn, N. Y, who presides
over the Powers household and extends
gracious hospitality to all who come.
The Powers homestead occupies a
commanding view on the banks Of Green
river. In the hillside just below the
house are two very large springs
capable of irrigating 20 acres Of fine
bottom land just below. The fountain
head of the springs is in deep coal banks.
Mr.. Powers also has 100 acres which he
took as a tree claim, and he values his
half section of land at $4,000; and the
| chances are that one Of these days some
one will come along who will want just
such a place and buy it.
MI. Powers cultivates just enough land
for his own use and raises vegetables
for the Dickinson trade.
He has the past season made a new
cutter which would do credit to a more
experienced workmen. The iron work
he had saved from an old sleigh but he
did all the wood work himself. 1t is
painted a dark rich red with black trim
mings. Mrs. Powers took her first ride
in 1t September 13-the freak snow storm,
Beyond the Powers place toward
Gladstone il Walter Sterland's fine dairy
farm. Nj. Sterland has about the fines,
cottonwood grove to be found anywhere.
He has several hundred trees south Of
the house set in even rows and carefully
cultivated. Their growth shows that il
pays to keep out the weeds.
After passing Versippi school house,
the Cornell place is reached. This il
we'll situated on land sloping south. Mr.,
Cornell has a fine row of plum trees from
which he harvested q good crop this
year.
lac last pIoCC OCloIS 1CdCuluk SAdu-
stone is S. b. Gregg's and the view from
there is very fine. MI. Gregg has a large
grove of cottonwoods and has just com
pleted a fine large barn.
Hotel Gladstone, in charge of the Bon
neys, is doing a fine business. travelling
men finding it to their interest to patron
ize it. The switchboard for the loca
telephones is in the office, also the lonf
distance phone. The latter does a gooe
business which is increasing rapidly.
The south road from Gladstone t
Dickinson, or n of them, leads by tn,
old Cryne place and Claude Turner,
Improvements. Anton Schlapmann ha'
a nice place in this vicinity.
:. Henry Cook Is we'll located. He ha
! Homestead and tree claim and own
and leases enough more land 70 run hi
J., cattle well. He keeps them at HON
r during the winter and feeds more thal
a great many and finds it pays. Hi
large stacks show that he 10 read
for winter. He has a hay-stacker whic
is his own invention and which help
greatly in putting up hay.
Fine vegetables seem to be the orde
in Gladstone and the editor il richer b
y a quantity from the Powers and Coo
8. gardens.