Biographies of Western Nebraska

History of Western Nebraska and its People

These biographies are of men prominent in the building of western Nebraska. These men settled in Cheyenne, Box Butte, Deuel, Garden, Sioux, Kimball, Morrill, Sheridan, Scotts Bluff, Banner, and Dawes counties. A group of counties often called the panhandle of Nebraska. The History Of Western Nebraska & It’s People is a trustworthy history of the days of exploration and discovery, of the pioneer sacrifices and settlements, of the life and organization of the territory of Nebraska, of the first fifty years of statehood and progress, and of the place Nebraska holds in the scale of character and civilization. In the … Read more

Biographical Sketch of E.W. Loft

E.W. Loft, of the firm of Corry & Loft, architects, was born in Dubuque, Iowa, in 1855, and came to Sioux City in 1881. G.W. Lower, former proprietor of Depot Hotel, was born in Onandaigua County, N.Y., in 1826; removed to Walworth County, Wis., in 1845; thence to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and to this city in 1868.