The History of Boone County, Iowa; Containing ... Biographical Sketches ... War Records of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, History of the Northwest, (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 edition. Excerpt: ...from the fit of gloom and despondency which seized him on his first return. Mr. M. continued to buy stock for many years thereafter, but his patrons never made another run on his store. There were persons in every settlement who made a business of freighting, making regular trips to Burlington and Keokuk, while stage lines were operated to and from the principal cities for the accommodation of the ublic. T e journey was often long and wearisome. The sloughs were not bridged, and in the spring it was no uncommon thing for a passenger on the stage to make his journey on foot and carry a rail with which to help pry the stage out of the mire. This was high-toned traveling and from this may be imagined what sort of a journey was that of alone settler and an ox team. A history of the county would not be complete without mention of the transportation company, which preceded the day of railroads. It was called the Western Stage Company. Among the prominent partners of this company were E. S. Alvord, of Indiana olis, president; Kimball Porter, of Iowa City; Messrs. Shoemaker, W.. Sullivan, D. Talmadge and Campbell of Ohio, and Col. E. Hooker of Des Moines. The last named gentleman was the manager of the company, and inau urated it in its new ( uarters in Des Moines, and, therefore, in central owa, in 1864. Col. hooker retired from the superintendency of the com any in 1866, and was succeeded by R. Lounsberry, who was the last one 'lling this oflice. H. B. Alvord settled up the affairs of the company at its close, with great profit to the corporation. To give some idea of the business of the company, it is proper to state in this connection that the receipts for one year on the line between Des Moines and Boone reached the...