Laurie 85692. Start to Rapid City-Haig, Nebraska along the way.
Barb We saw a Volker truck!
Mom We traveled to “Haig� Nebraska near Scotts
Bluff. After driving around mainly dusty little roads, we found the Haig’s
house. Henry Haig, wife and four children in early 1900s. We ended up talking
to a Mrs. Acton who now owns Haig and was offered $600,000 for the land. She
treated us to a cake. She’s old, and very nice. Then we drove to Scotts Bluff
National Monument.
Tom We drove to a Dairy Queen and had
an ice cream coooone.
Andy
Highway 71. a pair of golden eagles? rose up from the ditch and
flew alongside the car about 10 feet away. The larger wingspan 5 feet, the
length 1 ½-2 feet.
Sue As we got 30 miles from Hot Springs, our new tire
had a blowout. It was very exciting; Barb started screaming at Dad because she
thought the car was on fire. Then she passed out. She woke up hyperventilating.
After a few minutes she was ok. Andy had to change the tire because dad broke a
few ribs loading the car this morning. (It’s been one of those days!) We found
out we only had three studs on the back tire. We spent the next 28 miles saying
the rosary. After five rosaries and one “God be with you� needless to say, we
were ok. (got to a station that just happened to be a Ford station, the only
one open in town at 9:00pm and there was a man there.) We got to the Holiday
Inn in Rapid City
about 12midnight.
Separate notes on Haig, Nebraska
Mom Henry W Haig
Caroline
B Haig
Phyllis Letitia
Julia Beatrice
Caroline
Mary Wolseley
Wouldn’t
have a telephone – met in a dance hall. Drove some kind of fancy car.
463-5411
1349 10th North Platte
Valley Museum.
Acton owns 500 feet (?) of a square
mile that is Haig. Deeded to Henry Haig by President McKinley.
69 years
ago, General Haig nephew (England,
harelip) Age-young. Henry Haig engineered first irrigation ditch. He was an
engineer. Tree landmark to survey. Dance hall lady “don’t know how to describe
her and be nice.� Three girls and a boy. Oldest girl Phyllis in NY (buyer for a
big store). Two next girls sent to England to be educated. First is a
nurse, and second is dead. Julia married and divorced. Son lives in Denver. Never sent to
public school. Japanese help and governess. Horses. English saddles – tried to
bring England
here. Haig died (Japanese farmers.) quite young and family scattered. Hudson sedan-railroad
built three and then name was given of Haig (1912?) Union Pacific. Julia stayed
at residence. Mother spent all. 75 cats killed by carbon monoxide. First landed
in Canada.
Julia dressed like a “stock boy�. Was a Catholic. Died of too much cat hair in
her lungs. Genny (? Spelling?) cemetery. Mrs. Richard Acton, Scotts Bluff, NE.
(Hazel!) Great Western Sugar has the station.
Mitchell pass.
http://www.hometownlocator.com/City/Haig-Nebraska.cfm
Haig. Haig or Haigville is a station
on the Union Pacific railroad and was named for Harry Haig, an old friend of
John Clay who was a local cow-boy, in the early days, with the Two Bar outfit.
Harry Haig is a relative of some of the Haigs who were generals in the English
army during the recent war. The post office is called Haigville to distinguish
it from Hoag, Gage
County, and to prevent
confusion of mail.
From http://www.rootsweb.com/~neresour/OLLibrary/Maps_Atlas/nebplacenames/placename8.html (see Scotts Bluff
County)
