Man buys, rebuilds 1880s log cabin as guest cottage

Stan Wills was one of the two gentlemen who came to Reiman Park in Odessa to demonstrate Colonial era clothing and other items, including muskets and coins.

Stan Wills, age 60, recently took on a summer project. Half way between Sprague and Harrington on Hwy 23 there stood an old log cabin. The roof had fallen in, and it was about to be torn down and burned. Stan approached the current land owner and asked if he could have it. The land owner agreed, and the project began.

With the help of a 16-year-old boy visiting from another state, they disassembled the cabin, a log at a time. They loaded t...