National Political Conventions, 1860,
247.

Neal, C. F., 221, 233.

NEBRASKA: Kansas-Nebr. Bill, 29,

31, 32; constitutional convention,
1871, 61; Coronado, 220; courts,
103-118; cities, 76-87; develop-
ment, 85, 89, 90; freighting and
emigrants, 39-49, 50, 164-184, 220,
223; Kansas-Nebr. troubles, 5:
legislation, 103-118; municipal
govt., 76-87; newspapers, 119-
121, 124-126, 51; pre-emptions,
244; population, 68; publica-
tions, 227; reminiscences, 150-
163; state publications, 227.
TERRITORY: terr. society, 17,
92, 93, 103-118, 150-163, 173,
195-210, 220; terr. courts, 150-
163; banking, 68-76; occupations,
68; Organic Act, 1854, 29, 77, 103,
114; population, 68; wild cat
banks, 67-76; traders, 9, 173.

New Eng. Soc. of Brooklin, 191, 245.
News Pub. Co., 226.

Newspapers, 54, 119-121, 124-126, 191,
215, 216.

Newton, Mrs. M. B., 234.
New York, 204.

New York City, 3, 58.
New York civil code, 109.
New Yorkers, 1856, 4, 8.
New York Tribune, 92, 126.
Niles, Col. H. D., 102.
Nineteenth Century, 204-205.
North Dakota, 135.

North Platte, 172.
North Platte Route, 36.
Northup, M., 102.
Norval, T. L., 229, 234.
Nuckolls, S. F., 71.

Nullification convention, 1832, 27.
Notes on Nebr. Hist. 53-56, 190-192.
Notes, early banks, 69.

Number books and pamphlets, 53.
Nye, Theron, 234.

Old Settlers' Association, 213.

O'Linn, Mrs. Fannie, 225, 234.

Oliver, E., 101.

Oliver, James, 101.

Omadi, 156.

Omaha, 63, 70, 77, 81, 82, 85, 94, 152,

153, 157, 160, 221.

Omaha and Chicago Bank, 69.

Omaha Loan and Trust Co., 71.
Omaha Merchants, 1857, 11.
Omaha, a steamboat, 6.

Oregon, Indian War, 59.
Orr, J. C., 234.

Osborne, C. M., 244.

Osborne, Geo., 234.
Osborne, J. W., 188.
Otoe County, 153.

Overland freighting, 164-184.
Oviatt, J., 102.
Owen, S. G, 234.
Owens, Joseph, 101.

Pawnee City, 62, 64.
Pawnee, Ind., 180.

Payment, Indian, 11, 12.
Peltries, 14.

Pember, Mrs. E. A., 102.

Pendleton Academy, 26.

Pendleton Messenger, 27.

Pendleton, S. C. 26, 38.
Penitentiary, 63.
Philobiblion, 123.

Pennsylvania, 59.

Per capita circulation, 71, 76, 198, 199,

200.

Perry, D. B., 234.

Perry, Mr., 198.

Pershing, J. J., 225, 234.
Pettit, Mr., of Ind., 114.
Phebus, J. S. 234.
Philadelphia, 185.

Photographs, 55, 224, 242.

Pickens, S. C., 27.

Pierce, Franklin, 27, 30, 31, 32, 38,
105, 151.

Pine Ridge Agency, 134, 135, 136, 138.
Pine Tree Shilling, 245.
Pittsburg, Pa., 106.
Plains, 39, 44, 152, 164-184.
Plum Creek, 171, 179.

Platte, Mrs. E. G., 234,

Platte River, 36, 101, 168, 171, 172,
173, 181, 182.

Platte County, 186.

Platte, Territory of the, 29, 30.

Platte Valley at Gibbon, 95.

Platte Valley Bank, Neb. City, 71.

Plattsmouth, 107, 221.

Plowing, 18.

Plum, L., 102.

Police, cities, 83.

Policy of legislature, 63.
Political coins, 245.
Political motives, 83.
Ponca City, 155.
Pony Express, 169.
Pope, Gen,, 170.
Population, 1855, 71.
Populists, 201,
Porcupine, 132.

Rankin, B. P., 160.

Receipts, 1893, 218,

Recollections of a Civil Engineer, 247.
Records and their Conservation, 211.
Reed, Byron, 234.

Reed, W. D., 245, 246.

Registers of Centennial, 1876, 243.
Registers of Cotton Exposition,
1884-85, 243.

Registers of World's Fair, 1893, 243.
"Regulars": traders, 11.
Relics, etc., 54, 242-247.

Reminiscences of Early Times near
Nebr. City, 210.

Reminiscences of the Third Judicial
District, 1857-1861, 223.

Road, Emigrant, 1849, 40.

Road, Decatur, West Point and Col-
umbus, 18.

Roberts, Mrs. George, 26.

Robertson, Beverly, H., 170.
Rockefeller, 75.

Rocky Mountains, 153.
Rogers, H. P., 102.

Rolfe, D. P., 225, 234.
Rosebud Agency, 141.

Rosewater, Victor, 219, 221, 234; arti-

cles by, 76-87.

Rothchilds, 75.

Ruggles, Gen.,

170.

Sarpy County, 153.

Sarpy, John R., 202.

Sarpy, Peter A., 11, 13, 22, 202.
Saunders, Alvin, 170.
Savage, James W., 234.
Saw mill, Decatur, 5, 10.
Sawyer, A. J., 213, 224, 204.
Sawyer, Mrs. A. J., 191.
Say, M., economist, 198.
Sayer, J. J., 221, 234.
Schlegel, Alexander, 244.
Schools, Beatrice, 60.

Schools, Buffalo Co., 98, 99.

Schuyler Sun, 244.

Scioto Gazette, 59,

Scotch Irish, 185.

Silver, 204, 205, 206.
Silvernail, C. T., 102.
Silvernail, G. H., 102.
Silvernail, John, 102,
Sioux City, 156, 157.

Sioux Indians, 133, 134, 136, 172, 173,
175.

Sister Katherine, 27.
Sitting Bull, 135, 143.
Sixth U. S. Inft., 169.

Skinner, W. H., 235.
Skins, Indian trading, 14.

Slabaugh, Warren H., 225, 235.

Slave law, 104.

Slavery, 30, 31, 32, 103, 104, 111, 112,

114, 115.

Smith, Adam, 24.

Smith, George N., 102.

Scotts Bluff, 173.

Seal of Government, 246.

Seal of Society, 238.

Second class cities, 79, 80.

Secretary of the Society: 210, 211,

212, 238; report, 1893, 214; report
1894, 225-228.

Secretary of State, 61.

Seeley, S. V., 102.

Settlement of land, 88-89.
Seward county, 60, 61.
Seward, Mr. 115.

Sewer Pipe Company, 60.
Shaw, J. C., 225, 231.
Shedd, H. H., 234.
Sheldon, A. E,, 225, 234.
Sheldon, George L., 221.
Shelving, 226.
Shemokeman, 13.
Sherman, 170.

Shirts, ghost dance, 139.

Shonga, 13.

Shooting, 1857, 5, 6.
Short, N. W., 102.

Short Bull, 134, 137, 141.
Shoshonee Indians, 246.

Shoshonee Agency, 132, 136, 137.
Show, A. B., 234.

Shryock, L. B. W., 234.
Shugart, E., 234.

Sickels, Miss Emma, 136, 143.
Sidewalks, local economy, 85.

Star, Buck I., 102.

State Journal Company, 214.
State publications, 215, 227.

States represented in Gibbon Colony,
97.

State Teachers' Assoc., 243.

State University, 216.

Statistics, bank, 68.

Statistics, early Decatur settlers, 19,

20, 21, 22.

Steamboats, Mo. R., 151, 156.

Stearley, George, 101.

Stearns, John, 102.

Steering, Mo. R., 6.

Stevens, J., 102.

Stock, 17.

Stock, bank, 203.

Stocking, Moses, 225, 22, 9.

Stockmen, 95.

Stores, Decatur, 1856, 5.

Storms; April 9, 1871, 96 ; April 14-17;

1873, 100.

Stout, O. V. P., 221, 235.

Straussmann, R. H, 245.
Strong, Frank, 221, 235.
"Stumptail" currency, 204.

Success of men, elements of, 23.
Summers, W. S., 225, 235.
Summers, John E., 170.
Sumpter, 169.

Supervisors, Gage Co., 60.
Supplies, 5.

Supreme Court, 153, 157, 242.

Sutton, Major, of Calif., 39.

Sword, Major George, 136, 138, 143.
Sword, found in Repub. Valley, 220,

Tekamah, 155 160.
Temperance, Gibbon, 97.
Term of Office, Mayor, 8!.
Territorial finances, 195-210.
Terrtorial laws, 55.

Territorial legislation, 62.
Territory of Nebr., 4, 68-85.
Territory of the Platte, 29, 30.
Text-books, free, 99.
Thatcher, T. D., 102.
Thayer, John M., 170.

Thayer, L. G., 244.

Third Judicial District, 150-163,

Thomas, M., 102.

Thompson. Dr., St. Louis, 4.

Thompson, John, 204.

Thompson, O. E., 102.

Thorpe, Col. John, 91, 102.

Timblin, A. L., 221, 235.
Toledo Blade, 92.

Tongue R. Agency, 133.
Tootle, ***, £2.

Totem for Nebraska, 224.

Town Plats, 157, 158.

Traders, 173; methods of settlement,
11, 12, 13; sprees of, 12, 13.

Train, George Francis, 62.

Transactions and Reports, III., IV.,

V.. 214.

Traut, S. R., 102.

Travel, modes of, 1854, 34.

Treasurer of Hist. Soc., 211, 212, 237,

238.

Treasurer's Report, 1893, 218.

Treasurer of cities, 82.

Treeman, L. B., 218, 219, 235.
"Tree Planters," 123, 224.
Tremain, Miss Mary A., 235.
Trew, F. S., 91, 102.
Trew, W. P., 102.
Trials, jury, 161.
Trilby, 208.

Trip, Missouri P, 1857, 6-9.
True, M. B. C., 235.

Trumbull, painting, 246.

Turck, John C., 160.

Tuttle, Leroy, 70.