History and stories of Nebraska . ws and door. Therewere more of these sodhouses than of any otherkind and they werevery comfortable, beingwarm in winter andcool in summer. They were often called dobies. Othersmade their houses by digging into a hillside, covering the topof the hole with poles, grass and earth, leaving a space in oneend, usually toward the south, open for a door. These werecalled dug-outs. The floors were often of the bareground. These early settlers worked very hard to breakland and plant seeds, build houses and dig wells. All theyhad was the good Nebraska it they mad
History and stories of Nebraska . ws and door. Therewere more of these sodhouses than of any otherkind and they werevery comfortable, beingwarm in winter andcool in summer. They were often called dobies. Othersmade their houses by digging into a hillside, covering the topof the hole with poles, grass and earth, leaving a space in oneend, usually toward the south, open for a door. These werecalled dug-outs. The floors were often of the bareground. These early settlers worked very hard to breakland and plant seeds, build houses and dig wells. All theyhad was the good Nebraska it they made their houses andbarns and from it they raised allthat they had to eat and sell. Verykind to these pioneers was thisgood, warm, rich Nebraska soil, forout of it blossomed the splendidfarms and homes and children, andall that makes Nebraska so fairand prosperous to-day. Governor David Butler Im-peached.— In 1868 David Butlerwas re-elected governor and again in 1870. He was verypopular with the old-time pioneers whose many hard-. GovEENOR David Butler.(E. G. Clements collection.) NEBRASKA AS A STATE 263 ships he himself had shared. On the other hand he madesome enemies by his bold aggressive way of doing 1871, the charge of using state money for his own pur-poses was brought against him. He was tried before theState Senate, impeached and removed from office and inhis place, the Secretary of State, Wm. H. James, becamethe governor. Governor Butler turned over land to theState which more than paid what he owed it. His trialcaused great bitterness at the timeand for many years after. He stillretained the confidence of his friendsand years after was elected to thelegislature by the people of PawneeCounty, his home. Railroad Building and RailroadAid.— There were no railroads inthe South Platte region when thecapital was moved there, and onlythe Union Pacific was buildingnorth of the Platte. In order toencourage railroad companies tobuild, Congress granted half the 9°^&
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