. Butcher's pioneer history of Custer County : and short sketches of early days in Nebraska . preaching sup-plied from Kearney; also the Evangelical church, completed and dedicated inApril, 1901. Oconto also has a nine-months fine school every year; presentteacher. Miss Marie Walch. QlDmitfDtk. The village of Comstock, the youngest town in Custer county, is locatedon the east bank of the Middle Loup river on the Aurora & Sargent extensionof the B. & M. railroad. The town was located and surveyed in 1899. A storebuilding was moved over from Westcott by W. H. Comstock and located onthe new
. Butcher's pioneer history of Custer County : and short sketches of early days in Nebraska . preaching sup-plied from Kearney; also the Evangelical church, completed and dedicated inApril, 1901. Oconto also has a nine-months fine school every year; presentteacher. Miss Marie Walch. QlDmitfDtk. The village of Comstock, the youngest town in Custer county, is locatedon the east bank of the Middle Loup river on the Aurora & Sargent extensionof the B. & M. railroad. The town was located and surveyed in 1899. A storebuilding was moved over from Westcott by W. H. Comstock and located onthe new townsite, which was named in honor of him. Frank Lemon openedup a grocery store in this building. On September 25th James Hines beganthe blacksmithing business. On October 1st Frank and John Currie beganbuying grain, commencing at the same time the erection of an elevator. On()ctober 3rd the railroad company opened its station for business, P. agent. On October 4th Dierks Lumber and Coal Company, JohnIMerks. manager, unloaded its first shipment of coal at this point. On Octo-. AND SHORT SKETCHES OF EARLY DAYS IN NEBRASKA. 341
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