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THE NUCKOLLS COUNTY HERALD. Friday, 29 April 1938. Nelson, Nebraska

Couple celebrate 60th anniversary of marriage On Wednesday, April 27, the 60th wedding anniversary of Mr & Mrs Philip D. LITTRELL, res. of this community many years. Charter members of the Christian Church which was organized 60 years ago this spring. Mr. Littrell became a charter member of the old Ox Bow Church in the fall of 1873. Mrs. Littrell became a member of the same church when 15 yrs old. The family of Mr. Littrell,. Mr & Mrs James LITTRELL, came to Nuckolls Co. in 1873, during the fall, located on a farm northeast of Nelson. He was born in Mahaska Co., Iowa. He has bro. Mac of near Angus. A sister, Mrs. Fred WEHRMAN of Colorado & 2 sis. living on the west coast. These remain of the family of 5 daus. & 3 sons.

The courtship of this couple began in 1877 the year Mrs. Littrell's pars. moved west of town. A group of young people were driving to Nelson. One of Mr. Littrell's bros. was seated in the front of the wagon & beside him was Miss Josephine WEHRMAN. The bro. was not talking & joking as much as Philip. Miss Josephine said "if you do not get to talking I am going back there with your brother, Philip". Thus the romance began. Mrs. Littrell was Josephine WEHRMAN, dau of Henry & Elizabeth McFEELY WEHRMAN, their eldest child. In her family were: J. A., J. B., Frank & I. J. WEHRMAN, her bros. & 1 sister, Mrs. Paul COSS of Colorado. Mrs. Littrell was born in Christian Co., Ill. & was 13 yrs of age when she came west. They first settled on a farm 2 miles east of Clay Center in the spring of 1875. Then to Ox Bow, then west of town to the farm known as the Wehrman ranch now occupied by Henry WEHRMAN a grandson of the original pioneers.

It was in this home that Josephine Wehrman & Philip P. Littrell were married at 7:00 in the evening on Saturday, 27 April 1878 by Elder J. N. COOK. 19 were present: Mrs. COOK & Mrs. LIVINGSTON, grandmother of Ollie AIKIN a former neighbor on Ox Bow.

The couple moved to a log cabin home on the farm on Ox Bow; 2 yrs later moved 3 1/2 miles west of town now operated by Mr. & Mrs. Wm. JENSEN. In spring of 1893 they bought the HALL farm 2 miles west of town & lived there until 1908 when they sold it to Joel WILSON & moved to Nelson. Mr. Littrell est. the furniture & undertaking business & sold out in 1915. The family circle of Mr. & Mrs. Littrell includes: Mrs. Wm JENSEN, Nelson, Mrs. Lloyd ROBERTS, Maxwell, Irvin LITTRELL of Los Angeles, Calif, Mrs. William ECKLES of Wilber and Paul of Nelson, also 19 grandchildren. On Saturday, 30 April, Mr & Mrs Littrell will be at home to their friends from the hours of 2 to 5 in the afternoon and from 7 until 9 in the evening. Christian Church will honor the couple on Friday night.

Pictures of Mr. & Mrs. Philip D. Littrell appear on page 1.

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GAGE COUNTY-CENTER SICILY SCHOOL, District 23
September 7, 1903 -- June 7, 1904

The following records are located in the North Platte Cemetery Office. The information has been taken from burial permits. When the cemetery was canvassed in the late 1980s these graves were not found. The time periods are all approximately the same.

Ina Mae Erixon; stillborn; d. 5 August 1930; removal permit 7 August 1930; permit dated 7 July 1930; Maloney. (Note the permit was dated before her birth)

Baby Harden; female stillborn; d. 8 July 1930; buried the same day; V.E. Kuhns, mortician.

Baby Clark; male premature; burial 30 June 1930; Wm. Maloney, mortician.

Clarence Roger Tillery male; blue baby; d. 14 May 1929; buried 20 May 1929; J.E. Cox, mortician.

Baby Ochoa; female; Mexican; stillborn; d. 8 Jan. 1931; buried 10 Jan. 1931; J.E. Cox, moritican.

Baby Smith; male stillborn; d. 6 July 1931; buried 7 July 1931; Jas. Cox, moritican.

Baby Miller; female stillborn; d. 4 June 1931; buried 6 June 1931; O.A. Carroll, mortician.

Baby Reinoehe; premature female; lived 3 hours; buried 11 June 1927; no date of birth shown; L.J. Kerr, mortician.

Sarah A. Orton, 60, chronic intestinal neplitus (?); d. 31 Oct. 1929; buried 2 Nov. 1929; H.A. Fenner, mortician.

George Kidder, 56, d. 2 August 19237 of Addison's disease; buried 2 August 1927; Wm. Maloney, mortician.

Consepcion Piedro; female Mexican; about 60 years old; died of influenza; died and buried 3 June 1929; J.E. Cox, mortician.

Frank Hibner, 75, d. 5 August 1927; struck by car; buried 6 August 1927;

Wm. Maloney, mortician.

Joel Anderson, 9, no date of death shown; died of Hodkin disease; buried 8 August 1927; Wm. Maloney, mortician.

Edward Houser, 74, d. 3 Jan. 1930; diabetes mellites; buried 4 Jan. 1930; Wm. Maloney, mortician.

Ester Lyon, 6, Mexican; died and buried 10 April 1930; pneumonia; Wm. Maloney, mortician.

Edward Kelly, 49, d. 19 August 1930; gunshot wound, self-inflicted; buried 21 August 1930.

Frank Murphy, 66, d. 10 Oct. 1930; cardio vascular renal disease; bu. 14 October 1930; J.E. Cox, mortician.

Louie Sudman, black; gunshot wound, self-inflicted; 13 July 1929; buried 16 July 1929; Wm. Maloney, mortician.

Thomas Haddock, about 60, exposed to cold; d. 9 Jan. 1930; buried 21 Jan. 1930; Wm. Maloney, mortician. (Note: Cemetery office thinks he was living at the Poor Farm and that Annie Cook probably killed him. Note the delay in burial.)

Submitted by Ruby Roberts Coleman, 1521 Sunset Drive, North
Platte, NE 69101.

THE SEMI-WEEKLY TELEGRAPH. 3 June 1902.

North Platte (Lincoln Co.), Nebraska

Vital records abstracted by Georgene Sones, Omaha.

Mr. & Mrs. E.P. McGREW express their thanks to those who assisted them during the sickness & death of their darling child. (see below)

Judge BALDWIN issued marriage license to Jas. L. REYNOLDS & Miss Cary A. KELLEY. Reynolds is the B&M agent at Madrid, Perkins Co. Miss Kelley is the dau of Mr & Mrs Lewis KELLEY of Wallace. The wedding will be at the home of the bride's parents next week.

A boy born on Sunday, 1 June 1902 in North Platte to Mr. & Mrs. Chas. H. S. MOORE of Forks, Neb.

Luetta, 3 yr old dau of Mr. & Mrs. E.P. McGREW, who was scaled by falling into boiling water one day last week, passed away at an early hour yesterday. The funeral was this afternoon conducted by Rev. C.P.W. WIMBERLY.

Probate Notice: of the estate of Jens K. RASMUSSEN, dec'd, Creditors will meet with Executrix.

Order of Hearing: in matter of estate of Robert A. DOUGLAS, dec'd. Petition of James DOUGLAS; admn. of estate be granted to Lester WALKER as executor.

Vitals mentioned in newspaper for other than North Platte:

Stephen HILLS, pioneer res. of Sheridan Co., whose home was in Gordon, died last week.

Mrs. SEARS, wf of Hon. W. G. SEARS, spaker of the last house, died at her home in Tekamah recently.

Peter HOMER, farmer lvg in so. part of Lincoln, while waiting for a friend, sat down & almost immediately dropped to the floor, dying from heart failure. He was 72 yrs old.

Julius BRAER, lvg in No. Omaha, went to Florence & became intoxicated. In returning (?home) he fell with his head across the rail on the track of the Omaha road, one mile from the city. The freight leaving there at 7:50 p.m. struck him, killing him instantly.

On Tues. afternoon Bartholomew ZOUBEK & his wf went to a country graveyard near their home, about 12 mi. NW of Wilber, Neb. to care for the grave of a son who died many years ago. While thus engaged Mr. ZOUBEK fell forward over the grave & died instantly of heart disease. He was 72 yrs of age & a res. of Saline Co. for about 27 yrs.

Elizabeth ROBERTS, 23 yrs old, dau of Mr. & Mrs. Edward ROBERTS lvg 9 mi. so. of Wymore, who was missing from her home was found dead in a field. At first foul play was sus- pected but later a letter was found in her room which stated that she had been discarded by a faithless lover & had taken poison.

Milton PETERSON, 3 yrs old & son of Peter PETERSON, farmer lvg 5 mi. NW of Valley, Neb. died this morn, from burns.

NORTH PLATTE TELEGRAPH. 1 January, 1889.
(Lincoln Co.)

Religious History:

In June 1868, Mrs. E. J. COGSWELL, still a resident opened a Sunday school in the old log school house. In 1873 the Unitarian church was built.

Also in 1868, Father RYAN of Columbus came to serve occasionally for the Catholics. In 1875 Father LYNCH came and a church was built; Father CONWAY has been here since 1880.

The first church bldg. was the Baptist in 1870. Rev. W.D. HALL is present pastor.

The Episcopalians organized in 1872, built church in 1873.

Their first pastor was F.E. BULLARD; now Rev. Geo. E. W.JENNER.

Presbyterians organized in 1873, built church in 1877. Rev. C.C. HART presides.

Methodist organized 1877. First was Rev. J. C. STOTEN. Church dedicated in 1883. J. W. CLIFTON, present pastor.

Lutherans organized in 1880; church built 1887. Have 2 congregations - German & English. Rev. Adam STUMP has served since 1885.

Newspapers:
3 weekly newspapers are published. THE NORTH PLATTE TELEGRAPH a democratic was est. in 1880 by John M. DYER.
THE NORTH PLATTE TRIBUNE, only religious-republican paper publ. by STEVENS & BARE.
THE DEMOCRAT, late THE NEBRASKAN, is the oldest.

Precinct Reports:
Osgood Pct: settlers are Americans, Germans, Irish & English.
Fairview Pct: nearly all farmers.
Nowell Pct: still land open for settlement. DELAY school serves as school & church.
Myrtle Pct: land still available; good farmers.
Vroman Pct: land available; 1/2 are native born, rest are Swedes, Germans, Danes & Irish; 2 schools
Somerset Pct: land available; 3 school dists.; need a grist mill, wagon & blacksmith shop, hdwe, general store etc.
Gaslin Pct: land available; have 2 schools, 2 churches.
Sunshine Pct: land available; 5 schools
Medicine Pct: Wellfleet is located here on B&M RR.
Willow Pct: organized in 1887; good schools with 27 scholars; post office is Keeler.
Fox. Creek Pct: land available; 1 good school
Buchanan Pct: postoffice same name; 2 schools
Cottonwood Pct: soon to have a bridge to connect this pct. with Brady. The National Cem. is located here under the care of Capt. BAKER.
Garfield Pct: 1st settled in 1882. 50 windmills, 6 schools, 4 churches, soon to have a railroad.
Well Pct: 1 school & 1 church
Birdwood Pct: land open for entry; 1 church & 1 schoolhouse.
Walker Pct: town is Ingham on B&M RR; land available.

NORTH PLATTE TELEGRAPH. 1 Jan. 1889. cont'd.
Precinct Reports:

O'Fallons Pct: town of same name; has a station on U.P. RR; nearly all settled; 1 school house.

Brady Island Pct: land open for entry; the U.P. RR passes thru; good depot at Brady Is.; Mr. MATTHEWS of Trenton, Nebr. has purchased town site & will soon open a store; 3 good frame school houses; good teachers get $40 per mo.

Nichols Pct: no town except on paper; U.P. RR passes thru; G. H. SISSON has fine herd of Herfords; J. H. HERSHEY; C. H. SISSON & Thos. STIMSON have timber claims; J.M. CHUTE started the Nichols Nursery in spring of 1888; 2 good schools; Mrs. PARTINGTON says schools will flourish; families with children are desired. Misc.: T. J. FOLEY commenced business nearly 20 yrs ago; orig. with Mr. SENTER. GRADY & EGAN, genl. merch.; Mr. Grady is an old citizen. Mr. Egan became a memer of the firm in 1887. P. H. McEVOY jeweler here since 1886. Charles S. CLINTON arrived here June 1884 from Grand Rapids, Mich. when he came to visit a relative & accepted job
as watchmaker with Louis THOELECKE who retired from the business in 1885 to work on a ranch. In Oct. 1886,
Clinton started his own business; he is only 25 yrs old (in 1889).
M. S. DARLING, jeweler, came in 1888.
H. OTTEN, boots/shoes; one of N.P. oldest in business.
C. C. NOBLE, boots/shoes; came in 1886.
Kate WOOD & Co. millinery/ladies goods
Victor VON GOETZ was employed by the U.P. RR, now has grocery.
Charles McDONALD in the '60's was in business in Ft. Pherson; 16 yrs ago bought the Old PENNISTON & MILLER store.
A.J. MINSHALL came in 1880; grocery.
C. F. ORMSBY moved into his new brick block 2 yrs ago; grocery.
HINMAN & GNATT, attorneys. Beach I. HINMAN came from Penn. in 1867. T. Fulton GNATT, is a young man, left here for WDC, then returned to N.P. James H. RAY, former prop. of the TELEGRAPH has joined the above firm.
NESBITT & GRIMES. lawyers.
CHURCH & BIXLER one of oldest law firms. Senior member is an old resident.
J. W. BIXLER, ex-dist. att'y.
H. P. RHEA, attorney
Geo. E. FRENCH, came 3 yrs ago; law & land att'y.
W. C. LEMON, land att'y here since 1883.
Thos C. PATTERSON, att'y; res. for 20 yrs.
Wesley T. WILCOX, here 3 yrs; lawyer
R. F. FORREST, came from Penn.
I. A. FORT, real estate; one of pioneers of this state.
Dr. N. F. DONALDSON, practice here since 1879 with Dr. F. N. DICK; U.P. RR physicans for this city,
Dr. N. McCABE came here a few years ago.
Dr. F. H. LONGLEY, one of longest est. doctors in city.

NORTH PLATTE TELEGRAPH. 1 Jan. 1889. cont'd.
Misc. cont'd:

Dr. J. W. HINCSTON came 7 yrs. ago; homeopathic physician.
Dr. C. M. DUNCAN came 7 or 8 yrs ago.
M. C. KEITH built the Pacific hotel after a fire destroyed the orig. log house hotel built 22 yrs ago. 2nd hotel burned & the U.P. HR built another 2 story hotel which M. C. Keith managed. He sold his interest to David CASH who managed it to spring of 1886, then the present prop.
Col. H. C. BENTLY took over. He came from the Newhalt house in Milwaukee.
Other boarding houses: Frank HYMAN; Mrs. A. H. GILLETTE; John HAWLEY; Col. J. C. HUPFER (a res. for 4 yrs). Guy A. LAING, billard parlor/saloon came from Mich. 20 yrs ago.
BRODBECK & GIRMAN, butchers.
KLENK & GATWARD, res. for years; meat market.
MARTIN & NAUMAN, meat market.
F. H. LONGLY, M.D. came in Sept. 1872.
J. Q. THACKER, drug store, came from Beatrice, Neb. in 1877.
A. F. STREITZ, drugs; came 8 yrs ago.
HERSHEY & Co.: agric. implements in business 2+ yrs; Joseph
HERSHEY ex-co. comm.; H. N. DAVIS & John HOLMAN, members of the firm.
L. STRICKLER, hdwe; had a small business 4 yrs ago at Burnam.
CONWAY & KEITH, hdwe; est. April 1885. P. H. CONWAY came 5 yrs ago from Wisc.; H. Scott KEITH , a young man, came in 1873 from Penn.
W. L. McGEE, general hdwe.
Billy PATTERSON, blacksmith.
William RITNER livery stable
RENNIE Dry Goods; Mr. Rennie came in fall of 1884; Mr. McKAY is his partner.
Frank PEALE, painter/glazer; came nearly 21 yrs ago.
E. W. HAMMOND, books etc; came 15 yrs ago from Dayton, OH.
W. H. BROACH, photographer; here nearly 2 years.
G. R. HAMMOND, kerosene/gas etc.; came 13 yrs ago from Dayton,
OH; twice mayor of North Platte.
SCHUFF oyster; vegetables.
E. B. WARNER, undertaker, came from NY in 1879; active young man.
M. C. HARRINGTON, dealer in farm produce since 1883.
Architects/builders: J. F. HINMAN, Pat. WALSH, R. D.
THOMPSON, Andrew PICKHARD, Geo. W. CASEY & Samuel ADAMS.
Ed. BLANKENBURG, harness shop since 1873.
Y. YOST, saddle & harness.
M. EINESTINE & Co., clothing since 1888.
A. S. BROWN, old citizen closed his business & moved to Omaha about 3 yrs ago; has since returned to N.P. about 1 yr ago.
WEBER & VOLLMER, clothing. Mr. Weber late of Chicago.
Mr. Volimer has lived here a number of years. Purchased store & goods from H. OTTEN.
Joe MORSCH, barber.
Ralph B. WATES barber.

NORTH PLATTE TELEGRAPH. 1 Jan. 1889. cont'd.
Misc. cont'd:

Chas. P. ROSS, young civil engineer; here 5 yrs.
Lester EELLS, ins. & real estate; came in 1872; was in cattle business with W. B. CONKLIN.
G. T. FIELD, real estate/loans; came from Chicago last spring.
W. W. •birge, lumber.
C. T. SNELLING, co. judge; long time resident; Sons William & Ernest & he have furniture store.
O. O. CARNAHAN, est 2 yrs ago N.P. Lumber Co.
C. F. IDDINGS, old time resident; lumber/coal.
F. J. BROEKER, came 4 yrs ago from Germany; tailor.
I. E. Van DORAN, here since a boy; merchant tailor.
Frank McCHESNEY, cigar factory; opened July 1888; 5 employees.
HOAGLAND & RISSE, attorneys.
Warren LLOYD built large skating rink in 1883, also used for opera & theatre.
Ranchers/Stables: M. C. KEITH, John BRATT & Co; Beach I. HINMAN; W. F. CODY, Louis BURKE; C. E. OSGOOD: J. W. JEWETT: William NEVILLE: A. J. MILLER: W. N. HINMAN: John E. EVANS: M. BURKE & Sons; B. HERSHEY, John KEITH;
F. D. NOWELL; Isaac DILLION: E. W. MURPHY breeders of horses & cattle. Van BROCKIN Bros. & ORR, of Elizabeth, Lincoln Co. have excellent pastures.

Newspaper abstracted in part by Georgene Sones.

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GAGE COUNTY -- HUNT SCHOOL, Beatrice, Ne
May 27, 1904

Annie T. STEWART, Teacher
School Officers

1889 ROSTER OF CLAY COUNTY RESIDENT EX-SOLDIERS

Submitted by Rose Marie Hulse, Exeter, NE

SOLDIERS AND SAILORS RESIDING IN FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP

SOLDIERS AND SAILORS RESIDING IN SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP

SOLDIERS AND SAILORS RESIDING IN LEWIS TOWNSHIP

SOLDIERS AND SAILORS RESIDING IN SUTTON TOWNSHIP

1889 Clay County Soldiers & Sailors Continued

SUTTON TOWNSHIP Continued:

SOLDIERS AND SAILORS RESIDING IN HARVARD TOWNSHIP

SOLDIERS & SAILORS SERVING IN GLENVILLE TOWNSHIP

1889 Clay County Soldiers & Sailors Continued:

SOLDIERS & SAILORS RESIDING IN EDGAR TOWNSHIP

SOLDIERS & SAILORS RESIDING IN LEICESTER TOWNSHIP

SOLDIERS & SAILORS RESIDING IN ICCAN TOWNSHIP

SOLDIERS AND SAILORS RESIDING IN SCHOOL CREEK TOWNSHIP

1889 clay County Soldiers & Sailors Continued:

SOLDIERS & SAILORS RESIDING IN LONE TREE TOWNSHIP

SOLDIERS & SAILORS RESIDING IN SPRING RANCH TOWNSHIP

SOLDIERS & SAILORS RESIDING IN MARSHALL TOWNSHIP

SOLDIERS & SAILORS RESIDING IN LYNN TOWNSHIP

1889 Clay County Soldiers & Sailors Continued:

SOLDIERS & SAILORS RESIDING IN ELDORODO TOWNSHIP

SOLDIERS AND SAILORS RESIDING IN INLAND TOWNSHIP

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CLAY COUNTY HOMESTEADERS IN 1888

Clay County Pioneers of 1871 to 1873 who resided on their original claims in 1888 are:

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