DORCHESTER, SALINE Co NEBRASKA
Immigrant Issue
Lincoln State Journal
Sunday 5 June 1887
This special edition was intended to promote Nebraska as a state and
provide the towns of with an opportunity to advertise their status and
attract new residents. Located in Saline county, on the Burlington and
Missouri Railroad. Twenty eight miles from Lincoln. Population one
thousand. This town is pleasantly located in the northern part of
Saline county on the line of the B and M railroad about eight miles
west of Crete. The situation is an attractive one, being on the level
prairie land about midway between the West Blue River and Turkey
Creek.
The first named is about three miles north and the latter about the
same distance south of town. It is in the center of rich agricultural
district and supported by a thriving and industrious class of farmers
who are settling on all sides of this village. The population numbers
about 1000 and is made up of substantial and progressive class of
citizens who are moral and industrious. The schools are among the best
and the churches active and well organized. The business interests of
the town are represented by three banks, four dry goods stores, seven
groceries, two hardware firms, three clothing stores, two drug stores,
four boot and shoe dealers, three hotels, two lumber yards, two coal
dealers, four general merchandise firms, one furniture store, one
newspaper and three agricultural implement dealers.
There is also a jewelry store, a livery stable, a flouring mill and an
excellent brick yard. The aggregate business done last year amounted
to $300,000. Dorchester is a shipping point of considerable
importance. The freight record for last year shows that 652 car loads
of grain and 112 of stock were marketed form this place. The receipts
for this same time were 54 cars of lumber and 93 cars of merchandise.
PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE ACCOMPANIED THE DORCHESTER
IMMIGRANT MATERIAL.
The following story was common for newspapers to tell in the 1890's;
It is related of old Johnny Ripple who died in Ogle township
Pennsylvania a few days ago at the age of eighty seven, that in his
prime he could kick anywhere from a store ceiling, eleven feet above
the floor. Once when rafting on the Monongahela river the raft was
wrecked and he escaped by jumping by jumping over 25 feet to a rock.
he would place four or five hogsheads in a row jump out of the first
into the second and so on to the last, then jump backwards to the
first with apparent ease.
