The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-08-05
[From the Petrcl.]
A History Of Chickasaw County.
NUMBER @.

GATES STORE, june 22d, 1S36.--A
full Board--Mr. Gates fine remitted.--
This was the second fine imposed in the
county. We had not the pleasure Of
personal acquaintance with Mr. Thomas
Gates. He has left large and respect
able family to succeed him, all Of whom
are good citizens and occupy high So
cial position in the community. We hope
that some person who was acquainted
with Mr.. Gates will furnish the Petrol
with historical biography of that gen.
tleman, for we think that it is due to all
of those early actors in our county, that
they should be fully known to those who,
succeeding them, enjoy the fruits of their
sacrifices and labors.
The Board at this meeting, determined
not to select the location for county site
during the period of three days, as we find
it ordered on the minutes, that no loca-
tion of the county site be made before
Saturday, the 25th instant--also, that
the New Orleans and Nashville Railroad
company have the right of way through
this county, on such route as may be se-
lected by them, they agreeing with and
satisfying the owners of the land through
which they may carry said road for dam
age sustained, or securing the right agree
ably to the laws of this State: and pro-
vided they do not charge more for the
transportation of freight and passengers
than is charged on the same extent Of
said road through this State" The clerk
was directed to forward copy of the or
der to the agent of the company.
The court, after an adjournment, again
re-assembled for the special purpose of To-
eating a county site, when, full Board
being present, it was ordered that the
county site be located on section l2, town
ship IA, range 3, east, provided it can
be obtained on terms which would be ac-
cepted by the Court. Thomas Woold-
ridge, Thomas Gates, Benjamin Bugg,
and Asa Braddock were appointed CON-
mittee "to act for the Board in endeav-
oring to obtain as much land on said sec
tion as will answer their purposes on the
best possible terms, and report at an ad-
journed meeting to take place on the I'd
of July, following. At this meeting the
committee reported that they could not
"secure the situation on which to locate
the county site. above named.
1t was then required that all PROPOSE
tions to locate the county site should be
submitted in writing, and Joel Pinson
submitted proposition to make dona-
tion for the use of the county to be taken
out of "any part Of section 5, township
IA, range 3, east, or out Of sections A and
in said township and range, as the
Board may think proper to select" This
proposition was accepted, and Judge
Pinson required to enter into bond and
security in the sum of $4,000 at the
next meeting Of the Board, for the pur-
pose of securing the titles to the pro-
posed donation.
At this meeting of the Board, the first
petition of sundry citizens was presented
by Judge Bugg, praying for the laying
out of road, to commence at the POnto-
toe line, on section s, township, 12, range
3, east, and running in southerly direc-
ton through this county," Mr.. Buggs
for some reason unexplained, was allow
ed to withdraw this petition till the next
| meeting of the Board, which adjourned
to meet at Galloway's, on SEXTON 33,
township 13, range 3, east, on Friday,
the Sth day of July, 1886.
GALLowAY's, July sth, 1s36.-The
Board having met and all present except
L. Gillian, and satisfactory bond hav-
ing been rendered by Joel Pinson, as re-
quired at the previous meeting, "ltwas,
on motion, ordered that the county town
or the seat of justice for Chickasaw coun-
ty be located on sections 4 and 5, in
township IA, range 3, east--beginning
on the Northern boundary Of section a,
/ 51b poles east Of the Northwest corner,
and running West with North boundary
of said section. passing the corner, and
with the Northern boundary of section g..
in all, 113 poles; thence running South,
Il1134 poles thence East lib poles;
thence North 1134 poles to the beginning.
containing so acres-the said Joel Pin
son being present and asserting thereto"
/ "Ordered, that the name Of said coun-
ty-town be called Houston, in honor Of
| Major General Samuel Houston
| Here we will close our present number.
and with our next furnish few incidents
Of personal history and adventure con-
nected with the location of the seat Of
Justice, and also some reflections growing
out Of them. TIN TERPEsTINE.
i To a boarder at hotel in Chicago
missed fifty dollars. A servant named
Abraham was arrested on suspicion