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PLATTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA
1874 LAND TRANSACTIONS


Columbus Journal, May 20, 1874
Messrs. Speice & North, land agents, furnish the following list of homestead and timber claim entries and sales of lands made by them for the week ending Saturday last.
HOMESTEADS.

HAMBRIGHT, Alex, n hf nw 12, 19, 1w;
O'BRIEN, Patrick, n hf ne 4, 18, 1w;
CIZEK, Thomas, n hf se 28, 20, 1w;
McCAFFREY, Mary, s hf nw 10, 19, 3w;
McCLEARY, Timothy B., nw 12, 17, 3w;
ZUMBRUM, Sohn jr., s hf se 24, 19, 1w;
ZUMBRUM, Peter, n hf se 24, 19, 1w.

TIMBER CLAIMS.

MILLER, Fred, se 14, 20, 2w;
LINN, John W., nw 24, 20, 2w;
COFFIN, William B., se 14, 18, 4w;
JOHNSEN, Elesens, nw 4, 20, 3w;
BURROWS, James, n hf ne 20, 19, 2w;
CHRISTMAS, Major, s hf ne 20, 19, 2w;
ALLISON, William H., n hf nw 32, 20, 1e;
SHULZ, Heinrich, e hf ne 6, 19, 1e;
COMPTON, Jas. jr., w hf sw 34, 18, 1e;
STAAB, Liborus, n hf nw 30, 20, 1e.

DECLARATORY STATEMENTS.

OLSON, Hans, nw 14, 20, 4w;
EDWARDS, S.J., e hf, ne 6, 17, 2w.

SALES.

THORESON, Charley, ne se 9, 17, 3w;
REAGAN, John, ne nw 9, 18, 2w;
PISCHEL, Carlis, ne sw 31, 15, 1e;
FROMHOLLEY, Wilhelm, sw sw se and sw nw 31, 15, 1e;
BLOEDORN, William, ne se 5, 18, 2w;
PETERSON, Andrew, sw se 7, 18, 2w;
BRADY, Terrence, sw 3, 19, 3w;
DUGGAN, Michael, n hf nw 15, 18, 2w;
SMITH, Miss Emily O., nw sw 19, 18, 2w;
LOSEKE, Gerhard, nw nw ne sw 11, 18, 1e;
LOSEKE, Heinrich, se sw 35, 19, 1e;
HEDRICH, August, sw nw and lot 5, 17, 15, 1w.

Columbus Journal, May 27, 1874
Homestead and timber claim entries and sales of lands made at the office of Messrs. Speice & North for the week ending last Saturday.
DECLARATORY STATEMENTS.

RISHEN, Oliver, ne 12, 18, 3w;
ROGAN, Edward, w hf sw and se sw sw se 10, 19, 3w;
PLANT, Peter, sr., ne 10, 19, 4w;
PLANT, Peter, jr., nw 10, 19, 4w;
RIPLEY, John H., sw 14, 24, 4w.

HOMESTEADS.

OLSON, Ole, ne 10, 20, 4w;
OLSON, John, sw 10, 20, 4w;
ANDERSON, Andrew, nw 10, 20, 4w;
MALLOY, David, e hf ne 26, 19, 2w;
MURIE, Peter, jr., ne 6, 19, 3w;
COWAN, John, se 20, 19, 3w;
HILL, Jacob M., sw 8, 19, 4w;
SISSON, Erastus R. w hf se and w hf ne 6, 10, 4w;
SISSON, Hazzard P., e hf se qr and e hf ne qr 6, 19, 4w;
SISSON, Francis L., sw qr 6, 19, 4w;
HENNING, John I., s hf sw qr 30, 20, 1e;
CHURCHILL, Byron, ne qr 28, 20, 2w.

TIMBER CULTURE.

RIPP, Peter, n hf sw 26, 19, 2w;
SISSON, Francis L., nw qr 6, 19, 4w;
HILL, Jacob M., nw 8, 19, 4w;
FLYNN, Thos., sw sw 26, 18, 1w.

SALES.

BEHLEN, Frederick, sw nw 1, 18, 1w;
LABENZ, Wilhelm, se sw 23, 19, 2w;
ROGAN, Edward, sw nw 3, 19, 3w;
RIPP, Peter, se ne 27, 19, 2w;
LUSCHE, Henry, se sw 11, 18, 1e;
LOSEKE, H., sw sw 35, 19, 1e;
HENGLER, George, se ne 15, 18, 1e;
WURDEMAN, John, se nw 3, 18, 1e;
EISENHAUER, Geo., se se and lot 8, 7, 17, 2w;
McMAHON, John, sw 35, 18, 1w;
GROTELUSCHEN, John, sw ne 3, 18, 1w;
HEMBID, Juus [sic], sw se 19, 1e.

Columbus Journal, June 3, 1874
The following shows the entries and sales of lands made at the office of Sam'l C. Smith for the month ending last Saturday:
PRE-EMPTION.

FLYNN, _____, se 28, 18, 8w;
BREDEMEIER, Fred, se 14, 20, 2w;
BREDEMEIER, Aug., e hf sw 14, 20, 2w.

HOMESTEADS.

DONNELL, A. D., s hf sw 22, 20, 2w;
LOVETT, W., n hf sw 20, 20, 2w;
CHRISTO, J., se 28, 20, 4w;
KOCH, Franz, w hf ne 34, 20, 1e;
___, Irvin, s hf se 22, 20, 1w;
HANNEY, F. A., se nw and ne se 4, 18, 2w;
HOMEIER, Anton, sw 8, 20, 4w.

TIMBER CLAIMS.

HANNEY, F. A., ne sw 4, 18, 2w;
HOMEIER, Anton, nw 8, 20, 42.

SALES.

Lots 3 and 4, in block 1, Stevens's Addition; Lot 7 and ne sw 7, 16, 1e; Klein Karl, w hf sw 7, 16, 1e.

The following number of homesteads and pre-emptions have been taken at my office from the 1st of March 1871, to 1st of March 1874, and showing the rapid settlement of this country--728.


Columbus Journal, June 10, 1874
The following homesteads, timber claims, declaratory statements and sales of lands made at the office of Speice & North, for the past two weeks, ending June 6th:
HOMESTEADS.

JOHNSEN, Wm. C., e hf se 4, 18, 3w;
FINLEY, Elizabeth, w hf se nw and sw ne 30, 20, 4w;
KUSZ, Mary, e hf se 30, 17, 3w;
KUSZ, Michad, lot 2 and nw se 30, 17, 3w;
BANCUM, Hardin W., w hf nw 20, 19, 2w;
ROWLAND, John B., e hf nw 20, 19, 2w;
NOONAN, Peter, w hf nw 8, 19, 2w;
JENKINSON, David, e hf se 4, 18, 1w;
ERNST, John, s hf ne 14, 16, 2w;
SHIELDS, John, ne 28, 20, 2w.

TIMBER CLAIMS.

O'DONNELL, James, sw 30, 20, 4w;
WEISER, August, se 14, 19, 2w;
MOONE, Wm. H., s hf nw 34, 15, 1w;
LAUGHLIN, Peter, w hf se 4, 19, 2w;
MURRAY, James, sw 18, 19, 3w;
BASHELL, Richard, s hf se 26, 19, 2w;
KAUL, Carl F., ne hf nw 2, 20, 3w.

HOMESTEAD DECLARATION.

CASE, Allen B., se 12, 20, 6w.

DECLARATORY STATEMENTS.

LYONS, Thomas, ne ne 30, 17, 2w.

SALES.

BEHLEN, Frederich, sw nw 1, 18, 1w;
LABENZ, Wilhelm, se sw 23, 19, 2w;
ROGAN, Edward, sw nw 3, 19, 3w;
RIPP, Peter, se ne 27, 19, 2w;
LUSCHE, Henry, se sw 11, 18, 1e;
GROTELUSCHEN, Fred, w hf nw 11, 18, 1w;
STRACK, Fredolin, lot 4, 19, 16, 1w;
MACKIN, John, se nw 11, 18, 2w;
WHITNEY, B. W., w hf sw 21, 14, 1w;
EISENMANN, John, lot 7, 7, 17, 2w;
GERBER, Fred, lot 8, 9, 17, 2w;
GROSSENCLAUS, Christian, se nw 3, 15, 1w;
REAGAN, John, nw nw 9, 18, 2w;
EDWARDS, Evan T., e sw and w hf se 29, 14, 2e;
BLASSER, Rosena, lot 8 in sw 15, 17, 2w;
IRNHOF, Sam, lot 7, 9, 17, 2w;
BYRNE, Benard A., sw nw 11, 18, 2w;
BAKENHUS, Herman, sw sw 11, 19, 1e;
NOONAN, se ne 7, 19, 2w.

Columbus Journal, June 17, 1874
The following statement shows the transactions in land at the office of Messrs. Speice & North, for the week ending June 14th:
HOMESTEADS.

HOLM, Peter, nw 32, 20, 1w;
HOLM, Martha, se 32, 20, 4w;
FITZPATRICK, Thomas, n hf nw 28, 20, 1w.

TIMBER CULTURE.

SPEILMAN, Nicholas, ne 24, 19, 1w.

DECLARATORY STATEMENTS.

MANGHAN, John, e hf se Sec 28 and w hf sw 27, 20, 3w;
HOSNER, Johannes, s hf ne 30, 17, 1w;
ELLEY, Walman, w hf sw 2, 19, 1e.

SALES.

FITZPATRICK, Thomas, sw 21, 20, 1w;
BLASER, Nicholas, lots 3 and 4, 61 1/2 acres, 15, 17, 2w;
HANSER, Joseph, nw ne and ne nw 13, 16, 1w.

Columbus Journal, July 1, 1874
The following statement shows the transactions in land at the office of Messrs. Speice & North, for the week ending June 27th:
HOMESTEADS.

PACKER, Silvester J., se 22, 19, 4w;
PACKER, Isaac W. D., nw 26, 19, 4w;
O'NEILL, Thomas, s hf ne 4, 19, 2w;
BUCHER, Edmund, e hf sw 10, 19, 2w;
BUCHER, Joseph, w hf se 10, 19, 2w;
DARBY, Joseph J., w hf se 4, 18, 3w;
CAIN, James, se 32, 20, 2w;
DAY, Joel, e hf nw 8, 18, 3w;
DICKINSON, Solomon, ne 8, 18, 3w;
PFEIFER, Anton, w hf se 30, 20, 1e;
GOUGH, William, e hf nw 26, 17, 2w;
PITTERSON, Anna, ne 12, 19, 4w;
GREISEN, Heinrich, ne hf se 28, 19, 2w.

HOMESTEAD DECLARATION.

White, Lewis, nw 22, 20, 2w.

DECLARATORY STATEMENT.

SLOAN, James H. nw 28, 20, 2w.

TIMBER CULTURE.

O'NEILL, Thomas, n hf ne 4, 19, 2w;
PFEIFER, Anton, sw 30, 20, 1w;
HAUSER, Joseph, ne nw and nw ne 13, 16, 1w.

SALES.

KINNEAR, James, sw nw 40 acres, 5, 18, 2e;
LUDTKE, Herman, se sw 40 acres, 5 19, 1e;
KLAS, Paul, s hf ne 80 acres, 15, 19, 2w;
ROGAN, Edward, nw nw 40 acres, 3, 19, 3w;
TESSENDORF, Friedrich, se se 40 acres, 5, 18, 2w;
GAILARD, Alford J., w hf se 80 acres, 27, 14, 1e;
CONDON, John R., nw nw 40 acres, 17, 17, 2e;
MILLER, Nils, ne ne 40 acres, 9, 17, 3w;
KRZCKIE, Felix, sw nw 40 acres, 13, 16, 1w;
SCHROEDER, John F., ne sw 40 acres, 1, 18, 1w.

Columbus Journal, July 8, 1874
The following statement shows the transactions in land at the office of Messrs. Speice & North, for the week ending July 4th:
SALES.

WETTERER, William, ne se 40 acres, 17, 18, 1e;
ANDERSON, Jonas, sw se 40 acres, 13, 18, 4w;
ANDERSON, John M., sw se 40 acres, 25, 19, 4w;
EIMERS, William, s hf and s hf ne 400 acres, 5, 19, 1w;
EIMERS, William, ne 160 acres, 33, 20, 1w;
EIMERS, William, se se nw se 120 acres, 33, 20, 1w;
CRAMER, William, all of 640 acres, 27, 20, 1w;
KONERT, B. and WIMHOFF, J., w hf 319 acres, 3, 19, 1w;
SCHEIDMAUTEL, Henry, s hf 320 acres, 1, 19, 2w;
CRAMER, W.J., sw 160 acres, 7, 19, 1w;
CRAMER, Henry, sw and sw nw 200 acres, 9, 19, 1w;
CRAMER, Henry, n hf nw 80 acres, 9, 19, 1w;
STEINER, John, nw nw 40 acres, 17, 19, 1e;
STRACK, Fredolin, se sw 40 acres, 19, 16, 1e;
SULLIVAN, Maurice, e hf and sw sw 117 acres, 7, 17, 1w;
IVERSONS, Andrew, ne se 40 acres, 27, 20 1e;
BRADY, Mathew, e hf nw and sw ne 120 acres, 3, 19, 3w;
OSTEN, August, se ne 40 acres, 25, 19, 1w.

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