DeVore's scrapbook tells Angus' history

There may not be much left of the former Nuckolls County community of Angus but friends of the community refuse to let its memory fade away.

Among the first to go was the Angus automobile factory. A disagreement among the company's stockholders caused the building to be dismantled, hauled to Nelson and reassembled across the street from what is now the office of the Nuckolls County Locomotive-Gazette. However, it is unlikely any automobiles were assembled in Nelson.

After the automobile company left, Angus began a gradual decline. Not necessarily in this order but the church and school closed,...