In yesterday's blog, I mentioned this man going to Washington, D.C. and meeting with President Harding at the White House in 1890. Must be an important man.
He was.
From Wikipedia.
Born 1833, died 1910. American rancher, businessman and barbed wire entrepreneur.
Born in New York and went out West during the California Gold Rush. In 1855 moved to DeKalb, Illinois and opened a hardware and implements store.
In 1872, a farmer from nearby Waterman patented a form of barbed wire. Ellwood, Jacob haish and Joseph Glidden improved it and patented a new type of barb wire in 1974. With Glidden, he formed the I.L. Ellwood Manufacturing Company to make it and they became extremely wealthy men.
Ellwood also played a big part in getting the state to open a normal school to train teachers in DeKalb. Today, this place is called Northern Illinois University, Liz and my alma mater.
I.L. Ellwood's house in DeKalb is now a museum. The DeKalb High School team is called the Barbs.
Hung Up On the barbed Wire Again. --DaCoot
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Saturday, April 4, 2015
Friday, April 3, 2015
Looking Back to 1890
From the December 31, 2014, Mid Week (Sycamore, Illinois) "Looking Back."
Some interesting items from 125 years ago.
JANUARY 1, 1890:
** No one gave Fred Davis a Christmas present last week, so he helped himself to one. he entered the house of John Gray, north of Genoa, while the family was at supper, and stole a gold watch and some money.
** There is an epidemic of sore throats, boneaches, headaches and fever in DeKalb.
** Mr. I. L. Ellwood, while in Washington, D.C., last week had a personal interaction with President Harrison at the White House. (Ellwood was prominent in the production of barbed wire and quite wealthy.)
**Arch Miller of Hinckley gave land for the city water tank and will be supplied with free water for 99 years.
** The Army reports for November show 158 desertions out of 24,000 enlisted men. Desertion from colored regiments was less than from white ones.
--Cooter
Some interesting items from 125 years ago.
JANUARY 1, 1890:
** No one gave Fred Davis a Christmas present last week, so he helped himself to one. he entered the house of John Gray, north of Genoa, while the family was at supper, and stole a gold watch and some money.
** There is an epidemic of sore throats, boneaches, headaches and fever in DeKalb.
** Mr. I. L. Ellwood, while in Washington, D.C., last week had a personal interaction with President Harrison at the White House. (Ellwood was prominent in the production of barbed wire and quite wealthy.)
**Arch Miller of Hinckley gave land for the city water tank and will be supplied with free water for 99 years.
** The Army reports for November show 158 desertions out of 24,000 enlisted men. Desertion from colored regiments was less than from white ones.
--Cooter
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