History of Story County, Iowa: A Record of Organization, Progress and Achievement, Volume 1S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1911 - Story County (Iowa) |
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Ægis afterwards Alderman Ames Ballard battle became Boone County boys building built camp campaign candidates Captain captured cavalry Cedar Rapids church colonel command Company convention corn county seat court house crossing delegation Democratic district early east elected enlisted fact farm fight fire Fitchpatrick George Grant Township Grove horse Howard Township Indian Creek Iowa Center Iowa Infantry John Judge Evans Kellogg Keokuk land later lieutenant lived lots Marshall County Marshalltown matter McCall ment miles Moines morning moved Nevada Nevada Township night nominated occupied organization pioneer political Polk County prairie present prisoners railroad rebel regiment renominated Republican residence road school house Scott settlement settlers Sheldahl side Skunk river slough soldiers soon started Story City Story County street Third Iowa tion took town township Vicksburg vote wagon Webster City Wood
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Page 31 - ... Collins Township in 1848. On June 23, 1876, Parker set down in writing a description of his first home : " In the fall of 1848, 1 came to Story County and built me a log cabin, size 12 x 14 feet. April 12, 1849, I came to my cabin. It had no opening for door or window. I cut out a door with my axe, so I could carry my goods in, and moved into the pen, without roof or floor, I cut a tree for boards to cover the cabin, took my wagon bed apart to make a floor in my mansion to keep the two little...
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Page 180 - ... alive with feathered game. Deer and elk were occasionally killed, and as soon as the spring floods subsided fish were plenty and of the choicest quality. Enterprising frontiersmen who had gone out beyond the settlements to make themselves homes always gave them the heartiest welcome. Such settlers were hospitable to all comers, but especially so to these parties whose work promised to open up roads and place them in communication with populous places. But it not only became apparent that this...
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