Famous Nebraskan’s Early Nebraska Days in Sidney
The reminiscence recounts a settler's 1870s move from a Polk County homestead to Deadwood gold fields, via Sidney freighters. It describes Fort Robinson nearby, Indian trades, stage journeys, clashes with outlaws, and fossils later linked to a university museum collection.
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Sidney
Polk County
Drouth
Grasshoppers
Custer
Sitting Bull
Indian Agency
Uncle Sam
Deer
Neverence
Fort Robinson
Harold J. Cook
Cook
Barbour
University Museum
Old Man Friday
Arapahoes
Friday
St. Louis
Great American Fur Company
North Potter Social Roundup and Local Visits
North Potter notes list Mr and Mrs Joe Musil and Norman Jean and Cecil Brown motor to Scottsbluff Wednesday. Families Fisher Tank and others traveled to Sidney and shared meals and visits. A Farmers Union meeting occurred at Rev Sorter home with a sizable turnout, and many neighbors entertained guests across the week in Sidney and local homes.
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Joe Musil
Norman Jean
Cecil Brown
Scottsbluff
Ray Fisher
Emil Tank
Sidney
Howard Fisher
Joe
Clarence Strandberg
Esther
Alfred Strandberg
Harry Hansen
Roy Hansen
Fred Elmquist
Arthur Harms
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Nebraska University
Black Hills
Deadwood
Union Pacific Railroad
United States
al Smith
Cy Jcenes
Jones
Smith
Hills
Jim Stephenson
Marsh
Omaha
Concord
Buffalo Bill
Stephenson
Clark’s Bridge
North Platte River
Bridgeport Row
H. T. Clark
White
Bridgeport
North Platte
Clark
Coor
W. F. Kimmel
Osceola
North Platte Valley
Wat
Nebraska
North Potter
Helen Tank
Act Now
Vance
Telegraph
Guy
V. Doran
Finke Creamery Co
Hardy Furniture
Freytag Variety Store
J.C. Penney Company
Leon Fine
Cressey Central Shoe Store
Sidney Drug Company
Zwickl’s Grocery Piggly Wiki
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Safeway Stores
Star ‘Market Greenlees’ Inc
Herbert
O. P. Skaggs
le Bees SA
A. and I. Store
Stevens-Van Engelen Co