History of western Nebraska and its people. General history. Cheyenne, Box Butte, Deuel, Garden, Sioux, Kimball, Morrill, Sheridan, Scotts Bluff, Banner, and Dawes counties. A group often called the panhandle of Nebraska

'^•'Gc978.2Sh9hV.31192387COl-UECTIONGENEALOGYiilIlilB14433 1833 01065History Westernof NebraskaAND ITS PeopleHistory ofWestern NebraskaAND PeopleITSBANNER, BOX BUTTE, CHEYENNE, DAWES, DEUEL, GARDEN,KIMBALL, MORRILL, SCOTTS BLUFF, SHERIDAN, ANDSIOUX COUNTIES. A GROUP OFTEN CALLEDTHE PANHANDLE OF NEBRASKAGRANT L. SHUMWAY, SCOTTSBLUFF, NEBRASKAEDITOR-IN-CHIEFV,3ISSUED IN THREE ROYAL OCTAVO VOLUMESVOLUME III.ILLUSTRATEDTHE WESTERN PUBLISHING & ENGRAVING COMPANYLINCOLN, NEBRASKA19 2 1COPYRIGHTED 1921BYWESTERN PUBLISHING a; ENGRAVING COMPANYALL RIGHTS RESERVEDJ1192387^V2^.BIOGRAPHIES OF SOME MEN PROMINENT IN THEDEVELOPMENT OF WESTERN NEBRASKAKENYON BUSHEE, banker From first coming to this section of theBERTONstatesman, has had career significantly Mr. Bushee entered into the civic lifeand a statecourage, self reliance, marked in- his community and the Panhandle. Hemarked by ofexecutive ability, which bring nor- elected superintendent of schools of theitiative and wasfull measure of success. serving three terms from 1896 to 1900mally in their train a county,1902 an office which heHe has begotten the popular confidence and and from to 1903,of efficiency his own creditesteem that are important along the line filled with great toeducational interests ofenterprise in which he has engaged and led and the benefit of theto his election to high office in political life this section.and he thus has secured status as a representa- From ...