Morton of Arbor Lodge Helped Nebraska Grow Trees
A portrait of J Sterling Morton founder of Arbor Day and Arbor Lodge, his wife Caroline Joy French, and his longtime impact on Nebraska. The article notes Morton's trials to replace cottonwoods with richer trees, his Arbor Day resolution of 1872, and Nebraska's rapid adoption of forestry including legal protections and state pride in the Tree Planters' State. It also covers Morton's political career and his legacy in Nebraska City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arbor Day
J. Sterling Morton
Nebraska
Mr. Morton
Arbor Lodge
Missouri
Morton
Nebraska City
Lincoln
State Board of Agriculture
Agricultural Society
Washington
Kansas
Tennessee
Minnesota
United States
Nebraska Agricultural Society
Maine
Adams
Jefferson County
N. Y
Detroit
Caroline Joy French
Territorial
Cleveland
John Anderson My Fo Poem Fragment
I gown dwetion ke. John Anderson my fo John When we were fret accuent Your locks were ee the sae now Gao bbw lee But no noah wICbaAL debe Your locks are like the Ai sob But blessings on your frosty pow John Anderson my fo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Anderson
John
Lee
Noah Wicbaal Debe
Mortality Theme Poem by William Knox
A reflective meditation on death and shared fate across all ranks. The poem traces how rulers, priests, peasants, and infants all pass from life to rest, fading like flowers. It contrasts ongoing human continuity with final oblivion, ending with the swift passage from health to death.
Love of Country and Fireside Reflections in Verse
A fragment of verse discussing patriotism from Scott and Longfellow, then a meditation on a winter sunset and fireside scenes. The piece includes lines on home, exile, and memory, followed by a brief note on conscience from Eliot. The tone is reflective, with strong imagery of home, ancestry, and inner duty.
Estate of Otho Klemm Detailed in Beaverhead Court
In the District Court of the Fifth Judicial District of Montana Beaverhead County the matter concerns the estate of Otho Klemm, deceased. The notice outlines probate proceedings and related actions in the Beaverhead County court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Judicial District
State of
Montana
Beaverhead
Otho Klemm
Dillon
Heaverhead County
Minnie P. Schaneenbach
Goo
W. Frexon
Jno
G. Willie
Notice of Land Office Posting in Helena Montana
United States Land Office in Helena Montana issues notice dated January 22 1900 listing parcel 1661 with action pending and required claims or objections to be filed by a stated deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Land Office
Helena
Montana
Marlborough ‘Thompson
Anaconda
Mont
L. J. Price
U. S
Monida
Peter M. Collins
General Land Office
Groxge D. Greene, Hogister
Helens
Charles Clements
Bannack
Dillon
John F. Harby
Thomas Clements
John Cloutier
George H. White
Gronch D. Greene
Helena, Mont
Unitdd
Congress
A. F. Graeter
Beaverhead County
the Register of the U. S. Land Office
Cor. No. 1
Zuclanda
Arcata
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Peror Lopes
Arthur Marks
AON
Nehama County
Neb
Morton Park
Marco Polo
William Knox
Scott
Bodal
Ariel
George Eliot
Egypt
Fennyson
Continental Oil CO
TEGAL
Desert Land
William Hoff
Dillon Mont
Willian M Seybold
Dell
Hichard Haines
Polaris
Margaret E. Seybolld
Guenor D. Greene
Register
U.S
Denver
Burlington
Salt Lake City
Omaha
Chicago
Kansas City
St. Louis
Palace
Salt Lake Office
West Second South Street
R. F. Nesten
the City Laundry
S. H. Genther
Propri
E. H. Brundage
Relsonville
Weite
I. Txere Pot
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