The Dawson Herald from Dawson, Nebraska • 28

Vh THE DAWSON HERALD DAWSON NEBRASKA HISTORICAL EDITION AN OLDER GENERATION WITH PAGE WRITES INTERESTINGLY SOME OF THE YOUNGER ONES OF BOYHOOD COMPANIONS The children of the Page and Triggs families were constant companions through many years of their earlier days They played together on the prairie near their homes attended the same rural school and grew to manhood and womanhood together Page wrote the following for this edition of The Herald: Jacob Triggs was united in marriage to Sarah Chaffin in 1855 at Portsmouth Ohio They moved to the State of Missouri in 1856 and were engaged in farming until 1860 At that time they moved to the Territory of Nebraska and bought the W'2 of the SW4 Sec 27 from Alfred Page paying $12500 for the ANNIVERSARY DINNER GROUP AT HILL HOME The group of friends pictured Hill Mrs Hill Wilkinson Hardt of Morrill Kans The Riley farm is tenanted by the Ernest McGinnis family Herbert Feke lives on the Hardt farm occupying the little house built by Jacob Triggs when he located there in 1866 The Jacob Triggs family moved Missouri about 1880 Isaac Triggs died in 1900 DR A WAGGENER Dr A Waggener was honor guest of the Richardson County Medical Association and Auxiliary at a dinner in the Park Hotel Humboldt Wednesday evening Feb 27 1936 on the 60th anniversary of his graudation from' the Louisville Kentucky Medical college Dr and Mrs Waggener came to Richardson county in the fall of 1878 and he was one of early physicians They moved from Dawson to Humboldt in 1907 and have three sons all physicians Dr Hewitt A Waggener Los Angeles Dr Wm Waggener Denver and Dr John Todd Waggener of Adams Their daughter Miss Lillith Waggener is a member of the faculty 5f the Beatrice Junior High school Dr and Mrs Waggener continue to make their home in Humboldt and he still continues his practice although he no longer cares to answer night calls above were guests at an anniversary Hill Second row standing Jack 80 acres now owned by Mrs dinner given at the home of McGinnis Curtis Hill Thos Wilkin- Lyons- He built a house and some Hill sr April 19 1915 son John Coons John Chism W3 outbuildings dug a well and set up The event marked the 50th year of Bourne John Broady Hill his coming to Nebraska and Rich- Hill sr was among the early ardson county The Joseph Kean settlers ln this community He was Send mn the Rldge family lives on the Hill farm where born Dec 2 1832 in the province of The early settlers with a few DAN RILEY Dan Riley cashier of the Dawson Bank since the death of his father Michael Riley 28 years ago Is the oldest still living in Dawson During his entire life he has only been away eight years during which time he practiced law in Omaha He is a graduate of the law department of the University of Nebraska He was a member of the first graduating class from Dawson High School Mr grandparents we tie among the very earliest settlers hereY coming in 1867 with the first tpf the exceptions thought the only chance one had to support his family and survive was to secure a bottom farm However when the bottom land was all taken up the only thing left was a large tract of rolling treeless prairie land covered with tall grass and many water ponds This land also was soon taken up and proved to be an ideal place for the home seekers- Jacob and Sarah Triggs raised a family of six children William Mary Lydia Julia Amanda and Melissa All grew to womanhood and manhood in this locality and were all married in Richardson county Nebraska as follows: Mary married Frank Todd Lydia Sol Julia August Bernhardt Amanda' William Poteet Melissa Joe Graves Wilfiam Mary Lane Of this entire family only William Triggs of Wymore and Julia Bem-dardt of Dawson are living The writer recalls to his personal knowledge six generations in this family as follows: Daniel Boone" Chaffin Sarah Chaffin Triggs Julia Triggs Bernhardt Mary Bernhardt Vertiska Rudolph Vertiska Jo Ann Lee Vertiska The first three generations in this group were my boyhood friends and neighbors Many changes -have taken place in this community in the last 77 BARLOtfW years and yet life seems short at the best The history of Dawson could not Ruth Draper in 1864 and after her Isaac Triggs a brother of Jacob be written without the mention of death in 1877 to Frances Ingram Triggs was a soldier in the Civil "Steve" Barlow A Civil War-vet- Three children survive from the war At the close of the war Isaac eran he came here In the early days first 'marriage and ten from the came to Nebraska and made his and was always active in everything second home for two years with his broth pertaining to the growth of the vil- Mr Barlow was bom in Shelby er Jacob In 1866 William Triggs lage At one time or another he county Ind January 15 1842 and Sr of Portsmouth Ohio father of was engaged in almost every busi- died in January 1921 near Hast- Isaac and Jacob came to Nebraska ness in the community being a man ings The body was returned to and bought the SWV4 of Section 34 of unbounded energy and with a Dawson for burial ln Heim ceme- in Grant precinct and the N2 of good eye for business He was mas- tery Buser Mike Miller and Section 3 in Nemaha precinct and ter of ceremonies for the Old Set- Paul Heim were in the martial divided it into two farms He placed tiers picnic for 25 years a member band group that played at tte bur- Jacob on the east one and Isaac of the school board for over 30 ial service for Mr Barlow Mf Bus- on the west one Tsaac married Lu-years president of the As- er long time friend Of Mr Barlow 'cilia' McGinnis an3' they raised a sociation for several years manager and organizers of the local family of four children Arminta of the Telephone Company and held A Post played on his fife WilkinSon Anderson Jake and many other positions of responsibil- Through a fav- John Trigjs These two farms today 1 ity He was twice married first to orite air of the deceased are owned by Riley and Alice Connecticut Oolony His father was one of the organizers of the Dawson Bank and remained cashier of the institution until his death (-Dan Riley in 1911 to Anne Rush of Omahsf and they have two children Miss Nan Riley graduated in 1935 from Duchesne College and a son Aloysius will be a Senior in Dawson High School this fall.