First Threshing in the County Recalled in Memoir
A reclist of early county settlers describes poverty and scarcity of money, Uncle Sam payments, and settlers seeking gov ernment land. It recounts Batie’s oats on what is now Fayette, threshing methods, and a winter journey to Dubuque. The narrator, then eleven, travels with Webster to thresh, cooking as he helps, in a log house near the present James Robertson place.
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Sam
Mort Atkingon
Batie
Fayette
Webster
Olor
C. Rathbon
Wolfinn
J Yes
Heare
Lucy Moore
Corbin Yard
Hilton
Henry
Dublnque
Father
Clayton County
Tiu
Janie
James Robertson Place
Wedgler
Jack
Katie
Johnny
Hushell
Aanan Por
Bene Grove
Low
Prairie chickens and potatoes in a rustic threshing tale
A narrative of a day spent boiling prairie chickens and potatoes, social meals, and old bachelor life. The account follows threshing work on a snow-covered floor, oxen driving, and stacking sheaves, ending with community notices and local visits in a Village scene.
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Charten Rodgera
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Bimma Hancock
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Fancheon Moffet
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Corn Belt Business College
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