The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-07-13
ANDREW COUNTY.
Report of Committee on History Of
Andrew County, Prepared for
the Centennial Fourth of July.

conference and interchange OF recol-
lections by the old citizens was had,
present the following report, which, on
account of tho late day of commences
mcnt OF the undertaking, and the great
task required ut our hands to prepare
anything like an exhaustive history,
" u he concise and embrace the early
d'ys Of the county exclusively.
Tho "Platte Purchase which has not
IiHlptS been termed "the garden of
! 'ssouri," and which embraces the
I ,rthwostern corner thereof, was the
hyos,'c',y and happy hunting grounds of
M NJ rs.S. fnwa uiitisSac indians, until by
treaty signed at Fort Leavenworth on
the 18th ofSeptember. 1886, and ratified
on the 10th ofFcbruary, 1887, it became
a part OF Missouri, Congress having
made provisions to that end upon the
Iextinguishment of the Indian title.
Immediately following the cxtinguish-
hcnt ofthe Indian title, the citizens of
be adjoining counties east and south,
Ibelieving that the land would be given
TO actual settlers, moved into this para.
4 disc in the spring of 1887, made their
claims, cleared of the brush, planted
corn, potatoes and vegetables, winter
ing their stock on Nodawuy Island,
which consisted of several sections cov-
oroJ viii, rnsLes TLo no,,n,r,, -, IA,
limo & had NOT hcc, s,rv.vcJ % an,, =; T., 'na' ',n
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north olonp the former vcStcrn houndn-
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channel thereof 70 ,he most southern
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line TO the middle of the main channel
Of the Missouri river. thencn down said
river in ,hs MAILS nr ,hs m"i' o
channel tbsreo, tn the ,or,hwaS, n',r
ner Of Rncbanan comn,r. thence eos,
with the nor,h line of Rucbanon conn,w
70 the nl,re or hao;nn;n~
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