Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, August 08, 1909, HALF-TONE, Page 3, Image 17
Bounteous -. i. .., . .. . -JitlJ M I 'N't ' t ' ' - .A 'SU, . 1 NANCE COl'NTY COURT HE tory of Nanc ronnly and of th Pane Indian ate In separahla. The Indian hrld the center of the tae In ttils pirc of Nbrika, at he hod the brut land. He did not under T stand the vine of that land, and It passed from him to the white man, who could and would use It. Rut the govprnmcnt made the bent provision possible for the red man, and bealdfn It care for him In other waya hai sought to provide him with proper and thorough IndUHtrlal train ing. It la at once the cornerstone of the Indian's prosperity and happiness and tha key of every door of success open to him. Nance county has the only govern ment lndlun boarding school In the slate. For twelve months of the year the govern ment has eighty-one boarding schools and 147 day schools for Indians In operation In different parts of the country, and these schools are the homos of more than 22 000 children. These pupils are taught, fed and clothed. To watch over and care for them In sickness and In health, 2.175 per sons are employed. As the destruction of the buffalo was the beginning of the end of tha Indian's aimless wanderings, so a compulsory school law would sound the keynote of his civilization. A vast deal of talk Is heard about the Indians being civilised off the face of the earth. One reads that he Is fast disap pearing, and that soon there will be only traces of him. The Indian population of tha United States la about 2CS.000, and as a matter of fact. It has diminished very little, If at all, since the landing of Colum bus. The total expenditures of the gov ernment on account of the Indian service, from 17W to 1900, amounts to mora than $3t,O0O.OCK). Mora money has been paid to extinguish Indian land titles than to ex tinguish the titles of foreign nations, and tha cost of our Indian wars has bee equal to tha cost of all our foreign wars. It Is oostlng tha government between two and three million dollars a year to educate tha Indian, while formerly It cost the government from ten to twelve million dollars at year to fight them. These fig ures make It plain that the Indian has been a vary expensive ward of the gov ernment and tha sooner he becomes self supporting, the better. It has been demon strated that he Is not lacking in intelli gence and that he can become a good cltlien. Ha has often shown great capac GROUP OF NANCE Selections A Baa the Scientific Walter. ISCUSSING In Anoka a certain Dl battle of tha civil war, r. u. I Woodward, commander of tha Minnesota aepannirm m Grand Army of the Republic, said: "That general reminded me of a waiter In Minneapolis. The general was too scientific. He was too busy with causes and effects, with technical moves and what not to get results that la, to win battles. "So with my Minneapolis waiter. In a restaurant I ssld to htm: " 'Look at the color of this water. Why, It's not fit to drink! "But tha waiter, Instead of rushing soma crystal pure water to me, took up my gob let, studied It carefully, shook his head, and aid: " "No, sir. Tou're deceiving yourself, sir. Tha water's perfectly all right, sir: It's only tha glass what's dirty.' "New York Times. 1 9ie Bridge Aacesaary. When Grant's army crossed tha Rappa. bannock. Lee's veterans felt sura of send ing It back aa "tattered and torn" as ever it hsd been under the new general's nu merous predecessors. After the crossing tha first prisoners caught by Mosby were asked many questions by curious confed ra tes. "What hss become of your pontoon train" said one such Inquirer. "We haven't got any," answered tha prisoner. "How do you expect to get over tha river when you go back?" "Oh," said the Yankee, "we are not going back. Grant says that all the men ha sends back can croa on a log." New York Tribune. j I Fret aaa Kuy tn Frtsca. ".'tiers is probably no city In the world wl.ere all clssses meet on such free and easy terms as San Francisco, a social state of affairs which has prooably descended from the old mining days, and this hap haiard equality is seldom appreciated by the British tourist, who paes through here on his cut-and-dned tour round the world. "I remember ones sitting In the entrance hall of tha Palace, with a well-known rac ing man and privileged Joker, known as 'White Hat Macarthy,' when a gorgeously ' appareled young Englishman, Just landed (fromt Japan liner, walked up to tha floe M regular, while his private aorvoat . " V- ! Nature - , -V "' ' r , i ..I in IIOT'SK. Fl'IXKUTON. ity In making the most of his opportunity. The settlement of Nance county is one of the most peculiar of any county In Nebraska. Not a slnsle homestead, pre emption or government claim of any kind was ever secured by a settler here. Nance county has an area of about 4.0 square miles or 27S.837 acres. About SO per cent is upland, which for grain raising purposes Is preferred by mafiy to the val ley lands. The remaining 20 per cent Is found along the various streams with which the county Is well supplied. Tha most Important Is the Loup river which enters near the southwest corner and flows In a northeasterly direction, passing tha eastern boundary near the middle, and fur nlsnlng forty miles of valley varying frora one to three miles In width. From tha northwest, Cedar river wends Its way un til It Joins with the Loup near the center of the county. Farther east, Beaver creek flowa In a similar direction, meeting tha Loup near the boundary. The flnst settlement made tn Nance county was In 18C7 by a colony of Mormons. They came from near St. Louis, under tha leadership of H. J. Hudson, and after at tempting to settle In Platte, moved to what was then Monroe county, beginning operations near the present townslte of Oenoa. There were 100 families altogether. A postofflce was established and called Qenoa office, with H. J. Hudson, post master. ' The colony was very prosperous in 1860. During the three succeeding years, the Mormons attempted to remain and hold their possessions and live In prox imity to the Indians, but the numerous struggles between the 81oux and Pawnees kept them In oonstant tear, and tn 1MB they left the country. In 1857. during Buchanan's administra tion, a treaty was mad between the Paw nee Indiana and the governmtnt, tn which It was stipulated that they should choose a location west of the Missouri. Here, the Indians were to colonise and learn tha arts of civilisation, become converted to Christianity and develop under the super ln tendency of the government Into Intelli gent and law-abiding cltlxens. After roam ing over the great western prairies th Indians located on the land which Is now known as Nanro county. In 137S, by treaty stipulation, these Indiana were removed to Indian Territory. By an act passed April the 10th, 1376, and agreed to by the Paw COUNTT OFFICIALS. I ' - VTA from the Story Teller's Pack respectfully looked on. When they had disappeared to Inspect their apartments, Macarthy strolled up to the desk, glanced at tha register book, and while tha clerk's back was turned Inscribed something in its open page, and waving roe a farewell left tha hotel "Curiosity Impelled me to Inspect tha volume, and this Is what I read: Tha Honorable Archibald James FlUAlan and valet,' while underneath It, in my racing friend's somewhat cramped and shaky handwriting, appeared the following entry: 'Mr. White Hat Macarthy and valise' 1" From "My Restless Life." by H. Da WlndL By No Mr as Angelle. Eugena Walter, ths playwright, at a dinner, was accused of pessimism. "Well," said Mr. Walter. "I am not a pessimist, but I don't believe that human nature Is by any means angelic. We are all much alike. The best we can do is to curb pur faults and favor our virtues. "What faults should I curb?" a very pretty young woman asktd. "Well," said Mr. Walter, "I should think you'd have about the same faults to curb as a little girl I talked to yesterday. She's a charming little girl and as we conversed atone In the drawing room while waiting for her father and mother to come down I said to her: " 'Have you got a sweetheart?' "She smiled and wriggled. 'Yeth,' she said softly. " 'Well,' said I, Til give you a quarter if you'll tell ma who he Is.' " Tommy.' she answered In a low voice, and I gave her the quarter. "A fw minutes afterward she said sud denly: " 'Now, If you'll give me another quar ter I'll tell you who my other sweetheart Is.' "Koch ester Herald. As Batcher gees It. President Edwsrd O Neil or the Master Butchers' association of New York was dis cussing ths advance in meat prices dus to the wheat corner. "And these wheat cornerers." said Mr. O'Nell, "call themselves patriots, eh? They're In the Washington and Lincoln class. They only cornered ths wheat to prevent Europe from taking It away from us and leaving us to starve. Patriots!" He laughed harshly. "It remlads me," ha said. John Makes Nance County Land of Great Possibilities 1. " . " MAIN nees, tha lands formerly occupied by them were offered fur ule. The government appointed three men to appraise each quar ter section. This sale began July 15. 1S7S, at Central City. Rut very few attended the sale, which lasted four days, and but little land was sold. L. A. Wtllard bought what has since become the townslte of Genoa, and Randall Fuller secured the two sec tions upon a portion of which now stands Fullerton. The county was named after tha governor of the state, Alblnua Nance, The first election of the county was ordered for November 4, 1879. The governor designated Fullerton as the temporary county scat. The officers chosen at this lection were J. N. Reynolds, clerk; 8. L. Sturtevant, treasurer; W. II. Bowman, sheriff, and M. S. Llndsey, county Judge. Rundall Fuller, who ownd the town site of Fullerton, donated sixty acres for tha town site and the county seat was named In his honor. It Is difficult to comprehend what Nanoe county has accomplished In the short Stockton, who was renowned for his do mesticity. Two women were talking about Stockton. The first said: " 'He has very domestic tastes, hasn't her " 'Oh, very,' the other woman replied. 'Ha flirts with every cook they have.' New York Times. Sacrifice la Tain. Apropos of examinations and their ter rors, A. K. Palmer, secretary of the depart ment of education of New York, told at a recent dinner an old story of a young Affrlcan prince. "This prince," said Mr. Palmer, "entered Yale or Harvard I forget which and amused himself with motor cars and bull dogs till examination time drew near. "Examination time frightened the young prince horribly. He began to s.udy, and he cabled heme to the king, hla father: " 'Examination next week. Most difficult. Implore aid of gods In my behalf.' "A few days later this reply came back from the barbarous west coast monarch: " 'Rites performed. Fourteen picked youths, all sons of nobles, have been sao rlfUed. Omens propitious.' "Yet. would you b.iev U?" Mr. Palmer concluded. "The young prince flunked." Washington Star. First tall for Dortor. William Huls of Maryvllle, Mo, 96 years old, arid the oldest person in Nodaway county In point of residence, was taken 111 July 30, and for the I ut time In his life was attended by a physician. Huls uses tobacco and ha been a Ukcr of stim ulants In limited quantities all his life. He had until his recent Illness been a man of exceptional vigor. Ha was born In Kentucky. riot-W Gives if'rnlajr of Death. Fortunatua Miller of Elkhart. Ind.. re ceived word of the death of hla mother at Three Rivers. Mich. He says he knew bad news was coming, for the old clock which has been In the family 117 years, stopped Thursday night, though Just wound. He sus it performed a similar trick before the death of his grandfather, bis grandmother, his father and each of the five brothers of his grandfather. The death of a cousin was presaged by the clock striking three times at the exaot time of his death. Mr. Millar is tha only member of tha family who will keep tha clock. : ; ; : ..... , .v.- ; . . - v, ' ..- tL'M:", .-' 15 .;"'?';' ' - ' ' ..." , -.-!--- f w . ) w ' , , gaper- w. rt-. . j. -s.v .. " wiwvj(4ia(( :. - " ? If 't x "- c ifepi llr THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: AUGUST "1 .ji- STREET, FULLERTON. LOOKING NORTH. period of Its existence without a brief re view of Its present condition and using a few facts and figures. It hardly seems possible that this scope of country could be taken from a raw prairie, an Indian reservation entirely undeveloped, and In the short space of thirty years be de veloped into one of the most prosperous, progressiva counties of the state. At the present time Nance county has a popula tion of 10,000 people, and a valuation of r MAIN BUILDING OF THE GENOA INDIAN SCHOOL, 18,081,000. This county has thirty-four miles of railroad within its borders and five progressive, prosperous railroad sta tions Fullerton, Genoa, Belgrade, Kent and Merchlston. It has fourteen elevators, two water powers, two flouring mills, ten free rural delivery routes, five banks, with five sixths of its rural population supplied with telephones. More than 70 per cent of tha farmers own their farms. In no one thing Nance county has bean BRASS BAND. GENOA INDIAN SCHOOL. Distinguished Visitor in Omaha V r-.;. -r ' j ''. ' ''?W --jl if e 'T " A !' i " IV HIS EMINENCE JAMES CARDINAL GIBRONS FROM 'A SNAPSHOT PHOTO MADE Ae HE WAS ENTERING AN Al'TOMOBlLE AT THE UNION STATION IN OMAHA LAST WEDNESDAY. 9, 1909. in . , IW more progressive than In Its publlo schools. The county has sixty-six districts, with sixty-seven school buildings and 2.9C0 children of school age. At rresent, the county Is employing ninety teachers, at an average salary of i.0 per month. Miss Frances E. Taylor is serving her fourth year as superintendent of the county sohoola. Nance county has never been In better condition than now. For nearly a decade. GENOA. crops have been heavy, markets good, the live stock industry flourishing, construct ing enterprises flourishing, railroading and merchandising carried on with energy and good profit. To indicate what Fullerton's prospects and possibilities are, it is only necessary to state what Nanoe county haa done tn the last year. Last year the farmers sent to market 12,660 fat beef cattle, O.100 fat hogs, 484 well bred horses, and 2,800 mutton sheep. To prepare this stock for market did not 1 ; METHODIST EPISCOPAL require by any means all the grain pro duced on these farms, aa last year these farmers sent to market 3.M.W0 bushels of corn, . 2.71,000 bushels of wheat and W.'.OH) bushels of oats. Besides this, the county manufactured and shipped out 4,2.)0.) pounds of flour and 3U0.0U0 pounds of mill feed. Ths Nance county farmer Is becoming more of a dairyman each year. The pos slbilltles of this Industry are almost un limited In Nebraska and this county Is a favored section for the dairy. At the pres ent time there are 6.052 cows within the borders of the county, where S(0 hand sep arators are in use. Last year there were old and shipped out from these farms 81,490 pounds of butter and 141.000 gallons of cream. The recent largo Increase It) the dairy industry rmes largely from the fact that the- county has 6,500 acres of land seeded to alfalfa, which is proving one of the best and moat profitable crops that the farmer can produce. Each year these farmers are paying more and more at tention to the smaller resources and In dustries connected with tha farm. Last year this county marketed 59,000 uusena of ggs and 130,000 pounds of dressed poultry. The farmer's garden Is receiving more attention from year to year, and from the earliest settlement these farmers have not neglected the planting of fr,ult trees. At tha present time there are growing and In full bearing In the county 37.000 apple, 1.20J pear, 16,000 peach, 8,000 plum ami 11,00) cherry trees. In an automobile rlda through the Loup valley of Nance county and covering some of the upland we wero surprised, not only at the orchards of full grown trees, but the vast amounts of young orchards of better grade of fruit that are being planted. While there are vast Improvements going on all over the county In orchards, farm buildings and methods of tilling the soil, the improvement that is being made by breeding a better grade of cattle and horses is one of tha most marked and far-reaching In tha county. In visiting the farms and feeding pens, where hundreds of cattle are kept, we have found but few locali ties in tha state that produce as well bred cattle for the Omaha market as Nance county. It was a ban! of cattle that discovered the county seat of this county. In tha late '70a Randall Fuller concluded to drive HOME OF DR. E. L. Curious Capers of Cupid O get away from the protesta tions of the progeny of six pre vious wives, William Lawson, a wealthy farmer, 76 years old, living near Anderson, Ind., Jour neyed to St. Louis to enter on his T seventh matrimonial voyage, taking a bride 21 years old, who has herself been married before. Saturday tha Sabbath of his faith the Seventh Day Adventlst the license was obtained and tha seventh marriage was performed by Justice M. F. Moore. The new Mrs. Lawson was Mrs. Carrie Sutton, a widow, formerly a resident of eastern Tennessee, but recently living In Anderson, where she met Lawson less than a year ago while visiting relatives. She has two children, a boy of 6 and a girl of 4. while her husband has had fourteen, with ten still living, thirty grandchildren, some of them older than his bride of yes terday, and two great-grandchildren, one living and 2 years old. Ths bridegroom, despite his years, was an impetuous wooer. He first met his present wife two months ago. Lawson first settled In the vicinity of Anderson sixty years ago, coming from England. He carved himself a farm out of tha wilderness and has gradually ac quired land and other property until he Is reckoned one of the wealthiest of the farm ers of that part of the state. All but the fifth of his former wives are dead. She was divorced. Snow Ilrlda. The wedding of Miss Dorothy Lawson, whose engagement to Mr. Henry McC'all was announced by her father, Thomas W. Lawson, at Dreamwold lost Sunday, re ports the Boston Post, will be as uniquely beautiful as were the marriage ceremonies of her two elder sisters. It was In Oc tober, 190K, that Dreamwold witnessed a "harvest wedding" when Miss Gladys Law son was married to Eben Blaine Stanwood. Ths magnificent estate was decorated with ripened cereals, fruits and vegetables grown on the farm, which greatly adiled to tig attractiveness of the estate for the wedding ceremony. Less than a month ago Dream wold was converted Into a veritable rose dale for the "summer wedding" of Miss Marlon Lawson to James Fuller Lord of Chicago. The ceremony took place out of (Joors, beneath a large appla tree, which was bedecked with weeding bells and floral if ' ' J " C HURCH, Fl'LI .ERTON. a band of cattle from the northern part of the state to Colorado and his nlnt was to strike the old Mormon 1 1 all that patsed through wheie Fullerton is now located. Coming through the Pawnee In dian reservation, he ciimo to the Junction of the Cedar and Loup rivers. The pic turesque surroundings and excellent feed for his cattle Induced him to pitch his tent and take a week's rest. During his week's stay, he heard many Interesting reports about the Pawnee reservation and its fine soil and productiveness. He con cluded to stretch his weeks Into months and wait fur ths opening and opportunity to purchase some of this land. The loca tion was early known as "Fuller-town." In 1879, was formed the present thrifty city of Fullerton. With the settlement that quickly followed the sale of the land by the government, Fullerton prospered and grew. Being located near the center of the county, it was soon chosen as tha county scat. None of the land being sub ject to homestead entry, It naturally fell Into the hand of settlers with money to dtvelop It, and an excellent class of clt liens thereby, came to the county, Fuller ton received Its full share. Thus the city has fared well, and Its citizens have always shown a modern en terprising spirit. The high school of Ful lerton has tho largest attendance of sny town of Its size In the statu. The well filled churches of all the leading denomi nations shows the higher moral tone that prevails. Fullerton U known as a town of schools, churches and homes. There la no prettier little city In Nebraska. Tha natural drainage makes the residence dis trict very free from standing water. Tha usual modern conveniences of a splendid electric light system and good water works plant give the best of service. Fullerton Is about the best lighted town of Us slza in the state. The bank of today Is the vital life-center around which revolves the great wheal of modern trade and commercial activity. It is the one factor, more than any other, that provides the facilities, or that Is lt self the facility, for tha conduct of busi ness along lines In keeping with tha ad vanced methods of the present time. Fullerton has two strong, well organised banks that have secured and hold tha octk (Continued on Page Four. THOMAS, FULLERTON. decorations. Miss Dorothy was tlm brides maid at both events of her elder sisters. It was at the wedding of Miss Marlon that the budding romai ce of Miss Dorothy i was first observed. Young McCall was one of the guests at the affair, and It was no ticed that he paid considerable attention to the pretty bridesmaid. Now Miss Dorothy is to have a wedding of her own and will be known as the "snow bride." Tha wedding Is to take place In January and will bo solemnized at Dream wold, and soma Interesting feature will mark It, Cupid Beats Immigration Law. There used tn some countries tn ancient times, or romancers have deceived us grossly, to be a law that a convicted felon on tha way to the gallows should be par doned If ha found a woman who would marry him. Equally dramatic, In Its tame, modtrn way, was the case of Matilda Kuhlmann. who was to have been de ported from Ellis Island. She had coma to America to marry Henry Thorns, but that had no weight with the officials, and Thorns was on tha point of going back to Germany with her to marry her, when tha happy thought occurred to someone to have the ceremony performed on tha steamer Instead. The captain lent his cabin for tha oeremony, a Justice of tha peaoo was found and forthwith ths re jected alien became tha wife of an Ameri can eitlsan and passed beyond tha powers of tha immigration authorities. Agra d Tooth Wed. Miss Lawson Is a great exponent of all luriiis ej oui-oi-aoor mo. one is an expert i w hip and rider and can handle any of her father's famous horses. While she Is de voted to all sports and Is a regular at tendant at ail tha foot ball and hockey j games, rowing races and tennis tourna ments. Miss Dorothy la above all a baso ball "fan." Mis Lawson was always an, enthuslasllo "rooter" at all of tha Harvard games and frequently led the cheering for some clever play pulled off by Second lias- man McCall. Although Miss Dorothy la Just out of her teens, she Is tha tallest of the Lawson girls. She is one of the most prominent members of tha Vincent club and has taken part In' the last three annual shows of that famous1 wcloly oigoulzaUou. TT