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The Author |
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| CHAPTER I. |
Toadstool Park, Nebraska Bad Lands. |
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A Seventy Five Foot Mosasaurus. |
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Tusks
of a Mammoth from Gosper County |
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Jurassic Stegosaurus |
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Nebraska Forest of Late Cretaceous Times. |
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Titanotherium Robustum from Sioux County. |
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Fine Loess Formation in Garfield County. |
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| CHAPTER II. |
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Roam Chief and Yellow Hair. |
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Pawnee Village. |
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Pawnee Ceremonial Lodge. |
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Rosebud Sioux Group. |
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Sioux Mother and Babe. |
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| CHAPTER III. |
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One of the "Seven Cities of Cibola." |
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Quivera Monument, Junction City, Kas. |
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Nebraska Territory in 1854. |
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First Dwelling in Lincoln, 1867. |
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| CHAPTER, IV. |
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A View Taken in Olsen's Canyon. |
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A "Blow-out" in the Sand Hills. |
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Road in Olsen's Canyon. |
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Section of Jones' Canyon. |
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The Last Buffalo in the North Loup Valley. |
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Elk at Play near "The Forks." |
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In Its Native Wilds. |
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| CHAPTER V. |
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Old Mitchell Ranch House in Custer County. |
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Conrad Wentworth or "Little Buckshot. |
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Garfield County Hunters. |
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| CHAPTER VI. |
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Historic Map of the Loup Region. |
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| Danish Colony Founders |
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C. P. Rood, Member Locating Committee. |
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| George
Miller |
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| Peter
Mortensen |
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| Jeppe
Smith |
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Christian Frey |
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Peter Mortensen's Dugout (Reproduced). |
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Elder Oscar Babcock of North Loup. |
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Falle
Moller |
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Marilla Flynn, the First White Girl in the Upper Valley. |
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| CHAPTER VII. |
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Precinct Map of Early Valley County. |
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Township Map of Valley County. |
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Daniel Cooley Bailey, First County Commissioner, at 85 years of Age. |
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Dr. Charles Badger, First County Superintendent. |
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The First Frame House in Valley County, 1872. |
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Mr. and Mrs.
(Emily C. Bancroft) William Hobson |
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| CHAPTER VIII. |
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The Battle of Sioux Creek from an Original Water Color. |
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A Hand-to-hand Encounter. |
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D. C.
Bailey's First Home. |
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Clifton Hill from the Distance. |
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The Original Dowhower Log-House. |
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| CHAPTER IX. |
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George McAnulty, Indian Fighter and Pioneer. |
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A Second View of Jones' Canyon. |
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Tom Hemmett as He Looked in the Seventies. |
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| CHAPTER X. |
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Fort Hartsuff, taken from the Hills. |
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Fort Hartsuff, taken from "Skunk Hollow." |
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Emma and George Alderman Rescued by Soldiers. |
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| CHAPTER XI. |
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The Beginnings of North Loup, 1878. |
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Plat of North Loup. |
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Joseph Green on His Way to North Loup in 1872. |
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S. S. Haskell, the Father of Ord. |
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The Founders of Ord. |
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Original Town Plat. |
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Plat of Calamus. |
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Plat of Vinton. |
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| CHAPTER XII. |
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Hon.
F. M. Fries of Arcadia. |
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Hon. A. E. Bartoo of Arcadia. |
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Hon. A. E. Bartoo's
Residence |
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| CHAPTER XIII. |
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View of the River near Burwell. |
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William Draver's Original Log House. |
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Plat of the Defunct Cedar City. |
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Early Precinct Map of Garfield County. |
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Cartoon from the County Seat Fight. |
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Cartoon
from the Loss of the Ballot Box |
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Plat of Burwell. |
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Typical Burwell Homes. |
D. S.
Beynon House |
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| Robert
Wicks House |
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| Mr.
Cram House |
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| CHAPTER XIV. |
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Early Precinct Map of Loup County. |
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Farmlands in Loup County. |
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Hog-Ranch in Loup County. |
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CHAPTER XV. |
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Alcie
Fish, Greeley County's First Settler. |
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Map of Scotia and Vicinity. |
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Plat of Scotia. |
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Bishop James O'Connor. |
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David Moore of Scotia. |
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The Hillman Family.
(Including Mrs. Blueht) |
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CHAPTER XVI. |
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The Prairie Fire. |
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Ord in 1887. |
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Ord in 1905. |
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| CHAPTER XVII. |
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The Largest Ear of Corn ever
Grown In the Loup. |
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Andrew J. Gillespie, Sr.,
the Centenarian of the Valley. |
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Court House Square Ord, in
1890. |
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| CHAPTER XVIII. |
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John R. Williams's Home at Ord. |
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Street Scene in Burwell. |
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Public School Building, Burwell. |
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White Towers, Home of A. M. Daniels, Ord. |
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Cedar Lawn Farm. |
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| CHAPTER XIX. |
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"The Evergreens," Home of Dr. F. D. Haldeman, Ord. |
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Burwell Homes. |
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Hon. Tom Doran's New Home |
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Charles I. Bragg Residence |
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Harry Coffin Residence |
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Home of Vincent Kokes,
Ord. |
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Wisconsin Colonists at North Loup. |
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| CHAPTER XX. |
Photographic Likenesses of Old Trailers. |
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VALLEY COUNTY |
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A. S.
ADAMS |
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CHARLEY BOWER |
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HENRY
A. CHASE |
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H. M.
COLBY |
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HENRY
T. EAST |
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W. B.
GREEN |
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W. H.
HARRISON |
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BYRON
JOHNSON FAMILY |
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JOHN
LUKE |
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JORGEN
MOLLER |
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DWIGHT
PIERCE & MRS. D. PIERCE |
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WILLIAM A. PRENTICE |
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W. H.
ROOD & MRS. W. H. ROOD |
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SAMUEL
AUSTIN STACY |
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WILLIAM WIYGENT |
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GARFIELD COUNTY |
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JAMES
BARR |
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TRUMAN
FREELAND |
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TOM
HEMMETT |
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FREDERICK ROBKE |
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Old
Settlers' Meeting in Stewart's Grove, Aug. 17, 1905. |
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A
Cattle Round-Up in the Early Days |
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WILLIAM SCOTT |
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ALONZO
SHEPARD |
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LOUP
COUNTY |
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T. W.
WILLIAMS FAMILY |
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| CHAPTER XXI. |
Photographic Likenesses of Present Day Business Men. |
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ORD |
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ANTON
BARTUNEK |
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ANGIE
R. BOND |
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JUDGE
HJALMAR GUDMUNDSEN |
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F. D.
HALDEMAN |
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A. R.
HONNOLD |
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PROF.
L. R. BRIGHT |
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BURWELL |
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DAVID
S. BEYNON |
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CHARLES I. BRAGG |
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HARRY
J. COFFIN |
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T. F.
W. HEGNER |
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MR.
and MRS. F. A. DOWNEY |
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GUY
LAVERTY |
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ELDON
J. SMITH, M. D. |
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TAYLOR |
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GEORGE
F. SCOTT |
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GEORGE
P. EMIG |
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JOSEPH
KRIEGEL |
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JOSEPH
RUSHO |
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ALANSON S. MOON |
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