Dutch Joe Grewe Wells Opened Sandhills Frontier
A Nebraska History story recalls Joseph Grewe known as Dutch Joe, the German immigrant who drilled the first successful wells in the Niobrara chalk on his Cherry County homestead in 1884. His method, using simple tools, unlocked underground water, enabling settlement. he died in 1894 when a bucket hoist failed. The piece honors his frontier courage and impact on regional farming communities.
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Addison E. Sheldon
Joseph Grewe
Sandhills
Joe
Cherry County
Niobrara
Joe Grewe
A. E. Sheldon
Dalton Hospitalization of Bill Florke and visiting relatives
Bill Florke was admitted to Dalton Hospital after a fainting episode on Saturday and remained until Tuesday. He is staying with his daughter and son-in-law, the Worsters, and his sister in Sidney. The community wishes him a speedy recovery. Garry Miller returned from New York with his wife to visit family and begin work with IBM in Boulder. He plans to settle in Denver, with various relatives visiting and hosting him over the weekend.
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Mickey Jessen
Tony Reano
Randy
Sidney
Robert Miller
Hank Jessen
Harold Beveridge
Jake Thompson
Henry Block
Donald Block
Alvin Danielson
Lodge Pole Valley Ministerial Association
Methodist Church
Chappell
Lawrence Thompson
Anna Thompson
Walter Weigers
Bob Thurow
Dan Phelps
Lorenzo
Gregg
Shelley Thompson
Hot Springs
South Dakota
Dennis Thompson
Ogallala
Pam Jessen
Jeneane Folkerts
Lodgepole
William Bartling
Ruby Wood
Paul Ingwerson
Mark and
Travis Thompson
Boulder
Colorado
Gary Thompson
Irene Thompson
Thomas
Verne Miller
Paul Ingwerson Hoffie
Bill Florke
Dalton Hospital
Ray Worster
Henry Schmale
Garry Miller
New York
Garry
IBM
Fred Rehmer
Paul Moses
Gurley
Jolene Rehmer
Denver
Jim Miller
Charles van de Voorde
Dalton
Anna Borges
Bebe Block
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Elwyn Curry
Ashby
Whitefish
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Jake Thomp
Dale Flora
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Pennie
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Ray Jobman’s
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