Nebraska History and Record of Pioneer Days

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Addison E. Sheldon, Editor

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Vol. VI*

October-December, 1923

No.4

* Original was marked "Vol. IV"; this was marked out & "VI" added in ink.

CONTENTS

	Page
Albert Watkins	97-98
The Ground Bean--Melvin R. Gilmore	99-101
Indian Fighting in 1864--Mark M. Coad	102-108
Indian Villages in Webster County--John M. MacColl	108
Washington Irving-John D. Rockefeller	109
The Saxon Colony in Buffalo County	110
Early Banks in Nebraska--W. S. Harding	111-114
Letter from Senator William Campbell	114-115
Rev. A. A. Cressman's Clock	115
From the Daughter of Major Pearman	116
The Beecher Island Battlefield	116
A Find Near Crawford--The Buffalo Wallow	117
A Letter From Scout Mienhall	118-119
A Pioneer Log House.	119
Recitations of Prof. Dake--Nellie Williams Keefer	120
The Early Day Dug-out--The Rawhide Story--The Valentine, Court House	121
To An Old Branding Iron--Early York County Days	122
A Hamilton County Pioneer Story	123
Historical Notes	124-128

Entered as second class matter February 4, 1918, at the Post Office,
Lincoln, Nebraska, under Act August 24, 1912.

THE NEBRASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Founded September 25, 1878

The Nebraska State Historical Society was founded September 25, 1878, at a public meeting held in the Commercial Hotel at Lincoln. About thirty well known citizens of the State were present. Robert W. Furnas was chosen president and Professor Samuel Aughey, secretary. Previous to this date, on August 26, 1867, the State Historical and Library Association was incorporated in order to receive from the State the gift of the block of ground, now known as Haymarket Square. The original Historical Association held no meetings. It was superseded by the present State Historical Society.

Present Governing Board

Executive Board--Officers and Elected Members President, Hamilton B. Lowry, Lincoln
1st V-President, W. E. Hardy, Lincoln
2nd V-President, Rev. M. A. Shine, Plattsmouth
Secretary, Addison E. Sheldon, Lincoln
Treasurer, Don L. Love, Lincoln
James F. Hanson, Fremont
Samuel C. Bassett, Gibbon
John F. Cordeal, McCook
Novia Z. Snell, Lincoln
* Robert Harvey, Lincoln

Ex Officio Members    Charles W. Bryan, Governor of Nebraska
   Samuel Avery, Chancellor of University of Nebraska
   J. S. Kroh, Ogallala, President of Nebraska Press Association
   Andrew M. Morrissey, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Nebraska

*Died, Nov. 1, 1923

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