The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-05-01
OF the state.
Recalls indian Wars.

men under General John NJ. Thayer
with the Pawnee Indians.
, Bcemcr was named by and for Al.
bert Bcemer, at one time sheriff of
Cunning county and afterwards "A state
official at Lincoln. He laid out and
owned the town site. In early days the
place was called Rock Creek" be
cause II We" located on a creek of that
name. The creek was so named be.
! cusc its bottom was covered with
rocks which was very unusual in
streams in that part of the state.
BOnestecl (South Dakota) was nam
ed for II. IL. Bonesteel of the forward
ing firm of Bonesteel and Turner who
freighted merchandise through this
part of the country before any rail
road had reached It,
Rrstow was named for Secretary
of the Treasury Benjamin II. Bristow
Of President Grants cabinet.
Burke (South Dakota) was named
for Congressman C. II. Burke OF
Pierre S. ID.
An Indian Traders Name.
Chadron was named from nearby
stream; the stream was named for
Pierre Chadron, French-Indian
"squaw-man," who lived and trapped
on the stream. He was at one time
a trader for the American Fur com
pany of st. Louis and had his head
quarters at winter Quarters" at the
mouth of the Cheyenne river above
Fort Pierre.
~. water was named from a near
' stream that was noted for the clear
ness of its water
Cody was named FOR tom" Cody,
foreman of construction, while the
railroad was being built.
Crawford was named to honor Capt.
Jack" Crawford of the United States
army, who was a noted Indian fighter
in the early days of Nebraska and who
was killed by the Apache Indians in
Arizona.
Named for Count Creighton.
Creighton was named for John A.
Creighton of Omaha by Mr.. Bruce
who was interested in the place.
Dallas CSouth Dalota) was named
from Dallas, Texas, by Jackson Bro.
theirs. Dallas, Texas, was named for
c. NJ. Dallas, once vice president of
the United States.
Elgin was named from nearby
postofiice which was named from
Elgin, Ill.
Emmett was named for Robert En-
nett, the Irish patriot
Ewing was named for Uncle"
Jimmy Ewing, the first man who set.
tied in the upper part of the Elkhorn
valley and whose farm was near the
site.
Fairfax (South Dakota) was named
by Mrs. Isabella B. Turney, of the
Turney family who owned much land
in the vicinity, from Fairfax Court
House, Virginia. lat town was nam.
ed for Lord Fairfax, the grandson of
Lord Culpepee, large land owner in
the early days of Virginia.
In Memory of Hero.
Fort Robinson was laid out by Col.
w. H, Carter, U. S. A., and was nam
ed from the nearby military post,
which was named by the war depart
ment for Lieut.. Robinson of the Four
teenth infantry, who had been killed
by Indians just before the fort was
established,
Foster was named for George Foster
long a station agent on the railroad,
and who owned land surrounding the
town.
Fremont: The first settlement here
was made in 1856 when John C.. Ere
mont, the explorer was running for
president. 1t was first named Jessie
Benton Fremont for the wife of the
explorer, who was daughter of Sen
ator Thomas H. Benton of Missouri.
In time the name was changed to it's
present form.
Name From Joke.
Georgia was named for George A.
Frost, suffering carpenter, who so
spoke his own name as Georgia, and
as joke, more than for any other
reason, the name was given to and is
still held by the town.
Gordon was named for John Gordon
of Sioux City, who undertook to take
train of wagons into the Black Hills,
when that country was still a part of
the Indian reservation, and closed to
white settlers. He was overtaken at
a point four or five miles from where
this station now is by lieutenant in
command of detachment of U. S.
cavalry, Gordons oxen were turned
loose and wagons and freight piled in
heap and burned-for which the
lieutenant was afterwards dismissed
from the service.
Gregory (SOuth Dakota) was named