She often had visiting with her, one of the women of the ranch proprietors, or what she really enjoyed more, were the visits of the girls that were just then beginning to come into the valley.

In the summer of 1S87. Mary Rose, whose father was a soldier in Sidney and whose mother was dead, came out to visit the Livingstons, who had cared for her during her childhood, and were like parents to her. Livingston's grout house stood about six miles east of

HISTORY OF WESTERN NEBRASKA

Wildcat mountain and in addition contained a postoffice, and was quite a place of social enjoyment. In 1888, while Alary Rose was up at the head of the creek visiting Mrs. Robb she was taken ill. and a little later died. She was buried at Livingston. The grout dwelling is now crumled into dust, and in a neglected wire enclosure, overgrown with weeds, sweet clover and wild roses, there is now the little mound where one of the charming "first girls" was laid to rest.

"Wild roses grow on Mary Rose's grave."

Robb had one of the best memories, and if one could get him started on reminiscence, he could string out interesting stories by the hour, and his experiences would fill a book.

Before Runey Campbell knew that Robb was a foreman, he and J. S. fell in together, and were traveling up the Horse creek country going to the J. H. D. ranch. At this branch there was a queer old pair of people, such as sometimes drift into out-of-the-way-places and stick.