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ABBOTT, F. W., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Aberdeen (Scotland), literature distributed in, 36
Abingdon Agricultural Society, dinner of, 167
Adams's rink, hockey games at,202
Agriculture, prospectuses concerning, 90; contributions of Close brothers to, 120-128; impetus to, 129
Akron, cricket team of, 191; football game with, 204; visits at, 231; change of name to, 238; Episcopalians at, 243; mission church at, 243; English resident at, 247 (see also Portlandville)
Alberta (Canada), Iowans in, 47
Albion House, naming of, 96; festivals at, 227, 234; death at, 234
Albion stables, 138
Alcester, Colonel, town named' for, 290
Alcester (South Dakota), origin of name of, 252, 290
Aldersey, Tom, part of, in tennis tournament, 208; services of, on committee, 280; membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Alfred, mention of, 253
Aliens, amount of land owned by, 116, 117, 268, 269
Allamakee County, Irish in, 43
Allan, W. T. B., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Alleghany Mountains, Frederick B. Close in, 57, 60
Allen, C. T. R., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Allen, E. T., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Allen, Ehla, presence of, at dance, 227
Allison, Judge, presence of, at dance, 227
Allison, Mrs., presence of, at dance, 227
Allison, Fannie, presence of, at dance, 227
Allison, Hattie, presence of, at dance, 227
Allison's drug store, mention of, 212
Alton, origin of name of, 252, 290; founding of, 272
Alva (Scotland), marriage at, 233
America, peopling of, 7, 8, 10; literature relating to, 17; lectures on, 17, 18; books about, 23, 24
American Press Association, account of, 275
Americans, ancestry of, 7; migration of, 10; purchase of English farms by, 114, 115; farms rented by, 127; attitude of, toward farm pupils, 151, 153, 154, 155; attitude of, toward English, 171, 213, 214; attitude of English toward, 215-220; invitation of, to Prairie Club, 224; dinner dance given by, 224, 225, 226; admission of, to Prairie Club, 226
Anderson, Ed., part of, in football game, 207
Andrew, 0., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Angles, migration of, 7
Anglican Church, separation from, 237 (see also Episcopal Church) Anglo-American syndicate, land owned by, 268
Anglo-Saxons, kinship of, with Americans, 19
Angus, Scotch in, 48
Anson, J. 0., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Anson, O. H., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Apollo Hall (Le Mars), ball held at, 209, 233, 234; concert at, 224; church services in, 237
Appanoose County, Welsh in, 44; English in, 50; Scotch in, 257
Archer, John H., town named for, 290
Archer, origin of name of, 252, 290
Archimedes, mention of, 183
Arkansas, land owned in, by aliens, 268
Arlington Township (Woodbury County), loss of sheep in, 134
Armour and Company, employee of, 177
Ashton, J. D. W., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Asia, migrations in, 7
Atchinson Road, purchase of land along, 118
Atkinson, Percy, burial place of, 248; college of, 273
Atlantic Ocean, voyage across, 26; freight charges on, 71
Aubertin, J. D., return of, to England, 246; membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Australia, emigrants to, 23; death of Jack Wakefield in, 248
Author's preface, 7-13
"BACCHUS", prize won by, 197
"Badger", race won by, 200
Baggage, description of, 162
Baker, Francis P., residence of, 247; membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Ball, J. C., office in charge of, 102
Balsinger, Mr., farm of, 181
Baltimore (Maryland), roughs in, 211
Banks, R. F., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Banks, English employed in, 176 Barchard, H. S., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Barlow, Captain, farm of, 137 Barlow Hall, 137
Barnett, Philip, advantages of Iowa pointed out by, 92
Barns, provision for, 63, 65, 123; cost of, 66, 84, 85
Barrow, Fred, horse owned by, 199
Bather, G. G., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Beach, C. M., land owned by, 116 Beacon, Welsh in, 45
Beck, W. H., presence of, at dance, 227
Benecke, W. E. T., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Benson, Mr., absence of, from game, 205; presence of, at picnic, 228
Benson, Mrs., presence of, at picnic, 228
Benson, C., services of, on cricket committee, 190
Benson, Cecil, buck killed by, 189; horse ridden by, 200; return of, to England, 248
Benson, Cecil F., partnership of, in Iowa Land Company, 115; boat race with, 202; reference to, 262; membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Benson, Constantine W., partnership of, in Close Brothers and Company, 81; hospitality to, 100; firm of, 102; railroad plans announced by, 108; withdrawal of, from Close, Benson and Company, 114; letter from, on Iowa, 170,; farming activities of, 174; burial place of, 248; college of, 274; brother of, 277; membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Benson, Robert, farm pupil system described by, 142; article by, on English colony, 169, 170; firm of, 277; railroad financed by, 277
Beresford, Charles, town named for, 290
Beresford (South Dakota), origin of name of, 252
Berkshire hogs, raising of, 132
Bethune, Mr., part of, in cricket game, 193
Bidgood, H. W., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Big Sioux River, bluffs of, 89; sheep raising on bluffs of, 133; ranch near, 235
Bigelow, Poultney, English colony described by, 139, 140, 167, 168, 169; statement of, 273
Bigelow (Minnesota), purchase of site of, 113; mention of, 271
Birmingham (England), emigration advocated at, 18, 19, 36; mention of, 258
Black, J., part of, in athletic meet, 201
Black Hawk County, Irish in, 43; Canadians in, 46; English in, 50; British in, 257
Blackburn (England), James B. Close at, 69
Blackwell, J. H., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Blackwell, W. F., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Blair (Nebraska), polo club organized at, 203; mention of, 287
Blake, Mr., part of, in paper chase, 188
Blizzards, reference to, 91; sheep lost in, 134
Blomefield, M., horse owned by, 198; membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Bloodgood, John, purchase of land from, 68, 69, 71
Bloomington (see Muscatine)
Bloomington (Illinois), land bought from speculators in, 101
Blunt, W. M., horse owned by, 198
Boat races, holding of, 202, 203 (see also Rowing)
Boats, loading of, 21
Bohemians, number of, in Iowa, 257
Bolton, J. H., presence of, at dance, 227
Boone County, Scotch in, 48; English in, 50
Boonesboro, Scotch in, 48
Bower, A., arrival of, in Iowa, 161
Boyesen, A., land owned by, 269
Braddon, H. L., church services conducted by, 241
Bradley, C. C., acknowledgment to, 11
Bradley, R. E., paper edited by, 218
Brasenose College, clergyman from, 238, 239
Breaking, cost of, 63, 66, 126; rapidity of, 64, 123; advantage of, 66; importance of, 83, 84; work of, 121; contracts for, 124
Brick block, erection of, 174
Bricks, making of, 17.5
Bridson, W. P., advantages of Iowa pointed out by, 92
Briggs, H. E., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Briggs, W. C., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Bright, John, conference of Wm. B. Close with, 141
Bristol (England), literature distributed in, 36
Bristowe, L. H., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
British, immigration of, 10, 11; advantages of Iowa described to, 19, 20; number of, in Iowa, 32, 42-53, 288, 289; adaptability of, 53; land owned by, 116, 117; naturalization of, 216; political affiliations of, 216; disappearance of, from northwestern Iowa, 245-252; names derived from, 252 (see also English)
British-Americans, number of, in Iowa, 32, 45-47
British colonies, circulation of Iowa publicity articles in, 170
British colony (see English colony)
British Isles, immigrants to, 7; emigration from, 33; dissemination of literature in, 34; size of, 117; burials in, 248; return of colonists to, 248
British Land and Mortgage Company, land owned by, 268
British Working Men's Association, correspondent of, 30
Brockbank, J. C., commission business of, 174; interest of, in cricket, 190, 191; trip of, to England, 230; membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Brodie, F. G., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Brodie, M. F., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Broken Kettle, mine at, 183; cricket practice at, 190
Brooks, Sir William Cunliffe, business of, 69
Brown, Mr., part of, in football game, 207
Buchanan, Jennie, presence of, at dance, 227
Buchanan County, Irish in, 43; Canadians in, 46
Buckinghamshire, Earl of, mention of, 166, 248, 249
Buckland, J. B., membership of, in Prairie. Club, 282
Bull, John, mention of, 184, 200
Bunker Hill, mention of, 211
Burlington, need of skilled labor in, 26; Irish in, 42; English in, 49
Burnside, E. F., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Burton, A. G. T., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Bushnell, J. P., pamphlet published by, 40
Business, opportunities for, 149, 167; account of, in English colony, 174-177
Butler County, Canadians in, 46; English in, 50
Butter, awards made on, 39; production of, 39, 135, 136
C. R. AND LAND COMPANY, land owned by, 268
Cadets, mention of, 74, 90
Caleb, mention of, 172
California, waste of wheat in, 70; burial in, 248
Calliope, Episcopalians at, 243; mention of, 287
Camanche, mention of, 30
Cambridge University, Close brothers at, 57; graduates of, at Le Mars, 139, 274; incident concerning, 239; representative of, 249
Cambridge University Boat Club, presidents of, 57
Campbell, Mr., part of, in paperchase, 188
Campbell, John, marriage of, 233
Campbell, W. McOran, farm of, 136; membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Canada, emigrants to, 23; butter exported from, 39; wheat produced in, 39; trip through, 60; objections to, 60, 157; land titles in, 83; English resident in, 92; visitors from, 229
Canadian Mounted Police, member of, 248
Canadians, number of, in Iowa, 45-47, 51, 52, 290
Canals, construction of, 70, 71 Canton (South Dakota), land purchased near, 106
Cape May (England), mention of, 258
Capital, amount of, needed for English settlers, 20, 21, 79, 80; investment of, 98; profit on, 130; lack of, 184
Carlin, Lord, visit of, to Iowa, 229
Carlton stock farm, description of, 136
Carmichael, F., part of, in "tug of war", 208; part of, in polo match, 208
Carmichael, J. M. G., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Carroll Herald, mention of, 110,
Carter, H., reference to, 262
Carter, H. E., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Carver, F., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Carver, J. F., part of, in tennis tournament, 208
Cass County (North Dakota), land bought in, 259
Castle Garden (New York City), . mention of, 33
Catholicism, spread of, in Iowa, 35
Cattle, number of, 132; range feeding of, 135; kinds of, 136, 137, 138
Cedar County, Irish in, 43
Cedar Rapids, Irish at, 42; Canadians at, 46; English at, 49
Centennial Committee, quarters provided by, 57, 58
Centennial of 1879, regatta at, 57,58
Center Township (Clinton County), people in, 30
Cerro Gordo County, Canadians in, 46; English in, 50
Chamberlin, R. F., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Chapman, Montague J., insurance business of, 174, 175; office of, 184; share of, in organization of the Prairie Club, 222; mention of, 226, 228; speech by, 231; western trip of, 232; marriage of, 232; residence of, 248; membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Chapman, Mrs. M. J., presence of, at picnic, 228; western trip of, 232
Chariton, mention of, 35
Cheese, awards made on, 39 Cheltenham (England), literature distributed in, 36; mention of, 150
Cherokee, number of people from, 196; polo club at, 203; mission church at, 243, 244; burial at, 248; population of, 260
Cherokee County, Canadians in, 46; purchase of land in, by Close brothers, 68, 71; railroad in, 72; description of, 88; population of, 260; British in, 289
Chicago (Illinois), amount of corn at, 39; cost of transporting grain from, 70, 71; market at, 72, 148; journey to, 103; office of Close brothers at, 114; sale of wool at, 134; comment by paper of, on English colony, 167; trains from, 194; horse races mentioned in press of, 196; races at, 201; burial at, 248
Chicago and Great Western Railroad, financing of, 277
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, sites for station selected by, 30, 290, 291; route of, 101; coming of, to Iowa, 121
Chicago Herald, letter in, 154
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad, coming of, to Iowa, 72; claim of, to land, 104, 265; purchase of land from, 113
Chickasaw County, Irish in, 43
Chiene, Hugh C. P., reference to, 263
Chiene, Hugh Lyon Playfair, marriage of, 233
Chiene, J. D., part of, in football game, 205, 206, 207
Children, occupations for, 25
China, 375, 230
Christian, H. C., part of, in football game, 206, 207; presence of, at picnic, 228; western trip of, 232; residence of, 247; membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Churches, activities of, among English colonists, 237-244
Civil War, mention of, 23; immigration during, 33
Clarke, G. A. C., lumber yard of, 177; residence of, 247; member ship of, in Prairie Club, 282
Clarkson, A., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Clayton County, Irish in, 43
Cleveland, Welsh in, 45
Clifton, W. H., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Climate, description of, 91, 127, 147, 170
Clinton, associations at, 30; Irish at, 42; Canadians at, 46; English at, 49
Clinton County, county seat of, 29; Irish in, 43; Canadians in, 46; English in, 50; British in, 257
Close, Frederick Brooks, coming of, to Virginia, 57, 58, 60, 62; purchase of land in Iowa by, 59-62, 68-71; farming operations of, 63-67; statement by, on prohibition, 110, 111; withdrawal of, from firm, 114; death of, 119, 203; farm of, 132; farm pupils aided by, 143; marriage of, 167, 233, 234; part of, in paper chase, 188; horse owned by, 197, 198; interest of, in races, 199, 200, 208; invitation of, to club, 201; interest of, in polo, 203, 208; part of, in football game, 205, 206, 207; part of, in I I tug of war ", 208 ; presence of, at picnic, 228; membership of, in Prairie Club, 282; interest of, in hunting, 291 (see also Close brothers)
Close, Mrs. Fred B., death of husband witnessed by, 203; sisters of, 286 (see also Humble, Margaret)
Close, J., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Close, J. H., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Close, James Brooks, interest of, in rowing, 57, 58; coming of, to Iowa, 69; statement by, concerning organization of firm, 80, 81, 99, 100; offices of, 102, 114; Iowa Land Company in charge of, 106; death of, 119; farm of, 132; farm pupils aided by, 143; marriage of, 189, 286; ;horse owned by, 199; race won by, 200; part of, in athletic meet, 201; college of, 273, 274; letter to, 285; letter from, 286 (see also Close brothers)
Close, John Brooks, interest of, in rowing, 57, 58; business career of, 69, 70; death of, 119; visit of, to Iowa, 229, 259, 260 (see also Close brothers)
Close, William Brooks, acknowledgment to, 13; interest of, in rowing, 57, 58, 75; acquaintance of, with Daniel Paullin, 58, 59; engagement of, 59; purchase of land in Iowa by, 59-62, 68-71; reasons for investment in Iowa given by, 60; farming operations of, 63-67, 131, 132, 239; comment by, on farmers' profits, 70; advertisements of Iowa sent to England by, 75, 76; letters of, concerning Iowa, 77; marriage of, to Mary Paullin, 77, 233, 285; recommendation of, 94; statement of, relative to purchase of land, 101; tour conducted by, 103; offices of, 114; present location of, 119; sheep raising described by, 133, 134; interest of, in blooded stock, 138; conference of, with John Bright, 141; account of farm pupil system given by, 142-144; horse owned by, 198, 199; trip of, to England, 228; return of, to England, 248; letters of, 257, 258, 259; college of, 273, 274; pamphlet of, 275; membership of, in Prairie Club, 282; letter from, 288 (see also Close brothers)
Close, Mrs. Wm. B., trip of, to England, 228 (see also Paullin, Mary)
Close, Benson and Company, firm of, 102; dissolution of, 114
Close brothers, purchase of land by, 74, 75, 120, 121, 122; number of farms owned by, 75, 76, 127; profits of, 76; agreement of, with transportation lines, 78; advice offered by, 78, 79; organization of, 80; land business of, 81; money loaned by, 81, 82; advice offered by, to English emigrants, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86; advantages of, in buying land and materials, 84, 85; commission charged by, 85, 86; farm pupils of, 85, 86, 141, 142, 143, 144, 153; efforts of, to advertise Iowa, 87-93, 113, 114, 168, 169; land managed by, 105; reputation of, 106, 107; discussion as to effect of prohibitory amendment on, 110, 111; warning of, concerning drunkenness, 111, 112; later history of, 113-119; land owned by, 116; Kansas Land Company organized by, 117, 118; contribution of, to agriculture, 120-128; improvements made by, 123; trees planted by, 125, 126; success of, in securing tenants, 126, 127; stewards employed by, 128, 174; farming activities of, 129-131, 174; criticism of, 143, 144; entertainments by, 194, 226, 227; horses owned by, 200; visits of, to Iowa, 230, 231; plans of, 256; names of, 258; syndicate represented by, 269; towns platted by, 291 (see also Close Brothers and Company)
Close Brothers and Company, manager of, 12; loss of records of, 12; decision of, to locate, 95; services of, 95; hotel purchased by, 96; praise given to, 97, 98; land owned by, 99; business of, 99, 100; contract made with, 100; change of name of, 102; taxes of, 107; formation of, 114; western lands purchased by, 118; farm loan business done by, 118; irrigation project of, 118, 119; railroad built by, 119; managers of, 263; offices of, 263, 264, 267 (see also Close brothers)
Close colony, advice for newcomers to, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86; description of, 129-140; remaining members of, 247, 248 (see also English colony)
Clowes, Mr., services of, on cricket team, 191
Clowes, Harry, part of, in cricket game, 192
Clowes, S., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Clowes, W., horse owned by, 200
Clowes, W. L., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Coach horn, losing of, 188
Coaching (see Tally-ho riding)
Coal, supply of, in northwestern Iowa, 89; finding of, in Iowa, 178-186
Cobbe, Leuric Charles, soap factory of, 175, 176; membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Cobden, Frank C., stallion purchased by, 138; partnership with, 174; block built by, 222; return of, to England, 248
Cobden Club, honorary secretary of, 139; president of, 166
Cock fights, holding of, 187, 188
Coke, R. G., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Cold weather, disadvantage of, 91
Colebank, S., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, quotation from, 254, 255
Colfax County (New Mexico), 232
Colledge, A. J., part of, in football game, 207; membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Colledge, A. R., boat race with, 202
Colledge, Alfred Currie, farm of, 137; interest of, in blooded stock, 137, 138; business interests of, 177; services of, on cricket team, 191; part of, in athletic meet, 201; boat race with, 202; return of, to England, 202, 203; part of, in polo match, 203, 204; part of, in football game, 205, 206, 207; part of, in "tug of war", 208; part of, in tennis tournament, 208; membership of, in Prairie Club, 222, 282; songs by, 231; western trip of, 232; residence of, 247
Collins, J. Victor, membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Collins, L. H., part of, in athletic meet, 201; membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Colony Sketch, The, establishment of, 217; features of, 217, 218
Colony song, words of, 249-251
Colorado, pioneer conditions in, 88; irrigation project in, 118
Colpoys, Adair G., acknowledgment to, 11, 277; business in charge of, 177; trip of, to Iowa, 229; residence of, 247; Rugby colony visited by, 275, 276; membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Colston, A. Vaughan, service of, as clergyman, 241, 242; membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Colton, J. H., book published by, 253
"Columbus", sailing of, 28
Columbus City Township (Louisa County), Welsh in, 45
Commercial Hotel, purchase of, 96
Commission, charge of, by Close brothers, 85, 86
Commission business, English engaged in, 174, 175
Congress, bill concerning alien ownership of land introduced in, 117
Constitution of Iowa, prohibition amendment to, 109, 214, 215
Cook and Sargent, arrangements with, 28
Cooper, J. C., trip of, to England, 230; membership of, in Prairie Club, 282; letter from, 286
Cope, Herbert, farms of, 137; tea business of, 175; newspapers donated by, 216; guest of, 229; trip of, to England, 230; residence of, 247, 248
Corbett, H. E., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Corkery, C. E., office of, 183
Corn, amount of, raised in Iowa, 39; burning of, for fuel, 70; growing of, 76
Corn huskers, need of, 96
Corn Laws, repeal of, 21
Corncribs, building of, 123
Cornhill Street, London, office of Wm. B. Close on, 77, 102
Cornish, Miss, presence of, at dance, 227
Correctionville, English farm near, 137
Cotswold sheep, raising of, 132, 133, 134
Council Bluffs, Irish at, 42, 43; Canadians at, 46; Scotch at, 48; English at, 49; races at, 201; polo club at, 203
Counties, Irish in, 42, 43; Welsh in, 44; Canadians in, 46; British in, 289
Courage, H. M., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Court, W. Roylance, Jr., Iowa recommended by, 92; farm of, 131, 132; return of, to England, 248; reference to, 262
Cow ponies, use of, in polo, 203
Cowan, J. I., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Cowan, W. B., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Crawford County, Irish in, 43; purchase of land in, by Close brothers, 59-62, 121; report of farm in, 66, 67; impossibility of buying land in, 68; land in, 105; sheep raising in, 133; value of land in, 264
Crawley, Mr., absence of, from game, 205
Crawley, E. M., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Crayon, Christopher, article by, 255
Crescent Park (Sioux City), polo played at, 203, 204
Cricket, interest in, 146, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 202, 208, 209
Cricket Club, organization of, 190; equipment stolen from, 193
Croft, Mr., services of, in cricket game, 193, 209
Croft, G. B., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Cromwell, Oliver, town named for son-in-law of, 290
Crops, division of, 65, 76
Cumberhatch, L. T., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Cunningham, Herbert Noel, memorial address by, 234; service of, as clergyman, 238, 239; school of, 239, 240; marriage of, 240; church paper published by, 241; resignation of, 241; membership of, in Prairie Club, 282; letter from, 286; mention of, 287
Curtis, Mr., farm of, 181
DARES, CHARLES E., part of, in paper chase, 188; comment by, 214, 215; advice of, 217; papers edited by, 217, 218, 219, 220; arrest of, 219; career of, 219, 220; place of, in Prairie Minstrels, 223, 224; death of father of, 235; reply to, 281; death of, 281; membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Dacres, Mrs. Charles E., mention of, 219, 220
Dacres, Sir Sidney Colpoys, son of, 166; death of, 235
Dairying, products of, 39; interest of English settlers in, 135, 136
Dakota, proposed removal of British to, 246 (see also North Dakota and South Dakota)
Dalrymple, Oliver, farming plan of, 64, 65, 105
Dalrymple, William, father of, 259
Dalton, Ed, acknowledgment to, 11, 277, 280, 288; part of, in polo match, 204
Dalton, H. J. M., trip of, to England, 230
Dalton, Herbert, death of, 234;funeral of, 286
Dalton, P. F., presence of, at dance, 227
Dalton, Mrs. P. F., presence of, at dance, 227
Dalton, bank at, 176
Dances, holding of, 226, 227
Danes, migration of, 7, 52
Davenport, need of skilled labor at, 26; arrival at, 28; road to, 29; Irish at, 42; Canadians at, 46; Scotch at, 48; English at, 49
Davenport district court, decision of, on prohibitory amendment, 214, 215
Davidson, Mr., part of, in cricket game, 191, 192
Davis, Miss, presence of, at dance, 227
Dawson, J., boat race with, 202
Dawson, S. B. M., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Dawson, W. B., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Deakin, Howard F., law practice of, 176
Dealtry, Tom H., business of, 177; services of, on cricket team, 191, 193; share of, in organization of the Prairie Club, 222, 282; residence of, 247
Deaths, account of, at English colony, 234, 235
Deeds, recording of, 83
Deer, hunting of, 89
Delaware County, Irish in, 43; Canadians in, 46, English in, 50; British in, 257
Democratic party, affiliation of English with, 216
De Moleyns, E., farm of, 146; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
De Mores, Marquis, amount of land owned by, 116
Dempsey, Basil, suicide of, 235; reference to, 262
Denison, residence of Close brothers at, 63
Dent, Lady, son of, 137
Dent, Alfred Robert Tighe, bank building of, 95; farm of, 137; part of, in tennis tournament, 208; membership of, in Prairie Club, 222, 282; marriage of, 233; residence of, 248
Dent, W. H., invitation of, to dance, 227
Dent, Mrs. W. H., presence of, at dance, 227
Denton-Cardew, W. P., trip in charge of, 232
De Paullins, mention of family of, 258
De Pledge, Aimee, marriage of, to M. J. Chapman, 232
De Pledge, H. Grey, Iowa recommended by, 92; western trip of, 232; reference to, 262; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Derby, holding of, 194, 199, 207, 208, 209
Des Moines, Irish at, 42, 43; Welsh at, 45; Canadians at, 46; Scotch at, 48; English at, 49; Close brothers at, 59
Des Moines County, Irish in, 43; English in, 50
Des Moines Township (Mahaska County), Welsh in, 45
Des Moines Valley, coal in, 179 Desmoulins, Mr., presence of, at picnic, 228
De Witt, land purchased near, 29 Dickinson County, purchase of land in, 116
Dinwoodie, Mr., part of, in cricket game, 192
Doctors, number of, in Iowa, 89
Dodsworth, F. C. S., part of, in paper chase, 188; horse ridden by, 199; trip of, to England, 230; membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Dodsworth, M. B., membership of, in Prairie Club, 222, 282
Dorset (England), clergyman from, 237
Douglass, James, services of, on cricket team, 191; part of, in tennis tournament, 208; place of, in Prairie Minstrels, 223; membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Dowglass, Andrew, marriage of, 233
Dowglass, Tom, part of, in "tug of war", 208; trip of, to England, 230; burial place of, 248; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Downing, G. C., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Downs, sheep raising on, 89
Drake, E. F., invitation of, 100
Drake, Henry H., acknowledgment to, 13, 277, 278, 280, 288 ; business of, 177; part of, in polo match, 203, 204; part of, in cricket match, 209; residence of, 247; college of, 273; membership of, in Prairie Club, 282; marriage of, 288
Drill, description of, 181
Dromore Farm, description of, 132, 133; coal discovered on, 180, 181, 182, 185; first meeting of Prairie Club at, 222
Dublin University, graduate from, 243
Dubuque, need of skilled labor at, 26; stage route to, 28, 29; Irish dissatisfaction expressed through diocese of, 34, 35; Irish at, 42; Canadians at, 46; Scotch at, 48; English at, 49; English colony described in newspaper of, 164-166; death of Daniel Paullin at, 285
Dubuque County, Irish in, 43; Canadians in, 46; Scotch in, 48; English in, 50; British in, 257
Dubuque Emigrant Association, influence of, 33
Ducie, Earl of, death of, 274
Ducie, Lord, brother of, 139, 140, 146, 148, 166, 179
Ducks, shooting of, 89
Duff, W. G., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Dumbartonshire (Scotland), immigrant from, 136
Dun, Finlay, et al, land owned by, 116
Duncan, C. M., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282
Dundas, S., part of, in "tug of war ", 208
Dundee (Scotland), literature distributed in, 36
Dunlop, K. D., partnership of, in Iowa Land Company, 115
Dunmore, Earl of, mention of, 229
Dunmore, Lord, land owned by, 268
Dunn, P. J., letter of, relative to jubilee, 280
Dunraven, Lord, land owned by, 268
Dunwaters, A. G., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Dunwaters, Alexander W., death of, 235
Dutch, presence of, in Iowa, 17, 257; representation of, on immigration board, 34; farms rented by, 127, 128; effects of settlements of, 252; immigration of, 272 (see also Hollanders)
Dykema, Harry, sketch of life of, 271, 272
Dykema, Mello, sketch of life of, 271, 272
EAST ORANGE (see Alton)
Eccles, Mr., absence of, from dinner, 225
Eccles, C. H., place of, in Prairie Minstrels, 223; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Eccles, P. C., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Eden, Mr., horse ridden by, in race, 199
Eden Township (Clinton County), people in, 30
Edgecomb, William, marriage of, 233
Edgell, W. F., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Edginton, Edward T., appointment of, on commission, 34; work of, in Liverpool, 35, 36; report of, to legislature, 36, 37; salary of, 37
Edinburgh (Scotland), literature distributed in, 36
Edinburgh Scotsman, libel suit against, 153, 154
Edinburgh University, graduate of, 176
Editor, attempt to horse whip,211, 212, 213
Edsell, W., arrival of, in Iowa, 161
Education, provision for, in northwestern Iowa, 89
Elections, English comment on, 215, 216
Elkhorn Township (Plymouth County), purchase of land in, by Close brothers, 68; farm in, 285
Eller, Messrs., farm of, 146
Eller, Charles, soap factory of, 175, 176; horse owned by, 197; membership of, in Prairie Club, 222, 283; trip of, to England, 230; western trip of, 232
Eller, Harry, part of, in tennis tournament, 208; burial place of, 248; reference to, 262; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Eller, J., reference to, 262; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Ellerhauser, M., land owned by, 269
Elliott, F. N., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Elliott, Guy P., part of, in "tug of war ", 208; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Elliott, N. L., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Elm Grove Township (Louisa County), Welsh in, 45
Elsham, description of, 138
Emery, Colonel, address by, 224-226
Emigrant societies, forming of, 20, 28
Emigrant trains, cost of travel by, 78
Emigrants, guides for, 19, 77, 78, 79, 82-93; equipment of, 20, 21; errors made by, 21; disappointment of, 22; number of, in Iowa, 32; destination of, 33; interest of, in Iowa, 36, 37
Emigration, reasons for, 8 ; books on, 18, 19, 23, 24, 36, 37; need of, in England, 24, 25
England, emigration from, 24, 25, 94, 95, 96, 265; literature on Iowa distributed in, 34, 87-93; lack of opportunities in, 74, 75, 76, 77, 158-160; trip of Wm. B. Close to, 77; exchange with, 81; payment of commission in, 85; downs of, 89; advertisements in, of agricultural schemes, 90; money borrowed in, 118; price of wool in, 134; Le Mars newspaper sent to, 163; visit of colonists to, 228, 230; return of colonists to, 246, 247, 248, 249
English, number of, in Iowa, 32, 48-53, 148, 149, 165, 166, 167, 168, 289, 290; headquarters for, 69, 72-76; investment of, in Iowa land, 69, 74, 75, 82, 115119, 131; capital needed by, 79, 80; !interest of, in sheep raising, 88, 89; farming methods of, 90; Iowa recommended by, 92, 93; character of, 94, 95; description of, at Le Mars, 94, 95, 96, 161-166; political status of, 109, 110, 216, 246; opinion of, concerning prohibition, 109112, 214, 215; drinking among, 112; sports of, 115; debts left by, 115; immigration of, to Iowa, 129-140; description of farms of, 144-147; advertisements of, for farm pupils, 147151; social standards of, 166, 221; relations of, with Americans, 171, 213, 214, 215-220; business interests of, in Iowa, 174-177; saloons for, 210-215; political affiliations of, 216; club for, 222, 223, 224, 225; weddings among, 232-234; deaths among, 234, 235; titles of, 236, 248, 249; church life among, 237-244; disappearance of, from northwestern Iowa, 245-252; burial places of, 248; names derived from, 252
English colony, plans for, 77, 79, 81; requirements for, 85; description of, 129-140; farm pupils in, 141-156; fame of, 161-173; social life at, 221-236; number in, 232; song of, 249 251 (see also Close colony)
English flag, raising of, 215
English Jockey Club, meetings of, 200
English Land Company, land owned by, 268
English papers, description of, 216
English syndicate, land owned by, 268, 269
Episcopal Church, activities of, in Iowa, 237-244
Epsom Derby, winner of, 198
Estherville, mission church at, 244
Euclid, book of, mention of, 182 Europe, migrations in, 7
Eustace, Mr., part of, in cricket match, 209
Eustace, J. S., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Ewen, Mr., presence of, at picnic, 228
Exchange, business of, 80, 81
Exeter College (Oxford), graduates of, 273
Eykyn, F. B., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
FAIRBAMN, F. R., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Falmouth, Lord, horse raised by, 194
Farm buildings, value of, 269
Farm machinery, value of, 269
Farm property, value of, 269
Farm pupils (see Pupils, farm)
Farmers, carelessness of, 65; profits of, 70; capital needed by, 79, 80; newcomers taught by, 83, 84, 85, 86; advertisements sent to, 90; comments by, on Iowa soil, 93; associations of, 172
Farming, plan of Close brothers for, 63-67; description of, in Iowa, 75-86; methods of, 90; apprentices in, 141-156; interest of English in, 174
Farming in North-Western Iowa, distribution of, 77; information in, 77, 78
Farms, renting of, 64; money loaned on, 82, 118; number of, for rent, 126, 127; names of, 133, 136, 137; photographs of, 148; advertisements of, 147-151; terms of selling, 246
Farquhar, Admiral, sons of, 166; visits of, to Iowa, 229
Farquhar, Mr., part of, in cricket game, 191, 192; horse owned by, 198; part of, in football game, 205; presence of, at picnic, 228
Farquhar, Albert, part of, in tennis tournament, 208; part of, in "tug of war", 208; part of, in cricket match, 209; mention of, 229; return of, to England, 248; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Farquhar, Charles, mention of, 229; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Farquhar, J., part of, in tennis tournament, 208
Farquhar, James, mention of, 229; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Farquhar, Joseph, part of, in tennis tournament, 208; mention of, 229; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Farquhar, Mowbray, arrival of, in Iowa, 161; part of, in athletic meet, 201; mention of, 229; service of, in Canadian Mounted
Police, 248; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Farquhar, William R., coming of, to Iowa, 143; part of, in tennis tournament, 208; mention of, 229; residence of, 248; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Fayette County, Irish in, 43; Canadians in, 46; English in, 50; British in, 257
Fenton, James, farm of, 136; in terest of, in blooded stock, 137, 138; mention of, 148; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Fenton, Mrs. James, butter sold by, 135, 136
Fenton, James S., letter from, 286
Fenton, R. 0., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Ferris, A. B., office of, as manager, 183
Ffoulkes, S. W., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Field tourney, holding of, 201
Figgis, W. W., part of, in foot ball game, 207; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Fight, description of, 213, 214
First National Bank (St. Paul), check paid to, 104
Flax, raising of, 124 Flax mill, need of, 149
Florence (Kansas), visit of English to, 231
Florida, land owned in, by aliens, 268, 269
Flowers, C. A., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Floyd County, Canadians in, 46 Floyd Farm, sale of, 136
Floyd meat market, sale of, 175
Floyd River, valley of, 179
Floyd sale yard, owner of, 175
Food, description of, 145, 170
Football, playing of, 204, 205, 206, 207
Forest City, Welsh at, 45
Fort Dodge, Canadians at, 46
Fort Madison, need of skilled labor at, 26
Fourth of July, celebration of, 215
Fowler, Mary, marriage of, to William Edgecomb, 233
Fox hunting, opportunities for, 140
"Foxhall", race won by, 198
France, Le Mars newspaper sent to, 163
"Fred Wilson", prize won by, 197
Freight rates, 70, 71
French, immigration of, 10; presence of, in Iowa, 17; desirability of, 95
Frost, Mr., business interests of, 175
Fuel, use of corn as, 70; supply of, in northwestern Iowa, 89, 178, 179
Fullbrook, E. A., arrival of, in Iowa, 161; residence of, 247; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Fullbrook, R., arrival of, in Iowa, 161; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Fulton, A. R., pamphlet by, 34
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