Sketch of Peter Conoier, St. Charles County, Missouri

>From "A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri, with numerous
sketches, anecdotes, adventures, etc., relating to Early Days in 
Missouri" by William S. Bryan and Robert Rose, Published by Bryan,
Brand & Co., St. Louis Missouri, 1876.
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Peter Conoier was a Frenchman, and settled on Marais Croche Lake at an
early date.  He was very fond of hunting wild hogs, which he lassoed,
being so expert in that art that he could throw the lariat over any
foot of the hog that he chose, while it was running at full speed.  He
was married three times, and had several children.  One of his sons,
named Joseph, while going to school, was chastised by the teacher, for
some misdemeanor, and the old gentleman was greatly incensed there at.
He determined to whip the teacher in turn and went to the school house
the next morning for that purpose.  Arriving at the school house, he
drew his knife out and began to whet it on his foot, where upon the
teacher drew his knife, and invited him to "come on," if that were his
game.  But concluding that discretion was the better part of valor, he
put up his knife, bade the teacher a polite good morning, and went home.
	

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