History of Hall County, Nebraska, Part 63

Author: Buechler, A. F. (August F.), 1869- editor
Publication date: 1920
Publisher: Lincoln, Neb., Western Pub. and Engraving Co.
Number of Pages: 1011

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1871- State Central Bank founded by Henry A. Koenig, president, Dorr Heffleman, cashier - first bank in the county. March 22 - Hall County Immigration Board formed -first agricultural organization in county. Settlement made in Cameron township. May 21- Bridge across Platte River completed. Fall - Episcopal church built, Grand Island. Henry A. Koenig becomes state treasurer - State Grange met in Grand Island. December 10- Town of Grand Island incorporated.

1872 - Feb. 15, bonds voted for building Hall County court house, erection started soon thereafter. Settlements in Mayfield and Prairie Creek townships. Apr .- Grange six organized, S. P. Mobley, master.

1873 - April 13 (Easter) worst storm in history of central Nebraska. June 28 - Court House completed. February 3- Name of "Wood River Center" changed to Shelton - Hall County has clear title to name Wood River, except for the stream, running over into Buffalo County. W. W. Mitchell starts store at Pawnee - town starts in there - name later changed to Alda. October 25 - St. Joseph & Grand Island Railroad incorporated. December 4 - Bonds for St. J. & G. I. R. R. carried.

1874-Townsite laid out, present site of Wood River. James Jackson moves store over to new location - builds house there also. A. T. McAllister, postmaster of new postoffice established. May 2- Work began on St. Joseph & Grand Island Railroad. June 27- . First teachers institute organized in county. Hall County Agricultural society organized. M. E. Church erected, Grand Island.

1875 - Grasshoppers destroyed crops, noth- ing left to exhibit at a county fair. County represented in Constitutional convention by O. A. Abbott. One brick dwelling in Grand Island, then home of R. C. Jordon at Second and Locust.

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1877 - County divided into townships in November - this later failed because law found unconstitutional - but the division then made formed basis of ultimate township divi- sion of the county.

1878 - May - 3 houses near Wood River damaged by lightning. Rupert Schweiger- Ellis Broody killed by lightning on way to town. July 8 - Hail storm originating in Sher- win County - frame of Lutheran church and old Dunphy building in Grand Island leveled, insurance loss about $20,000, uninsured, about $30,000. South side school "Dodge building" built. Town established at "Spencer" in this county and one at "Runelsburg."

1879 - St. Joseph and Grand Island R. R completed in Hall County. Survey made and town started at Doniphan.

1880 - Population of county given at 8,572; Grand Island 2,963. . Doniphan at 85. Grand Island Banking Co. incorporated - Banking house of C. F. Bentley established, among three banks in Grand Island. Bentley banking house predecessor of First National Bank. Union Pacific machine shops built at Grand Island. Branch of Union Pacific, Grand Is- land, St. Paul in operation. John Wallichs of Hall County became State Auditor-le Digitized by

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1881 - Township organization included, Lake, Prairie Creek, Mayfield, South Loup, Cameron, Harrison, Alda, Wood River, Jack- son, Martinsville, South Platte, Doniphan, East, West, and North Grand Island.

1882 - January - Grand Island Building & Loan Assn. organized (predecessor of present Equitable Bldg. & Loan Assn.) Fall - Prof. R. J. Barr became Supt. of Grand Island City Schools, still serving 37 years later. Bart- enbach Opera House erected. Union Pacific branch extended St. Paul to North Loup. September - First National Bank chartered - oldest national bank in county. October 14- Town of Wood River incorporated.

1883 - June -First annual Commencement of Grand Island High School.

1884 - Big hail storm, east wall of U. P. car shops blown in. June 9- Town of Doni- phan incorporated. September - First meet- ing held to secure Soldiers Home here. Bur- lington Railroad came into Grand Island.

1885 - First alfalfa planted in Hall County, near present Midway. May - State Medical Ass'n met in Grand Island, Dr. M. J. Gahan presiding. Charles Hofman shoed what was probably last team of oxen and last Indian pony shoed in Hall County. January - Village of Underwood established. June-$1,500 damage to window panes in storm - mainly to windows in Schaupp's mill and new agricul- tural hall, county fair grounds. August - St. Francis Hospital started.

1886 - June 3 - Schaupp's three story mill and five story elevator burned down. Town of Cairo started in. Burlington that far then. September - Union Pacific passenger train wrecked at Grand Island. November - Most severe blizzard since storm of 1873. General John M. Thayer of Hall County elected gov- ernor. A. O. U. W. Grand Lodge (Ne- braska) organized Grand Island.

1887 - January 15- Election for street railway franchise. 428 for it out of 497 votes cast. June 29- St. Francis Hospital dedi- cated. Sugar beet growing commenced in this county. October 20- Cornerstone laid for Soldiers Home, Gov. Thayer present. Novem- crease showed returning prosperity. ber 26 - Fire destroyed number of buildings at Doniphan.

1888 - June 26 - Soldiers Home dedicated. October 12 - Baptist church dedicated.

1889 - Erection started on City Hall and A. O. U. W Bldg. Bartenbach theatre re- fitted and refurnished. July 7- St. Mary's Catholic church dedicated. St. Stephens Epis- copal church completed. Security State Bank started. Fifth bank in Grand Island.

1890 - January - State Farmers' Alliance meeting here; 800 delegates present from all parts of state. New Security Bank building (present Business College building) and new City Hall of Grand Island, completed. Popu- lation of county given at 16,513; Grand Is- land, 7,536; Doniphan, 437 and Wood River, 481. Sugar Beet factory completed. First sugar beet factory in United States - the one located at Grand Island.

1891 - Last good crop season for some years. Story best told in following figures showing annual rainfall for several years: 1891, 31.71 inches ; 1892, 19.47; 1893, 12.47; 1894, 13.16; 1895, 21.81; 1896, 28.08; 1897, 25,45; 1898, 20.69, against an average rain- fall for this part of Nebraska of approximately 28 inches.

1892 - Koehler Hotel erected. November 18 - Village of Cairo incorporated.

1893 - Panic of 1893 upset business gener- ally. Despite panic, fund raised to secure Grand Island College. December - Citizens State Bank (successor of old State Central Bank) closed its doors.

1894 - Hot winds - no crops. Burling- ton railroad reached Billings, giving another connection to Pacific coast. Judge T. O. C. Harrison of Hall County became member of Nebraska Supreme Court.

1895 - Business and agricultural depression increased. Bank of Commerce closed.

: 1896 - Evangelical Lutheran Church, Sec- ond and Vine, Grand Island, built and dedi- cated. Security State Bank quit.

1897 - Low point reached in March. With three banks closed, Grand Island National reached low point of $69,000 and First Nation- al, $191,000 deposits. After that, steady in-

1898-99 - Spanish American War, Grand Digitized by Island and Hall county sent forth Co. M.

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2nd Nebraska Vol. Infantry. Street railway had stopped and tracks sold, and taken up.

1900 - Population of county shown as 17,- 206; Grand Island, 7,554; Cairo, 224; Doni- phan 473; Wood River, 589.

1901 - Commercial State Bank organized, Grand Island, three banks again. School dis- trict No. 80 organized; last district in county except district 101 recently organized from consolidated territory of four counties.

1902 -Contract for new Court house let to Falldorf & Kirshcke fo $94,872 including new jail building. March - Fire destroyed Barber's frame restaurant building formerly used by Herman Restaurant, originally built by David Schuller and in which first post office was located.

1903 - Horse market started at Grand Is- land. 4,000 head sold that year.

1904 - New Presbyterian church at Grand Island dedicated. New Hall County Court house' completed and occupied.

1905 - New City (Carnegie) Library built at Grand Island.

1906 - New High School building started - Grand Island.

1907 - July 4th - Fiftieth anniversary of settlement of Hall County celebrated. Eight of thirty-five original colony still residing in county then. October 7 - Wood River voted bonds to start waterworks plant.

1908 - July 15 - Charles F. Bentley died.

1909 - Fairmont Creamery plant completed. May 15 - Ex. Gov. Crounse, first Dist. Judge for Hall County, died. August - Nebraska Telephone Co. make Grand Island headquart- ers for district comprising large share of western half of state.

1910 - Automobile business getting good start. Y. M. C. A. start movement for new home. June - Fire destroys home of Ne- braska Mercantile Co. Post office at Second and Locust completed. Population of county shown as 20,361; Grand Island, 10,326; Doni- phan, 399; Wood River, 796; Cairo, 364.

1911 - Wm. Stolley died. May - Paul Trueblood, Grand Island, elected head of Com- mercial Travellers of state. June - State Sun- day School Association met here. September 5 - Aviator Dixon here - Emil Wolbach took a ride with him.

1912 - Liederkranz building fine new home. January 10- Sheriff J. M. Dunkel of Hall County killed. March 4 - Dr. H. D. Boyden died.

1913 -January - State Poultry Associa- tion met here. April - W. O. W. of state met here. May - Claus Stoltenberg died, was first settler on Grand Island, between Wood River and Platte river. August - Old Cork- ins livery barn burned, Tony Fleisher, Grand Island fireman lost life in fire. October - Coroner Thos. O'Gorman died from fall from automobile.

1914 - New buildings in Grand Island - 6 story brewery building ; 5 story Y. M. C. A. building and Glover building, 3 stories (later remodeled).

1915 - January 25 - First transcontinental conversation over long-distance telephone. Seedling mile of paved highway constructed east of Grand Island on Lincoln Highway. February - Fire at Cairo destroys McAllister Bros. store. Fall - State conventions of W. C. T. U. and Blacksmiths & Wheelwrights.

1916-Grand Island horse market has heavy year's business, approximately 60,000 head sold here. February - Farmers Union state convention here, 400 delegates. -- Feb- ruary - Burlington purchases ground for side trackage near Fairmont Creamery and other industrial houses.

1917 - Catholic diocese located here - see moved from Kearney. April- U. S. enters the great World War, and practically all activities in community divert their attention to war work. Nebraska Mercantile five story wholesale building completed.

1918- Elks dedicate new home, one of finest lodge buildings in the central west. New Union Pacific passenger station opened. Elks and Knights of Columbus entertain state conventions. Hall County Farm Bureau established. September to April 1919- Terrible influenza epidemic spreads through country - toll of life in Hall county approxi- mately 70. Nevember 11th - Armistice Day Happiest day Hall County ever saw.

1919 - First Annual Automobile show held. Grand Island Aeroplane Co. first incorporated in Nebraska. Digitized by Google

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HALL COUNTY'S PARTICIPATION IN MILITARY AFFAIRS PRIOR TO APRIL. 1917

HALL COUNTY'S QUOTA IN CIVIL WAR - INDIAN TROUBLES - FORT KEARNY - LYON POST No. 11, G. A. R .- G. A. R. BUILDING ASSOCIATION - ENCAMPMENTS AT GRAND ISLAND- SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR -CO. M OF 2ND NEBRASKA INFANTRY - CHAS. E. NORRIS POST No. 6 - SPANISH-WAR VETERANS - CO. M., FIFTH NEBRASKA NATIONAL GUARD, TO MEXICAN

BORDER, 1916 - HISTORY OF FIFTH NEBRASKA INFANTRY (134TH U. S. INFANTRY) MUSTERED INTO FEDERAL SERVICE IN WORLD WAR

As has been explained by Augustus Scher- nekau in an article appearing in an earlier chapter, when the Civil War came on in 1861 Hall County was only a small frontier settle- ment, four years in existence, and hardly able to protect itself. It was therefore out of the question for such a settlement to muster a company of men and send forth any large number. Mr. Schernekau was the one mem- ber of the settlement here to leave and go into military service at that time. He enlisted October 18, 1863, and served in Co. G of the First Nebraska Infantry, from October 19, 1863, until the expiration of his service, Octo- ber 22, 1865. The records of the adjutant general's office show one other man enlisted as from Hall County, Benjamin F. Hurley nineteen years of age, who gave his address as Wood River. He served first in Co. K., 2nd Nebr. regiment from January 5, 1863, until December 1, 1863; reënlisted in Co. H, First Nebr., on December 29, 1863, mustered into service on January 7, 1864, and is credited on the records with having deserted or left ranks summarily at Gilman's Ranch, Nebraska, September 5, 1865. It is not certain though that his army enrollment changes the claim that Mr. Schernekau was the only bona fide Hall County settler sent forth to serve at the front.

But there is no room for dispute but what

the men who stayed in Hall County during the Civil War period had plenty of danger, excite- ment, fighting and anxiety to keep them busy, mentally and physically. The stories of the pioneer settlers as told in the earlier chapters demonstrates that those who stayed behind at that time were really serving their country and were quite realistically "at the front" out here when the Indians decided that the federal government had all it could take care of back east and down south and started to clean the white settlers out of the western prairies.

INDIAN TROUBLES

The establishment of the Fort at O. K. Store and the other fortification protection attempted in Hall County, and of the escape of the settlers during the Indian stampede of 1864, have been outlined. Various other stories of the pioneers detail the Indian Warfare in- cidents of Hall County people. But the mili- tary life of Hall County in the early days centered around Fort Kearny.

FORT KEARNY

This notable landmark antedated even the settlement of Hall County. It was situated a few miles west of the Hall County line, in what is now our neighboring county of Buf- falo. But inasmuch as for a few years the present Buffalo County was attached to Hall Digitized by Google

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County, and made Buffalo precinct, and since. Liveringhouse, 1885; W. D. Pemberton, 1886; the protection of the early residents of Hall Geo. F. Ryan, 1887, 1888; J. W. Freeman, County and their safety depended largely upon 1889; Geo. F. Ryan, 1890; Ed Searson. the efficiency of Fort Kearny, it plays such an important part in Hall County's history, that a brief sketch of its career is not out of place in this work.

To those who may desire to become familiar with the very interesting story of the establish- ment and development of this fort, it may be noted that volume No. 16 of the published collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society, for the year 1911, there appears a very complete history of Fort Kearny, com- piled from public documents, and written by Albert Watkins, now historian for that so- ciety.

The establishment of Fort Kearny is gen- erally credited with having taken place in May, 1848, and garrisoned with United States troops until its abandonment in the year 1871.

LYON POST NO. 11, G. A. R.

While Hall County did not produce many veterans of the Civil War, from the very be- ginning of the infux of settlers after the war she began to have a large list of resident veterans. A great percentage of the men whose names appear in connection with every activity in the first fifty years of the county's history, were proud of their war records. As early as August 29, 1877, there were enough active veterans here to establish a post, and on that date, Lyon Post No. 11, Grand Army of the Republic, was founded.

The charter members were: S. P. Mobley, 7 Ia. Inf; W. M. Ogle; S. W. Smith, 73 N. Y. Inf. ; G. H. Bush ; W. P. Foutz, 5 Ia. Calv .; S. D. Runnels ; O. J. Riley; T. C. McCoy ; Garrett Segar, 17th Mich .; N. H. Hurford, 62d O. Inf .; W. H. Harrison; C. B. Lewis. 85 N. Y. Inf. and 5 N. Y. Cav .; Jas. Lewis, and O. A. Abbott, Sr., Co. L, 9th Ills. Cavalry. Gov. Abbott is still surviving.

The list of adjutants have been: O. A. Abbott, 1877, 1878; Geo. F. Ryan, 1879, 1880; C. B. Lewis, 1881 ; O. A. Abbott, 1881; C. L. Howell, 1883,; N. H. Hurford, 1884; J. W.

From 1895 to the present time, 1919, Geo. F. Ryan has served as adjutant. Very few posts in the country could probably show such a continuous record of service from one presid- ing officer. Practically thirty years out of the forty-two years of its existence has Mr. Ryan been the adjutant of Lyon Post. Mr. Ryan was a second lieutenant in the war, a member of Co. C, 60th inft. N. Y.

This post has furnished the G. A. R. of the state of Nebraska with three department com- manders. General John M. Thayer, who had commanded the First Nebraska Regiment, in . the war, was elected department commander for 1886-1887. Eli A. Barnes (Co. G, 9th Cav. Iowa) served 1908-1909 and George C. Hum- phrey (Co. B, 75 Inf. Ohio Co. L, 133 Inf. Ohio) served in 1915-1916. Mr. Barnes is justice of the peace and the government weath- er observer at Grand Island at this time, and Mr. Humphrey is county assessor.

Lyon Post now has forty-three members, and the present officers are: Henry K. Bevier, (Co. D, 72 Inf. N. Y.) post commander; A. W. Ryan, (Co. M, 18th Cav. N. Y.) Sr. V. Comdr. George W. Carr, (Co. D, 7th Cav. Ind.) J. V. Comdr, Eli A. Barnes, Quarter- master, Geo. F. Ryan, Adjutant, J. C. Troyer, (112 Ill. Inf.) Chaplain, C. A. Flippin, (14th U. S. Colored), Surgeon, Ed. Joslin, 1st U. S. Sharpshooters), Officer of the Guard, A. T. Conkling, Officer of the Day, W. M. Reed, Quartermaster Sergt., Geo. C. Humphrey, Post Patriotic Instructor.

D. W. Hoyt (Co. K, 119 Ill. Inf.) served as commandant at the Soldier's Home at Burkett a few years ago, and recently served as police judge of the city of Grand Island.

There are now 340 or 350 veterans of the Civil War residing in Hall County, accord- ing to the report made in 1919 by the county assessor to the secretary of state. About seventy-five of these are residents of Hall County, exclusive of those who are living at the Soldier's Home at Burkett.

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G. A. R. BUILDING ASSOCIATION

The G. A. R. Building Association was in- corporated April 1, 1886, by O. A. Abbott, O. C. Hall, C. L. Howell, D. Ackerman, James O. West, John M. Thayer, George F. Ryan, J. W. Liveringhouse, Seth P. Mobley, I. R. Alter and Charles Milisen, all members of Lyon Post No. 11, G. A. R.

April 10, 1886, the following stockholders were elected as a board of directors, and officers : O. A. Abbott, president, J. O. West, vice-president, J. W. Liveringhouse, secretary, George F. Ryan, treasurer, and Charles Milisen and N. H. Hurford.

The corner stone of the building was laid June 26, 1886, and the G. A. R. Hall dedicated, December 29, 1886. This splendid hall, lo- cated on East Third street, just a few doors east of the Palmer Hotel building, has not only provided a comfortable home for Lyon Post but has been the attractive meeting place for many other lodges and clubs, and thirty- three years after its dedication is in use almost every night of the week by some lodge.

The present officers of the Building Asso- ciation (1919) are Geo. F. Ryan, president, Geo. C. Humphrey, vice-president, Elia A. Barnes, treasurer, and Mrs. J. C. Troyer, sec- retary.

Lyon Post Cemetery Association was formed December 13, 1884, and duly incorporated. Five acres of land were purchased for this association, and lots therein sold to members of Lyon Post.

The Women's Relief Corps has remained active through many years of existence.

ENCAMPMENTS

During the 'nineties, Grand Island was the popular spot among the old soldiers for their annual reunions and for years this was the event of the year for the soldiers, their families and friends, and an attendance was gathered from all parts of the state.

SPANISH AMERICAN WAR

When the Spanish-American War came in Shultz, Frank W. Smith, Wm. A. Sparhawk, 1898, Grand Island and Hall County had a Richard Sprague (died at Chickamauga),

company which answered the call and went forward. Co. M, Second Nebraska Volunteer Infantry, was organized at Grand Island. It was mustered into United States service at Lincoln, Nebraska, May 12, 1898. The officers were: Captain, George Roeder; 1st Lieut., Orville R. Perry; 2nd Lieut., Chauncey V. Nusz; sargeants, Jackson C. Hitchman, 1st, Craig L. Spencer (Q. M.), Oscar H. Mayer, Leo Cleary, J. Alfred Guion, Henry A. Fritz ; musicians were: Theodore P. Boehm and Albert V. Vieregg; corporals were Charles T. McElroy, George Hirst, Earl D. Murphy, Ar- thur S. Pearse, Burton W. Christie, Edwin T. Chapin, Fred Hirst, Frand E. Wiggins, Hans D. Scheel, Richard L. Harrison, Jr., and Harry J. Peck; artificer, Arthur Cornell; Wagoner, Frank H. Alfreds ; privates : George C. Adwers, John Anderson, John A. August, Roy L. Austin, Earl E. Babcock, Fred E. Barber, Orial A. Barber, Laverne Bates, Died- rich O. Beckman, Albert E. Bishop, Edward L. Bogert, Robt. A. Brashear, Peral Brown, Frank S. Burr, Wellington Butler, Robt. G. Slader, Milt Casseday, Clay Chaney, George Christensen, Arthur C. Cleave land, Lewis E. Cottle, Herbert Crossman, John W. Davis, Jr., Frank Eads, Ernest Ericksen, Percival C. Fall, Hugh Fay, Clude H. Fergusen, Odis D. Flick, George W. Forbes, William H. Gilman, Archie C. Goodrich, Frank M. Good- win, Roy R. Hamilton, Hans Hansen, James V. Hawkins, Sherman F. Hinrichs, Marion O. James, James Kilian, Oscar R. Kirschke, Henry Klimhauf, Herman Kroger, James M. Lambert, William H. Lane, Henry W. Linlodge, Edward Mc- Combs, Elton F. McDonald, Charles Mader, Joseph H. Marshall, Everett Means, Fred E. Moore, Frank Munson, Eli Nelson, Robt. T. Neptune, Charles E. Norris (died at Grand Island), John A. Noble, Robert Nunnelly, Vincent H. O'Shea, Wesley R. Payne, James Pospesil, Neils Rasmussen, Rasmus Rasmus- sen, Fred J. Schlotfeldt, William Schwart, Harry Serviss, Julius Sholkofski, Charles

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Duncan C Steele, Thos. A. Taylor, Jr., Harry G. Tharp, Fred Town, John Venters, Daniel S. Whitney, John A. Wichman, Geo. R. Wil- burn, Carl E. Wilson, Frank J. Windolph, Fred Wolf, Griffin E. Yeatman.

SPANISH WAR VETERANS POST

During the early part of 1919, a post of Spanish-War Veterans was organized, with about twenty-four members, and the post named after one of the Hall County boys, now deceased, Charles E. Norris.

Names of officers of Charles E. Norris Camp No. 6: Cleary J. L., Commander, Co. M 2d Inf., Grand Island, Nebraska ; Conner A. T., Senior Vice Commander, Co. C, 1st Cav, Ill., Grand Island, Nebraska; Biery J. H., Junior Vice Commander, Co. G, 2d Inf., Grand Island, Nebraska; Bowen Frank, Officer of the Day, Co. H, 1st Inf. Wyo., Grand Island, Nebraska; Schwartz Wm., Officer of the Co. B, 3d Inf., Grand Island Nebraska; Mc- Elroy Charles, Trustee, Co. M, 2d Inf., Grand Island, Nebraska; Beckman Diedrich, Adju- tant, Co. M. 2d Inf., Grand Island Nebraska ; Axelson G. A., Quartermaster, Co. K. 4th Inf., Mo., Grand Island, Nebraska ; Anderson John, Chaplain, Co. M, 2d Inf., Grand Island, Ne- braska ; Raynor Dr. Willis J., Surgeon, Colo., Grand Island, Nebraska; Nelson Chris., Sarg- eant Major,Co. F, 3d Inf., Grand Island, Ne- braka; Wyss Gottfried, Quartermaster Sarg- eant, Grand Island, Nebraska; Fent O. V., Color Sargeant, Co. K, 1st Inf, Grand Island, Nebraska ; Petersen James N., Color Sargeant Danneborg, Nebraska; Ellsworth Allen, Chief Musician, Grand Island, Nebraska.

Additional names of members of Charles E. Norris Camp No. 6: Boehm Theo. P., Co., M, 2d Inf., Grand Island, Nebraska ; Ericksen Ernest, Co. M, 2d Inf., Grand Island, Ne- braska; Gjelesteen B. E., Co. H, 37th Inf. Dak., Grand Island, Nebraska; Long E. J., Co. M, 2d Inf., Alda, Nebraska ; Mayer Oscar H., Co. M, 2d Inf., Grand Island Nebraska ; Miller Thomas, Co. H, 1st Inf., Grand Island Nebraska; Murphy Charles F., Grand Island, Nebraska; Miller Gerhard W., Gibbon, Ne. braska.

HISTORY OF CO. M, 5TH NEBR. INFANTRY BY COL. H. J. PAUL

(Col. H. J. Paul is a native of St. Paul, Howard County, Nebraska, but after reaching manhood, for fifteen years he served as dis- trict court reporter for eleventh judicial dis- trict, of which Hall County was a part. He served as a court officer of Hall County, with his father, District Judge J. N. Paul, and for a short period before he went into service in the World War with District Judge Bayard H. Paine. During all those years he took a very active interest in Nebraska National Guard affairs and at the time the Fifth Ne- braska National Guard regiment was called into service on the Mexican border in 1916, he was colonel of the regiment. After serving as colonel of that regiment and the 134th U. S. Infantry (its successor) throughout the war he became adjutant general of state of Nebraska, which position he is now filling with credit.)

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History of Hall County, Nebraska, Part 63

Author: Buechler, A. F. (August F.), 1869- editor Publication date: 1920 Publisher: Lincoln, Neb., Western Pub. and Engraving Co. Number of Pages: 1011

Author: Buechler, A. F. (August F.), 1869- editor
Publication date: 1920
Publisher: Lincoln, Neb., Western Pub. and Engraving Co.
Number of Pages: 1011