The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-07-17
COUNTY.
It's Organization and History,
ariM "reminiscences. Incidents,
DC, Of tie Wden Time.
BY AN OLD CITIZEN.

pleasing 10 Tic attorneys, DuJ per-
haps not to the Judge, at a point
equally rs memorable in the pilgrim
age. When %partaking of dinner.
camp style, it was learned to the re-
greet and chagrin of all, that none of
the company had furnished for the
trip ardent or alcoholic spirits, to
make it the more o%verioyful, each de-
nying, in the most emphatic manner,
having any of the needful. There,
however. was II i'll company who
happened to be an expert in smelling
out ANYTHING tinctured with the ar.
dent. who was noticed to have some
contOrtions of face and ali elevation
of probosciS. and seemed to be snuff
ing the breeze afar off, and heard to
exclaim at the same time: BOYS. |
smell il, and as sure as hell, I'll smoke
it OUT and snutfcd around to the
saddle-hags of the Judge. and de-
1nanded an entrance. which was pre-
cmptorily refused: but. after consid-
cradle importuning, on the part of
The company, two half-9allOn bottles,
well-nighfn full of old Holland gin. We're
eXhumed, one from each end of the
old time-hOnored saddle-bags, with
theJudge'S excuse that it was carried
as a medicine, prescribed by his ply
stefan, which excuse was very salts
factory to the company. The Judge
was, however, deprived of his mcdi-
cine for the remainder of the trip.
Names omitted; all good and true
men. Times since have materially
changed. not, however. for the better.
Old ways + best, as was once said
i'll speaking of the application of the
power of steam.
The first session of the County
Court was also held at Gallant
Rains, the day after the meeting of
Circuit Court, in March, 1871. The
first business transacted was to noti-
1y the Commissioners appointed to
select the permanent seat of justice,
10 meet at Gallant Rains, OH the first
of April. and perform that duty. The
Court also appropriated two hum
dred dollars and placedit in the hands
Ed. ToOle. to enter the land, and APP
pointed William n. DYER, Commits
sioner of the seat of Justice. with
authority to lay off the land selected
by the Commissioners into lots.
streets and alleys, and to sell the lots.
The first sale of lots was advertised
in the Ear West" and the western
Star newspapers, published in Platte
and Clay counties, the nearest at that
time to Savannah. Subsequently,
The Western Empire" was started
and published in Savannah. by Nash
Garter. On the reception and
adoption by the Court of the Com
missiOners' report, selecting the per-
lnanent seat of justice, Prince l..
Hud9ens, on the part of William II.
Rodgers ct al, filed a motion Directing
to the report and location, being con
trary to law, and asking the Court to
set the same aside, which motion the
Court overruled. At the same term
q new Courthouse wa ordered to be
built on the new town site. 1SX25 feet.
of stone and wood, and six hundred
dollars appropriated for its erection
and completion: Gallant Rains. SUI
pcrintendcn;, and James HERRING.
builder. Twelve dollars and fifty
cents was allowed Rains for his seryi-
ceS. This was Il temporary house.
and occupied but Il short time. In
he commencement of the wear 1874,
the Court appropriated six thousand
dollars for a new Courthouse, to cor
respond with the dignity and pride
Of the honorable Court. This is a
brick structure, superintendent BY
Elijah W. Ballard, and built by Sam
ucl. James and John Nelson, broth
crs; and stands to-day. a monument
10 their faithful workmanship and
honesty. This building was corr
plctcd the 18th day of December.
1915. 1t is i6x60 feet, aud two stories
capped with 4 cupola. The
Court met first in this house, Janu-
AIRY 10, 1916.
BY way of depression, when the
County Court had under considcra-
ton the plans and specifications for
The house, the cupola part II of the |
Judges did not seem fully to under
stand. and objected to the appropriate
! ion for thai item. but was 0vcrruled
by the Judges. This honorable func-
tionary on his first yisi. to tic city af-
Ter the completion of the cdifice, was
seen walking around gazing inten'ly
at the house, and when asked if he
admired the structure, WHY, YES.
very much" pointing to the top; '.and
that is the cupola; had / known the
it adds TO the building, ]
should have favored one also Oh the
end"
Savannah has no public square or
grounds. The new Court house and
County buildings are on lots 1873 and
!. III block "A, and the alley through
hat block is sixty feet wide, and has
The euphoneous appellation of "Shin-
derived from the many pugi-
.ist.c operations had in early times on
this alley. The county buildings