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Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences

Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences

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COLLECTION OF
NEBRASKA PIONEER
REMINISCENCES


ISSUED BY THE

NEBRASKA SOCIETY OF
THE DAUGHTERS OF THE
AMERICAN REVOLUTION



NINETEEN SIXTEEN


THE TORCH PRESS

CEDAR RAPIDS

IOWA


FORETHOUGHT

This Book of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences is issued by the Daughters of the American Revolution of Nebraska, and dedicated to the daring, courageous, and intrepid men and women—the advance guard of our progress—who, carrying the torch of civilization, had a vision of the possibilities which now have become realities.

To those who answered the call of the unknown we owe the duty of preserving the record of their adventures upon the vast prairies of "Nebraska the Mother of States."

"In her horizons, limitless and vast
Her plains that storm the senses like the sea."

Reminiscence, recollection, personal experience—simple, true stories—this is the foundation of History.

Rapidly the pioneer story-tellers are passing beyond recall, and the real story of the beginning of our great commonwealth must be told now.

The memories of those pioneers, of their deeds of self-sacrifice and devotion, of their ideals which are our inheritance, will inculcate patriotism in the children of the future; for they should realize the courage that subdued the wilderness. And "lest we forget," the heritage of this past is a sacred trust to the Daughters of the American Revolution of Nebraska.

The invaluable assistance of the Nebraska State Historical Society, and the members of this Book Committee, Mrs. C. S. Paine and Mrs. D. S. Dalby, is most gratefully acknowledged.

Lula Correll Perry
(Mrs. Warren Perry)


CONTENTS

Some First Things in the History of Adams County 11
By George F. Work
Early Experiences in Adams County 18
By General Albert V. Cole
Frontier Towns 22
By Francis M. Broome
Historical Sketch of Box Butte County 25
By Ira E. Tash
A Broken Axle 27
By Samuel C. Bassett
A Pioneer Nebraska Teacher 30
By Mrs. Isabel Roscoe
Experiences of a Pioneer Woman 32
By Mrs. Elise G. Everett
Recollections of Weeping Water 36
By I. N. Hunter
Incidents at Plattsmouth 41
By Ella Pollock Minor
First Things in Clay County 43
By Mrs. Charles M. Brown
Reminiscences of Custer County 46
By Mrs. J. J. Douglas
An Experience 50
By Mrs. Harmon Bross
Legend of Crow Butte 51
By Dr. Anna Robinson Cross
Life on the Frontier 54
By James Ayres
Plum Creek (Lexington) 57
By William M. Bancroft, M. D.
Early Recollections 62
By C. Chabot
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