The Dickinson press., 1912-02-17

inEs, that the result was that A. E.
Bates ssquatted on the N. w. ". secs.
(the selection of o. c. BisselD accord
ing to the priority idea Of the original
agreement which the action of the board
had entirely %abrogated by their
action of the W officials
as recited above.
During the spring, and all along
through the summer and fall months.
people continued to come and join their
fortunes with the colonists, until we
numbered at New Years time a total
of 100 that were here. or had at some
time been here.
J. F. Perry erected the first building
that was built in the VILLAGE; it was
built for his lumber Office and it stood
on lot No. 1, block IA, where the post
Office now stands. Later it came into
the possession of G. S. Cryne who sold
it to Ira Lawrence. who moved it onto
his homestead, the N. E..N sec. 36-140-
IS. E. L. Scoield holds the distinc-
tion of having displayed the first stock
of merchandise that was eve opened in
the country; it was in what was termed
the Barney building" which was on
lot No: >16. in block IA. This building
eventually went to Mrs. L. SCOTS home
stead about two miles west of Taylor,
where it was converted into the house
in which she resides at this time.
Andrew Jopp was the first person to
complete a building of any size in the
town; he used 1t many years as a
tailor-shop and from this said shop
there were turned out some of the best
clothing that was ever made in this
or any other country. II is a fact that
he was %patronized by the railway men
from every part of the country. This
building is still in existence and stands
Immediately in the ear of the
Gladstone Mercantile building on
the rear of the lot on which
it was built in June, 1882.
The building in which Russell Law
renee wat born is a part of VIM. H.
Prindle's farmstead home northeast of
town. 1t was built on lot No. 16. in
block is. Russell was born the 10th day
of August, 1882, and is believed to be
the first white child born in the county.
Matters pertaining to farm operations
did not progress as rapidly as was ex-
pected, because the conditions that had
to be met were not fully understood,
nor were there at that time implements
in vogue that could cope with the diff
culties of sod cultivation. so as to make
q complete conquest of the stubborn
bunch-grass sod true there were some
good sod crops raised. notably potatoes
and Squaw corn. but the oats and wheat
that were sown without any other i'm
plement to make the ground fine and
lift for a seed bed other than the old
fashioned harrow did not thrive as those
crops have, in the later years since ap'
propri ate implements have been posi-
BILE to have.
W. W. kAOO44A0OAA OAVNSCu q AAOSOA Va
lot No. 81. block IS, in the fall of 1882
this building still stands on the lo1
where il was~. built and with it's many
additions now is known as the ''Colum-
bia Hotel"
Theodore Dunn opened this hosiery tt
the public in 1882 it was owned anc
used for a dwelling house by Robert Lei
from the 18th of August, 1883. unit
the time Of his death, when it was idle
for a time and used as a dwelling house
until Jacob Rothschiller bought it som.
eight or nine years ago and revived it
ancient prestage as a hostelry.
In August G. S. Cryne and E. L. SEQ
field came with their families and al
their belongings and both erected stort
buildings, the former on lot 2, block Il
(where the Gladstone State bank build
ing now stands, )the building was used
as a hardware and outattine store
Crvne sold all kinds of plumber that wa'
; popular with the buffalo hunters, beside
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pork he probably sold more ammunition
wholesale and retail than any othel
trader in the country for the two year.
that buffalo hunting was followed il
this country.
. E. L. Scoield erected a fine building
the lower story was used as his genera
merchandise store and the upper room.
were used as living rooms.
Sometime the latter part of thu
month J. G. Campbell, his wife anc
two sons, made their appearance OF
the scene of action one notoriousl,
cold morning during the nights a,
that time the thermometer would ven.
ture ~periiously near. the freezing poin,
of water) and there was rejoicing on al
hands when it became known thai
such an acquisition as a live and com.
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