The Dickinson press., 1906-02-03
Gladstone.

The immediate improvement of the
village is very noticeable to any person
who has been absent from the town for
a year or more. A grain elevator has
been built, a bank established (Which is
in a very dourishing co%ndition(, a new
two-room school house has been built
and furnished, an addition to the former
school ground bought, which provides
ample room now for a fairly eommodi.
GUS play ground, and on which can be
maintained a good we'll, and conse-
quently trees to beautify. There has
been considerable activity in village lots
the past season, and Messrs. Christensen
q Robinson, who own a very consider
able number Of the town lots, have dis.
posed Of between 80 and 40 of the most
desirable and have nov none remaining
in the two most centrally situated
blacks. w. D. Keeney Is erecting a
dwelling in the central part of the town
and Miss Bertha Andereg has purchased
a building and had it moved to a fine
ASo1OSuSS lON Ou IIdIu SlICSl.
The proprietor of the Columbia hotel
has bought, in connection with his hotel
property, several lots. and built CON-
modious barns and has also built large
additions to his hotel. c. c. Turner
bought of Peter Burckhardt the dwell.
ing formerly occupied by him, and has
made some good improvements thereto;
Mr.. Turner is cashier OF the Gladstone
State bank, and has bought and added
to his farm the past season $40 acres of
fine farming land.
Former Commissioner Of Agriculture
and Labor, r. j.. Turner returned from
Bismarck in the spring and devoted two
months to renovating and restoring and
adding to his beautiful residence, until
now he can safely lay claim to owning
the finest residence property, all things
considered, to be found in Stark county.
Among the farmers who have built
residences this season may be mentioned
A. B. Peck, four miles north of town.
and VIM H. Elwell, one-half mile in the
same direction. ]. H. Weiglenda is just
completing a very fine and commodious
barn on his farm, and this gentleman
has added 100 acres of desirable land
to his former extensive holdings. John
Kempf, formerly of Dickinson, has
homesteaded and is occupying a beauti-
fully situated quarter section in sight of
the village. The two Schiller brothers
have each secured fine homes right by
the town and are making good improve
ments thereon. John Filler had added
100 acres to his landed domain the past
year and S. D. Gregg has purchased a
fine quarter section adjoining his farm.
The management, of the Northern
Pacific railway have decided to give
Gladstone a new stock yard; it will be
situated in the western portion of the
town on the north side Of the track and
will be easy of access and will have a
level "chute' which is very desirable in
a shipping yard.
Early in the spring the Lefor Bros
bought out Koesel & Co., dealers in
general merchandise, and these gentle
men have made many important i'm
~provements in the interior and are now
adding a complete set Of new shelves
and will have, when their office is.com.
plete, one of the handiest stores to do
business in to be found in the county.
And last but not feast is the fact that
now our post. office is in a building by
itself and the present incumbent Of the
office, Mrs. Mary H. Turner, will give
the Office that attention which it could
not have when in a store where other
business was being carried on.
Chris Grasle has built a very good
building in block II in, which he carries
on the market business, and he also
bought and will improve o%ut-lots 8
and 9.