This Months Research
A. Buckle office building site -
2505 W 24th Street
2013 Fall Began construction of their new corporate office building
200? 2013 grassy open space
200? purchased by Buckle?
Mobile home business closed and moved out. Old trailers in trailer court
removed
Old trailer court was Hidden Hollow
Trailer Court
Riviera Homes Inc., mobile home
dealers fronted on the highway
1974 Hidden Hollow Mobile Home Estates
1973-71 - Kizzier Motor Court
1970 1958 Tent City Grocery
1970-1966 - Tent City trailer court
Sometime between 1966 & 1960 trailer court name changed from camp ground
Before 1958 it was the White Eagle Cabins tourist camp
Going back as far as 1939 when it was
called the White Eagle Tourist Park
2. Physicians Contracts
January 18, 1893
I will attend medically the
county poor for the year 1893 for one hundred ninety-four dollars and
furnish the medicine.
J. L Bennett, MD
Who was J. L. Bennett, M. D.?
1888 - Came to Kearney from Iowa and entered the financial business
was Secretary and Manager of the Midway Loan and Trust; was active in
business community
May 1890 Opened a real estate and loan office
July 15, 1890 Decided to give up business interests and go back to his
profession as a doctor. Had practiced for 14 years, member of the Iowa
Medical Association. Was member of medical department of Drake University in
Des Moines for 5 years before resigning to enter another field of
usefulness at Kearney.
1892 County Coroner
1892 - County physician
Jan. 10, 1895 again appointed county physician
July 11, 1894
Contract with Dr. F. E. Dalrymple
$95 for medical services for paupers in
Buffalo County
$140 for medical services and medicine
$200 for medical services and medicine and performing necessary surgical
operations
Includes Poor Farm but not inside Kearney city limits
May have practiced in Gibbon
July 17, 1894
Contract with Dr. F. E. Dalrymple [to replace July 11 contract??]
$200 for necessary medical services furnishing all medicine himself and all
surgical services for poor including Poor Farm but not inside Kearney city
limits
1898
Contract with F. A. Packard
$200 for visits and to prescribe for the
indigent sick
$90 for furnishing medicine and appliances
County Board members would judge who the indigent sick were.
January 5, 1900
Contract with Dr. M. L. Mansfield to last until January 3, 1901
$200 for visits and to prescribe for the
indigent sick
$49 for furnishing medicine and appliances
County Board members would judge who the indigent sick were.
More about Dr. Mansfield
Jan 8, 1901 Dr. M. L. Mansfield was
appointed county physician for the ensuing year at a salary of $245.00.
Feb 27, 1902 Moved to a farm west of Kearney and planned to plant it to
alfalfa.
May 12, 1903 Bought the milk route operated by Gibbons & Greene
3. From the Buffalo County Court
Record Book Jan. 1928 -
June 22, 1928 Karl Borgman
Search warrant issued for manufacture and sale of liquor in 20-11-13
(Gardner Township southeast of Ravenna, north of Sodtown)
Found 45 gallons of whiskey, 10 barrels of mash, 1 red hot still, and
[live] bodies of Robert Mackey and Karl Borgman
They were charged with:
Count I possessing a still
Count II possessing mash
Count III possessing a quantity of liquor they had manufactured for the
purpose of sale without a license from the State of Nebraska
Bond was set at $1000 for each which neither could pay so they were jailed
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