modate the entire outfit. During the trip the cattle were led by an old bell cow named Rose. She had learned to follow the wagons closely from the time they were started in the morning until the party went into camp at night. Two of the wagons were loaded on the ferry-boat which started to cross the river, the subject of this review, then a child, and a sister who was still younger having been left behind to herd the cattle. However, the bell cow Rose interfered with carefully laid plans and as the boat moved away in the water she started after it, followed by the rest of the herd. The mother stood in the stern of the ferry-boat and, seeing that it was impossible to turn the cattle back, called to them eagerly and they bravely responded, but were carried down by the current a quarter of a mile below the ferry landing. Upon reaching the opposite shore Mrs. Kitchel hurried down the river and through her encouragement the cattle landed safely and she returned to the wharf with Rose and her other charges close behind. Gathering the possessions of the family together, Mr. Kitchel made his way to the old Winnebago Indian mission lands, where he lived for three years, then locating in Winneshiek county, Iowa. There he entered government land and built a log cabin, in which the family lived for about five years. In 1856 Mr. Kitchel moved to Olmsted county, Minnesota, where he again took up his work as a farmer. The mother departed this life while on a visit to a brother, and the father subsequently made his home with his children.
Prince Albert Kitchel acquired his education in a log schoolhouse with slab benches, puncheon floor and windows covered with greased paper. He continued with his parents until June 26, 1861, when he enlisted at Fort Snelling, Minnesota, in Company B, Second Minnesota Volunteer Infantry. He served for four and one-half years and was an active participant in many of the greatest battles and movements of the war, the Second Minnesota being in almost continuous, activity during the great rebellion. He was under Sherman during the celebrated march to the sea and was present at the surrender of General Johnston at Raleigh, North Carolina, discharging his duty at all times in such a way as to meet the hearty approval. of the officers of his company. On July 20, 1865, he was honorably discharged and mustered out of service at Fort Snelling, and in 1867 came to Jasper county, Iowa, purchasing sixty acres of raw prairie land, upon which he built a board cabin that was later superseded by a comfortable modern residence. As his resources increased he purchased more land and became the owner of a highly improved farm of one hundred and forty-five acres which he disposed of in 1910. Since 1905 he has made his home at Collins, being now in the enjoyment of a well earned rest, to which he is entitled after many years of useful labor.
In 1869 Mr. Kitchel was united in marriage to Mrs. Lucetta Kester, of Jasper county, a daughter of Warren Roberts, a native of Allen county, Ohio. Five children blessed this union: Gertrude, now the wife of Charles Darling, of Rhodes, Iowa ; Laura, now Mrs. John Jackson, who