Cheyenne County Pioneers Speak Through Farming Record
E. E. Hiett notes settlers arriving about 1890 near Sidney. Frank Hand builds a two thousand acre dairy and crop operation with modern conveniences. John P. and George Fischer, Nicholas Trienen, W. I. Hiett, W. A. Fulton, A. B. Johnson, the Nelson brothers, Hoffmeyer brothers, Brauer brothers, Earl Hiett, Alva Westcott, C. A. Foster, F. B. Tobin, Henry Tuneberg and Hoover brothers are highlighted for thriving farms, stock-raising, improvements, and long tenure in Cheyenne County Nebraska.
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Cheyenne County
Fischer Brothers
John P
George
John P. Fischer
Illinois
Nicholas Trienen
Big 4
Mr. Trienen
Trienen
Jie
W. I. Hiett
Hiett
Sheridan
W. A. Fulton
Fulton
A. B. Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Ohio
Iowa
Clyde
Nelson Brothers
Walter
Roy
J. W. Nelson
Nelson
Nelson Boys
Hoffmeyer Bros
Charles
Will
Hoffmeyers
Brauer
Herman
Clem
Fritz
U.S
Herman Brauer
C. W. Hornaday Mosse
York County
Nebraska
Alva Westcott
Cattle Barons’ Rise in Cheyenne County Recalled
By Mrs. L. F. Cunningham a historical sketch recalls Cheyenne County’s cattle country era. Pioneers faced hard times after free homesteads, but those who stayed built prosperous farms, modern homes, and a thriving horse industry. The Kinkaid act attracted new settlers who found better markets and learned diversified farming and crop rotation.
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L. F. Cunningham
County Has Good Schools County Has Good Schools
Eyed by Edith M Stark county superintendent outlines Cheyenne County schools progress. Sixty eight districts employ ninety two teachers with graded schools in Sidney Lodgepole Dalton Potter. Dalton and Lodgepole boast strong high schools and trained graduates. New district 12 to build a modern school at Sunol. County census 1552. county institute held. Nebraska Course of Study followed.
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Edith M. Stark
Cheyenne County
Sidney
Lodgepole
Dalton
Potter
Nebraska University
Nebraska
Fishman Farms On Large Scale In South Divide
Simon Fishman of Sidney, treasurer of Cheyenne County, operates a Rumley Plow Outfit and owns most of his cropland. He planted about one thousand acres flax and three hundred acres spring wheat last spring and plans five hundred acres fall wheat this autumn. His flax field spans six hundred forty acres and his outfit is among the county’s busiest. He uses headers for harvest and plans a threshing machine of his own and movable steel granaries over the fields.
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C. A. Foster
Foster
F. B. Tobin
Sidney
Tobin
Henry Tuneberg
Burt County
Lorenzo
Tuneberg
Hoover Boys
Fishman
South Divide
Simon Fishman
Cheyenne County
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E. E. Hiett
Frank Hand
Mr. Hand
Hand
Westcott
Mr. Westcott
Hartway
W. E. Payzant
Cheyenne