. Butcher's pioneer history of Custer County : and short sketches of early days in Nebraska . ioneer settlement and early historical incidents. We dealwith these matters only in a general way. Mason City, the Queen City of the Muddy valley, is located on the GrandIsland & Wyoming branch of the B. & M. railroad, fifty-seven miles northwestof Grand Island, twenty-three miles southeast of Broken Bow% and forty-fivemiles north of Kearney. The location of Mason City, situated as it is almostthe central part of the southeastern quarter of Custer county, is worthy of theattention of all who desi
. Butcher's pioneer history of Custer County : and short sketches of early days in Nebraska . ioneer settlement and early historical incidents. We dealwith these matters only in a general way. Mason City, the Queen City of the Muddy valley, is located on the GrandIsland & Wyoming branch of the B. & M. railroad, fifty-seven miles northwestof Grand Island, twenty-three miles southeast of Broken Bow% and forty-fivemiles north of Kearney. The location of Mason City, situated as it is almostthe central part of the southeastern quarter of Custer county, is worthy of theattention of all who desire to locate in a town for which not only nature,but circumstances, have provided for so abundantly, and one which will un-doubtedly make a busy, bustling town of importance. The townsite was lo-cated by the Lincoln Land Company in April, 1886. The land on which thetown now stands was purchased of Nels Anderson and Mrs. George W. Kun-yan, IGO acres being secured from each of these parties. About one-half ofthis 320 acres has been platted into lots, the other half being held by the com-. AND SHORT SKETCHES OF EARLY DAYS IN NEBRASKA. 329 pauy tor the same juiipose in case the ^lowtli (if the town demands it. Theslope fi-om the hills to the valley is ^liulual, just sulticient for ^iood all the different branches of business, trades and professions are rep-resented here l)y a live and emr,iietic set of peojile. Tlu^ follo\vin,u is a full listof the ditlei-ent branches of bnsiness, and those who ie])resent them: TheMason <Mt\- Company, with I*. H. Marley picsident. .1. -I. Marh-y vice
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