The trail of the Loup; being a history of the Loup River region . the valley, and here was laid thefoundations to the learning of many men who are making the history ofArcadia today. But soon there arose a cry for better accommodations for holding not issue bonds and build a structure worthy of the community? Thusargued one Ingersoll from Loup City, and he found a willing tool and co-worker in George McKellar, who together with Samuel Hawthorne com-prised the school-board. It was proposed to vote bonds in the sum of $ which Ingersollwas ready to accept in lieu of cash, provid
The trail of the Loup; being a history of the Loup River region . the valley, and here was laid thefoundations to the learning of many men who are making the history ofArcadia today. But soon there arose a cry for better accommodations for holding not issue bonds and build a structure worthy of the community? Thusargued one Ingersoll from Loup City, and he found a willing tool and co-worker in George McKellar, who together with Samuel Hawthorne com-prised the school-board. It was proposed to vote bonds in the sum of $ which Ingersollwas ready to accept in lieu of cash, provided of course that the contract begiven him. A hurried election was held and the bonds were declaredcarried. But the proceedings were suon found illegal, as it was quiteapparant that the notice provided for by law had not been given. A secondelection was ordered, and again, after some strenuous work on the part~of McKellar chiefly, the bonds carried by a small majority. The sum called for was now |3,, Ingersoll got the bonds and ifeo THE TRAIL OF THE LOUP. ttiiB contract for the school house. The situ chosen wns about one mile eastof the present town. Here the wnrk of erection was commenced. Theframework was actually raised: but that was as far as the work ever pro-ceeded. Iiiirersoll left for parts unknown andthe new community was left wiser thoughpoorer for their experience Much bad olood was engendered as a resultof this fiasco. Stfiunch Samuel Hawthorne hadbitteily opposed the bond deal, and as a resulthad trouble with George McKellar, who wasarrested on a charge of assault and prisoner was overland to PeterMortensens duHout, three miles north of Ord,and there for the first time in the history ofValley counW was a man tried on a criminalcharge. Orson S. Haskell presided as judgeHon. F. M. Fries of Arcadia. g^^g^ y^f^g^. g, careful hearing and much delibera-tion, fined the defendant a good round sum of money, and then let him gowith an admonition to
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