History of Richardson County, Nebraska : its people, industries and institutions . etables and poultry than at any period in its history. The stability of ouragricultural development and future attainments are increased every decade. SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF RICHARDSON COUNTY. The first wells upon the farms of Richardson county were bored ordug and a long tin or galvanized iron pail was wound up at the end of arope and the water poured into a half-barrel tub. Today the wind-millsassisted by the panting gasoline engines throw the pure steams throughpiping systems, to every lot, pasture, shed and ba
History of Richardson County, Nebraska : its people, industries and institutions . etables and poultry than at any period in its history. The stability of ouragricultural development and future attainments are increased every decade. SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF RICHARDSON COUNTY. The first wells upon the farms of Richardson county were bored ordug and a long tin or galvanized iron pail was wound up at the end of arope and the water poured into a half-barrel tub. Today the wind-millsassisted by the panting gasoline engines throw the pure steams throughpiping systems, to every lot, pasture, shed and barn about the premises;automatically the supply is regulated, it flows into the house and the watersystem is as complete as that of a city. Great standpipes hold barrels ofwater stored for stock and man. Deep cisterns and convenient tanks com-plete the arrangements. The pioneer called every man his neighl)or. There was a freedom,a charitable assumption, an equality and. hungering desire for companion-ship that broke down evcrv barrier of caste and clan. o 72 o H O. RICHARDSON COUNTY, NEBRASKA. 289 The groveless prairies permitted the eye to wander for miles acrossthe plains and some morning when we saw the white gleam of new lumberas a shack arose, perhaps many miles away, we knew another friend hadcome to our country. Many an evening as I have stood upon some risingknoll and seen the lights of the little homes flash out across the prairies,I would count the friends who clustered about those lamps. We met in thelittle white school houses and spelling bees liter-aries, revivals, funeralsand weddings were all well attended. Our ways of traveling were primitive. If it was not too far we wentafoot, otherwise we used the best we had. Sometimes it was a saddle onone of the old farm horses, sometimes it was a spring wagon, sometimesit was the old farm wagon. Then along in the eighties it became common forthe top buggy to appear on the farm roads. About this time we saw theorchards and
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