The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-07-19

HowARD.-January 20, 1919. Gen
eral and Governor Benjamin How
ard. Lexington, Ky. Died Septem
Der 10, 1914.
HowELL.-March 2, 1857. Howell
Valley in which the first settlement
was made in 1888 and in which West
Plains, the county seat, is located.
IRON February II, 1857. Named
in honor of its great iron mines.
JACKSON. - December Is, 1926.
Andrew jackson. Died June 8, 1S45,
JAsrER,--January 20, 1871. Sar-
gcant Jasper of the Revolution.
JEFFERSON December 3, 1918,
Thomas jefferson. Died July 4, 1926
JOHNSON. - December i3, 1894.
Richard NJ, Johnson of Kentucky.
KNOX. February II, lsi5. Cen
eral Henry Knox of the Revolution.
Died October -, 1900.
LAcIepE. February ~, isi9,
rcrric Inquest laclcdc, founder OF
/ st. Louis. Died June %, LIS.
IA FANFrre First called l.illiard
and organized November i6. 1890
after James li,lisrd. an old citizen,
changed 10 la rayette, February Is,
1925. who died 1884.
LAWRF>vr February d, lSiA
Captain James Lawrence. Of tht
Chesapeake in the wal Of 1872
Died 1878.
LswIe-jsnuary ., 1898. Merri
wether Lewis. OF Lewis and Clark
expedition in .1SO5-6, Died Septem
hei, 1899.
LTvcoL>. December II, 1915
Major Christopher Clark, II of tn
first settlers was a member OF tn
Legislature in 1878, and a genuint
r-rounersmAr and al earnest adCo.
cate OF the establishment Of Lincoln
county He made n speech il
which he said Mr.. Speaker. l an
in favor Of the new county. va
born IL Lincoln county. North Caro-
lima ! Ave6 s year or 50 in Lincoln
county, Kentucky. and want TO die
in Lincoln county. Missouri Thi'
fixed the name Of the county.
LlNN.-January :. 1887. Lewis F
Linn. United States Senator from
Missouri. who died at St. Geneveive
october 3. 1913.
LIVINGSTON. - January 6. 1887
Edward Livingston, secretary o
state under President jackson. Dice
May %, 1896.
Acknowledgement g., lS49. w
are not certain, but believe thu
county was named in honor of Nc,
Donald, a marshal of France wht
attained great distinction in thu
chief campaigns of Napoleon ant
who died in 1910.
MACON. January 6, 1887. Ma
thaniel Macon, of North Carolina o
the seventh, eighth and ninth con
crosses, and United States Senator il
the nineteenth and twentieth. Diet
June 20, 1887.
MADISON. - December IA, 1918
James Madison, president. Diet
June %, 1886.
MARIEs.-March 2, 1855. Calle'
after two of the principal streams il
the county.
MARION. December %, 1926
Francis Marion of the Revolution
Died in Sonth Carolina, 1895.
MERCER.-February IA, 1915. Johl
f. Mercer, a soldier of the Revolu
ton from Maryland. Died Angus
30, 1921.
MILLER.-February 2G, 1897. Gov
ernor John Miller of Missouri, wa
governor from 1926 to 1882. Die
March Is, 1916.
Observation-Disclosures IA, lS45
Borders on the Missippi river an
called after the stream.
MONTREAL. - February IA, lS4i
; An Indian name, and doubtless
corruption of Mantle, ar India
I name for Diety.
MoNRoE.-January, &, 1881 jaime
I Monroe, president. Died July
} 1881.
MONTGOMERY. December l
1918. General Richard Montgomei
l of the Revolution. Killed in TT
assault on Quebec, December, III
MORGAN January 5, 1888. Ger
: eral Daniel Morgan of the Revolt
ton, displayed great bravery at IL
battle of the Cowpens in the defei
OF lariIoH, anu uieu III loo6'
New Administrations l, l81
!, One of the four original districts al
organized as a county on the da
named by n proclamation of Cover
nor Clark. Called New Madrid
contradistinction to Old Madrid
Spain, the Spanish capital.
V NEWTON. - December 81, 1873
Sergeant Newton, a comrade of Sc,
! l--- I-.-.-- Ia AIAull.. -l..s.