Clifton S. Cowles   Clifton S. Cowles purchased his present farm about 1873. It comprised eighty acres of pine land, from which considerable of the timber had been cut, and the first habitation occupied here by Mr. and Mrs. Cowles was a log cabin, which still stands. They endured the usual hardships of frontier life, as all was solid timber from their home to Trufant, four miles distant, with no highways, no neighbors. Mrs. Cowles well remembers the lonesome days she passed with her little children while her husband was toiling in clearing up the homestead. Indians roamed about and deer gamboled on their premises. But they toiled hard to carve out a home from the woods and to rear their children in respectability, and, notwithstanding some ill-fortune, they have succeeded admirably. Pine trees have given place to fields and meadows, and Mr. and Mrs. Cowles now own I60 acres of good arable land, highly cultivated and improved with all the conveniences of modern farm life the result of their own efforts. Mr. Cowles is liberal and broad in his political views, and cast his first presidential vote for Peter Cooper, the father of the greenback party, and his last for William J. Bryan. Mr. Cowles has served his fellow-townsmen as justice of the peace for almost twelve years, has been school inspector two or three years, and for many years has been a member of the school board. He favors employing the best instructors the district school funds will permit, and in bringing the school to the highest efficiency. On several occasions, Mr. Cowles has acted as delegate to conventions. In his religious views Mr. Cowles is a Universalist. Mr. and Mrs. Cowles have done their full share in contributing to the promotion of all benevolent projects, and never fail to contribute toward advancing the public welfare as far as their means will permit. They are highly prized as citizens, and enjoy the 32, esteem of every member of the community among whom they have passed so many years of usefulness.

Transcriber: ES
Created: 29 May 2009
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