He arrived in the spring of 1886, from Iowa, with several covered wagons, as there were twelve children (and they were all good workers). He built a sod house 30 by 75 feet, in which. the family resided for twenty years. He brought a complete blacksmith outfit and put up a shop, which was a great convenience to the neighborhood. He also brought the first herd of dairy cows that was ever in Scotts Bluff county.

The Johnson family is another familiar one in the nomenclature of Scotts Bluff county. We have had W. W. Johnson, the tree man, who went over all the country selling trees, and many an orchard now blooms to his memory and perseverance. We have the present family of Johnsons, at Scottsbluff, who are active in all its public spirit and enterprise and there

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are others. But the Johnsons that are around Minatare, are distinctive and have been from the early pioneer days. C. T. Johnson was the first county superintendent of Scotts Bluff county. He had other qualities that distinguished him. For instance, he one day took W. R. Akers and Bert Mills to hunt grouse on the islands. He had a good dog, and the birds were flushed in nice order. Akers and Johnson worked along together and Bert was the boy of the crowd. Johnson killed fourteen of sixteen flushed up, and Akers not one. Among the advantages permanently to the good of the county for C. T. Johnson having resided here is that Harry T. and Frank Johnson are among the present citizenship of Minatare. Harry served for years as county commissioner and Frank once as superintendent and both have been prominent in everything for the progress of the community and county.