History and stories of Nebraska . e and hard times. The Great Prison Rebellion.— On January 11, 1875,the convicts in the State Penitentiary, three miles south ofLincoln, rose in rebellion, took the warden and inside guardsprisoners and armed themselves with guns. Led by boldand desperate men, it was their plan to dress themselvesin citizens clothes and escape after dark. The outsideguards gave warning. Citizens of Lincoln and a companyof United States soldiers from Omaha surrounded the number of shots were fired. Mrs. Woodhurst, the war-dens wife, persuaded the rebels to surrender, an
History and stories of Nebraska . e and hard times. The Great Prison Rebellion.— On January 11, 1875,the convicts in the State Penitentiary, three miles south ofLincoln, rose in rebellion, took the warden and inside guardsprisoners and armed themselves with guns. Led by boldand desperate men, it was their plan to dress themselvesin citizens clothes and escape after dark. The outsideguards gave warning. Citizens of Lincoln and a companyof United States soldiers from Omaha surrounded the number of shots were fired. Mrs. Woodhurst, the war-dens wife, persuaded the rebels to surrender, and what is called The Great Rebellion in thePenitentiary was over. Passing of Hard Times.—Slowlythe years from 1873 to 1878 withtheir hard times, Indian wars, grass-hoppers, droughts and great prairiefires, passed and better days came,bringing better crops, better prices,and hope to the hearts of those whohad endured so many these better days came a hostof immigrants to the — In 1878 Albinus Nance,. Gov. Albinus Nance. {FromClements collection.) Governor Albinus Republican, of Osceola, was elected governor and re-electedin 1880. He was called the boy governor, being thirtyyears of age when chosen. During his four years in the NEBRASKA AS A STATE 269 office there was a revival of business, and railroad building,and a turning of the tide of immigration toward the NorthPlatte region. Settlement of Western Nebraska.— By the year 1880the people of Nebraska, full of hope and energy, started tosettle the western half of the state which at that time wasnearly all wild land. The Burlington built its line up theRepublican valley and across the plains to Denver. TheNorthwestern, then called the Fremont, Elkhorn andMissouri Valley, started its long extension up the ElkhornRiver and across the sandhill region to the Black Hills. TheMissouri Pacific came into the state from the southeast andbefore the next ten years were ended, the Rock Islandpushed its line
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