Richland beacon., 1881-07-16

The following short history OF our sis'ef
parish, published in the las, issue OF the Oot>
ton Plant, will doubtless be read with great
interest by a large number Of our readers;
Norchouse was created parish out on
norton OF the extensive parish Of Ouachi'a oy
the Legislature Of lsl4 and by an act approve"
March 18TH. of tina, year, the Legislature On
,ac,ly after the creation Of tie new farish
,ouoiu,ed commissioners 10 divide the fafist
inro wards. and 10 locate the seat OF Jnsucc iof
! The new Parish. The Parish Judge an" JUS
| tces of the Peace Of the new Parlsh cohS'i'"
! ted a portion Of these commissioners. ihese
cheers were: The Parish Judge, John n.
Temple Justices OF the Peace, Andrew Ia'n'
W 4. Dolcs. 5. +. Names and james woods
burn. In addition to these the Legislature APP
| pointed four of the most prominent ci'i>eis 10
make up the requisite number, oil nine com,
mi.sioners. The citizens inns aPp"iheu
were. Aaron Livingston, James b. Da'en>
port, Walter K. Ias-iter and DR.. Thomas VI
Jones' These commissioners divineu the
Parish into seven wards-thrce have since
been added. Aud on the first day OF june oil
this wear, 1874. the nine commissioners met
and voted on site for the court house. A.
n,orysi three or four places voted ON ioI MS
purpose, Basirop, known then as the "Cross
Roads aud adorned and dignihed by one
little abin-a blacksmith shop, received
!, ma,ority of the Commis sioners
votes, and was accordingly selected as the
sea Of Justice for the new parish oil More>
house. We herewith sup)oin the report mace
by the majority who voted IN favor oil "Cros'
Roads" as p, rhaps il will I've interesting &c
mos, ,,f our readers. THIS report is taken
from No,arial Record Ifcok A, page 3, OF the
Recorders Office:
.State Of Louisiana, Parish Of Morehcuse
We. the undersigned, the majority OF tht
commissioners and Justices Of tire Peace, ap
po,u,ed by the 3rd section OF an act creating
parish in the parish OF Ouachita caile'
Morehou.c, after being duly sworn accord'n;
10 law. and the proper vote being taken
with all the commissioners met. do hereby
selec, as the place OF the parish seat Oh Justice
for said parish, the place known as the Y ro'
Roads al the blacksmith shop, leading Il
Prairie Mer Rouge, rs the most proper place
far sand seat. Aud do hereby declare such
our choice-given under our hand anu seal
TIN, the Is, day Of June. A. d., ls4i."
: John X. Temple, Parish Judge
| Aaron Livingston.
| 5. +. Names.
w. A. Doles.
Jas B. Davenport.
a James Woodburn.
a log Court house was Immediately bun
on spot of ground between where M
James Campbeils residence and Capt Ford
Livery Stable now stand, aud was used as
temple Of justice UNFIT the construction j
y ls4S. on our present Public Square, of til
e very respectable brick Courthouse, that wa
e destroyed by fire in March, 1870.
o A saloon, a dry good. Il grocery store, an
two or three residences appeared almo
simultaneously with the log Courthouse An
Is TINS TO all who didn't know it we have to
!. how Bas,rop became to be, and began to b
|. a town; and slowly, but heal,h'ly At ID;
grown in July, 1891, to he nrcc looking al
thriving little town Of twelve hundred al
ffv or fourteen hundred inhabitants.
OF the nine commissioners appointed
locate the scat of justice for this Parish, on
Q one. DIR. Then NJ. Jones, is now hvm
y. The Doctor is now residing in Cass Count
Texas: we met him there last Summer.
the good old aye Of ~ yeais he Is enJ"yi'
n excelen, health, and, although great misfo
IN tune has attended him in his old age, Il
.. cheerful and happy disposition that dist'
), guished him twenty years ago, when he U.s.
~ TO instruct us and many other boys in o
ur lessons and sports. seems not to have abat
H. one jot or title.