Complex sentence: A temporary seat of justice was established, Thursday, February 25,1841 in the home of George Hornback, a log cabin, 12 x 16 feet, one and a half miles northwest of Carthage on "Spring River".
Split into simpler sentences: A temporary seat of justice was established, Thursday, February 25,1841 in the home of George Hornback. It was a 12 x 16 foot log cabin, one and a half miles northwest of Carthage on "Spring River".