California gold rush farm close out sale 1849
An 1849 bill from Versailles Kentucky advertises a farm sale before moving to Oregon Territory. It lists extensive personal property for sale including ox teams, tools, livestock, barrels, whiskey and brandy, a rifle, and even six enslaved people, with cash or note terms and a starting time of 8 am.
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California
Oregon Territory
Buck
Ben
Tom
Jerry
Jerry Wilson
Johnson Miller
Tanyard
Ben Miller
Bob McConnell
Versailles
Kentucky
McCauns Ferry Pike
Storm Lake Growth Drives County Population Surge
Population data from page 124 shows the county’s population boom driven by Storm Lake. The city grew from 4,157 in 1930 to 5,263 in 1940, a jump exceeding 27 percent and among the largest county seat increases in the state.
Fire and upheaval shape Storm Lake school history timeline
The article chronicles earlier school disasters and growth in Storm Lake, noting a burned new junior high building, overcrowding at South and East Schools, and the 1953 bond plan for East School. It details property purchases, temporary housing in Carney Hall, and the 1955 dedication of a modern East School with a symbolic key to Patsy Wedemeyer, plus ongoing changes to meet evolving curricula.
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Carney Hall
Montgomery Ward
Junior High
South School
A. R. Block
Board of Education
Paul Park Construction Company
Superior Street
Ilinois Central
Russell Street
Patsy Wedemeyer
Mary Elvin
Dean W. D. Wesselink
First Wheat Sale Marks Storm Lake Pioneer Deed
The Pilot reports the first Wheat sale in Storm Lake on Oct. 20, 1870. Depot agent Mr Eddy bought 100 bushels at 75 cents per bushel from farmer Daniel V Harrison on the lake's west bank. Grade No 1. The grain was shipped to Chicago, solidifying Storm Lake as a future grain mart.
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Storm Lake
Eddy
Daniel V. Harrison
Harrison
Chicago
The Farm Where I Was Born Remembered Nostalgia
A poem recalls a childhood farm life free of modern trappings. The speaker contrasts simple rural routines with contemporary bustle, noting an old gray farmhouse, a hilltop orchard, and a lack of cars, radios, or planned architecture. The verse laments how the era’s charm contrasted with today’s speed.
Shorthorn Cattle Debut at Lakeside Farm Storm Lake
The Shorthorn breed first appeared in the United States at Lakeside Farm in Storm Lake. William Miller, Lakeside’s early manager for Luther Adams of Massachusetts, was the county’s first importor of Shorthorns. Edson, a later Lakeside owner, notes Miller shipped cattle, raised stock, and crossed the Atlantic 72 times during the 1870s to import Shorthorns from Scotland.
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U. S
Storm Lake
United States
William Miller
Luther Adams
Massachusetts
Lakeside
John T. Edson
Miller
Scotland
Ocean
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New West
Hennie
L. E. Ballou
East School
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