. Butcher's pioneer history of Custer County : and short sketches of early days in Nebraska . H. Gaines and DanHagan were built in 1887, and the handsome residence of C. J. Stevens in other residences followed rapidly. Among the first settlers who are stillresidents are A. H. Turpen, O. P. AUphin, Mrs. H. Stevenson, C. J. Stevens,E. H. Burrows, D. A. Vansant, Mrs. B. J. Tierney, Edgar Varney, ThomasBlowers, A. H. Shepard, C. M. Dorr, James Davis, Mrs. F. E. Gosselin, A. and E. A. Butler. The above are the only original settlers, as givento us, who now reside in the city
. Butcher's pioneer history of Custer County : and short sketches of early days in Nebraska . H. Gaines and DanHagan were built in 1887, and the handsome residence of C. J. Stevens in other residences followed rapidly. Among the first settlers who are stillresidents are A. H. Turpen, O. P. AUphin, Mrs. H. Stevenson, C. J. Stevens,E. H. Burrows, D. A. Vansant, Mrs. B. J. Tierney, Edgar Varney, ThomasBlowers, A. H. Shepard, C. M. Dorr, James Davis, Mrs. F. E. Gosselin, A. and E. A. Butler. The above are the only original settlers, as givento us, who now reside in the city. E. H. Burrows, one of the first settlersin this village, and now one of our leading business men, relates his expe-riences in the following paragraphs: I first struck the town in the middle of May, 1886. At that time therewas a tent and a wagon load of lumber to mark the spot where the futuremetropolis of the southeastern part of Custer county was to be. I selected mylot for a building site at that time and went back east for a while to await AND SHORT SKETCHES OF EARLY DAYS IN NEBRASKA. 293. Residence of E. H. Burrows. developments, returning about the Ttli of July. On mj return I found moretents, more lumber on the ground, and a few shanties in course of were compelled to haul our lumber for building purposes, by wagon,from Kearney, over sixty miles, which brought the price of six-doUar-a-thou-sand knot holes up to the price of B select. While staying at Ansley thistime I boarded at the West End hotel, a fine structure built of B selectknot holes, size 12 bj 14 feet, one story, one room, which answered forkitchen, dining room, office, parlor, bath room and bed room. Everybodywas good-natured and the landlord expected his guests to double up everynight with whoever he saw fit to assign with us, and at the first peep o daythe clerk would come and shake us, saying: Time to roll off them tables;the girls want to set the tables for breakfast, with which request we ch
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