History of Du Page County, IllinoisO.L. Baskin & Company, 1882 - 541 Seiten |
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History of Du Page County, Illinois (Classic Reprint) Rufus Blanchard Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2015 |
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acres of land Addison Addison Township April August 15 began Bloomingdale Bloomingdale Township bought Charles Chicago chil Church claim Clerk College common school Company Congregational Cook County date of rank daughter died discharged Downer's Grove Du Page County elected engaged enlisted and mustered enlisted August farm farmer father February February 25 five children George held Henry Hinsdale Illinois Illinois Infantry Indians Jacob James January John Joseph Joseph Naper July Lisle Lisle Township lived located Lutheran March marriage married Miss Mary miles Milton Milton Township Naper Naperville native November October Ohio organized parents pastor Penn prairie present place Railroad re-enlisted as veteran regiment remained Republican resides River September September 28 Sergeant settled settlers Smith thence tion town Township trade Turner village Warrenville Wayne Wayne Township West Wheaton wife William Winfield Winfield Township York
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Seite 63 - Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be signed by the Chairman and Secretary, and published in both of the newspapers of Iowa City.
Seite 157 - It bears no blazonry of bloom to charm the senses with fragrance or splendor, but its homely hue is more enchanting than the lily or the rose. It yields no fruit in earth or air, and yet, should its harvest fail for a single year famine would depopulate the world.
Seite 157 - Grass is the forgiveness of Nature — her constant benediction. Fields trampled with battle, saturated with blood, torn with the ruts of cannon, grow green again with grass, and carnage is forgotten. Streets abandoned by traffic become grass-grown like rural lanes and are obliterated. Forests decay, harvests perish, flowers vanish, but grass is immortal.
Seite 181 - Bruin presented his black visage, raised himself erect upon his haunches, skinned his teeth, uttered his hideous growl, and viewed the strangers with his keen, black eye. After exchanging glances for a short time, however, Bruin came to the conclusion "that discretion was the better part of valor...
Seite 165 - ... the east half of the south-west quarter, and the west half of the south-east quarter...
Seite 67 - The importation of slaves into the colonies from the coast of Africa, hath long been considered a trade of great inhumanity, and, under its present encouragement, we have too much reason to fear, will endanger the very existence of your Majesty's American dominions.
Seite 157 - Lying in the sunshine among the buttercups and dandelions of May, scarcely higher in intelligence than the minute tenants of that mimic wilderness, our earliest recollections are of grass; and when the fitful fever is ended, and the foolish wrangle of the market and forum is closed, grass heals over the scar which our descent into the bosom of the earth has made, and the carpet of the infant becomes the blanket of the dead.
Seite 92 - May 17, ordered to Brashear City, La. Soon after its arrival the regiment was scattered along the line of the road, as guard, as follows: Companies F, C, and K, at...
Seite 174 - Lo, the poor Indian ! whose untutored mind Sees GOD in clouds, or hears Him in the wind ; His soul proud science never taught to stray Far as the solar walk or Milky Way...
Seite 157 - Forests decay, harvests perish, flowers vanish, but grass is immortal. Beleaguered by the sullen hosts of winter, it withdraws into the impregnable fortress of its subterranean vitality, and emerges upon the first solicitation of spring. Sown by the winds, by wandering birds, propagated by the subtle horticulture of the elements which are its ministers and servants, it softens the rude outline of the world.