1. A friend is one of the nicest you can have, and one of the best things you can be.
2. Words are the voice of the heart.
3. The strength of a family is in its loyalty to each other.
4. Never let discouragement be carried over into a new day.
5. Your life is your message to the world. Make it inspiring.
6. Our choice of words shapes our character and we receive what we give, so choose wisely.
The following list shows the COUNTY with the towns in each county listed. All of the towns listed may not be in existence today. The county seated is in CAPITAL letters.
ADAMS Co. Ayr Brickton Hansen HASTINGS Holstein Ingleside Juniata Kenesaw Pauline Prosser Roseland
ANTELOPE Co. Brunswick Burnett Clearwater Copenhagen Elgin Frenchtown Glenalpine Hord Siding Jessup NELIGH Oakdale Orchard Royal Saint Clair Tilden Vim
ARTHUR Co. ARTHUR Braden Carman Collins Cullinan Lena Read Rice
BANNER Co. Ashford Bighorn Epworth Flowerfield Freeport Gary HARRISBURG Heath Hillside Hull Kirk Loraine Van
BLAINE Co. BREWSTER Cooper Dunning Edith Lucy Purdum Scheding
BOONE Co. ALBION Boone Bradish Cedar Rapids Loretto Petersburg Primrose Raeville Saint Edward
BOX BUTTE Co. ALLIANCE Berea Birdsell Burbank Burns Carpenter Girard Hashman Hemingford Letan Nonpareil Nye Willey Yale
BOYD Co. Alford Anoka Baker Bristow BUTTE Gross Lynch Mankat Marple Monowi Naper Rosedale Spencer
BROWN Co. AINSWORTH Alkali Altai Beardwell Enderslake Giles Huffman Johnstown Lakewood Long Pine Mary Midvale Pike Raven Sunnyside Spragg Winfield
BUFFALO Co. Amherst Buda Denman Elm Creek Gibbon Glenwood Park KEARNEY Luce Majors Miller Nantasket Odessa Optic Peak Pleasanton Poole Ravenna Riverdale Saint Michael Sartoria Shelton Sweetwater Watertown
BURT Co. Argo Basford Bertha Craig Decatur Golden Spring Lyons Oakland Peak TEKAMAH Zion
BUTLER Co. Abie Bellwood Brainard Bruno DAVID CITY Dwight Garrison Linwood Loma Millerton Octavia Rising City Surprise Ulysses
CASS Co. Alvo Avoca Cedar Creek Eagle Elmwood Greenwood Louisville Manley Murdock Murray Mynard Nehawka PLATTSMOUTH Rockbluff South Bend Union Wabash Weeping Water
CEDAR Co. Aten Belden Bow Valley Coleridge Constance Fordyce HARTINGTON Laurel Magnet Menominee Obert Randolph Saint James Saint Peter St. Helena Wareham Wynot
CHASE Co. Best Champion Chase Enders IMPERIAL Lamar Wauneta
CHERRY Co. Arabia Banner Big Creek Brownlee Burge Calf Creek Capwell Cascade Cashswan Cherry Chesterfield Cody Crookston Curlew Eli Elsmere Elizabeth Enlow Erik Ethel Fern Gilaspie Harmony Hire Irwin Kennedy Kilgore King Kinneyville Lackey Lake Lavaca Lewanna Lund Martindale Merriman Middle Prong Nenzel Newton Oasis Prentice Pullman Reeves Riege Rita Park Rolf Roxby Simeon Soudan Sparks Survey Thatcher Trouble VALENTINE Vian Wood Lake Wells
CHEYENNE Co. Brownson Clara Colton Dalton Dye Henry Herndon Higgins Ickes Leafdale Lodgepole Lorenzo Margate Potter Sextorp SIDNEY Sunol Weyerts
CLAY Co. CLAY CENTER Deweese Edgar Eldorado Fairfield Glenvil Harvard Inland Ong Saronville Springranch Sutton Trumbull Verona
COLFAX Co. Clarkson Howell Leigh Praha Richland Rogers SCHUYLER
CUMING Co. Aloys Bancroft Beemer Bismarck Cuming Germanville Monterey WEST POINT Wisner
CUSTER Co. Anselmo Ansley Arnold Berwyn BROKEN BOW Callaway Climax Comstock Cumro Dale Elton Etna Gates Huxley Lillian Lodi Lomax Mason City Merna Milburn Milldale Oconto Ortello Sargent Walworth Weissert Westerville Yucahill
DAKOTA Co. Covington DAKOTA CITY Goodwin Homer Hubbard Jackson Nacora Sioux
DAWES Co. Antelope Belmont Bordeaux CHADRON Crawford Dakota Junction Dunlap Esther Fort Robinson Hough Ida Manchester Marsland Pine Ridge Vista Wayside Whitney
DAWSON Co. Buffalo Buzzards Roost Cozad Darr Doss Eddyville Farnam Gothenburg Josselyn LEXINGTON Overton Simonds Sumner Willow Island
DEUEL Co. Barton Bigspring CHAPPELL Day Froid Perdu Ralton
DIXON Co. Allen Concord Dixon Emerson Ionia Limegrove Martinsburg Maskell Newcastle PONCA Wakefield Waterbury
DODGE Co. Ames Crowell Dodge Everett FREMONT Hooper Ihno Leavitt Mapleville Nickerson North Bend Pleasant Valley Rawhide Ridgeley Scribner Snyder Uehling Winslow
DOUGLAS Co. Bennington Benson Dodge Elk City Elkhorn Florence Irvington Lane Mercer Millard OMAHA Ralston Sarpy Seymour Valley Waterloo
DUNDY Co. BENKELMAN Calvert Haigler Hiawatha Max Parks Sanborn
FILLMORE Co. Burress Carlisle Exeter Fairmont GENEVA Grafton Milligan Ohiowa Sawyer Schickley Strang
FRANKLIN Co. Bloomington Campbell FRANKLIN Hildreth Macon Naponee Riverton Upland
FRONTIER Co. Centerpoint Colebank Curtis Earl Eustis Freedom Havana Hunt Maywood Moorefield Orafino Osborn Quick Saint Ann Stevens STOCKVILLE
FURNAS Co. Arapahoe BEAVER CITY Cambridge Edison Hendley Holbrook Hollinger Oxford Wilsonville
GAGE Co. Adams Barneston BEATRICE Blue Springs Clatonia Cortland Cropsey Ellis Filley Freeman Grandview Hanover Hoag Holmesville Kinney Krider Lanham Liberty Odell Pickrell Rockford Townsend Virginia Wymore
GARDEN Co. Hartman Hutchinson Kowanda Lewellen Lisco Lutherville Moffitt Mumper Orlando OSHKOSH Pawlett Rackett
GARFIELD Co. Ballagh Blake BURWELL Deverre Dumas Erina Gables Rosevale Sheridan
GOSPER Co. Ceryl ELWOOD Gosper Smithfield
GRANT Co. Ashby Duluth Elva HYANNIS Lucky Valley Whitman
GREELEY Co. Belfast Brayton GREELEY CENTER Homestead Horace Parnell Scotia Spalding Wolbach
HALL Co. Abbott Alda Cairo Doniphan GRAND ISLAND Spencer Schauppsville Underwood Wood River
HAMILTON Co. AURORA Giltner Hampton Hordville Marquette Orville City Phillips Stockham
HARLAN Co. ALMA Carter Huntley Mascot Orleans Oxford Junction Republican City Stamford
HAYES Co. Hamlet HAYES CENTER Marengo Norris Rain Robert Strickland Thornburg White
HITCHCOCK Co. Beverly Cornell Culbertson Meeker Palisade Poe Rupert Stratton TRENTON
HOLT Co. Agee Amelia Anncar Atkinson Badger Biscuit Blackbird Bliss Brodie Catalpa Celia Chambers Chelsea Cleveland Deloit Dorsey Doty Dustin Emmet Emporia Ewing Grand Rapids Gravel Pit Greenvalley Hainesville Harold Hay Point Inez Inglis Inman Josie Joy Kola Laura Lavinia Leonie Little Lucerne Maple Grove Martha Meek Middlebranch Mineola O’NEILL Opportunity Paddock Page Phoenix Ray Redbird Saratoga Scottville Stafford Star Stuart Swan Tonawanda Tonic Turner
HOOKER Co. Donald Dunwell Eclipse Hecla Kelso Moore MULLEN Weir
HOWARD Co. Boelus Coatesfield Cushing Dannebrog Elba Farwell Nysted Saint Libory SAINT PAUL
JEFFERSON Co. Daykin Diller Endicott FAIRBURY Gladstone Harbine Helvey Jansen Kesterson Meridian Plymouth Powell Reynolds Steele City Thompson
JOHNSON Co. Cook Crab Orchard Elk Creek Graf Saint Mary Sterling TECUMSEH Vesta
JOHNSON Co. Cook Crab Orchard Elk Creek Graf Saint Mary Sterling TECUMSEH Vesta
KEITH Co. Belmar Bertha Brule Keystone Lemoyne OGALLALA Oren Paxton Roscoe Sarben
KEYA PAHA Co. Brocksburg Burton Carns Eclipse Enterprise Jamison Marlbank Meadville Mills Norden Pinecamp Riverview Simpson SPRINGVIEW
KIMBALL Co. Beacon Bethel Bushnell Crossbar Dix Gifford Hodges Kauffman KIMBALL Oliver Owasco Parker Smeed Troy
KNOX Co. Bazile Mills Bloomfield Blyville CENTER Creighton Crofton Jelen Knoxville Le Blanc Millerboro Niobrara Pishelville Reidsville Santee Sparta Venus Verdel Verdigre Walnut Wausa Winnetoon
LANCASTER Co. Agnew Arbor Belmont Bennett Berks Bethany Burnham Cheney Cobb College View Cushman Davey Denton Emerald Firth Hallam Havelock Hickman Holland Jamaica Kramer Lancaster LINCOLN Malcolm Martel Normal Panama Prairie Home Pecks Grove Pella Princeton Raymond Roca Rokeby Saltillo Sprague Summit University Place Walton Waverly West Lincoln
LINCOLN Co. Arna Bignell Birdwood Brady Denmark Dexter Dickens Echo Gannett Garfield Hershey Hindrey Ingham Maxwell Myrtle Nichols NORTH PLATTE O’Fallons Somerset Spannuth Spear Sutherland Vroman Wallace Wellfleet Whittier Willard
LOGAN Co. Ford Gandy Gem Hoagland Kirsch Logan STAPLETON Wagner
LOUP Co. Almeria Calamus Ferguson Gracie Moulton Ovitt TAYLOR Valleyview
MADISON Co. Battle Creek Burnett Emerick Enola Hope Kalamazoo Kent Siding MADISON Meadow Grove Newman Grove Norfolk South Norfolk Tilden Warnerville
MC PHERSON Co. Brighton Chandler Flats Forks Lemley Lilac Mayflower Nesbit Ney Omega Ringgold Summit TRYON Valyrang
MERRICK Co. Archer CENTRAL CITY Chapman Clarks Elvira Palmer Silver Creek Sunrise Worms
MORRILL Co. Angora Atkins Bayard Bonner BRIDGEPORT Broadwater Chimney Rock Cleman Colyer Goodstreak Guthrie Lynn Northport Redington Silverthorn Simla
NANCE Co. Belgrade FULLERTON Genoa Kent Merchiston Northstar
NEMAHA Co. Aspinwall AUBURN Brock Brownville Glen Rock Howe Johnson Julian Nemaha Peru Saint Deroin
NUCKOLLS Co. Abdal Angus Bostwick Cadams Hardy Lawrence Mount Clare NELSON Nora Oak Ruskin Sedan Smyrna Superior
OTOE Co. Burr Douglas Dunbar Lorton Minersville NEBRASKA CITY Otoe Palmyra Paul Syracuse Talmage Unadilla Wyoming
PAWNEE Co. Armour Bookwalter Burchard Du Bois Lewiston Mayberry PAWNEE CITY Steinauer Table Rock Tate Violet
PERKINS Co. Brandon Elsie GRANT Madrid Pearl Phebe Venango
PHELPS Co. Atlanta Bertrand Funk Haydon Holcomb HOLDREGE Loomis Sacramento Westmark Williamsburg
PIERCE Co. Breslau Hadar Lucas Siding McLean Osmond PIERCE Plainview
PLATTE Co. COLUMBUS Cornlea Creston Duncan Humphrey Lindsay Monroe Oconee Platte Center Tarnov
POLK Co. OSCEOLA Polk Shelby Stromsburg Swedehome
RED WILLOW Co. Banksville Bartley Boxelder Danbury Indianola Lebanon Marion MCCOOK Perry Red Willow Shippee
RICHARDSON Co. Arago Archer Barada Dawson FALLS CITY Fargo Humboldt Middleburg Nims Preston Rulo Salem Shubert Stella Straussville Verdon
ROCK Co. BASSETT Buell Butka Cuba Duff Hammond Horsefoot Kirkwood Malvern Mariaville Newport Perch Pony Lake Rock Rose Selden Shebesta Sybrant Thurman
SALINE Co. Crete DeWitt Dorchester Friend Plato Pleasanthill Shestak Swanton Tobias Western WILBER
SARPY Co. Bellevue Chalco Fort Crook Gilmore Gretna La Platte Meadow Melia PAPILLION Richfield Springfield
SAUNDERS Co. Ashland Cedar Bluffs Ceresco Colon Ithaca Leshara Malmo Mead Memphis Morse Bluff Plasi Platte River Pohocco Prague Rescue Sand Creek Swedeburg Touhy Valparaiso WAHOO Wann Weston Woodcliff Yutan
SCOTTS BLUFF Co. Bradley Brockhoff Caldwell Covert Dorrington GERING Haig Henry Heyward Hope Larissa McGrew Melbeta Minatare Mitchell Morrill Roubedeau Scottsbluff Sedan Snell Toohey Woodrow
SEWARD Co. Beaver Crossing Bee Cordova Garland Goehner Milford Pleasant Dale SEWARD Staplehurst Tamora Utica
SHERIDAN Co. Adaton Albany Antioch Bingham Clinton Ellsworth Gordon Grayson Hay Springs Hilton Hunter Lakeside Long Lake Marple Mirage Moomaw Peters RUSHVILLE Schill Spade Strasburger Whiteclay
SHERMAN Co. Ashton Austin Hazard Litchfield LOUP CITY Rockville Schaupps
SIOUX Co. Agate Andrews Ashbrook Bodarc Coffee Siding Curly Glen HARRISON Kelley Malinda Montrose Mud Springs Orella Story Unit
STANTON Co. Bega Haymow Pilger STANTON
THAYER Co. Alexandria Belvidere Bruning Byron Carleton Chester Davenport Deshler Friedensau Gilead HEBRON Hubbell Kiowa Stoddard Williams
THOMAS Co. Halsey Natic Norway Seneca THEDFORD
THURSTON Co. Macy PENDER Rosalie Thurston Walthill Winnebago
VALLEY Co. Alta Arcadia Elyria Geranium Lee Park Miracreek North Loup ORD
WASHINGTON Co. Admah BLAIR Bowen Coffman Cuming City Dale De Soto Fontanelle Fort Calhoun Herman Kennard Washington
WAYNE Co. Altona Apex Carroll Hoskins Sholes WAYNE Winside
WEBSTER Co. Bladen Bluehill Cowles Guide Rock Inavale RED CLOUD Rosemont
WHEELER Co. Arden BARTLETT Cumminsville Ericson Francis Headquarters Lisle Newboro Pibel Sheridan Wheeler
YORK Co. Arborville Benedict Bradshaw Charlestown Gresham Henderson Houston Lushton McCool Junction Thayer Waco YORK
The Durham Museum’s Photo Archive contains over 700,000 images spanning from the 1860s to the 1990s. They document the fascinating history of Omaha from its early days as a young frontier town to a unique and sophisticated city.
To view this collection and other information that is available you can go to this website.
http://www.durhammuseum.org/experience/photo-archive.aspx
If you are searching for a location in Nebraska you may want to check out this website. It has locations by name that cover the state. However, not all locations in Nebraska are listed. So this is a resource that can be used but remember that some locations may have been left out. Example is Norfolk, NE., is not on the list and others may have also been left out.
Adams County Courthouse Hastings, NE. 68901
Antelope County Courthouse Neligh, NE. 68756
Arthur County Courthouse Arthur, NE. 69121
Banner County Courthouse Harrisburg, NE. 69345
Blaine County Courthouse Brewster, NE. 68821
Boone County Courthouse Albion, NE. 68620
Box Butte County Courthouse Alliance, NE. 69301
Boyd County Courthouse Butte, NE. 68722
Brown County Courthouse Ainsworth, NE. 69210
Buffalo County Courthouse Kearney, NE. 68848
Burt County Courthouse Tekamah, NE. 68061
Butler County Courthouse David City, NE. 68632
Cass County Courthouse Plattsmouth, NE. 68048
Cedar County Courthouse Hartington, NE. 68739
Chase County Courthouse Imperial, NE. 69033
Cherry County Courthouse Valentine, NE. 69201
Cheyenne County Courthouse Sidney, NE. 69162
Clay County Courthouse Clay Center, NE. 68933
Colfax County Courthouse Schuyler, NE. 68661
Cuming County Courthouse West Point, NE. 68788
Custer County Courthouse Broken Bow, NE. 68822
Dakota County Courthouse Dakota City, NE. 68822
Dawes County Courthouse Chadron, NE. 69337
Dawson County Courthouse Lexington, NE. 68850
Deuel County Courthouse Chappell, NE 69129
Dixon County Courthouse Ponca, NE. 68770
Dodge County Courthouse Fremont, NE. 68025
Douglas County Courthouse Omaha, NE. 68183
Dundy County Courthouse Benkelman, NE. 69021
Fillmore County Courthouse Geneva, NE. 68361
Franklin County Courthouse Franklin, NE. 68939
Frontier County Courthouse Stockville, NE. 69042
Furnas County Courthouse Beaver City, NE. 68926
Gage County Courthouse Beatrice, NE. 68310
Garden County Courthouse Oshkosh, NE. 69154
Garfield County Courthouse Burwell, NE. 68823
Gosper County Courthouse Elwood, NE. 68937
Grant County Courthouse Hyannis, NE. 69350
Greeley County Courthouse Greeley, NE. 68842
Hall County Courthouse Grand Island, NE. 68801
Hamilton County Courthouse Aurora, NE. 68818
Harlan County Courthouse Alma, NE. 68920
Hayes County Courthouse Hayes Center, NE. 69032
Hitchcock County Courthouse Trenton, NE. 69044
Holt County Courthouse O’Neill, NE. 68763
Hooker County Courthouse Mullen, NE. 69152
Howard County Courthouse Saint Paul, NE. 68873
Jefferson County Courthouse Fairbury, NE. 68352
Johnson County Courthouse Tecumseh, NE., 68450
Kearney County Courthouse Minden, NE. 68959
Keith County Courthouse Ogallala, NE. 69153
Keya Paha County Courthouse Springview, NE., 68778
Kimball County Couthouse Kimball, NE. 69145
Knox County Courthouse Center, NE. 68724
Lancaster County Courthouse Lincoln, NE. 68508
Lincoln County Courthouse North Platte, NE. 69101
Logan County Courthouse Stapleton, NE. 69163
Loup County Courthouse Taylor, NE. 68879
Madison County Courthouse Madison, NE. 68748
McPherson County Courthouse Tryon, NE. 69167
Merrick County Courthouse Central City, NE. 68826
Morrill County Courthouse Bridgeport, NE. 69336
Nance County Courthouse Fullerton, NE. 68638
Nemaha County Courthouse Auburn, NE. 68305
Nuckolls County Courthouse Nelson, Ne. 68961
Otoe County Courthouse Nebraska City, NE. 68410
Pawnee County Courthouse Pawnee City, NE. 68420
Perkins County Courthouse Grant, NE. 69140
Phelps County Courthouse Holdrege, NE. 68949
Pierce County Courthouse Pierce, NE. 68767
Platte County Courthouse Columbus, NE. 68601
Polk County Courthouse Osceola, NE. 68651
Red Willow County Courthouse McCook, NE. 69001
Richardson County Courthouse Falls City, NE. 68355
Rock County Courthouse Bassett, NE. 68714
Saline County Courthouse Wilber, NE. 68465
Sarpy County Courthouse Omaha, NE. 68046
Saunders County Courthouse Wahoo, NE. 68066
Scotts Bluff County Courthouse Gering, NE. 69341
Seward County Courthouse Seward, NE. 68434
Sheridan County Courthouse Rushville, NE. 69360
Sherman County Courthouse Loup City, NE. 68853
Sioux County Courthouse Harrison, NE. 69346
Stanton County Courthouse Stanton, NE. 68779
Thayer County Courthouse Hebron, NE. 68370
Thomas County Courthouse Thedford, NE. 69166
Thurston County Courthouse Pender, NE. 68047
Valley County Courthouse Ord, NE. 68862
Washington County Courthouse Blair, NE. 68008
Wayne County Courthouse Wayne, NE. 68787
Webster County Courthouse Red Cloud, NE. 68970
Wheeler County Courthouse Bartlett, NE. 68622
York County Courthouse York, NE. 68467
As winter approaches many demands will be made upon the people of Norfolk for assistance by the unfortunate men and women who are out of work. All over the state the prominent citizens of towns and cities are beginning to organize relief associations which is the only practicable means of dispensing charity so that it will reach and relieve those who really merit the aid. Is it not time that Norfolk was looking to the organization of a public aid society? It has been suggested to The News that the churches might unite and by the united influence of their best workers, who have had experience in such work, bring the system to a condition, wherein they could reduce suffering and yet not spend the money to a disadvantage. Each church has its own to assist, it is true, but organized efforts are bound to produce the most good and then there will be no need of indiscriminate giving. Each case of destition much by this means become generally known and all cases may be treated equally.
Source: The Norfolk Daily News, Mon. Sept. 24, 1894, page 3.
Armistice Day—1948
Editor’s Note: The following was written by Jack Macdonald, a University of Nebraska senior whose home is at Bremerton, Wash.
I had known Slim only about six months but those six months were a thousand years long. He was my friend. We marched together, laughed together, talked together—about home and girls and after the war. Together we sweated, inhaled dust, ducked bullets, cursed the Japs, the generals, the second lieutenants, the world and ourselves.
I can remember he used to tell about the way his mother made spaghetti and meat balls with a special sauce; about Mary, how he knew he loved her, and of all the plans they had made, Or maybe the talk was about Skip, his little mongrel dog. Sometimes it was about the lake eleven miles from his home where he and his dad went fishing.
Slim laughed and joked a lot. I can see his eyes now. When he laughed, they lit up from the inside. Even at night they made a fellow think of a bright summer day.
Slim is dead now. Why?
Plot six, row two, grave fourteen, Manila Cemetery No. 2. That’s Slim now. But why?—why?
Slim will never again see Mary or play with Skip or go fishing with his dad. Slim was just a good-natured kid from a farm in the Midwest who was looking forward to going home. He’ll never go home now. And I keep wondering—-Why?
I remember he used to say to me: “Freedom’s a great thing, Mac. If you haven’t got that, then nothing else in this world is worth much. But freedom isn’t just something that some people have and others don’t have. It’s a lot more than that. You have to work to get it and work to keep it. You have to be willing to fight for it—even die, so that other people can have its benefits. If a man isn’t willing to fight and die for freedom, then he isn’t worthy of having freedom.”
I supposed that is why Slim is dead. Because men think so little of their greatest possession—freedom, they let it get away from them and good guys like Slim have to die to get it back.
Source: Battle Creek Enterprise, Thursday, Nov. 11, 1948, page 1.
Marriage
Roy Wiley of Bucklin, Mo., and Anna G. Martin, of Nebraska City, both colored, were married in this city Friday, Judge Bates performing the ceremony. Source: The Madison Mail, Jan. 2, 1903, page 5.
Battle Creek, Neb. — Special to the News: Fred Hofman, Norfolk, accompanied by his son, Herbert of Battle Creek Heights, visited his sister, Mrs. Mary Wagner, in Louisville, Neb. last week.
Mrs. Carl Tietjen and Mrs. Albert Praeuner spent Friday at the home of their sister, Mrs. Otto Schilling, in Enola.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Miller spent last week with their daughter Mrs. William Craig, and family in Orchard. Source: The Norfolk Daily News, Wed., Sept. 3, 1930, page 3.
Carves Cane With Wild West Theme
George Simmons, Battle Creek, Spent 3 Months Finishing Work
Battle Creek, Neb., May 15—Special to The News: George O. Simmons, Battle Creek whose hobby is carving canes, has completed one on which are some of the notorious and noted frontier day characters.
The cane was carved from a young diamond willow tree found on the Sam Kent farm near the Elkhorn river east of town. The head of the cane is that of Wild Bill Hickok and immediately below is the the inscription, Wild Bill Hickok, Born in Tro_ Grove, Ill., 1837. Murdered in Deadwood Gulch, S. D., Aug. 2, 1876, during the Gold Rush. The winner of 32 Pistol Duels. Below that are five cards known as “Dead Man’s Hand” and represents the hand held by Hickok at the time of his murder. Next is the head of Calamity Jane Canary Burke, frontier character and a personal friend of Hickok.
Following in order are Sitting Bull’s head, a buffalo head and the Golden Spike with the inscription, “U. P. R. R. completed May 10, 1869.” There are also carvings of two rifles and a pistol of the type used in those days and a tomahawk and Indian club.
Mr. Simmons worked for three months, carving the cane which is finished in natural wood color. The characters and other designs are hand colored, the work being done by Miss Emma Taylor of Battle Creek.
Mr. Simmons is the son of the late Ralph E. and Mary Simmons, pioneer settlers in Madison county. He was born and reared at Battle Creek where he has spent practically all his life except for a few years spent on the Simmons ranch in Holt county, and in 1917 he took up a homestead in Cherry county where he lived for a time.
He has always had a yen for wild west shows and trooped with Gollmar Brothers Circus and Rodeos as a trick roper. He is returning to the show business, having organized the Simmons clown troupe whose musical comedy act he will book for celebrations and fairs. Source: The Norfolk Daily News, Wednesday May 15, 1940, page 8.