. History of Tazewell county, Illinois ; together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history; portraits of prominent persons and biographies of representative citizens. History of Illinois ... Digest of state laws. mestic animals. Muchinterest is now being taken to improve the farm-horse stock as mtIIas the roadsters. Among those who are especially interested in thisbranch of stock raising, are E. D. Fuller & Bro., of Elm Grovetownship. They have imported some of the finest horses broughtto the United States. They have tw
. History of Tazewell county, Illinois ; together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history; portraits of prominent persons and biographies of representative citizens. History of Illinois ... Digest of state laws. mestic animals. Muchinterest is now being taken to improve the farm-horse stock as mtIIas the roadsters. Among those who are especially interested in thisbranch of stock raising, are E. D. Fuller & Bro., of Elm Grovetownship. They have imported some of the finest horses broughtto the United States. They have two fine horses which they wentto France and purchased. The famous horse, Rob Roy, which theyown, and which has taken the premium at the State fair, is a perfectmodel of a horse. Leon, which they also own, is a fine firm has made two importations, two horses each time. Theyhave a fine herd of about 35 head of graded horses and colts. A. , of Washington, has a large stable of fine roadsters, someof which are among the best and fastest horses in the State. The result of these importations, a scientific knowledge of breed-ing, the expenditure of vast sums of money and close attention M-illbe of as great benefit to the county as any other branch of CHAPTER IX. UNDERGROUND LAWS. THE early settlers of this county, although mainly from theSouthern or slave States, entertained a deep-seated prejudiceagainst the negro, for which it is hard for us to account at the pres-ent day. This prejudice, we may remark, was not held altogetherand only in this county, for by referring to the Revised Statutes ofthis State, approved March 3, 1845, we find the following in chapter54, under the head of Negroes and Mulattoes : Section 8. Any person who shall hereafter bring into this Stateany black or mulatto person, in order to free him or her from slavery,or shall directly or indirectly bring into this State, or aid or assistany person in bringing any such
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