The trail of the Loup; being a history of the Loup River region . posed to give the county every fourth block in theplat—eighteen blocks all told—on condition that the county build a courthouse of equal value with the eighteen blocks, on the townsite prior to July 4,1880. The proposition was promptly accepted by the board of commis-sioners on behalf of the county. The townsite company now immediatelyexecuted a $2, bond for faithful performance. This instrument wasapproved by John Case, chairman of the board of commissioners Nov. 16,and properly recorded Nov. 25th of the same year. The ei
The trail of the Loup; being a history of the Loup River region . posed to give the county every fourth block in theplat—eighteen blocks all told—on condition that the county build a courthouse of equal value with the eighteen blocks, on the townsite prior to July 4,1880. The proposition was promptly accepted by the board of commis-sioners on behalf of the county. The townsite company now immediatelyexecuted a $2, bond for faithful performance. This instrument wasapproved by John Case, chairman of the board of commissioners Nov. 16,and properly recorded Nov. 25th of the same year. The eighteen blockswere appraised at about $ each, and on this basis the plans and specifi-cations of a court house to cost between $ and $ were drawnup and bids asked for. The contract was let to our friend the bridgebuilder, John L. Means of Grand Island, November 17, 1875, considerationto be even $ SPECIFICATIONS OP COURT HOUSE. Building to be 16x24 feet; 9 feet high. Sills 6x8 inches. studding ?x4, set 16 inches fppm center to ceijter,. u 5= oH U. V) o ^ >-^ 10 s X H 1» tN c 1^ iU) DQ M it o VILLAGE ORGANIZATION 141 Lower joist 2x8, set 18 inches from center to center. Ceiling 2x4, set 16 inches from center to center. Collar beams 1x6 on every set of rafters as shown in plates, double,2x4. Rafters 2x4, 24 inches from center to center. This unpretentious little structure was reared near the south side ofthe present Court House Square, which was then a treeless plat of virginprairie. After being used for court purposes for some twelve years it wasremoved to give place for the present, modern buildings. It was carted tothe east side of the square, where it may yet be seen—a forlorn bit of thepast. The court house was completed in February, 1876, and a couple ofmonths later Herbert Thurston commenced the erection of the first resi-dence on the townsite. Nothing further developed till the fall of the year;then the grand old patriarch, S. S. Haskell, s
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