The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-07-24

It's Organi=GtiOh and History,
rith "reminiscences, Incidents,
d.. Of Me OldeA TINE.
~ IN OLD CITIZEN.

the commissioners of the permanent
seat Of justice. lie had Il cultivated
field. extending along north and
south. on what is now First street.,
in savannah. also known as Christian
Ridge. His dwelling was Just south
of the line of the selected land. on
the tract now occupied by Thomas
Nanccs heirs. as Il vineyard. The
County Court compromised with
him for his claim. and paid him one
hundred and seventy dollars.
Vt the same term, the county was
divided into tOwnships-Nodaway,
Jackson. jefferson and Jasper. AZ
terward Platte township was taken
oti Of the east end OF Jasper, with
Platte river the dividing line: Roch-
ester OF of the south of Platte and
Jasper: also. Hughes and Buchanan
townships were formed from the
north sides Of Jackson. Platte and
Jasper: Hughes township named III
honor of General Andrew :. hughes.
and Jasper. for Il worthy and highly
respectable old gcnIlemam-Rcprescn-
tatlye in the State Legislature from
Holt county. The townships Of
Hughes, Jasper and Buchanan were
at L later period Incorporated into
the county of NCdaWay.
The County Court convened for
the first time in Savannah, NOvcm-
Der. ISL. The first business at that
time was to award five dollars to f..
W. smith and ". ". Reynolds for
,'a,- aud -r,,.T-f.n ions fAt. Z, ,..rrp.,-
iail. the building Of which was let to
John EjSimingcr, with Jeremiah
Clarke as Superintendent OF the
work.
John SamuelS and Robert Elliott.
under The firm namc OF SaInuclS *
Elliott. were the first dry goods ana
grocery merchants III the county.
Their place of business was on the
land OF Elijah Martin, about six
miles west OF savannah. That. how
ever. was before Savannah was a
town. John Samucls was the father
~ Bob. and Ed. the present propric-
or Of the extensive livery stable ut
Tie southeast corner of the Court
house square. Soon after. Nave y
howard were licensed as merchants.
auL did business in Il small slIaUty.
mat i now III u diiapiiated coHdi-
ti"l. on Shlhpone aIic!. immediately
IL Inc. rear OF MS t'iaLl"fS dry
-poNN ana ii. I: SieufIch cohlcc-
l!piltry : ABOUT the same time,
Rodgers 81 Wa!ch, Frame * Rich
ard~om, James Wooslcv. smith Too
tie, q. W. SumuclS and others. were
.,'rhHgl. me ann year i dram
mop iAehst Wa granted / Jhilu~ t.
t''DijF'N 4 90. IL .d"r" haHa'ia
.,p.lr,i tI'h n:-y 'io''L IA N~&'"lHaLi,
"a If4lHr pu.iA!iE "!''cA aitcfWtfd
'i'fA'l DOWN, on the c"r'irE H..1re
no" 2talAI' tn' - Cifiit@~ ii"jri.
i'i=-'A- G'.t arI"r "peire Oh! S..''-
.''ile anew jH,i weston Nave * iioW-
-'" >."t.' a part % Inc oIA 't.s'lIt
go >l~i''.
b@H'.! i'o'' Andrew .n'"'E.
ioAA A..Ias. on anu Amos il"!~e.
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'.'l -N'taN5E fi'''r. Ai'eti T..
',t'H Va l"g". il't "a Merchant MA
"'.lA2 '"~li>'NH. oil N''.i"a i""h Il
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re" c'ul'.: t.t.ia' RS NJ wa
'he3 i@'l''.i.-I. a'irl, ~. since ''''i
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improved '".''i, 'I'' lnIie -'Niii OF -
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