Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Published in the Illinois State Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Monday, January 28, 1850
At the battle of Ourtal, of the French and Algerians, 3,000 camels and 15,000 sheep were captured.
Published in the Illinois State Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Saturday, April 20, 1850
Col. Robert Allen, within a few days past, has had forty-three of his fine sheep killed by dogs. This is really lamentable. These were the finest sheep in the county. There are many useless and worthless dogs kept in this city, who live by pilfering and plunder. A proper regard for the interests of the […]
Published in the Sangamon Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Saturday, October 26, 1833
We were surrounded by a large flock of sheep, which were leaving their fold to go to their pasture; one of our party took his flute out of his pocket, and saying, “I am going to turn Corydon-let us see whether the sheep will recognize their pastor,” and began to play. The sheep and goats, […]
Published in the Sangamon Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Saturday, August 11, 1838
The Lions, Tigers and Leopards, which have afforded such fearful spectacles to our citizens in the docility and management obtained over them by Mr. Van Amburgh, depart today for London, on the ship President, to join their master. Thirty of the largest sheep are the doomed victims that are to accompany this marine menagerie for […]
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Saturday, February 18, 1837
It is a singular fact, that a flock of sheep in this neighborhood were struck blind on the night of the late brilliant display of the Aurora Borealis. They were bled next day, and thus had the use of their visual organs restored to them. If the circumstance is any thing more than a mere […]
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Published in the Lake County Independent, Libertyville, Illinois on Friday, September 12, 1902
Steamer Norseman is carrying 1,170 cattle and 1,398 sheep from Portland, Me., to Liverpool, the largest shipment ever taken across the Atlantic.
Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, July 10, 1880
Groton [N. Y.] Journal. Â Â Â Â We think that A. H. Clark has the sheep that stands No. 1, as far as sagacity is concerned. It is a male, and during the summer was pastured with some calves in an apple-crchard adjoining the residence. There were several trees in the orchard well loaded with early fruit. […]
Friday, February 17, 2012
Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, June 4, 1859
    The Tuesday afternoon train of the N. Y. and Erie R. R., when crossing Well Creek, ran into a drove of sheep, killing 300. The engine was thrown off the track into the creek. The engineer had an arm broken. No passengers on the train. Loss in sheep, $5,000.
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Published in the Lake County Independent, Libertyville, Illinois on Friday, July 28, 1905
    One thousand head of sheep, the property of Lux & Miller of San Francisco, were shot in the Granite mining district of eastern Grant county, Oegon. Sheep owners had been warned to keep off certain mining property because of damage to the water supply and to forage the miners wanted for their horses. The […]
Friday, December 16, 2011
Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, March 23, 1878
    The veritable “Mary [who] had a little lamb whose fleece was white as snow,” visited the Old South spinning bee at Boston Wednesday afternoon and told the ladies present the story of the lamb. When she was 9 years old and living on a farm, one morning she went out into the barn, where […]