frightful, horrid snow storms we then had to encounter. Then we did not have any thing between timbers to break the force of the storm, not even grass, for the prairie grass was all burnt off and left the bare ground which did not interfere with the storm. Now we have houses, barns, hedges, groves, fences and stock fields to check Mr. Storm to quite an extent.
I will return to Mr. Smay and say his creamery and cheese factory are objects of value to that part of the county and should be encouraged.
Of those who engage in shipping live stock and grain from the township. a few will be named, viz: M. Hopkins, James Hopkins, John O'Neil and John Reaves.
The following are some of those of the township who engage in raising stock and grain, and other farmers and citizens who manifest energy and life in business, viz: David Danskin, Seymour Hix, John 0'Niel, M. Hopkins, James Hopkins, John Reaves, I. Buffington, J. Shammo, E. Sparrow and J. H. McLain.
NEW ALBANY TOWNSHIP.
A HISTORY OF NEW ALBANY TOWNSHIP FROM ITS ORGANIZATION
TO MARCH 1887.—CONTAINING, ALSO, A NOTICE OF MANY
OF ITS CITIZENS.
POPULATION, TOWNSHIP, 667; COLO, 264; TOTAL 931.
Elsewhere will be found a history of the first settlement of New Albany Township. The name, I presume, was a favorite for it. It was organized in 1858—comprising now only township 83 north, range 21 west. Of the brief items a few were culled from our county papers.
COLO.
As the weather has been quite spring like the past week, the farmers being busy putting in their crops, it leaves our town unusually quiet.—(Colo, April 1, 1878.)
Rev. Long leaves this week for Conference, but returns to preach his farewell sermon, four weeks from last Sabbath. We are sorry to see him leave as he is one of our best men.—(April 4,1879.)