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rricon of Staple ArtlclcH lu Ploiicor Days Continued.
Description.
1 gallon rum
1 " brandy
1 " sherry wino
1 " port wino
1 " Kin
2 cases lemon syrup
2 doz. straight stem pipes
8 " rosewood pipes
1 " rosewood pipes
1 " briar pipes
1 " earthen pipes
1A ' Anti-Nicotianin pipes
2 " cherry stems
1 " cherry stems
1 box No. 1 8x10 glass
5 boxes 85c crackers , 241-5 ! ) . 182 Ibs
5 boxes i5c ! crackers. 23 ! ) 58. 181 Ibs
4 sacks Rio coffee , 102-103-103-104 , 05(5 ( Ibs.
2 " COc A sugar , ! J04 Ibs
8 cases Brandy peaches
15 sacks 8X Hour
1,000 Ibs. side meat
5C. S. scythes
B C. S. scythe snuaths
17 gunnies
03 Ibs cable chain
4 gallons Sugar H. molasses
Sundries for camp
Total.
The freighting period gave good op
portunities to the few farmers at that
time on the Iowa and Nebraska side of
the Missouri river , and to many small
traders with a single team of mules and
wngon to load with corn , oats , poultry ,
butter , eggs and oven dogs and cats for
the western trade , generally realizing
good profits on the venture.
The writer in 1860 owned a white
thoroughbred bull dog , one of the Dewey
kind of fighters , that after passing from
his possession got across the plains and
exchanged owners at one time in Denver
for five ounces of gold dust.
U. P. R. K.
lu 1807 the U. P. railroad was run
ning to Grand Island. Then nearly all
western freight went to that point for
the saving in wagon transportation ,
cutting our city off from the business
that had given it prosperity for a num
ber of years. The importance of rail
roads was then realized. Otoo county
voted bonds to secure an eastern con
nection , but some of our business men
considered a western connection of more
importance and after a number of meet
ings of the most prominent business
men it was decided that for the future
prosperity of our city and county , a
railroad westward , to connect with the
U. P. B. B. at or near Grand Island ,
running on a line near the one taken
for the freighting route , was of vital
importance. With that object in view ,
on the 12th of December , 1807 , the Mid
land Pacific Bailway Company was
organized , composed of business men of
our city as follows : James Sweet , F.
A. White , E. S. Hawley , Win. Fulton ,
H. S. Oalhoun , John B. Bennett , Tolbert
Ashton , Nathan Simpson and B. M.
Bolfe. Frank A. White was chosen
president and B. M. Bolfe secretary.
Otoe county , at a special election held
with only sixty-seven against , voted
$150,000 in bonds to be delivered to the
company upon a personal bond for
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5 00
1 50
225
IB 00
2 00
0n
81
0 50
050
20
85
80
80
14
1 25
Amount.
050
850
8 50
8 75
850
1000
8 00
0 75
4 00
500
5 50
0 50
4 00
250
7 00
18 13
1801
203 80
54 40
28 50
07 50
JI2000
4 25
4 00
5 10
8 82
5 00
5370
$ 0,808.30
§ 200,000 being given by the company for
the faithful expenditure of the proceeds
of the bonds in constructing and equip
ping the road. A'corps of engineers were
engaged and the surveying commenced
in March , 1808. A line was surveyed
via Lincoln to Grand Island , right of
way procured through Otoo county , and
contracts let for the grading of the first
ten miles. From the commencement to
its completion to Lincoln the work
never stopped.
The building of the Midland Pacific
Bailway doubled the value of lauds in
Otoe county , built up prosperous towns
along its route , bringing to its connec
tion , at our city , the Burlington from
Bed Oak and the iron and steel railroad
and wagon bridge across the Missouri
river.
At the present time all our heavy
manufacturing companies plants are
located on its line , shipping eastward
every year , more pounds of greater
value in goods and merchandise , manu
factured from the products of our for
merly unappreciated soil , than were ever
freighted westward in one year , during
our most prosperous freighting times.
B. M. BOLFE.
Nebraska City , Nov. 19 , 1899.
"If the democrats still have among
their leaders men of sense and svisdom ,
now is a good time for them to consult
together to devise some means for shak
ing Bryan , the old man of the sea of
troubles , off the shoulders of the party , "
suggests the Boston Transcript ( rep. ) .
"Viewed with reference to the social
well-being of the country , it is not a
gratifying state of affairs that one of
the great parties of the nation should be
so directed that its triumph should be
deprecated as a disaster by people who
are not alarmists by nature. Its leaders
appear to delight in frightening people.
They seem to think it desirable that the
party should be so regarded that any
marked success by it should be followed
by a semi-panic on the exchanges. "
PllE-RAILllOAD TRANSrOUTATION.
KANSAS CITY , Mo. Nov. 18 , 1899.
EDITOR TUB CONSERVATIVE :
Dear Sir : As requested I enclose you
a list of all the freighters over the plains
that I now remember , who were resi
dents of Nebraska City from 1859 to
1800.
There were many others that started
from Nebraska City , who lived at
Omaha , Plattsmouth , Atchison , Leaven-
worth , Kansas City , St. Joseph and
Denver.
The Mormon emigrants started from
Wyoming (0 ( miles north ) and took
advantage of the steam wagon road that
was laid out in 1808 by F. 0. Morrison ,
O. W. Pierce and W. E. Hill which
went almost due west from Nebraska
City through Otoe and Lancaster
counties and what is now Seward , York
and Hamilton counties to Fort Kearney.
A. F. Harvey , J. H. Maxon and the
writer made a map of the route and the
writer had 1,000 lithographed in St.
Louis. There are possibly some left in
Nebraska City. The old route west was
northwest to the crossing of Salt Creek ,
at the present town of Ashland , thence
up Wahoo Creek and over to the Platte ,
about the northwest corner of Saunders
county , thence up the south side of the
Platte to Beauvais' ranch or Julesburg
where all teams for Fort Larainie , Salt
Lake or Montana crossed the Platto.
Teams for Colorado points wont up the
South Platte to Denver.
Yours truly ,
WM. FULTON.
P. S. The maps had business cards
around as a border ; nearly all the business -
ness houses of 1808 were on them and if
one could be found it would bo well to
have it copied.
List of Frclfjliters in 1'loiieor Days.
TjIVINd. UESIUKNCn.
W. T. B. Simpson Nebraska City , Nob.
W.T.Sloan
R.M.Rolfo
Jno. Overtoil
Nels Overtoil
R.H. Miller
.Tas. H. Miller
David Brown
Alexander Majors Nortli Platte , Neb.
L. C. Davenport Shubort , Neb.
Eugene Munn Lincoln , Neb. '
Austin Humphrey " "
Norris Humjiliroy " "
B. J. Johnstono Howe , Nob.
Lev ! Carter Omaha , Neb.
Fred Ingham Falls City , Neb.
Win. Fulton Kansas City , Mo.
Snth E. Ward Wostport , Mo.
Jno. H. Maxon St. Louis , Mo ,
JaH. M. Woods Rapid City , 8. D.
Hector Reed Cheyenne , Wyo.
Augustus Byram Chicago , 111.
S. A. Ingham Residence Unknown
DEAD. DKAI ) .
Pete Byram. F. Y. Ewing.
N. L. Simpson. R. D. Simpson.
R. F. McComas. Jno. D. Clayton.
Alexander Street. Acquilla Lobb.
Jno. A. Lobb. Isaac Coo.
Win. E. Dillon. Moses U. Payne.
W. B. Horton. Thos. Chivington.
Sam'l. Tato.
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