Past and present of the city of Rockford and Winnebago County, Illinois . dJz/^^u!^, PAST AND PRESENT OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 221; with Mr. Utter, who manufactured the seedersinvented by Mr. Gorham. The latter continuedhis stud} of agricultural implements in order togive to the world better farm machinery and in-vented the corn cultivator, which was manufac-tured by Mr. Thompson, of Rockford, and alsonetted to both gentlemen a good financial next invention was the binder, to which hedevoted two years of study, investigation and ex-periment, and in fact he applied himself so assidu-ousl
Past and present of the city of Rockford and Winnebago County, Illinois . dJz/^^u!^, PAST AND PRESENT OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 221; with Mr. Utter, who manufactured the seedersinvented by Mr. Gorham. The latter continuedhis stud} of agricultural implements in order togive to the world better farm machinery and in-vented the corn cultivator, which was manufac-tured by Mr. Thompson, of Rockford, and alsonetted to both gentlemen a good financial next invention was the binder, to which hedevoted two years of study, investigation and ex-periment, and in fact he applied himself so assidu-ously to this work that his health became veryseriously impaired and the doctors advised himto travel. He then went abroad, remaining inEurope for a few years, after which he returnedand located in New York city, where he re-ceived medical attendance from the best physi-cians. His health was little improved, however,and while he was visiting the Centennial Expo-sition in Philadelphia he became ill with typhoidfever and died in that city, November 17, illness was c
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