Ben Huntting

"... election of the Incorporation of Cresco appears in this issue of the PLAIN DEALER A showing the election of Isaac GregofX^jT Mayor W. B. Mead, Recorder JohiF1! E. Peck, Ben Huntting, John O. Clark, J. J. Olemmer and L. T. Woodcock as its first officers. Married?In Port Byron, 111., July? 11, by the Bev. Geo. Irwin, Geo. Thomas of Cresco and ..."

"... week, returned home Monday. When Cresco was the wheat and hog market for all this section he used to be' a conspicuous figure among the boys who were then Ben Huntting, Ctpt. Jacobs. G. M.Harris, Pat. Meighan, Isaac Gregory, Beadle & Slee, and N. C. Dow. In those days it was no uncommon event to have one to three thousand bushels ..."

"... Children in Tan and Black, AQs? worth $1.00 and $1.25, now. stupenduous fraud upon the governmentis honored, retained and worshlped by the republicans of Iowa. yff Wheat reported by Ben Huntting $1.25 flour $4 per cwt In speaking of the departure of Bev. J. E. Fitch it was for us to state that "he is one of the few clergymen who ..."

"... was that of J. Clemmer, now continued by hls son. P. A. Clemmer; another by Price A Lowery, won continued bj' Fred B. Lowry. The early grain buyers were Ben Huntting. C. V. Jacobs. G. W. rls. Pat Meighan and Isaac Gregory. The first bank was that of Kimball Farnsworth, and for many years! the only bank of Cresco. Other early ..."