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ABBOTT, F. W., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Aberdeen (Scotland), literature distributed in, 36

Abingdon Agricultural Society, dinner of, 167

Adams's rink, hockey games at,202

Agriculture, prospectuses concerning, 90; contributions of Close brothers to, 120-128; impetus to, 129

Akron, cricket team of, 191; football game with, 204; visits at, 231; change of name to, 238; Episcopalians at, 243; mission church at, 243; English resident at, 247 (see also Portlandville)

Alberta (Canada), Iowans in, 47

Albion House, naming of, 96; festivals at, 227, 234; death at, 234

Albion stables, 138

Alcester, Colonel, town named' for, 290

Alcester (South Dakota), origin of name of, 252, 290

Aldersey, Tom, part of, in tennis tournament, 208; services of, on committee, 280; membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Alfred, mention of, 253

Aliens, amount of land owned by, 116, 117, 268, 269

Allamakee County, Irish in, 43

Allan, W. T. B., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Alleghany Mountains, Frederick B. Close in, 57, 60

Allen, C. T. R., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Allen, E. T., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Allen, Ehla, presence of, at dance, 227

Allison, Judge, presence of, at dance, 227

Allison, Mrs., presence of, at dance, 227

Allison, Fannie, presence of, at dance, 227

Allison, Hattie, presence of, at dance, 227

Allison's drug store, mention of, 212

Alton, origin of name of, 252, 290; founding of, 272

Alva (Scotland), marriage at, 233

America, peopling of, 7, 8, 10; literature relating to, 17; lectures on, 17, 18; books about, 23, 24

American Press Association, account of, 275

Americans, ancestry of, 7; migration of, 10; purchase of English farms by, 114, 115; farms rented by, 127; attitude of, toward farm pupils, 151, 153, 154, 155; attitude of, toward English, 171, 213, 214; attitude of English toward, 215-220; invitation of, to Prairie Club, 224; dinner dance given by, 224, 225, 226; admission of, to Prairie Club, 226

Anderson, Ed., part of, in football game, 207

Andrew, 0., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Angles, migration of, 7

Anglican Church, separation from, 237 (see also Episcopal Church) Anglo-American syndicate, land owned by, 268

Anglo-Saxons, kinship of, with Americans, 19

Angus, Scotch in, 48

Anson, J. 0., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Anson, O. H., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Apollo Hall (Le Mars), ball held at, 209, 233, 234; concert at, 224; church services in, 237 

Appanoose County, Welsh in, 44; English in, 50; Scotch in, 257

Archer, John H., town named for, 290

Archer, origin of name of, 252, 290

Archimedes, mention of, 183

Arkansas, land owned in, by aliens, 268

Arlington Township (Woodbury County), loss of sheep in, 134 

Armour and Company, employee of, 177

Ashton, J. D. W., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282 

Asia, migrations in, 7

Atchinson Road, purchase of land along, 118

Atkinson, Percy, burial place of, 248; college of, 273

Atlantic Ocean, voyage across, 26; freight charges on, 71

Aubertin, J. D., return of, to England, 246; membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Australia, emigrants to, 23; death of Jack Wakefield in, 248 

Author's preface, 7-13

"BACCHUS", prize won by, 197

"Badger", race won by, 200 

Baggage, description of, 162 

Baker, Francis P., residence of, 247; membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Ball, J. C., office in charge of, 102 

Balsinger, Mr., farm of, 181 

Baltimore (Maryland), roughs in, 211

Banks, R. F., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Banks, English employed in, 176 Barchard, H. S., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Barlow, Captain, farm of, 137 Barlow Hall, 137

Barnett, Philip, advantages of Iowa pointed out by, 92

Barns, provision for, 63, 65, 123; cost of, 66, 84, 85

Barrow, Fred, horse owned by, 199 

Bather, G. G., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Beach, C. M., land owned by, 116 Beacon, Welsh in, 45

Beck, W. H., presence of, at dance, 227

Benecke, W. E. T., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Benson, Mr., absence of, from game, 205; presence of, at picnic, 228

Benson, Mrs., presence of, at picnic, 228

Benson, C., services of, on cricket committee, 190

Benson, Cecil, buck killed by, 189; horse ridden by, 200; return of, to England, 248

Benson, Cecil F., partnership of, in Iowa Land Company, 115; boat race with, 202; reference to, 262; membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Benson, Constantine W., partnership of, in Close Brothers and Company, 81; hospitality to, 100; firm of, 102; railroad plans announced by, 108; withdrawal of, from Close, Benson and Company, 114; letter from, on Iowa, 170,; farming activities of, 174; burial place of, 248; college of, 274; brother of, 277; membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Benson, Robert, farm pupil system described by, 142; article by, on English colony, 169, 170; firm of, 277; railroad financed by, 277

Beresford, Charles, town named for, 290

Beresford (South Dakota), origin of name of, 252

Berkshire hogs, raising of, 132 

Bethune, Mr., part of, in cricket game, 193

Bidgood, H. W., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Big Sioux River, bluffs of, 89; sheep raising on bluffs of, 133; ranch near, 235

Bigelow, Poultney, English colony described by, 139, 140, 167, 168, 169; statement of, 273

Bigelow (Minnesota), purchase of site of, 113; mention of, 271

Birmingham (England), emigration advocated at, 18, 19, 36; mention of, 258

Black, J., part of, in athletic meet, 201

Black Hawk County, Irish in, 43; Canadians in, 46; English in, 50; British in, 257

Blackburn (England), James B. Close at, 69

Blackwell, J. H., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Blackwell, W. F., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Blair (Nebraska), polo club organized at, 203; mention of, 287

Blake, Mr., part of, in paper chase, 188

Blizzards, reference to, 91; sheep lost in, 134

Blomefield, M., horse owned by, 198; membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Bloodgood, John, purchase of land from, 68, 69, 71

Bloomington (see Muscatine)

Bloomington (Illinois), land bought from speculators in, 101

Blunt, W. M., horse owned by, 198

Boat races, holding of, 202, 203 (see also Rowing)

Boats, loading of, 21

Bohemians, number of, in Iowa, 257

Bolton, J. H., presence of, at dance, 227

Boone County, Scotch in, 48; English in, 50

Boonesboro, Scotch in, 48

Bower, A., arrival of, in Iowa, 161 

Boyesen, A., land owned by, 269 

Braddon, H. L., church services conducted by, 241

Bradley, C. C., acknowledgment to, 11

Bradley, R. E., paper edited by, 218

Brasenose College, clergyman from, 238, 239

Breaking, cost of, 63, 66, 126; rapidity of, 64, 123; advantage of, 66; importance of, 83, 84; work of, 121; contracts for, 124 

Brick block, erection of, 174 

Bricks, making of, 17.5 

Bridson, W. P., advantages of Iowa pointed out by, 92

Briggs, H. E., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Briggs, W. C., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Bright, John, conference of Wm. B. Close with, 141

Bristol (England), literature distributed in, 36

Bristowe, L. H., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

British, immigration of, 10, 11; advantages of Iowa described to, 19, 20; number of, in Iowa, 32, 42-53, 288, 289; adaptability of, 53; land owned by, 116, 117; naturalization of, 216; political affiliations of, 216; disappearance of, from northwestern Iowa, 245-252; names derived from, 252 (see also English)

British-Americans, number of, in Iowa, 32, 45-47

British colonies, circulation of Iowa publicity articles in, 170

British colony (see English colony)

British Isles, immigrants to, 7; emigration from, 33; dissemination of literature in, 34; size of, 117; burials in, 248; return of colonists to, 248

British Land and Mortgage Company, land owned by, 268

British Working Men's Association, correspondent of, 30

Brockbank, J. C., commission business of, 174; interest of, in cricket, 190, 191; trip of, to England, 230; membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Brodie, F. G., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Brodie, M. F., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Broken Kettle, mine at, 183; cricket practice at, 190

Brooks, Sir William Cunliffe, business of, 69

Brown, Mr., part of, in football game, 207

Buchanan, Jennie, presence of, at dance, 227

Buchanan County, Irish in, 43; Canadians in, 46

Buckinghamshire, Earl of, mention of, 166, 248, 249

Buckland, J. B., membership of, in Prairie. Club, 282

Bull, John, mention of, 184, 200 

Bunker Hill, mention of, 211 

Burlington, need of skilled labor in, 26; Irish in, 42; English in, 49

Burnside, E. F., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Burton, A. G. T., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Bushnell, J. P., pamphlet published by, 40

Business, opportunities for, 149, 167; account of, in English colony, 174-177

Butler County, Canadians in, 46; English in, 50

Butter, awards made on, 39; production of, 39, 135, 136

C. R. AND LAND COMPANY, land owned by, 268

Cadets, mention of, 74, 90

Caleb, mention of, 172

California, waste of wheat in, 70; burial in, 248

Calliope, Episcopalians at, 243; mention of, 287

Camanche, mention of, 30 

Cambridge University, Close brothers at, 57; graduates of, at Le Mars, 139, 274; incident concerning, 239; representative of, 249

Cambridge University Boat Club, presidents of, 57

Campbell, Mr., part of, in paperchase, 188

Campbell, John, marriage of, 233 

Campbell, W. McOran, farm of, 136; membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Canada, emigrants to, 23; butter exported from, 39; wheat produced in, 39; trip through, 60; objections to, 60, 157; land titles in, 83; English resident in, 92; visitors from, 229 

Canadian Mounted Police, member of, 248

Canadians, number of, in Iowa, 45-47, 51, 52, 290

Canals, construction of, 70, 71 Canton (South Dakota), land purchased near, 106

Cape May (England), mention of, 258

Capital, amount of, needed for English settlers, 20, 21, 79, 80; investment of, 98; profit on, 130; lack of, 184

Carlin, Lord, visit of, to Iowa, 229

Carlton stock farm, description of, 136

Carmichael, F., part of, in "tug of war", 208; part of, in polo match, 208

Carmichael, J. M. G., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Carroll Herald, mention of, 110, 

Carter, H., reference to, 262

Carter, H. E., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Carver, F., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Carver, J. F., part of, in tennis tournament, 208

Cass County (North Dakota), land bought in, 259

Castle Garden (New York City), . mention of, 33

Catholicism, spread of, in Iowa, 35 

Cattle, number of, 132; range feeding of, 135; kinds of, 136, 137, 138

Cedar County, Irish in, 43

Cedar Rapids, Irish at, 42; Canadians at, 46; English at, 49

Centennial Committee, quarters provided by, 57, 58

Centennial of 1879, regatta at, 57,58

Center Township (Clinton County), people in, 30

Cerro Gordo County, Canadians in, 46; English in, 50

Chamberlin, R. F., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Chapman, Montague J., insurance business of, 174, 175; office of, 184; share of, in organization of the Prairie Club, 222; mention of, 226, 228; speech by, 231; western trip of, 232; marriage of, 232; residence of, 248; membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Chapman, Mrs. M. J., presence of, at picnic, 228; western trip of, 232

Chariton, mention of, 35

Cheese, awards made on, 39 Cheltenham (England), literature distributed in, 36; mention of, 150

Cherokee, number of people from, 196; polo club at, 203; mission church at, 243, 244; burial at, 248; population of, 260

Cherokee County, Canadians in, 46; purchase of land in, by Close brothers, 68, 71; railroad in, 72; description of, 88; population of, 260; British in, 289

Chicago (Illinois), amount of corn at, 39; cost of transporting grain from, 70, 71; market at, 72, 148; journey to, 103; office of Close brothers at, 114; sale of wool at, 134; comment by paper of, on English colony, 167; trains from, 194; horse races mentioned in press of, 196; races at, 201; burial at, 248

Chicago and Great Western Railroad, financing of, 277

Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, sites for station selected by, 30, 290, 291; route of, 101; coming of, to Iowa, 121

Chicago Herald, letter in, 154

Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad, coming of, to Iowa, 72; claim of, to land, 104, 265; purchase of land from, 113

Chickasaw County, Irish in, 43

Chiene, Hugh C. P., reference to, 263

Chiene, Hugh Lyon Playfair, marriage of, 233

Chiene, J. D., part of, in football game, 205, 206, 207

Children, occupations for, 25

China, 375, 230

Christian, H. C., part of, in football game, 206, 207; presence of, at picnic, 228; western trip of, 232; residence of, 247; membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Churches, activities of, among English colonists, 237-244

Civil War, mention of, 23; immigration during, 33

Clarke, G. A. C., lumber yard of, 177; residence of, 247; member ship of, in Prairie Club, 282 

Clarkson, A., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Clayton County, Irish in, 43 

Cleveland, Welsh in, 45

Clifton, W. H., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Climate, description of, 91, 127, 147, 170

Clinton, associations at, 30; Irish at, 42; Canadians at, 46; English at, 49

Clinton County, county seat of, 29; Irish in, 43; Canadians in, 46; English in, 50; British in, 257

Close, Frederick Brooks, coming of, to Virginia, 57, 58, 60, 62; purchase of land in Iowa by, 59-62, 68-71; farming operations of, 63-67; statement by, on prohibition, 110, 111; withdrawal of, from firm, 114; death of, 119, 203; farm of, 132; farm pupils aided by, 143; marriage of, 167, 233, 234; part of, in paper chase, 188; horse owned by, 197, 198; interest of, in races, 199, 200, 208; invitation of, to club, 201; interest of, in polo, 203, 208; part of, in football game, 205, 206, 207; part of, in I I tug of war ", 208 ; presence of, at picnic, 228; membership of, in Prairie Club, 282; interest of, in hunting, 291 (see also Close brothers)

Close, Mrs. Fred B., death of husband witnessed by, 203; sisters of, 286 (see also Humble, Margaret)

Close, J., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Close, J. H., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Close, James Brooks, interest of, in rowing, 57, 58; coming of, to Iowa, 69; statement by, concerning organization of firm, 80, 81, 99, 100; offices of, 102, 114; Iowa Land Company in charge of, 106; death of, 119; farm of, 132; farm pupils aided by, 143; marriage of, 189, 286; ;horse owned by, 199; race won by, 200; part of, in athletic meet, 201; college of, 273, 274; letter to, 285; letter from, 286 (see also Close brothers)

Close, John Brooks, interest of, in rowing, 57, 58; business career of, 69, 70; death of, 119; visit of, to Iowa, 229, 259, 260 (see also Close brothers)

Close, William Brooks, acknowledgment to, 13; interest of, in rowing, 57, 58, 75; acquaintance of, with Daniel Paullin, 58, 59; engagement of, 59; purchase of land in Iowa by, 59-62, 68-71; reasons for investment in Iowa given by, 60; farming operations of, 63-67, 131, 132, 239; comment by, on farmers' profits, 70; advertisements of Iowa sent to England by, 75, 76; letters of, concerning Iowa, 77; marriage of, to Mary Paullin, 77, 233, 285; recommendation of, 94; statement of, relative to purchase of land, 101; tour conducted by, 103; offices of, 114; present location of, 119; sheep raising described by, 133, 134; interest of, in blooded stock, 138; conference of, with John Bright, 141; account of farm pupil system given by, 142-144; horse owned by, 198, 199; trip of, to England, 228; return of, to England, 248; letters of, 257, 258, 259; college of, 273, 274; pamphlet of, 275; membership of, in Prairie Club, 282; letter from, 288 (see also Close brothers)

Close, Mrs. Wm. B., trip of, to England, 228 (see also Paullin, Mary)

Close, Benson and Company, firm of, 102; dissolution of, 114

Close brothers, purchase of land by, 74, 75, 120, 121, 122; number of farms owned by, 75, 76, 127; profits of, 76; agreement of, with transportation lines, 78; advice offered by, 78, 79; organization of, 80; land business of, 81; money loaned by, 81, 82; advice offered by, to English emigrants, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86; advantages of, in buying land and materials, 84, 85; commission charged by, 85, 86; farm pupils of, 85, 86, 141, 142, 143, 144, 153; efforts of, to advertise Iowa, 87-93, 113, 114, 168, 169; land managed by, 105; reputation of, 106, 107; discussion as to effect of prohibitory amendment on, 110, 111; warning of, concerning drunkenness, 111, 112; later history of, 113-119; land owned by, 116; Kansas Land Company organized by, 117, 118; contribution of, to agriculture, 120-128; improvements made by, 123; trees planted by, 125, 126; success of, in securing tenants, 126, 127; stewards employed by, 128, 174; farming activities of, 129-131, 174; criticism of, 143, 144; entertainments by, 194, 226, 227; horses owned by, 200; visits of, to Iowa, 230, 231; plans of, 256; names of, 258; syndicate represented by, 269; towns platted by, 291 (see also Close Brothers and Company)

Close Brothers and Company, manager of, 12; loss of records of, 12; decision of, to locate, 95; services of, 95; hotel purchased by, 96; praise given to, 97, 98; land owned by, 99; business of, 99, 100; contract made with, 100; change of name of, 102; taxes of, 107; formation of, 114; western lands purchased by, 118; farm loan business done by, 118; irrigation project of, 118, 119; railroad built by, 119; managers of, 263; offices of, 263, 264, 267 (see also Close brothers)

Close colony, advice for newcomers to, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86; description of, 129-140; remaining members of, 247, 248 (see also English colony)

Clowes, Mr., services of, on cricket team, 191

Clowes, Harry, part of, in cricket game, 192

Clowes, S., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Clowes, W., horse owned by, 200 

Clowes, W. L., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Coach horn, losing of, 188 

Coaching (see Tally-ho riding) 

Coal, supply of, in northwestern Iowa, 89; finding of, in Iowa, 178-186

Cobbe, Leuric Charles, soap factory of, 175, 176; membership of, in Prairie Club, 282 

Cobden, Frank C., stallion purchased by, 138; partnership with, 174; block built by, 222; return of, to England, 248

Cobden Club, honorary secretary of, 139; president of, 166

Cock fights, holding of, 187, 188

Coke, R. G., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Cold weather, disadvantage of, 91

Colebank, S., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, quotation from, 254, 255

Colfax County (New Mexico), 232

Colledge, A. J., part of, in football game, 207; membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Colledge, A. R., boat race with, 202

Colledge, Alfred Currie, farm of, 137; interest of, in blooded stock, 137, 138; business interests of, 177; services of, on cricket team, 191; part of, in athletic meet, 201; boat race with, 202; return of, to England, 202, 203; part of, in polo match, 203, 204; part of, in football game, 205, 206, 207; part of, in "tug of war", 208; part of, in tennis tournament, 208; membership of, in Prairie Club, 222, 282; songs by, 231; western trip of, 232; residence of, 247

Collins, J. Victor, membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Collins, L. H., part of, in athletic meet, 201; membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Colony Sketch, The, establishment of, 217; features of, 217, 218

Colony song, words of, 249-251

Colorado, pioneer conditions in, 88; irrigation project in, 118

Colpoys, Adair G., acknowledgment to, 11, 277; business in charge of, 177; trip of, to Iowa, 229; residence of, 247; Rugby colony visited by, 275, 276; membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Colston, A. Vaughan, service of, as clergyman, 241, 242; membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Colton, J. H., book published by, 253

"Columbus", sailing of, 28

Columbus City Township (Louisa County), Welsh in, 45 

Commercial Hotel, purchase of, 96 

Commission, charge of, by Close brothers, 85, 86

Commission business, English engaged in, 174, 175

Congress, bill concerning alien ownership of land introduced in, 117

Constitution of Iowa, prohibition amendment to, 109, 214, 215

Cook and Sargent, arrangements with, 28

Cooper, J. C., trip of, to England, 230; membership of, in Prairie Club, 282; letter from, 286 

Cope, Herbert, farms of, 137; tea business of, 175; newspapers donated by, 216; guest of, 229; trip of, to England, 230; residence of, 247, 248

Corbett, H. E., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Corkery, C. E., office of, 183 

Corn, amount of, raised in Iowa, 39; burning of, for fuel, 70; growing of, 76

Corn huskers, need of, 96 

Corn Laws, repeal of, 21 

Corncribs, building of, 123 

Cornhill Street, London, office of Wm. B. Close on, 77, 102 

Cornish, Miss, presence of, at dance, 227

Correctionville, English farm near, 137

Cotswold sheep, raising of, 132, 133, 134

Council Bluffs, Irish at, 42, 43; Canadians at, 46; Scotch at, 48; English at, 49; races at, 201; polo club at, 203

Counties, Irish in, 42, 43; Welsh in, 44; Canadians in, 46; British in, 289

Courage, H. M., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Court, W. Roylance, Jr., Iowa recommended by, 92; farm of, 131, 132; return of, to England, 248; reference to, 262

Cow ponies, use of, in polo, 203

Cowan, J. I., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Cowan, W. B., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Crawford County, Irish in, 43; purchase of land in, by Close brothers, 59-62, 121; report of farm in, 66, 67; impossibility of buying land in, 68; land in, 105; sheep raising in, 133; value of land in, 264

Crawley, Mr., absence of, from game, 205

Crawley, E. M., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Crayon, Christopher, article by, 255

Crescent Park (Sioux City), polo played at, 203, 204

Cricket, interest in, 146, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 202, 208, 209

Cricket Club, organization of, 190; equipment stolen from, 193

Croft, Mr., services of, in cricket game, 193, 209

Croft, G. B., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Cromwell, Oliver, town named for son-in-law of, 290

Crops, division of, 65, 76

Cumberhatch, L. T., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Cunningham, Herbert Noel, memorial address by, 234; service of, as clergyman, 238, 239; school of, 239, 240; marriage of, 240; church paper published by, 241; resignation of, 241; membership of, in Prairie Club, 282; letter from, 286; mention of, 287

Curtis, Mr., farm of, 181

DARES, CHARLES E., part of, in paper chase, 188; comment by, 214, 215; advice of, 217; papers edited by, 217, 218, 219, 220; arrest of, 219; career of, 219, 220; place of, in Prairie Minstrels, 223, 224; death of father of, 235; reply to, 281; death of, 281; membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Dacres, Mrs. Charles E., mention of, 219, 220

Dacres, Sir Sidney Colpoys, son of, 166; death of, 235

Dairying, products of, 39; interest of English settlers in, 135, 136

Dakota, proposed removal of British to, 246 (see also North Dakota and South Dakota) 

Dalrymple, Oliver, farming plan of, 64, 65, 105

Dalrymple, William, father of, 259

Dalton, Ed, acknowledgment to, 11, 277, 280, 288; part of, in polo match, 204

Dalton, H. J. M., trip of, to England, 230

Dalton, Herbert, death of, 234;funeral of, 286

Dalton, P. F., presence of, at dance, 227

Dalton, Mrs. P. F., presence of, at dance, 227

Dalton, bank at, 176

Dances, holding of, 226, 227

Danes, migration of, 7, 52

Davenport, need of skilled labor at, 26; arrival at, 28; road to, 29; Irish at, 42; Canadians at, 46; Scotch at, 48; English at, 49

Davenport district court, decision of, on prohibitory amendment, 214, 215

Davidson, Mr., part of, in cricket game, 191, 192

Davis, Miss, presence of, at dance, 227

Dawson, J., boat race with, 202

Dawson, S. B. M., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Dawson, W. B., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Deakin, Howard F., law practice of, 176

Dealtry, Tom H., business of, 177; services of, on cricket team, 191, 193; share of, in organization of the Prairie Club, 222, 282; residence of, 247

Deaths, account of, at English colony, 234, 235

Deeds, recording of, 83

Deer, hunting of, 89

Delaware County, Irish in, 43; Canadians in, 46, English in, 50; British in, 257

Democratic party, affiliation of English with, 216

De Moleyns, E., farm of, 146; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283

De Mores, Marquis, amount of land owned by, 116

Dempsey, Basil, suicide of, 235; reference to, 262

Denison, residence of Close brothers at, 63

Dent, Lady, son of, 137

Dent, Alfred Robert Tighe, bank building of, 95; farm of, 137; part of, in tennis tournament, 208; membership of, in Prairie Club, 222, 282; marriage of, 233; residence of, 248

Dent, W. H., invitation of, to dance, 227

Dent, Mrs. W. H., presence of, at dance, 227

Denton-Cardew, W. P., trip in charge of, 232

De Paullins, mention of family of, 258

De Pledge, Aimee, marriage of, to M. J. Chapman, 232

De Pledge, H. Grey, Iowa recommended by, 92; western trip of, 232; reference to, 262; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283

Derby, holding of, 194, 199, 207, 208, 209

Des Moines, Irish at, 42, 43; Welsh at, 45; Canadians at, 46; Scotch at, 48; English at, 49; Close brothers at, 59

Des Moines County, Irish in, 43; English in, 50

Des Moines Township (Mahaska County), Welsh in, 45

Des Moines Valley, coal in, 179 Desmoulins, Mr., presence of, at picnic, 228

De Witt, land purchased near, 29 Dickinson County, purchase of land in, 116

Dinwoodie, Mr., part of, in cricket game, 192

Doctors, number of, in Iowa, 89

Dodsworth, F. C. S., part of, in paper chase, 188; horse ridden by, 199; trip of, to England, 230; membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Dodsworth, M. B., membership of, in Prairie Club, 222, 282

Dorset (England), clergyman from, 237

Douglass, James, services of, on cricket team, 191; part of, in tennis tournament, 208; place of, in Prairie Minstrels, 223; membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Dowglass, Andrew, marriage of, 233

Dowglass, Tom, part of, in "tug of war", 208; trip of, to England, 230; burial place of, 248; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283

Downing, G. C., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Downs, sheep raising on, 89

Drake, E. F., invitation of, 100

Drake, Henry H., acknowledgment to, 13, 277, 278, 280, 288 ; business of, 177; part of, in polo match, 203, 204; part of, in cricket match, 209; residence of, 247; college of, 273; membership of, in Prairie Club, 282; marriage of, 288

Drill, description of, 181

Dromore Farm, description of, 132, 133; coal discovered on, 180, 181, 182, 185; first meeting of Prairie Club at, 222

Dublin University, graduate from, 243

Dubuque, need of skilled labor at, 26; stage route to, 28, 29; Irish dissatisfaction expressed through diocese of, 34, 35; Irish at, 42; Canadians at, 46; Scotch at, 48; English at, 49; English colony described in newspaper of, 164-166; death of Daniel Paullin at, 285

Dubuque County, Irish in, 43; Canadians in, 46; Scotch in, 48; English in, 50; British in, 257

Dubuque Emigrant Association, influence of, 33

Ducie, Earl of, death of, 274

Ducie, Lord, brother of, 139, 140, 146, 148, 166, 179

Ducks, shooting of, 89

Duff, W. G., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283

Dumbartonshire (Scotland), immigrant from, 136

Dun, Finlay, et al, land owned by, 116

Duncan, C. M., membership of, in Prairie Club, 282

Dundas, S., part of, in "tug of war ", 208

Dundee (Scotland), literature distributed in, 36

Dunlop, K. D., partnership of, in Iowa Land Company, 115

Dunmore, Earl of, mention of, 229

Dunmore, Lord, land owned by, 268

Dunn, P. J., letter of, relative to jubilee, 280

Dunraven, Lord, land owned by, 268

Dunwaters, A. G., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283

Dunwaters, Alexander W., death of, 235

Dutch, presence of, in Iowa, 17, 257; representation of, on immigration board, 34; farms rented by, 127, 128; effects of settlements of, 252; immigration of, 272 (see also Hollanders)

Dykema, Harry, sketch of life of, 271, 272

Dykema, Mello, sketch of life of, 271, 272

EAST ORANGE (see Alton)

Eccles, Mr., absence of, from dinner, 225

Eccles, C. H., place of, in Prairie Minstrels, 223; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283

Eccles, P. C., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283

Eden, Mr., horse ridden by, in race, 199

Eden Township (Clinton County), people in, 30

Edgecomb, William, marriage of, 233

Edgell, W. F., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283

Edginton, Edward T., appointment of, on commission, 34; work of, in Liverpool, 35, 36; report of, to legislature, 36, 37; salary of, 37

Edinburgh (Scotland), literature distributed in, 36

Edinburgh Scotsman, libel suit against, 153, 154

Edinburgh University, graduate of, 176

Editor, attempt to horse whip,211, 212, 213

Edsell, W., arrival of, in Iowa, 161

Education, provision for, in northwestern Iowa, 89

Elections, English comment on, 215, 216

Elkhorn Township (Plymouth County), purchase of land in, by Close brothers, 68; farm in, 285

Eller, Messrs., farm of, 146

Eller, Charles, soap factory of, 175, 176; horse owned by, 197; membership of, in Prairie Club, 222, 283; trip of, to England, 230; western trip of, 232

Eller, Harry, part of, in tennis tournament, 208; burial place of, 248; reference to, 262; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283

Eller, J., reference to, 262; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283

Ellerhauser, M., land owned by, 269

Elliott, F. N., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283

Elliott, Guy P., part of, in "tug of war ", 208; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283

Elliott, N. L., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283

Elm Grove Township (Louisa County), Welsh in, 45

Elsham, description of, 138

Emery, Colonel, address by, 224-226

Emigrant societies, forming of, 20, 28

Emigrant trains, cost of travel by, 78

Emigrants, guides for, 19, 77, 78, 79, 82-93; equipment of, 20, 21; errors made by, 21; disappointment of, 22; number of, in Iowa, 32; destination of, 33; interest of, in Iowa, 36, 37

Emigration, reasons for, 8 ; books on, 18, 19, 23, 24, 36, 37; need of, in England, 24, 25

England, emigration from, 24, 25, 94, 95, 96, 265; literature on Iowa distributed in, 34, 87-93; lack of opportunities in, 74, 75, 76, 77, 158-160; trip of Wm. B. Close to, 77; exchange with, 81; payment of commission in, 85; downs of, 89; advertisements in, of agricultural schemes, 90; money borrowed in, 118; price of wool in, 134; Le Mars newspaper sent to, 163; visit of colonists to, 228, 230; return of colonists to, 246, 247, 248, 249

English, number of, in Iowa, 32, 48-53, 148, 149, 165, 166, 167, 168, 289, 290; headquarters for, 69, 72-76; investment of, in Iowa land, 69, 74, 75, 82, 115119, 131; capital needed by, 79, 80; !interest of, in sheep raising, 88, 89; farming methods of, 90; Iowa recommended by, 92, 93; character of, 94, 95; description of, at Le Mars, 94, 95, 96, 161-166; political status of, 109, 110, 216, 246; opinion of, concerning prohibition, 109112, 214, 215; drinking among, 112; sports of, 115; debts left by, 115; immigration of, to Iowa, 129-140; description of farms of, 144-147; advertisements of, for farm pupils, 147151; social standards of, 166, 221; relations of, with Americans, 171, 213, 214, 215-220; business interests of, in Iowa, 174-177; saloons for, 210-215; political affiliations of, 216; club for, 222, 223, 224, 225; weddings among, 232-234; deaths among, 234, 235; titles of, 236, 248, 249; church life among, 237-244; disappearance of, from northwestern Iowa, 245-252; burial places of, 248; names derived from, 252

English colony, plans for, 77, 79, 81; requirements for, 85; description of, 129-140; farm pupils in, 141-156; fame of, 161-173; social life at, 221-236; number in, 232; song of, 249 251 (see also Close colony)

English flag, raising of, 215

English Jockey Club, meetings of, 200

English Land Company, land owned by, 268

English papers, description of, 216

English syndicate, land owned by, 268, 269

Episcopal Church, activities of, in Iowa, 237-244

Epsom Derby, winner of, 198

Estherville, mission church at, 244

Euclid, book of, mention of, 182 Europe, migrations in, 7

Eustace, Mr., part of, in cricket match, 209

Eustace, J. S., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283

Ewen, Mr., presence of, at picnic, 228

Exchange, business of, 80, 81

Exeter College (Oxford), graduates of, 273

Eykyn, F. B., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283

FAIRBAMN, F. R., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283

Falmouth, Lord, horse raised by, 194

Farm buildings, value of, 269

Farm machinery, value of, 269

Farm property, value of, 269

Farm pupils (see Pupils, farm)

Farmers, carelessness of, 65; profits of, 70; capital needed by, 79, 80; newcomers taught by, 83, 84, 85, 86; advertisements sent to, 90; comments by, on Iowa soil, 93; associations of, 172

Farming, plan of Close brothers for, 63-67; description of, in Iowa, 75-86; methods of, 90; apprentices in, 141-156; interest of English in, 174

Farming in North-Western Iowa, distribution of, 77; information in, 77, 78

Farms, renting of, 64; money loaned on, 82, 118; number of, for rent, 126, 127; names of, 133, 136, 137; photographs of, 148; advertisements of, 147-151; terms of selling, 246

Farquhar, Admiral, sons of, 166; visits of, to Iowa, 229

Farquhar, Mr., part of, in cricket game, 191, 192; horse owned by, 198; part of, in football game, 205; presence of, at picnic, 228

Farquhar, Albert, part of, in tennis tournament, 208; part of, in "tug of war", 208; part of, in cricket match, 209; mention of, 229; return of, to England, 248; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283

Farquhar, Charles, mention of, 229; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283

Farquhar, J., part of, in tennis tournament, 208

Farquhar, James, mention of, 229; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283

Farquhar, Joseph, part of, in tennis tournament, 208; mention of, 229; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283

Farquhar, Mowbray, arrival of, in Iowa, 161; part of, in athletic meet, 201; mention of, 229; service of, in Canadian Mounted

Police, 248; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283

Farquhar, William R., coming of, to Iowa, 143; part of, in tennis tournament, 208; mention of, 229; residence of, 248; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283

Fayette County, Irish in, 43; Canadians in, 46; English in, 50; British in, 257

Fenton, James, farm of, 136; in terest of, in blooded stock, 137, 138; mention of, 148; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283

Fenton, Mrs. James, butter sold by, 135, 136

Fenton, James S., letter from, 286

Fenton, R. 0., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283

Ferris, A. B., office of, as manager, 183

Ffoulkes, S. W., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283

Field tourney, holding of, 201

Figgis, W. W., part of, in foot ball game, 207; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283

Fight, description of, 213, 214

First National Bank (St. Paul), check paid to, 104

Flax, raising of, 124 Flax mill, need of, 149

Florence (Kansas), visit of English to, 231

Florida, land owned in, by aliens, 268, 269

Flowers, C. A., membership of, in Prairie Club, 283

Floyd County, Canadians in, 46 Floyd Farm, sale of, 136

Floyd meat market, sale of, 175

Floyd River, valley of, 179

Floyd sale yard, owner of, 175

Food, description of, 145, 170

Football, playing of, 204, 205, 206, 207

Forest City, Welsh at, 45

Fort Dodge, Canadians at, 46

Fort Madison, need of skilled labor at, 26

Fourth of July, celebration of, 215

Fowler, Mary, marriage of, to William Edgecomb, 233

Fox hunting, opportunities for, 140

"Foxhall", race won by, 198

France, Le Mars newspaper sent to, 163

"Fred Wilson", prize won by, 197

Freight rates, 70, 71

French, immigration of, 10; presence of, in Iowa, 17; desirability of, 95

Frost, Mr., business interests of, 175

Fuel, use of corn as, 70; supply of, in northwestern Iowa, 89, 178, 179

Fullbrook, E. A., arrival of, in Iowa, 161; residence of, 247; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283

Fullbrook, R., arrival of, in Iowa, 161; membership of, in Prairie Club, 283

Fulton, A. R., pamphlet by, 34

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