Pioneer Farm Claim Aces Government Land Race
G W Hazlett the city assessor of Bremer county pursued 160 acres of adjacent government land near the Wapsi River to claim his 40 acre tract in Freemont township. He borrowed 50 and raced to Des Moines with Meskwaki help, aided by Case and West to beat competitors. He earned entry at the land office after a night trek across Tama reservation, securing credentials by 1 am.
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G. W. Hazlett
Freemont Township
Bremer County
Bennington
Hugh Hazlett
Mr. Hazlett
Wapsie Tiver
Louis P. Case
Hazlett
Peter West
Logan House
Waterloo
West
Government Land Office
Des Moines
Mr. Morris
Mr. Case
Jim Adair
Tama Reservation
Iowa
Land Office
Minors Central
Lena
Boiled Shirts and Bond in School Service Forty Years
The township school board honors Mr. Hazlett who served as treasurer for forty years with impeccable accounts. After the first year he never gave bond, yet his records remained precise to a penny as board members affirmed that your word is your bond.
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Hazlett
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