Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-01-29
Ths BsEianigl Of Cxtora and
Lafayette Ga3Ety

so sts-4+l ~ 49, ~
Lafayette Ga1Ety
vas delighted to have Al CT
TOT pointed ont ia our lass @rti-
Gle, torit showed that somebody
vas Interested enough 80 read
Il. aud 4 gave Us chance TO
correct. The old record s.sys
the contract for a temporary jail
vas 10 be letas soon Is the pub
lie square was located; that Is
al il SAYS about the place. 50 l
guessed il vas on the square.
But IL wasn't I N told 8: sts cd
very little roFth ut J X Bar
rvs house where DIR Jones lives
Sone say the Jail Has OF briek;
the specification in the record
Do &c -, u logs In fact, doht
pretend tn know . thing abOat
these old times. only VIVA. u in
the records or what somebody
tells me.
Tao Government took several
years 20 move the Indians weS.,
first the CherOkees and creeks.
then the Choetaws, she0 the
Ch:ckasaws The Choetaw pur
chase was cut up into counties
in 1883. The treaty With the
Cblckasaws was concluded at
POntOtoc May %, 1884 Every
head Of family or old bache-
Tor, or widow. Vas 20 select one
section: q family 0f over five,
two sections; over ten, three
! OF course NJ took some time for
them 10 make their selections:
aud IN the meantime many white
men came ia prospecting for To-
cations. The laEl that was left
the Government sold; sad the
Indians a. once began selling
out their sections February 9.
$50. the Legislature cut up the
purchase into twelve c1Inties:
I Bolivar, Chickasaw, CCakOma,
DeSotO. Itawamba. LiFay cite,
Marshall. Pamela. PoBtOtoe. TIP
pah. TishiulingO ana TErica.
The Chickasaws were partly
civilized, bat had no towns
Some had small fields IN cult
walton. a few had line large
farrrs, some had none Most eli
the country vas a continuous
forest, with dense growth OF
grass rs high a a mans head.
Ia this county, nearly al the
/ Indians vete 10 the north and
ives. parts; and Of coUrSe each
located his section so as 10 take
ia his cabin and pateh-If be
had any And of course y bite
men coming in 10 settle, prefer
red to buy a section that bad a
ca5in and patch on It.
The south part of this state
had been settled a great many
Z years; and the settlements on
the north had pushed on as far
as IaGrsuge IN Tennessee. So
there was Z trail or path frCm
Latirange TO the South by way
OF Cuheeville, and this JTai. T8u
through the western part OF Ia
Fayette. crossing the Tsiia
haieLie 81 T0baiEb&y's fry.
robatub0y Vas one 0fthe eliefs.
and lived shout taTse H.Iies this
side .he river. lie wJs not ole
Of the principal chiefs. however.
. a might nave stated 10 a more
appropriate plsee tE5t IshtaaO-
tapa sas king, and The principal
chiefs were Levi, GeO-Ee aad
Martin Colbert, Isury and Ben
iamiu Love. aad isaac Al5eFSoa
So, when Lafayette comfy
vas organized. taeTe wss = tsSll
across tae western part; WYATT
4 Mitchell bad & smai! farm and
a smailee grcce=y gu the HIl
this side the Tall2hstcAie -Of,
course. on the traii-ald his
place Was called Wyasts. on
this side Of hiua vas Daaahite,
/ the Buffers " aIler. a Baf0-d Or
two, Bennett. sc down 20 what
Is nov College Hill; aud n few
settlers about Abbesills. aud a
few about TayiOE's, and Ep the
f0eoHa, and here and there over
the county. And Esquire Irigs
aad Z man who subsequently,
had a much liked career. fig
griug as a iinaueisr, A. agent
I for Texas in the annexation. aS
Candidate for Governor OF Tex
Is, Nr. Van Zandt. had founded
the town Of SaEdinia ca toe
Yocoua. several miles above the
trail And Mr.. CEaig had ioeat-
Ell right Ia the woods. put up a
little pole cabin, put a small
stock Of goods Ia 1t, with DR..
isom as clerk or salesman.
To 0egIR now where | left q
last week, the next thing after
roads vas NIL September IL, .
lS,}S, Jonathan z Sneed applied
for leave 10 pat up ) mill oH sec +
ton i, township :, range 1; and
in December a iury vas chosen
% see about . mill 5elng put o.
the creek IA section IL, t0xu i
ship ., range 3. Bridges also
Eere called for. On Oct -.
steps were taken 20 have one
across the --Ioekuepatalph1 on
section 50. township .. lance 4;
en- Dee l.. Que across HuTrl-
es-ne near Mr. HeTFon'S. The
only other public act OF 1856
that we will notice ie that r
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