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Removal Sale Near Durham and Local Happenings
Itemized notes trace daily life in Durham and surrounding towns. Mentions removal sale, travel of Mr. Morgan Bryant and Dr. James, sale of 15 cattle to a 440 lb average, sleighing, callers from Keokuk and Knoxville, family visits, a new baby, measles, hog shipments to Ottumwa, coal hauling to Pella, a rushed ice report, a Texan wedding, furniture purchases, a farm-rental note, a leg injury, and reflections on corn improvement tied to Farmers Institutes and judging schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Henry
Ottumwa
Mrs. Butler
Knoxville
Butler
Clark Heywood
W. M. Roberts
Pella