Locusts and potatoes in Sullivan and Dutchess counties
An old wild tale describes a potato field defense in Sullivan County where farmer beetles and locusts clashed for two days. Locusts attacked, beetles fought back, and a peace-like respite left one third of fields vulnerable. A legendary Dutchess County ram led a two day campaign crushing locusts with his head, then collapsed from exhaustion.
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Kilkenny
Sullivan County
Patsy Hayes
Benan
Dutchess
Once a power in Iowa, ex governor Sherman becomes a store clerk
An Illinois or Chicago Mail tone recounts Sherman once a strong Iowa governor who after retirement becomes a Des Moines department store floorwalker. A village traveler sees him again in a north eastern Iowa shop measuring slippers and stocking groceries, prompting talk of a lost grip and diminished ambition. The piece ends with odd insect-repellent advice and a casual quip about Fattlesmales.
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Sherman
Gear
Town
Tinren R. Sherman
Republian
Shorusatt
Bia
Des Moines
Clerks’ Society
Iowa
Chicago Mail
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