Charles City Mian Lived 72 Years on Game Homestead
Charles City area notes recall Kellogg family homestead history dating to 1863. Clairles, Iowa, settlers describe pioneer life with log cabins, early roads, and the first school near Nora Sprinks. The piece mentions Indian settlement nearby, early wheat transport, and a growing community around a 19th century homestead.
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Charles City
Homestead
Preeman
St. Charles
Kellogg
Karwin
Brest
Mull
Exlick
Uarker
McGregor
Beshel
Dubuque
Bradford
Couny
Freeman Store
Dhe Kellogg
Ald Bradford
Beard Five and a Half Feet Long Stirs Local Gossip
Charles Beard of Charles City has grown a beard since 1894 that stands five and a half feet long. His son Alfred Larson works as a foreman on the Illinois Central line here. A photo of father and son appears in the April issue of the Illinois Central Magazine. Also noted is a court suit seeking damages of 26000 over a proposed road cut that allegedly would harm Beard's farmland.
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Long
Charles
City
George Lara
Gedlow
Hinois
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Uresider
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Mara
Phillips
Lang Sdrogstore
Tsement
Subway
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Sen
It Quality Subway
Ty Black
Satnav
Dotson
East Fourth Street
Paris
Tus Cvelors
Lure
Navy
Rose