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American State Legislatures, 5-20.
Art, in Nebraska, 38; value of, 41-48.
Arnold, Mathew, on Art, 41-42.
Bryce, views on dual legislature, 13-14.
Bryan, Thomas, 37.
Beals, S. D., Omaha High School, 60; graded Omaha schools, 63; Superin-
     tendent, 63-64,
Building, first frame, in Lancaster county, 88.
Birth, first birth in Lancaster, 95-96.
Burt, Governor Francis, death, 102; effect of death, 102-103.
Bellevue, capital under Governor Burt, 102.
Brookes, General, 153-154,
Bisbee, Rev. C. G., connection with Fontenelle college, 265; 267-269.
Bailey, Captain G. M., account of a running fight with a band of despera-
     does, 1866, 287-291.
Beam, D. C., reminiscences of early days in Nebraska, 292-315; camp expe-
     riences, 296-298; in expedition against the Sioux, 1855, 300-305; claim
     holding on the Niobrara, 306-311; fun in breaking prairie, 312-313;
     journey to Pike's Peak, 313-315.
Constitutions of states; California, 16; Iowa, 17; North Dakota, 17; Wiscon-
     sin, 19.
Corporations, control of, 18.
Calef, Robert, witchcraft, 45-46.
Compromise of 1850, 83-84.
Cox, W. W., the beginning of Lincoln and Lancaster county, 85-100.
County seat contest in Lancaster, 92-93.
Court, first term in Lancaster county, 97.
Cuming, Governor T. B., message, 102.
Clark, H. M., report on Pacific railroad, 105.
Capitol, the, and its occupants, 1855, 106.
Creek names, 131-132.
Colby, General L. W., the Sioux Indian war of 1890-91, 144-190.
Carr, General, 153.
Crisis of 1857; effects In Nebraska, 194-195.

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Caldwell, H. W., higher education in Nebraska, 201-229.
Congregational churches, 1863, 234, 235 and 236; college established, 238-239.
Congregational colleges in Nebraska; Doane college, 243-255; Fontenelle
      college, 256-269.
Dual state legislatures, reasons for and against, 5-7.
Dual Legislatures; views of Hamilton, 7; of John Adams, 10; of Chancellor
       Kent, 10; of Justice Story, 11.
Dangers, economic, 26-27.
Dougherty, Rev. J. H., 61.
Dundy, E. S., judge over first district court in Lancaster, 97.
Davis, Jefferson, mention of, 124.
Doane, aid to Doane college, 244-249; 258.
Doane college, founded, 252; aided by B. & M. railroad, Thomas Doane,

                D. B. Perry and others, 252-254.Dudley, Lieutenant E. S., correspondence with Prof. Howard, 317-321;

                spelling of Kearney, 317; the Booneville expedition, 318; record of Ne-
                braska Volunteers from 1861 to 1869, 319; desertions from the First
                Nebraska Volunteers, 320-321.Education in Omaha, 59-66.
Eller, W. U., development of the Free Soil idea in the U. S., 74-84.
Emancipation in the states, 74-75.
Early times and pioneers, 101-109.
Education in Nebraska, 201-229.
Early days in Nebraska, 287-291; 292-315.
Free soil, development of the idea in the United States, 74-84; party, 83-84
Florida, purchase, 80; slavery in, 80.
Fourth of July, 1802, 89; 1844, 133-134.
Fort Pierre expedition, the, 110-118; description of, 117-118.
Flora of Nebraska, 128-129.
Fauna of Nebraska, 129-131.
Fontenelle, Henry, and his wife Emily, noble descent of, 141-143,
Fontenelle college, 256-269.
Frontier experiences, 305-306.
Game in Lancaster county, 94.
Groves on Salt Creek, 85-86.
Ghost dances, Indian, 144.
Gaylord, Rev. Reuben, 230-233; 259; address by, 260-263; 264-265.
Gaylord, Mrs. Reuben, account of Fontenelle college, 256-269.
Gere, C. H., report of, as treasurer of State Historical Society, 333-335.
Geisthardt, S. L., report as secretary pro tempore, 330-332.
History and Politics, relation of, 22-23.
History and Art, 37-44.
Hurtado, certificate of good character of the Mallet brothers, 72-73.
History, how it should be written, 103-105.
Harney, Gen. W. S., commander of expedition to Fort Pierre, 111-112;

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description of, 119-120; distinguished men under, 121-122; in Sioux
war, 1855, 301-304.
Hazen, Capt. R. W., the Pawnee Indian War, 1859, 279-286; captain of Fre-
mont volunteers, 281.
Howard, Geo. E., report of, as Secretary, 325-330; letters to, from Mrs. E. G.
Platt, 315-317; from E. S. Dudley, 317-321.
Historical Society, officers of, 1.
Indian Scare, 98-94; panic, 98-99.
Indians, Nebraska, reminiscences of 125-143; tribes, 144-145; anecdotes
of, 198,
Indian War, 1890-'91, 144-190; commencement, 149-150; conditions, January
1st, 1891; 158-159.
Irwin, Clarke, early settlers enroute. 191-200.
Indians, Kiowas, burial customs, 298; other Kansas tribes, 293-294.
Introductory Note, vi.
James, H. M., Superintendent Omaha Schools, 64-65.
Johnson, Gen. J. R., description of, 122-124.
Journey through Nebraska, 1853, 270-278; under way, 271; camping for the
night, 271-272; more rain and a deluge, 272-273; fording a swollen
stream, 273-274; on the shores of the Missouri, 274; in the Garden of
Nebraska, 274-275; through the Platte Valley 275-276; Red-men in large
numbers, 276-277.
Kennedy, H. E., Superintendent of Education in Omaha, 59-60.
Kennedy, B. E. B., supervised first public school building in Omaha, 60-61
Kansas in 1854, 295-296.
Legislatures, of England, 7; of France, 12; of Austro-Hungary, 12; of Prus-
     sia, 12; of Norway 12; of Sweden 13; Canada 13; of Nebraska, 5.
Lieber, 25.
Laissez-faire, 28.
Lane, Goo. B., Superintendent of Omaha schools, 64.
Louisiana, slavery in, 1803, 78.
Lincoln and Lancaster county, the beginning of, 85-100.
Lancaster town, named, 91; founders, 91-92.
Law in Lancaster, 96.
Lyon, Gen., description of, 122,
Lot speculation in Omaha, 1856, 192-193.
Leavenworth, Kansas, its beginning, 298-299.
Moore, Sarah Wool, History and Art, 37-43.
Mather, Cotton, 57-58.
Mallet Brothers, expedition from Nebraska to Santa Fe, 1739, 67, 69-70.
Missouri,, struggles over its admission, 78-79.
Morton, J. Sterling, Early Times and Pioneers, 101-109.
Miller, Geo. L., the Fort Pierre expedition, 110-118; physician for the trip,
     112-113; escaped post-tradership, 116; military camp on the Big Sioux
     river in 1855, 119-124.

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Military camp on the Big Sioux river in 1855, 119-124.
Miles, Gen., 146, 147, 153-154; report of battle of Wounded Knee, 157-158;
correspondence with Gen. Colby, 167-168.
M'Gillycuddy, letter of, 176-180; discusses causes of Sioux war, 178-180.
MacMurphy, Mrs. H. J., collator of facts from a journal of a journey
      through Nebraska, 1853, 270.
Martin, Father, anecdotes of, 306.
Neglect of political science, why, 28-29.
Newton, Mrs. M. B., education in Omaha, 59-66.
Negroes, free in U. S., 75; slave, 75.
Nebraska National Guard, numbers, 148; called out in Sioux. war, 159 -161;
     positions of, 162-163; reorganization, 166-167; returned home, January,
      1891, 169-170.
Nebraska University, referred to, 201; account of 245-247, 257.
Nebraska Colonization Company, 256-258.
Nebraska, early days in, 287-291.
Nebraska, reminiscences of early days in, 292-315.
Nebraska State Historical Society, proceedings of, 325-332; finances of,
      333-385.
Omaha, education in, 59-66; Catholic schools in, 61-62; high school 64-65;
      in 1855, 101; money in, 193-194.
Political Science in American State Universities, 21-36.
Political problems, method of solution, 30-33.
Professor of political science, functions of, 84-85.
Parris, Samuel, 44-47; 56-57
Platte river, christening of, 67-78.
Panimaha, (Loup) river, 69.
Platte river, named, 70.
Pioneers, 101-109.
Platt, Mrs. Elvira Gaston, a teacher among the Indians, 125-143.
Pawnees, school, 137-138; removal to Bellevue, 138-189.
Prices in Omaha, 1856, 193-194.
Perry, Rev. D. B., 243; professor at Doane College, 252; aid to Doane Col-
     lege, 253.
Pawnee Indans (sic), war, 1859, 279-286; in war with the Sioux, 279-280; raids on
     settlers, 280-281; settlers prepare to oppose, 281; expedition ends, 284-286,
Platt, Mrs. E. G., correspondence concerning Mr. Samuel Allis, 315-316;
      concerning an error in Vol. II, over word "shrouds," 316-317.
Ruskin, value of art, 43.
Rain in early days, 90-91, 95.
Representatives, first house of, 1855, 106.
Reminiscences of a teacher among the Nebraska Indians 1844-1885, 125-143.
Russell and Majors, leaders in founding Leavenworth, 299-300.
Record of Secretary of State Historical Society, 325-332.
Report of Treasurer of State Historical Society, 338-885.

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State legislatures, term of, 6.
Shaw, views on recent state constitutions, 16.
Seeley, present and past history, 22-23.
Salem Witcheraft, 44-58.
Savage, Jas. W., the christening of the Platte, 67-73.
Santa Fe, appearance 1739, 71.
Settlers, early, in Lancaster county. 86-87.
Salt-basin, rush for in early times, 87-88.
Sioux Indians, 115-116; dangers from, 125-126; attacked by, 134-135, 138-139;
     war, 144-190; tribes, 145; numbers, 171.
Spotted Horse, killed, 136-137.
Sitting Bull, capture, 151; death, 152; effects of death, 152-153.
Sickles, Emma C., letter to Gen. Colby, 180-185.
Sioux war, 1890-191, causes of, as given by Young-Man-Afraid-of-His-Horses,
     185; by Little Wound, 186; Two Strike, 186-187; Kicking Bear, 187;
     Little Chief, 187-188; Rocky Bear, 188; Crow Dog, 188-189; American
     Horse, 189; Wm. Vlandry, 189-190.
Settlers, early, enroute, 191-200.
Sermon, Associational, 230-242.
Scott, Rev. Willard, associational sermon, 230-242; Congregational College
     history, 243-255.
Secretary of State Historical Society, report of 325-332.
Tariff on art, 40-41.
Territory, slave and free, 76-78.
Texas, annexation, 80; war with Mexico, 80-81.
Treaty with Sioux Indians, 171-175.
Thirty-three years ago, 270-278.
Thayer, General J. M., commands expedition against Pawnees, 1859, 281-284.
Treasurer of State Historical Society, report of, 332-335.
Universities, influence of, 24; of Virginia, 24-25; of Nebraska, 206-229;
     paper, in Nebraska, 201-206.
University of Nebraska; law chartering, 206-207; the charter, 207-213;
     chaos of the charter, 212; the building of, 213-215; bad construction of build-
     ings, 214-215; the faculty, 215-216; the curriculum, 216-218; the elective
     idea introduced, 217; departments, 218-223; modern languages, 218-219;
     English literature, 219; history, 219-220; the sciences, 220; mathematics,
     220; the library, 221; law and medical schools in, 221-222; the military
     department, 222-228; religion in, 223-224; and the high schools, 224;
     the students of, 224-226; lands and income, 227; total income of, 1869-
     1887, 228; curiosities, 229.
Vanthiesen, story of, 89.
Vifquain, Victor, correspondence with General Colby, 168.
Views along the Missouri, 191-192.
Warner, political economy in state universities, 21-36.
Watkins, American state legislatures, 5-11.

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Witchcraft, Salem, 44-58; testimony at trials, 48-52; trials for, 53-55.
Wilmot proviso, 81-88.
Wounded Knee, battle of, 155-157.
Weather in Nebraska, 195-197.
Wilson, W. W., report as treasurer, 333.
Young, Elder, first sermon in Lancaster, 94-95.