Political meetings and peers praised in 1868 Bellevue dispatch
In Bellevue Nebraska Territory on July 1868, multiple county meetings gather supporters for legislative honors. Speakers include Boykin Bowen Rankin Norwood Strickland and others. A lengthy telescope of remarks extols Douglas and other leaders, with critiques and portraits of prominent figures.
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Col
Allan
Quok
Robi. Hamilton
A. Strickland
Suling’s Grove
John Harbin
Larimer City
G. Beman
Boykin
Bowen
Rankin
Longsdorf
Norwood
Steinberger
Holloway
Wattles
Cook
Strickland
Dean
Burt County
Washington
Sarpy
Burt
Forest City
Clifton’s
Forest City Flourishes Atop Sarpy County Frontier
Our visit to Forest City in Sarpy County highlights thriving farms with good fences and growing crops despite some rust in wheat. The region attracts sturdy yeomanry and hosts a political convention that nominated Matthew M. Shields for Representative. The town sits on a scenic plateau near the Platte and Elkhorn rivers, promising inland growth.
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Svest
Sarpy County
Thither
West End
Forest City
Matthew M. Shields
Platte River
Elkhorn
Platte
B. Scott
Chaucer
The Lasting Absence of Great Senators of Old
The article laments the departure of famed American Senate leaders Webster Calhoun Clay and Benton. It contrasts their unrivaled legislative skill with successors Brown Davis Polk Green and Hale. The piece critiques their vigor, demeanor, and temperament, implying the new group lacks the stature of the past giants.
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Senate
Webster
Calhoun
Clay
Benton
Brown
Mississippi
Jef
Davis
Polk
Missouri
Green
Hale
New Hampshire
Noble act on river rescue saves a man and child
Mrs Caroline Stranburg of this city rode the burning Pennsylvania on the Mississippi sixty miles below Memphis. She escaped with her infant and then rescued a tired man, guiding them to safety on a plank and surviving hours in the river before rescue. Her courage earned broad praise from the community.
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Caroline C. Stranburg
P. P. Stranburg
Pennsylvania
Mississippi
Memphis
Durant's New England Bards Concert Postponed
Bad weather prevented the Durant city performance by the New England Bards. They now plan a concert on Saturday evening at the School House with admission set at 25 cents. The note urges attendance. Nebraska crops show promising wheat and oat yields despite rust and rains, with spring wheat best prospects and corn and potatoes also looking good.
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Durant
New England
Nebraska
Delegates serenaded by Carr Dean and Company at Bellevue House
Citizens gather for a Tuesday evening event with Judge delivering a cheerful speech. Dean and Company perform a serenade amid remarks by candidates and community members, with Capt. and Company thanked for the serenade.
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Carr, Dean and Company
Bellevue House
Capt. and Company
Emigrants Headed to Bellevue Country in Sarpy County
A long stream of emigrants travels across Iowa seeking homes in the Nebraska Territory behind Bellevue. Sarpy County offers abundant unoccupied land ideal for productive farms, with ample timber water stone and fertile soil making it hard to beat in Nebraska.
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Iowa
Bellevue
Nebraska
Sarpy
Davenport Tailor Completes Shop Interior Work
F. M. Davenport merchant tailor has finished internal shop arrangements with first order papering and graining. J. J. Kamm, an ornamental painter and grainer, is credited with the last finishing touch in this western region.
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F. M. Davenport
J. J. Kamm
West
Soldiers Drift Down Platte in Skiff From Ft Kearney
A party of U S soldiers discharged from fort Kearney navigated the Platte River in a skiff a short time ago. Their descent paints a scene of frontier mobility amid the westward postwar era.
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Severnl
U. S
Platte River
Ft Kearney
Weather Returns for Weeks as Rain Delights Creek Navigation
The article notes prolonged rain over weeks with a forecast of more weather. Creeks and loughs remain navigable, and locals expect continued wet conditions shaping daily life.
Lightning strikes City Hotel in Omaha causing severe damage
A Sunday evening lightning hit the City Hotel in Omaha nearly demolished the east end of the building. Landlord Mr Ide received a very severe shock.
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City Hotel
Omaha
Ide
Wattles Receives Mail Contract Between Bellevue and Fremont
Stephen Wattles now carries mail between Bellevue and Platford with a Glenwood to Fremont route via Bellevue. The paper predicts he will prove one of the most efficient and faithful mail contractors Nebraska has.
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Stephen
Wattles
Bellevue
Platford
Glenwood
Iowa
Fremont
Nebraska
Largest Radish Grown in City Measured 16 Inches
C K Mark displays a radish 16 inches long and 12.5 inches in circumference grown in his City garden. Seed brought from the old Keystone State last spring. The producer notes it as the largest radish seen that had not gone to seed and invites challenge.
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C. K. Mark
Mark
Keystone State
Grand Lodge of L O O P Delayed Meeting Plans
The Grand Lodge of L O O P failed to convene in Omaha as directed. Officials announced a rescheduled gathering for the second Tuesday in September, replacing the missed July session.
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Grand Lodge of
Omaha
R. C. Jordan Nominated for Territorial Auditor
R C Jordan of Omaha is a candidate for Territorial Auditor and holds a reputation as eminently fitted for the position. The piece urges voters across the Territory, including Sarpy County, to support him with a large vote.
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R. C. Jordan
Omaha
Territorial
Sarpy County
Hart Omnibus Line Advertises Omaha Council Bluffs Service
The Daily Omnibus line run by TH Hart is praised for reliability after testing through deep mud and water between Council Bluffs and Omaha. The ad notes travelers can conduct business at Bellevue Omaha or Council Bluffs and that return trips offer several hours for tasks.
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Hart
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Bellevue
Delegate Fenner Ferguson Returns Home After Ten Months
The Honorable Fenner Ferguson and family arrived by the Watessa on Saturday the seventeenth returning from Washington after ten months. Locals greeted them warmly and welcomed them back with familiar neighbors. The Judge’s physical rotundity suggests he has sustained the duties of his Delegate role.
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Berenxso
Congress
Fenner Ferguson
Washington
Watessa
City Council Examines Bond Proposals July 1858
Council in session approves last meeting minutes and an elec tion abstract for a five thousand dollar city bond and a four thousand dollar authorization by two thirds vote. Mayor Chas T Holloway named to negotiate bond terms. meeting adjourned to July 16.
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T. Holloway
Nye
Longsdorf
Snyder
A.D
Ald. Snyder
Chas, T. Holloway
Ald
Mayer
Bellevue City Council Minutes July 15 1858 Aldermanic actions
Mayor Holloway presided as Aldermen Snyder and Nye approved a resolution appointing Henry M. Eby as Street Commissioner with bond and oath. An ordinance levied a poll tax of two days labor on able bodied male residents 21 to 60 for street works. Council adjourned to July 28 at 7 PM.
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Holloway
Snyder
Nye
Ald. Snyder
Henry M. Eby
City of
Bellevue
Eby
Ald. Nye
Bellevw
Territory of
Nebraska
Corner stone laying at Fontenelle Nebraska University building
The laying of the corner stone and raising of the Preparatory Department building at Fontenelle, Nebraska University, will occur next Tuesday at o o clock P M. Friends of education in the Territory are invited to attend.
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Nebraska University
Fontenelle
Friends of Education
Boars Packet Arrives at Levee. Passengers Discharged
The St. Joe and Council Bluffs packet Watossa arrived Saturday with master A Wineland and clerk J Jewett Wilcox aboard the Omaha bound for Sioux City. They discharged passengers and freight and will return in a few days. Those wishing to go below are advised to take passage on the Omaha. Capt Wineland and Clerk Wilcox are praised as gentlemen.
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St. Joe
Council Bluffs
Watossa
Omaha
A.wineland
J. Jewett Wilcox
Levee
Jay
Sioux City
Wineland
Wilcox
Westerns Stace Company Purchases Jets For Regional HQ
The Westerns Stace Company buys two jets on Howard street from Mr. C. Kise and a barn near City Hotel to use as their regional headquarters. Coaches will run Omaha to Iowa City with mail contracts to Columbus and an extension to Fort Laramie planned.
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Westerns Stace Company
Howard Street
Wool Quality and Prospective Sheep Yields in Nebraska
Nemasea Woot reports a fine wool specimen from G B Tunison four miles west of Bellevue in Sarpy county. Tunison, a longtime farmer, owns a large flock and notes an average yield of seven and a half pounds per head this season. The Times praises pastures and urges more farmers like Tunison to prove Nebraska’s potential.
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Nemasea Woot
G. B. Tunison
Sarpy County
Bellevue
Nebraska
Secretary Morton Arrives. Motley's Acting Duty Ends
Hon J Sterling Morton arrived in the city this morning to take command as Secretary of the Territory. He received his commission last week after several weeks of notice. Mr Motley has been acting Secretary since Mr Cummings death.
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J. Sterling Morton
Morton
J. B. Motley
Cumings
Mebrashian
City lots to be sold with city scrip payment option
City ordinance announces sale of city lots on the 24th of the month. Scrip will be accepted in payment and is said to be slightly below par, signaling spirited bidding and strong demand for the parcels.
Emigrant Wagons Cross River Into Western Counties
Brownsville Advertiser reports heavy emigrant wagon traffic over the river this week. Families continue to settle in the area and counties west as steam boat arrivals bring more settlers.
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Adoie
Brownsville
Deputy Clerk Appointed for Dodge County Court
Julius Brainard of Fontenle named by Dr Rankin as Deputy Clerk of the District Court in Dodge County. The Times praises Brainard as a highly qualified choice whose appointment will satisfy Dodge County residents and those doing business with the office.
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Dervry Crrex
Julius Brainard
Fontenle
Rankin
Dodge County
Brainard
Dodge
Domestic Foxricity and Child Custody Pursuit
A husband seeks to reclaim his child after his wife left with it. She fled with the aid of a local man and crossed the river by buggy with plans to go East. The husband pursued, chasing from near Cornel Bluffs as reports describe his determined search.
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Herslef
Cornel Bluffs
Stevens to Open Large Hotel on Farnham Street
G W Stevens formerly of the Central House Saratoga has leased the Farnham street hotel and will open it immediately for business. Citizens expect a popular and capable landlord to preside over its destinies.
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G. W. Stevens
Central House
Saratoga
Farnham Street
I. Stephens
Col Kane Stricken With Billious Fever Near Philadelphia
Col Kane, the peace negotiator, has been ill at his country residence near Philadelphia for a week. The illness is billious fever contracted by exposure.
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Col. Kane
Philadelphia
Cook and Wattles Named Candidates for Sarpy Legislature
The announcement notes WM. H. COOK and STEPHEN H. WATTLES as candidates for Representative to the Legislature from Sarpy County. Each is listed as seeking the office in the same county.
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WM. H. Cook
Sarpy County
Stephen H. Wattles
Sarpy County Candidates Named in Short Listing
Silas A. Strickland is a can ture from Sarpy County. Thoms J. Boykin is a candidate for the Council from Sarpy County. B. P. Rankin is a candidate for Rep.
Bowen seeks re election to Sarpy council seat
L. L. Bowen runs for re election to the City Council representing Sarpy, aiming to continue service on the local governing body.
Alfred Matthias Seeks Legislature Seat in Sarpy County
Alfred Matthias announces his candidacy for Representative to the Legislature representing Sarpy County. He emphasizes local government reform and stronger community services to improve regional growth and safety.
Watson Announces Candidacy For Bellevue Justice Post
WM R Watson announces his candidacy for Justice of the Peace in the Bellevue Precinct. He seeks support from voters and outlines his goal of fair local governance and efficient precinct services.
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Wm.r. Watson
Justice of the Peace
Bellevue
Mail Muddle at Council Bluffs Sparks Outcry
The Council Bluffs Bugle blasts the Western Stage Company for delivering three weeks of waterlogged unreadable mail. A Friday southbound sack was soaked and mud covered, likely a total loss. The Post Master is praised for resealing and forwarding salvageable bundles, while officials blame the state’s creek disruption and demand Washington action.
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Western Stage Company
Washington
Council Bluffs Bugle
Taxation of Unpatented Lands Confusion Clarified
Hon Schuyler Colfax writes no Supreme Court decision declares unpatented lands tax exempt until patent issues. The North Western Gazette notes Senator Jones Iowa states clerk knew of no such decision and Carroll v Safford supports taxation of lands with issued certificates as property of the purchaser even without patent. Judge McLean delivered a unanimous opinion.
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Layos
Schuyler Colfax
Supreme Coun
Commissioner of the Land Office
North Western
Iil.) Gazette
Supreme Court of the United States
Wea Lave
Jones
Iowa
Supreme Court
Carroll
Crooked political course fools brains says patient
A lunatic told his physician that watching a crooked political course burned his brain and caused a loss of wits. The remark reflects early 20th century commentary on political impact on mental state.
Lola Montez in Paris Engaged at Cafe Chan Tant
A Paris letter reports Lola Montez visiting to educate her daughter for the ballet. She has secured a season engagement at Cafe Chan Tant with a salary of 20 000 francs and is expected to perform the Indian scalp dance and Le Pas de Kangaroo.
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Lola Montez
Paris
Lola Moutez
Cafe Chantant
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