Scott, Arthur

Born in 1854 in West Union, IA
Traveled by wagon with parents to Denison, IA
Learned the printer’s trade at the Denison Review.
In 1882 moved to Geneva from Beatrice and with his brother, purchased the Review from Mark Neeves. This was at 145 So. 10th
Married Hattie Platt, daughter of J. T. Platt
In 1884, they moved the Review to 884 G Street.
In 1885, they moved the Review to 996 ½ G Street.
In 1885, they started a new paper, the Record, at 130 So. 8th.
In 1886, they sold their paper to T. Wilkins.
Moved to Chadron for awhile. While there, he joined with Company G when it was called up for Indian wars at Rushville.
He moved to Lander, WY. There was no stageline or railroad so he purchased a team of horses and a wagon. Once there, he bought a lumber wagon and mules and met his family at Casper.
They homesteaded seven miles south of Lander. They lived there 16 years. When a railroad was built, they moved to town.
In 1912, they loaded the family into a wagon and went through Yellowstone Park on the way to Spokane, WA.
He worked as a teamster for eight years until trucks took over.
In 1921, they traveled by rail to Portland and eventually to Wilmington, CA.
In 1931, he wrote a column for The Nebraska Signal (An excerpt can be read on the tab “A Walk Down Mainstreet”)