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People of Gage County |
 | | Clara Bewick Colby (1846-1916) was the editor of the Woman's Tribune in Beatrice between 1883-86 before moving the newspaper to Washington, D.C. She was an active woman's suffragette with friends such as Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. |
 | | Her husband, General Leonard Colby, was a lawyer, Nebraska Senator, county judge, and a General with the Nebraska National Guard. |
 | | Kees disappeared in 1955 with speculation that he might have jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge or perhaps left the country. |
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