Cory Post Office Founding Under Sidney Interests in Fremont County
Fremont County history notes Cory post office established March 33 1856 and closed September 3 1866. Records show Cory founded by Sidney residents with ties to Samuel W Ripley Eunice A Ripley and Briggs Singleton. Land deeds dated 1854 place Cory on the Walnut Creek area near the Farragut Imogene road, reflecting early settlement patterns along the Missouri fringe.
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Sidney
Fremont County
Cory
Walnut
State Historical Society
Towa City
Samuel W. Ripley
Bernice Ripley
Braddyville
Iowa
Gamaal Ripley
Harvay
Cora Scott
New Walnut Creek
Farragut Imogene Road
Samuel W
Eunice A. Ripley
George J. Briggs
John J. Singleton
MSWR
Ripley
Briggs
Singleton
McKinsidhs Grove
Austin
Dawsonburg
Gaston
Missouri River
Platte Purchase
Fremont
Kanesville
Nishnabotna
Walnut Creek
Robert Warhub
Indian
Site of a vanished town and Indian trail in Fremont County
A summertime view shows Cory site where the Ripley Branch joins Walnut Creek. The article details the Johnson Pearson Indian Trail of 1851 through Walnut, Walma, and Prairie townships, late 19th century Pottawattamie and Sioux activity, early traders like Major Stephen Cooper, and tales of buffalo hunts and back Indians amid Fremont County history.
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Fremont County
Cory
Walter Farwell
Ripley Branch
Walnut Creek
Greenwood
Paul Scott
Walnut Township
Johnson Pearson
Prairie
Walma Townships
Walgut Creek
Nishnabotna
Walnus Township
Prairie Township
Ted
Riverton
Ralf Day
Fragmented reminiscence of 19th century emigration trials
The entry describes forced returns of Black travelers to Democratic homes, a Reverend Todd reference to journeys from Tabor to Lewia, and a winter train with ice crossings. It notes the steamer Emilie docking at Nebraska City in March 1860 and hints at broad westward migration and future rail developments, with scattered observations on place names and dates.
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Teconnottre
Oliver Mills
Lewis
Tabor
Emilie
Hannial and
St. Joe
Nebraska Cy
Trial question on bad character evidence in criminal cases
A case examines whether evidence of a defendant being a "bad guy" can be admitted. The judge warns that jurors may punish the defendant as a bad man, so such character proof is usually inadmissible unless directly relevant. The article cites scenarios of a wife accused of murder and a defendant remarking on the victim as a rogue.
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Corporation
County fair education and courtroom notes excerpt
An archival page notes a legal discussion on admissibility of death-related evidence in a murder case, stating a court ruled it irrelevant to guilt or innocence. It also lists public service features by bar associations and highlights 1972 educational presentations with names of presenters and ribbon awards for fiber to fabric and vegetable topics.
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