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poured hot shot into the camp of the democratic federal of- fice holders.
He began immediately to take an interest in the agri- cultural development of the territory, and helped organize the Agricultural Society, and was a main spoke in the wheel at our first territorial fair, held in the fall of 1859 at Neb- raska City.
Mr. Furnas landed in the territory at Brownville, April 6, 1853. He was a brigadier general of Nebraska militia at the opening of the war. He received a commission as colo- nel at the hands of the immortal Lincoln in the Union army, and later was colonel of the Second Nebraska cavalry, and was sent against the depredating Indians in the northwest.
He has been President of the State Board of Agricul- ture twelve years, and was serving the board as its sec- retary twenty-two years. He was elected governor in 1872 . Oli the republican ticket by the largest vote ever cast up to that date. He served honorably and well. He was Presi- dent of the State Historical Society, and refused after a long term of years to accept its further honors; but upon the death of Hon. J. Sterling Morton, was induced to accept the place again, and he retained it up to the annual meeting of 1905, when he declined to be a candidate. Gov. Furnas was born among the blue clay hills of old Miami County, Ohio, when it was pretty much of a wilderness, May 5, 1824, and remained there until seventeen, when by some hook or crook he took the southern trail and landed in old Kentucky; but that old rocky-tumble down town of Covington did not suit him; so he went to Cincinnatti where he found his best girl, Miss Mary E. McComas and was married there October 29, 1845. She was an Ohio girl, born in Green county, De- cember 28, 1828. Eight children came to brighten and bless their home, viz., William E., Arthur W., Fillmore T., Geo. G., John S., Mollie, now Mrs. Wm. H. Weeber, and Celia H., now Mrs. E. E. Lowman.
The Governor had a membership in all branches of the Masonic and also the I. O. O. F. fraternities. He was born a Quaker but later was connected with the Presbyterian church. His noble wife, who had been such a grand helper in all his early struggles, was taken from him some years
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ago. December 25, 1901, he married Mrs. Susanah E. Jami- son. and again had a happy home. He resided continu- ously at the first old home in Brownville almost fifty years.
Governor Furnas has been a very active man all his Nebraska days. In tree planting he has been a success. Next to Morton, he has done more to encourage forestry and fruit growing than any other citizen. He has through all the years taken a keen interest in horticultural society work. He was a pleasant speaker and a good writer. He was al- ways listened to with pleasure, and his writings always find attentive and interested readers. The readers of this vol- ume are especially requested to read his pen pictures of the long ago. We can't tell a tenth of what we would like to say for Gov. Furnas. The dear old man finished his work and went to his reward June 1, 1905.
REV, J. M. YOUNG, FOUNDER OF LINCOLN
Among the grand men that helped so well to lay these foundations, was the Rev. John M. Young the founder of Lincoln, an old, tried and true friend of the author.
The good old man finished his work and went to his re- ward. Feb. 26th, 1884. We clip from the State Journal a tribute to his memory paid by the writer on Feb. 27th, 1884, as follows:
Our hearts are very sad as we read in yesterday's Journ- al that our dear old friend, Elder Young, has passed away. Of the useful and good, he was among the best. All that knew him well, loved him well. He was a worker in all useful fields. Where any good was to be accomplished no task was too hard for him. He would face winter storms, camp out at night, or do anything to further the work his hands found to do. He was among the most enterprising, helping other people to help themselves. He loved to make money for the sole purpose of doing good with it. Place a mountain of gold at his door and he could not be rich while any one was in need or there was a laudable enterprise to help. The city of Lincoln owes its existence more to him than any other man living or dead. We say what we do
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know. Had it not been for him, there is no doubt that the Capitol of our state would have been placed elsewhere.
It was our good fortune to make his acquaintance in 1860 at Nebraska City, and in 1862 we were living at the Salt Basin, where the elder made his home with us when he first visited the land where your splendid city now stands. His com- pany reached our place at noon on the Fourth of July, 1862. They expressed themselves glad to see us, and God knows we were glad to see them. We, that day, raised the stars and stripes to kiss the breeze for the first time in that new land, and we had a celebration. A celebration meant some- thing in those dark days, when the war clouds hung like a pall over our land. As the Elder talked to us, we would cheer or cry when reference was made to the dear boys at the front, of their brave deeds, and their sufferings, and of our blessed flag that was being trailed in the dust by recreant hands. The company remained with us over Sabbath, and the Elder preached the first sermon in that vicinity. After viewing a wide extent of country, they located their colony on the site of your city, and dedicated a portion of section 22 for a town site and christened it Lancaster.
It was our pleasure to continue an intimate acquaintance with him for a number of years. While his colony was in its infancy he was the soul of it. His presence was an in- spiration to all the struggling pioneers. Always ready with words of cheer and a little cash, when needed. He would always find some work for those willing to work. He would manage somehow to make work for them. His every day life was full of good works. His noble Christian example (he lived the religion he professed) was valuable to all that knew him. Your beautiful city is to-day a monument to the memory of its founder and faithful friend.
AN INCIDENT OF RANCH LIFE IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA
MY FIRST, LAST AND ONLY BUFFALO HUNT
"Ranch" life on the plains of Nebraska, or the great west, generally speaking, is somewhat different to ordinary farm life where the chief business is the cultivation of the
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soil. "Ranch" is a Spanish word, and is derived from its customary use in old Spain or Mexico and other colonies of Spanish origin and is generally applied to a tract of land where stock -such as cattle or horses, or both are raised, and is applied to the house where the cattle men or ranchers make their headquarters and reside. In the carly history of Nebraska, many of these ranches were scattered over the western plains or along the timbered streams or valleys. The first in Nebraska were confined chiefly to the well travelled road and the roads to California, Colorado and Oregon, along which the overland stages travelled. Most of these travelled roads from the east centered at or near Fort Kearney, and there was one main road from there on west.
The overland travel caused more or less of business along that great highway, so "ranchos" were established all along the road and every few miles, where the ranchman would put up his stables and a small store for the sale of some assorted groceries that travellers sometimes needed. Here the traveller could have his teams fed and cared for over night, with shelter and meals for himself if he so de- sired. Sometimes he had a lamo animal to trade to the ranchman for something better or to sell for cash, so each rancher usually had a "bunch" of horses or other stock to look after for increase and benefit, there being always a good range of grazing land for such animals. So the ranch- man had almost all he could do to look after his stock, cut wood and haul it, or cut hay and haul it, look after his store and wait on travellers, coming and going.
In the early days, before any government surveying was done, the ranches were all "squatter's claims," using such land as they needed and by common consent and under- standing with neighboring ranchmen, regardless of any specially surveyed lines.
Such was "Sydenham's Ranch." at the "Seventeenth White Point" west of Fort Kearney on the overland mail route to California, Colorado and Oregon. This I had built for a home for my mother and brothers and sisters, while as postmaster, etc., at old Fort Kearney, I was earning the money for the support of the family there not being
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enough of ranching business at that time for their living. I put up some good strong buildings for a residence, and for stables and out of good tough sod, six inches thick, all cut and squared with a sharp spade. For a store on the oppo- site side of the travelled road from the residence, I put up a story and a half house made of hewn logs from the islands near by, some being made into boards with a rip-saw for flooring, doors, etc.
The family lived at the ranch; that is, my mother, brothers and sisters. I was then unmarried, and only a single young man I lived and slept most of the time at the fort, Fort Kearney-where I was postmaster for fifteen years-and some of the time Indian trader and post trader. Once in a while I went up to the ranch from the fort with my team to see how the family were all getting along and to see what supplies were wanted; and when convenient for me to do so would stay at the ranch over night but this was not very frequent, as my duties at the fort kept me most of the time steadily there. On one occasion when I had stayed over night at the ranch, the next morning about daylight the house dog commenced to bark furiously. I knew at once that there must be some polecat, wolf or other animal prowling about the house, so I called my brother Richard, the only young man besides myself at the ranch at that time, to go and see what the dog was barking at. He went out to look and there at the front of the garden gate of the house, only about four rods distant, was a buffalo. My brother was not disturbed much by the buffalo and went to bed again. I tried to get him to go out and get a shot at it, but he did not see the reason as I did and so lacked the energy and disposition necessary. Well, I knew the ranch was short of provisions and then Omaha was where I gener- ally got my supplies-over two hundred miles away-be- sides money was rather scarce with me. So as a matter of necessity for the sustenance of the family at the ranch, it occurred to me that it would be a wise measure to secure that buffalo for provision for the ranch if possible, although I was no hunter and had not the bad tastes or desires for hunting, and besides, I was a "vegetarian," living on fruits and farinacea and never eating any meat. Not being able
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to get my brother started after the buffalo, I conceived the idea to go out after it myself, and then the next thing was to act. So I jumped out of bed and slipped my clothes on quickly and got the Sharp's rifle from the corner, and then learned that there was only one shot in the rifle magazine, and no more to be had. Well. seeing as I had got started I was going to see the thing through and have the buffalo, or part with the only one shot. By the time I was out of the house the buffalo had got scared and was off quite a distance. I started and went along a low slough to try and get near enough to hit it. I had got but a short distance when I discovered a traveler's camp about half a mile off and they had seen the buffalo and two men had gone out from the camp after it. After a while crack went a shot and the buf- falo was shot in the leg, that made it go along some what limping; but went over the ground pretty fast with the two men following him. I was hoping that they would get the buffalo down, so I willingly let them have the field all to themselves, while I held my one shot in reserve. If they downed the buffalo they would get some of the meat, but I would get the most of it for the ranch after they had taken what they wanted. But they soon gave up the chase after the buffalo, as it went farther and farther into the sand hills. They could not spare the time to follow it up, so they told me as I met them on their way back to the camp. I had my eyes on the buffalo, however, and kept on after him. I had not gone far when in another direction I saw another buffalo going over the top of the hill in the distance. I im- mediately quit following the wounded buffalo and as quick as possible got to the top of the hill where I had seen it dis- appear. When I got there I saw the buffalo lying down in the valley below in a very favorable position, with his back towards me and the wind blowing from it to me. I then went up quickly to within two or three rods of it to make quite sure of making the one and only shot I had a success- ful hit. I took aim at what I thought was a vital point and fired and retreated. Of course it was a daring venture to leave myself without another shot to give him in case he came after me; but there was no alternative, When the buffalo was hit it seemed to jumped up about a foot high in
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the air, ran a little way, then swinging around towards me, shaking its great shaggy head, then he turned and went on a gallop in the opposite direction. I followed him and soon saw the blood drops on the ground in his tracks. He went on and on through the sand hills and I thought he must be getting weaker, so I thought I might head him off and get him to going in the direction of the Platte river valley and the ranch. I got somewhat close in on him after a while, as near as about twenty yards, when suddenly he turned and came towards me at a full gallop, as it undoubtedly concluded that I was the cause of its trouble. Then I ran as well as I could with a heavy cavalry overcoat on, and it was a clear field for the buffalo, for we were in the midst of a level valley among the sand hills.
From my heart came the call on the One I could always trust in a time of trouble as I looked to that Heavenly pro- tector and commenced to pull off my overcoat to lighten my weight and accelerate my progress, as well as to swing it on the buffalo's head and dodge if possible when it got too close. I turned around to see how close it was to me, when all of a sudden it stopped and very soon fell down and died. I must have been some miles out in the sand hills from the ranch, but knew about the direction of the Platte valley and soon got back again to the ranch when my brother Richard and I got the yoke of oxen hitched to the wagon, and without much trouble found the dead buffalo.
Then we skinned it, cut it up and loaded it on the wag- on and before night it was at the ranch where they had roast buffalo, boiled buffalo, buffalo rump, buffalo tongue, dried buffalo, jerked buffalo, buffalo in all styles served up even to the artistic taste of the "chief cook" of a Delmonico. Anyway it kept the dear people at the ranch supplied with food for a long time, relieving me of that much of care and worry for them.
Well, this was my first, last, and only buffalo hunt in which I ever engaged out on the plains, and it was surely a successful one, especially when it is considered that I had only the one shot in the gun.
I have seen buffalo in larger herds on the Platte valley, and as late as 1870 when I was over on the Republican val-
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ley taking the census as deputy census enumerator, I must have seen fully a hundred thousand of them ranging over the Republican valley hills as far as the eye could see for many miles along the valley. I have often had the oppor- tunity to go out on buffalo hunts from Fort Kearney with English lords, prominent Americans and army officers when hunting parties were made up, but I declined, having no taste or inclination in that direction. The editorial buffalo hunt which took place in sight of old Fort Kearney at one time would make an interesting and readable article of itself, but this is all that can be said now relative to buffalo hunt- ing and my own reminiscence of an incident of my own per- sonal experience in connection with it as a little bit of ranch life in these early days of Nebraska history at Sy- denham's ranch.
MOSES H. SYDENHAM, KEARNEY, NEB.
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CHAPTER V.
List of Territorial and State Officers, U. S. Senators, Representatives in Congress, and U. S. Marshals from the organization of the territory to the present time.
TERRITORIAL GOVERNORS
Francis Burt, appointed Oct. 16, 1854. Dem.
Mark W. Izard, appointed Feb. 20, 1855. Dem. Wm. A. Richardson, appointed Jan. 12, 1858. Dem. Sanı. W. Black, appointed May 2, 1858. Dem. Alvin Saunders, appointed May 15, 1861. Rep.
STATE GOVERNORS
David Butler, elected, took seat Feb. 21, 1867. Rep. Robert W. Furnas, elected, took seat Jan. 13, 1873. Rep. Silas Garber, elected, took seat Jan. 11, 1875. Rep. Albinus Nance, elected, took seat Jan. 9, 1879. Rep. James W. Dawes, elected, took seat Jan. 4, 1883. Rep. John M. Thayer, elected, took seat Jan. 6, 1887. Rep. James E. Boyd, Jan. 8, 1891, Dem. Lorenzo Crounse, Jan. 13, 1893. Rep. Silas A. Holcomb, Jan. 3, 1895. Pop.
Wm. A. Poynter, Jan. 5, 1899. Pop.
Chas. H. Dietrich, Jan. 3, 1901. Resigned. Rep. Succeeded by Ezra P. Savage in spring of 1901, being Lieutenant Governor.
J. H. Mickey, Jan. 6, 1903. Rep. LIEUTENANT GOVERNORS
Othman A. Abbott, Jan. 4, 1877. Rep. Edmund C. Carns, Jan. 9, 1879. Rep. A. W. Agee, Jan. 4, 1883. Rep. H. H. Shedd, Jan. 8, 1885. Rep. Geo. D. Meikeljohn, Jan. 3, 1889. Rep. Thos. A. Majors, Jan. 6, 1891. Rep. Robert E. Moore, Jan. 3, 1895. Pop. James E. Harris, Jan. 7, 1897. Pop.
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E. A. Gilbert, Jan. 5, 1899. Dem.
E. P. Savage, Jan. 3, 1901. Rep. E. G. McGilton. Jan. 6, 1903. Rep.
SECRETARIES
Thomas B. Cuming, appointed Aug. 13, 1854. Dem. John B. Motley, appointed March 23, 1858. Dem. J. Sterling Morton, appointed July 12, 1858. Dem. A. S. Paddock, appointed May 6, 1861. Rep. T. P. Kennard, elected, took seat Feb. 21, 1867. Rep. W. H. James, elected, took seat Jan. 10, 1871. Rep. John J. Gosper, elected, took seat Jan. 13, 1873. Rep. Bruno Tzschuck, elected, took seat Jan. 11, 1875. Rep. S. J. Alexander, elected, took seat Jan. 9, 1879. Rep.
E. P. Roggen, elected, took seat Jan. 4, 1883. Rep. Gilbert L. Laws, elected, tok seat Jan. 6, 1887. Rep. Benj. R. Cowdery, Nov. 20, 1889. Rep. Appointed by Gov. Thayer to fill a vacancy.
John C. Allen, Jan. 8, 1891.
Joel A. Piper, Jan. 3, 1895.
Wm. F. Parker, Jan. 7, 1897.
Geo. W. Marsh, Jan. 3, 1901.
Al. Galusha, Jan. 5, 1905.
AUDITORS
Chas. B. Smith, appointed March 16, 1855. Dem. Samuel L. Campbell, appointed Aug. 3, 1857. Dem. Wm. E. Moore, appointed June 1, 1858. Dem. Robert C. Jordan, appointed Aug. 2, 1858. Dem. Wm. E. Harvey, appointed Oct. 8, 1861. Rep. John Gillespie, appointed Oct. 10, 1865. Rep. John Gillespie, elected at organization of state govern- ment. Rep.
Jefferson B. Weston, elected Jan. 13, 1873. Rep. F. W. Liedke, elected, Jan. 9, 1879. Rep.
John Wallichs, appointed to fill a vacancy, Nov. 12, 1880. Rep.
John Wallichs, elected Nov., 1881. Rep. H. A. Babcock, elected, inaugurated Jan. 8, 1885. Rep. H. A. Babcock, re-elected Nov. 8, 1887.
Thos. H. Benton, Jan. 3, 1889. Rep.
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Eugene Moore, Jan. 13, 1893. Rep.
John F. Cornell, Jan. 7, 1897. Rep. Chas. Weston, Jan. 3, 1901.
E. M. Searle, Jr., Jan. 5, 1905.
TREASURERS
R. P. Rankin, appointed March 16, 1855. Dem. Wm. W. Wyman, appointed Nov. 6, 1855. Dem. Augustus Kountze, appointed Oct. 8, 1861. Rep. Augustus Kountze, elected, 1867.
James Sweet, elected, inaugurated June 11, 1869. Rep. Henry A. Koenig, elected, inaugurated Jan. 10, 1871. Rep.
J. C. McBride, elected, inaugurated Jan 11, 1875. Rep. Geo. M. Bartlett, elected, inaugerated Jan 9, 1879. Rep, Phelps D. Sturdevant, elected, inaug Jan. 4, 1883. Dem. Chas. H. Willard, elected, inaug. Jan. 8, 1885. Rep. Chas. H. Willard, re-elected 1887. Rep. John E. Hill, Jan. 3, 1889. Rep.
Joseph S. Bartley, Jan. 13, 1893. Rep.
John B. Meserve, Jan. 7, 1897. Pop.
Wm. Stueffer, Jan. 3, 1901.
Peter Mortensen, Jan. 1903. Rep.
LIBRARIANS
James S. Izard, appointed March 16, 1855. Dem. H. C. Anderson, appointed Nov. 6, 1855. Dem. Jolın H. Kellom, appointed Aug. 3, 1857. Dem. Alonzo D. Luce, appointed Nov. 7, 1859. Dem. Robert S. Knox, appointed 1861. Rep.
T. P. Kennard, appointed June 22, 1867. Rep. Win. H. Jones, appointed Jan. 10, 1871. Rep.
Guy A. Brown, appointed March 3, 1871. Rep. Died in office.
Walter A. Leese, appointed Oct. 29, 1889. D. A. Campbell, appointed July 14, 1890. Lee Herdman, appointed May 1. 1900.
ATTORNEY GENERALS
Champion S. Chase, elected 1867. Rep. Seth Robinson, elected 1869. Rep.
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Geo. H. Roberts, inaugurated Jan. 10, 1871. Rep. J. R. Webster, inaugurated Jan. 13, 1873. Rep. Geo. H. Roberts, inaugurated Jan. 11, 1875. Rep. C. J. Dilworth, inaugurated Jan 9, 1879. Rep. Isaac Powers, Jr., inaugurated Jan. 4, 1883. Rep. Wm. Leese, inaugurated Jan. 8, 1885. Rep. Wm. Leese, re-elected 1887. Rep.
Geo. H. Hastings, Jan. 8, 1891.
A. S. Churchill. Jan. 3, 1895.
C. J. Smythe, Jan. 7, 1897. Dem.
F. M. Prout, Jan. 3, 1901.
Norris Brown, Jan., 1905. Rep.
SUPERINTENDENTS OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Seth W. Beals, elected 1869. Rep. J. M. Mckenzie, elected, inaug. Jan. 10, 1871. Rep.
S. R. Thompson, elected, inaug. Jan. 4, 1877. Rep. W. W. W. Jones, elected, inaug. Jan. 6, 1881. Rep. Geo. B. Lane, elected, inaug. Jan. 6, 1887. Rep. A. K. Goudy, Jan. 8, 1891. Rep.
H. R. Corbett, Jan. 3, 1895. Rep.
W. R. Jackson, Jan. 7, 1897.
Wm. K. Fowler, Jan. 3, 1901. Rep.
Jasper L. McBrien, Jan. 5, 1905. Rep.
COMMISSIONERS OF PUBLIC LANDS AND BUILDINGS F. M. Davis, elected, inaug. Jan. 4, 1877. Rep. A. G. Kendall, elected, inaug. Jan. 6, 1881. Rep. Joseph Scott, elected, inaugerated Jan. 8. 1885. Rep. Joseph Scott, re-elected 1887. Rep. John Steen, Jan. 3, 1889.
A. R. Humphrey, Jan. 8, 1891.
H. C. Russell, Jan. 3, 1895.
Win. W. Wolfe, Jan. 7, 1897.
Geo. D. Follmer, Jan. 3, 1901.
Henry M. Eaton, Jan. 5, 1905.
JUDGES OF SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICES.
Fenner Furguson, appointed Oct. 12, 1854. Dem. Aug. Hall, appointed March 15, 1858. Dem.
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Wmn. Pitt Kellogg, appointed May 27, 1861. Rep. Wm. Pitt Kellogg, re-appointed May 8, 1865. Rep. Wm. A. Little, appointed 1866. Dem. O. P. Mason, appointed 1866. Rep.
O. P. Mason, elected 1867. Rep. Geo. B. Lake, elected. inaug. Jan. 16, 1873. Rep. Daniel Gantt, elected, inaug. Jan. 3, 1878 .* Rep. Samuel Maxwell, elected, inaug. May 29, 1878. Rep. Geo. B. Lake, elected, inaug. Jan. 5, 1882.
Amassa Cobb, elected, inaug. Jan. 3, 1884. Rep. Samuel Maxwell, elected, inaug. Jan. 4, 1886. Rep. M. B. Reese, 1888-90. Rep. Amassa Cobb, 1890-92. Rep. Samuel Maxwell, 1892-94. Rep.
T. L. Norval, 1894-96. Rep. A. M. Post, 1896-98. Rep.
T. O. C. Harrison, 1898-00. Rep.
T. L. Norval, 1900-02. Rep.
S. A. Holcomb, 1902-04. Pop.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICES AND JUDGES
Ed. R. Harden, appointed Dec. 4, 1854. Dem. James Bradley, appointed Oct. 25, 1854. Dem. Sam. M. Black, appointed; date not given. Eleazer Wakely, appointed April 27, 1857. Dem. Joseph Miller, appointed April 9, 1859. Dem. Wm. F. Lockwood, appointed May 16, 1861. Rep. Elmer S. Dundy, appointed June 22, 1863. Rep. Geo. B. Lake, elected, inaug. Feb. 21, 1867. Rep. Lorenzo Crounse, elected, inaug. Feb. 21, 1867. Rep. Daniel Gantt, elected, inaug. Jan. 16, 1873. Rep.
Samuel Maxwell, elected, inaug. Jan. 16, 1873. Rep. Amassa Cobb, elected, inaug. May 29, 1878. Rep. Amassa Cobb, elected, inaug. 1882. Rep. M. B. Reese, elected, inaug. Jan. 3, 1884. Rep. Samuel Maxwell, elected 1887. Rep. T. L. Norval, 1890, twelve years. Rep. A. M. Post, 1892, six years. Rep. T. O. C. Harrison, 1894, six years. Rep. *Died in office.
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Julian Sullivan, 1898, six years. Dem. Silas A. Holcomb, 1900. S. H. Sedgwick, 1902. Rep. John B. Barnes, 1904. Rep.
CLERKS OF SUPREME COURT
H. C. Anderson, appointed, 1856.
Chas. L. Salisbury, appointed, 1858.
E. B. Chandler, appointed, 1859. John H. Kellom, appointed, 1861.
Wm. Kellogg, Jr., appointed, 1865. Geo. Armstrong, appointed, 1867.
Guy A. Brown, appointed, 1868. Died in office.
Walter A. Leese, appointed. 1889.
D. A. Campbell, appointed, 1890. Lee Herdman, appointed, 1900.
REPORTERS SUPREME COURT
J. M. Woolworth, appointed, 1870.
Lorenzo Crounse, appointed, 1873.
Guy A. Brown, appointed, 1875. Walter A. Leese, 1989. D. A. Campbell, 1890. Lee Herdman, 1900.
U. S. MARSHALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA Mark W. Izard, appointed, 1854. Dem. Eli R. Doyle, appointed, April 7, 1855. Dem. Ben. P. Rankin, appointed, March 29, 1856. Dem. P. W. Hitchcock, appointed Sep. 19, 1861. Rep. Casper E. Yost, appointed April 1, 1869. Rep.
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