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RECOLLECTIONS OF EARLY DAYS IN METOMEN
Brandon Times, August 24, 1899

   Fifty-four years ago this summer our postoffice was at Sat. Clark's place on Green Lake prairie now owned by William Welsh. Our farm was located on the east side of the prairie north of Fairwater, a distance of about six miles. If my memory serves me right there was an office established at Ceresco the same year, 1844, and during that year we commenced to go there for our mail. The postoffice was in the old Fourierite building that was known as the long building; it was 100 feet long with a hall running through the center of the building with tenements on either side. A Mr. Rounds was the first postmaster. Mrs. Hunter , still living in Ripon, told me some years ago that the first mail that was sent from Ceresco to Fond du Lac she furnished a pillow case which was used as a mail bag. Here we went for our mail until an office was established south of Ripon about five miles, in the town of Metomen with Jacob Carter as the first P. M., afterwards it passed into the hands of Daniel Eggleston, who is still living on the old place, near the site of the old block house.
   My father settled in the town of Metomen July 4, 1845. At that time there were but two families living in the town, viz., Jacob Carter and Daniel Eggleston, both living in log shanties. A log hut 12x20  was considered a spacious mansion in those days. Sometimes during a heavy rain storm we had to take refuge under the beds to keep dry, but we did not mind such inconveniences in those good old days. We were healthy, had good appetites, plenty of johnny cake, and slept sound when the mosquitoes would let us.
                                       Pioneer

NOTE: The authorship is uncertain but appears to be one of David or Robert Jenkinson's sons, Robert, William, Matthew or Frank.