History of Hillsdale County, Michigan, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers |
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acres Adams Allen April Assessor Baw Beese Benjamin born building built Charles Chester church Clark Commissioner Daniel David Detroit died disability disch district Drain Commissioner east elected erected expiration of service farm father Fayette George George W held Henry Henry Waldron Highways Hillsdale College Hillsdale County Hiram hundred Indians Isaac John Jones Jonesville Joseph July 26 June 26 June 30 Justice killed Lake land Lenawee Lenawee County Lewis lieut Litchfield living located log house March married Michigan miles Miss Monroe Moscow Mosherville officers Ohio organized Peace Pittsford Pottawattamies Pratt present purchased quarter of section Ransom regiment resident River Robert Samuel School Inspector school-house Sept settled settlers Smith Somerset Stephen Supervisor Thomas Thomas Burt Township Clerk trans Treasurer Trustees village Wheatland wife William William H wounded
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Page 253 - WE cross the prairie as of old The pilgrims crossed the sea, To make the West, as they the East, The homestead of the free...
Page 318 - There is no death! The stars go down To rise upon some fairer shore, And bright in Heaven's jeweled crown They shine for evermore. There is no death!
Page 136 - ... the east half of the northeast quarter, and the north-east quarter of the south-east quarter of section two, in township four south of range five west of the Uintah special meridian.
Page 136 - Rapids ; and by that name they and their successors shall be known in law, and shall be and are hereby made capable of suing and being sued, of pleading and being impleaded, of answering and being answered unto, and of defending and being defended in all courts of...
Page 19 - ... the morning twilight, suddenly the war-whoop rose on every side at once. As wolves assail the wounded bison, howling their gathering cries across the wintry prairie, so the fierce Indians, pealing their terrific yells, came bounding naked to the assault. The men hastened to their posts. And truly...
Page 22 - We are no more than wild creatures to you, fathers, in understanding ; therefore we request you to forgive the past follies of our young people, and receive us for your children. Since you have thrown down our former father on his back, we have been wandering in the dark, like blind people. Now you have dispersed all this darkness, which hung over the heads of the several tribes, and have accepted them for your children, we hope you will let us partake with them the light, that our women and children...
Page 138 - And there was mounting in hot haste: the steed, The mustering squadron, and the clattering car, Went pouring forward with impetuous speed, And swiftly forming in the ranks of war...
Page 253 - re flowing from our native hills As our free rivers flow ; The blessing of our Mother-land Is on us as we go.
Page 108 - Coughlin & Hannan. He is president of the American Legislators' Association and vice-president of the Council of State Governments. He was a member of the Boston City Council from 1926 to 1929, and of the Massachusetts State Senate from 1929 to 1936. As Senator he was a member of the Committee on Ways and Means and chairman of the Committee on Taxation, also chairman of the Recess Com/mission on County Salaries in 1930 and on Banks and Banking in 1932.
Page 30 - County), or, if that tract should be found to lie entirely south of the line, then to the tract ceded by the treaty of Detroit in 1807 (the western boundary of which was twenty miles west of Lake Erie and the Detroit River) ; thence northward along that tract to a point due east of the source of Grand River ; thence west to the source of that river ; thence down the river on the north bank to its junction with Lake Michigan ; thence southward along the east bank of the lake to the mouth of the St....