The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-01-21

peace. and this year one was elected but
has not yet qualified. There is not q
lawyer In the town. but one physician
and only one Of three ministers of the
gospel who prelches there. resides in
the place. Most Of the business men
are retired fsrmers who have como to
town 10 spend the remainder Of their
days.
Not far from the town is large fruit
farm which consists Of 100 acres Of
apple trees and ten acres of cherry trees.
Isaac Pollard is the owner OF the place.
He came to Nebraska in 1866 and set
tied down on homestead where he has
remained ever since. He saw Nebraska
grow from great barren prairie into
orchards, meadows and green seas Of
corn and wheat. From little orchard
OF a few trees brough. from Vermont, he
has grown his present large orchard. A
large cold storage building, built Of
brick, stands near the entrance to the
fruit farm and brick house, large and
commodious, has taken the place of the
little board hut that first sheltered Mr..
Pollard when he fret came to the state.
Whom he first came to this country the
wild deer, buffalo, wild turkey AMI the
wilder Indians, prowied about. 1t was
thought then that the state would never
be settled, but that it would always be
vast grazing land for innumerable cattle,
md it was the purpose Of the early set.
tiers to use the land for cattle raising.
Lawson Sheldon is another old settler
who came to Nehawks in the early days.
He tells an interesting story OF that
early time in regard to man b, the
name Of Roberts. This man settled
near. whore Mr.. Sheldon lives. and it was
thought that he was Mormon. There
were two women at his house, one not
overly handsome and the other bright
and buxom. Roberts told the settlers
that the younger one was his wifs's
sister. but az that was favorite story
with Mormons it was not believed. A
man by the name Of Kanabs, growing
tired Of keeping old batch decided to
board with the Roberts family. Later.
deciding to 60 south, he left, and when
he went away he gave Roberts about
$500 to keep for him while he was gone.
A day or two after Kanaba had gone,
Roberts reported thst twelve Indians
bad come to his house and robbed him
Of abont 500. A posse was immediate
ly organized to 60 in search of the
Indians. but no trace Of them could be
found. The stre. gest part Of the matter
was that there were no evidence about
tho place to show that the red skins had
been pear at all, and suspicious were
aroused that Roberts was not telling
the truth.
Later no. Kanabs came back. and
when he heard the story he too was
filed with disbelief and one dark night
he gathered together few friends. and
they gave Roberts a surprise party.
They took him out in the woods and
adjusted rope around his
neck and throwing one end over tho
limb Of tree. they pulled on the other
end until Roberts arose to nice dis.
lance. They let him dangle until he
was black In the face. and then they let
him down and asked him where
Kanaba's money was. But he insisted ,
that the Indians had taken it, and after [
hosting him several times the men let !,
him 60. He moved away 10 few days ,
and 1t was thought that he went to Salt I
Lake. to join the Mormon colony.
In the early days the settlers souatted ,