Oakland Illinois Genealogy

“Long Bullets” (N. & Q. ii.) was a past-time amusement fifty years ago. My father had three or four balls weighing from a pound and a half to two and a half ( cast for artillery purposes). My brother was fond of athletic amusements, and exceeded all others I have ever seen throw them. H.R.


“Jumping The Bullies” was another old-time sport, which expired about fifty years ago. It was often practiced at “singing school.” Sides being chosen, four or five stood up against the wall in a leaning posture, one behind the other. The game was for the other side, of an equal number, to jump up on the shoulders, and the last man jumping had to clap his hands three times together. Quite a difficult feat, by the way. H.R.

Egle’s Notes and Queries, First and Second Series, Volume I, Page 25



These are two articles that Hiram Rutherford wrote for the newspaper back home in Harrisburg, PA. He wrote many articles here for the Oakland and Charleston newspapers, and most know about those, but he also wrote for Dr. Egle's paper as well, and these notes and queries were later published by Egle.