History of Richardson County, Nebraska : its people, industries and institutions . er settlers in that vicinity, Speiser precinct, were David Speiser, the Lionbergers, Uhries. Riechers and a number of ot hers. To thenorth of on Long Branch and Kirkum Branch, the first settlers were John Scott, John Corlett. B. Eurrows, Kirkum and others. In 1856 came Benjamin E. Eerguson, John W. Davis, Benjamin Ball, Smalley and Joshua Babcock, and in 1857, a number of others. These pioneers located near the Brownville freight road, possibly with theexpectation that at some future time a town mi
History of Richardson County, Nebraska : its people, industries and institutions . er settlers in that vicinity, Speiser precinct, were David Speiser, the Lionbergers, Uhries. Riechers and a number of ot hers. To thenorth of on Long Branch and Kirkum Branch, the first settlers were John Scott, John Corlett. B. Eurrows, Kirkum and others. In 1856 came Benjamin E. Eerguson, John W. Davis, Benjamin Ball, Smalley and Joshua Babcock, and in 1857, a number of others. These pioneers located near the Brownville freight road, possibly with theexpectation that at some future time a town might be founded on the roadin their neighborhood. At an early date a town was laid out by BenjaminE. Eerguson and a warehouse was built, and this projected city was called?Eranklin in honor of its founder, but it never got above the importanceof a freight station. On the Nemaha, near MunilMjldt, several families located in 1855, amongwhom was John Rothenberger. the first settler, locating three miles east,and later came O. I. Tinker, his brother and sons, to whom more than an\. EAST SIDE PUBLIC SQUARE. LOOKING SOUTH, HUMBOLDT.
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