Cheerful view of early Nebraska homesteading promise
Extracts from a December 20 1871 letter by Joseph Flick of Verona Hamilton County describe rapid settlement and vast prairie in Nebraska near the Burlington and Missouri railroad. He praises rich soil deep black loam crops and fruit, notes limited timber, and says the country is ideal for him despite buffalo and northern threats.
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Nebraska
Plains
Nebraska State Historical Society
Joseph Flick
Verona
Hamilton Co
Plains of
Mitchell Moore
Clay County
Burlington and Mysourie
Fort Kearny
Platte River
Union Pacific
California
Mysourie
Platts Mouth
Wildlife Thrives Along Open Prairie Trails
The passage notes deer and turkeys present along the summer route with thousands of prairie chicks grouse and rabbits nearby indicating abundant wildlife and game in the area.
Polk Community Social Guests Visit Neighbors
Local notices list Mr and Mrs Orlie Miller visiting the James Brazda family. Several households hosting dinners and gatherings across Stromsburg Central City Lincoln Benedict Sutton Hampton and Sutton with relatives and friends. Will Steel travels to California to visit son Bonzo for the winter.
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Orlie Miller
James Brazda
Larry Cramer
Susan
Bruce Cramer
York
Emory Cramer
Carroll Flodman
Lee Hanson
Stromsburg
Dolan Hahn
Shirley Broshears
Central City
Jim Swanson
Bradley
Hannah Hahn
Doyle
Darwin
Wilda Holmes
Robert
Lincoln
John Holmes
Michael
Lloyd Lind
Arlyce
University of Nebraska
Wenton Wright
Wendell
Benedict
Donald Hudson
Waldon McNaught
Lennis Lind
N. E. McNaught
E. McNaught
Walden McNaught
Wm. Kroger
Gene Bauer
Sutton
Oscar Sundberg
Clarence Bodine
Mae Sundberg
Emma Johnson
Grant Johnson
Hampton
Will Steel
California
Bonzo Steel
Swift wolves and a winter settler’s note in a log home
The passage mentions Swifts a creature between wolf and fox with fine fur. It asserts a severe winter yet the speaker remains optimistic about surviving in a sturdy log house with ample wood.
Polk and Swede Plain Methodist Church Notices
Rev. William C. Patten, pastor, announces Family Night and official board meeting on Thurs. Nov 16. Sunday Nov 19 is the 13th Sunday in Eydmude with Communion and a sermon How Grateful is God. District Methodist Youth Fellowship rally at Columbus Methodist Church 2:00 to 4:30. Other events Tue Nov 21 Polk Sr MYF 7:30. Wed Nov 22 Polk Advanced confirmation 4:15 Swede Plain choir rehearsal 8:00 p.m.
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Polk and
Swede Plain Methodist
William C. Patten
Eydmude
God
Methodist
Columbus Methodist Church
Polk
Sunday Dinner Guests Visit Mrs Bertha Jones
Mr and Mrs Marlin Jones Lynn Gary and Bud Anderson of Holdrege Karen Ann Jones and Ronald Crocker of Lincoln were Sunday dinner and afternoon guests of Mrs Bertha Jones. Mr and Mrs Oliver Baker and Mrs Bessie Green were dinner guests of Mrs Abbie Green Thursday.
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Marlin Jones
Lynn Gary
Bud Anderson
Holdrege
Karen Ann Jones
Ronald Crocker
Lincoln
Bertha Jones
Oliver Baker
Bessie Green
Abbie Green
Union Pacific Expands Freight Counseling to Tokyo and Taipei
Union Pacific opens freight traffic consulting in Tokyo and Taipei giving importers and exporters on the spot access to service details. The new operation marks another progressive transport innovation from Union Pacific. For insider info on industrial sites in the Union Pacific West, write to Edd H Bailey, President, Union Pacific, Omaha NE 68102.
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Union Pacific
Tokyo
Taipei
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Penn Atkinson
Silver Creek
Nebr
Old
Redman Well Service
The
Far East
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