Dundy County Towns 1895

DUNDY COUNTY NEBRASKA TOWNS AND PLACES (CURRENT AND HISTORIC)
Town	Note	Latitude	Longitude	Elevation (ft)	Had Post Office in 1895?	Had railroad in 1895?	Had express office in 1895?	Co FIPS #	Zip
Allston					Yes	No		57
Benkelman	Previously named Collinsville	400257N	1013157W		Yes	Yes	Yes	57	69021
Burntwood City	Historic populated place							57
Califer	Historic							57
Callison	Abandoned town
Calvert	Historic post office				Yes	No	No	57
Colfer	Abandoned town
Collinsville	Re-named to Benkelman							57
Crab Island	Historic populated place							57
Doane	Historic post office	400207N	1013728W					57
Haigler		400050N	1015620W		Yes	Yes	No	57	69030
Hancock	Abandoned town
Hiawatha	Historic				Yes	No	No	57
Hoover	Historic populated place							57
Kaw	Abandoned town
Lamont	Historic	401915N	1015222W					57
Lux	Abandoned town
Max	Unincorporated	400650N	1012408W		Yes	Yes	No	57	69037
Ough		401920N	1013044W	3,353				57
Parks	Unincorporated	400230N	1014329W					57	69041
Rollwitz	Abandoned town
Sanborn	Historic	400313N	1020111W					57

Happy First Birthday to the CornerStone Museum

August 8 will be the first birthday of the Cornerstone Museum in Haigler. It was moved a year ago from the country cornfield to its new stage in life as a museum in Haigler, Nebraska, the town that calls itself "The Cornerstone of Nebraska."

I stopped this morning to see the progress on the old District 67 schoolhouse which is blooming into The CornerStone Museum. LeNeta Carlock stopped to visit with me and point out the most recent addition, a new sidewalk which has a wheelchair ramp built up to the front door and was completed two weeks ago.

Stan Carlock was at work replacing the plastic covering on the front window to protect the new subfloor from any chance of getting wet in a lucky rainstorm before they have a chance to install the windows. There are three new windows on the east side of the building with plans to have the others done within the next few weeks. The new wiring inside will provide ambient lighting in the completed building.

Be sure to stop by and see the schoolhouse if you have a chance. Sign the guestbook and put a donation in the basket provided to help with this worthwile and interesting project.

Link to Story about the Move

The Birth of the Idea

Donations can be mailed to: Save 67 South School, P.O. Box 144, Haigler, NE 69030-0144.

Ashton Flats

About Ashton Flats mentioned in Kim's note about the Straubs: I remember Rich telling about Ashton's Ranch. (It was operating big when he was a kid in Haigler) Isn't that where Lawrence Beeson worked for years and years and then had that heart attack and the boys (Norman and Marvin or Butch) did the feeding. Then the Beesons moved into Haigler. Some blog reader will surely know something about Tom Ashton and the ranch.

Also, there were lots of apple orchards west of Haigler. We (Crabtrees) would go out there to pick apples and get them for a low price.

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Reference to Aston's is made in a note written by Jimmy M. Morris found in Leona McAllister's book, "History of Dundy County." This whole book can be found online at the Dundy County GenWeb site. Click here

--Thanks to Kent Hoffman for the link.

A Visit from Kent Hoffman

Yesterday, Kent wrote a note at the picture of the Haigler Jail on Panoramio.com and I told him about our Haigler Blog. He left the following note in our guestbook, in case you missed it.

Thanks to a contact on Google Earth I was told this afternoon about your Haigler Blog. It is a great piece of work!
While I never really lived there, I was there many summers in the 40's and 50's staying with my aunt, Dorothy McKay, and her husband, Hugh, as well as my aunt - Blanche Rowett. I became acquainted with a number of residents there but really know no one there these days.
--Kent

Which reminds me that I may not have told you about Panoramio, a wonderful place on the internet to take "tours" of an area without leaving your house!! If you have photographs of your favorite place "it" lets you upload them and share them with the world and "map" them on Google Earth.

You will want to look for Dan Keller's pictures of things around Cheyenne County, Kansas and I have a few there, as well.

Enjoy your "Computer Vacation"!!
--Editor

Country Cafe will Reopen

This week's Benkelman Post and News-Chronicle has an article saying that the Haigler Cafe is scheduled to reopen full-time in November.

Steve and Terri Yost purchased the business and Barb Wheaton, who lives in Laird has a lease/purchase agreement and will begin serving three meals a day beginning November 7; just in time for the hunting season. The cafe will be serving home cooked meals from 6:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday and from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Sunday.

I look forward to having a meal at The Haigler Cafe the next time I visit town.
--Sherri Gregory

CBBQ Depot - Haigler, Neb 1969

This is the web site that I found the Haigler,Neb R/R Depot on. When you're looking at the picture, the window on the right was the main office. Glen Childers ran the depot and was the boy scout leader at the time. I had noticed a musket loader rifle on the wall and questioned him about it. He loaded the gun and I shot it out of that window. I didn't hit what I was aiming at, but it filled the office full of smoke.

--Richard Hoover
CLICK HERE! : Penny Postcards

Where is it? What is it?

Can anyone tell me where this church or school is located? It is somewhere west of Haigler before the state line and south of Highway 34. Eunice took this picture several years ago, and I have never personally seen this building.

The Palmers

My grandmother has been so excited to share stories about the Palmers. I have a few things that she wrote down that she said I could share on the blog, along with a really neat picture of my Great, Great Grandma and Grandpa Palmer.

There are a few stories that I have heard in the past, that I am going to have her write down for me.

I hope that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

--Jody Crouse

This is a picture of Mary Mullally Palmer and Archibald Grant Palmer. It was taken around the year 1958. Mary and Archibald were married May 11, 1900. Archibald passed away in 1960 at the age of 90 years. Mary passed away in 1961 at the age of 83 years.

They had 8 children:

• Archie
• Mary
• Margherita,
• William (Bill or Tab),
• twin Stanley, (Stanley died at 4 yrs.)
• Patricia,
• Lyle (Beanie),
• Lorretta.

Some tidbits from Pat DeWester, granddaughter of Mary and Archibald Palmer...

Pa ordered the Sears/Roebuck house before Lorretta was born in 1923. It came by rail. Pa bought a lot in town south of school for the house. In the meantime, they lived in an old house on the farm. When the Palmer house moved to the farm, Pa sold the lot to the school for $100. It was the lot on the NE corner with the trees, along cemetary road.

Pa gave Pat O'Brien $100 for a lot on the highway and gave it to the church for the Catholic church, which Ma was set on having. (Another story.)

Now to the school teacher. Her name was Millie Fuller and she went with Archie. She was his only girl friend. They were going to marry but Ma insisted they live with them. Archie and Millie did not agree. Millie finally went back east. A love story with no end. They always kept in touch by phone or letter. When Arch died (1980), her picture was in his billfold.

--Jody Crouse and Pat DeWester

Haigler House Stories

The Pate House: I remember when it was built. Mr. Brown (I don't remember his first name) built it. He had a form and made his own cement bricks, built it and then stuccoed it. It was always very cold. It might have been Leonard and Maxon Brown's dad that built it but I am not sure.

I think Mr. Crabtree lived there for awhile. My dad bought it as a rental house in later years and had several different renters. He sold it to Sophia Zuege's sister Edna and she lived there until she went to the nursing home.

The motel was built by Voland Schmutte
and he and his wife Losia ran it
until they moved to North Platte.

The earliest person who lived in the house
you refered to as the place where Norm and Leone
lived, was Chris Samler, he moved into that house
when he moved to Haigler. He was Bill & Otto's Dad.

The house on Green Road
belongs to George and Carol Peterson,
they also own the Lodge in Haigler.

Wally McKay's body shop where

they repaired body damage
and painted cars.

Marie Pauline Sass.
She had been a missionary, wrote books and
ministered to people.
Had a little mission, pews etc in the basement.

John Kamla house later the Potthoff,
then Earl Krustsinger and
now Jerry & Linda Olsen house

Tucker House,
later Grandma Daniels and now Jerry Crum

Caroline Stute House,
now John Brunswing

-- Cal Freehling