Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-07
PART OF NEBRASKA
WAY DOWN IN TEXAS
BRYAN's STATE OWNS 800 ACRES
IN GALVESTON
Old Deed Just Filed Shows Interior
Commonwealth Is Distinguished
by Having an Ocean
Port

OuAf1A, NeD., NOV. 0.-InOSo SCHOOL
books and maps which show that all Ne
braska is contaired within the territory
bounded by Kansas, Wyoming, South Da-
kota and Iowa are all wrong and will have
to be redrawn, according to an old deed
which has just been filed with Governor
Sheldon Of Nebraska. The old deed shows
that instead of all Nebraska being Ne
braska, a portion of 1t is away down in
Texas-ir fact, a choice portion of the
bay front in the city of Galveston is in
Nebraska. While the government mail
clerks might not send letter to the city
on the Mexican gulf If addressed Calves
ton, Nebraska" yet the address would be
technically correct.
The story as to how portion of Me-
braska came to be so far from home
grows out of the great flood and tidal
wave which destroyed Galveston some ten
or twelve years ago. At that time the
Nebraska delegation in congress were the
first to advocate government aid to the
stricken city, and it was owing to the
good work of the Nebraskans that an ap-
preparation was rushed through the ma
tional congress. In addition to that work
Nebraska was the first state to offer aid
to the Texas city.
The city officials and relief committees
of Galveston felt very kindly toward
Nebraska for its assistance, and as
mark of gratitude transferred a portion of
the bay front in that city to Nebraska, to
be held as a portion of the state forever
certified and properly registered need to
that effect was made out, signed by the
different committees having charge of the
reconstruction of the city, and sent to the
Nebraskans. This deed was misplaced
and has just been officially handed to the
governor of this state, to be placed on
record.
Following is the deed:
'"To all to whom these presents shall
come:
'fKnow we that the undersigned COM
mittees, representing various commercial
organizations of the city of Galveston,
Texas, in consideration of the natural
love and affection for the state of Ne
traska, and in further consideration OF
services rendered to the city of Calves
ton and the state of Texas by said state
of Nebraska, through Alvin Saunders and
ether representatives in congress of said
state of Nebraska the existence and re-
ceipt of which is hereby declared and
acknowledged, hereby grant and convey
to the said Alvin Saunders as trustee for
the use and benefit of the inhabitants of
the said state of Nebraska, forever, the
first one-half mile of the south jetty at
the port of Galveston, Texas. beginning
at the life station and extending east
wardly along said jetty one-half mile,
thence north to the south side of the
ship channel, thence westwardly along
said channel to the whistling buoy and
thence southwardly to the place of be-
ginning, containing 800 acres, more or
less, of the choicest part of the harbor of
Galveston, together with all rights, priv
iIeges and hereditaments. piscatorial,
relagic and otherwise therein and there
to belonging.
ITO have and to hold the said property
and premises aforesaid, under the said
Alvin Saunders, trustee as aforesaid, and
to his successors forever.
"Witness the hands and seals of the
committees aforesaid at the city of Gal
weston, on the Sth day of December, 1897,
in the sixty-first year of Texan independ-
ence.
George f. Mann, vice president cham
ber of commerce
"Lucian Minor, director of chamber of
commerce.
civilian f. Ladd, president Galveston
Cotton exchange
Julius Runge. director Cotton ex-
change.
"H. e. Cullum, chairman deep water
utilization committee
.Gus Reymershoffer, chairman Texas
deep water utilization committee.
Approved: A. +. Fly, mayor"
Alvin Saunders, the original trustee,
died several years ago and a successor
has-never been appointed. In fact. Off
clal Nebraska has never known that a
portion of it's territory lay 1000 miles to the
south of the state capital. During all
those years the citizens of that portion OF
Nebraska which is In Texas have been