THE FIRST DEMOCRAT TO TAKE PAWNEE COUNTY?

  • 3 3 Morton’s unwitting ally, Lorenzo Smith, about 2 years after the events.
    3 3 Morton’s unwitting ally, Lorenzo Smith, about 2 years after the events.
  • J. Sterling Morton in 1855, 5 years before the trip to Pawnee County 4 4
    J. Sterling Morton in 1855, 5 years before the trip to Pawnee County 4 4
  • 3 3 A rare photo of Sam Daily. He was 37 years old at the time of the incident and died only 6 years later. ( This is the only photo of him I can find)
    3 3 A rare photo of Sam Daily. He was 37 years old at the time of the incident and died only 6 years later. ( This is the only photo of him I can find)
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  • THE FIRST DEMOCRAT TO TAKE PAWNEE COUNTY?
    THE FIRST DEMOCRAT TO TAKE PAWNEE COUNTY?
    J. Sterling Morton, the founder of Arbor Day, was in the Nebraska political arena from the early days when it was still a Territory. A story from Territorial times appeared in the October 18, 1900 issue of the Table Rock Argus. At the time the story appeared, temperance and prohibition were being hotly debated across the country, with the usual blend of political manipulation and skullduggery o...

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