The trail of the Loup; being a history of the Loup River region . Dr. Charles Badger; Firat Superintendentof Valley County Schools. ORGANIZATION OF VALLEY COUNTY—EARLY POLITICS 107 gled through rain and mire, much delayed though not disheartened. Yetit was to avail him nothing. At eight oclock sharp on the morning set for. ? Remains of the First Frame House in Valley County. This Structure was Erected byOrson S. Haskell on His Claim North-East of Ord, in the Summer of 1872. the adjourned meeting the crudely formulated bonds were produced andsold to John Means, who, as the sole bidder, was also
The trail of the Loup; being a history of the Loup River region . Dr. Charles Badger; Firat Superintendentof Valley County Schools. ORGANIZATION OF VALLEY COUNTY—EARLY POLITICS 107 gled through rain and mire, much delayed though not disheartened. Yetit was to avail him nothing. At eight oclock sharp on the morning set for. ? Remains of the First Frame House in Valley County. This Structure was Erected byOrson S. Haskell on His Claim North-East of Ord, in the Summer of 1872. the adjourned meeting the crudely formulated bonds were produced andsold to John Means, who, as the sole bidder, was also given the contractto build the bridee. At just five minutes past eight oclock the meetingadjourned. Ten minutes later the baffled sheriff drew rein in front of residence, but—too late! It must have been a dramatic spec-tacle indeed to have seen the sheriff lashing his foaming and nigh spenthorses uphill and down hill, across creeks and canyons, on the south bank 108 THE TRAIL OF THE LOUP of the river, cursing his luck, but hoping against hope to be in time; whileMeans, the bond-owner and contractor, on the opposite bank, was leisurely
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