----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Laird To: Jim Laird Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 3:50 PM Subject: NICKEL The La Cygne Weekly Journal Saturday April 5, 1879 John NICKEL, of Mulberry, Mo., intends with a number of families living near him to start on an overland trip to Oregon about the first of May. He was in town Saturday and carried home from the express office a couple of fine repeating rifles bought for the contemplated journey.