History Of Marshall County Illinois

Author : Nettie Sanford
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
ISBN 13 : 9781230861654
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (616 download)

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Download or read book History of Marshall County, Iowa written by Nettie Sanford and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1867 edition. Excerpt: ...to visit a neighbor, and on her return she found that she had left the door ajar. The woods near at hand were filled with hogs of a peculiar breed called "prairie sharks" brought here by the Indians. This species of hogs is now nearly extinct; they have very long legs and noses, immense ears, and thin as a slab. Upon going into the house, the lady saw to her surprise, standing on its hind legs in front of the cupboard, with its musical jaws in motion, one of these prairie sharks eating bread and butter from the top shelf! It was a sight for a housekeeper, and the broomstick played an important part in the drama afterward. Mr. Rice was the first Postmaster in the town, and this enterprise was established in the fall of 1854. The mail came upon an old two-horse wagon, at first weekly--then, after a few years have passed away, think of our facilities for receiving intelligence by.car and telegraph! Mr. Rice lived in Bureau county, Illinois, before coming here, and on the journey the family met with a funny mishap. In crossing the classic waters of an Iowa slough, the horses mired down and wagon too. It was the last one on the trail and consequently was in a fair way to get to China, unless there was a long pull, and a strong pull altogether. After a half day's labor, by lifting with fence rails, the vehicle was righted up, but in the operation, overboard went a barrel of sugar, pickles, jars of sweetmeats, and a splendid rocking chair, into the ruins. We will not write further at present of Mr. Rice, but introduce another family to the reader's notice, early, known in the village, whose name the paterfamz1z'as bears, as JOHN A. KELLY, Eso., Who came here in 1853 and lived on a farm now owned by Mr. Edward Thayer, we...