Sutton and the County Received Relief Aid in 1895

The Harvard Courier carried this item in March of 1895 describing an effort to obtain relief for people in Sutton and in Clay County.

More research uncovered that much of Nebraska suffered from sever drought during the '90's especially in 1894 and 1895. There were multiple relief programs for the farmers in the area.

Our area had also been the recipients of relief in 1874 when grasshoppers destroyed the crops and left settlers high, dry, and hungry.