Elijah Filley chose this time to build his barn. The laborers, materials and process of building the barn are recorded with detail. The cost of the barn was recorded as approximately $3,500 in one source, however, noted to be $5,000 in another. It was stated that one of the workers remarked, “It ought to last at least a hundred years.”In addition to being an accomplished farmer, Elijah Filley operated Filley Freight Service, which continued even after the arrival of the train at Beatrice in 1876. Elijah Filley died in 1920.

Source: Daily Sun February 05, 2021 16:07 UTC