The Dickinson press., 1912-02-24
HISTORICAL
INCIDENTS
Sixth Installment by G. S. Gryne,
Historian of Stark Co. and
Member of Gladstone
Colony of 1882.
1882

great deal Of. breaking of sod. but 1t
was late before the settlers Got to work,
so that the yields of small grain on
sod did not amount to much: however.
there was a considerable amount of gar
den stuff raised. ]. S. Let's procured
some seed corn at Fort Berthold (of the
squaw Variety and planted it on
sod, and this Of course matured as it
raj to the manor born G. S. Cryne
bought the whole crop which wat not
large, and sold the most of it for q very
novel purpose as it transpired.
Late in the fall a man by the name
Of Mahoney came to buy ammunition ;
he saw this corn and bought a bushel
which he said was for the purpose of
eating raw and he proceeded to illus
trate by eating a considerable quantity
from the cob while he was in town, and
later for the whole winter he repeatedly
bought of this corn and took it with
him onto the B%uffalo-ranee where he
ate it raw or parched it; he deemed it
a great luxury.
From the selections of. this crop of
corn. there wat planted the next and
succeeding season. always by selection
of the whitest and plumpest and most
perfect ears until the owner had a very
respectable improved variety Of corn,
not up to Boly's improved Rec, but q
good corn however. The writer recalls
a visit he received from Messrs. Krauth
and Reissbeck (Sr.) when he exhibited
some of his improved seed and gave
each an ear apiece which they said
they should cherish.
Potatoes the second year proved 8
good crop and there were some phe.
nominal crops raised on sod the writer
of this article planted one half acre on
a deep foam soil, and raised $50 bush.
els of the finest potatoes he has evel
seen: there were plenty of potatoes that
wowuld weigh two pounds each and one
went three and hree-fourths pounds,
which was sent east and excited the ad-
miration of all saw it. Thus it
was that everything that could posi-.
bly advertise the region was made
use of and this is one of the most pat.
ent reasons why we have TO come to bt
boosters par excellence. ~
However. I must add to the above
that I cultivated %shallowly as if thu
ground was old ground and have in re-
cent years raised potatoes in the same
manner, and they have always been o.
a superior quality and almost always 6
good yield.
Many rather good buildings wert
built the second season, end thu
town took on the air of prosperity tina,
made it always thought of by. people
that came through the country and stop
ped off for an hour o two or perhaps
longer. that we would certainly max,
a live town of it, more especially al
the stores carried fair stocks of good
and the hunters bought largely encugl
to make it possible to renew before
certain lines depleted.
The second season the families o
Messrs. VIM. H. Cooke, Sisson. Perry
Robert and George W. Lee John Brown
John Lundeen. and many others cam
and all but Robert Lees people wen
onto farms.
March 23rd. 1888. Nels Cuisine. sec
tion foreman on the N. P. Ry.. wa
married to Miss Matilda johnson at tn
home of G. S. Cryne. wide, first numbe
of the Dickinson PRESS.)
This was the first marriage consumma
ted in Gladstone and we were Obliged t
send to Glendive for the Congregations
minister officiating there to come an,
tie the knot the Rev. Todd was tn
gentleman.
; DEPRESSING I will say the first coupI
to be married in the county had take
place.. at Dickinson the 4th day of July
1882. when Charles Brislin was Marie
to Charles Klinefelter's eldest dauehte
by the Rev. J. S. Let's of Gladstone
the first fruit of this marriage wa
Charles Brislin. Jr., who was born o
the 9th day Of May. 1883. at Dickinson
shall be .pardoned If I become rathe