. Portrait and biographical record of Waukesha County, Wisconsin, containing biographical sketches of old settlers and representative citizens of the county . JAMES C. ANN W. OREENGO. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 259 son, died in 1877; Elizabeth became tlie wife ofGeorge D. Uobb, and died in 1X7(1; Will-inin operalis tlie old homestead; Anna is the wifeof Albeit llinkley, a farmer of the town of Eagle,and Jennie, vvlio completes the family, superin-tends the home. 15y industry, good judgment and the assistanceof his estimable wife, Mr. West has accumulatedvaluable proi
. Portrait and biographical record of Waukesha County, Wisconsin, containing biographical sketches of old settlers and representative citizens of the county . JAMES C. ANN W. OREENGO. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 259 son, died in 1877; Elizabeth became tlie wife ofGeorge D. Uobb, and died in 1X7(1; Will-inin operalis tlie old homestead; Anna is the wifeof Albeit llinkley, a farmer of the town of Eagle,and Jennie, vvlio completes the family, superin-tends the home. 15y industry, good judgment and the assistanceof his estimable wife, Mr. West has accumulatedvaluable proijorty, hut it must not be supjiosedthat he had no dillieulties to meet. To pay theGovernment priee f)f the laiul lie borrowed *2()0on the tondilion that it was to double in four years,and that he was to twelve per cent, on *1U0,which would be equivalent to paying alxjut fiftyper cent. To meet such exoiliitaiit rates he hauledwheat to Waukesha and sold it at thirty-live centsa bushel. Before he had raised any grain he sentto Detroit, Mich., for Hour and also pork, payingfor the former -sl;) and for the latter ^^O a the fact that Mr. West is in
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