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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
GAMES, kinds of, introduced by English, 187-209
Gardner (Massachusetts), removal of H. N. Cunningham to, 241
Garfield, James A., English memorial service for, 234
Garfield, Mrs. James A., letter to, 286
Garfield Township (Mahaska County), Welsh in, 45
Garfield Township (Plymouth County), purchase of land in, by Closes, 120, 121
Garnett, Mr., absence of, from game, 205; banner accepted by, 225
Gannett, Gerald, farm of, 137; services of, on cricket committee, 190; return of, to England, 248; reference to, 262; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Garnett, Henry, Iowa recommended by, 92
Garrickdale Farm, 137
Gaskell, Mr., part of, in paper chase, 188, 189; presence of, at picnic, 228
Gaskell, S. W., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Gaskell, Willie, horse ridden by, 198; part of, in polo match, 208; reference to, 262
"Gateway ", 169
Gateway team, cricket game with, 191, 192, 193, 205, 206, 207
Gear, John H., attitude of, toward immigration, 37, 38
Gee, Arthur, advantages of Iowa recognized by, 92; farm of, 137; share of, in Prairie Club, 222, 283; removal of, from Iowa, 246, 247
Geese, shooting of, 89
Genealogy, interest in, 9
General Assembly, adoption of prohibitory amendment by, 109
Geoffrey, R., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
German syndicate, land owned by, 268
Germans, presence of, in Iowa, 17, 32, 52; representation of, on immigration board, 34; desirability of, 53, 95, 112; description of, 165
Germany, emigrants from, 7; report of American consul at, relative to immigration, 38; Le Mars newspaper sent to, 163; death of F. E. Romanes in, 248
Gibson, A. B. C., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Gilbert and Sullivan, play by, 241
Gillespie, James C., acknowledgment to, 11, 12
Gilman Township (Osceola County), houses in, 123
Gilmore, William G., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Gladstone, W., steamship agency of, 175; money won by, 200
Gladstone, William E., death of, 235; town named for home of, 290
Glasgow (Scotland), literature distributed in, 36
Globe, The (Le Mars), editor of, 219, 220
Gloucester (England), literature distributed in, 36
Goewey, Miss, presence of, at dance, 227
Goewey Township (Osceola County), houses in, 123
Golightly, C. H., part of, in cricket game, 192; part of, in athletic meet, 201; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Goths, migration of, 7
Grace Church (Le Mars), wedding at, 233; services at, 237, 239; new building for, 240
Graham, Robert G. Maxtone, purchase of land by, 71, 95; Iowa recommended by, 92; part of, in cricket match, 209; reference to, 262; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Grain, cost of transportation of, 70, 71; capital needed for raising of, 79, 80
Granaries, building of, 123
Grand International Hurdle Race, holding of, 200
Grand stand, erection of, for races, 194
Grant, George, land owned by, 268
Grant, U. S., memorial service for, 241
Granville, Richard, town named for, 290
Granville, origin of name of, 252
Grasshoppers, effect of, on northwestern Iowa, 68, 69, 73, 74, 91, 120, 224
Graves, Samuel Houghton, firm joined by, 267; marriage of, 286
Grayson, J. H., bricks made by, 175; horse owned by, 197; place of, in Prairie Minstrels, 223; presence of, at picnic, 228; trip of, to England, 230; burial place of, 248; reference to, 262; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283; letter from, 286
Grazing, opportunities for, 135, 150
Great Britain, immigrants from, 23, 38, 151; knowledge of Le Mars in, 168, 169 (see also England)
Greene County, Irish -in, 43; Scotch in, 48; English in, 50; British in, 257
Grenville (see Granville)
Grey, Algernon, part of, in football game, 206, 207; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Grotkin, Mr., farm of, 181
Grouse, Mr., services of, on cricket team, 191; horse owned by, 197; presence of, at picnic, 228
Grouse, Robert, partnership with, 175; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Grouse, W., return of, to England, 246
Groves, need of, 125
Grundy, John S., death of, 234
Grundy County, Canadians in, 46
Guinness, C., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Gunner, H. D., horse owned by, 200; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Gypsy Hill Farm, 137
HACKETT AND HYNES, farm of, 181
Hail Columbia Stakes, calling of, 197, 198
Hamburg Steamship Line, literature disseminated by, 34
Hamburgh-London market, sheep for, 133
Hanbury, H., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Hanson, S. G., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Harboard, R. A., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Harmon, W. D., song composed by, 288
Harper, A. E., membership of, Prairie Club, 283
Harris, Lady, visit of, to Iowa, 229
Harris, Lord, mention of, 146; visit of, to Iowa, 191, 229
Harrison, R. W., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Harrison Township (Mahaska County), Welsh in, 45
Harvard University, Paullin boys in, 61
Harvey, I. A., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Hathaway, H. P., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Hawarden, English farm near, 137; mission church at, 243; burial at, 248; origin of name of, 252, 290
Hawks Nest, visitors to, 229
Hawtrey, G., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Hawtrey, H., part of, in "tug of war ", 208
Heap, S., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Heeb, J. F., office of, 183
Heitland, A. R., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Heitland, Percy, reference to, 262
Henley (England), rowing club at, 202, 203
Henslow, G. G., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Henry Township (Plymouth County), farm in, 136
Herd law ", advantage of, 135
Hereford (England), literature distributed in, 36
Hereford cattle, raising of, 136
Hewett, C., part of, in football game, 206, 207
Hewett, D., place of, in Prairie Minstrels, 224
Hibernians, mention of, 164 (see also Irish)
Hiero, crown of, 183
Higgins, J. E., church services conducted by, 241
Hill, E. T., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Hill, R. G., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Hillyard, Harry, farm of, 137; services of, on cricket committee, 190; trip of, to England, 230; return of, to England, 248; reference to, 263; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Hilton Township (Iowa County), Welsh in, 45
Hirst, Mr., presence of, at picnic, 228
Hirst, Mrs., presence of, at picnic, 228
Hobart, Lord, interest of, in blooded stock, 137, 138; work of, 145; coming of, to Iowa, 166; boat race with, 202; membership of, in Prairie Club, 222, 283; departure of, from Iowa, 230; sister of, 248; title of, 248
Hogs, raising of, 39, 132, 133, 136; packing plant for, 175
Hollanders, farms rented by, 127, 128; description of, 164, 165; effects of settlements of, 252 (see also Dutch)
Holman Township (Osceola County), houses in, 123
Holstein, farmers from, 133
"Home Minstrels", success of, 224
Homesteads, purchasing of, 97
Hoopes, J. W., mineral rights leased by, 181
Hope, J., part of, in athletic meet, 201
Hope, J. G., part of, in football game, 207; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Hopkinson, John, appointment of, as, steward, 128, 174; commission business of, 174; visit of, to England, 228; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Hornby, Sir Edward, son of, 234
Hornby, Hugh, death of, 234; funeral of, 286
Horsburgh, Fred, interest of, in cricket, 190, 191, 192; place of, in Prairie Minstrels, 224; trip of, to England, 230; reference to, 262; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Horse racing, interest of English in, 138, 139, 193-201
Horses, training of, 194
Hospers, Henry, immigration encouraged by, 272
Hot Springs (Arkansas), mention of, 175
Hotel, erection of, 113
Hotham, Geo., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Houghton, Lord, land owned by, 268
"House of Commons 7p, naming of, 210
"House of Lords", cup offered by, 200; naming of, 210; criticism of, 210, 211, 213, 215; patronage of, 213
Houses, description of, 63, 122; cost of, 63, 66, 84, 85; building of, 65, 66, 113, 121, 122, 123, 130
Howard, Lady, visit of, to Iowa, 229
Howard, Reverend, mention of, 287
Howard, F. G., purchase of land by, 239
Howard County, Irish in, 43;
Welsh in, 44, 45
Hughes, Mrs., coming of, to Tennessee, 275, 276
Hughes, Thomas, book by, 157; colony founded by, 157-160, 275, 276
Huguenots, mention of, 258 Hulbert, W. G., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Humble, Mr., presence of, at picnic, 228
Humble, Mrs., presence of, at picnic, 228
Humble, Margaret, marriage of, to Frederick B. Close, 167, 189, 233, 234
Runs, migration of, 7
Hunting, opportunities for, 140, 148, 171, 189
Hurds, dinner at, 192
Hurle, J. C., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Hyde, E., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
ICE HOCKEY, playing of, 201, 202
Illinois, immigrants from, 17, 106; description of, 19; advantages of settlers in, 27, 28; Wm. B. Close in, 61; advertising matter distributed in, 114; coal from, 179; rank of, as farming State, 269
Illinois Central Railroad, coming of, to Iowa, 72, 73; relations of Close Brothers with, 100
Immigrants, ancestry of, 17; arrival of, at Le Mars, 94, 95, 96; efforts of Close Brothers to secure, 113, 114; description of, 161-163; return of, 246, 247; desirability of, 265; equipment of, 276
Immigration, State encouragement of, 32-41; coming of, to northwestern Iowa, 73, 129-140; increase of, 82; effect of prohibition on, 214
Immigration, Commissioner of, provision for, 33; salary of, 38
Immigration, Iowa State Board of, creation of, 33; publicity of, 33, 34, 37; number of foreigners on, 34, 35; financial status of, 36
Inchinnoch, 136
Indian Creels Gazette, The, establishment of, 217
Indiana, immigrants from, 17 Indians, home of, 10; part of, in Iowa history, 10; absence of, from Iowa, 87
Insurance, English engaged in, 174, 175
International Dairy Fair (New York), award made at, 39
International scurry, holding of, 198, 199
Inverness (Scotland), literature distributed in, 36
Iowa, inquiries of citizens of, 8, 9 ; immigration to, 9, 10, 18, 73, 129-140; history of, 10; pointing the way to, 17-31; descriptions of, 19, 20, 23, 27, 28, 77-86; need of emigrants in, 26; advantages of settlers in, 27, 28; population of, 32; official encouragement of immigration to, 32-41; resources of, 39, 75, 76, 126, 127, 130, 131, 135, 178186; products of, 39, 87, 88; emigration from, 47; coming of Close brothers to, 58, 59, 61, 62; purchase of land in, by Close brothers, 59-62, 68-71; farming in, 63-67, 90; corn raising in, 76; price of land in, 81, 82; investments of English in, 82, 92, 93, 115, 116; publicity for, in England, 87-93; people of, 87, S8; life in, 87, 88, 148, 169, 170; railroads in, 88; physical geography of, 88; sheep raising in, 88, 89; fuel in, 89; climate of, 91, 170; disadvantages of, 91, 157; advertising matter distributed in, 114; visits of English to, 235; disappearance of English from, 245-252; land owned in, by aliens, 269; rank of, as farming State, 269; statistics concerning British in, 289
Iowa, Sketches of, or the Emigrants' Guide, publication of, 253
Iowa City, need of skilled labor in, 26
Iowa County, Irish in, 43; Welsh in, 44, 45
Iowa diocese, bishop of, 237
Iowa Falls, railroad to, 72
Iowa Land Company, formation of, 99-108; resources of, 104, 105; management of, 105, 106, 263; land owned by, 106, 265; taxes of, 107; capital of, 108; activities of, in Iowa, 113; move of, to Minnesota, 113, 114, 115, 116; withdrawal of Close brothers from, 114; business of, 115; partners in, 115
Iowa Resources and Industries, publication of, 40
Ireland, mention of, 34, 163; immigrants from, 265; conditions in, 280
Ireton, Henry, town named for, 290
Ireton, erection of brick block in, 113; English farm near, 137; origin of name of, 252, 290
Irish, number of, in Iowa, 17, 32, 42-44, 51, 52, 289, 290; dissatisfaction of, 34, 35; agent to be appointed by, 35; cause for emigration of, 42; desirability of, 95
"Iroquois", race won by, 198
Irrigation, activities of Close Brothers in, 118, 119
Italians, number of, resident in Iowa, 257
JACKSON COUNTY, Irish in, 43; Canadians in, 46
Jacob, Edgar, sermon by, 239
Jameson, S. B., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Japan, tea from, 175
Jasper County, Welsh in, 44, 45; Scotch in, 48; English in, 50; British in, 257
Jennings, F. S., part of, in athletic meet, 201
Jervis, Mr., services of, on cricket team, 191, 192, 193
Jervis, C. L., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Jervis, Ronald C., farm of, 136; horse owned by, 201; race won by, 202; title of, 248; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Jervis brothers, 229
Johnson, D. G., services of, on cricket team, 191; part of, in "tug of war", 208; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Johnson County, Irish in, 43; Welsh in, 44, 45; English in, 50; British in, 257
Johnston, William, land owned by, 116
Joliet (Illinois), English resident of, 248
Jones, A. B., buck killed by, 189
Jones County, Irish in, 43; Canadians in, 46
Joshua, mention of, 172
June Derby, popularity of, 199
KANSAS, trip of Close brothers to, 61; corn in, 76; pioneer conditions in, 88; Close brothers' investments in, 118; visit of S. Nugent Townshend to, 144; visit of Iowa English to, 231 Kansas Land Company, formation of, 117, 118
Kay, Charles, farm of, 137; marriage of, 233; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Kay, R. P., departure of, from Iowa, 93
Kaye, John Lester, land owned by, 268
Kennard, R. B., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Kennedy, J. C., horse owned by, 197, 198
Kentucky, immigrants from, 17
Keokuk, settlement at, 10; Irish at, 42
Keokuk County, Scotch in, 48; English in, 50
Kernan, Will H., account of pupil system written by, 275
Killingham (England), character of people from, 30
King, Alexander, work of, on commission, 34
King, E. W. G., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
King Street, Manchester, office of Wm. B. Close on, 77
Kingsley, platting of, 101; purchase of land at, by Closes, 121; bank at, 176; mission church at, 243, 244; English residents at, 247
Kirkbride, B. R., church services conducted by, 241
Kirkville, Welsh in, 45
Kirwan, G., services of, on cricket team, 191; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Kirwan, L. Maitland, membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Kitchen Maid ", prize won by, 197, 198, 199
Knowsley, 138
LABORERS, need for, 26, 96, 128; pay of, 131
Lacrosse, playing of, 201
"Lady Grace", prize won by, 197
Laing, Captain, races held at home of, 194
Lake, William, interest of, in immigration, 30, 31
Lake Como (Italy), return of Charles Mylius to, 176
Lamar (Colorado), irrigation project at, 118
Land, purchase of, 21, 29, 40, 41, 68-71, 99, 1007 101, 102, 104, 259, 268, 269; speculation in, 66, 73, 74; price of, 66, 68, 73, 74, 81, 82, 97, 179, 182, 264, 269; profits on, 77; titles to, 83; improvement of, 98; amount of, owned by English, 115-119
Land and Water, letters from Wm. B. Close in, 75
Land companies, efforts of, to dispose of land, 40, 41
Lane, Chas., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Langar, 138
Langdon, G. H., horse owned by, 198; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Langley, A., farm of, 137; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Larchwood, land bought near, 101; Sykes estate at, 175; mission church at, 243, 244
Lascalles, A. G., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Latham, Richard M., position of, on newspaper, 177; residence of, 247
Lee County, Irish in, 43
Leeds (England), printer of, 24; literature distributed in, 36
Legislature (Iowa), provision of, for Commissioner of Immigration, 33; Iowa State Board of Immigration created by, 33, 34; need of publicity presented to, 36, 37; appropriation of, for encouragement of immigration, 38
Lehmann, Rudolph C., visit of, to Iowa, 92, 93
Leicester (England), literature distributed in, 36
Leicester sheep, raising of, 132
Leicestershire (England), mention of, 291
Leidy, C. F., criticism of, 212, 213
Le Mars, Canadians at, 46; English at, 49; comment by editor of, on land purchases by Close brothers, 69, 96, 121, 122, 126, 127; headquarters for English colonists at, 69, 72-76; location of, 72, 73; fare from England to, 78; reception of English colonists at, 83, 94-98; office of Close brothers at, 102, 113, 114, 116, 163; feeling at, concerning prohibition, 109, 110, 111, 214, 215; activities of Close brothers at, 129-131; description of colony at, 129-140, 144-147, 161173; cattle auction at, 139; farm pupils at, 141-156; visit of S. Nugent Townshend to, 144, 145, 146, 147; interest of English at, in Rugby colony, 158-160; fame of English colony at, 161-173; scenes at railroad station at, 161-166; growth of, 165, 166; cartoon concerning, 172, 173; erection of brick block in, 174; bank at, 176; coal mines at, 181, 184; Manufacturers' Union at, 185; games at, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193; cricket team of, 190, 191, 193; horse races at, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199; hockey team of, 202; polo at, 203, 208; saloons at, 210-215; disorders in, 210, 211, 212, 217, 218; English papers at, 216; English news in newspapers of, 216, 217; attempts to burn, 219; concerts ,at, 224; social events at, 224, 225, 226, 227, 241; guests from, 227, 233; visits of Close brothers to, 231; trip of delegation from, 231, 232; English residents of, 247, 290; population of, 260; British in, 290
Le Mars Athletic Club), formation of, 201
Le Mars Club, football game with, 204
Le Mars colony, interest in, 275 (see also English colony and Close colony)
Le Mars cup race, holding of, 198
Le Mars Derby, popularity of, 194, 199
Le Mars Dramatic Club, program by, 224
Le Mars Jockey Club, organization of, 193; meeting of, 201; mention of, 208; races by, 227
Le Mars Land and Stock Feeding Company, business of, 176
Le Mars Lawn Tennis Club, plans of, 202; organization of, 280
Le Mars Pork Packing House, English owners of, 175
Le Mars races, social affairs of, 227
Le Mars Sentinel, The, publisher of, 11; article reprinted in, 168 (see also Sentinel, The)
Lemars Truth, The, comment in, on liberty at Le Mars, 214, 215; change of name to, 218; discontinuance of, 219
Lemars World, The, editor of, 219
'' Lena ", prize won by, 198
Lewis, John Llewellyn, birthplace of, 45
Leycester, L., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Liberal (Le Mars), comments in, on disorders at Le Mars, 211, 212
Lincoln (England), literature distributed in, 36
Lincoln Township (Montgomery County), Welsh in, 45
Lincolnshire (England), mention of, 172
Linn County, Irish in, 43; Canadians in, 46; Scotch in, 48; English in, 50; British in, 257
Literature, amount of, 36, 37
"Little Harry ", prize won by, 198
Little Sioux River, English farms near, 131, 132; game on, 189
Littledale, E., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Live stock, amount of, in Iowa, 39; amount of, in Canada, 39; value of, 269
Liverpool (England), emigration from, 18, 19, 28; literature distributed in, 36; fare from, 78; return of J. D. Aubertin to, 246
Lockhart, General, son of, 235
Lockhart, Walter C., death of, 235; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Logan, Mr., part of, in tennis tournament, 208; part of, in cricket match, 209
London (England), emigration advocated at, 18, 19; mention of, 34; literature distributed in, 36; letters in newspaper of, 75; office of Wm. B. Close in, 77, 104, 163; business relations of Close brothers in, 80, 81; libel case at, 153, 154; representative of, 166; article in newspaper of, on English colony, 171, 172; revival services in, 242
London Field, correspondent of, 232
London Times, subscriptions for, 216; comment on, 216; proprietor of, 233
Long, John, membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
"Long haul", charges for, 71 Lord, A. H. M., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Lord, H. M., part of, in hunt, 189
Lords, number of, in Iowa, 163
Louisa County, Welsh in, 44, 45
Low Moor, naming of, 30
Low Moor (England), construction supplies from, 30
Lubbock, A., mention of, 148 Lubbock, Sir John, son of, 148, 166
Lucas, Adolphe, membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Lucas, Welsh in, 45
Lucas County, mention of, 34;
Welsh in, 44, 45; English in, 50
Lumber, cost of, 84, 85
Lumber yard, owners of, 177
Lyon County, improvements in, 97, 98; land bought in, 101, 116, 121, 260, 268; taxes in, 107; plan for railroad through, 108; land business in, 113; houses in, 122, 123; breaking in, 124; stewards in charge of farms in, 128; visitors to, 229; population of, 260; British in, 289
MACDoNALD, DR., dinner presided over by, 192
Machinery, provision for, 65
McKay, Wm., contracts with, 122
Maclagan, Mr., services of, on cricket team, 191; presence of, at picnic, 228
Maclagan, C. D., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Maclagan, G. C., farm of, 136; position of, in bank, 176; offices of, 184, 280; services of, on cricket committee, 190; part of, in polo match, 203, 204, 208; injury to, 204; share of, in Prairie Club, 222, 283; trip of, to Scotland, 230; burial place of, 248; letter from, 286
Maclagan, Mrs. G. C., death of, 235
Maclagan, R. B., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Maclagan, Warren and Watson, commission business of, 175
Maclaren, D., part of, in football game, 207
M'Laren, David B., reference to, 262
MacNair, A. G. M., western trip of, 232
McPherson, Mr., services of, on cricket team, 191
Madden, J. B., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Mahan, J. T., part of, in `tug of war ", 208
Maher, M. T., lignite discovered by, 185
Mahaska County, Welsh in, 44, 45; English in, 50; mention of, 272
Maitland, A. W., work of, as private secretary, 175; place of, in Prairie Minstrels, 224; trip of, to England, 230; return of, to England, 248; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Malarial fever, crew afflicted with, 58
Malcolm Street, 239
Manchester (England), literature distributed in, 36; John B. Close at, 69, 77; letters in newspapers of, 75, 170; immigrants from, 96, 137; visitor from, 229; mention of, 256
Manchester Down sheep, raising of, 133
Manitoba, wheat growing in, 60, 76
Mann, Alice, advice of, to emigrants, 23-28; book by, 24-28, 32
Mansel, E., part of, in football game, 207
Mansel, H. G., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Manufacturers' Union, formation of, 185
Mardi Gras, trip to, 232
Margesson, Mr., marriage of, 248
Margesson, H. P., arrival of, in Iowa, 161; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Margesson, M. R., farm of, 136; arrival of, in Iowa, 161; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Margesson, R., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Market, 148
Marriott-Dodington, H. P., service of, as minister, 237
Marsh, Arthur Everard, church services conducted by, 243; reference to, 262; coming of, to Iowa, 287
Marsh, Mrs. Arthur E., coming of, to Iowa, 287
Marsh, Arthur Henry, sketch of life of, 287, 288
Marsh, Percy, membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Marsh, S. M., presence of, at dance, 227
Marsh, W. White, farm of, 146; reference to, 262
Marshall County, Canadians in, 46
Master, A. C. C., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Maurice, grain business at, 177;
Hollanders at, 252
Medd, W. H. B., part of, in cricket match, 209; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Medicine Hat (Alberta), English resident at, 247, 248
Melbourne, removal of county seat from, 73
Mellersh, T. G}., pamphlet by, 150, 151
Mercator's letters, 217
Merrill, Samuel, letter of, 34; criticism of, by Irish, 35
Merrill, shipments from, 175; mention of, 188
Methodist Church (Le Mars), lack of respect for, 211
Middle West, reason for delay in settlement of, 178
Migration, interest in, 7-10
Miller & Co., butter purchased by, 136
Milne, John, guests of, 229
Milne, Sydney, death of, 175; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Milton, John., mention of, 254
Milwaukee (Wisconsin), consul at, 269
Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad, lands purchased of, 116
Minneapolis (Minnesota), grain business of Henry J. Moreton at, 177; cricket team of, 193; English residents at, 247
Minnesota, emigrants encouraged by, 33; wheat raising in, 76; hunting in, 89; land improved in, 98; value of land in, 101; land bought in, 104, 1-06; move of Iowa Land Company into, 113, 114, 115; amount of land owned by English in, 115, 116, 269; farm pupils in, 150, 154; proposed removal of English to, 158; land owned in, by aliens, 269
Mirror, The (Le Mars), editor of, 219
"Miss Nancy" emigrants, attitude toward, 28
Missions, information concerning, 243, 244
Mississippi, land owned in, by aliens, 268
Mississippi River, lectures on valley of, 17, 18; use of corn as fuel on steamboats on, 70; soil along, 88
Mississippi Valley, local pride in, 9 ; emigration to, 22; agricultural resources of, 120
Missouri, visit of Close brothers to, 61
Missouri Land Company, land owned by, 268
Missouri Land and S. S. Co., land owned by, 269
Missouri River, value of lands along, 82, 88; bluffs of, 89; end of free range on, 245, 246
Moingona, Scotch in, 48
Money, lending of, 81, 82
Mongols, migration of, 7
Monroe County, Irish in, 43; Welsh in, 44; Scotch in, 48, 257; English in, 50; British in, 257
Montana, proposed removal of British to, 246
Montgomery, R. H., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283 Montgomery County, Welsh in, 44, 45
Moody, Dwight L., revival service of, 242
Moore, A. J., presence of, at dance, 227
Moore, A. W., farm of, 137
Moore, 0. A., farm of, 179
Moors, migration of, 7
Moravians, presence of, in Iowa, 17
Moreton, F. J., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Moreton, Henry J., position of, in bank, 176; grain business of, 177; office of, 184; services of, on cricket team, 191; part of, in polo match, 208; membership of, in Prairie Club, 222, 283; trip of, to England, 230; residence of, 247
Moreton, Reginald, interest of, in blooded stock, 137, 138; trip of, to England, 230
Moreton, Reynolds, farm of, 132, 133, 144, 145, 146, 179, 180; advice of, on sheep raising, 134; interest of, in blooded stock, 137, 138; mention of, 148; farm pupils of, 151, 155, 235; coming of, to Iowa, 166; private secretary of, 175; position of, as president of land company, 176; drill ordered by, 181; report of coal findings made by, 182, 183, 184, 186; office of, 184, 190; thanks extended by, 184, 185; criticism of, 185, 186; chase begun at farm of, 188; cricket team of, 190, 191; telephone to farm of, 213; membership of, in Prairie Club, 222, 283; guests of, 229; address by, 234, 286; church services conducted by, 237, 238, 242, 243; Young Men's Christian Association organized by, 242; dogs raised by, 274; death of, 278; letter from, 286
Moreton, Mrs. Reynolds, thanks extended by, 184, 185
Moreton's "pups", game with, 204
Morgan, Mr., presence of, at picnic, 228
Morgan, Mrs., presence of, at picnic, 228
Morgan, John, bricks made by, 175
Morgan, T., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Morris, G., arrival of, in Iowa, 161
Morris, J. C., mention of, 215
Mortgages, business in, 82
Mowbray, A., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Mueller, Count von, part of, in polo match, 203, 204
Murray County (Minnesota), land business in, 113
Muscatine, need of skilled labor at, 26
Muscatine County, Irish in, 43
Music, club for, 223, 224
Mylius, Charles, business career of, 176; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Myron, Mr., part of, in cricket game, 192, 193
Mystic, English at, 49
NAIRN, PHILIP, death of, 158; reference to, 262
Nash, J. R., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Nashotah Theological Seminary, 240
Neath (England), literature distributed in, 36
Nebraska, trip of Close brothers to, 61; corn raising in, 76; pioneer conditions in, 88
"Ned ", race won by, 199 Negroes, refusal of, to work, 61; absence of, from Iowa, 87
Nesfield, E., part of, in " tug of war", 208; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Neville, Canon, sermon by, 238 New England States, immigrants from, 17
New England of the Northwest ", 166
New Jersey, comment by editor of, 121, 122
New Mexico, pioneer conditions in, 88; trip of English through, 231, 232
New Orleans (Louisiana), produce sold at, 21; expositions held at, 40
New York, immigrants from, 17
New York City, experiences in, 22; arrival of emigrants at, 28; quarantine regulations at, 30, 31; Commissioner of Immigration at, 33; cost of transporting grain to, 70, 71; marriage of Wm. B. Close at, 77, 233; trip to, to buy land, 81; comment by papers of, on English in Iowa, 166, 167; roughs in, 211
New World, peopling of, 7, 8
Newcastle-on-Tyne (England), mention of, 258
Newgas, Benjamin, land owned by, 268; land company represented by, 268
Newhall, John B., advice of, to immigrants, 17-23; coming of, to Iowa, 18; book by, 18, 19, 32; influence of, in England, 32
Newman, A., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Newmarch, L. A., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Newspapers, accounts in, concerning emigrants, 21, 22; criticisms of, 96; comment in, relative to Iowa Land Company, 105; publicity in, concerning English colony, 161-168, 171, 172, 173; account of, among English settlers, 216, 217
Nicholson, B., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Nicholson, James Birrell, farm of, 136
Nicholson, R., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Nicholson brothers, residence of, 247
"Nippon", prize won by, 201
Nobles County (Minnesota), land bought in, 104, 107, 108, 113, 116
Normans, migration of, 7
Norsemen, migration of, 7
North America, hardships endured in, 8
North Carolina, immigrants from, 17
North, Central and South American Exposition (New Orleans), Iowa display at, 40
North Dakota, fertility of, 107, 108; land bought in, 259
North-Western Coal and Mining Company, organization of, 184
Northwestern Iowa, purchase of land in, by Close ' brothers, 59-62, 68-71, 74, 75; trip of Close brothers to, 61, 62; advantages of, 63, 64, 75, 76, 89, 120-128, 135; farming operations of Close brothers in, 63-67; railroads in, 73, 74; pamphlets on farming in, 77-86; physical characteristics of, 88; fuel in, 89; hunting in, 89; servants in, 89, 91; climate of, 91; disadvantages of, 91, 169, 170; land business in, 113; fame of colony in, 161-173; description of, 167, 168; church life in, 237-244; disappearance of English from, 245-252
Northwestern Polo League, organization of, 203
Norwegians, number of, in Iowa, 52
Nottingham (England), literature distributed in, 36
O'BRIEN, WILLIAM SMITH, county named for, 290
O'Brien County, railroads in, 72; origin of names of, 252, 265, 290; population of, 260; mention of, 265, 285; number of British in, 289
O'Gorman, Richard, letter to, relative to immigration, 35
Ohio, immigrants from, 17; advantages of settlers in, 27, 28; value of farm buildings in, 269
Oldfield, C. B., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Omaha (Nebraska), journey from, 103; trains from, 194; polo club organized at, 203
Onawa, polo club organized at, 203
Ontario (Canada), live stock in, 39
Orange City, English at, 136, 137; Hollanders at, 252; founding of, 272
Orde, Julian W., part of, in polo match, 208; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Osceola County, railroads in, 72, 108; improvements in, 97, 98; county seat of, 103; land bought in, 104, 113, 116; company established in, 106; taxes in, 107; business of Close brothers in, 114; business of Iowa Land Company in, 115; houses in, 122, 123; breaking in, 124; stewards in charge of farms in, 128, 174; population of, 260; farms in, 271; British in, 289 Oskaloosa, Welsh at, 45; English at, 49
Osmanston, Mr., part of, in football game, 205, 206, 207
Oswell, T., part of, in paperchase, 188; services of, on cricket team, 191
Ottumwa, Welsh at, 45; English at, 49
Oxford Down sheep, raising of, 133
Oxford University, rowing contest with, 57; graduates of, at Le Mars, 139, 238
PACIFIC OCEAN, voyage across, 26
Paget, Lord Alfred, son of, 166
Paget, Alfred H., soap factory of, 175, 176; part of, in athletic meet, 201; part of, in football game, 205, 206, 207; part of, in tennis tournament, 208; part of, in cricket match, 209; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Paget, Almeric, coming bf, to English colony, 143; title of, 249; marriage of, 249
Palace Dray Line, owner of, 177
Paley, Fred, commission business of, 1174; cricket matches arranged by, 190; office of, 190, 193; horse owned by, 199; presence of, at picnic, 228; burial place of, 248; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Paley, Mrs. Fred, injury of, 199; sketches by, 217
Paley's Theology, author of, 139
Pamphlet on farming in Iowa, 77-86
Panhandle, purchase of land in, by Close brothers, 118
Panic of 1877, condition of farmers during, 70
Paper chase, holding of, 188, 189 Paper mill, need of, 149
Pardoe, O. T., part of, in cricket game, 192; part of, in polo match, 208; membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Parisian Grand Prix, winner of, 198
Parke, A., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Parke, C., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283
Parke, E. R., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Parke, W., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Patrick, R. T., song written by, 288
Patten, H. S., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Paul, Edward, land owned by, 116
Paul, H., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Paullin, D. Edward, residence of, 285
Paullin, Daniel, advice of, to William B. Close, 58, 59, 68, 233, 258; investments of, 61; service of, as Close agent, 68; sketch of life of, 258, 259; death of, 285
Paullin, Henry, residence of, 285
Paullin, Mary, marriage of, to Wm. B. Close, 59, 77, 233, 285
Paullin brothers, farm of, 285
Paullina, mention of, 285
Paulton, Walter Abraham, trip of, to England, 230; marriage of, 233; return of, to England, 248; membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Paulton, Will, residence of, 247; membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Paulton brothers, farm of, 136, 137
Payn, Mr., farm of, 181
Payne, Mr., part of, in cricket game, 192, 209; money won by, 200
Payne, F., part of, in athletic meet, 201; membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Payne, Randolph, marriage of, 233; residence of, 247; membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Payne, W. W., part of, in tennis tournament, 208; membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Pease, Miss, presence of, at dance, 227
Peel, Albert, land owned by, in United States, 268
Pell, Mr., visit of, to America, 172
Pella, mention of, 272 Pennsylvania, immigrants from, 17; Wm. B. Close in, 61
Perkins, George D., appointment of, as Commissioner of Immigration, 38
Perry, Bishop, 238
Perth (Scotland), literature distributed in, 36
Peters, F. D., presence of, at dance, 227
"Petrarch", prize won by, 198, 199
Phenhallagan, D. G., part of, in athletic meet, 201
Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), regatta at, 57, 58; marriage of Rev. Cunningham at, 240
Philadelphia Centennial Exposition, Iowa display at, 40
Phillips, Marshall Co., land owned by, 268
Philpotts, S., syndicate headed by, 268
Philson, Mr., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Picnics, description of, 227, 228
Pierce, J. T., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Pioneer-Press (St. Paul), reference to, 110, 116
Pioneers, hardships of, 8; qualifications of, 26; sale of lands by, 68
Pipestone (Minnesota), hotel at, 113; Frederick B. Close at, 114; office of Close brothers at, 114; removal of Close brothers to, 116, 230, 231; mention of, 189
Pipestone County (Minnesota), purchase of land in, 113, 116
Pipestone Jockey Club, meeting of, 201
"Pirates of Penzance", giving of, 241
Pitts, C. W., acknowledgment to, 11
Plymouth Coal Company, organization of, 183
Plymouth County, Canadians in, 46; English in, 50; purchase of land in, by Close brothers, 68, 71, 99, 100, 120, 121, 157; railroads in, 72; first settlements in, 72; plans for English colony in, 81; description of, 88, 92, 93; need of laborers in, 96; improvements in, 97, 98; towns platted in, 100, 101; value of land in, 101, 264; land titles in, 102; land in, 105, 285; taxes in, 107; vote of, on prohibitory amendment, 109; land business in, 113, 114; agricultural resources of, 120, 168, 269; houses in, 122; breaking in, 124; planting of trees in, 125; Dutch in, 127; land owned by English in, 131; farm in, 136; lords in, 163; rewards offered by, for discovery of coal, 179; first rural telephone in, 213; origin of name of, 252, 290, 291; population of, 260; encouragement of immigrants to, 271; number of British in, 289
Plymouth County Agricultural Society, annual fair of, 199
Poland China hogs, raising of, 132, 136
Polk County, Irish in, 43; Welsh in, 44, 45; Canadians in, 46; Scotch in, 48; English in, 50; British in, 257
Polled Angus cattle, raising of, 136
Pollock, Baron, decision of, 154 Polo, death of Frederick B. Close during game of, 119; playing of, 203, 204, 208
Population, westward movement of, 70; increase in, 73
Portland, football game with, 205, 206, 207
Portland Township (Plymouth County), purchase of land in, by Close brothers, 68
Portlandville, funeral at, 238
Portsea (England), vicar at, 239
Pottawattamie County, Irish in, 43; Canadians in, 46; Scotch in, 48; English in, 50; British in, 257; rank of, as farming community, 269
Potter, R., coming of, to Iowa, 166
Potter, R. E., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Potter, Thomas Bayley, son of, 139
Poweshiek County, Irish in, 43; Scotch in, 48
Poweshiek Township (Jasper County), Welsh in, 45
Prairie Club, races held by, 201; establishment of, 222; members of, 222, 223, 226, 247, 282-284; rooms of, 222, 223; concert at, 224; hospitality of, to Americans, 224, 225; effect of prohibition on, 226; news received at, 235; minute book of, 281, 282
Prairie Minstrels, personnel of, 223, 224; concert by, 224
Preemption, lands secured under, 73
Presbyterian Church (Sioux City), substitute minister in, 242, 243
Prescott, Percy E., dray business of, 177; guests of, 230; residence of, 247; reference to, 262; membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Prestledge, 137
Preston, Mr., services of, on cricket team, 191
Preston, A. G., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Preston, J. H., farm of, 137; interest of, in blooded stock, 137, 138; share of, in organization of the Prairie Club, 222; burial place of, 248; membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Preston Township (Plymouth County), purchase of land in, by Close brothers, 68
Price, F. R., office of, 190; part of, in cricket game, 193; share of, in Prairie Club, 222, 284; place of, in Prairie Minstrels, 224; burial place of, 248; college of, 273
Price, H. J., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Probert, John W., acknowledgment to, 12; statement of, relative to Close brothers, 264; statement of, relative to land titles, 265; office of, 267
Professions, practice of, in English colony, 176
Prohibition, relation of, to English immigration, 109-112; attitude toward, in English colony, 214, 215
Prohibition amendment, legislative adoption of, 109; popular vote on, 109, 110; attitude of English toward, 109, 110, 111, 112; unconstitutionality of, 112
Property, price of, 20, 21; law relative to, 39
Protestant Episcopal Church, work of, 238
Public schools (English), men from, 150
Publicity, work for, in regard to Iowa, 87-93
Pullman (Washington), English resident of, 248
Pullman cars, English in, 162
Punch, cartoon in, on Iowa colony, 172, 173; subscriptions for, 216
Pupils, farm, taking of, by Close brothers, 85, 86; service of, on farms, 132; origin of idea of, 141; status of, 141, 142, 151, 152, 154; account of, in English colony, 141-156; number of, 142, 146, 151; dissipation of, 143, 153, 155, 210, 211, 212, 213; advertisements for, 147151, 154; disadvantages of, 152, 153; abandonment of system of, 153; stories of, 154, 155
"Pups", nickname of, 144, 274
QUARANTINE REGULATIONS, need for improvement of, 30, 31
Queenborough, Lord, mention of, 143, 249
Queen's Bench, Court of, case in, involving farm pupils, 153, 154
Queen's College, graduates of, 273
Quincy (Illinois), Daniel Paullin from, 58, 59; William B. Close at, 58,59; mention of, 285
Quorn, platting of, 100, 101, 291; English farmers at, 131, 132; cricket practised at, 190; football team of, 204; church services at, 239; origin of name of, 252
Quorn Farm, mention of, 176
Quorn Hunt, mention of, 291
RACE COURSE, condition of, 196
Races, mention of, 195, 196; attendance at, 197; holding of, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 207, 208
Railroads, literature disseminated by, 34; efforts of, to dispose of land, 40, 41; building of, 70, 71; number of, in northwestern Iowa, 72, 73, 88, 127; rates on, 78
Ramsey, Mr., part of, in cricket game, 191, 192
Range, disappearance of, 245, 246
Ratliff, Thos., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Raton (New Mexico), visit of English to, 231, 232
Raymond, 0. T., membership of, in Prairie Club, 222, 284
Reade, R., part of, in "tug of war ", 208
Reading (England), clergyman from, 238
Red River Valley, wheat growing in, 60; offer to inspect land in, 107, 108; Dalrymple farm in, 259
Regatta, Close brothers in, 57, 58
Reid, A. A. P., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Reid, Edward, land owned by, 268 Reid, F. R., membership of, In Prairie Club, 284
Religion, influence of, in English colony, 237-244
Rent, terms of, 65, 66, 67 Republican party, attitude of English toward, 216
Revell, Mr., part of, in paper chase, 188
Richards, Mr., part of, in paper chase, 188
Richards, C. N., office of, 280
Richards, G. J., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Richards, H. 0. K., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Richards, II. W., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Richardson and Hospers, Dutch immigration encouraged by, 127, 271, 272
Richmond, Mr., daughter of, 288
Richmond, William, church services conducted by, 243
Riekards, H., farm of, 137; business interests of, 175; place of, in Prairie Minstrels, 223; presence of, at picnic, 228; trip of, to England, 230; return of, to England, 248; reference to, 262; membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Ricketts, purchase of land at, by Close brothers, 59
Ridgeways, A., horse owned by, 197
Roads, condition of, in northwestern Iowa, 89
Robert Benson and Company, firm of, 277
Roberts, F. C., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Roberts, Frost, and Heaphy, business of, 175
Robertson, C. L., part of, in athletic meet, 201; membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Robertson, E. F., :place of, in Prairie Minstrels, 224; return of, to England, 248; membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Robinson, F. R., part of, in athletic meet, 201; part of, in football game, 206, 207; membership of, in Prairie Club, 222, 284
Rochdale (England), representative of, 139
Rochester (New York), race course at, 194
Rock County (Minnesota), land bought in, 104, 113, 116
Rock Rapids, office opened at, 101,
102; mission church at, 244 Rodgers, Mr., syndicate headed by, 268
Rollo, Eric, part of, in football game, 206; membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Rollo, H. E., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Roman Catholics, settlement of, in Iowa, 43, 44
Romanes, F. E., race won by, 202; part of, in tennis tournament, 208; place of, in Prairie Minstrels, 223; presence of, at picnic, 228; death of, 248; services of, on committee, 280; membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Ronaldson, A., membership of, in Prairie Club, 222, 284; picnic by, 228; burial place of, 248
Ronaldson, Mrs. A., picnic by, 228 Rowing, interest of Close brothers in, 57, 58
Rubio, Mr., book by, 27
Ruble, Mr., farm of, 181
Rugby (Tennessee), English community at, 157-160, 275
Rugby colony, story of, 157-160; visit to, 276
Rugby football, playing of, 204, 205, 206, 207
Rugby Public School, graduates from, 157
"Runners", emigrants cautioned against, 22
Russell, "Bull Run", book published by, 265
Russians, number of, in Iowa, 257
ST. GEORGE'S BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF CLINTON, president of, 30
St. George's Church (Le Mars), dedication of, 240; services in, 240, 241, 242; program for, 241; membership of, 243, 244
"St. Kames", farm pupil system described by, 144-147
St. Leonard, barony of, 236
St. Louis (Missouri), polo team of, 204
St. Paul (Minnesota), criticism of press of, relative to immigration, 96; conference held at, 100; mention of, 103; welcome extended at, 105; removal of Iowa Land Company to, 115; quotation from newspaper of, 116, 117, 129-131; market at, 166; cricket team of, 191, 192, 193; trains from, 194; horse races mentioned in press 'of, 196; guests from, 227
St. Paul and Omaha Railroad, train furnished by, 105
St. Paul and Sioux City Railroad, route of, 73; land commissioner of, 100; land agents of, 101; letter to, 103; title disputed by, 104; town site purchased from, 113; foreign land owners along, 116
St. Paul Pioneer Press, interest of, in English colony, 166 (see also Pioneer-Press)
St. Vincent, Earl, 248
St. Vincent, Lord, sons of, 145; death of, 235
Salix, polo club organized at, 203
Saloon, cost of travel by, 78
Saloons, names of, 210; criticism of, 210, 211; account of, at Le Mars, 210-215; fight in, 213, 214
Sammis, J. U., office of, 280
Sammis brothers, part of, in polo match, 204
Sankey, Ira D., revival service of, 242
Saskatchewan (Canada), Iowans in, 47
Sawyer, S. B., contracts with, 122
Saxons, migration of, 7
Scandinavians, representation of, on immigration board, 34
Schools, provision for, 127
Scotch, number of, in Iowa, 17, 32, 47, 48, 51, 52, 289, 290
Scotch Land Company, land owned by, 268, 269
Scotland, literature distributed in, 34; immigrants from, 136, 265; Le Mars newspaper sent to, 163; trips of colonists to, 230, 234; return of colonists to, 246
Scott County, Irish in, 43; Canadians in, 46; Scotch in, 48; English in, 50; British in, 257
Scougel, Mr., part of, in cricket match, 209
Seattle (Washington), English resident at, 248
Sedgwick, Mr., farm of, 181
Seed, cost of, 67
Seney, English farm near, 137; hockey team of, 202
Sentinel, The (Le Mars), reporter of, 177; libel suit against, 219; church news in, 240 (see also Le Mars Sentinel)
Seppings, G. W., church services conducted by, 241
Sergeant's Bluff, farm near, 233
Servants, supply of, 89, 91; lack of, 169, 170; status of, 171
Shakespeare, William, mention of, 253
Shambaugh, Benj. F., acknowledgment to, 13
Sharp, R. W., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Sharp, W., reference to, 262
Sharp, W. A., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Shaw, Alfred, reference to, 262
Shearman, Henry, libel suit brought by, 153, 154
Sheep, advantages of northwestern Iowa for raising of, 88, 89, 92; number of, 132, 133; profits of, 133, 134; loss of, by freezing, 134; range feeding of, 135
Sheffield (England), literature distributed in, 36
Sheldon, number of people from, 196; program at, 224; mission church at, 243, 244
Sheppard, George, Iowa praised by, 28; services of, to emigrants, 28, 29
Shorthorn cattle, raising of, 132, 136, 137
Shuttleworth, J. Duehurst, pamphlet prepared by, 38, 39; signature of, 39; newspaper account of, 39
Sibley, office of Close brothers at, 102, 113, 114; visit of ducal party to, 103; improvements in land near, 104; headquarters of company at, 104; prospects of, 106; building at, 108; English activities in, 115; steamship agent at, 175; cricket team of, 193; number of people from, 196; polo team of, 208; program at, 224; removal of Close brothers to, 230, 231; mission church at, 243, 244; mention of, 271
Simms, H. A., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Simpson, W. D., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Sinclair, Mr., part of, in cricket game, 192, 209
Sinclair, A. C., part of, in football game, 207; membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Sinclair, C., part of, in "tug of war", 208
Sioux Center, Hollanders at, 252
Sioux City, Irish at, 43, 290; Canadians at, 47, 290; Scotch at, 48, 290; English at, 49, 290; railroad to, 72; land office at, 104, 105; land commissioner at, 105; Close brothers at, 114, 121; English farm near, 137; stock judging at, 138; English lawyer at, 176; grain business of, 177; dray line at, 177; guests from, 196, 226, 227, 233; races at, 201; polo at, 203, 204; account of disorders at Le Mars in newspapers of, 211, 212; visits at, 231; entertainment at, 241; Episcopal church at, 243; English residents at, 247; burial at, 248; population of, 260
Sioux City and St. Paul Railroad, coming of, to Iowa, 72; foreign landowners along, 116; land commissioner of, 256; land of, 264
Sioux City Journal, mention of, 111
Sioux City Planing Mill, 176
Sioux City Quadrille Band, music by, 227
Sioux County, railroads in, 72; description of, 88; improvements in, 97, 98; value of land in, 101, 264; taxes in, 107; buildings in, 113, 122; business of Close brothers in, 114, 123; purchase of land in, 116; agricultural resources of, 120, 269; breaking in, 124; Dutch in, 127; need of laborers in, 128; lords in, 163; farms in, 238, 239; population of, 260; encouragement of immigrants to, 271; British in, 289
Sioux Falls (South Dakota), plan for railroad to, 108; polo club organized at, 203; English resident at, 247
Slayton, C. W., company represented by, 104
Sloan, polo club organized at, 203
Smalley, J., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Smith, George, reference to, 262
Smyth, Chas. G., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Smyth, James H., reference to, 263
Smyth, R., return of, to England, 246
Smyth, W. S., reference to, 263 Soap factory, operation of, 175, 176
Social life, account of, in English colony, 221-236
Society, lack of, 91; provision for, 149
"Soiree Dansante ", description of, 227
"Soldier Farm", statement concerning, 66, 67
Soldier Township (Crawford County), report of farm in, 66, 67
Song, colony, words of, 249-251
Soudan, 230, 235
South America, hardships endured in, 8
South Carolina, immigrants from, 17
South Dakota, land improved in, 98; fertility of, 107, 108; origin of names in, 252
Southport (England), pamphlet prepared at, 38, 39
Southworth, H. B., return of, to England, 247
Sowerby, C., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
"Speculation", rider thrown by, 198
Speculators, lands held by, 73, 74; sale of lands by, 74
Spencer, mission church at, 243, 244
Spirit Lake, plan for tournament at, 202; boat races at, 202; mission church at, 243, 244 Spirit Lake and Western Railroad, plan for construction of, 108
Sports, kinds of, in Iowa, 187-209
"Sportsman", race with, 200
Stafford, Lord, visit of, to Iowa, 103, 104
Stallion, description of, 138
Stanhope, R., arrival of, in Iowa, 161; membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Stanier, Guy, membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Stanton, Louise, purchase of land from, 71
Starky, B. B., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Statter, Fred, burial place of, 248
Statter, G. F., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Statter, W. H., Iowa recommended by, 92; reference to, 262
Steamship agent, service of W. Gladstone as, 175
Steamships, rates on, 78
Steerage, cost of travel by, 78
Stephens, Nassau Somerville, army record of, 240; church services conducted by, 240, 241
Stevens, W. H. P., part of, in football game, 207; place of, in Prairie Minstrels, 223; member ship of, in Prairie Club, 284
Stewards, employment of, 128, 174
Stickney, Mr., railroad financed by, 277
Stirling (Scotland), literature distributed in, 36
Stock, provision for, 65
Stock farms, pupils on, 85, 86
Stock raising, interest of Close brothers in, 60; Iowa suitable for, 61, 62, 76, 92, 93; best locations for, 76; capital needed for, 79, 80, 86; difficulties of, 91; advantages of, 129; profits of, 132, 245; emphasis on, 137, 138
Stockwell, 138
Stoner, W. G., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Stoughton, H., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Strait, Colonel, coal discovered by, 180, 181, 182
Stubbs, Mr., services of, on cricket team, 191
Stubbs, J. W. H., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Stubbs, W., share of, in organization of the Prairie Club, 222
Sturgess, Captain, visit of, 229
Sturgess, Mr., part of, in football game, 207
Sturgess, A. H., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Sturgess, E., part of, in " tug of war ", 208
Sturgess, Edw. D., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Sugden, A. F., sheep lost by, 134; mention of, 148
Sugden, Mrs. A. F., return of, to England, 247
Sugden, Florence Emily, marriage of, to H. L. P. Chiene, 233
Sugden, Henry Frank, advantages of Iowa pointed out by, 92; office of, 183; rumor of title of, 236; membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Sugden, Mrs. Henry F., denial by, 236
"Sunbeam", prize won by, 198 Supreme Court of Iowa, decision of, on prohibitory amendment, 214
Sussex (England), colonist from, 234
Sutherland, Duke of, visit of, in Iowa, 103, 104, 229; land bought by, 104, 107, 268; town named for, 265, 290
Sutherland, origin of name of, 252, 265
Sutton, A. F., services of, on cricket team, 191
Sutton, A. T., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Swan, C. M., presence of, at dance, 227
Swansea (England), literature distributed in, 36
Swedes, number of, in Iowa, 17, 52
Swinburne, W., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Swinton, J. C. B., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Sykes, Mr., land owned by, 175, 268; visit of, to Iowa, 229, 259,
260
Sykes and Hughes, amount of land owned by, 116
TABARD INN, 159
Tally-ho riding, popularity of, 188 Tama County, Canadians in, 46; Scotch in, 48
Tarleton, H., part of, in football game, 207; membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Tartars, migration of, 7
Tattersall, Edmund, races won by, 138
Taxes, amount of, 67, 89, 97, 107; reduction of, for tree planting, 125, 126
"Tax-Payers, Our British", editorial on, 107
Taylor, Ernest, death of, in Iowa, 234
Taylor, H. L., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Taylor, L., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Taylor, T. C., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Taylor County, land purchased in, 100
Taylour, E. E., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Tea, sale of, at Le Mars, 175
Tenants, agreement of Close brothers with, 64, 65, 66, 67, 76, 124, 126, 265; breaking done by, 124; number of, 126, 127; nationality of, 127; kind of, 267, 268
Tennant, Robert, land owned by, 268
Tennessee, immigrants from, 17; story of English community in, 157-160
Tennis, playing of, 202, 208
Tete des Morts (Canada), visitors from, 229
Texas, mention of, 39; pioneer conditions in, 88; purchase of land in, by Close brothers, 118; trip to, 235; land owned in, by aliens, 268; value of live stock in, 269
Thales, mention of, 182, 183
Thames River, rowing contest on, 57
Thelwell, E. L., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Thompson, Sir Basil, coming of, to Iowa, 143
Thompson, H. W., reference to, 262
Thomson, Mr., part of, in football game, 205, 206, 207
Thomson, B. H., place Of, in Prairie Minstrels, 223; membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Thomson, W., law practice of, 176
Thoroughbreds, importation of, 138
"Thunderer, The", visit of, to Iowa, 167
Thursby, E. H., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Tibbitt, J., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Tiffney, Mr., part of, in cricket match, 209
Times, The (London), letters concerning Iowa in, 75
Titles, 163, 236
Tobacco, effect Of, On sOil, 60
Todrich, Mr., part of, in paper chase, 188
Tom Brown's Schooldays, author of, 157
Tottenham, E. H., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Touch, J. W., membership Of, in Prairie Club, 284
Towns, establishment of, 29, 30, 100, 101
Townshend, S. Nugent, farm pupil system described by, 144-147; trip in charge of, 232 Track meet, holding of, 201
Traer, Scotch in, 48
Trail County (North Dakota), land bought in, 259
Trains, chartering of special, 196, 226, 227
Transportation, charges for, 70, 71; lack of, 178
Travel, amount of, by English, 228-232
Trees, planting of, 125, 126
Trego County (Kansas), Close brothers in, 117, 118
Trinity College, men from, in centennial regatta, 57, 58; clergyman from, 237; fellow of, 239
Troscoed, location of, 137
Trotter, H. G., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Troy Township (Iowa County), Welsh in, 45
"True", prize won by, 197
"Tug of war", holding of, 208
Tullichewan Castle, 136 Turks, migration of, 7
Turner, Jonathan, daughter of, 258
Tutor, advertisement for, 176
Twain, Mark, mention of, 171
Tweedale, Marquis of, mention of, 268
Twidale, J., medical practice of, 176
Typhoid fever, epidemic of, at Rugby colony, 158
UNION COUNTY, Irish in, 43
Union Township (Johnson County), Welsh in, 45
Union Township (Plymouth County), land purchased in, 99
United Mine Workers of America, president of, 45
United States, immigration authorized by, 10; prejudices against, 19; immigration to, 23, 26, 31, 38; trip of Close brothers through, 59, 60; land titles in, 83; amount of land owned by aliens in, 116, 117
United team, game with, 205, 206, 207
Utica (New York), paper published at, 45
VAN DER ZEE, JACOB, Visit of, to Le Mars, 277, 278
Van Sommer, J., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Veal, Frederick Kingsbury, lumber yard of, 177; part of, in "tug of war", 208; marriage of, 233; residence of, 247; membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Vernon, W. G. Harcourt, position of, in bank, 176; part of, in cricket game, 193; membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Victoria, Queen, celebration in honor of, 207, 208, 209, 220, 241, 280; toast to, 231; prayers for, 238
Viola Township (Osceola County), houses in, 123
Virgin land, plan of Close brothers for farming of, 63-67
Virginia, Frederick B, Close in, 57, 58, 60, 62; price of land in, 60, 61; people of, 61
Voltiguer-Garland, 138
WADDILOVE, MR., wagers won by, 200
Waddilove, A. C., part of, in football game, 205, 206, 207
Waddilove, J. C., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Wade, Armigel W., reference to, 263
Wake, T., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Wakefield, Jack W., stock farm of, 137; interest of, in cricket, 190, 193; horse ridden by, 199, 200; attempt of, to horse whip editor, 211; incident concerning, 213, 239, 286; mention of, 228; presence of, at picnic, 228; visit of, to England, 228; death of, 248; reference to, 262; college of, 274; membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Wakefield, John, (see Wakefield, Jack W.)
Wales, literature distributed in, 34
Wales (Montgomery County), Welsh in, 45
Walker, Mr., part of, in paper chase, 188; presence of, at picnic, 228
Walker, R., interest of, in cricket, 190, 191; part of, in tennis tournament, 208
Walker, Richard, place of, in Prairie Minstrels, 224; membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Walker, Robert, membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Walkinshaw, J. M. C., race won by, 202; part of, in football game, 205, 206, 207; place of, in Prairie Minstrels, 223; membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Waller, H. N., buck killed by, 189; membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Walter, Mr., address by, 167; article by, 171, 172
Walters, John, presence of, at wedding, 233, 234
Wann, W. Hyndman, reference to, 262; membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Wapello County, Irish in, 43; Welsh in, 44, 45; English in, 50; British in, 257
"War between the Races", editorial on, 211, 212
Ward, George E., cattle raised by, 137; residence of, 247
Warner, George, contract with, 122
Warren, Mr., presence of, at picnic, 228
Warren, D., part of, in "tug of war ", 208
Warren, James Brough, farm of, 136; meat market of, 175; marriage of, 233; membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Water, lack of, 180
Watkins, S. R., acknowledgment to, 11
Watson, , Mr., part of, in polo match, 208; presence of, at picnic, 228
Watson, H. A., services of, on cricket team, 191; membership of, in Prairie Club, 222, 284; western trip of, 232
Watson, Hugh, death of, 234
Watson, J. G., services of, on cricket team, 191; part of, in polo match, 203, 204; membership of, in Prairie Club, 222, 284; burial place of, 248
Weare, Miss, presence of, at dance, 227
Webster, D., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Webster County, Irish in, 43; Scotch in, 48
Weddings, account of, 232-234
Weir, A. Y., part of, in "tug of war ", 208; residence of, 247; membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Wells, cost of, 66; dragging of, 123
Welsh, number of, in Iowa, 44, 45, 51, 52, 289
Weiton, establishment of, 29; failure of, 29, 30
Westfield, Mr., part of, in cricket match, 209
West Fork, cricket team, of, 191; church services at, 239 (see also Quorn)
West Fork plate, calling of, 197; winner of, 208
Westbourne Farm, 137
Western Town Lot Company, towns platted by, 290, 291
Whalley, Captain, land owned by, 268
What Cheer, Scotch at, 48; name of, 48; English at, 49
Wheat, production of, 39, 67; best location for growing of, 60, 76; blight on, 65, 91; use of new land for, 66; price of, 67; waste of, 70; transportation charges on, 70, 71; profits on, 76; advantages of raising, 129
White, Charles A., geological survey made by, 182
White Pass and Yukon Railway, building of, 118, 119
White Star Line, transportation on, 143
Whitney, Miss, marriage of Almeric Paget to, 143
Whitney, Harry Payne, sister of, 249
"Wide Awake Hose Company, The", member of, 219
Wild, J., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Wilde, Mr., presence of, at picnic, 228
Wilde, Oscar, lecture by, 231
Williamsburg, Welsh at, 45
Williamson, E. P., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Wilson, G., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Wilson Township (Osceola County), houses in, 123
"Windsor Palace", naming of, 210
"Wine", explanation of, 287
Winneshiek County, Irish in, 43; Canadians in, 46
Winstanley, E., part of, in tennis tournament, 208; membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Winter, severity of, 151
Wisconsin, description of, 19; immigration encouraged by, 33; tenants from, 106; advertising matter distributed .in, 114; hunting in, 189
Wise, Alexander A., work of, on commission, 34, 37
Women 's Emigration Society, founding of, 261, 262
Wood, Mr., farm of, 181
Wood, supply' of, in northwestern Iowa, 89
Woodard, C. P., coal discovered by, 184
Woodbury County, Irish in, . 43; Canadians in, 46; Scotch in, 48, 257; English in, 50; purchase of land in, by Close brothers, 68, 71, 99, 100; railroad in, 72; description of, 88; value of land in, 101, 264; taxes in, 107; land business in, 113, 114; houses in, 122; planting of trees in, 125; loss of sheep in, 134; British in, 257, 289; population of, 260; rank of, as farming community, 269
Woodbury County fair, races at, 201
Woods Brothers, mention of, 177
Wool, market for, 134
Work, necessity for, 25, 26
Workingmen's Emigrant Association of London, letter to, 34
World's Exposition (Philadelphia), awards made at, 39
World's Exposition (St. Louis), awards made at, 39
World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition (New Orleans), Iowa display at, 40
Worth County, land purchased in, 100
Worthington (Minnesota), office at, 108.
Wraight, P., part of, in football game, 207; membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Wright, Edward T., advantages of Iowa pointed out by, 92; reference to, 262
Wright, George H., trees planted by, 125
Y Drych, publication of, 45 Yankees, antagonism of, to young Englishmen, 213, 214 (see also Americans)
Yankton (South Dakota), polo club organized at, 203; death of Charles Dacres at, 281
Yonge, F. A., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
York, Archbishop of, son of, 176
Young, Mr., farm of, 181
Young, David A., membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Young, W. B., marriage of, 233
Young, William, return of, to Scotland, 246; membership of, in Prairie Club, 284
Young Men's Christian Association, organization of, 242
" ZOE", prize won by, 197
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