Dangerous Times for a Democrat

It’s the Story
  • AAbove: Dr. George B. Miller, courtesy of Nebraska State Historical Society; undated.
    AAbove: Dr. George B. Miller, courtesy of Nebraska State Historical Society; undated.
  • Above: Rev. C. W. Giddings of Table Rock in 1858, six years before he advised Miller his life would be in danger in Pawnee City
    Above: Rev. C. W. Giddings of Table Rock in 1858, six years before he advised Miller his life would be in danger in Pawnee City
  • Above: David Butler, who bowed a pleasant greeting to Miller, undated photo
    Above: David Butler, who bowed a pleasant greeting to Miller, undated photo
  • Dangerous Times for a Democrat
    Dangerous Times for a Democrat
Don’t you just love a good story? Better yet, one set in Pawnee County. Sharla Sitzman of Table Rock collects stories from yesteryear and yesterday.I occasionally pick up a history book and flip through the pages. The other day the book was an 800-page tome that was one of three volumes of J. Sterling Morton’s Illustrated History of Nebraska. The copyright date? 1906.Close to the end I…

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