The transit, target pole, and level used by Gen. Grenville M. Dodge in surveying the Union Pacific track sites after the civil war are shown here. The surveying instruments are now housed in the railroad's museum in Omaha.
[on reverse of photo: "Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, State Capitol grounds, Des Moines, Iowa. Looking northly, with capitol in background. Gen. Grenville M. Dodge of CB is astride a horse (one persons on each of four corners) on the northeast side…
Here is an early day view of a Union Pacific train crossing the Missouri river between Council Bluffs and Omaha on tracks laid on the ice. In the spring the flood waters from the Missouri would seep the temporary ties away, and the trains returned…
Whitney Gilliland, Washington D.C., former Glenwood resident, delivers the dedication address at the new Mills County Courthouse in ceremonies there Saturday. The new structure replaces the 102-year-old courthouse which stood in the same square.
City Manager Michael Miller . . . treats his children, Carrie and Tony, like individuals, they said. That makes having a prominent father much easier, Carrie said.